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Clark Atlanta University rpgfttto* .bringing the news to you. 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