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University Press
Wednesday, March 4, 1992
Lamar University e Beaumont, Texas
_Vol.68, No. 34
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Page brings informed message to LU
By Michael Wright
UP staff writer
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist
Clarence Page lectured in the Setzer Student
Center Ballroom Thursday. Page, whose col-
umn runs every Friday in the University
Press, told the audience that he was no
expert on politics or the black condition, say-
ing, “Maybe you all can tell me something.”
The announced topic was “Blacks in
American Politics,” but Page’s lecture cov-
ered many topics in contemporary American
society, including race relations, the current
campaigns, journalistic techniques and the
power of the press. A question-and-answer
session after the lecture was followed by a
reception.
The recurrent theme in Page’s speech was
“believing is seeing.” He stressed that peo-
ple will see things and images that tend to
support their preconceived notions. He
claimed that this is responsible for the suc-
cess of David Duke and Pat Buchanan. They
offer the same scapegoats to the dissatisfied
as they want to see.
Page began by discussing the media. He
said that he wished the media had the power
it is credited with.
Page criticized the media for reporting too
much on the “horse race" — who is winning
in the polls — and not enough on what candi-
dates say about the issues in a campaign.
“1 want everybody to become a media
critic,” Page said. “Always be skeptical.”
Page said the media uses a double stan-
dard in portraying blacks.
“Blacks are presented as Willie Horton or
Bill Cosby,” he said, citing a study conducted
by Northwestern University. However, he
did not think that this was necessarily a
regressive step. “That’s progress. Twenty-
five years ago it would have just been
Horton.”
In discussing the campaign of Pat
Buchanan, Page pointed out, as he wrote in a
recent column, that Buchanan did not men-
tion quotas or other “racial codewords” while
campaigning in New Hampshire, a state with
a very small black population. He noted that
as soon as Buchanan arrived to campaign in
Georgia, he was screaming about them.
Page said there were three themes of
modern racism: negative feelings, the rejec-
tion of the black agenda (“I wish I had one,”
he said), and denial that discrimination exists.
He told the story of a New York Time*
reporter interviewing a white welfare mother
who lived in Louisiana and planned to vote
for David Duke. When asked why she
planned to vote for this candidate, the,
woman said that it was because he was going
to reform welfare. When the reporter pointed
out that she was on welfare and asked if she,
was worried about her benefits, the woman
said that she wasn’t worried because sh$,
knew for a fact that the “black people got,
more.”
Sm PAGE, page 2
Bush's son
campaigns
By Michael Wright
UP staff writer
In a whistle-stop tour of East
Texas, George W. Bush, son of
President Bush, held a press confer-
ence at the Jefferson County Airport
Tuesday with state Treasurer Kay
Hutchinson. Bush detailed his
father’s concern about the challenge
of Pat Buchanan and ripped the
Democratically controlled Congress
about its inability to stimulate the
economy.
“This country cannot stand to
have a Democratic president with a
Democratic Congress,” Bush said.
“What we don’t need is a meddle-
some Congress to come up with
some quick fix solution.”
Bush said that his father is not
worried about Buchanan’s showings
in the early primaries.
“George Bush is after delegates,”
he said. “We will consolidate the
party after the primaries. We are not
going to play the numbers game
except for one number — delegates
to the national convention."
“I think he’s going to win every
delegate in the state of Texas,” Bush
said.
Bush stressed that Buchanan is
not a threat to the president and that
the 35 percent showings by
Buchanan in New Hampshire and
Maine arc not a problem for the
Bush-Quayle ticket.
“In a primary a candidate can
only come in second in so many two-
person races before it comes clear
that they are a protest candidacy as
opposed to a real candidacy.”
When asked about the drug war
Bush said the administration is not
losing the “war1 on drugs.”
“There is an awareness that drugs
are totally destroying our nation’s
youth,” he said.
“People have to take their own
responsibility. The government can’t
intrude into every single home and
tell people to take responsibility for
their own kids.”
Bush said that he is looking for-
ward to the general election in
November.
“George Bush is going to be the
nominee of the party and the presi-
dent of the United States.”
“I can’t wait to see who the
Democrats nominate because he’s
going to be a political pygmy com-
pared to the stature of our candidate
in the Republican party.”
Hutchinson, who has been named
national co-chairperson of the presi-
dent’s re-election campaign, pointed
out that George Bush is a Texan.
“He’s having some hard times
right now, and a lot of people are say-
ing, ‘We arc just 'ending a message
to the president, Hutchinson said.
Sm BUSH, paga 6
Hydrosliding on the Neches
Richard Joffroin, Port Neches junior, improves on his 360 degree turn while hydrosliding on the
icy waters of the Neches River recently.
Black Achievement Awards provide eclectic evening
By Susan Martinez
UP staff writer
The second annual Black
Achievement Awards, hosted by the
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity and the
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Friday at
Lamar, provided for an eclectic
evening.
Guest speakers addressed the
issues of the African-American male
and his role in society, the family and
college fraternities, while individuals
nominated for the achievement
awards by the NAACP, Channel 6
and Channel 12 were recognized for
their influence on and support for
Golden Triangle communities.
Award recipients included Sherri
Beckett, a playwright and mission
worker in the Port Arthur projects,
who generated community response
with her anti-drug and anti-gan, pre-
sentation “Reach Beyond the
Break”; Edward Jagnandan, who ral-
lied against drugs and violence in the
Port Arthur area by organizing vari-
ous crime watch programs; and the
Rev. Walter Proctor, whose Trinity
shelter for the homeless provided
services for the Port Arthur commu-
nity.
Other award winners were Gail
Pellum, the director of the annual
Juneteenth celebration and Youth
Rally of Port Arthur; Abdul
Mohammed, the director of African-
American Men Against Narcotics,
whose current project, Operation
KARE (Kids Are the Responsibility
of Everyone), aims to “preoccupy”
kids with creative and goal-oriented
activities to keep them off of the
streets; Lee Frank, who was recog-
nized for outstanding educational
achievement; and “The Dukes,” the
Sm ACHIEVEMENT, poge 6
Nominations
sought
for faculty
lecturer
Nominations are now being
accepted for the Distinguished
Faculty Lecturer at Lamar
U niversi ty-Beau mont.
The annual award is one of the
highest honors a faculty member
can receive.
The award carries a $1,000
stipend and the lecture is published
and distributed to each Texas uni-
versity library.
The award is sponsored by
Southwestern Bell and the faculty
senate of La mar-Beau mont
Nominations should be sent to
Victoria Price, chair, Distinguished
Faculty Lecturer Award Committee,
P.O. Box 10023, Beaumont 77710,
no later than March 6.
The award will be announced in
May and the lecture is scheduled for
October.
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UP fil« photo
Achievement speaker
John Weatbury spoke at the second annual Black
Achievement Awards Friday.
*
Emert visits university, shares vision
By Tammy Uhan
UP contributing writer
George Emert, one of the four
finalists for the Lamar-Beaumont
presidency, spoke with student lead-
ers and faculty Friday about his his-
tory, ideologies and impressions in an
attempt to become more acquainted
with Lamar.
Emert began the discussions by
giving the groups a summary of how
he got where he is today.
After attaining his bachelor’s
The Lamar Student Education
Association will hold the LSEA
mini-conference Saturday in the
Montagne Center. The conference
is open to the public but is primarily
aimed at the education student.
The $15 registration fee covers
the three workshops and lunch.
Registration forms can be obtained
from the LSEA office, 225
Education Building, or at the door
of the Montagne Center.
The conference, which begins at
8 a.m., will consist of three separate
degree in zoology, he served two
tours in Vietnam, between which he
met his wife.
He got a job as a microbiologist
upon returning home. However, his
true desire was to teach, so he
attended graduate school and earned
a master's degree, went on to get his
doctorate and then did post-doctorate
work.
Because of his belief that an
instructor is at his best when he has
current knowledge, Emert went to
work for Gulf Oil, at which time he
workshops led by area educators.
The first will be “Teaching the
Dyslexic Student,” taught by Leona
Simmons of the Port Neches
Independent School District. The
second will cover “Alternative
Schools” and will be taught by Liz
Richard of the Beaumont
Independent School District. The
final workshop, “Teaching Writing
Techniques,” will be conducted by
Judy Allen.
For additional information on the
mini-conference, call the LSEA at
880-8986.
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began teaching part time. When he
felt he was ready, Emert started
teaching full-time.
As an instructor, Emert regularly
found himself wondering “what in
the devil” administration was doing.
He decided to get involved in
administration in order to amplify his
activities in support of the university^
Emert describes himself as a rela-
tively effective communicator and a
“people-sensitive person.” He said
that he is not “wishy-washy" of
Sm EMERT, pag* 6
Area high school
observes tests in
engineering
By Anthony Flower*
UP wire editor
The Lamar engineering
department treated students
from a Nederland High
School math class to a display
of engineering tests
Thursday.
Sana Mohtashami of the
Sm ENGINEERS, pag* 6
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Education conference
slated for Saturday
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