J919 The Cowl 1989 Established in 1935 VOL. LII NO. 27 PR O V ID E N C E C O L L E G E • P R O V ID E N C E , R .I. February 8, 1989 Rev. Shuttlesworth Comes to PC Civil Rights Leader Kicks Off Black History Month in the world. We don’t have to by Peter Dujardin have people in America sleeping in the streets, jobless, hopeless, Kicking off Black History homeless, and helpless. If God is Month at PC, the Reverend Fred on the throne, then let us lift it Shuttlesworth, a respected, black up.” civil rights leader and formerly a Shuttlesworth, instead of lectur­ key aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. ing, then told some exciting, pas­ spoke in ‘64 Hall last week. sionate, and sometimes humorous The Reverend stayed true to his stories of his experiences. He talk­ title as a religious leader. He says ed about the times he narrowly that everyone has something in the escaped being murdered, including The Reverend Shuttlesworth in '64 Hall “ field of labor,” for the Lord. In a dynamite bombing of his home Shuttlesworth’s speech he said, and when he had a struggle with an “ His hands become our hands; His intruder in his home just last week. feet become our feet.. You may He spoke also about his dealings Soviet Occupation of look like a fool, but you’re a fool with Bill Connor in Birmingham. for Christ’s sake.” He remarked that Connor and his After 36 years in civil rights, comrades in the South were “ try­ Afghanistan Draws to a Close Shuttlesworth says he is not tired ing to hold back the sun,” for because there is much work still to black people. by Robert McGehee some forces to supply the capital it’s terrible.” be done. Shuttlesworth says that in One story he recounted told of for the next week. Hundreds of On Tuesday groups of order to “ Keep King’s Dream him going into a court which had After nine years of the Soviet Soviet troops have stayed behind to paratroopers were among the Alive,” as the speech was entitled, black and white water fountains, military occupation of guard Kabul’s airport. The airport forces to cross into Termez. They we have to do more than have a but the water system had broken; Afghanistan, more Soviet troops is a lifeline for food and fuel for appeared to be very weary but also memorial once a year or have a "The juries couldn’t drink, 1 continue to poor over the the Afghan government. The very happy that their ordeal had speaker like himself come to speak. couldn’t drink, the police couldn’t Afghan/Soviet border near Muslim guerrillas have apparently come to an end. After a brief “ The main thing is the commit­ drink, and I said ‘hot dog, we’re Termez, U.S.S.R. They are com­ imposed a blockade which requires layover and medical checkups, the ment after the commemoration is gettin’ equal treatment now!” ’ pleting the Soviet Union’s the airport as a means of survival soldiers who have completed their over,” he noted. Shuttlesworth Reverend Shuttlesworth is a withdrawal from what has been for the Afghan forces. Soldiers in­ mandatory tour of duty will return said that "we have to get back to native of Birmingham, Alabama. termed by experts as a “ military terviewed at the airport say that home. The others will go to emphasizing virtues of honor, in­ He was one of five organizers of nightmare” for the giant they expect to be airlifted from the Vitebsk, a military base in tegrity, and common decency. We the Southern Christian Leadership superpower. airport soon but they weren’t quite Byelorussia. have serious problems of adjusting Conference with Dr. Martin Luther Soldiers crossing the border were sure when. The nine year support of the our set values to where we are now. King, and still serves on its national greeted with marching bands, The Soviet troops and vehicles Soviet sponsored government in Maybe we don’t know where we board. dignitaries, relatives, and members have been moving from the Kabul Afghanistan has had many pro­ are now, but we ought to be think­ In his Fighting civil rights, Shut­ of the Soviet press. The Soviet towards their homeland via the blems for the Soviets. Their have ing about it.” tlesworth has been beaten, jailed Government has also allowed the Salang highway. The Soviets have been problems ranging from inade­ Shuttlesworth also called on more than 25 times, and has had international press to witness their reported that the convoy has not quate supplies for Soviet troops to Black people to continue in their his life threatened many times. withdrawal in recent weeks. been subject to military attacks by a giant bureaucracy that took too quest for equality. “ It is 25 years Currently, Shuttlesworth serves The withdrawal exercises come the rebels but lost three soldiers due long to respond to military situa­ and 8 months after King’s ‘I have as a pastor of the Greater New as part of Soviet President Mikhail to avalanches crashing down on tions. While Party officials look at a dream’ speech, in which he Light Baptist Church in Cincinnati. S. Gorbachev’s promise to have his certain parts of the route. the return of their forces as the end reminded us that America had He is also a nationwide speaker for forces leave Afghanistan before Back on Soviet soil, the return­ of support to “ a communist ally” , issued a blank check. As black peo­ all civil rights organizations involv­ February 15 of this year. There are, ing soldiers stated that they felt few, if any have been willing to ad­ ple and poor people, we ought to ed in the non-violent movement for according to Soviet military of­ glad that they were home and that mit that the Soviet Union made a be calling for payment of that freedom. ficers, about 20,000 Soviet Troops the Afghans will have to sort out mistake. bouncing check. In June, 1988, the Birmingham still in Afghanistan. Many of that their problems themselves. A The Soviet backed government is “ We must continue to struggle, City Council renamed a street after number are currently riding north Relative waiting for returning still standing in Afghanistan but because if we don’t, someone will him. What was “ Huntsville road” from the Afghan capital of Kabul soldiers was quoted as saying, not without worry. Military experts have to, in God’s own time. We is now “F.L. Shuttlesworth toward their long awaited destina­ “ They say it’s a mistake (The oc­ predict that the regime could fall have to fight, and if Martin had Drive.” tion. cupation of Afghanistan) but when within the next six months to the been here, he’d be fighting, too.” Reverend Shuttlesworth’s talk The Soviets have left behind so many people die for a mistake, Afghan rebels. “ We have one-third o f our people was sponsored by the Board of on the poverty level when we’re Minority Student Affairs and the supposed to be the richest country Afro-American Society of PC. Fr. McMahon, O.P. Appointed Subprior Fr. John A. McMahon, Samaritan School of Nursing. established the present “ Gate O .P., was recently appointed Fr. McMahon was assigned House” system with check­ Subprior of the Dominican to St. Thomas Aquinas Priory points at the Huxley Avenue Inside the C ow l Community of St. Thomas at PC in 1972 to become an In­ and River Avenue entrances. Aquinas Priory at Providence structor in the Education Also as Director o f Security he College. This appointment Departm ent. In 1973 Fr. replaced the “rent-a-cop” became effective January 2, McMahon was appointed Assis­ system with PC’s own Security Personnel System. 1989. tant Vice President for Student Editorials Father McMahon, a 1960 Services and Director of Slavin In June of 1988 Fr. McMahon was appointed by the graduate of PC was ordained a Center- positions he held until Priest in the Dominican Order his resignation from these posi­ Dominican Provincial Chanter in 1968. During his time of to direct the opening of a Pre- tions in August 1988. In addi­ Noviate Program at the college. study for the Priesthood Father tion, he directed the Freshman received his advanced degree in This program for men accepted Orientation Program since into the Novitiate to begin Philosophy of Education from 1974. Sports The Catholic University of Studies for the Priesthood in the While a student Friar Fr. Province of St. Joseph will America in Washington, DC. McMahon was a member of In 1969 Fr. McMahon was begin at PC in June 1989. The Cowl staff. He continued In addition to his new duties assigned to Zanesville, Ohio his role on the student paper by where he taught Religious as Subprior, Fr. McMahon has serving as its Adviser from 1975 returned to full time teaching Studies and Latin at Bishop to 1985. and continues as Chaplain and Rosecrans High School, was a From 1976 until 1979 Father parochial assistant, Chaplain to Financial Secretary to the Arts and Entertainment acted as Director of Security. Knights of Columbus’ Friar Muskingum College and In­ During his tenure in that ad­ Council and Chaplain to the structor in Ethics at Good ministrative position he Continued to page 3 2 The Cowl, February 8, 1989 NEWS Parents’ Bash Rocks PC by Ed Moore Providence Civic Center history witnessed the tilt. Who can relate to a mascot in There is no better night to put on black, a long line to the eggs, and the dancing shoes than a Saturday a brew at Muldoons? None other night.