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FAMU Law '1 School r^ attempts comeback .. :. Bs JOHN S. COLl- CM, VES d FAMUAN Staff W~riter The end of the 190s'.x itnessed the LIII close of an institution that provided a avenue for many blacks to receive a 1v education in the field of law- the Florida A&M University College of I)iI Law. Twenty-two years later, Rep. Douglas Jamerson, D-St. Petersburg, and Sen. Carrie Meek, D-Miami, steer legislation that would require the Board of Regents to plan for the establishment of a new FAMU College of Law. I If it passes the Senate, the bill. O.J. Wllllams IU~he FAMUAN which has already passed the House. Opening soon! would provide for courses to be offered by 1993. The Black Archives will reopen its doors to the public May 1 after FAMU President Frederick S. contains special iiu~iphaes, University Attorney Bishop being ciosea due t. electrical repairs. The Archives Holifield and Coordinator for the Vice collections and over 500,000 documents pertaining to President of Academic Affairs Reginald African-American history. It will be open Monday through Friday 9 Mitchell are also strongly advocating a.m. to 4 p.m.. The community is awaiting its reopening. the establishment of the new law school. Humphries argues that, as the state's only historically black university, FAMU will have a different Athletes and fraternity members most attitude more conducive to minorities getting law' degrees. Holifield and Mitchell drafted the likely to commit date rape, study sho FAMU Law School Need Statement, a proposal to revive the school, in The perpetrator can be a friend, One explanation for this behavior is THANDEKILE N. SHANGE State November 1990. i 4UAN Staff Writer classmate, co-w'~orker, neighbor, suggested by two Florida The statement points out that boyfriend or any other individual with University researchers. 'Fraternities context in which statistics show the "tremendous She couldn't believe it actually whom the victim niay has Ccontact. create a sociocultural in sexual relations underrepresentation and unmet need of happened to her. A recent study duiic at FAMIU as the use of coercion black attorneys in Florida and across Michelle had just broken up with part of a class project in Research with women is normative," they' said. the fraternity man, the athlete this nation." Darren. Now, his best friend, Keith, Process I (SY'A 3300) and jointly Like sense of privilege and The statement also points out the wanted to "get together" with her. sponsored by The FAJlUAN and the has an exaggerated success of the former law school and Although she was attracted to Keith she Florida State Univ ersitvy\Womcn's power. "It's really a sense of power that that FAMU was ranked the 33~rd top didn't think it w'as appropriate to date Ce nter, rev ealed so me distiurbi ng reputation, undergraduate feeder of black applicants him. Statistics: comes from specialness, at he to American Bar Association law Keith went over to her place to " 15 pcrcent of the men stirvey ed moncy'...any one who finds himself a sense of schools in 1989-1990. This w'as higher discuss the possibility of a relationship. reporited they' raped a woman. center of his world feels said Ken Dryden, a Cornell than the University of Florida and She repeatedly told him she did not want " 25 pCIrcelit %%xee liaternitx' impunity'," and Hall ot Fame Florida State University, where the to become intimate with him. Wien; 50 pecenc t of these Wien xxee University graduate the Montreal State University S~ystems only' law' He kept itisistimng on sexual relations athlllet es. hockey goalie for schools are located. despite her protests and finally decided to " 26 p~erc ent of the sample indicated Canadiens. Everyone agrees that rape is a How'ard ranked first with an take "it." one or more situations of date rape ... rarely agree applicant pool six times the number of Date rape is a problem on college as acceptable behaxvior. violent crime but they' of w'hat constitutes a rape, said Gary FAMU. largely' due to its possession campuses and Florida A&M' University " 0f these men, 22 percent were about to the a law' school, according is no exception. fraternity men and 33 percent wxere See RAPE, page 5 statement. FAMU police chief Jefferson Walker athletes. The statement said the old school estimated that two or three rapes have A 1989 study' by the dean's offlice at CORRECTION had been severely' limited in size by' a been reported on campus since 1988. the Unixersi ty of Illinois at Urbana- Due to a typing crror in the story prohibition on the acceptance of white Date rape, also known as Champaign found that frat men, one- concerning tuiton increaues, the students into FAMU and was therefore acquaintance rape, occurs w'hen a woman fourth of the male students. tom mi tied correct amount ' r in-state graduate hard to justify financially. is forced, coerced or manipulated into o',er hlf1f thei' ii nt sequel , .iult, at studentK s oululbek .9 per credit t&o ' See LAW, page 4 has inc sec xxith cn.eone K>a'knews. hour :!, This is the fast spring issue of Thef4A W§'Z! 2 The Famuan / April 11, 1991 S~ational Senate Committee OKs EU ews new civil rights division Alexander OKs minority scholarships, By REGINALD B. MINOR disc rim i nation. FAMMUAN Staff Writer "The legal system has always been but students file suit The Senate Governmental dominated by white males and in many Operations Committee unanimously cases there is substantial evidence where pictures of color (with regards to social hearings and a student lawsuit that claimed schools approved a bill by Majority Leader, Peter (CPS)-- Atmtd congressional and economical status) has altered many discriminate against white people, the U.S. Department of Education came full circle in Weinstien D-Broward, creating a Civil decisions," he said. its view of minority scholarships March 20. Rights Division in the Department of The Supreme Court Racial and Now it is OK again for campuses to have special scholarships set aside for Legal Affairs. Ethnic Bias Study Commission, on minority students. The bill provides the division with which Chief Justice Leander Shaw In one of his first acts as U.S. Secretary of Education, Lamar Alexander advised the authority to investigate served, recomended the division in an schools to ignore all changes made in the department's policy on race-exclusive discriminatory practices within the effort to eliminate discrimination in the scholarships before he took office on March 18. judicial system and take legal action courts system. But just a day after Alexander approved race-based scholarships, a group of students against anyone, including agencies and The study' revealed that black males filed suit to force public campuses to stop offering them. law enforcement, who engages in going through the legal system receive The controversy has been brew ing since December, when a department official sent harassment, intimidation and other harsher penalties than other individuals, a memo nioting that 'minority-only" scholarships in effect discriminated against white prohibited conduct that infringes on the and that there are fewer black males who people and could cost schools their federal funding. rights of others. are lawyers, judges and public defendants. then the Education Dept.- which oversees most federal college programs Rodney Hurst, legal assistant for Since The study also reveals that the system has issued a series of clarifications. Sen. Arnett Girardeau, said the state of tends to be bias against blacks in general. At a Mlarch 20 press conference in Washington, D.C., Alexander promised to end Florida has a history of racial and sex the confusion, adding a committee will review the policy over the next six months. "Colleges and universities should keep doing whatever they're doing," Alexander said. "Work w ith us to develop a policy. Then we'll have a policy, and we'll work with them to help them make any adustments at that time." CamusNotes Yet six months is too long for seven white students who sued the department minority March 21 to try to force it to bar tax-supported college from awarding CARNIVALCORRECTION scholarships. The seven students are from the universities of California at Los Angeles, Iowa, The Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Virginia, Texas and Southern California and Mercy and Macalester colleges. Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will be The FAMUJAN incorrectly reported Their lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court by the conservative Washington Legal hosting a carnival for the Ronald that sketches for the mascot contest Foundation on the students' behalf, said minority scholarships violate the 1964 Civil McDonald House on Friday, April 12 would be accepted until April 25. Please Rights Act, which bars awarding financial aid "based solely on the race of the from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on the Paddyfote do not turn in anymore entries all recipient." lawn across from S.B.I. sketches have been accepted.

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LAW FAMUs chances to regain the school Program for uplifting and said, "The Board of Regents has Continued from page 1 indicated... FAMU should play a lead role in establishing the school even if Black males initiated it's not in Tallahassee." According to the statement, the But the establishment of a third law school in Florida is not a high priority By DEBRAH HALL Passage" program to provide structured Florida Board of Control, predecessor to FAMU'AN STAFF WRITER enrichment activities to the BOR, had instituted the prohibition for the BOR, which is focusing on afterschool improving the overall educational African-American and declared in 1966 that FAMU's law male youth who are on system and increasing the number of Each Wednesday afternoon from 3:30 day. school could no longer accept new their own at the end of the school engineering schools. to 5:30 young African-American males David students. H. Jackson Jr, organizer of "I admit we need more black are given the opportunity to help in the Project Attorney Robert L. Williams Designer and Adviser, is a lawyers," said Vice Chancellor Roy uplifting and liberation of the graduate student at Florida A&M became dean of the dying school and, in community. a desperate effort to save the college, McTarnaghan. "But from an overall University. He received his BS degree in picture, we don't have enough teachers Project Designer and Advisor is a history education in Spring '90. compiled a statement proposing new program, located at 2295 Pasco in the roles for the college through programs and we don't have enough engineers." Jackson is a member of several Finances are also holding the BOR Smith-Williams Center, designed for organizations including for social workers as well as programs the Beta Nu at bay. The law school would cost S8 young African-American males. chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, to provide opportunities for the million a year to operate The program consists of about 24 Kappa Kappa Psi, Alpha Kappa Mu, disadvantaged law students. and an undetermined amount to build. males who range in ages 6-14. Project Gold Key National Honor Society and But Williams' report was ignored Humphries, however, Designer and Advisor emphasizes active the White and Gold Honor Society. and in 1969 the school, which had said the prospects for FAMU retrieving learning and African-American history. The program was started in January graduated many of Florida's top lawyers its law school still look good. The program provides structured as part of Jackson's internship program. and the first black Florida Secretary of and a "Big Brother" "It was not a high priority recreational activities "The program is relatively easy as State since reconstruction, Jesse to relationship for pariticipating youth. establish a 10th university, but one is compared to when we first began," said McCray, closed its doors indefinitely. Upon completion of this program, being established." Jackson. Because of disciplinary and A new law school opened at FSU the youth will become members of the Shaw said he does not think the parental problems some of the boys were but no FAMU faculty were invited to Simba (Swahili for young lion) club. dropped from the program. transfer. new school would suffer the same fate The Smith-Williams Service Center, as the old school. Jackson said that there is a family "It was uncalled for. The faculty had in the Department of He said, "It was through no fault of a division bond between the volunteers and the done a good job. There was no reason to the (old) school but Community Improvement, and the City participants. take it from FAMU," said State through design that the student body was limited. But of Tallahassee is coordinating a "Rites of "People who don't have Supreme Court Chief Justice Leander blood we're talking about a different time. A brothers feel Shaw Jr., a former faculty member of like they have brothers new law school won't now," said Jackson. the law school. have the same limitations." Jackson's internship ends in April Holifield is optimistic about Classified but volunteers will carry on the program. He encourages males to volunteer their time with the young African-American males. ST. EUGENE'S CATHOLIC CHAPEL Ads For more information, call the AND STUDENT CENTER Smith-Williams Service Center at (904) 575-8696 701 W. GAMBLE ST. 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By TOYCA WILLIAMS Program~s. "Some cases are referred to the published evecry semester, desk ribs the hearing, pan lIiS set up to rev iexw the FAMULAN Stafr Writer Student Government Association number of students involved in case. Based on the ev idence, a wxritten Supreme Court, the Tallahassee Police misconduct, the type of charges and the order is recommended by the hearing The Office of Special Services and Department, and the Leon County punishments. panel. Programs, which is under the Office of Sheriffs Department." Manning said between 50 to 60 Along with the chairman of the the Vice President for Student Affairs, Some students find the office cases are heard each semester and committee, the vice president for Student does more than issue I.D. cards. neccessary. common cases involve inter-room Affairs reviews and signs the order along This office, which performs vital "They should have a judicial office visitation, battery, assault, disorderly with the chairman of the hearing panel. tasks regarding student concerns, assists because some people can't be trusted and conduct and possession of alcohol. A copy of the order is then sent to minority, disabled, and international you never know who you will be paired According to the fall 1990 "Judicial the student(s) inxvolved, Attorney's students, also operates judicial affairs. with . . . the last thing you want your Newsletter," 35 students were placed on Office, and the Registrar's Office. Under According to the "Student Rights, child being subjected to are things like disciplinary probation and fined betw~een Responsibilities and Code of Conduct,' hazing," said Kenneth Williams, junior the president's direction, the Office of the S50 and 5200. University' Attorney prepares the final judicial matters may involve federal and history education major. Among the most serious types of order. The president issues the order and state laws, local, county, and city "Every campus should have punishment is expulsion. Manning said files it with the Agency Clerk for ordinances, Board of Regents regulations, something like that if they will operate it the judiciary process is a long and tedious distribution. The student may appeal and university regulations. right," said Denna Stephens, business task. He said a written or typed report within 10 working days after the If a student violates provisions in education major. must be filed and a student may have a recommended order. the student code of conduct, the case is According to the student code of hearing or waive his rights for the referred to the Office of Special Services conduct, when suspension, dismissal, or hearing. Upon waiving the hearing "FAMU is just like any city and and Programs. expulsion is requested, the matter is rights, the matter may be handled people come from ev'erywhere," Manning "Students have rights and due usually not referred to the SGA supreme informally between the judicial officer said. "S tudents do certain things in their process of the law," said Charlie court. and the student. (home) environment, so they think they Manning, director of Special Services and "The Judicial Newsletter" which is If the hearing is not waived, a can come here and do the same thing." violence or a weapon, rape is an act by which men punish or reported to the police. RAPE " The victim was physically injured threaten women." " 15 percent of the college men in Continued from page 1 (bruises; broken bones), Recent statistics from a special another surx'ey admitted they have " Or, the victim may be killed. report on xviolence against xwomen in the forced a woman to haxe sex and 51 These types of rapes do occur but September 1990 issue of Mes. magazine percent said they would LaFree in his book," Rape and rape if they The they account for about supports this definition: knew they' Criminal Justice System." 10 percent of all could get away' with it. rapes, Maxwell said. " A rape takes place exery six "Most people carry around a Actually, a woman is more likely to minutes in the United States. CORRECTION stereotype about rape," said Sharon experience date rape. *At current rates, one w~oman in Maxwell, associate The College of Pharmacy and professor of social America is a rape-prone society. four will be raped in her lifetime. Pharaceutical Sciences will graduate work. Peggy Reeves Sanday, an " 25 percent of the college women five students with a Ph.D. this spring In general, she said, there is a belief anthropologist at the University of in a surx'ey' experienced rape or and Joyce V. Lee will that rape has occurred only if: Pennsylvania, defines a rape-prone attempted rape. be the second woman candidate. " The attacker was a stranger, society as "one in which the incidence of " Of these women, 84 percent knew " There was a lot of physical rape is h ih, rape is a ceremonial act or th2ru:Cker nJ l f\ ixe percent r tudent government ,ssociation Daryl Parks Marshawn Boyd President Vice President FAMU's Fun Day Farewell IVAML's annual 'Fun Day" will be held on April 20. Free food, fun and games for everyone!! Rattler Pride! The annual Rattler Priide awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 14 at 4 p.m. in Charles Winter Wood Theatre. Come out and support your fellow Rattlers! Town Meeting There wil be a zimeung with the SGA president and all student organizations on Tuesday, April 16 in room 102 of the Dyson Pharmacy building at 5:30 p.m. Mr. Parks will be addressing student concerns and comipilingc a list of student orgattizations to attend the fall retreat.

It has - r-beer:r pleasure to serve as your Student Show your talent and style during Government Association President and Vice President this year. We feel thtre 1ave acc Cmpt.:shed many atnings this year to make Rattler Pride Week! your lives better up here on the "Hilt". We would like to thank all An 'hihit in the Fie Ar ts butlding v' be held thcse students, acuity members and administrators who have thlrough Fi' day fromi 8 a.mn. -3 p.m in the art gallery of supported us in cur efforts. Have a safe and prosperous summer. Foster-Tanner Arts Center. Art exhibits wxill- be Dar':' acd 1Mi shw:u2 ceramicse-. photos. sc ulptures. draxings. etc.

This is a paid advertisement by the Student Government Association. 6 The Famuan / April 11, 1991 TheFaua1pri11 191 7 Opinion u) w Strictly Our Opinion -J The editorial below represents the opinion of the majority of this Knowledge-key to thefuture editorial board. I urge you as young African- Education is a powerful and important Christina A. Samuels, Editor In Chief C~Brian K. Americans to keep abreast of the issues resource in this country'. With the country 0 Janean R. Dixon, Associate Editor Bishop that have appeared on the opinion page. experiencing a recession, education has Lanette A.M. Mallory, Managing Editor Tobacco is still killing black men at a begun to be cut to the bone. Not only on Shannon Y. Daniels, News Editor - Opinion Page the collegiate level but also on the Editor disturbing rate. The tobacco industry is Christopher Smith, Design secondary level and below. Erika N. Duckworth, Features Editor S Editor still spending millions of dollars in the black community to advertise their tainted Tinitia Jackson, Assistant Features Editor The African-American community is Ignorance is not bl iss and wshat you deadly product. Even though w~hites are 0 Brian K. Bishop, Opinion Page Editor without a leader. Many are waiting for a don't know can and sometimes will hurt beginning to cut lack on smoking, blacks Ernest Jasmin, Associate Opinion Page Editor leader to take the reigns of black Lisa Butler, Wire Editor you. The purpose of the media is to are increasing in their use of the product. -Ti4 ENJCLUTIo OR Op UP.R 6GST.AfON empowerment. Kevin Punsky, Sports Editor inform, educate, and report on events and But, it is up to us, the w Editor ordinary people, to empower ourselves. Jeanl S. Lett, Assistant Sports issues affecting their audience. iViLizIVVEDr O.J. Willams III, Photo Editor 'Nothing can hold 'ROM AST o Clayton Ivey III. Cartoonist This is what I have tried to do this The black church is a strong entity semester, as Opinion page editor of the you back once you within the black community. The church FAMUAN. I wanted to get FAMUAN are educated on should use its influence to help the readers to think about issues that they may community overcome the problems of or may not be familiar with. world issues and drugs, crime and the disfunctional family'. 3H1 Non-residents .7 I believe there are many concerned and aren't afraid Civil rights is on the (defensive nowv. dedicated students on the campus of question established The United States Congress just barely' Florida A&RM University. This semester passed the Civil Rights Act of 1991. The shouldn't bear the the letters we have received from students authority' need for this leg islion caime about after have demonstrated that many individuals 20 years of legislation was wsiped out by are concerned about the plight and survival The Persijo CLuIf conlij '[ sand the Supreme Court. of the African-American race. still is a %\,comip~lexhi'tcrL al cs cut. entire load The real reason for the wsar still isn't vecry I implore the student body' of FA\IU not to forget the topics that have been In light of recent cuts in education the proposed My> very short tenure here at the clear. It w~as another exampf)e of the "world written about on the Opinion pages this newspaper has been great and a learning policeman' role that the United States has semestersknowlege is powser. hike in tuition is no great surprise. When the state experience. I have enjoyed working w\ith been playing for years. Our troops doesn't carry the burden then students attending the everyone involved with the page and just shouldn't be used as pawns in world We as a people must be informed the staff in general. politics by the p)01iticians in W\ashington. about happenings in the world. Education universities in question and their families have to take Racism is still prevalent in every is the key to upliftment of the race. Keep up the slack. My articles this semester have been aspect of our society'. The college campus reading not only' the FAMIUAN, but every v'ery gratifying to write. I have enjoyed is no different, and in the late '80s and periodical you can get your hands on. Furthermore, it can be expected that bringing issues to the attention of many at early '90s racism has become as visible as FAMU. The response to editorials that in the past. A vecry' conservative tide is Nothing can hold you back once you in-state students would have to pay less to have run on the page this semester has sweeping the country and it is becoming are educated on wo(rld issucs and arcn't go to school in their home state than non- been positive. en vogue to be racist. afraid to question established authority. E residents. It's politics. It happens DITORIAL everywhere. _-A' . .. vewsy-cu on campus Collections" room 4'+U, yousmmrnediately The question, however, is whether or Mean di :dlly to Liu' :or. .JId i s .1,iiI. and commrunty issu.~ get hit in the face with all of these books NE W SMAKE not the great difference in the amount non-Floridians urge you to inquire, brothers and sisters. R Please limit your letters to one page typed and on various areas of European culture. Upset the system! signed. We do not publish poetry, open letters will have to pay to go to school in Florida is fair in Am I mistaken'? Is this not a Black or letters not addressed directly to the FAMUAN. We reserve trie right to edit all I sas' that it is of the utmost urgency comparison to what residents pay. university'? Not only' (1ovwe not have letters. Free our books! enough African or African-American that these books be set free. These books Please mail or bring your letters to. Schools like Florida A&M University take in a lot books in this black university's library, and many others must immediately be Letters to the Editor, 303 Tucker Hall, Florida but the few that w~e do hav e are concealed stacked where they' can be easily' and A&M University Tallahassee FL 32307. of money from out-of-state admissions. Without out- Why? WVhy ' Why' are all of the behind a big browsn door. readily' accessible. To place these books books on Africa, Africans and African- of-state students, FAMU would not be as well off as it in a room behind a closed door is an Americans hidden away on the 4th floor Something is dclfinitely' wrong wsith atrocity! We have been deprised and is considering the difference in tuition paid by back in an isolated room in the "Special this picture! Can't you see its fallacies? denied our history' and the work of our Collection" area'? True enough, these Haven't we had enouch of this CRAP in great African-American authors for toi The Famuan Floridians and non-Floridians attending the school. books can be ehecked out just like any' our many years of' miseducation? Yes, I long to stand for this. In our quest to h other books in the library', but the fact In other words, not only are the differences in strongly concur. a truly' enlightened people, we don't hasve P1,K April 11,199 still remains that they are hard to finid a moment to spare, especially on this ~ GOHBALHEV Volume 73- Numr 12 tuition unfair, but, in cases like FAMU, it is not a good when behind a closed door. In essence, our Alfrican-Anmerican simple-minded nonsense. university is al loss in' this blatant act o1 A. pub' . ee y sprngsem~e eecep friOr ' , idea to discourage non-residents from attending school AfroCENSORSHIP to take place. Ain't 7a We welcmete" c. Some people hav e said that they' are I-'iasiy', I beckon and urge my' dear A&M unieers'j. there because they' might be stolen. Well, that a BLIP! s ofo r reade's. ou.t rese'rve i" " 'r- and treasuired brothers and sisters to go to e efor s jrr" aarC aleac !r in Florida. i12 PM on the Fr aje'A'e p Vca I find that hard to believe, because, as we 5 room 403 of the Coleman Library' and s toTHE AV AN. For ^As'.! U' State legislators have considered a number of all know, the book alarms in the library' Further, among other.;, you cannot visit the back room v%,here the Afrocentric ce, FL 32.307'cr to ' _Fl'' c"'c _ are in full effect ! They' go off wshenever check-out Carter C. Woodson's The ''all190 ) 5993153.Tn- proposals for increasing tuition. Before the final books are. It is packed wsitli invaluable oyr". e" es a 0,bya:! . '-S ,.. _..__., _ a book is improperly' checked out. Miseducation of The Ne~ro or the .. ''ad ~ l '.e information. I guarantee that you wsill e"' Assoca' on. THE -A A.race. decision is made they should consider p!aces like FAMU Autobio ruph'v I'f.1Iat'com X . They say not be disappointed. Aund v.hen you go, fstplace avarCs ibyrthe P.' S 33n ',1987 nd a" s aa''- its on reserv e, and that means that it can 9 Nlas be its me. I had tis crazy' please ask questions and try' to: Free our 'a.-.- - -.. te 1 8/-39 ad"' r yea'. . . where there are a large number of non-residents. iotion thajt since this is an Afrnean- not be read outside of the library. I just books to free our herita__ to free our wsant to know WHY'? W\hy make these ._i-!' avc wasaas.red i'r '..l rs' Hopefully, once this has been done, they will see American utsversity that it wsouldI be at minds!!! K~sof! 3,'' 'C i -a90 books that are so essential to the 'Press- Tne A'.! AN i ' a the forefront of edlucating its African- r.Pesand ireApe, ' C c;' . the light and give out-of-state students a well American students on their badly enl ightenment of Alfrican-Americans so distorted history. How damimed idealistie hard to finid, and books like 171: c llotep. deserved break. of me!! Instead, upon entering "Special Flowering 'the1/ic 4jihc.4 ccs, that don't Leslie \slit'ord 8 The Famuan/April 11, 1991 FAMU Bacchus Club wins FAMU Graduate Feeder safe holiday contest Program maintains its By' RANA L. CASH ' ce wrent V Infl IX u'iiid until FA\RUANSLtt' Writer now", Mackey said. Mlackey believeCs that programs done this year wxould relate to unique status Florida A& Ni University's chapter of everyone and not just to FAMU's Bacchus became the first black campus pop~ulation. BY TOX'CA W ILLIA\IS To be eligible for the program, one institution to ever win the Great Safe FAMUAN SItffXWriter Another activity conducted by must be a U. S. citizen, a FAMU Holiday Break competition Februiary 8, Bacchus w\as "A Wall of Stories.' graduate with a 3.0 or higher grade point according to Bacchus director Ronnie The Graduate Feeder Scholar Students wrote true alcohol and drug average, and submit a copy of his or her Mackey. Program, which was initiated in 1987 by experiences on a bulletin board that they transcript along with nominee form to A Wall of Stories, the annual Chug- Florida A&M University President have had or witnessed. the office of the the graduate dean. A-Lug contest and Dead Day were just a Frederick S. Humphries, is still the only In the "Condom Fish Bowl', few of the programs and activities that one of its kind in the nation. Currently', 25 feeder schools guessed the number of condoms swept the coimpetition off its feet at the students participate in reserving thiee to five Ito win condomns as another Bacchus statewide competition held in in a fish bowl The program wyas designed to admission/financial aid packages. These program. increase the number of blacks enrolling Gainesville. packages include tuition, housing, contest, Each year before Christmas break, The fruit juice Chug-A-Lug in graduate schools. application fee waivers and stipends for and 12 percent the Campus Alcohol and Drug Resource workshops and seminars, books. pledgees of According to the January edition of Center and FAMUs chapter of Bacchus of FAM1U students as signed Smith said, "For a new program also helped in "A&M," a FAMU faculty and staff provide a variety' of programs on campus responsible drinkers, with no money', it's been moderately FAIUs Bacchus a success. magazine, statistics show that between successful. Since there's to promote responsible drinking. making a full time Pia Whited, a sophomore pre-med 1976 and 1986, blacks earning doctorates coordinator, we will see a whole lot of One of this year's most effective student and a member of Bacchus, was declined by 26.5 percent. Almost half of growth and much success. It's a great activities wxas "Dead Day". As part of the named the undergraduate regrional the doctorates earned are in fields related idea" Bacchus campaign, Bacchus members representative for area nine of Bacchus. to education and one-fourth of the In getting acquainted with the doctorates are in social sciences. In wore a t-shirt that read, "Every' 22 She is the first black to ever win this program, a Graduate Feeder Conference is contrast, degrees in the scientific minutes someone dies from alcohol." award. Also, this is the first time and held every year which invites all the technological fields need to be increased. About every 15 minutes, these members Bacchus National has had a representative feeder schools. "President Humphries would stage their death by falling out. from a black college. asked me to Feeder school representatives often work to develop a program whereby Once a large number of students gathered As regional representative, Whited write to Smith to congratulate him on a FAMU arranges with selected doctoral around, the Bacchus member w~ould then will act as a liaison between the regions job well done. degree granted universities . . . full explain to them the tragedy of death from and nationals andl keep in touch with all "The recruitment day was most financial aid packets to graduates to alcohol abuse. chapters of Bacchus concerning mututal enjoyable and the response better than we pursue an education," said Charles U. interests. could have imagined," said Mercil J. Smith, dean of the school of graduate "It was just time for us to win." Near the end of April, FAMUs Lee, assistant vice chancellor of the studies, research, and continuing Mackey said. "Our perserverance paid chapter of Bacchus will be the first black University Wisconsin-Madison. off." college to receive a charter from the education. "I was greatly impressed with the "Twelve accepted and agreed to Gain ma chapter. The G amma chapter caliber of students and their interest in FAM'U is the only black college reserve financial aid packets to FAMU promotes responsible decision making the University of Wisconsin-Madison," represented in the Bacchus conference in students who qualify," Smith said. this region. within the Greek system Mackey said. he said. I $

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be ' i _ h, tr ' red': ie"edru(, u ,,4' ,'nu r' . / a 'r4'i '*~dk I,'e ,1ti ler. ,,r The Famuan / April 11, 1991 9 Co-op students share program highlights By CARLA GARRETT students practical experience in a expenses. Some employers will pay for a FAMUAN Stafr Writer mnaj ors. professional environment. student's tuition, housing, and other "However, we place all majors as the The Cooperative Education Program, expenses once the student is assigned to demand arise," said Sweet. When Gregory E. Gathers, a which currently has about 250 students work for the company. religion/philosophy These companies seek job co-op and major at Florida enrolled, enables students to apply the Sweet said after getting some A&M University, took part in a sometimes the cooperative education concepts they have learned in the training within their major, some program seeks cooperative education program, he dealt them. FAMU's classroom to their area of profession. students decide they are in the wrong Cooperative Education Program is trying with church financing, management, and Students nced a 2.5 GPA and they field. corporate filing. to begin a marketing system to seek out need to be a second semester freshman to She said the only disadvantage of the more companies so there will be more "I was there to help the church, and meet the requirements of the co-op program is it extends the student's openings available for other majors. the church was there to help me," said program. graduation date. A company usually "To create a greater awareness of the Gathers, former pastor of St. Mary CME Joan Sweet, coordinator of the requires a student to do two co-ops with program on the faculty's and the students' Church in Mount Pleasant, Ga. program, said co-op has many advantages it. part is one of the major goals of co-op," Gathers was one of many students to it. Several companies are requesting for said Sweet. who has taken part in the Cooperative She said the program gives students computer information systems majors, Gathers' job dealt specifically with Education Program designed to give an opportunity to get help with school engineering majors, and graphic arts the business side of the church instead of preaching. He was not required to be to St. James on Sunday. Gathers said he was only needed through the week. He said the co-op helped prepare him for dealing with the management of a Open a Special Checking church as well as being the reverend of a church. He said he had to wait for some of the church members and leaders to adjust account, and for 3months we'll to his youth, single status, and educational experience. Walter Haley, a junior mechanical engineering major, said his co-op would give you a hand with the have paid his tuition and other fees until he graduated, if he would have done a co- op with them for the remainder of his service charge. undergraduate studies. Haley did a co-op during Summer 1989, Spring 1990, and Fall 1990, in Jacksonville with the U.S. Navy. He said he enjoyed his co-op. It provided free room and board with a $6.75 an hour salary. He could also receive insurance benefits and sick leave. Haley said he also had time to socialize, although he worked eight hours a day five days a week. ,.rH/ Haley's duties involved working :: iww.:((: with computer aided design drafting yI::G: systemss, answering techincal directiorics, which gave instructions on any needed repairs of different parts of a plane after it landed below deck of an air- craft carrier.

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By, TINL'HA JACIKSON FAMUA.N Assistant Features Editor Being a disc jockey' for the Black Q College Radio Station of the Year has its privileges. Jason Jones, also known as D.J. J - Squared of WAMF-Tallahassee, can attest to that. Jones disc jockeys his own show, "The Hip-Hop Circus," every Saturday' night from 10) p.m. to midnight. The show has been airing for six months and is grow~ing in popularity'. "It's a combination of hardcore, non- commercial, hip-hop music, w~ith a New York feel to it," said Jones. The music is diversified for those who want to hear the sounds missing on regular radio. "I feel all the other shows are very' structuredl or they' play music every'ones heard before. The music we play is for underground audiences," Jones said. Mius ic li ke 'Treat 'Em Right" by T ni: a Jacksc-fThe FAPAJAN Chubb Rock and Public Enemy' are some examples of that. The show also features It's a rap to-be-released singles from popular rap Jason Jones, also known as D.J. J-Squared, mans the controls at WAMF. albums. Jones disc jockeys "The Hip-Hop Circus" every Saturday evening. Jones came up with the name "Hip- Hop Circus" to describe the fun-loving in the call inianid g ive their opinionis. ''Namie to chat about mnusic anid new\ things Describing the shiows s ty le of music atmosphere he portray's over the air waves. This Tune" encourages people to call and industry. as revolutionary', Jones said the show is "I feel [the name is] fitting. We try to win cassette discs. "What's Up in Hip- "The Weezel Posse," Ray'shell Gof, positive because of its nonconformity. Winnie Woo and Mark Swift, are part of be loose and very informal - we try' to be Hop" tells the latest gossip and rumors in Chances in the fall for the "Hip Hop an on-air party or circus," he said. music and "Hlip Hop Classic" plays Jones' on air party. Jones. Circus" are in the uwdrkS, 'ir ltldhi live' vintage hip-hop songs. "We've got diversity'," said The show also includes a number of "They add different p~erspectiv'es to the telecast parties, community functions and reguular features. Jones said the show's popularity' grew show. Wynston adds humor, Rayshell adds an expansion of air time. The "Make it or Break it" segment by word of mouth. Students often call the a w\omen's perspectiv e and Marc helps In the meantime, don't touch your play's new songs and allows listeners to station to request songs while others call FM dial. WAMF-Tallahassee Brain Bowl team to wins national award compete nationally By S IEPIIIN WALLACE WANIF will increase its efiective FAMiAN Stal'W riter By ERIKA N. DUCKW ORT H extremely intense. radiant powxer from 160 to 1600 wa tts at FAMIUAN Features Editor 'Either you were smarter than the support, The voice oi Florida A&NM the end of May'. With university' other people or you weren't," Turner said. the total price of the wattage increase, by "Everybody was trying to show their University, WAMF-Tallahassce, has A 290-point victory' is incredible which will include a new tower, is superior." been selected Black College Radio's any sports stanthard, but members of black school was projected at more than S 100,000. brain bowl Team MVP, Thomas Cunningham, Station of the Year out of 112 black Florida A&NI University's "This power increase has been one of final said the team is ready and looking college radio stations around the country. team managed to down their the stations main goals, and wxe are elated forward to national competition. Along with the award, WAMF opponent 305-15 in the elimination that it has fi nally happened," Gooch said. "FAMU has a team that can go all received a check for S500 from MCA round of the Campus All-Star Challenge WANIF, which has been on the air the way," he said. "I'm very excited about Records. The award and check were last xweekend. since 1977, has gained over 30,000 the chance to go to L.A. and compete on presented at the 13th annual Black FAMMU crushed Bethune-Cookman listeners. The Birch rating service ranked Radio Convention in Atlanta College in the sectionals portion of the College WAMF within the top ten stations in the Other team members are Brandon March 30. The money will be placed in competition and placed second behind market. Moore and Brian Ross. a foundation fund. Tuskeegee in the regionals. Held on the Shirley Rogers, Gospel music Because the team only had two "We have known that WAMF was campus of Albany State College and director, said black college radio stations months to prepare and is the first from the top black college radio station. It was sponsored by' Honda, the academic were increasing in popularity' because of FAMU to compete in the challenge, just a matter of time before it was slugfest included 14 other historically their service as an outlet for new artists coach Vivian Hobbs said other schools conferred," said Chery'l Gooch, interim black colleges such as Edward Waters, and records. were amazed at such a strong showing. General Manager of WVAMF. Florida Memorial, Morchouse, and the backbone of Hobbs prepared memebers for the event The award was based on recorded "Students are Clark. anti the students are committed by drilling them on sports, current wxorld tapes and promotional ideas that we re WAMF FAMU, xwhich is in the southeastern a quality station," events, history and geography, fine arts the Black College Radio to making WAMNF region, is the only' school from Florida sent to and humanities and math at practice quiz Association. Gooch said. to advance to the national competion in glad the station bowl sessions. Olivia Jones, WAMF Program Although Jones is Los Angeles, x here the team will vy for awsard, she said she Cunningham said the questions were Director said "The radio station made a wxas honored wxith the a S50 ,000 grant against 15 other black to rest on its more difficult than those in traditional conscious effort to invove students on dloesnt wxant WAMF schools. The ev ent will be televised on college bow~ls because they dealt with campus with station promotion. And the laurels. Black Entertainment Television. wsork for general know\ledgcc as w~ell as a great deal station's unity and teamwxork cave it a "\\A\IF xwill continue to Team member Frank Turner said the of black history. competitive edge ov er other stations." the Comn ility," said Jones. competition betwxeen schools was The Famuan / April 11, 1991 11 Sports

KEVIN PUNSKY Rattlerettes grab top recruit Sports Page Editor By JEARL S. LETT 30.2 points and 5.9 assists per ganme. FAMUCAN Assistant Sports~ Editor Williams also had 784 points in her senior season and 2,125 career points Monika Williams, a senior guard (third on the all-time list at Bradford) as a FAMU teams from Bradford High School in Stark, four-year varsity starter. Fla., is reguarded by many as the top "We think she's very intelligent.' and athletes women's high school basketball recruit Farmer said. "She's a good penetrator, in Florida. passer and scorer. She can do it all." shine in ._ Next year Williams' high school coach, Harvey she'll be dazziling Lofton agrees. He designed an entire 1990-91 Rattlerette fans - offense for her called Mo-tion (for Mo- but most of all she'll nika). "She's a quarterback on the floor," I! want to make the team realize be filling a big hole Lofton said. how important this game is. At the left by departing With the departure of Ferguson, beginning of the season, we didn't know senior Donyale FAMUs number two all-time scorer, we would be in this position. This is ~~ ~Ferguson. oeo Williams ma>' be forced to display those what we've been working for. We're all leadership abilities early in her career as a pumped up- this is for the title - "3the best recruits in Rattlerette. we're not going to stop." the state," said M. Williams FAMl~headcoach "She's definitely going to fit right -Ken Riley, in," Farmer said. "She could step in FAMU headfootball coach Claudette where Donyale left off." Farmer. "We went all Out for her and I'm Williams, Most Valuable Player in "If!I can only get my guys to play happy she'll be playing for us this fall." the Florida High School North-South first- together at any cost then I think people A Florida Class 3A All-State All-Star Game, promotes team play selection at Bradford and the will recognize us - people will fear us. team above individual statistics. of the But we're going to take one game at a Gainesville Sun's All-Area Player "It doesn't bother me to sit the she was not seeking time. We set a goal to win the Year, Williams said bench, as long as the player on the floor recruiters. championship. If we can get the players the glitzy offers of other took it," is better than I am," Williams said. to work hard-I think we can prevail." "I got an offer I liked and I Williams said. "I don't regret my "What's best for the team is best for me." - Willie Booker, Williams will graduate in the top 10 FAMU head basketball coach decision." In her senior year Williams averaged percent of her high school class. After the Rattlers won the MEAC basketball championship on March 2 by defeating highly favored Delaware State 84-80in overtime, those words hit me -as they say - "like a runaway frieght train." As I think about what coaches Riley and Booker had said earlier this year, it How did he occured to me that these phrases summed up FAMU's 1990-9 1 year in sports. do that? And looking over headlines of The FAMUAN sports pages during the '90- '91 school year, only one word comes to mind. Champions. As if jumping This was also a year when records over this table were broken and new ones were set. aI-~~ ..,;, . To name a few, football players to dunk wasn't Tony Ezell, Jimmy Vertuno and Tim enough to ------r Daniel all got their names etched in WMWAMOM AWWWWWRM

Rattler history. impress the N I -1USIP It would take a whole page to list judges, Anton EzllI's new records, but better still is that he'll be hack next year. Walton leaps Vertuno broke Maurice Freeman's points after touchdow~n mark of 105 >t over Kenny back in 1958. Davis as well to Ratticrette Shelly' Boston stole our hearts and a few basketballs as well to win the 1991 make her the all-time steals leader. Intramural Slam Boston surpassed April Manning's! theivery of 351. Oh and yes- she'llhi Dunk also be back next year. Competition. And plenty more Rattlers will return - like DeLon Turner and Reggie Finney from the basketball team. But soon, new names and faces will take over. Football player Ron WoodruffI and basketball player Monika Williams are two of the top recruits in Florida. Both will be wearing the orange and green next year. And to those who depart - Dom. ale Ferguson, Thomas Dow, Amir Raul Terry Beauford, and many' more - ve . '. thank you for the memories. Because most of all, we could not lorcet the fun tie had s.in or lose. 12 The Famuan / April 11, 1991 Sports Daniels: FAMUs triple play man

By, KEVIN PUNSKY fielder is already a delight among FAMCA.N Sports Editor professional baseball scouts. The Atlanta a I Braves and the Pittsburgh Pirates have invited him to camps this summer. There's a lot of hype today "I thought baseball would be out of surrounding the ever-popular and the question," said Daniels, who last marketable two-sport athlete. played at Quincy with present teammate That sounds like old news to those Mike Ray . "Coach Durant didn't think I who follow the Deion Sanders-Bo could contribute right away because I had Jackson stories. been absent from the game for two years, But here's the scoop: Florida A&M but I guess he was as much surprised as I University's Morisse Daniels, who lists was., football, baseball and track among his Said Durant: "I think he's a good credentials, may be on his way to player to work with. He still has some becoming a star in all three sports. room for improvement - I think he True, it's a little too early in his might get drafted early if he works more career to tell. As a freshman last year, on his hitting." Daniels showed a lot of promise as a And that he has done. Daniels went bottom of the lineup to the 4 ' , future starting receiver on the football from the 'k'.- ~ team. number three spot, mostly due to the A As a redshirt sophomore this year, extra hitting before and after practice. .1, . he took some encouraging words from "Before the season he didn't know if his father and decided to play baseball on he could hit the fastball," Ray said. "I .: the spur of the moment. said - hey- just sw~ing the bat and it'll .. : / .:$ The results of that whim have been come. Now, if I get on and steal second, phenomenal. I automatically know that with his bat ' _ - , He currently leads the team in I'll score with him in the third spot. several categories: batting average, hits, Heck, I tried to get him out here last runs-batted-in, doubles and is second in year. stolen bases. He's undoubtedly one of the But last year Daniels concentrated reasons why the Rattlers are sitting in more on his football career. first place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Not so anymore. Conference. If he has learned one thing this year I And next year he may join the track - it's that he has plenty of options, team, two years after he placed third in "My football career is coming Kevin Puns~yThe FAMUAN the state in the 100 meters as a senior at around and I'm going to use track to help Quincy Shanks. Daniels runs the 40 yard build up my speed," Daniels said. "But Morisse Daniels leads the Rattlers in several categories and dash in 4.3 seconds. for now we'll just see how baseball goes will be a main factor in the MEAC baseball championship Ouch! for awhile." April 18-20 on the campus of Florida A&M University. Truth is the 6-foot-3, 190-pound left Watch out Bo- here comes Moe! FAMU hosts MEAC Spring Sports Championships

By KEVIN PUNSKY and Thursday, April 18 Friday, April 19 Saturday, April 20 JEARL S. LEIT FAMI AN Sports Editor and Assistant Sports Editor 9 a. i. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. Men's Tennis MCen's Tennis Tennis Finals and mens and women's While cramming for those agonizing, Gaither Park and Gaither Park tennis courts final exams - ive yourself a break by Walker Ford Ccntcr %,'alker Ford Center FA\1LU coming out and supporting your favorite Rattler sports as Florida A&M Womten 's Tennis University hosts the 1991 Mid-Eastern FAMU tennis courts 10:30 a.m. Spring Sports Athletic Conference I'omen's Ten;:is Track Finals Championships April 18-20. FAMlU tennis courts (games 7 and 8) Baseball mnens and womens fields main and old baseball FAMU track complex And don t forget the Orange and Baseball (games 1 and 2) 12 p.m Green spring football game Saturday. main and old baseball April 13 at 4 p.m. at Bragg Memorial fields Baseball (games 9 and 10) Stadium. train and old baseball fields 12 p.m. Editors Note: As it has the past three 12 p.m. Baseball Championship years. the EAC baseball title will be (game 13) decided by a double elimination Baseball (games 3 and 4) 1 p.m. Rattler Field tournament. The games wvill be play1 ed on nman and old baseball Track (men and women) two campus fields. Rattler Field I(nain)i fields preliminaries and trials is two blocks south of campus u': FAMU track complex Wainrish Way and the odfield islocahae 3 p.m. acrossfront GaithierAthletic Center. 3 p.m. 3 p.m. Baseball Baseball (games 5 and 6) Baseball (games 11 and 12) 2nd championship (if needed' Schedule of Events main and old baseball fields main and old basebalil dsi Rattler Fel~d i