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Congressional Black Caucus Chairman
^ addresses students as part of Black Observa
Tennis CHAMI
By Rachel Waterhouse
If you think playing a set of tennis
exhausting, try playing for more than
hours.
That's what two USC students will i
tempt in April as part of a fund-raisi
project for Special Olympics.
They will be joined April 23 and 24 by
USC students who will play tennis for
# hours each.
Special Olympics is a nationwide progra
that provides sports training and athlei
competition for the mentally handicapp
at all skill levels.
Columbia Hall's Annual Marathon 1
Public Services, or CHAMPS, is sponsori
the exhibition coordinated by Brian Beai
a USC senior.
CHAMPS will select four men and fo
women from USC dormitories, two m?
and two female USC athletes, four membc
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An unusual rpnriitinn nf "Th? fmrw
the Black History Observance Moi
| After mentioning Martin Luther Kir
speech, Walter Fauntroy began sin
impossible dream/To fight the un
Reagan) ... To right the unrightak
During the lecture, Fauntroy,
s delegate to the House of Repres<
% rebuilding faith and improving th
Irtiuenccuis mrougn me "iu DiacK comi
BLACK AMERICANS are worse
time since the Great Depression," Fa
in these difficult times, to rebuild faith
the extended family."
Fauntroy, chairman of the Congrc
asked blacks to "implement a black
for the unity, survival and progress of
The plan, called a "10 black com
Ossie Davis in a 1971 speech, has four
list of 12 rules for black unity, survival
black Americans can live.
The rules include supporting the bl;
to vote and excelling in education.
; "The black church is .the bridge
(slavery)," Fauntroy said. "That we
photo by Mike B?<*er and that we should be ashamed of on
moral."
I Walter Fauntroy E SECOND feature of the plan
__ . ' Development Fund, asking blacks to
ince Month. charitable black organizations in 12 cs
PS to challenge reco
of the Panhellenic Association (sororities) cordir
ana two people from commuter services to "Te
i? play in the project. Olymj
These 20 participants will collect pledges Specif
. based on each hour of play, and CHAMPS the su
* ' will ask them to play 10 hours. "Ho
? CHAMPS will also select the two the Sp
marathoners, who will try to break the Bea
record in the "Guinness Book of World $10,00<
Records" for the longest continuous play, raise i
which is more than 105 hours, Beans said. "No
m gointj
tic Collection barrels will be placed around & &
ed the tennis courts on the dav of Dlav for CH/
additional donations, Beans said. Colum
or The U.S. Tennis Association asked.all everyl
ng state tennis associations to promote tennis specia
is, for the Special Olympics this year, Beans Beans
said. group
ur He said CHAMPS asked the S C. Tennis The
lie Association's permission to carry out its Organ
;rs project to help Special Olympics. The SCTA week f
;rs agreed and is working with CHAMPS, ac- CHA
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"If we could get just
ossible Dream" closed country to give $1 a m
nth's lecture Tuesday choosing m those categori
wouid come irom our ru
lg's 4,I Have A Dream" work for black community
ging, "To Dream the The Plan's third feature
beatable foe (Ronald ^or blacks in 18 categoric
>le wrong (supply side entertainment or sports, t<
"We have made enter
District of Columbia multi-billion dollar enter
sntatives, emphasized problem is we're sitting or
le condition of black is digging it out."
mandments." "WE'RE SAYING to th
. , The Dlan's last feature i
sraiuuai oiacn caucus, NetWk for blacks throuf
leadership fam.ly plan Rjghts,
ac peop e. some people didn't want b!
mandments by actor <.Thev didn't want us to
? fpnturps Thp first is
I and progress bv which voting'" he said' "l>ecau;
I ana progress Dy wnicn organized politically and
ack church registering hands that picked cotton w
acK cnurcn, registering whUe there are Qnly 2]
\ rtV>? said there are 115 white n
that brought us over elected without the black v
i survived is a miracle,
ir black heritage is im- "I urge you to break do
district," Fauntroy said. 4
is to establish a Black when programs are being i
i give $1 a month to 12 family life, then we've g<
itegories. congressional district."
rd for Special Olyi
ig to Beans. enjoyable
nnis is going to be a part of the 1984 know the <
Die games in Los Angeles, and the this."
il Olympic games are just a mock of Another
mmer games," Beans said. feei jjj
pefully by 1985, tennis will be a part of children, t
ecial Olympic games," he said. working v
ns said S.C. Special Olympics is short others. It
3 this year, and CHAMP'S goal is to mvsplf "
it least $5,000. USC He*
i one else has attempted what we are honorary j
to do," Beans said. theopenin
kMPS is composed of about 15 T*1?
ibia Hall residents who will do aonaiea le
thing from getting the uniforms and Beans sj
1 guests to handling public relations, J? PeJ*for"
said. "We are a very enthusiastic to get prot
of people." toP'aygroup
will go before the Student Beans s
ization Licensing Commission this professior
or licensing. players to
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it's the kind of rpy
ikrsr savs
one-tenth of black people in this
onth to institutions of their own
es, we would raise $1.5 billion thai
inds through our organizations to
' survival and progress."
; is to provide a set of instructions
es of American life ranging from
> workers, to those in prison.
fain m on f on/-) orvAftri ?
kuiiuiibiii. U1IU oj/v)i 10 IUUUMI lt;s ii
prise," Fauntroy said. "The only
i the gold mine, and everybody else
e blacks, now when you get ready,
s training in black colleges and in
Carolinas of the country to be
present you and count as well as
o keep it in the family."
s an Action Alert Communications
;hout the nation. Fauntroy said the
of the 1960s was caused because
acks to become organized.
wake up and start registering and
>e they understood if everv black
marched on ballot boxes, then the
ould pick a president."
black representatives, Fauntroy
tembers of Congress who can't get
ote.
wn membership by congressional
'If we survive these difficult times
*un on us that are destroying black
}t to organize ourselves in every
moics
I
working for such a good cause. I
ihildren are going to benefit from
member, Debbie Jackman, said,
ke it will not only benefit the
>ut it will also benefit us as far as
rith the community and helping
makes me feel good about
id Basketball Coach Bill Foster is
>roject chairman and will conduct
g ceremonies, Beans said.
:t Physical Education Center has
nnis courts for the two-day event,
lid he hopes to bring in celebrities
i exhibition matches. He is trying
essional tennis player Stan Smith
aid he is trying to get a few
lal basketball and football
play exhibition matches.
See "CHAMPS," page 4
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