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"THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE WILL BE HEARD'
VOLUME XLII, NUMBER 21
NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, GREENSBORO
APRIL 2, 1971
Students Assemble In Front Of Administration Building
Strong Dissaproval Expressed By
SGA. Over Player In Golf Tourney
By Vernice Wright
In a press conference this
morning, the SGA expressed
strong disapproval of the
admittance of Gary Player, a
white South African golfer, in
the GGO.
Arthur Ashe, a Black tennis
player, has been denied the right
to enter South Africa for several
tournaments.
"We   contend   that ./this   act
illustrates without a doubt the
quintessence of the character of
the controlling capitalist, and
imperalist of Anglo-Saxon origin
here in the United States and in
South Africa. It should be no
question within the minds of the
masses that the practice and
performance of racist America is
'contradictory' to what she
claims as her 'American Creed',"
exclaimed Gail Thomas,
vice-president of the SGA.
Dr. Lonnie Shabazz
To Speak On Campus
The Muhammad University
Mosque of A&T presents, "One
of America's most dynamic and
brilliant spokesmen." Black
Muslim leader, Dr. Lonnie
Shabazz,  Representative  of the
Dr. Lonnie Shabazz
Honorable Elijah Muhammad,
"the most powerful Black man in
America," will speak Tuesday,
April 20 at 7:30 p.m. in
Harrison     Auditorium.
The Lost Found Nation of
Islam, frequently referred to as
Black Muslims has been dubbed
"The most stable Black
institution in the United States,"
in a recent report entitled
"Invaders From the Black
Nation - A Study of the Black
Muslims in 1970." The report
was compiled by a non-profit
race relations group in Nashville,
Tenn.
The authors also described the
Honorable Elijah Muhammad,
leader and Patriarch of the Black
Nation as "The most powerful
Black man in America." lt
further indicated that Mr.
Muhammad represents "the most
ambitious venture in self-help or
Black nation building in U.S.
history."
On     February     26,     Abass
Rasou], the National Secretary of
(See MUSLIM, Page 8)
Moreover, she pointed
out,"the perpetuators of the
capitalistic system readily
exhibits your confirmation,
support, and participation in the
racist game of the 'great'
country."
Matthew Simpson, president
of the SGA sought to clear up
any confusion regarding the
demonstration by A&T students
Wednesday."It was peaceful and
quiet,"remarked Simpson.
'Dr. Dowdy was
wholeheartedly in favor of our
demands which he considers to
be good demands," Simpson
further asserted.
He also expressed the opinion
that the SGA and the
Administration have a very good
working relationship. "We are
working together for a better
university," he said.
Simpson was of course
referring to the students'
occupying the Carver Hall Lawn
until the faculty forum rendered
decisions on student
representation on the
University's policy-making body,
now known as the faculty senate,
and on the deletion of failures,
for purposes of graduation, in
courses which have been retaken
and successfully passed.
However, Simpson was not
totally satisfied with the
one-to-one representation on the
Faculty Senate.
"The Faculty Forum is the
body which approves and
disapproves policy and
recommendations whereas the
Faculty Senate only proposes
recommendations," Simpson
complained. "Our ultimate goal
is to obtain a balance of power
on the Faculty Forum."
(See STUDENTS, Page 3)
Policy Revised On
Grades And Senate
By Cohen N. Greene
The Faculty Forum yesterday
overwhelmingly passed proposals
that called for the abolishment
of the university's present policy
regarding the grade of "F" and
the creation of a policy making
body, formerly called Faculty
Senate, that will consist of
students and faculty members
composing the present Faculty
Senate.
These results were a
culmination of efforts by the
students that began during the
fall semester and ended with
action taken by the Faculty
Forum in a call meeting.
Specifically, the Student
Government Assocaition had not
received the response it deemed
necessary with regard to the two
demands put before the
administration: (1) providing for
student representation on the
Faculty Senate; and (2) changing
the regulation in computing the
grade point average.
Emergency Meeting
In an emergency student body
meeting held in Harrison
Auditorium Wednesday night,
the underlying state of apathy
that has existed on campus for
the last six months erupted in
frustration   and discontentment.
Apathy within the
administration, the faculty and
the students as explained by
SGA President Matthew
Simpson, has brought the
University to a state of
emergency. Simpson made this
response to answer why the SGA
had called the emergency student
body meeting.
A perpetual state of apathy
on campus came to an abrupt
halt as Gail Thomas, SGA
Vice-President, told students,
"The lights are on the student
body and not on the Student
Government Association."
Vice-President Threatened
Gail   stated   she  was  advised
(See SGA, Page 8)
Students Stage Drug
Abuse Conference Here
By Janet Jones
"Which Way Black
People - Drugs or Liberation"
was the theme of the first drug
abuse conference held here
Wednesday.
The conference was sponsored
by the A&T Drug Abuse
Committee and Help House, Inc.
a rehabilitation program from
Durham.
The opening session was held
in the union ballrom at 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday with William Hubbard
presiding. The keynote speaker
was Horace Ferguson, former
Attorney General of S.G.A. at
A&T. The topic for discussion
was "The Black Man and His
Fight to Overcome Drugs" plus
"The Pyschology of the Drug
Problem at A&T."
The afternoon session opened
at 1,45 in Harrison Auditorium
with Rev. Phillip R. Cousin,
minister and Black activist, as
keynote speaker. His topic for
discussion was drugs and its
effect upon the Black people.
As Cousin opened his speech,
he referred to the Last Poet's
"when the revolution comes."
Drug use is doing damage to
young Black minds. "If our
minds are not together when the
revolution comes, we won't be
able to do anything," he said.
Our minds have to be acceptable.
"Drugs used as a means of
escape, is the worse thing that
could happen, "stated Cousin.
He added that one is only in
another world while on a "high"
for a little while, then he returns
to the same troubled world he
left. Cousin believes that the
only way to change things is to
get involved. He further stated
that at the end of "Pot," there is
no rainbow, but a damaging type
of thing that changes what you
are. We have a false sense of
value. Cousin feels that the most
valuable person in a community
is the one who does the most to
raise the standards of living.
Cousin then rapped on the
junkie and the pusher. "Have
you ever seen a junkie who just
harms    himself?"     was    the
question put to the audience
When a junkie goes, he takes
everyone with him, replied
Cousin. Black communities and
colleges should be aware qf these
people. Bright young minds are
getting hung up on drugs. We
have to face reality.
At NCCU, 60-70% of the
student body is hung up on some
form of drugs stated Cousin.
There were 10 people who died
in Durham of an overdose (O.D)
last year.
Cousin stated that we have to
get on up and get into it.