Prl t ord In d
for 0 trolt
Archdloce e
DETROIT, Ml-Eleven men,
ranging in age from 27 to 65,
were ordained June 12 Roman
Catholic pri ts at the Blessed
Sacarament Cathedral.
The eleven men include
Reginald J. Brady, 0 troit, w bo
received his priestly formation at
S red Heart Major Seminary
and prior to tha� received a com­
munications degree at the Uni-
. versity of MiChigan.
Brady has been assigned to
SL Jude Parish in Detroit, begin­
ningJuly 1.
Wes m Michigan resort re­
opens
Simpson's Lakeview Resort,
on "Lester Lake" Orand Junc­
tion, Michigan, will have j IS'
grand reopening the July 4th
weekeoo. Activities begin July
2 and exteoo through July 5th.
The resort is located 10 miles
eest of Souta Haven. The resort
includes a 24 unit and 12 unit
motel, a 27 unit family
suites/dormitory style facility,
restaurant, and recreation build­
ing. The holiday weekend room
rates range from $0 to $80. For
information, call (616) 434-
6843.
AKA names
1993 ea
fellows
Antoinette S. PaigeofOakPark
and Stephanie Pullen of Detroit are
among twenty-three academically
talented college undergraduates
seeded by Alpha Kappa Alpha
(AKA) for its leadership class of
1993.
The students will be exposed to
leadership and management tech­
niques via theory and simulated
exercises JWlC 12-18 in Atlanta.
Nextsummer, each will shadow an
outstanding leader to compliment
thcir experiences.
Only females with B averages
or above are eligible to compete in
the seminar which AKA bas pon­
sored since 1978.
Paige is a junior at Wayrr, State
University majoring in Prelaw.
She is a member of the schools
Black Student Prelaw Association,
Akers Black Caucus and the'
NAACP.
Pullen majoring in pediatric
musing and her community in­
volvement includes Metropolitan
Jail Ministry; announcing clerk,
Galilee Baptist Church; tutor and
the community center.
By PATRICIA COLBERT
p.cl., to Mlohlp.n CItizen
p the examination, Gifford aid i
primary purpose w to "weed out"
African America from low- ocio
economic b ckgr und .
D orr-After bing defeated
twice in a court of law, Martina Gif­
ford i taking h r case to the people,
king Malik F.M. el Shabazz, p i- 0 U H Ice,
dent of Th New Garvey Mov ment wheth r the EPE had a ufficiently
and Stop Merchan Selling Food in ub tantial di p rate imp ct upon
Filth (SMSFIF). Bla k tuden , the plaintiff pre-
Gi ord i trying to force Wayn ented two pi 0 evidence.
State Univ rsity to end th controver- Present d first, w a tati tical
ial English Proficiency Examination breakdown of r ul on the EPE
(EPE), an ay examination given which howed that during the fall -
prior to gr duation. . m t rof 1987 the p rate for Black
The initial law uit filed before tuden w 74 percent and the p
Judge Samu I Turner by attorney rate for non-Black tuden w 89
Earn t Goodman began in 92'. percent. Correspondingly, the failure
rate for Black tudents w 26 percent
and for non-Blacks 11 percent.
Dr. Micha I Thomson, economet­
rician and tati tician, former member
of the Wayne State University De­
partment of Economics and advi or to
the Michigan Department of Civil
Rights, t titied that th likelihood of
such a di parity appearing in the r -
ults of a race-neutral test w I
than one in a billion.
"The exam
should be
•
gIven as a
criteria to
enter the
university,
not to exit. "
In their defense the University
presented the testimony of Dr. Wil­
liam Mehrens.
Standing In Unity for Ju tlce ar (I-r) Gabrial. K nyata. Martina Gifford, Malik Shabazz and
Kwame Keny tta.
ence of di parat impact.
ON TH QU TION a to
whether a ufficiently substantial dis­
parate impact upon Black students
w created by th EPE the jury an-
wered "no".
hab82Z ton June'4, 1 with
Rite of Pas age ceremonie were held at the Alter Rd. Lighthouse on the city' ea tide,
June 13, for (front, I-r) Akosua Brent-Kirk, Malika Pryor, Valentine Holt, and Garrett Jone .
(back l-r) Calvin Barlaer, Sean Merce, Taharqa Blue II and Rodney Meadow Jr. The ceremony
was ponsored by Aisha Shule and W.E.B. DuBoi Prep School, 17500 Meyer in Detroit.
By RON SEI�EL
5 eel.' to the Michl an Citizen
111GB ND PARK, 11-10hn
Stindt, tmg uperintendent of High­
land Park c I, said that th d feat
of Propo al "A': earlier thi month
may not mean a lot to Hi hI and Park
bools.
In HI hland Park, u h m ney
went to pecial, vocational and t h­
OI • I edu tum, h stated.
Propo al'iAli defeat may not make
much difference to HP chool
I DT All) the Dem ra
are upporung m pro ram that
could do thi .
Howe er, he added that Gov.
Engler i a" trong leader," and mo t
Republican I 'i lat rs foil w hi
Ie d.
tindt added Gov. Engler "has
h wed him el willm to m-
. modate to g t ipartis an approval "
will h w h wn m lu rcadine to
f r the
no
uld As tor th t utur ,h aid, "It', a
ugh call. You'll hav t what
will they (the I lators] come up WIth."
1� from
WSU' Board of Governors to voice
his concerns. Comparing Board mem­
bers to Pharaoh, wh n M came
to throw dow n the rod, Sh bazz t ld
them to r pent nd tart dealing with
the pro terns f . it) "' University.
"T many ca a
being held h tage in riving their
diplom . Just because a minority
few calling thems Iv . experts, m t
in the upper room, vote on i u that
mean potential di asterforpo rinn r-
city individual ,d not mean that its
going to be busin as usual. Th
Engli h Proficiency Examination has
to be don away with. I don't have a
problem with proficiency. Ev ryone
should trive to be the b t that they
can be. If th exam i important
the University i claiming, then it
should be given as a criteria to enter
the University, n t to exit."
Several tuden at the University
hare th arne view ut are relu tant
to peak out. In an interview, an em­
ployee who ked to remain anony­
mous for fear f rcperc io said,
"Many African Americans migrate
from inner-city colleg to four year
universiti . Many of th e individu­
al arc from low- ci economic
backgrounds making them potential
candidat for fed rally funded pro­
grams. Upon acceptance, th e indi­
viduals generate millions of dollars
for the university by holding a 2.0
grade point average (OP A). When th
individual' OPA drops below 2.0,
he he i n longer valuable to the
unive ity. Sin the university tuB
everything to gain in a ituation such
thi ,it ha! alw y made me wonder,
. why th 'P i giv n n exit exam
leo d t n entran exam."
G J MAR 'H, a senior at
WSU majoring in criminal justice
aid "Alth ugh I P ed the EPE it'
till unfair. I w fortunate eoougb to
g t a topic of which I w well versed.
Many African Am ricans are lacking
in ormation that i neces ary in order
to elaborate on the ubject matter.
Thi i cause the topics are ex­
tra ted from the everyday conversa­
tions of upper middl class Whi .•
In my opinion, thi is the true nature
of th complaint."
Gifford . ys the controversial
EP h prevented her from pursuing
. her g al that he w rked 0 hard to
achieve. She i demanding herdegree,
a public pology and reparations for
10 of job pportunities.
"Thi i u will not go away in
couple of weeks," aid Shabazz, "we
(community leaders, tax payers, tu­
dents and potential tudents) are pre­
pared to picket, prot t, write lettell
and hold public forums to resolve this
matter. We need volunteers and
civil ri h attorney who will donate
time in helping us in this roo
e fort."
P Exam Results
u.s. student
loan almost a
done deal
W SmNGTON-A portion of
President Clinton' propo al to .
have the federal government
lend money directly to college
students is almo t a done deal.
The Senate Lab r and Hu­
man-.Resowces Committee ap­
proved a modified version of
Clinton's propo al.Jun 17. The
proposal would cut co th to
students and the overnment,
who would act a arantor of
tudent loans mad by private
finan ial institutions. Th v­
emment lending would b intro­
duced gradually, 0 that th 5
percent cap would b re hcd in
the 1997- erni year.
The mo t Immediai imp t
of the proposal would a harp
reduction in fees borrowm tu­
dents are charged. Th rigma­
tion and insuran f .' wru h
now reach eight perc nt 0 a
loan, will not ex ecd four per­
cent.
.har c that It
Percent Failed
60.0%
50.0%
30.8%
�lbDIC roup
AprillQ91- Marc 1992
White
56.6%
Black
40.0%
30.0%'
200%
10.0%
00%