.-■'sor ';‘',r"y^^!i('T10N nNC-Cl' ,. KC a'JSl'l ft!ThE^UTHUt!il>^f.igf (U IfOLUME 65 - NUMBER 38 (USPS 091-380) DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 26, 1987 TELEPHONE (919) 682-2913 PRICE: 30 CENTS Richmond To Be Installed As NCCU Chancellor Oct. 17 North Carolina Central (Iniversity chancellor-emeritus jlbert N. Whiting will be the jiiest speaker, and University of (lorth Carolina President C.D. Spangler, Jr., will preside as NCCU formally installs Dr. Ipronza R. Richmond as iPancellor Saturday morning, October 17. The installation ceremony will |(gin with a procession of lilegates from other American ijiversities and colleges at 10 ijn. October 17 at the ijiveristy’s R.L. McDougald [ymnasium. Chancellor Richmond assumed (le post on July' 1, 1986, suc- jeding Dr. LeRoy T. Walker, ftlker had been appointed I'liancellor by UNC President Hliam C. ffriday and served liring a three-year search for a' iccessor to Dr. Whiting, who [(tired on June 30, 1983, after 16 (ears as the last president and (lit chancellor of the Durham in- limtion. When the University of North Srolina Board of Governors Jose Richmond as NCCU Jancellor, he was in his ninth ear as dean of the NCCU School i( Business. He had been ap- jinted Dean in 1977 by lancellor Whiting. The week of October 11 (rough 17 has been designated augural Week at NGGU-. It will (gin Sunday, October 11, with lart exhibit entitled "Collecting ine Art: Collectors’ Choices’ at It NCCU Art Museum. A sym- liium on the collection of art is kduled at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at it Music Recital Hall adjacent the museum. A reception will allow the symposium. A reception to introduce Dr. ichitiond and his family to the (irham community is scheduled 1p.m. Monday, October 12, at t LeRoy T. Walker Physical Jucation and Recreation Com- the season is Wole Soyinka’s “The Jero Plays,” which will be shown Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday night at 8:15 during the week, and at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, October 18. A reception for NCCU faculty members, staff members, and students is scheduled at 5 p.m,, Wednesday, October 14, at the W.G. Pearson Dining Hall. A Benefactors Forum honor ing donors to. the university’s program will be held at 3 p.m,, Thursday, October 15, at the Alfonso Elder Student Union. A concert by the NCCU Con cert and Touring Choirs is scheduled at 8:15 p.m. Friday, October 16, at B.N. Duke Auditorium. A reception at the Farrison-Newton Communica tions Building will precede the concert. The Installation Exercises arid speeches by Chancellor-Emeritus Whiting and Chancellor Rich mond are the highlights for Saturday. An inaugural reception will follow the exercises a the LeRoy T. Walker Physical Education and Recreation Com plex, and official delegates will be guests of the university at a lun cheon at 1 p.m. Saturday at the W.G. Pearson Cafeteria. The inaugural week and the in stallation exercises have been planned by a committee chaired by Dr. Charles V. Holland of Raleigh, who chaired the Board of Trustees and the Search Com mittee which nominated Rich mond. FREEDOM FUND HONOREE » Florine Roberson (I) poses with R. Kelly Bryant. Durham Branch NAACP 1987 Freedom Fund Honoree and Dr. Caroline Lattimore. ECSU To Dedicate New Building In Honor of Marion Thorpe ELIZABETH CITY — The Board of Trustees of Elizabeth City State University has announced the dedication on Sat., Oct. 3, of the new Marion D. Thorpe Administration Building. The ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. The late Dr. Thorpe was a Durham native. He was chancellor of ECSU at the time of his death. Jackson Calls Attention To Constitution *s Unfinished Business 19°7^88'*nli Augustine’s College, accepts the Wake County Association 8 88 Phi Beta Kappa Award from Dr. Clauston Jenkins, president of St. Mary’s College Raleigh dur ing ceremony held at the N.C. Museum of Art on Sept 10. ^ The opening night black tie ila of the NCCU Dramatic Art ipartment is scheduled at 8:15 [.Tuesday, October 13, at the niversity Theatre of the itrison-Newton Communica- «ns Building. The first play of St. Augustine ^s President Get Phi Beta Kappa Award RALEIGH — Dr. Prezell R. Robinson, president of St. Packwood To Fight Bork Nomination: Others Undecided WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. * Packwood on Monday Hme the first Northwest, utor to take a stand on Robert rt’s nomination to the U.S. ■pteme Court, saying he op- tethe appointment because he tits the federal appeals judge 'Mid work to limit individual will vote and fight against le Bork’s nomination,” the *'t8on Republican told a news •ilerence, adding he would be 'ling to join in a filibuster to Itk Senate confirmation of Other Northwest senator have H they will wait until the •ate Judiciary Committee ’•Pletes hearings before mak- ! a decision on the Bork aiination. fackwood said it was too early 111 whether the full Senate will trove the nomination, but ad- ■llie would be talking to up to illier Republican senators to ton his opposition. Packwood said Bork’s •rinony last week before the •ate Judiciary Committee ^ it clear he remains a harsh ti of privacy rights as defined le Supreme Court over the [six decades. f i hud decided 1 would vote 1st him unless he convinced me otherwise, and he didn’t,” Packwood said. “After listening to Judge Bork in the hearings, and more impor tantly, after meeting with him twice personally, 1 am convinced that Judge Bork feels so strongly opposed ‘o the right of privacy that he will do everything possi ble to cut and trim the liberties that the right of privacy protects,” Packwood said. A strong advocate of abortion rights, Packwood said he is con vinced that Bork “will do everything he can to reverse the private right of an individual woman to choose whether or not to have an abortion.” Packwood said that during his 25 years in elected office he has seen a “consistent pattern” of government trying to limit in dividual rights and that he would support a Supreme Court nominee “who would not only defend existing liberties, but ex pand them.” Bork fails that litmus test, Packwood said. “Given my view that we should preserve and protect those liber ties we now have so that we, in turn, can pass them on to our children a bit more secure than we received them from our parents, 1 have no choice but to (Continued'On Page 8) Augustine’s College received the 1987-88 Phi Beta Kappa Award from the Wake County Associa tion (Aplhp of North Carolina). The award was presented during the fall banquet held at the North Carolina Museum of art on Sept. 10. Dr. Clauston Jenkins, presi dent of St. Mary’s College in Raleigh made the presentation. Robinson was cited for his “superior intellectual qualities dedicated to the advancement of scholarly endeavor, human rela tions, and the cultural and religious affairs during a distinguished career characteriz ed by diligence, compassion, in tegrity and wisdom.” Jenkins called Robinson’s con tribution to education outstan ding. He said Robinson upheld all Phi Beta Kappa standards in the area of education, as presi dent of St. Augustine’s, as a member of the North Carolina State Board of Education, and at national and international levels. As a recipient of the award Robinson joins other distinguish ed citizens of Wake County in cluding Chancellor John T. Caldwell of N.C. State Universi ty, former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Susie Sharp; Neil Hirschberg and others. The association noted that Robinson deserves to be among this company because during his career he has made the right choices rather than the easy choices and has steadfastly stood for quality in education both as St. Augustine’s president and as a member of the State Board of Education. In accepting the award, Robin son said the education of our young people was important, because, he added, “I know that education is a tremendous equalizer. It not only provides all of youth an opportunity to become contributing members of our society, but it helps to keep this country of ours great.” “1 am both proud and humbl ed by such a recognition,” he said. Robinson becomes the first black educator to be honored with the award by the Wake County Chapter. The Wake County Phi Beta Kappa Association is affiliated with the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa and established its Phi Beta Kappa Award in 1978. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As the bicentennial pomp of the Constitution waned, Jesse Jackson pointed to the “un finished business” of economic and civil rights and the dangers of corporate “multinational slavemasters.” Jackson addressed about 400 people Friday night at a forum titled “To Form A More Perfect , Union,” after festivities earlier in the day returned the state Legislature to Philadelphia for its first session here in 175 years. The celebration of the signing of the Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787 wrapped up Saturday and Sunday with a picnic on the city’s restored waterfront. Speaking with Jackson at Fri day night’s forum were Eleanor Smeal, former president of the National Organization for Women, and Ramsey Clark, former U.S. attorney general. Clark accused the Reagan ad ministration of military interven tionism, while Ms. Smeal de nounced Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork and told the crowd not to give up on liberal causes such as the Equal Rights Amend ment. “We’ve been ignored so many times that we ourselves forget we’re the majority,” she said, ad ding that three of four Americans favor the ERA. “Lack of an economic rights and Equal Rights Amendment (Continued on Page 7) Just Say ‘No’ On Bork Confirmation Canada Should Remain White, Ex-Judge Says Call Your Congressmen (202) 224-3121 VANCOUVER, B.C. (AP) — Canada should remain predominantly white to safeguard its heritage, says a. former British Columbia Supreme Court judge and chancellor of the University of British Columbia. For Justice J.V. dyne says clumsy and ill-defined federal im migration policies could create a Canada where the English and French are minorities. “1 don’t think that should hap pen, quite frankly,” Clyne said Friday. “I’d not want to see us cease to be a white country. “We certainly should put a stop to illegal immigrants and, also, immigrants should be quan tified,” Clyne continued. “I’m not opposed to people coming from Third World countries but we should not have too much of tCnntinued on Page 7) ACTION IS NEEDED NOW! Senate vote expected by October 5 Urge them to speak out against Judge Bork on the Senate floor and vote to reject his confirmation to the Supreme Court. If you would rather write, here are the ad dresses: Senator Terry Sanford U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Senator Jesse Helms U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 Zip code is 29510 for all Senators Zip code is 20515 for all Representatives Our civil rights gains depend on our action! BEWARE: ^-Those who do not know their history are doomed to repeat it. ’ *

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