Your chance to win a FREE large pizza! IIARBIN See Survey, page 7 2,1999 Monthly Newspaper Distributed at SMSU Volume I Issue I rn this Issue ... African America.n Heritage. Month Campus News at a Glance CULTURE & "The Legacy of African American Leadership" ENTERTAINMENT The Student Govern­ Star Trek ment Association needs sena­ Who Started African Calendar of Events of African tors to serve on the Election Insurrection Commission for the upcoming American Heritage Month? American Heritage Month .. student elections. (You might Pages 2 and ~ February 1 even earn some money!) Ca rter G. Woodson . Comedy Showcas~. featuring Leighana Lord If anyone would like ·to Student Union Food Court 7:00 p.m. be a candidate for a student BIRTHDAYS & "The Father of office, submit a petition to the BIOGRAPHIES Black History." February 2 SGA office by 5pm Feb. 26. By Ryan Cooper Guest Speaker Barry Goldwater Bobby Seale, Founding Chairman & National The Student Activities Pages 4 and 5 Woodson was born Dec. 19, 1875 to former Organizer of the Black Panther Party Council is sponsoring these slaves James Henry Woodson and Eliza Woodson. "Constitutional Democratic Civil- Human Rights February events: Because of their large family of eleven, an impover­ for African Americans" ISSUES & IDEAS ished young Carter had to work and could not attend Ellis Recital Hall 7:30 p.m. Comedy Y2K: school. Instead, he learned on his own . After work­ Leighann Lord ing in coal mines until age 19, Carter enrolled in February 3 Student Union Countdown to high school and gradu~ted in less than two years. Lecture and Discussion: Dr. Johnny Washington, Feb. I 7pm Meltdown? After receiving his diploma, Woodson became a Coordinator of African American Studies Program Movies Pages 6 and 7 teacher and later the principal of his high school. "African Destiny" However, Carter Woodson could not control his Public Affairs Building, Room 303 3:30 p.m. How Stella Got extreme thirst for knowledge. He earned a college Her Groove Back. ... ..... Feb. 3 EDITORIALS & degree in 1903 and a doctorate degree in history February 3 Movie Wedding Singer... ...... ... Feb. 17 COMMENTARY from Harvard in 1912 (The second black at Harvard "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" He Got Game ...... ..... .. ... Feb 24 to ever do so). Carrington Auditorium 7:00 p.m . Anime' Night... ............. Feb 26 Jay Nixon See Woodson, page 12. See Calendar, page 12. Palace Movie Night in Trouble? VVednesday, Feb. 10 Page 8 Bobby Seale to speak on Rebellious Welfare Recipient­ Turned-Christian Entrepreneur to Take-A-Break campus February 2nd Art Bentley Feb. 10 QUOTES Speak March 9th Art Bentley Feb. 24 Boby Seale, the founder, chair­ By Ryan Crawford & HUMOR man, and national organizer of the Juanita K Hammons ($10 oft) P.residential Black Panther Party, will be speak­ On Tuesday, March 9, Trinity Irish Dance ing in Ellis Hall at 7:30 p.m. His founder and president ' of the Feb. 6 8pm Kneepads? speech, "Constitutional Democratic Coalition of Urban Affairs, \ Page 9 Civil-Human Rights for African Star Parker will speak on the Ladysmith Black Mambazo Americans, will not just be about topic of "Blacks and Feb. 26 8pm civil rights issues Conservatism" at 7:00 p.m. in 'FAITH & Bobby Seale will likely speak at length about Carrington Hall. DEVOTION his version of the Black Panther Party story. Seale Parker, former welfare This week is Spring Rush claims that many novels and movies (like Panther) mom and self-identified . Week for most Sororities Ecumenical Center are not based on the truth. One of his goals is to "master of the welfare system," traveled the country Page 10 expose the popular media as distorting the views of in search of the largest welfare check, until she found the Black Panther Party. Christ, a full-time job and Peter, her husband. The Official Kick-Off for T() those who lived through the 1960s, Bobby -During her aimless drifting, she aborted four the New Catholic Student SPECIAL FEATURE Seale was viewed as a hero by some and a villian by pregnancies. This was her "birth control." Like wel­ Center will be at the Nancy Representatives others. Some give him credit for the civil rights fare, these abortions were paid for by the govern­ McGregor House Feb. 5 at movement success in the 1960s, while others accuse ment. lOam. Everyone is invited but Announce Agendas him of running the movement into the ground. All In a speech presented to college students last you must call 865-0802 to Page 11 - will agree however that Bobby Seale helped define summer at the Eagle Forum Collegians Leadership RSVP by Feb. 2. the 1960s. See Star Parker, page 5 See At a Glance,_page 9 ---_--r-- .------------- . February 2, 1999 STdtIENT Volume I Issue I ~, HARBINGER Page 2 Culture p&·,:-.Ente ', rtainment Movie Review Book Review If you are des­ perately search­ Star Trek: Trek" jargon, there was room for some­ ing for "the ulti­ Will by G Gordon Liddy thing different. mate book" that Insurrection Since this plot was rather short, combines slap­ romance had to intervene. Picard and Will By stick humor and reserve, his FBI career, and his imprison­ Riker seek love from both old and new intellectual pro­ ment after Watergate. romances (yet another Star Trek tradi­ By far, the pervasive theme in this Love Federation Style fundity, look no tion.) Riker re~lights a flame with further than G. book is Liddy's determination and will to Counselor Troi while Picard falls in love survive all obstacles thrown in his path. Star Trek: Insurrection is a movie Gordon Liddy's with one of the citizens of the wonderful autobiographical To Liddy, life is a game. "The -game is both regular movie goers and fall~blown utopia. over when God says it is and you die. He trekkies are sure to enjoy. It has enough masterpiece, Will. Just how does the movie end? Well, decides whether you win or lose. You can fighting and outer space to be called a Star This has to be the most engrossing book there had to be a fight scene, containing quit. It's called suicide. If you do, you Trek movie, it also has enough "other of the century. the few special effects of the movie. In Will, Liddy doesn't just describe lose." stufi'to be enjoyable for the non~trekkie . Because of the incredible CGI (computer Here is a man who refuses to quit, a There is some controversy, though. Watergate. In fact, a comparatively large generated imagery) ' technology used in true "tough guy" . He exudes strength and Some critics say Insurrection falls under portion of the book covers other, to him, this movie, small model ships were not virility. You cannot help but respect him. the "odd number curse." The "curse" is more significant details about his life. He neeqed. There I cannot sing praises enough for Will. that odd numbered Star Trek movies are begins by describing his childhood in was only one G. Gordon Liddy is absolutely candid and generally not as exciting as the even ones Hoboken, New Jersey. He admits to being space fight sincere, revealing his strengths and weak­ (the exception to this rule being Star Trek a "weakling" as a young boy, physically scene in the and mentally. Feat and pain, for a time, nesses, successes and failures. After read­ . III). movie. ing this book, I am anxious aboutmeeting It is said that the biggest flaw of Star Trek were all he knew. Perhaps the man. I feel as though I already 'know IX is that it has a story line. The claim is Through courage and perserverance, this movie did him on a personal level. That is just how that most audiences enjoy movies because though, Liddy was able to face and con­ not need much he reveals. He holds back nothing; of the special effects -rather than the story quer his fears and weaknesses. One rather much action .. he flings his story in your face, like it or line. amusing instance occurred when Liddy Maybe there not. It has become tradition for the cap­ was 11 years old. He had been afraid of was a point to the low amount of rlghting Read this book; you will fmd your­ tain of the ship to disobey direct orders. rats since he had encountered a giant in the movie. Perhaps planet of 600 self endlessly fascinated by Liddy, even This had to be implemented in the film as a wharfrat on the Hoboken docks early in inhabitants can show the universe that excited. Once you pick up Will, you will well. It seemed as if Jean Luk Picard was his childhood. peace. can still abide, even with techno­ never want to put it down. And this is taking on the entire Federation. (Sound His next such encounter was with a logical knowledge. coming from the most particular reader! familiar?) smaller rat that had been left on the Maybe Paramount is saving the Plus, don't miss his radio show on WJFK. Instead, a federation admiral, old and kitchen steps of his home. It was already action for Star Trek X. Even if you are not a Conservative or tired, seeks a fountain of youth, searches dead, the cat's afternoon treat. In an Republican, listen. He may say something in all of the wrong places, finds a won­ attempt to erase his fear of rats, Liddy that captures your attention. derful utopia and joins a group of bad STdtIENT roasted the rat over his own homemade guys. Together, they try to ship the seem­ BBQ pit and ate it, thereby conquering his HARBINGER fear.