Volume 36, Issue 4

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Rosa Parks is booked for refusing to vacate her bus seat to a white man. a crime in Montgomery, Ala., 1955.

In Memory
Civil rights hero Rosa Parks dies
Eastfield looks back on black activist's legacy
Rosa Parks, the beginning of the ending of segregation, died at the age of 92 at her home in Detroit. Known as the "Mother of The Civil Rights Movement," she is remembered most for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person. (more)

College Presidents' Search
After presidential search, four final candidates set to interview on campus
Eastfield will soon have a new full-time president since the resignation of Dr. Rodger Pool in the spring of 2005. (more)

Handicapped Education
Empathy event educates one student, teaches new respect for challenges of wheelchair bound
Disability Awareness Day, put on by SPAR and the Disability Support Group, educated students about the problems physically handicapped people face. (more)

Special Services
Handicapped students get a voice on campus
Disability Service provides special on-campus aid to those in need
The Disability Service's main concern is providing access to all the educational programs. "We give specific accommodations to qualified students so that they can function in a class room," said Bobbi White, director of disability services and trio director. (more)

Editorial
Proposition hurts gay, straight alike
Texas has 9 propositions on the ballot to amend the state constitution. One of these is a ban on all non-man-woman marriages, and unions "similar" to marriage. (more)

Campus Question
"What do you think about same-sex marriage?"