This issue of Contac from November, 1978 features an article on the historic contributions of Black Americans, an account of UConn’s annual Day of... Show moreThis issue of Contac from November, 1978 features an article on the historic contributions of Black Americans, an account of UConn’s annual Day of Pride, and a piece encouraging minority students to organize and work for change on campus. Also included is an article welcoming new minority students to UConn, information about the Puerto Rican Student Movement and the Afro-American Cultural Center, and an editorial about the closing ceremony of UConn’s Summer Program. There is an article about UConn student and new Miss Connecticut, Maryalice Flintroy; a profile of Lionel Porter, the new training director for UConn’s Health Center; and poetry by Patrick Maignan, Madeline Travitt Rodgers, and Ealorise Holmes. The issue also contains news on the political unrest in South Africa, a piece about local educators Dr. William Pickens and Helen Watson, and an article assessing the state of black financial institutions based on the work of UConn Professors Jacob Duker and Gregory Morto. Show less