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VOLUME 25 NUMBER 7 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1998 TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
Something Old and Something New For Alumni at UNCP Homecoming
Shown are members of the 1933 graduating class of Indian Normal
School, note UNCP. Left to right are: AncilSanderson, Welton I.oivry, Milly
, Sampson and the class mascot Samuel Locklear.
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i viiilmum.' -- i ncrc was something
old and something new for UNC Pembroke
alumni at Homecoming 1998.
Feb' 6-7.
There were plenty of old friends for
reunion classes from 1933. 1948.
1965-70.1973 and 1988. Several new
events highlighted weekend Homecoming
festivities including a barbecue
luncheon for reluming athletes
and Greek alumni
More, than 250 turned out for barbecue.
and alumni were entertained
by campus tours and had an opportunity
to participate in the first-ever
alumni college, which visited new
technology on campus includingdistancc
learning studios
On Friday night. Broadway and
television star Shirley Jones entertained
a full house at the 1.700-scal
Given.*. Performing Arts Center A
reception, hosted by the Alumni Executive
Board, was held before the
concert and dances for students and
alumni was hcldaftcrthcpcrformancc
State Sen David Wcinstcin accepted
the Distinguished Service
Award, and RobesonCounty educator
and County Commissioner Mr Noah
Woods ('59) received the Outstanding
Alumnus Award
In introducing Sen Wcinstcin. Dr,
Walt/. Maynor ('59) said he is a man
who "believes you cannot separate
this University from southeastern
North Carolina, nor can southeastern
North Carolina be separated front this
University."
Dr Maynor praised Sen
Wcinstcin's many contributions to
UNCP as a state senator, a University
trustee and private donor
In accepting the award. Sen
Wcinstcin said he is proud of UNC
Pembroke and the University's
progress in recent years
"As a former board member. I am
proud to have been a part of the name
change of the Univ ersity." he said "I
ant prouo to oc a part or the land
purchase that will serve the
University's needs ih the future I ant
proud of the construction of a new
administration building And as a
state senator I am proud to have
worked to get $6 million for a first
class dorm for this Univcrsit>. which
is long overdue"
The senator for the 30th District
said he sees big changes in the next 35
years in southeastern North Carolina,
and he pledged to put a representative
from the UNCP community on
the UNC Board of Governors
Mr Noah Woods was introduced
by UNCP Alumni Board member
Dwight Pearson ('77) who said his
dedication to the community makes
him a truly outstanding alumnus Mr
Woods' 36ycars in education. 30 years
as a youth baseball coach, his work in
the church and on behalf of the Pembroke
town library make him a model
alumnus of UNC Pembroke. Mr
Pearson said
Woods delivered an emotional acceptance.
thanking his family and foster
parents for their help and guidance.
"I am proud of all the people who
encouraged me as a young person, and
1 encourage all of you to spend a little
bit of time with a young person or an
older person w ho needs it." Mr Woods
said "I go back a long way with this
University I ran the first dishwasher
here at the D F Lowcry Building asa
student worker I am very proud of
this University and tobea partof it"
Sports Hall Of Fame
Retired UNCPbasketballcoach Mr
Laccy Ganc introduced Mr. Kelt in
Sampson ('78) into the UNCP Athletic
Hall of Fanic.,i,Mr Gane passed
away Monday.) Mr Sampson, the
head basketball coach at the University
ofOklalionm. could not attend the
d i nncr. and the a w a rd w as accepted by
his parents. Eva and Ned ('53) Sampan
Mr Sampson is a charter mem
bcr of the UNCP Hall of Fame, and
thc\ arclheonlv father-sou pair in the
Hail
"Kevin is one of the finest \oung
ma n 1 have c\ cr been associated \\ ith."
Mr Ganc said of the player he recruited
to UNCP "He was an ordinary
athlete, but such a high quality young
man that every one w ho cant in contact
with him adored him
"As a UNCP alumnus, a Luntbcc
Indian and as a Pembroke native, his
greatest contribution is that he is the
finest role model anyone could hav e."
Gane said "Why has lie been so successful''
With Ned and Eva as parents
you have a good start"
Mr Sampson, who is former Associated
Press Men's Basketball Coach
of the Year, sent a video taped message
for the ceremony
"I was always proud to be a part of
Pembroke Slate University. and w hen
1 travel throughout this country playing
basketball. I always carry a little
bit of PSU with me." Mr Sampson
said "PSU has a strong athletic tradition
and many fine coaches and players
who 1 was fortunate to be associated
with "
UNCP wrestling coach Mr P.J
Smith introduced wrestler Mr David
Miller ('7?J) into the HallofFanic Mr
Miller was a two-time all-American,
tw ice captain of the UNCP squad and
(J
still holds the record for the most pins
in a season at the Uniscrsity
"1 am proud to have been a wrestler
at UNCP." Mr Miller said "It is a
privilege and an honor I will cherish
the rest of my 11 fc So much good i n my
life happened and started her." he said
introducing his wife Ava ('77) and
their three children
Homecoming Contests
' A standing room only crowd of
more than 2.000 watched UNC Pembroke
basketball teams split a doubleheader
with USC -Aiken, with the men
winning 80-76 and the women dropping
their contest 55-50. Sophomore
forward Mike Lowers of Lumbcrton
earned Peach Belt Athletic Conference
Player of the Week honors for his
efforts, which added up to 20 points.
13 rebounds and a game-ending steal
that sealed the victory .
Miss Tori Locklcar. a freshman
from Pembroke, and Mr Reginald
Lowers, a junior from Lalirinburg.
were crowned Homecoming Queen
and King They outpollcd 10 other
contestants in a week-long student
survey. Miss Locklcar was sponsored
by Phi Sigma Nu and Tau Kappa
Epsilon fraternities and Sigma Sigma
Sigma sorority, and Mr Lowers ssas
sponsored by Phi Sigma Nu fraternity
. Alpha Pi Omega sorority and the
UNCP Campus Bookstore.
UN CP Homecoming Queen and King, Reginald I.o\very of l.aurinhurg
and Tori l.ocklear of Pembroke. ' '
Earl Hughes Oxendine Endowment
to Benefit UN CP Teaching Fellows
remt)roke ? As a tribute to her iate
father, Ms. Robin Oxendine and her
husband Mr. Randall Beard have established
the Earl Hughes Oxendine
Teaching Fellows Endowment Fund
at The University ofNorth Carolina at
Pembroke.
Ms. Oxendine and Mr. Beard
pledged their gift to the UNCP Foundation,
Inc. over three years. When
combined with their employer's corporate
matching grant, the fund will
total $90,000.
The endowment benefits UNCP's
Teaching Fellows Program and honors
Mr. Earl Hughes Oxendine, who
was a long-time educator and brother
of Chancellor Joseph B. Oxendine. A
1957 UNCP graduate, Mr. Oxendine
was a principal and assistant superintendent
for Hoke County public
schools.
Ms. Oxendine is a marketing manager
for Proctor and Gamble
Corporation's Crest toothpaste and
toothbrushes in China, and Mr. Beard
is general manager/managing director
for P&G's Asia Paper Products.
They live in Guangzhou, China (formerly
Canton) and will relocate this
spring with the company to Kobe,
.Japan.
The three-year pledge will be
matched by Proctor and Gamble
Corporation's matching grant program.
Income from the Earl Hughes
Oxendine Endowment Fund will be
used to support enrichment programs
including seminars, field trips and international
travel. The North Carolina
Teaching Fellows Program is a state
scholarship initiative that attracts 400
talented students into the teacher edu
cation programs each year.
Ms. Oxendine praised the
University's mission, and said her father
would approve of the Teaching
Fellows Program;
"I believe that the University of
North Carolina at Pembroke provides
an excellent education to those who
seek to improve their lives through
higher education," Ms. Oxendine said.
"In addition, I believe that my father
would have strongly supported a program
that develops good teaching talent
to be utilized in area schools."
Chancellor Oxendine said the gift
is a lasting tribute to his brother's
memory.
"This extraordinary gesture on the
part of Robin Oxendine is especially
heartwarming to me," Chancellor
Oxendine said. "Not only does it support
the Teaching Fellows Program,
which is the very best program in
North Carolina for the preparation of
teachers, it also honors a dear brother
of mine.
"Earl Hughes' devotion to the children
of this region was unsurpassed,"
he said. "He continues to enhance the
quality of public education through
his daughter's love generosity and
through each of the young educators
who will benefit from this program."
Mr. Earl Hughes Oxendine was a
Pembroke native and the first Native
American to serve on the state Board
of Education. He was also appointed
by President Gerald Ford to serve on
the National Advisory Committee on
Indian Education, and he was a charter
member of the Board of Directors
of Lumbee Regional Development
Association.
Pembroke Business and Professional Women %s
Organization Sponsor District Planning Meeting
The Pembroke Business and Professional
Womcn'sOrgani/ation were
hosts for ihc annual BPW district
planning meeting Saturday. January
17. at the Burnt Swamp Baptist Center.
District director. Jennifer Walker,
called the meeting to order and Pembroke
BPW president, Faye Locklear.
welcomed everyone.
Alice Gilchrist of Harnct County,
led the ddvotion and afterwards, Joan
Bocgcr. dircctor-clcct. announced the
workshops to be presented
Sarah Kay Jones of Durham was
the guest speaker whosharcd valuable
approaches to handling stress.
"Women's pressures arc greater today."
stated Jones. She provided strategies
one could use to handle stress.
You can banish things than can wait;
say no; build in time for interruptions;
have quiet time; identify priorities;
and be creative.
Various district members shared
information to benefit the individuals
in the workshops. The workshops involved
how to increase memberships
how to work with local communities;
award presentations; and benefits of
BPW.
Afterwards, Pembroke BPW member,
Wanda Cauldcr. sang "Over the
Rainbow" as entertainment
The business sessions were conducted,
and an announcement was
shared about the BPW conference to
be held June 11-14 in Raleigh.
The meeting ended as members
joined hands to sing. After the benediction,
everyone enjoyed a delicious
meal in the UNC-Pembroke cafeteria.
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Garry Hunt
Army Sgt. 1st Class Garry Hunt
has arrived for duty at Fort Stewart,
Hincsvillc, Ga
Hunt is a cannon crew member
assigned to the 1 st Battalion. 9th Field
Artillery.
His wife, Dorccn, is the daughter of
Myrtle Chavis of 3135 Alfordsvillc
Road, Rowland
He is a 1980 graduate of Lumberton
Senior High School. N.C.. and a
1984 graduate of Pembroke State
School. N.C.. and z 1984 graduate of
Pembroke Slate University. N.C.
Video Streaming Gives
WNCP-TV A Global Audience
Pembroke ? "Log on and dream
with us." proclaims the Internet site
for UNC Pembroke's TV station
WNCP.
With a Native American
"dreamcatchcr" as its guiding spirit,
WNCP-TV is a dream that continues
to gqj bigger and better. UNCP's TV
studios, already with a potential television
audience of approximately 2
million viewers for its news and public
affairs programs, now is available
to a global audience via the Internet.
Using the new video streaming
technology, WNCPisablc to put good
quality video and audio - including
live broadcasts - on the Internet It is
available worldwide to anyone with
access to the Internet simply by logging
on to http://wncp uncp edu/
wncp-tv.
Some analysts suggest that video
streaming with is digital technology
may be the answer to providing video
. on demand into homes, a product
, w hich is described as the holy grail of
vidcodclivcry systems. Videostrcaming
is touted as the first new mass
medium since television, and companies
like Nyncx, IBM. Microsoft and
entertainment giant Time Warner, arc
lining up with plans to invest in and
deliver entertainment, news, education,
infomcrcials. employee training
and more.
Currently, a sampling of programs
is available on WNCP's Internet site,
but there is much more to come, said
Dr. Oscar pattcrson. director of telecommunications
for UNCP. He said
video streaming will be another tool to
help him attract desireablc audiences
to UNCP-TV programming as well as
to the University itself.
"Video streaming is a way to distribute
information to an audience we
want to reach," Dr. Patterson said
"We produce a competitive product,
and we want to distribute it to the
widest market possible."
Among the viewers Dr. Patterson
wants to reach is a highly selective
group of Internet users who. for specific
reasons, want to samplcthc product
of WNCP-TV.
"Students who may enter our academic
program would visit us on-line
first and in-person later if they sec
something that interests them." he
said. "If 1 write a grant. 1 can ask the
granting institution to please sec us on
the Internet.
What they w ill sec today is a sampling
of programs that will grow into
a library in the future. Available for
downloading arc two student-produced
news programs, an entertainment
program and four 30-minutc
interviews with UNC President Molly
Broad, state cdmmunity college president
Martin Lancaster, FaycltCvillc
Technical Community College President
Larry Norris. and Dr. John Hope
Franklin, chairof President Clinton's
Commission of Race Relations.
"We received a hardware grant
from L-Soft Corporation, which is an
Internet company ." he said "Because*
wc now have our own server, this has
put us into a position of unlimited
capacity," he said. "We hope to put on
a full library of our programs."
The programs and WCNP's I ntcrnct
address may be located using familiar
Internet search engines like Yahoo
and Infoscck that help users locate
addresses of interest to them.
There arc some drawbacks to video
on the Internet however. Because digitized
video contains a large amount of
information, a relatively fast modem
(28.8 K-bps) is needed to avoid long
pauses during downloading. The picture
quality is not quite broadcast
quality, but it is reasonably good, and
the audio is clear and synchronized to
the video. Dr Patterson said
Live News Streams
The next step for WNC'P-TV is a
regular schedule of live video on the
Internet WNCP-TV plans to produce
live news every Wednesday at 10:30
a nv during the spring semester
"With $ 10.000. we could send every
sporting event on campus live over
the Internet." he said "Asyoucanscc.
there arc great possibilities for this
technology."
Dr Patterson cautions that new
technology is not replacing traditional
means of iransmitting programs
"New technology is changing the
way we live and teach because, after
all. the Internet is nothing more than
stored information waiting totapped."
he said "We won't give up using
traditional means of transmitting our
^programs, but video streaming technology
expands our reach to new areas."
Mclntyre Announces Federal Funds for Robeson County Flood Victims
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Washington, D.C. -- Seventh District
Congressman Mike Mclntyrc
announced today that Robeson County
residents will be eligible for federal
funds to assist in recovering from the
recent severe storms and flooding.
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Congressman Mclntyrc slated, "I
am pleased to announce that the Federal
Emergency Management Agency
has designated Robeson County eligible
for federal funds Many residents
and their property have been
damaged or destroyed by the recent
rains and flooding, ana i nope that
those in need will quickly apply and
receive assistance."
On January 15. 1998. President
Clinton declared the Stale of North
Carolina a major disaster area, triggering
the release of federal funds
Today. Robeson County was added as
one of the counties eligible for Individual
and Family Grant Program
assistance These grants arc to meet
disaster-related necessary expenses
and serious needs not covered by insurance
or other federal, stale, or voluntary
agencies. The maximum grant
of this type is up to $ 13.900. depending
on family composition and verified
needs. The average grants arc
approximately $2,600
Those individuals with specific
questions about this assistance should
call FEMA at 1-800-462-75X5.
In The
Armed
Forces
Phillip S. Oxendlne
- Marine Pfc. Phillip S. Oxendine,
son of Mary A. Oxendine of 318
Walter Circle, Lumberton, N.C., recently
departed on a six-month deployment
to Okinawa, Japan, with
2nd Battalion, 6th Marines.
Oxendine's unit departed its
homebase of Camp Lejeune, N.C., in
December as part of the Unit Deployment
Program (UDP).
UDP units based in the United
States go to Okinawa forsix months to
train. From Okinawa they can deploy
to mainland Japan, Korea and many
other Pacific countries.
The 1996 graduate of Lumberton
. Senior High School joined the Marine
Corps in January 1997.
I.atony a M. I.ocklear
Army Pvt Latonya M Locklcar
has graduated from basic military
training at Fort Leonard Wood.
Wayncsvillc, Mo.
During the training, students received
instruction in drill and ceremonies.
weapons, map reading, tactics,
military courtesy, military justice,
first aid, and Army history and
traditions.
Locklear is the daughter of Diana
Locklcar of 311 Rcola Drive, Red
Springs, and Zinford Chavis of
Racford.
Her husband. Billy, is the son of
Richard Hunt of 3231 Biggs Road,
Rowland.
The private is a 1993 graduate of
Red Springs High School.
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Corporate Leaders 1
Added to Native
American
Schlarship Fund
Board
Albuquerque, .\M: Four na-1
tiona! leaders ofthe corporate world I
have been added to the Board of j
Directors of the Native American I
Scholarship Fund (N ASF), accord-1
ing to Board President Rosa I
Winfree.
" We have changed our by-laws I
to allow non-Indians to sit on our I
Board for a specific reason", stated |
Ms. Winfree." We need the help of I
the corporate community if N ASF I
is to grow to it's full potential."
"We have always planned for I
the organization to become the In-1
dian equivalent ofthe National His-1
panic Scholarship Fund and the I
United Negro College Fund," she I
continued. "To accomplish this goal, I
we must have the support of the I
major U.S. corporations."
"We look forward in a few years I
to funding up to 500 high-potential I
college students each year," Ms. I
Winfree explained. "With the help I
of all our board members and our I
supporters, we can reach that goal. I
This year, we are funding 148 stu-1
dents.
Joining the N ASF Board as new I
members are:
Mr. Stephen Luczo, President of I
Seagate Technology of Scotts Val-1
ley, CA, the world's largest manu-1
facturer of computer disc drives.
Ms. Laura Foxx, President ofl
the NationsBank Foundation ofl
Charlotte, which is the third largest I
bank in the U.S.
Ms. Lindsay Wagner, actress,!
famous as "The Bionic Woman" I
and noted for her many motion pic- I
ture roles, TV movie roles and TV 1
series. I
Mr. Stephen Coleman, owner of I
Daedalus Capital of St. Louis, MO. I
Continuing on the NASF Board I
are Ms. Winfree, President; Mr.
Darrell Jeanotte, Vice President;
Ms, Jodie Palmer, Treasurer; and
Ms. Deborah Hare, Secretary.
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