<'Efcfo Eta ■University o f Bridgeport 9 Vbl. 8 No. 5 October TO, 1 1 Southerland Named Scribe Editor by Gabe Saxo we can work together and pro­ think theu feel like you are the students and die adminis­ a help or a hindrance? duce one hell-of-a-paper crashing their party? tration to play a a big role in it's A: It has yet to play a rote. On TuescUfg October 18th (enthusiastically], A: Ifes. I would definitely say production. The Dean of Student Life, Wallace Southerland III was that. But, at the same time, I however, has played a major informed that he had been 4. Q: As the only minority on the want; to work with them in 10. Q: What about future plans? role in getting The Scribe to named editor at The Scribe for staff and being in the top position, producing a great paper. A: I want The Scribe to be a where it is now in terms of the semester. Taking into con­ law do you think that will affect 7 Q: As soon as you became decent and respectable paper. assisting me to getting what I sideration the internal struggle your plans for The Scribe? involved with The Scribe, you need and in selecting an editor. within The Scribe and the pro­ A: I think it will cause created new office procedures, 11. Q: What was your perception " blems, which have arisen since resistance and I believe some why did you do that so soon? of The Scribe before you became 14*12 Do you feel that being the beginning of the semester, students will not readily accept A: Because none existed. involved with itt recognized as editor urns your I I decided to sit down and have me. 1 also believe that many of The staffers came and went as As It was no better than the hardest task or that your hardest a chat with Mr. Southerland my directives and objectives they pleased. There was no National Enquirer and, in fact, tasks are yet to come? about the situation. What will be misunderstood. means of measuring how they 1 found the Enquirer to be A: I believe my hardest tasks follows is the discussion we should be paid, and there was more interesting. Wr all know are yet to come, simply had. 5, Q: When you find joined The no evaluating procedures for sWhat type of trash the because I am controversial and Scribe there teas a lot of tension staff members. They were not Enquirer is I felt that there was determined to succeed and 1. Q How did you become a choice progress, in the editorship selection process? am A: I attended a meeting and 15. Q: There aacorttnraersyas to the resigning editor, Lori whether or not journalism Melzak, needed an editor to students should work on The run the paper, so 1, along with Scribe, How do you feel about CoUeen Wilcox, volunteered. We were asked questions per­ "A : 1 think they should work taining to our qualifications. on The Scribe, but I do not feel Afterwhich, Lori appointed that it should be mandatory. I us. believe a program should be designed so that they could get 2, Q: What made you pursue credit for their work towards editorship of The Scribe? their major. A: Because I was personally dissatisfied with The Scribe and lb Q How powerful do you with the tact that it did not j ■ believe The Scribe is as a political tool on campus? ail the students on campus.ln HHRlUWtf Southerland speaks on the "Evolution of the Black Family: Blueprint for Survival and Progreso*'at the right’ way. ! believe essence, I did not like the way M ayor B a rry ’s threats Association’s Scholarship Prayer Breakfast in Washington. D.C., May 1988. it was run and I frit I could pressure from The Scribe can make some positive changes. inn the air, What um going abiding by any structured nothing to The Scribe that get as much change on through your mind at that time? policies. attracted me to it. I also campus an student council. 3. Q: What change* da pm pkn A At that time I began to believed that they made no m making? evaluate my reasons for joining 8, The S crie has a constitution, serious effort at all to meruit 17 Q; Hew do you view yourself At I plan to evaluate the The Scribe. whkh was to break to that being fsUawed? new students eon person? organizational structure and up the clique of students who A; They w ere not being A: Determined, conscien­ present management systems were manipulating and followed w hen I arrived, but 12. Q: What to your plan to tious, demanding, compas­ and, d necessary, make the jlpninating Toe Scribe, as well they are betog adhered to now. recruit new students? 1111 sionate and sensitive towards needed alterations, I would as. meet many of the students M utt tried to on e them to say A: I am presenting a plan to 'others. I also believe t am easy like to develop an archives needs by using The S erin to that I was not Editor. The truth recruit students and if to work with, I view myself as which would allow easy access better represent them and is, d they had been followed to involves, attractive flyers, a doer, a progressive d oer, to every issue of The Scribe as their view s, My breaking up begin with, The Scribe would presentations to classrooms, well as historical documents this clique m the cause of the not be struggling now getting dub leaders to help, 0 . Q Haw do you feet about the One of my main concerns is tension I am making everyone and getting a helping hand acom twm the! you hour bom hit recruiting new students, accountable for their actions 9. Q. What are your immediate from the s^bpiiiistislii»n With with? especially minorities, I also and I am not distributing plan* foe The Scribe? this plan 1 think we w ill get a A: 1 have been called marty intend to refurbish The Stribe stipends unless they work for A I want to make it one hril- better representation of things such as arrogant and office But more importantly, 1 it. of- a- paper 1 want the students students on the paper p o w er Hungry I am amtoWNL but not in the w ay that it was want to bring the stiff together to be proud of it and look for­ S3 Q Throughout torn m itre Court. Poor f on a common ground so that h, Q So because of this, do you ward to reading it. I would like ordeal has the admmtotmtwn been Decent t# / by Renee Felicia Brissette and M A D O A quiz was pro­ \ c Getting lot* of fresh air a. Alcohol, b. Cocaine, c. alcoholic Wb want them h, vided by the sponsors of the d Drinking Mack coffee Marijuana; d. Barbiturates. know they can hurt On Tuesday, Octfiber 18th, conference which asked bask e None of the above 9What is the drinking age tn themselves, those they love, UB joined many other colleges questions concerning alcohol 4 Alcohol is the number one y m m w m a . .. ....„.... and others mound them* Gordon added. "Do they across the country in watching abuse. Although the questions cause of death among people 0 . In the U rated S late*, how may seem elementary, the realize how ugly they are a nationally televised video between the ages of 15 to 24. many people do you think are when they are drunk?" conference. Alcohol: A Special video claimed that these facts True or False. akohobes? R eport. This conference, are most misunderstood, 5. How many hours do you The programs Student L it televised in honor of Alcohol Student Life promises there Below is a sample of the quiz. think it would take your liver wdl be more programs cm will hold throughout the year Awareness Week, is part of an 1. Alcohol is: to metabolize 4 drinks? . wib not just be centered on on-going awareness of alcohol alcohol and substance abuse. A Depressant hours Why are these programs being akohoi, they will concentrate abuse which UB plans to con­ A Stimulant 6. How many traffic fatalities held for students? Director at on "concents of the students" tinue throughout the year. that tune been brought to the 2. Which has more alcohol? in the United States are caused the Information Center, The conference consisted of attention of Student Life, a 12 oz. can of beer by drunk driving? Marilyn Gordon, says, "We are various panels exploring dif­ These subjects include teenage ferent areas of alcohol abuse or a 3 oz. glass of wine _____ __________ (number or trying to get them because we percentage) pregnancy, sexually transmit­ ranging from the subject of or 1 oz. of liquor or care about students. We are 7 One out of every 20 people ted diseases, and abusive drunk driving to party drink­ distilled spirits not telling them not to drink. who drink will become an behavior. ing games. The panel con­ 3. Which is the quickest way We are trying to demonstrate alcoholic. sisted of doctors, college a person can sober up? to them they have to learn how "We are trying to give you a True or False decent world, but you have to students, and representatives a.