Leading history
Black History Month person of the day
Sarah Breedlove Walker was born Dec. 23,
1867, in Delta, La. She was orphaned at age 6 and
widowed at age 20. Then she moved with her
daughter to St. Louis and began working as a hotel
washerwoman. In 1904, she started making hair
remedies to relieve her alopecia.
Walker soon began selling her hair products and
developed the “Walker Method” of hair care. In
1905, she moved to Denver and in 1906, she mar
ried newspaperman Charles Joseph Walker. She
then founded the Madame C. J. Walker Manufactur
ing Co. and expanded her products to include hair
straighteners and strengtheners, scalp treatments,
toiletries, fragrances and facial treatments.
Walker developed new marketing techniques,
trained “Walker agents” to sell her products door
to-door and added a huge mail order department.
In 1910, she opened her first factory; by 1914, the
company had sales in excess of Si million per
year; and by 1917, it was the largest black-owned
business in America. Walker was the first black
woman millionaire.
She was also a social leader among the black mid
dle class, leading the way in charity and educational
work. She established scholarships for women at a
number of colleges and supported black chapters of
the YWCA. Walker died on May 25,1919.
***’" —Michael J. Kleckner
Sigma Nu
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Officers reported that most of the
estimated 250 individuals at the
party emerged from the basement
and were “clearly under (age) 21
and drinking,” EPD spokeswoman
Kerry Delf said.
Four MIPs, including Blodgett’s,
were issued. The fifth citation was
issued to Miles, 20, for furnishing
alcohol to minors — a finable
violation — and harboring an
unlabeled keg, which is a criminal
misdemeanor.
Miles confirmed his involvement
in the incident but refused to speak
for the house as a whole.
To be recognized by the Univer
sity, Greek houses must comply
with a number of standards man
dated by University President
Dave Frohnmayer and the Greek
Life Office. These requirements
were established during spring
2002, but fraternities were not re
quired to follow the guidelines un
til Dec. 15. Sigma Nu and Pi
Kappa Alpha fraternity chose not
to comply.
“Those chapters made a delib
Danielle Hickey Emerald
Police issued five alcohol-related citations to University students early Saturday
at a party at Sigma Nu fraternity, located on East 11th Avenue.
erate choice against staying affili
ated,” Greek Life Coordinator
Shelley Sutherland said. Because
of their decisions, Sigma Nu and
Pi Kappa Alpha are no longer
members of the Interfraternity
Council.
“Up until now, local chapters
have not had the experience of be
ing disinvited,” Leavitt said, “but
they’ve been close.”
Prior to the new requirements,
only issues of financial collapse, low
member retention or poor recruit
ment have resulted in the Universi
ty “pulling the charter” of a chapter,
Leavitt said. In more escalated situ
ations, inappropriate conduct
brought certain Greek chapters
very close to being removed from
the system, but those cases were
more commonly addressed by
house corporations or alumni asso
ciations, she added.
Miles will be in court Feb. 14.
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students, faculty and community
members who have had a positive
impact on the community. BWA
will also host a black heritage fash
ion show. Dates and locations will
be announced.
Other campus events include a
talk by highly acclaimed poet,
writer and civil rights activist Maya
Angelou, sponsored by the UO Cul
tural Forum. Angelou is scheduled
to speak Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at
McArthur Court.
Event Coordinator Windy Bor
man said the response to Angelou’s
arrival has been overwhelming,
with more than a thousand tickets
sold already.
“I’ve always enjoyed what she
writes and speaks about,” Borman
said. “It’s a great opportunity for
the campus.”
Students point to different lead
ers who have been positive role
models in their own lives.
Senior Ndidi Unaka, also a mem
ber of the BSU, says she really ad
mires the work of civil rights lead
ers and pioneers, such as Martin
Luther King Jr., whose fight for civil
liberties afforded black people the
rights they have today.
“He exemplifies what it is to be a
true Christian leader,” Unaka said.
Unaka says blacks like King paved
the way for the younger generation.
However, she notes there are many
issues that black people must still
deal with today like access to edu
cation and the large population of
black men in prison in relation to
other ethnicities.
Aside from the historical greats,
Kuto also commends today’s
black leaders like Angelou and
Oprah Winfrey.
“Oprah has definitely done a
good job of representing African
Americans,” Kuto said. “Against all
odds, she’s successful, she’s one of
the richest women in the world and
she happens to be black.”
Even after February rolls away,
these black students hope their cul
ture and people’s contributions will
not be cast aside until next year.
“For me, it’s not just a February
thing,” Unaka said. “It’s something
I take pride in every day.”
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