The Register, 1979-12-04

              THL^5 REGISTER
'COMPLETE AWARENESS FOR COMPLETE COMMITMENT"
VOLUME XLI NUMBER 24 NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY GREENSBORO. NC TUESDAY. DECEMBER 4. 197V
Kemp Receives Nomination
For Rhodes Scholarship
By Fiorina G. Byrd
Arthur D. Kemp, a senior
psychology major at A&T has
been nominated and selected
to go before the State
Interviewing Committee for
the most prestigious Rhodes
Scholarship.
"Regardless of the outcome
of the interviews, I will always
consider it an honor to have
been mentioned among the
names of the nation's top
university and college
students, and I thank God for
allowing it to be so," said
Kemp.
The scholarship, which is
awarded to only a few of the
nation's top university juniors
and seniors, entitles the
students a chance to obtain an
academic degree from Oxford
University in England.
Students are nominated on
their academic merit, personal
standards, and extracurricular activities.
Kemp holds memberships in
Alpha Kappa Mu National
Honor Society, Alpha Chi
National Honor Society and
Psi Chi National Honor
Society in Psychology, of
which he is president, along
with once being president of
the junior class, and vice
president of Alpha Phi Omega
National Service Fraternity.
He is also an active participant
in the University Senate, the
University Council, the
Council of Presidents, the
Dean's List and most recently
selected into Who's Who
Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges.
Ranked in the top five per
cent in his major department,
Kemp stated that after
graduation in May, he plans to
"pursue a graduate degree in
Counseling or Clinical
Psychology."
Gee, I wish I was an Aggie!
Photo by Woody
Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity Wins Blood Drive
Arthur Kemp
By Thomas E. Harris
Helping   with   community
projects can be beneficial to
organizations   on   campus.
Just ask the men of Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity,Inc.
Their organization was
declared the winner of $100
for the  ROTC  Blood  Drive
held recently in Corbett:
Sports Center on A&T's
campus.
The money was awarded to
the Alphas because they had
the highest percentage of
fraternity members donating
blood to the Red Cross.
Ronald    L.     Mangum,
Student Shows Concern For Iranian Situation
By Cathy Gant
Since its development the
hostage situation in Iran has
caused conflict and hostility
between Iranian students in
the United States and its
citizens. There have even been
violent clashes between
Iranians and Americans in
Texas and Washington.
But Iranian students
interviewed on A&T's campus
say they haven't experienced
negative fellings from fellow
Aggies.
Ali, a junior electrical
engineering major, says,
however, that he has received
stares and hard looks from
people outside of the campus
area. And, although Aggies
remain unopposing to Ali and
his countrymen, there is still a
problem.
The United States will not
let him receive money coming
from  his  parents  in  Iran.
Without the money Ali can't
pay his rent, buy food, gas, or
clothing. And, if the hostages
aren't released soon, he won't
be able to pay next semester's
tuition. He can't get a job to
support himself because it is
illegal under his student visa
and as a result, he would be
deported.
Even though his countrymen
seem to be at the root of his
troubles, Ali strongly supports
them. He says, "The United
States should return the Shah
to our country. During his
regime and his father's (before
his), hundreds of thousands of
people were killed. A lot of
my friends got killed."
If the Shah should give back
his alleged billion dollar
fortune to Iran, Ali would still
want the Shah to be returned
to stand trial for the murders
which he supposedly,
orchestrated. "People who
lost loved ones cannot replace
them with the money," he
explained.
Ali   doesn't   totally   agree
with the way the Ayatollah is
running his country, but he
does not support him. Ali says
he earnestly believes that,
"The Ayatollah Khomeni has
given hope to the people and
they believe in him."
So  until  Iran  releases  its
captives,   Ali   will   remain  a
victim of unfortunate political
circumstances,   along   with
50 American hostages.
president of the Alphas.said of
their organizations' impressive
showing in the ROTC
sponsored blood drive, "We
encouraged all members to
donate. It was a joint attempt
to win the money and to show
that we could win something
through a joint effort by our
entire membership."
Mrs. Loretta LeGrand,
secretary for the Department
of Aerospace Science,
sponsored the $100 as a
memorial to her late husband.
George C. LeGrand, her
spouse, was an A&T alumnus
who worked as an
administrative assistant with
the Guilford County Health
Jones Is 'Driving Force'
Behind Successful Play
By Sheron Newkirk
She   is   the   driving   force
behind   the   produtction   of
"For Colored Girls Who Have
Considered Suicide/When The
Rainbow Is Enuf,"by Ntozake
Shange.
Sandra Jones, a junior
professional theater major
from Winterville, N.C, stated
that "It was quite an honor
for me to have directed this
play. This is the second play
I've directed here at A&T, the
first    being    "What    the
Winesellars Buy', a moral play
by Ron Milner in 1977."
"Directing plays was quite
an experience; it was a big task
and at times, I felt it was an
impossible task," said Jones.
Jones is now reminiscing on
the first play that she directed
at      A&T. Directing
'Winesellars' was a very
exciting adventure. I
employed my experience and
intuition. It took a lot of faith
in myself and my creative
(See Jones, Page 3)
Ronald Mangum
Department until his death
this past spring.
"He always gave blood and
I thought a monetary
memorial in his honor would
serve as an initiative for
students to contribute to the
(See Alphas, Page 2)