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July 8, 1987, Portland Observer. Page 5
HEALTH
W ATCH
by Steven
Bailey, N.D.
E k e ji E le c te d
P re s id e n t o f A .A .S .
Article courtesy of The Vanguard
James Ekeji, graduate student at Portland State University, was elected
president of the Association of African Students in recent elections at PSU.
Out of a total of 38 votes cast, Ekeji garnered 28 ballots, and, along with
vice-presidential candidate Komi Kalevor, defeated the incumbent Aggrey
Oswe and his running mate.
Formed in 1972, the Association of African Students was set up for the
purpose of promoting "cultural and social exchange among the university
and the community," according to the PSU student group directory.
Some of Ekeji's objectives for the up-coming year are: to seek the esta
blishment of an African Studies department at PSU, to encourage a closer
relationship between the AAS and Africans in the community, and to seek
permanent office space for the association.
The graduate student in Public Administration said that he hopes to
generate "a positive environment of all Africans" at Portland State, and
that he hopes to strengthen then internal structure of the A.A.S.
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Let's Go to
the Rally
The Portland Extension of United
Theological Seminary will be spon
soring a Rally to be hosted by the
New Hope Missionary Baptist
Church, 3725 North Gantenbem
Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97227,
the Rev. Johnny Pack, IV, B Th
host pastor.
Singing will be the New Hope
Inspirational Choir, the St Maik
Baptist Church Choir, and the D C
Ensemble.
Bringing the preached word will
be the Reverends Arthur May and
Henry Crain of the St. Mark Bap
tist Church and the Reverends Roy
Clay and Robert E. Houston, Sr., of
the New Hope Baptist Church. All
four are currently enrolled students
with the Seminary.
Dr. Benjamin F. Martin of Mon
roe, Louisiana is the Seminary Pre
sident, Rev. Joe S. Hardie, M.R.E.,
Pastor of the St. Mark Baptist
Church is the Dean of the Portland
Extension. Rev. Robert E. Houston,
Sr. is the Program Coordinator.
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12, 1987 at 7:00 p.m.
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