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The Minority Publigation of East Carolina
Universi ty.
March 1984
By SHIRLEY WILLIAMS
Arts Editor
After a life of dedication
and service in the communi-
ty, the church, and the
state, Andrew Young
became the first Black
Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
As mayor, Young has
reached the highest level of
his political. career.
Young has. served as a
pastor in Alabama and
Georgia. During this time,
he was Associate Director
of Youth Work for the Na-
tional Council of Churches
and he held the position of
an executive of SCLC. He
was, also, Chairman of the
Atlanta Community Rela-
tions Commission.
Mr. Young, an associate
of the late Dr. Martin "
Luther King, Jr., par-
ticipated in the major civil
rights movements of the
60Ts. He worked in the Bir- |
mingham Movement of
1963, leading to the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 and the
dismantling of segregation
in the South. He, later
helped ~to revolutionize
political change in the
South. Seeing the impor-
tance of voting, Young led
many campaigns of voter-
registration.
In 1972, he was elected to
the U.S. House of
Representatives from the
fifth Congressional District
of Georgia.. With the sup-
port of black and white
voters, he became the first
Black Congressman from
Georgia. He was re-elected
in 1974 and 1976. As Con-
gressman, Young was active
in foreign policy, civil
rights, urban affairs, and
mass transit. He was a
member of the Democratic
Study Group, the Congres-
sional Black Caucus, and |
the Environmental Study
-Group.
Soon after beth elected
President in 1976, Jimmy
Carter announced the ap-
pointment of Andrew
Young as U.S. Ambassador
to the United Nations, a
position Young held from
~ January 30, 1977 to
September 23, 1979. His
work was not secluded to
this position. He worked
diligently as a member of
the Cabinet and the Na-
tional Security Council. He
represented the US at inter-
national conferences and
missions
throughout the world.
diplomatic
Andrew YoungTs
political, social, and
religious experience proved
to be a valuable asset to his
becoming elected Mayor of
Atlanta on October 27, 1981.
Inaugurated on January 4, '
1982, Andrew Young
became the first Black
Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia.
A CHANCE TO SERVE
By SHIRLEY WILLIAMS -
Constance Baker Motley
became the first Black
woman to be named to a
federal judgeship. Earning
a bachelorTs degree from
New York University anda |
law degree from Columbia
~University Law School, Ms.
Motley felt becoming a
_ lawyer was her perfect op-
portunity to help mankind.
_- She worked with the
NAACP Legal and Defense
Educational Fund, Inc. to
help raise money for
studentsT financial
assistance. Elected in 1964
to the state senate in New.
York, she was the first
Black woman to hold this
position and the only
woman among 58 =
. Mrs. Motley has always
had a desire to help her
fellowman. Serving as a
federal judge, she now has a
chance to illustrate her ser-
vices and to prove she is
capable of fulfilling all of -
her duties.
Constance Baker Motley
page 2
March 1984
EA
WRE
WHY A- BLACK SHOULD RUN»
FOR SGA _ PRESIDENT.
By RUBEN INGRAM
As the semester progresses the
~ECU campus changes to ac-.
comodate the needs of the students.
One apparent change is the officail
~call for nominations for students
- government - officers.
When I was informed of the up-
coming election, I thought why a "
black student has never taken the
~seat of president of the SGA. After
~ several hours of research and rambl-
ing through countless numbers of
~ yearbooks dating back to 1975, 1 ~
| wie not surprised to find that ECU :
thas never had a black student
government president. Since the
oa of the Secor board could
not be found, a random sampling of
student was surveyed to find out if
oECU has ever had a black student to |
_run for the position of president of
the SGA. Without surprise, I again ©
found that there has never been a
~black student to run for the posi-
tion.
Although . the ~number of black
males at ECU is 533 and black.
females are 934, there is much hope
~and speculation among black ©
students about the possibility of a
black running for president. The
above figures represents 11 percent.
of the total 13,357 students enrolled
at ECU, and frankly, the number of
- blacks students enrollmented is
shameful. These figures pose a
tremendous ~problem for the
~~wishesTT of alot of black ~students,
- who would like to see a black in the
running - for the seat.
_ Keeping the aforementioned
_ figures in mind, the potential of
such a political change is highly .
unlikely even on sa campus as.
oTiberalT? as ECU. But all is not
_ lost. With the hope that someone |
will, there are sound reasons why a.
black student should run for SGA -
president. True enough, the position
of president is one of great respon-
sibility as well as being highly sym-
bolic. However, it is a Position that
is worthy of the attention that a in-
7 telligible black student can offer.
- Any black stu-
dent with leadership abilities, a
: capacity to act Seay in matters
cs ECU's
concerning students, who maintains _
-a2.0 G.P.A can become SGA presi-
dent. But in order for this to happen
someone must step forward and
- become the black nominee for SGA
president. I can not stress more the
possibility of achieveing such a goal.
If the the black students shows that
he or she can do the job race
becomes | no problem.
Democratic candidate for the 4th "
~ Congressional District Howard N.
Lee sums the problem of black
representation on college and
universities campuses nationwide by
_ saying, ~~There are still too few
blacks who go to college.T This
won;t stop the black male or female
that really wants to be president of
student BOVESHDICRE.
BLACK
STUDENTS
PROGRESS
_.- By RUBEN INGRAM
_ Features Editor
2 : The difficulties and the ac-
Aa oe complishment of earlier blacks has |
- Made a great impact on many black
- student leaders of today. Blacck col-
leges students as a result of past
x Struggles of other blacks know
- where they are going. Black youth
Of the current generation are
_» Characterized as having higher
aspirations and a greatersense of
_ control of their destiny than many.
.- alienated white youth. This is at-
: ~tributed. to the goal setting of the
black family for their memebers
often undergoing great personal
sacrifices to enable their members to.
obtain the education they see as a_
- passport to greater income, security
and a comfortable way of life.
_ The strength of many black col-
_ lege student reside in their desire to
_ achieve goals. The strong bond in |
~family and relatives provides a sense
_ of self-importance and responsibili-
ty that goes eee the family cir- ©
cle.
The above factors erable black |
students to continue to set goals for
themselves and achieve them.
The black enrollment in private
and specialized colleges and univer-
sities promises to increase in the
_ years to come. The black student
has seen alot of changes and will
undergo many more as the student
becomes aware of a better life style.
The black student is a symbol of the
changing ~times.
=i ~DonTt Forget ~~the
| PioneerTT of Space
By DAVID ID THEROITH
The issue. of space has
become so prevelant that a.
big part of our nationTs
future rests in space. Flying
in space has become com-
- mon place with space shut-
tles taking off every year.
But let us not forget the
achievement of the first
black astronaut, Guion S..
oGuy� Bluford.
Mayoral. Candidate: W. Wilson Goode, former City Managing
Director in: Philadelphia, gestures during a press conference ing
which he announced he will run for mayor next year.
Bluford was brought into
_ the limelight on August 30,
_ 1983 when he lifted off as
~part of a five-man crew on
the Challenger. We canTt let
_ the ~~noveltyTT of BlufordTs
achievement wear off as
time progresses. Men and
women who pioneer change
are so few in the annals of.
history, especially in black
history. The few we have
must be remembered,
. especially in BlufordTs case
aerospace engineering pro-
gram. He also joined .
AFROTC as well and
graduated a distinguished
graduate in ROTC, and
with a B.S. degree.
Bluford flew jets for the
men in blue in Vietnam, 144 -
- combat missions worth of
time. Bluford served as a
flight instructor after the
war but aspired to reach for
- higher goals and enrolled at .
the Air Force Institute of
because space is so popular
now. President Reagan is
already talking about
building a space station. If
and when a black is includ-
ed, Bluford will have paved
the way. .
o*Guy�T Bluford was the
son of Guy Sr.,
mechanical engineer. aie
Jr. became interested: in
math and science also, so in
1960 he enrolled in Penn-
sylvania State UniversityTs .
Training.
Technology for Advanced
~Bluford
distinguished himself there
by obtaining his M.S. and
Ph.D degrees in aerospace
engineering with a minor in .
~laser physics.
BlufordTs big break came -
when in 1978 he was chosen
to attend the Johnson Space
CenterTs astronaut school.
During the space flight on
the challenger, Bluford had
the honor of launching the
45 million dollar weather
and communications.
satellite for India.
Among the awards and
recognition Bluford receiv-
ed as the first black
astronaut was being given
by General Chuck Yeager
the first Special Trail-blazer
Award at the fifth annual
~ American Black Achieve-: "
~ ment Awards, presented by
Ebony Magazine.
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March 1984
-By SHIRLEY WILLIAMS "
His eyes suggest sincerity _
and apathetic competence.
He wears a demeanor of»
confidence and views his ©
work as ~o~no drama, no
climax, no turning point,
no face-off or last-ditch all-
-"or-nothing showdown.�
His work is a major part of "
his life. This man is a
politician. Heis Mr. Tom
Bradley, the Mayor of Los
oTHE PROMISE
REVIVED
His desire to serve pro-.
-mpted him to join the Los"
Angeles Police Department "
in 1940 and to pursue a law |
degree at Southwestern
University.
After 40 years of public
service to the citizens of Los: tec
Bradley ex- "
amined California from the as
perspective of alawyer and .
a policeman and discovered
the stateTs need for develop-.~
~ment. This perspective
_ prep epared. him to- serve as.
: Los AngelesT 37th Mayor.
CHISHOLM:
A LADY OF
ACTION
By TERESA DARDEN
Contributing Writer
Shirley Anita St. Hill
Chisholm was born in
Brooklyn, New York, on
November 30, 1924, to
Charles Christopher and
Ruby St. Hill. Chisholm at-
tended Brooklyn College
where she received a
Bachelor of Arts Degree.
She received a MasterTs of
Arts Degree from Columbia
~University. Chisholm mar-
ried Conrad Chisholm in
1949.
After announcing her in-
tentions to seek the
Democratic presidential
nomination, Chisholm
marked the first time that a
Black woman had sought
o~to repudiate the ridiculous
notion that the American
people will not vote for a
qualified candidate simply
~because she is not White or
because she is not a male.TT
Most people did not think
this country. was ready fora
woman candidate. Mrs.
Chisholm promised to enter
the Florida and North
Carolina primaries and
possibly the New York and
California primaries. . She.
succeeded in getting into the
campaign and stayed all the
way to the end, even though
when she ran, she received .
only 151.95 votes.
Chisholm held a number .
of positions and was very
active in New York. She.
was a former Nursery
School Teacher and, also,
director of a nursery;
member of New York State
Assembly; member of
91-95th Congresses from the .
twelfth district in New.
York; a member of the
Board of Directors for
Brooklyn Home for the Ag-
ed; member of Central
Brooklyn Coordinating |
Council; author of UN-
BOUGHT AND UNBOSS-
ED and THE GOOD
oFLIGHT; and she received .
the Key Woman of the Year
Award. ,
Chisholm now resides in
New York with an office in
the House Building In
Washington, D-Ce:
Angeles, . : :
mi oPwant to revive the pro- sings pene he entered the Young Mens Aania Mayor Adee Young a cera od &
-mise and the opportunity ace for California� s Gover- Sasa ie 2 er with of Famer Oscar saab wad
represented by the Califor- nor in 1982.. He won the Losimoten a dip ane "
nia dreamTT explained Democratic nomination but ase (ak, obertson. S
oBradley. These words _narrowly lost ~the election.
_ ~became his philosophy and. .__"- He, then, ran for and won
his dream. Holding the = =the Mayorship of ~Los =
. . ~Mayorship, he is turning his : Angeles. ae
- dreams into reality. . - As Mayor, Tom: Bradley. Rs
a Arriving in Los Angeles explains that he olooks for-
te in 1924, Mayor. Bradley ward with great enthusiasm ss
remembers ~~reaching to the construction of a
California was like reaching © rapid transit system for our ~
the promised land.TT great city and the continued |
California offered him growth and revitalization of
- Mumerous opportunities to Los. ""s« Anggelles.TT
oe
state.
SESEZ ss
page 4 March 1984
orearrare"
come is very bright. Ron
. philosophy of the fraternity
dent feels that the group
_ ty throughout the suspen-
: -. everything is back to nor- .
- mal
. ville Elementary School. .
- They are also involved with
~the PanHellenic Program
- organize a spring pledge
-.. line. Future plans also in-
Bley stated that ~~there
_ pus.
ae coe S Welcome Back
The Ebony Herald would
- like to welcome back the
-_-prothers of Omega Psi Phi | ee oe :
Le, Fraternity. In doing so, the e mf ee @ Lt. 9
--.; Ebony Herald interviewed : m e g a Sl | 3
ee ; BRB EBSZ2RO CO
president, Ron Eley. His
outlook on the remainder "
of this semester and years to
was asked questions on the
overall outlook of the
fraternity, the future goals
of the group and upcoming
plans for the remainder of
the semester.
The overall outlook and
has not changed. The presi-
maintained its sense of uni-
sion period and that
Presently, the brothers of
Omega Psi Phi are working
with a tutoring service every
Tuesday at South Green-
on campus.
- One future goal is to
clude recognition of minori-
ty studentsT achievements.
Tentative plans are also be- |
ing made for Omega Man "
of the week. "
In closing, President Ron
would be more involvement
in the community and other
minority groups on cam-
page5 March 1984
PHI BET
By DAVID THEROITH
Sports Editor :
Brotherhood, Scholar-
ship and Service. Seperately
these words have meant a
- lot to the growth of the
black race in the United
States. Many blacks have
fought and spilled blood in
two hundred years to attain
- the essence of the word
brotherhood. Equally many "
have fought in our nationTs
courts for scholarship.
Martin Luther King
redefined the word service.
with his dynamic speaking
and impressionistic
leadeship.
The brothers of Phi Beta
_ Sigma have captured collec-
By DAVID THEROITH
Sports Editor
One of the best big
brothers in Phi Beta
~ SigmaTs project to help pro-
blem kids is Mark Johnson,
a senior majoring in Urban
Planning. However, it is his
minor in sociology along
with a problem background
of his own that makes Mark
an excellent candidate to be
involved with Project Big
Brother. err
- Mark works with one
eleven-year old boy atten- "
ding South Greenville
Elementary School and has
preformed admirably.
Mark gained the oppor-
tunity to help through Mr.
tively the essence of
Brotherhood, Scholarship
_ and Service in their doctrine
~and have embarked on a ©
~project to uphold this mot-
to that they hold so dear. It
is: called Project Big
Brother. It isnTt original but "
~ sometimes the simplest
things are the most ad-
mirable.
- Tracing the annals of
history, to the spring
semester of 1983, we can
find the roots of Project Big
_ Brother, when the ~~men of
_distinctionTT line were
pledging to become the first
chapter of Sigmas at East "
Carolina. Looking for a
service project, the brothers
Barnhill, a guidance
counselor at South Green-
ville Elementary, who also
works with problem kids.
Mr. Barnhill asked Mark to
come to his school and talk .
to a kid who the principal
considered the worst behav-
ing in the school.
~~HeTs angry inside,�T
Mark said. oHe got into
- trouble when he was young -
and now his teacher expects
him to get in trouble so he
does.�� "
MarkTs combatted the
self-fufilled prophecy syn- .
- drome the kid has harbored
first by ~~talking to his
teacher and the principal to.
see exactly what kinds of
on line went to the
Sycamore Hill church in
~Greenville to talk to young
kids there about growing up
and what it is like to attend
_ college.
~~They were very recep-
tive,� Sigma Dennis Cov-
_ ington remembers. ~~I -
couldnTt believe the level of
questions they asked (for
pre-junior high kids).
Things like, how do we find
tie for study? Do we miss
our parents? Some even
asked. about handling
women.�T
The Sigmas went over
well so in the fall Dennis
was contacted and asked to
visit Elmhurst Elementary
problems he gets into and
then I talked to him one on
one.�
~~T let him relate to me as
a big brother.TT By being his
friend first Mark was able
to get the young man to
open up.
~~T said I was going to do
more than help him with his
math. I promised to take
him out places (football
games, video arcade, etc.)
ONLY if he behaved. In
that way I was reinforcing
his good behavior.�T
Mark says the kid mirrors
_ his own behavior when he
was in elementary school.
He feels that elementary
education is the most im-
school and help Mrs. Col-
orado, who teaches pro-
blem kindergarden kids.
Dennis accepted.
oI was scared at first
because I didnTt know what
to expect,TT Dennis said. He
remembered one of the first
kids he talked to had no
father or brothers and
didnTt even know how to
act in a masculine way very
well.
oHe didnTt even know
how to share. I talked to
him for thirty-minutes and
we played ball and played
on the swings. From then
~ on everyone else responded
" well. } eo
_ All the kids in Mrs. Col- |
portant because itTs there
that personalities are
shaped. ~~I learned to ap-
preciate elementary school
teachers because of the
responsibility they have in
molding children.�T
Mark managed to bring
out the boyTs positive
qualities, telling him what
was good instead of bad
about himself, making the
boy feel somebody was on
his side. :
~~He must like himself
before he can like others,�T
Mark said. |
- The kid used to be in the
principalTs office three or
four times a week and after
Mark talked to him (while
NAACP ELECTIONS
By ALMA GILMORE
Staff writer
NAACP elections for president,
vice presedent,secretar;y, and
~tresurer are almost here. We would
like to make you aware of the duties
of these officers and to point out
what the NAACP represents.
_ The purpose and aims of the East
Carolina Chapter is to imrove the
political,and educational,social and
economic status of minority groups; ©
to eliminate racial prejudice; to
_- keep] the public aware of the -
adverse effects of racial discrimina-
tion; and to take all lawful action to
secure in elimination, consistent
with efforts. of the national.
organization and in conformity with
the Articles of Incorporation of the
Association, its constitution © and
by-Laws and as directed by the Na-.
tional Board of Directors...
The duties of the President shall ©
De $5 sg. ,
a) To preside at meetings and
act as chairman of Executive Com-
mitte. | .
b) Appoint Chairmen and
memberes of all committees not
directly elected by the ~University.
c) Exercise general executive ©
authority on behalf of tshe universi- .
eV tere per s
-d) To countersign all requisi-
tion by the Secretary.
e) Countersign all checks by the
Treasurer. :
f) Preform other functions and
exercise further duties as. may be
voted from time to time by the
university.
The duties of vice President shall "
be to preform all the duties of the |
President in his absence or disabili--
ty. In the case of more than one
Vice President, the Vice Presidents
shall be designated as first, second,
third, etc., arid shall preform their _
duties according to their numerical
The duties of secretary shall be :
- _ a) To act as Secretary of the
_ University Chapter and the Ex-
ecutive Committee.
b) To kep record of all Univer-
sity Chapter members and their "
dues.
c) To give receipts of all
_membership fees recieved and to
~ transmit such fees to the University
treasure.
Chapter
d) To submit reports to the
~university chapter and Executive
Committee at all regular meetings, "
or whenever aquired by either body.
e) To keep the Youth Field "
Director and the National Youth
Director informed of all events af-
fecting the interests of youth in
vicinity of the University Chapter.
The Secrestary shall be ex-officio
a member of all committees.
The treasurers duties are to: ©
a) Act as chief finachial officer
of the University Chapter.
b) To make authorized
disbursments upon requisitions
signed by Secretary.
c) Remit through the University
Chapter Secretary to the national
- office the proportion of member-
ship fees entitled to national office.
These are the basic responsibilites
of the officers of the NAACP.
_Anyone wishing to become a
- member or wishing to run for any of.
the offices may contact the SGA of-
fice for more information.
SIGMA BROTHERHOOD
oradoTs class wanted Den- |
nis to come back so he did
and does every Thursday.
~~Most of the kids are just ,
mischievous. They want at-
- tention. If I just talk to
them it makes all the dif-
ference in the world,TT Den- |
_ his said.
Last semester the ~~Space
InvaderTT line was interested
in getting involved in help-
_ ing problem kids so they
each went to different
schools (at least five are
represented) and project
Big Brother was born. Phi
BetaTs sisters, Zeta Phi
Beta, and the Sigma Doves,
also participate.
he was on line) for two ses-
sions, he had the boy receiv-
ing the behavior award.
Mark says his counseling
didnTt eleminate the pro-
blem. It helped to stabilize
the kid. ~~HeTs a very in-
telligent kid but just didnTt |
apply himself enough.�T
Mark now has reduced
his sessions from twice to
once a week because the
~progress has been so good.
Big Brother in 1984 can
have a different, more com-
passionate. meaning than
what George Orwell intend-
page 6
March 1984 __
SDT N TEES AE Rg...
What Is ee Coming To?
By DAVID: THEROITH
I have a very simple ques-
tion to ask sports fans,
those who play and those
_ who watch. What is hap-
pening to professional:
sports?
I examined the question
as a sports writer. in high "
school. Then I was an
average basketball player
who played the game just "
because it was fun. The
_ thrill of having a ball in my -
hands, the competition.
That was all that mattered.
It was then that I read that
Julius Erving, better known
as Dr. J., had signed what
was then a huge 800,000 .
dollar contract to continue.
to play for the Philadelphia .
- T6ers. A pattern was SE
GIBSON: TENNIS IS
By NEGRO ALMANAC
_ Contributing Source -
Negro participation in
the world of tennis is so rare
. that Althea GibsonTs rise'to
the top is-truly one of |
AmericaTs more remarkable
- succes stories. In a sport
which is_ traditionally
developed on the more af-
fluent ~~private clubTT cir-
cuit, she became the most
accomplished female player _
| ByS.L L. Cherry ae " zs
- Black ~history, as it. is:
mmatk-of a-mesningful |
pre-_
sent and - future for Black 3
America.
As we get further into.
February, some of us .
- and I could see it. Nobody.
probably paid much atten-
tion to the signs then but it
- was happening. The tide in
sports was changing from
the ethics of playing for "
pride, because you love the
sport, to what it is now in
my eyes: wanting to excell
so that the most money |
available can be obtained.
Here I am now in college,
still an average player who
plays intramural basketball
for the fun of it. I see teams
like The Enforcers and The
Streak of Lightening play-
ing for the pride and joy of _
the sport. I turn on the t.v..
and see Carolina and
U.C.L.A. playing for the
- game reasons. Seeing and
playing intramurals as well
as watching college sports
in the world after learning "
to play ~~paddle tennisT on
a play street in Harlem.
Born in Silver, South
- Carolina on Augusst 25,
1927, Miss. Gibson was
~ rasied in Harlem. After her "
~~paddle tennisT days, she
entered and won the
Department of Parks
'.Manhattan GirlTs Tennis~
~ Championship. In 1942, she
began to receive profes- -
hopefully. will begin ti to see.
us and thus. decide to take .
om- -our stand. .A way. to really
of appreciate or identify with
toT -the movement is to look at '
onot- only the national ~level
: put narrow in on what hap- -.
= pens with Black. people _
re. everyday. Someone might ©.
a not be able to see how what ©
nm make an impact on the big
picture. We need to realize "
ooithat the national. news and "
pt -before reaching the peaks .
- they have attained today. "
- Only when we begin to see
~ that we can indeed make an
impact upon our environ-
oment will we make it our
duty to become a vital part
in the national events on a
. ~ora level. SE oy
oPerhaps we look: at t Ben- ee
jamin ~Hooks and. John .
Jacob with the NAACP and ©
_ National Urban League and. -
_. immediately want to be at.
othe top, which appears is =
_. the focus of civil rights. It "
-.-gake of.
- renews my faith in sports.
Even. in professional sports,
when I see teams like the
Los Angles Raiders and.
their brand of go get Tem
football; and individuals
who donTt have the big con-
tracts but who still play
hard such as Kurt Rambis
(Los Angles Lakers for-
ward) and Bobby Jones
(Philadelphia 76ers " for-
ward), I can be proud. »
But then I see great
players skipping leagues
~because the team theyTve
played for for YEARS canTt
cope with the huge salaries
todayTs athletes get paid.
Look at it. Dr. J.Ts salary
of 800,000 dollars when I
last wrote an article of this
kind in 1979 is a joke com-
pared to the salaries players
sional coaching at the inter-
- racial Cosmopolitan Tennis
~ Club and, a year later, won
the New York State Negro
GirlTs Singles title. In 1945
and °46, she won the Na-
tional Negro GirlTs Singles
championship and, in 1948,
began a decade of domina-
tion of the same title in
~ WomenTs Division.
A year later, Miss Gibson
entered Florida A & M,
ohas often been thought that |
+ when the crowd gets large,
it sometimes seems casy "
(oftentimes a
_. pressure) to just be part.of
owhat is going on for the _
there. Many _
times . we are not even "
-- receiving the recognition "
_».that we think we have; we _
are only being sounding "
_ Feverberations to what so-
meone else is establishing.
It all boils down to being "
-_ evaluative of ourselves and
not being inhibited by those 2
eho: ail Miways. ie
~ the changes becoming. more.
-and more competitive, we:
~have to begin taking advan-
tage of our presence at East
Carolina University. In. as
much as we do haye young
Black leaders; we too, as.
students, have to begin to
can. make. of. our ~Present
Sch
~without ©
get now. Examples: Magic� |
Johnson. A great player, no ©
doubt. But 25 million -
dollars for 25 years!! Then.
Moses Malone gets 13.2
million for 3 years. And the
final blow if it materializes,
the one that pushes this
issue to the outer limits of
my understanding: I hear
on the news that Walter
Payton of the Chicago
Bears is offered a quarter of -
a million dollars now for
THE REST.OF HIS LIFE!!
Even if the actual figures .
have been exaggerated (t.v..
tends to do that), anything
close is still incredible. The
next question is, where does
it stop? A million, two or
three million for life? ItTs
ridiculous.
I canTt say itTs the players |
fault either. If the owners
of these teams are going to
~be senile enough to throw
this kind of cash around,
why not take it? A talented
athlete would be a fool not
~to.
The line must be drawn
somewhere before the in-
tegrity of sports is ruined. "
Owners have already begun
_ luring players out of college
early with mega-bucks
(need I mention the Georgia
demigod). Whose to say
that sooner or later High
~ School sophomores wonTt
be quitting school to sign
multi-million. dollar con-
tracts. Outrageous? Ten
years ago, so was life time
contracts for millions of
dollars. Think about it.
HER LIFE
_ where she played tennis and
basketball for the next four "
years. In 1950, she was
runner-up for the National .
Indoor championship and,
that same year, became the
_ first Negro to play at Forest
Hills. :
The following year, she
became the first Negro to
play at Wimbledon. In
1957, she .won the
Wimbledon singles crown,
dishearten our efforts. With
see our future as what we
olarship. -
"Would we want to accept
; cit aware. of the fact that: WwW
everyone isnTt blessed to be. i
_ able to put forth little effort |
and still succeed, there.
should be joy in knowing. 5
that the same opportunity "
can exist for that one who _
and teamed with Darlene
Hard to win the doubles
championship as well.
~When she returned to New
York, she was greeted by a
ticker- -tape parade in
recognition of her position
as the best woman tennis
player in the world.
Reprinted from the
Negro Almanac. |
eee ~of how oe = ae : S a
can advance ~black Jeader-.00 8
rape Our stiention should Res
Ww. Wilson� Goode of Sie ee ;
us to not, do any less than See
obattle within ourselves will : 2 a
we be able to area n =
Folfill our timéts..
page7 March 1984
Eas TUDEN T FOR UM
WISH FOR PRIN Fe
JACKSONTS POSI TION
IN IOWA CA UCUSES
Although it has been near twa
monts since the Iowa caucuses, I
canTt help emphasizing what Jesse
JackonTs eighth place position after .
undecided says - about the black
vote. Jackson is a man of great
ability and prestige, and I feel would
_ represent blacks and whites in the
| position .of the presidency very well.
But, only votes form students and
others who are concerned can put
_ Jackson in a position in the. White
House. The factT is, I quess, that
Jackson doesnTt have enough
political pull to get the confidence
| of. manyT blacks and. wiites:
BLA CK F OR
SGA PRESIDEN T
There is: much talk going around
_ campus about a Black student runn-
ing for President of the SGA. I
think the idee is a. Brat one re
I believe other Black leaders such
as Andrew Young, former U.N.
Ambassador, who is now mayor of
Atlanta, or Tom Bradley, Mayor of
Los Angeles would better represent
Blacks from a political viewpoint. I
believe that the efforts of Jackson is
a milestone in Black history and if
he were politically established, he
would have the total vote and sup-
port of the black euOlers
CONNIE A. SHELTON
SENIOR, DRAMA AND SPEECH -
OPINIONS CHANGE
I am a reader of the EBONY
HERALD and am interested in the "
coverage of Black student events
and so on. My request and I would
~ like to think a simple one: An issue
dedicated to the Black Student-
Leaders on this campus. .
WILLIAM A, PETERSON
_ECU DATA CONTROL CLERK |
-. On saturday March 17 I was real- .
~ ly surprised at the number of black "
_ students that participated in Minori- .
ty Day and looking forward to.
meeting some of them in the fall,
_ Now, I would like to know does the
EBONY HERALD intend on telling...
~the black students what happened ~" .
- and what the results of Minority
_ Day See were?
I sincerely hope that the EBONY pee
_ HERALD will give some attention _.
~ to this event. There is newswor-
thiness in the events that made
- Minority Day a success. HereTs hop-
ing to see sometaule develope.
BLACK HIS TOR Y ISS UE
I applaud the staff of the EBONY |
HERALD for their February Edi-
tion in tribute to Black History.
Month, and their coverage of the
events during the month.
ItTs high time someone took an in-
.. terest in what has happened during
_ the course of Black History. I am
sure lots of students feel the same
way. Again, congratulations on a
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