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EDITORIAL PAGE nsn !SEEIT ?>y ? Bruce I ? Barton ! :: INDIAN STUDENTS LEFT OlfT IN THE EDUCATIONAL COLD AT PSU, UNC SYSTEM It's Catch 22. ironic, crazy even. Indians at PSU arc presently counted as "other" or white." depend- ( ing on who you are talking to. It's enough to make at' Oscar Sampson or L.W. Jacobs roll over in their graves, and make the rest of us stand up and take notice. As mv father. Lew Barton, said on the eve of the celebrated and successful "Save Old Main Movement." it is evidence of the further "Dc-lndianization of Pem hrofce State University!" Enrollment figures at Pent broke Slate read something like this: 24% Indian. 13% Black, and 63% White. If Indians were counted as "mi norities." Pembroke State could rightly brag of the most integrated campus in the Uni versity System but. alas, that is not the way we are counted. For administrative purposes. - Indians at Pembroke State ?University arc counted as ? "other" or "white." depend ing on which federal agency is doing the counting. I finally got my hands on a copy of the famous, or infa mous. (depending on one's point of view) consent decree I signed by the Umventey of North Carolina and the U.S. De part men l of Education (formerly a pari of HEW). And it is startling, and dis criminatory to say the least, to the Indians on campus and in the University System. The consent decree was forged out of an original suit brought by the NAACP (Na tional Association for the Advancement i>f Colored Peo ple) in which the Black oriented organization charged .the University of North Caro lina with abridging their civil rights under the 14th Amend ment. The consent decree, signed July 17. 1981. set the wheels in motion for an abdi cation of Indian rights, es pecially on the Pembroke Stale Universitv campus. NO ONE SPOKE UP FOR THE INDIAN STUDENT! And the consent decree is simplv a Black-White issue, with the Jndian left out of the settle ment. The Office of Civil Rights of the U.S. Justice < Department counts the Indi ans at Pembroke State Uni versity as "white"; whereas, the U.S. Department of Edu cation. and the Univei-sity System count them as "oth er." I don't know w tich designation offends me more. What about you? It's a sad commentary when we are lumped as "other" even though Indians of Robeson County are the educational fathers of what has become Pembroke State University. The consent decree de mands that !h)e University System raise its enrollment of Black students at traditional "while" schools. and "white" students at tradi tional "black" schools within the System. Not a word is said about the Indians; they are simply left out in the edu cational cold. Pembroke is counted as a "traditional white" university although it was originally begun for and by Indians. It was once the only place an Indian could get an education in Robeson County because non-Indians in Robeson County would not allow Indi ans to go to school with them. Yet, here we are today counted as "a traditional white" university; it's enough to make an Indian go on the -warmth.. Under this decree. Pem broke State must raise its Black enrollment from 12.3% (in 1980) to 15.5% by 1986. That will be PSU's portion of a total gain from 11.2% Min ority presence enrollments in traditional white universities to a prescribed 15% system wide. Conversely, the white minority presence must be raised from its 1980 level of 7.4% at traditional Black , universities to 10.6%. It is interesting that Pem broke Slate, according to the 1980 figures, already had the most Black students on cam pus of the traditional 'white' universities with 12.3% and must, under the mandate of law. raise that to 15.5%. Comparatively speaking, as a reflection of the 1980 en rollment figures show, the so-called liberal University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill only had 7.8% and was only required to raise their Black student enrollment to 10.9%. ? figure that PSU had already topped in 1980. See ASI SEE IT ...Cont'd Page 12 In Roma, generals sent horn* messages of their victories on laurel leaves. Against PSU's Proposed Name Change To the Editor: At the present time I am a Ph.D Candidate at the Uni versity of Arizona in Educa tion with an emphasis on American Indians Studies. However, first and above all, I am a Lumbee Indian. Over the past months I've read in the paper a number of views regarding the name change of PSU to UNC at Pembroke. Not once has the Board of Trustors or the Chancellor of PSU presented a sound case that would con vince me to support this change. One reason given has been that changing the school front PSU to UNC at Pembro ke will possibly increase en rollment. How? I don't see how simply changing the name -will increase the enrollment. This 'increased enrollment' under efficient management. is bes' accomplished in die area o( student recruitment and re tentton:-*-* ?* --- Pembroke State was estab lished as an Indian School of Higher Education by our forefathers. The name PSU is recognized throughout this country as an Indian school. By accepting a standard non Indian name in lieu of 'Pem broke State,' we stand the chance of losing our identity with the only Native American University in the United Sta tes. My father always says "When people are not doing their job. they place the blame on something else." In this instance, the Chancellor and Board of Trustees point to the name "PSU" as a cause of low enrollment. Well friends, if you're going to buy this excuse as a valid reason for changing the name of PSU. let me sell you some beachfront property in Tucson. Arizona!!! Ben C ha via Tucson, Arizona ??* Or. Ihtnwod Hinaoo. Jr. EMERGENCY NUMBER 73EJW3 LUMBERTON CHIROPRACTIC CENTER NECK AND SHOULDER PAIN (Bursitis) Neck pain with radiations to the shoulder joint and shoulder blade are very com _ mon. Often times the problem is diagnosed as bursitis (in flammation of the bursal sacs.) This inflammation is the.result cf chemical irritations from an ( inflamed nerve (neuritis). The J cause of neuritis is almost always at a spinal level. I Thus, it would be a good idea J to see your chiropractic doc-' tor for neck or shoulder pain I even when called "bursitis" i CONTACT OIL MBIWOOO F. MM90N J Lumbertori Chiropractic Center IAUM SQUARE (TIm NM MMon* Pmk) WQe WA- U?fcertniy NX. ptvmjw J] Letters Sees Selfishness concerning Possible Merger of Educational Systems Dear Sir: ' . You get what you pay for. Much has been said recently pertaining to the merger of ?he five school systems in Robeson County. Up until a few weeks ago the Lumberton City School System was doing ? well with 68.2 percent ofl the state's local funding per pupil. All at once 100 percent of the state's local funding per pupil will not suffice or bring forth positive results because members of ?he Lumberton City Board of Education say they will lose influence and control if there is a merger of the five school systems. As I see it. the Lumberton City Board of Education is jockeying for position to set up guidelines and dictate policy for the remainder of Robeson County as far as belter education planning. I will not buy their wares. One board member stated he opposes the merger al though he ifealizes it would be good for the children in the county. The children of Robe son County should be the primary concern of everyone in the realm of education instead of vying for position and or power. One member of the board says thev (Lumber ton) would have to give up a good bit. I do not think this person knows what is meant by merging the live systems into one. Merging would be the end of district lines and divisiveness which has led to discontent and contempt throughout Robeson County. Merging would mean that a six year old on the Robeson Scotland. Robeson-Hoke. Robeson-Cumberland. Robe son-Bladen. Robeson-South Carolina lines would gel the same total exposure to belter education as the six year old in Fairmont. Red Springs. St. Pauls and Lumbenon at the same cost to the taxpayer. You get what you pay for. One board member says a merged ? system is not likely to return a dollar for a dollar spent. This of course depends on how said dollar is spent. If these dollars are spent to double the pay to active board members who offer nothing but negative dialect to a worthwhile and meaningful change to im prove education in Robeson County is a total loss. You get what you pay for. Sure there will be an added cost to implement a merged school system. The transition will be the most trying time which can be accomplished over a period of two years if our people are as professional as they would have us believe. With 75 percent of the state per pupil average of local funding the merger can be come a reality and the busi ness of better education will be underway at last. How do we finance this improved educational system in Robeson County? We add another half-ceni to the tour and one half cent sales tax andchannel all of this fifth penny into the school system. We bring the tax valuation to $1.05 per $100. After the merger is put in action. Robeson County can bring the funding per pupil to state level of 100 percent with minimal increases in tax revenue over a five year period. As 1 see it, the state of North Carolina is giving Rob eson County a chance to improve their educational sit uation without the State of North Carolina ititer ferring. If Robeson County fails to bring about this merger and the Slate of North Carolina brings it about, we will pay for what we get whether we like it or not. 1 do not favor a referendum at all. We have competent elected officials to handle this situa tion with professional exper tise. Let us not totally disrobe our intellect with negative dialect on this most important issue. John L. Godwin Pembroke, NC Sees Proposed Name Change at PSU as "Psuedo-facade" Dear Editor: The North Carolina Univer sity System serves to unify the state supported institutions of higher learning for financial and political reasons. The plan is considered one of the finest in the nation. The system is not without flaws. This collective entity has caused an identity crisis among its 'elite members." The UNC System is a 'melting pot' of various his torical heritages and identi ties. Some schools have more national recognition in certain fields than others. Yet. each university has a unique ele ment about it. Pembroke Slate has been asked to give up its unique identity. Pembroke State Uni versity is not the University of North Carolina. Pembroke State University is a member of the University System of , North Carolina. Pembroke State University has a culture heritage that is history. Pem broke State University has a faculty that serves the indi vidual not the masses. i see the name change as nothing more than a "pseudo facade' (false front) for an unneeded recognition builder. Pembroke State University has a great deal to offer the nation. Some people need to remove their blinders. The foundation for recognition can be found in all that is Pembroke State University. An Alumni. Susan Carol White-Trivette Laurel Hill, NC Meeting postponed Dear Mr. Barton: As you probably know, the Committee onUniversiiv Gov ernance of the Board of Governors, acting on request of the North Carolina Com mission of Indian Affairs, has decided not to have another public hearing on the propos ed change of name at Pent broke State University until some time in April. When the date for the hearing is set, you will he notified. Cordially. John P. Kennedy, Jr. It was once believed that the Devil combs goats' beards for them once a day. The first latter boxes were erected in Paris in 1653. They probably consisted of nothing more than a wooden box with a slit on top of it. Little Boys' I Spring Suits for Easter! I ?Babv Sire* ? \ 24 M>>. ? Toddlers-- 2T-.VI A 41:1 inlv Bovs' Si/cs 4-5-r>\ 7. t ?STRIDE RITE SHOI S A /IPS iViwikcr) 1 Check Our New I Sportswear Arriving Daily! 1 OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK *M \STER CHARGE! 1 9:30 - 5:30 "VISA ?LAY AW AYS | CHILDREN'S SHOP, Inc. ( ^25^^r^^UPTOWNUJMBERTGN^73^29^| Ranting & v aving with ? ^ ' ? ? i. an M irn-iHy aeyw ateCMl Tbey eta't eve* ?Ii*mmH> view*! Jwt ?y THE STABS ARE OUT, FOLK! - I'm not ill that into all '.his Astrology stuff. Heck no! The only time 1 was ever interested in which star was alligned up with which star was when gossip had it that star Michael Jackson was aligned up with stunning star Brooke Shields. Shucks! I like to gaze at stars like Brooke Shields. Linda Carter. Dolly Parton, and the likes. But your average, far-away star who hangs out in the sky and only comes out at night don't do a whole lot for me. Oh. no! But. I dare say stars Michael Jackson. Brooke Shields. Dolly Parton and the like probably don't fit into the sphere of astrology. Heck! Come to think of it. 1 bet 'ya o]' Dolly Parton has trouble a'fitting into anything the way she's built. Anyway. I dare say no star in the heavens could possibly outshine or out sparkle the dazzling Michael Jackson, the brilliant Brooke Shields or the well endowed Dolly Parton. At the ripe ol' age of 33. you might say I'm at the stage in my life where I'm more interested in a couple more down-to-earth stars--ol' Father Time and Mother Nature. Heck! In astrological terms I guess you could say ol' Father Time and nioodv Mother Nature are perfectly alligned at this point in my life. Yea! Age has produced an eclipse in my life, complete with fall out. The fall out I'm a'talking about, folk, is hair. Yep! You guessed it. I'm a'going bald. Now. I am afflicted with the same condition that plagues a lot of men-vanity. I therefore am not all that thrilled about waking up every morning and instead of worrying about brushing my hair, worrying about shining the top of my head like I do my shoes. Indeed, as each day brings about an increased amount of hair fall out, I find myself more and more interested in fall out shelters (or hats, as you probably know them as). It would help me cope with my impending baldness if, when you meet me on the streets, you tried not to gaze at my new hairdo which consists of a really wide part down through the middle of mv wild and unruly hair. It's ironic. When I was a voung'un I used to fall out with my "nappy" hair. I couldn't do a thing with it (and still can't for that matter). And my wild and uncooperative hair caused me problems most folk wouldn't believe. Like when a brisk breeze comes along. With a normal head of hair, the breeze will blow the hair causing it to stand up momentarily. Then, when the breeze dies down, the hair will lay back down just as pretty as you please. Not so with my hair. When the wind blows my hair, causing.it to stand up, it will stand at attention uqless I turn around real quick like and pray for another gust of wind or some such force (like a tornado or a blast from a shot gun, or the equivalent thereof) to come along and blow it back down. * ? Now, sure. That probably don't sound like much of a big deal to you folk with your limp .and stringy hair that you couldn't make stand up if you soaked it in starch and ironed it. But it would probably seem a considerable bit more of a problem to you if you were like I was in the early l%0's--an over-sensitivi yoi g'un living in Chapel Hill with dark skit wh. was already scarred because he was dift rent front his classmates and just didn't fit in. But. thank God! That was a way back then. Now. afros and "nappy" hair are the trend. So. nte and my "naps" fit right in. And I can't help but grin as 1 sec so many folk now scurrying off to beauty parlors, paying exhorbitant amounts of money to have their hair "napped" up. I guess what had me so screwed up as a young'un in Chapel Hill had a lot to do with my cruel light-skinned classmates. Young'uns (of all colors) can be so cruel anywav Like one especially smart aleck who said ntv hair reminded him of the post office. "How < that?" I wanted to know, fishing desperately for a compliment. "Because." he smirked, "like mailmen, each of your hairs has a different route." Or there was this other one who never talked about how long my hair was. With him. it was always how high or w ide tnv hair was. And he didn't talk about cutting my hair. He talked about mowing it as if he was a'talking about moody grass or something. Speaking of cutting hair, another one told a pack of snickering young'uns that I got my hair cut at Tar Heel Welding Company. The reason for this, he said, was because I needed a blow torch to cut it. " I just wish a smart scientist could get a grant to research and isolate the hormone responsible for growing hair under a man's arm. Then perhaps a concentrate of the stuff could be developed. And we balding fellas could put some of the stuff in a hvperdermic needle, give ourselves a shot in the top of our head, and presto! We'd have hair. Of course, there'd probably be some side affects. Like there'd probably be a musky odor to it. Or the top of our heads would probably sweat a lot. But who cares. Speaking-of "nappy" hair reminds me of a not-too-bright child who had some smart remarks to make to me about a gold baseball cap I got once from the NAPA Wholesale Auto Parts store here in Pembroke. "NAPA" is an acronym for a name brand of auto parts. So, the cap had "NAPA" in real big letters splattered on the front of the cap. "Nappy." this bright child incorrectly1 pronouncedfhe acronym "NAPA." "Shucksl I don't think I'd advertise it if my hair was as 'nappy' as yours." We'll talk later folk. Meanwhile, keep looking to the stars! ?***4*******************4 catch of the year... f ishemensne^if WORMS FOR SALE! Call Joseph Bollard Rt. 1, Pembroke 521-3878 Located behind # Dr. Warriax's Office '84-'S5 Th? New FATS WALLER Musical Show Thursday, March 14th I 8:00 p.m. j Tickets 400, 500,600 Call 521-0778 { dA Performing Arts Center ?Hill PM|kokeState University .9 11 111 Pembroke | A VERY SPECIAL A THANK YOU We, Lindbergh and Bar H bara Bullard. wish lo lake this jl opportunity In express our thanks to everyone Who has ^ shown us their wonderful love IT since the loss of our home oh w December 18th. J Many of you have heard 3 people say front time to time jl that people just don't love one Jfc another as they did years ago. ^ Well, we personally know # different. There is a bountiful ? supply of that same kind of V love in and around Robeson County. Many times we are all so busy in our dailv activities that it takes a tragedy for us lo stop and show that love. So. from the very depths of our hearts, we jsst want to say thank you to everyone for all your expressions of love and kindness and may God richly bless each of you. Ckixofixactic pWHt?0?d VllUg# Hupping Ctnler Lfturiflfcurg I have just been in an auto accident and my only injury is stiffness in my neck and lower back. Do I need an examina tion.: Not all traffic accidents or falb result in immediate blood shed and pain. That's why a thorough examination is recom mended. Injury to the spine can cause damage that isn't noticed until some time later. A "Maude Scan" and thorough examination may be able to datarmhd if there is any underlying injury. CALL COLLECT 27A4MS J
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