Burns gets feedback! page 8 The Davidsonian VolumeLXXXI,Number13 DavidsonCollege,Davidson,NorthCarolina28036 Wednesday,January 24,1990 Former mayor Gantt gives praise andadvice NCsenatorial candidate tells 11thHour audience to carry onKing's work ByJAYCHAUDHURI eryandthatis tobecelebrated. Wehad power." however, the real responsibility lies HarveyGantt,formermayorofChar- verylittleinformaleducationyetwe've Thesedilemmas canbe tracedto"the with black Americans, said Gantt. lotteand prospective senatorialcandi- donewell.Andthere'salot tocelebra te, swing of the political pendulum." "Thereisa needforblack America not date forNorthCarolina,spokeforElev- especially thedailystruggleofordinary Currently,saidGantt,thependulumis to forget their roots, especially those enthHourlastThursday. citizens." swinging to right, fueled by the reli- whoaremoving up," hesaid. In recognizingMartin Luther King, In this respect, Gantt wanted tore- giousright. Ganttthen wentontociteanexample, Jr.'sbirthdaythatweek,Ganttelected to memberKingnotasamartyr orforhis The waytocounterthis "swing" will saying thatan educated,affluent law- speak on "Black Americans and their great speeches,butrather "asaman,a require the participation of African- yer should tutor someone in church placeinthiscountry." humanbeing,anordinarymiddleclass Americans. "We need to find a way of rather than playgolf.Itis this kind of Incelebratingthepast,Ganttsaidthat folk,anindividualwhomovedmillions linking themiddleand upper class in- attitude thatisneeded tobridgethegap asa youngster hehad heard stories of ofpeople." telligentsiablacks withthelowerclass," among theraces,said Gantt. ordinary black men and women who However,according toGantt,prob- proposedGantt. "We have to make that effort. We displayed courage and heroism. It is lemsstillexistinblack America."While Racial problems also exist because havetobeleadersinthatprocessandin their accomplishments that Gantt re- we'vecomealong way,there'salotof there isnot enoughhonest discussion devising government andpublic pol- members most vividly. things weneed todo," hesaid."We've between theraces.Thishasresultedin icy," heconcluded. "They had to be mentally tough, come a longway inclimating the ves- "agrowinggapbetweenthewhitesand Although Gantthasn't officially an- physically strong, and believed in tiges of second-class citizenship, but blacks,"hesaid. nounced hiscandidacy for the Senate something beyond themselves," said there isreason tobeconcerned even at Thesolution tothese racial tensions position, he is "deep in deliberations Gantt. "Thefactis,we'vesurvivedslav- the height of economic and political should be a total community effort. and closeto doingit." High tech computer classroom hit campus New computers willease shortage By SUZANNE CRAYMER The computers were in- lows the professor to access denfs screen to everyone or puter center has sponsored Anew computer facilities stalled to meet the needs of data from any student's displaya screen on the over- demonstration classes for room recently opened on instructors. AssistantDirector screen. "Instead of walking headprojector. professors throughout the third floor Chambers. The of Academic Computing Sue around theroomand looking The computer room will be term toencourage theroom's installation of 21 student Varga-Wardsaid,Thefaculty over shoulders,"said Varga- closed tostudents during the use. Networks to individual IBM-55 terminals and one needs tohaveafacility tosharc Ward, "the professorcancall day inorder to allow profes- officesandotherbuildingsisa instructor terminal marks a ideas withstudentsinanelec- upany student'sscreenonhis sors flexibility in using the long-termoption. new development for tronicenvironment." Allof the orher terminal.Theprofessor room. Professors can either Studentsareallowed toin- DavidsonCollege.Nowpro- IBMsarecurrentlyhookedup can thensee where the prob- schedule their classes in the dependently use the room fessorsfromanydepartment tothe network. This network lemisandcauseanansweror roomforanentireterm,usethe from5 to11eachnight.There willbeabletousecomputers enables computers to share suggestion to appear on the room on anirregular basis or willbe a student assistant in as an integral part of their data. student'sscreen."Inaddition, bring their students inon the the room as well as several lessonplan. The instructor terminal al- theprofessorcansendonestu- spurof themoment.Thecom- computer servicemanuals. "Toto,Idon't think we're in J ilf V IIf I1 Davidson anymore!" "^v ■ til B^k^H K I Studentsreturnfromexoticsemesters abroad JII J ft xl JgAJbAMAAJi 14 withfascinating storiesandphotos (seepage4). Picturedhere,arather shabbygroup ofJYAers poseinfront ofIndia'sgrandTajMahal. ITT 11 I J PhotocourtesyofJay Wiley BET" 1PI1JK' JuMWS §nU UiflUvfllJHHH <D| II I News: Features: Sports: 0385 U.S..PostagePaid ,2£■J5 Phi Delt says ifsnot folding; MissDaisy's worth driving to Baseballgearsupto win30(or theft uponcampus! Charlotte tosee! more)! _, Fermitfl t/% Davidson,NorthCarolina Zl p,M o P,Mc d ry C hi Page2 Page 5 Page 7 28036 Wednesday,January 24,1990 THEDAVIDSONIAN News Shorts Roadblock permanentnearBaker SportsComplex JoinCharlotteservice project Theroad thatrunsinfront of theBaker SportsComplex hasbeenopen for The Davidson CollegeChapelCommittee willsponsor the annual Aware- several weeks tohelpfacilitate the movefromJohnsonGym. ness Weekend,a weekendlongserviceprojectininnercityCharlotte,February Maintenance Engineer Phillip Cashion says thataccess tothisroad isonly 9-11.Students will be workingin projects such as Habitat for Humanity, temporary. GroverMeetze,directorofFacilitiesPlanning,hascalled for that MetrolinaFoodBank,SalvationArmy Shelter andothers.All thoseinterested road tobeblockedoff atalltimesonce thetransition to thenewsportscomplex involunteeringmaysignupin theChaplain'sOffice (basementof theUnion). iscomplete. Thoseinterestedinlearningmoreabout Awareness Weekend should contact ChaplainChuckHasty. PhiDelt willstay Admissions to lose despite low numbers Parker to CA school ByGARY WHEELER By CLAY WRIGHT Due to his sincere concern and per- Despite the fact thatonlya few AssistantDeanof AdmissionsSavan- sonal, easy-going manner, Parker is freshmen self-selected Phi Delta dar Parker has decided to leave his extremelypopular with thosestudents Theta thiswinter,PresidentAndy positionatDavidsoninorder topursue who havehad thechance tomeethim. Hunt told The Davidsonian re- furthercareer optionsas theDirectorof Freshman Anthony Foxx described cently that he does not expect Student Affirmative Actionat SanJose Parker as "genuinelyinterested in the Davidson's chapter to fold next StateUniversityinCalifornia.Hisresig- future of every student." Jana Player year.Huntadmits thatPhiDelt's nation takeseffect January31. saidshehasbeenimpressedbyhisabil- juniorclassis"virtuallynonexist- Parker explained that he loves ity to "keepup relations with the stu- ent" (2 members),but also says Davidson's size and students, but his dents that are here"asopposed to just thatthefraternity'stotalmember- current position offers himlittle possi- thoseheisrecruiting. ship willnotchangedrastically. bility for career advancement or the Parker hasbeenamember of thecol- Thirteen people self-selected responsibilityandresources which will lege's admissions teamsince 1988.He PhiDeltaTheta this year,7fresh- be available to him at San Jose State. wasresponsible?orthemid-Atlanticre- menand6sophomores. Huntes- Although visibly excited about the gion in Davidson's admissions pro- timates that between 12 and 15 move,Parker deeply regretshaving to gramand alsosought toaddtothe di- seniors will graduate this year, leave the students he met and be- versity of the campus by actively re- leaving the fraternity withabout SavanderParkerhasbeen a friendto friended,manyof hisearly cruitingminority students.Noreplace- 30members for nextyear. whomwere students since1988.HeisleavingJan.31. recruits. menthas yetbeen named. BeyondDavidson Baku takenby Soviet troops;new Panama head to visit Washington ! ByCAROLGATEWOOD ROMANIA:The government revolutionmustremainpeace- increased from 1,000 to10,000 security forces from black and CAROLINE WILSON cancelled the referendumpre- ful. members.TheFuerzaismostly South African townships. It SOVIET UNION: Violence viously scheduled for January In West Germany leaders composed of former Noriega also outlines stipulations for continued intheSovietrepub- 28 that would have outlawed said that a freely-elected East soldiers. constitutionalreform inSouth licof Azerbaijan,asiteofethnic theCommunistparty.Officials Germangovernmentmust join Africa. unrest between Christian alsoannounced cuts might be them in declaring German SOUTH AFRICA: At the President Mugabe of Zim- Armenians and the Moslem madein the flow of electricity unity as their goal and indi- three-daymeetingof the Afri- babweclaims tohavereceived Azerbaijani majority. On Sat- tosomelargeindustries. cated that treaties now being canNationalCongress,Walter U.S.backingforthe document. urday Soviet troops broke negotiated between the two Sisulu urged the congress to The interference ofan outside throughblockades and shot at POLAND: Last week 35,000 countries were intended to "sound out" the government force could stall negotiations Azerbaijani protesters. This coal miners went on strike to prepare fornational unity. on its eagerness to negotiate and thereleaseofMandela. was the first time the Kremlin protest new government im- EgonKrenz,theCommunist with the them. The ANC's has used deadly force against