Black sc droppin By Sarah Mcgill The Chronicle DURHAM, N.C. - In the early 9s, black high school students were 'drawn to historically black colleges and universities in great numbers. -,Dine years later, however, many 61ack students are opting to forego that experience. All five of the historically black colleges and universities in the University of North Carolina school system have witnessed declining enroll- ments and Scholastic Aptitude Test scores in the past few years. .gging enrollment is not exclusive Worth Carolina HBCUs but reflects a broader pattern, said Gary Barnes, U. North Carolina's vice president for pro- gram assessment. "I would say we're looking at a national trend," Barnes said. One reason for the decline may sim- ply be competition. "Minority students have greater choices than they did ten years ago," Angela Terry, vice chancellor for audent affairs at North Carolina Cetral University. "The markets for 1lack students are broadening." The belief that the racial homogene- ity of HBCUs is poor preparation for life after college may also contribute to RALLY *tinued from Page 1A participants to support a possible GEO ike. "Honoring our picket lines means hmnoring women and people of color at ,tbe University ... defending our picket 4iies means defending affirmative -ation." t Speakers at the rally included Detroit Css Technical High School senior Agnes Aleobua, who plans on attending University in the fall. ,leobua said that while it is impor- ant for high school students to get 'iolved in and understand affirmative tion because it relates to their future, 'it needs to be improved upon and built 4pon. "It's like a quarter when we deserve a follar' Aleobua said. "We can't build on zero, but we can build on the quarter." Aleobua said she was accepted with ATION Continued from Page 1A to gain entry to the middle class, and conte the fact that a stigma is placed on minorx because of it. "I have no stigma;' Smith said. "I'm as sk at what I do as the next person. Any woma minority would tell you that you have to be t" as good and twice as fast to get a job. " don't think there is racial preference t ," she said. "It's affirmative action." But Jaye said preferences based on "group al OMPUTER NETWORK SALES t an exciting career right here in A2 selling computers and computer networking equipment to area businesses. Computer and ases experience required. Controller. 4201 Vairsity Dr. #D, A2, Ml 48108, ww.domsys.com EOE. trss? er. ke the pressure off yourself and advertise in The Michigan Daily Simmer Sublet Section. Make your Vn ad that will appear in a special iull-out section of the newspaper Padvertin Te Mrch Da4l hume Sule Setin Maeou Also look for us in the Fishbowl March 10, 11 & 12 from 10-4 comments: contact glaborde@umich.edu DN T You FORGET TO"EUAR ? The Michigan Daily -- Thursday, February 25, 1999 - 7A hools face enrollment Waiting for.re-entry declining enrollment, Terry said. "We are aware of that mispercep- tion;' Terry said, "and are aggressively working to move away from it." The shift comes at a time when affirmative action and aggressive recruiting are bringing more minori- ties to predominantly white campus- es. Last year, for example, Duke, UNC at Chapel Hill and N.C. State University enrolled more black undergraduates than ever before. "If you're wondering if that has been at the expense of the historically black schools, I just don't know," said Jerome Lucido, director of admissions at UNC- CH. But some HBCU administrators feel it is becoming increasingly difficult to compete with other institutions for the brightest students. Indeed, for the five historically black NC schools com- bined, the average SAT score rose to 932 in 1994 but fell to 879 this year - even given the 1996 SAT recalibration. "To a large extent, I think we are at a disadvantage (in recruiting students) because the resources of NC State and UNC are so much greater," Terry said. Many school administrators say HBCUs witnessed a revival in after the 1984 publication of Jaqueline the help of anaffirmative action admis- sions program. "If affirmative action is eliminated, many students won't get to go to col- lege" she said. LSA senior Jon Blavin, who joined the rally because his class was canceled when a fire alarm was set off in Angell Hall, said affirmative action is a com- plex issue that needs to be addressed at a broader societal level beyond the University. The University "is a segregated school in a lot of ways," Blavin said. "People segregate themselves, which can be more dangerous than any legislative issue that affects the University,"he said. Blavin explained that in his classes he sees mostly "white suburbanites" like himself, who attended high schools that he said better prepared them for college than an inner-city schools could. Fleming's Blacks in College, which claimed that black students have more fulfilling post secondary experiences at HBCUs. Now, many hope another event will catalyze the revitalization of North Carolina's HBCUs - the expected swell of college-aged students in the coming years. During the "baby boom- let," the UNC system is expected to absorb 48,000 new students by 2008 - a 31 percent increase. Perry Massey, vice chancellor of stu- dent affairs at Fayetteville State University, said efforts to expand the school's enrollment by a third should strengthen its programs. "The survival of an institution is based on the student population," he said. But Eva Klein, a UNC-hired consul- tant, doubted that ailing institutions would be able to boost their enrollments without improving facilities. "Historically black schools face a catch-22," she said. "Until they get more students, they can't pay for facili- ties, and until they improve their facili- ties, they can't attract the students." Willie Brown, a UNC Board of Governors member, said declining enrollments are a result of institutional inequity. "But not letting inner-city students in is not the answer," Blavin said. Members of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, a public-service oriented sorority in the Black Greek Association, held a banner and signs in support of defending affirmative action. LSA senior Megan Davis said Delta was originally formed during the women's suffrage movement. They con- tinue to support women's issues and African American issues through activ- ities like "non-biased" affirmative action facts handouts and letter writing campaigns, Davis said. LSA junior Mwanaisha Sims, a Delta and an MSA representative, added that the Greek system is too often portrayed in negative stories. "It's not all negative" Sims said. "Our focus is to uplift the black com- munity." CHRIS CAMPERNEL/Daily Students forced to evacuate Angell Hall.yesterday around noon after a false fire alarm stand outside. Some students expressed disgust that the alarm was pulled in the middle of midterms, while others enjoyed shortened classes. New party may affect election MSA Continued from Page 1A said there were other issues that prompted him to resign. "The Assembly is moving away from addressing student issues," he said. Burden resigned from his executive position on Feb. 2 after the assembly passed a resolution condemning U.S. sanctions on Iraq. LSA Rep. Elise Erickson, who was elected to the assembly as a Students' Party member last fall, is now a member of the Blue Party. She said the new group will take a different approach to forming its platform. "I believe in Bram and Andy's mission. It's going to be a team effort when we make decisions," Erickson said. But Thompson said he doesn't think parties should have strict ideologies. "If we lived in a perfect world, a party would be a group of people with different points of view." Now that the party is established, some representatives said they see it as a positive change for this semester's election for both MSA and LSA-SG. "It will allow for more people to run," said LSA Rep. Kym Stewart. Thompson, who was elected to the assembly on the Students' Party ticket last spring, added that he welcomes the increased competition. Students Party leader Ron Page said the Blue Party is "a good thing." "It's terrible when there's one major party," said Page, an LSA-SG member. Several MSA members said the new party may change the face of this semester's election. "I really see this election- being really intense because of the party split;' Stewart said. Students who plan on running in next month's MSA elec- tions have until tomorrow at 5 p.m. to submit an application. Elections Director Andrew Serowik said although only about six people have turned in candidate applications, he expects more than 50 people to run in this semester's elec- tions. iation" are racist, insulting and cheat students because they "undermine academic integrity." "How dare the University of Michigan give college scholarships and teaching assistance based on the color of the skin rather than indi- vidual merit, academic achievement and pub- lishing success?" Jaye asked. Sumi Cho, an associate law professor at DePaul University in Chicago, spoke about the intersec- tion of race and gender, focusing on "white women's ambivalence to affirmative action" "Why would white women vote against their own self-interests in California and Washington ... despite the oft-repeated fact that they are the largest beneficiaries of affirmative action?" Cho asked. The answer, she said, lies in the concept of family. Cho referred to a poll in which many white women said they feared affirmative action would hurt employment opportunities for their male relatives. This relates to the historical dis- ruption of black, Asian, Chicano and Latina/o families in the United States, Cho said. Gail Nomura, an Asian American studies pro- fessor, further expounded on the history of dis- crimination against Asian Pacific Americans. "There are many misconceptions that perpet- uate the myth of Asian Americans as model minorities" Nomura said, adding that the affir- mative action issue "compels us to move beyond the black and white paradigm." Nomura related past discriminatory laws that were used to exclude and prohibit Asian Americans from U.S. society, including the areas of immigration, citizenship and bilingual educa- tion. Today, she said, Asian Americans are used as examples of high achievers, but are still con- sidered foreign and alien. "You spit on us, kick us, and suddenly we come up smiling as the model minority,": Nomura said. "There are many ways people can' manipulate the system." 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