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Carolina Life 4 The Gamecock Monday, February 5, 1990 Cry Fr Anti-aparthe By NANCY LEHMAN Staff Writer A white anti-apartheid journalist in exile from South Africa will speak at USC on current developments in South Africa and their relevance 10 our couiuxy lonigni. Donald Woods, who escaped from South Africa after the government declared him a banned journalist, will speak at the Russell House Ballroom at 7:30 p.m. Woods now writes, works on radio and television, and lectures on apartheid. Woods said his message is important because it informs and hopefully enlightens people about racism in their own countries. Carolina Program Union Vice President Kris Kring, who lived in South Africa for a year, pushed the idea of Woods lecturing at USC. Kring said the United States and South Africa are similar in many ways. "Though we don't have apartheid, we still have a lot of racial prejudice," Kring said. CPU member Sharon Moore said the talk would be interesting because "we just see it through the media . . . and he was there." Woods was there and saw apartheid firsthand. The government doesn't allow blacks to vote, to choose where they live, or to protest, Woods said. Woods protested apartheid by printing articles in the African East London Daily Dispatch of which he was editor. The govern State student 1< By LARRY S. LICHTENFELD After 1 Staff Writer tinued w USC hosted the Fourth Annual t*ien Student Leadership Training Con- Pledge F ference Saturday, which included Date an(? workshops and lectures by speak- leaders hi ers from all over the southeast. stressed 2 The purpose of the conference Proac a was to teach students and staff the ^u positive powers of good leadership through entertaining workshops. "Our goal today was to stimulate your thinking about things you ordinarily wouldn't think about," said Dennis Pruitt, vice president are Ul of Student Affairs. , Mnnn Students and staff were treated to an opening presentation by psy- witll chologist Perry Buffington, or "Dr. Buf," as he likes to be called. The day included a "mingle lunch" in which participants were encouraged to meet with other students to exchange ideas. Participants included students and faculty from schools such as the University of Georgia and Applachian r State. rOI The luncheon presentation was given by USC's RisQue Business, who performed skits about drug and alcohol issues. The troupe answered questions and took suggestions after the show. The Association of Afro-American Students Cry Freedom: Apt 1 fc *i" Feb. 6, 7:30 pm $1.00 USC Student This lecture sponsored | H" 'II ^ ,v.w eedom! id author to sj Donald Woods^^'^**" ^ ^ ment banned him after he printed articles revealing the details of black leader Steve Biko's death in the hands of the South African government Woods said Biko was the main reason he turned against apartheid. As a banned journalist Woods said he couldn't write or be with more than one person at a time, except for family members. He was under constant surveillance, his mail was checked and his phone bugged. "It's very frustrating not to be allowed to write and not being able to challenge this through any legal process," Woods said. Disguised as a priest with his hair dyed black, Woods escaped to Lesotho where his family later joined him. They made a dangerous flight over South waders attend US unch the conference con- dents and staff to set ith two more workshops from one another's pers les ranging from Positive 'rograms for Greeks to Joanna Chieves, a G< Acquaintance Rape and junior, said her experic p skills. The workshops past year's leadership in interactive learning ap- was enough to bring nd encouraged both stu- year's. MONO? 'EOPLE WITH MONONUCLEOSIS rgently needed to aid in the manufacture i test kits. If you have Mono, or have had tin the past two weeks, you may qualify $100 for only 3 hours of your time. r Further Information Call or Come SEROLOGICALS, INC 2719 Middleburg Dr. Suite 105 Columbia, SC 2546537 3I?U J ^ ! ? II anu uaroiina rrogram u Ideas and Issues Commit present irtheid in South Afri with Donald Woods internationally xlaimed critic of apartheid Russell House Ballroom s $3.00 General Public I in part by student activities fees. c :>eak at USC Bv Sta African territory to reach England where Jie and his family live now. ^ Woods was happy to find the ban lifted ^ Friday when South African President F. W. de Klerk legalized the anti-apartheid African National Congress and promised to release anti-apartheid figure Nelson Mandela. "It means I can communicate again with stu people at home," Woods said. He said he ul- me timately will go back when South Afica is ^ more democratic. He estimated this would be ^ about three or four more years. Woods wrote Biko and Asking For Trou- ^ ble from which the 1987 movie Cry Free- Ac dom was made. He said the movie was sue- an< cessful because after the film's release, anti- thi apartheid groups all over the world grew in Pu number. Woods said the government tries to say ad they are frightened of being outnumbered the and losing their identity. "They like their tac lifestyle. They're afraid to see it change," see Kring said. ug Woods is now director of the Lincoln Trust which has a program to educate black Africans in exile. They also inform interna- re^ tional media about apartheid. Woods urges divestment as a means of He pressuring the South African government. He y? says countries can help "by making it clear mi that the pressure will only be lifted when teI there's a democratic system in place." ?* ? rel ;C workshops ? > problems The day ended with a speech by pectives. Pruitt. 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