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THE PANTHER - Page 11 - March 1974 Candidates Continued from page 1 Another candidate for the presidency at Spelman is Theresa Brockingberry, 20, from Washington, D.C. Ms. Brockingberry, a jun ior majoring in political science, said she is Tun ing because of the apathy of the students at Spelman. “I see too much disunity which steems from lack of motivation, ’ ’ she said. * ‘ I want to make the students more aware of the happen ings in and around the cam pus and to motivate them to ask question?: ’ ’ “If elected, I would work for changes in the cafeteria, and co-ed visi tation rules’’ she said. She also said that the students need more activities on Spleman’s campus as well as in the surrounding com munity. Spelman’s SGA elections ac* scheduled for April 3, with a runoff scheduled for April 4, if necessary. This is the first time Spelman will have used the run-off system. Deborah Prothro is smo ther presidential candidate at Spelman and according to some of the other candi dates, she seems to be the person to beat. Ms. Prothro, a junior majoring in Math, said more planning must be a priority of the SGA if it is to function effectively in the interest of the stu dents. “I want the SGA to be organized well enough to deal with more activities or policy making projects at one time,” Ms. Prothro said. “This can be ac complished through plan ning and efficient use of resources,” she added. One of the goals of Ms. Prothro is to raise the SGA to a respected level in relation to the school administration. Ms. Prothro saidherex- perience as SGA vice- president and one year ex perience as a voluntary administrative assistant make her qualified for the position of SGA president. Anoter candidate for SGA president is Adena Smith, from Nashville Tenn., and majoring in child development. Ms. Smith said she wants to set up an informal type of SGA, one to which the students would have great er access. “I am concerned about students having a voice in what’s going on at Spel man College,” Ms. Smith said. Ms. Smith said there will be no kidding around in her administration. “The main thing I’m go- i ng to impress upon the oth - er officers is that they are not there to serve the ad ministration, they are not there to serve themselves, but they are there to serve the students,” she said. Also seeking the office of president is Pat Williams. Ms. Williams is running because, "I’m interested in Spelman and the student body and this the place I can serve them best. Ms. Williams said that students must have a big ger and better voice in the policies that surround the school. There also must be more clarity around the policies of the school, Ms. Williams said. “We’re gonna go back through the handbook and get some positive identifi cation of what it says,” she said. Students at Morehouse won’t have to wait much longer before they decide on the presidential post. Morehouse’s elections are April 5. One of the candidates for the presidency at More house is Roger Bruce, a junior majoring in Politi cal Science. Bruce said he feels that his experience and the con nections he has with the community will help him put his programs forward if he is elected SGA pre sident. “My whole thing,” Bruce said, “is to look at More house as a part of the lar ger community. ” “The time now is not a dissociate ourselves with the com munity, but to associate ourselves with it com pletely.” he added. According to Bruce, one of the basic things that needs to be changed at Morehouse is student apa thy. Stan Denton, a junior ma joring in political science, will be challenging Bruce for the presidential spot. Denton, who has been the editor of the Maroon Ti ger for two years, start ed late in comparison to Bruce but according to various reports he is pro gressive gaining support from the student body. According to Denton, the other candidates are con cerning on things such as co-ed visitation, cafeteria services, and other college functions. Denton said that he personally is not keyed to deal with these problems. “I believe all those things are functional pro blems which will be hand led by the lower bodies in the SGA, the Student Coun cil, and various other groups,” he said. “Where I’m going to interject my efforts is along the lines of defining the roles of a Black institution. "I want to revamp the educational program, mak ing college institution more viable to the com munity,” Denton said. A haze seems to be sur rounding the SGA elections at Clark. No one seems to be certain who is running. Ms. Dorris Wright, Clark’s present SGA pre sident, says she doesn’t know if she will be run ning for the office again this year. “I’m trying to see if the students at Clark think I should run again,” Ms. Wright said. Looking back on the pro blems of this year’s ad ministration, Ms. Wright said one of the goals for next year would be to try to make the students more verbal in their grie vances. SGA Continued from page 1 officers before the end of the cademic year. “It is important to know who to contact when you get back on campus,” Ms. Wright contended. “You can put the first two to three weeks time to use to im plement programs. It is a positive step.” Dorris’ election grew out of a public 1 policy class -- the men of the class suggested that she should run. “They knew I could get things done,” she said, unbashedly. The upcoming elections are slated for April 18. Dorris’ decision to run for re-election is “pen ding,” she maintains. At neighboring Spel man, an all-female ins titution, the political out look varies. Their elections, sche duled for April 4, are pre ceded by political fanfare, including the excitement of a politica rally in the form of a democratic von- vention. To run the candidates must file petitions and applications. They have the option of running as a ticket or on an individual basis. In contrast, Clark’s presi dential hopefuls must have a supportive slate or party to run. There has to be 50 per cent or more of the stu dent body voting to make the election valid. Diane Raysor, Spelman’s SGA president, summed up her term of office. “I tried to bring a lot of activities on campus and the administration has been pretty good, ’ ’ she said. “There has been no competition for power within the structure. How ever, one year’s not en ough time to do the kind of things you want to.” NEWS IN BRIEF Alpha Phi Alpha Frater nity held its Appreciation and Awards Day on Wed nesday, March 6. The chap ter presented several a- wards and certificates to members of the Clark Col lege family for their ser vices. Dean Curtis Gillespie ex pressed appreciation to the fraternity, Building and gro- fraternity, Building and Grounds Department and the cafeteria staff. Certificates were awarded to both staffs and to Miss Beverly Mal colm, director of the cler ical pool. The chapter recognized five distinguished instruct ors. Those outstanding were: Dr. Edward Sweat of the History Department; Dr. Barbara Jones of the Bus- Student government re presentatives from the in stitutions in the Atlanta University Center formal ly organized the Atlanta University Center Student Council (AUCSC) on Feb. 23, 1974. According to the repre sentatives, the AUCSC will work toward giving stu dents more input into the young Atlanta University Center Corporation. The combined efforts of the AUC Student Council will make the feelings and needs of the entire student population known to Chan cellor Lyle Carter and the Atlanta University govern ing bodies. The student represent atives on the Council in- iness Administration and Economics Department; Dr. Joseph Dennis and Calvin Clifton of the Math Depart ment and James Mays of the Political Science De partment. Dr. Isabella Fin- kelstein of the Biology De partment received the Out standing Teacher Award. Dr. James P. Brawley, one of Clark’s founders, was honored, also. He received recognition for the many services he has rendered to the college, fraternity, and other organizations oil campus. During the program, the Alphas raffled a black and white television. The funds from this event were don ated to the Clark College Building Fund for a gym nasium. elude the President and Vice-President of the Stu dent Government Associat ions (SGA) and Board of Trustee members from each of the Center sch ools. The following officers were elected for the re maining of the 1973 - 74 aca demic year: Chairman - Barbara Ross, vice-president of Clark’s SGA. -- Co-Chairman - Linda Kincaid, president of Atl anta University’s SGA. -- Secretary-Jerome Bat tle, vice-president of Mor ris Brown’s SGA. -- Student Liaison-Dorris Wright, presiddn Wright, president of Clark ’s SGA. BCN ACTIVE IN AU CENTER BY RONALD HARRIS A new organization is operating on Clark Col lege’s campus known as the Black Christian Nationalist (BCN). A chartered organ ization, BCN has been very active in trying to r use the level of consciousx'sess of students in the At nta University Center. BCN was started in 1967 by Reverend Albert B. Cleage, who has since taken an African name, Jaramogi Abebe Aygeman. According to Kashaka Shabazz, a member of BCN, the organization is working for the liberation of Black people by building institut ions and a counter-culture which serve the interests of Black people. “In BCN, We believe that nothing is more sacred than the liberation of Black people,” Shabazz said “God created us as free men, therefore if we are slaves, we must be about getting free.” BCN is a national organ ization with its main office in Detroit. According to Shabazz, BNC has a Pan-Africanist orientation. “Our whole program is attached to the continent (Africa),” Shabazz said. “Everything we are doing here ( in America) is work ing for the establishment of a base in Africa,” he ad- ed. One of the goals of BCN, Shabazz said, is to be able to send money to the var ious liberation struggles being waged by the oppress ed peoples of Africa, such as in Mozambique, Angola, Sputh Africa, and Guinea Bissau. According to Shabazz, BCN came into being as a church institution, but it takes a totally different ap proach to the traditional concept church held by most Black people. “We recognize Christ ianity as being an African religion, ’ ’ Shabazz said. “BCN has gone back to the original African teachings of Christianity as opposed to the slave Christianity we know today,” he added. Using the Black church, as a power base, BCN seeks to build counter-institutions which will perpetuate the liberation of Black people, Shabazz said. “You can’t build an ef fective movement without religion,” Shabazz said. “We are trying to set tp an institutional framew k which Black people can con trol on a national basi 1 - ” he added.