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The Red and Black • Wednesday. June 6, 1990 • 3
New BAC president is young — and very busy
By MARLA EDWARDS
Staff Writer
As he begins his sophomore year
at the University, Thomas Glanton
also will begin working in two lead
ership positions usually occupied
by upperclassmen. He will be pres
ident of the Black Affairs Council
the umbrella organization for
black students on campus — as
well as one of three Redcoat
Marching Band drum majors.
Benjamin Roundtree, this year’s
BAC president, said it's unusual
for a sophomore to fill the position.
“Clearly, he was the best candi
date. I think he’ll bring a new vi
sion and a freshness to BAC," he
said.
Glanton said the role of the BAC
should be twofold. Its top priority
should be to represent black stu
dents on campus. Then, the organi
zation should work to encourage
interaction between black and
white students on campus.
Becoming BAC president and
drum m^jor as a sophomore will
allow him to give continuity to both
organizations, he said.
This past year, Glanton worked
on the BAC community relations
committee. During his four years
at Redan High School in Stone
Mountain, he served as president
of the youth chapter of the Dekalb
County NAACP.
‘That helped me gain a lot of ex
perience. I relate that a lot to the
role BAC plays here on campus,"
he said.
As president of the BAC,
Glanton said he will encourage co
sponsorship of events and activ
ities with other campus organiza
tions. The BAC will plan more
events like those co-sponsored this
year with groups like the Student
Association, Hillel and the Young
Democrats.
One of Clanton’s major goals is
to get more black students involved
in campus organizations, espe
cially in groups that lack black rep
resentation.
‘Because I’m black, I
will face some
obstacles that a white
leader won’t face’
—Thomas Glanton
new BAC president
what we do and how we act.
‘'Because I’m black, I will face
some obstacles that a white leader
won’t face," he said. Til just have
to deal with those and keep on
going."
Glanton said he expect* to face
such obstacles because racism and
ignorance are still alive on campus.
To combat the manifestations of
racism like the recent incidents
targeting an Asian student and
Creswell Hall residents, Glanton
said the BAC should continue to
schedule events that encourage ra
cial interaction, such as the recent
Multi-cultural UGA program and
the Tastee Dawg Cook-off.
Glanton attributed racial inci
dents to ignorance.
“If we understand each other, it
will hopefully settle itself,”
Glanton said.
LaConia Jenkins, chairwoman
of the BAC arts and entertainment
committee, said Glanton will be
more than an asset to the BAC.
“He’s really very easy to get
along with," she said. “He’s always
open to suggestions and he’s not
judgmental.”
Glanton was chosen as one of
three drum majors for the
marching band from a field of 18
candidates. Sophomore Lamar
Clarke and senior Susan Rast are
the other two drum majors.
Glanton is the second black stu
dent to become drum major of the
band in the past eight years.
Fata* 9e<2 and Sack
Thomas Glanton: The sophomore will be the new president f
of the BAC and a drum major for the marching band
He said things are different for
black and white student leaders.
“Even though the skills and the
abilities are the same, we’re looked
more closely upon," he said. “We
have to be careful what we say,
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Concern grows about
new violence in India
By GWINN BRUNS
Staff Writer
Some University students and
professors are growing more con
cerned about the riots and kill
ings of Muslims in India.
Saeed Ahmad, a native of
India and chemistry post-doc
toral associate, spoke to a group
of 15 people Monday at the Uni
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chapter meeting.
He spoke about two prominent
issues in India: the growing ten
sion between Muslims and
Hindus within India and the
growing tension over the prov
ince Kashmir between India, a
predominantly Muslim nation,
and Pakistan, a predominantly
Hindu nation.
‘'My only aim here is to tell the
people what’s going on in India,
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tell," he said.
‘The problems started in 1947,
when India was divided into
India and Pakistan. There was a
kind of hatred that developed be
tween Hindus and Muslims."
He said the hatred stems from
a lack of education in all areas of
society.
When talking of the police he
said, ‘They’re not punishing
anyone. They go kill the people,
rape the women, molest them.
They can even kill a 1-year-old
baby. People just want to fight,
such as man, and such as man
thinks ”
There are more than 100 mil
lion Muslims in India. However,
there are also 800 million Hindus
present there.
Ahmad said because Muslims
are a minority, if they place de
mands on the government “they
are labeled as anti-nationalists or
fundamentalists. They'll immedi
ately be put behind bars."
Ahmad said the elections in
India are rigged, and officials
play on people’s emotions in
order to get elected.
He showed pictures of dead
bodies that had been thrown into
ponds and left in fields after ri
oting had taken place in several
Indian provinces.
“You can see all the people
being killed. People are shot and
just thrown in a river,” he said.
Mark Werth, a chemistry post
doctoral student and Amnesty
member, raised questions on the
province of Kashmir.
The disputed territory is lo
cated on the border of India and
Pakistan. Ahmad said that since
1947, inhabitants haven’t had
the right to vote. The disputes
arise when Hindus of Pakistan
push to make Kashmir a Hindu
area, and Muslims of India work
to create a Muslim province.
“I love my country, but I cer
tainly think they should be fair,”
he said. Those individuals in
Kashmir “should be given the
right to choose their own govern
ment."
Ahmad, who has been in the
United States since 1987 closed
the meeting by saying that he
"just wanted to share his experi
ence We hope everyone will get
in touch with us and present
their views."
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