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The Nova Knight Volume II Issue VIII Serving The Nova University Community December 10, 1991 Louisiana Students Help Defeat Duke Kozol SpeaksAt Last Election Arouses Questions Of Racism And Corruption Forum OfThe Year By Bridget Bruen By Deborah P. Work treated me the best of any group I've ever Compiled By Aka Ali known. Whenever I am around poor people, Students throughout Louisiana and the they are nice to me and I feel at home." country turned their attention last week to the Why would a person from a well-to-do "You cross certainbridges in your life,and fmal gubernatorialelectionbetween David Duke family from Boston, who has been educated at it'snot easy togobackagain, not withoutakeen and Edwin Edwards. The election aroused Harvard, want to dedicate his/her life exposing sense ofirony," Kozol continued. questions ofracism and the corruption ofpoliti­ the corruption surrounding the unequal distri­ Kozol spoke to Sun Sentinel Education cal candidates while spurring students in Loui­ bution offunds to inner city schools? writer Deborah P. Work after the lecture. siana to action. Free-thinker,educatorand award-winning He revealed that schools in wealthy neigh­ Students on campuses across the state, authorJonathan Kozol told us why as thefourth borhoods raise and receive more money than including Tulane University, Grambling State Nova University Forums speaker at the Ana· schools in poorer neighborhoods because the University and Louisiana State University reg­ Capri Inn on North Federal Highway on No­ property value in those areas are higher. istered to vote in record numbers, held rallies, vember 20,1991. "Innercity schools need far more funding teach-ins and educational forums, suppliedrides "The poorest people in America have because it is far moreexpensive to educatepoor stop~ to voters on election day and traffic at ourlesy Photo children of color," Kozol stated in the inter­ main interse.ctions to urge voters to oppose F6rnter Klu Klux Klan Leader David Duke. His view. David Duke. campaign has emphasized reforming U.S. 'The burdens they bring into school­ "I really believe ~at students affected the government, employment, and welfare. lead poisoning, illiteracy, drugs-leave the outcomeofthe election," says Meredith Miller, desks stacked against them." a junior at the University ofNew Orleans. "The people ofFlorida should re-read the "Students said real loud, 'We don't want [Duke] to come into our state. '" words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Equal Miller believes that Duke has brought many students together. resources for unequal needs is not equality," he "Dukemade us all get together-women, men,African-Americans, whites, gays and straight continued. people. Our issues are all one issue," she says. Kozol also stated that affluent schools Risa Kaufman, president of the Coalition Against Racism at Tulane (CARl), also believes frequently obtain more money that isn't bud­ that students influenced the election by educating the public about Duke. geted. "Students got involved in the cause and showed concern," says Kaufman. "They are in a position to raise funds. "students weren't going to sit by and let this happen in their state." o Parents who are executives with corporations Kaufman and 400 classmates participated in a rally at Tulane on November 6, 1991. Free-thinker, educator and award-winning author According to Kaufman, hundreds of students from New Orleans worked both with the Jonathan Korol, above, appeared at the fourth Nova Please see page 6 University Forums Please see page 6 Darmouth Students Win Graphs& Statistics ROTC Ban in 1993 (NSNS) Student plans for rallies and sit­ Roland Adams and DAGLO faculty advisor ROTC Programs Under Fire ins this fall atDartmouth Collegeconvincedthe Prof. Peter Sachio both agree that DAGLO's Schools octing against ~ military's ban on gays and lesbians Board ofTrustees to announce on September actions had a significant influenceonthe Board 12,1993 thatthey woulddiscontinue theROTC of Trustees' decision "[The students] wanted AIhd~ 1lInmauIlc.ae ~... ,..",.,..s.UlNlrlity program inApril of1993 ifthePentagon has not the college to consider the contradiction ofits AmIric:M IkIiwrIi¥ llIPIuw ~ ofTIdlnl*Illr lhvIrIiIr 0I~ AmIlnt CaIIege DnM lbwrIiIJ ~ 0I1IicIigM Pilzaoc.ae allowed gays and lesbians to participate. equal opportunity policy with an organization ~ 01 AtizIIna lluU U1NIrIity lIcIigMs.lhwIrIiIJ ~lhvIrIiIr IkIiwrIi¥ 01 Mna Gooogt w.lIil;Illn ~ CennI \IdigIllU1NIniIr 1'o.I1U~ During the summer, students form that officially discriminates," says Sachio. IIcoIllnUlNlrlity IWvInI U1MIIitr IkIiwrIi¥ 01 ..... IlInIIe-.PoIrlICIlnic ....... c.ifamia SlIM U1NIrIity ~01... ~oINolnIIca lhvIrIiIr 01 Rhode ...... DAGLO, the Dartmouth Gay, Lesbian and The official Defence Department policy IkIiwrIi¥ 01 CoIiIarniI ~ ... S.lkIiwrIi¥oI"-Yark "'-UniIIIIity Bisexual Organization, met with Dartmouth on homosexuals states thattheirpresence in the c.noaillllllan UlNlrlity ~01'" ........Cammo.IiIy Sl. JolIn. U1MrIiIr ~oICinl:irlNIi .-..-ComnxI'" c.ae c.ae &r-UlNlrlity PresidentJamesFreedman todiscuss theROTC military "seriously impairs. .the ability to CcIlJc.ae JolIn Jar c.ae ~oINanhClnlh lhvIrIiIr 01 r.... CaIcndo CellI. 01 CIIninII Ja'" ~lhwniIr ~oIT_ issue and formed a coalition with the Interna­ maintain discipline, good order and morale,. UnivIIIitI 01 CaIcndo JolrIIHapIn ~ Nar1hn ...U1NIrIity TubUniIIIIity Uriwnityol~ U1NIrIity 01 ~ '*""-1kIiwrIi¥ lhvIrIiIr 01 ViIgiiI tional Students and the Goncerned Black Stu­ .to maintain public acceptability of military L,nchIug c.ae QioSWi U1NIrIity lhvIrIiIr 01 WIIIqlon dents to schedule protest for the fall. services and to prevent breaches ofsecurity." ~01~ WII/WlgIlln lhvIrIiIr lhvIrIiIr 01""'" w.1Im"'~ The organization also obtained the support The policy has been in effect since 1982. WiIIiMI ........c.ae ~ oIW!IaonIiI ofDartmouthStudentAssemblyPresidentTarah Although many students do not agree with the v. U1IwIIIlIr McBennet and a DAGLO member made a military's policy banning homosexuals, some documentary about the ban ofhomosexuals by arguethatDartmouthshouldnothave terminated the military for a film studies class. the ROTC program. "The pressure we brought against the ad­ "It is a shame students no longer can ministration has definitely been a factor in finance their education with ROTC scholar­ Dartmouth's decision," says DAGLO co-chair ships," says Hugo Restall, editor of the Taylor Martin, a linguistics and education ma- Dartmouth Review, a conservative weekly not jor. sanctioned by the college. "Having ROTC on campus gives a mes­ President of Republicans at Dartmouth sage from the administration that discrimina­ Ted Braber agrees, adding that, "our statement tion on the basis ofsexual orientation is accept­ on this subject is distinct from whether nor not Source: American Civil able." Uberties Union Dartmouth Associate News Director Please see page 6 Natianal SIud_N_ C-...:_ Page 2 The Nova Knight December 10, 1991 I Making the Grade:- Staff Box The Nova J(rij'pt Staff TtS: Your Knowledge on Hunger and Home~ Cleveland Ferguson m. Editor-in-Chief Adrienne M. Buccm. AsmciatelCopyl Society Editor Errol L. 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