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use 25th ann will be m By JOHN ROBERTS > Staff writer I When the first black student i entered USC 25 years ago, the coun- t try was torn by turbulence and > violence as blacks tried to demand i equal access to higher education. s USC is marking the anniversary of i the school's segregation with a conference that will run today and 1 Saturday. 1 But some USC black students said they still face problems such as < racism, finding funds to attend col- t lege and a lack of role models in the university. ] "It's very evident by looking ; around that we've come a long way, 1 but as a race we are disillusioned, and < we still lag behind," said finance junior Farrand Logan, a member of 1 USC's Association of Afro-Amrican i Students and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. i During the equal rights movement of the '60s, blacks bonded together to bring about change. Today, black students are passive and apathetic, Logan said. "We want to pass the buck," Logan said. "It's a psychological problem we need to deal with. In being passive we want to sit back and say 'in the future.' Blacks need to realize that the future is now." Todd Allen, a junior and president of Alpha Phi Alpha also said apathy among blacks is the biggest problem blacks face today. Blacks must participate in the political, legislative and educational process, Allen said. Blacks need to become more involved in community and minority organizations such as AFRO and the NAACP, Logan said. "There still exists certain barriers on opportunities for blacks," Logan said. "There aren't many blacks in higher paying jobs." Affirmative action is a process by In the story, "Blacks mark anniversa Gamecock Roland Haynes was incorre waf interviewed and quoted was Ed Hi tion. Haynes, however, was USC's fi Gamecock regrets these errors. V m LUNTEERS Help us help y American Red Cross S.C. 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These results show that blacks can be powerful when they are united, he said. Allen said he agreed the student body presidents and homecoming queens are good, but he said USC is not doing enough to correct the problem of the small percentage of black faculty members at USC. "The university has not done very well in meeting the demands of blacks," Allen said. "There's not many blacks on the faculty. It's not bad, but as we go into next year things should be better." Blacks have come a long way, Allen said, but there are still some attitudes towards blacks at USC that still need to be overcome. "Racism is alive and well here at USC in 1988," Allen said. t To overcome racism at USC, Allen said, "students must have open minds, act intelligently and treat everyone fairly." A start toward ending racism could be accomplished by all students attending the conference this weekend, ] Logan said. "I hope," he said, "that the sue- ( cesses we've made here at USC in 25 years will expand throughout the ( state and throughout the country." xy" in Wednesday's edition of The :ctly identified. The professor who w lyes with USC's College of Educarst black associate professor. The i /yy/y^ f | 'OU. Volunteers 256-2301 + Office of I rrc rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr\ r- r-r r-rr-rr-rr-rr-rr-rr-rr-rr-rr-rr-rr-rr-rr-rr-rr-Fr-r Cr-F^ (S & LAUNDRY / COOPER im Campus SOM STREET POINTS ... II sgiving Shuttle )lumbia Airport House Parking Lot 0 AM - 9:00 PM 0 AM - 9:00 PM olumbia Airport ) AM - 9:00 PM 0 AM - 9:00 PM Government Office eat On The Bus. SG-017 m mm mm & ? ' aP*B ^Bfcr ..^1 fe| ^|| Don't look at me like Students in Len McCall's Englisl a break before touring the library. VISIT ATI "Parents want their kids locked in vaults and the university to protect them," Smart said. "On the other ItnMs-l f+n/lantp liront o 11 fVio froorlnme Liailll, diuuwiuo nam an mv hvvmuuio of living on their own." 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Although recent na- c tionwide studies have given mixed < results, many point to freshmen j discipline problems and low grade < point levels as a result of freshmen resident hall atmosphere, Pruitt said. t The studies projngted t a campus ( ecology subcommittee to look into < ways of correcti'ri^fuch problems at 1 USC, he said. < aoN Continued from pi residents asking for participation, 1 Franklin said. Of these, he said about i 50 have applied to be in the group. Applications for the commission i are still being taken at the S.G. ofr' r' r' r' r r r r' r' r r' r' r' r' r' r' r' r" r' r' r '1 -rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr wmmmmm -rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ^rrrrrrrrrr r J~ jr jr J~ jr jr jr j- ^_r j~ ii TM YOU'LL EVER DO... TDIIVEI H THE A FLITE CLUB r Sunday nPmaS,efS *en rwl 501), O have with your clothes on!!! $20:: ate Cash" J 'his Coupon.! ! nors that haven't donated Z 10.00 on first donation. No # , In Lnlnv lantk ArVO A fjruuessiliy IS IdMCI Willi unc. W Masma Center ' yor Street or 254-6684 $?() ? % i 11% 1 % | I \ \ |: %%% 1; % to, _ , |9WF - . " v": : : 4 on the main floor of the Thomas For many freshmen, havin nembers of the opposite sex in thei lorm rooms late at night is an un amiliar experience that causes ther o make significant social ad ustments, Smart said. Some of the CEC proposals to dec vith the freshman resident halls in dude increasing the hall staffs leveloping the University 101 pre ?ram further and creating greate :areer development programs. Other subcommittee recommendt ions that the CEC will make to th zy VU'jiU cji Jiiii'v VJ; lirector of auxiliary services incl.ud :ontinuing condom sales in reside* lalls as part of continued se ;ducation. 7ge 1 fice, Franklin said. The commissic is looking for students with leade ship abilities. No experience necessary, he said. The group will meet in lai ? ?? raw SCHOI 0^ hUK I STU Medical school costs are risir than many students can hanc help. 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