The Register, 1969-02-28

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WE'LL GO
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Students packed Moore Gym last week to support the Aggies against Livingstone College.
Pearson Dubar, sophomore
class representative to the Student Government Association, requested an apology from SGA's
top officers at a special meeting
of the body Wednesday night.
Dubar said, "I think an apology
should be made to the body since
the sit-in was staged in SGA's
name even after the members
voted to carry out the sit-in the
next day, if necessary (meaning
the following Thursday)." SGA
had met Tuesday night of that
week to make decisions on the
matter. The sit-in was staged the
following Wednesday afternoon.
Willie Drake, vice-president of
SGA, who had called the meeting
to order, said he was hoping that
the matter would not have to be
argued over. "All of you knew
what I was going to do when you
elected me vice president," said
Drake, "I'm no Uncle Tom . . ."
Drake said he is going to run for
City Planner
Post Goes To
Arthur Davis
Arthur Davis, III, former instructor of Political Science at
A&T, recently assumed his new
post as Senior Planner for the
Greensboro Planning Department.
As a senior planner, Mr. Davis
will deal specifically with the research activities of the department
and will be concerned with public
transportation, land use, community facilities, and the development
ot an urban information data bank.
In addition, he is concerned with
the Workable Program for community improvement. Under this
program, applications for city
funds are prepared, reviewed,
and coordinated.
Mr. Davis admits that urban development and planning are his
primary interest and speaks of his
new position as a "professional
challenge" that will enhance his
desire in the planning area.
Davis received his B.A. degree
from Morehouse College and
M.P.A. (Master Public Administration) from the University of
Pittsburgh, and has also done advanced study at Carnegie-Mellon
Institute in Pittsburgh.
A native of Fayetteville, Mr.
Davis is married to the former
Anne Graves of Greensboro. They
have one son, Arthur Paris, eleven
months old.
Recruiter
Plans Visit
To Campus
Seniors interested in employment opportunities in North Carolina State Government will be
able to talk with a representative
from the State Personnel Department on March 11. Arrangements
for the interview are to be made
with the College Placement Office.
One should report there to establish a specific appointment on this
date.
State Government employs over
39,000 persons in 1,400 different
types of jobs. Business, accounting, rehabilitation, social work,
laboratory science education, computer programming, and the natural and physical sciences are only
a few of the possible employment
areas.
Brochures, which fully describe
these employment opportunities,
are available at the Placement
Office.
In addition, State Government
offers its employees a continued
education program, excellent possibilities for advancement, paid
vacation and holidays, sick leave
and other liberal employee benefits.
THJ4 !7 REGISTER
"COMPLETE AWARENESS IN TIMES   FOR  COMPLETE   COMMITMENT"
Volume XL, No. 17    N. C. A&T State University,   Greensboro, N. C.    February   28, 1969
Faculty Approves Univ. Council's Resolution
vice-president again and 'that if
students want him removed from
SGA they can follow the constitution and have him impeached.
"But if I'm impeached," said
Drake, "I will continue the cause
as an interested student."
Drake then explained that signs,
which publicized the sit-in, had
been made before the Tuesday
night meeting.
But Dubar pressed on, and
Drake said, "I apologize; I apologize." I admit that it was not
democratic. Hereafter, we will go
strictly by the constitution."
There were no comments from
- the president, who was sitting with
other SGA members.
Previously Drake had sworn in
the members of the body who
were present and had stated that
the duties of all members would
be passed out during the next
meeting. These would be the duties
which the constitution and the
judiciary system specify.
It was also stated that the body
would distribute material among
the student body which would be
aimed at supporting the University's budget request.
Calvin Matthews, president,
stood once to say that, "we have
a lot to do ahead of us. I have already asked some people to serve
on committees; but they have refused, saying they have too much
to do already. Drake and I have
been struck down by The Register,
but I want you to know that all
that we are doing is for students."
BY HILLIARD B. HINES, Jr.
The faculty approved last Tuesday a resolution from the University Council which stated that the
consumption of alcoholic beverages be permitted in certain designated areas on the University
campus.
In the statement, approved by
the faculty, the University Council
stated, "Since North Carolina General Statute 18-51 makes it lawful
for any person Who is at least
twenty-one (21) years of age to
possess, for lawful purposes, alcoholic beverages which shall contain more than fourteen (14) percent of alcohol by volume, the university will estabUsh no policy or
regulation which sanctions either
the use of alcoholic beverages or
any actions Which contravenes
state or federal law regarding
their purchase or consumption."
The statement from the council
further stated that any A&T student who exercises the privilege to
drink or possess alcoholic beverages in student rooms of residence
halls or other designated places
will be expected to conduct himself
in a manner which in no way reflects unfavorably on the University. It also stated that any behavior, due to drinking, not in
keeping with university standards
will constitute a major social infraction.
Although, the recommendation
from the council received the approval of the faculty, Dr. Jesse
Marshall, dean of student affairs,
stated the position of the administration. "The university discourages drinking of alcoholic beverages, drunkenness, and other
abuses of the utilization of alcoholic beverages."
It was suggested that the alcoholic beverage policy take effect in
the fall. However, no official statement has been made.
In other recommendations of the
council, discussed by the faculty,
the hours of women students were
modified. This recommendation
came up as a result of a vote taken by the Women's Council of
women students residing on campus.
The modification of women's
hours approved by the facultv
called for an extension of one hour
from Monday through Thursday
and a two hour extension on Friday
and Saturday. This means that the
hours will be 1:00 A.M. and 3:00
A. M., respectively. However,
these extensions will apply to only
women students who obtain the
consent of their parents for these
extensions, if they are under twen-
tv-one years of age. The hours
will .remain the same for those
women not obtaining the consent
of their parents. These new hours
are to take effect immediately.
The question of the purpose of
the University Council also received considerable discussion.
After thirty minutes of deliberation, the faculty voted in favor of
a proposed purpose for the council.
"The University Council shall be
representative body for the Faculty
Forum in all matters pertaining to
nonacademic affairs of student
life. The University Council shall
have the responsibUity of acting
for the Faculty Forum when the
Forum is not in session. The
CouncU wiU be responsible directly
to the Faculty Forum."
A proposal by Calvin Matthews,
president of the student government, that ten students be admitted
as members of the Faculty Senate
and that the name be changed
from the Faculty Senate to the
University Senate was not discussed in this meeting. The reason
given was that such action would
call for an amendment of the
faculty constitution and that time
did not permit such lengthy discussion at that time.
"The Original ACC Band"  continues to lead the
cheers,   while   the  Aggies   continue  to   win  their
games. Here is one performance of this group at
a recent game.
Jesse Jackson: Moving On Up
By WILLIE M. LEACH
Fine Arts Editor
Jesse Jackson, a former SGA
president who first became active
in the civU rights movement whUe
at A&T, has been termed "the
most powerful Negro in Chicago
and a possible successor to Dr.
Martin Luther King" in a Harper's
Magazine article by Richard Le-
vine.
In the March issue, Reporter
Levine profiles Jackson's days at
A&T when he found himself leading almost daily marches through
Greensboro in 1963 foUowing his
criticism of the strategy and slow
pace of the sit-ins. Levine describes Jackson in those early
days as "a black version of the
All-American Joe CoUege — honor
student, star quarterback, student
body president and national officer
of his Omega Psi Phi Fraternity."
Following the desegregation of
downtown Greensboro, Jackson received statewide recognition and
became President of the newly-
formed North CaroUna Intercollegiate CouncU on Human Rights,
reports Levine.
Jackson's commitment to civU
rights stemmed from the events of
that spring of '63 at A&T. Levine
writes that it left him with "a
determination to deliberately fashion himself a Negro leader." Since
that time, Jackson has done just
that. By April of 1966, he had won
the support of many Chicago ministers who had once rejected him.
Operation Breadbasket, under
Jackson's leadership, is affUiated
with black owned business. Jackson urges his brothers and sisters
to show their blackness by buying
black products.
During one of his sessions, Levine   quotes   Jackson   as   saying:
"Rather than looking through the
yellow pages, you got to start looking through the black pages.
Trouble is Negroes have been programmed by white folks to believe their products are inferior.
We've developed into a generation
of Oreos-black on the outside,
white on the inside.
"But I got news for you; a
new hair-style does not constitute
black power; new life style does.
About the only thing can save us
is waking up one morning with
seK-respect and wilUngness to do
some serious work. Cause the Lord
don't make orange juice. He may
make the ground fertile but Grove
Fresh makes the orange juice and
you got to buy it. That's what the
Lord does to keep from being caUed   a   puppeteer."
Levine reports that most of the
black   businesses   grew   after  be-
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