Page 2EBONY HERALDMarch 1976Ebony HeraldEditor ChosenKenneth Campbell, was chosen asthe new editor of the Ebony Heraldduring a March 8, screening held by theEbony Herald Board of Directors.Campbell is a junior, majoring inpolitical science and minoring injournalism.o| think the Herald can serve vitalfunctions to the black students atECU,T said Campbell in a_ recentinterview. ~~The Herald can be a voice ofthe whole black populus at ECU ratherthan just the opinions of a few students.oProbably the greatest function thispaper can serve is to inform the blackstudents, and other readers what blacksat ECU are accomplishing.oWe are not all athletesT orcardplayers. The Herald needs to focusmore on the academic side of studentlife.Campbell said some students havealready suggested to him that theamount of fraternity and sorority newsin the Herald needs to be decreased.Also, as far as changes in the paper,Campbell said he wants to include aneditorial colum form the President ofSOULS and a column from the Office ofInternal and Minority Affairs.Another important function of theHerald, according to Campbell, is torecruit more black students to come toECU.oWhen | was gathering informationfor a news article on enrollment last fall,the source | was talking to said ECUblack students ar probably the biggestrecruiters of black students to ECU,Campbell explained.~But to get more black students here,we as black students should havesomething to offer them. The Herald isour biggest outlet for showing theProf. MurraySpeaks at AACC continued from page 1a whole.Former President Nixon declaredsickle cell anemia a major disease andalloted six million dollars to a programfor research.Corbett King, while a member of theDepartment of Health, Education, andWelfare, opened up doors for financialinvolvement with sickle cell. KingTs stepmade blacks more _ consciousT ofconditions more common to blacks.FACTS ABOUT SICKLECELL ANEMIAStatistics show that one in every 600blacks, more or less, carry a recessivetrait for sickle cell. Many times it is notrecognized because of lack of educationconcerning the disease.Among whites, approximately one inevery 400 have the trait. (Whites includeItalians, Greeks, and those with blackancestry.) Lack of knowledge in thiscase is because Sickle cell is classifiedas a o~black disease.�TAs far as the extent of sickle celloutside the United States, in parts ofAfrica, 25 percent of the populationhave the disease.Sickle cell affects red blood cells. Itchanges the cells from their normalshape to a sickled shape which makesthem more susceptible to piling up. Thiscauses death or damage to the majororgans of the body - heart, liver, kidneyand brain.If sickle cell carriers marry at least afourth of their children will be affected,in most cases.Ironically, medical treatment causessickle cell to thrive. By not beingdestroyed, it may be transmitted to thenext generation. Lack of treatment cancause death before the age of 30, and inmost cases, it causes death in childbirth.In order to establish a_ healthypopulation research must work on acure.Symptoms of sickle cell included twoforms which are age related. In childrentwo to three years old, the symptomsare severe attacks of pain to the joints orabdomen or to the brain causing severedamage.In older persons, a symptom is ulcerson the legs because of weak bloodvessels.Doctors and researchers are lookingfor a cure, however, but progress isslow. The reasons fall into categoriesKENNETH CAMPBELLpotential black ECU students what ECUblacks have, and what ECU blacks aredoing.Campbell was the only person whoapplied for the editorship of the Herald.The screening board consisted of theSecretary of Internal and MinorityAffairs, the President and _ VicePresident of SOULS, and the Presidentof the SGA (Student GovernmentAssociation).Also on the screening board were theSpeaker of the (SGA) Legislature, andthe Secretary of Public Relations forSOULS.Also, as far as changes in the paper,Campbell said he wants to include aneditorial column from the President ofSOULS, and a column from the Officeof Internal and Minority Affairs.Column From Secretaryof Minority Affairsby Dalton NicholsonThere are several things on my mindwhich | consider important. They arethe Afro American Cultural Center, andthe organization, SOULS.Both are vital and are on anendangered list. If SOULS is to becomemore. useful, and if the Center is toremain, some changes must be made.| can visualize SOULS as a forcestanding up for the black students invarious areas On Campus in which thestudents are getting ~~shafted.�TThe majority of ECU students andpart of the administration are exercisingways to keep this force from evolving. |must admist that they are succeeding.Internal dissention is killing possibleprogress through unity. Intelligencedictates that this has to end.| can visualize the Afro AmericanCultural Center being utilized by theorganization that was created torepresent all black students. Thepossibilities of utilizing the Center areinfinite. The Center can be a placewhere students go and capitalize onopportunities to meet, understand, andlearn to respect different personalities.But prior to this meeting, precedingthis understanding and before respectcan materialize on this campus, self-evaluation is needed.The organization responsible forOperating the Center can and shouldhelp develop a sense of awarenessDALTON NICHOLSONthrough self evaluation. A person cannot encourage some one else to respecttheir point of view unless that personknows and respects his own point ofview. After this realization takes place,and if a person learns to respect hisposition in life, in relation to hisbrothersT: and sistersT, then he has anobligation ot perpetuate the cause ofacceptance for his brothers, sisters, andhimself.This is something that black studentscan and should consider. This is stepone!Ebony Herald E D ITO re IAL ,By Kenneth CampbellEditorAs editor of the Ebony Herald, | donot intend to devote the editorial sectionof the paper to my personal views.Frankly, | do not think you care aboutmy opinions.So, the editorial section of the paperwill be open for letters to the editor, andbimonthly columns from the Presidentof SOULS, and the Secretary ofInternal and Minority Affairs.The President of SOULS will be givena column because he is elected by theblack students, and the Secretary ofsuch as acceptable experimentation,and lack of experienced blacks inresearch, clinicians, medical doctors,technicians and family counselors.There are some drugs being used fortreatment of sickle cell.One drug is oral Sianate Potassium. Itcauses hemoglobin to hold oxygentighter to keep the red blood cells fromsickling.However, this drug causes a nervouscondition as a side effect.Other drugs are questionable as totheir effect on sickle cell. Types of acidwhich cause cases of _ prolongeddiarrhea, and nitrogen mustard (acancer drug) are being considered.Following Dr. Murray's _ detailedoverview of sickleT cell, and_ itssymptoms, he gave an outlook of socialdrawbacks sickle cell has had for blacks.Murray mentioned that sickle wasonce used to keep blacks out of thearmed forces, to keep them out of highrisk jobs which obviously paid moremoney, and it was used to makeinsurance premiums hard to obtain andkeep because of extreme rates.Knowledge of sickle cell today hascleared up many of the biased questionsregarding it. Knowledge about sicklecell has also made black people moreaware of their health.Murray summed up his lecture andthe discussion, saying, ~Blacks shalldenote the destiny of their own race. Tostay alive for survival, blacks must stayaway from illness. This can only comeabout through working together in thehealth professions, and laymen.�TInternal and Minority Affairs because heis closely associated with the SGA andhe should what's going on in it.As far as | know, it has never beenclear whether the Ebony Herald is aminority paper, or a black paper. | amnot attempting to bring up this questionagain, but | think it is one that needs tobe settled. Hopefully by the nextedition, we will have a final word on thatissue.Finally, in this my first editorial, and ifyou permit my last, | would like toexplain what has been going on with theEbony Herald recently.While questioning students abouttheir opinions concerning an issue thatappears in an article in this edition of theHerald, most of the students questionedme also.oWhy hasn't the Herald been comingout?�T they asked. ~~When is the Heraldcoming out again?�And they asked, ~~Why was anothereditor chosen?�As explained to me by a SOULSrepresentative, the secretary of Minorityaffairs, and SGA _ legislators, thefollowing is the recent history of theEbony Herald.When, as of January 1976, only oneedition of the Herald had _ beenpublished, some members of the SGAbecame concerned about the studentsTfees which are used to support theHerald.SGA _ Legislator Phil Arringtonintroduced a bill to the Legislatureasking that all Ebony Herald funds bereverted back to the SGA Treasury. Thebill was sent to the SGA Appropriationscommittee.In the Appropriations committee, thesituation of the Herald was discussedwith Herald editor, advisor, and otherrepresentatives present.Maurice Huntly, who was editor atthat time, explained that the Christmasedition of the Herald was planned.The stories were written, but thephotographer did not get the picturesready, and therefore the paper could notgo out since it was based on thepictures.The Appropriations committeeagreed to postpone the bill, and allowthe Herald to publish another edition.However, Arrington, who introducedthe bill to the Legislature the followingweek. This bill asked that the staff of theHerald be reorganized.This bill was also sent to theAppropriations committee the sameweek. Unlike the previous bill, it waspassed out to the Legislature.The Legislature passed it and itbecame effective immediately, as statedin the bill.The results were that as the bill stateda Board of Directors was set up, and itchose a new editor of the Ebony Heraldto take over the leadership of the Heraldimmediately.| was the only one who applied and |was chosen to be the editor.Whether or not the SGA acted in aright manner, by passing the bill tochange the structure of the HERALDIS QUESTIONABLE SINCE,ACCORDING TO A REPRESENTATIVEFROM SOULS, was in the process ofdetermining wht the Herald wasnTtcoming out, when the SGA began itsactions.It appears that blame can be placedupon a number of individuals but that isunnecessary now, if we want to keepthe Ebony Herald.There is one other thing | mustmention before concluding.| have worked closely with membersof the SGA this school year. As areporter, it was my job to get the newsto the students. Because of thisrelationship with the SGA, | knew whatwas going on _ inside the SGAconcerning the Herald before it waspublicized. | atempted to share thisinformation with whom | though werethe proper individuals. (1 guess | failed inthis attempt.)As it is said, we are all politicians.While bills were being consideredconcerning the Herald, | let it be knownto certain individuals that | wasinterested in seeing the Herald getresponsible leadership, and that | wasinterested in giving it that leadership.| will probably be tatooed withderogatory names for disclosing that bitof information, but, that is to beexpected.By the way, it has already chargedthat | let some SGA member push meinto the editorship role of the Herald.So, you've got to do one better!