News Scrapbook 1988
San Diego, CA (San Diego Co.) Evening Tribune (Cir. D. 123,092)
Los Angeles.CA (Los Angeles Co.) Times (San Diego Ed.) (Cir. D. 50,010) (Cir. S. 55,573) FEB
Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Co.) Sentinel (Cir. W. 29,356)
Variations of Defensiveness Professor Brooks develops an intriguing crystalization of causes of Black middle class non-obligation: some defend their detachmen~ from a sen of racial obligation. with an argument that ssue of guilt. And gwlt is just another_negative self-image-a soc1ct.ll. mduccd neu- osis that an achieving Black sunply does not deserve. . Another argument focuses on the loss of self autonom'J'. that com~ with ~Y obligated relationship. To the extent that _the Bla~k middle class 1s _requtrcd to redistribute a portion of its income or ume to aid poorer Blacks, its mem- bers lose aut0nomy, trecdom and, in some mstances, wealth. _ This line of reasoning can be extended even furth~r. To some ~•~die cl~ss Blacks a defining characteristic and benefit of middle class hfe 1s havm~ ample i,ersonal security-and hence, personal autonomy to r~fuse to associ- ate with individuals, Black or white, or "'.'ith groups ~al are disagreeable. ~o relinquish this benefit is to risk penetral.lon of the shield that protects ones well being. . la • h. be th Another argument made against an obhgated re l.l~s 1p tw~ e Black classes is more complex. It asserts that the maJor assump~1on of Black self-help programs-namely, ~at the ~ack community provides lhc best support for blacks individually, IS not en1.1rely true. . The contention is that Blacks c~ be cruelly uns_upportJve of each other and political differences aside, they frequently denigrate one another. Cutti~g remarks are made to destroy another B~~k's self-es~m. A search for answers that might result in criticism of tradmon_al paradigms for of tra- ditional Black leadership is generally resented and resisted.. Presumably, prol)Onents of this argument do not intend to su~gest that other groups do not engage in such in-fighting or that Bl~ks are inex- orably unsupportive of or unkind to each other. But Bl~cks, h~e any_other oppressed group, do adopt some of the dominant groups negauve atl.lludes toward them. Conditioned Responses Arguments against an obligated relationship seem to be based upon certain middle class experiences. One such experience is the high degree of individual adjustment some middle-class Blacks have made to the a-ganiza- tions and institutions in which they spend their professional lives. Some find greater professional, even personal support in predomi- nantly White environments. They believe (hat for those who wish to excel m their work, White institutions clearly have more to offer their members. Black institutions, on the other hand, have less to give, or, in some in- stanees, are less willing to give. Proponents concede that lhere are pockets of racism in predominantly White environments. However, they feel they have learned (and other Blacks should learn) how to malce lasting, effective psychological adjustments to these environments. They maintain that the process of learning to adjust begins early, with years of parental love, constant assurance, and a family conviction that "no one in this world will make allowances or accept excuses-even for un- derstandable shortcomings." Brooks calls this type of parental preparauon part of a Black "bourgeoisifying" process. Such preparation, alonp; with a measure or professional success and a circle of friendly co-works (Black 01 White) is adequate to protect the Black professionals self-esteem from seri- ous, susl.ained damage in the face of residual racism. These middle class Blacks also contend that as long as Black profes- sionals are not caught in a racial time warp-where racism causes senom discrimination or physical violence-racism need not distort their lives. A second experience that seems to infonn the anti-obligation argu- ments is more like a non-experience. The identity crisis the "token Black" has long experienced is not a serious problem for many of the newest en- ttants into the Black middle class. They have resolved the crisis not in favor of the White or Black self. but in favor of the individual self. Their conclusion's that one's tastes and aptitudes, whether one does or does not like jazz, or hard rock, i~ nncomfortable with street language, or cannot play r.ll.4uetball or tenrus- FE 2 6 1988 5 1988 JAN 2 JUien'• P. C. B L 1888 Jlllffl ·• far. 16'8 I'. C. 8 P. C, B F.u 1888 • USD Plays Host to Pepperdine Tonight Clara or Pepperdine in the fir t round. All three of tho. e teams are currently tied for second place. Pepperdinc ( 16-9, 8-4) finishes its regular season Saturday at St. Mary's. The Waves are coming off back-to-back lo~ses to Loyola last agam t Pepperdin<", we have to limit them to one shot," Egan said. "They'll put 1t up m a hurry, and we have to hope that's the only The first time the two teams met, J n. 16 at Malibu, USD led Pepperdme, 18-17, before the Waves went on a 17-0 run and won, 92-77. Forward Tom Lewis, who led Peppcrdine with 29 points that night, is the conference's lead• ing scorer, averaging 22.9 points week. "In order to hav a chance shot they get.'' uA 'DIEGO-Hank Egan, Uni- vers1ty of San Diego basketball coach, said he doesn't care whom his team meets m the first round of the West Coast Athletic Confer• ence basketball tournament next week, a5 long as it's nol first-place In order to av01d playmg the l
•• 1 1DJ 1.rlIDEIDIID •l•• ,'.. ·•: •,• ; / Sa n Diego, Calif. Southern Cross (Cir. W. 27,500) nother Look At Disunity (" l<'IRST OJ<' TWO PARTS This column periodically addresses the lack of unity between middle cln sand poorer Blacks. It docs so becau such di unity seriously hampers, pcrhnp even precludes, usl.aincd, substantive efforts by BI cks to im_prove their c nll1uon in the U.S. Roy L. Brooks professor of law, Univer o San Diego, has some thought•pr voking 1dc s conccrnin cla d1vmons among Black Amcncan . In "Amen an Vision ,"("A publication to increase understand- mg of Afro-American culture") June 1987, Brooks . uggesL~ several casual ha for intra-BI.Kk divi ivenc . Some of his thought5 parallel those pre- v1ou ly discussed here. Profeswr Brooks f Is th t d
~Allen', P. c. B I .r I 88H -USO law professor wins publishing award ALCALA PAiiklj55University of San Diego law ~rofessor and federal appeals court nominee Bernard Siegan has received the 1987 Honorable Mention Award for Exce!Jence in Publishing for his latest book, "The Supreme Court's Con_stitution: An Inquiry into the Judicial Review and Its Impact on Society_ .. The award was given by the Association of American Publishers, Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division earlier this month. Seiganhasbeenat USDsince 1973. Last year he was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to serve on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. / .. per game. ,,.,- -CHRIS ELLO / I = · Coronado, CA (San Diego Co.) Journal (Cir. W. 5,237) Jlllett '• P. C. 8 far 1888 Christint and William Pate, the first illing Superior Court judge team in the state Law and order has become a family affair for the Pates the Coronado Club's first female members. ow both Christine and William could be members but the demands of their judicial duties across the bay make it nearly impossible to attend local mecti ngs. While their professional and civic in- vo lvements have been been demanding, the couple say their biggest challenges are often right at home on Glorietta Boulevard with their four sons. Take, for example, the combined sports schedule of this group. The Pate's take their sports seriously and sons Bill, 18; Bryan, 15; David, 12; Douglas, 9, are involved throughout the year in basketball, baseball, football and soccer. The older boys play on high school varsity teams and the younger ones are involved in the competitive Triple A soccer program. All of this adds up to a lot of travel and some scheduling strains. Christine said that she and William drove to Las Vegas during Thanksgiv- ing to watch Bryan participate in a soccer tour- nament. But before the tourney was over. Christine flew back home so that she could be in El Cajon to see Douglas play soccer. "Except for the long distan<.:e travel, baseball season is even worse," said Christine. "We sometimes have eight games a week." Despite the heavy sports schedule, school work is not neglected. All of the boys are good student and Bill and Bryan are members of the California Scolastic Federation. Christine is the daughter of late Dr. Paul Vetter, dentist and Dr. Ethel Waters Vetter, pediatrician. Paul Vetter is well remembered for his years of work with the city council, which included a term as mayor when the San Diego Coronado Bay Bridge was dedicated. Ethel lives close enough to sec the grand- children daily and is well known for having a hand in the raising of "half the children in Coronado," Christine said. · One of her wards was little William Pate who was born in 1943 just a few years after his father William, mother Helen and grandfather "Dad" Pate "brought the clan out from !\fissouri." The senior William worked at North Island for many years. He and Helen now live in Imperial Beach . There are still many in Coronado who remember "Dad" Pate and William's uncle Dewey Carns who owned the long gone D & D Cafe, once located across from the Village Theatre on Orange Avenue. Journal Reporter If you went looking for the ideal hometown- kid-makes-good you would be hard pressed to find a better candidate than Christine Pate. • This month she \\ as named a Superior Court judge, right on the heels of being honored a 9 one of the first women members in the Cor- • onado Rotary Club. But that would only be true if you didn't compared her to her husband William Pate, a Superior Court judge of more than a year who - has distinquished himself as a hard working • ;,law and order" judge in Juvenile Court. That's only the beginning of the similarities • between the local couple, who are both 44 and • both born and reared in Coronado. According • to county justice officials, they are the first sit- ting husband-\\ ife Superior Gou rt judg team in the state. The Pates are living a dream that began when they were married in I966. That dream _ was to be able 10 raise a family and pursue - their law careers while living in their hometown. They left Coronado after graduating from high school in 1961. Christine went on 10 UC Berkeley, while William went to Whittier Col- lege. Later they would both gain la\, degrees at : the University~o. But first William - did a Sllnt a,-an officer intlic!l.1arine Corps, : with a tour of dut) in Vietnam in 1967-68. They were able to move back to Coronado in .. 1970 despite some problems in doing so. "We had to bite the bullet," William said. "But it was the best investment we ever made." Upon returning home, the Pates immersed themsel\'es in a variety of professional and community endevors. Christine has 18 years and William 10 with the law firm of Jennings, Engstrand & Henrikson. Both are active in numerous legal and bar associations. She is also a vice president and director of the Cor- onado Little League. He served two terms on • the school board and was active in Rotary. In a twist of irony, Christine was recently in- ducted into the Coronado Rotary as one of its • first female members just 18 months after : William was obliged to resign his membership because a California Judicial Council opinion said judges should not be members of groups that deny female membership. Then in 1987, U.S. Rotarians opened their ranks to women and Christine became one of Los Angeles.CA (Los Angeles Co.) Times (San Diego Ed.) (Cir. D. 50,010) (Cir. S. 55,573) FE 18 Si e Plan Urged report was written by students and faculty in USD's historic site ar- cheology program does not meet professional standard~ and is itself a reason to block construct10n on the site. "E~ en if they say \here's noth- ing therP, go ahead and build the building.' how can you trust it?'· Bartel asked. Revision• Planned Msgr Brent I Eagan said that students at SD would be revising the report as the Historic Site Board requested but that the dio- cese has not considered finding an al erna e locat n for the buildmg. '" 1s a te w)1ere we've allowed the digging and reporting to be done," Eagan said. "That [the excavation has already been done] seems to me to be a logical reason to build there. I don't see the point in choosing another [mission] site that hasn't been explored ... There were some burials n that area hut hey·ve all been removed. We know where the graveyard is ,rnd ,t's no( on that site:· nted and rly pr a 1berofque tions the work done on the site in que ion.' Raymond Stan tor 1 pro'essor SDSU I" San Diego, Calif. Southern Cross (Cir. W. 27,500) ._ ~lien's P. c. B J t. 18b8 USD But, if the USD team found the gravPyard at another location ft did 1>1.. u .. ...,. CHURCH, P~ge 6 Plan Re-Enters Discord Zone Worley said The City Council used those "The Relapse, or Virtue of Danger," Sir John Vanbrugh's late 17th century Restoration comedy, will be staged by the USO/Old Globe Theatre Master of Fine Arts acting program Feb. 27 at 2 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $4 for the general public, $3 for students and sen Iors. For more Information, call 260-8888. Pastoral visitors training, an Institute for Christian Ministries course, will be held Feb. 27 from 9 am. to 4:30 p.m. in Salomon Lecture Hall, USD. Presenter is Sister Patricia Heaney, 0LVM. Fee Is $15 before Feb. 20, $20 alter that date. To register, call 260-4784. A Law School Informational seminar wlll be held Feb. 27 at 9:15 am. For details, call 260-4600, ext. 4436. • delays to prevent the diocese from starting construcllon in 1985, after the site board complair:• d that the original plans they had approved had changed. Worley says that now the en ·,; time has run out. Negotiation Sought
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