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T 2Jhe Daily Tar HeelMonday, March 26, 1990 s. Business and advertising: Kevin Schwartz, director; Bob Bates, advertising director, Leslie Humphrey, classified ad manager. Business start: Sabrma Goodson, manager; Allison Ashworth, assistant manager, Dana cooper ana Kimoeny IWoretz, receptionists; Monica Paris, news clerk; Laura Richards, typist. . Classified advertising: Kirsten Burkart, assistant manager; Matt Uurden, Monica pans ana Angela bpivey, issislants. Assistant editors: Diana Florence, arts coordinator. Karen Dennis, ayoof. Craig Allen, cfy:Tom Parks, design coordinator; Buckberry, Lisa Lindsay and Cameron Young, news, Johanna Henderson, ombudsman; Alisa DeMao and Tim Little, Omnibus; Joseph Muhl. photography; Mark Anderson and bcott bold, sports; uienn O'Nijal, state and national; Stephanie Johnston, Myron B. Pitts and Nancy Wykle, university. Editorial writers: Crvsta Bernstein and Kimber v Edens. University: Marcie Bailey, Debbie Baker, Victor Blue, Robert Brown, Elizabeth Byrd, Jennifer Dunlap, Teresa M. Jefferson. Stacev Kaplan. Susie Katz. Sarah Kirkman, Dionne Loy. Kenny Monteith, Shannon O'Grady, Jennifer Pilla, Stephen Poole, Lee Weeks, Carrie Wells and Akinwole N'Gai Wright. . Citv: Jennifer Dickens. Kris Donahue. Jennifer Foster. Samantha bowen. vonaa Hampton, jaoa rtarns, Johanna Henderson, Kim Jaski, Julie Malveaux, Elizabeth Murray, Mary Perivolaris, Erik Rogers. Christine Thomas, Susan Waid and Jessica Yates. State and National: Jennifer Blackwell, Wendy Bounds, David Etchison, Kevin Greene, Mark Griffin, Yancey Hall, Andre Hauser. Eric Lusk. Kimberly Maxwell, Jannette Pippin, Amy Rowland, Kyle York Spencer. Grant Trrompson and Sandy Wall. Features: Sarah Austin, Noah Bartolucci, Kendall Conger, Christy Conroy, Kinberty Gee. Amanda Graves. Carol Hazelwood, Vicki Hyman. Mara Lee, Christina Nifong, Bonnie O'Neil, Leigh Pressley. Heather Smith, Sieohanie Soieaal. Beth Tatum. Marc Walton. Bevin Weeks. Laura Williams and Dawn Wilson. ' Sports: Kenny Abner, Neil Amato. Jason Bates, John Biand, A. J. Brown, Robert Brown. Laurie Dhue. Dave Glenn. Warren Hynes, Doug Hoogervorst. David Kupstas. Bethany Litton. Bobby McCroskey, Brock Page. Eric Wagnon and Steve Walston. Photography: Jodi Anderson, Milton Artis, Schuyler Brown.Todd Diggs, Steven Exum, Jennifer Griffin, Carey Johnson, Stacey Kaplan, Caroline Kincaid, Kathy Michel, Chad Pike, Catherine Pinckert, Kristen Skula and Ami Wale. Xavout: Christv Conrov. Cleste Neal. David Reinhurt. Jeff Workman and Doug Zemel. " Copy Editors: Bob Boyette, Julia Coon. Lorrin Freeman, Melissa Grant, Angela Hill, Mitchell Kokai, Jennifer Kurfees. Robin Lentz. Amy McCarter, Emily Nicholl, Natalie Poole, George Quintero, Kristin Scheve, Bobby Seedlock. Sara Sparks, Angela Spivey, Chnssy Stidham. Clare weickert and Bruce wooa. Cartoonists: George Brooks, Alex De Grand, David Estoye and Mike Sutton. Editorial Production: Stacy Wynn, manager; Brandon Poe, assistant. ' - Distribution: RDS Carriers. ; Printing: The Village Companies. Affirmative Action sniffers setbacks For the Record ' In Friday's article, "Write-ins ex cluded from SBP vote," a source incor rectly identified himself as Todd Smar rella, a sophomore from Raleigh. Smarrella did not express the views attributed to him. The DTH regrets the error. rllfe ft C Your Own Apartment. Now You Can Afford It. plJ 929-0404 CN 'fcv -A v 933-2345 n5) motel 7 Ytfiw FRANKLIN A I J iJ5 1 WOODS Ieastgate A YCZ J . sUs!W VVUUU3p e?erg ""CARR MILL Jmij JT 968-3983 .MA4- SC M tr mi i m '1 f ii ii I i i 9672239 imstr z ? $1 967-2231 nil-: l'kTIKT I'KiH'I.K Mon.-Fri. 9-6 Sat. 10-5 Editor's note: This is the first in a five-part series examining the issues facing Black America in the 1990s. By ERIC LUSK Staff Writer African Americans have made tre mendous advances since the freedom rides and lunch counter sit-ins of the 1 950s and 1 960s, but recent setbacks in civil rights reforms have left many blacks discouraged. Many observers point to Supreme Court decisions failing to bolster Af firmative Action programs, the lack of respect for black history and the dis turbingly small number of black schol ars in education as signs of the stagna tion of the civil rights movement. "Blacks are doing all the things they need to do to pay off, except we're not getting the returns," Kerry Haynie, a UNC graduate student in political sci ence, said. Affirmative Action, a government equal opportunity employment program that began in 1 965, has come under fire in recent Supreme Court cases and is widely misunderstood, Audreye Johnson, a UNC associate professor in the school of social work, said. "The executive order for Affirma tive Action means equal access and an effort to find people of color," she said. "It's not just hiring unqualified blacks." A majority of people fail to see what Affirmative Action truly stands for, Haynie said. "The way it is presented is groups getting favorable treatment ... or people getting something they're not qualified for. It is not a lowering of standards." Recent Supreme Court decisions have eroded Affirmative Action and made arguing discrimination cases more difficult, Patrick Bruer, a UNC assis tant professor of political science, said. One decision failed to endorse Af firmative Action programs by forcing defendants to prove a strong discrimi nation problem before winning cases, Bruer said. Another decision, dealing with private-sector discrimination, sent minor ity groups a mixed message, he said. It upheld the ban on private-sector dis crimination in contracting and employ ment, but failed to protect minority groups once on the job. 'The message they (the Supreme Court) are sending is that it's going to be somewhat more difficult to imple ment Affirmative Action plans ... but it is in no grave danger of being over turned," Bruer said. In North Carolina, a new law ap proved by the U.S. Justice Department last week will allow a candidate to win a primary election with only 40 percent of the vote, which should help blacks and other minorities get on the ballot in this state, Bruer said. Not every civil rights dilemma is political. A lack of respect for black history and past issues dealing with race upset and discourage some blacks, Haynie said. The importance of history is emphasized throughout one's school ing, but is avoided when slavery issues or racial problems come up. "All through school, and even at UNC, there is not any treatment of the civil rights movement, only a few pages in a textbook," Haynie said. "When there is no treatment, people don't understand the history. People tend to forget this." Bruer said he tries to emphasize the civil rights movement, affirmative ac tion and black history in his political science classes. "I've got a number of minority stu dents in my classes. We really need some minority voices on the faculty," he said. The UNC political science depart ment does not offer any specialized courses in black history. The African and Afro-American studies curriculum offers 12 classes this semester dealing with various subjects such as the black experience, the civil rights movement and black leaders. About 1,000 stu dents are presently enrolled in Afro American studies classes. UNC faces another struggle with the lack of black faculty. Only 13 black faculty members were hired in the past four years at UNC, according to the faculty employment review prepared by the UNC Affirmative Action office. As of November, only 20 of 713 tenured faculty were black and only seven of 153 professors on the tenure track were black. Out of 1 32 fixed-term faculty, only four were black. The problem lies in the lack of black applicants, Bruer said. Prominent blacks, for various reasons, are choos ing not to go into the teaching profes sion, but are moving into other posi tions. "Every department is going after the same small set of applicants. It's diffi cult to make much progress," he said. Involving minority undergraduate students in research projects with pro fessors could stimulate an interest in academic life, Bruer said. Forms of segregation have reap peared in public schools and colleges, Caroline Coleman, southern voter, education director for the N.C. NAACP, said. "Look at school cafeterias. There is more segregation than ever," she said. Coleman said black students often receive harsher punishments than white students who commit similar offense's, at school, and the number of suspeji--' sions from school are higher for blacks; The number of black staff members' in public schools has declined in thle; past 30 years. In 1960, North Carolina had 58 black principals, but now there are only 21. By the year 2000 it is predicted that only 2 percent of teach ers in North Carolina will be black, Coleman said. Solutions to some of the problems facing black America may hinge on heightening awareness and communi cation on issues such as blacks in edu cation and racial discrimination. "We need to be honest and open, particularly in the social arena. There needs to be some restructuring of social programs," Haynie said. Coleman said institutions such as colleges need to focus on realizing differences between blacks and whites and must commit to understanding the African-American student. UNC is a good place to begin imple menting some changes, Haynie said. "Our campus is a microcosm of society," he said. "Blacks are promi nent in athletics here, but there is not as much emphasis on blacks in the class room. This issue hasn't yet been raised in the scholarship arena. "It takes some leadership here from people on campus." mm III MONDAY 3 p.m.: The Study Abroad Office is looking for students with experience in the French language and interests in Political Science and Economics. Meet Depressed And Need Help? The Department of Psychiatry at UNC-Chapel Hill invites you to participate in a drug study that can provide outpatient treatment. Men and women with clinical.depression can receive without expense a diagnostic interview, physical exams, EKG's, clinical lab tests, and possibly free anti depressant medication. Study ends soon. Call now and get the help you need. For more information contact Nancy McAlister at 962-8023. with the Associate Director of Internships in Franco phone Europe in the Study Abroad Office in 12 Caldwell Hall if you are interested. The Department of Radio, Television and Mo tion Pictures sponsor a 1990 Wesley H. Wallace Seminar in Media Ethics, "Media Properly Rights Community Rights: The Conflict of Ethical Cul tures," with Dr. Herbert Schiller, Professor of Com munications at the University of California, San Diego, in 1 -A Swain Hall. 3:45 p.m.: Career Planning and Placement Services will hold Internships 101 : Basics of intern ships and experiential learning workshop in 209 Hanes. 4 p.m.: UNC Microtheory presents Robert Townsend of Chicago in Gardner Hall until 5:30 p.m. Call 966-2385 for more details. 6 p.m.: The Presbyterian Campus Ministry will have a graduate dinner at the Presbyterian Center on 1 10 Henderson St 6:30 p.m.: SE AC'S Wildlife Conservation Com mittee meets (every Monday) in room 204 of the Campus Y. The aims are to increase awareness of critical wildlife issues and raise funds to support -conservation of specific animals. The current project is to raise money to help protect the rhino in Africa. AH welcome! The Black Cultural Center presents a Black Music Workshop, "A Brief History of Jazz and Blues Mu sics," facilitated by George Smith from Chicago Jazz Fraternity and Julio Finn, author of 77ie Bman and Voices of Negritude. Toy Lounge of Dey Hall until 8 p.m. 7 p.m.: Amnesty International Group 84 will have a video presentation and discussion of human rights and abuses in Peru in 205 Union. 7:30 p.m.: Youth United will meet in the Black Cultural Center. If interested in a teen partner pro gram, please attend. For more info, please call 962 2333. CGLA, tobegin Lesbian and Gay Awareness Week, will sponsor a forum on safer sex practices entitled "Reducing Our Risks," led by Keith Floyd and Jerry Salak of the Triangle Aids Service Project, in i 17 Hanes Art Center. 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