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April 8, 1987
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+ Black Images p.2
Black organizations
are off for the spring.
People p.2
Freedom And Unity
Racism On American Campuses
ByJ.(Doc)Rogers,Ph.d
Contributor Writer
Vicious acts of racism and irrationial
hostility towards black and other minority
students are begining to surface once
again on college and university campuses
across the nation. Many social scientists
and political leaders in the black
community such as Jesse Jackson;
California state assembly speaker Willie
Brown; ex-Congresswoman Shirley
Chisholm; and Coretta Scott King all
publicly charge the Reagan administration
with fostering a racist national climate
against non-whites which signals
conservative white students on college
campuses that racial harassment and acts
of violence and intimidation are now
acceptable behaviours. University
presidents from California to Columbia
have been both insensitive and ineffectual
in implementing policies preventing and
penalizing white students engaged in
racist behavior against black students.
Yet, the same white administrators
implement strong suspension policies for
students engaging in sexual harassment
Acts of racial harassment against
minority students have intensified in the
past five years during the Reagan Era,
according to Francis Beal, outstanding
journalist whom recently spoke at CSUF;
Newsweek; Jet magazine; and Time. Six
recent events were:
1. At Princeton University a black
football player's room was broken into
and "nigger" was sprayed across his walls
after he made public remarks that "black
athletes were being exploited". College
officials identified the students involved
but took no significant action to
reprimand them.
2: At Purdue in March, an outspoken
black academic counselor(much like
Walter Robinson ofCSUF) had a graffito--
DEATH TO ALL NIGGERS- scrawled
on her office door, while on the campus,
the Black Cultural Center was doused
with gasoline but the perpetrators were
frightened off before they could complete
the act of arson.
3. At Northern Illinois University,
white students in a pickup truck with
signs reading Re-elect Reagan, repeatedly
chanted NIGGER-NIGGER-NIGGER-at
black and white students attending a
speech by the Rev. Jessie Jackson; and an
unauthorized white student publication at
Northern Illinois, printed the following
poem: \
O JC look nigger-
We are white-- white is supreme
Jesu« was white-white is right
God is white-All of our
presidents
have been white-Thank you God
NIGGERS GET OUT
See Racism p.4
Blacks In The Dark On Aids
By Regina Adams
Golden State Minority News
SACRAMENTO-Good old-fashioned,
down-home country racism is the reason
Inside
NewsMakers p.2
Black Imeges
People £~
Editorials p.3
Opinion
Letters to the Editor
Religion p.4
Poems
lash Back
for die lack of information about AIDS in
the minority community, according to
DrJLC. Calu Lester, an AIDS
information worker.
"Bureaucratic indifference to educating
minorities about AIDS could lead to one
of the greatest tragedies ever to hit these
communities," said Lester.
According to him, the state
Department of Health Services, county
health departments and University of
California researchers have ignored the
minority aspect of AIDS and treated it
with the most indifference.
Lester also said that statistics show 25
percent of all U.S. AIDS cases involve
Blacks, with 43 percent of those being
intravenous mdrug users; that 75 percent
of women with AIDS are Black and
Latino; and that 80 percent of children in
the U.S. with AIDS are Black and Latino.
"The big rezason for the lack of
education is the competition for funding,"
said Lester. "The good-old-boy network
doesn't want to share the available
financial resources with other groups."
Recently, the San Franisco AIDS i
Foundation reportedly turned down a ^
$50,000 foundation grant for minority
education because one of'its employees
felt the money wasn't enough to tackle
the scope of the problem.
The AIDS Consortium of the
Central San Joaquin Valley is
providing speakers with /
information on AIDS to any
community organization, church
or school The information is
free. Included are video tapes.
Further information is available
by telephoning 226-6104.
"Gay white males are trying to
guarantee their own safety even if it ,
means somebody else doesn't get their
share of AIDS education funding," said
Lester.
State May Tax Illegal
Drugs
Sacramento--Legislation has been
introduced to the legislature toimpose
a tax on indivkluaab who engage in
the sale of illegal drugs.
The proposed law was authored by
Assemblyman Charles Cakkxon, D-
Alhambra
The rjxjposal AB44, would require
persons in possession of illegal drugs
to purchase stamps from the Board of
Equalization.
Those found to be in possessbnof
drugs without the stamps would face
charges of tax evasion and felony
criminal charge purushhable by up to
five years in prison and vp to a
510,000 fine or both.
"My biB would in no way condone
the sale or use of illegal drugs. Rafter,
it would give law enforcement another
weapon to fight drug trafficking," said
Calderon. See Drugs p.4
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| Title | 1987_04 The Daily Collegian April 1987 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1987 |
| 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 | April 8, 1987, Freedom and Unity Page 1 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1987 |
| 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 | Wednesday April 8, 1987 w + Black Images p.2 Black organizations are off for the spring. People p.2 Freedom And Unity Racism On American Campuses ByJ.(Doc)Rogers,Ph.d Contributor Writer Vicious acts of racism and irrationial hostility towards black and other minority students are begining to surface once again on college and university campuses across the nation. Many social scientists and political leaders in the black community such as Jesse Jackson; California state assembly speaker Willie Brown; ex-Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm; and Coretta Scott King all publicly charge the Reagan administration with fostering a racist national climate against non-whites which signals conservative white students on college campuses that racial harassment and acts of violence and intimidation are now acceptable behaviours. University presidents from California to Columbia have been both insensitive and ineffectual in implementing policies preventing and penalizing white students engaged in racist behavior against black students. Yet, the same white administrators implement strong suspension policies for students engaging in sexual harassment Acts of racial harassment against minority students have intensified in the past five years during the Reagan Era, according to Francis Beal, outstanding journalist whom recently spoke at CSUF; Newsweek; Jet magazine; and Time. Six recent events were: 1. At Princeton University a black football player's room was broken into and "nigger" was sprayed across his walls after he made public remarks that "black athletes were being exploited". College officials identified the students involved but took no significant action to reprimand them. 2: At Purdue in March, an outspoken black academic counselor(much like Walter Robinson ofCSUF) had a graffito-- DEATH TO ALL NIGGERS- scrawled on her office door, while on the campus, the Black Cultural Center was doused with gasoline but the perpetrators were frightened off before they could complete the act of arson. 3. At Northern Illinois University, white students in a pickup truck with signs reading Re-elect Reagan, repeatedly chanted NIGGER-NIGGER-NIGGER-at black and white students attending a speech by the Rev. Jessie Jackson; and an unauthorized white student publication at Northern Illinois, printed the following poem: \ O JC look nigger- We are white-- white is supreme Jesu« was white-white is right God is white-All of our presidents have been white-Thank you God NIGGERS GET OUT See Racism p.4 Blacks In The Dark On Aids By Regina Adams Golden State Minority News SACRAMENTO-Good old-fashioned, down-home country racism is the reason Inside NewsMakers p.2 Black Imeges People £~ Editorials p.3 Opinion Letters to the Editor Religion p.4 Poems lash Back for die lack of information about AIDS in the minority community, according to DrJLC. Calu Lester, an AIDS information worker. "Bureaucratic indifference to educating minorities about AIDS could lead to one of the greatest tragedies ever to hit these communities," said Lester. According to him, the state Department of Health Services, county health departments and University of California researchers have ignored the minority aspect of AIDS and treated it with the most indifference. Lester also said that statistics show 25 percent of all U.S. AIDS cases involve Blacks, with 43 percent of those being intravenous mdrug users; that 75 percent of women with AIDS are Black and Latino; and that 80 percent of children in the U.S. with AIDS are Black and Latino. "The big rezason for the lack of education is the competition for funding," said Lester. "The good-old-boy network doesn't want to share the available financial resources with other groups." Recently, the San Franisco AIDS i Foundation reportedly turned down a ^ $50,000 foundation grant for minority education because one of'its employees felt the money wasn't enough to tackle the scope of the problem. The AIDS Consortium of the Central San Joaquin Valley is providing speakers with / information on AIDS to any community organization, church or school The information is free. Included are video tapes. Further information is available by telephoning 226-6104. "Gay white males are trying to guarantee their own safety even if it , means somebody else doesn't get their share of AIDS education funding," said Lester. State May Tax Illegal Drugs Sacramento--Legislation has been introduced to the legislature toimpose a tax on indivkluaab who engage in the sale of illegal drugs. The proposed law was authored by Assemblyman Charles Cakkxon, D- Alhambra The rjxjposal AB44, would require persons in possession of illegal drugs to purchase stamps from the Board of Equalization. Those found to be in possessbnof drugs without the stamps would face charges of tax evasion and felony criminal charge purushhable by up to five years in prison and vp to a 510,000 fine or both. "My biB would in no way condone the sale or use of illegal drugs. Rafter, it would give law enforcement another weapon to fight drug trafficking," said Calderon. See Drugs p.4 L/N |
