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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship NCAT Student Newspapers Digital Collections 2-10-1981 The Register, 1981-02-10 North Carolina Agricutural and Technical State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atregister Recommended Citation North Carolina Agricutural and Technical State University, "The Register, 1981-02-10" (1981). NCAT Student Newspapers. 885. https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atregister/885 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Digital Collections at Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in NCAT Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 5 m TH|4<5 REGISTER "COMPLETE AWARENESS FOR COMPLETE COMMITMENT" VOLUME LH NUMBER 27 NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, GREENSBORO, NC Tuesday, February 10, 1981 SGA Designates Feb. 26th As 'Student Day7 At A&T By Audrey L. Williams observed as Black History The A&T State University month, but Pam Student Government McCorkle (S.G.A. President Association has designated ar>d 1 are trying to have February 26 as "Student something every day of the Day" at A&T, as a part of the week such as the gospel choirs national observance of Black and the like," said Hopkins History Month Bobby Hopkins, assistant to Math Dept. the S.G.A. president,said many activities and events are Offers Tax scheduled during February in Assistance observance of Black History Month For the fifteenth year, the Included among the class of Mathematics of activities are Business and Finance at A&T *Shirley Chisohlm, 1972 State University in a joint candidate for president, venture with IRS's VITA Harrison Auditorium, (Volunteer Income Tax February 15, sponsored by Assistance) Program will Bluford Library. prepare tax forms for those *A gospel concert featuring with low income and the Shirley Caesar, Harrison elderly. Auditorium, February 18. The Department of *The Congressman John Mathematics has moved Conyers, a member of the directly across from Merrick Black Caucus and Hall to the newly constructed representative of the state of Marteena Hall. Michigan,will speak in the This service began February Student Union Ballroom, 2, and the site locations and February 20. times are as follows: At a convocation, February 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Tuesday 26, a number of featured and Thursday and Tuesday guests will preside including night from 6:30-8:30 p.m., in Marion Berry, mayor of Marteena Hall, Room 134. Washington, D.C., and past 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Monday S.G.A. presidents. at Prince Graves Homes, off A rap session is also East Cone Boulevard. scheduled for students all 6:30-8:30 p.m. on across the state, who are Wednesday at Morningside scheduled to attend, "Where Homes' Council House. they can just sit down and 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday talk," said Hopkins. "It is night at St. James Baptist indefinite if classes will be Church on Florida Street. suspended." For more information, call Arnold Pinnix, senior professional theater major and president of the R B Harrison nationally recognized these sites or Ms. T.E. Players rejoices as they disembark on their (rip to Roanoke, Va. lo penormperform "Black History on this Bradford at the Mathematics "Raisin'VP/jo/o by Smith) campus has been originally Department-379-7822. Was Slavery Beneficial To Black People? By Mary Moore and Charles The minority stressed that brilliant Black men as George bad situation. McNair So slavery did the best of a bad situation. Africans already had culture, Washington Carver and not succeed in dehumanizing She pointed On Thursday, January 28, were out that there is a able to farm, and were Booker T. Washington plus American Blacks. As system at 11:45 a.m. a simple ques- a controversy because the educated in a fashion the many other talented slavery is tion was asked in History pure evil. But people Africans may think they are 101 beneficial to them at that time. Blacks. can by Dr. Shelton Clark and have overcome evil better than we are because for a One African student felt that Dr. Hall Part rick professor systems." slight discussion. It led they remained in Africa. to an Black Americans were not of history, said, Mattye open debate "Nothing Mrs. Reed, director There is no one general point in the minds of united. The example he cited justifies slavery. Slavery is of the Heritage Center, stated of view. To sum it up in others. The question was was that Blacks in America the designed to dehumanize, and that to be in slavery definitely words of. W.E.B. Du Bois: "Was slavery beneficial to were prone to lend and not thus its aim is purely ex- handicaps a person. But the "One ever feels his Black people?" The majority give whereas in his country twoness-an he ploitative of the slave. issue of slavery being American, a of Dr. Clark's class thought would freely give. Negro; two souls, He also Therefore it would seem im- beneficial is a matter of opi- two thoughts, slaves benefited by it. said,if the Blacks had two unreconcil- been left possible to be good. nion. Slavery existed in other ed strivings; Their reasons were that in Africa, they two warring would have "However, individuals and cultures. She said that, as a ideals white people gave slaves progressed in one dark body, whose as whites in groups have proved they can slave it was difficult pro- culture, taught them etiquette, to dogged strength alone keeps it America; but whites would not survive anything and duce to agriculture, the fullest extent. from being torn asunder. The and overall educa- have progressed as fast. Ex- spite sometimes, in of Slaves were cheated out of history of the American Negro tion. amples are shown in such everything, make the best of a their homeland but they made is the history of this strife." Page 2 The A&T Register Tuesday February 10, 1981 Aggies Help Make Channel 2 Number 'One' By Keith Smith reporters have bosses, and tion of a script unseen by the Like Pender, Shoffner says magazine; Belle Johnson, From the give Action Center in bosses assignments; and, audience). she enjoys working at the Big assistant producer of PM Greensboro, this is if News 2.... that assignment is to find "Ever wonder how Bill Deuce (as it is called by many magazine; Jim Jefferies, Number One in the Piedmont. dirt in A&T's affairs, then so Kopald could remember of the workers there). Shoff- photographer/cameraperson; The preceding is the opening be it. Working in televison, countless sentences of news? ner became teleprompter and Tracy Robinso blic to the six and eleven o'clock you must learn to have some news at Channel 2 in objectivity even if what you Greensboro, North Carolina. help produce has a positive or Part of the reason Channel negative effect on the au- 2 is able to boast the feat of dience," Pender said. being Number One in the Piedmont is due to the efforts of N.C.A&T State University students. Jaqueline Pender, a senior speech theatre major, is responsible for the graphics seen on Channel 2's six and eleven o'clock news. Pender is also responsible for some of the camera shots on the Mon- day, Tuesday, and Friday edi- tions on News 2. "I really en- joy working in television and Channel 2," Pender said. Pender started at Channel 2 as Annah Shoffner an intern. Upon completion of her internship, Pender Another fellow student, An- became a member of the Pro- nah Shoffner, a senior history d major, is responsible for mak- ing certain that tl\e anchors of Belle JohnsOn, co-producer of PM Magazine the six and eleven o'clock news keep "eye to eye" contact with the audience. Shoffner Actually he doesn't, theluxury operator by recommendation affairs director. All are operates teleprompter (a of the teleprompter enables of a friend. Shoffner says she graduates of A&T and are device used in to television him to maintain "eye to eye" hopes to produce some shows directly or indirectly responsi- show an actor or speaker an contact with his audience," before she leaves Channel 2 ble for Channel 2's success. enlarged line-by-line reproduc- Shoffner said. and, hopefully, go on to better These people from A&T things. who have found refuge at Not only is Channel 2 Channel 2 are recognized as number one in the Piedmont professionals bringing you top in news coverage (according to quality programming which Arbitron ratings), but number has put Channel 2 51 in the na- one in overall programming. tional market. Once again your fellow Jaqueline Pender Oh! This writer by the way students and graduates of is also part of the production Many A&T students feel A&T are part of the reasons staff at Channel 2 and serves why that Channel 2's coverage of Channel 2 can boast. For in the capacity of Cameraper- A&T's affairs are daunted instance, there are Sandra son, teleprompter, set with negativism. "I agree with Hughes, co-host of PM assembler, and floor director. my fellow students to a degree," Pender said. "One Hughes Keith Smith must remember though Sandra i Mon. Feb. 16-Tues. Feb. 17 9:30am 4:00pm VISIT THE- INFORMATION BOOTH IN THE STUDENT UNION LOBBY James Jeffries, Photgraphy-Cameraman Tuesday February 10,1981 The A&T Register Page 3 Journal Entry By Tony Moore Polygram Captures Top Slots The National Association of Recording By Jean Williams Merchandizers will present the "Gift of Music Los Angeles-Spurred by that broke initially through Billy Haywood, vice president, Awards" at the merchandizing group's annual current sales and radio success r&b airplay.