“STREETCAR” Stops At F.S.U. a Stanley and Stella Kowaski played by Elliott C. Moffitt and Larell Higgenbotham. (Photo by Charles Mooney) “A Streetcar Named Desire” By VALERY FRAZIER Fayetteville State University Drama Guild presents “A Streetcar Named Desire. ” This Pulitzer Prize winning play was written by Tennessee Williams. It is being directed by Mr. Elliotte Moffitt, an instructor at F.S.U. “Streetcar” deals with desire, passion and sex. The play takes place in a two-room apartment in the French Quarter of New Orleans. It’s in three Acts-spring, summer and early fall of 1947. Please, don’t miss your chance to see a good production. Its’ play dates began March 17 and will continue until March 29, 1981. Now is the time to make your way over to the Butler Theatre-F.S.U. Admission: Adults- $4.00; Students-$2.50; F.S.U. Studen- ts-Free! Come on out and support the F.S. U. ’s Drama Guild! “Do You Dare Take A Ride?” Blanche Dubois and Harold Mit chell played by Andrea Gatlin and Martin Van Gilliard, Jr. (Photo by Charles Mooney) fSu W ^OICE speaking For Ourselves VOLUME 35-ISSUE 6 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. MARCH 26, 1981 “Voice” Staffers Attend Press Institute Five members of The Voice staff at tended the 30th Southern Regional Press Institute in Savannah, Georgia recently. The annual Institute, sponsored by Savannah State College, is a series of workshops designed to aid in the production of high school and college newspapers and yearbooks. Persons from FSU attending this year’s March 5-6 Institute were Beverly Edge, Valerie Frazier, Curtis Prit chard, Willie Smith, and Jacquelyn Stewart and Mr. Charles Mooney, ad visor. Congratulations are in order for Willie Smith, Voice Sports Editor, whose article “The Changing Role of Newspapers” received high praise from workshop consultants. In fact, Willie’s article was so good, one workshop consultant asked for Willie’s permission to have the article published locally in Savannah. Willie agreed, but has recreated the article for The Voice. (See Editorial Page) Guest speaker for the Institute’s Awards Luncheon was Dr. Lee Thor ton, CBS News’ White House Correspondent and frequent anchor woman for the CBS Saturday Evening News. Dr. Thorton received the Seven th Annual Robert S. Abbott Award, sponsored by the R.S. Abbott Publishing Company. Other award recipients were Mr. Charles O’Malley, Executive Director of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, and Mr. Robert L. Joiner, News Correspondent for the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Mr. O’Malley was awarded for Meritorious Service in Journalism and Mr. Joiner received the First Annual Wilton C. Scott Award for Outstanding Service to Scholastic Journalism. The theme of this year’s Institute was “The Role of the Advisor in Modern Scholastic Publications.” Peace March Planned The Freedom Strivers United of Fayetteville State University has planned a Peace March for Saturday, March 28. The March will allow students and other members of the community an opportunity to express their concerns for the tragic events that are taking place in Atlanta. The March will begin at 11 a.m. at the Old Courthouse on Gillespie Street and proceed down the Homecoming route to the Athletic Field on the FSU campus. For additional information, contact the Rudolph Jones Student Cen ter at 486-1166 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A benefit concert is also planned for that day. Anyone interested in con tributing their time and talent may contact Bobby Mahadi at 488-3316 or Angela Kirby at 864-5317. The public is invited and urged to show support for this worthy effort. — New Column Introduced — The Voice is proud to have on its staff Mr. WiUie Smith. Willie is currently our Sports Editor and this issue will begin a new regular column by Willie, to be known as “Willie Speaks”. Willie is a junior majoring in Business Administration. He is also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and a peer counselor. He is a talented and ver satile young man whose column should interest, educate and entertain us all. So relax and listen as “WILLIE SPEAKS”. (See Page 3) V.I.T.A. Program Successful The F.S.U. Accounting Club spon sored a V.I.T.A. (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program during the last week of Feb. The program was to help interested students familiarize themselves with the details of filing in come taxes, and to help people to fill out their taxes. The program was successful, because students came together to ac complish a goal and learn. Some of the students who participated in the program were: Ronald Spicer, president of F.S.U. Accounting Club; Maynard Smith, who helped with the marketing; Ruby Brooks, Naomi Simmons, Betty Parker, Joe Files, Jerry Malloy, Rudolph Frazier, and Charences McNeill. A special thanks from the Accounting Club goes to Becky Pruett, who devoted her time entirely to the program and to our ad- Becky Pruett assisting citizen with taxes. (Photo by Ronald Spicer) visors, Mr. Paul Smith and Mr. Israel Rwejuna. The V.I.T.A. program will remain an annual project of the Accounting Club, as it endeavors to find ways to acquaint students to the Accounting profession. What’s Inside Newspaper Controversy To Be Young, Gifted, and Black IVIeet The Candidates Two Appointed to Communication Center The Poet — student Profile Sports .Page 2 .Page 3 .Page 4 .Page 5 Page 6 .Page 7 .Page 8

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