Friday, February 14, 1986/The Battalion/Page 3
State and Local
Black History Month chance
to learn more about blacks
By BOBBY FOSTER
Reporter
I Black History Month is an opportunity for all people
to look at the past as a guide for studying race relations,
says Kimberly James, chairwoman of the MSC Black
fAwareness Committee.
“Black History Month is an awareness tool, not a cele-
fration tool,” James says. “It’s a chance, especially for
pn-blacks, to become aware of contributions made to
iciety by blacks.”
I Under the theme “ ’86 and Beyond: A Direction for
[Black America,” BAG will present four programs over
next three weeks for the local community in recog-
Ition of Black History Month.
j Black History Month began as a week-long event but
[was expanded later in order to cover a broader range of
people and subjects.
I One reason for this is because schools across the
country generally don’t teach black history beyond well-
known Figures such as Martin Luther King and George
[Washington Carver, James says.
■ “In high school they would make an announcement
a[ the beginning of the week over the public address
stem that it was Black History Month,” James says,
'hat was about it. Maybe a quote.”
Robin Burrell, a member of BAG, says she remem-
rs the same thing.
"An announcement was about all there was in high
ihool,” she says. “But every black kid had it in the back
if his mind.”
^ I Most black children learn about black history in the
^ lome, James and Burrell says. So Black History Month
W I seen primarily as a tool to increase the awareness of
Ion-blacks, they say.
Both James and Burrell had parents who were deter-
iiined that their children would be aware of their his-
Iry and of black leaders.
“It is not a ‘sit down and let me tell you about this
lerson’ type of process,” James says. “It is a gradual,
ten it ay-to-day process that goes on in every home.
Vattl I M an > P e °pl e think the extent of our heritage is
"Martin Luther King marching so a black lady could sit
|tthe front of the bus. It’s more than that. It’s an every-
|ay feeling.”
Black History Month is a way to teach blacks and
Ion-blacks alike about those not so famous black lead-
'Ll
APP?
dsj
hate |
anti
1 moil
:elint
Its, James says.
Among those she named were John Johnson, pub
lisher of Ebony and Jet magazines; Miamu Baraka, a
black militant poet who wrote during the civil rights
movement under the name of LeRoi Jones; and Bar
bara Jordan, a former congresswoman from Houston.
i
“The history of the black culture and its leaders is so
vast,” James says. “We are all ignorant in many ways of
what all there is to learn.”
Burrell says that today when it seems stereotypes
might be softening, it is good to know what racial rela
tions were like 30, 20 or even 10 years ago.
James says that a gradual relaxation of racial tension
can create a tendency to forget past differences.
“That can work for and against us,” she says. “Being
aware of the past can put race relations in focus today.”
For example, she says, true prejudice is a lot easier to
spot.
“Prejudice is out there,” James says. “But today it is
subtle and a lot more sophisticated.
“You have to realize that difference doesn’t imply in
feriority, just difference.”
Dr. Charles King, director of the Crisis Center in At
lanta, said three years ago in a speech at A&M, that
Black History Month is not a white event or a black
event, but a people event.
King, whose lecture then was titled “Shouting Down
Racism,” will return to Rudder Theater Tuesday at 7
p.m. The lecture is co-sponsored by MSC Great Issues
and is the First of four remaining events scheduled by
Black Awareness.
The second event will be a formal dance Feb. 22 at 8
p.m. in the College Station Hilton’s Bluebonnet Ball
room. Tickets are $20 per couple and are available at
the MSC Box Office.
“Regency!”, a five-man acappella group representing
Afro-American music and the sounds of the 1950s and
1960s, will perform in Rudder Theater on Feb. 25 at
7:30 p.m. They are co-sponsored by BAG and MSC
OPAS. Tickets will be $3 for students and $4 for non
students. They will be available starting Monday at the
MSC Box Office.
“Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope,” a theatrical pro
duction featuring the Charles Gilpen Players of Prairie
View A&M, will be presented March 4 at 8 p.m. in Rud
der Theater. Tickets will be $3 for students and $4 for
non-students. They will go on sale at the MSC Box Of
fice starting Feb. 24.
onaU
)wed
r oft
- thai
upoi
Idrer.
a lot.
i are
Mer
icrts s
en.ln
own-
e
In Advance
Faculty Senate will meet
By SONDRA PICKARD
Staff Writer
The Faculty Senate will con
tinue discussion on the core cur
riculum proposal at a special
meeting Monday at 3:15 p.m. in
601 Rudder.
The proposal was last debated
at the senate’s January meeting,
but because of the slow amend
ment process, it was decided that
a designated meeting be held for
continued discussion on the sub
ject.
Under the proposal, which has
been before the Senate since
1984, undergraduate students
will be required to take, in addi
tion to state and University re
quirements, six hours each of
speech and writing skills, math
ematical/logical reasoning, cultu
ral heritage and social science, as
well as eight hours of science.
Also, the core curriculum com
mittee recommends students be
required to complete one com
puter course, unless they have
completed at least one course be
fore entering the University or
can demonstrate proficiency on
an examinaton.
It also proposes students be re
quired to take two semesters of a
foreign language unless the stu
dent has had two years of foreign
language in high school or can
demonstrate proficiency of a sec
ond language.
A final vote on the core curric
ulum proposal cannot be taken
unless announced at a previous
meeting.
Attorney says
love triangle
did not exist
Associated Press
LIVINGSTON — The attorney
for a former school principal ac
cused of killing a football coach be
cause they allegedly were rivals for
the affections of a school secretary
denied Thursday a love triangle was
the motive for the slaying.
In opening the case for defendant
Hurley Fontenot, attorney Dick De-
Guerin told a Polk County jury a
love triangle involving Fontenot,
Laura Nugent and football coach
Billy Mac Fleming did not exist.
Instead, DeGuerin said defense
witnesses saw a silver and black van
in the area where Fleyning last was
seen. He said another witness would
testify that Fleming earlier was seen
with two men in a similar van.
Come celebrate Valentine’s
Day with us Friday
Might at 8:00 pm
200 Montclair
Behind Rother’s
on Jersey
; f i 17 Tifi F HLii«! FiYil m
ri-rTin 1
TTrr
In fact, we’ll even pay you more than $600 a month while you attend. That’s in
addition to paying for your tuition, required books and fees.
It’s all part of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program.
And here is how it works!
If you’re selected for a Physician’s Scholarship—from the Army, Navy, or Air
Force—you’re commissioned as an officer in the Reserves.
While you’re in school, you’ll serve 45 days a year on active duty, gaining
valuable medical experience. After graduation, you will serve three or more
years, the length depending on the requirements of the Service selected and
years of scholarship assistance received.
As an Armed Forces physician you’ll receive officer’s pay and benefits, and
enjoy the advantages of working regular hours. You’ll also see a diversity of
patients and have opportunities to use sophisticated medical technology.
But most important, while you're in medical school we’ll help pay the bills.
For more information, send in this coupon. There is no obligation.
Tell me how the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program
â–  CO* can help pay my medical school expenses. I understand there is no obligation.
Mail this coupon to: Armed Forces Scholarships, P.Q Box 2865
’11746-2102
Huntington Station, NY
Check up to three: â–¡ ARMY â–¡ NAVY â–¡ AIR FORCE
Rease print all information clearly and completely.
9008
.â–¡Male â–¡ Female
Middle Initial
-Apt. #_
-Zip l
Soc Sec. Nq l
DC
College-
Birth f
-Date l
Graduation I
-Date
â–¡ED
Field of Study
The information you voluntarily provide will be used for recruiting purposes only. The more complete it is the better we
can respond to your request. (Authority 10 DSC 503)
2412 S. Texas Ave.
COLLEGE STATION
2104 N. Texas Ave.
BRYAN
BOXED
Dozen
Long Stem
Roses
FRESH CUT
Fancy
Carnations
â– apgjjDOZ.
4 Inch POT
Colorful
Azaleas
Mm DECORATED
^ $4®»
6 inch POT
Blooming Mums
â– sip â–  DECORATED
$10.99
6 Inch POT
Potted Tulips
7"
^ â–  DECORATED
$10.99
1
America’s #1 Florist
FREE
GIFRT WRAPPING
Vanderbilt
Chaps
Nina Ricci
AVAILABLE AT ANY
COSMETIC CENTER
Gift Set
Cologne
1 OZ. m L.
L’Air
-1 oz. Spray Cologne
$5 79
CHAPS
AFTER SHAVE
1 oz. $4.39
2.3 OZ. SPRAY
â– â– â– â– â– I
-2 oz. Body Lotion
$18" i
c&'f 050
I 4hrr $17.50
VALUE
3®
Plus Cost Cutter Low Prices
PRICES EFFECTIVE AT COLLEGE STATION AND BRYAN KROGER
THRU FEBRUARY 18,1986