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B Fred FrazierStaff Writer

Recently, the head of the Afrikan-American studies program abruptlyvacated his position. In the wake ofhis departure, an interim head wasdesignated. Dr. Paul Bitting, from

~ the University of Houston, who iscurrently teaching philosophy andeducation here on campus was cho—sen as Dr. Okufor’s successor.

At the time of this publication,Dr. Bitting was not sure whether ornot he would reapply for the posi-tion following his tenure as interimhead of the program, despite hispopularity with the MultidisciplinaryStudies department.

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By Shawna DanielsNews Editor

Every Saturday, Raleigh area stu-dents in grades 6-12 skip sleepinglate and cartoons for advancement inmath, science, and cultural enrich-ment. They attend the ImhotepAcademy, an offspring of theCollege of Physical andMathematical Sciences and theScience House.

In 1992 Dr. Wandra Hill,Coordinator for Afrikan-AmericanAffairs for the College of Physicaland Mathematical Sciences, saw aneed for science and math enrich-ment in the lives of young Afrikan-Americans. With the help of cur—

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the 95-96 school year. When thesearch for a new head of the pro-gram resumes in the spring semesterof 96, it most likely will be internalas opposed to national.

Dr. Bitting said that as interimhead he is reluctant to make whole-sale changes, but he will focus onestablishing a “unity of purpose,”getting everyone involved withAfrican-American studies workingtowards the same goals and ideals.He has the same “future vision”

for the Afrikan-American studiesprogram. “The program has beenthrough some difficult times,” Dr.Bitting said. But if he succeeds withhis strategy of unity of purpose, the-future looks a lot brighter for thisprogram.

, Bitting wants to answer the ques-* ' tion: ‘What.’ do war-«warm our students

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to know and do.’ To find thatanswer, he intends to get input fromAfrikan—American studies facultymembers and students who are tak—ing or have taken the courses avail-able. This input will only make theprogram stronger and more viablehere on campus.

Once Dr. Bitting and the Afrikan—American studies advisory boardestablish their unity of purpose, theywill bring in a consultant to helpfacilitate the program’s progressionfrom their current level toward theirhopes for the future.

When these machinations are inplace, the program will have thestrength and viability that it needs.It will also get across Dr. Bitting’sassertion to the student populationthat Afrikan—American studies are

2 alive andgvitell. With this statement

The Academy’s focus is not cen—tered around books and lectures.Students receive hands—on trainingin Physics, Chemistry, Statistics,Algebra, and Trigonometry, amongother subjects. Classes in WorldWide Web, the Internet, and theSuper Information Highway haverecently been added.

For high school juniors andseniors, an SAT review course isadded to the curriculum that helpsstudents “recall” what they havelearned in school to earn betterscores on their annual SAT test.

This Fall semester, students willalso be traveling to Discovery Placein Charlotte, North Carolina , toextend their mathematical and scien-tific knowledge into practical, butfun uses. Practicality seems to be

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circulating among the students, itmay help in lessening Dr. Bitting’sconcerns about how seriously wetake the Afrikan-American studiesprogram.

He wants the students to knowthat the program is not designed fora select group of people but foreveryone and everybody. Assuminghe finds a way to keep the programrigorous, then everyone will have totake the program seriously and notthink of it as a collection of “light”courses.

These are just a few aspects ofDr. Bittings vision for the Afrikan—American studies program. But hewants everyone, students and facultyalike involved in giving the programa new-direction.

the overall idea of Imhotep. Behindall the math and science, a strongbond lies between students, instruc-tors, and assistants.

“Dr. Wandra Hill made me feelas though I was the reason theImhotep Academy was started, “stated Stepheria Hodge, a secondyear student of the Academy. “TheImhotep Academy has helped me tobecome a better student.”she replied,“and has helped me to have moreself-confidence a to come out of theshell I was captivated in. Right now,I am a new person from head totoe.”

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Senior Seminar Series

Workshop

The Senior Seminar Series will conduct aPatricia Capie and sponsored by BlackRepertory Theatre will open on Nov. 9, runningthrough the 11th and 15—18 at 8pm and Nov.12at 3pm. Tickets are $8.50 for adults; and $7.50for students.‘ The Box office opens October 23.

On October 4, Black Finesse will present “AGlimpse of Glamour.” The fashion show willbegin at 7pm in Stewart Theatre. Tickets are$2.00 in advance and $3.00 at the door.

A physical Self-Defense Class for womenwill be offered for NCSU students, faculty,and staff. The twelve-hour class will betaught October 11, 12, 18 and 19 from 6pm-9pm at Carmichael Gym. The tuition is$12.00 which covers the cost of the coursemanual. To register contact Connie Domino,Sexual Assault Educator at 515-9355.

workshop “Speaking of Sex” presented by Dr.Beverly McLaughin. There will be an opendiscuss on the myths, realities and conse—quences of sex. The workshop will be heldThursday, September 28. 1995 at 6:30pm inroom 126 of the Afrikan-American CulturalCenter in the Witherspoon Student Center.Refreshments will be served.

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By Fred FrazierStaff Writer

The National Research Councilposted the results of its graduateschool effectiveness study Tuesday,September 12.NCSU and Duke University

made the grade out of the Triangle’sschools. Duke was the only univer-sity in the state which ranked in thetop 20—at 19. The top ranking doc-torate offering institution in thenation was the University ofCalifonia at Berkley.

The National Research Council,who conducted the survey, is partof the National Academy ofSciences—a private organizationchartered by Congress. The studyexamined the quality of the faculty

and educational effectiveness ofover 3,600 doctoral programs in 41fields at 274 universities.

Ten of the twelve NCSU gradu-ate programs included in the 1982study have showed meaningfulgains. “It’s a real validation that thecommitment we’ve made at N.C.State in our doctoral programs overthe past 10 years really yielded thekind of gains we were hoping for,”commented Debra Stewart, Dean ofthe university’s graduate school.

This indicates the graduate stu—dents at NCSU are receiving a highlevel of education in almost half ofthe programs the university offeres.If the graduate school maintainstheir present rate of improvments,they will soon become one of thenation’s best.

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Artful Gallery by Artful Greetingsand the Progressive Women’s Clubof St. Paul AME Church in Raleighraise money for Youth EducationWorkshops and honor our Afrikan-American artists. Attend theSecond Annual Black Art Show andAuction, featuring Original BlackArtwork, Limited and Open EditionPrints, Sculpture and more. Meetus at the Wake County ParkCommons Building on Cary Driveoff of the Raleigh beltline at PooleRoad. Silent Auction: 3-5, LiveAuction and Show: 5—7. Doorprizes....Live Entertainment...Hors

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are needed to represent the univer-sity during the January Transfer ori—entation, June orientation and at aregional leadership conference inM a r c h

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Blake Talks About The

Reasons Why She Cheers

B Chanda MasonStaff Writer ‘

iNineteen-yearold sophomore,Tonya Blake knows from experiencewhat it is like to be one of the elitecheerleaders for North CarolinaState University.

Tonys is majoring in Psychologyand minoring in coaching. Some ofher hobbies include reading, singing,and attending church, but her great-est passion is cheering.

Tonya has been cheering sinceshe was in the seventh grade. Beingable to make a difference with theteammates and the fans is just one ofreasons why she started cheering.She planned to come to N.C. Statenot only to further her academiccareer, but also to cheer.

When asked why she chose N.C.State, Tonya replied, “They wereNational Champions and I knew thiswas a place where the cheerleading

photo courtesy of Tonya Blakeprogram was strong. I wanted tocome here to learn more about, notonly, cheering, but how to help myteammates and get them going.”

The road to being on the firstteam was not easy, though. She

talked about how tryouts were a realchallenge for her because she hadnever done many of the stuntsbefore. There were. also. a lot ofother equally capable people com-peting for that same position. Butthrough hard work and persever-ance, “I made it!" .Tonya exclaimed.To Tonya, cheering is a job.

After class she does her homeworkand at 4:30, she’s on the field foranother productive day of practice.Whether she is on running laps orperfecting her jumps, Tonya isalways giving it her all.

Tonya also mentioned that shereally loved cheering for Statebecause the cheerleading squad islike one big, happy family. Theyhave a religious relationship as well.The squad prays before and aftereach practice, and have Bible studytogether.

The main component that makesall the cheerleaders here at N.C.

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State number one, is their dedica-tion. Tonya said. "You have to bededicated and it has to be in yourheart. You can’t get out there justfor looks, its hard work. Cheering issomething I have always enjoyeddoing and 1 am truly dedicated."

Along with the perfection andsmiles come a lot of complicatedmoments. After the football teamhangs up their pads, for yet anotherseason, the cheerleaders are just get-ting ready to bolster N.C. State’sbasketball team.

They are also putting in extrahours to ensure that the fans haveperfect half time shows and that theydo well in the upcoming Nationals.Even though the cheeleaders are

not acknowledged like the footballor basketball teams, they still give asmuch of themselves as any othersports team

Smith Makes His

Mark at NCSUBy Dalila Butler

Staff WriterAs an Afrikan-American fresh-

man, Mike Smith is making hismark at North Carolina StateUniversity.

Mike plays defense for State’ssoccer team as well as staying ontop of his school work as aBiological Engineering Major.

At an early age, Mike movedfrom Johnson City, New York toRaleigh where as a third grader, he

chose to play soccer since most ofhis friends played.

With the support of his parentsand his sister who is also a student atNC State. Mike has been able tomaintain a balance between hisschool work and soccer.

Although it may seem difficult tofind time to mange such a busyschedule, Mike commented,“Actually, it [playing soccer] makesmanaging time easier. It give me aset schedule...and no time to goof

off.”It is not at all fun and games,

though. Mike has a very busyschedule. If he is not in class, he isat practice, a game, or study ses-sions, and he still finds time for hisfamily and friends.

What Mike likes most aboutState’s soccer program is the impor-tance placed on being a well round-ed individual.

Mike says, “With our program,they are very concerned with out

academic progress as well as ourathletic progress. I find it a plus tobe in State’s soccerbecause it benefits me academicallyand athletically.”

This structured program may be alarge factor in helping Mike adjustto North Carolina State. Soccer isalso helping Mike learn to become awell—rounded person.

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By Alvin SturdivantSports Editor

N.C. State has been in a devastat-ing losing streak as it lost its thirdgame in a row to a determinedBaylor. Baylor had N.C. State’snumber from beginning to end asthey only allowed State 138 totalyards the whole game. Baylor gotits start early as their tailbackAnthony Hodge ran 15 yards for thefirst touchdown of the night.

Baylor continued to push down

the field, and after a 40 yard touch-down by Baylor’s Jerod Douglas inthe second quarter AhmadWashington scored Baylor’s finaltouchdown of the night from the 2yard line, handing Baylor a 14-0lead.

At the end of the first half N.C.State had only been allowed one firstdown and a grand total of 17 yardsrushing. As the third quarter cameto a close, N.C. State received whatmany fans thought to be their first

break of the night, but due to anoverturned call, their hopes werecrushed.

The fourth quarter began with aninterception by freshman linebackerBobbie Cotten, but once again, theBaylor Defense held the Pack score-less. ‘

Due to several holes in thePaek’s offense, the Baylor Bearsdominated State. The Pack defenseheld Baylor scoreless for the secondhalf, but unfortunately State was not

able to get their offense going.With only minutes to go in the

game, it seemed State’s offense hadfinally come back to life, but a passpicked off by Baylor’s defensiveunit ended any hopes of a Wolfpackscore.

With only seven games left in theseason, the Wolfpack hopes to finishthe season on a high note, but inorder to do so they must play a con-sistent game.

in every loss, there have been

problems—the offense was betterthan the defense or vice versa. aswas the case with Saturday‘s game.

The skies were cloudy and sowere the fans as they left Carter-Finley Stadium with their headshung low. but they will be back -because N.C. State fans never giveup. The pride of the Pack lies withits fans.

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Reggae Fest IIIB Rochelle Carlton

Staff Writer

On Sunday, September 24, theBlack Students’ Board, the UnionActivities Board’s EntertainmentCommittee, and the African-American Cultural Center hostedthe third annual Summer’s EndReggae Fest. Reggae Fest III wasoriginally scheduled to be held out-doors on Harris Field, but threat-ened by the prospect of bad weath-er, the event was moved into theUniversity Student CenterBallroom.

This last minute change in loca-tion may have lowered the turnout,but it didn’t seem to detract fromthe enthusiasm of those in atten—dance.

The entertainment consisted ofthree live Reggae bands. The firstto take the stage were the MajesticLions. While some audience mem-bers were content to simply sit backand enjoy the mellow sounds, othersdecided to capitalize on the freefloor space, and put the dance floorto good use.

Just as things were beginning toflow, a fire alarm served as a veryunwelcome intrusion, cutting short

the Majestic Lions performance.The building had to be evacuatedfor about twenty minutes, while thesituation was handled. But as thesaying goes, “The show must goon”, and fortunately the fire alarmdid not spoil the mood.

In fact, it seemed to attract aneven larger crowd. By the time thesecond band, Mystic Vibrations,came to the stage a steady stream ofpeople had begun to filter throughthe merchandise being sold by local

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served up non-alcoholic pifiacoladas, margaritas, and other“mocktails” to give the festivities aCaribbean flavor , while Ben’sJamaican Restaurant was on hand

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ties, and other authentic Jamaicancuisine.

Although the event was sched-uled to end around 6pm, the lastband, Awareness Art Ensemble con—tinued playing until well after seveno’clock. Even though the vendorshad packed up their merchandise,and the decorations were beingtaken down, quite a few people lin-gered to enjoy the last few songs.

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(This group was featured in thelast issue of the Nubian MessageNewspaper)

Black Finesse Modeling Groupwas founded on May 25, 1994. Thetwo descriptive words used in theirname were carefully chosen todefine their aim and high standardsof excellence.BLACK— 21 word that symbolizes

mystery, illusion, fantasy and some-times even deception always meanstotal sophistication! FINESSE— aword that indicates cleverness, skill,diplomacy and subtlety accuratelydescribes our desire and dedicationto excel.

By using the techniques of mod-

eling, Black Finesse is dedicated toincreasing its members’ poise, confi-dence and personality. Membershipis open to all regularly enrolled stu—dents who havc an interest in model-ing.

Auditions are held once persemester. The auditions for Fall1995 were held on August 30.Eighteen new models and four stagemanagers now compose the organi-zation producing a grand total num-ber to 39 models and 8 stage man-agers.

Throughout the semester, BlackFinese participates in various fash—ion shows and activities on andaround campus. On April 13th ofthis year, Black Finesse participatedin a College Fashion Competition

against such schools as UNC, ShawUniv, St Augustine’s Univ. .‘lCCentral Univ and even NCSU,where Black Finesse was rankednumber one!

The Academic Advisor for BlackFinesse is Dr. lyailu Moses. Dr.Moses was the comcntator for BlackFinesse at a competition on April 13,1995 where they proudly and suc-cessfully represented NCSU.

Black Finess is planning a pro-duction entitled “A Glimpse ofGlamour” to be held on October 4,1995 in Stewart Theater at 7 PM.The evening should prove to befilled with sophistication and ele-gance. Admission is $2 in advanceor $3 at the door with a valid studentID. Tickets can be obtained from

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Perseverance of an Afrikan

By Obioma ChukwuStaff Writer

All most people think, or hearabout is famine and war when itcomes to Ethiopia”, said Dr. RobertBlake. That set the tone for theevening of September 18 at the sec-ond Afrikan—American HeritageSociety lecture.

Standing tall, and speaking inmeasured tones, Dr. Blake a scholarin Ethiopian studies entranced theroom as he took them on a journeyof the history of Ethiopia, and herheritage. The Afrikan countrywhich has been called “the breadbox of the middle east”.

EthiOpia has been in existencesince 6207 BC. and had achievedsomething no other Afrikan countryhas been able to do. It remainedfree Europe’s colonial expansionsinto Afrika.

People

Ethiopia achieved this with herundying belief that to be a slave is tobe considered dead; therefore it ismuch better to die a free man.

Their rich history, as well gavethem great inspiration to remainfree. They came from a line of roy—alty that predates that of Egypt. TheEthiopian has also come to realizethat until the Afrikan raises his/herconsciousness of his/her identify,they will continue to delay the solu-tions to their problems.

Dr. Blake gave a detailed histori-cal record of Ethiopian struggles,highlighting the importance of her-itage to this particular group of peo-ple. Their strong pride coupled withtheir long history helped them over-come impossible odds during thenineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Earlier historians tried to predictthe fall of Ethiopia, but had onlywitnessed a successive repulsion ofeach attempted invasion one afterthe other.

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Joe Bailey, a freshman in Pre—med., had this to say about the lee—ture once it was over. “I expectedmore of a history lesson, than[instead] more of the synopsis of thestruggle of Ethiopia maintaining itsindependence while retaining its cul-ture. I feel more informed now thanI first did when I walked in here.”

The Secretary of The Afrikan—American Heritage Society, GeorgeGattling, had comments along thesame lines. “I expected more props,but got something more. The wayDr. Blake presented the materialmade you want to hear what he hadto say.” Asked about the Heritagelectures in general, he had this com-ment. “The lectures have changedsince last year and get better andbetter with each speaker that comesin.”

Dr. Robert Blake is a scholar inEthiopians studies as well as anative of Jamaica and has lived inthe US for fourteen years.

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Make Money

B Cassandra LesterStaff Writer

Leather suspenders, gold cufflinks, monogrammed shirts and ahome at the age of twenty-three. Allof these belong to Thomas Day,guest speaker for the program spon-sored by the Delta Sigma Thetasorority on September 21.

There were eighty seats availableand only twenty-seven peopleshowed~up. The lucky people werethe ones who attended. The unluckywere the ones who missed ThomasDay’s “Strategies On How to InvestYour Money.”

Day, a stockbroker and formerNCSU student, talked to those pre-sent about investing in stocks andbonds. With a combination of intel-ligence and wit, Day stressed theimportance of planning for yourretirement today. Who would havethought that planning for the futurecould be so much fun?

Stocks and bonds are goodinvestments because you receive aquarterly percentage of the moneyearned from the stock. If thismoney is used to reinvest in the

stock, a person could go from own-ing 1 share to 1,000 in ten to fifteenyears.

Mutual funds, stock options, andtax reinvestments are further invest-ment possibilities. To invest in amutual fund the initial cost runsaround $250-$500. Stock optionsare opportunities for employees tobuy stock in the company they workfor (i.e. Harris Teeter or Hecht”s).Tax reinvestments are those that donot require the paying of taxes onlater.

Pamela Stovall, a sophomore,proclaimed, “I was very impressed.I plan to talk to my parents about a$500 investment.” Bonnie Rhynesalso expressed her enjoyment of theprogram and felt that Day providedher with a lot of ‘relevant informa—tion’.

For those of you who want theleather suspenders, gold cuff links,and monogrammed shirts, do whatPamel Stovall intends to do. Afterall as college students now is thetime to think of our future. Now isthe time to let our money work forus instead of us working for ourmoney.

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The pace isso much faster. nd yet it is cer-tain. Not anoth-er world, butours. No oneexpected theorld to turn

this quickly.hough we’ve

continued to cre-ate new technol-ogy and dissemi-nate informationat whirlwindrates, we’ve out-done even our-selves. Is it amonster or aboon? Firstcomputers, nowlaptops, E—mail,Internet, andprivate owner-ship of satelitedisks. Turmoiland fierce com—petitions and theworld is gettingsmaller, with fewbeing able to

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communicatewith those of dif-ferent back—grounds, muchless differentnationalities.And political andtheological fun-damentalismtries to rigidlygain a strong—hold as thOsewith oncethought firmfooting, slip fur-ther and furtherinto confusionand dismay;while those whohave all theanswers (with-out room for dis—cussion orgrowth) wagewar on any chal-lenge to outwornconcepts.

Who are weand where arewe going?Social construc-

tivis suggest it’sall made up tosatisfy our over-stimulatedminds. “Thosewerejust storiesto help you makeitfrom one pointto the next. Nowthat you’re here,put down theanachronisms. ”

There are asmany changesnow as inancient timesonly faster. Ourlanguage andcustoms areconstantlychanging, withthose who can—not adapt quick—ly loosingground.Sociology andpsychology havebecome the newreligions, daringus not to useGod as an addic-

tion, a church.And amidst thetransformations just path?that occur daily,we are facedwith a pivotalreality; we areembarked uponanother mil-lenia. Will thisone result inrighteousnessand happiness;a balance of lovein action uponthe earth? Allindications areto the contrary.Weeping for alost Jerusalemconsumed byattitudes of mefirst, and dis-tracted by warand sci-fiweaponry, isJeremiah rollingover in hisgrave? Are thereal modern dayprophets, the

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Good News for

Sickle-Cell Patients

By Tawana N. MylesHealth Editor

Medical research has discovered along-awaited breakthrough forAfrikan-Americans suffering fromSickle-cell Anemia. It’s calledhydroxyurea. This drug has reducedhospitalization rates by 50% inAfrikan-American adults. Now, theFDA is reviewing the drug for treat-ment of Sickle-cell Anemia.

Although hydroxyurea is not acure for Sickle-cell Anemia, it repre-

Preventing

B Tawana N. M lesHealth Editor

Can there actually be a way ‘ofpreventing AIDS transmission frommother to fetus through vitamins?Recent studies show that vitamin Aplays a major role in stopping thetransfer of AIDS from mother tochild.

Richard D. Semba, M.D. , anassistant professor at John HopkinsSchool of Medicine in Baltimore,Maryland studied 567 HIV infected

sents a tremendous medical break-through toward treatment of the dis-ease. It has not yet been tested inchildren, but that is medicalresearchers’ next anticipated step.

Duane Bonds, M.D.. chiefresearch coordinator of the hydrox-yurea study sponsored by theNational Heart. Lung, and BloodInstitute (NHLBI) calls the break-through “biochemical magic”.

He explains that in Sickle-cellpatients, hemoglobin which carriesoxygen throughout the body formssickle-shaped red blood cells insteadof normal doughnut shaped ones as

pregnant women from the east-Afrikan nation of MalaWi.

Close to one—third of thesewomen who suffered from severevitamin A deficiencies passed thevirus on to their children. While, outof the other two—thirds, only 7%passed the virus on to their children. .

Vitamin A is found in dark-green, leafy vegetables as well asyellow-orange fruits and vegetablessuch as carrots, papayas, and man-goes. In the body it acts as an infec-tion-fighting agent and is essential

a result of the disease.Thus, these deformed cells get

stuck in narrow blood vessels caus-ing excruciatingHydroxyurea’s job is to replacemature sickle-shaped blood cellswith fresh ones that contain fetalhemoglobin. This fetal hemoglobinis produced in our bodies before weare born, and consequently will notcause sickling.

Bristol—Myers Squibb, the drug’smanufacturer is currently makinghydroxyurea available to all patientsregardless of their ability to pay.

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for a strong and healthy immunesystem. Since AIDS attacks theimmune system, a pregnant womanwith healthy doses of Vitamin A inher body has an extra added defenseagainst it.

No one should go out on a limbto consume high amounts of vitaminA since it can cause severe liverdamage and other health problems.Many doctors are now prescribingmultivitamin supplements in addi—tion to a balanced diet to HIV posi-tive patients.

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Did you know that Afrikan—American households consume 5.7gallons of orange juice per year?According to the FloridaDepartment of Citrus, this is equiva—lent to lZZ-six ounce glasses perfamily, which adds up to l4% morethan the national average for juiceconsumption.

The good news about this affinityfor OJ is recent research shows that

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I will snatch my freedom on my eager

sing the miracle of freedom with all

Christen my black land with exuberant

stand independent in the hall ofnations, root submission and depen—dence from the soil of my souland pitch the monument of slaveryfrom my back when I know themighty power of my hand!

orangejuice contains cancer fightingcompounds. Cornell University con-ducted a research experiment on ratsin which they gave the rats aflatox-in, a potent carcinogen. and fedthem orange juice extract. The ratsexperienced a 40% reduction in pre-cancerous cells.

Researchers discovered that goodol’ OJ contains carotenoids, includ-ing beta-carotene, an anti-canceragent. This data suggests that orangejuice can definitely reduce the riskof developing some cancers.

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Just a Few ThoughtsBy Jerry Blackmon ll

Staff Writer

Having lived a sheltered life, I’vecome to find extraordinary differ-ences between my experience andthose of other Afrikan Americans. Igrew up in the suburbs ofWashington DC. Suburbs meaningbasically as far out in the country asyou can get up North (Maryland orVirginia).

Since my Dad was a DC cop, Ihad to go to private school— ——the badguys were always out to maim andkill us (our family). So, from agefour until the third grade. I learnedfrom the very best teachers andmade friends with some of the rich—est children in DC.

While I was there. I really didn’tthink about it much, but there wereonly two other black kids. The threeof us were best friends, and basicallyformed our own little black onlygroup.

Being in a majority white class,however, did make it difficult tomaintain a typical black lifestyle.Little by little, we began to pick upsmall mannerisms from the whitechildren and teachers until we final-ly became “white” —— meaning wefit into a white group better than ablack group.

From that time forward, I alwaysfelt a little uncomfortable and out of

place being in a majority or all blackgroup, and more accepted in whitegroups. In the North, there aren’t asmany socially prejudiced people asthere are here in the South, so Inever knew that a black kid hangingaround with a bunch of white kidswas unusual.

Consequently, moving down hereeight years ago was an eye openerfor me. I had never encounteredanyone up North that was actuallybigoted or hateful toward someonebecause of their skin color.

I didn’t know anything aboutracial prejudice or the acceptedsocial conditions of the South.Down in Sampson County, it justwasn’t right for a black kid to bearound a whole lot of white kids.

So, you would expect older whitepeople to have the snide littleremarks about the little black spotwith the white children, but mygrandmother was the one who wasthe most vocal about me hangingaround with white kids.

The woman was hateful anyway,but at the time I did not know that.She did not approve of my havingany white friends or associating withwhite people. According to her, ablack person who had white friendswas not “normal”.

Normal is a very interestingword. What exactly is normal?Who is to say what normal is? The

Second College Edition of TheAmerican Heritage Dictionarystates that normal is: ‘(anything)confirming, adhering, or constitutinga usual or typical standard, pattern,level, or type’, but can you not havedifferent things that are “normal” fordifferent places or times?

When I was growing up, it wasnormal for me, a black kid, to hangaround white kids. But when Imoved down here, suddenly it iswrong.

I could not figure out why some-thing I had been doing all my lifeand had never been told was wrongcould suddenly become such a pro-found problem. She just assumedthat what was “normal” for herlifestyle should be normal for every-one else’s too.

What she failed to realize is thatsince everyone is different, everyonehas their own interpretation of whatthey presume to be “normal”. Oneperson’s version is not necessarilythat of another.

Since it is inevitable that we willmeet people 'in our life who think,act, and look different than we do,wouldn’t it be right to make our ver-sion of normacy flexible enough toallow for differences? Maybe ifpeople would look at things thisway,.there wouldn’t be as muchprejudice and hatred as there istoday—but this is only my opinion

Washington DC’s Most UnwantedB Jason Hairston

Staff Writer

To some people in our nation’scapital there is an enemy that posesa far greater threat to the financialsecurity of this country than Japan.These people feel that this enemymust be stopped at all costs, so theybegin to legislate new laws that willradically change the way these peo-ple live.Who is this great threat to our

financial security? Why it is noneother than Washington DC’s mostunwanted—theAmerican.

As if the poor in this country did-n’t have enough to worry aboutalready (feeding the kids, paying thebills, etc.). now Senators andRepresentatives want to add to theirlist of troubles.

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Let’s talk about welfare reformfirst. Now I am not naive enoughto believe that the welfare system inthis country is fine the way it is.However, I disagree with

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Congress’s plan to give block grantsto the states and let them dictatetheir own plans.

Not every state has a decent andeffective state legislature. Differentstates give welfare recipients differ—ent sums of money. How canCongress think of setting up a blockgrant system when they can not bepositive that the states will be ableto utilize it effectively?

By giving block grants, andessentially welfare control to thestates, the Feds are taking a veryrisky chance that the states will notonly come up with a welfare planthat is effective and fair to the stateas well as the recipient, but alsodevelop and implement it quickly.Gridlock in some state legislaturesis as bad, if not worse than, federalgridlock.

Health care is another great con-cern of our society. Medicare,health care for the elderly, andMedicaid, health care for the poor,are a major part of the currentdebate between Democrats and

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Republicans in Congress.They are hotly contesting how

much funding should be removedfrom their budgets. What doesn’tget much press is the fact thatCongress wants to totally eradicatefederal Medicaid and turn it into astate controlled program.

If that in fact does happen, I feelvery sorry for the people onMedicaid. Many states do not puthealth care reform high on their listof priorities. Should aMedicaid/Medicare bill not be sub-sequently passed in the state legisla-ture, when it shifts to a state con-trolled program, then those who areon Medicaid have to go withoutcoverage until a bill is finallypassed.

No one asked these individuals ifthey wanted to be poor, rather,poverty was thrust upon a majorityof them. To jeopardize one of theironly benefits would cause the US.Government to look like a blatantenemy—rather than its normalcovert enemy status.

THE NUBIAN MESSAGE

OTBMIOEMS

The Million Man March

On October 16, 1995 a new season will arrive

like never before. Well over 1 million Black

men will be in Washington, DC. telling the

world that they have arrived and the time has

come for him (the Black male) to take his right-

ful place in society.

This day not only will different political

groups and social organizations come together,

but different religious organizations as well.

These organization representatives include:

Coretta Scott King, Honorable Mister Louis

Farrakahn, Cornel West, Rev. Ben Chavis and

many other representatives.

Those people who will not be in attendance at

The March or have no concerns of attending

The March must ask themselves if the reasons

they are not willing to participate valid. If one

million Black males can unite in Washington,

DC. on October 16,1995 why can’t the rest of

the world and this campus unite

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A new opinion feature for theNubian Message, “Go Ask Mama,”takes the opportunity to seek wordsof wisdom from one of the elders.This opinion feature will run fromtime to time when there are criticalissues to be explored and when theyouth just want to “Go Ask Mama.”WE ASKED MAMA: What do

you think of the recent influx ofTechnician articles defamingAfrikan—Americans at State forexercising their right to know moreabout themselves, or criticizing thecampus community for providingsuch experiences to make Afrikan-American students welcome here, orthose opinions aimed at derailingaffirmative action?

MAMA: I think its pitiful howwhites so very quickly get tired ofaddressing wrongs done by somewhites to other groups of people.And they always want to cry reverseracism when others seems to bebenefiting from the few crumbs thathave been offered in consolation forpast wrongs done. I wonder whatmakes them think that 400 years ofracist acts against a people can berighted in the 30 years since affir-mative action has been offered as aremedy. Laws ain’t going to makeit happen; it got to be a change ofattitude (heart).

Got to be in the blood stream.That ‘s the truth.

Any Student interested inbecoming an opinions writerfor The Nubian Message call515-1468 and ask for Carolyn

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Many folks at state, young andold, have dandruff. I mean theyhave the veal stuff. The mess piledup on their head reminds me of a 7layer coconut cake...FIaky and Dry.

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