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Volume II Number XVIII
Atlanta, Georgia
OCTOBER 18, 1991
Dr. Hughes Remembered
Students Support Africa
By Anthony George m
Sports Editor
Intramural director and
associate professor Dr.
Raymond Hughes, 53, died of a
heart attack in his home Oct. 8. *
"He was a gentleman,
humanitarian, scholar and an
athlete - the epitome of the
perfect Clark man," said Dr. Ora
Cooks, associate director of
education at CAU, during a
campus memorial service on
Oct. 11.
'When I first met him, I
thought he was the meanest man
you would ever meet. But to
know him, is to love him," said
Dr. Cooks. "He fashioned his
career with the spirit of working
with young people as Coach
Leonadias Epps did."
Dr. Hughes began his
career with Clark College in
1958 and graduated in 1962 with
a B.A. in Education. He went on
to get his M.S. degree from
Syracuse University and
recently completed his doctorate
studies at Ohio State University.
He became a full-time
faculty member in 1974 as an
associate professor in the
physical education department.
Dr. Hughes' colleagues
and students said they were
shocked by his death. Former
Panther quarterback and fellow
coach, Elmer Mixon, was
stunned by the news.
"It is unreal," Mixon said.
"I just couldn't believe it. We sit
in the same office and talk all
i
Raymond Hughes
day everyday. It just doesn't
seem right."
"I couldn’t believe it,"
said CAU junior Key Robertson.
"I talked with him in the athletic
department Friday and nothing
appeared to be wrong with him."
During the memorial
services, several faculty
members spoke highly of Dr.
Hughes. Many said he was a
man of few words, but was
committed to helping students
and uplifting die Black race. A
few members of the Panther
football team in the early sixties
reminisced about their playing
days.
"I remember Coach Epps
telling us the Danville Express is
coming to Clark,” said Jessie
McClardy, assistant coach when
Dr. Hughes played. "He was only
160 pounds, but he could really
run. He was one of the top
collegiate running backs in the
country."
During his tenure at
CAU, Dr. Hughes held the
following positions: coach of
the men and women's cross
country track teams; interim
athletic director; director of
intramural and recreational
programs, and associate
professor in the School of
Education.
In 1988, Dr. Hughes
received the Teacher of the Year
award . He was also a member of
the Association of Health and
Physical Education and the
National Teachers Education
Association.
By Dwan Pete
Contributing Writer
National Student Support
Council For Africa (NSSCA), a
newly-formed student group,
launched a nationwide campaign
to organize support for Africa at
100 colleges by December 1991.
NSSCA held its first
national plenary meeting Sept.
27 - 29, at Pennsylvania Lincoln
University, to discuss strategies
to reach this goal. Clark
Atlanta University students
Christopher Williams and Dwan
Pete, NSSCA charter members,
attended the meeting along with
more than 50 students from
almost 30 colleges and
universities around the nation.
'We have people here from
all over the country," said Aston
Greene, a national co-chair of
NSSCA. "In doing so, we’ve
already achieved a level of
organization that has never been
seen in history."
The primary goal of
NSSCA is to promote a sense of
unity among Black students and
Africans while developing
nationwide support of U.S.
government policies that benefit
Sub-Saharan African countries.
The student group plans to
accomplish this by: 1.)
organizing campus lectures by
African ambassadors and
embassy attaches: 2.) encouraging
increased interaction between
African and Black student
organizations; 3.) keeping
students abreast of current
African news and career
opportunities. Finally, NSSCA
will organize a lobbying
campaign requesting greater U.S.
government support for Africa.
NSSCA was formed at the
first African-African American
Summit, by Rev. Leon H. Sullivan
held April 17 - 19 , in Abidjan,
Cote D’Ivoire, West Africa. The
Summit united over 2,500
Africans, Blacks and friends of
Africa from around the globe to
discuss ways to strengthen bonds
and to identify ways to assist Sub-
Saharan Africa. Forty-two
college students, including five
from CAU and two from
Morehouse, served as junior
delegates and are charter
members.
'We are not dreamers, we
are doers,” said Rev. Sullivan in a
speaker phone address to students
at the meeting. "I truly believe
that you are part of a new
beginning.. .that will make a
historic impact for years to
come.”
Greene agreed that there is
no limit to what can be
accomplished. ’What we have
here is a blank canvas," Greene
noted. "What we put on the canvas
will have an impact 20 to 25 years
from now."
’We’ve waited over 300 years
for this to happen,’ said
Faustenia Morrow, a sophomore
at Michigan's Aquinas College
and a charter member.
THE
INSIDER
VOICES
Ethnic Disrespect
page 2
LIFESTYLE
1991 Homecoming
Activties
page 3
SPORTS
CAU Defeated by Tuskgee
page 4
Volleyball Team
page 4