The Register, 1989-03-17

              aggies it is time for a change i believe much of the destiny of this university lies in the hands of the student body and as a body we are at a standstill i we cannot and should not rest on the laurels for the sga and the great leaders of a&t of the 60's and 70's our time is now and we must act it is to our own downfall that the student body remains un motivated and unaware of the school's plight students do not participate in organizations ac tivities and functions hence the present day stagnation no leadership can act without a mandate and that is severly lacking from the sga suab and naacp and numerous others their mere existence is to serve students and implement student resolution yet by and large we do not know the roles of our student organizations it is cleary time for a change the time has come for the students of a&t to come together bringing all their physical and intellectual abilities together to improving themselves and this institution our enhanced support through a more balanced program of cooperation and coordination with all the student organiza tions - principally those that are directly responsible for not only voicing but fulfilling our needs and ideals the sga is primarily responsible for being that organ of expression that should initiate those changes we need it is apparent from all that has been happening at a&t a serious question needs to be rais ed what is our role as students where were we when the state provided uncg with a six-story library fully equipped and modernized yet we had to wait for a five story library that shall barely meet our requirements in light of the school's expansion where were we when the state results in the lack of motivation awareness and achievement that does not take away from the responsibility of the school's administration to seek greater financial and material contribu tions from the state federal government alumni and com munity at large as students we need to ask ourselves what have we done to help we have used administrators and limited budgets as our scapegoats too long and it is time for a change there is clearly more of a need for constructive change among students and student leaders and their involvement in many campus activities than there is need to call for change within the adminstration of this university however if there is ever the need for us to seek change within adminstration we will be more effective as a group than we will as a few in dividuals i am confident that this body wants to see more changes it is clearly time for a change i challenge all of us to move into this era of change some of the immediate con cerns we should look into is the need for a mandatory black history class establish more programs help and promote black consciousness and how blacks can infiltrate and par ticipate in a white-dominated society while retaining their culture and social heritage other pressing issues that need to be addressed are the limited cafeteria hours the inadequency of the mail center which can not supply basic needs such as stamps if we are truly concern ed in fostering an environment to attain academic and social ex cellence some of these re quirements need to be met at and where are we in hj ring crime poverty literacy that continue to encroach and exhibit the african-american fellow aggies we need to ask ourselves those questions it is time for a change with the crisis facing the african-american in this socie ty how is it that a mandatory black history class is not offered in a predominatly black institu tion but is offered at some predominatly white colleges provided the agriculture pro gram at north carolina state 63 million and a&t nothing what's more degrading is a north carolina representative having the gaul to publicly ad mitting to such a farce can we as a division 1 school be proud of a new stadium where the track would not meet the stan dards for holding a high school meet the same can be said for the swimming pool in corbett which for all intense and pur pose is hardly open for student use student urges other to become active in school's future opportunities for customer assistance representatives jump into an entry-level career that will take you places at eds regina spence eds developmental recruiting 700 tower drive 5th floor p.o box 7019 dept 2ctk0769 troy ml 48007-7019 in an eds developmental program your career potential can reach new heights you'll gain the rewarding on-the-job experience you need to move your career years ahead - 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