The Black Collegian articles from January 1993

The Black Collegian archives from January 1993

Employers Index. (directory of firms actively hiring African-Americans) (Directory)
January 1, 1993... THE BLACK COLLEGIAN Magazine can help you in your senior-year job search. The Employers Index identifies those companies/organizations actively recruiting. Read the recruitment ads and the Job Index listings, in the JASS section, to identify...

"The duty of a river." (profile of Sheik Hassan Cisse) (Editor's Message)
January 1, 1993... Usually I use this space to offer ideas and lessons on issues and concerns that I feel are relevant to our people. But this time, in celebration of our annual African World History issue, I would like to offer a brief portrait of an important...

University partners. (Teaching Scholarship/African-American Males Program Initiative) (Directory)
January 1, 1993... Teaching Scholarship/African-American Males Program Initiative Two years ago, THE BLACK COLLEGIAN established the Teaching Scholarship Initiative because we saw the absence of positive Black male role models in the classroom as a serious...

Advertiser partners. (Teaching Scholarship/African-American Males Program Initiative) (Directory)
January 1, 1993... Teaching Scholarship/African-American Males Program Initiative Our advertisers help make it possible for THE BLACK COLLEGIAN to achieve its mission: To give African-American college students the information, guidance, and assistance they need...

Famous faces: portraits by Laura Parker. (Art of the African World)
January 1, 1993... Laura Parker was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ten years ago Parker enrolled in several courses at the University of New Orleans in order to enhance her artistic talents. These classes in painting technique served as a solid...

Negotiating college life. (Motivation)
January 1, 1993... Psychologists maintain that college is a critical period during which students attempt the passage from adolescence to adulthood. If all goes well, sexual and aggressive energies become fused, the capacities for both loving and working become...

Taking care of business in 1993. (guidelines for career dressing)(includes related article) (Lookin' Good)
January 1, 1993... Making that first impression work for you is the first step in taking care of business in 1993. Many potential employers say that they give high marks to potential new hires for a well-groomed appearance. Interviewing with corporate executives...

"Understanding that Malcolm X became El Hajji Malik Shabazz, why are so many people wearing Xs?" (Feedback)
January 1, 1993... Millie Alicea University of Massachusetts Amherst, Massachusetts I believe that people are wearing Xs because they think it is a way to celebrate the return of Malcolm X's philosophies. Even though a lot of them do not have any knowledge of who...

Music reviews. (sound recordings by Afro-American singers) (Buyers Guide)
January 1, 1993... Me Phi Me One RCA Truly one of the more promising innovators of the Hip Hop culture, Me Phi Me is a brother who preaches words of wisdom from an inner perspective. While some people may think he's too deep, the message this young artist...

Book reviews. (books about and relevant to Afro-Americans) (Bibliography)
January 1, 1993... Unforgettable: The Life and Mystique of Nat King Cole Occasionally while "remotely" scanning cable TV's myriad offerings, I run across old reruns of Nat King Cole's late '50s ground breaking TV variety show. While the music is often hokey and...

How to find the best engineering jobs. (A Guide To Job Hunting Success For Engineering Students)
January 1, 1993... A Guide To Job Hunting Success For Engineering Students Your resume is done... now what? You're well aware that job opportunities abound in engineering... from aerospace to chemical engineering... from civil to computer engineering... from...

Becoming a great African-American engineer. (Engineering)
January 1, 1993... While we can only speculate on the first engineered devices or artifacts, the problems of the first societies surely centered on food, shelter, and safety. The first engineers addressed those problems using the technology available to them at the...

Careers in the hospitality industry. (includes related articles) (Career Reports: Business)
January 1, 1993... Hospitality comes about as close to being recession-proof as any industry you can possibly imagine. Unlike practically every other industry, the whole hospitality/tourism/travel arena has continued to grow and prosper through both good and bad...

The wonderful world of Disney: turning dreams into reality. (Walt Disney Co.) (Turning Dreams Into Reality)
January 1, 1993... "When you wish upon a star, Makes no difference who you are, When you wish upon a star, Your dreams come true..." Jiminy Cricket, "Pinnochio" Out of the mouth of Jiminy Cricket, one of Disney's most unforgettable animated characters, came...

Science teaching: a career choice for the 1900s and beyond. (Career Reports: Education)
January 1, 1993... Teaching science, like practicing science, requires a blend of imagination and logic, a solid grounding in the concepts and principles of the mathematical and natural sciences, as well as a relatively high energy level. Science teaching, because...

Careers in mechanical engineering. (includes related articles) (Career Reports: Engineering & Computer Science)
January 1, 1993... Since the industrial revolution took America by storm in the 19th century, the wheels of industry have been turning steadily, and mechanical engineers have played a leading role in keeping them in motion. Now, more than 100 years since the...

Careers in the criminal justice system. (includes related article) (Career Reports: Liberal Arts)
January 1, 1993... The criminal justice system has three interrelated components: the law enforcement community, the courts, and the corrections community. The system itself was designed to be a "well-oiled" legal machine where law breakers are passed along from...

Careers for physics majors. (includes related article) (Career Reports: Mathematics & Science)
January 1, 1993... What is physics? What is it that physicists do? How do I know that it is right for me? These questions are asked often by college students as they struggle with the career choices related to their major. According to a well known text book...

Architecture as a career opportunity. (Career Reports: The Professions)
January 1, 1993... Perhaps no other field is more directly tied to the condition of the economy than is the field of architecture. When business is booming and revenues are healthy, construction projects are plentiful, translating into a plethora of work...

Outstanding engineering students. (Engineering)
January 1, 1993... When a student decides to major in engineering, he or she accepts the challenge of becoming one of tomorrow's scientific planners, designers, managers, or builders. No matter the discipline, engineers perform a great service for humanity through...

African-American engineers at work... engineering our future.
January 1, 1993... The world's inhabitants are depending on engineers to make crucial technological advances that promise a more secure future for all. Humans rely on engineers to plan, design, and build a better society, using the skills of the various disciplines...

Excelling at the on-site interview and accepting job offers. (The Black Collegian's Career Planning and Job Search Guide 1192-93, part 3)
January 1, 1993... THE BLACK COLLEGIAN'S Career Planning and Job Search Guide 1992-93 Part III This four-part guide examines the career and job search process from four major stages: 1) initial self-assessment and constructing an effective resume, 2) preparing...

Great African Americans you should know. (African World History)
January 1, 1993... Benjamin Banneker Mary McLeod Bethune George Washington Carver Frederick Douglass W.E.B. DuBois Marcus Garvey Fannie Lou Hamer Dr. Percy Lavon Julian Paul Robeson Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman Granville T. Woods Carter G. Woodson Ida B. Wells...

A king raised by wise men: the student days of Martin Luther King Jr. (African World History)
January 1, 1993... The gun pointing at young Martin King's heart might have made punks of other college students, might have induced some to beg for their lives, or turn to run. "I'll kill you, nigger," is probably what King's southern attacker said: historians...

Afrocentricity, Islam, and El Hajji Malik Shabazz (Malcolm X). (African World History)
January 1, 1993... There are two hopeful, exciting trends among young African Americans today, especially on the college campuses. These two trends are Afrocentricity and a resurgent interest in El Hajji Malik Shabazz, better known as Malcolm X--especially so on...

JASS. (Job Assistance Selection Service) (Directory)
January 1, 1993... How To Use JASS To Get A Job Job Assistance Selection Service (JASS), was developed to assist our readers in their job search. To find the job of your dreams, use JASS. JASS consists of the Job Index and the JASS reply card. The Job Index...

101 questions on the African world experience. (African World History)
January 1, 1993... Africa Past & Present 1. Q: Queen Ann Nzinga was the female Angolan leader who in the mid 1600s successfully resisted for 40 years, colonization by what European country? 2. Q: Name the ancient Egyptian scholar and physician who has been...

Summer Incentive Program. (Simba Program Highlights)
January 1, 1993... The Summer Incentive Program offers an experimental summer experience that will serve as a source of encouragement and motivation to African-American male students in the seventh through tenth grades. It is designed to instill discipline and...