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PROFILE Fannie Flono
By BRENDA L. CAMP
Clark College has an un
hurried vortex in its in
creasing spiral of activity:
Fannie Flono.
Fannie, a senior journa
lism from Augusta, Ga., is
a quiet but forceful ripple
in the flow of things here
on campus.
Her manner, her thoughts,
her soft wit convey a coolly
intense search for perfec
tion. Even her interest in
journalism was sparked
by her perfectionist ten
dencies.
During my freshman
year a certain teacher gave
me a “C” inEnglish, ’’Fan
nie said. “I knew I didn’t
deserve it. I know I vould
do better,” she said.
“At first I said I was
going to be an English Tea
cher and take her job.” she
added, laughingly.
Fannie is a scholarship
student whose average here
has never been below 3.5.
She carries her perfect
ionist traits into every
thing she does: her dormi
tory room reflects her love
of discipline in order. She
dresses impeccably. An air
of professionalism sur
rounds her.
Commenting on the state
of black papers. Ms. Flono
said, “I think they are a
good source for black peo
ple, but they are staffed
by incompetents who know
very little about running a
black paper.”
“If enough black people
in the community were in
terested, they could contri
bute to the paper,” she said.
Photo by Greg Jones
“We need people who know
the economics of running
a paper.” she said.
“My ambitions? Well,
I want to own my own pa
per,” Fannie beamed broa
dly.
She said jokingly, ”1
want to write a book and re
tire.” “But I‘ll settle for
being a reporter for a cou
ple of years,” she adds, a
smile breaking her cool
veneer.
“I worked on the Macon
News this summer,” Fannie
said. “I was even enter
tainment editor for a month,’
she said.
“Most of the time I was
a general assignment re
porter,” she added. “It was
an interesting experience,
and I learned a lot,” she
said.
“Every year different
people come here looking
for black students to work
on their papers,” she said.
“They just want to add a
little color to the place,’
Fannie added, sardonical
ly-
Fannie plans to remain
in the South after gradua
tion.
“I don’t plan to move out
of the South mainly because
I think the South needs blacks
who are willing and able to
help other Blacks,” she
said.
“In the field like news
paper work, when you can
come in contact with the
masses, you can help more
people,” Fannie said.
“Black people from small
towns and the South should
stay so other people can’t
come in and explout them,”
she said.
“My future includes grad
school if they give me full
fellowship and spending
money,” Fannie said, in one
breath.
“I have applied to seve
ral but I would rather work,’
she said.
“I do plan to stay here
for two more years, but I
like open spaces and a coun
try atmosphere,” she said.
“I’m not trying to sound
cynical but Atlanta is a de
generate city,” Fannie said
“It’s okay. But I don’t want
to live here unless it be
comes cleaner, clean up the
filth, the crime, the corrup
tion in government,” she
said.
Fannie is an active mem
ber of Clark’s Women’s Re
source Center (WRC) and
serves on The Panther Staff.
“I don’t have any spare
time, but I like to play a
little tennis and go bicy
cling,” she said. “I can
sew, but I don’t like to,”
she added, barely audible.
PANTHER-December, 1973-Page 3
The Panther is printed monthly by a host of students
interested in disseminating information to the Clark
student body, faculty, and staff.
We welcome letters to the editor and any other in
formation of value to the Clark family. All material
submitted must be typed and accompanied by the wri
ter’s name.
The staff reserves final rights toprint and/or edit
material. „ . ,, _
Please send all material to “The Panther, P.O.
Box 154, Clark College.
All materials should be in by the third week of each
month.
Co-Editors
Copy Editor. . . .
Copy Editors. . .
Layout editors. .
.Ronald Harris, Herbert Lewis
.Brenda L. Camp, Robert Cook
..Brenda L. Camp, Robert Cook
Katherine Hughey
.Diane Arnold, Barbara Mas-
senburg, Brenda Camp
Photographers Gregory Jones, Patrick PSpencer
Typists Diane Arnold, Sylvia Hardy, Donna Mason
Staff Writers Diane Arnold, Brenda L. Canpo
Robert Cook, Bruce Fletcher, Fannie Flono, Ronald
Harris, Vernard Howard, Katherine Hughey, Donald
Jenkins, Herbert Lewis, Kathye Lewis, Barbara Mas-
senburg
CRIME
Freshmen:
Continued from page 1
In view of the serious con
cerns relayed by students,
faculty and others, the Uni
versity Center officials are
optimistic that the previous
mentioned efforts and ac
tion will be fruitful in re
ducing crime in the A. U.
Center.
“We shall continue to
examine the situation and
take appropriate steps to
have the best security we
can,” President Hender
son said in his letter to
students. “It is my hope that
students will take seriously
the necessity for their ful
lest cooperation with
police and officials and cam
pus security officers in this
process,” he said.
You Need Help
Freshmen are asked to
please contact their consul
tants to make plans for
scheduling second semester
classes.
Mrs. Isabella Jenkins,
Coordinator for Freshmen
Consultant Services, re
ports that many freshmen
have made no contacts with
their consultants since fresh
men orientation week.
If you’ve forgotten your
consultant’s name, Ms. Jen
kins advises you to sop by
Room 104 Haven Hall and
check the posted list for
consultant assignments, of
fice hours and office loca
tions.
Crime Capital Takes Time Out For Hate
BYBARBARA MASSENBURG
In a random poll con
ducted among college stu
dents, mixed emotions e-
volved concerning the state
ment - - Atlanta is too busy
to hate.
Angela Biggs, a senior
psychology major, from
Talbotton, Georgia said,
“this statement is totally
untrue.”
"“The homicides and as
saults statistics are enough
evidence to question the
validity of this statement,”
she said.
“I must admit that At
lanta is a busy city and is
progressing everyday. How
ever, the side effects of
their program as a large city
affects its people, adver
sely-side effects, such as
transportation problem, in
crease in crime, and drug
tratiic,” she said.
A sophomore from Rivie
ra Beach, Florida, Bever
ly Anderson said “If Atlanta
was too busy to hate then
there would not have been
any controversy over the
selection of Maynard Jack-
son as mayor.”
FERGUSON
“It seems to me that
they would have been wor
rying about selecting the
best man, instead of wor
rying about whether or not
a black man would win the
election” she added.
Generally speaking, it
holds some truth especial
ly for college students, be
cause they are too busy to
hate the system, but they
hate each other,” siadThel
ma Sias.
Thelma is a sophomore
for Mississippi and
her major is political
science.
Photo by Greg Jones
‘ ‘ Admittedly, everyone
is so busy in their own bag
that no one has the initia
tive to take a leadership
role,” she said.
“They are just too busy
smoking grass, trying to
be 'Super Flys,” and los
ing themselves as a Black
people,” she added.
Five students were ask
ed if they like the city of
Atlanta, what in Atlanta im
pressed them themost, and
what did they disapprove of
in Atlanta.
“Atlanta is a very hip town
and I like it very much,”
ALLEN
said Juanita Allen, a fresh
man psychology major from
Kissimmee, Florida.
“I especially enjoy the
people from the city better
than I do those the on cam
pus students,” she said.
“The police system is one
thing in Atlanta I definitely
dislike,” she said.
“The policemen are not
fast enough in providing
protection,” she replied.
Veoletta Wright, a spe
cial education major, from
Boynton, Florida said “I
like Atlanta because it does
provide numerous opportu
nities for Blacks.”
“The involvement of-
Blacks in politics, espe
cially, enthuses me,” she
said.
“However, Atlana does
need to improve its system
for controlling the crime
and drug rate,” she replied.
“Atlanta is a nice city for
visiting, because of its nu
merous attractions,” said
Beverly Ferguson.
Beverly, a freshman ^rom
Fort Lauderdale, Florida,
said Atlanta is a greatcity
in that it provides all kinds
of opportunities for Blocks.
“Based on the fact
that
I am from a small to
wn in
Mississippi, I cater a
great deal to Atlanta
said
Thelma Sias.
“Atlanta couldbea:
iti-
ful black city, if e
jne
unified themselves <.
m-
prove the city, ’ ’ she r
ed.
Karen Bullard, a
sh-
man from Miami, h rida
said “Atlanta is a nice pice
to visit because of it has
many beautiful attractions.’
“However, it does need
a great deal of improvement
in decreasing its crime,”
she said