“STREETCAR” Stops At F.S.U.
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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)
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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
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