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PortraitOf A Beauty ~Miss SOULS
By DAVID THEROITH
Sports Editor
SheTs five foot three, 115
lbs., with the most alluring
eyes and entrancing smile
imaginable. Am I talking
about Miss America? The
Goddess ~Aphrodite? No,
but youTre close. SheTs Miss
SOULS, Saudia Ellen
Meighan.
With her dynamic per-
sonality to go along with
her beauty, itTs easy to see
why Saudia was elected to
represent the Society of
United Liberal Students.
Miss SOULS represents the
minorities at ECU, a sym-
bol that is not taken lightly.
~~ITm_ excited because I
havenTt represented such a
large group. before,TT
Saudia beamed.
The British Honduras
native will be proud to
represent minorities in the
upcoming Homecoming
voting and she sees an
underlying importance.
**This is an excellent oppor-
tunity to promote SOULS,
especially for freshmen who
donTt know that much
about the program.�T
Saudia also thinks it is
important for minorities to
stick together in voting
because unity is the key to
success, in any part of life
and she is looking forward
to representing that unity.
Saudia is the middle child
in an Hondurean family,
sandwiched between two
sisters and two. brothers.
Her interests include music,
dancing, and _ socializing
with people. The latter
spurred her interest in
SOULS.
~**] wanted the oppurtuni-
ty to represent SOULS
because theyTve done so
much to help minorities
here at ECU and | wanted
to be a part of that.
She is disappointed that .
The Minority Publication of East Carolina University
October 1982
with SOULS. ~~Minorities
need to get more involved
and work together because
we'll be more effective in
reaching our goals.
oAn example of limited
suport is a recent NAACP
meeting when only eight
people showed up and thatT
included the officers. ThatTs a
shame and it needs to be
rectified if we are to prosper
at ECU.�
-SaudiaTs success can
largely be attributed to the
woman she admires the
most, her Hondurean
mother.
~~I admire my mother
because she has shown men
that even through the
hardest of times a smile is
still the best policy and one. 3
can still convey a positive
outlook on life. I try and
follow that philosophy as
much as possible.�T
Saudia says that her mom
largely conveys what a
black woman should and
needs to be these days.
When something bad hap-
pens, accept it and make the
best of it.
oI think black women
have to work three times as
hard. Take for example, if
she wanted to be a doctor.
She has two strikes against
her already: being a woman
and being black. Therefore,
she has to strive harder to
make it in a predominately
white male dominated
world.
Saudia, Meighan, Miss SOULS for 1982
Miss SOULS challenges
any student to find out
about the SOULS organiza-
tion and realize the impor-
tance it projects in striving
to unite minorities.
ofYou will find that
SOULS is worth your
time.�T
Student Fights Against
PCB Dumping
re
~By PATRICK OTNEILL
Staff Writer
Over 500 people haveT
gone to jail for civil disobe
dience in rural Warren
County. Among them was
East Carolina student
Theresa Alston. ~~ITm will-
ing to go to jail if thatTs
what it takes,�T said Alston,
a senior in Home
Economics. "
Alston, 21, was arrested
along with 85 other people
who. attempted-.to-»block!:;:7..;
trucks laden with PCB con-
taminated soil from dump-
ing it at a landfill site in
Warren County.
Protests have now
entered their fourth week in
the. predominately Black
~county in Northeastern
North Carolina. Both en-
vironmentalists and Civil
Rights leaders haveT voiced
their opposition to the pro-
aes calming that it is not
toh De Sm nt at tet BF oad nb BS tale) ASS Wr tage tae
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~of. the Warren County site
~o~Everyone in the area is
low income,TT said Alston,
who has been released on a
promisary bond; ~o~I. feel
they picked us because they
felt they probably wouldnTt
have any trouble from us.�T
AlstonTs family lives in
Warren County only a short
distance from the landfill
site. ~~ITm against the dump
myself... I feel itTs unsafe,�
Alston said. .
She noted that vandals"
had. been, able..to. slash...
~plastic liners at the dump
was done for racial reasons. -
site ~and that the PCB laced
soil could eventually pose a
health threat to the area.
Alston said she was
specifically opposed to the
fill because it wasnTt the
safest choice for the dump.
~~There are better places for
it,TT Alston added.
Also of concern to the
opponents is the possible
~dangers that such a dump
poses to the drinking water
supply of the area. Experts
have testified that seepage
_of the PCB into the water
table is very likely in the
See page 2
future.
According to Alston, an
alternative site for the
dump was proposed at a site
in Atlanta, Georgia, but
that Hunt decided against it
because it would cost too
much to ship the waste that
far.
She also claims that the
media coverage has been
slanted in favor of the Hunt
administrationTs position.
Until last week, Hunt had
been unwilling to meet with
opponents of the landfill
until the dumping had been
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Page2 October1982
The Ebony-Herald
Black Women: Waiting
For Mr. Right
By STACEY nt eee
Contributing Writer °
For those Black women
waiting for Mr. Right to
carry them away, and who
want a man with com-
parable achievement, - it
might be helpful to know "
that statistics show more
Black wonren. graduate
from college than Black
men. For Black women,
there arenTt enough mento :
go around. As of 1979,
there were 750,000 more
' Black females than males, ey
within the 24 to 44 year old
age group. Asics
The fact that. Black
women must maintain their
independence isT most im-
portant. Breaking a nail is
not. the end of life. A
womanTs hands should. be :
soft yet strong.. Black
women have. always been
liberatd: ~We. have had: to |
help house, feed, and clothe
our ~families: WeTve been
confronted. with the hard-
ship of having to perform
day and night work to sup- ~
port children. We tend. to
lose our identity when we
have had to depend on a:
_.man,
here women portrayed
s ~~Cleopatra JonesTT, very
es and strong; reflect us
as idealized -. super
characters and. rendering
unrealistic and unfulfilled
expectations of each: other.
We donTt have to use our
sex, the gift of gab, and the
- **threadsTT to lure someone
into our webs of intrigue, to
establish -emotional
dependency over our prey.
Why take advantage of peo-
ple, when education,
knowledge, and _ skill can
take you much further?
Why should a Black
woman be proud that Black
men pursue similar features
in a White woman as stan-
dards of beauty, and select
only fair-skinned caucasoid
T featured Black women for
showcasing on their arms.
Black women, as well as "
. men, should disregard who
is or isnTt pretty and
become aware of the impor-
tance to advance their
educational and profes-
sional degree: .
Because the Black
woman makes up a substan-
tial percentage of the Black
-working force, she should
be proud of-her strength,
~because it has been forced
upon her historically. We
should be more appreciative
of the opportunities. we are
given, and have others
orecognize our
achievements. We should
be more independent, non-
clinging, -self-fulfilled, and
have a sense of provider-
ship. The presence of a job
will confer a sense of
achievement, and enhance
oneTs self-esteem. As Black
women, we should work at
supporting one another, not ~
By MIKE FELDER
Contributing Writer
Slowly, but surely com-
ing into their own is todayTs
black woman. She is in-
telligent, sophisticated,
career-oriented, and_ in-
dependent. Often at col-
w an be
confronted with an inner
struggle of being in a friendly
relationship and moving up in...
her career. The time could
rome when she may. have to
-,° Qhoose between. one or the
~ other, possibly losing the
temporarily, or ev
permanently.
' Important to that black
-woman is her interpersonal
relationship, for which she.
would do anything. Almost
anything. Also important is.
her work; her career, which . .
gives her undeniable
satisfaction.
- Struggling up the ladder
of success, she meets much
opposition in the form of
discrimination of ~sex and
race, other men, etc.but she
continues to achieve new-
found success. But what if
she desires. a family? Some.
turn away, indulging
themselves in their ~work;
.. others want famililies, turn-
ing away from-their.career.. _
The pressures. that. exist
for a black woman today
are often unrealized by. the
black male.- Frequently,
black men want a woman
that is willing to sacrifice
for them, but are many
times. unwilling to sacrifice
themselves. What. is
misunderstood here is that
only in the. past century.
have black men_ achieved
any. semblance of
dominance ~in their family
~and social lives. The pro-
blem that occurs oftentimes
i$ the misuse by the black
man cf this newly acquired
~~dominanceTT.
Today a black woman. is
not going to allow herself to
be weighted down by the
above mentioned misuse.
Though many black women
may fall into a somewhat
~*passiveTT role, they still ex-
pect to receive as much
respect, honesty, and devo-
tion as they have given in an
interpersonal relationship.
Many black men may fail
to understand the social
pressures: initiated on blackT -
women today, but this. is
not to say that black men
themselves do not undergo.
any changes in todayTs
society...
~Communicating and
helping each other to
understand the. otherTs
pressures and needs is total-
ly necessary for growth and
development in an interper-
sonal relationship. Realiza-
tion of the social pressures
placed upon one another
can also benefit men and
women. on. other: social
levels.
PCB, A Threat To Humanity
From page 1
completed, but with less
than a week of dumping
left, Hunt did meet with
local residents from the
Warren County Citizens
Concerned About PCB.
They were generally not
satisfied with HuntTs posi-
tion and the dumping has "
continued after a short
. etannave was announced by
Alston said that Gov.
Hunt was irresponsible for "
his earlier refusal to meet
with Warren County
residents. ~~If it wasnTt for
us, he wouldnTt be in of-
fice. be
. oMy family has really
been participating alot,�T
staid Alston, ~~and I wanted to -
te also.�T
Alston said she feels
confident that the opponents of
- the landfill can winn. oI have
faith and believe that we will
win.�
The .Soythern Leadership,
Conference (SCLC) and
- other Civil Rights leaders
~claim thatT Warren County
was chosen for the landfill
because of its 60 percent
minority population. The
oRev. Leon White, director:
of the Unite Church of
ChristTs Commission for _
Racial Justice, believes that
the decision to use Warren
County for the landfill was
racially motivated. White
has been arrested on a
number of occasions for at-
tempting to block the
trucks
**There are no important
people here (in Warren
County)TT said Alston.
~*They probably thought we.
were uneducated and
unorganized.� -
-- United States Congres-
sional Delegate, Walter E.
Fauntroy has also been
among those arrested at the
demonstrations. The
Washington D.C. represen-.
tative is also a member. of
the SCLCTs National Board
of Directors.
Alston claims that flies
have been swarming near
the landfill site and that.
demonstrators were told to
brush the flies off, because
they couldT possibly be
transfering the: PCBTs to
their skin. ~~PCBTs do cause
cancer,TT said Alston.:
ooSome people are sick.�T
Over 250 miles of North
Carolina highways, cover-
ing 14 counties, had. the
hazardous chemical illegally
spilled on its shoulders.
More than 200 miles of the
roads have already had the
contaminated dirt removed.
Alston -claims: that the. -
protestsT have united the
people of Warren County in "
their struggle. ~~Il feel we: "
will win- even through
things seem to appear that
we lost,TT saidT Alston. ~~I
feel even stronger now pores
we can win.
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October 1982. The Ebony
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BBONY HERALD
The Minority Publication of East Carolina University
ARNETTA TAYLOR, Business Manager
DONNA W. CARVANA, Editor In Chief
ANTHONY CARVANA, Associate Editor
DAVID THEROITH, sports Editor
CA ROL LE DAVI S, Arts People Editor
JACKIE ROWE, News Editor
OPrywrow
Pave 3
They thought it was just
another case of: ~~LetTs
Dump on the PoorTT, but
The Environmental Protec-
tion Administration (EPA)
and North Carolina State
officials got a response ~that
they never expected from
the local people, en-
vironmentalists, and civil
rights activists, when they
decided to put a PCB hazar-
dous waste landfill in rural
Warren County.
Demonstrations have
taken place on a daily basis
for the last four weeks at
the landfill site. Over 500
people have been arrested
for attempting to block the
trucks filled with the con-
taminated dirt from enter-
ing the dump.
ThatTs right- men,
women, and children have
~laid down in the road- not
crazed fanatics, but local
residents who simply donTt
want carcinogenic garbage
in their backyards.
Was the choice of. War-
ren County for the dump
site really a racially
motivated decision?
Perhaps not entirely, but
letTs face it, when a poor,
predominately Black coun-
ty is chosen as the site for a
very contaminated project,
it certainly makes on
wonder what some of the
deciding factors were when.
the decision was being
made.
Could it be that EPA and
state officials saw what they
- thought was a perfect op-
portunity? A countyTfull of
_ poorly organized, under-
educated -minority citizens
certainly -wouldnTt
much formidable opposi-
tion to such a plan; would
they? -YouTre damn right
they would! ot
~ oThe poor and the minori-
oty citizens of our country
have. always ~been. picked
out. of the crowd. when
. Sacrificial lambs .are need-
2d. Historically, the plight
of minorities in our nation
ohas been: a_ difficult ~one.
Real unity is what is needed
to educate our sisters and
brothers about the honors
of racism and individual
and ethnic oppression. The
people of Warren County. ~~
pose
are doing that job. The
record of hazardous waste
disposal- especially
landfills- has not been
good. All of us have read
the horror stories of the
Love Canal and- the
resulting birth defects.
We have seen our govern- |
mentTs non-response to
people whose lungs have
been destroyed in the cotton
mills; we again see denial
and non-response when
men are dying from cancer
because they were radiated
during 1950Ts nuclear bomb
test, and now in the 1980Ts,
we see Our leaders abandon-
ing the poor once again by
cutting off funds to essen-
tial social programs so we
-can further fuel an already
outragious military budget.
Now they want us to believe
that a hazardous waste
landfill is safe? Thanks, but
no thanks.
The Southern Christian
Leadership Conference
(SCLC) has come to North
Carolina to say no to the
dump, Congressional
Delegate Walter Fauntroy
has come to North Carolina
to say no , and Black
leaders from all over the
state are saying no too. The
answer- is no- and _ the
citizens of Warren County
want Gov.
This paper supports the
people of Warren County;
we add our voices to the
voices of other oppressed
peoples, ~~We donTt want
your dump!T If Jandfills
are so safe, why donTt you |
put one in the backyard of
the capital
Hunt and the |:
rest of his crew to know it...
building in-
» Raleigh? In the: meantime, ©
oDonTt dump on us!�
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By SAFARI MATHENGE
Contributing Writer
I recently invited a couple
friends over to the apart-
ment. ~fYou mean just to
talkT? the girl remarked,
eyes wide Open in despair.
~*LetTs go dancing.�T
So we did. But wiile the
music thundered at the Elbo
Room. and the strobes
flickered and afl of us hop--
ped around as though we
were possessed by
-some
hideous spirit of the evil
forest, I wondered, ~WhatTs
so terribly wrong with just
talking?T ItTs an enriching "
honorable human activity
. isnTt it?
After that night, I have
_. been listening carefully at
-people talk and I am amaz-
- ed. Lively conversation is
no more. Today all you
hear in the living room is
the TV.-Talk Show or a
movie .and an occasional
mumble from your
girlfriend or boyfriend who
has their eyes glared to the
tube or a simple, ~~I canTt
believe thatT? uttered by
your roommate who will be
sandwiched to his girlfriend
- or boyfriend at the other
_ corner of the room.
TV is surely one ~culprit
that could be blamed.
Although TV talk shows
have been credited with -
reviving the art of conversa-
tion, I look at talk shows
with the same _ reservations
» .as Ido any other TV show.
- , Conversastion
one can .watch; itTs
something we must do.
Everybody must pitch in to
-~build a good -conversation ©
the way we do to play a
baseball game or a football -
. game- you receive and then eo
you pass.
By STEVE CHERRY
Staff Writer
Approaching Pirate
Country on October 23, will
mark another Homecoming
Football Game. Along with
the many activities encom-
passing, this event
highlights Homecoming
Queen. In advance, con-
gradulations to Miss
Homecoming Queen
1982-83, and many hopes to
you in enjoying the benefits
youTre due. On behalf of
~last years Queen, Miss Kim
Cloud, a senior from
Winston-Salem, I hope that
you will be able to look
back on this event with
favorable feelings.
As for Miss Cloud, she
proudly received the crown;
oLetTs Talk�
is nothing "
But the death of lively ~
conversation ~cannot be
~ blamed ~on TV alone.T We
.. Just seem. to ~buy our.enter-
however, receiving the
crown turned out to be
about the only good aspect
of the whole reigning
period.
In the past, the queen has
been the special guest. She .
sat with the press at football
games, and is honorably
escorted by the Chancellor.
tainment already packaged
and ready to go. It seems
like soof_enough we_are go-
ing to be able to buy video
cassettes with pre-recorded
romantic lines supposed to
turn On your partner- in-
stead of wasting time in
lengthy conversations.
Not that I have anything
against movies, concerts,
baseball, football, or
discos- J thoroughly enjoy
these things myself. But we
seem to be losing that knack
of swooping thoughts with
our fellow humans. I have -
noticed some people will
talk more to cats and dogs
than they do to people.
Driving to a friendTs house
one day, we had this con-
versation;
Myself: What do you
think about them building
this new building on the
wooded area.
The girl said, ~Sum
Her boyfriend added,
ofuh, I guess itTs okTT.
So much for that conversa-
tion.! .
If we donTt ~~umTT it
seems that we talk about
ourselves. We gabble about
our love affairs, about our
roommates, about football
games and how well we can
play. For example, ~the
other day I caught myself
treating a friend to a ten
minute monologue of how |
-at home this and at home
that. ThatTs what Richard
Wolkomir ays
~~Boomerang. talkTT-
ding out words so_ that
theyTll circle back. We are "
too busy ~talking to
»-Ourselvesabout ourselves to .
osmmotice othat: we are boring.
everyone ~else to death.
~Whatever happened to
those. days when a fewe ~of
us would. walk miles along
country roads at night, talk-
ing about. everything under
. the.sun and above- from the
. oMeaning of life to Moham-
1Q
te ee,
calls .
sen-
Both were omitted; partly -
due to Chancellor Brewer
not. wanting to make any
public appearances at -that
time. A dinner was suppos-
ed to have been extended to
Miss Cloud, but that to,
was Omitted.
In choice of selection,
The photograph that was
placed in the paper after the
crowning was by far, not
the best picture to represent
the Homecoming Queen..
Even now, Miss Cloud
hasnTt received the pictures
that were taken of her dur-
ing half-time of last years
Homecoming Game.
In spite of what wasnTt
offered to Miss Cloud, she
was invited to be in Wilmin-
tonTs Azalea Festival, with
all expenses paid. That has
been the only opportunity
to have ECUTs Homecom-
ing Queen to represent this
University. Disregarding
the Homecoming Queen,
anyone receiving any type
of recognition should at
least be offered the bertefits
it entails, even representa-
tion by the campus media.
med Ali vesus Joe Frazier.
We just enjoyed each
otherTs company.
Good. conversation can
put some highlight into
your day. Suddenly the talk
can take an unexpected turn
and doors may open for
you. A wise man once
remarked, ~~ItTs not the
subject that makes a con-
versation click but the
verb.�
And maybe to start one, all
we have to do is break
through the ~~me barrierTT
as Wolkomir calls it and go
plunging into other peapleTs
thoughts.
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Page 4 October i982
By CAROLLE DAVIS
Features Editor
Gregory Smith, an ECU
Drama Major, will be direc-
ting a play as part of a
workshop sponsored by the
Drama Department.
The production is a play
involving three people. It
tells of their Jove for bicycl-
ing and becoming friends.
Smith says, ~~the play is
filled with human emo-
tions. ThereTs a love rela-
tionship presents. Through
the casualness of their love
~affair, the characters learn
to be responsible towards
the otherTs feelings.TT
When Smith was asked
about the cast for his pro-
duction, he had this to say.
~*The cast is interesting and
unique. As individuals, they
each bring forth different
qualities. TheyTre fresh and
new to the stage. ItTs a
challenge for me to work
with these actors into a
coherent movement.TT
Greg Smith is a senior
from Washington, N.C. He
is a dynamic and powerful
actor and dancer, as well as
a director.
He directed Lou Gehrig,
a one act play, with the
Community Theatre while
in high school.
Some of his acting ex-
periences include Hot L
Baltimore and Marathon
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The Ebony-Herald
PiiE ARPS _
Smith To Direct Workshop At ECO
Sets You probably
remember him for his
devastating performance at
ECU S.as Carlyle im
Streamers. He was afso- in
Getting Out, and one of
MendenhallTs © Dinner
Theatres. The ECU Dancé
Concert is another one of
his many accomplishments.
SmithTs most recent per-_.
formance took place last
summer in Xenia, Ohio. He
understudied the black lead
in Blue Jacket. Blue Jacket
is a play about four men
(two black and two white)
who join the Shawnee Na-
tion. Smith said, ~~being a
part of Blue Jacket gave me
the opportunity to ride
horses and shoot guns. |
also jumped off a 20 foot
high-fall. This is used to
create the effect of jumping
_offa cliff. There is no other
experience that can match
it. When you jump, thereTs ;
nothing around. you but air;
you just let your but to fall
an enjoy the space.TT
When Smith was asked
about plans for directing -
another show on campus,
he commented, ~~I have
several shows in mind.
Maybe one val be done in.
the spring.T
The Workshop Sanne
tion will be performed Oct.
13-14 in the Studio Theatre, ©
no charge.
Drama Major and inspiring director,
Greg Smith as he conducts workshop.
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The.
pony Meraid
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a ontributing Writer
Three years ago Old
. Dominion was emerging as
one of the nations top col-
legiate soccer teams. East
Carolina was just simply
trying to figure out how to
play soccer before their
mismatched confrontation
with Old Dominion that
season. But just weeks
before the contest, 5 foot 4
inch Mike Swann, from
Burmuda, had made. the
young team as a walk-on.
With time on Olid Domi-
nionTs side, ECU surpris-
ingly down only one point,
the former Carribean Island
track star entered the game
and scored the winning
goal. Michael Humphrey
Swann had finally found a
school to play his kind of
football, and ECU had
finally found. out how_to _.
play soccer.
oThat Old Dominion
game was the most exciting
moment of my life,T� Mike
said. ~~But things werenTt
always like that for me.�T
Before Mike came to
ECU, he was attending
Jackson State University in
Mississippi on a_ track
scholarship. Although Mike
became an All-American in
the 800 meters and mile
ay at Jackson State, he
was still disappointed about
being seperated from his
childhood pleasure, soccer.
~o~I had played soccer
since I could walk, but
track is what earned my
scholarship so I just tried to
dedicate all my time to just _
track,TT said Mike. He knew
from the start that soccer is
not as popular in the United
States as it is in his home,
the British Commonwealth,
Bermuda. Therefore the
possibility of him earning a
soccer scholarship was very
slim. I never gave up on
playing soccer again, even
though Jackson State didnTt
have a soccer program,�
added Mike.
During his
Jackson State, Mike often
reflected back to his high
school days as a soccer stan-
dout - in. -Hamilton, ...Ber-
muda. In high school, Mike
was appointed to the Olym-
pic Youth Camp for Future
Olympians. He also played
professional soccer in Ber-
muda when he was only six-
teen.
At the same time, Mike
was also running track.
~*Many people thought that
there was no way that I
would be any good on the
track field because of my
height,�T Mike said. But he
stay at
7
knew that with a name like
Swann, he had to be able to
do something graceful. Im-
meadiately Swann emerged
~as a standout in track, win-
ning events
dominated by taller
athletes. But Mike, only 5
foot 4 inches tall, establish-
ed himself twice
Champion of the 400
meters and Cross Country,
and three time Island
Champion of the 800 meter
run.
~*! knew I could run.
Nobody had confidence in
me except my high school
coach, Jerry Swann, and
myself.�T
MikeTs soccer skills were
immediately shadowed by
his improving talents on the
irack. He knew that if he
-was to get a scholarship he
would have to concentrate:
on only one thing, track.
There were no universitits
in Bermuda and the United
States seemed to believe in
only one kind of football,
American.
Early in his senior year,
Mike was informed by the
Bermuda National coach,
Clyde Longe, that he had
been offered a_ track
scholarship to Jackson
State University in the.
Lets States.
ferent
usually
Island |
Mike accepted the track
scholarship to Jackson
State where he ran for a
year. ~~] didnTt have any
trouble adjusting to a dif-
country,TT Mike
stated. He had spent a great
deal of his time in the
United States traveling to
track meets and visiting
realitives.
After his first year at
Jackson State, Mike was of-
fered another scholarship to
the University of Virginia.
He withdrew from Jackson
State but soon found out
that his transcript did not
reach Virginia in time. At
the point Mike wasnTt sure
exactly where he was going.
A couple of weeks later
the Virginia coach called
ECUTs track coach, Bill
Carson. Coach Carson im- .
meadiately accepted Mike
as a member of the ECU
track team.
**] sat out my first season
because of the NCAA rules
regarding transfering
athletes,TT Mike said.
A year later Mike found
out that ECU had started a
soccer team. ~~I told the
soccer coach that I could
play. He told me that I
would have to walk on and
prove myself if I wanted to
earn a scholarship,T� Mike
added.
2
-know Pil
- friends but wherever oppor-
ike Swann, Size IsnTtEverything
~By HORACE, SEE hae
Of course Mike earned
his soccer scholarship and
was reunited with his game
of soccer.
_ Since then Mike Swann
has become a member of
the Omega Psi Phi fraterni-
ty.
senior this spring. ~~ITm not
sure exactly what I want to
do when I leave here. |
miss. all my
tunity is knocking, Ili be
there to answer, whether its
up North or back home in
Bermuda,TT Mike said.
ECUTs 5 foot 4, multi-
talented Mike Swann pro-
ves that ~~good things still
can come in_" small
packages.T
Michacl Swann walle a
Emory Remains ,
Optimistic
By DAVID ie
Sports Editor
If there could bes oe
word to describe head foot-
ball coach Ed Emory, op-
tomist certainly fits. After
four games and a 2-2
record, Emory is still very
optomistic about the rest of
the season.
oWe're .500 right now
but we lost two close ball
games to 4-1 ball clubs that
have much bigger programs
than we do. Also we were
on their field, with their
crowds and officials.�T
Emory has reason to be
positive.-The Pirates lost to
N.C. State 33-26 mainly
because of two long passes
and the lost to perenial
powerhouse Missouri 28-9
is deceiving since ECU was
only down 14-9 entering the
fourth quarter and starting
QB Greg Steward didnTt
even play.
As for the much talked
about I formation, Emory
says the players have been
~~having fun with the new
passing attack.�� Indeed the
new offense has produced a
more balanced attack with
the running game grinding
the passing attack reaching
165.5 yards per game.
Offensively Emory is
disappointed with seven in-
terceptions and not enough
long passes by the quarter-
backs. Also he says the of-
fensive tine and» tight end
needs to be more physical,
though he maintains itTs
still the strength of the
team.
The Pirates are still hur-
ting at
Baker sidelined with an in-
jury and Jimmy Walden
coming back slowly.
However Emory is impress-
ed with the fulback play
from Ernest Byner and Reg-
~gie Branch,
helped the running game
roll up 740 yards.
Emory speaks positively
about the progress of
Carlton Nelson (11 catches;
20.0 avg.) and Ricky
Nichols (9, 19.3). He says
the passing game will get
better as the receivers learn
to read the numerous
coverages more efficiently.
EmoryTs smallest concern
has to be his defense, which
tailback with
freshman sensation Tony-
~who have .-
Sewer
Siig so well despite los-
ing EIGHT linebackers for
the season, which is
devistating.
Emory explains: With all
the hours it takes to teach
each player, when you lose
that many linebackers, all
that time invested is wasted
and you have to start from
scratch.T? The loss of
Ronald Reid weas_ par-
ticularly hard because
through four games, he
leads the defense with 45
tackles.
Pirates in action as they
Tun over opponents
has to be congratulated for,
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The Sweethearts of Kappa Alpha Psi
By KAREN MOORE
Staff Writer
The Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, Incorporated
celebrated their annual con-
vention in Greenville, on
the campus of ECU. Kap-
paTs came from Chapel
Hill, Winston Salem,
Charlotte, Greensboro, and
other parts of North
Carolina to take part in a
weekend of gala activities.
The Kappa Sweethearts
contributed towards the
success of the fraternityTs -
function. On. October 9,
they hosted a luncheon in
honor of the Brothers in the
Multi-purpose Room :of
Mendenhall Student
Center.
The Sweethearts put it all
together by providing a
talent and fashion show as
part: of the entertainment.
Gail Paschall, one of the
Kappa Sweethearts was the
Mistress of Ceremony and
directed the ladies during
These ladies of ania
Alpha Psi really seem to en-
joy taking part in the roun-
ding of the fraternity.
Sweetheart President,
Rhonda Brown had this to
say. ~~I feel that the Kap-
paTs really care about their
Sweethearts and are willing
to do anything for us.
' Gail Paschal! said, o~I
want to be part of an
Organization whose main
goal is achievement and
success. Kappa Alpha Psi ©
endorses these qualities.
Other Sweethearts just
say that ~~We love it!�T
Miss Kappa Alpha Psi,
Donna Banks, expresses
that ~~Being a Sweetheart
has been a rewarding ex-
perience. It encouraged my
knowledge of
togetherness.TT
The Sweethearts. have
found their way of bringing
forth togetherness through
Kappa Alpha Psi. ast
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Page 7 October1982
" Clarifying Sickle. Cell
CUNNINGHAM?! 24MA
oContributing Writer
Sickle cell disease ~ in-
-Cludes - Sgveral inherited
_ chronic disorders affecting
the red blood cells. Sickle
.cell anemia is the most com-
mon and most severe of
these disorders. _ :
_ There have beenT many
misunderstandings and.
myths about sickle cell
anemia which " need
clarification. A common. ;
myth is that sickle cell
disease and sickle cell trait
. are.contagious. This is not
. tangs The disease and trait
can be passed on in only
one way, and that. is
through genetic inheritance.
Another myth is that people
_ with sickle cell disease will
_ live past the age of 25. This is ,
also false. With proper care,
many people can live a longer
life. The most critical period
for sickle cell disease occurs
T during the first five years of
life.critical period for sickle
cell disease occurs during the
. formative years of life:
Sickle cell: anemia av?
together to
symptoms of ~sickle cell
The Enon aera
Me ws
coped red a plogd
~atacand riisskapen 3 cl
certain conditions.
Sickle cell shape results in
two conditions: 1) reduction of
blood flow, and 2) structural
weakening of the red blood
cells, and these two conditions
act by: themselves and
cause. the.
Symptoms may. include
_ pallor, weakness, shortness
Of breath, delayed onset. of
puberty, low. body weight,
rough skin, and: poor ap-. -
petite. The disease may also
result in impairment.of liver... ~.
function, hepatitis, jaun- "
cand»
_. deteriorating renal func-
tion. In addition, sickle cell
anemia is characterized by -
~*crisesT� which cause severe |
dice, gallstones,
pain in the bones, joints,
arms, legs, and abdomen,
and these crises usually last
from four to six days.
Like many other diseases,
sickle: cell anemia is more
characteristic of some
sthnic groups. than of:
However,
- others. In the United States,
both sickle cell anemia and
the carrier state (sickle cell
trait) are most common
among Blacks, Approx-
imately 1 Black in 625 has
sickle cell anemia, and 1 in
12. has. sickle cell. trait. |
: with. the sickle
cell trait, there is no anemia .
and health is usually good.
A parent with a sickle cell
trait. may. contribute to the. .
birth of a-child with sickle
cell anemia. Parents: who
know they carry the sickle |
-» cell trait may wish to con-
_ sider. genetic. counseling to
odetermine the risk in Having
_ children.
~SickleT cell-
sometimes confused with
- jron deficiency anemia. The
; patient
- anemia should eat a diet
with sickle cell
lower in iron, because iron.
stores in the patient are
already in excess. Iron rich
foods such. as liver, iron-
fortified formula, and iron-
fortified: cereals should. be
excluded. The diet should
-also be low in fat (less than
~~. because an
anemia - 1S
osources
opotatoes,
_ bread, dark. green
30.percent of a personTs dai-
ly kilocalorie intake),
because of the liver disease
and possible gallbladder
complications. This means
the diet should be low in
things .
Margarine, salad and cook-
ing oils,
-Mmayonnaise, and cooking
such as butter,
salad dressings,
fats such as lard and
vegetable fats. The diet
should be high in folate,
increased
amount of folic acid is
needed in order to replace -
the red blood cells that are ©
~ continuously
being
destroyed. Folate can be -
found in.a wide variety. of.
osome good: |
~of folate .are~
foods,and:
whole wheat
leafy
vegetables, and folate sup-
plements are recommended. |
Zinc supplementation. also
appears. to. be. ~beneficial ir
reducing the intensificatior.
of sickle cell anemia, bu
the long term affects of zinc
supplementation are not yei
- known and could prove tc
be harmful.
As of now, researchers
are still working ona cure
for sickle cell disease. There
have been improvements in
diagnosis and _ treatment
which are. enabling in-
dividuals to live longer and
more active lives. But until
a cure is found, screening,
education, counseling pro-
grams, and eating a proper
- diet are the best and most
available means to combat
sickle cell disease.
Minority
News In Br
oJohn E: Jacob, President
a, the National Urban
League, called for a_com-
prehensive national pro-
gram to guarantee jobs and
training POs ie the
* unemployed.
Jacob spokdT of a plan
called the Universal
Employment and Training .
System, which is a major
public services program ~
which he said would help to "
rebuild the nationTs cities,
roads, bridges, and water
systems.
He was ~speaking during
the opening day of the
LeagueTs 4 day conference
in Los Angeles, California.
~o~We can put millions to
work, paying taxes and
. buying consumer goods,TT
Jacob said. ~We can revive
our basic industries that are
dying today.TT
Jacob estimated that the
proposal would cost about
$100 billion annually and
that the federal government
would have to provide most -
of the funds. But he said:
that the nation was already
paying more in lost taxes,
welfare, and other social
programs, by not providing
full employment.
According to the Urban
League 1981 annual report
on the status of Blacks in
America, the unemploy-
ment rate among Blacks
was about 22 percent- over
twice the national average.
The associative executive
director of the American:
Public Welfare Association
told. a gathering of the
groups members. that social
workers in- the U.S... ~~are
trying to care for people in
a society. thatTs .saying it
canTt afford to care.�T
_. Decrying the Reagan Ad-
ministrationT budget cuts,
Dr. Linda Wolf told. the
- gathering that. deserving
people were being excluded
from aid unjustly.»
~*A person who lives in
this sovety has. a right to
certain things... if thereTs
not justice for the poor,
thereTs not justice for any
of us,TT said Wolf. She men-
tioned clothing, food; and,
shelter as things that are
essential for all people.-
North Carolina Secretary.
of Human Resources, Dr.
Sarah T. Morro also
criticized cuts in social pro-.
- grams. She specifically said
that. the Reagan administra-: |
tionTs ~ooNEW
-FEDERALISM�? proposal. |
would not be helpful to the.
states. The Néw Federalism
_ Program proposes to
transfer federal social pro-
gram aid funds to the state
level for management and
distribution.T
**WeTve got reduced ser-
vices while a shaky
economy creates even more
demand,TT Morrow said.
Early. indications ._ show
that the number of women.
serving in eiected political
offices at the state andT na-
tional. levels. will be the
- highest ever after the up-
coming November elections
are over.
Presently, less than 20° ,
women are serving. as
elected members of the
United States Senate and
~House of Representatives,
out of a total of 535 seats "
that are available. .This
number is predicted to in-
crease to over 20 for the
first time. -
State legislatures are also
expected to achieve as much
as a 15 percent. gain. in
female membership.
According to. figures
compiled by statisticians at
~Rutgers University for i.e
American Women and
Politics, more than 16,000
- women hold elected federal, |
' state, or local offices, more | ©
» than twice� as a as inT|
1975. ide
The increase in. omoney of
© te Sct) er nine, ted tae
The World Council of |
Churches donated $10,000
to the Greensboro (NC)
Justice Fund (GJF).. The
GJF has been. working on
projects that surround the
Nov. 3, 1979 fatal shooting
-in Greensboro, N.C. of five.
labor leaders affiliated with
the Communist Workers
Party. .
The killings were done by
a group of men who claim-
ed affiliation with the Ku
Klux Klan and the Nazi .
Party. All the accused were
acquitted of the murder
charges during a 1981 trial.
Civil Rights leaders and the |
GJF have claimed that all
the facts of the case were.
not revealed in the trial and
are asking that the case be
re-opened.
So far, GJF renuests that
a special prosecutor be
assigned to the case have
been denied.
The World Council of }
-Churches is an international "
~~ jnterdenominational church | "
eas body which has a history of |
available, for women can- |
didates has been cited. as}
one of the major reasons. |
.for the greater number of |.
--women officeholders.
- Despite Reagan. Ad-
ministration: claims that
they. are committed to the
ofundamental principle of |
non-discrimination in mat-
ters of raceTT, many civil
rights groups and leaders
are not convinced..
Critics of the administra-
_ tionTs civil rights policies in-
cluded virtually all of the
~ major civil rights eraups in
the nation.
Specifically, Reneh has
been: criticized for his deci-
sion to provide federal tax
exemptions for Bob Jones:
University in South
Carolina, which bars inter-
racial dating and marriage,
~ and Goldsboro (NC) Chris-
tian School, which excludes
Blacks.
Formidable lobbying =
conservative southern Con-
gressmen paved the way for
the reversal of a previous
administration decision t9
deny the tax exemption to
these two'schools.
Opponents of the deci-
* sion to grant the exemp-
~ working in) social Si bist
Os BFeaS.: es
tions claim that it is clearly
that segregationist schools
should not. be entitled to
them.
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