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By Teresa Simmons
Post Managing Editor
Modeling ia one of those
glamorous professions
many would like to try
their talents in. For Patri
cia Walker, a senior at the
University of North Can^
lina at Charlotte, modeling
has become more than a
hobby.
Within six months after
arriving at the Troyanne
Ross Institute of Modeling
(TRIM), Ms. Waite was
one of 10 chosen from the
entire school to participate
in the prestigious inter
national modeling compe
tition to be held in New
York.
rresentiy, she is in the
process of raising money
for competition. There are
certain fees to compete in
such categories as runway,
make-up tuurstyung, and
—sew and shew, fftahtnn
These are Just a few and
Ihe ones Ms. Walker hopes
■ to compete in.
While studying for her
Child and Family Devel
opment degree at UNCC,
Ms. Walker also decided to
take a few classes at TRIM
tP the advice of someone '
who saw her in a mall.
“They saw me in the mall
4nd told me about TRIM
That’s when I gave serious
thw^f to attending the
fa addition to completing
far degree, Ms. Walker is
interested in travel and he
ft Airline Flight
With the tech
I at TRIM Ms.
of. the
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As a, child, our beauty
modeled in her, home town
of Asheville, but never
gave a serious thought to
professional modeling until
this big break came.
“I would love to travel
and meet different people
and find out about the dif
ferent aspects of their
Hves. But if I do make it big
in professional modeling, I
won’t be upset. My degree
in Child and Family De
velopment is mainly for
later on In my life,” she
explained.
Ms. Walker is indeed a
lady with charisma and the
^strength to tackle many ob
stacles And stUl cume out”
on top. She is also working
at Sea^p to supplement her
four-year scholarship to
UNCC. The Sears Company
thought so highly of her
work that she was present
ed the "Courtesy Award” a
month ago.
Ms. Walker has traveled
half the world on an Inter
national Tour sponsored by
Athletes in Action (AIA).
As one of a few athletes
chosen she had to raise
funds for her trip. The
system was similar to the
present competition she is
about to embark upon.
. "* will ' need sponsors
companies or people for
this modeling competi
tionr” Mil, Walker _ JBen
tioned. “They will be fea
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MBA ftog^am \\ J
For Fayr~- 'Be State
Boone, N,C. - A Master of
Business Administration
(MBA) program for Fay
etteville State University
(FSU) was approved here
today in a meeting of the
University of North Caro
lina (UNC) Board of
Governors. FSU is one of 16
public senior constituent
institutions in the UNC
system.
In reacting to the ap
proval, Chancellor Charles
"A” Lyons said, “We are
elated with the approval of
this program. It is pro
bably one of the most im
portant programs we have
-ever had approved.”
'Scheduled to “begin this
fall, the program is 'de
signed for persons who
want to pursue a master's
degree in business admin
istration on a part-time
beats. It will offer profes
sional education to quali
fied studenta who seek
careers in management
The program will em
phasis* the analysis of
busfaiaos and organisation
al problems, policy infor
mation, and dm derslop
ment of skilb required is
organisational asam^a
"Thia program will have
significant Impact aa hah
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opment in our service area
by providing trained man
power for the people of
eastern North Carolina,”'
said Lyons.
Blacks Identity Can Be
Key To dnwch’s Growth
JCSU Hosts
Fine Arts
Festival
The Johnson C. Smith
University Union Program
Board will host its Annual
Fine Arts Festival from
Monday, April 30, to Satur
day, May 5. Events fea
tured will be a Pretty Legs
Contest, Jazz Under the
Stars, several theatrical
presentations and a Sa
turday carnival that will
include art and ceramic
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~rtWe hope the public wflT
comd- out and join us,”
invited program director
Joyce Crisp. “It's always a
fun festival and a pleasant
way to visit J.C. Smith ”
There is no shortage of
interest in the Pretty Legs
contest that kicks off the
week at 7 p.m. Monday in
the Union’s Grimes
Lounge. Faculty and stu
dents will vie for top
honors in several catego
ries in the always popular
competition. Defending
staff champion Joe Crosby
migljt prove tough to un
seat.
On Wednesday, May 2,
the best entries in the
Communication Arts’ Play
writing contest will under
go a partial reading by
dramatic art students be
ginning at 7 p.m. at the
Stndent UTrion Plawh A $25
award for best effort will
be announced. Jazz Under
the Stars will follow at 7. 30
p.m. featuring the Can
nonball Express, Donald
McClure and the Michael
Riley Jazz Quartet.
On Friday^ the Pin Points
acting troupe of Washing
ton, D.C., will be out to use
a blend of drama and co
medy in dispelling the
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EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH
Revival Begins May 7
Rev. Marvin Yancey Will
Lead Ebenezer’s Revival
By Teresa Simmons
Post Staff Writer
Rev. Marvin J. Yancey
will lead the sixth Annual
Revival at Ebenezer Bap
tist Church, 733 East Trade
St., beginning Monday,
May 7, and ending Friday,
May ll, Each night ser
vices will begin at 7.
Free workshops have
also been planned for Tues
day through Thursday be
. ginning at 5:30 p.m. and
ending a TIT. "30 p.m. Hev.
Yancy is an accomplished
musician who has pro
duced several popular reli
gious songs including “Sign
Me Up.” The songwriter
will conduct the evening
workshops for musicians,
Choir members and inte
rested individuals.
"We will stress music
theory, proper church
music,” Rev. Sutton be
gan, “parts, choir disci
pline and how to maintain
peaceful Christian attitude
in a mass choir. We really
would like to bridge the gap
in Northern and Southern
music.”
Rev. Yancey pastors
Greater Fountain of Life
Baptist Church in Chicago,
IL. The choir of the
church will sing Friday
night.
Rev Yancey and Rev.
Sutton met years ago
—during., a. reviyaLiX Chi
cago, IL. ‘‘I prayed about
who would lead the revival
this year,” Rev. Sutton
began. “And he came to
mind.”
Rev. Yancey is a ta
lented singer, gospel
preacher and accom
plished musician. "God has
bestowed many talents
upon him,” Rev Sutton
announced.
The revival theme is one
of an old fashioned revival.
“Where souls can be
saved. Weak Christians
can be strengthened and
backsliders can be brought
back to the fold,” Rev.
Sutton continued.
For 26 years Ebenezer
has not had a revival
according to Rev. Sutton.
Rev Sutton began pastor
ing the church in 1976 and
in 1978 helped to plan the
church’s first revival in
years.
“A church musThaveTn~
evangelistic passion,” Rev
Sutton explained "It is
necessary, the Word says,
to witness what you have
experienced whether it be
in song, praying, preach
ing or in testimony. A
growing church can help to
mold the community and
establish real worship.”
The doors will be open
May 7-11.
OnoMan Exhibit
Take a fresh look at the
construction underway on
Tryon Street when photo
grapher John Hilarides
opens his new one-man
exhibit, “Constructions,"
at Spirit Square May 4
John, visiting artist at
Central Piedmont Com
munity College, also will
introduce you to a world he
constructed by combining
photographic images
When I began docu
menting the construction
on Tryon Street, I became
intrigued by the rich colors
• the clay, the ribbons, the
barricades,” John said
"The individual images
from this series are, in one
sense, optical records of a
landscape in transition ”
John is a graduate of
Ohio University and has
been CPCC’s artist-in-resi
dence almost two years.
The exhibit wflT open
with a reception from 6-8
p.m. at the Seventh Street
Gallery at Spirit Square
and will close May 36. The
gallery Si open Monday
through Saturday
Blacks
Affirming
Qwn Roots
Special To The Post
Black identity can be the
key to a black church's
growth, according to pas
tors of three of the fastest
growing congregations in
the 1.7 million member
United Church of Christ.
A predominantly-white
denomination, the United
Church has shown overall
membership declines
during the past decade,
slipping from 1.9 million in
973. But thanks to striking
gains m some congrega
tions, its black member
ship has increased from
43,400 in 1973 to 53,450 in
1981
I he reason is black
theology, community ser
vice activities and black
music augmented by use of
the media for evangelism,
say the ministers of Trinity
United Church of Christ,
Chicago; Shaker Heights
Community United Church
of Christ, OH; and Peoples
Congregational Church in
Washington, U.U.
“New members at Trini
ty are taught, ‘We are
unashamedly black and un
apologetically Christian,’”
pastor Jeremiah Wright
points out.
As a result of Martin
Luther King, Jr.’s death,
blacks started affirming
their own roots and heri
tage," he explains. “Our
members asked them
selves, Are we going to be
a black church in the black
community or a white
church in black face?”’
“They opted to discard
the upper-middle-class
‘typical congregational pa
rish’ that specializes in
European liturgical forms,
European music and an
occasional 'Negro spiri
tual,”' he reports “In
stead, they adopted a wor
ship style that speaks di
rectly to the black com
munity, incorporating
black preaching and black
music.”
Trinity has over 3,600
active members today; it
had 87 in 1972. The church
was recognized as the
United Church's fastest
growing congregation at
the denomination’s 1983
General Synod.
Membership at Shaker
Heights Community
church has jumped from
six people in 1980 to 624
currently under the leader
ship of Charles Reese, who
also rejects denomination
by mainstream theology.
“Black churches have
had to struggle between
white European theology
and theology true to them
selves,” he remarks.
"Most of us have opted for
white European theology.”
Some black churches,
however, “have done a
tremendous job in adjust
ing theology,” he points
out
The Candidates
essionalRace
By Kitw Parker
Past Staff Writer
In Just IS days citizens of
four states will be Docking
to the polls for one of the
most popular primaries to
be held in a long time.
Those states are North
-GsmHna»- Indiana, Mary
land, and Ohio. More eyes
will probably be on the
Tarheel state than on any
of the others. It’seot Just to
sse how the Presidential
nomination will tin oat.
In* the gubernatorial, U S
Senate and House as wail.
Who will take over the
powerful seat which Jim
Martin held in Coagrees for
U yuan? The Democrats
bavu.a tough decision to
make. AO three Candida tea
- Swgn Green, D. G
Martin and Ben Tteon -
have strong support
throughout the Mb District
■raa. There seems to be
l«m heat stirring among
those candidates ttm«h
Wi
than among tha Republi
can opponents Alex Mc
Millan and Carl "Buddy"
Horn
Below la a capsuled ex
amination a( the candi
date* running for Con
N1NTH DISTRICT
CONGRESS
Sasaa Green j Many
Susan Green
.Has confidence
people win back the be
lief that this candidate is
of the reasons Con
gressman Jim Martin de
cided to run for govern
or. A July 19C3 market
research revealed Green
could defeat Martin
Having confidence in the
research, and especially in
D. G. Martin '
.Addresses Issues
herself, Green was the first
to announce for the con
gressional Mh District last
November. Her support in
the state is overwhelming,
but nationally she’s re
ceived tremendous atten
tion, also. To name a few
endorsers, there’s the
North Carolina Associa
tion of Educators, AFL
CIO, North Carolina Peace
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