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* 'ü »Ae» I Portland Observer. September 28. 1983 Section I Page 3 metropolitan OMSI plans computer fair -, Montgomery Waid The Beauty Salon b42 curl reformer on sale for 33.50 The 3rd Annual O M S I Computer Fair, to be held in the Museum F ri day. Saturday and Sunday. Septem ber 30 through October 2, promises to top last year’s event with many more product displays, educational activities — and even a Computer Games Arcade for kids! Focusing on the theme, " T h e •- sonal Computer Goes to W o rk ,” the 1983 Fair will feature the latest in personal computers and peripher als for both business and home use. O M S I’s Computer Center will offer free computer time during the Fair, and kids will be able to try their wits and reflexes against a number o f populai computer games in the F air’s Computer Games A r cade. Haircut and sty lin g Included Let us help you find a look that s easy to m aintain suitable to youi htestyle and g e n tle on youi budget Tinted bleached ot long haii slig h tly high ei Advertised price good thru . . . . U Oct w c i i 29, n , 1983 1SJ83 Jantzen Beach • 283-4411 Open S unday* 1 PCC Cascade students Sharon Walsh. Margaret Gunn and Woody Johnson are completing a mural In the school cafaterla that depicts student Ilfs WEHAVE ENOUGH SKILLS TO TRAIN AN ARMY They ara member, of the Cascade graphics elsa, anxioua to assi.t email b u .ln .e ... |„ , h. North/ Northeast area with thair commercial art .kills i m ll ‘n V° U,lk’ are «vtring valuable skill training in today * A rm y VU i i s s , .. s « s-si.iy n .r tttn v v»i teach over W skills. A n d we have many u ays of making that skill training even more valuable. Some A rm y skills can help you quality h>r a K»mis of u p to $5.000. S»me can help you qualify for educational benefit* A nd many ol our skilfscan give you the high-tech training civilian employers an- looking tor lo u r A rm y Recruiter can give you all the details Call I-80 0-U S A -A R M Y today PCC students create mural A brightly colored mural taking shape along the entire wall o f the cafeteria at the Portland Comm un ity College Cascade Campus depicts life at that campus and shows o ff the talents o f students in the Cascade Design Group. The project was one encouraged by the campus Cultural Affairs committee through competition earlier this summer An $800 budget was established for materials and labor. Graphic arts students Sharon Walsh, Margaret Gunn and Elwood Johnson used existing photos o f campus life, trying to balance academics, departments and people shots. They did a scale replica o f the 7 H by 40 foot drawing to show the judges It took the three students two and one half days to transfer the drawing to the wall and they then started to outline the drawing in the colors. Others will be hired to help fill in the paint and they estimate the total jo b will take two weeks to complete. M ARMY. BEALLYOUCANBE. Egypt tour reveals Black heritage G R A SSR O O TS N E W S , N. W. — The Black Educational Center’s Evening School o f Knowledge was never as enlightening as it was last Wednesday when Kamau Anderson shared his educational trip to Egypt. Anderson traveled in a group o f 234 Afro-Americans from all across the country. Their trip was spon sored by the Alkebulan Foundation and First W orld Alliance and their purpose was to tour the historical and archaeological genius o f ancient Egypt. Anderson was quick to point out their visit was not as a group o f tourists. " W e were there for a little over two weeks and we were stu dents studying our ancient history. At times it was very grueling. It was a positive ’C an’t see in the morning 'til you can’t see at night.” ’ He said he believed the large num ber of Afro-Americans in Egypt at one time was very obvious to other tourists. "Europeans would come up to us and ask what were we doing over there. As a study group, we were concentrating on the Nubians who were the original Egyptians." During their trip from Assuan to Abu Simbcl, Anderson encountered Arab racism directed at the A fro - Americans. " W e were sitting in the airport aboard Egypt Airlines and ’ - wants your opinion an Arab flight attendant kept coming to us asking two, three and then seven o f our group to get o ff the plane. As 17 Black people were getting o ff the plane, 17 Europeans boarded. A t that moment, instan taneously, all people o f African descent got o ff the plane. Needless to say, Egypt A ir did not fly that day. It was an inspirational show o f spontaneous unity never before seen C u lt Puppwal in Egypt!” Anderson said all was settled the next day and as soon as they saw the splendor o f the ancient African Egyptians they soon forgot the bigotry o f today’s Arab Egyptian. When Anderson and his group arrived in Assuan, which has a large Nubian population, they were greeted warmly and called Nubian- Americans. " O u r Nubian guide went beyond the tourist greeting of ’ ladies and Gentlemen' to 'Brothers and Sisters, welcome home.’ He ex pressed his solidarity with us by saying, 'T o show that we are in touch with you, we hope that Jesse Jackson wins the presidency.’ ” Although these incidents of racism occurred, they were just inci dental. The main purpose o f their trip was to reinforce the correlation between the genius o f the builders of the pyramids to their present day descendents — people o f African descent. "T h e trip pushed my con sciousness to new heights. I f the children in schools knew all o f what we had accomplished, I ’ m sure their test scores would improve. I f Black children knew that Black people gave the world math, science and geometry that would help their self- concept. I f we would only return to the source, we could rediscover our traditional greatness ” Y o u r “ H a p p y R o t” S t o r t i CALL FOR STORE HOURS Cf M t « M AHf M il. S P O fftl ANO . / » t TS4 9 * •• ■ « Attend a public meeting on the Six-Year Highway Improvement Program Location: Multnomah County Tima: 7:30 p.m. Data: Tuesday, October 11 Address: Multnomah County Sheriff's Bldg. Auditorium 12240 N.E. Glisan Portland, OR Phone: 653 3090 Hear a report on the condition of the stete highway system. Learn what improvement projects are scheduled for your area. Tell transportation officials what projects you think are most important. A copy of the Preliminary SIxY ear Highway Improvement Program it available from the Department of Tranaportatlon, 104 Transportation Building, Salam. Oregon 9 7 3 1 0 . For Information Phone... in Hra m r ton Mall. G m A g m an d ta ilp o r t Plaza SCAM P'S PET CENTERS : 4 about highway improvements and repairs planned for this area. Kamau Anderson finds Black roots In Egypt during educational tour. (Photo: Richard J. Brown) Cuddly Kittanal » Ê3 • ' ’ ’ « m W The Oregon Transportation Commission Scamp ’s Pet Centers ■Srto fi • ‘ < DOWNTOWN NF A B I HHv », POATlANO 220 0242 u ^7 ' r Hock Shop Buy. Sell or Trade »? Anything of value 5600 N.E. Union 287 5330 .f--? ’ i . i »17- i. : ' ".riT □02 ’ ♦ ■ * tflf A* » ¡^« a ■ * otRN> V,
