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The Minority Publication of East Carolina University
_April 1984
nternational Students
Meet For Cultural Reception
By SHIRLEY WILLIAMS
Arts Editor
On March 17, Chancellor
Howell, several faculty
members,
from minority organiza-
tions on campus, high
school seniors, transfers
students, parents, and ECU
students met at Mendehall
to participate in the third
annual Minority Day.
_Although this event gave
minorities a chance to con-
gregate for a day of enjoy-
ment, the purpose was to
introduce incoming minori-
ty high school and transfer
students to the university by
allowing them a chance to
tour the campus and better
acquaint themselves with
organizations and activities
available for them.
This event, sponsored by
the Admissions Office, was.
cooridinated by Rosie
Thompson. She explained
that invitations were sent to
representatives _
BosGAR
Contributing Writer
The International Stu-
dent Association of East
Carolina University held
their annual Dinner party
on Fri. March 16. in the
multi-purpose room of
Mendenhall Student
Center. More than two hun-
dred people attended the
dinner party and a variety
of dishes from Asia, Africa,
Europe, Latin America and
other parts of the world
were served.
The dinner was preceded
by traditional dances and a
ECU Photo Lab
On ECU Campus: Minority Day
admitted minority and.
transfer students, guidance
counselors, and local high
schools to inform students
of the date and the purpose
of ECUTs Minority Day.
oThe 350 students and
parents who attended and
participated in the event,
were welcomed to the
university by Chancellor
Howell. Faculty and stu-
dent, then, made presenta-
tions to discuss student life
at ECU by _ explaining
~various activities and by |
specific
discussing some
schools at the university.
Later, a representative from
the Finanical Aid Office in-
formed the visitors of the
different types of aid and
the procedure. for applying
for assistance. After each
presentation, visitors were
allowed to ask questions.
A brief intermission was
followed by ~~Minnie Col-
lege Day.TT? At this time, ©
to ECU, and
booths and tables were set
up by campus organiza-
tions,, such as
ROTC, and the EBONY
HERALD. Incoming
students
booths,
organizations
representative,
discussed the
with the
collected
handouts explaining their
objectives, goals and cam-
opus functions.
Later, the Gospel Choir
performed for and enter-
tained the visitors and ECU
students. After the concert,
members of black frater-
nities and sororities and
other groups led the visitors
on tours of the campus.
These tours were followed
by a Block Show at
Mendenhall Patio.
Introducing minority
high school seniors, ac-
cepted students, . transfer
students, and their parents
informing
them of the availble ac-
y OTI ONUOHA
fashion show. Among the
SOULS, .
visited these
students to become in-
terested in intercultural
relations and to come for-
ward and embrace the ISA,
one of the most diverse
groups of students on cam-
pus. There are over 150
foreign students studying at
ECU from over 35 different
countries. Due to. the
tremendous turn out and
demand by students and
other interested groups in
Greenville, the ISA has
plans to expand its annual
dinner to accomodate more
people. In addition, the ISA
has other interesting pro-
grams which come in bet-
ween the semester.
tivities and organizations "
for minority students, the
Student and Parents
highlights of the evening
was the belly dancing lead
by Donna Whitley, a
Marinera dance from Peru
by Oscar, Beth, and Adona,
a dance from Ahana per-
formed by Nana and Linley
Chiwonan, who also con-
ducted the fashion show.
In his final remark, the
president of ISA Val Se-
queria thanked all the peo-
ple that attended the dinner
party. He gave special
thanks to all the people who
~ devoted their time to make
the evening possible. He
made a request to all East
Carolina University
third annual Minority Day
was a
success.
ECU Photo Las
inquire about campus
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-~iBI ick: nee Letter Groups"
By ALMA GILMORE
ff Writer
In a past issue of Ebony
there was an article on the
prosperity of Black Greek
Letter Groups. The article -
discussed about their grow-
ing popularity on Campuses
Coast to Coast. What I
would like to look at is the
feeling of East Carolina
Students about their Frater-
nities
When asked the question,
What do you think of when
-I say Black Fraternitiies and
soroities? Many answers are
given, some good and some
bad. This question was ask-
ed to students and com-
munittee members around
East Carolina and these are
some of the things they had
to say.
Although many of the
responses were very positive
' there where just as many
negitive responses. Many of
the students felt that the
sororities put too much em-
phisis on good looks and
money rather than _ pro-
moting the uplifting of
black womenhood on the
campus. But, this feeling
was met with a rebuttal.
The response was ~~Yes
many of our prittiest black
females are in many of the
soroities, and yes it does
take money to be in the
soroites, but as far as pro-
moting womanhood they
do stand by that claim.
Because whenever you see
any one of the members
they; are always dressed
nice and always conducting
themselves as ladies. This
goes for all the sororities.�T
_As for the fraternities one
responce was, ~~When I
think about. the Black
Greeks I think about the
Step shows and the dances;
the colors Black and Gold,
Red and White, and Blue
and White; these are my.
favorite. When you ask me
how do I feel about Black
_ Greeks; I feel good, I feel.
-envious,. and I wish I was a
part of their group.
Many responses were
comparisons and contrasts.
to sororities and fraternities
on black campuses. But,
when pressed to be very
and Sororities.
specific about the sororities
and fraternities on this cam-
pus. the attitudes was as
follows: Good or bad it is
good that we have the
Greek Letter Groups we do
have. For East Carolina to
bea basically all white cam-
pus it is very good to see
that we have the eight na-
tionally dominate Black
Greek Fraternities and
Sororities.
As far as prosperity on
this campus, this springs
pledge lines are very large
and they get larger every
year.
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. was
founded in 1911 at Howard Univer-
sity in Washington, D.C:, and has a
total membership of 70,000. Since it
was founded, the men of Omega Psi
Phi have undertaken a number of
civic-oriented projects including:
lending financial assistance to the
NAACP, providing scholarships to
the United Negro College Fund,
providing housing for senior citi-
zens, conducting voter registration
drives across the country, making
research grants available to both
members and nonmembers, and it
sponsors students of sociology
through the pose Mears Fund.
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. was
founded in 1906 at Cornell Univer-
more than 75,000. The fraternity
promotes community service, and
since 1977, has been conducting a
million-dollar fundraising drive to
benefit the National Urban League,
the NAACP and the United Negro
College Fund. Additionally, the
fraternity aids Black business
development,
scholarship programs.
sity. It boasts a total membership of
works on youth
development projects and sponsors
ae
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- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. was
founded in 1911 at Indiana Univer-
sity and has a total membership, of
more than 70,000. The organization
conducts a number of services for
students including a prep school
tutorial program, career opportuni-
ties and job placement services, and
emergency loan programs on more
than 100 campuses. The fraternity
also has been involved in social ac-
tion and has contributed to the
NAACP, United Negro College
Fund and the Urban League.
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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc. was
sity in Indianapolis and has a total
membership of 38,000. Committed
to community service, the sorority
operates the Vocational Guidance
Workshap Center in New York City
which focuses on job training. In
addition to providing scholarships
for students, Sigma Gamma Rho is
putting together an educational
project called oA Legacy Unfolded,�
which is a two-part documentary
film on historically Black colleges
and universities. The group con-
BE, tributes to the NAACP, SCLC and -
the United Negro College Fund.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. was founded
in 1920 at Howard University and
has a total membership of more than
50,000. Since its inception, the
- sorority has been concerned with
academic excellence and it cur-
rently provides a number of scholar-
ships for students. In addition, the
women of Zeta Phi Beta operate
oStorkTs Nest,T a national program
which offers pre- and post natal care
to young mothers in 60 centers. The
sorority is also affiliated with the Na-
tional Council of Negro Women, the -
Leadership Conference on Civil
Rights and the NAACP.
founded in 1922 at Butler Univer- .
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Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. was
founded in 1914 at Howard Univer- ©
sity, and-its total membership has
reached 65,000. The organization,
which supports various civic
groups, is committed to academic
excellence and through its Phi Beta
Sigma Education Foundation it
provides a number of academic
scholarships. The fraternity has
conducted national seminars on
voter education, and the group has
worked with congressional mem-
bers on setting legislative goals.
ee
Alpha ~Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. was
founded in 1908 at Howard Univer-
sity and has a total membership of
nearly 85,000.. The sororityTs pro-
gram includes support for educa-
tion, health care, the arts and
leadership training for youths.
Through its commitment to social
service, the organization operates
the Cleveland Jobs Corps Center
and has programs to provide
academic scholarships. The sorority
has set up a political network to
mobilize members on important is-
sues, and it has worked with and
made financial contributions to
other organizations including a
$500,000 contribution to the ae
Negro College Fund in 1978.
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weita Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. was
founded in 1913 at Howard Univer-
sity and its 100,000 members repre-
sent the largest membership of all
the Black Greek letter organiza-
tions. It is a service-oriented soror-
ity with programs directed at devel-
opment in the areas of education,
mental health, housing and eco-
_nomics. Additionally, the sorority
provides scholarships and endow-
ments for professorships at several
Black colleges and universities.
This shooting occured during an : , |
argument with his father. At 12:52 |
p.m., he was taken to the emergency ; . :
Difficult |
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room of California Hospital by Fire
ra
Department paramedics. After doc- , ee
tors failed to revive him, Gaye was j |
pronounced dead at 1:01 p.m. : en e
Born April 2, 1939, Marvin Gaye
~ 4
5 Gaye Shot Deadline April 15
Marvin Gaye, last yearTs Grammy
winner and a well-known soul
singer, was shot and killed on April
once said, ~~Just like Muhammed
Ali was built to box, I was built to
sing.TT He, indeed, proved his sing-
By Franceine Perry
U News Bureau
Marvin Gaye
ing ability by becoming one of the
greatest: soul
His career began when he sang his
first hit, ~~Stubborn Kind of
Fellow.�T
works include ~~AinTt No Mountain
High EnoughTT and his great album,
*~WhatTs Going On.TT He, also,
recorded the gospel-blues ~~Can I
Get A WitnessTT and ~~How Sweet It
Is (To Be Loved By You).�T
Gaye, the winner of a Grammy
_ last year for ~~Sexual HealingTT, was
nominated for a Grammy this year
for his ~~Midnight Love.TT
Marvin Gaye, 44, a talented soul
singer was noted by his many fans
for having ~~one of the most suc-
cessful singing careers in the last 30 "
years.
HERALD GETS
NEW HEAD |
In March the ECU Media Board ©
selected four new media heads.
Ruben Ingram, presently Features
Editor of the EBONY HERALD
was selected as General Manager. In
an interview with Ingram his plans
for the HERALD he said were
dependent on the in-put of all. the
minority groups represented on the
ECU campus: Ingram, a journalism
major, sums it up this way: o~It is
my objective to make the HERALD
a well-established news organization
that produces well-formed, infor-
mative news.� ~
During this interview I was not
surprised to find that Ingram had a
game plan. ~~What I want to do is
re-format the HERALD, going
from itTs present square form to a
rectangular tabloid format,�T said
Ingram. The HERALD is a
dissemination of features and
minority news and events, and In-
gram said that he is most excited
about the upcoming year and the
opportunity to make the HERALD
a better paper. ~~I think the main
problem is that many students are
afraid to become actively involved
with newspaper publication.TT In-
gram went on to say, o~I canTt stress
more the delight I get from seeing a
finished product that is my own. It
- is this alone that allows me to con-
tinue on in this business, along with
my crazy desire to inform the
worldsT?
The HERALD is a publication
built on the needs of the students
and hires students who wish to pur-
sue newspaper work after gradua-
Ngram
tion. ~~The hours are long, but the
experience is most important. It
seems to me that any student work-
ing toward a degree in writing want
to work in some form of the print
media. ~There is just so much to be
obtained in the way of experience
and this stuff looks good on the
Cerne.
T The HERALD is an equal oppor-
tunity employer and is more than
willing to interview all students who
wish to take ~an active part in the
newspaper process. :
Ingram also stressed in this inter-
view that accuracy and profes-"
sionalism in all areas of production
are two must for work with the
HERALD in the coming semesters.
Ingram closed this interview with
this remark, ~~If you are interested
in newspaper work, seriously, and
have what it takes to get the job -
done and are willing to work long
hours and are able to work at a
steady level of proficiency, then the
oHERALD is your challenge for next
semester.TT
x
singers.
Other of his meritorious "
.Receipts,wa-
ge slips, canceled checks,
calculator--sometime bet-
ween now and April 15
millions of American tax-
payers will collect these
items and undertake the
preparation of their federal
tax returns. |
Another vital tool might
be a dictionary, if the
average taxpayer is plann-
ing to follow one of the "
~~simpleT? how-to guides
published by the Internal
Revenue Service, warns Dr.
Robert Brown, professor of
education at East Carolina
Un vets ity --2-
_ Brown has measured the
most basic IRS guide,
~Your Federal Income Tax:
1983,TTand discovered that
many of its supposedly sim-
ple instructions can be com-
prehended only by tax-
payers with college-level
reading ,
oIt?s generally accepted
that a higher than average
literacy level. is needed to
itemize federal income tax
deductions using the 1040
form and following the for-
mulas and instructions pro-
vided in small print,TT
Brown Says. .
~o~These forms often con-
fuse even well-educated tax-
. payers,so many people
employ an accountant or
professional tax prepara-
tion
IRS officials
acknowledge that the small.
print is hard to understand.
ThatTs why they provide
guidebooks to make it
easier. But just how easy to
understand are the guides?
Brown selected random
passages from ~~Your
Federal Income Tax,*T and
using a computer and stan-
dard readability indexes,
determined that advanced
reading skills--ranging from
junior college level to doc-
toral level--are needed even
for the illustrative passages.
Brown said the standard
readability indexes are
routinely applied to school
textbooks; a text designed
for a junior high school
history class shouldnTt re-
quire an 11th grade reading
level, and vice versa.
The indexes measure
reading levels by such
criteria as number of words
Zp. ; o9:
Tax
oe OQ)
~SimpleT
Pantene comsmmsencaseealle
"Guides
per sentence, number of
syllables, length of words
and vocabulary.
~~Quite a few words used
in the basic tax guide donTt
even appear in the standard
lists of words known to per-
sons - of average
literacy,TTsaid Dr. Brown.
oItTs important to use
these measurements when
written material is supposed
to be understood by the
reader for whom it -is
designed. Back in the T30Ts ,
- the indexes showed that
farm jounerals required a
reading ability exceeding
that of the average farmer.
_ oThe formulas have been
used to test military field
manuals, and newspapers
and magazines use them to
keep their reading stan-
dards on a par with the
target reading audience. .
Readers of ~The New
YorkerT or ~TimeT need to
be more sophisticated
readers than, say, readers
~PeopleT magazine.
o~" would place ~Your.
Federal Income TaxT right
up there on the ~New
~YorkerT reading level,TT he
said.
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PAGE 4 April 10 1984
Berry: Electrify
arunEs
ing Performer
By SHIRLEY WILLIAMS
Arts Editor
~~Dancing allows me the chance to
~express my emotions,TT explained
Randell Berry. Although his dance
is similiar to mime, the art of por-
traying a character, mood, or idea
by gestures and bodily movements,
Randell describes his art as a com-
bination of pantomine, creative
dance, and _ street dance.
Unlike many great dancers who
have taken extensive lessons, Berry
has had no training. He learned the
pantomine basics in a high school
drama class and continued practic-
ing in his spare time until he had
mastered the aft. Desiring to share
his talent with people, he danced on
the street corners in Munich, Ger-
many. He added, ~~This was just
for fun and attention. I really loved
to see the childrenTs amazement and
joy when I performed.TT
Randell has performed on cam-
pus and in other places in Green-
ville. He executed his talent in and
won Minority Arts and Central
Campus talent shows, won second
place in an Elbo Room talent show,
and he, along with a dance group, |
competed. in and won second place
in an Air Band Contest. He, also,
danced in the Madrigal Dinner held
at Mendenhall in December, and in
Anita BrennanTs Senior Show.
A member of Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity, an intramural partici-
pant, and an outstanding poetry
writer, Randall says one of his ma-.
jor goals while performing is ~~to
have my audience share the feelings
I express through this art.TT Achiev-
ing this interaction is ~~the greatest
- feelingTT because not only has he ac-
quired personal satisfaction, but he
has procured his audienceTs
gratification and_ respect.
A 21 year old Marketing student,
Randell plans to graduate from
ECU in May, go back to Europe,
and work in the business field.
However, he plans to continue dan-
cing on the weekends and in his
spare time.
Randell, commonly called
~~TronTT, dances because he simply
~~loves and enjoys it.T An explosive
performer, Randell Berry electrifies
his audience with his dynamic skills
and vivacious talent.
LESLIE TODD " ECU News Bureau
EnfieldTs ~Right StuffT Rainey
Features Editor
By RUBEN INGRAM
~Do you know who your SGA
president is?TT No, heTs not-the guy "
in the middle, nor is he the guy on |
the right. Your SGA president for
academic year 1984-85 is the guy in
the middle. You know, the one that
looks like a hard-notch politicain;
The one that looks like heTs kissed a
_ lot of babies. No, maybe heTs never
been kissed by a baby,--- who cares
anyway! However, the one in the .
middle is the guy to call on if you
have any problems with the univer-
sity system.
John Rainey, on Wed. March 21
collected 47 percent of the vote with :
1,079 ballots to become the presi-
dent of SGA. In his platform, which
I believe won the vote of many
students, Rainey was most direct in
stating his plans for the upcoming
year. During the next semester,
Rainey plans to involve more
students in the political process on
campus. This appears to be an ob-
tainable goal. Rainey has a proposal
for a conference in which ll
organizations can come together to
_show how they are using student
funds. With the stability afforded
the SGA by current president Paul
Naso, Rainey is a president that will "
not go unheard on this campus.
Anyway, RaineyTs place of
residence say alot about him---
Enfield--- produces only the best in
leaders--- this is the grapevine! As
an experienced leader, Rainey has.
qualities worth noting; he has served
two terms in the SGA legislature
and serves presently in the impor-
tant position of chairman, Ap-
propriations Committee; he knows
where student funds should go, and
from my experience with him is will-
ing to accept suggestions from
students. oe
I agree we need a information
center, and Rainey has proposed
that the student government
automate through the use of com-
puters.
~~Like many students at ECU, I
am working to help put myself
through school. I am concerned
about the high cost of textbooks and
I feel the SGA must study this pro-
blem.TT Rainey is a president abreast
to the problems facing graduates
arf undergraduates here at ECU.
As my former bookmate and friend,
Rainey, I am certain will prove most
effective in the position of SGA
president. The important thing to
remember is that the president is the
choice of the people--- use Rainey
and watch him. perform.
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QBOUT ... GARY
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PAGE 5. April 10 1984
By DAVID THEROITH
Sports Editor
Television is the single
most influential aspect of
modern American. society
because if has such a huge
potential to reach so many
people.
To black Americans,
television .has been especial-
ly important because blacks
watch more television than
whites and because blacks
are still searching for com-
plete equality in this coun-
try and t.v. can play an im-
portant part in that strug-
gle. .
Washington (first black
mayor, Chicago); Vanessa
Williams (first black Miss
America) and Michael
Jackson (no explanation
needed), all have helped
propel the image of blacks
to one of equality with
whites.
Television has been slow
to help insure a positive im-
age of blacks, though when
it was created in 1948 pro-
mised to be unbiased and
prejudice free, unlike radio
and film were. However t.v.
only mirrored radioTs
minstrel image in itTs first
forts of blacks like Lena
Horne and Nat King Cole
were not enough to over-
come the ~prejudice 200
years breeded.
Some positive govern-
ment acts were enacted,
such as. when . President
Truman in 1948 established
a Fair Employment Prac-.-
tices Commission, and also
in the early 1960Ts when
President John F. Kennedy
was dedicated to improving
the life of all citizens.
But overall blacks on
television has been one long
shows, Not Equ
birthright,T and also the et-.
been the most comfortable
to viewers when portrayed
in comedies. White au-
diences cannot get used to
seeing blacks in leading
- roles, except for a few stret-_
ched out examples like
Roots, the Nat King Cole
Show and the Billy Daniels
Show. When Louis Gossett
Jr. tried to portray a black
medical researcher in The -
Lazarus syndrome, it only
lasted. six weeks despite
critical acclaim, and Trap-
per John, M.D., with
basically the same plot, but
with a white lead actor,
al...
placing minorities in
~~highly visible positions�T
on the air but left them
~o~without comparable
representation in decision
making positions.�T
Blacks have responded by
creating shows like Soul
Train and Tony BrownTs
Journal but blacks need to
become more established in
the networks. Everyone
canTt be Bill Cosby. Some
blacks on the air need to be
average people on _ the
street, but not prostitutes,
pimps, mobsters or even in
typical roles like maids (ex-
The 1980Ts has witnessed decade. Prominent white history of stero-typing and premiered at the same time © ample, Nell Carter in
a reversal in American entertainers like Ed portraying unrealistic im- and is still on the air today. Gimme a Break). :
society unlike any in Sullivan, who said,~~t.v. ages. The examples are In 1977 the Civil Rights When blacks apply for a
- American history wasplayingacrucial partin endless: from The Amos Commission issued -a job, they not only have to -
beforehand. The assisting the negro in his TNT Andy show of the ~50's report: Window Dressing qualify, they have to get
achievements of Guy fight to win what the con- to Good Times and Sand- on the Set: Women and past the image whites have
ford and Son of the T70Ts.
Bluford (the first black
Through it all blacks have
astronaut); Mayor Harold.
of them. And as P.J.
Sydney, veteran black ac-
tor, said, ~~that image may
have been reinforced only
last night on t.v.TT
stitution of this country
guarentees as _ihis
Minorities in Television, ac-
cusing the t.v. industry of
ECU Gospel Choir *
Minority Day
By SHIRLEY WILLIAMS : i
Arts Editor -
Glorifying the name of Jesus
Christ through the ministry of
music, the East Carolina University
Gospel Choir offers students a
~chance to exhibit their talents by
performing in concerts on campus,
at other universities, and at various
churches in the area and the state.
Started as an ensemble six years .
ago, the choir provides its members
the opportunity to sing gospel songs
while exposing them to the various
cultures in the religious realm.
With campus activities including
an annual Gong Show, participation
in Minority Day, and several con-
certs during the year, the choir
strives to entertain students, faculty,
and members of the community. :
Another campus activity is the
_ choirTs celebration of its anniversary |
on April 15, at 3 p.m. in Hendrix :
Fie a tre;
Under the dynamic leadership of __
Dr. Dennis Chestnutt, the faculty
advisor, and Delphine Venable,
president, the 54 members of ECUTs
Gospel Choir brings melodious
gospel music to ECU and to all its
audiences.
Corrections
The statement in the March issue which read ~~Andrew
Jackson became the first Black Mayor of Atlanta Georgia,�
Jackson first
should have been ~Andrew became the
Mayor of Atlanta to have such 2 di political,
economic, religious, and social .�? We apologize
for : the error.
PAGE 6 April 10 1984
SPORES
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~~Winning It For The ColonelTT
By DAVID THEROITH
. Sports Editor
East CarolinaTs universi-
ty basketball team may
have had a rough season
this year but there was
another ECU basketball
squad that was signifigantly
more successful: East
CarolinaTs air Force ROTC
~ Golden Warriors.
~The Golden Warriors
captured the title of the |
tournament they hosted,
the fifteenth annual Air
Force ROTC Detachment
600 Basketball Tourna-
ment, by defeating the
Fayettevile State Air Force
46-43. 3
The Detachment 600
tourney is held in Minges
Collisium every year during
the month of March and
represents one of the
detachmentTs biggest pro-
jects of the semester. It
took an executive staff of
seven cadets led by chair-
_man _C-Capt. Len Lang to
organize the tournament.
At first, 40 Air Force, Ar-
my, Navy and Marine
_detachments were invited to.
_ participate in the two day
event.
A few problems arose
with conflicting com-
mitments but six teams end-
ed up accepting and coming
to the tourney.
The original double
elemination format was
altered a bit to a ~~round
robinTT system that proved
to be successful. "
- ECUTs Golden Warriors
had a special reason for
wanting to win the
tourneyTs fifteenth year.
After taking the first title in
the four team initial event,
East CarolinaTs Air Force
ohad not won first place
since, although coming
close, especially the last
four years when the War-
riors were exceptionally
talented and coached by
former ECU All-American
Lt. Colonel James C.
Thomas.
However, as co-captain
Anthony Carvana exclaim-
ed before the first
game, ~~We are not going to
be denied!TT The team mot- .
to was ~~Win it for the Col-
onel.TT
Many thought the War-
riors wouldnTt have a 3
chance because of a poor
showing in first the ECU in-
tramural basketball season,
in which they went 6-1 but
were blasted by the En-
forcers in the second round;
and then in the Duke
~ ArmyTs ROTC basketball
tourney in which ECU lost "
itTs first two games.
The bad experiences only
served to strengthen the
squad, however. It was to
be no cake walk for ECU
though. Only six teams
made it to the tourney but
four of them, N.C. StateTs
Air Force, the ECU Marine
Platoon LeaderTs Class,
Fayetteville StateTs Air
Force and ECU were all
evenly matched.
The Warriors won their.
first game on Friday over
the UNC AF by depending
on their excellent trap
defense. They then ran into
the brick wall of the rough
Marine PLCTs and dropped
a close five point contest.
The Warriors licked their
wounds and finished the
day by wearing down the
seven-man N.C. State team,
which proved to be a pivital
win. :
On Saturday the War-
riors beat the last place
Duke AF, which created an
interesting situation. All
four of the top teams now
had a 4-1 record with one
game remaining. The War-
riors could only win if N.C.
State beat the Marine
PLCTs and ECU beat Favet-
teville State. In a bitterly
fought contest, N.C. State
did beat the PLCTs, which
made the 11:00 a.m. game
of ECU versus FSU the |
championship game. FSU
couldnTt win first place
because they had lost to
N.C: State, but wanted to
spoil ECUTs party. :
CarvanaTs proclamation
was to hold up, however, as
ECU spurted to a five point
half-time lead of 17-ll, Car-
vana and Dennis Covington
repeatedly stealing the ball
with their quickness. In fact
it was ECUTs overall team
_speed that proved too much
for FSU, especially when
-FSUTs star player, Derick ©
Smith, exited the game via
an injury. CarvanaTs hot.
jump shooting and four key
foul shots by forward
Dallas Newesome sealed the
victory. When it was all
over, nobody had a bigger
smile than Lt. Colonel
James C. Thomas.
Baylor:BasketballTs All-TimeGreat
By DAVID THEROITH
Sports Editor
When we think of the top
players in professional
basketball today, the names
Larry Bird, Magic Johnson.
and Dr. J. automatically
come to mind, they are all
great players, but can any
of them boast that an owner
wanted to trade an entire
team for him! No, but one
of the NBATs all-time greats
can say that, Elgin Baylor.
Baylor was the NBATs
Ghetto Role
- first one man entertainment
show. He so dominated the
games he played that an
owner at the time actually
did seriously offer to trade
his entire team for Baylor!
And the Lakers TURNED
HIM DOWN!
Rated in the top three or
four players to ever play the
game, Baylor was born in
Washington, D.C., one of
the breeding grounds for
basketball talent. At Sp-
ingarn High School he was
an All-American. In college
he played first at Idaho and
led them to a 23-4 record.
He reached All-American
status at Seattle University,
his team posting a 45-9
record in two years. They
lost to Kentucky in the 1958
NCAA finals.
BaylorTs 1959 rookie year
with the Lakers was
_ phenomenal also. He was
the first rookie to be Most
Valuable Player in the All-
Star Game and the same
his teammates
year he made All-NBA. He
was so potent that he scored
64 points in one game his
rookie year. BaylorTs forte
was hanging in the air and
sailing. He was the first
ooDr.J.TT He had not only
the respect, but the awe of
and op-
ponents. In 1961-62 he
averaged a personal high of
38.2 points per game.
Unfortunately in 1965
Baylor injured his knee
badly and never did return
history (23,149),
to full form. Still when he
retired in 1968, Baylor
finished as the fourth
highest scorer in NBA
second
highest average (27.4) and
made All-Pro nine times
and the all-star game eight
times. Se es
Baylor was inducted into
the Black Athletes Hall of
Fame in 1975 and will
forever be looked up to and
imortalized.
odel Taken
By RUBEN INGRAM
Features Editor
oRemember when you wore a
sheet about your back and you
would pretend to be some "
superhero, or when you put on your
motherTs wig and made-like you
were your favorite movie star?
This is what modern psychology
calls ~~role model identification.� In
this day and age it seems that this
orole identificationT has taken a
turn for the worse. Within the last
decade, blacks have continued to »
take their rightful place in society.
The integration of the private sector
of business and industry, schools
and other social organizations has
been a positiveT force in that it
helped many blacks to move out the
ghettoes, but it also hurt blacks by
taking away positive role models. "
Because of the projected
_ sterotype about the ghetto, the idea
of a positive role model arising from
these areas seems highly unlikely.
However, there are positive role
models in ghetto areas in places like
~ Chicago and New York. These im-
- portant models are believed to be
taken away by integration. When
segregation was gaining importance,
middle-class adults were role models:
for the neighborhoodTs poor
communal-type living found in the
ghettoes brought forth a union bet-
ween blacks and other groups of the
same income and often times the
same predictament. The similarities
of each family in view of the pro-
blem derived from life in the ghetto
brought forth an extended family
also. Thus the problems of one
became the problems of everyone
else. :
With the advent of integration, a
promise of equality in education
and jobs--- this was after the
Supreme CourtTs 1954 decision
outlawing segregation, many
children. The importance of the "
middle-class blacks relocated, leav-
ing poor blacks in the ghetto
without ©. much __ hope.
To alleviate the problems
associated with the ~~ExodusTT of the
middle-class blacks from the ghetto,
many poor blacks took measures to
ensure that their children were
brought up ~~right.TT There are still
many problems in the ghetto areas
around the world and in the black
community. The solution: Middle-
class blacks should help less for-
tunate blacks get the education and
job skills no longer provided in the
black neighborhoods.
PAGE 7 April 10 1984
The Longest Day
The strong sound _of
thunder and lightening
wakes her up.
Shaken, she
gets out of her bed and
closes the window. She
looks at the time on her
clock; 12:15
am another
day has arrived. This is just
another day, but one that
has altered her life. Could "
four years have gone by so
ACROSS .
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4 Make _
suitable
9 Small child
12 Moccasin
13 Apportioned
.14 Mountain on
Crete
15 Limb
16 Hebrew
measure |
17 River duck
18 Uncanny
- 20 Note of scale
21 ManTs
nickname
23 Males
24 Warning
28 Crony:
colloq.
30 Soaks
thoroughly
32 Exchange
premium
34 Scottish cap
35 Communists
36 Finished
39 Female ruff
40 Discovers
41 Inlet
T 43 Clerical
degree: abbr.
44 Negative
45 Encircles
47 Keen
50 Heavy mallet
51 Armed
conflict
54 Native metal
55 Flowering
shrub
56 Mature
57 Wager
( 58 Dignify
59 Parent:
colloq.
DQWN
1 Resort
2 Organ of
fast, she thinks to herself.
Trying to shrug off what
she is feeling, she searches
for a robe in her dark
closet. Down the stairs she
walks and with each move-
ment there is the sound of
- creeching steps. The fire in
the fireplace still lingers.
She looks with intensity in-
to the fire as if she is in a
-hynotic trance. After a few
moments she glances
around the room, her mind
hearing a
3 Highest point
4 Worships
5 Rules CROSS
6 Toward
shelter :
7 Through ~ WORD
8 Football
score: abbr.
9 Stalemate PUZZLE
10 Room in
harem FROM COLLEGE
11 Hindu
~ cymbals PRESS SERVICE
17 Turkic
tribesman :
19 PrinterTs oe
measure
20 Preposition chariot 46 Trade
21 Swiftly - 29 Flaccid 47 Watch
22 Capital of 31 Make lace pocket
Nigeria 33 Suppose . 48 Anger
24 Expressed by 37 Sign of © 49 Seine
numbers zodiac 50 Stir
25 Romanroad 38 Lead
42 Paid notice
45 Festive
26 Gave up
27 Ancient
see page 3 for answers
Campus
52 Time gone by
53 Corded cloth
55 French article
_ INTERESTING
CHEER LEADING
TRCANQIE..
~ THEN NAG
LEISURE-
drifting aimlessly from one
part to another. This room
has not been painted
since.... She stops - her
thoughts so as to avoid any
inner conflict. She looks
down at some magazines
resting on the coffee table. |
Mainly, what is there are a
few fashion magazines: Jet,
Seventeen. At the bottom
of the pile she sees The
Auto Mechanic Book that ~
she had bought. An un-
conventional part of her life
is her fascination for
automobiles and auto ~
mechanics. As a young girl,
she had helped repair
several cars with her late
uncle who knew everything
about the inner workings of
cars. She continues to
thumb through the
magazine and as the sharp
sound of thunder echoes
through the house, she
reacts to the sound as if it
were some sort of sign and
abruptly throws down the
magazine and runs to the
kitchen. Once in the kitchen
she fixes herself something
to eat and tries to calm
down. Four years, how can
it be she thinks over and
over in her mind. After
eating an egg sandwich, she
makes her way back to the
living room, where she
flops down on the couch
and drifts off to sleep.
She wakes and notices
| that the morning sun is
shining brightly. Looking at
the clock she sees it is 8:20
in the morning. There is no "
job for her to go to, or a
family for..her to cook
breakfast for. She walkes
up to the fireplace with ona
mantle sits a row of pic- "
tures. Picking one up and
looking at it as if trying to
memorize it, she says ~~ITm
so sorry.TT Putting down the
picture, she walks upstairs
- and changes clothes and
prepares to begin the
day. It is two oTclock in
the afternoon. She is tired
after doing some work in "
the greenhouse. This has
been more or less a hobby
of hers since about four
years ago.. She walks
upstairs and goes to one of
the rooms. The room has
toys all around it and the
decor that once made a little
boy happy. The room looks ©
lived in. She walks into the
room, picking up a few
things looking, remember-
ing, and regretting. ~~Four
years since you have been
gone,TT she says aloud. She
puts down the things and ©
- leaves the room. Trying to
decide how to spend the rest
of the evening, she
remembers she has enough
money to. do just about
anything. .
At eight oTclock she is
pacing frantically around
the living room, her body
slightly shaking and her
mind a clutter of thought.
Four years ago today, she
had lost her son. Thinking
she hears the sound of a car
approaching the garage, she -
runs to the window, but
there is no one there. There
is aperiod of heavy silence
that is soon interrupted by
the voice of little boy yell-
ing, ~~Help me,T over and
over again. She responds by
running up the stairs yell-
ing, ~~ITm coming baby, itTll
be alright.TT She opens the
door to the room and there
is nothing but darkness. She
hits on the lights and sees
that no one is there. The
room is the same as before: _
totally in tact but cast in
obscurity. She walks down
_the hall to her room, where
she decides to prepare for
bed. All she wants now is
for this day end. Before to
long she was sleeping
peacefully.
Suddening awakening, -
she is startled to herself
GEE. ALL I SAW wAS,, oHI.
I'M YouR NEW RooMATE.�
ITS THE ~NEW MR.ROGERS SHOW...
HE'S LAID OFF FROM HIS JOB
MIS wife SPLIT AND HE'S JUST .
Fowp OUT THE NEIGUBORHOOP 5
BUILT ON A CHEMICAL DUMP.
shout, ~~No,TTand jumps
out of bed totally
disoriented. She looks at
the clock, it is eleven fifty-
three. The day will soon be
over, but the memory of the
day will still be with her. It
was four years ago this day
that a car accident had
taken the life of her hus- -
band and her five year old ©
son. The time grew closer
~~almost tommorrow,�T she ~
says. If only he had not
been in the accident she
thought to herself, while
circling the room nevously. .
She knew that she was to
blame and has been facing
the consequences of her ac-
tions.
oWith her expert
knowledge of cars, she
tampered with the family
carTs brakes in order to kill ©
her husband and collect his
inheritance. Everything was
planned perfectly but
something went wrong. Her
son was at a friendTs house
while she was out and to her
surprise her friend brought
her son home early. Her
husband was on his way out
and took the boy with him.
~The planned accident oc-
curred. The car crashed into
a tree, killing both instant-
ly. Since there was no ap-
parent sign of foul play, she
was never found guilty of
any wrongdoing. She
received the total sum of the
inheritance and began to
live the life she dreamed
about.-
She looks at the clock; it
is midnight. She is relieved
and began to smile. She gets
back into bed where she is
content and ready to sleep.
This day will come every
year.
CARMICHEALY DEREK
Contributing Writer
NEVER TELL A PATIENT
THEY HAVE A cOUMON COLP..
NOT UNTIL you FIND
OUT IF THEY CAN
AFFORD A VIRUS.
WRONG FERGUSON! YoU
PAGE 8 Apr il 10 1984
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