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Friday, February 18, 1977 Scrimshaw Who's Who in the BSU? Dunbar - Noted Four of the articles on this page. Black Poet the Who's );fho, Paul Lawrence need for a Black Student Union. when i first came ... r didn't know DUnbar, ROOTS, and Black Mit!=hAle]!:ander felt that the Black anybody and through the B.S.U. I achieve. Initially, Linda stated,' it History Week articles were con- Student Union serves the purpose began to meet others and learn a really did not matter about it being The life of poet Paul Laurence tributed by members of the Black of keeping the Blacks closer little about the campus," predominantly white. Mitch's Dunbar was a life of perfect tone took on a different Student Union. - The Editor together and united. Mitch also remarked Cynthia Pullen. Per- comment Linda ·s. He came to WMC timing. Mr. Dunbar was born in than Dayton, Ohio in 1872. He was the Sydney Roberts expressed the wish that the B.S.U. sonally, I hold the same sen- partly because to-a certain extent son of former slaves. Mr. Dunbar The Black students of Western would mix with interested white nments. Through my contact with because of the "white man's attended high school in Dayton Maryland College "recently spoke students to form the Union of B.S.U., I have also met new people burden," it's easier to get into a where he was elected president of very candidly about their ac- Blacks and Whites or. Union of white college from the financial his school newspaper. During his some of the "proper" complishments, their opinions Integrated People.T'I'he Black and learned on W.M.C. campus. aspect. senior year, he wrote the song for notions regarding' the necessity of the Student Union's president, Linda Cheryl Owens' comment sums I came to Western Maryland his class graduating exercises in Black Student 'Union on W.M.C. Thomas, felt that there's an ab- up an integral part of B.S.U.'s College because of the location. I 1891 campus, why they chose W.M.C. solute need for such a group could commute and wouldn't have Mr. Dunbar's post high school She says that since and the ramifications of "Roots."