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Lecture on African influence tonight
By SANDRA STEPHENS
Staff Writer
An expert on Egyptian history will present
little known facts which illustrate that Egyp
tian civilization is of African origin, tonight in
the main library.
Ashra Kwesi will speak on ‘The African
Origin of Civilization,* at 7 p.m. in the base
ment auditorium.
Derek Williams, a graduate cultural anthro
pology student, said the theory Kwesi presents
isn't widely accepted by the historical or an
thropological circle.
“It’s slowly being recognized in some circles,*
Williams said.
“Those facts are buried in scholary graves,”
he said. “We are exhuming those graves.*
Williams said Kwesi will show color slides of
tombs, temples and ancient Egyptian artifacts
from museums in Britain and Cairo to support
his lecture.
The lecture is sponsored by African-Amer
ican Power and The Maat Foundation of At
lanta.
The Maat Foundation is a community-based
organization that puts out knowledge about
blacks and their heritage outside the academic
setting to places such as churches and small
towns, Williams said.
The organization is named after the ancient
Egyptian goddess Maat who was the mythical
foundation of Egyptian civilization.
Williams said small towns away from large
cities or Universities don’t have the informa
tion that the foundation provides.
He said there are few positive things said
about being black and the lecture can provide
positive information about black people.
“African-American psychologists have said
that many black people have what is known as
an ‘anti-self disorder,’ meaning that they hate
their own black selves because they’re black,"
he said.
Kwesi is a student of Yosef Ben-jochannan, a
well-known black Egyptologist, he said.
Kwesi also presents lectures on ‘The African
Origin of Judaism” and ‘The African Origin of
Christianity,” Williams said.
Eric Wise, a junior pre-journalism major and
AAP member, said Kwesi challenges Greek phi
losophy and a lot of fundamental beliefs and
supports his beliefs with the slides.
Wise said Kwesi has been touring and
studying Egypt for 10 years.
“He’s really researched this and it’s really
powerful when it’s all put together.” he said.
Georgia and Tech students go head to head
By ANGELA HORNSBY
Staff Writer
Students from the University
and Georgia Tech will go head to
head in a day-long program de
signed to foster better relations be
tween the two schools.
“Georgia-Georgia Tech Better
Relations Day" will take place
today from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at
various locations on campus.
The program, sponsored by the
Student Government Association,
is an attempt to ease tensions be
tween the two schools and ex
change ideas for various projects,
said Holly Thomas, sophomore
economy major and political di
rector of the organization.
Student organizations from both
campuses will be represented at
the program, including members
from SGA, the Black Affairs
Council, the Interfraternity
Council and the Residence Hall As
sociation, she said.
Thomas said the organization
has held similar programs with
Auburn University and the Uni
versity of Florida, but this is the
first time Tech has participated.
Tech students will be given pam
phlets to orient them about the pol
icies of Athens and the University.
“We’re doing this so no students
will get arrested,” she said.
Students will meet with Univer
sity President Charles Knapp, and
also with either Athletic Director
Vince Dooley or Head Football
Coach Ray Goff. They will tour
Sanford Stadium, she said. *
Michael Douglas, a junior pre-
med microbiology major and na
tional communications coordinator
for RHA, said he hopes to learn
how Tech’s RHA represents its stu
dent body and how it gets residents
involved in campus activities.
David Nelson, a senior architec
ture major and member-at-large
for the Student Government Asso
ciation at Georgia Tech, said he
thinks the program will be a good
opportunity to exchange ideas.
“We have a publication called
‘course critique’ which evaluates
each of the professors and courses
at the school,” he said. “Georgia
said it was interested in developing
a program similar to the critique.”
He also said the Student Union
would like to work on a joint pro
gram with the University.
Thomas said, “Hopefully, by
coming to see the campus and by
knowing what Athens is like, they
will appreciate us ns a major uni
versity and not just a football
rival.”
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