The Register, 1979-04-06

              mi4'J REGISTER
"COMPLETE AWARENESS FOR COMPLETE COMMITMENT"
VOLUME X3X NUMBER 43 NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY GREENSBORO, NC APRIL 6, 1979
Buncum, Armwood Defeat Opponents
By Larry Jenkins
Campaigning on the same
ticket, Kelvin Buncum and
Cheryl Armwood sucessfully
defeated their opponents to
win the presidential and vice-
presidential offices, of the
Student Government
Association    for   the   79-80
school year.
"1 really feel good about
this victory because it shows
that we are not as apathetic as
everyone seems to think.
From the turnout, it appears
that we are very much
concerned about the goings on
of this campus," said the
newly-elected president.
Buncum wishes to thank all
the students for their support
in his quest for the presidential
of ice.
A&T hasn't witnessed a
female in a top position in
over six years, Cheryl
Armwood edged Roger
Norrell to capture the vice-
p.resident's position.
Expressing her gratitude and
sincerity, Armwood says, "I
feel that it doesn't matter that
I am a female. 1 hope that by
this other females on campus
will become involved and seek
to hold positions in the student
government."
Other victorious candidates
in Tuesday's election were
Pamela McCorkle, SGA
secretary; Andre Best, SGA
treasurer; Annie Bullock,
senior class president; Rebecca
Reed, senior class vice-
president; Karen Sturdivant,
sophomore class secretary;
James L. Carruthers,
sophomore class vice-
president; and, Davita Joyner,
sophomore class president.
Students elected to the
Judiciary Council were
Vanessa Baines, Samuel
Capers, Michael Eure,
Reginald Simmons, Louvelle
Smith, Mary Tyson and
Rachel Willis.
Runoffs will be held for the
titles of Miss A&T and Miss
Junior. Vying for the highest
possible crown will be Joyce
Walker and Antonia Wilson.
Sheila Hines and Fran Joyner
will compete for the Miss
Junior title.
Gwen Horner, chairperson
of the Elections Committee,
stated that the voting process
went    very    smoothly.
Approximately 1,329 students
voted in the election.  "I think
we had a wonderful turnout
and I'm proud of the students
for  showing  their  concern,"
said Horner.
"For the remainder of this
year and especially next year,
we are going to find ourselves
in a very precarious situation,
with HEW threatening to cut
funds, the duplication of
program study still pending,
and the desegregation plan still
unapproved. We've got to
keep our eyes open and our
ears tuned in for the
developments to come.    The
only way we are to survive as a
viable Black university in this
ever changing society is to be
very 'conscious' of current
issues and developments,"
said the rising president.
A voting date for the runoff
election is to be set during the
week of April 9.
New York Youth Council
Get Black College Exposure
Kelvin Buncum
Russian
Cheryl Armwood
By Johnny Thompson
Thursday, April 5, the Van
Guard Youth Council came to
A&T from New York to get
"some exposure to Black
colleges. Ronald Ivey, former
SGA   president   at   A&T   in
Analysts Speak In Hodgin
By Fiorina Byrd
"Our system is very
different but that does not
mean we should press others
to live accordingly," said Dr.
George Mamedov, a research
analyst for the U.S.S.R
Academy of Science. Dr.
Mamedov and Dr. Micklay
Smirnov, 3rd Secretary of the
Embassy of the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republic, and
the Soviet Embassy in
Washington, D.C, spoke
before a group in Hodgin Hall
Thursday morning, April 5.
Mamedov and Smirnov
visited A&T and other
southern colleges and
universities to observe the
American educational system.
"Universities in Russia differ
from those in America," said
Smirnov. "They differ in
climatic regions and there is
not much greenery this time of
year. Moscow University, for
instance, is not widely
dispersed as this university.
The buildings are not high as
American buildings," he said.
In discussing the media in
Russia, Dr. Mamedov stated,
"The media influence, how the
United States feels about
Russia. In our major
newspaper The Provda, there
are no references to the United
States as our potential enemy.
The purpose of our press is not
only to inform but to educate
our people with foreign
matters and affairs," he said.'
In touring some of the
southern states as Louisiana,
Tennessee, Mississippi, and
Alabama, they hope to learn
and understand better how
Americans live outside of
official Washington,
"because people in the South
understand more about the
ravages of war than anyone
else in the United States. This
is because of the Civil War,
the Civil Rights Movement,
and the War for
Independence," said
Mamedov. In their meetings
with the people in the South,
Mamedov    felt   that   these
people could contribute in a
small way the noble course of
promoting peace and trust
between the United States and
Russia.
Smirnov stated that there
are two types of private
enterprises in Russia—state
owned property as factories
and plants and collective farm
property which belongs to the
State and cannot be privately
owned. "Automobiles and
apartments may be privately
owned but not the land on
which the apartment is on,"
he said.
Smirnov and Mamedov will
visit Atlanta University in
Georgia after visiting A&T.
Cheering Sessions Begin
Training In Moore Gym
By Aubrey Eatmon
The second annual
cheerleader training session
began Tuesday, April 3, in
Moore gymnaisum. The
sessions will continue every
weekday evening from 5-6:30
p.m. until April 30. "These
cheering sessions are for
students considering trying out
for next year's squad," said
Florence Richardson, senior
co-captain.
There were fourteen young
ladies, three young men, and
seven of A&T's cheerleaders at
Tuesday's session. "I am
pleased with the number of
students who came out. These
students will be learning how
to do regular stunts, dances,
jumps, chants, and cheers,"
said Richardson.
The cheering sessions were
instructed by A&T's
cheerleaders. Two students
worked with each cheerleader.
"The students' performances
were better than I expected.
(See Cheerleaders, Page 2)
71-72, led the visitors who will
be in North Carolina until
Sunday. The students arrived
on the campus from Bedford-
Stuyvesant, which is in
Brooklyn.
Ivey, who was also
accompanied by his wife
Cynthia, said that the students
will also visit Bennett College,
and will spend half a day at
nearby Winston-Salem State
University.   "Kelvin Buncum,
Richard Gordon, Benny
Mayfield and Dr. Welborne
helped usa lot on the trip,"
Ivey said. "Not only did the
students tour the campus, they
were also introduced to the
heads of the engineering,
physics, agriculture
communication and African
Heritage departments.
The forty some odd students
also met with the counselor,
presidents and the different
heads of several organizations.
The students that are here in
North Carolina are only a part
of the "Umbrella Program,
which was founded by Black
Assembly man, Albert Vann.
The other divisions of the
umbrella include a drama
workshop,   music   workshop,
and a legal workshop. "We
have junior high and
elementary tutorial programs
as well as a high school
equivalency program for dropouts," Ivey said. In addition
to the educational and career
oriented components, they
also field four basketball
teams - three male and one
female squad. Ivey also said
"We wanted them to be
exposed to A&T because very
few of them have ever been to
a pre-dominantly Black
college".