Austin Peay State University - Yearbook (Clarksville, TN)

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g2 3A4 .thusm VAN WYM Opposite Top - Caught in motion, Gisele HScoop Brown participates in HFun and Games, a part of the intramural program at an APSU home basketball game. Top Left - Paulette Suggs proudly displays her OVC T-shirt, as Girtie gives the No. 1 sign for the Governor basketball team. Top Right - Earleen McGee and Tyree Ligon don't seem to mind waiting for the instructor, especially when there's some side- line entertainment. Opposite Bottom - Blacks are an impor- tant asset to the Austin Peay cheerleading squad. Bottom Left - Norman Jackson and an obviously female friend seem to enjoy togetherness, even in the warm days of early fall. Above - Ralph Garner and Norman Jackson don't appear to be too homesick as they wait in the Atlanta airport for a plane to Daytona, Fla.. and a game with Stetson. 79

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78 humor and excitement which he added to each game. Howard Wright was the first black athlete from Austin Peay to play pro- fessional basketball when he signed with the Kentucky Colonels in 1970 and played two seasons. Percy Howard was another black basketball player to make it in the pros; but his profeSsional sport was football. not basketball. During his rookie sea- son with the Dallas Cowboys, he caught a touchdown pass in the 1976 Superbowl. By far the most dominating force which has aided the black students has been the Black Student Association. In the past, the Black Student Asso- ciation has been accredited with the following achievements: black study programs, started in 1968. with. 24 hour instruction; The Martin Luther King Scholarship Fund; Black History Week, which began on Austin Peay's Campus in 1970; the employment of black teachers and administrators; getting the University Center Store to sell black oriented products; sponsor- ing the sickle-cell anemia fund and the Children's Community Christmas pro- gram; stimulation of black sororities and fraternities; the recruitment of black students and athletes t2-3 per cent were recruited in 1967 and over 10 per cent in 1976; and finally the sponsoring of the Miss Black APSU Pageant in connection with the Miss Black America contest. The struggle for survival and recogni- tion at Austin Peay has been hard for blacks, and still is to a certain extent. From the beginning of the 70's to the present, blacks have been fighting for equality. If Austin Peay is to be successful in assuring its continued progress and prosperity, every capable youth must be given an equal chance to realize his full educational potential. This attain- able goal must be shared by vastly larger numbers of capable and willing black youth. The Bi-Centennial can be a spring- board to a greater stride toward the realization of this goal. We cannot af- ford to waste one single mind a mind that can be educated to build a better nation; not just for blacks but for all Americans. And. as the popular slogan goes, HA mind is a terrible thing to waste.

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Night life for the Austin Peay student isn't always a trip to Waterworks or 1191, sometimes it's just a date with the laundromat Chuck Cantrell In Clarksville. the variety of things to do at night may not offer as great a selection as larger areas such as Nash- ville. But if you are doing your home- work like you should, you don't really need a larger city. The school provides facilities for re- creation and relaxation that are easily accessable, and inexpensive. The li- brary, University Center and gymnasi- ums will help students with anything from listening to a favorite Edith Piaf album to working up a good sweat missing lay-up shots. The Baptist Student Union at the corner of College and Drane Streets, provides a place for fellowship and in- terchange between students. It also provides a program that gives opportu- nity for an inward journey of spiritual growth and an outward journey of ser- vice to others. The BSU operates through the support of the Tennessee Baptist Convention with Sam Car- others as campus minister. The Church of Christ Student Cen- ter, headed by Burney Baggett, cam- pus minister, has devotionals, lun- cheons, retreats and many other ac- tivities to provide the students of APSU with opportunities for fellowship and spiritual growth. Facilities in the center are provided for cooking. recreation, study and a good quiet place to get away from the busy campus life. For those who wish to relax, meet with firends, make new friends, wor- ship, play volleyball, ping pong, watch television or listen to the stereo, it can all be found at the Wesley Foundation. It also has one of the few snooker ta- bles in town. There is a fully ordained minister, Vincent Walkup. available for guidance and counseling.