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Spelman Spotlight September 1981 Page 7 Continued from page 1 “85” Reasons Why , 49. Enjoying the solitude of Chadwick. 50. Living off campus as a freshman. 51. Riding on the new Marta system. 52. Attending school where people share a common goal. 53. Watching the soaps instead of attending class. 54. Having a new boyfriend that’s from another part of the country. 55. Going to Lenox and spend ing your allowance when you know that you have to pay your telephone bill. 56. Walking to West End. 57. Hearing about those everlasting traditions. 58. Having a single room. 59. Displaying affection toward your Spelman Sisters. 60. New Waving on campus. 61. Remembering the Labor Day Picnic. 62. Losing weight despite all the starch served in the cafeteria. 63. Demonstrating the Spelman Woman’s uniqueness. 64. Looking forward to our first homecoming. 65. Sitting on the wall at noon outside of Manley Center. 66. Going put with up perclassmen. 67. Having your own telephone in your room for the first time. 68. Watching the creative people in Spelman's Drama Department. . We Love Spelman Showing school pride and spirit. Rah Rah Rahil 70. Getting to know some very gifted Black women. 71. Attending school in a very large city. 72. Becoming involved in the political community. 73. Walking through Spelman's beautiful campus and catching the sunset through the trees. 74. Anticipating Thanksgiving dinner. 75. Watching Morehouse’s medical school expand. 76. Listening to, watching, and experiencing the scandals! 77. Catching a commercial about our school on television. 78. Finding out about the pre law program. 79. Enjoying the organ in Sisters Chapel, especially the chimes. 80. Finding out even more about Spelman through the Centennial exhibit. 81. Reading the Spotlight. 82. Visiting other schools so that you may appreicate Spelman that much more. 83. Studying for mid-term and final examinations in the reading room all night long! 84. Saving quarters to wash clothes in the basement of the dormitories, and finally buying a candy bar instead. 85. Walking to your eight o’clock class in the rain, and actually loving it. ANNOUNCEMENT: Please get out to the polls on Tuesday, October 6th! You have the right, so use it. Vote for the candidate of your choice. Black College Day: More Than A March External Affairs Research Team Belinda Cross and Sharilyn R. Bankole The External Affairs Board is an extension of the Spelman Stu dent Government Association. The committee concerns itself with becoming more active in the community. Its first project was to promote Black College Day. The special research team of the External Affairs Board investigates pertinant informa tion that will be valuable for you as a Spelman woman. What follows has been compiled for your benefit, so please take advantage of it. The second annual march and rally of Black College Day took place today on Monday, September 28,1981. The purpose of Black College Day is twofold: 1) To inform all people of the importance of, and to foster awareness of,the plight of many of our colleges; and 2) to push for legislation that will secure the future of our institutions. Last year a single Black College Day march and rally was held in Washington D.C. Thisyear rallies took place in thirteen states where public Black colleges exist. These states are: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Kentucky, and Virginia. Today, Black colleges face many perils. The greatest, however, is the new conservative emphasis on "federalism”, the return of greater spending power to the states. State gover nors, legislators and boards of higher education would then have the power to manipulate Black Colleges however they wish. The state board of higher education in Ohio, for example, has decided that the president of Central State University is too committed to the survival of his school as an institution for Blacks. Some members are now It’s T ea Time! THE GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT American Cancer Society Natalie Cole is a cigarette smoker. She’s going to call it quits during the Great American Smokeout. loin her on November 20. threatening not to renew his contract next year. Another danger which some Black colleges and universities have already fallen victim to is desegregation. Black colleges are an endangered species. Orders which would assimilate Black colleges out of.i existince are quickly becoming a reality in many states. Savannah State College, for example, has been almost destroyed by a “sub merger” to white dominance. Other Black colleges in the state are fighting off the same plan. Despite a slight increase in title III monies, the end to Black colleges may not be far off. We must actively fight for the con tinued existence of our in stitutions. Black colleges, created in the mid - eighteen hundreds, have traditionally acquainted students with the history, culture, and problems of Black people and developed leaders qualified to make intelligent approaches to the problems of Black people at all levels. Black institutions of higher learning accept students who score one third lower than the national average and bring them up to college level with the help of remedial classes. The psychologically supportive en vironment then motivates these students to further their educa tion after undergraduate school. In 1976 Blacks comprised 9.3% of the higher education popula tion, and in 1980 the number dropped to 8.8%. Although the overall enroll ment of Blacks in institutions of higher learning has decreased, the enrollment of Blacks in Black colleges has increased. Conse quently, the historical mission of Black colleges has never been as important as it is today. Black colleges must continue to exist so they may enlighten and encourage students to champion equality and human rights world wide.