The Broncos’ Voice
Of Fayetteville State University
March 9,1998
VOLUME VII ISSUE 4
STUDENT SEXUALLY ASSUALTED
by Roger A. Harris and Jason Arthur
On Janurary 25,1998 at 3:41 a. m.,
FSU campus police were called to a
dormitory in response to a second de
gree forcible sexual offense. Several
students had been drinking along with
a friend of one of the students, who
was a visiting guest on campus. The
student, who was eventually assaulted,
became intoxicated and sick, returned
to the room, and fell asleep. The stu
dent awoke, shocked by the realization
of being sexually assaulted by the vis
iting guest. After days of contempla
tion, the terrified student finally pressed
formal charges against the assailant.
When contacted on February 24,
FSU campus police Captain, Felton
Moore, informed The Broncos’ Voice
that the perpetrator of the crime had
been arrested.
A sobering factor to consider, with
respect to this terrible act, is that FSU
is a “dry yard”: alcohol is not allowed
on campus. Remove the alcohol from
this situation and it might not even be a
topic of conversation. Sexual abuse is
not restricted to just women. Males too,
often find themselves on the receiving
end of this most heinous crime. This
being said, everyone suffers when any
“one” in a community is abused, so keep
a watchful eye out and open for your
fellow Bronco neighbor.
When reporting about acts of crime that
have either occurred on FSU’s campus
or that involve FSU students, it is The
Broncos ’ Voice's policy to report the
relevant issues, and whenever possible,
to keep the students involved
anonymous, ed.
FAYETTEVILLE BIDS TO HOST THE 2000
ClAA TOURNAMENT
by Roger A. Harris and Jason Arthur
Fayetteville City Mayor, J. L.
Dawkins, expressed the excitement that
is rippling through the local business
community when he stated that, “This
[the CIAA tournament] is a very im
portant event, and you may be assured
of our total cooperation in assisting you
in soliciting this tournament for the
year 2000.” His statement was a re
sponse, by letter, to community human
rights activist, Eronomy Muhammad.
Muhammad is one of the many promi
nent Fayetteville business and commu
nity leaders who are combining their
forces in an effort to bring the CIAA
Tournament to Fayetteville in the year
2000.
Other cities are also offering bids
to host the CIAA tournament, but face
specific hurdles that must be overcome.
Raleigh’s selected venue is the Enter
tainment and Sports Arena (21,300
capacity). However, not only is it cur
rently under construction, but after its
projected completion in 1999, its ca
pacity will be much more than the
CIAA tournament requirements (be
tween 10,000-14,000). Washington, D.
C.’s MCI Center (20,600 capacity),
like ESA, is also too large. Because of
these arena’s large capacities, hosting
the tournament at either location would
also be economically inefficient.
Fayetteville is presently in the best
position to win the bid. Fayetteville’s
Crown Coliseum is not only the right
size (it seats 10,200 for basketball), but
when combined with the adjacent
Cumberland County Coliseum Com
plex and the spacious Agro-Expo Cen
ter, it offers the most “bang for the
buck.” Indeed, Fayetteville organizers
hope that the unique central location,
both of Fayetteville and its corriplexes,
presents an accessible, affordable, and
irresistible package.
An additional condition of being
awarded the bid is that the potential
host city must secure at least $500,000
towards a general scholarship fund be
fore being considered. Fayetteville al
ready has secured $1 million-plus to
J
Ron Brown is greeted by military officers after stepping off the very plane which,
according lo the government, would take his life later that day. Officially classified
as an accident, the crash now may have been part of a sinister plan to silence
Brown. Read the part 1 of the story “DEATH BY FLIGHT” on page 6, and decide
for yourself.
wards this goal.
If Fayetteville is selected, the CIAA
tournament will represent an $8-15
million infusion into the local
economy, and herein lies a major con
cern of many minority businesses: will
they be able to benefit directly from
this historically African-American
“social event?” Based on the recent de
velopment contract between
Fayetteville State University (the lead
regional university and a Historically
Black College/University) and city
planners, there is cause for optimism.
The deadline for submitting bids is
this spring, with the lucky host city to
be announced this summer.
Other major supporters of the ini
tiative to bring the CIAA tournament
to Fayetteville include: FSU Chancel
lor. Willis B. McLeod, Director of the
Fayetteville Business Bureau, Doug
Traub, powerful Fayetteville business
man, Rex Harris and Kendall Wall,
President of the Cumberland County
Coliseum Complex.
WFSS-91.9 EM
RANKED IN THE
TOP TEN
NATIONALLY
Fayetteville, NC, February 3, 1998—
FSU’s public Radio, WFSS-91.9 FM,
has been selected as one of the “Top
Ten Campus Stations” in the nation.
In commemoration of Black His
tory Month, WFSS-FM was saluted for
its continued support of Black Music,
Community and Culture. During the
month of February, WFSS was ac
knowledged on Entertainment 20/20,
which is heard daily by more than
450,000 college students on 60 cam
puses nationwide.
Please contact Jan Wright or Joe
Ross at (910) 486-1381 for additional
information.
ETHOS 1998
There is nothing more difficult to
carry out, nor more doubtful of
success, nor more dangerous to
handle, than to initiate a new
order of things.
-Niccolo .Machiavelli,
The Prince
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