Mary Livermore Library
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The Carolina Indian Voice
Published Each Thursday by First American Publications, Pembroke, NC
_yQLlJ\1E26NUMBER 47 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1999
Indian Basketball Banquet Saturday Night
At the Indian Education Resource Center (formerly the Pembroke "Indian" Hieh School
Recognize any of these All Stars? They are members of Pembroke High School's Conference champions for
1953 (boys). Many of them will be at the "Indian" basketball banquet Saturday night at the Indian Education
Resource Center in Pembroke, formerly the Pembroke "Indian" High School building (next door to the UNCPembroke
chancellor's residence). The banquet revives memories of long ago when rank racism demanded that
the Indian schools in Robeson and adjoining counties form their own athletic conference and play themselves
until a champion was chosen every March in the "Old Gym" on the "college" campus.
The banquet grew out of research conducted by Bruce Barton and Tim Brayboy which will materialize into
a book about "Indian" basketball in Robeson and adjoining counties in the Spring. The former players and fans
and coaches have organized into an organization that is sponsoring the banquet, book and an endowed
scholarship. The banquet begins at 7 p.m. Saturday night, December 11,1999. Tickets a re SI 0.00 each. Call Bruce
Barton at 521-1881, Extension 13, for more information.
Student
Increase
Pembroke, ,\.C. - The UNC
Board of Trustees approved Friday
an increase in student fees, room
and board and parking fees for the
2000-2001 academic year.
Student fees will increase to
$841. annually from $718, or 17
percent. Room and board charges
will increase to $2,030 from S1,758,
an increase of 15.5 percent. Room
and board in the new residence hall
was set at $2,160.
Parking fees will double. Faculty
and staff parking will rise to
$56 from $28; Resident student
parking will rise to $45 from $25;
and commuter student parking will
increase to $35 from $21.
Student Government Association
President Phillip Bowman said
the increases were "Too much, too
fast." The Student Fees Committee,
which is made up offi ve students
and one faculty member, recommended
increases.
Chancellor Allen C. Meadors
said the university will probably
need to increase fees again next
year.
"We're playing a catch-up game
to provide the kind of services students
want and need," Chancellor
Meadors said. "Students will see
any increase as a burden, but these
arc services students want and
need."
A range of other service charges
increases, including fines for alcohol
and drug offenses, damaged
books and dorm rooms, testing, cap
and gown rental. ID cared replacement
and orientation.
There are four categories of student
fees and only health services
remained unchanged. Athletic fees
increased to $321 from $288. student
activities fees to $295 from
$260 and educational and technology
fees to $95 from $60.
In other actions, the board of
trustees approved 226 candidates
for graduation at UNCP's first Winter
Commencement on Dec. 15.
A committee working on the
university's proposed Honors College
is writing a job description for
a director.
Master's programs in science
and art education were approved
for UNCP.
The Mazda Foundation announced
it will contribute $50,000
to two scholarships. They will be
four-year, $6,500 per year awards.
The University Bookstore now
has online purchasing.
Proposed changes to the university
logo and seal were rejected in
favor of modifications of the existing
logo and seal. ,
I
University of North Carolina
at Pembroke offers major in
applied physics
Pembroke - The University of
North Carolina at Pembroke is offering
a new major in applied physics.
This will be the first baccalaureate
program in physics offered
by UNCP. THE program will emphasize
the applied aspects of computational
physics, said DR. Jose
D'Arruda, a physicist and chair of
the Department of Chemistry and
Physics.
"The curriculum will provide
students with a firm foundation in
experimental physics and computational
courses," said Dr. Jose
D'Arruda, chair of the Department
of Chemistry and Physics. "The
major will focus on the application
of physics to real world problems
utilizing state-of-the-art technology."
Physics professor. Dr. Tim
Ritter said theoretical physics has
many practical and occupational
applications. ,
"Computational physicists use
high-performance computers to
explore physical phenomena, from
those involving the most fundamental
objects such as, quarks and
black holes to important applications
such as, weather prediction,
medical technology and environmental
cleanups," Dr Ritter said.
Dr. D'Arruda said computational
physics is applied successfully
across traditional disciplines,
allowing experts in this area a
more flexible position in today's
competitive employment arena.
"A graduate with a degree in
applied physics will have the added
advantage of being a highly trained
programmer and skilled problem
solver with the ability to tackle
complex systems in the real world.
"He said.
Dr. Thomas Dooling, assistant
professor of physics, is the academic
advisorto the five new physics
majors.
"We're the only university
within 100 miles, that offers a
major in applied physics, the new
program will give students in the
region who are interested a chance
to pursue a course of study in the
physics filed," Dr. Dooling said.
The broad technical background
that physics provides gives students
many skills valued by a wide
range of professions, such as, the
ability to think analytically and
objectively, familiarity with technical
equipment and function successfully
as part of a team.
The major will also enhance
other programs offered by the Department
of Chemistry and Physics.
It will contribute to the physics
concentration in science education,
pre-engineering, biotechnology
and chemistry programs as well as
the preparation of much needed
high school physics teachers.
For more information about the
program contract the UNCP Department
of Chemistry and physics
at (910) 521-6427.
PFC Fred Javonis Pedro has successfully completed his basic
training while at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. He is now going to he stationed
at Ft. Carson, Colorado.
PFC Pedro is a 1999 graduate of Purnell Swell High School. He is
the son of Suiette L. Salcido and the grandson of the late Cus Howard
and Eva Mae Lncklear.
K
Evila Saybrianna Sanderson lias really been on a roll. She lias won
the last three pageants she has entered, hi her first pageant, she was
crowned M.C. Cover Miss Pee Wee Supreme. She also won Best
Personality, Portfolio, Christmas Wear, Talent, Sportswear, Casual
Wear, and Overall Most Beautiful in her age division. She won a total
of 7 tiaras, 5 plaques, and 2 trophies in this pageant. Gifts collected at
the pageant were given to 3 different charities for needy children.
In her second pageant, she was crowned the 1999" Wee Miss
Holiday. She also won Photogenic in lier age division, along with 2
trophies and I tiara with a large purple rhinestone in it. Proceeds from
this pageant went to the William M. Epsey Scholarship Fund.
In her third pageant, she was crowned Baby Miss Cinderella and
Overall Cinderella Miss. She also won Photogenic in her age division,
along with 2 tiaras and 3 trophies. Proceeds from this pageant went tot
lie Stanley Senior Citizen Center.
Evila is the two year old daughter of Sabrina Sanderson and Michael
Floyd and the grunddaughter of Sylvia L. Sanderson and the late
James Edward and Mary Francis Floyd and the great-granddaughter
of the late Gus Howard & Eva Mae Locklear & the late Ira and Slancy
Sanderson.
Public Schools presents fThe
Millennium Concert an Arts
Scholarship Fund Raiser
I he Best of Broadway comes to
Lumberton: The hottest new shows
playing on Broadway will he showcased
on the stage of the Robeson
Community College auditorium on
December 20th and 21st. The Studio
One Lab Series salutes its past
and points itself toward the new
millennium with a spectacular
evening of glorious song and thrilling
dance, all to benefit a new
scholarship fund for performing
arts students. Donor guests will be
treated to a social hour of heavy
hor d'oeuvres, millennium treats
and speciality solo performances
all beginning at 6:00 P.M. each
evening, followed by the showcase
highlighting the most exciting
moments from some of the hottest
ticket shows in New York, including:
Ragtime, The Scarlet
Pimpernel. Grease. Smoky Joe's
Cafe', Les Miserables. Guys and
Dolls. Jekyll and Hyde, Footloose,
Chicago. Miss Saigon and Cats
. Donor tickets are S20.00 for
adults and SIO.OO for all students
under 15 years of age. and may be
obtained from members of the Studio
Lab or may be purchased-at the
door each evening at 6:00 P.M. For
further information about the concert
or to purchase tickets, please
call 671-6015 or 671-4703.
Census 2000
The nextf ensus Day takes place
on April I of 2000. and efforts are
underway to make sure.il gives a
better accounting of Native Anieri
cans than the last one in I WO.
That would be the one thai underground
American Indians overall
b> 4.5 percent, and American
Indians living on reservations by
12.2 percent. AN undcrcount ot
that magnitude is bound to have
budgetary repercussions, as federal
program guidelines often reference
census numbers. Funding
for job training, roads, homes, senior
centers, bilingual education.
Headstart Low-Income Home Energy
Assistance, Community Development
Block grants, and a
multitude of other projects derives
form census population figures.
Vet Native Americans were the
most undercounted group in the
nation last time around.
The Census Bureau hopes to
reduce the undercount and achieve
the most accurate census ever of
Native Americans in 2000. Among
other corrective measures, the Census
Bureau is actively seeking to
hire tribal members as enumerators.
Tribal members already know
the area, people, language and
culture of reservations and urban
neighborhoods: With out this basic
familiarity, enumerators can
miss individuals within unconventional
households, for instances
when another person or family
occupies a particular dwelling in
addition to the head of households.
Whole households cart be missed
due to addressing discrepancies
between census records and local
practices in rural areas. An entire
housing cluster can be overlooked
if an enumerator doesn't know the
residential geography and, so
doesn't take a certain fork in the
road, or scout around behind a
certain hill. Linguistic and cultural
considerations also contribute
to undercounting.
The Census Bureau is also go
ing alLout to earn the public's trust
that it can maintain confidentiality
in the computer age. By law, census
answers are not shared with a
single government agency. No
court of law can find out individual
answers, and the Census Bureau
cannot divulge addresses to mailing
houses or fund-raisers, or anyone
else. As more and moire data
is digitized, Census Bureau information
has come to be protected by
multiple high tech security measures;
and published statistical
summaries cannot be connected to
individual answers. Census Bu- ?
reau employees cannot work as tax
collectors, assessors or lawenforcement
officials. They take an oath
when they are hired as to the privacy
of information they may collect.
and they are subject to fines
and imprisonment if they break it.
The Music Ministries of Prospect United Methodist Church (UMC) will present the Christmas Musical "He
Has Come" on Saturday, December 18th at 7p.m. This presentation will involve the children, youth and adults
in a musical and dramatic celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. This dramatic Musical makes use of both the
spoken and sung word of God. With exciting creative movement and special lighting and sound effects "He Has
Come" is a spiritual experience you do not want to miss. Prospect UMC' invites you to come and celebrate with
hem Jesus' birthday on Saturday and Sunday evening, December 18 and 19 at Prospect United Methodist Church,
3929 Missouri Road, Maxton, NC (across the road from Prospect School).
Prospect UMC is located about five miles JSorthwest of Pembroke, six miles South of Red Springs and seven
miles Sortheast of Maxton. The church would love to have you join them for this celebration of Christmas, "He
Has Come."
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