Section II Pag« 2 Portland Obaarvar May 7 . 1W1
Where Africa and America meet
by Nathaniel Scott
T h e m o th e rla n d and an adopted
co u n try meet on a distant continent.
T h e m o th e rla n d , A f r ic a ; th e
a d o p te d c o u n tr y , A m e ric a ; the
meeting: C laudia Asihene.
C la u d ia Asihene was born in Los
Angeles, C a lifo rn ia , nineteen years
ago and spent seven o f those years
in G hana, A fric a , the rig h tfu l b irth
p la ce o f her G h a n ia n fa th e r, a
U C L A g ra d u a te w ith a P h D in
Geology.
M s. A sihene has tw o sisters and
one brother in P o rtla n d and the rest
o f her th irte e n b ro th e rs and sisters
reside in Ghana, w ith th e ir father.
A th ird term student at P o rtla n d
C o m m u n ity C o lle g e , she e n jo y s
m usic, tra ve lin g , sight-seeing, most
organized sports and conversing.
She s a id , “ S o c ia lly , G h a n a is
a b o u t the same as A m e ric a ,
a lth o u g h i t ’ s q u ite h id d e n . Y o u
w o n ’ t see boys and girls w alking the
streets h o ld in g hands, kissing, and
things o f that nature, like you do in
A m e rica .”
S o c ia lly , G h a n a and A m e ric a
(w h a t she has seen o f it) are about
th e sam e, b u t, e d u c a tio n a lly , the
d iffe r e n c e is b ro a d and e a s ily
d is c e rn ib le ,” she said. “ S chool in
G h a n a is m u ch h a rd e r th a n here.
W h e n yo u s ta rt s c h o o l th e re
(G h a n a ) yo u have to pay th ro u g h
the 12th grade, (called fo rm 5) after
you complete your 0 level. N o rm a lly
fo r those w ho d o w e ll, the g o ve rn
ment pays fo r your A level, w hich is
college a n d /o r U n iv e rs ity .”
W h ile a tte n d in g s c h o o l M s.
A s ih e n e w o rk s at th e h o s p ita l at
th e U n iv e rs ity o f O re g o n H e a lth
Sciences C e n te r, a p ra c tic e t h a t ’ s
n o t d o n e in G h a n a . She s a id ,
“ Students are not a llo w e d to w o rk
w h ile a tte n d in g s c h o o l.” H er c o n
te n tio n is, “ Y ou a ctu a lly learn how
to study because you e ith e r pass o r
fa il, and once you fa il you either try
a g ain o r you stay d o w n in so cie ty
because you never get anyw here.”
She spoke o f c u s to m s , fu e d s ,
prejudice, and petty differences that
have spanned a great body o f water
to rest upon these shores by students
fro m the m otherland. A n d o f those
born here, who should be students.
She continued: “ I'v e noticed here in
P o r tla n d , th a t y o u n g B la c k s ,
(m o stly teenage boys) w ho could be
m o re c o n s tru c tiv e are w a lk in g
around playing cassettes and radioes
and games a ll day, (th in k in g life is
all fun and games) could be going to
s c h o o l and h o p e fu lly , one d a y ,
become great Black m en.”
T h a t th o r n m ig r a tin g to th e
d o w n to w n s e c to r is c a s tin g its
shadow upon m any, and w hile some
m ay not understand its im p lic a tio n ,
u n til the m a n u re h its th e fa n ,
Asihene jo in s the voices before her,
and denounces its need. “ Some o f
them a p p roach me (y o u n g B lacks)
C L A U D IA A S IH E N E
(P h oto: T h o m a s G. G o lden )
e ith e r d ru n k o r fu ll o f some o th e r
k in d o f d ru g and they are very d is
respectful. I f there were m ore places
fo r recreation and ente rta in m e n t in
the B lack c o m m u n ity , we w o u ld n ’ t,
have these young Blacks disrespect
ing people and the Black co m m u n ity
at the same tim e. It is tim e fo r us to
co m e to g e th e r a n d m a ke o u r big
B la ck w o rld a b e tte r p la ce to liv e
in .”
C la u d ia Asihene, a Black w om an
w o rk in g fo r the b e tte rm e n t o f the
whole.
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227-2427
By Ron Sykes, Sports Editor
Just reminding you that USO has
been taking your concern to our
servicemen and women w o rld w id e
tor 40 years
M oses can w a lk w a te r b u t his
brothers ju s t may be to o heavy, and
w h ile L a r r y B ird d re w a ll th e
p ra is e ...re m e m b e r th a t B o s to n
w o u ld s u re ly c ru m b le w ith o u t the
excellence o f T in y A rc h ib a ld . T in y
is the glue. W ith o u t his p e n etration
and o u ts id e s h o o tin g , M r . B ird
w ould be on his way back to Indiana
fo r a long rest. Boston should w in in
five.
R e m e m b e r C a zzie R u s s e ll, th e
fo rm e r M ichigan A ll-A m e ric a n , and
fo rm e r New Y o rk K n ic k and L A .
L a ke r fo rw a rd ? W II, Cazzie is alive
and w e ll w h ile p la y in g in the C o n
tin e n ta l League. A t 36, R ussell is
reportedly s till doing great things.
T riv ia Tim e: W hat college landed
th e m o st p la y e rs o n th e 1980-81
N B A A ll-S tars? U C L A placed three
p la y e rs : K a re e m A b d u l -J a b b a r,
M a rq u e s J o h n s o n and Ja m a a l
W ilk e s . K areem being selected on
the fir s t te a m , w h ile J o h n so n and
W ilkes gained second team acclaim .
B o s to n ’ s L a rr y B ird beat Jo hnson
by a mere six votes.
l ast m onth D avid sat through his
t r ia l in a maze o f c o n fu s io n . He
d id n ’ t understand a w o rd that was
said. H is lawyer seemed to be glued
to his ch a ir — the o n ly tim e he rose
was to leave the c o u rtro o m . T h e
D is tr ic t A tto rn e y was yo u n g and
energetic, he did an excellent jo b o f
p a in tin g D a v id as p u b lic enem y
n u m b e r one. He to ld the ju r y th a t
D a v id was g u ilty and th a t it was
th e ir sw orn d u ty to fin d him g u ilty
and that i f they d id n ’ t, the streets o f
P ortland w o u ld n ’ t be safe as long as
D a v id was fre e . He p le a de d . He
preached; exhorted to the ju ry u n til
th e o n ly v e rd ic t le ft to them was
g u ilty. True to fo rm , D avid’ s lawyer
re m a in e d seated; his silence was
d ig u s tin g . The ju d g e went to sleep
and the ju r y re tu rn e d w ith a g u ilty
verdict.
David stands before the court; he
is alo n e, he it a fra id . H is fear is
to ta l, absolute, beyond reason. It
has taken c o n tro l o f him ; it is
distinct, it has a smell, taste, flavor
o r b itte r sa lt in his m o u th .
D a vid 's hands perspire, his eyes are
o u t o f focus, he lo o k s at the ju d g e
and sees o n ly th e b la c k ro b e and
gavel.
D a v id is c e rta in th a t d o o m is
u p o n h im . H is w h o le lif e races
before his eyes and his th ro a t is con
stricted w ith fear. H is ears fa il him -
- the c o u rtro o m is silent -- he ca n ’ t
speak, see o r hear a th in g as the fog
o f his destruction ro lls a ro u n d him .
T h e lid o f his c o f f in s lo w ly d e
scends; D a v id w a tc h e s it w ith
d 's b e lie f and his m in d scream s
" d o n ’ t b ury me! I ’ m a live ! I ’ m s till
a liv e !” But bam! It closes.
The ju d g e rises and e x its th ru a
d o o r th a t appears fr o m n o w h e re .
D a v id feels ra th e r th a n hears his
ja ile r u rg in g him o u t o f the c o u r t
ro o m . He w a lk s d o w n a endless
c o r r id o r , his feet are le a d , th e y
m ove by th e ir o w n v o lit io n . A s
D avid w alks his sa n ity re tu rn s . He
feels the leg iro n s b itin g in to his
ankles and he sees people staring at
h im as he passes. Ju s t b e fo re he
reaches the ja il elevator, he passes a
w indow and looks dow n upon P o rt
la n d He is a b le to see th e buses,
cars and people below as they move
lik e ants on a concrete p la y g ro u n d .
They don’ t know D avid is w atching
and he has the urge to shout " H e y !
I 'm up h e re !” B u t he s t ill c a n ’ t
speak — he sees, hears and sm ells
but he can’ t speak.
D a v id ’ s ja ile r is a s h o rt fa t man
w hose h a ir is th in n in g on to p . He
has made this w alk a thousand times
and he s trik e s up a c o n v e rs a tio n
w ith D a vid . " D o n ’ t take it so hard
k id , tw enty years a in ’ t forever. W'hy
y o u 'll be out in no tim e i f you keep
y o u r nose c le a n .” D a v id ’ s m in d
focuses on tw e n ty years. It shouts,
echos and screams “ tw e n ty years!
T w e n ty y e a rs! fo r w h a t? I a in ’ t
k ille d n o b o d y ! T w e n ty d o lla rs --
tw enty years — I ’ m o n ly n in e te e n !"
O regon State P e n ite n tia ry is fu ll
o f D a v id H o w a rd s . It is b u rs tin g
w ith y o u n g , o ld and m id d le aged
D a v id H o w a rd s . T h e y co m e here
fille d w ith hate, they are angry, b it
te r, c o ld and lo n e ly . S o m e tim e
betw e e n th e ir im p ris o n m e n t and
release they learn all the d irty tricks.
They learn that they are not im p o rt
a n t, th a t th e re is a lw a ys som eone
w ith m ore tim e and a bigger crim e.
They learn that there isn’ t anybody
in the w o rld that cares whether they
live o r die. T hey w atch th e ir yo u th
evaporate, they see death, they k ill
them selves w ith hate. T h e ir pain is
tim e and the tim e eats them up.
“ Y e a r a fte r year one q u e s tio n
b u rn s in th e ir m in d s . W h y am I
here? I d o n 't deserve this. W here is
the help the judge promised me and
what w ill I do when I get o u t? ”
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Cell Talk
Today D avid H ow ard w ill be sen
tenced. Som ehow he must fin d the
s tre n g th to stand b e fo re the c o u rt
and accept his medicine. He doesn't
k n o w w here he w ill fin d it b u t he
k n o w s he m u st. Ju s tic e dem ands
that D avid be punished fo r his crime
and there is no power on earth that
can prevent o r postpone the event.
D a . Lounence BewM
Accepted
Dlonna Warwick
D e n n is
Johnson,
P h o e n ix ;
G e o rg e G e r v in , San A n to n io and
Julius E rvin g , a ll jo in e d Jabbar and
B ird on the firs t team . E rv in g was
p icke d as the N B A ’ s best, and m y
v o te w e n t to H o u s to n ’ s M oses
M a lo n e . E rv in g is g o o d b u t ju s t
c a n 't in flu e n c e a gam e as M oses
does. M alone is sim ply awesome.
By Asmar A bdul Seifullah
aka Joe Rest # 40404
A sk A bout O ur LO W C O ST
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C u n n in g h a m ’ s bench f o r seven
crucial minutes w hile the Sixers lead
d is a p p e a re d in th a t c r u c ia l th ir d
period. A d rio n H a m p to n , lo n g tim e
basketball b u ff and fo rm e r amateur
p la ye r, believes C u n n in g h a m made
a m is ta k e by tr y in g to co a ch th e
p la y o ff series the same as an eighty-
tw o gam e sc h e d u le . A n d M r .
H a m p to n was p r o b a b ly r ig h t be
cause D r. J ., can rest n o w u n til
early September. Just how much do
these yo u n g , h e a lth y a th le te s need
anyway?
I w ould have a tendency to dispel
the idea th a t the referees s to le th is
one fo r Boston. A lth o u g h it is a fact
that P hiladelphia never shot a bonus
free th ro w in the fin a l game, and it
is a fact that P h illy was w histled fo r
m ore in fra c tio n s than B oston. But
th e b o tto n lin e s h o u ld sh o w th a t
these were tw o great teams b a ttlin g
it out and neither one could easily be
ashamed.
T h is series d id w o n d e rs f o r th e
N B A . It was a c tio n
p a cke d
th ro u g h o u t and was a showcase fo r
both the athletes and the N B A . A ll
in a ll, it was fin e b a ske tb a ll w ith a
few d u ll moments. P h iladelphia lost
the last three games by a to ta l o f five
p o in ts . It was t r u ly an e n jo y a b le
series.
N o w com es th e East vs. W est
c o n fr o n ta tio n and i t ’ s d o u b tf u l i f
M oses M a lo n e can c a rr y th e
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Sports Talk
A few year a go, a w e ll k n o w n
blues sin g e r m ade a tu n e c a lle d
" P a y b a c k ." The P hiladelphia 76ers
borrowed a theme fro m this famous
singer after losing to P ortland in the
76-77 season and p ro m is e d th e ir
fans that their loss to P ortland was a
flu k e and that they w ould c e rta in ly
pay them back the next year.
But w ith their loss to Boston Sun
day A fte rn o o n , the debt p ro b a b ly
w o n ’ t be p a id th is decade. T h e
Sixers held a c o m m a n d in g 3-1 lead
o n ly to “ ch o ke ” in the next three,
to once again p ro v e th a t they lack
the little extra that it takes to win the
big one.
T h e re ’ s m a n y reaons w h y one
team w in s and a n o th e r loses, and
m any liv in g room coaches w ill give
th e ir a n a ly s is . B u t one th a t c o m
m o n ly su rfa ce s is , “ h ow g o o d is
B illy C unningham as a coach.” A f
ter Sunday’ s flo p , C unningham was
se ve re ly c ritic iz e d by fa n s fro m
C le o 's S o cia l C lu b . V iew ers th e re
agreed th a t C u n n in g h a m is the
w o rld ’ s worst coach.
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the
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knew n o th in g a b o u t coaching and
th a t his re c o rd was g o o d o n ly
because he was given great ta le n t.
M o s t at C le o ’ s w ere upset th a t
J u liu s E rv in g was le ft s ittin g on
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