1971_12 The Daily Collegian December 1971

              4    THE DAILY COLLEGIAN    Friday,
MERCY
Football season still alive
-allowable  1
one of the Bulldogs'
to  Briaham Young
Collegiate Athletic Association
council, the governing body ol
Intercollegiate athletics.
KJing  14  children,  i
m foolball'asslsta;
id the airplane pilot w)
Matmen hope for first
win in SJS tourney -
This weekend's San Jose J
State's wrestlers Just what
need - plenty of wrestling.
to California 21-12 and to B
ham Young 24-12, FSC ct
Dick Francis Is anxious for
Bulldogs to get more match
tlon.
are   Ron  Taylor
The Fresno
Ruschhaupt (UNL),
esno City College,
Athletic Asso
? (177), a freshman
nla Collegia!
leam while Berg is
the    two    te
brother   of  190-
Berg.
In  Mercy
"AU the kids said they would
be delighted loparllcipateinsuch
a worthy cause,* said FSC coach
Darryl Rogers. "Sure, we're a
little rusty, but think of all the
State Bulldogs fln-
xl $184,684, thl
were given to help the famtUes .ft was pointed out
of 20 Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, be permissible under
football players and coaches who laws   because II woulc
were killed the year before In an post-season   game •
Ohio plane crash. athlel|c   dtrector cem
Frosh cagers travel
to Porterville tonight
Coach Frank Carbajal's fresh- team and will start tonight along
man basketball team will begun- with Phil WIechec at forward,
ning  for  their  first  win of the Henning pumped  In 24 points
year tonight when they face one before fouling out of the game In
of   Porterville College's  finest Ihe last five minutes of the Mer-
teams   ever  In Porterville at 7 ced game. He will siart al center
i   Fresn
Stilt,
will   b
Bulldogs vs. Gaels in Selland Arena
UHURU
Racism promotes ignorance
of Black sickle cell anemia
Daily
Collegian
MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1971
Significance of
the Black vote
er than the nation. Atthetlmeof
the RevoluUonary War, free
Blacks were voting In 10 of the
original 13 colonies. But the
paradoxes   that   were   palnfullv
•all rr
I  third  c
I, thre
e  total 1;
n  15
majorities.
The Implications and effects
following from this pattern of migrations and natural growth have
made their mark In all areas of
American culture and society.
And nowhere Is this more evident
than the political arena. For In
the compeUtlve game of politics
the   floating   Independent   voter
that have been cemented by party
affiliation or by language or eth-
Callfornla and New York had a
combined Immigration of nearly
700,000 Blacks over the last decade, and New Jersey, Michigan
and IUlnols each attracted more
than 100.000. These are a few
of the areas producing Black congressmen, state officials and leg-
ActuaUy what Is happening Is a
seesaw effect both In population
movements andpoUUcs. Whites
are -moving out of the cities to
surrounding suburbs, while
Blacks move In to occupy vacated
housing and political offices.
What's going to happen when white
people have nowhere else to run?
A minority does not have the
strength to carry out political
programs. Black people can only
Initiate change and provoke a re-
caslons with great effectiveness,
but the decisive factor will be the
direction oi the white majority.
The realities of Increased Black
voter registration and block
voting as well as those of social
and economic change can lead
to Black people controlling a
more representative portion of
the communities In which they
nfluenclng  legislation
>n all le
it officials In ei
d city
What some people fall to understand is that In politics gains are
measured by offices won, and tn
the na.'onal 'scoreboard* Black
people are sweeping up points
with new victories In each elec-
:  without bloodshed*.     But
Blacks and whites.
UCLA recruiter
will visit campus
A recruiter from the University of California at Los Angeles
wUl be on campus next week to
interview Black and American
Indian students who will receive
degrees In January or June and
those who will graduate next year
and are Interested in doing graduate work at UCLA. AU majors
are acceptable.—-
pus Tuesday from 10a.m.-2p.m.
In the Educational Opportunity
Program Office! New Administration 238.
By J. E. Armstrong
Uhuru Staff Writer
)nco again, sad to say, racism
a foundation of the American
:lety. Black psychiatrists say
right Ignore It.
To Blacks there is no question
about it. especially in the area
of health care. Even In diseases
In a few short months the Black
man has suffered because we have
been purposely Ignored, until we
the age-old illness, sickle ceU
anemia.  It  was   mostly Ignored
born hemoglobin defect, and a
congenital disease. It Is therefore hereditary and affects a
large but unknown number of
Black Americans wliii estimates
ranging from 50,000 to 400,000.
normal red blood cells that become elongated or "sickle"
shaped, and form blockage In the
capillaries of the blood system.
Tissue death results at the blockage points and a severe, painful
last three or four days or up to
several weeks. A crisis Is usually brought on by physical exer-
Whlle the a
impart II to th'
be used to help combat the disease. Although this Is not nearly
enough It Is a start, but what took
so long? Perhaps Nixon's urgent
want of the Black vote In the 1972
presidential elections, but definitely racism and no concern for
Black humanity was a cause tor
this long period of purposeful
neglect. It took Black knowbow
and power to get results and this
>Ia, they can
Udren If they
Is from each parent). Abnormal
hemoglobin for sickle cell anemia
ranges from AS, AC, SC combl-
A9 much as 40 per cent of the
population In tropical East African countries, especially Chana,
The vl
majority of cases death 1* the
The symptoms of the sickle
ceU disease arr caused by ab-
tests  for detecUng It, whereas
cept for perhaps electrophoresis.
In the electrophoretic test the
amino acids In the hemoglobin
are separated by an electrical
current.  Each amino acid win
take up a certain position In relation to the other amino acids.
If an amino acid Is out of place
It can be detected and Its affects
studied.
Treatment of sickle ceU anemia In the past has been conventional: pain medication, heat, rest
i "trait*
and Is a carrier. Although people
asymptomatic (seemingly In good
health and not showing the symptoms of the disease), it Is now
recognized that they may suffer
severe, even fatal, crises under
certain conditions, such as exposure to high altitudes, general
dlers died tn basic training within 24 hours after the crisis and
shock. Now open your ears and
bring death to only a carrier,
think of what It can do to the
Individual   who   has   the  active
verity and then on top of that
being Ignored by the majority of
the medical profession, It has
been caUed "possibly the most
neglected major health problem
In the nation today.*
Approximately one In 500 Black
babies s born suffering from the
disease. Most die of the blood
disorder before they are lOyeara
old, and generally before they
reach adulthood if they have the
active disease. The symptoms
are Juandlce, Intense adbomlnal
and body pain, joint disorders,
bone malformations, possible enlargement of the heart and spleen,
possible kidney hemorrhage,
progressive weakness and Infection, permanent disablUty, sweU-
Ing of the hands and feet, and If
the person has the homozygous
genes, death. It Is Interesting to
the Black race is believed to be
the result of blood cells "sickling* to fight off malaria In tropical climates, but the "sickling*
brought about the more deadly
disease. In areas where sickle
cell anemia Is highly active malaria Is not, and vice versa.
Since lis discovery In 1910
nothing much has been done about
the treatment of the patient with
re finally made
nal Medical As;
y American medl
n that Is truly ci
ntaged, declared
11 anemia and made It;
d the dlsad-
hen this happened, the Nixon
ilnlstratlon declared a sickle
anemia  month In October
1, and directed $6 mlUlon to
Now a possible chemical control
Is urea, which Is easily obtained
at a low cost and can abate a
severe, painful crisis in two to
four hours. Just think of It,
brothers and sisters. From 1910
to 1971 nothing, but It took Just
three months In 1971 to find a
bolter treatment and a possible
control. Only racism could put off
doing something for the Black
man In 61 years that black pressure and power brings about In
Just three months.
President Nlxoo said. It is a
sad and shameful fact that the
causes of this disease have been
largely neglected throughout our
history. We cannot rewrite this
record of neglect, bit we can reverse It.' Noble words for such
a humble president concerned for
the Black man?
Black togetherness, knowbow
and power got results. Black
folks, get together! White folks,
humble yourselves and down with
Merriff offers cultural events
for Bay Area Black community
Merritt CoUege Community
Services Is offering a series of
cultural events for the Black
community of the Bay Area In the
month of December.
The first of these event* was
■Danny Duncan Dance Company's* production of the play
•UHURU*. This Black, on Black,
in Black extravaganza brought
great pleasure to the Black popu-
ment at all colleges should offer
a relevant form of entertainment
to all the people of the community
which the college serves, with the
sole purpose in mind of making
the coUege a place where people
can utilize Its facilities culturally
as weU as professionally. Right
on Merritt CoUege Community
Services! Get it together, Fres-
Thls effort b;
lege hlUtop si
right dl
'the Merritt Col-
i for bringing unity
and pride to the Black community.
This series of cultural event*
are free to the pubUc.
The next event scheduled In
December will be a production
of the Afro-HsiUan Dances. The
Merritt CoUege Community Service Department plan should be
Initiate* throughout the state.
The Community Service Depart-
Editor applications
AppUcaUons for spring
The Daily CoUeglan ar* now
available In the FresnoState
CoUege Association Office,
College Union 301. Application* ar* do* Dec. 10, with
•election of ihe editor by the
UcaUon* scheduled for D*c.