P age A S D ecember 7, 1 9 9 4 • T he P ortland O bserver Decision To Affect African-American Colleges The state officials o f M ississippi are supposed to render their decision this month on the Ayers case This case came about as a result o f the lawsuit by Jack Ayers o f the State of Mississippi for not funding the A fri­ can-American colleges and universi­ ties the same way as they have the Caucasian schools. If you are a per­ son who graduated from an A fric a n - American college or u n iv e rs ity , you should be aware of the fact that your alma mater is being threat­ ened w ith closure or it may be merged with some Caucasian college or uni­ versity. Is this good news, or is this bad news? You be the judge o f this situation. The reason for all o f this is that these schools are not receiving the financial support other institutions do within the states were they are located, especially if they are state schools. For example, the Supreme Court ruled against the State o f Mississippi and stated in its ruling that there was a discrepancy in the state funding o f African-American institutions. The court ordered the state to remedy this situation. What some states are com­ ing up with is that they have made plans to merge most o f these schools. In other words, th e y w ill do away w ith these institutions as we know them The people that will be hurt the most, if this takes place, are the poor young black males and females. Es- pec ially those that are from the South­ ern region o f the country . 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RETAIL - WHOLESALE Plenty of FREE PARKING CARS • BISES • RVs 700 S.E. 122nd Ave. Portland, OR 332-9530 against A frican-A m erican institu­ tions, there must really be something overt going on It is quite unusual for the Justice Department to come right out and agree with African-Ameri­ cans that they are being discrim inat­ ed against, and to go so far as the file a com plaint against a state With this kind o f action from this agency, you know that there must be something really wrong. If you are a graduate o f one o f these colleges or universities you might w ant to contact the Black Cau­ cus in W ashington, D C. to make sure that they stay abreast o f what is happening in all o f these states as far as the schools are concerned. The reason why this issues is so important is that there is a need for African-American colleges and uni­ versities in this country . If they did not exist there would be thousands o f people who would never have gone to undergraduate or graduate school. In other words, they probably would not have earned a college degree. With education comes power, if it is property applied. With this you can have control o f your life. With education comes economic, and po­ litical power, with this you can change things for the better, so always keep this in mind. Some African-American colleg­ es and universities will not be affected by this court case. Nevertheless, some states are saying that the reason why they are opposed to all black colleges is that it is reverse discrimination and there should no, be discrimination in the educational system. I do n ’t know what your opinion is about this, but I would say all o f this sounds pretty fantastic. Are they really being pragmatic about this sit­ uation? 1 think not. All you have to do is look at some o f the schools in the inner-cities throughout the country. Perhaps you can then draw your own conclusions about the state educa­ tion system. Clothing Donations Needed For Holiday Clothing Drive The central Northeast Neigh­ bor’s Association is requesting do­ nations ofadult and children’s cloth­ ing in good condition, for low-in­ come residents o f Northeast Port­ la n d ’s C ully neighborhood. The clothing will be distributed during the second annual Cully Neighborood C hildren’s Christmas Party on Dec. 15. T his y e a r ’s C h ristm a s p arty is e x p e c te d to d o u b le in size over last y e a r ’s, draw in g 1000 low - incom e c h ild re n and th e ir p a r­ ents. T he d o n ated c lo th in g w ill be d istrib u te d d u rin g the c e le ­ bration along with C h ristm a s p re ­ sen ts and food. C loth ing donations wi 11 be grate- fully accepted during regular busi­ ness hours at the Community C on­ tact Office in Villa de Clara Vista, located at 6706 NE Killingsworth, on th e c o rn e r o f C u lly and Killingsworth. The donations are tax dedcutible. The Cully Neighborhood C hil­ dren’s Christmas Party is organized by Hacienda Community D evelop­ ment Corporation and the Cully As­ sociation o f Neighbors, in conjunc­ tion with more than 15 public and private agencies, local churches, merchants, the Portland Police Bu­ reau’s Sunshine Division, and the National Guard. The Dec. 15 event is open to families living in the Villa de Clara Vista Aparments. More than 100,000 students will enroll in credit courses this year at O regon’s four-year colleges. About 59,000 students w ere enrol led in reg­ ular campus credit courses this fall term. The number o f students are about the same as last year, according to a report by the Oregon System o f High­ er Education. The enrollm ent for the fourth week o f fall classes was 59,416, com ­ pared with 59,545 at the same time last year, About 7,000 additional stu­ dents are expected to enroll in ex­ tended cam pus credit courses, such as continuing education. The colleges also serve an addi­ tional 100,000 O regonians through non-credit courses, such as those of­ fered by the Extension Service and under contract with businesses. “ In spite o f m ajor budget cuts, the state’s public colleges and uni­ versities have found a way to main­ tain enrollment at the prior year’s levels,” said Larry Large, the sys­ tem ’s vice chancellor for public af­ fairs. “The Oregon Legislature will face one more round o f reductions in funding for statewide program s as they deal with the final phase o f M easure 5,” said Large. “ We are pleased that we have been able to reduce adm inistrative and support service costs and that the Legislature and the G overnor were w illing to provide some extra support to sus­ tain enrollment levels at the end o f the 1993-1995 session. Those ac­ tions enabled us to sustain enroll­ ment even in the face o f reduced funding caused by the first two phas­ es o f M easure 5.” “ I am p ro u d o f w h at th e sy s­ tem , the fa c u lty , the s ta f f and m ost o f a ll, th e s tu d e n ts have been ab le to do to p ic k up th e sla c k and k eep as m any stu d e n ts e n ro lle d as p o s s ib le , ev en in th e face o f in c re a se s in tu itio n ,” said C h a n c e llo r Jo se p h C ox. “Now, we must prepare to carry our budget to the 1995 Legislature and to do all we can to strengthen access to quality higher education for O regon’s students in the future,” said Cox. T h e e n d o f f o u r th w eek e n ro ll­ m ents by in stitu tio n w ere p ro v id ­ ed as follows: • E a ste rn O re g o n S ta te C ol­ lege: 1,931, up 1.8 percent. •O re g o n H ealth Sciences U ni­ versity: 1,396, up 1.6 percent. • S o u th e rn O re g o n S ta te C ol­ lege: 4,535, up .5 percent. • U niversity o fO re g o n : 16,680, up .5 percent. • Oregon State University: 14,131, up .2 percent. • P o rtla n d S ta te U niversity: 14,428, down .4 percent. • W estern O re g o n S ta te C ol­ lege: 3,871, down 3.2 percent. •O re g o n In stitu te o fT e c h n o l- ogy: 2,444, dow n 5.4 percent ‘Tis The Season For Holiday Snacks TheNabisco Biscuit Com pany’s introducesalineupofholiday-themed versions o f its most popular brands for the 1994 season. The company will rollout holi­ day items, for a limited engagement, beginning in December 1. They in­ clude: Chocolate Dipped Ritz Crack- ers--N abisco’s ritziest Ritz ever. Enrobed in pure dark chocolate, the product will be sold in 4.5-ounce boxes at the suggested retail price o f $2.29. White Fudge Covered O re o - Back by popular demand, Oreo cook­ ies covered in white fudge have sold out each year on the market. The 5? product comes in a 14-ounce pack­ age at the suggested retail price o f $2.69. Hoi iday Sprinkled Chips A hoy!- -Chips Ahoy!, A m erica’s leading chocolate chip cookie, gets sprin­ kled red, green and white for the holidays. These colorful cookies are available in 14.5-ounce packages at the suggested retail price o f $2.39. Teddy Grahams Holiday Bears- -’’Beary merry” cookies, in choco- | late and vanilla flavors, will come in six seasonal shapes including Santa Bear, Little Drummer Bear, Bear-in- a-=Stocking and Sleigh Bear. Sug­ gested retail price for the 10-ounce limited edition box is $ 1.89. dab/iiati fffafam ent V M ali (One c f a M in d V < decere de¿ nie dean Wa t dà V $e