Broward Community College - Silver Sands Yearbook (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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le in Society out of high school and 3 months later discover that they are no longer free to do what they want to do, so they break away from their husbands in search for this satisfaction. On the other hand, many past characteristics of the female are similar today. For instance, the female 's still expected to be feminine at all times, to at least pretend she is less intelligent than the male, and also play the match-making game to the best of her ability, with plenty of charm, poise, wit, and flirtations. She must also be willing to submit to the moods of the male, cheer his feats of strength, and give him at least enough sex to keep him temporarily satisfied. Why do I tell you all of these things? Because I am a white female and this is how I see my assigned position in life. I am a sophomore here at BJC andl have chosen to delve into the field Qtf-IQufl12jliSm.2jf1 occupation which is mainly controlled by men. This field offers a challenge to me. I must be able to compete with men and yet keep my femininity. It is certainly a difficult task but it can and has been done. Look at Nancy Dickerson, for instance. Of course, like all single girls at BJC, I do keep my eye out for an eligible bachelor, although I feel that I am far from being ready for marriage. I must first find myself in this life before I can possibly share my life with someone else. This I have not yet done, so I will continue to take advantage of my freedom and the chivalrous deeds of the male. In a few years, however, I will be willing to sacrifice for my husband and my children, even at the cost of my profession. Now, however, I must at least try to reach my goals. For if I don't try now, I will never know whether I could possibly have accom- plished them or not. This, I feel, is why most young females are fighting for their civil rights. They must accomplish their goals now, even at the cost of the male. Then they will be ready to accept the role of wife and mother - a role of sharing, love. companion- ship, and complete and total submission. 3 Q., ,alba I must first .find 111-well' in lliix life be-jbrv I 4-an possiblr slmrr' my life rvillz sonrvuie vlsv. U l I 1'

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memory yet lives in the hearts of the blacks and Bethune-Cookrnan College is truly representative of black pride. There have been other strong black women even before slavery was abolished. But, perhaps the discussion of black females active in today's society would be more relevant and rewarding. The first black woman in the U.S. history to be elected as a member of the House of Representatives is Mrs. Shirley Chisholm of Brooklyn. N.Y. She feels that the success of any political movement is organization and she is critical of black militants who lack organization. An advocate of Woman Power is Mrs. Betty Snabazz, widow of Malcolm X. We blacks are going to rule ourselves. Whites would consider it insane if any ethnic group tried to rule them. and we think it's insane for whites to try to rule us. About the only things we've been allowed to run are our churches and our bars. The stores, factories and businesses in black areas are owned by whites. Another outstanding person in black man's society is Mrs. Coretta King, widow of the martyred civil rights leader, Martin Luther King. She is trying to carry on the work of her slain husband by making personal appearances and speech engagements. Her goal in black movement is to maintain the policy of non-violence, which her husband had so strongly advocated. Black women are playing many roles in white man's society which have never existed for them before. They are asserting themselves in almost every conceivable field. But. this is not the picture of black women as a whole. There is a distinct line between those who have crossed and those who have not. Black students are merging to change the mood of all blacks in white man's society. During the '50s and early '60s the ultimate goal of the Negro student was integration. Now the aim is toward Black pride. Pride to the black man is psychologically rewarding and like a rebirth. In an effort to assert himself he had to play the role of a little middle-class black sambo' and orient himself to Ll western Anglo-Saxon culture. No longer is the black student willing to play that role. He is learning more and more about his history and has discovered that he was brainwashed into believing that he was inferior, The black man is very proud to be black and is striving toward Black unity. My place in society has not already been predetermined. I must decide where I am going, what I am going to do and how I will get there. I want to have a career as well as be a homemaker. The black female has to assert herself into the world by helping her man. In order for her to help. she must get an education and encourage the male to do likewise. After education, a sense of togetherness must continue to grow and be a dominate factor in the lives of all black people. At this point. the female is able to work diligently at her career as well as become an excellent wife and mother. Being black has never made me feel the need to make excuses for my thoughts. my mistakes and my aspirations. I am proud to be black and thankful that the black man has finally gained an acute sense of blackness, of pride, and of munity. Dawn has come for the black man and his dreams are slowly illuminating into reality. hite Femal by jan Roper The role of the white female in today's society is one of silent and slow rebellion. She longs to gain her equality with men. This equality encompasses such things as equal pay and equal job opportunities, etc. In short. women want their equal rights when compared with the men in the business world. The place, then, for the weaker sex no longer must be in the home. She is free to choose a career after high school, get married, or expand her education by going to college. Even women who have children and also work or go to school are no longer frowned upon by society. Of course, this does not mean that all women feel this way. Some traditionalists strongly feel that the female should stay home where she belongs, even if she is not happy there. She must gladly accept her position as the dishwasher, diaper-changer, bed-maker, husband-pleaser, and soap opera-watcher without any chance for a separate career. Many women of today don't submit to this stereotype. however. A woman's duties to her husband and her children, though, have not really changed much from the past. Because of this fact, a woman who wants to pursue a career and also raise a family, accepts a responsibility which is twice as great. Some women can handle this situation. however, while others miserably fail in one or both of their responsibilities. They find themselves completely torn between their own personal ambi- tions and their family needs. This brings up another interesting point. Women today have found that they don't necessarily have to get married at I8 anymore. Although statistics show that many girls do, the girls that don't are no longer labeled old maidsn until they are much. much older. This fact gives the white female the chance to fulfill her life-long ambitions without the pressures of society pushing her into marriage. This also gives her a chance to first accomplish her goal and then settle down to raising a family if she wants to. Perhaps this is why divorce is so high in this country. Young girls get married fresh

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iews on Vietnam oiced During oratorium by Rich Defievere Wednesday, October l5,l969,9, -the Vietnam mora- torium day. On this day millions of American citizens across the country gathered in parks, churches, auditori- ums, streets, and on college campuses to voice their discontent with U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war. Some of the protest started the night before. At near-by Florida Atlantic University, students stayed up all night to read aloud by candlelight the names of Florida men killed in Vietnam The student government at the University of Florida declared the day Gentle Wednesday, and over three thousand students gathered on the Plaza of the Americas to sing Give Peace a Chance. A small but sincere crowd of young people held a sunrise peace ceremony on Ft. Lauderdale beach. College and university students generally held the longest and most earnest of the demonstrations, although little violence was reported. On the BJC campus, sophmore student Carl Grosskurth, a 25 year-old Navy veteran who worked as a civilian in Vietnam for six weeks during the bloody Tet offensive held his own one-man demonstration against the war. He draped an American flag - borrowed from a hippie friend -over a mock coffin. Against it he placed a sign reading He wasn't even old enough to vote. Sitting near the coffin front of the Hospitality Center, Grosskurth displayed three statements of position on the warg one of dissent, one of consent, and one middle-of-the- road statement of determination. As students passed on their way to classes, some stopped and Grosskurth explained why he was there and asked them to sign the statement of their choice. My main purpose in demonstrating was to present the problem to the students, and to give them a chance to speak on it, Carl said. Most who passed his.display did not speak, however. The majority were just curious. They stopped, looked at the statements, looked at Carl sitting behind his table, and moved on. Some did sign the statements: 285 signed to dissent, 25 for consent, and 65 for determation. Four students wrote and signed statements of their own. Grosskurth said he would send all the statements and signatures to Republican Senator Fd Gurney in Washington. Grosskurth said he was most pleased with two particular aspects of the demonstration. First, he noticed that many students, administrators, instructors, and even one mainte- nance man who stopped to look at the display got into long, sometimes heated and involved, discussions about the war as they stood in front of the table. I was really glad to see them talking seriously about it, Carl said. One of the main reasons for my demonstrating was to generate just that sort of interest. Another good result of his demonstration, he said, was that some people, after carefully reading the three statements, were unable to decide which to sign. They couldnit make up their minds, Grosskurth said. They suddenly realized that there was a lot they didn't know about the war. They walked away looking sort of sad and contemplative. I was glad to see that. There were, of course, those who were not in support of Grosskurth's demonstration. The Veterans Club put up a sign to the effect in front of Carl's coffin. Some exchanged sharp words with him across the table. Signs favoring the continuation of the war appeared on bulletin boards in the Hospitality Center. A campus newspaper reporter wearing a black armband as he interviewed students at the demonstration was asked why he didn't wear a hammer and sickle too. But there was no violence. Dean of Students George Young and Security Chief Julius Debroski sat at a table near the demonstration to make sure. Grosskurth had asked and received permission from the administration for his non-violent protest. Finally, in the late afternoon, Grosskurth quietly took down the coffin, flag, and table, and went home. Asked if he would do it again, Carl said It would be like painting a chair twice that only needed one coat. I wanted to get them fthe studentsj to think, to be aware of this war we're in. I think I did that. A second demonstration isn't necessary. On the second moratorium day, a month later, while over two hundred thousand demonstrators marched in the nation's capital, BJC,s campus was relatively quiet. Only a few inconspicuous black armbands spotted the classrooms. The onslaught of the first demonstration had quelled most of the desires for another peaceful protest on this campus, either for or against the war in Vietnam.