Spirit Magazine, Spring 1974
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Get Involved & Free Your Spirit
By: Frank Tucker - Editor -
in - Chief
Can you. feel™ehe spizit? yes
the SPIRIT, Is the SPIRIT in the
dark? To many of you, it may be.
Daily I have people asking me
what happened to the SPIRIT
MAGAZINE. Did it become a ghost?
Well, the SPIRIT is very much
alive. We are as alive as we can
be and fighting for our survival.
The SPIRIT MAGAZINE has been
able to exist with a large amount
of help from the Black Community.
Money has come out of the pockets
of many concerned people so that
we can relate ourselves to you
and you to others.
A portion of the general
fee of $53 paid by each student is
meant to go to the funding of
publications such as SPIRIT. This
is done, however, in a very biased
way. For the fall and spring
semesters we recieved the sum of
$72 while PANDORA'S BOX was al-
located .a.total of $21,000 for
the two semesters. The unfairness
of the York College Association
is obvious.
Since December of '73 we have
been appealing to the Association
for adequate funds. The result is
that we are being tied up in all
types of "red tape" and are being
forced to print irregularlly. The
school year is coming to a close
and we are still dealing with
$72, ofwhich only $4 is left.
Black students are 31% of
the York College student body.
It is up to you to see that we
are represented. Run for the
senate, support our minority
candidates, become involved in the
decision-making of your college.
We can no longer sit back and
expect someone to give us
something. No! We must unite and
demand equal share.
There are people who are
concerned about our survival.
These people need you to show
ybur black self and let it be
known that we want what is due us.
When Herman Darden and Diane
Glover staged a demonstration on
the fourth floor protesting the
unfair funding system, where were
you? Next time be there so that
everyone can feel tha SPIRIT.
YES: FEEL THE SPIRIT IN THE DARK.
EDITORIAL BOARD
FRANK TUCKER
Editor-in-Chief
TEDDY DUBOSE
Managing Editor
BRIAN LAND
Editor
WILLIAM T. ATKINSON
Art Editor
SPAUN PEACE
Business Manager
THERESA E. SANDERS
Executive Secretary
Staff: Yvonne B. Brown,
Leonard Casso,Denise
Castro,Arlene Felder,
Tony Fitts,Robin Gadsen,
Carolyn Gear,Larry Hecbin,
Joseph Imarah,Carol Leonard,
Beverly C. Paige,Peletha
Peake,Larry Poole, Joseph
Toval,Howard Walters,Wasentha.
Typist: Lucille Drake, Renee
Branch,Gladys Smith.
Artist: Ossie Simmons Jr,
Colleen Williams, Joyce Land.
Photogqasher: Joseph Walker.
Ed. Note: The Following Art-
icle is adapted from a story
written fmr the USLA Reporter,
and will appear elsewhere
throughout the press, SPIRIT
Magazine is attempting to play
a part in alerting the West
flndian student population to
this problem of immigration.
Dragnets: A New Danger
for Haitians
by Jay Ressler
In a clear attempt to in-
timidate the Haitian community
into silence, the Immigration
and Naturalization Service has
begun a seeies of dragnets in
the Haitian community in Brook-
lyn. During the first week in
April, Immigration officers
began making raids to round up
undocumented Haitians.
Such public places as bar-
ber shops have been raided. Im-
migration officers have app-
roached people who "léok" Hai-
tian on Brwoklyn's Eastern
Parkway demanding "green cards."
A factory in Brooklyn was
reportedly raided by the INS
and several Haitians jailed for
not producing the proper docu-
ments. At this writing (April
11) there has been no word on
the status of those reportedly
detained.
Many Haitians see this
dragnet as a reponse by the go-
vernment to the protests that
have occurred since the death
of Tirenne Deville and as an
attempt to silence them.
One Haitian activist said
"This is not the time to be si-
lent. This is the time to stand
KAKKKKEKKKEKKREKEKEKKEKRKEKEEE
POWER CONCEDES NOTHING
KKK KKK KKK KERR KKK KRKKKEE
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up to the government. If we
treat now Immigration wil? in-
tensify their raids."
At the time the raids oc-
curred, the Ad Hoc Committee
for Defense of Haitian Refug-
ees had already scheduled a de-
monstration in Brooklyn's Hai-
tian and West Indian communi-
ties for April 27. In response
to the raids the committee de-
cided to redouble its efforts
to build the demonstration and
make a focal point of the pro-
test the demand for an end to
the harassment of Haitians li-
swing in New York.
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CCl tae Oe oor eee
GUNA eae ae EY G. OoPa be NO
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Mane ote Geur ay Msg bom Myr)
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eWee 2. ON Pete AT 12D NOG
Hidden Words - This puzzle
pertains to the “Energy
Crisis". This puzzle runs
forward, backward, up,
down and diagonally.
by Colleen Williams
ARABIA FUEL SHORTAGE
CARS GASOLINE
CON EDISON INFLATION
CONSERVE LINES
DEFLATION MONEY
ECONOMY OIL EMBARGO
ELECTRICITY PETROLEUM
ENERGY CRISIS STPHON
FIGHTS
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“SPIRIT
MAGAZINE
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Get Involved & Free Your Spirit
By: Frank Tucker - Editor -
in - Chief
Can you. feel™ehe spizit? yes
the SPIRIT, Is the SPIRIT in the
dark? To many of you, it may be.
Daily I have people asking me
what happened to the SPIRIT
MAGAZINE. Did it become a ghost?
Well, the SPIRIT is very much
alive. We are as alive as we can
be and fighting for our survival.
The SPIRIT MAGAZINE has been
able to exist with a large amount
of help from the Black Community.
Money has come out of the pockets
of many concerned people so that
we can relate ourselves to you
and you to others.
A portion of the general
fee of $53 paid by each student is
meant to go to the funding of
publications such as SPIRIT. This
is done, however, in a very biased
way. For the fall and spring
semesters we recieved the sum of
$72 while PANDORA'S BOX was al-
located .a.total of $21,000 for
the two semesters. The unfairness
of the York College Association
is obvious.
Since December of '73 we have
been appealing to the Association
for adequate funds. The result is
that we are being tied up in all
types of "red tape" and are being
forced to print irregularlly. The
school year is coming to a close
and we are still dealing with
$72, ofwhich only $4 is left.
Black students are 31% of
the York College student body.
It is up to you to see that we
are represented. Run for the
senate, support our minority
candidates, become involved in the
decision-making of your college.
We can no longer sit back and
expect someone to give us
something. No! We must unite and
demand equal share.
There are people who are
concerned about our survival.
These people need you to show
ybur black self and let it be
known that we want what is due us.
When Herman Darden and Diane
Glover staged a demonstration on
the fourth floor protesting the
unfair funding system, where were
you? Next time be there so that
everyone can feel tha SPIRIT.
YES: FEEL THE SPIRIT IN THE DARK.
EDITORIAL BOARD
FRANK TUCKER
Editor-in-Chief
TEDDY DUBOSE
Managing Editor
BRIAN LAND
Editor
WILLIAM T. ATKINSON
Art Editor
SPAUN PEACE
Business Manager
THERESA E. SANDERS
Executive Secretary
Staff: Yvonne B. Brown,
Leonard Casso,Denise
Castro,Arlene Felder,
Tony Fitts,Robin Gadsen,
Carolyn Gear,Larry Hecbin,
Joseph Imarah,Carol Leonard,
Beverly C. Paige,Peletha
Peake,Larry Poole, Joseph
Toval,Howard Walters,Wasentha.
Typist: Lucille Drake, Renee
Branch,Gladys Smith.
Artist: Ossie Simmons Jr,
Colleen Williams, Joyce Land.
Photogqasher: Joseph Walker.
Ed. Note: The Following Art-
icle is adapted from a story
written fmr the USLA Reporter,
and will appear elsewhere
throughout the press, SPIRIT
Magazine is attempting to play
a part in alerting the West
flndian student population to
this problem of immigration.
Dragnets: A New Danger
for Haitians
by Jay Ressler
In a clear attempt to in-
timidate the Haitian community
into silence, the Immigration
and Naturalization Service has
begun a seeies of dragnets in
the Haitian community in Brook-
lyn. During the first week in
April, Immigration officers
began making raids to round up
undocumented Haitians.
Such public places as bar-
ber shops have been raided. Im-
migration officers have app-
roached people who "léok" Hai-
tian on Brwoklyn's Eastern
Parkway demanding "green cards."
A factory in Brooklyn was
reportedly raided by the INS
and several Haitians jailed for
not producing the proper docu-
ments. At this writing (April
11) there has been no word on
the status of those reportedly
detained.
Many Haitians see this
dragnet as a reponse by the go-
vernment to the protests that
have occurred since the death
of Tirenne Deville and as an
attempt to silence them.
One Haitian activist said
"This is not the time to be si-
lent. This is the time to stand
KAKKKKEKKKEKKREKEKEKKEKRKEKEEE
POWER CONCEDES NOTHING
KKK KKK KKK KERR KKK KRKKKEE
|
up to the government. If we
treat now Immigration wil? in-
tensify their raids."
At the time the raids oc-
curred, the Ad Hoc Committee
for Defense of Haitian Refug-
ees had already scheduled a de-
monstration in Brooklyn's Hai-
tian and West Indian communi-
ties for April 27. In response
to the raids the committee de-
cided to redouble its efforts
to build the demonstration and
make a focal point of the pro-
test the demand for an end to
the harassment of Haitians li-
swing in New York.
BUG Eo HO) Re Ae Ge eS)
PGeAeomO ob) TaN th C.D ork
BM: EON wlsou iia ibe ES Xo)
i a is A ey Sa oe
eC OG Bele thie Po Way RD: Ags Uae
CCl tae Oe oor eee
GUNA eae ae EY G. OoPa be NO
Biomol Aw Gaibi bs De Nek leh)
UGE aGop. RoRt Se ha Om 7 ©. @ ae
Mane ote Geur ay Msg bom Myr)
TV Noe Oow fee OUR ay
ORB gat eee ee eet
NgOpo wt. DoE eNgO NC Ago SU,
eWee 2. ON Pete AT 12D NOG
Hidden Words - This puzzle
pertains to the “Energy
Crisis". This puzzle runs
forward, backward, up,
down and diagonally.
by Colleen Williams
ARABIA FUEL SHORTAGE
CARS GASOLINE
CON EDISON INFLATION
CONSERVE LINES
DEFLATION MONEY
ECONOMY OIL EMBARGO
ELECTRICITY PETROLEUM
ENERGY CRISIS STPHON
FIGHTS
Title
Spirit Magazine, Spring 1974
Description
This is an excerpt from the Spring 1974 issue of the York College student-produced Spirit Magazine. Included in this selection is a call from Frank Tucker, the magazine's editor-in-chief, for greater student involvement and increased financial support from the school for the publishing of Spirit. Citing the "unfairness of the York College Association", Tucker states that Spirit receives a meager $72 per annum compared to the $21,000 allocated to the school's larger newspaper, Pandora's Box. Unlike the more general focus of the latter, Spirit typically appealed to the college's large black student population focusing on their unique concerns and needs.Another article from this issue discusses a recent "series of dragnets in the Haitian community in Brooklyn." The author describes the Immigration and Naturalization Service's efforts as unwarranted with Haitian activists alleging that the government's targeting of them was an attempt to silence their protests over the recent suicide of Turenne Deville, a Haitian in Miami, who feared deportation after being denied asylum.
Creator
Spirit Magazine
Date
1974
Language
English
Publisher
Spirit Magazine
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Source
York College Archives
Original Format
Newspaper / Magazine / Journal
Spirit Magazine. Letter. 1973. “Spirit Magazine, Spring 1974”, 1973, CUNY DIGITAL HISTORY ARCHIVE, accessed March 10, 2026, https://stephenz.tailc22a4b.ts.net/s/cdha/item/780