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tbony HeraldVOLUME IINUMBER 3APRIL 1976Three Offices UncontestedSOULS Elections To Be Held ThursdayKenneth CampbellEditor-In-ChiefDalton Nicholson is currently the onlySOULS Presidential Candidate inThursdayTs election. Nicholson was theonly person to file for President.However, Nicholson has not yet beendeclared the new President since therewill be a place on the SOULS ballot forwrite-in candidates.Elections of other officers will be heldThursday, April 8. The polls, at the AfroAmerican Cultural Center will be openfrom 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. To vote, studentsmust have a validated ID card, and aCurrent activity card.During a candidate forum Tuesdaynight, March 29, each candidatepresented his or her platform, andanswered questions concerning it.Over 50 students were present duringthe forum.One of the heavily discussed topicswas how will the candidates get theBlack students students involved in andconcerned about SOULS. Thecandidates answersT ranged fromutilizing campus media effectively toperson to person contact by the publicrelations secretary.Kennon Powell, a candidate for VicePresident said ~~the office should befilled by someone who can sit down andrap to the people to inform them aboutwhat's going on.�Powell said he believes he has thatinitiative, and he believes that he can dothe job.o~The basic reason ITm running is toget some type of organization and unityTherman Evans MotivatesCultural Center AudienceKenneth CampbellEditor-In-ChiefShelia ScottManaging EditorMotivation was offered to, and lovewas cast upon the students and othermembers of the audience attending arecent program at the Afro AmericanCultural Center.Attempting to motivate the studentsto show love for each other throughbrotherhood and success was ThermanEvans, a 32 year old Howard Universityprofessor.Evans, a charismatic and realisticspeaker, captivated the audience withalmost every word. He also commandedthe attention of the audience relating hisunusual background (considering hisaccomplishments). However, hisbackground was one the audiencecould identify with. And, hopefully, hissuccess is such that the audience willone day be able to identify with.Honored guest of the eveningincluded Dr. Andrew Best, who isGreenvilleTs only Black physician. Bestis also on ECU's Board of Trustees. Inopening remarks, Best enlightened theaudience to he and Dr. JenkinsTstruggles to advance integration atECU.The theme of brotherhood beganwith BestTs remarks, and continuedthroughout the night as Dr. Leo Jenkinsintroduced Evans. Ironically, as Dr.Jenkins explained it, Dr. Jenkins and Dr.Evans went to the same high school inthe state of New Jersey. oIt is like ahomecoming,� said Jenkins " inretrospect.oIt is a fashionable thing today to loveyour brother,TT Jenkins continued. ~~Butthere was a time when it wasnTt. Byloving your brother, we are only doingdignity to ourselves. You are only goingto live once. There is not reason to bestupid when you can be intelligent.�Relinquishing the floor to Dr. Evans,Dr. Jenkins said that Evans was there(at the AACC) by an extended sacrifice,and that the audience should listenattentively to EvansT remarks.Upon taking over as Speaker of theHour, Dr. Evans related an old addage,or rule of thumb; o~he that thinketh bythe inch, speaketh by the yard, deserveto be kicketh by the foot.�Continuing in a charismatic andcaptivating manner, Dr. Evans criticizeda paradox that exist in the health qualityof black people. Medical centers are setup next door to the places where theproblem is they are suppose to besolving, he said. However, the quality ofhealth among blacks hasnTt changedsince 1895.Health definitions present a problemsfor blacks, according to Evans. Presentdefinitions and standards in health arenot based on their relevancy to blacks.Accordingly, blacks are sometimesconsidered to have certain healthdefects or disease symptoms whenreally they are completely healthy.oWe need new definitions, saidEvans. ~Those who define aremasters.TTo define health as physical well-being is ~~ridiculous,TT Evans declared.health is physical, mental, and socialwell-being. The three can not beseparated.Anything that causes death is ahealth problem. Homocide is a healthproblem. The number one cause ofdeath of black men between the ages of15 and 24 is homocide. There were morehomocidal deaths in Washington, D.C.last year than there were in the IrishWar.Continued on page 2on this campus,� said Powell in hisopeing remarks. ~~With all the Blacks onthis campus, SOULS should not haveany problems in getting groups (such asSoul bands), nor with keeping thecenter on the paper (Herald).Jeri Barnes, also a candidate for VicePresident, said that she is owilling towork, and | think that is what matters.T�To| feel | can go out and work if ITm onthe executive staff of SOULS. As anindividual, | will work by going out to getindividuals involved.�TSeeking the Treasurer's position isShelia Judd and Connie R. Knight.Continued on page 2heeler Airlines Offersiscount To StudentsByRay EveretteIn an attempt to get more students totravel by plane, Wheeler Airlines hasannounced that there will be a 20percent discount on airline tickets for allstudents using Wheeler air service.The discount came about through theefforts of Warren Wheeler and StationManager Michael Wright.Wright, in an interview with theEbony Herald, explained that he washired by the airline to increase themarket here.oSince coming here our market hasincreased to about 1500 a month,� saidWright. ~~We have just been flyingexecutives trotanard | wanted to getmore students to fly.��In explaining the requirements to getthe discount, Wright said, othe onlyrequirement is that student be age 25 orunder and have a student ID whenpurchasing a ticket.oIt is also necessary that the studentcall to make reservations and purchasethe tickets at least one day before theflight is due to depart.�TWright emphasized that studentsshould purchase their ticket the daybefore the departure date becauseotherwise the reservations willautomatically cancel.Wheeler airlines is an expansionservice it was explained during theinterview. The airline has beenoperating for two and one-half years.oWe have eight flights a day out ofhere and we use 19 passenger twinengine jets,TT according to Wheeler,owner of the airline. ~~We fly to Raleigh,Asheville, Charlotte, Elizabeth City,Kinston, Morehead City, and Norfolk,Virginia.�TWright said that flying is a viablesource of travel and much moreconvenient than most other source.oIt is great in cases of emergencieswhen a student has to get home fast,�Wright said. o~it is also convenient forstudents who want to go to Charolottefor concerts and those going away tothe beach, plus the twenty percentdiscount will make it even better.�TStudents interested in moreinformation can call Michael Wright at758-5880.Left to right: Col. William Blake, Warren Wheeler (Owner), Mrs. LedoniaWright, Ray Everett, Fostina Lesane, Glenn Lewis.

Page 2EBONY HERALDApril 1976Elected On Second BallotNew SGA President Discusses Issues,Says Blacks Need To Become More PoliticalEditors Note: tim Sullivan was electedas the new SGA President March 24,with over 40 percent of the votes castfor President. SullivanT will beinaururated on April 11.By Kenneth CampbellEditor-in-ChiefQuestion: Do you think Blacks at ECUparticipate in student governmentenough?Answer: No, not nearly enough. It is amajor problem, | think, to studentgovernment that blacks on ECU campusare not involved. One question thatneeds to be asked is why.. There arequite a few reasons. But, the main oneis simply, a lack of trust. Blacks whocome to ECU are very much in aminority. A lot of times, number meanspower. And blacks on this campusknow they do not have a great number.A lot of times blacks do not even try toget involved because of that. It is a twoway street. Student government whichhas been predominately white sinceECTC (East Carolina Teachers College)was established, has also tended tomistrust blacks. Student governmenthas. failed, in making the _ blackpopulation on this campus feel a part. Italways waits for the blacks to come toit, it never went to the blacks.Question: Do you think it is your dutyto get blacks to participate?Answer: As much as | can. | can getaway without pushing for blackinvolvement as others in the past havedone, and not lose much support on thiscampus. But it doesnTt work that wayany more. Any group we exclude, anygroup, it is like cutting off an arm.Blacks have never been included and |Ken Campbell interviews Tim Sullivan, newthink they could be a potent force atECU.Question: How do you feel aboutDalton Nicholson's charges of Racism?(Dalton Nicholson withdrew from therecent SGA Presidential race because ofa ~~negative atmosphereT surroundinghis campaign.)Answer: As far as racism in thecampaign, it may have _ beenoverestimated. | know there was fear ofhaving a repeat of homecoming where ablack woman won over a lot of whitecontenders. | was at the Homecominggame, and | heard the boos. It is one ofthe few times ITve been embarrassed forECU. But let me make this point. Whilethere is bigotry on this campus, | do notbelieve it is as widespread or asinfluential as some people claim it is.It is my understanding that bigots areTherman Evans Motivates AACC Audience continued from page 1Although Dr. EvansT major commentswere centered around health, andhealth careers, he did at times ventureto direct social criticisms.oThis is a society where it is easier toget guns than an education,T�T hecommented. :And as the eveningTs theme ofbrotherhood flowed, Dr. Evans soughtto bring it closer to home.~We need to create a society wherethere is more brotherhood than thereare brothers who are hoods,� heexclaimed.oThere is a terrible syndrome in thissociety. People say, | am only oneperson, what can | do?oWe need to change that to | am oneperson only, but what | do makes adifference. What ever | can do! will do.�In closing, Evans still as charismaticand captivating as when_ began,selected a device that not onlyemphasized his main them _ ofmotivation and love, but a device thatwas also one no listener in the audiencecould deny the relevancy of.Evans quoted lines from popular soulsongs, which present a oTa philosophythat is all around us, but we sometimesmiss it because of the finger poppingthat goes along with it,TT he said. TSOULS Candidates SpeakJudd said she will make all membersof SOULS aware of what is being donewith SOULS funds.o| will keep an accurate account of allmoney being taken into SOULS, and |will let people know what is being donewith it,T� Judd said.She said she realizes the positionrequire other duties also, and that shewould accept the responsibility of thoserequirements.Connie R. Knight said he is interestedin the TreasuerTs position because he isinterested in the welfare of SOULS.To him, he said, the Treasurer'sposition includes not only keeping anaccurate account of the funds, but alsoit ~includes the holding of funds and theallocation for its usage.�TDr. Therman EvansMost notable of the songs were BillWithersT ~~Lean on Me,� Earth Wind andFireTs ~~Devotion� and ~~Shining Star,�and Harold Melvin and the Blue NotesToWake up Everbody.�ToWake up everybody, no moresleeping in bed, no more backwardthinking, time for thinking ahead, theworld has changed so much from whatit use to be, there is so much hatred,war and poverty,� from the HaroldMelvinTs song, | think, summarizes theintent of Dr. EvansT presentations.Continued from page 1Phyllis Jenkins is the candidate forSecretary, and Marti Harper is the onlycandidate to file for Public RelationsSecretary.Jenkins said she does not forsee anydifficulties in her attending SOULSmeetings next year. Jenkins alsooffered her definition of secretary.oBeing secretary is more than justtaking minutes, and reading themback,T� she explained. ~~! think | can fillthe position better by supporting andhelping other officers in their duties.Harper explained, ~~After talking witha few people about public relations,�o| realized what itis all about-public relations.�SGA President.too stupid to vote and any candidatewho tried to get the bigots vote is toostupid to win.Question: Do you think Nicholson'sendorsement of you for Presidenthelped in your victory?Answer: \'m not sure if it helped ornot because | donTt know if blacksvoted. I'll say this, it took a lot of gutsfor Dalton to endorse me. And it is oneof the few happy moments | got out ofthe campaign. | hope | live up to thetrust he and others put in me.Question: \'ve heard complaints thatthe Office of Minority Affairs isineffective. Do you plan to change it orreplace it?Answer: | plan to change it only inthat the person who holds the positionwill have more influence in my cabinetand my decision making.BIOGRAPHY \Therman Evans attended elementaryand high school in Elizabeth, N.J. Hegraduated from Thomas Jefferson Highin 1962. ~Entering Howard University in 1962,Evans majored in biological sciences.In 1966, Evans entered HowardGraduate School. He majored inPhysiology/Endocrinology. While ingraduate school, and working full-timeat a Post Office, in D.C. Evansmaintained a 3.8 cumulative average.He attended the Howard UniversitySchool of Medicine from 1967-71. Hismedical externship was completed at-the Havard University College ofMedicine Oct. through Dec. 1969 at thePeter Bent Brigham Hospital.Active in school activities, Evans wasthree times class president in highschool, and president of the SeniorClass of Liberal Arts in 1965-66.At different times in 1965-66 and1966, he was president and vicepresident of the Kappa Alpha PsiFraternity.Evans was also active inextracurricular activities while inmedical school.He is a member of numerous healthand educational organizations andboards.oBlack Health Manpower: A CriticalConcern,TT written by Evans waspublished in Black Collegian magazinesin 1973. Evans also had ~MinorityMedical Students Get Lethal Blow,�published in Encore Magazine. It waspublished in June 1975.Evans is currently writing a bookwhich he started in October 1975. Hehas made educational films (includingCode Blue which he showed during hisvisit to the AACC). Now he plans tomake a commercial film based onBlacks and health problems. He alsoplans to write more books on the samesubject.~It involves relating to the studentsjust what SOULS is doing, andinforming the students when SOULSmeetings are.oI've got the ambition, and | amwilling to work.There is nothing wrong with theoffice itself or the people who have heldit. lt was never taken very seriously thecampus as a whole.Question: Why do you think it wasnever taken seriously?Answer: Unfortunately for manypeople, this is a world of politics. Thereason the job was not taken veryseriously is because the Blacks on thisCampus were not taken seriously,poltically.Question: Will you support enlargingthe size and the circulation of the EbonyHerald?Answer: | was in the Legislature whenthe Herald was created. My votingrecord will show that | supported it. |believe there is a place on this campusfor a Black newsletter just as there is aplace on this campus for an AfroAmerican Cultural Center.| think one of the purposes of theHerald is to better relations betweenand white and hopefully to educatesome of us who do not know what it islike to be Black at ECU.In that sense, the circulation of theHerald would have to include copies forthe whites who are interested.Question: Do you support having aminority editor at the Fountainhead asthe current Fountainhead editor oncesuggested?Answer: \'m afraid I'm going tohave to disagree with Mr. Taylor (editorof the Fountainhead). Maybe ITm blindbut ITve seen almost no coverage givenby SGA to the black element on thiscampus. It is similiar to the idea ofgiving SGA one page in the paper. Bothare hogwash.Question: Would you _" supportappropriating money for a retreat forBlacks?Answer: You cannot have a retreatfor Blacks as a whole anymore than youcould have a retreat for the Jews, or theCatholics on the campus.What | think you are getting atthough is that Blacks unlike any othergroup on this campus have particularproblems that need to be ironed out.| would say that is you took aproposition to the Legislature asking fora working retreat among peopleinvolved with SOULS, EBONYHERALD, and. Minority Affairs plussome key student leaders in SGA, itwould have some valid argument and |can see a lot of merit behind it myself.Question: Do you think the AfroAmerican Cultural Center is a service tothe students?Answer: From what | know about theCenter, it is not a waste of money. Theproblem is that it may not be usedenough. Black at ECU have one bigstumbling block that they face eachyear. They refuse to get political. Maybepolitics is a nasty word, but onlybecause it has been abused.Politics to me means power. It meansadvancement, it means fair play, and itmeans involvement. And_ that issomething everybody on this campushas to learn.I've only been here a couple years,ITm still a punk. But, I've seen more thanone Black who wanted to get involvedand succeeded. And there is nothing assweet as success.Question: You appear to have a verypositive attitude toward Blacks. Do youthink you will lose white support andwhite friends because of expressingthese this attitude?Answer: Yes, and | will love everyminute of it. Bigots ainTt my kindapeople.| learned personally some of theextent of racism on this campus when |became involved with Paul (Jerry Paul,Jo Ann LittleTs layer,) over thehalloween case. Some of the studentsdid not like it, because they saw him asa friend of the Black people in this state.They did not care too much for megetting him involved here. Like | said,those ignoramouses are in a minority onthis campus, and | donTt care a hoot inhell for them. There may be someligitmate gripes against Mr. Paul, butthat isnTt one of them.

April 1976EBONY HERALDPage 3Minority Students Neglected In ConcertsT DecisionsThere is a cry from minority studentsat ECU. The cry is especially from theBlack students who make up at least 30per cent of the student body and whosefunds go into all student entertainmentprogramming for campus. The cry is notfor the entertainment to cater to thewishes of a select group, but for theseCommittees to realize all the campuspopulus needs to be treated special.Black JocksComment onCampus Radioby Tim JonesStaff WriterAs more black students enroll at ECUand become involved in_ studentactivities, not only do black reap thebenefits, but the benefits are sharedthroughout the campus community.WECU, the campus radion station, is anexample of this two-way street.Cain Penerton, chief announcer at thestation says that he is not the first blackto hold his position. Preceded byKenneth Campbell (K.C.) and LJ.Shannon, who currently works atWRZA. PenertonTs duties mainlyconsist of establishing a_ training- program for disc jockeys. Penerton isalso involved in giving air shifts,WILSONorganizing the payrooll and enforcingrules. Peneton was appointed as chiefannouncer by the station manager,Kennen Williams.When asked about future goals atWECU, Penerton simply replied, ~~l wantBob Seraiva, the chairman of thepopular entertainment committee saidothat it was hard to please all or findsuitable entertainment for the Backsbecause of the lack of Black students onthe entertainment committee.TT He said,othe committees were in the dark thisyear because they had no knowledge ofthe type of entertainment to get or howto contact the band of their choice. It isevident from the attempt atHomecoming that they donTt know theneeds. Ken Hammond, ProgramDirector for Menden hall Student Centerand Advisor of Minority Programs said,othat the reasons were three-fold-lackof Blacks on the Committees, Timing ofConcerts, and the amount of moneyinvolved in booking.Hammond agrees with Bob to acertain extent as far as Blacks becomingmore involved on these committees areconcerned. Even though this would notbe any kind of assurance, the topiccould not be avoided if the committeehad some form of constant reminder.As far as timing is concerned,Hammond said, ~~there are just someparts of the year that are not profitabletimes to bring concerts.�T There are lotsof times when the perfect concertcannot be approved on time. Howeverthere are also times when ther perfectconcert and the appropriate time are notinvestigated by the committees. Suchhas been the case. Hammond said, ~~acommittee would be sceptical inbringing back an attraction from whicha loss was involved. The entertainmentCommittees keep the cost of concerts,amount of profit and amount of lossfrom a bad concert constantly on theirminds when choosing a_ concert.Hammond said, ~~a concert featuring aBlack entertaining person or group orany other type of music would have toattract not only the campus populus,but the population surroundingCAIN |to be G.M. (general manager).TTJohn Deaver, a WECU disc jockeywho does shows on Tuesdays andThursdays, said that WECU is a ~~prettygood radio station,�� even though in hisopinion, they could use more d.j.Ts whocan identify with listeners. Deaver saysthat he does not receive much feedbackfrom listeners either black or white. So,he just uses his own discretion as far asappealing to the public.oPeople need exposure to a variety ofprogressive music,� Deavercommented.A broadcasting student from NewYork, Brian Wilson came to WECU lastfall, because of his interest in thebroadcasting field. According to Wilson,hardly any soul music was played whenhe joined the staff. With the increase ofblack disc jockeys more soul appearedon the air.To provide listeners with musicvariety, programs are now done byformat. Compromising with black d.j.Tsand listeners, the management isallowing a soul show on Sundays, to beannounced by Wilson and Deaver.Penerton is in the process of pushing for.a soul program of his own.Although the personnel at WECU hasincreased considerably they are still insearch of good announcers and staffemployees. PenertonT has _ severalopenings for trainees, and _ heencourages more blacks to apply,o~especially females,TT he added.Ordean Watson, one of our blackfemale disc jockeys has no _ originalinterest in broadcasting, but she enjoysher work. Ms. Watson feels she isacquiring valuable experience andhopes to be eligible for summeremployment at a radio network inRocky Mount. At WECU she isinterested in doing a gospel program onSunday mornings. Regarding herposition at the radio as challenging, Mrs:Watson encourages black women tojoin the staff.oIt's not really a male chauvanisticprofession,TT she says.Racism Could Not Stop Paul RobesonBy Shelia BuncheFeature WriterAbout three months ago, BlackAmerica mourned the death of one ofits most famous actors, Paul Robeson.Robeson was one of the best, well-rounded entertainers who ever lived.He was internationally known. Heappeared in such productions as o~AllGod's Chillun Got Wings,� ~TPorgy andBess,�T o~Showboat,� and ~~Othello.�TDuring his __ lifetime, © Robesonencountered many acts of racism, butwith strength and _ determination,victories were won.In this bicentennial year, it isimperative that we look back at some ofRobesonTs_ predecéssors. One suchpredeccesor is Ira Aldridge. Aldridgewas the first internationally famousNegro Actor.Aldridge was born of non-slaveparents in 1807. When he was a pupil inthe African free school in Manhattan, heacted in Shakespearean plays presentedby a group of Negro actors at a theatercalled African Groove.Many times, the plays were disruptedby white hoodlums. So eventually, thetheater closed its doors. Aldridge thengot a job as a backstage worker at theChatham Theater in New York. Hecould watch the plays, even though hecould not take part in them.AldridgeTs father who was aPresbyterian minister worried about hissonTs. interest in the _ theater.Consequently, Aldridge was_ sentabroad to the University of Glasgow.His interest in the theater wasoverpowering. Eventually, Adlridgefound himself in London where beforeEbony Herald OFFICERSKen Campbell, Editor-in-Chief; SheilaScott, Managing Editor; Nelda Caddell,News Editor; Ray Everette, News Editor;Sheila Bunch, Connie Knight, SherrieCobb, Tim Jones, and Paulette Jones,Staff Writers.he was twenty, he was playing Othelloat the Royal threater.For the next forty years, he performedas a star in the all of the European cities.He was honored by the Kings andQueens of such countries as Sweden,Prussia, and Russia.Aldridge never returned to theUnited States. He died at the age ofsixty while on tour in Poland in 1867. Inhis memory, sits a chair in theShakespeare Memorial Theater atStratford-on-Avon. There are booksabout him in both English and Russian.Let us remember and respect the livesand contributions of these two menwho excelled in the art of acting,combated constant racism and whohave left a mark upon our lives and ourheritage. It is these men and others likethem who have cut the paths throughwhich we must now tread.AOAThe AlphaTs are sponsoring an EasterService Project. It consist of guessinghow many jelly beans are ina jar. A prizewill be given.Greenville. Much more stress is put onthis condition when a soul concert isconsidered because of the small numberof Blacks at East Carolina and themusical taste of the populationsurrounding the campus.It should be noted that in the pastwhen Blacks on East Carolina Campusnumbered no more than 200 studentssuch dynamic acts as Stevie Wonder,Billy Preston, and the Temptations haveentertained East Carolina students.This past year, Earth Wind and Fireand Ramsey Lewis enlightened MingesColliseum.It seems no question as to the samllamount of social outlet afforded toBlacks in the East Carolina community.This does not help student moral orincoming freshmen recruitment. Thestudents will suffer and programmingwill suffer if some committees next yearare not comprised of students withvarying opinion and taste.Kappa SigmaHolds Sing-in,Welcomes SororsDuring March 26-28, the sorors of theKappa Sigma Chapter of Delta SigmaTheta participated in a carefully plannedDelta-weekend: Sorors of the Mu- Omicron Chapter of North CarolinaState University at Raleigh participatedin this festive event. Also two graduatedsorors of Fayetteville State Universityvisited. The purpose of the weekendwas to fellowship with sorors andexchange ideas and new concepts ofthe sorority.Conversing with visiting sororsrevealed new aspects students herenever thought of or wanted torecognize. The enthusiasm shown byparticipants in the SingTIn, Friday,March 26, overwhelmed the visitingsorors. Chances looked very dim of aSing-In even taking place. However,during the show, unexpected talentkept appearing. This talent wasunquestionably needed but as it turnedout, this talent had unquestionablequality.One soror mentioned, ~The talentshow was great and | have never seenmore singing people than those thatsang tonight. | see why a talent show iscall a Sing-In here.TT Remarks such asthis were heard from other sorors..Aspecial thanks should be extended tothose who participated in the DST Sing-In.The Afro-American Cultural Centerwas another segment of East CarolinaUniversity that was praised by thevisiting sorors. There are unfortunatelysome of us who do not share the sameenthusiasm about the center that thevisiting Deltas do. It was pointed outthat a place of our own for theenrichment of the Afro-Americans onthis campus was not only a necessitybut a vital and readily open channel ofcommunication at our _ disposal.Communication through the _ Afro-American Cultural Center is necessaryfor the ever-growing Black population atEast Carolina University.Delta weekend was not only for thepurpose of Deltas getting together butthat of students interacting and pleasureresulting. This is exactly what happenedat the party sponsored by the Kappa-Sigma Chapter of DST at Cherry Court.Once again it was shown that togetherwe can rally and make a success ofanything.To the blacks of this campus and theDeltas a thanks is extended for asuccessful weekend. Also the brothersof Omega Psi Phi are to be commendedfor help rendered by the members of theLampados Club during thisT pastweekend. -- Thank you everyone and letus again assemble as one to producethe enthusiasm in other visitors thatresulted this past weekend.

Page 4EBONY HERALDApril 1976Jackie HawkinsGraduate TeachingTim JonesStaff WriterGraduate school at East Carolina canbe a rewarding and challenging venture,especially for blacks. According toJackie Hawkins, a black graduatestudent in Sociology and Anthropology,one must be prepared to disciplinehimself, because of the vast amount ofindependent study that is required.Ms. Hawkins, a graduate of ECU,finds that she is narrowing her scale ofknowledge by doing graduate work atthe same institution. By studying underher undergraduate professors she oftenreceives repetition of material that waslearned in undergraduate school; yet,she feels somewhat of an advantage inhaving worked previously "_ withinstructors in her department.oPeople who know you will speak upfor you,TT� she commented. Also bydoing graduate study at the sameschool one finds a better chance ofobtaining financial aid.Social life is mostly centered aroundthose whom one would come in contactwith in his department. There is a close-knit relationship between grad students.They also get to know their instructorson a_ personal level. Because ofschedules and confinement to onebuilding little time is available to strollacross campus and communicate withundergraduates.Ms. Hawkins says that her main linkto the undergraduates here is hersoorority. As a soror of Alpha KappaAlpha she is a member at large findinghardly any time to work and associatewith the older women in the graduatechapter.oWhen the girls (AKATs) on campushave an event, | comeand help out,TT shesaid, ~~but | just donTt have time toattend meetings regualarly and be asclose to them as | would like to be.�TAs a graduate student teacher, Ms.Hawkins feels rewarded with theopportunity to reach people (herCAE EAAAEAHNIIBBL BoJACKIE HAWKINSstudents). This position involves a greatdeal of research, collecting lectures, etc.The only requirements needed isoutstanding work in oneTs perspectivedepartment and a_ recommendationfrom a professor.In overall advice to students who areconsidering graduate school at ECU,Ms. Hawkins suggested that, ~youshould make sure you do well in youmajor, because an overall 3.0 average isrequired in you area of study.T Also,one should look forward to theGraduate Entrance Exam, and think interms of getting ATs and BTs since gradschool only allows a limited number ofCTs.Ms. Hawkins looks forward toteaching at college level after acquiringher masterTs presently doing a thesis onsuperstition. She intends to completeher graduate work this summer.Ebony Herald S PO RTSCharlie StevensWants ChampionshipRay EveretteSports EditorThe Pirate baseball team addedAtlantic Christian College to its list ofvictims with a doubleheader sweepSunday, at Harrington Field.ECU won the opener 5-1 and thenightcap 4-1. The diamondmen fromWilson came to Greenville with hopes ofan upset in the renewed rivalry betweenthe two schools. However, CoachWilliamTs Pirates had somethingdifferent in mind. Pete Conaty upped hisrecord to 3-0 allowing to just three hitsin five innings in the second game. BobFeeney finished the game. Dean Reavespitched EC to victory in the opener. ECUis now 12-3 overall.One of the reasons EC is 12-3 isCharlie Stevens, a junior outfielder fromPrinceton, N.C. Stevens is a transferstudent from Louisburg Junior Collegewhere he had an outstanding career,walking away with the Louisburg JUCOMVP award and the Eastern DistrictoBig StickTT Batting award last season.,His season average was .468.Stevens also won the MVP in theN.C. summer league last summerbatting .379.Stevens is a Health and PhysicalEducation major. He hopes to playprofessional baseball. He has indicatedcoaching as a second career choice.o| would like to coach high schoolbasketball or baseball for a while,�� hesaid. ~oThen I'd want to return to schooland get my Masters and coach in thecollege ranks.�Stevens said he would like to see EastCarolina win the Southern ConferenceCHARLIE STEVENSChampionship. He, along with the restof the team has two goals in mind thisyear besides the championship. ~~One isbreaking the most team wins in oneseason (which is 24),TT according toStevens. ~The other is getting anopportunity to go to Omaha, Nebraskato play in the College World Series.As for personal goals, Stevens said,~| just want to play well. Right now, ITmgoing off to a bad start but | hope to getironed out in the near future.�East Carolina is 7-0 against theAtlantic Coast Conference this season.Stevens described it as a matter ofpersonal pride. ~~It shows the caliber ofball that we are playing here,TT he said.oWe go into our game against ACCopponents with a lot of personal pride.Whether its pride, talent, or sheerdesire, East Carolina is winning thisyear. After 15 games they have lost onlythree. If they have the same success inthe remaining 16 games, Stevens andthe rest of the Pirate crew will certainlyreach their goal of a record settingseason.Black Psychology StudentHeads Honorary SocietyShelia BuncheStaff WriterLarry Hines, a senior psychologystudent is a constant challenge to thestatement that there is currently a waveof apathy prevalent on many collegescampuses.Hines is presently the President of PsiChi, which is the Psychology honorarysociety. The qualifications formembership in this society includehaving a 3.0 average in psychology.Also the student must have taken atleast 12 hours of psychology.Hines feels that it is to oneTsadvantage to be a member of such asociety, because it can move one upwhen applying for a job. It can alsoincrease salary up to $1,000 in somegeographic areas.Vera) BV RsAge Cc ee =e¢ -ae3During his college career, Hines hasbeen co-chairman of the Psi Chi Library,chairman of the Psi Chi Awards andscholarship committee, psychologystudent advisor, and a research studentin psychology.Hines is also a member of AlphaKappa Delta, the sociology honorsociety, and for two years a member ofthe ECU track team.His interest and hobbies includerunning, weight-lifting, art, and all kindsof sports. He plans to get a Mastersdegree in Psychology and a Ph.D. inClinical Psychology.Hines believes one should takeadvantage of the opportunities that areavailable to him. He does not believe inwasting time. However, he said soundpreparation allows for leisure.Believing that you canTt. getsomething for nothing. Hines is an avidbeliever in hard work. He prepares forthe furture by sacrificing time, money,and effort toward his education.As a black on a predominately whitecampus, Hines feels that he has to putforth an extra amount of effort in orderto achieve due recognition.oBeing a college graduate and gettinga degree is not enough,� said Hines.oIt is urgent that we as Blacks applyknowledge on and understanding to thesituation now and those to come later.oCollege grads and _ Blacks inparticular are just like any other producton the market, they must havesomething to offer. As stated earlier,degrees are not enough, one can buy adegree, but one cannot buy a welleducated, sound, and together Blackmind.�TKappa Alpha PsiThe fraternity is now sponsoring araffle. Tickets 25 cents. The prize will behalf-gallon of liquor of your choice.Tickets can be purchased from anyKappa on campus.Student Teachers ReflectOn ECU Life and the Futureby Nelda CaddellNew EditorWith the coming of Spring Quartermany students are looking forward tothe end of school, summer vacation,and returning fall quarter with a newlook on life. For others it is the ending ofone segment of life and the beginning ofa new one. These students have spentapproximately four years of their lifepreparing for a profession and springquarter is the last step. Spring quarterfor them includes student teaching orplacement in an area with trainedprofessional supervision coming froman on the job supervisor who in mostcases is a teacher. Also accompanyingthis process is a university suprvisorfrom the particular department thestudent has majored in.As the days move swiftly away andstudent teaching is almost over threeECU students were asked to think inretrospect their stay at East Carolina,their student teaching preparation, andtheir future plans and goals.Ms. Denise Patterson is teaching atWahl-Coats Elementary School with thesecond and third grade. Ms. Pattersonfeels very good about her years at ECUbut also looks forward to getting into adifferent situation. She believes that herdepartment prepared her very well forstudent teaching. This is good becausethe job market in Early Childhood is slimand student teaching grades play aat ECU says that it started out good andmajor part in who gets the jobs and whodoes not. In her closing comments Ms.Patterson said that anyone thinkingabout going into Early Childhood shouldbe very sure that it is what they reallywant to do.Ms. Debbie Collins is a_ specialeducation major student teaching at 3rdStreet School. Ms. Collins thinks she iswell qualified to student teach with theEducable Mentally Retarded child butshe feels uneasy about her experience indealing with the other levels of mentalretardation. She wishes, she said thatsome type of program would be set upso that those who are interested inworking with institutionalized childrencould gain some work experience. Ms.Collins stating her views about her staygot better but she is not going to miss it.To others who are interested inspecial education Ms. Collins says thatyou may run across many things thatyou feel are unfair and you should striveto work them out and that specialeducation is a major that you have toput everything into. There is not time forplaying around, she said. If you get inand find you are in the wrong place, getout.Ms. Collins plans to work with thementally retarded but has no plans nordesires to work in the public schoolsystem.Another student teacher at 3rd StreetSchool is Ms. Gloria Fisher who is inIntermediate Education with aconcentration in Math and Science. Ms.Fisher is also glad that her years at ECUare over but does not feel that she hasbeen cheated by life by being in school.Rather she feels better prepared for life.She feels that course and _ lessonpreparation is good but that realpreparation is just a state of mind. Ms.Fisher said that any one going into thefield of education should be preparedfor anything for children are surprising.She is optimistic about the job market,stating that job chances are goodespecially for the single person or theperson who is mobile. The jobs are thereyou just have to go to get them, shesaid. Ms. Fisher plans to attendgraduate school and later work on herPhiB:The three interviewed here are just afew of many student teachers at ECU.However, these students seem _ torepresent to whole of the studentteachers. Many are sorry to leave ECU.Others are happy here but feel preparedto move on to another phase of life andof living.Student teaching for many is the endpoint of education and should not belooked on except with serious intent forits not a game and may mean thedifference between employment andunemployment.