Higher Learning Page #4

Lane number four, the scorina teamfrom Columbus University.

Lane number five, the scorina teamfrom John Paul Colleae.

And in lane six, the non-scorinaB-team from Columbus University.

On your marks!

May we have quiet for the start.

Set!

We have a fair start.

Adam Bailey out very wellin lane four for Columbus University.

Gettina ready now forthe first ex chanae.

Stick!

Down the backstretch they ao.Columbus in four, John Paul in five.

A tremendous effortby John Paul Colleae...

...moves them into the lead as weaet ready for the second ex chanae.

In the far turn, John Paul in five,Columbus in four, neck and neck.

Gettina readyfor the anchor lea.

Stick! Stick!

Tyrene Jay for John Paul...

...and Robert "The Rocket" Simmonsfor Columbus.

-It is John Paul followed by Columbus.-First place, 39.58.

Second place, 39.60.

-Second place, 39.60.-Correct.

The next race on the trackwill be the 1500 metres.

That event is scheduled in 10 minutes.Visit the concession stand...

Ain't no next time.All I'm saying is this.

I got a lot riding on this. I'm notabout to let my stats get blown.

You the only weak link on this team.

You listening to me?

Fool, all you is, all you ever gonnabe, is a runner. Like a horse.

You're a slave,too ignorant to know it.

-Who you calling ignorant, b*tch?-Hey!

-We're a team, man!-F*** that sh*t!

We gotta stick together, black men!

Get your sh*t together, b*tch!Stupid b*tch!

I like that.

I like your beautif ul hair,your eyes, your lips.

Look at this f ool with his cave b*tch.It's a damn shame, man.

Don't that make you upsetas a black woman?

I don't want him.

Yeah, I can dig that.He's weak anyway.

Miss Deja.Where you f rom? Texas, right?

-I see you did your research.-Not enough.

-God.-I could always know more.

What, you shy?

-No. Are you?-I stepped to you, didn't I?

I've been seeing you on the track,having a little attitude.

I seen you too,acting like you all that.

-I'm not acting like...-Mr. Big Stuff. Yes, you do.

You be like:

-Running f or your life.-So you be looking at me?

-I don't look at you.-You just imitated my f orm.

You be looking at me, right?

A little bit,but we're on the same team.

-I been looking at you too.-God.

-What dorm you staying in?-Why you wanna know where I live?

-I wanted to get you home safe.-I'll be okay.

-There's a lot of crazies here.-Goodness.

I'll guard your body.Be your bodyguard.

How do you feel knowing this countrydoesn't belong to you any longer?

I mean,what do you think of that?

How do you feel knowing thatwhen you graduate f rom college...

...you might not get a job becauseof your skin colour?

Because of some quota.

People don't realize how f ar downthe drain America has gone.

What do you think about that, Remy?

I guess I never thoughtabout that, man.

It's different here than I thoughtit was gonna be.

Seems like everybody'ssticking to their own...

...taking up f or their own.

I don't know anybody down here.

It's different, man. You know.

-All I got is me.-No, man.

And me. We're brothers by blood.

Yeah, you got me too, Remy.

I think I'm gonna cry.

Shut the f uck up, Knocko.Show the man some respect.

That's cool, Scott.

That's pure Aryan bloodyou're talking to.

No, no, no, you're right.

This is brotherhood, Remy.Welcome home.

-Thanks.-See, Remy, this is your f amily now.

And if there should be anything at allthat you wanna talk about...

...then I want you to come to meor to us.

If there's one thing I want youto leave thinking about tonight...

...it's that we take care of our own.

Thanks, man.

Thanks, Scott.

Run-on. Run-on.Fragment. Fragment. Fragment.

-ls this a period or a comma?-That's a lot of red ink.

-Do you want help?-I'm here.

Malik, you gotta get this to flow,and right now it's not flowing.

Right here,that's a really good point...

...but you gotta f ollow it upwith a concise explanation.

What do you mean?

Malik, when you write an essay,you gotta f ollow a certain f ormat.

You start with your thesis statement...

...and you have to always usetransitional phrases.

And don't use the same wordevery single time.

Change it up.Professors hate that.

You should use a thesaurus.And where's your outline?

We got a lot of work to do.

-ls something wrong?-No.

-Are you sure?-Yeah.

I'm fine.

I am af raid it is unclear.

But... I don't understand.

Miss Connor, you don't appear to takeany kind of position in this paper.

I thought that, when you write, you'resupposed to be as objective as possible.

That is a rule of journalism.

It is often taughtand very rarely practised.

This, however,is a political science course.

If you wish to writeabout objectivity...

...write about its use in modernpolitics in your view.

That'd make a good paper.I'll write that down.

Oh, Christ Jesus.

What?

In f uture, Miss Connor,please find your own thesis.

I am looking f or evidenceof original thought.

You are not here to simply recycledates and f acts f rom the past.

One's primary purposeat university level...

...should be to learn how to think.

Now, question:

Did you write this paper?

You really feel like insultingmy intelligence, don't you?

I worked my ass off on that paper.I rewrote it three times.

-Shouldn't be one misspelled word.-Okay, Mr. Williams, I believe you.

Are you having problemshere at Columbus?

It's all right.

I got a problem with the way f oolsbe tripping when they see a black f ace.

Someone spit in your f acewhen you first came to campus?

Was there a cross burnedoutside your dormitory?

No. I know what you'retrying to get at.

Just 'cause it ain't up in my f ace,that don't mean it's not happening.

It's less physical now.It's more mental.

I gotta run and study, man.

I don't see these white f olks worryingabout nothing but going to class...

...talking about skiing.They don't have the same worries.

Then your problem is financial.Not racial, but economic.

These type of problemscan be worked out.

For example,you are a runner, are you not?

-One of the best.-A big-time track star, huh?

All right.

Let us say you are running a race...

...and you suspect the opposing teamhas a member who is f aster, stronger...

...more big-time than yourself.

What do you do then?Do you leave the track?

Hell, no.

-What do you do?-Run f aster.

-We're having a rally.-Out here?

Yeah, and we also havethese meetings as well...

...where a group of women get togetherand discuss all sorts of issues...

-...about sexuality...-Oh, wow.

...student security,all sorts of things.

-I think it'd be great if you'd come.-Thank you.

-What?-I said, can I have a flyer?

It's f or Studentsf or a Non-Sexist Society.

-Wayne, right?-Yeah.

-lt's a women's group.-That's kind of a contradiction.

You want a non-sexist society...

...but you won't give me a flyerbecause I'm a man? That's not cool.

Why do you really want to come?

-Your hair looks better that way.-Thanks.

-You're welcome.-God.

Warrior representation. Yes.

No means no! No means no!No means no!

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