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P O R T L ^ B OBSERVER
ROLE MODEL OF THE WEEK
NEWS MAKERS OF THE WEEK
Introducing:
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Langston Hughes’ Musical
“ Simply Heavenly”
Portland State University
Aug. 25th - Sept. 11, 1988
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Griffith Sekese
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Arnold Pitre as Bodiddly and
Michael Holiday as Melon (Pic­
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Jeanette R. Brown as Zarita, and
Neal Thomas as Simple (Pic­
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Thabiso Mofokeng
school, that every person who
wo Black South African
comes
here is real important,”
students arrived on the
commented
Lewis. He pointed
Lewis & Clark College campus
out
that
the
South African stu­
Monday, August 15, to begin
dents
will
live
in the dorms.
their Lewis & Clark undergrad­
“
Lewis
&
Clark
students will
uate studies fall term.
have a chance to have first-hand
Griffith Sekese and Thabiso
contact with South African
Mofokeng will be the first South
students,” said Lewis.
Africans ever to study at Lewis &
Clark College, according to Greg
“ W e’ve received great sup­
Caldwell, director of Interna­
port from Lewis & Clark
tional Students Services. Their
students and faculty,’’ said
studies are being funded in part
Richard Lewis, committee
by contributions raised by the
spokesman. “ Lewis &
South African Action Commit­
Clark students feel a
tee, a group of Lewis & Clark
strong commitment to the
students.
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South African issue.”
“ We’ve received great support
from Lewis & Clark students and
faculty,” said Richard Lewis,
committee spokesman. “ Lewis
& Clark students feel a strong
co m m itm ent to the South
African issue.”
Thus far, the group has raised
about $3,200 toward its $6,000
goal through a pledge cam­
paign, donations and a bake
• • -sate:-Other funding is from
USAID and Lewis & Clark
College.
“ Lewis & Clark is such a small
Both Sekese and Mofokeng
plan to major in the sciences.
Sekese plans to major in chem­
istry and biology and to pursue a
career in teaching and research
in the industrial/com m ercial
field. He was the top student in
his junior certificate, which earn­
ed him a Coca-Cola merit award.
Mofokeng plans to major in
physics and mathematics and
minor in computer sciences and
engineering. He plans to teach
after graduation.
Both students were recruited
and selected in South Africa by
the Educational Opportunities
Council, headed by Bishop Des­
mond Tutu. The council has no
affiliation with the South African
government.
According to Aurora Asso­
ciates, Inc., the minority-owned
consulting firm responsible for
placing the students, “ The
scholarship program responds
directly to a need expressed by
Black South African students for
training opportunities abroad.
She is warm, caring, gentle, soft-spoken and highly
respected throughout the African-American community.
When she speaks of children and their welfare, her eyes
sparkle like diamonds. One of the common expressions you
hear about her is “ if she can’t help you. she will find
someone who can.”
Aurora’s program has receiv­
ed bipartisan support from Con­
gress, which authorized funding
through the US. Agency for In­
ternational Development. Aurora
has sponsored 101 Black South
African students since 1983.
Contributions to help finance
the education of these two
South African students may be
sent to:
Since 1980, Mariah A. Taylor has been the Executive
Director of the North Portland Nurse Practitioner’s Com­
munity Health Clinic (NPCHC) located at 5311 North Van­
couver Avenue. She possesses a B.S.N. from Southern
Oregon State College; 1977 M.S.N., P.N.P., University of
Colorado, Medical Center. She has received a number of
honors and is a member of the Oregon Nurses Association,
American Nurses Association and the Metropolitan Club of
Portland.
South African Student
Scholarship Fund
c/o International Student Office
LC Box 192
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR 97219
This week, the Portland Observer is proud to salute
Ms. Mariah Taylor as our “ Role Model of the Week.”
Exclusive Interviews With Mayoral Candidates
by Stephen E. McPherson
Campaign ’88
★★★★★★★★★★★
hen November rolls around
and the voters of Portland
go to the polls, they are going to
have the very difficult task of
choosing not only the next Presi­
dent of the United States, but also
the person who is going to con­
trol City Hall for another term.
In Portland they will either re­
turn the populist mayor to office
or replace him with Ron Still, a
former chief of police. Several
curious characteristics d istin ­
guish the two candidates from
each other. The challenger is
suave, ponderous and clean­
shaven. The mayor is flambouy-
ant, garralous and bearded. Ron
Still, a former Democrat, was a
public servant for 30 years before
joining the private sector. Bud
Clark, a former Republican work­
ed in the private sector for 25
Mayor Bud Clark
years before entering the public
sector. Both are 56-years-old,
were reared in the Portland area
and educated In its public
schools and local universities.
Their attitudes toward issues are
almost identical. Clark and Still
Mayor Clark: consider the con­
consider gangs and illegal drug
vention center to be the main
trafficking to be high priorities for
achievement of my tenure. It was
the ensuing administration. They
only a month after I had been
both support the governor's new
elected In the primaries that I
proposal in that regard. They also
went out to the convention bur­
believe that the commissioner
eau which is now the Portland,
form of government is an anach­
Oregon Convention Bureau. We
ronism which should be replaced
went to the tri-county area rather
with something less cumbersome
than just to the people In Port­
and amenable to the exigencies
land. It had been too long that the
of the '90s. Both candidates agree
people of the city were paying for
that the police pension system
those things that the entire
should be merged with the state
metropolitan area enjoyed. I cam­
retirement system is order to
paigned very hard and won their
eliminate certain abuses. Neither
support. This was instrumental in
was very clear as to how the city
b r in g in g th e c o m m u n itie s
might regain control of the de­
together whereas before there
funct urban renewal project spon­
had been a lot of division among
sored by the Emanuel Hospital
Center. Other than an obvious
them.
The other thing I did was to get
difference in personalities, the
development going on the East
only other striking contrast
side of the river. I have moved the
between the two candidates
economic development of the
might be their management style.
city from the West side of the
The following is an exclusive,
river to the East side.
in-depth interview, that each per­
Another thing I assisted in get­
son gave to the Portland Observer
ting
started, following the lead of
on separate occasions. —
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Kathleen Saadat
State Director of
Affirmative Action Office
of the Governor
Question 1:
Why do you want to be the mayor of Portland?
Mayor Clark: I thought this city
needed a better promotor. I
thought it needed a newer posi­
tive approach and there were a
number of areas in which I
thought it needed improvement
and a change of attitude. The city
was in a stale position, too. The
mayor wasn’t willing to go ahead
with a convention center. He
would not put his head on the line
for that. The convention center
would not ever have been pro­
posed if I had not run for mayor.
The community has wanted it to
happen for a long time. Seattle
built one 25 years ago. That’s the
way I conceived it even before I
took office. It was only a month
after I was elected in the pri­
maries did the measure pass. ■■
★★★★★★★★★★★★ 05719768
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Sue Bubsy
Executive Director
Interstate Firehouse
Cultural Center (IFCC)
(Because of a prior printing error ... we
are publishing another picture of Ms.
Bubsy).
ANNOUNCEMENT
Our Religious Editor, Ms. Mattie
Spears, became ill Tuesday
night and IS recuperating at
Holladay Park Hospital. We wish
you a speedy recovery and send
our love and prayers to you,
Mattie!
Portland Observer’s Staff
Happy 43rd Birthday
Nyewusi Askari, News Editor,
Portland Observer
From The
Observer’s Staff,
Keep Kicking!!!
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Ron Still
Campaign ’88
★★★★★★★★★★★
Still: The reason I am run­
ning for mayor is that I love this
city. I love the people. We have a
lot of potential. I hate to see it go
the way of Newark and some of
the cities that have deteriorated. I
am trying to make this a non-per­
sonality race. It is not always that
way. Because of my educational
background, my knowledge of the
city and my interest in urban plan­
ning I can do a better job. I have
an interest in tourism. I was con­
vention manager in 1984. I know
business and I know public rela­
tions. The city needs leadership
and I want to provide it. So I have
been willing to give up two years
of my life to aspire and work
towards getting the job. I am also
willing to give up four years of my
life to clean up the city. .
Question 2:
achieve during your tenure in o f f i c e ? * > ^ ^ ^ * * * * * * *
Roger Beaseley of U.S. Bank Cor­
poration, was the leadership
round table. In short, it brings
together Mat Prophet, myself, the
Private Industry Council and Tom
Nelson from the Business Youth
Exchange. We pool all of our
funds and identify a spectrum of
kids at risk such as those who are
difficult to hire. We identify what
can be done to keep kids in
school. Make it so that they can
have a stake in the community
and so that they can have long
term futures. This is the solution
to gangs. This is the long term
solution to drug abuse. This the
long term solution to idleness in
the streets. It is the long term
solution to a whole lot of social
problems. The Reagan adminis­
tration continually takes money
away from the city. We have been
struggling with economic prob­
lems ever since I took office. Talk
about good management, it is
good management that has main­
tained our triple AAA bond rating..
Still: It was March of
1981 when we had the infamous
opposum incident and May of
1981 when we had the drug scan­
dal. I became Chief on June 1,
1981. My job was to regain credi­
bility for the bureau. When when I
left in 1985 they had a situation
when Chief Harrington was in of­
fice. That was when the choke
hold incident was followed by the
T-shirt that read “ Don’t choke
them, Smoke them."
I see myself as a proven good
public manager. I see myself as
much better educated in the area
of urban planning. I have 30 years
of service I the city with 15 in an
administrative capacity. I always
say that the best Indicator is what
you have actually done when you
come to bat. The crime rate was
139/1000 when I became Chief.
Four years later it had decreased
to 136/1000. Things were com-
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