WESTERN MICHIGAN
judged by
or the Bl ck
t nd rd. he
tunate.
DRUGS, GANGS, AND teen
pregnancies had no chance of
deterring Dizzy from a po hive
life tyle. An avid reader from the
age of three, she was twice
elected class president in high
chool, with visions of eventually
becoming n attorn y. College,
however, idet eked thi vi ion;
h took a degr e in b ine d-
mini tration.
Dizzy' more radical view in­
clude eeing welfare an institu­
tionalized form of genocide.
Also, he ha orne pretty harsh
word for the Black church.
"It's our community power
base but pre chers aren't helping
us overcome. The" need to n me
names and a sist u in c1aimin
power over ou.r live ." In tead,
they are too busy trying to look
out for their ve ted intere ts, ac­
cording to Dizzy.
"The Black church is not doing
nearly enough, instead of attack­
ing and transforming the statu
quo, it ha , in many respects, be­
come the 0PPrc sive tatu quo."
Western works to
: retain African Americans
By DANNY COOKS
I Co"'.ponMnt
KALAMAZOO -A twenty minute
• video enti tied 'Black to the Future'
was shown in Room 3304 of
Western Michigan University's
(WMU) Sangren Hall on Tuesday,
January 14th as part of the
university's MLK Birthday obser­
vances. Following the video, a dis­
cussion by audience members
focused on how WMU faculty
could be more sensitive -to minority
concerns.
Sponsored by WMU' Office of
Faculty Development Services and
totally underwritten by the
Kalamazoo Consortium for Higher
Education (a collection of area col­
leges), the video of Black students
sharing their WMU campus ex­
perience was viewed by a mostly
white audience of Western profes­
sors and administrators.
'In the video Dr. Earl'
Washington, director of WMU's In­
stitute for the Study of Race and
Ethnic Relations, asked the students
questions seeking to point out areas
for improvement in minority reten­
tion 'by the university.
One student in the video shared
his fustration with being accepted
as a serious student. "White stu­
dents kept asking me if I was here
on a basketball scholarship," he
said. "I started asking them if they
were here on 8 golf scholarship."
, WHY; ANOTHER student
asked, can't the assumption be that
we're here on academic scholar­
ships? Why must it be sports?
Why can't it be that we paid our
way like many other students?
Her bottom line: through
stereotyping minorities lose, but
those doing the stereotyping also
lose. '
The after-video discussion dealt
with the questions: Can white
professors be role models to Black
students? Can Black students
thrive intellectually at a
predominately white university?
Not only can white professors be
role models to Black students,
many times they are, according to
the consensu of the audience.
"Many times as Black profe ionals
we're harder on Black students than
we are on others," Chemi try
professor Robert Sutton said. This
creates a situation much like ,t}at
occurring in neighborhoods were
parents are more lenient with
neighbor' kids than with their own.
"Naturally the neighbor kids think
you're a great parent."
In conclusion, the discussion
concluded with the consensus that
all students want to be recognized
as individuals.
TOWARD THIS end, retention
of minority students can best be ac­
complished by meaningful instruc­
tor/student interaction.
As a student in the video
stressed: "Learn for yourself, not to
pass a tes t. "
MUSKEGON
Friend and family day at
Friendship. Baptlst Church
,
,
By MARY GOLUDAY
Martha Sartor, Gary Cheatum,
and Kerwin Wells were among
students that were selected as Stu­
dents of the Month from October
thru December at the Muskegon
High School.
Martha i active in the Student
Leadership Council, Students
Against Drunk Driving (SADD),
National Honor Society and the
Big Red Cheerleading Team.
She i the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank and Sue Sartor.
Gary is active in football, band
nd was named 1991 Homecom­
ing King. He is the on of Mrs.
Bill y Rams y.
Kerwin is active in SAAO,
The Conservation Club, campus
Keyhole nd Drama Club. He
plans to ttend the University of
Michigan and major in Com­
munication.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles and Bobbie Wells.
Congratulations to all of you.
Castle, Edvard Munch Museum,
The Senior Choir of Bergen International Music Fes-
Friendship Baptist Church will tival, Vegeland Sculpture Park,
have their Friend and Family Day .. Louisiana Museum, Viking
Program on Sunday, January 28, Ships, Fredericksborg Castle and
at 3 p.m. much more. '
Their special guests will be the The trip i scheduled to depart
Beulah Baptist Church. Rev. Wil- on May 18 and return May 31,
lie Paul Jr., will bring the me - 1992. Cost of the tour is $2,999
sage. (per person/double occupancy),
Rev. Richard Hogue is the host and includes all land and air
pastor. transportation from Mu kegon,
room at superior hotels, selected
meal, guided sightseeing by
motor coach, admission to
museum included in the
scheduled itinerary, and at least
five concerts and performance .
The We t Shore Symphony
Orchestra will take a· pring tour
to explore the wonders of Scan­
dinavia, which includes Copen­
hagen, Oslo and Bergen. ,
The two-week tour, led by
Maestro Murray Gross will focus
on the music, culture, natural
beauty and pectacular sights of
Scandinavia, including: The
Royal Dani h Ballet and Opera
Festival, National Art Galleries of
Denmark and Norway, Tivoli
Garden, Hamlet's Elsinore
A refundable de po it is re­
quired to re erve your place on
the trip. For more information
call Kathy VanDyke or Murray
Gros at the West Shore' Sym­
phony office at 726- 231.
"The Year of dubllee" exhibit
This exhibition, mounted by the Mu kegon
County Museum, will examine the history of slavery
in North America, from th earliest colonial period
up through the end of slavery during the Civil War.
The exhibit will also focus on the anti- lavery
movement as it developed in We t Michigan, in­
cluding the importance of Mu k gon County to the
Underground Railroad and Mu kegon' own
abolitioni t, Jonathan Walker.
The Year of Jubilee will examine the topics
through the use of graphic , photographs and ar­
tifacts, many on loan from in titutions aero the
country.
The exhibition will run February 21 thru Novem- -
ber 1992 at the Mu kcton County Museum. 430 W ."
Clay Street.
Admission to the mu eum if FREE.
If all your children deserved to go to college,
but you could only send one, how would you choose?
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IrED E R
Mind I A Terribl