HtLL Lil-2,94}? Q.\x. }, FEB 261988 ’1' Technic North Carolina State University is Student Nett'spaper since [920 Volume I XIX. Number“) Friday, February 26, 1988 Raleigh, \‘orth ('ttrolirm ltlitoti.tl";';'tii \.t ii.i ML"! :4 i? Forum deals with race relations on camus By Madelyn Rosenberg Thomas lloncsctttt. who chairs ih. t.tt till. Executive News Editor Senate. said Thursday that lllL'M‘ st.iti~ti.» .lli Barriers examined comparable to the national tist-rttgc Society isn‘t altogether perfect. and neither are NCSU administrators and black students Brinks included himself as ti \l.lll\lli it .it Hi race relations on N.C. State‘scampus. talk about the progress of minorities on his sixth year as il business iti.itr.igcntt-rit '. lili‘lll That‘s what Student Body President Kevin "Let's all tell the truth llL‘lt,‘ \kcrt' toot-2 .i Howell told a group of 35 black student leaders campus. Page 0 problem. We. as black \llltlt‘lll\ i in 30 ‘ Wednesday in a meeting at the University concentrateon graduating " l I“Ti1986 Student Center. “When I came here from a predominantly Kim Rowland of Delta Sigma lhi-ir s ili‘ili‘ c - - F] 198? Howell said the students were meeting “not in black high school. they told me that twu out of agreed. "This unncrstti docs liril .t.iv.i‘ .9 protest. There is a need to discuss the positive every three (blacks) that came in would not be student who is not capablc ol tit.id..r.ittr.ii \llL‘ ‘3; "0 q things we‘ve done and concentrate on the here when I graduated." said Harry Sullivan. said. O ‘ problems we foresee. What we’re looking for are president of Phi Beta Sigma. “That scared me." Roderick Robinson. of (hut-{:4 l‘~i l’tti 0‘ Total number of answers." Student Senator Fulvio Brooks said that 52% fraternity. attittctt that hint-its li.r\c .i iiiiii. tiii rm. 2 . posnmns at NCSU Racism is everywhere. Howell said. “It‘s one of the black students who come to N.(‘. State go graduating front prctlonirntintlt \\llllt' itisiiiiiiroti- "' thing to admit there‘s a problem . we need to home without a diploma. “Let's not sugarcoat "because they don‘t have the support ' to a talk about solving problems. We need to improve what's going on." he said. “It‘s a university (ireg Washington. another ‘)lllt}'.l l‘si Pin 3 533 554 conditions.“ problem.“ brother. said that black ltlt‘llll\ lllt‘llll‘t‘ts It. to 0 Few of the students in Howell‘s forum could Howell. too. expressed concern about the low offer support. bill it is dillittilt tor .l lL“i\ g offer solutions. although many of them could graduation rate for black students. adding that professors to deal \Hlll so mam sttnlciris lli‘ name the problems. “it‘s (low) not only for blacks. but for everyone." added that this would account for lllt‘ l.itk o! O Low numbers of black faculty and athletics Howell said the four-year graduation rate for black professors in high academic posit it iris Prof. Assoc. administrators, support problems and dis- all students is around 24%. and is much lower for “Only 50 (black faculty incmbcrsi trrc lls‘lL‘ .lllti criminatory discipline within the athletics de- bucks. those 30 are bcmg stressed." be said illlt\ lt‘ partment were cited as examples of racial Most students take five to six years to defICIencies. graduate. See ROLI'LMOIN'Th. page (i ' 1 'iA "lr' Student leaders endorse Jordan addresses drug policy Bv Paul Woolverton Assistant News Editor (‘oi'itroversy centers on soft sanction-3 Student leaders gave Lt. Gov. Bob Jordan a push Thursday in his bid to replace Governor Jim Martin as By Madelyn Rosenberg North Carolina‘schiefexecutive. {stir‘titive News tif‘lt): This is first time that the UNC system student Student and iltllllllllslldli‘ it .i‘ leaders have endorsed a gubernatorial candidate. .tiltllt'fisc‘tl ‘d lititlltl (ll (iiist'ttiit‘ liil tilt. The 14 UNC system student body presidents. thus} point \Vctlncsdto "l llln‘ ltl» l't' {it including N.C. State‘s Kevin Howell. ECU‘s Scott titticiiistzttltttt forum i'. i tittl is Thomas and UNC-Chapel Hill‘s Brian Bailey. an- lllt‘ thIl|t.\ lll l‘t il ipltziitiit l‘1 nounced their endorsement of Jordan as their candidate s\stctti Mile hi the hill ..t W“ for 1988 election in a pressconference Thursday. lititilli's L‘.ttli killlli'il‘ to ;‘iri “I'm humbled and honored by this support.“ Jordan torti'rttsiit ptrliit tlllri plot~ \ r. said. “This endorsement is important to my campaign. ( lbllltt‘lllil llionitis \im’lotii tolt‘ “It says the Democratic Party is still the party of the \llltlt‘lll‘~ .tt tlic ( li.tiitt'flot\ ll.ll\tlt‘ lli iii‘ young. And as such. it says that it is the party that is (oitirr‘iittct‘ incctitig still committedn to ideals and to a bold vision of the \t.ittotil sttril the point sl i- llt r' future. l‘.l'. I; L.|lll|‘ll\ ititist ilcit‘ltrp .ititl i.t. ., In a prepared statement from Jordan‘s Raleigh out .t triti'.pi~.'ltcitstit- .iriii' tilitt il’lt'i" campaign headquarters. Landon Hadley of N.C. l‘litj’ltttlt and lie ittitlitsst-il tottt't'rr' Central University said the student leaders are tilnitit iltc t'ttst til i'ilttt.itioii .ttifl supporting Jordan because “he has demonstrated a real l :l‘i‘loltiill ‘Ill concern about the needs and problems of both students ll; \.Hl \liitltttl llid‘ili \‘t -iit. and the universities we attend." .ill".li1‘t littlils .t iitiitilu't tilt ltit.iti.it Hadley said Jordan “has been Willing to meet with pioutotis .llI-l \tlll iirloiiit stuilt'tit and listen to students. He has demonstrated a real .tbotit oil t.l'l!]‘l|\ rt‘li.tl~ilit.ttititi concern regarding the high cost ofcollege education.“ sL'IHtt‘s Hadley cited Jordan‘s involvement in establishing the ‘I don‘t lccl up should illdlst' it North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program as an out [ll'ttlll‘illll for pcoplc \iho .tlt' ll. tit example of the candidate‘s commitment toeducation. tttltltctctl." be said "(ltii biistiicss is \kk‘st t it ‘ :t‘ . lllltl Thomas said the student leaders support Jordan t‘iliit'ation ” in you.” t it lttt ‘tllllt' because they “believe he is the candidate best prepared "“c‘tc ll\ itti' trr «.ltstotit l‘.".‘ stw-m 'lt t" i '-tlllt‘ to address the challenges that face our future in North illit ttotti livitiiiititt' .t ih .i' .liltllt‘ l i ,i Carolina. .rt H li.lll ‘t‘liwt llittt.‘ l‘orrltwn it | ll “Bob Jordan has supported education in levels in. Hit l'li’dl hope that stiitlcr-i liziii. | North Carolina throughout his entire life as a public ii toit would .i I‘liir'lirll it. tiii servant. Student leaders have always been able to go to .idiisiiig tlttougli lllL‘ tt-siiittitc llilll "I. ttlL‘ i i ‘ il illt. see Lt. Gov. Jordan and express their desires and ststi-tits .trid tltctr tl\\ll tll_L'i|lll/i| tilt-i1 it t‘ lll t.lii‘l concerns with him and he's been very responsive. lltlll\ ‘ .t it '“He rolls up his sleeves. gets to work on a problem (tttiitoit'iss \titlt lllt' litlti ptilrt i ill?! ‘ and brings people together to solve it - that is the kind ts"!iklv .itoiiritl \.lt.it ll'll\i'lsll\ .lil tit ’ of leader our generation is looking for.“ itiiiitsti itots refer to .ts -llll \Jllt ll ~. i Thomas said the presidents are behind Jordan lions" Ioi iltogz .tllllsL' because of his proposals to abolish the Department of Tllr' l‘tllll'\ states that tllci'il Commerce and to set up the 2|st Century Fund. a plan ‘l"|'l‘i‘.~.l’ll‘i «tic tlt‘il cm or :M‘ to provide money for North Carolina businesses. i ‘ .t .sllli .sitit intent to lll.tll il.*.i ,. Jordan said that his campaign did not go to the FDDH artistittmt "it‘ll e .i ... .lt‘ll‘it‘l “eliL'tlllli'l lil=l H i student body presidents for endorsement. but that they Devrl msrde ‘ llilitilt l\ll \tKJill.’ itttl opt it“ came to him with the idea. shim l will owl! tit t'spitlsititr tot sitiitir l~ He said that although the 18-25 age bracket has a N.C. State’s unstoppable Charles Shackletord prepares to make a TOVOlSH i \_ 'r .tlfi tiit‘lltl‘i l-llllllll\lt‘ltt ti low voter turnout. “The young people can bring to a over Duke‘s terrified Robert Brickey. The Pack came from behind to heat tho or otlici cittploscc sii.t|l liL' 'lls ‘.i...iciii campaign enthusiasm that you cannot get in any other Blue Devils 89-78 in Reynolds Wednesday. See story. page 3. tlidtyctl way... l ll‘-l tillt-rist-s lll\iil\ ltll’ llik'f ll \ lit ll. rump/t ‘P.M.’ mess taints observation of network Jubilant delinquents storm street photojournalists in action on campus By Madelyn Rosenberg and Okay. After years of wondering needed to tide with them to their Suzanne Perez ‘ /./ what Big Time. on-the-spot TV news next location. started to ttitimhlc Senior Staff \Ntilurs. was like. I finally had my chance. something about needing a ride Magazine“ showed up. when all of the sudden the "PM. llcspitc ltt't-xiirn ii iii. l‘.) l . origin Until "PM. Meg Maga/ine" hostess interrupted \( Sldlt' initkt'llwli lit. ‘iinitlu? ll ”wt ”it'll I went to the l9ll Building "()lt.