Ebony Herald, March 1976


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Ebony Herald

VOLUME II

NUMBER 2

MARCH 1976

bony Herald Logo Changed Due To Student Opinion

by Kenneth Campbell, Editor

EDITORTS NOTE: THE LOGO ON THE
EBONY HERALD DOES NOT APPEAR
IN THIS ISSUE AND IT PROBABLY
WILL NOT APPEAR IN FUTURE
EDITIONS BECAUSE OF NEGATIVE
STUDENT OPINION.

o~How do you feel about the logo on
the Ebony Herald?T ~~Do you think it
symbolizes what you think the purpose
of the Herald should be?�T

oWhat's a logo?�

~~The logo on the Ebony Herald is the
clenched fist with the cuff and chain
around the wrist.�T

oOh, yeah, well | really hadn't given it
any thought. ITve seen it, but ITve never
really thought about it.�T

Many conversations between this
writer and ECU blacks began in this
manner last week. Responses to the
question were of Course opinionated,
but they were also diverse and thought
provoking.

Old ~TEbony HeraldTT Logo

The responses ranged from
comments on the black manTs condition
in general in America, to the plight of
ECU blacks in general.

Many students decided to use the
question to release personal frustrations
caused by the ~disunity of blacksT on
ECU campus as they observed the (the
blacks).

Such was the case when one student
said blacks at ECU and black oriented
events are run by one or two cliques.

oMan, blacks at ECU are not
organized,�T said one frustrated student.
oThe same people do everything - what
little that is. And, it is hard to break into
these little groups of power too.

o1 donTt know how it is on other
campuses, but blacks at ECU must not
want anything because we will not get
together.�T

It was suggested to this respondent
that he run for an office in the recent
SOULS (Students of a United Liberal
Society) elections.

Unfortunately, he felt that SOULS
offices are closed.

olf you are not a member of a
fraternity, you canTt win an office in
SOULS,� he said. ~~Besides, right now,
SOULS is an ineffective organization.�T

Straying away from. the original

question was not unusual, and many of
the responses were related to the above
one.
._ However, respondents who went
astray were somehow led back to the
original question, which they promptly
answered.

~~The clenched fist with the cuff and
chain makes the paper look like an
underground paper,T said one student.
oWho's idea was it? I'd like to
(expletives deleted).�T

oYou know that many of the white
students (including members of the
Student Government Association) do
not want us to have the paper,TT another
student commented. o~It is only giving
them more reasons to challenge the
paper.

~You see the problems we have been
having recently with the money. We are
falling right into their hands. | donTt see
why we _ should keep giving them
something to hang on to.

Another student said he believes the
logo is revelant to what he conceives to
be the purpose of the Herald. The logo,
he said, symbolizes unity and at the
same time, it shows a struggle for power
that blacks at ECU are experiencing.

A female student said she would
rather see white space rather than the
clenched fist with the cuff and chain.

o| had rather see nothing there than
the symbol that is there now.� she
exclaimed. o~It reminds me of the
militancy of the sixties.�T

~oWe have progressed since then, and
something new is needed to symbolize
our Situation.�

Other responses relating to the
progressive attitude included one
student saying, TT. . . (expletive deleted)
it use to be that our feet were chained
too. The logo shows that we have
progressed some.�T

Many of the students questioned
associated the logo with militancy,
especially that of the sixties.

oIt is just not relevant to today,�T
concluded some female observers of a
card game in the soda shop of Wright
Annex. oThe paper needs something
also.

Other interesting interpretations of
the logo were centered on the broken
chain connected to the cuff on the wrist
of the clenched fist.

o~Because of the chain, students can
interpret the symbol anyway they want
to,T said one student.

Another student expressed a related
opinion.

oIn order to serve the educated and
uneducated at ECU, the Herald needs to
find a median point. In finding this
median point, the Herald must be
careful not to be too conservative.�

Another of the interesting
interpretations based on the broken
chain was that the cuff and chain can

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Entertainment
Sports

represent pride and freedom.
It represents pride because the chain
is being worn not because the black

man has to wear it, but because he does

not have to wear it.

~o~The broken chain shows that blacks
are free a little bit,� a student

rationalized. ~~We are still depressed
somewhat, but we are breaking away.�T

This view was shared by _ other

students.

~ol can identify with the symbol,� a
student said. ~It shows that we are
breaking away and getting something.

~But, it does not symbolize what the
purpose of the paper should be. Also,
the articles in the paper do not relate to

the symbol.�

According to the Ebony HeraldTs new
editor, Kenneth Campbell, the logo will
soon be replaced. Idea for a new logo
will be left up to the HeraldTs staff, and
any other person who express a
concern on the matter.

Any student who wants the previous
logo to be reinstated on the paper as it
appeared, or any student who has an
idea for a new logo should express his
opinion to a member of the Herald staff.

These opinions will be considered
when the staff discusses the logo
change it in its next meeting, Campbell
said.

Prof. Murray
Speaks At AACC

by Shelia Scott
Managing Editor

Sickle Cell Anemia and other health
problems concerning blacks, whites,
and to other minorities was the topic of
a recent discussion in the Afro
American Cultural Center (AACC).

Dr. Robert F. Murray, Jr. chief of the
Division of Medical Genetics at Howard
University led the discussion.

Murray, who was in Greenville
conducting a two-day seminar for Allied
Health professions, was the second
prominent speaker in the AACC this
year.

In a brief lecture preceding the
discussion, Murray cited health care as

DR. ROBERT F. MURRAY, JR.

the third largest industry in the United
States.

Problems with sickle cell anemia have
led blacks to desire to be in policy
making programs, Murray said. These
problems have also led blacks toward a
need for involvement at the _ public
levels, expecially the research area
because so many blacksT are
misinformed at this level.

Murray entertained many questions
from the crowded audience.

Responding to questions concerning
the extent of the problem with sickle
and government involvement, Murray
said sickle cell research in America is
not totally built on concern for Blacks as

Continued on page 2







Page 2

EBONY HERALD

March 1976

Ebony Herald
Editor Chosen

Kenneth Campbell, was chosen as
the new editor of the Ebony Herald
during a March 8, screening held by the
Ebony Herald Board of Directors.

Campbell is a junior, majoring in
political science and minoring in
journalism.

o| think the Herald can serve vital
functions to the black students at
ECU,T said Campbell in a_ recent
interview. ~~The Herald can be a voice of
the whole black populus at ECU rather
than just the opinions of a few students.

oProbably the greatest function this
paper can serve is to inform the black
students, and other readers what blacks
at ECU are accomplishing.

oWe are not all athletesT or
cardplayers. The Herald needs to focus
more on the academic side of student
life.

Campbell said some students have
already suggested to him that the
amount of fraternity and sorority news
in the Herald needs to be decreased.

Also, as far as changes in the paper,
Campbell said he wants to include an
editorial colum form the President of
SOULS and a column from the Office of
Internal and Minority Affairs.

Another important function of the
Herald, according to Campbell, is to
recruit more black students to come to
ECU.

oWhen | was gathering information
for a news article on enrollment last fall,
the source | was talking to said ECU
black students ar probably the biggest
recruiters of black students to ECU,
Campbell explained.

~But to get more black students here,
we as black students should have
something to offer them. The Herald is
our biggest outlet for showing the

Prof. Murray
Speaks at AACC continued from page 1

a whole.

Former President Nixon declared
sickle cell anemia a major disease and
alloted six million dollars to a program
for research.

Corbett King, while a member of the
Department of Health, Education, and
Welfare, opened up doors for financial
involvement with sickle cell. KingTs step
made blacks more _ consciousT of
conditions more common to blacks.

FACTS ABOUT SICKLE
CELL ANEMIA

Statistics show that one in every 600
blacks, more or less, carry a recessive
trait for sickle cell. Many times it is not
recognized because of lack of education
concerning the disease.

Among whites, approximately one in
every 400 have the trait. (Whites include
Italians, Greeks, and those with black
ancestry.) Lack of knowledge in this
case is because Sickle cell is classified
as a o~black disease.�T

As far as the extent of sickle cell
outside the United States, in parts of
Africa, 25 percent of the population
have the disease.

Sickle cell affects red blood cells. It
changes the cells from their normal
shape to a sickled shape which makes
them more susceptible to piling up. This
causes death or damage to the major
organs of the body - heart, liver, kidney
and brain.

If sickle cell carriers marry at least a
fourth of their children will be affected,
in most cases.

Ironically, medical treatment causes
sickle cell to thrive. By not being
destroyed, it may be transmitted to the
next generation. Lack of treatment can
cause death before the age of 30, and in
most cases, it causes death in childbirth.

In order to establish a_ healthy
population research must work on a
cure.

Symptoms of sickle cell included two
forms which are age related. In children
two to three years old, the symptoms
are severe attacks of pain to the joints or
abdomen or to the brain causing severe
damage.

In older persons, a symptom is ulcers
on the legs because of weak blood
vessels.

Doctors and researchers are looking
for a cure, however, but progress is
slow. The reasons fall into categories

KENNETH CAMPBELL

potential black ECU students what ECU
blacks have, and what ECU blacks are
doing.

Campbell was the only person who
applied for the editorship of the Herald.

The screening board consisted of the
Secretary of Internal and Minority
Affairs, the President and _ Vice
President of SOULS, and the President
of the SGA (Student Government
Association).

Also on the screening board were the
Speaker of the (SGA) Legislature, and
the Secretary of Public Relations for
SOULS.

Also, as far as changes in the paper,
Campbell said he wants to include an
editorial column from the President of
SOULS, and a column from the Office
of Internal and Minority Affairs.

Column From Secretary
of Minority Affairs

by Dalton Nicholson

There are several things on my mind
which | consider important. They are
the Afro American Cultural Center, and
the organization, SOULS.

Both are vital and are on an
endangered list. If SOULS is to become
more. useful, and if the Center is to
remain, some changes must be made.

| can visualize SOULS as a force
standing up for the black students in
various areas On Campus in which the
students are getting ~~shafted.�T

The majority of ECU students and
part of the administration are exercising
ways to keep this force from evolving. |
must admist that they are succeeding.
Internal dissention is killing possible
progress through unity. Intelligence
dictates that this has to end.

| can visualize the Afro American
Cultural Center being utilized by the
organization that was created to
represent all black students. The
possibilities of utilizing the Center are
infinite. The Center can be a place
where students go and capitalize on
opportunities to meet, understand, and
learn to respect different personalities.

But prior to this meeting, preceding
this understanding and before respect
can materialize on this campus, self-
evaluation is needed.

The organization responsible for
Operating the Center can and should
help develop a sense of awareness

DALTON NICHOLSON

through self evaluation. A person can
not encourage some one else to respect
their point of view unless that person
knows and respects his own point of
view. After this realization takes place,
and if a person learns to respect his
position in life, in relation to his
brothersT: and sistersT, then he has an
obligation ot perpetuate the cause of
acceptance for his brothers, sisters, and
himself.

This is something that black students
can and should consider. This is step
one!

Ebony Herald E D ITO re IAL ,

By Kenneth Campbell
Editor

As editor of the Ebony Herald, | do
not intend to devote the editorial section
of the paper to my personal views.
Frankly, | do not think you care about
my opinions.

So, the editorial section of the paper
will be open for letters to the editor, and
bimonthly columns from the President
of SOULS, and the Secretary of
Internal and Minority Affairs.

The President of SOULS will be given
a column because he is elected by the
black students, and the Secretary of

such as acceptable experimentation,
and lack of experienced blacks in
research, clinicians, medical doctors,
technicians and family counselors.

There are some drugs being used for
treatment of sickle cell.

One drug is oral Sianate Potassium. It
causes hemoglobin to hold oxygen
tighter to keep the red blood cells from
sickling.

However, this drug causes a nervous
condition as a side effect.

Other drugs are questionable as to
their effect on sickle cell. Types of acid
which cause cases of _ prolonged
diarrhea, and nitrogen mustard (a
cancer drug) are being considered.

Following Dr. Murray's _ detailed
overview of sickleT cell, and_ its
symptoms, he gave an outlook of social
drawbacks sickle cell has had for blacks.

Murray mentioned that sickle was
once used to keep blacks out of the
armed forces, to keep them out of high
risk jobs which obviously paid more
money, and it was used to make
insurance premiums hard to obtain and
keep because of extreme rates.

Knowledge of sickle cell today has
cleared up many of the biased questions
regarding it. Knowledge about sickle
cell has also made black people more
aware of their health.

Murray summed up his lecture and
the discussion, saying, ~Blacks shall
denote the destiny of their own race. To
stay alive for survival, blacks must stay
away from illness. This can only come
about through working together in the
health professions, and laymen.�T

Internal and Minority Affairs because he
is closely associated with the SGA and
he should what's going on in it.

As far as | know, it has never been
clear whether the Ebony Herald is a
minority paper, or a black paper. | am
not attempting to bring up this question
again, but | think it is one that needs to
be settled. Hopefully by the next
edition, we will have a final word on that
issue.

Finally, in this my first editorial, and if
you permit my last, | would like to
explain what has been going on with the
Ebony Herald recently.

While questioning students about
their opinions concerning an issue that
appears in an article in this edition of the
Herald, most of the students questioned
me also.

oWhy hasn't the Herald been coming
out?�T they asked. ~~When is the Herald
coming out again?�

And they asked, ~~Why was another
editor chosen?�

As explained to me by a SOULS
representative, the secretary of Minority
affairs, and SGA _ legislators, the
following is the recent history of the
Ebony Herald.

When, as of January 1976, only one
edition of the Herald had _ been
published, some members of the SGA
became concerned about the studentsT
fees which are used to support the
Herald.

SGA _ Legislator Phil Arrington
introduced a bill to the Legislature
asking that all Ebony Herald funds be
reverted back to the SGA Treasury. The
bill was sent to the SGA Appropriations
committee.

In the Appropriations committee, the
situation of the Herald was discussed
with Herald editor, advisor, and other
representatives present.

Maurice Huntly, who was editor at
that time, explained that the Christmas
edition of the Herald was planned.

The stories were written, but the
photographer did not get the pictures
ready, and therefore the paper could not
go out since it was based on the
pictures.

The Appropriations committee
agreed to postpone the bill, and allow
the Herald to publish another edition.

However, Arrington, who introduced

the bill to the Legislature the following
week. This bill asked that the staff of the
Herald be reorganized.

This bill was also sent to the
Appropriations committee the same
week. Unlike the previous bill, it was
passed out to the Legislature.

The Legislature passed it and it
became effective immediately, as stated
in the bill.

The results were that as the bill stated
a Board of Directors was set up, and it
chose a new editor of the Ebony Herald
to take over the leadership of the Herald
immediately.

| was the only one who applied and |
was chosen to be the editor.

Whether or not the SGA acted in a
right manner, by passing the bill to
change the structure of the HERALD
IS QUESTIONABLE SINCE,
ACCORDING TO A REPRESENTATIVE
FROM SOULS, was in the process of
determining wht the Herald wasnTt
coming out, when the SGA began its
actions.

It appears that blame can be placed
upon a number of individuals but that is
unnecessary now, if we want to keep
the Ebony Herald.

There is one other thing | must
mention before concluding.

| have worked closely with members
of the SGA this school year. As a
reporter, it was my job to get the news
to the students. Because of this
relationship with the SGA, | knew what
was going on _ inside the SGA
concerning the Herald before it was
publicized. | atempted to share this
information with whom | though were
the proper individuals. (1 guess | failed in
this attempt.)

As it is said, we are all politicians.
While bills were being considered
concerning the Herald, | let it be known
to certain individuals that | was
interested in seeing the Herald get
responsible leadership, and that | was
interested in giving it that leadership.

| will probably be tatooed with
derogatory names for disclosing that bit
of information, but, that is to be
expected.

By the way, it has already charged
that | let some SGA member push me
into the editorship role of the Herald.
So, you've got to do one better!







March 1976

EBONY HERALD

Page 3

Kappa

Alpha Psi
Fraternity
News

The Kappas will have a Greek Dinner
for the Delta Sigma Theta and the
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sororities along
with the Alpha Phi Alpha and Omega
Psi Phi Fraternities, Sunday March 28,
1975, 5:00 p.m. at the Baptist Student
Union. The price is $1.50 per person and
each greek is entitled to bring one
guest.

Also in the future, the fraternity will
help sponsor a Sickle Cell Anemia Drive
within the next few weeks.

A MIK Club (Men Interested in
Kappa) is now being formed. Any
interested people thinking about
pledging in the fall or those just
interested in the Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity should contact Brothers
Richard A. Daniels or Grover Cooper at
752-0480. °

SOULS
Elections
Postponed

Less than 20 of ECUTs approximately
460 black student attended a SOULS
meeting, Tuesday night, March 23.

The meeting was held to~elect new
SOULS officers.

However, only two candidates had
filed for office. Dalton Nicholson filed
for president, and Marti filed.for Public
Relations Secretary.

Because of the poor attendance at
the meeting, the elections were
rescheduled.

o| can only express disappointment
with the turnout that we had at the
meeting,T said Jim Adams, President of
SOULS. oIt seems that Black people are
not interested in the issues that affect
their livelihood, unless the issue
concerns their party life.TT

oHaving a good time is all right, but
when important issues emerge, it Is
enlightening and helpful to know that
we have the active support of Black
students.

o| urge the black students to get
behind SOULS and show the officers
that they still have your " the black
students " support.�

The elections have been rescheduled
for Wednesday night, April 7. The filing
deadline was extended to Monday,

Omega Psi Phi
Stresses Scholarship and Service

Omega Psi Phi originated at the
Science Complex of Howard University
on Nov. 17, 1911. It was molded by
Ernest E. Just, Frank Coleman, Eager A.
Love and Oscar J. Johnson.

The Upsilon Zeta Chapter of Omega
Psi Phi Inc. was founded at East
Carolina University on May 15, 1973.
The founders were Willie H. Harvey Jr.,
Michael D. Jones, Tim Jones, Marshall
B. McAden, Les Strayhorn, Maurice
Huntley, Gary Phillips, Eddie Dungee,
and Connie Toppins.

Upsilon Zeta stresses scholarship and
service to the community and the
campus. Their many activities include
having participated in the Vista
Program, Boys Club telethon for
Cerebral Palsy, Walk-A-Thon,
Halloween Parties and the annual
Omega Dance. Their Fraternity also
conduct bake sales, and participates in a
variety of other events throughout the
year.

The present members and officers

are: President Cedric Dickerson; Vice-
President, Dalton Nicholson; Secretary,
Connie Knight; Treasurer, Willie Harvey;
and Chaplin, Gary Phillips. Other
members are maurice Huntley, Larry
Daniels, Kennon Powell, Morris Stanley,
and Marshall McAden. |

The brothers of Omega Psi Phi do not
ask, ~~What can Omega do for them, but
rather ask what can we do for Omega.�T
This is one of the key reasons for having
well-rounded brothers and the success
of the fraternity.

Some of the activities of the brothers
include: Dalton Nicholson who was
President of his freshman class and is
now Secretary of Minority Affairs;
Cedric Dickerson who is this yearTs
champion of the one-on-one (6 ft. and
over) Basketball Tournament; Maurice
Huntley who was Secretary of Minority
Affairs (two years ago), a former
member of the legislature and Track
champion; Willie Harvey. who _ is
chairperson of the lecture Committee,
Vice-President (2 yrs.), Track Letterman
and member of the Rho Epsilon (Real

Estate Fraternity); Marshall McAden
who has directed several dramatic plays
at ECU etc. and a host of other Omegas
who are very active in different areas.

Several prominent leaders of our
country are Omegas. Rev. Jesse
Jackson, chairperson of ~~Operation
PUSH,�; Earl Graves, publisher of the
Black Enterprise Magazine; Walter
Washington, mayor of our nationTs
capital; Vernon Jordan, chairperson of
the National Urban League; and
Clarence Lightener, former mayor of
Raleigh. Other prominent Omegas
includes Ed ~Too TallTT Jones, defensive
end for the Dallas Cowboys; Jackie
Robinson, the first Black Major League
Baseball Player; and Dr. Benjamin E.
Mays, President of Morehouse College.

The Omegas presently have two
pledges. The Omegas say to them: The
straight and narrow road is hard and
sometimes it takes a sincere effort, now
and then a traveler!

The Omegas are fortunate to have a
host of 20 Pearls and Miss Kathy
Williams as their queen.

March 29.

A candidates forum will be held
Tuesday night, March 30. Each
candidate will present to answer
questions relevant to their position and
platform.

The purpose and duties of each office
will also be explained.

SOULS offices open are President,
Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer,
and Public Realtions Secretary.

Petis Chosen As Advisor

by Connie R. Knight
Staff Writer

Mrs. Joyce Petis, a black ECU English
professor, was recently chosen by
SOULS (Students of a United Liberal
Society) to act as an advisor to black
students at ECU.

Mrs. Petis, who has been at ECU for
two years, teaches freshman English
and black literature.

o| can offer the students my
experience and whatever other qualities
| have that may prove beneficial to
them,TT said Mrs. Petis in a recent
interview.

Mrs. Petis also said she thinks she can
offer the students another source to
come to when they have problems
which they would like to discuss with
someone.

She encourages students to talk to
her because she can be ~~more than an
instructor,TT she said.

Citing her age, Mrs. Petis said she
believes that she can be a service to the
minority students because she has been

through many of the things minority
students are now going through.

~| believe | can look at the things the
minority student are going through with
a little more objectivity,T she said. ~The
fact that | am a minority faculty member
and you (blacks) are minority students
gives us Some Common ground.�

The 'ocommon ground� referred to is
where Mrs. Petis believes we should all
realize and work from for the benefit of
everyone involved.

Mrs. PetisT primary advisory function
will be as a journalistic advisor to the
Ebony Herald.

However, she wants the students to
know that she is always available to
them and that she is always willing to
talk with any student who desires
conference.

o| would like to encourage students
to let their minority faculty members
know what is going on, whether by
minority publications or other means,
because we may be able to help you.�

Delta Sigma Theta
Hosts Weekend

The most up in coming events among
the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is the
Annual Deltal Weekend. This year, it
will be on March 26-27. The Deltas will
be hosting visiting Sorors from the
campuses of _ Fayetteveille State
University, Winston-Salem State,
Elizabeth City State, Johnson C. Smith,

Alpha Phi Alpha
Plans
Scholarship

Fund Drive

The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.,
plans to have a fund raising drive for
scholarship fund. The drive will be
supported by a raffle of various prizes.
This raffle started March 22, 1976.
Tickets and other information can be
obtained from anyone in the Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity.

The Alphas also are making plans for
an Easter service project during the
spring break.

and the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.

The weekend's activities will include a
DST Sing-In on Friday, March 26.

Also, scheduled for Saturday, March
27, are a Workshop and Black show,
and the Red and White Dance.

Alpha Kappa
Alpha Pledges
Spring Line

Recenty Alpha Kappa Alpha pledged
their spring line. They are Pat Caddell,
Delcia Harper, Vanessa Henderson,
Arthine Saunders, and Sharon Jones.
On March 12, the ~Big SistersT and the
~o~IviesTT had a pajama party at Stratford
Arms in order to facilitate sisterhood.

Alpha Kappa AlphaTs future projects
in the making include a Hypertension
Clinic in April.







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EBONY HERALD

March 1976

Ebony Herald ENTERTAINMENT

Poetry Corner

THE LITTLE BLACK BOY
DOESN'T UNDERSTAND

We reap what we sow,
We tell what we know;
We are Black, we do not have to act.

Our Black backgrouund makes us
proud you see,

Not that ITm stressing it but do you
really love me?

You lead us to believe

That when you bark weTre suppose to
run up trees;

But we will stand and fight till death,

We'll fight for right with our last
breath.

| am Black and you are white;
We are both men but why are you
always right?

ITm just a child, | donTt understand,
Maybe I'd like to be a white man!

But | know that desire could not be
true,
| know | couldnTt be just like you.

ORCI

NATALIE COLE

Gladys Knight, it is not your
~imagination.T

Millie Jackson, stepping aside for
Natalie Cole may not ~hurt so good,T but

And Aretha Franklin, you're not
~daydreaming,T sheTs the ~real thing,T like
you havenTt never seen.

Bidding to be the new ~Queen of
Soul,TT Natalie Cole is definitely playing
her cards right.

Natalie, already from a family of
royalty being the daughter of the late
superstar, Nat King Cole, emerged on
the soul/pop scene last summer with a
dynamite disco flavored soul rocker.
With outstanding arrangments, and
production from Chuck Jackson and
Marvin Yancy, Ms. ColeTs first single,
oThis Will Be,�� reached the number one
position on both soul and pop charts.

oThis Will BeT was an instant soul hit.
Before it became the countryTs number
one hit on the pop charts, it had turned
gold (sold a million copies) and had
established Ms. Cole as an undisputed
earnest challenger for the coveted title,
the ~~Queen of Soul.

It appears that soon she ~will beT
~inseparableT from the title.

Evidence of NatalieTs instant success
is her immediate acceptance for her
vocal talent rather than for her name.
Nevertheless, she represents her family
name exceptionally well.

Other evidence of her immediate
acceptance is the fact that she was
responsible for two Grammy Awards
recently. One, she won outright, and
personally, and another was bestowed
upon her material.

And, an even greater act of
acceptance that Ms. ColeTs_ only
album, o~Inseparable,T�T turned gold (sold
500,000 copies) recently. It appears that
the album may remain on the charts for
at least a year. Her recent single, the
title tune from the Inseparable album
has been on Billboard magazineTs pop
charts for 14 weeks, and it is still moving
upward. (The single has already made
the number one position on BillboardTs
Soul Singles chart.

Two Grammys, a gold single, and a
gold album in less than a year.

Keep on ~shackin up,T Barbra Mason,
and Diana Ross, ~if you do not know
where you are going to,T do not set your
goals to be the Queen of Soul. That title
is already taken.

To her fans who want good music,
she ~canTt say no.T Natalie Cole ~will beT
the next Queen of Soul.

(Natalie ColeTs sister plays the part of
GradyTs daughter on the NBC comedy,
oGrady.TT)

S ; O ~ 4 i S by Anthony Ray Evrette, Sports Editor

ECU Basketball
Disappointing

ECU basketball concluded a_ very
disappointing season losing to
Appalachian State University in the first
round: of the Southern Conference
Tournament on Feb. 28.

ECUTs 11-15 record this year is the

teamTs first losing season since the
1967-68 season when the _ basketball
Pirates were 7-17. After losing to ASU
in the tournament, ECU basketball
coach Dave Patton commented, o~l
guarantee you that you won't see
another season like this one.�T
- The season was disappointing, but
perhaps it was good in the sense that
the players have something extra to
work for next season.

Pirate starters Al Edwards and Earl
Garner are graduating this year.
Returning to the team next year are the
talented Reggie Lee, Louis Crosby,
Larry Hunt, Tyrone Edwards, and Clay
Windley. And of course, General Patton
will be back in his third year as head
coach. PattonTs two year record at ECU
is 30-24.

Spring Sports
Off and Running

Spring sports are off and running
now, and ECU's teams are surely in the
race.

The baseball team is sporting a 9-3
overall record as of Mar. 22

After a 3-2 victory over the University
of North Carolina, ECU is now 7-0

against Atlantic Coast Conference
teams. The baseball Pirates are posting
a 1-3 Southern Conference record.

~Is the Southern conference that
much stronger than the supposedly
powerful ACC?� Let the record speak of
itself!

Spring Football Drills Open

Spring football practice is in its third
week at ECU. The spring practice
sessions will conclude with the annual
Purple-Gold game on Saturday, April 3,
at Ficklen Stadium.

ECU students and followers should
see an exciting brand of football next
season. The Pirates have experience at
about every position. Coach Pat Dye
has said he is most concerned with

depth now.

One major change this season will see
powerful Emerson Pickett at running
back rather than linebacker. Last year,
Dye made a successful switch, moving
Bobby Myrick from offense to defense.
Dye has similar hopes that his switch
with Pickett this year will be just as
successful.


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Ebony Herald, March 1976
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The Ebony Herald Volume 2 Number 2. Ebony Herald Logo Changed Due to Student Opinion. The Ebony Herald was the first minority publication of East Carolina University. It was printed from 1975 through 1984.
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March 1976
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