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VOLUME XLV NUMBER 54        NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL -.STATE UNIVERSITY, GREENSBORO
APRIL 12, 1974
Poetess Delights
Harrison Audience
By Cassandra Wynn
"You can do better" is what
the Black poetess, Nikki
Giovanni told an audience of
1200 students in Harrison
Auditorium Tuesday morning.
Miss Giovanni, who was
sponsored by the SGA, told the
crowd to get serious about it s
conditions and become
concerned about one another.
Miss Giovanni outlined a long
list of things that Black students
need to improve. Among them
she mentioned the state of
sororities and fraternities. She
said they "can't get along long
enough except to plan a dance."
She also said that Black
people do not do enough to
"reinforce positive attitudes" in
each other. One area she
mentioned was the relationship
of Black men and women. She
said, "They are going to get
together; the question is how."
"I know we can do better,"
she continued, "We should deal
with the strength from the
shoulders up, not from the
shoulders    down.    We    don't
encourage   the   best  from   each
other."
"As long as the U.S. Senate
decides who gets money for
what, we got to be there," she
said. She added that Black
people should aspire to be
governors and senators because
"it is there."
Miss Giovanni warned the
crowd that, "it is no longer
significant to be the best Black
person in the world; one has to
be the best person. We practice
being ordinary, but we should
practice being extraordinary."
The short, small framed Black
poetess_,who talked with a lot of
speed and force during most of
her speech, told the audience
its should practice smiling
more. Smiling is what Miss
Giovanni did when she
concluded her presentation in
Harrison by reading some of her
poetry.
Her readings which brought
the greatest response from the
audience included "The
Butterfly", "Conversation
Between an Old Woman and a
Poet" and "Seduction".
Did you vote? If you did, congratulations.
photo by Lance
In University Election
Candidates Become Officers
By Rosie A. Stevens
Bennie Glover, a junior
economics major from Oxford,
was elected president of the SGA
Commencement To Be Held
In Greensboro Coliseum
A record 850 degrees will be
awarded during the annual
baccalaureate-commencement
exercises of the A&T Sunday,
May 5.
The degrees, including 165
master's degrees, will be awarded
by Chancellor, Dr. Lewis C.
Dowdy, following the keynote
address by John H. Johnson,
publisher of Ebony and Jet
magazines, and one of the
nation's most outstanding
businessmen.
The A&T exercises will be
held in the huge Greensboro
Coliseum, beginning at 1 1 a.m.
Another highlight of the
convocation will be the
awarding of military officer
commissions to 15 cadets of the
Army ROTC program and to 32
cadets of the Air Force ROTC
program.
The commissions will be
presented by Col. William B.
Neal, professor of military
science for the Army, and Lt.
Col. Thurmon Deloney,
professor of aerospace studies for
the Air Force.
Special music for the exercises
will be performed by the A&T
concert choir and symphonic
band.
Immediately following the
exercises, Dr. and Mrs. Dowdy
will host graduating seniors and
their parents at a 1 p.m.
reception in the Coliseum.
Also being held in connection
with the annual commencement
exercises    will    be   the    annual
Alumni Weekend, planned by tne
A&T National Alumni
Association for May 3-5.
Headquarters for the alumni
will be the Golden Eagle Motor
Inn, site of the association's
annual meeting and alumni mixer
(See Awards, Page 6)
Center To Receive
Two New Systems
for 1974-75 by- a substantial
margin over Robert Perry,
Tuesday.
Linwood Pollard, an
economics major from Raleigh
received the post of vice
president by a sizable plurality in
a four-'way race for that office.
Michelle Burney, a business
education major from Ayden,
won the title of Miss. A&T, while
Ruthie Williams., a social service
major, was elected treasurer by a
slim majority. Faye Howard was
unopposed as SGA secretary.
In the class officer elections,
three groups of candidates are
slated for a runoff. The office of
senior class president is contested
by Jackie Tyson with 1 16 votes
and Edward Thomas with 85
votes. Tyson fell short of the ten
percent margin required in the
plurality by 1.4 votes. He needed
32.4 more votes to win but
received only 31 of that number.
The office of junior class
president   was   also   contested,
with     Cynthia     Edmonds
challenging Cassandra Thomas to
a   runoff.  Cassandra  needed   15
more votes for a clear victory.
For the position of Miss
Junior, Elinor Davis challenged
Gloria Lambert to a runoff.
Gloria needed five more votes for
an uncontested win.
For the other offices, Tony
Tyson won the presidency of the
sophomore class, with Glennie
Parsons uncontested as vice
president and Belinda Harris as
Miss Sophomore.
Donald Tonkins won the
vice-presidency of the junior
class, with Mary Tyson as
secretary and Denise Johnson as
treasurer.
Petrice Holiday was
uncontested as vice-president of
the senior class with A. Lewis as
secretary     unopposed,    and
Vanessa Duren as treasurer.
Linda Richardson was
unopposed as Miss Senior.
By Cynthia Shipley
The Computer Science Center
is now widening its availability
and services. The center is hoping
to tie the accounts receivable
system in with financial aid,
since it is estimated that 80% of
tuition is paid by financial aid.
The two systems will be
designed simultaneously, and jt is
hoped to be implemented by the
spring semester of 1975.
The accounts receivable
system is a plan to tie
pre-registration in with the
student's bills or accounts. When
a student pre-registers for 12
hours or over, he is classified as a
full-time in-state or out-of-state
student, and is charged a certain
amount of money.
With the accounts receivable
system,the other variables, such
as plans to live on campus, eating
in the cafeteria, and residency
status, will be considered in what
astudentowes.
The system is supposed to be
flexible enough to show the
students' previous balance. Rules
and regulations regarding refunds
will still be enforced.
The accounts receivable
system is hoped to provide speed
and accuracy of the processing of
records in the cashiers office.
One step on the progress towards
speed that has been taken in the
(See Plam. Page 2)
Few Salute Malcolm X
By Sandra Midgett
Malcolm Little, better known
as Malcolm X, was given a tribute
by the freshman class Tuesday
at 6 p.m. in Harrison auditorium.
Only a few students turned out
to hear about the life of the man.
of Black Nationalist, assassinated
in 1965. Previouslyi that same
day, many had turned out to
hear the soul^stirring lyrics of
Nikki Giovanni.
"A people without a hsitory is
like a tree without roots" was
the theme of the guest lecturer.
Cleveland Sellars,, "It's true,
indeed, we don't have a long
history which dates back to the
Mayflower, but we could become
knowledgeable about what past
we do have." Sellars said.
Granted, many of you may
not like him or his teachings; but
he was one of our noteworthy
Black brothers. Besides, from
every man, an inch of good could
be extracted because no man is
entirely evil. We must remember
that he did unify our people or a
certain percentage of us when we
were scattered','  he said.