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Although it may seem faraway, summer is approach-ing, and with it comes the taskof looking for summer job sorinternships.

Two job-and-internship

fairs were hosted this week inthe University CenterBallrooms, one gearedtoward students in theCollege of Natural Health andSciences, the other to stu-dents in the College ofHumanities and SocialSciences.

On Wednesday, the NHSfair provided an outlet for stu-

dents interested in beinginvolved with careers in scien-tific and health related fields.

Many UNC departmentshost job-and-internship fairsopen not only to the studentsin the colleges but to studentsof all majors who are interest-ed in advancing careers.

“We help every college wecan,” said Peg Griffin, coordi-nator of the fair. “In the falland spring, we hold fairs forthe business and liberal artsstudents. We also help mathstudents and hold a teacherfair. A lot of the organizationshere are summer camps.”

Among the summer jobopportunities the fair offered,it also presented employmentopportunities at summercamps around the state andalso one in New York.

“We want our employeesto be dependable andfocused,” said Sharon Moore,4-H Club camp coordinator inJefferson County. “For stu-dents looking for a job, I wouldsuggest always looking their

best. We want them to be will-ing to talk to people, be friend-ly, be a good communicatorand have lots of enthusiasm.”

Other students looking forjobs offered tricks of theirown for going about theprocess of finding employ-ment, which can sometimesbe stressful.

“Definitely, just be pre-pared, and keep an openmind,” said Matt Badean, asenior recreation and tourismmajor.

Some of the organizationsinvolved were KaiserPermanente, Denver VAMedical Center, U.S. ArmyROTC, the Wyoming MedicalCenter and Work Out West.

The spring criminal jus-tice job-and-internship fairwas hosted Thursday.

Representatives fromTarget, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,Walgreens, Capital BusinessInc., Core Financial,Universal Forest Products,State Farm Insurance, variousradio stations, the Greeley

Police Department, theFederal Bureau of Prisonsand others attended to solicitstudents.

Many students browsedthe booths before picking oneto approach while some stu-dents knew exactly what theywere looking for.

Jacqui Hernandez, a jun-ior criminal justice major,said she knew she wanted tolook at law enforcement inthe Federal Bureau ofInvestigations.

Some of the job represen-tatives were looking for spe-cific qualifications for a stu-dent intern.

Shelley Heier, the promo-tions director forTownsquare Media, said herbusiness is looking for stu-

dents who are personable,make good eye contact andare highly energetic.

Other organizations, suchas the Greeley PoliceDepartment, are looking forstudents with no felonies ormisdemeanors, have a highschool diploma and are goingthrough or are already certi-fied through a law enforce-ment academy.

Luis Castellanos, a com-munity service officer with theGPD, said students have tohave good ethics, be respect-ful, have a common decencytoward people and want tomake the way of living betterfor others. Castellanos alsosaid students going into lawenforcement should “valuethe lives of others.”

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Matthew Ashworth, left, a freshman marketing major,talks with Owen McCulloch of Philmont Scout RanchWednesday at the NHS internship fair.


Warren Ayala, left, of Farm Bureau Financial Servicesreceives a resume from Raymond Paolini, a seniorfinance and management major.

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A number of businesses havecome under scrutiny in the last year,most recently Chick-fil-A, for donat-ing to groups or political individualswho may be against popular socio-logical thought.

In late January, a franchisedChick-fil-A restaurant donated lunchto members of the PennsylvaniaFamily Institute, who were hosting acouples’ counseling workshop.

The PFI’s mantra is also to “pro-duce policy reports, promote respon-sible citizenship and work to promoteunity among pro-family groups.”

In other words, the PFI does notsupport gay marriage.

Americans were up in arms, call-ing for the boycott of the restaurant.Storefronts were closed and bannedfrom a college campus, jobs were lostand citizens were deprived of the“original chicken sandwich.”

Similarly, last year in Minnesota,two Target and Best Buy locationswere a subject of controversy whenthe stores made donations to a groupthat backed gubernatorial TomEmmer, who, like Chick-fil-A, doesnot support gay marriage.

All three businesses have apolo-gized and clarified their intentions.Chick-fil-A has changed its policy tonot donate to any groups or organi-

zations that take a political stanceon marriage.

However, these corporationshave done so only to appease thosewho make threats based on differ-ence in opinion.

Early last year, the United StatesSupreme Court ruled that businessesand corporations were free to donateto non-profits and other groups asthey please.

This ruling captures theessence of the First Amendmentand allows all entities to partake inthe political process.

As the Bill of Rights states, allindividuals have a right to express

their selves, and, as the SupremeCourt ruled, this extends to busi-nesses, as well.

Those who own businesses, bothlarge corporations like Target andsmall mom-and-pop stores, have theright to exercise their free speech abil-ities and provide support to groups oftheir interest, as individual donors do.

Fundraising has long been partof the elections process. In the lastpresidential election, numerousfamous people used their celebritystatus to win over voters and influ-ence their donations. Is this any lessor more moral than businessesdoing the same?

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LETTERS

When I was younger,I would frequentlyhelp my class-

mates with answers, even ontests. Consider me the MotherTeresa of homework. I did sopartly because I used to be aninsufferable know-it-all andcould not help but blurt out theanswers to what I thoughtinfantile queries and partlybecause I have a deep, with-standing belief that educationis a basic human right.Knowledge should be gener-ously shared with everyone.

This habit of mine naturally

caused some friction with someteachers — selfish scoundrelsthat they were. I remember par-ticularly my seventh-gradeteacher Mrs. White’s remon-strance, asking me how I wouldlike it if I were pregnant andabout to get a C-section from adoctor who cheated his waythrough medical school.

Mentally, I chastised her forpresuming that all doctors aremale and that pregnancy was aninevitability for me, but I feellike her dramatized scenariosupports my agenda perfectly: IfI were on the operating tableand Dr. Cheating Fraud wasunable to figure out what toremove from my abdomen —the baby or an organ — I sin-cerely hope someone else wouldgive him the answer.

People pontificate about our

education system being in astate of crisis, yet often whatstudents do not learn from theirteachers, they could learn fromeach other. The best way todemonstrate complete com-mand of a subject is to teach itto someone else; therefore, col-laboration should be a key partof the learning process.

Memorizing facts may pre-pare you for a test, but the “realworld” does not operate on apencil-and-paper basis. Beingable to pick a correct definitionout of a multiple-choice testdoes not make you an expert ona subject; you must be able toverbally demonstrate your com-prehension. We could betteringrain in our working memorythe necessary intelligence bytalking through a concept andsharing answers with our peers.

Students should be taught tocooperate and bounce ideas offeach other, as they will have todo in the workplace to form acohesive team. Working togeth-er can help people firmly graspconcepts, increase their creativ-ity and augment their conversa-tion abilities. Learning, insteadof being a chore that studentsloathe to admit they do, can bean interactive social event. Eyeswill open, thoughts will blos-som, productivity will soar, andwhen America has taken itsplace among the top five coun-tries for best education, a choirof angels will sing as I shake myfist and shout, “Take that, Mrs.White!”

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The Student Judiciary,state funding and the BearBus schedule were a few ofthe topics discussed atStudent Senate’s weeklymeeting Wednesday.

The Student Judiciarymet Tuesday to discuss therules and procedures of therecently completed panel.Their next meeting will be7:45 a.m. Tuesday in theCouncil Room on the sec-

ond floor of the UniversityCenter.

Student Trustee MichaelJohnston asked Senatemembers for their opinionson whether the student jus-tices should be allowed toparticipate in the discus-sions of the Senate or if suchparticipation would be aconflict of interest.

The directors and repre-sentatives who voiced theiropinion said they did notthink it would present a con-flict of interest.

“A student’s right tospeak in student govern-ment trumps any positionthey hold,” said BenjaminSchiffelbein, the director ofAcademic Affairs. “Weshouldn’t discourage anystudent from speaking aboutanything at any time.”

Katelyn Elliott, the direc-tor of Student Organizationsand the OrganizationsFinance Board, said if thejustices are able to balanceboth positions, they wouldbe able to avoid conflicts ofinterest.

Samantha Fox, theStudent Rights Advocate,said she suggested the jus-tices attend meetings asobservers so they know whatis happening with theSenate.State funding cut, tuitionincrease pending

The Board of Trusteeswill meet March 11, the dayafter the Colorado Senate’sfinal higher education figuremeeting. The current budgetcalls for a decrease of $7.8million for UNC, but morecould be cut.

“UNC is trying to beproactive to give students asmuch information as theycan about tuition,” Johnstonsaid. “We will be providing itmonths before any other

school. It is pending rightnow, but the averageincrease is less than 15 per-cent. The board will try to getit approved March 10 andadjust it if there is a signifi-cant decrease in the statebudget process.”Bear Bus schedule changes

Director of UniversityRelations Ryan Shucard saidhe will meet with represen-tatives from the Greeley-Evans Transit System nextweek to discuss the schedul-ing of the Bear Bus system.He will also discuss a possi-ble increase in daytime serv-ice by using fees already allo-cated for the bus system.

Shucard said the busdrivers are aware of thechange in the bus schedule.The buses are running on anew schedule that accom-modates Tuesday andThursday class schedules;however, they are still in atransition period.

Shucard said the goal ofBear Bus is to get two full-stop cycles completed dur-ing the 15 minutes betweenclasses.Dining waste, parking issuesbrought to attention

During the StudentSenate radio programTuesday, Shucard said stu-dents called and brought

attention to two topics: theamount of food wasted atthe dining halls and variousissues regarding studentparking.

“We got a lot of good(ideas) from students aboutdining and the waste weuse,” Shucard said. “Wetalked about it last semesterbut got shut down when fac-ulty said, ‘Don’t go there,’but I think we will.”

Shucard said he willcontact the director ofDining Services and theWaste Not Food Program, aprogram that donates left-over food to the SalvationArmy, about additionaloptions for expandingdonation services.

Issues regarding parkingincluded the safety of park-ing lots — specifically nearthe new west campus resi-dence halls — the increase inticket fines and the availabil-ity of daily parking passes.Shucard said he will contactParking Services, theUniversity of NorthernColorado Police Departmentand campus security regard-ing these issues.

“Half of the battle of solv-ing a student problem isexchanging unknown vari-ables,” Shucard said. “Half ofthe battle is having a conver-sation. More people need tobe had on the students’behalf.”Academic appeals processrevision possible

Todd Allen, the FacultySenate representative, saidUNC faculty is currentlyreviewing proposed revi-sions to the academicappeals process. Allenexplained the process to

Senate and said only onestudent went through thewhole process last year.

Though it took that stu-dent more than 300 days tocomplete the process lastyear, Faculty Senate islooking to revise theprocess to make it, at most,one semester.OFB allocates funding

The OrganizationFinance Board grantedfunding to three clubs forupcoming events. BestBuddies received $470, theDrawing Club received $91and Bear Hug Club received$100. This week, Sigma DeltaPi, the Northern ColoradoWriters and the SignLanguage Club will meetwith the board about fund-ing for upcoming events.UPC needs students fornext year

The University ProgramCouncil is now hiring for the2011-12 academic year.Students interested mustattend an informationalmeeting at 7 p.m. March 2 inSpruce Suite C in the UC.Applications are available atwww.unco.edu/upc and aredue by 5 p.m. March 4.Diversity Council confirmsguests for two events

The Diversity Councilhas eight confirmed and twotentative religious leaders forits Speak Truth, NotIgnorance event, “Speakingof Faith.” The discussionabout religions and spiritu-ality is at 7 p.m. March 8 inthe UC Ballrooms.

Election packets forStudent Senate candidatesare available in the Office ofStudent Activities and aredue March 7.


Student Senate UpdateTuition rise continues to be determined while UNC budget cuts finalize

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Breonna Tindall, a sophomore political science major, gives a lecture to studentsas part of Africana Night: “My Black is Beautiful” Wednesday in the UniversityCenter Ballrooms. In addition to the speaker, groups performed dance routines.

Students congregate tocelebrate black cultureRUBY WHITE

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To honor and celebrateBlack History Month, aplethora of music, dance,poetry and traditional,black Greek activities com-bined to form a meltingpot of culture, AfricanaNight: “My Black isBeautiful,” Wednesdayduring Black StudentAlliance’s 17th annualAfricana Night.

The event took place inthe University CenterBallrooms and began withthe singing of the BlackNational Anthem, “LiftEvery Voice.”

After a warm welcomefrom BSA treasurerTramaine Duncan and vicepresident Jessica Johnson,the audience was treatedto a fashion exhibit, whichshowcased traditionalAfrican clothing rangingfrom Ethiopia to countriesin West Africa. Many of thecolorful items of clothingwere a reflection of the dif-ferent cultures in the conti-nent being honored thatevening.

Covering the Africandiaspora, members ofBSA presented a historicalsegment concerning thespread of African peopleduring the TransatlanticSlave Trade and how theirculture was preserved.Also mentioned was theadjustment process slaveswent through in order tosurvive and maintaintheir values in the foreign

lands they were forcedinto.

Next, an African dancesegment by three mem-bers of BSA, who woreAfrican cloths wrappedaround their waists, enter-tained the audience.

“I feel as if this event isimportant for students toattend, for a number ofreasons,” said DeAndreaThomas, a senior psychol-ogy major and member ofBSA. “We go to a predomi-nantly white school, and itis important for (black stu-dents) to break up thestereotypes about us andgive people from differentbackgrounds a chance tosee our culture.”

Thomas, one of the maincontributors to theevening’s festivities, strut-ted his traditional Africanapparel and gave a presen-tation on black Greek cus-toms. Thomas, along withhis fraternity brother, UNCalumnus Theo Williamsfrom the Alpha Phi Alphafraternity, performed twostrolls (uniform dance rou-tines) and explained theimportance of stepping andstrolling in black Greekorganizations.

Audience memberswere presented with aslideshow of major blackAmerican leaders andsnippets of their accom-plishments. The night wasa continuous event, aspoetry readings, a per-formance by the hip-hoptroupe Solid Confidenceand gospel choirs created

a euphoric atmosphere forspectators.

Stacy Duncan, a seniorsociology major andMarcus Garvey CulturalCenter employee, said sheattended because shewanted to support BSA.

“I wanted to see the cel-ebration of black people,”Duncan said. “I wanted tosupport BSA on this eventbecause it is an importantone for the UNC campus.”

To end the program,Jasmine Poythress, a juniorpsychology major, read herpoem “Jasmine” for theaudience to take with thembefore they left. It statedher experiences growingup in a predominantlywhite neighborhood.

“I think the programwas a real success,” BSAvice president JessicaJohnson said. “It was hardwork, but the results weregreat. I am looking forwardto what BSA will producenext.”

“We go to a predomi-nantly white school,and it is importantfor (black students)

to break up thestereotypes about us

and give peoplefrom different back-grounds a chance to

see our culture.—— DDeeAAnnddrreeaa TThhoommaass,,aa sseenniioorr ppssyycchhoollooggyymmaajjoorr

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Women’s basketball looks to chop ‘JacksSAMANTHA FOX

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The UNC women’sbasketball team will lookto build on its first-place

l e a din theB i gS k yw h e ni tt a k e s

on Northern ArizonaSaturday in Flagstaff,Ariz.

The University ofNorthern Colorado (15-

11, 10-3) is only threegames away from finish-ing the end of the regularseason, and NorthernArizona is in the hunt forthe last remaining spot inthe postseason.

The Bears and theLumberjacks (9-17, 4-9)last faced off in January, agame the Bears won, 72-58, at home. In that game,Lumberjacks sophomoreguard Tyler Stephens-Jenkins scored 22 points,and sophomore guardAmy Patton, the Big Sky’sleading scorer, added 10.

“Defensively, we’re

doing OK,” UNC headcoach Jaime White said. “Istill would like to be keep-ing teams under 60, but(Sacramento) State took alot of shots. Other thanthat, all around, I thinkwe’re still deep. We’re agood team from top tobottom.”

The Bears said theywill prepare for NorthernArizona’s intense andtough nature.

“I’ve just been focus-ing on offense anddefense and rebounding,trying to not get in anyfoul trouble…and mostly

matching their physicali-ty.” UNC sophomore for-ward Lauren Oosdykesaid.

Oosdyke led the teamwith 17 points in the lastgame against the ‘Jacks.She has averaged 12.8points in the last fivegames.

UNC freshman guardD’shara Strange leads theBig Sky with 2.3 steals percontest and scored 13points in the team’s lastmeeting with NAU. Alsowith 13 points in the firstmeeting was sophomoreguard Victoria Timm, who

is in second place in theBig Sky for steals with a2.2 average.

“They guard theguards really hard andtough and close,” Timmsaid. “I’m just working onball handling and thenalso rebounding.”

Despite UNC leadingthe conference by half agame over Montana Stateand NAU sitting in sev-enth place in a nine-teamleague, Strange said theteam will not take thegame lightly.

“We’re confident,” shesaid. “We’ve got a good

record, but you know,we’re not underestimat-ing them at all.”

The Bears are 10-3 all-time against NorthernArizona. Tip-off is at 6:35p.m. Saturday in Flagstaff,Ariz.

Women’s Basketball

Next Game:Northern Arizona

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Men’s basketball crosses fingers

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UNC freshman guard Paul Garnica attempts a con-tested layup in a game earlier this season. Garnicahas averaged 5.2 points per game this season.

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After a two-game win-ning streak, the UNCmen’s basketball team(16-10, 10-3) is primed forits next game in which itwill try to take revengeover Northern Arizona(17-10, 8-6) Saturday athome.

In the last meeting withNAU on Jan. 31, theUniversity of NorthernColorado suffered a nine-point loss in a very physi-cal outing. Now the Bearsare a full game behindMontana (20-8, 12-3),which squeaked out an 85-84 victory over PortlandState Thursday, in the BigSky Conference with onlythree regular seasongames left to go. Everygame is important.

“We kind of got a littlelost in our game plan thelast time we were up there,

and things just crumbledfrom there,” junior for-ward Mike Proctor said.“It’s real good we got acouple of really nice non-conference wins. We haveso many conferencegames in a row, and nowwe are just focused onthese next three gamesand trying to take the

momentum from the lasttwo wins into the confer-ence tournament.”

UNC is 10-0 at homethis season and will haveto contest with the sec-ond-leading scorer in theBig Sky, NAU senior guardCameron Jones, whoaverages 19.7 points pergame.

UNC will counter,however, with the BigSky’s top scorer, seniorguard Devon Beitzel, whoaverages 20.3 points percontest. Jones and Beitzelsplit the Big Sky Player ofthe Week honor this lastweek.

“We have to bring ahigh level of physicalplay,” UNC head coachB.J. Hill said. “They justout-toughed us last time.We’ve talked about it, theyunderstand it and knowwhat NAU is able to do tobeat us, and we just haveto do our best to counterthose things.”

The Bears have statisti-cally one of the best defens-es and rebounding teams inthe conference. The aggres-siveness has given UNC thechance to catch Montana,and sophomore guardElliot Lloyd said they hopeto do just that.

“We definitely want tobring the tournament backto Greeley,” Lloyd said.“That would be a goodthing for the school, alumniand the people around thecommunity. We just wantto come out and play theselast three games in confer-ence and give it all we got.If we play to the best of ourcapabilities, we’ll definitelyget the three wins, andhopefully Montana catchesone slipping.”

Montana’s final gamecomes Saturday on theroad at EasternWashington (8-19, 5-9).

UNC faces NAU at 7:05p.m. Saturday at Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion.

“We’ve talkedabout it, theunderstand it

and know whatNAU is able to do

to beat us, andwe just have todo our best tocounter those

things.—— UUNNCC hheeaadd ccooaacchhBB..JJ.. HHiillll

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UNC baseball team gets back into swing of thingsBEN WARWICK

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There will be a new faceat the helm of the UNCbaseball program when itstarts its season todayagainst Nebraska inHuntsville, Texas.

Carl Iwasaki replacesKevin Smallcomb, who waslet go after eight seasons ashead coach of theUniversity of NorthernColorado. Iwasaki, whoplayed baseball for theBears from 1981-84,returns to his alma materwith about 20 years ofcoaching experience. HisAustin College teamadvanced to the WestRegionals of the NCAATournament in 2007.

Although the Bears lostsome major contributorsfrom last year’s team thatwent 34-24 overall and 22-6in its first season in theGreat West Conference, thecore of the team returns foranother run at a GWC title.

The team lost the GWCchampionship game, 4-3, toUtah Valley in 10 innings.

UNC, which set schoolrecords in hitting and homeruns a season ago, is ledoffensively by junior out-fielder Jarod Berggren andsenior infielder T.J. Berge.

Iwasaki said he ispleased with the progresshe’s seen so far in hisshort tenure as headcoach.

“They’re passionateabout the game,” Iwasakisaid. “They’re passionateabout wanting to get better.They’re not afraid of hardwork. That’s the nucleus ofthis team this year. We’regood, but we’ve got to finda way to be great.”

He also said the team iseager to get out on the dia-mond again.

“I’m trying to holdthem back,” Iwasaki said.“They’re ready to knockoff practice. My time isSeptember to February24. That’s my time. Theirtime starts on Friday at

12:30; they’re eager.”Iwasaki is not the only

one who is pleased overallwith the team. Berge, whofinished last season with a.391 average and 10 home-runs, said he feels confi-dent about the team’schances in 2011.

“We’ve got a whole lot ofreturners coming back,”Berge said. “I’m pretty excit-ed, to be honest, with guyslike Jarod (Berggren) and Joe(Sawicki), myself, BretFanning - Hunter (Nolan) iscoming back from injury. Ithink we’ve got a lot of strong‘bats’ and a lot of experience,which always helps.”

Pitching is anotherstrength the Bears havegoing into the new sea-son, and senior right-handed ace Joe Sawickiwill anchor the rotation.Sawicki, who went 7-0with a 1.82 ERA and wasnamed Great West Pitcherof the Year last season,said he is excited to startthe year off well. He saidhe knows this team can go

far because of its strongchemistry.

“We mesh well togeth-er,” Sawicki said. “We’vegot a great group of guys,new leadership with thecoaches, and it’s comingtogether real nicely for thestart of the season.”

Sawicki said he likesthe enthusiasm of theteam heading into itsopening series.

“Of course we’re excited,but we’re just going to take itone game at a time and throwout our best nine out thereeach game and see what wecan do,” Sawicki said.

Sawicki will start againstthe Cornhuskers at 12:30p.m. today, and junior leftyJoe Willman will take the hilllater at 5:30 p.m. against SamHouston State. Right-han-ders Josh Tinnon, a fresh-man, and Casey Coy, a junior,will handle the starting jobsin the next two games, 12:30p.m. Saturday againstNebraska and 12:30 p.m.Sunday against Sam HoustonState, respectively.

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UNC junior left-handed pitcher Joe Willman pitches ina game last season. Willman will start UNC’s secondgame of the year against Sam Houston State today.

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Black college presidents athistorically African-Americancolleges and universities haveoften been demonized in lit-erature and media since the1930s.

Travis Boyce, an assistantprofessor of Africana studiesat UNC, gave a lectureThursday to about 20 stu-dents at the Marcus GarveyCultural Center expressingthe ordeals these presidentshave faced.

Boyce said he believes it istough to be a college presidentof any race. But he brought upspecific reasons why blackshave faced troubles at theposition, which is rooted inblack history.

Frederick Patterson ofTuskegee University andBenjamin Mays ofMorehouse College startedthe United Negro CollegeFund. This fund allowedthese and other private all-black colleges to stay afloatduring tough economictimes.

State schools did notreceive this funding.Therefore, when de-segrega-tion happened, many blackcollege presidents at stateuniversities began to fear fortheir survival.

They surmised the pub-lic would no longer see theneed for all-black institu-tions, and schools could beclosed. They decided toremodel their schools to

compete with the otherwhite-dominated universi-ties. This fear of shuttingdown has transferred intothis era.

“They (college presidentsof all black universities) haveto be concerned with the real-ity that their school may closeat any time,” Boyce said.

Boyce said because theywere under-funded, presi-dents had to find ways tofund their respectiveschools. Thus, these blackcollege presidents becameknown as being autocratic.

Boyce said these ideaswere something they had todo in order to survive. Thepresidents put their reputa-tions and legacies on the lineto protect their schools, and

they were often criticized forit.

Boyce said the institutionsthat remain need to be betterfunded. This is because theyare historically important andoffer students a chance athigher education.

“I think all black collegesstill need to be supported.They need to stay for culturaland historical reasons,” saidJessica Nacio, a freshmancriminal justice major.

Alumna Misti Aas hasattended most university-sponsored events duringBlack History Month. Aas isdoing research on blackcitizens and their storiesthroughout the Universityof Northern Colorado’shistory.

“I think these schools arerelevant today because theyprovide scholarships and

opportunities that certainstudents might not get at larg-er institutions,” she said.


Africana studies professor details struggles of black university presidents


Travis Boyce, a UNC professor of Africana studies,speaks to students about black college presidentsThursday at the Marcus Garvey Cultural Center.

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