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■■■■■■■■■■■■ ^tardv Vol. XXXI No. 3 An ATLANTA UNIVERSITY CENTER Institution Oct. 16, 1978 ^laH^ecnuil^AAostAAember^ NAACP Returns to Four AUC Colleges By Michael Bailey PANTHER Reporter All of the undergraduate schools in the Atlanta University Center (AUC), Clark, Morehouse, Morris Brown and Spelman, participated in the “Atlanta University Center NAACP Chapter’s First Bi-Annual Convocation” during which the officers of the NAACP chapters on the four campuses were installed. The ceremonies were held at Clark’s Henderson Bldg. Oct. 1. Audrey Smith, president of the Georgia State NAACP Youth Conference and a recent Spelman graduate, was mainly responsible for the rechartering of the NAACP chapters on the AUC cam puses after a 10 year lull. According to Clark NAACP President Y olanda Thompson, “Audrey’s desire before she left the AUC was to see an NAACP chapter at each of the undergraduate schools in the Center.” Ms. Smith said the First Bi- Annual Convocation is his torical because, “Although the schools have had an active NAACP membership at some point in history, this is the first time the four campuses have I'd c <i il Georgia State Senator Julian Bond addresses NAACP audience at installation ceremony. (Photo by Jerome Gwinn) been reorganized within the same period. We feel that this is symbolic of our efforts toward more unity and in volvement among the schools today.” The Hon. Julian Bond, Georgia State Senator , president of the Atlanta NAACP chapter and Morehouse alumnus, delivered the keynote address to the congregation of NAACP members and others attending the program. “It strikes me that there must be some increasing realization among college- aged black people that organizations like this one are needed now as badly as they Changes Are Evident at CCC Bv Kathy Moore PANTHER Staff Writer Have there been any changes made at Clark College Courts (CCC)? In a recent survey taken among 25 students living in the Courts the majority agree that changes have been made. Of the 25 students surveyed, three were seniors, six juniors, nine sophomores, and seven freshmen. According to most of the students surveyed there has been a significant improvement in security at CCC. There is now 24 hour security seven days a week including a guard booth _at the entrance of the apartment complex. A guard sits in the booth to check identification of all visitors and students walking and driving into the apartment com plex. All students living in the apartment complex who own automobiles are required to obtain stickers to park in the park ing lot. All visitors are required to log in at the guard booth and those visitors driving cars must obtain a temporary sticker. Even though the security has improved at CCC 15 students surveyed felt that the security is a little “over-done.” They complained about being harassed by the guard if they forget their identification or if they borrow someone’s car and have no sticker on it. The problem of roaches and rodents still exists, according to 18 out of the 25 students surveyed. Many of the students complained that the exterminating in Continued on page 3 ever were,” Bond observed. He added that he could remember when former Mis sissippi Gov. Ross Barnett said that the NAACP stood for “Niggers, Alligators, Apes, Coons and Possums.” “But I think we know to day,” Bond said, “that those initials stand for “Negroes Are Always Available to Combat Prejudice.’ ” Bond said he has always hoped for a day when the NAACP would no longer be needed, when “racial dis crimination and economic ine quality have ended.” However, he pointed out that anyone Continued on page 3 SGA Schedules National Figures By Angela Esannason PANTHER Reporter The Clark Student Government Association (SGA) has scheduled several guest speakers for its lecture series throughout the academic year. Among the guest speakers scheduled to take part in the SGA’s lecture series, according to President Floyd Donald, will be Fareed Jihad, health food merchant; Monica Kauf man, reporter at channel 2; Calvin Botley, assistant United States attorney general for the Southwest Division; Carl Rowan, columnist; and Dick Gregory, social activist. Imam Ibrahim Pasha, World Community of AUlam in the West; Rep. Louis Stokes, chairman, House As sassination Committee; and L. Continued on page 3 money is being used to hire black lawyers and inves tigators to research the many theories about the as sassinations. Stokes speech mainly focused on the King as sassination investigations. He discussed the many bizarre events that took place prior to and after the assassination. These events included the sen ding of FBI agents to Rome during King’s visit with Pope Paul VI, and the wiretapping of King’s home. After his brief delivery, Stokes entertained questions from the audience. During the question and answer session, someone asked, “Was there an informer within the Kennedy or King circles?” Stokes answered, “Yes, there was an informer in King’s circle, but not in the Kennedy circle.” Stokes’ speech proved to be informative and although it answered many questions, there are still many more to be answered. Stokes Speaks on King, Kennedy By Marcia E. Jones PANTHER News Editor and Judith F. Williams PANTHER Reporter “I do not care how much money it takes, it is important for me and the nation to know the facts,” said Louis Stokes in a speech about the Martin Luther King, Jr. and John F. Kennedy assassination inves tigations. Stokes, head of the House Assassination Committee and an Ohio Congressman, was guest speaker to ap proximately 65 Atlanta University Center students and faculty members in Clark College’s Davage Auditorium on September 28. Stokes said the $5 million is being spent in the inves tigations of the Kennedy and King assassinations. This Clark Professor Runs for School Board By Ben Lumpkin PANTHER Staff Writer A member of the Clark College faculty has decided to con tribute more education than his teaching abilities. Eugene P. Walker, a history professor at Clark, is running for a seat on the DeKalb County Board of Education in Dis trict Seven, a district that has a 23% black student population and no black representatives. Some people have told W alker that because of the 75% wh ite population county wide, and his opponent — eight year in cumbent, John Truelove, it will be hard for him to win. “I’m the first black, that I am aware of to run for a position (in DeKalb County,” said Walker, “but if voters look at my dedication, experience and qualifications, then I’ll wind up be ing the first black to serve on the DeKalb County Board of Education.” Walker, has two children attending DeKalb County Schools and his wife teaches in this school system. This, he feels, is a picture of the total black community. Showing qualified people willing and available to serve. Walker is running for the children ofthe county. He said, “It is very important to me that black and white children in the county see and understand that we have positive models in all segments of the society.” Walker is originally from Thomason, GA. He has a B.A. from Clark, M. A. from Atlanta and John Hopkins Universities and is to receive a Ph.D from Duke University in December. He played football basket- . ■ ball and threw the discus and History Professor Eugene shotput for Clark. Walker has Walker explains a point to coached on both the high class. (Photo by Tyraun school and college levels., Patterson) Continued on page 6