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08/20/91 00000 **CHW1L ".’^■'rCAKOl.lNA COLLECTION ‘7r.80N LIBRARY UNC-CH CB 3930 .,,5g9_3030 CnAlEL KlLu u (U3PS 091-380) i/OLUME 68 - NUMBER 7 DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA — SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1990 TELEPHONE (919) 682-2913 PRICE;30CEN TS NELSON MANDELA Duke Committee To Address Classroom Discrimination Makes Recommendations K committee established by ;e University President H. Keith irodie to address the problem of rimination in the classroom has sented a series of tmmendations aimed at linating such discrimination at e. ,! The committee’s ommendations include Wishing a complaint procedure reporting racial discrimination |4ie classroom, offering training Oacial sensitivity to teaching itanls and writing instructors, Itoping a race relations manual faculty, holding faculty lars to discuss racial and ral diversity, and taking a of steps designed to improve rnt support services that less social, cultural and smic problems. iThe committee’s report was lally endorsed following iion at the Feb. 13 meeting 'President’s Council on Black The council also backed mentation of the report’s imendations. am pleased with the report 'ited by the committee and llie strong vote of approval fty Ihe President’s Council on Affairs," Brodie said. "1 plan us to proceed with menting the recommendations by the committee.” 5 President’s Committee to ss Discrimination in the Mm was established in April in response to allegations ^ts made regarding ninalion in classrooms at The charges surfaced in an |1, 1988 forum sponsored by “te University Black Alumni :iion pUBAC). committee, which included jfy, students and listrators, conducted an laiive study to document tons of ui scrimination in the |om and suggest steps to >h a formal approach to the while blacks were much less likely to think so. White students were also more likely to believe that white faculty were positive and (Continued On Page 7) NELSON MANDF.T. A FREE AT LAST! FREE AT LAST! With gray hair, a somber look on his face , he stood and walked as erect as a soldier. He was some 30 pounds lighter. On Sunday, February 11, at about 4:14 p.m., 27 years, six months and one week of imprisonment behind him, legendary South African Nelson Mandela majestically walked to his freedom from Victor Verster prison. All of ■f dignity of his birth was evident. At his side was his wite, Mrs. Winnie Mandela, who had ’’carried the torch" for her husband the enure Ume he was incarcerated often to the disdain of some. Bom a chief 71 years ago, Mandela’s demeanor bespoke his noble bim as It reportedly had the entire time he was in prison. He gave the rased fist salute several times to the roar of the crowd. There seemed to be an unspoken, but well understood, language between them. It was ajyarent that Mandela was determined to let the world and the South ^ncan pvemment know that, "We have waited too long for our freedom," that he was picking up right where he left off in 1964. "We can wait no longer," he emphasized. "Amandla" power - Mandela shouted to the crowd of over a half million in front of the old city hall building. The crowd responded with resounding cheers to the leader of the African National Congress. He urged increased pressure against the South Aincan minority government. Mandela is fully aware that his people are still not free. He urged that (1) other political prisoners be freed, (2) the state of emergency be lilted, (3) apartheid be dismantled and desuoyed, and (4) one man one vote privileges be accorded every citizen of South Africa, irrespecuve of color. The ANC, the United Democratic Front and several other anti apartheid organizations in South Africa are reported to be combining their efforts under the direcuon of Mandela. He told the crowd Sunday that "the factors which necessitated the armed suuggle (30 years ago) still exist. "We have no option but to continue," he said. "To relax our efforts now would be a mistake which generations to come will not be able to forgive." In his speech, Mandela urged the various factions to negotiate those for and against apartheid. Many blacks expect him to work miracles in meir behalf and many whites hope he will ease their fears for black domination in the nation. His position is that neither should dominate and that all should be equally represented. Mandela will be walking the proverbtal Ughtrope between the facUons. In 1961, Mandela had written that there would be "no easy walk to freedom" for South African blacks alter three centuries of white domination and repression." He has continued that theme this weekend. South Africa President F. W. de Klerk’s action in freeing Nelson Mandela brings a modicum of sincerity w the government which had become a sham in international eyes for its reluctance to tackle apartheid. President George Bush telephoned both Mandela and de Klerk inviting both at different times to the United States. Both reportedly have accepted. Gfe{rt»*rf>iiThain, The Nation’s Drug Czar, William Bennett, was in Durham to address the Annual Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. Shown here, Bennett lauded the state leadership in leading the fight against drugs. »- Gov. Martin Supports Creation of Consortium Of Historically Black Universities And Colleges Reading And Writing: No Major Change Says NEA, Some Promising Notes f committee based its ions about discrimination at jOn the results of a poll of laken in spring 1989. The jvealed that black and white Is at Duke have wide ices in their perceptions ice relations in gener^ and 1 specific acts of “nation. students responding to the herally viewed race relations Hitudes at Duke as good. WASHINGTON, D.C. Findings from the Nation’s Report Card on Reading and Writing issued by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show some gains that are "rich with promise" and offer national education goal setters "some important food for thought," says National Education Association vice president Bob Chase. Deserving attention, he explains, are the findings that, in general, 17- year-olds are reading better and male and racial/ethnic minority students are also making some gains. Writing progress remains relatively stable with no major changes in student ability to write informatively, persuasively, or imaginatively. "Writing is a skill that can be honed with practice," Chase says. "But teachers need to spend more time with smaller groups of students to make strides in this area." Chase notes that variations in reading performance occurred during a time when educators w'ere testing new knowledge on how children leam to r ad. "As in business and industry, these new techniques will require a period c," testing and adjustment before their effectiveness can be determined. The upside for now is that there has been no major backsliding while experimentation has taken place," Chase adds. Particularly noteworthy for those seeking to set national education standards, he points out, is NAEP’s finding that the most dramatic gains in the reading achievement of nine-year-olds came at a time when Head Start offered early support for disadvantaged preschoolers, enrollment in pre-primary programs was on the rise, and compensatory education programs were helping disadvantage children in the early grades. "Thus the considerable gains made by 9-year-olds from 1971 to 1980 may reflect, at least in part, the impetus of special Programs that provided academic support to disadvantaged schoolchildren," says the report. "The compelling lesson the (Continued On Page 7) RALEIGH — The N.C. Consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities has been created with the support of the administration of Governor Jim ’ Martin. The consortium, which will meet twice a year, has elected Dr. Prezell Robinson, president of St. Augustine’s College, as its president. Dr. Edward Fort, chancellor of N.C. A&T State University, is vice president, and Dr. Gloria Scott, president of Bennett College, is the secretary. "This consortium represents the Historically Black Colleges’ and Universities’ understanding and awareness of their collective role in the economic development of the state," said Lee Monroe, senior education adviser to Governor Martin. "They are also concerned with increasing the numbers of minority teachers in North Carolina." The consortium was created during a recent meeting in Raleigh of the presidents and chancellors of the state’s predominantly black colleges and universities. The consortium will develop and conduct cooperative educational activities among the eleven- member institutions. The members include Barber- Scotia College in Concord, Bennett College in Greensboro, Elizabeth City Stale University, Fayetteville State University, Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, Livingstone College in Salisbury, N.C. A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C. Central University in Durham, St. Augustine’s College and Shaw University, both in Raleigh, and Winston-Salem State Universitv. SELMA, ALA. — R. r, J.A. Willoughby of Providence Baptist Lhuren, m Selma, leads prol astors in song and prayer during a sit-in in the Selma City Hall as protestors wanted a city police officer fired. (UPI Photo)
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