Published each Thursday in Pembroke, N'.C.
CAROLINA INDIAN
"Building Communicative Bridges In A Tri-Racial Setting"
Volume 27 Number 49 Thursday, December 7, 2000
UNC Pembroke adds web manager, Lawrence Locklear
PEMBROKE, N.C.?
Lawrence Locklear'sjobat The University
ofNorth Carolina at Pembroke
is a tangled web.
Mr. Locklear has been hired to fill
the newly created position of web
publisher. In that capacity, he will
manage the presentation side UtyCPs
growing Internet site
Now almostfiveyearsold. UNCP's
Internet home has grown to hundreds
of sites, and Mr Locklcar's job
is to improve its appearance and
content. He will move from his old
position as computing consultant and
trainer at University Computing and
Information Systems to the Office
University Relations on the fourth
floor of Lumbcc Hall.
Chancellor Allen C Mcadors created
the position and has high
expectations for the university's w eb
site.
"As \vc all know, we live in an age
of rapid access to information,"
Chancellor Meadors said "Our publics
propectivc students, parents,
current students, faculty etc - expect
up to date and information at their
fingertips."
"If we are to be recognized as a
university that is preparing students
for the 21st century, we must have a
website that is up to date." he said
"This means daily modification of
our site "
"The new web publisher position
allow s us to focus on bn ngi ng state of
the art technology to our website and
to ensure that it is interactive and
dynamic."Chancellor Mcadorssaid
"We arc excited about having
Lawrence Locklcar as our change
agent in this area "
University Relations Director Don
1 Gcrsh said bringing the Internet site
| into the department that is responsible
for the making andpublic affairs
1 activities of the university is a natural
one
"UNCP has a lively site on the
World Wide Web." Mr Gcrsh said."
We want to keep it that way while
! making it more consistent and ati
tractive "
"For many, many people, our In|
tcrnet site is their first impression of
| us." he said "We want to make it a
memorable visit "
Mr. Locklear said the newly created
position will be challenging
"Our Internet site is very informative
and very interesting." Mr. Locklear
said "For instance, we have four
museums, including a digital art gallery
and the Native American
Resource Center's site We have
video and audio at WNCP-TVs site,
and some of our professors have research
libraries on line "
"I hope to make it easier to navigate
and more visually attractive." he
said "That sounds fairly simple, but
it is a real challenge, especially in the
areas of managing the content and
creating a modern design format."
"Yes. we want to make a good first
impression, but we want to give our
visitors a reason to kccpcomingback
Mr. Locklear said.
A Pembroke native and 1992
graduate of Purnell Swett High
School. Mr Locklcar graduated from
North Carolina State University with
a Bachelor of Arts in history A
certified teacher, he taught three years
in the Public Schools of Robeson
County and two years as a part-time
computer skills instructor at Robeson
Community College
He said he never set out to earn a
liv ing in the computer industry It
just happened
"IusedcomputcrsatN.C State to
make promotional materials for different
organizations, but I did not
really get hooked until I bought a PC
to do my lesson plans."Mr. Locklcar
said "One thing led to another as a
I learned more and more about the
Internet and applications software of
all kinds."
He lists Macromedia's
Dreamweaver as his vveb building
software of choice, but he knows
HTML, which is the basic language
of the World Wide Web. He has
trained UNCP staff, faculty and students
in desktop publishing, word
processing, e-mail and other software
applications.
"There is alot to leant, and this is
a fast-moving and constantly changing
technology." he said. "I am
working to improve my skills with
Adobe Photoshop right now"
AtN.C. State.Mr Locklearwasa
North Carolina Teachmg Fellow and
on the Dean's List He was fellowship
vice president of Alpha Phi
Omega, a national service fraternity,
and a founder and president of the
Society of Native American Culture.
His is the son of Merle Locklear
andMarv Ann Strickland. His grandparents
are Jeffrey and the late Pearl
Strickland and the late John Archie
and Roberta Locklear.
Maxtor1 Parade to be
held December 9
Mr Erwin Jacobs and all the parade
committee invites everyone to
the Maxton Parade The parade is
Saturday.Dec..9atl0.00am Joshua
Simmons is marching as one 01 the
banner carriers in front of the parade.
We hope to have Lumbee Chief
I Milton Hunt as well as many other
dignitaries We hope to alot of people
there
i
Pembroke High School Class of 1950
enjoys Reunion at Myrtle Beach
a r
The members of the Pembroke High School Class of1950th attending their 50th class reunion are shown above.
First row, seated, left to right areTValtz Maynor, Genevieve Lowry Cole, Mary Delia Locklear Edge, Macy Dial
Kenworth; second row, standing, left to right: Adeline Lowry Maynor, Hughes Dulin Lowry, Dorothy Locklear
Blue, Quessie Cummings Dial, Lawrence Scott and Irene Jacobs Jamison.
U 1? * T: r _? i /^I
i nb r tmuiur.u mgn ocnooi uiass
of 1950 celebrated their 50th Class
Reunion at Spring Maid Beach Retreat
and Conference Center. Myrtle
Beach, South Carolina November 2326.
2000
The group enjoyed the Thanksgivingdinncron
Thursday evening After
dinner they held a business meeting
and visited with each other Friday
was a busy day for them, shopping
anddoingother things Friday evening
the group attended the Carolina Opry
Christmas ShowSaturday
was another busy day
Some of the members of the group
attendedthe Rockcttc Christmas Show
at the Palace Theater Time w as spent
Saturday afternoon visiting with each
other The group enjoyed a seafood
feast in the Cafeteria Saturday night.
They also attended the In House Concert
by Mended Wing which was
music, comedy and more
On Sunday morning the group ate
breakfast together i n the cafeteria and
said their good-byes and were on
their way home The weekend was
enjoyed by all
The group made plans to meet in
the Ashcvillc area October 5-7,20001
Wild Game Festival at Cultural Center
The NC Indian Cultural Center
hosted it's 10th Annual Wild Game
Festival on November 15-18 . Despite-the
chilly weather, over 1700
school children from across North
Carolina attended the festival, learning
about Native American culture
from speakers, performers, and demonstrators
representing the
Haliwa-Saponi. Lumbec. Tuscarora.
Navaho, Taino. Cherokee. Inca. and
l.akota tribes
The students learned about pineneedle
basket making and traditional
pottery techniques from Mr. Herman
and Mrs. LorcttaOxcndinc and heard
about the history of African- American
and Native American from
Deputy U. S Marshall Randy Foster.
Mr. Sanford Hardin demonstrated
hatchet throwing and Mr. Bill James
Brcwington of the NCICC planning
board provided pontoon boat tours of
our 100 acrclakeandallowcd visitors
a close-up view of the pristine island
and it's wild life.
One of the most popular attractions
was Earl Carter's tipi; there
were children waiting in line for a
chance to get inside and he was very
patient with explaining the design,
conforts and accessories of his lodge
Ms Cathy Mitchell did an excellent
job of story telling, using the legend
of the rattlesnake to teach about the
dangers of drugs and immoral people,
and Mr. Bruce Barton of IE A shared
the history of the Cultural Center
Ms Catherine Scott taught the children
how to " stomp dance" along,
with some w ords and basic phrases of
the Tuscarora language Mr. Mark
Locklcar. of eagle Protection Services.
welcomed the students on
behalf of the NCICC planning board
and talked to them about the importance
of accepting responsibility for
their actions
Performances included a folk music
presentation by Pedro Gonzalez
and his Inca tribesmen from Peru
Ray and Brenda Sclva. a husband and
wife team, shared songs and dance,
while ray "Two Crows" Wallcn and
Alicia Pagan delighted the children
with their storytelling and singing
Wanbi and Phonicx traveled from
Atlanta. GA to share some of their
tribal culture with the students
The highlight of this year's festival
was the annual Green Leaf
Cook-Off. All the entrants chose to
cook collards. and the enviable task
of judging fell to Mr Larry Chavis of
LumbccBank. Mrs Patricia Brayboy
of the Red Cross, and Mr Lynn Jacobs.
After much tasting and
rctasting. Mrs Mary Smith was declared
tnc winner followed by Mrs
See Cultural Center Page 6
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Phyllis Murray
Betty Hunt
prospect School names
Teacher of the Year
Phyllis Deese Murray is Prospect's Teacher of The Year. She feels
honored as being chosen. Teacher of the year by her faculty. Mrs.
Murray has taught school for nearly twenty years. Her philosophy of
education is "That all children have a right to be able to read and w rite.
They also have the right to do math and learn about the world around
them through calculators, computers and any technology w hich enables
them to become successful citizens. Children also, have the right to grow
intellectually, physically, mentally and socially". She adds that we, as
educators are teaching children of the twenty-first century. We must
prepare them w ith the best education possible. Ourchildrenareourbest
and most precious resource in w hich we possess. Our children are our
leaders of tomorrow. Every educator should teach our children as our
lifesavers and they really are. We will look to our children for answers
to the problems of our future world.
Prospect School honors teacher
assistant of the year
The 2000- 2001 Teacher Assistant Of The Year for Prospect Elementary
School is Mrs. Betty Hunt. Mrs. Hunt has worked with the TMH
Class for tw elve y ears. She w orked at Pembroke Elementary School for
six years, and has been at Prospect Elementary School for six years. Mrs.
Hunt has two daughters, ages nine and sixteen. She has been pursuing
her Educational degree from the University of North Carolina at
Pembroke vUNCP) part-time, and currently has 90 hours towards her
Educational degree. Mrs. hunt has worked with her current teacher
Mrs. Gisele Carter for the duration of her twelve years, and feels very
fortunate to have spent them all with the same teacher. Mrs. Hunt says
she is looking forward to many more years with the TMH class at
Prospect.
UNCP's Dr. Jose D'Arruda wins two
distinguished awards
PEMBROKE, N.C.? Dr Jose
D' Arruda. chairof the Department of
Chemistry and Physics, has earned
two of the state's top honors in November
He earned the Distinguished Service
to Education Award from the
North Carolina Science Teachers
Association (NCSTA) and the 2000
Governor's Award for Excellence for
Public Service.
Dr. D'Arruda has been a mainstay
of the UNCP academic community
since 1974. chairing his department
for the past 20 years. He was three
times chair of the Faulty Senate in
1979-80 and 1994-96 and in the past
winner of the Adolph L Dial Award
for Community Service
He received the Distinguished
Service Award on Nov 16 at the
annual NCSTA convention. He was
cited for "many contributions to science
education that have had an
impact on thousands of students and
teachers in Eastern North Carolina "
"Unless you have been to the third
floor ofOxendine Science Building,
you will never fully appreciate the
good work Jose docs for this university."
Dr. Ross said. "In my mind this
open door learning environmentwith
constant interchange between
student and teacher, student, and
teacher and teacher- is an academic
ideal "
For Dr D'Arruda's part . he said
his educational philosophy has
changed little since arriving at UNCP
when he quickly established himself
as a favorite as signified by earning
the 1976 "Indianhead" (yearbook)
dedication.
"1 take pride in all my work, but
especially in my teaching." he said
"I have valuable and worthwhile ex
periences and information to share
with my students beyond what they
read in their textbooks "
"I believe every students should
have the opportunity to be successful
in my class," he continued "1 want
them to do well, and 1 want them to
be confident in their ability to do
science."
"I treat our students with the same
respect and courtesy that I expect
others to treat my children.: Dr
D'Arruda said "I enjoy doing demonstrations
in class, and I am delight
at the enjoyment that student derive
from watching them and learning
from them "
His focus on the teaching and
learning process is not where Dr
D'Arruda's philosophy stops, according
to his long-time colleague Dr
Ross
"Dr. D'Arruda's influence extends
well beyond his department." Dr
Ross said "He is always looking for
ways to serve high school students,
their teachers and the general public."
He founded the Region IV Science
Fair i n 1980 that annually brings
in over 400 entries from the region's
high school and middle school students
Dr D'Arnida's lecture scries. "The
State of the Universe" has brought a
variety of distinguished speakers to
campus, including a Nobel laureate,
an astronaut and a television cclcb^
nty. The purpose of the lectures is to
educate the university community
and the public on the latest scientific
developments
Dr D'Arruda has won five
Eisenhower grants, for the purpose
of upgrading public school teacher's
knowledge of computers and other
advanced technology He has also
won several National Science Foundation
grant and a Department of
Education grant
The grants and summer school
kccpthc58-year-oldbusy Andwhen
he is not in Pembroke, he is finishing
the basement in his new log home on
Beech Mountain, N C., restoringhis
1973 Porsche or sailing at Lake
Waccamaw
Dr Bruce Speck, Dean of UNCFs
College of Aits and Sciences, said
the outpouring of honors for him is
well deserved
"1 am not at all surprised that Jose
has won two distinguished awards
for his service to the people of North
Carolina." Dr Speck said "He has
worked tirelessly for many.many
years to promote science education
in the state "
"For example, the annual Science
Fair that he founded and continues to
coordinate provides a wonderful opportunity
for students in North
Carolina to create a science project
and have it judged by professionals,
thus engaging students in the study
of science." Dr Speck said. "Jose's
service is particularly noteworthy
because his motivation for givinghis
ti me and energies to professional and
community service is a deep and
abiding love for science and desire
that students share in that love."
"1 am extremely proud that the
College of Arts and Sciences has a
faculty member and Chair who is
dedicated to promoting the study of
science and thereby enhancing the
education of citizens throughout this
region and the entire state." the dean
said
St. Pauls Christmas Parade to be held December 9
The 45th annual St Pauls Christmas
Parade will be held Saturday.
December 9 at 9 am Entries will be
accepted through Decembers A$25
entry fee is applicable to all for profit
(commercial ) business and groups.
as well as for individuals and beauty
queens To enter, please call David
Evans at 865-4122 or Paul Terry at
865-4179