1983_03 The Daily Collegian March 1983

              One ot my pet peeves is to have a Cauca¬
sian person try to convince me that things
"ReaBy" aren't that bad and that racism
doesn't really exist in America, especially
the golden state anymore.
Well, _Wte folks suprisel This editorial
will list several recent events and show
the racism included.
Last month's edition of Uhuru ran a front
page dedicated to the city council election
lor district 3. Uhuru was asked to partici
pate so voters would have a non-partial
information source before going to the
polls.
Prior to press date (approximately one
week) 1 called the printer and queried
■what is the latest date we can get the
issue to you in order to have it returned by
Tuesday. March 8 (election day)?* I was
told Monday al 9 00. On Monday I per
sonally delivered the copy to printers
Tuesday the Daily Collegian was returned
to campus but no Uhuru Upon calling the
printer I was told "you misunderstood
your paper will be delivered tomorrow
Further discussion resolved only one thing.
The Uhuru had not been put on the press
and there was little 1 could do
Fortunately, the editor of Daily Collegian
backed us up on not paying for an edition
whose cover story was o( limited value
and past news
EDITORIAL
Another recent example ot racism, Amer¬
ican Style is the police murder of a 5 year
old Orange County Black child.
Now let's replay this "accident" rationally.
First, we're told that the officer is dis
patched to a Hack neighborhood torrvesrJ^te
a possible child neglect/abuse case.
None of the media accounts so far give
any indication that the officer had any
reason lo assume himself in immediate
physical danger. (Of course uS children of
the ghetto know that whenever white
authority figures enter our domain" they
feel intimidated and threatened. A case of
chickens home to roost?) The dispatch
info thus far reported in various media
accounts of the hideous crime make no
mention of "armed and dangerous" or
that any harm would come lo the officer.
Even more an insult to Blacks is the fact
that after being fed sketchy details of the
crime no mention of a back up unit being
disrxitched to the endangered officer has
been made either. Who among us actually
believe that one lone officer would be sent
into such a dangerous situation.
Enough? Maybe but just to be on the safe
side HI give you one more recent occurence.
The Uhuru staff attended the C1PA Con¬
ference in Sacto March 25 - 26. Jacquie
Bulluck and DarylGlen Ford competed
in journalism exercises with other stu¬
dents from various California colleges.
Greg Williger of CSUF convinently neg¬
lected to give Daryl the meal tickets that
should have benn attached inside his reg¬
istration packet.
When meal time came Williger and the
meal tickets were somewhere out of our
The point being played upon here is that
Racism American Style comes in various
blatant ways; i.e., police murder of citi¬
zens in custody or subtle denial of total
participation in events as with Williger
and the CIPA meal tickets.
Now. I have some questions for all Cauc¬
asians of AmeriKKKa. How long do you
expect us to sit patiently as you spit insult
upon insult at us?
How long would you pray and wait if it
were another race belittling, colonizing
and murdering your people?
Letters to Editor
Ronald Reagan has renamed the MX
missile "the Peacekeeper." In only one
way he could be right The MX missile could
help to totally annihilate all of mankind in
a nuclear holocaust And. this could bring
thousands and even millions of years
ol peace lo planet Earth Are we not
capable of outwitting a presideni who
believes that the best path lo peace is
ihrough the constani threat ol war0
Just how much intelligence does it
require to outsmart ihe Reagan hawks-1
Lei us pul ourselves to the lesl by asking
and carelully answering a lev*' relevant
th* pulls A landslide vicioiy b
DeriMKrals is not enough For hoi
Rupuhln an and ihe Demot rain pa
support our dangerous military indi
complex
Third parties art- noi new John And,
Eugene Met.-irihv and B*rryC"~r
bavc daringly and noblv 'f""4 'h:
preach without ■nuc..>_n._5».Buij
succeed ihrough ihe devrtipmeni m
alpoiiiica
\i can a n
litical party a>
L_nllscl^^«lopdp_rlyt_IW"t^_Pe«cekeep^Is"
We musi stick only to issues ol peace.
sui     ,il. andcleangovrnm.nl Our issue
.kmi •-:. .Kkin<«'_s.kitirfcleadr_agrydt<rr*s
riiu- *•■ wih i.ive both Republican and
Dtinix r.im Iv.k ekeepers  Members ol
■it Repuf.lu.in and IVm.x ralir Party
rhership   I'hev uillcnui the-primaries
■: iJeiiHHrals a-, I he case may he  How
On oi
r.» twaie_r*»__A-r»eue«suwnors«zati<»-
ol •■'•• national Peacekeepers party In
addm-'ii t" "' inslead ot enienng 115.
member-. ini<> ihe primary elections, ihe
P__:ei_?rxTsn_y-vd_iviJ_dr-Ti_r^e
Republican or Democratic candidates that
are not members of Ihe Peacekeepers,
provided ihal ihey clearly and unequi¬
vocally back Ihe Peacekeepers' stand on
afew fundamental-sues. WhenaPeacekeeper
does not win in the primanes, he could run
asan bxterxmdent Peacekeeper in the regular
election.
, Ineachek- Inn the Peacekeepers should
-concentrate 11. >n trrree or four very
.essential issu.~ or example, in 1984:
- (1) PromoiitrTi ot the nuclear freeze.
'.' (2) RcscvK$ng Ihe last pay raise and
id tax break that Congress smick through
XT itseM in, the closing minutes of the
horseback riding vacations in California-
paid for by the taxpayers.
(4) Rescinding of the Solomon Act thai
prevent federal financial aid lo ,-.ny qualified,
male, college student who refuses lo disclose
whether or not he has registered for the
draft This sets a dangerous precedent of the
invasion ol privacy and civil rights on the
In the 1984 presidential election, the
Peacekeepers should run a Republican
such as John Anderson, and a Democrat.
such as Eugene McCarthy on the same
tickel Both parties should be represented
in order to unify our efforts <il peace
survival, and clean governmenl
Where is the best place to start the
development ol ihe Peacekeepers parly
in each state7 On the college campuses
Why? Because colleges are still the cenier
ot creative ihmking in our country Many
college prolessors would make excellent,
knowledgeable, honest, and sincere polit
ical candidates Futhermore. ihe colleges
can run much lower-cost elections for
1 heir candidates Students can in their
homes as ihey travel from town to town
during political campaigns They can
furnish transportation
But. aren't college students now co
mpletely apathetic and totally indifferent^
Absolutely not! They feel helpless and
discouraged about the future of our planet
As a result. many of Ihem drown themselves
in challenges thai they can deal with
such as prepanng for economically reward
ing professions Howerver. we are all well
aware lhat there is no future lo prepare
lor in a world that has been destroyed by a
nuclear holocaust College students need
leadership and inspiration When Ihey
receive this, ihen Ihey will do I heir part to
support arid energize a Peacekeepers
Party They have demonstrated this by
becoming a powerlul force behind the
nuclear freeze movement, and in their
developing fighl against the Solomon Act
Whm should we start' Now! Wt should
investigate al once Ihe legal aspects ol
developing i he Peacekeepers Party so that
college campuses c an be rolling in political
activity by next fall. Certainly, many law
schr-_ic_nbec_ledup_nlofurr_hthenec_s_ry'
legal information in their own slates. Our
action can. in effect, produce a successful
peaceful revolution in our country. My
recentyly pubfaned. paperback book. Peaceful
Revolution Handbook, is a short text that
can give the full details for the development
of a Peacekeepers Party for survival I
published and am distributing the-book
myself, on a low-cost, nonprofit or gan 1 za I ion
The future is ours to create or destroy.
Certainly, we can develop a new political
strategy to outwit the Reagan hawks. Our
ab-Hytocr_atestiren_-t- almost unjmited
unless we helplessly bow to the fate of
self-destruction. We must not let ourselves
become victimized by a "Columbus
Syndrome" that would take a world that
was round and try to flatten it.
by Al David Bersiein
THIS MATTER OF EATING
It has been said that a
a fork and a spoon which means gluttony
and could cause early death. It has also been
said that Americans do not know how the
restoftheucrrJKcs However.wearetecomrg
wise to the fact that good nutrition is
essential to long life; but let us also have
some thoughts from Ihe Bible on spiritual
food.
At Belshazzars great feast, the king
and his 1,000 guests were drunk and
committed blasphemy as ihey drank and
ale out of the vessels taken Irom the tem¬
ple of the Holy God They drank wine,
and praised the gods of gold, and of silver,
of brass, of iron and wood, and of stone.
God wrote on the wall of that banquet
room a message of doom as interpreted
by Daniel and that very night, Belshazzar
was slain and the kingdom of Babylon was
given lo the Medes and Persians.
There was another dining fool who
sought to satisfy his soul at earth's table.
He said. "Soul, thou hast much goods laid
up for many years, take thine ease, eat,
drink, and be merry." But God said unto
him. "Thou fool, this night thy shall be
required of thee; then whose shall these
things be which thou has provided?
(Luke 12:19 21) Food may curb hunger
pains but will not prepare one for that day
when he slips into eternity.
The Lord God said, "I am the living
bread that came down from heaven, if a
man eats of this bread, he will live forver."
(Jn  6:51)   We must eat the living bread
M-nru* Fu_B, Jtfl«r»onv_- Irx-W
first, which is the Word of God; then we
can dine sumptously at His banquet table
as we continue in the Word.
The Gospel does not fill hungry stom¬
achs but does satisfy the soul. Blessed
are they which hunger and thirst after
righteousness, for they shall be filled. (Mt.
5:6) We need to be hungry for God. "As
the hart panteth after the waterbrooks, so
panteth my soul after thee, O God." (Ps.
42:1)
A full stomach or royal dining do not
satisfy but "in thy presence is fulneess of
joy. at thy right hand there are pleasures
for evermore " (Ps. 23 5) God's menu is a
full one. There is rest for the weary,
cleansing for the sinful, peace for the fear
ful, healing for the sick at heart, light for
the darkness ol gloom, comfort for the
lonely.lite lor the dead, and love for ever
Because of lack ol food, millions are
starving today You, too. can be starving
even though you dine on steak, roast
beef, and other enjoyable foods; but God
can set a banquet table before you as you
eat of the words of the Bible, as you com
mune with God in prayer, and as you
obey His commandments. The Lord God
said, "Labor not for the meat
which perisheth but the meat which endu
reth unto everlasting life .which the Son ol
man shall give unto you " (Jn. 6:27) Man
does not live by bread aione.bul by every
word that proceedelh out of the mouth of
God." (Ml. 4 4) Your prayer and mine be,
"Lord.evermore give (me) this bread."
Scan-pi 111 u.uj.1 i.inuuni u 1 tin ui 1111 an i ma mjujjl
g Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission
Family Planning Program
2110 Tulare St.
Fresno, Calif 93721
The Educational Opportunity Prog-
for the 4th Annual EOP Variety Show. -
The purpose ot the show is to
bring together CSUF students, staff,
family and friends to share ou r talents. -
There will be si nging, dancing, theatr¬
ical skits, comedy acts and more.
The EOPSU Variety show will be
. April 21 at 7 00
STAFF
Miieie Marshall- Editor-in-Chief
Jacqueline Bulluck- Managing Editor
Debra Vance
Daryl-Glen Ford j
Renee Journet
!
Kimberty Washington
building or by calling Willa Evans or
Walter Robinson, ext 3021.
Letter Policy
The Uhuru welcomes letters and.
comments from our readers. All letters
lor publicatidn should be typewritten and
inc lude name and phone number.
The editorial staff reserves the right to
edit and nrint submissions.
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Delta's Plan for the 80V
■___-    1"keePBI««kyo«rthm«hool.
Black college, .hould receive a portion
of every working family', income on. a
yearly b_»i,,~ aha said..
Additionally Bailey Mated "it is im¬
perative thai we monitor who-ls in .
community to ..certain that our l
•re adequately prepared in .cienc
«nd computer literacy."
ourriritfren
aeno^Tmath
Sigma
Ball
The Gamma Xi Chapterof Phi Beta
S«_ri_iFr_terr_ty_^,w«in«serttheir_4th
annual Sweetheart Ball at the Piccadilly
Inn-Airport on Saturday May 7,; 1983.
Mona II. Bailey. National IY.--i.U-ni of
I Vila Sigma Thcta Sororily Inc. outlined
.1 ricar ami concise program for Black, in
\mcri.a lo withstand thr current racial
Hail.-. spoke l» a crowd of about 200 al
■ he sorority. TUtli Founder-. Dai Pro(tram
... rrc.iiola.t month. The.vlcl.ratio.i%>a*
hosted 111 Ihe San Joaquin \ alley and
Halu-r.fi.4d   Murmii and \i Chi (CSIK)
hacks t
illheei
I afford
I ndcrgradua
Bailey began l>> commenting thai Blacks
much mon-1 <> conquer. W1
. hildrcn and budgetary cutback. raKtral
utir -.hilt, and elder..
Bailey offered relief from our social ail
h> identifying Tne specific area, lhat
Black. .1111-1 i-oncvrl our effort..
rl ihet ilon'
I e xpenae of the poor. aick
There mine be equity and
parky iu solving ihe budgd."
I'hi- second area in lhat we stabilize our
economic north. Black. -|h-ii.I enormous
amount, of ra.h each year in America.
ttr niu.1 go lo cilie. and negotiate con¬
tract, for contention*.
During negotiation, we mum question
ihe number of Black, working in
curporalc position, as well a. ihe kilchens
Tu.oring^ouldbeofferr.l.c'cnvolun- program of awards, scholarships and the
larily.bylhoaeofu.alreadycompl-ledor crownmfl of the 1983 Sigma Sweetheart
currently matriculated in higher edu- Queen.
c"i__,,     „    . . , m_te_>S«rnaFrateniify,_nii_mi__on_
Additionally ahe focuaed on ihe coo- organization of college and professional
irover-ial NCAA Rule 48.   "Thl. pro- men, was founded in 1914 at Howard
posed that ihe SAT acore of 700 for alh- University.
Jeieair_n»lale»ioexdualonofBlackyouih As One of the eight predominately Black
from  play  aa  well  aa  financial Greek Letter Ogar-zations, Phi Beta Sigma
aMjaunce. Bailey .aid. raw a rnembersWp of over-5,000 with 400
rheProl.lcmdoc.notlicinloH4andanI. campus and aluirmicnaptersthrc*_ght the
but in high school, who allow .tudent. 10 United States, Afrika, Switzerland, and
pass from gradck-.ello grade level wilhoui     the Carribean.       "'
Being boll i a social andseryiceorgariialini i -
Phi Bete Sigma has three major programs:-
Bigger and Better Busness, Education, and
Social Action. " .
In order to implement these and other
programs, the fraternity work_u_th other
6rgif____6nss_ch as BieNc_*X3>=_T__n
League, National Foundation-March of
Dimes, National Boys Chit? of America;
and others.
Phi Beta Sigma Is an orgamzatlon that
believes in and practices meeting the
"The challenge is to ^I^ErER. ^u,
changethedlshwater r,^prS°;_d^,1nSSin_
of oppression to the ^^S.^iniJ'
souvenir programs, and applying for the
scholarship; contact Bart K.Moody at
222-275*3 or Walter Rbhinson
at 294-3021.
nllyfdc\i«ingon
. d ">• "thlelic-aclivllie*
oflen al the expert* of the ntudenta.
"The word is now that
Black people will not
f the course."
stayt
campaign of con¬
trol."
"A. president of Delia Sigma Thcla I
am calling for Ihe establishment of a
birarial committee lo work out a reason-
able and fair policy for aihlelies."sni.l
Bailey.     The fifth and final area of
awe-earn firm you contract forgood.and    foeus for Black Americana ia lo revi»e
ictmcc. commit ment lo job training: quea-    I he concept of sharing. We mual bailie
lion their commitment lo Black college.     and brwairliful together for noneofua
and Black yotith. are free until we all are free. Bailey
"niisimperaiMclhat*cu*MMircconom-    concluded challenging ua all lo work
icleieragelo build and operate our own     diligently and untiringly lo "change
contention centers."    Bailey   luld Ihe    the  dishwater  of oppression  to  the
aiicnlivc audience. campaign of control."
In Bailey'a >iew. the third area we muat        Bailey told the agreeing audience,
priorilie. .houldlte_   allai-k i'aalivngleningoiirpoliliral numbers,    "ihe word now ia thai Black people will
.1.-1 ■_......j—        .. form ramiit;oni, (0 „,-„_, m(M     not .alay the present course.    We will
plated in attcmpling lo balance the liudgci.
Bailey chargH-wTiie^rphoneyourlegi..     c»er, digihk-BI.ek loltTiaregirteredand Mfowlr«couraeloFre<dom.J_«ic-,equal
lator. with riear.lo.Kl nsmlMe. thai Ihe     gli. insulted. "Some of yG.i ha.cdiwalo opporlunllv and dignity here in Ame-
."quipped Bailey. rica."
I  Ik- sotted  on the
Alpha's Present Black and Gold Ball
The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
will hold their annual Sweetheart Ball on
Saturday. April 23 at the Tropicana Inn
at 9fi0pm.
CSUF Senior. Davetta Jones, a Radi
01/TV major and the 82 Sweetheart will
crown the new title holder. Jones cur
rently holds the Miss Black and Go/do/
Afpfio Phi Alpha Western Region.
Contestants for the 1983 crown are: > Melanie Slaton, Sophomore, Radio/
Pam Marzette, Freshman, Psychol- TVrnajor
ogy major Community service awards will also be
Vicky Uncoln, Freshman, Theatre , presented at the semi-formal . affair.
Arts major    ' Tickets can be purchased for $7 or $H) per
Manuella Kelley, Junior, Business couple.
Lucinda Berry, Freshman, Radio/TV
COMING EVENTS
Alpha Kappa Alpha Dance in the old Cat*   9pm April ,6
Delta Sigma Thata Dance in tha old Cafe   9pm April 23
Alpha Phi Alpha Sweetheart Ball
Tropicana Inn  e, April 23
Delta Sigma Thata'a Duke and Dolls Contest
Cordination by Chuck £ Cheese, Pizza. Time 7pm April 26
UOCC Community Carnival and Parade Hinton
Center. 10am April 30
Phi Beta Sigma Sweetheart Ball at the
Piccadilly Inn Uay7 %
PASU, EOPSU.MECHA Picnic May 15
AH Greek Picnlc-LakaYiew Shed Woodward
Park noontoSpm May22 _
Black     before
Columbus!
Many historians now agree that Columbus
was not the first explorer to set foot in
America. They say thai the New World
' was port of call to many ancient mariners
•including blacks from western Africa -
centuries before Columbus.
Sornetimehetween 1000 B.C. and 500
B.C., a new cultural sprang up in Central
America. Known as the Olmecs. thia
group was far more skillful at metallurgy
and agriculture than other Indians of the
area. It is believed that they taught their
neighbors a kind of hieroglyphics and the
useofacatendar OwMtheOhnecshave
been taught these skills by visitors from
what Europeans once derisively called
"the Dark Continent"? h seems likely
Surviving Olmec artifacts show black
people with distinctive African features
working and fighting alongside Indian
allies. •- •--;
When Columbus arrived in the N^w
World, he heard stories of these black
men and collected golden spearheads
identicalfoworl_r«uisl_ptothosetisedm
western Afriba. The Indians referred it