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Carolina
Tradition
By: Shannon Hodgins
Staff Writer
Monday, December
Third, held a night of
chaos in a small section
of Miami. A demons tra-
tion-turned-riot erupted
on the streets in reflec
tion of a Florida Court
decision handed down
on the beating death of a
Puerto Rican man by six
police officers.
Demonstrators ex
pressed outrage while
protesting. The demon
stration included arson,
demolition and looting
of public and private
property.
The man was un
armed when beaten to
death by the officers. He
was an alleged drug
dealer, heavily involved
in distribution and traf-
fiking in the Miami area.
The six officers in
volved claimed self-de
fense as reason for their
actions, saying that the
assailant was completely
out of control. They tes
tified that their only de
fense was to shoot. With
a verdict of not-guilty
from the jury, the popu
lace of this Miami sub
urb reacted with roiting.
The police arrived, each
armed with a M-16s, an
hour later stating that
the situation would be
better if the demonstra
tors were allowed to
express their outrage.
Questions raised in
clude: Did it really take
six men to restrain one?
If the answer is yes then
does that justify his
death?
For those traveling home for the holidays, we
would like to wish you a safe trip and the
merriest of holidays.
—The Aletheia
By: Ken Schmidt
Acting Editor
On December 15th,
1990, Montreat-Ander-
son College will host a
concert to ring in the
Holidays. TheCockman
Brothers, along with The
Mill Creek Boys and The
Medford Brothers, will
bring a little bit of Caro
lina country tradition to
our college.
Held in Gaither Hall,
the shindig will present
the western Carolina's
outstanding Buck
dancer and Clogger—
Bucky "Rubber Legs"
Buchanan. Music will
be contemporary Blue-
grass—Country—Old
Time Gospel—and Tra
ditional Mountain Mu
sic.
The Cockman Broth
ers from Sherrills Ford,
N.C., present a unique
family style of bluegrass
entertainment centered
around five siblings and
their parents. Traveling
state-wide, they sing and
play for churches, civic
organizations, and blue-
grass and folk festivals.
The Cockman family
brings back memories of
years past—of the fam
ily circle and that simple
pleasures of rural Caro
lina lifestyles.
Playing the fiddle,
banjo, mandolin, brass
fiddle, and guitar the
Cockman Brothers pres
ent a well-rounded eve
ning of Carolina tradi
tion. With the Cockman
Brothers’ award of 1st
place Bluegrass Band at
Asheville's 63rd Folk
and Dance Festival '90,
and the Mill Creek—
Medford Brothers recog
nition in On the Road with
Charles Kuralt, the night
proves well to be one to
see. 'Hope to see y'all
there.' ,