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COSA Is Organized
By Angela Esannason
Panther Staff Writer
A new organization has been officially formed this semester
in the Atlanta University Center with the election of officers.
The Caribbean Oriented Students Association (COSA) has
been officially formed this semester in the Atlanta University
Center according to the president, Gravney A. Richardson.
The organization founded by Calvin Thomas and Richard
Mills, both seniors at Clark College, has some thirty students
from the Atlanta University Center involved. Advisors for the
organization are Mrs. Jocelyn Jackson, Director of the
Honors Program at Clark and Ernestine Brazael.
Elected to office are: Gravney A. Richardson, President,
freshman, Morehouse College; Ralph Williams, Vice-
President, junior, Clark College; Denise George, Secretary,
sophomore, Clark College; Dorrita Wilson, Treasurer,
sophomore, Clark College; Angela Essannason, Public
Relations Officer, sophomore, Clark College; Garneda
Phillips, Parlimentarian, freshman, Clark College; Edward
Davis, Sergeant-At-Arms, freshman, Clark College.
The purpose of the COSA is to unify and foster the interac
tion between Caribbean students of the Atlanta University
Center family ana 6tners; culturally, academically and
socially.
According to Richardson, “It is the responsibility of the
Caribbean students here in the Center to heighten the
awareness, on a first-hand basis, of the existing cultures and
conditions that exist in the Caribbean and otherThird World
countries.”
One of the activities planned for this semester is a
“Caribbean Lifestyles Festival” on May 4,1979 from 2:00 p.m.
to 9:00 p.m. on Chestnut Street (between Fair and Greensbury
streets). Limbo dances, steel-band music, free native dishes
and provocative speakers are a few of the events that will be
included in the festival.
Membership is open to students, faculty and staff of the
AUC genuinely interested in advancing the objectives of the
organization and conforming to its by-laws.
COSA is one of many Caribbean organizations formed at
various cmlleges and universities throughout the United
States.
AKM Inducts
Members
Bv Sylvia Smalls
Panther Staff Writer
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor
Society held its spring in
duction ceremony on April 7,
1979 in the upper lounge of
Kresge Hall.
The main purpose of Alpha
Kappa Mu is to provide high
scholastic appreciation, to im
prove quality of life, and to
provide leadership.
Mrs. Pamela Thompson, a
former Clarkite, was the guest
speaker. Mrs. Thompson read
—Afternoon workshops in
cluding Michael E. Lollis,
creative director, J. Walter
Thompson Co., and Dr. David
J. Schwartz, professor of
marketing. Georgia State
University.
—Panel discussion led by
Hugh Lovewell, president
Jerry Fields South Inc., Atlan
ta, and including panelists,
Mike Casale, account
executive, McCann-Erickson;
Cathy Bond, media director,
Austin Kelly; Nel Jordan,
copywriter, Burton Campbell;
Jmhn Luckett, project
manager, Coca-Cola; Jay
Bingham, vice president,
Metropolitan Publishers
Representative.
a poem entitled “Myself’
which emphasized that a
person must be true to himself
at all times because “I have to
live with myself.”
“We live in a disco society,”
says Mrs. Thompson as the
music played outside.
Mrs. Thompson introduced
the three P’s: Planning,
Praying, and Progressing. To
plan “We need some kind of
order in our lives.”
“Whatever you believe in,
pray to it,” says Mrs.
Thompson, and once you know
what you want, you can
progress.
Five 'candles were lit to
represent character,
scholarship, citizenship,
service, and leadership.
Calvin Thomas, Presidentof
Alpha Kappa Mu and
Representative of the National
Executive Council, received an
award for his supportive
leadership.
Dr. Barbara Jones, advisor
of Alpha Kappa Mu, received
an award for her services.
The program ended with the
new members, Kim E. Boutte,
Ann C. Copeland, Wilnett
Davis, Debbie Hightower, Jose
A. Marrero, Robin D. Martin,
Juana McCormick, Janet
Ross, and Alfred D. Wyatt, as
qell as the old members,
singinv their national hymn.
The Panther
Rally in the
Spirit
of Jesus
By Eileen C. Hocker
Panther Reporter
To promote spiritual
awareness and unity among
the members of the Atlanta
University Center, the second
annual A.U. Center Jesus
Rally will be held on Saturday,
April 21, 1979, from 1:00 - 5:00
p.m. in the Reed Hall
Gymnasium on Spelman’s
campus.
Sponsored by the Atlanta
University Center Christian
Council, the Jesus Rally will be
a rally where people don’t have
to worry about dressing
formally or adhering to certain
rituals, but a rally where they
can come and worship the
Lord as they please. According
to A.U.C. Christian Council
President, Yul Crawford, the
Jesus Rally will be a time
where people can come
together in worship, no matter
what denomination or doc
trine they may have.
The theme for this year’s
Rally is, “Who is Jesus
Christ?” “This theme was
chosen,” Yul Crawford said,
“because many people think
Jesus Christ was just a com
mon man, a revolutionary, or a
great teacher.” “We want to
instill in the minds and hearts
of every attendantthe fact that
Jesus Christ is the Son of God
and that He is the only way
that one can receive eternal
life,” he said.
During the Rally, there will
be testimonies given by
students and faculty members
of each campus, and
performances given by various
choirs and other singing
groups from around the A. U
Center. The guest speaker for
the afternoon will be Dr.
Johnathan Greer, Pastor of
Cathedral of Faith Church of
God in Christ, 1137 Avon
Avenue, Atlanta, Ga. S.W.
Asa supplement to the J esus
Rally, there will be teaching
seminars, which will include:
*Soul Winning: Friday
night, April 20, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Giles Hall (Spelman)
*Marriage & Dating: Friday
night, April 20,9:30 -11:00 p.m.
Giles Hall (Spelman)
*Practical Walk with God:
Saturday morning, April 21,
9:00 - 10:15 a.m. Giles Hall
(Spelman)
*Cults: Saturday morning,
April 21, 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.
Giles Hall (Spelman)
The Jesus Rally was made
an annual event because of the
great success it enjoyed last
year and also because of
student demand.
April 23, 1979
Mystery Has
Bizzare Plot
By Gloria Johnson
Panther Staff Writer
At 9:30 p.m. on the evening of Friday December 4, 1926, a
bizarre and baffling mystery occurred which shocked Lon
don . Agatha Christie, a great mystery writer, left her home in
Sunningdale, outside London, drove off in her car — and
disappeared. The vechicle was found abandoned in a wooded
glen early the next morning. Inside were a fur coat, a pile of
rumpled clothes and a briefcase containing personal papers.
Nearby were a badly scuffed shoe and a scarf.
“Agatha” is a mystery-romance starring Dustin Hoffman
and Venessa Redgrave which fictionally solves the
disappearance of author Agatha Cristie. It tries to give an
explanation as to what might have happened to the great
mystery writer during the eleven days she was missing.
Wally Stanton (Dustin Hoffman), a dapper, highly
successful American newspaper columnist tries to interview
Agatha and cannot. Meanwhile, Agatha learns from her
secretary, Fisher (Carolyn Pickles), that Nancy Neele is plan
ning a vacation at a health spa in Harrogate. That evening,
she enters her car and takes off at a high speed. There is a
dazed, desperate expression on her face. She swerves off a
country lane to avoid a dog and hits a tree.
Suddenly and mysteriously, Agatha Cristie disappears.
Detective Kenward (Timothy West) of the Surrey Police
interviews Colonel Cristie who denies that his wife had
threatened suicide or that their marriage was collapsing.
Thousands of police and volunteers search the Berkshire
Downs where her car was found abandoned.
Agatha appears, incognito, at the Hydro Hotel in
Harrogate, Yorkshire, an elegant health spa where she
registers as Mrs. Theresa Neele of South Africa.
During her visit at the Hydro Hotel she meets Wally Stan
ton who is secretly covering her case while playing snooker
with a newly found friend Evelyn Crawly (Helen Morse), a
lively and sensual hotel guest. He identifies himself as an
American named Schatz and invites her to join him in the
hotel’s ballroom. As they dance he is captivated by her. He
does not reveal the identity of “Mrs. Neel,” but observes her
strange preoccupation with the electrical therapy offered at
the nearby Royal Baths.
While in the Hydro Hotel she sets into motion a bizarre and
brilliant plot that involves a therapeutic “electric chair” that
has an ending as surprising as her whodunit mysteries.
Kathleen Tynan, an ex-reporter for Newsweek Magazine
wrote the story. “Agatha” is based on Mrs. Tynan’s diligent
sleuthing into the past. She candidly admits that while “it’s
possible to imagine what might have happened during Mrs.
Cristie’s eleven-day disappearance, no one will ever know for
sure.”
In keeping with the purpose
of the Rally, Crawford said,
“We hope to inspire unity
among Christians throughout
all the A.U. Center. However,
this rally is not just for Chris
tians, but for everybody.”
It is hoped that the Jesus
Rally will also help the A.U.
Center reach its goal of unity.
Crawford explained, “We
believe that this will be one
step in acquiring a goal of the
name Atlanta University
Center, and that goal is unity
among the 6-sister
institutions.”
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