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East Carolina University, Greenville, N. C,. 27834
Vol. II, No. 4/November 1976
Student
inmate
gives
talk
By KENNETH CAMPBELL
Editor-in-Chief
~o~Experience is the best teacher, but
the suffering is not always necessary,�T
according to ECU student Jessie High who
is also a prisoner, speaking to SOULS
Thursday night.
High is a sophomore business student
attending ECU on a study-release pro-
gram. Each day after classes, he returns to
Williamston where he is serving the eighth
year of a 40 year sentence for kidnapping.
~~l am not a criminal,TT he says. o~But |
am labelled as one and | am supposed to
believe it.
~~What the mind can believe, it can
achieve. If | believe | am a criminal, | will
be a criminal. But, | wonTt believe it.TT
A Youngstown, Ohio native, High, 29,
dropped out of school in the tenth grade
~o~to run with the older guysT.
~ve had my share of smoking,
drinking and drugs,T he said. o~lTve
abused my body, both physically and
mentally. | donTt want anyone else to go
through the suffering and punishment that
| have.�T
At the time he dropped out of high
school, High said a first grader could out
read and write him. 7
He taught himself to read and write
while in jail awaiting his trial. He said he
did so because he felt he was in jail
because he was illiterate.
High said he has gone through
extensive self-evaluation since being in
prison.
~| realize that you must accept yourself
the way you are, and be who you are,TT he
said.
oIf you are black, you canTt help it. So,
Atlanta Ba
By C.R. KNIGHT
Staff Writer
An anticipating audience waited an-
xiously for what turned out to be a
disappointing performance. The Atlanta
Ballet, a touring ensemble, proved to be
unworthy of the popularity given it.
For one hour and forty-five minutes a
crowded audience sat impatiently. The
excitement and expectation of those who
were experiencing a ballet for the first time
were met with apathy and discouragement.
If it was their first ballet, it was probably
their last too.
JESSE HIGH, ECU sophomore who is a prisoner.
program.
enjoy it.
oIf you are white, you canTt help it. So,
enjoy it.
oBlack students at ECU, if they donTt
Stop and look at themselves, they are in for
a big letdown.
~~Subconsciously, they are pretending
to be a white American Negro. They need
to stop and be themselves.TT
High said because of what he says he
has been accused of speaking parables and
riddles. He said he has been called all
kinds of names denoting sexual perversive-
ness, racial bigotry, and insanity.
Nevertheless, High says he loves
people.
~| love me and in return, | can love
people. You and | can appreciate and love
this world.
o| want to see the blacks here pull
together.
~TL see some people on campus
gossiping like mama and grandma, and the
neighbors did back home. We need to try
to accomplish our goals instead of
gossiping and doing such things.�T
He attends ECU ona_study-release
High does not see himself as an
example, however, he believes he can be
used as an example.
~~| see myself as being able to be used
as an example. After what ITve gone
through, the students who have come
through high school should have no
problems here.�T
Another ECU student who has spent
considerable time in jail said he was
enthused with HighTs openness and
willingness ~to discuss his past.
The senior English student accented
HighTs remarks saying, ~~except for me
(and Jesie) being convicted and serving
time, somewhere along the line, weTre all
going to travel the same road.�T
High said his parole date is 1979.
However, he hopes to get out prison earlier
In the event he doesnTt get a parole or
pardon, he said his college education will
not be useless. Prisons have work release
programs through which he can get a job.
After he dropped out of school, High
joined the Marine Corps. He received four
purple hearts while in the Corps, including
three while in Viet Nam.
llet disappointing
~~TziganeTT, one of the sequences
performed by the troupe, was the best of
the four dances. It portrayed a common
place virgin falling in love, and her
indecision about giving herself to her lover.
The dance ends intimately with the Virgin
and her lover lying next to each other on
Stage under fading lights.
The universality of the story portrayed
in the ~~TziganeTT sequence was responsi-
ble for its success. The dancing left much
to be desired.
The dancerTs lack of gontrol coupled
with poor choreography were two of the
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most disappointing aspects of the per-
formance. Jumping turns and well coordi-
nated falls could have been creditable to
the presentation.
However, both of these lost favor
because they were repeated throughout all
four sequences. Several dances were done
on the right side, then repeated on the left.
As a result the dancers seemed to be in a
college dance class instead of on stage
performing.
The most horrendous aspect of the
production was the dancerT s lack of control.
In an attempt at a jumping turn one dancer
all but stumbled to the floor.
In spite of the obvious potential
exhibited by the dancers, the simplicity
and ordinariness of the dancers made the
ballet deserving of an apology instead of
applause.
Legislature
rejects
student
By KENNETH CAMPBELL
Editor-in-Chief
The SGA Legislature, Monday night,
Nov. 8, rejected the argument of a black
student that wrong information from the
SGA Elections Committee prevented her
from becoming a dorm legislator.
As aresult, there are no black students
in -the Legislature. The only direct
representation black students have in the
SGA is through the Office of the Secretary
of Minority Affairs which is a permanent
office in the SGA Executive.
Sylvia Hill says she was misinformed
about the time when the SGA Elections
Committee would hold screenings to select
a new representative for Fletcher dorm.
Because of the information, Hill was
not present at the screening and another
student, Joan Johnson, was chosen.
Hill received her information from
Denise Valet, who is chairman of the
SGA Elections Committee.
Valet said she gave Hill the right
information.
~~| feel like if she misunderstood me,
she could have called me and verified it,TT
said Valet.
Hill said she and Valet were in contact
on Monday, Nov. 1. At that time, o~she said
the screening would be Thursday, (Nov. 4).
She would call me Wednesday at 4:30 to let
me know what time they would be held,�T
Hill said.
~~| waited by the phone but she never
called.T
Hill said she called Valet the next day.
Valet told her the screening had been held
and a new person was chosen.
Valet said she thought she made it clear
to Hill that the meeting would be 4:30
on Wed., Nov. 3
~oWe waited until 5 o clock for her, but
she didnTt show up,TT said Valet.
Valet said as far as she is concerned,
the matter is closed. And the SGA
Legislature, in approving the committeeTs
selection, confirms ValetTs statement.
The whole matter began when a
mistake appeared on the Oct. 24 election
ballot for Fletcher dorm representative.
A special election was being held to fill
legislative vacancies in the dorms.
Hill and Joan Johnson competed for the
vacancy in Fletcher. Their names appeared
on the ballot with instructions to vote for
two. The election had to be thrown out.
The Elections Committee decided to
hold a screening rather than a new
election. Johnson was selected by the
committee after Hill did not show up.
HillTs agrument was presented to the
Legislature by Dalton Nicholson, president
of SOULS (Society of United Liberal
Students).
The decision of the Election Committee
was presented by Denise Valet, chairman
of the SGA Elections Committee.
About five legislators voted to reject the
committeeTs decision, according to Nichol-
Son
2 EBONY HERALD/VOL. III, NO. 4/NOVEMBER 1976
ECU practices nondiscrimination
East Carolina University, an Equal
Opportunity Employer, is a phrase fre-
quently seen around campus and on ECU
official stationary and announcements.
The phrase is not just rhetoric to
appease federal officials, according to Dr.
David B. Stevens, director of the Equal
Opportunity Programs (EOP) at ECU.
The phrase is representative of nondis-
criminatory and affirmative action the
University undertakes in recruiting and
hiring minority faculty and staff.
These hiring practices have resulted in
over 50 minority faculty members at ECU,
22 of which are black.
Five programs are under the EOP,
according to Stevens.
Included are o~The ECU Affirmative
Action Program for Equal Opportunities,�T
~~The State Desegregation Plan,TT and
~~The Title IX Plan under the Educational
Amendments Act of 1972.�T
Also, ~~The Vietnam Era Veterans Act
of 1974,TT and ~~The Equal Opportunity for
the HandicapTT under sections 503 and 504
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are under
the EOP.
The first two programs prohibit dis-
crimination based on race, color, religion,
sex or national origin. They are designed to
protect blacks, Hispanics, American
Indians, and Asiatic Americans.
In addition to prohibiting discrimin-
ation, the programs call for affirmative
action.
Nondiscrimination requires the elim-
ination of all existing discriminatory con-
House ladies
go unnoticed
By TONI HARRIS
Staff Writer
Among the lists of appreciation and
congradulations the house ladies are often
omitted. The house ladies, not ~~maidsTT
are a very vital part of the universityT s
Staff.
~ MARY WILKES
ECU Maid
The house ladies work a very packed
eight hour day. Some of the ladies have
been working here for over thirty years.
And in the morning some of the ladies ride
in the elevator without being spoken to or
even noticed. It isamazing how the slogan,
~~lTm proud to be BlackTT is used so often.
Yet, our own adults receive no respect from
all of us.
ditions whether purposeful or inadvertent,
according to Stevens.
Affirmative Action is essentially the
revision of standards and practices to
assure that institutions are in fact drawing
from the largest market place of human
resources in staffing.
It also requires the employer to make
additional efforts to recruit, employ, and
promote female and minority members,
said Stevens.
To recruit minority faculty, ECU
advertises in publications such as ~~ Equal
Opportunity ForumTT which are aimed at
qualified minority applicants. Each week,
the university registers both staff and
faculty vacancies with the Economic
Security Commission.
Also, ECU contacts qualified minority
applicants graduating from predominantly
black universities.
And, helping to accommodate faculty
members in the University of North
Carolina system who want to change
schools, ECU registers with the Central
Faculty Registry of the UNC. This provides
for transfers within the UNC system.
Student recruitment is handed through
Admissions Office. Much of it is handled
by Glenn Lewis, assistant dean of
admissions.
In recruiting students, Lewis conducts
Post Secondary Opportunity sessions at
different high schools. Lewis's recruting
efforts also include corresponding with
students, counselors, and parents.
HATTIE BELL
ECU Maid
While talking to the ladies, they
commented on the unnecessary work
caused by unclean students. ~~There is
Spaghetti in the sinks when the garbage
can is right in the room,TT said one of the
ladies in White Dorm. The ladies, full of
laughs, but tired from work, feel as though
some of the girls are their own. One of the
ladies in Fletcher dorm said she often
sends the girls back to get sweaters and
�,�ven coats on windy days.
The love and care that the house ladies
give is not very common. Yet they give so
much and receive so little in return. Where
is all of the love that is part of being Black.T
The next time a house lady passes by, a
warm hello and a loving thank you can help
make their day a little brighter.
Letters to the editor may be sent to EBONY
HERALD, c/o Secretary of Minority Affairs
_ Affairsm Mendenhall Student Center,
: Greenville, N.C. 27834
Stevens said each program has already
surpassed the goals set for it.
In 1972 when the programs were
Started, less than 50 black students and
only two black professors were at ECU.
Now, approximately 600 black students
and 22 black faculty members are here.
Stevens said ECu has not been accused
of reverse discrimination while conducting
its affirmative action. He attributes that
success to the schoolTs policy of never
sacrificing quality when hiring faculty and
staff.
Jones chosen runner-up
as Homecoming Pirate
By LINDA CLARK
Staff Writer
Pat Jones was first runner-up for ECU
Homecoming Pirate. Her nomination was
unique in that she represented both Phi
PAT JONES, Homecoming Pirate
First Runner-up.
Beta Lambda, the business honor fratern-
ity, of which she is president, and
S.0.U.L.S.
Jones feels that it was an accomplish-
ment for the blacks at ECU. ~~My being
first runner-up was a result of the unity
among the blacks here,TT she said. ~~I
believe that they would have supported
S.0.U.L.S.Ts representative, whomever
she had been. Although | received votes
from white students, | donTt think | would
have come so close to winning without the
support of the blacks.TT
Jones continued to express her joy and
excitement, saying that she was happy
with her accomplishment, and she felt a
family closeness to blacks on campus that
weekend.
~~My mother wanted me to give her
thanks to the blacks and all those who have
done so much for me since ITve attended
oa T? she added, ~~and | thank all of
Freshmen encounter
several problems
ARAH VENABLE
Staff Writer
As fall quarter comes to an end, black
freshmen look back at this first quarter of
college life to state the difficulties that they
encountered in coming to a new school,
meeting new people, adjusting to a new
environment and taking on new respon-
sibilities.
Some freshmen found drop-add con-
fusing, frustrating, and altogether a very
trying experience. Cheryl Russell said the
advisors were not of much help. ~~They just
sign the sheet and tell you to turn in your
folder,TT she commented.
~Getting what you want when you
pre-register is a problem,TT said Sheila
Keaton. ~~In some courses they give upper-
classmen priority.T Sometimes freshman
will register for a course just to get the
hours, according to Keaton. This, she said,
may hurt the situation more than help.
Donna Hurst feels that often freshmen
are unsure of the courses needed for an
intended major. & found that the
catalogue does not outline the courses that
should be taken for those in general college
as well as the summary for music majors,
business majors and others.
Wanda Casterian stated that her main
problem as a freshman was learning her
way around campus. ~~Students that didnTt
attend orientation were doubly confused,
because everything seemed foreign to
them,TT she said.
Now that freshmen have been at ECU
for three months, they have become aware
of other problems.
The majority of freshmen feel social life
for blacks is limited to the campus. There
are few clubs and activities which stimulate
the interest of black students just out of
high school, and because of this some
freshmen admit to be lonely at times.
Keaton said sometimes she feels
pressured into speaking to upperclassmen.
~If you donTt speak they call you stuck-up,
but generally everyone is pretty friendly.�T
o~The teacher-student relationship is
different from high school,TT said Glenda
Epon. o~Here, the teachers take it for
granted that you know something, when
youre not really aware of what is going
on.�T
Velma Jackson, a junior, feels that
fresnmen are not made aware of the
different financial aid programs such as the
WRC, Mendenhall, and Sarah E. Clement
loans. o~Freshmen just arenTt well in-
formed,TT she commented.
Tim Jone
|Ebony Herald staff
Kenneth Campbell ......... Editor-in-Chief |
soerssessereseeessss Logture Editor
William Davis .................. Sports Editor
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EBONY HERALD/VOL. Ill, NO. 4/NOVEMBER 1976 3
Entertainment
Stevie Wonder, key in
~Songs in the Key of LifeT
And he stepped into a recording studio, and said, | have
something to say, |TIll make me an album. And when Stevie was
_ finished, he had created, o~Songs in the Key of LifeTT.
~*SongsTT is a two album package plus an extended play single
containing two songs on each side. Some critics have already
declared the release the album of the year. (Paul Simon was first.
Last year when he accepted his Grammy for album of the year,
Simon said, o~! would like to thank Stevie Wonder for not recording
an album.TT)
In actuality, ~oSongsTT was already recorded at the time. But,
Motown would not release it until they were positive their finances
could support StevieTs new seven-year $13 million dollar contract.
It appears Motown had nothing to worry about. ~~SongsTT
shipped platinum. It was guaranteed to sell a million copies even
before it was released -- before anyone heard it. In Motown
arithmetic, one million copies equals $13,980,000 since the albumT s
suggested retail price is $13.98, or $4.00 more than other standard
albums. (The album also contains a book with the words and credits
to all the songs.)
~*SongsTT really shows StevieT s geniousness. Not only did Stevie
write, produce, arrange and compose most of the songs, he also did
the lead vocals too. Interesting enough, the ~~SongsTT released last
month is not the same ~~SongsTT album of two years when it was
supposed to be released. During the contract negotiations, Stevie
abandoned the album he had recorded and began recording again.
When it was released, it surpassed the accomplishment of any
previous albums by any artists.
~~SongsTT entered the charts in the number one position, in
Billboard, Cashbox, and Record World magazines during its first
week.
Only Elton JohnTs ~o~Capatin FantasticT and ~~Rock of the
WestiesT have had such distinction. However, Elton JohnTs
albums were only single album packages where StevieTs album is a
double album package and it carries an extremely high price tag.
~oSongsTT also entered in the number one position in Bi//boardTs
SOUL Albums Charts - the first album to do so.
~~SongsTT could have very well been titled, ~~/nnervisions II1TT if
~~FulfillingnessTT had been titled ~~/nnervisions I1TT (which would
have been appropriate for it).
The material deals with StevieTs inner self. Songs such as
~Lave a Talk with GodTT, ~~LoveTsin Need of Love TodayTT, and ~~If
ItTs MagicT, reflect this aspect.
He dabs in social commentary songs with ~~Village Ghetto
Land,TT and ~~The Black ManTT. ~~Village Ghetto LandTT probably
has the most meaningful lyrics on the whole album. After
explaining the conditions in the ghettoes, Stevie closes the song
with ~~Some people say we (in the village ghetto land) should
be/Glad with what we have/ Tell me would you be happy in Village
Ghetto Land.TT
Another aspect of the album is its love songs and songs which
are a tribute to the ladies. Such songs include o~ Knocks Me Off My
FeetT, ~~Joy Inside My TearsT, and ~~Ebony EyesT. |
Stevie sings of joy and of love. He sings of his inner self.
An outstanding dimension of the album is the music. Stevie is
able to cross mucical boundaries of pop, gospel and easy listening
better than it has been done before. He takes words appropriate for
a gospel soul song and makes them light enough to be an easy
listening song. He bridges the gap between all forms of music. He
also abandons the dependence on the bass guitar which is
prevalent in most soul music.
The most popular songs on the album now are the disco
flavored, ~~IsnTt She LovelyT, ~~l WishT, a tribute to musical
pioneers time will not allow us to forget, oSir DukeT, and an
instrumental ~~ContusionTT . 7
~««Songs in the K ey of LifeTT is only a conglomerate of thought in
my subconsicous that my Maker decided to give me the strength,
the love plus love minus hate equals love energy making It possible
for me to bring to my conscious an idea,TT Stevie says in the lyric
book.
Stevie already has over two hundred songs recorded for future
albums.
Stevie says his mind is occupied with music and words. Writing
clears his brain, making room for other sounds to enter.
Ang again he stepped into a recording studio, and said, | need
another album, ~~better than the othersT. And when he was
finished, he had created ... �T
Kenneth Campbell
A mandatory staff meeting of EH willbe held
Nov. 30 in 248 Mendenhall. Persons with
criticisms concerning the paper are also
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What if through our MindTs eye,
Oh. Pati Color was changed this day?
, Patience Not in the sense of seconds before you die,
When | need you most
YouTre never here,
When! have you, you run like the waters of
But slightly another way.
What if you woke up one morn,
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the ocean. To at an ironic ie ts a
Your strong waves keep shoving me with Think ) how tragic it wou 5;
force To find color patterns in reverse!
What if we had to call night, day,
And maybe day, night?
Yes how chaotic it would be - life would be,
If such patterns werenTt aT right!
What if even closer to home
And down at the roots of it all?
lf Black was WHITE and White, BLACK,
ITm struggling, but success iSfar away
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Why have you led me to feel dejection
and pain?
Oh, Patience
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Sports
Hoop loop time here again
LOUIS CROSBY fires again,
sophomore, forward/guard.
Furman loss
critical
Last Saturday's loss to Furman was a
very critical one for the ECU PiratesT
football team. A win would have clinched
the conference crown for the Pirates.
The Pirate loss Saturday sets up a
championship game on Thanksgiving Day
against the Appalachian State University
Mountaineers.
Instead of playing the final regular
season game as conference champions the
team has to go out and work one more
game before they accept their crown.
Originally scheduled for Nov. 20, the
date was changed to Thanksgiving Day to
insure televised coverage.
Undoubtedly Appalachian will come to
Greenville ~sky highT emotionally anxicus
to defeat the Pirates. It will be Appar 3
~chianTs second shot at the title as well as
the Pirates. Another plus for the Moun-
taineers is that they beat the Pirates for the
last couple of years. Also the Mountaineer
star quarterback Robbie Price is back in the
starting lineup.
ECUTs record stands at 8-2. The loss to
Furman hurt the teamTs chances of
receiving a major bowl invitation.
The Furman game was really the first
time the team didnTt look like the winning
Pirates we know.
Coach Pat Dye stresses senior leader-
ship, and leadership from all his players.
With the outstanding seniors, ECU boasts
the Pirates will definitely be prepared for
ASU.
With Pat DyeTs football Pirates on the
verge of winning the Southern Conference
championship, Coach Dave Patton and his
troops are preparing to continue the
winning way in Greenville on the basket-
ball court.
The first game of the season is Nov. 29
against UNC-Asheville, in Minges
Coliseum.
The Pirates feature many new faces this
year. Their challenge is to improve last
yearTs 11-15 record. With very capable and
talented veterans such as Larry Hunt,
Louis Crosby and Ty Edwards, the
challenge should be met with tremendous
success in as few as 12 or 15 games.
Hunt is starting for his third year. He
will be counted on heavily as a performer
and as a leader.
The Sophomore duo of Ty Edwards and
Lou Crosby are really ready to show what
~taking it tothe hoopT is all about. Ty never
really got started last year. He was often
plagued with injury or illness. But he is
well and good now, and the Pirates are
boasting a new Ty Edwards this season.
Meanwhile, Lou Crosby is ready to
stake his claim as one of the premier
players in the
is no doubt that he has unlimited potential
and he is ready to roll.
Completing the soul team is Herb Gray,
a 68 freshman from the Washington,
D.C. area. Herb was highly recruited. He
should add the needed depth of the team.
With ECU seeking admission to the
Atlantic ~Coast Conference, this season
presents the basketball program with a
great challenge. The Pirates have already
proven themselves competitive in the two
other major college sports -- football and
baseball.
LARRY HUNT, senior, center/
forward.
The seniors have something special to
play for, since the teamTs bowl appearance
has been darkened. The Appalachian game
may be the last for the PiratesT seniors.
Witha victory meaning the conference
championship, they will enjoy going out
winners.
Thanksgiving Day is always a special
holiday, but this year it holds an added
attraction for some 90 plus young en
who've been working hard since August to
achieve what is now at hand, the
conference championship.
Southern Conference. There
TYRONE EDWARDS, ~the Jolly
GiantT, sophomore, center.
Nick Bullock
inspirational
as leader
Another integral part of the ball team is
Nick Bullock. Also a senior, Bullock has
special feelings about the team.
~itTs hard for me to put my feelings
about this team into words,TT he said. o~lTve
never been around a bunch of guys who the
game of football means so much to.
oItTs a great feeling to be associated
with the type of players we have on our
team.
oWhen you are out there on the field
with these guys, you know something good
is going to happen, and you do have to
worry about making mistakes. If you make
one, somebody is going to cover for you.�T
Bullock, expressing his appreciation for
the fansT support this season said, ~~They
NICK BULLOCK, nose guard.
REGGIE PINK NE Y,
Pirate.
outstanding
A very special part of the grid iron
Pirates is Reggie Pinkney, a four year, 6-0,
190 pound starter. Pinkney has some
special feelings about this yearTs team, too.
He believes the seniors have contributed so
much to the team, and he is just glad to be
a part of it.
Pinkney ranks high in the Southern
Conference standings, with six inter-
ceptions this season. Against Richmond,
Pinkney set a record with a 98 yard
interception run back. Later in the game,
he returned another interception for over
forty yards.
Pinkney has been invited to play in the
North-South All-Star game in December.
hung with us through the good and bad
times. To have fans like that is great. |
would like to say to them, ~thanks a lotT!TT
Bullock has proven himself a winner on
and off the field during his four years as a
Pirate. His greatest contribution to this
yearTs team may be his leadership ability.
He said his great moment as a Pirate
will be when the Pirates win the Southern
Conference championship this year. And
when the championship rings are passed
out, no one will be more deserving of his
than Nick Bullock.
Writers
needed
see any staff
member
SOULS meetingsare
held the second
Thursday night
of each month
