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£- Vol. 46, Issue 3 The African American Voice of CSU, Fresno Monday, November!?. 1992 \ M. Blacks a non-issue: vote '92 By Shawnna Douglas Contributing Staffwriter ■ How candidate's plat- ^ forms will effect the BJack community ' The Associated Press says that in polls conducted by CNN, Newsweek and Newsday, Democratic Presiden¬ tial Candidate Bill Clinton and Presi¬ dent George Bush are running neck and neck with Clinton ahead by one or two points. Your vote can make a difference. If by this time you still aren't quite sure who to vote for Dr. Adewole Umoja, professor of politi¬ cal science, gives some insight on the political stance of each candidate. Q: Which candidate speaks for the needs of the masses of Black Americans? Q: If this is so, why are there A: None. We find ourselves in black Republicans? a situation where we must choose A: jOnly five to seven percent between the lesser of the two evils, of blacks are Republican, the tend JRhetorically, Clinton is more in- to get media exposure beyond their elusive, in regards to equity and numbersv They are not representa- DJ D-Rock featured & , Walton's book review Poet's Comer ft Allensworth revisited ft Columbus in retrospect ft El Hajj Malik reviewed fairness. He pins' black people in the context of there will be black people in this administration. He wants to foster a cli¬ mate that respects the rights of all people as citizens. These are tive of the political preferences of the masses of blacks. Generally, they in¬ ternalize white America' s interests of how things should be. They are for the status quo. the cues that his is giving. Whereas Black Republicans have an individ- Bush gives the opposite cues. He ual perspective and orientation in "We need to define our problems and move to solve them.." gives cues that denegrates black people and plays on the fears'of white people. regard to the strategic struggle and adopted the ideal that the problems of blacks are due to individual short¬ comings, they absolve the govern¬ ment of the role it has played. Any problem is multifaceted. The gov¬ ernment is the prime factor and con¬ tributor to the black condition. The "Negro Conservatist" has turned history on its head with his defense of Reagan and Bush. Q: Blacks appear to be a non-issue in this election. Will they turn out on election day? A: Yes. There are some mis¬ givings of Clinton because he rep¬ resents the moderate within the Democratic Party, for a number of years, they have been trying to focus more on the white demo¬ crats to staunch the flow of demo- Please see Votet page 4 « v UCLA to obtain Fresno State's finest: Zulu leaves the Henry Madden library \ : By Mar go C.Randall Contributing staffwriter / A$ of November 1, 1992, the only African American librarian will no longer be employed at CSUF. I tibari Zulu, a senior assistant ref¬ erence librarian, has accepted the posi¬ tion of Associate Librarian at the Uni¬ versity of California, Los .Angeles, Cen¬ ter for African-American Studies. The ) Center is the only one of its kind on the West Coast and is one of 19 branches of the main library at UCLA. It holds ap¬ proximately 6,000 volumes. His duties will include grant writ¬ ing, collections development, library instruction and the establishment of an on-line card catalogue system accessible from the main library. "I was looking at job announce¬ ments in a library magazine when I saw the job for me," Zulu said. Although he didjjjt apply for the job at first, the impending gloom and doom of the "budget problem blues" prompted Zulu's application to UCLA. "Itibari Zulu is competent, pleasant and helpful," said Dean Micheal Gor¬ man, the director of the library. According to Gorman, as part of the library's conscious hirir. g policy to hire a diverse staff, the library plans to make a strong push to fill Zulu's vacancy With anc'Jier minority, if funding is available. There is not a great deal of turnover, making it difficult to change the staff pom- position, Gorman said." . -' ..' Reflecting upon his three year stint at the Henry Madden Library, Zulu said, "First, faculty and staff should reflect the student population and have a knowl¬ edge about 'different cultural aspects that affect them." Zulu felt that it is imperative for a librarian to be sensitive and approach¬ able, i • Zane Clark, a reference librarian of 25 years, said, "He has a real knack for listening and answering questions pa¬ tiently after the 3,000th question.' "Often times a student is misguided or misunderstood because of his or her language or mannerisms," said Zulu. Zulu also said die library's multi¬ cultural program should be expanded , and the library, regardless of budget s cuts, should be open until midnight. Zulu thanked the Black Faculty and Staff Association, the Ethnic Studies Department and the library staff for making his stay a memorable one. "They asked me to come to their classes and fatniUiarizestudents with the • • • Please see Zulu, page 4 " , a. I! "
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Title | 1992_11 The Daily Collegian November 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 |
Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
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Language | eng |
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Title | November 1, 1992, Uhuru Na Umoja Page 1 |
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 | £- Vol. 46, Issue 3 The African American Voice of CSU, Fresno Monday, November!?. 1992 \ M. Blacks a non-issue: vote '92 By Shawnna Douglas Contributing Staffwriter ■ How candidate's plat- ^ forms will effect the BJack community ' The Associated Press says that in polls conducted by CNN, Newsweek and Newsday, Democratic Presiden¬ tial Candidate Bill Clinton and Presi¬ dent George Bush are running neck and neck with Clinton ahead by one or two points. Your vote can make a difference. If by this time you still aren't quite sure who to vote for Dr. Adewole Umoja, professor of politi¬ cal science, gives some insight on the political stance of each candidate. Q: Which candidate speaks for the needs of the masses of Black Americans? Q: If this is so, why are there A: None. We find ourselves in black Republicans? a situation where we must choose A: jOnly five to seven percent between the lesser of the two evils, of blacks are Republican, the tend JRhetorically, Clinton is more in- to get media exposure beyond their elusive, in regards to equity and numbersv They are not representa- DJ D-Rock featured & , Walton's book review Poet's Comer ft Allensworth revisited ft Columbus in retrospect ft El Hajj Malik reviewed fairness. He pins' black people in the context of there will be black people in this administration. He wants to foster a cli¬ mate that respects the rights of all people as citizens. These are tive of the political preferences of the masses of blacks. Generally, they in¬ ternalize white America' s interests of how things should be. They are for the status quo. the cues that his is giving. Whereas Black Republicans have an individ- Bush gives the opposite cues. He ual perspective and orientation in "We need to define our problems and move to solve them.." gives cues that denegrates black people and plays on the fears'of white people. regard to the strategic struggle and adopted the ideal that the problems of blacks are due to individual short¬ comings, they absolve the govern¬ ment of the role it has played. Any problem is multifaceted. The gov¬ ernment is the prime factor and con¬ tributor to the black condition. The "Negro Conservatist" has turned history on its head with his defense of Reagan and Bush. Q: Blacks appear to be a non-issue in this election. Will they turn out on election day? A: Yes. There are some mis¬ givings of Clinton because he rep¬ resents the moderate within the Democratic Party, for a number of years, they have been trying to focus more on the white demo¬ crats to staunch the flow of demo- Please see Votet page 4 « v UCLA to obtain Fresno State's finest: Zulu leaves the Henry Madden library \ : By Mar go C.Randall Contributing staffwriter / A$ of November 1, 1992, the only African American librarian will no longer be employed at CSUF. I tibari Zulu, a senior assistant ref¬ erence librarian, has accepted the posi¬ tion of Associate Librarian at the Uni¬ versity of California, Los .Angeles, Cen¬ ter for African-American Studies. The ) Center is the only one of its kind on the West Coast and is one of 19 branches of the main library at UCLA. It holds ap¬ proximately 6,000 volumes. His duties will include grant writ¬ ing, collections development, library instruction and the establishment of an on-line card catalogue system accessible from the main library. "I was looking at job announce¬ ments in a library magazine when I saw the job for me," Zulu said. Although he didjjjt apply for the job at first, the impending gloom and doom of the "budget problem blues" prompted Zulu's application to UCLA. "Itibari Zulu is competent, pleasant and helpful," said Dean Micheal Gor¬ man, the director of the library. According to Gorman, as part of the library's conscious hirir. g policy to hire a diverse staff, the library plans to make a strong push to fill Zulu's vacancy With anc'Jier minority, if funding is available. There is not a great deal of turnover, making it difficult to change the staff pom- position, Gorman said." . -' ..' Reflecting upon his three year stint at the Henry Madden Library, Zulu said, "First, faculty and staff should reflect the student population and have a knowl¬ edge about 'different cultural aspects that affect them." Zulu felt that it is imperative for a librarian to be sensitive and approach¬ able, i • Zane Clark, a reference librarian of 25 years, said, "He has a real knack for listening and answering questions pa¬ tiently after the 3,000th question.' "Often times a student is misguided or misunderstood because of his or her language or mannerisms," said Zulu. Zulu also said die library's multi¬ cultural program should be expanded , and the library, regardless of budget s cuts, should be open until midnight. Zulu thanked the Black Faculty and Staff Association, the Ethnic Studies Department and the library staff for making his stay a memorable one. "They asked me to come to their classes and fatniUiarizestudents with the • • • Please see Zulu, page 4 " , a. I! " |