1990-02-19; Central Michigan Life

              GLOBE TROTTER
CMU wrestling coach Tom Minkel appointed
to national assistant coaching spot, 12
ANIMAL LOVER
A CMU student volunteers her time and compassion to the
Isabella County Humane Society; has adopted a kitten too, 3
AMERICA'S ART
Music fraternity's annual jazz weekend
exposes CMU to musical art form, 8
29/12
Mostly   cloudy   today
with   scattered   snow
showers.
Details, i. ze 2.
Central
Michigan
MONDAY
February 19, 1990
Serving The University Community For 70 Years
Local church losing subsidy
Christ the King Lutheran Chapel not expected to close;
looking for more members from Mount Pleasant community
by MARGARET WOLFGANG
1 lt-t: News Editor	
Give until it hurts goes the
old saying hut because Michigan
Lutheran churches gave
$250,000 less in offerings for
1990, campus ministries are
hurting.
Christ the King Lutheran
Chapel, 3565 S. Washington St..
is losing subsidy dollars from the
Michigan      District      of     the
Lutheran Church-Missouri
Synod, and will make efforts to
become financially self-sufficient
as a result, said Rev. Jay
Brigham, pastor of CMU's
Lutheran Chapel.
The Michigan District of the
LC-MS gives financial support to
all its member churches,
including traditional congregations and campus ministries.
Brigham said because member
churches in Michigan gave less
dollars than promised and the
district is trying to put funds
into starting new missions,
campus churches are losing
financial support.
He said he does not think
Central's Lutheran chapel will
close. He said he will, however,
have to look for funding alternatives.
"It's not a matter of closing our
See CHURCH Page 1 7
Pastor Jay L. Brigham of Christ the King Lutheran Chapel, 3565 S. Washingto
congregation about the need to become a unified community church.
LIFE Photo/Jim Fassinger
n St.. addresses his
Ms. Ebony 1990
Helping majority
groups understand
minorities better
is. one of her goals
Cassandra Jenkins
by KRISTINE L. RENAUD
I IHh  St.itf Writer
Cassandra Jenkins is "bold
and beautiful" — and she is Ms.
Ebony 1990.
Jenkins, South Haven junior,
was crowned CMU's sixth Ms.
Ebony Saturday night in the
Bovee University Center
Auditorium.
"I'm excited," the new Ms.
Ebony said. "All the hard work
paid off. I'm so happy I can't
even think about it," she
replied when asked what she
would do as Ms. Ebony.
Serving as a role model for
CMU's minority and majority
students is how Jenkins views
her new position.
"Helping majority groups
understand what minority
groups are all about," is one
goal Jenkins said she wants to
accomplish.
Ms. Ebony 1989 — Lydia
Colaire. West Indies senior —
presented the crown to
Jenkins.
In addition to the crown,
Jenkins received $100, a trophy
and gift certificates from
Domino's Pizza, 706 S. Mission
St.; Taco Bell. 1143 S. Mission
St.; Jack Loeks Theatres; The
Ember's. 1217 S. Mission St.; J.
VV. Filmores, 903 N. Mission
St.; and Someplace Special.
2223 S. Mission St.
The Organization for Black
Unity sponsored the "Ms.
Ebony 1990 — Bold & Beautiful" contest as part of Black
History Month.
OBU members chose contestants based on their applications, grade point averages and
on-campus involvement.
Jenkins works as the sales
manager for campus radio
station WCHP, AM 65. She also
is a Sigma Sweetheart, a little
sister organization of the Phi
Beta Sigma fraternity.
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As Ms. Ebony. Jenkins is
expected to remain in good
academic and moral standing,
attend several campus events
throughout the year, participate in the Homecoming
parade and plan a program for
Black History Month.
Allana Jones, Detroit
freshman, was the first
runner-up and Tanya
Simmons, Farmington Hills
junior, came in third place as
the second runner-up. Both
also received gift certificates.
Tanya Valentine, OBU president and Southfietd senior,
presented the titles to
Simmons, Jones and Jenkins.
Jenkins also was chosen as
Miss Congeniality by her fellow
contestants for her enthusiasm
during rehearsals.
Dajuanna Hunter, -Detroit
freshman; Dawn McFarlin,
Detroit freshman and Jarrite
Wine, Detroit sophomore, also
competed for the title.
Six women vyed for the title
by competing in six'categories:
self expression, talent,
answering an impromptu
question, formal wear and
overall sophistication and
poise.
As the contestants left the
auditorium to prepare for each
category, the near-capacity
crowd was entertained with
singing. dancing, poetry
reading and tributes to anti-
apartheid activist Nelson
Mandela by OBU members,
three    performers    from    the
See EBONY Page 18
_ LIFE Photos/Chris Birks
TOP: Between events in the Ms. Ebony 1990 contest. Dajuanna
Hunter, Detroit freshman, dances in the dressing room to calm
her nerves. ABOVE: Cassandra Jenkins, South Haven junior,
hugs another contestant after winning the title. The event took
place in the Bovee University Center Auditorium Saturday night.
CMU collector says record companies once shunned black artists
by JILLIAN BOGATER
LIFE Staff Writer
Many record companies were "afraid" to promote
African-American artists during the 1950s because they
did not think they would sell albums.
In that era, most record company officials were cautious
about introducing rhythm and blues music to predominantly white audiences because they thought "it wouldn't
work," said Robert Barclay, assistant director of Media
Relations. ■£"•
"For some parts of the country it was controversial to
play black R&B to a predominantly white audience," he
said.
Let Us Tell You
A Story About
A Past We Share
Barclay    collects
R&B    records   and
music history.
During the 1930s,
1940s, and even now
' to a certain extent,
there   are   separate
audiences for music made by African-American artists,
Barclay said.
"In the 1940s, music performed by and marketed to
black people was considered 'race music'," Barclay said.
"The big bands of the 1930s were segregated," he added,
explaining bands of that era were either all white or all
black.
■ Charlie Christian, a well-known guitar player, was one
of the first people to combine both African-American and
Caucasian artists in a band, Barclay said. He said
Christian integrated the Benny Goodman band.
After World War II, big bands split up because of the
high cost of travel expenses for larger bands, Barclay said.
About the same time, black artists started forming R&B
groups.
"In the early 1950s, a lot of songs recorded by black R&
B bands were being covered by white artists," Barclay
said. "Around 1953-54, white musicians were beginning to
Restaurant
may occupy
space saved
for the ORC
by KAREN EMERSON
! !H- A-Sisl.mt News r-<iitor	
A University official said
space in Physical Education and
Recreation Phase II now housing
the Outdoor Resource Center
may bo utilized as a "food unit of
some sort."
In December, James Hill, vice
president for Student Affairs,
announced the ORC will not
continue operations after the
1 989-90 academic year.
The addition to Rose Center
had an area reserverd for the
ORC but since its planned
demised Hill said he is considering several options to fill the
space.
"We're thinking
about . . . setting a kind of social
environment," he said. "We've
had several suggestions to do
that.
"The president had talked to
me about expanding the socializing environment, and we've
talked about some type of food
arrangement."
Hill said in addition to
discussing the space's fate with
President Edward B. Jakubau-
skas,   he   also  has   talked   with
See ORC Page 15
Majority of
CMU faculty
pick MESS A
health plan
by SUSAN MA AS
I IFE Copy Editor ■ '
Despite the availability of
health insurance designed specifically for CMU employees, more
faculty choose — for different
reasons — another plan.
Benefit Programs Manager
June Davis said since the
University began offering two
options under the CMU Health
Care Plan to faculty in 1986, "we
still have had more faculty in
(Michigan Education Special
Services Association)."
Although she declined to give
percentage breakdowns of
employee groups in the different
health insurance plans, she did
say there are "roughly 570
(employees) in the self-funded
plans . . . and 680 in MESSA."
Davis said about 540 employees
chose one of the two Blue Cross &
See MUSIC Page 17
See PLANS Page 15
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