xt7bvq2s7j9v https://exploreuk.uky.edu/dips/xt7bvq2s7j9v/data/mets.xml The Kentucky Kernel Kentucky -- Lexington The Kentucky Kernel 1981-04-06 Earlier Titles: Idea of University of Kentucky, The State College Cadet newspapers  English   Contact the Special Collections Research Center for information regarding rights and use of this collection. The Kentucky Kernel  The Kentucky Kernel, April 06, 1981 text The Kentucky Kernel, April 06, 1981 1981 1981-04-06 2020 true xt7bvq2s7j9v section xt7bvq2s7j9v Monday. Apr“ 6. 1981 an independent sludml nevupnpn ‘ myersity 0‘ “ennui." '. ' -
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‘ ‘ _ , . - ‘ . PRAGUE. Czechoslovakia . dependent union movement '. ' ‘
i k "“ ‘» . Soviet President Leonid l Brezhnev Brezhnev was met yesterday at the . ~ ,1 '-
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.- ‘ - - ‘ a‘ ( Czechoslovak leaders on "interna- leaders had a "friendly meeting." "
x ’ ‘”'~ “' .- , - . . _ tional problems." discussed relations between their ’V ‘ .
I \ “'"‘ " ‘ In Berlin. the East German news countries and "exchanged views on TV ‘- .
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, - military units. including tank, In recent days the Soviet press has , .
l ‘ .‘A rocket, artillery. and communica sharpened its criticism ot the Polish . .
AV . tions troops. were joining the 2“‘;f‘:‘ittv-$¢w;"§f(“if 13;".fi'hf’m‘i weigh-:1 ,' .. Beno said Poland would be i. 5- Secretary "3 513”" Alexander ‘ .'
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Pr0file Ofa winner 8" TOM MORAN /Kernel Staff neighbors . the Soviet L'nion, East Weinberger said Saturday in London . .‘ f
Germany and Hungary . would be that “much more" material was be - ‘.

Freshman (‘indy Crapper rears back to hurl her javelin in Friday‘s com-t school record and qualified for the MAW Nationals with her throw of ltil- the only foretgn delegations to speak mg airlifted by Warsaw Pact forces ‘ - _

petion at the Shively Sports Center. The field event specialist set a new 4. The (‘anadian's effort was also gmd for a Kentuckv Relavs watch before ”‘9 lill“ congress around Poland than the maneuvers ‘ '

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By CHARITY C. WILSON KSU from another university. ty Hypertension Summer Research The program. which was allocated degree from Kstv and an engineering subcommitte »i~iie committed, vote ; . .
Staff Writer M0ving programs to KSU would be program, Kotchen said. UK based its funds for five years. is approaching deg”? ”0m ”V ”n 1““ 155110 was dealethfi at 3’3 9‘ 4-

the least feasible effort. Sexton said. hypertension program on that oi’ the Its fourth summer. Kotcher. said he The program was started to bring One reason tor lleMarcus's pro» 5 4

Cooperative programsbetween UK because “anytime you talk about tak- NIH. hopes to get additional grants so the “WW blacks to [K Funk said one of posal was KSt"s failure to integrate
and Kentucky State University may ingaprogram away fromauniversi- “The purpose is to get minority program can continue all” “9-“ ”‘9’ "”bht-{a‘lmls "f 4‘ malt" 518‘“ "5 “We”! body andtaculty "i can't .

be one way for the state to comply ty,you get resistance." schools interested in minority summer. university like t'K IS to make unclerstand why a black person , .

with part ofafederal report on civil In the past there have been research and affiliate them with a Thet‘ollegeot‘ Engineering set upa engineering education available to would be against an integrated '
rights. but the future for such pro- cooperative programs between UK training institute.“he said cooperative program With KSY “1 ausmd‘WS‘” U“""‘r511.\'-” “(Marcus said. >

grams is uncertain. and KSU in areas such as nutrition, Since blacks have a higher in. years ago. Jim Funk. who directed The engineering cooperative pro Similar Views toward KSt' have ~ _

The report, released in February. agriculture and education. but most— cidence of hypertension. or high the program when it was initiated. gram contributes to this and allows been expressed in the state , V ~ .
stated that Kentucky should try to ly onaninformalbasis. blood pressure, involvmg black said. "We wanted to give black KSL' to offer another option to its legislature. said William Turner of .
“enhance" the image of KSU. Bob Two very successful cooperative faculty members was only logical. studentsabetter place towork “ studentshesaid. the [K sociology department He ., ‘ ,
Sexton of the Council of Higher programs between under operation Kotchen said. "One of the major pur- Students in the program enroll In February. Rep Harold DeMar- said he believes many of the hold- ', ,
Education said efforts to enhance of the two universities are a summer poses of the program was in get three years at KS1} and two years at (us. R—Stanford, presented a pro; backs between the two schools lie in 1‘ .'
KSU, the state‘s only predominantly hypertension study and an engineer~ blacks more favorably involved.“ l'K They receive a bachelor of arts posal to close KSt' to a legislative (‘ontinued on page 3 ' . '
black university, could come ing program. Kotchen said the program is fund.
through three ways. The summer cooperative program ed completely through Nlll at no cost .; g .VV. V

Options to be considered are the is the result of work by Theodore Kot- to either of the universities. . . . '
development of cooperative pro- Chen, UK professor of medicine and KSU faculty had a good D 0 VV . ~'. .
grams between KSU and other chief of the division of endocrinology. background in hypertension researa anCe mara 0n rat‘seS ' i. (T ’

I universities, forming programs uni- The National Institute of Health ch. said Kotchen, “Everyonel talked >_ ,'W-_.'
'_ que to KSU or moving a program to had a similar program called Minori- to was very enthusiastic “ By (‘lNln' DECKER VLV. tV
'- Staff Writer cond place and raised $630. according second, third. fourth- and fifth- .' x . .
State b0 rd r h to Pruitt. place finishers. a
Over $3,300 were led ed to the When asked why they entered. . . . i,
a p oposes c angeS Epilepsy i‘bissociationp ofg Kentucky Pruitt replied, "Marian wanted to VVVTelVecoVriimanic-ationsV M)p}_].().rn(,):f
0 from the South Campus ('ouncil's and she talked me into it." adding it Q“? ‘V . 0U?» d5 de whim he a V ‘V V.
. . seventh annual marathon dance conv was for a good cause 'I“"‘“*‘”“"." sophomore Andy " 1 " i.
: 1” courses re ”Ired 0r teaCherS test. held over the weekend at the They plan to enter again next year. 93”“ receivethhird place Douglas 3 ' .. . '.
: Complex Commons Pruitt said. said they raised about 3mm .1, '1'. V.
. . _ Glen McKenzie. South (‘ampus ’ru'tt . “d y . oth , r , . . ., 4 ~ , ., ~ shers we“. arts ‘
By ALVEX CRVOUCH erarVnV has not been changed Education. deans are supporting it. coordinator, said over $800 will goto MGA} 12-inch blagfipandtihhtf gig: and PSaga-Eiauiithmun Barbara V .1; ’ V. ~:
Assoctate Editor Significantly Since 1934. according to the Epilepsy Assticiation. The N“ sion setthat contest organizers pur- Richie and Michael Davidson from . l-‘ I ‘5
the proposal. “Teachers have said Both Barnard and Denemark are maining money will go toward prize chased from Pieratt's inc at retail Louisville . . .' f
- Two proposals which would affect they were inadequately prepared,“ members of the teacher certification costs and other expenses. price. ‘ ‘ ' e, .
i the requirements and certification 0f said Barnard. council. The contest. which began at 6 pm. (‘iirlii Farrell, undt‘t'ldt‘d major "I i 7
:Kentucky‘s education students are Friday and ended at 6pm. Saturday. Gift certificates and coupons from freshman. and Barry Williams. come ‘. ".
' moving toward consideration by the The first proposal also sets up eight The CHE had requested the was organized inthe same manner as several local businesses and puter science freshman. were illih‘ 2' '
state Superintendent of Education competency areas: orientation ‘0 board delay its consideration to allow a Walk—a-thon, with the participants restaurants were also given to the place finishers .~ ,
, and the BoardofEducation. secondary education. foundations of a study of the plan‘s fiscal impact. obtaining sponsors to pledge money , "
learning and human development. Denemark does not. however. for each hour darVicedh h . 1
. eneric teachin skills, individualiz- . . McKenzie sai< eig t of t e 11 pre- : i
. The “mt proposal has been approv- Ed educationalg planning. teaching foreseeabudget problem. rt‘glfilt‘n‘d COUDIOS Pilr‘it'ipalt‘d- Fin‘ . ' . .
:ed by the state “PFC".W Teacher strategies and methods, human in- “It could be implemented with the couples danced the entire 24 hOUTS. _ ' ~ 2
:Education and Certification. it would teractions in the schools, profes- present faculty,“ Barnard anothercouple danced 23'3h0UrS and mi _ .. j ' V-
raiseV t028Vthenumber ofVcredit hours sional teaching in theschools andstu- said.“We‘ll have to look to rcstruc— two couples qu‘t after 12 and b a‘ r . .‘4
required m the professmnal educa- dent teaching. turing and reorganizing classes." hours.respectively <23£® . ' ‘(. '
tion component for secondary school k d de d "A substantial Hamburgers were donated by Mac- a , ~ 3
student graduation and certification In its final form. the proposal DgnWPridSe ‘. r‘t'or‘ UK .. Donald‘s and pizzas by Domino‘s, , , . . __
at all Kentucky universities. allows institutions to make their own ”"9“ “0” necessa y ‘ McKenzie said. adding that ‘fx, ' ' . . '
. decisions on how to structure these According to Barnard. the second doughnuts were contributed by Dixie . ‘Q 7 ' I‘ q V ~
. The new proposal on‘Jld add WY . ight areas, Barnard said. The pro— proposal is endangered by the cur- (‘ream Doughnuts and Doughnut _ y i . ' ' 3
one hour totheUKrequirement, said posal stipulates. however. that rent budget strain. Before students Daze ("omplex (‘afeteria Manager . .. " -’ t. ‘ :V »
George DenemVark, dean 0f the COL students must have ‘50 hours 0f field could enroll in an education college. (‘arol “5"” agglswd With {00d g.- {'7 ‘
lege of Educallon. Almmgh the pre- Work prior to Studen‘ teachingV 75 theV “Would have [0 take an en‘ranco preparations. .4 L ['.jflur . ' i
sent average among V Kentucky hours of in-school assessment and a exam. The proposal also requires Red Cross volunteers were there to ' ' i» ‘3' . ‘
umniversmos '5 ‘7 hours, LK requires full term 0f Stud?“t teaching. :riore evaluations during a teacher‘s prgfrghgiqrtn‘ihi. nutrition and food if a; ‘ ' V ‘

Students who are already enrolled The State Board of Education is enure. science fresihmankaridnnrifan VIVSOyle. - ' . '

' will not be affected. Harry Barnard, “bedded to comm?" the ”090531 m The part of the proposal requiring b9§lrli°$b a tnginzifxir: lb: 5:5 man; - - ‘
associate dean of the College of late May. The superintendent has en- entry assessment has been approved ”A“ a 0:1 Th . y tahég if“: 4 .
Education said. dorsed the plan. Denemark sa‘d- 1" by the council The section requiring m 9' coup 95‘ 9" “on "I c owe '. § - ’

‘ the opinion 0‘ Raymond Barber. 3 tenure evaluations will beconsidered :iufil?f;:a::hpum Lake Tahoe or a - ‘ _.. g ‘
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the professional education pro- member of the C0unCl] on Higher in late April. Simms and Boyle both said they ‘4 .. - . .
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Contributing Columnist Nell Fields . tory OOITOCUO Boyle said they entered the contest .' " .. i an. . -
shares ber observations and impres- Last weekend's cool and rainy to raise money for the epilepsy foun- .’ :5 . V “.3 ‘
sions of the third annual Women‘s weather will be leaving us today. dation. but added. “The trip didn‘t k ~ ‘.., v .
Writers Conference Seepage 2, Sunny spring weather returns as the hurt." » - ‘ a \ and} '39-‘- ' ; ~

showers end and the high should There were two errors concern Besides obtaining [“9ng from ‘ £1”: 53' ‘i '

Students can profit from donations reach u-g upper 505 to low 605. ing student Association election about distudentsandisbusinesses in . > a. it“! rm. ‘ r ..
to tomorrow‘s and Wednesday‘s ~ resultsa‘n Frida 's Kern 1 Th Col Lexington. "‘9 (‘ka‘ traveled ‘0 "ti \‘~ ' ”14": t‘ “' . '. '
blood drive.Seepage3. Tonight will be clear and cool with ‘ f Ar h't 3; , 9‘ e ' Harrodsburg (where Boyle is fromi ~V 3:33:32; , - -' ‘ . . VV

the low in the upper 3“ Tomorrow ege o c l ecV ure WI“ have only and received support from nine " ' t "‘ " ' ' ‘ ' ' . ‘

Photographer Tom Moran cap- will be partly sunny and becoming one represehtative — Jeff Dwellen. businmg“ there Boyle said By Tom) (‘HlLDERS/Kmisun

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Congressional Black C cus proposes
superior guidelines for federal budg t
. . "The Lord works in mysterious The alternative budget saves 1.1
. ways. His wonders to perform. " Can million jobs and the $30 billion which ‘
‘. you imagine a more unlikely merger the loss of those jobs would cost the
' than the Congressmnal Black Caucus federal Treasury in taxes and jobless .
‘ . ~ . anda movement of barn-again Chris~ benefits Tax expenditures such as ..
tians seeking a majority that is both ondrcw those which allow business deduc- 9““... C
, . moral and political? Can you stretch tiorts for the famous "martini lunch“ ‘. _\
your imagination further to see that are ended, and the taxes saved are .
_- _ ‘ . coalition presenting a “constructive young applied to hem feed the 22 million hk‘x W! MR6
alternative budget" to replace the Americans receiving foodstamps. . , ‘ .
' - , plan of the numbers-juggling budget President Reagan has called for a g 5. " m" 72/ ~ 6065 ANO'n’feR
-. director. David Stockman'? program of tax relief. cuts in spen- E“ .. ’NFLAW £60
' . . The Reagan—Stockman budget is a ding and reduced deficits. The l s {a ,i ‘
V - throwback to Marie Antoinette's Caucus alternative offers all three of 1‘, : with: ,U f. haywi.‘ i . ‘
~ ‘ ' , "Let them eat cake" response to the those goals, with a key difference: it i g :7"; ., . ‘4i§p ’3. ; .
i. ' starving populace‘s demand for ting their Christian beliefs and ex- restores human needs programs ; gt“ ‘ i ‘
. bread BUt Walter Fauntroy and the periences into politics. while requiring the wealthy to bear a l é”: .,., . i ‘ 1
. ' ‘ . Congressional Black Caucus have (me of the first accomplishments of fair share of the burden of raising l anwk -. i: l :
V ‘. , come forward with a serious this unlikely merger is the con- federal revenues. l h m» I if} \' ’w .
, Challenge structive alternative budget. This The budget alternative comes from CABINET ’ ' We , ‘ . )- - ‘ ’ : ) / 5435-]; g .
. Congressman Fauntroy. the new budget is a solid political and black legislators, but it is not a pro- _: mm l. : ‘ ,‘i . $335331], ' s
‘ ‘ - chairman to the Caucus. has done economic challenge to Reaganism. it gram for black people. Farmers. R-REW/ a _. ls“ if. _ if J I” ‘ .
much for this countryand has receiv- proposes $27.1 billion more in tax educators. construction workers and l howl” ;;;;,"'__';l:s.~'§. » 5‘4} x :24 t /; g3 , ..
' ed little recognition and public revenues than the Reagan budget, students will find that their concern . f 3 “ 1:;- / ' - ‘- ,4 . .
I acknowledgement. He is a Baptist while spending only $25.8 billion for costefficient government ser- “E l}. II I - m i i ‘ gig-1?. ‘3._ "2.4. i 53 [hi =' H i 1 “31"".
' minister and Yale Divinity graduate more than the administration plan. vices and the restoration of a produc- ' ' ' . ' ~_.f: .- 5 ~ '.'i . t ! mag-lino
who was tapped early by Dr Martin Thus the alternative budget would tive economy may be better served ‘ .
' ‘, Luther King. Jr. as a speechwriter leave a smaller deficit than the by the Congressional Black Caucus .
. and Washington lobbyist for the Reagan budget. budget than by the Stockman- __._______.____.__—
Southern Christian Leadership Con— The Congressional Black Caucus Reagan politicaldocument.
. . ference tSCLCt in this role he proposal decreases military Spen- The alternative providesaspecific citizens whose religion is grounded in tion of a God created in the self— joritytolookforward. .
' ‘ developed a close relationship with ding by 5.1 percent. it cancels the rallying point for peeplein every sec~ the Judeo-Christian heritage that centered militarist image of a so- .
. both the Kennedy and Johnson ad- multi-billiondollar MX missile and tor of the society, it begins with a says a moral man has a literal called moral majority. '
' , ‘ ‘ ministrations cuts $10 billion in Pentagon waste political power base in the black responsibility to do something about lwould venture to say that the Con— _Andrew Young is a nationally syn- s
' ' - He paved the wav for home rule m identified by the General Accounting community and in that part of the feeding thepoor and clothing the nak- gressmnal Black Caucus has a good dicated columnist. His column ap-
. ,-‘ . ‘ office majority community of concerned ed. This is in sharp contrast to the no- chance of helping the real moral ma- pears every Monday.
, the District of (olumbla while help-
' ' ' mg to shape the legislative strategy
' for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and - All coutributiims should be delivered to 1” Journalism Building, l‘niversity
. ~ ~ . -- of Kentucky, Lexington. K\ ., town. The Kernel reserves the nghl to edit for .
.' . y m" \ (“mg nghth Act Of 1963- I e t1 e rs to t he 2 d I tor grammar and clarity and to eliminate libelous material. and may condense or
». m , . p . ‘ reject contributions.
, ln 19,2 (ongressman rauntroy
. ' ruins-ed to South (‘aroima with a _
‘ busload of I) (' sltlzens who canvass» -« o . .
, . , y by wearing green ribbons. l
' , ' 0,d and‘organized for the .dffeat 0f 1‘ ederal acnon Delta Sigma Theta sorority, Incorporated is a predominantly
' ’ . 9“?“ 9am?" Job“ ”CM” d” ”f" Mu Epsilon Chapter of DELTA slGMA THETA. a public ser- black, professionalwomen‘s organization. Kernel GOES t0 Keeneland i
f)?”fir‘l‘a‘fglgtgigyaagggfitiouzz vice organization requests that local and state government ‘
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I ' l ’ /‘ hostility to District citizens and ”C The chapter‘s 17 members are circulating petitions which will Thanks from BACCHUS In the heart 0f race horse country, nothing would be more air f
. .. home rule. _ > . _ . _ _ . . . propriate. I would like to offer some suggestons on how to im-
} - ' be delivered to President Reagan, requesting immediate On behalf of BACCHUS, we would like to take the opportumty prove the column
The Faiintroy analysis was called federal intervention in solving the atroeious murders. to extend our utmost appreciation in thanking those who helped First, I think you should publish a complete list of entries This ‘
' » , "the arithmetic oi power politics “ Mu Epsilon, along with the other 677 Delta Sigma Then; make Alcohol Awareness Week a success. We would like togive would allowus to get some idea of the card before we pick up our :
, He set out to demonstrate that black chapters. located throughOut the United States and abroad. sup‘ special thanks to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity for hosting Daily Racing Form later in the afternoon
. ' voters. even where they are a minori- ports the Governor of Georgia and the Mayor of Atlanta in mg our sensible drinking party last Thursday. We hope that all who Second, you should publish the previous day‘s results in a
, [y of registered voters. can be ing President Reagan to declare a state of emergency in Atlan- attended the party remember — "It is the people that make the cluding prices so we can be sure our roommate actually placed '
, ~ » decisive in congressional elections ta. and that he mobilize the Georgia National Guard to assist in party. and not the alcohol." We hope that the 2,500 pamphlets, our bets and did not blow the proceeds on beer t
V . s ' “mm the coming The South apprehending the criminaltsl and protecting the city‘s residents 1,000 bumper stickers and the banners at the party will help Finally, I think you should hire someone to handicap the races
. 5 1 Carolina campaigns showed the from further untimely deaths, students makea responsible decision before they consider get— since, allowing Mr. McGee‘s record to speak for itself we '
-' potential pow er of black voters in 111 i Pledging themselves to be persistent reminders of the unsolv» ting drunk. By getting people to think before they drink, we can already have someone telling us what not to bet on ' e
' , , (ionprpssmnai (hstrlcts where blacks ed, gruesome crimes against black children in Atlanta, chapter navea lOtOflives. ' b
were at least 13 percent of the voting members are wearing green ribbons as a symbol of life They Mike Scott Rayvon Reynolds John G. Mellor
\ ~ ‘ , . population Th15 strategy became the are also encouraging the Lexington community to be reminders PI'C’Sldent and Vice-President of BACCHL’S B 3; p; senior 5'
. ‘ locus of action for groups like the S
' .- Si'lit' and the Congressional Black . a
- ’ (‘aucus As a margin of victory or ’ .
. ‘ - ' defeatblack voters liecameaware of nnua omen S rlters 0n erence a success
* . ' ‘ " \ their previously under utilized power
. i . .= . and began to be responsive to leader-
; .‘ ~ ‘_ ch”) (m mung us [arranging as food Editor's note: Nell Fields, a jour- ference, by Saturday afternoon 1 was sion with Marshall and poet Sherley her reading. devotea lot of time.
’ .’ -~ stumps. mass transit. farm subsidies nalism senior. “lend?“ “‘9 Third mentally and phys‘lcally drained. Anne Williams. Despite the unrelenting heat in the For women, in general, a mare
- - and \uncmmmgmnh South Africa “omen Writers Conference held But what a week. Later in the evening, Adrienne President‘s Room and my ner- complex issue came through. There
1* All?“ 34- ThlS Pll‘l‘l‘ (‘lllllalns 80m? 0f ”0 had 80m? time to 191 CVBlltS Rich read from her works in the UK vousness, i read two of my poems are still a lot of barriers confronting
«_ 4- * : : "‘lhtll‘NMYlNl l“illlntroy's national her observations and impressions of sink in. and l realize that the past Center for the Arts. The author of Of Without any major problems, Whit- women in this patriarchal society
i" . . ‘ , lxlll‘ll‘i'l “Faith." has "0W ht’i'n com the activities, She reports that she week has been one of the most educa- Women Born, and several books of man‘s workshop was also an ex- After talking to the writers and parti:
‘1 " . ‘, ; ‘ llllli‘il \l llh lni‘ hilfnilgilln (‘hristiani- was soinspired by the women writers tional experiences l've ever had. poetry. Rich told the audience to ”be perience. Her suggestions about my ciants, it‘s evident that many women
' -V '- ‘ l) of Barbara Williams. the bright that she‘s spending the rest of April Since last Tuesday, I‘ve listen to very conscious of choices, to think work and others wereinvaluable. are being denied equal opportunties I‘
- , ’ dml 1” “W131“ ('Xl‘CUlll'i' dlm'hlr ”l with her typewriter. and spoken with 50m? 0f the talented about whether wha you read will en- Participants from out of town in all segments of society.
' - . ' ibet‘ongressional Blackt‘aucus Her contemporary women writers. First power you...or paralyze and stayed with friends or other Lex-
-. ' ‘- fl ‘ “‘11111”U-\ lK‘lll‘l has hi‘RUll 1” provide By NELLFIELDS was l’aule Marshall. who read from diminish." ingtonians. Three women stayed at
e. .' - m the \pll‘lluul impetus which is Contributing Columnist her new novel. Praisesong for 0 And then came Friday. There was my apartment, all of whom I had There are many people who work-
,‘ . ,-’ transforming the busy independent Widow Her previous novels. Brown Marge Piercy‘s fiction workshop. a never met before. it was great talk- ed relentlessly to make the con—
" '1',‘ '. , ‘ “”1”“ ml" an “‘lr“’ll“l.‘ 90mm” Empty Collie? CUPS- makC‘Shl“ 35h Girl. Brownstones and The Chosen reading and workshop by Williams, ing to them about writers and ferenceasuccess Dr Linda Pannill
x .v unll 'l‘he productive work of (‘hris trays. and miscellaneous papers dot- Place, the Timeless People unfor- readings by Appalachian women writing, and problems we have with chairperson of . the conference:
" .. . . ‘ ' "‘"l ”mm” ““d “1““ ”‘de 0" led lh“ Prt‘Sldem 5 Room 1“ ”l“ 5“” tunatelyhavegone Dullllprlnlt poets and Piercy‘s reading in the ourownwriting. Elizabeth Libbey Ann Gavere San:
. . "W" '“C”‘W‘~‘ ”W P"“‘"““' d9"! Center Tired People collected Thursday. Mary Helen Washington evening. The prevailing message during the dy Govan George Ella L on and
:I '1‘ political power of the black leader umbrellas. coats. and slowly It‘ll lhi‘ delivered a thOughlpFOVORing lec- By Saturday morning. 1 was ready conference for writers: READ Charles Rowell — to name: few —
, . I . 1" 5“‘P “PPM“Lb Th” him‘ '"SlSh‘ll F‘le- And like most ParhClpahL‘ ”1 lure 0n "The Black Woman A8 to call it quits. but 1 was to read READ and READ, in order to write shouldbecommended for makin the
p 1'.) » '1', I. mm mm. ,5 i, momi hams for Init’C- me Third women‘s Writers Con- Hero," followed by a panel discuss- poetry in the Round Robin readings. effectively. There are opportunities conference a success,and the wogmen
‘, .1 _,I and participate in Ruth Whitman's for women writers, but not without a who participated in the workshops,
. . . , poetry workshops, which followed willingness to learn, practice and discusswns and readings.
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’12. . - . ‘ Contributing Columnist that same cafeteria. l marveled at He stood there still, obviously
I, ‘ the elegance of her composure, the uncertain Of his route, when a mime
, . . , . w A funny thing happened in the Stu- beckoning of her eyes, and my own actor happened along. Here was a
r; ' '. . . 4 - \ dent Center grill the other day. A desire to meet her. Yet when she roll- jester for the pleasure of those who
, ' , . \. ‘ blind man walked in with his dog and ed herself away from the table, my could see, toentertain without words,
, - , ”I . A lunch. He searched vainly for a seat dreams were shattered. 0n impulse I whom he would never know.
. f . -, a . ’1 I 7‘ ., ‘ 7 Kim his . hands. Finally, a. 'girl turned away. lwas guilty of not wan- _The mime gavea surprised expres-
‘1 . ’. . . , 2 c a E I I, ’g!’ I: \ . lrected him to one and then reyomed ting to recognize the fact of her Sion, then bent down and pretended 5;:
- , , 1 \ M“ a \‘ her frielnds. It seemed she did not broken body, while comfortably on toscoop broken glass and food into an '3
. ‘. ‘ I, ‘ ' i want to inger for such formalities as joying my own. imaginary dustpan. She was benefit- s
,' ., x . _ ‘23.- ,_ \r C C c P “Thank you," and “You‘re Theblind man finished his lunch as ting from his disadvantage. Finally, .
y . ‘ , I ' . . \ Z .k m welcome." He said thanks anyway. lwatched. He and the dog then rose someone from a nearby group of
. ,. ‘ 5s! , \\ » a. , ' it was then that 1 took notice of the and started away. The dog, spying wheelchairs took the man‘s arm and
_ . ', ' ' (t ‘ \ ,, number of handicapped students in another of its kind, unintentionally led him in the right direction. it was 2%:
I I E. ‘l . If! , _ ..,—. —un. 1011. A.» the area. There were several led both he and his master into the ironic. He literally had nowhere and
x 3 ‘yd~‘ ,y 2.4., // A,” wheelchairs about and a few more comer of a table. There was a crash, no one to turn to in a cafeteria crowd- E l
. . «r c‘ J’s ; . '. .,; ,1 1 man-anddog combinations. Those in he bumped a girl passing by, and edwithpeople.
. ’ 2 I // , , 41/], V / ,2, Qt wheelchairs tended to group together down went her lunch in a scrambled g l
' . - , g ,\ l . for company. The blind sat alone, macs. Now everyone looked, thought i pitied the onlookers for turning
. . , . 1‘ D \x \ . j (P) eating their lunches in silent repose, a minute, and turned away. The girl away. i pitied the mime for acting *‘
, , (13 , \ t,’ \\ ‘ And we healthy individuals merely groaned as she cleaned up the re- selfis