Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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88 0e Hamer, a member of the Moslem Student Association, converted to the Islam religion during his fresh- man year. Hamer, whose Islamic name is Hatim, which means crusher of evil, converted because, Islam was clean- ing up a lot of people who were on drugs or just bad news. Islam also represents a hu- man family It sees people as human be- ings, individuals, not just black, white, red, or yellow Hamer originally came to this univer- sity as a walk-on for the football team. But I eventually had to make a choice between football or my major. I chose to become more involved in my major because I thought it would be more beneficial, so I volunteered at the MSU television station, said Hamer. Hamer, who started out as a general worker in the television studio, has pro- gressed to being the main force behind the show, Viewpoint, which originated in 1985. The program is on Mondays and Wednesdays on the MSU Television chan- nel. The show is concerned with issues of concern to minorities and the contribu- tions of minorities to society. Said Hamer, Viewpoint is the only col- lege production televised throughout the state on a cable network. It is relevant any- where. It is not just a show of local appeal. Some of the past shows include an AIDS special in which experts were brought in from Frankfort and Louisville and the Ebony fashion fair. Former guests include Yolanda King, eldest daughter of Martin Luther King; El Hajj Makik Shabazz's tMalcolm Xl eldest daughter, Attallah Sha- bazz; former University President, Rein- hard; President Grote; and Board of Re- gents member Barbara Curry. Hamer, a graduate student from Mont- clair, New Jersey, was a radio-television major and a government minor as an un- Group Feature dergraduate. He is currently pursuing his master's degree in R-TV. Hamer is a member-at-large of Omega Psi Phi, a service fraternity which was the first black fraternity. It was founded in was a joint venture between the Office of Minority Student Affairs and the Depart- ment of Communications, involved a dis- cussion between panel members Gil No- ble, a producer on WABC-TV in New York 1911. He is also a graduate advisor for the Black Coalition, an organization which promotes improvement in the overall un- derstanding and better communication be- tween blacks and whites. Hamer is a graduate assistant in the Of- fice of Minority Student Affairs. He said he applied for his position to keep my black identity. Hamer, who is in charge of some of the programs for student retention, is also in charge of some of the work studies in the office. Hamer was the main organizer for the journalism symposium, Problems in Broadcast Journalism. The event which City; Dwight Ellis, vice president of minor- ity and special services for the National Association of Broadcasters and Dale Greer, MSU assistant professor of R-TV Hamer plans to attend law school to study communications law at an Eastern university like Columbia or Georgetown Universities. Hamer would like to get into film as a screenwriter and eventually own his own radio station or production company somewhere in the East. As Hamer said, Since I've lived in Morehead for five years, I can adjust to practically any- where.

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Small group: Big job Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded at Howard University, Washington, DC. in 1908. In April, 1973, the ETA RHO Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first black sorority, was formed at our University under the motto iiBy Merit and By Culture . uOur sorority offers sisterhood for girls with the same goals in mind, said Venus Har- rison, a graduate student in journalism from Louisville. iiWe also stress academics. Mem- bers must have a 2.5 g.p.a. to join the sorority and we encourage them to maintain it? Under the direction of Dr. Debra Bembry, professor of education, Alpha Kappa Alpha strives to build the organizational and com- munication skills of its members by becoming involved in campus activities, while sponsor- ing its philanthropy. tiOur philanthropy is different each year? said Harrison. In the past we have held fundraisers for cancer and the National Asso- ciation for the Advancement of Colored Peo- ple. In the fall semester, we held Thanksgiv- ing and Christmas canned food drives for the needy? Alpha Kappa Alpha also sponsored a Sickle-Cell Fund roadblock. Even though the sorority has only four members, the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha are full of enthusiasm. uIt is true that we are not the largest sorority, said Marilyn Jones, a senior elementary education major from Morehead and vice president of the sorority, iibut we do not feel that the size of our organi- zation inhibits us. We have participated in many activities, especially those dealing with Black Creek Awareness Week and we sponsor the spring Miss and Mr. Fashion Show every year. We do get involved. The members of Alpha Kappa Alpha feel they have much to offer to interested stu- dents. The sorority stresses self-motivation; that is, every member has the ability to achieve her personal goals. iiWe also stress dependability, said Har- rison. iiBeing in a small sorority, you become close to every member. You know you can depend on them and that they are with you 100 percent, whatever you choose to do? The future of Alpha Kappa Alpha looks bright to its members. They have four new pledges and there seems to be a growing in- terest about the sorority among students. The members of Alpha Kappa Alpha feel it is due to their strong sense of sisterhood and their pride in their sorority. iil would put my soror- ity up against any organization, locally or na- tionallyf said Harrison. Alpha Kappa Alpha is great? . - By: Melody Cooper