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VOLUME 32 NUMHER 30 f^UG 1 0 2004 THURSDAY, AUGUST 5,2004 * ^7
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UNCP establishes Cumbee Hall Fund
with a gift from Pembroke Law Firm
PEMBROKE, N.C. - The University
of North Carolina at Pembroke
established a new fund to honor its
founders, W.L Moore. Preston
Locklear, James Oxendine, James
Dial. Sr., J. J. Oxendine. Issac
Brayboy and Olin Oxendine The
fund will also support the founder 's
original mission of training teachers
by supporting UNCP's Teaching
Fellows program It is a scholarship
program to recruit outstanding high
school students into the teaching
profession. The Lumbee Hall "Fund
was announced during the week of
the 2004 Lumbee Homecoming t a
July 1 garden reception at he
Chancellor's Residence. The fund
Was established with an. initial gift
of $25,000 from the Pembroke law
firm of Locklear, Jacobs^Hunt and
Brooks. The fund quickly grew to
38.000 with a personal git?of $5,000
from the law partner Arlie Jacobs in
honor of Malachi Locklear, Jacobs'
great grandfather who was responsible
for inspiring several generations
of family members to the University.
Law partner Grady Hunt announced
the second gift of $8,000
from the firm that will provide a permanent
memorial to the founding
fathers of the University. The additional
pledge will create an exhibit
honoring the University's founders
to be located in the lobby of Lumbee
Hall. UNCP's administration building.
The original trustees will be honored
in the exhibit along with
Hamilton McMillan, the Robeson
County members of the Lumbee Hall
Fund who makes gifts of $5,000 or
more during 2004 will also be honored
in the exhibit. Hunt invited others
to join the law firmiiKpirfnbut
ing to the fund. Speaking oh behalf
of the firm, law partner Arlic Jacobs
said the founders had a vision to
create an institution that would provide
a formal education for the children
of the community. Jacobs said
his family's roots go back to the
early days of what was then called
Croatan Normal School. "W. L.
Moore, one of the founders Qf the
University, resided in the Prospect
Community and had a friend,
Malachi Locklear." Jacobs said.
"Malachi Locklear had a daughter,
Anna Bell Locklear, who he desired
to have a formal education. Anna
Bell Locklear got that education.in
the early 1900s from what is new our
University and began to teach
school in the Prospect Community."
"In 1953, a grandson of Anna Bell
Locklear began to attend school in
Prospect, and he graduated in
1964," he said. "All of his teachers
at the Prospect School were graduates
of our University. In 1968, the
grandson graduated from our University."
"Without a doubt, I am a
product of the vision of the
founders, because I am a great
grandson of Malachi Locklear and
that grandson of Anna Bell Locklear,"
Jacobs said. Hunt introduced
James Moore, grandson of W. L.
Moore. Moore said the founders led
their people from ajid age of darkness
into the light. "I have always
thought of these men as heroes who
led their people out of years of darkness,"
he said. "These people had
been without any school since 1835,
and the founders changed the destiny
of the people." Hunt said the
law firm is following the example of
the University's founders, "I would
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like to thank the senior partners of
the firm, Arnold Locklear and Arlic
Jaobs, for having developed a philosophy,
long before I arrived, of
being civic minded and giving back i
to the community," Hunt said. "I
would also like to thank my partners
Brian Brooks and Mark Locklear
for adopting the same policy."
Chancellor Allen C. Mcadors
thanked the finn for its generosity.
"The establishment of the
Lumbee Hall Fund is a showcase
for the" positive partnership between
the University an' the community,"
Chancellor Mc loissaid
Dr. Warren Baker, dean of UNCP's
School of Education, said the gift (
would help take the Teaching fellows
program to thf next lev el "The
University was foiinded to educate
American Indiansio become teach- i
ers for this area," Dr. Baker said.
"We remain committed to that mission."
Gervais Oxendine, chair of
the UNCP Board of,Trustees, also
offered thanks to a rrfodern generation
of visionaries. '?fhis gift will
preserve the founding fathers original
vision," Oxendine said. "This
gift sets the bar high and I invite all
our neighbors to join with the firm
of Locklear, Jacobs, Hunt and
Brooks to contribute to this fund."
A public unveiling of the Lumbee
Hall Fund was held on the steps of
Old Main on July 3. Thirty-eight
descendants of the founders attended
the ceremony. For more information
about the Lumbee Hall
Fund, please contact the Office for
Advancement at 910) 521-6213 or
go to www.uncp.edu/advancement/.
LL/MBEE HALL FUND: From left: ArnoldI.ockleur, Brian Brooks, Arlie Jacobs, UNCPtrustee
hair Gervais Oxendine, Chancellor Allen C. Meadors and^Grad^tttSU.' ^
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ArQtfen Letter from Miss Lumbee,
2004-2005 Laura Kay Oxendine
Laura Kay Oxendine
Hello, I am your 2004-2005 Miss Lumbcc. Laura Kay Oxendine, the
20-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald and Paula Oxendine. I
am absolutely delighted to have the opportunity to become an Ambassador
for tlie Lumboe nation, a tribe standing over 56.000 strong.
That in itself is a great hone, to be chosen for one year to be a voice
for our beautiful people, our beautiful culture, and our future aspirations.
However, I have also been given the opportunity to become a
part of a prestigious sisterhood, which consists of all of our past
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Miss Lumbees. They have proven .that our Lumbee women can be
intelligent, productive, and graceful as they live in the modernized
nation of our country and the traditional nation of our people.
With every great opportunity conies great responsibility. There arc
many things expected of me as there have been of all our past ambassadors.
Wherever my Mjss Lumbee path may lead this year, I will
represent you, my people, in a most respectable manner. Also, 1 will be
a positive role model for our Lumbee Youth.
,\long with traveling and representing the Lumbee Nation, I will em
bark on my journey to develop my platform, the Lumbee Ihdian Foundation
for Education. Over the years I have been a teacher for various
children's fine art programs such as Ran Jam, Studio One's summer
program 2003, and currently Bravo Studio's first ARTs and 20(>? Summer
Arts Studio. The creation of LIFE, came from my love o^ teaching
and my value of education.
The main goal for L.I.F.E. is to begin a scholarship program for Lumbee
students. To qualify for most national American Indian Scholarships
you have to be a member of a federally recognized tribe We are still
persistently striving for federal recognition and therefore this requirement
is a barrier for many minority scholarships. With time 1 would like
for the foundation to contain tutoring and mentoring programs which
will help motivate children to succeed and excel in education as well
as in life. I can visualize all the potential of the foundation, but making
this vision into a reality will demand a great deal of work
Statistics state the "of all high school graduates only 17% of our
American Indian Students go forward to a higher education as opposed
to the national rate of 26% (AIEF). This statistic is more than
enough reason for me to aim my platform towards education 1 cannot
over emphasize the importance of an education It is through education
that we gain knowledge, and through knowledge that we gain the
power to make a difference by helping each other and ourselves. We
must remember that our young students are the future of our tribe's
existence and well being.
Once again I'm overwhelmed to have this opportunity bestowed and
I will represent my Lumbee Nation to the best of my abil ity. I would like
to thank our Creator and all of those who have made it possible for me
to be your new Miss Lumbee Keep all the Lumbee Ambassadors in
your prayers as we begin whai willbe the next year of our lives
In the Armed Services
Navy Seaman Herbert D. Oxcndinc, son of Roseanne and Johnny P.
Locklear of Rowland, N.C., recently completed U.S. Navy basic training
at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, 111. During the eightweek
program, Oxendine completed a variety of training which included
classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs,
first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and
aircraft safety. An emphasis was also placed on physical fitness. The
capstone event of boot camp is "Battle Stations. This exercise gives
recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet.
"Battle Stations" is designed to galvanize the basic warrior attributes
of sacrifice, dedication, teamwork and endurance in each recruit through
the practical application of basic Navy skills and the core values of
Honor, Courage and Commitment. Its distinctly "Navy" flavor was
designed to take into account what it means to be a Sailor.
Oxendine is a 2003 g.-aduate of Purnell Swett High School of Pembroke,
N.C.
Pembroke Middle School
teacher attends seminar
CVl.LOWUEE - Dale O. I>ocklcarof Maxton. eighth-grade social studies
teacher at Pembroke Middle School, attended a seminar at the
North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching. Locklcar
participated in "The Civil War: One Nation....Indivisible?' June 7-11,
conducted by Mary Kay Cooley, center fellow. NCCAT was created
by the state legislature in 1985 to advance the art and profession of
teaching in North Carolina. The center's mairt focus is a year-round
series of residential seminars in the arts, humanities, sciences, technology,
communication, and health and fitness for pre-kindcrgartcn
through twelfth-grade teachers. NCC AT's emphasis is on teacher renewal
which diroctly impacts retention, professional growth and competence.
The center's research-based programming is designed to
renew teacher's vitality and enthusiasm for the teaching profession
and to equip them with new knowledge for the classroom Mary
McDuffie is center director.
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Physicians open up
diabetes & arthritis clinic
Soon residents of Robeson County and surrounding areas will have
access to full-time medical specialists who treat arthritis and diabetes.
Both these new physicians have joined the medical staff at Southeastern
Regional Medical Center. Dr. Frederick A. Talip, a rheumatologist,
and Dr. Analyn M. Torres, an endocrinologist, are opening their combined
practice, Lumberton Diabetes and Arthritis Clinic, at 4300
Fayetteville Road in Lumberton on August 2. The physicians, both
natives of the Philippines, are a married couple who live in Lumberton
with their two Children. "We chose Lumberton because it offered an
opportunity for us to practice our sub-specialties exclusively," said
Dr. Talip. "We will be accepting patients often by referral from other
physicians in the area." Tne two doctors relocated from Louisiana
where they were affiliated with Teche Regional Medical Center in
Morgan City, La., for the past three years. "There are many people in
this area who have been diagnosed with diabetes," said Dr. Torres. "I
treat adult patients with diabetes, but I do not treat children younger
than 15 years " Dr. Torres earned her medical degree from the University
of Santo Tomas in Manila in 1993. She completed residency1 training
in internal medicine at the State University of New York at Buffalo
in 1998. She completed a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes and
metabolism in 2000 at the Health Science Center in Syracuse, N.Y.,
which is a affiliated with the prestigious Joslin Center for Diabetes.
She is board-certified in internal medicine and in sub-specialties of
endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism by the American Board of
Internal Medicine. Dr. Torres will limit her practice to treating patients
with diabetes and other metabolic disorders. Dr. Talip earned his medical
degree from the Cebu Institute of Medicine in Cebu City, the Philippines.
He also completed residency training in internal medicine at
the State University if New York at Buffalo in 1998. Further training in
rheumatology took him to Providence, R.I., where he completed a fellowship
in 2000 at the Roger Williams Medical Center, which is affiliated
with the Boston University School of Medicine. He is boardcertified
in internal medicine and in the medical sub-specialty if rheumatology
by the American Board of Internal Medicine. He plans to
limit his practice to disease of the joints and related disorders. "We
came from a smaller town than Lumberton, and we believe this area is
large enough to allow us to do what we love most-treat the many
patients here who struggle daily to manage arthritis and / or diabetes,"
Dr. Talip said. "We think that the demographics of this area will allow
us to have a significant impact on the health status of the community."
Drs. Talip and Torres may be reached at their clinic at (910) 671-8556 or
671-9252. P.O. Box 1408 300 W. 27th St Lumberton, NC 28359 (910)
671-5000 www.srmc.org
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MDA holds successful fund raiser
On Wednesday, July 21, 2004, the Muscular Dystrophy Association
put over 80 of Lumberton and Robeson County's finest behind bars
for good at the Love Lock-Up. This event was a success, raising over
$27,000 to help provide local services.Thank you on behalf of MDA
families in Robeson County! Next to the National Labor Day Telethon,
our fundraising program referred to as a "Lock-Up" is MDA's premier
fundraiser nationwide. Monies raised provide local services and help
MDA continue to provide research dollars, assistance with communication
devices, diagnostic and regular clinic visits, wheelchair and leg
brace assistance, flu shots, support group sessions and even a Summer
Camp for local children and young adults with any of the 43 known
neuromuscular diseases that MDA covers. For more information about
MDA events or neuromuscular disease, please contact the Costal
Carolinas District office at (910) 791-8585.
Poems sought in contest
from Pembroke area
A $ 1,000.00 grand prize is being offered in a new poetry contest sponsored
by Celestial Arts, free to everyone. A whopping $50,000.00 in
prizes will be awarded during the coming yearl "Even if vou have
never entered a competition before," says Poetry Editor Michael Thomas,
"this is your opportunity to win big. Even if you have written
only one poem it deserves to oe read and appreciated. Beginners are
welcome I" To enter send one poem 21 lines or less: Celestial Arts, PO
Box 1140, Talent. OR 97540. Or enter online at www.freecontest.com.
Be sure your name and address is on the page with the poem. The
deadline for entering is August 31,2004. A winner's list will be 9ent to
all entrants.
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