NEWSPAPER OF THE STUDENTS
OF MEREDITH COLLEQE
VOLUME Ulll NUMBER 15
FEBRUARY 4, 1985
Alex Haley to ^peak during Black Emphasis Week
Alex Haley was bom in Ithaca, New
York, August 11,1921, and was reared ir>
Henning, Tennessee. Tlie eldest of three
sons of a college professor father and a
mother taught grammar school', Ha
ley finished high school at 15. He attend
ed two years of college before enlisting
in 1939 as a messixy In the U.S. C^t
Guard.
On his various ships at sea during
World War II. hlaley worked late into the
nights trying to write stories. For eight
years, editors rejected hundreds of his
manuscripts before finally occasional
ones began to be accepted.
In 1952, the Coast Guard created a
new rating for Haley-Chief Joumalist.
While assisting the handling of U.S..
Coast Guard public relations, he cor>-
tlnued his self-taugtit efforts to Improve
his writing.
In 1959, Haley retired after 20 mili
tary years. He ventured into a new career
of full-time freelance magazine writing.
His subjects mostly were headline-mak
ing personalities. Orie among these was
the controversial “Malcolm X," with
whom Haley wrote his first bobk, THE
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X.
Published in 19G5, It was selected among
“The Ten Best American Books of the
1960’s Decade,” and it is now i^ulred
reading In most U.S. high schools and
colleges.
Haley next entered a long, intensive,
challenging ordeal of researching the
.maternal side of his own family, which
eventually he traced back across some
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200 years and six generations. Finally, he
determined that his fourth great grand
father was Kunta KInte, a youth of The
' Gambia, West Africa, who In 1767 was
kidnapped and brought to the United
States as a slave.
Hale/s resulting book, ROOTS, be
came the biggest bestseller in U.S. pub
lishing history. Published worldvk^de, by
now 4n 37 language translations, It has
sold ov^ six million hardcover copies.
A further phenomenon occuned
when ROOTS was filmed Into a 12-hour
television mlnl-series. -Its seven-night
njn during January 1977 drew over 130
million viewers, the greatest program
audience In television history.
Haley's writing has won him Ameri
ca’s two topmost writing awards: the
Pulitzer Prize and the National BocA
Award. Colleges and universities have
aw^ed him 17 honorary academic doc
torate degrees, while from other sources
he has receive over 300 special recogni
tions. TIME M{^azlne has labeled Haley
"A Folk Hero,” and his book ROOTS, “A
Cultural Landmark.” He is currently
working on a major new book, HEN
NING.
Ttie world-renowned author lives in
Los Angeles. The hea^ demand for his
lecturing appearances sees him traveling
ALEX HAIEY
extensively about the U.S. and abroad.
Haley will be speaking at Meredith
College during Black Emphasis Week.
What is Black Emphasis Week?
by Wendetta Y. Brown
Pr96ideni of ih»
Association for e/ac* Avmreness
Black.Emphasis Week is a time for
awareness. So many of us, blacks as well
as whites, know so little of black culture.
But in spite of the common stereotyps -
Afros, black skin, and slavery - black cul
ture is creative, powerful, and sound.
More importantly, black culture Is an ex
pression of God.
Blac^ Emphasis Week Is a time for
renewal. Regardless of race, sex, or age,
all of us need to restore power to our In
ner being. By touching base with, your
'herf^e. youcanTecialm pride and'joy;
you can also gain freedom, faith, and
strength. As we, the Association for
Black Awareness, reclaim our heritage,
we hope to 1 nspi re you to renew your own
spirit.
Finally, Black Emphasis Week Is a
time for togetherness - a time for all of
God's children to unite in harmony. Our
life Isa gift from God, and what we make
of it Is our gift to God. So as Black Em
phasis Week 1965 starts, keep in mind
that the rediscovery of roots for some of
God’s children Is a rediscovery of gifts
for all of God’s children.
I
Angels back on winning track
by Usa Briti
Sports WrltBT
It was the clash of Raleigh's wo
men’s colleges Thursday night when
Meredith College hosted rival St. Mary’s
College in Weathej^poon Gym. The An
gels pulled off their second big win for
the season over St. Mary’s, 56-41, TTielr
first meeting was back on November 29
and again, Meredith won by a wide mar
gin of 20 points.
Meredith controlled the tempo of the
g^e, jumping out to a-big lead without
ever looking back. The Angels went to
the locker room at halftlme leading 33-
20.
Meredith came on strong In the se
cond half, holding St. Mary’s to scoring
just 3 points in the first 7 mlnutM of the
pa^iod. The only threat St. Mary's im
posed was cutting the Meredith lead to
1i points with 5 minutes left In the game.
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Freshman curfew discussed in forum held Friday, January 25th
by Cynthia L Church
editor
The Student Government As
sociation held a foaim concerning fresh
man curfew Friday, J^uary Z at 10 a.m.
In Jones Auditorium. The purpose was to
hear responses on whether freshmen
^ould have self detennining hours.
The freshman senators. Lory Ger-
gen, Anne Kirby and Paula Tomllnsoh
proposed to the Senate that this Issue be
studied. The Senate then formed a com
mittee and from this committee the for
um was suggested.
Joan Bunting. Student Government
Assodation (SGA) President began the
forum by explaining Its purpose. After
her Introduction Bunting opened the
floor for comments.
Several students spoke In favor of
having a curfew saying “the time Hmit
encouraged freshmen to come in.” They
also said that It caused freshmen to be
more responsible and showed Ir
responsibility when students did not
come back to school.
Kelly Falk, a senior, said that she
was In favor of having a curfew. She also
said that she ended up being campused
one weekend for coming In late. Td
rather get campused than stay with a guy
I didn't know.”
Several others agreed and said that
the issue was one of "honor" and
“responsibility.” TTiey felt freshmen
should schedule a ride home before they
went out. They also added that It was
more honorable to come in late than stay
out all night.
On.the other side were those oppos
ing the freshman curfew. *^ey believed
seif-detenninlng hours (SDH) mss the
best solution,
Marla Blackmon stated the penalties
for coming In lats according to the Honor
Code. "If you're uo to 5 minutes late, it's
one call down (CD); 6-15 minutes late, 2
C.D’s; 16-30 minutes late, 3 C.D’s; and
HONOR CODE CURFEW VJOLA HONS
Up to 5 minutes 1 cat! down
6-15 minutes 2 call downs
76-30 minutes 3 call downs
AFTER 3 CALL DOWNS,
STUD&^TQOES BEFORE
HONOR/COURI
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