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The Panther
August 25,1980
MARTA
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a week for single fare riders.
On the basis of the 1979 study,
nearly two-thirds of MARTA
riders make an average of eight
trips per week. MARTA patrons
who make more than eight trips
per week will realize significant
benefits by using either the
weekly or monthly TransCard
rather than paying single trip
fares. On an annualized basis,
persons using the monthly
TransCard will even save more
than persons using the weekly
pass.
For example, a person making
ABERNATHY
even offering sundry conces
sions in the rapid-raid stations to
help raise revenues.
"MARTA claims they need an
additional $9 million in revenues
or in service deductions to
achieve a $40 cent fare,’’
two transit trips every day, using
the weekly TransCard, will pay
$208 a year or 29 cents per trip.
The same person, using the mon
thly TransCard everyday, will
spend $204 a year or the
equivalent of 28 cents a ride.
In a related action, the Board
adopted a half-fare policy for the
elderly and handicapped at all
times except during the morning
rush hour (6 a.m. to 9 a.m.) Mon
day through Friday. Previously,
elderly and handicapped riders
were required to paythefullfare
during both the morning and
evening rush hours.
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Abernathy said. "It is the opinion
of this group that even a 40 cent
fare will represent an extreme
hardship on the public transit
dependent citizens and it's an
outrageous suggestion.
F uttrell, Spicer
Join Staff
WCLK-FM Radio at Clark
College will begin the 1980-81
academic year with the ap
pointments of Jesse "JC" Futrell
and OskerSpicer to the positions
of Program Director and News
Director respectively.
Formerly Communications
Specialist at Shaw University’s
radio station in Raleigh, Futrell
brings to WCLK a wealth of
experience in both commercial
and college radio, according to
Terry Cobb, station manager. He
is a native of Kenly and a 1976
graduate of Shaw University.
While paying his way through
college, which he finished in
three years, Futrell held the
positions of announcer, sports
information director, technical
director and public affairs direc
tor at WSHA-FM. He was
production assistant at WRAL-TV
and radio announcer and public
affairs director at WLLE Radio in
Raleigh.
Since graduation, Futrell has
been production manager for
WLLE Radio and held other
positions at WSRC Radio in
Durham, and WQMF-FM Radio
in Greensboro.
Spicer, a native of Memphis,
has worked as a journalist with
several news organizations. He
has served as city editor of the
Pittsburgh Courier, and later the
Atlanta Voice. Prior to that, he
was a reporter for WAOK radio
station here in Atlanta, the
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, the
Atlanta Daily World, and the
Institute of the Black World.
A 1972 graduate of Morehouse
College, Spicer has studied at
Lincoln University in Missouri
and Atlanta University. He is a
graduate of the Michelle Clark
Summer Program for Minority
Journalists at Columbia
University.
Spicer is an active member of
the Atlanta Association of Black
Journalists (AABJ), the National
Association of Black Journalists,
the Society of Professional
Journalists - Sigma Delta Chi, and
the Southern Collective of
African American Writers.
Prior to his recent ap
pointment, Spicer taught
newswriting and reporting
classes here at Clark College.
During the last two years, he has
produced news programs for
both WCLK and WRFG radio
stations. One of the programs,
"The Black News Digest", a
production of the AABJ and
WCLK, is currently being aired
on local community radio
stations.
Freshman Block Party
Aug. 27, 1980
Morehouse Parking Lot
Senior Receives Award
Gregory Among Two Students
Receiving NAMCPAF Honors
Behove Gregory is the
recipient of the Sybil C. Mobley
Award from the National As
sociation of Minority Certified
Public Accounting Firms
(NAMCPAF). The award was
presented to the Clark College
student during the Ninth Annual
Convention of the NAMCPAF
August 5-9,1980, at the Sheraton
- Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
A senior majoring in ac
counting, Gregory is the first
Clark student to receive top
honors from the NAMCPAF.
Along with Lawrence Shephard
of the University of Texas at Aus
tin, Gregory was chosen for his
outstanding academic
achievements in the accounting
profession.
"I am very p leased to be one of
the two persons selected for the
prestigious award,” said
Gregory. "This is an inspiration
for me to achieve much greater
heights.”
Ms. Shirley Friar, assistant
professor of accounting,
Department of Business Ad
ministration and Economics, said
“After three years of recommen
ding students for the Sybil C.
Mobley Award for accounting
excellence, I am pleased to an
nounce that Belgrove Gregory, a
Clark College senior, has been
selected to receive this award.
Prior to this year, Clark had only
received honorable mention in
the national awards competition.
So the entire department is
proud of this achievement.”
A native of Antigua, West In
dies, Gregory has consistently
been named to the Clark College
Dean’s List since 1977. In 1979 he
was selected to represent Clark
in Who’s Who in American
Universities and College’s.
Gregory is very active in
several campus organizations at
Clark. He was elected business
manager of the Student
Government Association in 1979,
and is currently president of the
Caribbean Oriented Students
Association in the Atlanta
University Center.
Recently Gregory completed
an intership with Main,
Hurdman and Cranstoun, a
certified public accounting firm
in Atlanta, where he was res
ponsible for editing financial
reports and assisting staff ac
countants. His immediate goal is
to attend graduate school to
receive a master’s in businessad-
ministration, and become a
certified public accountant
(CPA).
Gregory isthe son of Mrs. Ann
Gregory and the late Edward
Gregory of Sutherlands
Development in Antigua, West
Indies.
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