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—fjhuru- Aprill7.1985 Uhuru -^TOP10 SINGLES- Top 10 Soul Singles Chart 1.R0YAYERS 2. CHANGE 3. STEVE ARRINGTON 4. PAUL HARDCASTLE 5. LISA USA & CULT JAM 6. THIRD WORLD 7. SANTANA 8. PRIME TIME 9. DREAM BOY 10.TRINERE Poopoolala Lets go together Feels so reel Loitering with intent I wonder if I take you home Sence of purpose Say it again Give it to the beat Contact All night 1. MARY JANE GIRLS 2. EXPOSE 3. ALEXANDER ONEAL 4. ATLANTIC STARR 5. RAPPING DUKE 6. CONFUNTION 7. KLYMAXX 8. JESSE JOHNSON In my house Point of no return Innocent Freak-a-ristic Rapping Duke FJectrick lady Meeting in the ladies room Be your man Compiled on KFSR 90.7 FM's 'Sunday Soul Show Request Unlimited'by the people All Music Available .I J & £ House QfReCOrds. Specialist in Albums, Tapes and 12" Singles. J&C House OfRecords The Place To Go For All Your Music Needs. Two Locations In Fresno. 860 E. California Ave. Fresno, Ca 93704 485-3*70 E. Kings Canyon & S. Chestnut. Fresno, Ca 93727 251-0211 9! ROCK MASTER SCOTT & DYNAMIC 3 Request line I roof on fire 10. MARVIN GAYE Sanctified lady % \ ■_. 'si _ff.\iif r—BOOKREVIEW:- jvelous Nupes TiWy Barnard Uhuru Staff Writer i Harriet E. Wilson's OUR NIG. I __. Frado was left by her white mother and "Our Nig" was discovered by Henry black father, who were having financial Louis Gates Jr. a Yale University profes- difficulties and could not afford two child- " "' "Aj" 's~rt■ *»* ren. Frado was considered the pretiest of the two "mullato"children and so her par¬ ents fell she would be more accepted by the whites. Even though Frado had a light com¬ plexion and favored her mother, she was subjected to harsh treatment afterall she Healongwith David A. Curtis,direc¬ tor of research for the Yale Black Periodi¬ cal Fiction Project, devoted several weeks in Sept. and Oct. 1982, to archival research to confirm facts about the books author, Harriet E. Wilson. In 1983. the book was reprinted by VinUge Books. Wilson probably wrote the book out of still black. It appered that she could need more than desire. At the time of the do nothing right in Mrs. Ballmonts eyes, writing, her child was dying of fever and Once, Frado called Mary a lier this wilson needed money for medical expenses, brought to her first purnishment.On one In a plea to the reader to buy her book, occasion, Mrs. Bellmont and Mary beat she said, "Colored Brethen please rally her, then propping her mouth open with a around me a faithful board of supporters piece of wood, and shut her in a dark and defenders." Unfortunately, her child room without supper. Mr. Bellmont chas- died four months after thc book was tised his wife, but it did mot change her published. actions. The book has been labeled by literary Frado has two defenders in the house - critics as a controversiafsatire. The title James and John (sons of the Betimonts). "Our Nig" lambasts whites who believed mmmmm^mm^ John bought her a dog, Fido, which blacks are sub-human. John NetsorA became her sole confidant after her- ~ •-_._._ Kappa A Ipha Psi Fraternity Inc., Shown above performing, performed along with other black Fraternities and Sororities at the "Great Greek Step—off" which was held In the free speech area during the African Peoples History Month last Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity performed during CSUF. last £■■» Staff Writer mation office said, he had never seen such] brought religion I the loss. At the age of 18 a few years alter she left the BellmonU, she met and married r t Selland Arena during CSUh's last -j • -----------t provided by home basketball gam March 19. The half- denu atthe coUepau level, time performance was requested by The fraternity has been active on cam-J Athletic Director Jack Lengyel who had 'Pus for approximately two years. Victorl seen the Fraternity perform on television. Burnett, the President of the fntcnutyj The performance included six of the •ndamemberoftheCSUFfootballteam,, nine members of the Fraternity and lasted brought the organization to CSUF ir about ten minutes. CSUF director of 1983. Their major objectives are to unite! KL____to?__i. -_X_rf__r*_* Promotio-andK^lte-^DeenaJor-son college men together helping them fmaiJ _^^SS_»T-_^2S she said, "The performance was great, and I "ally and to conduct community services! ■___*_ I0 ™ovwenc«- MMS- ***« ">e was really proud and excited as the guys When asked to comment on the Frater- twirled their ca.ies.1 nity, Burnette said, "Being a part of a j Greek organization can expand your horj-j The crowd of about 10,000 appeared to zons as well as give you experience withl be very excited and on the edge of their organizing activities.This could be yourl seats as the men of Kappa Alpha Psi per- chance to get hands on experience as a| formed. An assistant at the sports infor- leader." She contends that blacks are people of schooling. James was her motivator and intelligence and wit who deserve an equal tried to help her keep her sprits up. chance to display their Ulents. At one dramatic point in the book. This is the story of a black woman who Frado asked James, "Did the same God works for a white family, the BellmonU. make me and Mrs. Bellmont?" and James The book focuses the blind hatred that the answered "Yes" Frado replied, "I dont Ballnonu dera—*~**J —* ■*"■ "f ,,«»ir like him." Her reason:" Because he make slaves Frado. her white and made me black. Why didnt """ '' - he make us both white?" As if the treatment she received did n itrated o e of their The characters in the Ballmonts house¬ hold displayed a variety of racist attitudes on the book. Mrs. Bellmont perpectuated type of reward, Mrs. Bel- a self-willed .hatred toward Frado. On the Imont proceeded to sell Fido. Frado's one other hand, Mr. Ballmont was a kind outlet for joy was gone and Aunt Abby human man, who sympathized with the substitute for sufferer. Of their three children, Mary followed her mother, John was in between mother and father, and James usually had the same views as his father. Their sick aunt was kind to Frado and introduced her to Christianity. PASU Meetings Thursdays 12 Noon CU- BE THERE! -£__eis_s_ April 17,1985 5 Spring showers?— Scattered clouds Increased by afternoon producing localised showers last night. The weather service predicted continued cloudiness through today with a 30 percent chance of rain. Check Continued from page 1 If the student doesn't come in to pay, a cond notice is sent 'out. This second nonce is mailed in the form of a registered per. Included is a copy of the sute law ""bounced checks. "Studenu are known for not changing g™rjid dresses with the university and Keep up-to-date with Collegian News... may move four or five times during the semester." Conkle said, "but it remains open until the proper address is found." Conkle said if the proper address is found and the check writer still does not pay, they try to locate the student or staff member in class. If the student has gradu¬ ated and moved on, the record remains on the computer until he or she requests something from the university such as a - diploma or transcripts. If the check was written for registration and still isnl paid, they dis-enroll tne stu¬ dent. When it is paid, the student is faced with bank fees, university fees and pro¬ cessing fees. The student may also then be faced with late registration fees. U.S. in a different kind of Cold War (CPS) - The U.S. has entered ir.to a different kind of conflict ill Central Amer¬ ica: a race with the Soviet Union to see which superpower can import the most numbers of college studenu. Two federal agencies have expanded f-t™-".?11? *i number rf'icho-n-p, they "re offering Central American students to come to college in the United Sutes schoUrships m the area several months ago. Federal officials hope the Central American initiative, unveiled last month will buttress U.S. foreign policy interesu in the politically-volatile region. But critics worry the programs are too political, and even argue the administra¬ tion is proposing to cut aid to American students at the expense of increasing aid to foreign studenu. Nevertheless, United Sutes Informa¬ tion Agency (USIA) officials soon will statt recruiting 143 Central American studenu to study in the U.S. beginning next January. The pilot program, which will cost about $3.8 million, marks the first time the agency has recruited foreign studenu from a specific geographic region to come here to study. And the Agency for Interi-tional De¬ velopment (AID) is now selecting the first studenu for a crash S160 million, nine- year program designed to bring 7,000 to 8,000 Central American studenu to the • Both ideas sprang last year from the National Bipartisan Commission on Cen¬ tral America, chaired by former secretary of sute Henry Kissinger. The panel noted that, while 3,000 Cen¬ tral American studenu studied tin the Soviet Union at the Kremlin's expense last academic year, the federal government brought in only 226. "Educational exchange is the most inherently positive instrument of foreign policy," USIA director Charles Wick told a congressional panel in February. "Our objective is to support overall U.S. foreign policy in the region by provid¬ ing an educational opportunity for future ' For years the USIA has run two inter¬ national student exchange programs, but the new emphasis on Central America has raised some foreign exchange experts' docs not want to educate people who are confirmed Marxistt.-said Norman Peter¬ son, executive secretary of a coalition of international education exchange pro¬ grams. "Nicaragua is tbe biggest question mark at this time," concedes Michael Stevens, director of the USIATi Central American scholarship program. Stevens isnl sure how\he Nicaraguan government will react to the program, and wonders if, in view of that country's mil¬ itary draft, there any qualified studenu there. AID officials arent even considering recruiting Nicaraguan studenu, because of what one calls "the situation there." U.S. embassy officals will choose the studenu in each country, using recom¬ mendations of the two exchange groups. " The studenu' politics wont be a criter¬ ion, but Stevens notes that to qualify-stu¬ dents must get U.S. visas, which can be denied on political grounds. Rep. Robert Carr of Michigan worries mixing politics with education can warp the educational value of the exchange. "Hes not convinced that the truly needy studenu will be chosen," said Carr staff associate Diane BUgman. While far more studenu study in the Soviet Union a government expense than "You can be sure the U.S. government the U.S., when studenu who pay their own way are counted, more than twice as many Central American students study in the U.S.. sutistics indicate. Stevens said Central American studenu who pay their own way tend to represent the elite classes. The USIA initiative, he said, is designed for studenu from middle-income families. Peterson says be supports the initia¬ tives, believing worries about mixing politics and education are premature. "The oversight to see to it that does not nappen is there," he said. "If we're going to spend money in Cen¬ tral America, education and training is the best way to spend it. That'* one of the things we do best,"added Margaret Fabs of the National Association of Sute Univer¬ sities and Land Grand Colleges. Peterson acknowledged it is "inconsis¬ tent" for the government to propose cut¬ ting financial aid for U.S. studenu while expanding iu foreign scholarship pro¬ grams. But he said ending the USIA and AID programs would not mean more dollars for U.S. studenu. Let your newpaper work for you!!! (C®DD<ss_a_]__ (SDa_ss5_Scgdls m i b_»r«K>M, $4$t>0« "•:-x%£*___!-*_____ REPLACEMENTS AT THE STAR PALACE ^^a_l FRIDAY, APRIL 19 9PM. 1420 Fulton Street 264-2848 Tickets Available atthe Wamer's Box Office & usual outlets
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Title | 1985_04 The Daily Collegian April 1985 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1985 |
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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Title | April 17, 1985 Uhuru Pg. 4- April 17, 1985 Pg. 5 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1985 |
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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—fjhuru-
Aprill7.1985
Uhuru
-^TOP10 SINGLES-
Top 10 Soul Singles Chart
1.R0YAYERS
2. CHANGE
3. STEVE ARRINGTON
4. PAUL HARDCASTLE
5. LISA USA & CULT JAM
6. THIRD WORLD
7. SANTANA
8. PRIME TIME
9. DREAM BOY
10.TRINERE
Poopoolala
Lets go together
Feels so reel
Loitering with intent
I wonder if I take you home
Sence of purpose
Say it again
Give it to the beat
Contact
All night
1. MARY JANE GIRLS
2. EXPOSE
3. ALEXANDER ONEAL
4. ATLANTIC STARR
5. RAPPING DUKE
6. CONFUNTION
7. KLYMAXX
8. JESSE JOHNSON
In my house
Point of no return
Innocent
Freak-a-ristic
Rapping Duke
FJectrick lady
Meeting in the ladies room
Be your man
Compiled on KFSR 90.7 FM's 'Sunday Soul Show Request Unlimited'by the people
All Music Available .I J & £ House QfReCOrds. Specialist in Albums,
Tapes and 12" Singles. J&C House OfRecords The Place To Go For All
Your Music Needs. Two Locations In Fresno.
860 E. California Ave.
Fresno, Ca 93704
485-3*70
E. Kings Canyon & S. Chestnut.
Fresno, Ca 93727
251-0211
9! ROCK MASTER SCOTT & DYNAMIC 3
Request line I roof on fire
10. MARVIN GAYE Sanctified lady
% \ ■_.
'si _ff.\iif
r—BOOKREVIEW:-
jvelous Nupes
TiWy Barnard Uhuru Staff Writer i
Harriet E. Wilson's OUR NIG.
I __.
Frado was left by her white mother and "Our Nig" was discovered by Henry
black father, who were having financial Louis Gates Jr. a Yale University profes-
difficulties and could not afford two child- " "' "Aj" 's~rt■ *»*
ren. Frado was considered the pretiest of
the two "mullato"children and so her par¬
ents fell she would be more accepted by
the whites.
Even though Frado had a light com¬
plexion and favored her mother, she was
subjected to harsh treatment afterall she
Healongwith David A. Curtis,direc¬
tor of research for the Yale Black Periodi¬
cal Fiction Project, devoted several weeks
in Sept. and Oct. 1982, to archival research
to confirm facts about the books author,
Harriet E. Wilson. In 1983. the book was
reprinted by VinUge Books.
Wilson probably wrote the book out of
still black. It appered that she could need more than desire. At the time of the
do nothing right in Mrs. Ballmonts eyes, writing, her child was dying of fever and
Once, Frado called Mary a lier this wilson needed money for medical expenses,
brought to her first purnishment.On one In a plea to the reader to buy her book,
occasion, Mrs. Bellmont and Mary beat she said, "Colored Brethen please rally
her, then propping her mouth open with a around me a faithful board of supporters
piece of wood, and shut her in a dark and defenders." Unfortunately, her child
room without supper. Mr. Bellmont chas- died four months after thc book was
tised his wife, but it did mot change her published.
actions. The book has been labeled by literary
Frado has two defenders in the house - critics as a controversiafsatire. The title
James and John (sons of the Betimonts). "Our Nig" lambasts whites who believed
mmmmm^mm^ John bought her a dog, Fido, which blacks are sub-human.
John NetsorA became her sole confidant after her- ~ •-_._._
Kappa A Ipha Psi Fraternity Inc., Shown above performing, performed along
with other black Fraternities and Sororities at the "Great Greek Step—off" which
was held In the free speech area during the African Peoples History Month last
Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity performed
during CSUF. last £■■»
Staff Writer
mation office said, he had never seen such]
brought religion I
the loss.
At the age of 18 a few years alter she left
the BellmonU, she met and married r
t Selland Arena during CSUh's last -j • -----------t provided by
home basketball gam March 19. The half- denu atthe coUepau level,
time performance was requested by The fraternity has been active on cam-J
Athletic Director Jack Lengyel who had 'Pus for approximately two years. Victorl
seen the Fraternity perform on television. Burnett, the President of the fntcnutyj
The performance included six of the •ndamemberoftheCSUFfootballteam,,
nine members of the Fraternity and lasted brought the organization to CSUF ir
about ten minutes. CSUF director of 1983. Their major objectives are to unite! KL____to?__i. -_X_rf__r*_*
Promotio-andK^lte-^DeenaJor-son college men together helping them fmaiJ _^^SS_»T-_^2S she
said, "The performance was great, and I "ally and to conduct community services! ■___*_ I0 ™ovwenc«- MMS- ***« ">e
was really proud and excited as the guys When asked to comment on the Frater-
twirled their ca.ies.1 nity, Burnette said, "Being a part of a
j Greek organization can expand your horj-j
The crowd of about 10,000 appeared to zons as well as give you experience withl
be very excited and on the edge of their organizing activities.This could be yourl
seats as the men of Kappa Alpha Psi per- chance to get hands on experience as a|
formed. An assistant at the sports infor- leader."
She contends that blacks are people of
schooling. James was her motivator and intelligence and wit who deserve an equal
tried to help her keep her sprits up. chance to display their Ulents.
At one dramatic point in the book. This is the story of a black woman who
Frado asked James, "Did the same God works for a white family, the BellmonU.
make me and Mrs. Bellmont?" and James The book focuses the blind hatred that the
answered "Yes" Frado replied, "I dont Ballnonu dera—*~**J —* ■*"■ "f ,,«»ir
like him." Her reason:" Because he make slaves Frado.
her white and made me black. Why didnt """ '' -
he make us both white?"
As if the treatment she received did n
itrated o
e of their
The characters in the Ballmonts house¬
hold displayed a variety of racist attitudes
on the book. Mrs. Bellmont perpectuated
type of reward, Mrs. Bel- a self-willed .hatred toward Frado. On the
Imont proceeded to sell Fido. Frado's one other hand, Mr. Ballmont was a kind
outlet for joy was gone and Aunt Abby human man, who sympathized with the
substitute for sufferer.
Of their three children, Mary followed
her mother, John was in between mother
and father, and James usually had the
same views as his father. Their sick aunt
was kind to Frado and introduced her to
Christianity.
PASU Meetings
Thursdays
12 Noon CU-
BE THERE!
-£__eis_s_
April 17,1985 5
Spring showers?—
Scattered clouds Increased by afternoon producing localised showers last night.
The weather service predicted continued cloudiness through today with a 30
percent chance of rain.
Check
Continued from page 1
If the student doesn't come in to pay, a
cond notice is sent 'out. This second
nonce is mailed in the form of a registered
per. Included is a copy of the sute law
""bounced checks.
"Studenu are known for not changing
g™rjid dresses with the university and
Keep up-to-date
with Collegian
News...
may move four or five times during the
semester." Conkle said, "but it remains
open until the proper address is found."
Conkle said if the proper address is
found and the check writer still does not
pay, they try to locate the student or staff
member in class. If the student has gradu¬
ated and moved on, the record remains on
the computer until he or she requests
something from the university such as a
- diploma or transcripts.
If the check was written for registration
and still isnl paid, they dis-enroll tne stu¬
dent. When it is paid, the student is faced
with bank fees, university fees and pro¬
cessing fees. The student may also then be
faced with late registration fees.
U.S. in a different
kind of Cold War
(CPS) - The U.S. has entered ir.to a
different kind of conflict ill Central Amer¬
ica: a race with the Soviet Union to see
which superpower can import the most
numbers of college studenu.
Two federal agencies have expanded
f-t™-".?11? *i number rf'icho-n-p,
they "re offering Central American students
to come to college in the United Sutes
schoUrships m the area several months
ago.
Federal officials hope the Central
American initiative, unveiled last month
will buttress U.S. foreign policy interesu
in the politically-volatile region.
But critics worry the programs are too
political, and even argue the administra¬
tion is proposing to cut aid to American
students at the expense of increasing aid
to foreign studenu.
Nevertheless, United Sutes Informa¬
tion Agency (USIA) officials soon will
statt recruiting 143 Central American
studenu to study in the U.S. beginning
next January.
The pilot program, which will cost
about $3.8 million, marks the first time
the agency has recruited foreign studenu
from a specific geographic region to come
here to study.
And the Agency for Interi-tional De¬
velopment (AID) is now selecting the first
studenu for a crash S160 million, nine-
year program designed to bring 7,000 to
8,000 Central American studenu to the
• Both ideas sprang last year from the
National Bipartisan Commission on Cen¬
tral America, chaired by former secretary
of sute Henry Kissinger.
The panel noted that, while 3,000 Cen¬
tral American studenu studied tin the
Soviet Union at the Kremlin's expense last
academic year, the federal government
brought in only 226.
"Educational exchange is the most
inherently positive instrument of foreign
policy," USIA director Charles Wick told
a congressional panel in February.
"Our objective is to support overall
U.S. foreign policy in the region by provid¬
ing an educational opportunity for future
' For years the USIA has run two inter¬
national student exchange programs, but
the new emphasis on Central America has
raised some foreign exchange experts'
docs not want to educate people who are
confirmed Marxistt.-said Norman Peter¬
son, executive secretary of a coalition of
international education exchange pro¬
grams.
"Nicaragua is tbe biggest question mark
at this time," concedes Michael Stevens,
director of the USIATi Central American
scholarship program.
Stevens isnl sure how\he Nicaraguan
government will react to the program, and
wonders if, in view of that country's mil¬
itary draft, there any qualified studenu
there.
AID officials arent even considering
recruiting Nicaraguan studenu, because
of what one calls "the situation there."
U.S. embassy officals will choose the
studenu in each country, using recom¬
mendations of the two exchange groups. "
The studenu' politics wont be a criter¬
ion, but Stevens notes that to qualify-stu¬
dents must get U.S. visas, which can be
denied on political grounds.
Rep. Robert Carr of Michigan worries
mixing politics with education can warp
the educational value of the exchange.
"Hes not convinced that the truly needy
studenu will be chosen," said Carr staff
associate Diane BUgman.
While far more studenu study in the
Soviet Union a
government expense than
"You can be sure the U.S. government
the U.S., when studenu who pay their
own way are counted, more than twice as
many Central American students study in
the U.S.. sutistics indicate.
Stevens said Central American studenu
who pay their own way tend to represent
the elite classes.
The USIA initiative, he said, is designed
for studenu from middle-income families.
Peterson says be supports the initia¬
tives, believing worries about mixing
politics and education are premature.
"The oversight to see to it that does not
nappen is there," he said.
"If we're going to spend money in Cen¬
tral America, education and training is the
best way to spend it. That'* one of the
things we do best,"added Margaret Fabs of
the National Association of Sute Univer¬
sities and Land Grand Colleges.
Peterson acknowledged it is "inconsis¬
tent" for the government to propose cut¬
ting financial aid for U.S. studenu while
expanding iu foreign scholarship pro¬
grams.
But he said ending the USIA and AID
programs would not mean more dollars
for U.S. studenu.
Let your newpaper work for you!!!
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