University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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16 Book I Tong Si Author looks at blacks in school Do black students have an academic and personal development advantage in predominantly black schools? As part of Black Culture Week, J acqueline Fleming addressed this question on Sept. 29 as a guest speaker for the Black Cultural Programming Committee. Fleming is the author of Blacks In CoIIege, and is an adjunct professor teaching courses concerning the psychology of racism and human motivation at Barnard College. During the program, she spoke of her seven-year study of the differences in the educational and developmental results of black students in predominantly black schools and predominantly white schools. Fleming said that black students in black schools iihad better academic and intellec- tual development. Her conclusion seemed to be drawn from the idea that it was easier for blacks to handle the pressures of campus involvement, developing competence, and interactions with faculty and staff on a black campus. Fleming said that blacks must know what will happen in college or they will be itpushed around by forces they do not understand. An approach to handling this problem is to find a mentor - preferably, a faculty member that can advise and promote confidence. However, she also said that the best way for black students to cope on a white campus is through HIdentity Affirmation? This concept represents the mature individual that can pick and choose from both cultural identities and incorporate them into a personality. Fleming felt that only these kinds of students would grow and improve their performance during college. Following Flemingis lecture, an enthusiastic question and answer session was held in which students expressed their in- terest in making their college years more productive. aby Helen Welch 3 John Kollmxski

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Book I 15 2 Lindsey Dorris c c Educatlon lS 53W: . an ornament in pro- sperity and a refuge in , 9 a advers1ty. Aristotle 3 Lindsey Dorris 1. nPractice, man, practiceu brought Alexander Toradze to prominence and proficiency in classical piano; promise offreedom brought him from the Soviet Union to the United States; and maestro KirkLevor brought him from Carnegie Hall to Knoxville to help the Knoxville Symphony Or- chestra kick off its season With a pair ofperformanceerept. 15-16. 2. The U T band, cheerleaders and a crowd ofstudents gather at a pep rally before the LSU football game. 3. The pep rally, sponsored by Budweiser, tem- porarily revived fans , spirits but could not revive the faltering team. 4. hKMe, me, me! ,h Students battle for points in a water basketball match at the Aquatic Center. 4 John Kotlowski

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Book l 17 6 C All is change: all yields its place and 9 9 goes. Euripides l. Jacqueline Fleming speaks at Alumni Gym on Sept. 29 as part ofBIack Culture Week. 2. Fleming, speaking on blacks in college, suggests blacks in predominantly white colleges combine facets of each culture into an in- dividual cultural identity. 3. Ingrid Walker, a graduate student in en- vironmental engineering, works on a candleholder for a Christmas present in the University Center crafts center. 4. The Itals brought a health y dose of lab Ioveh, through reggae music to Ella Guruhs downtown on Sept. 18. 5. The U T Music Hall comes alive with the traditional Spanish dancing of Rosa Guerero International Folklorico on Sept. 16. 6. Ella Guruhs, helping bring new life into Knoxvillehs Old City district, showcases a variety of out of-state artists, such as the New York-based reggae band The Itzls. 5 Lindsey Dorris