Ujima Newspaper, Volume 1, Issue 7 - May 1977

UJIMA Volume 1, Number 7 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY May, 1977 AAC Awards Program by Gwen Everett Festus Brotherson Jr., Michael Afflalo, and Lisa Landry received the top awards at the Afro American Center’s Academic Awards Program on Sunday, April 24. Festus Brother- son, UJIMA’ s editor, walked away with four awards — Appreciation for Service, Academic Achievement, W.E.B. DuBois Academic Excel¬ lence, and the top prize — The Presi¬ dent’s award for the Outstanding Black Student of the year. Michael Afflalo, a political science major, will graduate from Loyola this year with awards for Academic Achievement, Appreciation for Service, and Out¬ standing Service. The awards program reached emotional highs on two occasions. * One involved Lisa Landry, another recipient of the Outstanding Service award. After embracing the award presenter, Mary Blandirtg, she briefly addressed the audience. Lisa announced that she couldn’t accept the award because it wouldn’t be fair to those former, present, and future students, who have worked, are working, and will work just as hard as she. Upon her request, the award will be placed in the Afro American Center to share with those students. Ms. Landry also won an Appreciation Award for Service. Dr. Thomas Quinlan, L.M.U.’s Vice President of Student Affairs, provided the other high point. The Appreciation awards for Service were presented by Dr. Quinlan. As he read through the list of recipients he came across the name of a student who, in his words, has made an im¬ pact on people of many cultures here at the university. This student made an extreme sacrifice when he left an expectant wife at home in his native country of Uganda, to pursue graduate studies in mathematics, in the U.S. In addition, Uganda is at this time undergoing internal strife. Allen Babugura (left) receives his award for service to the university community from AAC Director, Ron Galway. Photo by Beneva Jackson Michael Afflalo does more than acknowledge his award for out¬ standing service from AAC. Asst. Director, Mary Blanding. Photo by Beneva Jackson But, even with those thoughts pres¬ sing on his mind, he was able to con¬ vey the real image of what it means to be African. He even took the time to write his feelings down in monthly articles for the Ujima. He impressed quite a number of people with his soft spoken manner of communicating. This student’s name is Allen Babug¬ ura. Ms. Marguerite Archie, Chief De¬ puty of Congresswoman Yvonne B. Burke’s office, addressed the award recipients, their families, and friends. She stressed the need for students to recognize the importance of political involvement. This involvement oc¬ curs whether a student directly par¬ ticipates in government or not. We are all affected by political life. She also* expressed special congratula¬ tions to the service and academic award winners. Ms. Archie feels that it is important to recognize black achievers because of the extra dif¬ ficulties they must endure. Added commendation is due to those who have realized the need to serve the community and have made sacrifices to do so,” she said. Three Loyola MarymounKalumni participated in the program. Mr. Lar¬ ry Braxton, Director of LMU’s Fi¬ nancial Aid Department, acted as master of ceremonies. Mrs. Mattie Moon, of Los Angeles City College’s History Department, delivered a short message. Some of Mrs. Moon’s children are now attending Loyola. Another alumna. Miss Amani Nia, formerly Carla Henderson, delivered a reading of her own poetry. In¬ cluded were two poems by Langston Hughes and Nikki Giovanni. Each of L.M.U.’s colleges were well represented. From the College of Business Administration was Dr. Carlton L. Dudley, assistant profes¬ sor of Business Administration. The College of Science and Engineering was represented by its Dean, Dr. James E. Foxworthy. Mr. Larry Brax¬ ton, M.C., filled in for Dean Melvin Davidson of the College of Fine and Communication Arts. Assistant Dean, Dr. Carol Sullivan attended for the College of Liberal Arts. Each per¬ son served as presenter of the academic awards for their respective -colleges. Dr. Thomas Quinlan, Father W. Clark, S. J. , Academic Vice President, Father Charles Casassa, S. J. Chancellor, and Ms. Mary Bland¬ ing, Assistant Director of A.A.C. also aided in presenting awards. The Afro-American Center’s award ceremony allows for the rec¬ ognition of students whose ac¬ complishments would otherwise go unnoticed in the mainstream of cam¬ pus life at Loyola. Thanks to the ef¬ forts of Mr. Ron Galway, AAC’s Di¬ rector, this program serves and will continue to be a catalyst for future achievement and black pride. For a complete list of award win¬ ners please refer to page six. A Salute To All Our Clubs At Graduation FEATURES CONTENT A Salute to Our Clubs . . Page 1 Open Letter to LMU . . Page 2 Search For Identify . . Page 4 Constraints on Affirmative Action . . Page 4 International Economic Order . . . Page 5 EDITORIAL . . Page 3 Clare DeMyer A special feature by Clare DeMyer Graduation! It is the day we don our caps and gowns and leave be¬ hind all our textbooks, exams and papers. The day we venture out into the “real world” of jobs, graduate school or families. For four years, we prepare for this day. At times, it seems to come too soon, at others, not fast enough. Our world of sleep¬ less nights and study sessions crawls and races by until we find ourselves where we are today: approaching graduation. It seems appropriate, at this time, to look into oneself and find what has been gained in the last four years. Education certainly, but just as im¬ portantly, we have gained lasting friends and experiences with new people and places. And discipline too, in going to all those eight a.m. classes when you could hardly get up, and all those Thursday night clas¬ ses when you could hardly stay up. But most of all, through all this, one learns to be oneself. Lost at first, and moving among the sea of freshman faces, each of us slowly finds his own niche. Clubs are joined, friends are made, and academic departments are chosen. Through these, we find what we re¬ ally believe in, and what we expect from life and friends. Perhaps the most influential groups that one can join are the vari¬ ous ethnic clubs that Loyola Mary- mount sponsors. S.S.F.A., Mecha, Hui Kumulipo, the Chinese Club, the Italian Society, the Irish American Society, Hillel, and the newly formed Asian American Association — all these help to develop a person’s awareness of his or her heritage and life in a multi-ethnic society. Through explorations of ethnic histories and cultures, these groups bring to the member and the Loyola Marymount community a deep feeling for the richness and uniqueness of each (Continued on Page 8)