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Ebony HeraldEast Carolina UniversitGreenville, N.CMcAdenTs Merry Musical ts a HitEbony DTLite NT Big Brite Litesby Joyce EvansItTs lively, colorful, whacky, in-novative, melancholy, and aowhole lots more.�T ThatTs Mar-shall McAdenTs Ebony DTLite NTBig Brite Lites.Dr. D. Chestnut of ECU stars as King inoEbony DTLite NT Big Brite Lites.Photo by Pete Podeszwa.The play is written by McAden and isa musical adaptation of GrimmTs FairyTale ~~Snow White.�McAdenTs reversed tradition depictswhite servants and black royalty. SybilThornton, Connie Hilliard and AlanOatley play fabulous roles as devotedbut sometimes lazy servants to hisoRoyal BlacknessT at KingdomHeights where actor Dennis Chestnutreigns as king.The play begins with the staffsinging ~~Work is So Much Fun.� Theymean fun not working when the kingand queen arenTt watching them. Sud-denly, they hear someone coming, andthey are ~~busy as beavers.�TAs the story unfolds, the king andqueen yearn for a child, especiallywhen the news, of a baby boy born tothe Chimes in a neighboring kingdom,reaches them. Harrie Farrie is a bizarreand lively character.D. D. McAden plays the queen ofBlack House. She reaches an untimelydeath and the king remarries. PoorEbonie DTLite, named by her motherduring the christening, was left behind.Her father marries a mean witch-likequeen named Depressa. And _ shedepressed the entire kingdomespecially Ebonie.Depressa orders EbonieTs friendMirra Image to take princess into thewoods and leave her. Kay Newsomeplays the role of the wicked Depressaand Mike Bowen. plays the frightenedMirra Image.The beautiful and talented SherryCobb plays the Princess Ebonie DT Lite.And she sings wondorously and insuch a melodious voice that Depressawould have been charmed and she .heard Ebonie sing.Sympathy and love for Eboniemakes him protect the princess. So hetakes her to Toyland where she'll besafe, or so he thinks.Does ~Free PressT Really Exist?by Joyce EvansMass communication is an essentialasset to the world, yet it varies widelythroughout the world. The role or func-tion of the mass communication mediadiffers significantly between a Com-munist nation and a Capitalist nation.Also, within Nations with similar con-tents there are broad differences for in-stance, the system in Yugoslavia dif-fers from the Soviet UnionTs and thesystem in the United States differsfrom West GermanyTs.Several basic press theories haveexisted in our society since mass com-munication first began. These theorieshave developed over many years andare still developing because of con-troversy and debate about the purposeand concept of basic communication.They are Authoritarian, Communistic,Libertarian, and Social Responsibilitytheories.The concept of authoritarian theoryappeared during the 16th century inEngland. The interests of the statewere paramount and the rulers wereabsolute. The press had to support thegovernment in every respect and to ad-vance programs of the national leader-ship. This theory revolves around theidea that one employed in journalism isalso employed as a special privilegegranted by the national leader. Undersuch a system, the press has just asmuch freedom as that particular leaderwants it to have. The basis for com-munication ethics in this system isclear. However, there should be nopublishing, which in the opinion of theauthorities, would injure the state.Moreover, the press could not criticizethe government. Authoritarian regimessurvive today in some parts of theworld. Examples are Spain and Por-tugal, several Latin American counties,in ~~weaker versionsTT elsewhere.Although the authoritarian press func-tions as a private enterprise within theindividual country, it owes its existenceto the State and must operate onbehalf of that State which permits it tosurvive.The communistic press theory tookits roots during the first quarter of theVOL. IV / NO. 4/ APRIL 1978At Toyland, she is jdined by o~livedollsTT who sing and dance to cheerEbonie up. Later, Ebonie meets thewhackiest seven Twarfs you ever sawor heard, They plan to make Ebonie astar, but the wicked step-motherspoiled the fun. Ebonie falls into a deepsleep after eating poisoned candy. Butshe is revived by Prince EdwardChimes - the royal prince who wasborn in the neighboring kingdom nearKingdom Heights.Prince Edward and his_ servantTysinger are a dual delight to theaudience. But royalty is treated royallyin the most comic manner.Laughter prevailed and _ cheerszigzagged throughout the play. Theaudience seemed highly amused withthis contemporary production.Prince Chimes and Princess Eboniewed and the wicked stepmother repen-ts ending the play on a happy note, likeany good fairy tale.Ebonie said, ~~whatTs a weddingwithout a stepmother,T�T� and forgaveDepressaTs sins.The musicians were an addedfeature to the show and they deserve aword of praise. On piano and flute wasMyrick, on bass and sax was Frank, ondrums was E. J., on flute and per-cussions was John and on sax andflute was Dexter.oA cast of 15 of the most innovativeand creative talents we could find,� iswhat McAden said about them.| might add that they brought a giftto the audience and that gift wasenlightening.The work of McAdenTs shows hehas talent and initiative and maybeheTll keep directing and writing to bringmore joy to other audiencessomewhere, maybe here.present century. Karl Marx might becalled the father of this theory. Ac-Cording to Marx, in a communistsociety, he functions of the pressshould come from the central function" the perpetuation and expansion ofthe socialist system. Mass com-munication should exist to transmitsocial policy and not to search fortruth. The media under this system ismerely an instrument of the govern-ment. In the communist press theory,self-criticism by the press is allowed.As a-matter-of-fact, the press is en-couraged to criticize the failure to liveup to communist planning. Thissystem is based on the idea that themasses are too ignorant and un-concerned with government to beallowed involvement with details of itsoperation. Authoritarian and com-munist theories are alike with a few ex-ceptions. The major difference is thatthe communist press is owned andoperated by the State and theauthoritarian press is privately owned.Control by government in the com-munist system is constant and un-comprising, but in an authoritariansystem control by government can(Continued on page 3)SmithElectedto S.G.A.Zack B. Smith, a junior fromThomasville, N.C. was elected lastweek, March 29, as S.G.A. Treasurer.In an interview with Smith he wasquick to state that, ~I shall strive toprove myself worthy of fulfilling thenecessary task, which your support inthe election deems me capable ofdoing.�Indeed, according to SmithTs pastoffices and endeavors, he seems quitecapable, says one of his supporters.Researching that statement, one findsthat Smith has been involved innumerous organizations on campusamongst which are the _ following:Student Government Association,S.G.A. Secretary of Minority Affairs,Buccaneer Staff - Academic Editor,Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Society ofUnited Liberated Students(S.0.U.L.S.), North Carolina StudentLegislature, and many others.Smith's references are the more im-pressive when one realizes the amountof energy that he has put into the manyorganizations he has been involved in,as stated by Ricky Love, his campaignmanager.Smith is only the third black on cam-pus to recently file for a major elec-torial S.G.A. position. Maurice Huntleywas the first, who received 40 percentof the vote followed by Dalton Nichols,who later withdrew his bid for the vice-presidency.Smith states that he is not a true-bred politician and that ~~he would liketo be thought of as 1978-79Ts S.G.A.Treasurer and not the ~Black TreasurerTof ECU.� He goes on to state that theminorities on campus are a small sectorof the students here and that the-S.G.A. will strive to serve all students.

EBONY HERALD VOL. IV / NO. 4/ APRIL 1978EditorialsFor as long .as ITve attended EastCarolina (three years) there has beenthose few individuals, that smallestpercentage of people, who have triedtheir best to improve conditions andminority life styles here at ECU.Except for a few victories, such ashaving a 75-76 Homecoming Queen,the blacks have shown excessiveamounts of apathy and incoherency.In view of these traits and pasthistories | would like to apologize, onbehalf of the Herald, to those _ in-dividuals who have tried so very hardto make things here better. Peoplesuch as Ms. Coretha Rushing andJoyce Mourning, both of whom arepast and present Minority Arts Chair-persons, respectively.| extend my apologies to these hardworking committees and others onbehalf of those of ~~usTT who could notmake it to the majority of the ~~BlackArt CulturalT activities and other e-vents set up for minority enjoyment,and the campus. ITm sorry that ~~ourTpeople, hopefully through ignoranceand not apathy, couldn't see that theirnon-participation makes it easier forOur adversaries to take that which isrightfully ours.| wish | could explain to those hardworking individuals, why our ~~ColoredCampus� allows thousands of blackoriented events to go to waste. Inrecent years these activities have beenused by less than 35 percent ofminorities on campus, yet we cry,~~Give us Brick, Commodores .. .!"T| wish that our Bogosley Leer, Abashful, Colored KOONS would un-derstand that we can not possibly hopeto get more money for needed func-tions and those pleasureable activitiesunless we attend the lesser ones. Quitefrankly this has been the biggest ex-_cuse the opposition has used in thepast years.Yet these things have been saidbefore and here | am apologizing justas it has been done before me.Still, | can not rationalize thephilosophy of those who claim to beour leaders when they are unwilling togive support when needed. | watchedlast year as this ~~colored campus�nearly destroyed the zeal and _in-spiration of Miss RushingTs diligentwork, and | am appalled.So please, all of ~~youTT accept myapology for | can not understand whytheir is such low participation andunity. | can not understand why welimit our minds to parties and gatheringat the snack bars to play cards or up inOur rooms, out on the block or anyother non constructive vice that couldbe sacrificed in order to attend someWriters:EBONY HERALD STAFFExecutive Editor...........++.e+e++ee+-.. Jerry SimmonsNows Enitor 56. 2. cea eeicsed een ect. eay RIGKYLOWeFeatures Editor........................ Beverly McNairSports Editor.............+-e0eeeee2.2..~.~ Gerald BarnesCirculation Manager...................+..+... Milas KellyCOrTOONISI e... 25 cis so piece eis sf oat sss cea BOrTy JonesToni Harris, Joyce Evans, Arah Venable, Jackie Harris,Linda Fleming, Sylvia Jones, Sharon Wallaceevent designed to improve the waythings presently are.| fail to comprehend why we wouldallow the struggles of those before usto be wasted and seemingly in vain. |fail to understand the excuses | hearwhen | ask someone why they didnTtattend a meeting, when their at-tendance was desperately needed,each and everyone.In short, | apologize to all of you formy overwhelming ignorance; ignoran-ce with such aptitude that it warrantsthe title ~~nigger;TT ignorance whichmake it Unconceivable for me to ac-cept the reasons why we allow ourgreatest opportunities for growth andenrichment to slip from our grasp withthe dreary phantom of time. But aboveall others, I'm unable to understand, af-ter coming so far and_ working,struggling so hard, why do we play therole of ~~tokensTT and make our enemieshappy.Letter to the EditorFor the past couple of years theEbony Herald has undergone extremechanges and pressures.From the changes point of view, ithas had four different editors and hostsof staff members. It has also grownfrom a four page to a sextet that is nowbeing published once a month.As far as the pressures are con-cerned, it has constantly operated onthe bases of almost a total one manlayout which takes time and is atremendous burden. But more im-portantly, the paper has had towithstand undying criticism by thecampus. Also there is the threat of thepaper being desolved or merged withthe Fountainhead.According to the opposition thepaper has been repetitious and haspoor journalistic qualities. They feelthat it is a waste of money and that theminorities were covered well enoughby the Fountainhead when it had itsoColored Section�T.It is my conviction and those editorsbefore me, that we are worthy of morethan a ~TColored Section� and that theHerald can be a great asset to ECU.As for the issue of a waste of money,the HeraldTs budget is so small thatcritics donTt even mention it because itwould take away their effectiveness.In closing | simply wish to say, | feelthat the Fountainhead is an_ out-standing asset to ECU, yet | know alsothat the Herald can be much betterthan it is and | wish to see it as such.The Ebony Herald is supposedly anewspaper for minority students. TheStories that are run are assumed to be ofminority interest, but apparently there isnot interest.For example, how many of the readersof the Herald have taken the time to write asimple editorial concerning blacks. oncampus, womenTs rights, or any. of thepolitical issues involving the minority? Theanswer is simple-not many.The budget for the Ebony Herald wascut over 50% for the 1977-78 school year.ItTs budget will not be increased until somedefinite improvements are made. Thiscannot be done without the help of thestudent body.Recently, there was a vote on thePublication Referendum. The outcome ofthe election could effect the Ebony Heralddrastically.How many persons reading this articleare aware of the stuggle of the EbonyHerald is going through? There have beenthreats to take away OUR newspaper.Now | ask, do you care?If the answer is yes, then get involvedwith your paper or there wonTt be one.Support it by writing editorials, news.copy,or anything you feel is. of interest. orconcern.Many students use the old-cope out, o~|have no writing talen.TT That may beso,but contribute your ideas.The Ebony Herald is one of the fewthings a minority can voice opinion in, andbe heard by other minorities. If there issomething you donTt like, let the Hearldknow it.Become involved!PoetryEbonydream| dream of EbonyDarker than a starless nightMy dream of Ebony "More soulful than the Sun is bright.SheTs the UniversesTMost coveted Treasure,She can fill the loneliest heartWith undreamed pleasure.OTyesmy...Dream of Ebony,Her kiss is sweeterThan any mountainsT streamDream of Ebony "My EbonydreamOver the OceansTDeepest depth ITd swim,For my dream of EbonyMy most precious gem.Over the MountainsTHighest tops ITd climb,For her ITd spend my fortunesMy every dime.Ours is a dream of Ebony,A love supreme!Dream of EbonyOur Ebony Dream.| would gladly travelOver all the Universe,For her, | would gladlySuffer anymanTs curse.Her tenderness is as naturalAs the leaves of grasses are green,Her beauty and lovelinessNo manTs ever seen.O'yes...Yes my sweet dream of EbonyTo me a goddess you seemYou are my dream of Ebony,So sweet my Ebonydream.Jerry SimmonsTime changes and:so do we,as we pass from yesterdaysinto. tommorows.For one brief moment.today,as | sat in a three-sided studybooth in the library, | tried-tohold on.| tried-to recapture, throughthe silence, a time that thesummers breeze blew in my facebefore the storm.If only you could see us, like| do, sitting on the hill in-front of the apartments,smiling, talking, laughing.A feeling moves inside me,something that even this pen cannot bring to life.You may say that | amaromantic, and maybe, It couldbe true.But yesterdays. for me, are reflectionsof tommorows, If my time and thoughtsare with you.V.C.Walk With Your HeadUp HighBe proud sister and brotherWalk with your head up highThere is no need-for shameIf-so, tell me whyYou-fore-brothers and sistersHave struggled hard and. longTo see that you are happyAnd. forever singing that songLet not their works be for nothingAll all their aches in vainLet not their struggles endWith only their personal painBe proud my sister and botherWalk with our head up highAnd walk this way: foreverUntil the day you die.Sylvia JonesThe Center for Student Opportunitieshas funds available. to employ sophomores,juniors, and seniors who are interested intutoring students in subject matter areassuch as chemistry, biology, physics, mathand other courses for prehealth and healthprofessions trainees. Contact the Centerfor Student Opportunities, 208 RagsdaleHall.

EBONY HERALD VOL. IV / NO. 4/ APRIL 1978FeaturesHolston BeginsTherapy CareerKirk Holston, a junior at ECU andatransfer student from N.C.A & T StateUniversity was recently accepted into the1978-79 Physical Therapy Class (P.T.)Holston stated that o~it was hard work,yet | know that the work has just begun,TTand he went onto say, o~It will get a lotharder.TTHolston chose to.come to East Carolinaafter learning of the high ranking of ECUTsP.T. program.He is sure that he ~~will enjoy workingin the field he has chosenTT and as he putsit, ~~P.T. isa field that ITve longed to have aand | feel it is well worth the long hours.TTHis responses were echoed by AngeloSUggs, another P.T. student who wasaccepted into the program last year. Suggsfeels that his work has intensified greatlyfrom last year and gladly welcomes thecompany of a second minority in theprogram. In total there are three minoritiesin this eyarTs P.T. class.To those other 64 applicants who didnot get accepted into this highly competi-tive field, Holston and Suggs replied, ~~weknow itTs alet down, but youT ve got-to keeptrying and please donTt give up.�TAACC Repairs UnderwayNow that the warm weather is here,seemingly to stay, badly needed repairsare now in the undertaking of the Afro-American Culture Center. The mostbadly needed repairs were those donerecently on the roof and ceiling. Soon,near the end of the semester thebuckeling floor of the center will berepaired as stated by Zack Smith,Secretary of Minority Arts and on theSupervision Board for the center.sg mmagneneeWorker renovating the roof at the Afro-American Cultural Center.Photo by Brian Hotter.KIRK HOLSTON to enter the physicaltherapy program this summer. Photoby Butch Knox.The two are enjoying the rest of thesemester as normal college students, withtests and more tests before they begin avery intensive Summer program.In a meeting of CenterTs SupervisionBoard Dean Alexander of Mendenhallstated that ~~the center is a very goodbuilding,TT and, ,it would be a waste toallow such a building to get rundown.�T Alexander went on to say thatgetting repairs made on Mendenhalland extensions of the Mendenhall,such as the AACC is very hard to do.But at last renovations are underwayand preservatin of the center issomewhat insured.(FREE PRESS, from p. 1)Change depending on the particularleader in power.Libertarian theory of the press beganabout the 17th century in England andon the o~newTT continent of Amerca.This theory rejected the idea that thepress must operate to support andbenefit the state. Instead, it promotesthe idea of ~free expression withoutgovernmental hindrance.TT This iscalled the free-press theory. And itpromotes orobust and_ uninhibiteddebate.TT The press would be an openmarketplace of ideas, according to theinterpretations of the first amendment.Functioning to uncover and presentthe truth would be impossible if thepress were controlled by any externalor governmental control. Under thistheory, the right of the people to knowis paramount. But the press must befree to report this knowledge. Sincethe press must be a link between thepeople and the government, it must befree to criticize the government. If thisinformational link is hindered bysecrecy or government censorship, orodoctored news� released by govern-ment press agents, then the freedomof information has been suppressed.The press in America has witnessedsuch occurences, especially with theoPentagon PaperTT issue, watergate,and the Vietnam issue. In some in-stances, the press itself censorednews. As in Civil Rights problems andthe riots of the early 60Ts. Manynewspapers and television stationstook the liberty to say what theAmerican people should know. Inshort, they did not report accounts ofracial unrest in communities if editorsOr managers of the stations felt theseevents would cause greater problems.They felt that to report these hap-penings would create tension amongthe people, although tension alreadyexisted. And many times, this tensiongrew until it exploded into the ~~WattsriotsT " racial problems and the KentState University riot " problemscaused by student unrest. As it turnedOut, more problems were createdbecause of the lack of knowledge con-cerning the causes of these distur-bances. A large number of incidentslabeled as ~~riotsTT wer actually distur-bances. Yet in other cases, the pressreported them as o~riots.TT However,misinforming the masses is as much aosinTT as censoring the news. Aneducated public is a well-informedpublic, and a well-informed people areones who receive accurate, clear, andfactual accounts of the news. Thepublic can handle the situations for it-self. But the press must present thefacts, interpret them when necessary,and avoid hiding the truth from thepeople. For, the truth has found its wayto light more often than not. Then,eventually the press may losecredibility, and it may already be wit-nessing this problem today.Like the former theories of the press,libertarian theory has its share of criticsand problems. A mid-20th-centuryconcept has derived in the WesternWorld and is called the osocial respon-sibilityTT� theory. Going beyond thelibertarian theory, it stresses respon-sibility, placing a great many moral andethical restrictions on the press. Thetechnological and highly advancedculture of the United States implantsgreater demands on its communicationsystem than it did years ago. Diversitywithin the society, cultural changes,growing political interests, businessentanglements and growth in worldtrade, increase in population, and thelist could continue. All of thesechanges have aided to make the job ofthe media more difficult. Also, the in-crease in the number of people whoread the newspapers, watch televisionor listen to radio, has changed themethods of reporting and the meaningof freedom from what the farmers ofthe Constitution might have intended.Freedom without restrictions cancause recklessness and irresponsiblejournalists. If the press is not respon-sible, laws will force them to be moreresponsible. And with every govern-ment restriction, there goes an ounceof freedom. The print media is freerthan the electronic media which hashad governmental control since thefirst radio stations created a menace tothe airwaves. The airwaves belong tothe government and must be licensedby the Federal Communications Com-mission (F.C.C.). There are more writ-ten codes for the broadcast media toofollow� than for the print media.Irresponsible acts or failure to followF.C.C. rules and regulations mightCause a station to lose its license.There is not complete freedom un-der the American press system either.But freedom to make choices existsand freedom of speech exists. And thatis what brings about change, by andlarge. That is, also, a major differencein a communist press or authoritarianpress theory and ours, a libertarianand/or social responsibility concept.Physical means of communicatingnews and interpreting it throughoutthe world seem well-developed andcapable of providing informationnecessary to aid communication andunderstanding around the world. Onecan judge this from the flow of newsabroad to o~hereTT and from o~hereT�T toabroad. On the surface there appearsto be adequate information transmittedto even the most remote areas of theworld. Yet, governmental pressures,secrecy, censorship, and propagandainterfere with the meaningful and freeflow of news.Looking at recent history, one seeswhat has happened to freedom of thepress in countries controlled byMusolini, Hitler, Kruschev and others.Tight restrictions on the press prevailthroughout the world. Some of thecountries do not receive as muchpublicity as others for their totalitarianactivities. Yet there is meddling inpress affairs, and journalists find them-selves in serious danger for adversereflection on government officials orthe government. In Turkey, newsmenmay be jailed for ~insultingT any gover-nment official. Journalist DonaldWoods was jailed for adverse writings_Criticizing the South African govern-ment. Through careful plotting, herecently escaped and is free to criticizeit again. In other countries, an editor isnot to print anything that will disturbthe peoplesT minds, or that wouldcause public unrest. In America,however, journalists and the presshave practically called executive of-ficials ~~liars,�T o~crooks,"T and o~illicit sexoffenders.TT And whatever else was un-covered by the press, especially inrecent years, the list of criticisms areprobably as long as Interstate 95 high-way!Free tutoring services are available. forminority and/or disadvantaged studentswho are interested in improving theiracademic progress to become nurses,allied health professionals, and physicians.Contact the Center for Student Opportuni-ties, 208 Ragsdale Hall.

EBONY HERALD VOL. IV / NO. 4/ APRIL 1978Black Arts Festival Week ~1978TSimmons & WilliamsDisplay WorksTwo. black artistT paintings weredisplayed at the Mendenhall Gallerythe week of Thursday, February 23.Ronald Williams, a teacher at J. H.Rose High, and Bobby Simmons, asenior at ECU, were the artists whoseworks were on display.Simmons is from Jacksonville, N.C.and is an art major working on a B.F.A.degree in painting.His work consists primarily of worksdealing with rebirth of the soul and.being led by the spirit.Simmons said his paintings, such asThe Church, odeals with todayTssociety, with emphasis on the person,othe favorite.TT (?)Williams is a native of Greenville,N.C. He is a graduate assistant for theDesign Department at East CarolinaUniversity.Currently, he is teaching at J. H.Rose High. Williams has a B.S. in arteducation with sculpture as a studiomajor, and a M.A. in sculpture anddesign.Williams was unable to attend theartist reception, but his wife was thereinstead.Kenya Dig It?By ARAH VENABLEStaff WriterA Jazz Dance and African Food sessionwas held February 21, as part of the BlackFestival Week in Mendenhall StudentCenter.Mr. Kén Hammon, program directorand an advisor to the committee, wasresponsible for the program.Dr. Bunger, a professor of Anthropo-logy, prepared the food. Bunger said helived in Kenya for a year and attendedNorth western University.Bunger studied the Pokomo tribe inKenya, which he said were almostunknown. He said they had a relativelystaple diet and ate two to three times a day.~~Most meals consist of some type ofstarch and sauce over it,TT according toBunger.The African food Bunger prepared wasbased on the food of the Pokomo. SEGERAis a meal of cornmeal much; a starch, andNSW is a fish soup that covers the mush.He stated the foods are relativelysimple and nourishing.~o~| hope this will make more peopleaware of African Culture. More people,Black and White should know more aboutArica in order to understand it better,TTsaid Bunger.Mrs. Saunders, a physical educationinstructor, taught some of the dances.~* African dancing is:something which ismeant to be enjoyed,TT Suanders said. It isa participant thing and not specifically - forentertainment.�TCharlene Rodgers and Michael Taylorassisted Saunders with the dances.One of the dances Saunders instructedwas the Belley Cowey. Bunger led a dancecalled the Kitoko, a recreational andcourtship dance. At one time it was part ofan initiation ceremony.oHe really enjoys his work to thefullest,� she said, ~~oexpressing himselfas much as possible.�TWilliams has done several art showsand his wife says his work is quitepopular.Hand-carved wooden _ statue byWilliams. Photo by Brian Hotter.Revelation SingersAppearBlack Awareness Week launched intoits beginning with gospel singing. onSunday, February 19.Gospel singing penetrated the walls ofMendenhall Student Center while theRevelation Singers of Goldsboro entertain-ed black and white: students, professorsand surrounding Greenville persons.The Revelation Singers appeared. oncampus last year during Black AwarenessWeek. THey performed numerous spiritualsongs, some which the group composedthemselves.The crowd responded with full enthu-siasm and before the concert was overrequested songs. Among the-songs reques-ted were: ~~Going Over Yonder,TT ~~TakeMe BackTT and ~~When YouTre Down andObL=Once again the Revelation Singers gavea magnificent concert.BOBBY SIMMONS and one of his paintings which were on display at Men-denhall. Photo by Brian Hotter.//DONT LET MONEYDICTATE YOUR FUTUREWhether you go to college no longer has to be basedon how much money you can earn during the summer.Air Force ROTC offers a four, three or two-year schol-arship to pay you $100 a month and all tuition, textbookand lab fees. With money problems reduced, the deci-sion to go to college is your own.The Air Force needs dedicated officers in a variety ofdifferent jobs, and one of these jobs is bound to fit intoyour picture. After graduation and commissioning,you'll find challenging work along with the chance fogrow through experience.Find out about the Air Force ROTC scholarship pro-gram today. ItTs a great way to help yourself throughthose tough college years and a great way to get readyfor an exciting future, as a commissioned officer in theUnited States Air Force.Jae? J HO) et Ca)ROTCGateway to a great way of life.MARY LOU WILLIAMS - world-famous jazz pianist and Black FestivalWeek's main attraction for ~~78�T.Alpha Phi AlphaAlpha Phi Alpha recently held their8th annual Black and Gold Ball at theAmerican Legion Hut, March 18th. Theband was Funksun from Raleigh, NorthCarolina, and to quote Mr. Perry Sim-mons, o~they were hotTT.The over capacity crowd enjoyedthemselves excessively and as avisiting young lady from U.N.C. statedoit was very nice, too bad it has to end,| could dance all night.�TAt intermission came the conclusionof the Black and Gold Pageant withMs. Toni being crowned Ms. Black andGold and Ms. Teresa McNair being 1strunner-up and crowned Ms. Alpha PhiAlpha.Ms. Harris is a junior and member ofAlpha Kappa Alpha and Ms. McNair asophomore and native of Charlotte,N.C.

EBONY HERALD VOL. IV / NO. 4/ APRIL 1978- SLANG -by Tony HarrisSlang is a unique language with ~~dif-ferent strokes for different folks.�TIn many areas, slang serves to breakthe communication barrier. And_ inother areas, slang builds the com-munication barrier.The effect of slang depends uponthe situation.Robert Brakwell, a freshman,illustrated the point. ~~Well, man, |donTt use slang that much. It is cooland all but, | just donTt get into it. ItdoesnTt matter if the teacher uses it ornot. Either way itTs cool.�TThe word ~~cool�T is an example of aword that can be colorful unless it isoverused.~A person may say the food is cool,the baby is cool, the boy is cool oranything is cool. But, when slang isoverused, it loses discriptiveness,TTcommented Mrs. JoAnn Jones, anEnglish composition and grammarinstructor at East Carolina University.In grammar classes, Mrs. Jonesfinds that slang becomes a crutchwhen overused, but claims it is ac-ceptable in a certain context.Context, according to Wanda Ed-wards, a graduate in English of EastCarolina University, is a major factor inthe effect of slang.~Slang has its place among friends,Tsaid Edwards ~~Sometimes a slang termdoes a better job of saying what youwant to say.�oOf course | wouldnTt talk to mymother in the same manner that |speak to people in the office.�TSlang, the versatile language,changes with the times. It also changeswith the area.oBlacks have a hidden language,�Ken Hammond commented.oThis was proven by Herbert'sFoster's ~Ghetto Analysis Test.T Ablack child who attends a Baptistchurch learns that one goes to churchand shouts,TT Hammond explained.oA white child who attends a churchin another area would never think ofshouting as the proper thing to do,�T headded.The usage and meaning of a worddepends where it is used. However, theusage of words in slang, just likeeverything else, changes with time.oSlang is here today and gonetomorrow,T said Wanda Edwards.Mrs. Jones agreed. ~| donTt hearmany people saying, ~he is the cat'sPajamas,T any more,�T said Jones.Brian Kelsey, a senior at EastCarolina University, had a differentopinion, and expressed it using slangterms.oYeah, slang changes,� said Kelsey.oBut it be helping me to communicatewith the people. You know, | just let itout. And the people, they be digginTwhere ITm cominT from.�However, slang can cause a lack ofcommunication because it varies fromone region or cultural group toanother.Everyone can understand, standardEnglish, according to Edwards.Some students use standard Englishin class and use slang outside of class.Ms. Edwards admits that she hasfour different speech patterns.� Thepatterns consist of home_ speech,student speech, faculty speech and of-fice speech.oSlang fits into some places. Stan-dard English fits in everyplace,TT sheadded. ;Mark Twain once wrote, ~o~WritinTain't nothingT but talkinT wrote down.�expression is important.oYou have to write it correctly onpaper, so they (teachers) should teachyou how to Say it right to begin with,�Hood said. 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EBONY HERALD VOL. IV / NO. 4/ APRIL 1978If You Are A Citizen, Especially IF You Are A Black Citizen, AndAre Not Registered, Then You Are A Burden, Too Heavy For YourBrother To Carry " REGISTER! Then VoteEBONY HERALD STAFF: (Front Row, L-R) Chris Cagle, Bary Jones, Beverly McNair, Beverly Mack, Arah Venable, Mike Kelly.Row 2 (L-R): Gerald Barnes, Jerry Simmons, Jackie Harris, Sylvia Jones, Linda Fleming.CSO Tutoring ..........The Center for Student Opportunities(CSO) in room 208 Ragsdale " offersassistance to minority students here atECU. As one of the 3 subdivisions of theSchool. of Medicine, it serves as aneducational support function.CSO is headed by Director Dr. ZubieMetcalf and Associate-Director Charles M.Dickens. Staff members include JacquelineHawkins, recruiter-developer, and BethStephenson; reading and learning special-ist.According to Dickens, o~CSO thrusts itefforts in assisting minorities to achievegreater visability in the health profes-sions.TT This office functions in the specificareas of the recruitment, retention, andstudent services of those students pursuinga career in medicine, the health relatedprofessions which include Allied Healthoccupations and nursing. CSOTs servicesare limited to these fields.Although CSO was created primarilyfor service to minority and/or disadvan-taged students, aid is open to any personsseeking assistance.Student services. offered by CSOinclude tutorial and counseling support.Because students commonly face academicproblems in health fields, the tutorialservice has been making headways inorienting students through proper studyskills. Dickens remarks ~o~reading- andlearning skills are worked on. Individualtutoring is possible and this is free forstudents who qualify for the program.TT Wepay the tutoring costs.TTCounseling Service includes helpingstudents with personal problems, servingin an advisory role and generally dealingwith practically any problem which mayconfront students. Although CSO does nothave financial funds for students, itpossesses the mechanism for openingdoors to financial assistance. It works inconjunction with the financial aid office ofthis and with other programs.~*CSO makes contacts with about 380students on both a regular and irregularbasis.TT DickenTs adds ~~this is inclusive ofhigh schools, two year institutions, andEast Carolina University. The program isdesigned. to prepare students for service inunderserved areas in eastern NorthCarolina in medicine and the healthprofession.�T 7Accordingly Dickens encourages "anystudent in medicine or health related fieldto come to the office if they have anyquestion or seek further information.�T~~This is a very good educational opportu-nity and | am delighted.to be a part of thestaff in East CarolinaTs growing medicalschool.TTWEEE ec aaadadadddadaddddddddddididiiidlidiiidllillllllliillillccccccciciiiiiicrccccccccccdddeedddidddelaStaff Members InvolvedBy BEVERLY MCNAIRTen East Carolina staff members areinvolved with a program .to establish betterrace relations in the school and.community.Each individual is assigned to adifferent content area.The staff members include StellaChamblis, reading in the content area,Larece Hunt and Don Shorkey, Humanrelation specialist, Evelyn Jenkins, math,Betty Quinn, exceptional children inreading, Bob Pettis, school communityinvolvement specialist, and Barbara Rag-land Title 9 of sex bias.Mr. Clint Downing, Director of theGeneral Assistance center and his assis-tant, Dr. Ken Rollins head the program,Julia Rawls is evaluator.Larece Hunt stated, ~o~l deal withbehavior modification, teacher and studentrelations, classroom methods in valueClarification and summer school commun-ity involvement.�TThe Human Relations program coversany area of the school. It not only involvesthe student, but the superintendent of theschools, the bus driver and maintenancepeople.Larece also noted, o~I think the programis a beautiful set up. The approach we useisa unique one. We go into the classroomsand have a brief session with the studentson human relations, and then the people inthe subject areas go in and follow up.�TThe programs main function is-to helpthe student understand himself, then hecan begin to understand others.(Slang, from page 5)The views on slang also vary amongage groups. It is common for elderlypersons to consider the use of slang intheir presence as a lack of respect.~o~Youngins are supposed to talk likethey got sense,TT commented Ms. An-neozella Harris, grandmother of eleven.On the other hand, Hammond saysslang is part of the vernacular of theyoung.Slang serves many _ purposes.Sometimes it is beneficial and othertimes it is destructive.oSlang is so colorful,TT Edwards con-cluded oIt would be a shame to neverhear anyone say, ~HeTs a cool dude,Tagain.�thit¢hhisiddddddsiddsitsdiddddssstiddssdssdsdddddsdddsidssiddda,This Month in BlackHistory......April 1"Dr. Charles R. Drew - worldFamous medical figure and discovererof Blood plasma storing method diedafter not being admitted to a ~~whitehospitalT after a car accident.April 4" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -Civil Rights Leader was assassinated inMemphis. Rioting and civil disordererupted in 124 U.S. cities.April 8" Hank Aaron - broke longstanding Babe RuthTs 714 homerunrecord in 1974.April 9" The first c.p Rights Billpassed by Congress outlawing Slaveryand granting full citizenship.April 29" Duke Ellington (1899-1974)musician born in Washington, D.C.,with pen and instrument he translatedmusic into a universal language. Hetoured extensively in Europe.