1988_04 The Daily Collegian April 1988

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Page 4, Wednesday, April 13. 1988
Carodine helps
student athletes
What do you think is the biggest problem facing Black student athletes
today? According to Keith Carodine, the newest academic counselor for
athletes, ifs their lack of college preparation. " The problem starts
before they get here," said Carodine " The areas most,students have
trouble with include time organization, notetaking, listening skills and
prioritizing. " This is where Carodine comes in. He helps these athletes
catch up, and get to a level they can be successful at.
Carodine is genuinely interested in helping the athletes get an
education. Being a former athlete, he understands what the athletes he
deals with are going through. This helps him relate better to them. He
relates so well in fact, that some of the athletes see him as an ■ older
brother"  figure.
Being a former basketball player at CSU, Los Angeles, Carodine enjoys
attending Fresno State sporting events in his spare time. With such a
strong background in sports, he is aware that some athletes dream of
turning professional. This usually remains only a dream, however, since
only about l% of college athletes actually turn professional. To remind the
student athletes that becomming a professional athlete is a difficult goal,
Carodine has a sign posted in his office that reads " Why limit yourself to
small chance of becomming a professional athlete for I-5 years when you
can finish your education and become a professional person for 30-40
years." This also reminds the student athletes that they are here to get
and education as well as play a sport.
NFL Draft '88
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Although the Bulldog offense had a
difficult time gelling on track last season,
it could still be represented in the draft.
The offensive player with the best chance
of getting drafted is offensive tackle Mike
Withycombe. Due to his size and foot
speed, professional scouts have been
keeping track of him since his junior year
>n    college.        It    appears    that    h/1
is now ready for the NFL. Barry Belli,
the FSU placekicker and punter, has
kicked his way into PCAA record books
while also shattering several Fresno State
records. The fact that he can kick and
punt will no doubt increase his stock
come draft day. Bulldog receivers Ron
Jenkins and Brock Smith are
distinguished receivers who lack only one
quality that hinders their future careers in
football.   Unfortunately, what rhey\ack
is speed. People in the NFL like lo use
tbe phrase "speed kills," and in this case,
the lack of il might just kill a couple of
promising     futures. But    Jenkins
consistency paired with his sure hands,
along with Smiths ability to return kicks
( he was fourth in the nation last season)
should be enough to provide them with a
chance to make it in the
National Football League.
Overall, last season's record of 6 and 5
was disappointing, but for these playeis,
they must put it behind them and move
forward toward the NFL. These seven
former Fresno State players will try to
join ex-Bulldogs Henry Ellard, Stephon
Paige, Stephen Baker and many others
who have achieved success in the
National Football League.
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- Editorial
NffliCP
The local Branch of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP) received
national recognition " For outstanding
achievement in meeting or exceeding the
Branch's Membership Quota in 1987," at
the States inaguration ceremony held in
Los Angeles on Feb. 26.
Jose De Sosa who was installed as
the Statewide President of die NAACP
presented the award to Bill
RiddlespriggerJ>resideni of me Fresno
Branch.
Five other cities throughout the State
of California also received recognition for
their     Membership     Quota. The
membership of the Fresno Branch grew
by 400 percent during 1987.
Black Fraternity boys (AKA) whom ejtgage in silly acts and noise matting in
front of the college union while Palestinians are trying to educate
students concerning the racist brutality of the Isralies, were wrong,
insensitive and uninformed. The same thing happend three years ago during
a union speech by an American Indian leader. The AKA's are wrong and
should stop this childish behavior. Fraternity pledge pranks are of no
importance, compared to the issues of life and death suffered by the
Palestinians. The AKA's should apologize in writing- to the Palestinian
students.
Dr. James H. Rogers
Freedom and Unity Staff
Shawnda Grice - Editor
Willie  Sadler -  Writer
Melissa Knight - Copy Editor
Dr. James H. Rogers - Advisor
Barry Marlow - Assist.  Editor
Photographer
Travette Sadler - Writer
Julie Brents - Reporter
Profile: Jesse
Jackson
The Rev. Jesse Jackson is an attained
minister in tbe Baptist Chinch, and twice
a candidate for the Democratic Party
nomination for preside nL
His political involvement began in
1963 when he joined with fellow students
to organize the now- historical Greensboro
restaurant sit-ins. In 1966 he went to
work for Martin Luther King's Atlanta-
based Southern Christian Leadership
Conference (SCLC) as head of the Chicago branch of Operation Breadbasket, a
grassroots effort to mobilize for jobs and
better services for the Mack ccommunity.
In 1967 he becan^ Operation Breadbasket's national director. He continued to
serve in the SCLC after King's assassination, leaving in 1971 to found
Operation PUSH (People United to Save
Humanity) in Chicago. Under the PUSH
banner, Jackson continued his grassroots
campaign for self-reliance and community
organization throughout tbe 70s.
In his speech before the Democratic
Convention in 1984, "We should not be
mining die harbors of Nicaragua and trying to covertly overthrow that government. Military' aid and mihtaiy advisors
should be withdrawn from El Salva
dor...We shoulJ not be establishing military bases in Honduras and militarizing
the nation of Costa Rica. It was wrong
for our nation to ivnade tiny Grenada"
Jackson has spoken at numerous rallies
and marches catling for such an aid cutoff,
including the April 1987 march on Washington. His parish in Chicago provides
sanctuary for Salvadoran refugees.
In a recent foreign poucy debate he
said, "I will remove American advisors
(from Central America) and will instead
extend to our neighbors an offer of technical, agricultural, medical and economic
Jackson favors a cut off of all aid to
the contras and an end to military maneuvers in Honduras. He supports the Arias
plan and also favors negotiations with the
Nicaraguan government on matters of
mutual concern.
"Only   a   grotesque   failure   in   U.S.
foreign policy    would justify resort to
military force, says Jackson. Use of military force should be confined to "direct
and immediate threats" to this country, be
declares, and "the small countries of Cen-
ual America do not threaten our security.".
In 1979, Jackson visited South Africa
and the Middle Fax where he met with
opponents of apartheid ard supporters of
die Palestinian cause. In June of 1984,
Jackson visited Cuba, where he met with
Daniel Ortega; and Panama, where he met
with representatives of the FMLN/FDR.
At the meeting in Panama, the FMLN/-
FDR asked Jackson to convey an offer for
peace talks to the Salvadoran government.
In  public   statements  Jackson  has
characterized U.S. aid to El Salvador as
aid which "supports a corrupt military at
war with its own people." "Our aid," he
declares, "must be used as an incentive for
a negotiated settlement, na a bulwark
He has publicly called for a cut off of
all aid to El Salvador on numerous occasions, including: In his official position paper on Central America: " Aroer-
rican aid for waging war in El Salvador
and Guatemala against their own people
should be cut off and, instead, support
should be provided to help negotiate national solutions to the conflicts in these
O, sweep of stars over Harlem streets,
O, tittle breath of oblivion th* is night
A city building
To a mother's song.
A city dreaming
To a lullaby.
Reach up your band, dark boy, and take a
star.
Out of the little breath of obbvion
That is night.
Take just One star.
By Langston Hughes