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'Black' is fine with most
Poll shows 'Black' is preferred term By Nedra Beth Randolph Kansan staff writer
The poll found that, of the 759 randomly surveyed African-American, 72 percent said they preferred Black, 15 percent African-American, 3 percent Afro-American and 2 percent Negro. The rest gave no opinion
According to a recent national survey, most African-Americans still prefer to be called Black rather than White. This is not necessarily true at the KU
The national study was conducted last fall by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, an American-oriented study group.
In the Midwest, the study found that 6 percent favored the term Black.
Yolonda Newsome, Overland Park junior, said she liked the term African-American better than Black when describing cultural heritage.
The survey found that African-Americans with some college education were more likely to prefer the term African-American instead of Black than those who had not gone beyond high school.
"I think everyone here in America should be called 'American,' she said, but since we have to use a cultural heritage, should include our cultural heritage."
James Jenkins, Kansas City, Mo. senior and member of the Black PanHellenic Council, said he preferred the term African-American because he thought the term Black had a bad connotation.
"I don't like the term Black, it has a negative feeling," he said.
Jenkins said the council had not yet made plans to incorporate African-
American into its name. He said he would like to see that happen.
Audwin Harvey, Kansas City, Mo., junior, said he did not care what term was used as long as it was not derogatory.
Cory Anderson, a member of Black Men on Today, said either term was fine but If Black is used, he said, it might be too to denote culture rather than color.
Rueneakha Harvey, Oklahoma City senior, said people need to stop addressing the color issue and start looking at the people issue.
"Either African American or Black is fine," he said. "As long as you don't call me colored, Negro or nigger."
"I prefer Black capitalized because we weren't born in Africa, and we're not Americans by Webster's standards."
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
Survey finds rise in activism
By Rick C. Honish
Kansan staff writer
KU reflects a survey that found college freshman to be more concerned with social problems and less concerned with financial success, said Ann Everele, director of organizations and activities at KU.
The 25th annual survey, conducted by the American Council on Education and the University of California at Los Angeles, found that college freshman had been more active in high school demonstrations and were more interested in education and nursing when they went to college.
Eversole said that the consumer-minded decade of the 1980s was over and that students now were more socially aware and were similar to 1960s students in the display of their concerns.
"The issues are different today, but groups like KU (Karens for Kids, Amnesty (International) and Voice of Youth") have said there are concerns for society," she said.
of the 194,182 college freshmen surveyed at 382 two and four-year colleges participated in demonstration during their senior year in high school
The survey found that 39.4 percent
The previous record for such participation was 36.7 percent in 1989 and 40.2 percent in 2005.
Jeff Weinberg, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs, said that one reason more students were involved in demonstrations was because their parents had demonstrated in the '60s.
"The parents of these kids were part of a generation who developed their skills early."
Weinberg said he thought that students learned about demonstrating in high school, but that most of their problems through different means.
"They are fine-tuning their methods by letting teachers and authorities know about their needs," he said.
focused on environmental and racial concerns. It found that a record number of freshman students in the United States were problems in the United States.
About 88 percent thought the U.S. government was not doing enough to control pollution, and 33.9 percent said it was important to become involved in programs to clean up the environment.
The survey, completed before Operation Desert Storm began, also
The survey found that 79.4 percent of the students thought racial discrimination was a national problem, and that 31.6 percent of the students promoted racial understanding.
It found that 9 percent of college freshman were interested in teaching, increased from 8.2 percent in 1989, and 3.8 percent were interested in nursing, increased from 2.7 percent last year.
Interest in social employment also increased, although the numbers remained small, according to the survey.
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
ASK requests state financing of YES project
By Joe Gose Kansan staff writer
TOPEKA · The Associated Students of Kansas is going straight to the capital for further financing of a 2-year-old financial aid program.
The program, Youth Educational Services, previously had been financed through the Board of Regents yearly budget. The adoption of a proposed bill would allow the Legislature to appropriate money for education programs. Regents would remain responsible for holding and allocating the funds.
But the value of the program goes far beyond money, its proponents said yesterday before the House education committee.
Through YES, students from the seven Regents institutions act as tutors and mentors to junior high and high school students who are at risk for illiteracy. In return, they receive education. In return, the college students receive an hourly wage.
"I're really seeing some magical things happen with the students who have low self-esteem," said Randall Weseman, principal of South Junior High School in Lawrence. "It's more relaxed than a classroom."
Mike Schreiner, student body preside, said the tutors gave attention to troubled students who would otherwise be overlooked.
ASK is requesting $150,000 for the fiscal year 1992, up from the $50,000 it received for 1991.
"Tutors get the benefit of financial aid," Lokett said. "But they also get the benefit of going out into the children to bring them to the children of the future."
Cedric Lockett, president of the Black Student Union, said he had participated in the program both years and had seen the students receiving help improve their grades and attitudes.
Lockett said that he had tutored one student who was failing his classes, but that he saw the student graduate before after he had gone through the program.
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