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October 1, 1992
Uhuru Na Umoja
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A-letter to the Editor _^__
No cheers for FSU pep squad
Dear Editor
Asamemberof the 1991-1992
FSU Pep and Cheer Squad, I
devoted many hours of my free
time to fundraisers, practice, and
special events to represent Fresno
State in the community. That is
why I find it very difficult to accept
the fact that out of the eight former
members that tried out this past
AnriL I was the onlv one who did
Asamemberof the 1991-1992
FSU Pep and Cheer Squad, I
devoted many hours of my free
time to fundraisers, practice, and
special events to represent Fresno
State in-the community. That is
why I find it very difficultto accept
the fact that out of the eight former
members that tried out this past
April, I was the only one who did
not return.
As for my talent, I am capable
of being on the squad a second
year. However, I have been
eliminated foi unknown reasons.
How is it possible for the same
girls to tryout every year and make
the squad three or four consecutive
yearsV^et, it has been made
impossible for me to return a
second year. I believe favoritism
makes it possible for the same
girls to return as members of the
squad. I know for a fact, a few of
the girls returning this year were
well acquainted with the judges,
girls to tryout every year and make
the squad three orfour consecutive
years? Yet, it has been made
impossible for me to return a
second year. I believe favoritism
makes it possible for the same
girls to return as members of the
squad. I know for a fact, a few of
the girls returning this year were
well acquainted with the judges.
I don't expect to be an added
member of the Pep and cheer
Squad. However, based on the
information stated in this letter,
and the fact that I was not given a
valid explanation, the only
conclusion I have come up with
for not being selected is my color.
Even though there were two black
females chosen for the squad, I
have been influenced to believe
this is the desired number allowed,
and that alone cannot justify such
action towards me.
I hoped to believe the
motivation for selection of the
conclusion I have come up with
for not being selected is my color.
Even though there were two black
females chosen for the squad, I
have been influenced to believe
this is the desired number allowed,
and that alone cannot justify such
action towards me.
I hoped to believe the
motivation for selection of the
CSU.FresnoPepandCheerSquad
was based on talent, and not color
alone.
Mtchelle Mayo
The f 'Content of Our Character1 f analyzed
The Content of Our Character:
A New Vision of Race in
America
By Shelby Steele .
Harper Perennial; 175 pgs
By J. Edward Walton
Winner of the National
Boole Critics Circle Award,
Shelby Steele's Content of Our
Character, has been proclaimed
by some to be me most insightful
book in the last 25 years on
America's racial conundrum.
The elusive American
Dream is within the grasp of Afri¬
can Americans, Steele essential]y
maintains, if they would only re¬
alize they are no lodger victims
and should assuming responsibil¬
ity for their actions.
"White's must guaran¬
tee a free society. Butblacksmust
be responsible for actualizing their
lives," asserts Steele. Suchastate-
rnent resonates well with any fair-
minded individual, as well as
Steele's view that too many blacks
doubt themselves, and some play
the race card to their advantage.
A solipsis t in the worst
way, Steele offers himself up as
the perfect embodiment of "the
Dream." He admits in his book to
being a middle-class black, hav¬
ing two cars, a PH.D, a home, a
teaching post at San Jose State,
and a white psychologist for a
wife. He says he no longer asso¬
ciates with many blacks—to do
so would involve a "long car ride"
from his home—does little, it
would appear, to tarnish his cre¬
dentials as foremost spokesper¬
son for black people.
After all, he is from Chi¬
cago, is used to encountering
blacks at the barber shop but, he
says, for convenience," his wife
now cuts his hair."
Although he draws the
title for his book from the greatest
speech of the twentieth century,
f3r. King's, I Have a Dream,
Steele's true colors don't emerge
until be launches his surgical at¬
tacks on his two favorite targets:
black students and affirmative
action.
Universal truths, for some rea¬
son, seem to baffle Steele. 4le
Please see CONTENT, Page 4
Communication professor presents
counterpoint to Walton's review
By George DiesUl
San Jose State Professor
Shelby Steele's The Content of
Our Character, has received so
much attention, each member of
the Fresno State community
should study it Few topics should
interest an academic community
more than a popular volume on
race relations in America.
I am more upset with the im¬
plications of Steele's argument
than with the clarity of his presen¬
tation. .
First of all, the volume is not
about "race relations" in any ge¬
neric sense. The book is about
African-American relations with
the Anglo-dominant majority.
Steele's argument is that "Anglos
are guilt-ridden over slavery and
that blacks react by playing the
role of victim. This oppressor-
victim relationsship permits and/
or causes power maneuvers be¬
tween the groups which explain
the status of African-Americans,
a status with which Steele and
most of us are dissatisfied.
, The problem with his analy¬
sis is that neither I nor any of my
honkie friends feel "guilty" about
the status of African-Americans.
I have lots of deep feelings and
profound commitments, but no
guilt I do not expect African-
Americans to feel like victims, so
I am not impressed with Steele's
ultimate advice that they should
find a new role.
The role which Steele wants .
African-Americans to assume is
the role which has banalized the
dominant popular culture:
Please see Diesiel, page 4
Uhuru Na Umoja
Published every four weeks by The Daily Collegian
Editor in Chief:
Assistant Editor:
Layout:
Staff Writers:
• . r „
Lisa R. White
Julia Dudley
Lisa R. White
Teresa Gipson
Kellie Spencer
•
!
Object Description
| Title | 1992_10 The Daily Collegian October 1992 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
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| Language | eng |
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| Title | October 1, 1992, Uhuru Na Umoja Page 2 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1992 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | t; October 1, 1992 Uhuru Na Umoja ■ Page 2 \ A-letter to the Editor _^__ No cheers for FSU pep squad Dear Editor Asamemberof the 1991-1992 FSU Pep and Cheer Squad, I devoted many hours of my free time to fundraisers, practice, and special events to represent Fresno State in the community. That is why I find it very difficult to accept the fact that out of the eight former members that tried out this past AnriL I was the onlv one who did Asamemberof the 1991-1992 FSU Pep and Cheer Squad, I devoted many hours of my free time to fundraisers, practice, and special events to represent Fresno State in-the community. That is why I find it very difficultto accept the fact that out of the eight former members that tried out this past April, I was the only one who did not return. As for my talent, I am capable of being on the squad a second year. However, I have been eliminated foi unknown reasons. How is it possible for the same girls to tryout every year and make the squad three or four consecutive yearsV^et, it has been made impossible for me to return a second year. I believe favoritism makes it possible for the same girls to return as members of the squad. I know for a fact, a few of the girls returning this year were well acquainted with the judges, girls to tryout every year and make the squad three orfour consecutive years? Yet, it has been made impossible for me to return a second year. I believe favoritism makes it possible for the same girls to return as members of the squad. I know for a fact, a few of the girls returning this year were well acquainted with the judges. I don't expect to be an added member of the Pep and cheer Squad. However, based on the information stated in this letter, and the fact that I was not given a valid explanation, the only conclusion I have come up with for not being selected is my color. Even though there were two black females chosen for the squad, I have been influenced to believe this is the desired number allowed, and that alone cannot justify such action towards me. I hoped to believe the motivation for selection of the conclusion I have come up with for not being selected is my color. Even though there were two black females chosen for the squad, I have been influenced to believe this is the desired number allowed, and that alone cannot justify such action towards me. I hoped to believe the motivation for selection of the CSU.FresnoPepandCheerSquad was based on talent, and not color alone. Mtchelle Mayo The f 'Content of Our Character1 f analyzed The Content of Our Character: A New Vision of Race in America By Shelby Steele . Harper Perennial; 175 pgs By J. Edward Walton Winner of the National Boole Critics Circle Award, Shelby Steele's Content of Our Character, has been proclaimed by some to be me most insightful book in the last 25 years on America's racial conundrum. The elusive American Dream is within the grasp of Afri¬ can Americans, Steele essential]y maintains, if they would only re¬ alize they are no lodger victims and should assuming responsibil¬ ity for their actions. "White's must guaran¬ tee a free society. Butblacksmust be responsible for actualizing their lives," asserts Steele. Suchastate- rnent resonates well with any fair- minded individual, as well as Steele's view that too many blacks doubt themselves, and some play the race card to their advantage. A solipsis t in the worst way, Steele offers himself up as the perfect embodiment of "the Dream." He admits in his book to being a middle-class black, hav¬ ing two cars, a PH.D, a home, a teaching post at San Jose State, and a white psychologist for a wife. He says he no longer asso¬ ciates with many blacks—to do so would involve a "long car ride" from his home—does little, it would appear, to tarnish his cre¬ dentials as foremost spokesper¬ son for black people. After all, he is from Chi¬ cago, is used to encountering blacks at the barber shop but, he says, for convenience," his wife now cuts his hair." Although he draws the title for his book from the greatest speech of the twentieth century, f3r. King's, I Have a Dream, Steele's true colors don't emerge until be launches his surgical at¬ tacks on his two favorite targets: black students and affirmative action. Universal truths, for some rea¬ son, seem to baffle Steele. 4le Please see CONTENT, Page 4 Communication professor presents counterpoint to Walton's review By George DiesUl San Jose State Professor Shelby Steele's The Content of Our Character, has received so much attention, each member of the Fresno State community should study it Few topics should interest an academic community more than a popular volume on race relations in America. I am more upset with the im¬ plications of Steele's argument than with the clarity of his presen¬ tation. . First of all, the volume is not about "race relations" in any ge¬ neric sense. The book is about African-American relations with the Anglo-dominant majority. Steele's argument is that "Anglos are guilt-ridden over slavery and that blacks react by playing the role of victim. This oppressor- victim relationsship permits and/ or causes power maneuvers be¬ tween the groups which explain the status of African-Americans, a status with which Steele and most of us are dissatisfied. , The problem with his analy¬ sis is that neither I nor any of my honkie friends feel "guilty" about the status of African-Americans. I have lots of deep feelings and profound commitments, but no guilt I do not expect African- Americans to feel like victims, so I am not impressed with Steele's ultimate advice that they should find a new role. The role which Steele wants . African-Americans to assume is the role which has banalized the dominant popular culture: Please see Diesiel, page 4 Uhuru Na Umoja Published every four weeks by The Daily Collegian Editor in Chief: Assistant Editor: Layout: Staff Writers: • . r „ Lisa R. White Julia Dudley Lisa R. White Teresa Gipson Kellie Spencer • ! |
