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December 13, 1978
The Panther
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Come, Let Us Meet Together
By Ade Adesanya
President, ISO
Dear brothers and sisters from all over the world, let us join
hands in the name of. unity. International students in Clark
College, be thankful that you are a part of the Clark family.
Your presence at our meetings can bring a lot of changes for
you and the International Students Organization.
It’s a shameful and sad thing to note that out of about 210
international students from all parts of the world attending
Clark, only one-third attend the bi-weekly meetings onf
Wednesdays. Let it be known that we have a lot to gain and
nothing to lose if we all come together to share our views.
Everybody is somebody at the meeting. Do not think your
views will be overlooked by anyone. We are equal at the ISO
meetings. Come and let your views be heard. You can express
your views without fear of victimization.
My contact with some international students has not been
satisfactory enough. I want to see a lot of smiles whenever we
meet. Smiles to me indicate a spirit of friendship, care and
togetherness.
Attending Clark and other colleges and universities across
the country is a great opportunity for meeting brothers and
sisters, black and white, all over the world! The opportunity
includes sharing experiences and knowing about the culture
and background of other people. Let us come together and
share these experiences not only with other international
students but with the whole American people.
The ISO welcomes the new and old students under the
Nigerian Manpower Program to the Clark College family.
You are all in the right place at the right time. The ISO can
help you with some of your problems such as accommodations
and also serve as a link between you and the faculty.
For your information the international students
organization meets every two weeks at Holmes Hall basement
Conference Room on Wednesdays at 12 noon.
Come. You are very important to the organization. You may
also write to the ISO to contribute your views. The address is:
International Students Organization, Clark College, Box 15,
Atlanta, Ga. 30314. See you at the next meeting on Dec. 20,
1978.
Give for the Joy of It
By Marcia E. Jones
News Editor
The holiday season has bestowed its presence upon us as
Thanksgiving and Christmas bring about their festive lights.
This time between Nov. 23 and Dec. 25 most people will be
giving thanks for many things and then giving and/or receiv
ing to or from others.
Some, however, are less fortunate than others because they
are unable to enjoy the season.
As I look around the Clark College campus, I am cognizant
of the various signs inside the dormitories seeking donations
of canned goods so a box can be given to a needy family for
Thanksgiving. Sororities and fraternities are also giving care
packages to needy families.
Then comes the joys of Christmas season. These same
families are in need again. I see two children around the age of
12 who live in the Decatur area of Atlanta. These children
come from a middle-class family and will be fortunate to
receive many gifts in celebration of the festive season.
Two other children around the same age who live in the
Vine City section of metropolitan Atlanta will be anxiously
awaiting the festive season. These children come from a needy
family and to make their holiday happy, a kind gesture is
necessary. *,
This is the time again to prepare boxes of food, clothes and
toys to distribute to those less fortunate than ourselves.
As a people we must consider the Thanksgiving-Christmas
season as a holiday of not only receiving, but also of giving.
Give not only to those who are close to you, but also to those
who are less fortunate.
Giving will bring about a good feeling in your heart
because the holiday season should bring happiness to
everyone.
WCLK Is
Applicant For
NPR Affiliation
By Jaki Buckley
Panther Staff Writer
The “Jazz Powerhouse,” of
Atlanta, WCLK, is in the
process of affiliating itself
with the National Public
Radio (NPR) system. NPR,
which operates under the U.S.
Dept, of Health, Education
and Welfare, is a radio network
similar to the television
network that offers program
ming to non-commercial,
educational stations around
the country.
To qualify for NPR a station
must operate at least 18 hours
per day, employ at least 5 full
time personnel, operate with
no less than 3000 watts and
have a 15 mile radius coverage.
Station Manager Jim
Williams said the station
currently operates with 54
watts, but it is seeking an ad
ditional 2500 from the FCC.
With the additional wattage
the station could also air
longer than its present airtime
of 12 hours per day.
Once accepted into NPR,
Clark’s station would receive
75% of its operational funds
from HEW. Williams said
since WCLK is a medium size
station, operational costs
average about $135,000 a year;
therefore, it is imperative that
the station use its mechanisms
to attract monies from other
sources.
Williams said he would like
the station to become a major
production center. With the
NPR, WCLK programs would
be strengthened. They could
offer more innovative com
munity programs, and produce
programs all day. At present,
producing is only possible dur
ing the morning hours.
“In order for us to be a
viable, active, full-fledged
station, we must become NPR, ”
Williams said.
“Atlanta has one NPR
station but... our audience is
totally different and the
programming is highly
different,” Williams men
tioned as he spoke en
thusiastically about the
station’s plans.
The other Atlanta station af
filiated with NPR, WABE FM,
plays classical music. Com
paring the distinct audiences,
Williams said, “There is ade
quate room for another NPR
station.”
Clark’s station would be the
second black NPR affiliate in
the country. Currently, out of
the 198 affiliated stations, only
WEAA at Morgan State
University has totally
minority and ethnic program
ming.
Hawks Look Like Contenders
By Thomas Torrence
Panther Staff Writer
Hubie Brown, the volatile
and no-nonsense coach of the
Atlanta Hawks, walked
quietly into the Atlanta
Hawks press lounge for his
usual post-game encounter
with the media. Tired and
emotionally drained after his
team’s exciting 124-116 win
over the Philadelphia 76ers,
Brown was in no mood for any
excessive chatter, and he made
that point emphatically clear
to the talkative reporters.
“Hey,” Brown bellowed, “cut
that noise out.” The members
of the press had learned
something that the players of
the Atlanta team had learned
two and a half years ago:
When Hubie Brown speaks,
people listen. And they listen
with their mouths closed.
Before Brown entered the
Atlanta scene in 1976, the
Hawks were considered one of
the laughing stocks of the
NBA. Now they are mentioned
as legitimate contenders by
many experts.
Brown, who last season
coached the Hawks to a 41-41
record and a playoff
berth—their first in four years,
created a team in his own
image: tough, combative and
determined.
Over the past two years
Brown and Hawks General
Manager Mike Gearon have
drafted such players as guards
Eddie Johnson, Charlie Criss
and Butch Lee; forwards Jack
Givens and Rick Wilson; and
center Wayne “Tree” Rollins.
They also picked up top quality
players Tom McMillan and
Dan Roundfield through
trades.
These valuable additions,
along with Hawks veterans
John Drew, Armond Hill and
Steve Hawes', make up what
the Hawks public relations
people call “Hubie’s Hustling
Hawks.”
“It’s got to be the best win of
the season,” Brown was say
ing of his team’s victory over
the 76ers, which left his team
with an 8-7 record and a half
game behind the Houston
Rockets, Central Division
leaders.
Indeed it was. In the first
half, the Hawks shot 54
percent from the field, forced
the 76ers to commit 26
turnovers and built a 19 point
lead.
The second half was a com
plete turnaround. The Hawks
made the mistakes. Key
Hawks players got into foul
trouble and the team was
guilty of 24 turnovers.
To pick up the victory the
Hawks had to stave off a fierce
Philly rally led by Julius
Erving, who finished with 32
points and Doug Collins (31
points).
Atlanta was led by guard
Eddie Johnson, who scored 22
points and forward Dan
Roundfield, who finished with
23 points, 12 rebounds and
seven blocked shots. Two of
those blocks were of last
second shots by Julius Erving.
Pritchett Believes in Hustle
Men’s Basketball Coach
Robert Pritchett (Photo by
Tyraun Patterson)
By Jack Jenkins
Panther Reporter
“I believe in working hard,
that’s the most important
thing. If you give it all you’ve
got, and all you’ve got just
doesn’t do it, then at least you
will have the satisfaction of
knowing that you have done
your best,” said Robert Prit
chett, Clark College’s new
head basketball coach.
Coach Pritchett, who is a
native of Atlanta and has
coached basketball for 11
years (seven years at a high
school and four years at
Auburn University), was
talking about what he expects
out of his ball players. He said
he wants them to have fun but
he expects them to give one
hundred percent while they are
on the basketball court.
“That’s the kind of
philosophy that I coach by; I
know guys are going to make
mistakes. It’s not a matter of
making mistakes but how you
deal with them. I believe in
hard work—everybody just
give it all they’ve got all the
time,” Pritchett said.
The Panthers’ new coach
said a lot of things played a
part in his coming to Clark, the
most prominent being a
chance to be a head coach
again since his years of coach
ing high school basketball and
the opportunity to share what
he has learned about sports
and life with his people.
“I learned a lot of things
about society by coaching at a
large and predominantly
white school,” Pritchett said.
“I came to Clark because I felt
that I could give insight to the
kids about life and society,
some things that might help
them in the long run.”
His expectations for this
coming basketball season are
at least to finish with a five
hundred percent record. He
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