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Clark Atlanta
University
Speakers at the C. Eric Lincoln Lectureship (left to right) Dr.
William B. McClain, Angela Davis, Dr. Alton Pollard, Dr.
Lawrence Mamiya and Dr. Jon Spencer.
LECTURESHIP SERIES:
Lincoln Praised As Scholar
By CYDNEY L. WILLIAMS
Managing Editor
The Eighth Annual C. Eric
Lincoln Lecturship entiti-
led,“C. Eric Lincoln: A
Scholar for All Seasons,”
added new dimensions to the
man which is known as a
scholar, poet, social philo
sopher and writer.
The morning public lecture,
in Davage Auditorium,
featured Dr.Charles Long,
Syracuse University, as speaker
of the hour. Dr.Long com
mented in the beginning of his
speech that he and Lincoln go
back some 40 years. “There
fore, 1 will begin on a personal
manner,” said Dr. Long.
During the early 1950s Dr.
Long and Lincoln attended
Chicago Theological Seminary
together. “Back then we were
known as hell raisers,” said Dr.
Long as he reminised on the
good times they shared in those
days. However, Dr. Long was
sure to mention that he and
Lincoln did their work in the
midst of all the fun. “Of course
we were better than the rest,”
said Dr. Long.
However, Lincoln was
unique according to Dr. Long.
“He wrote all of the time. He
was a writer.” Dr. Long went
on to explain that writing is
much more than an act.
“Writing is how one sees the
world and what is out there to
be expressed.” Furthermore,
Dr. Long commented ,
“Everyone can not see that.”
Lincoln being a writer in
addtion to all of the other
categories he is classified under
is what makes him different
according to Dr. Long. “He is a
man of letters,a scholar,an
interpreter of life.”
Lincoln was cited as being a
author of one of the best books
written on the Nation Of Islam,
according to Long. “The
reason his book is the best is
because of the content and
interpretaiton it contains.”
Furthermore, Dr. Long
commented on how Lincoln
gained the confidence of The
Nation Of Islam.”
The morning series of the
lecturship not only featured the
speech of Dr. Charles Long but
also gave students, faculty and
staff an opportunity to hear
from the honoree of the day, C.
Eric Lincoln. After being
presented with a self-portrait
given to him during the series,
Lincoln talked a little about his
new book that represents some
12 years of research and three
years of writing.
There is a man in this room that
probably knows more about
the Black Church than any of
us in here, except me, said
Lincoln as he referred to
Lawrence Mamiya who helped
research the book. The crowd
laughed after his comment that
suggested Lincoln knew the
most about the subject.
Davage Auditorium was
filled with people who came out
to cellebrate the eighth year of
the Lecturship Series. Students
from the Religion and Philo
sophy Department of Clark
Atlanta University participated
in the program as well. In the
afternoon series of the
lecturship, held in Studio A of
the Department of Mass Media
Arts, a tribute was given to C.
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PANTHER
Volume II Number VI
Atlanta, Georgia
November 2, 1990
University Mourns Death Of Students
By TONYA LATIMER
News Editor
Students, faculty and staff at the Atlanta
University Center are mourning the death of
two students killed last week in an automobile
crash. A third student who was a passenger in
the car was injured.
Chaunda Tyson, a junior business
administration major at Clark Atlanta
University, was the driver of a car that
crashed into a concrete highway wall after
apparently losing control while trying to
avoid hitting a poorly lit truck on Interstate
20.
According to police records, about 11:45
p.m. Oct. 24, when Tyson was apparently
trying to pass the truck on the right, it also
apparently moved to the right in front of her.
Tyson then changed her mind and decided to
go back to her original lane and in doing so,
apparently, lost control of the car and hit the
median wall on the left and the Toyota Tercel
flipp' d once. According to police records, the
two students in the front seats were ejected
from the car.
Paul Pichon Jr., 18, of Long Beach, Calif.,
a freshman at Morehouse College, was also
killed in the accident. Pichon, a close friend
of Tyson’s, was a pre-law major.
Another CAU student, Christa Rogers, of
Atlanta, was injured in the accident. She
suffered a broken collar bone and a faint
memory. Rogers was treated at Grady
Hospital and released.
According to friends, Tyson was headed
home from picking up Pichon to help her
move into her new apartment. She asked
Rogers to ride with her so that she wouldn’t be
out late alone. Tyson shared a two-bedroom
apartment with two CAU students, Monique
Atkins and Miranda White, on South Cobb
Drive. She was in the process of moving into a
three-bedroom.
Although the truck did not strike Tyson’s
car, the Atlanta Police Department is
conducting a hit-and-run investigation
because another vehicle was involved and fled
the scene.
There was a memorial service Oct. 26 in
Haven-Warren Hall. The auditorium was
filled to capacity with friends, students,
faculty and staff. Dr. Larry Earvin, associate
provost and dean, said, “Chaunda was a
pleasant person and it was always a delight to
see her coming, regardless of rather she was
coming with a problem or not.”
Carla Bellamy, CAU cheerleader,
reminded the students that they weren’t too
young to die and that they must make use of
every day as though it was their last.
The memorial service was organized by the
CAU cheerleaders, Rev. Paul Easley (campus
minister) and Clark Atlanta University.
Tyson was from Brunswick, Ga. She had
been cheering for two years. In addition to
going to school, she was also a salesperson at
Kuppenheimer’s clothing store.
She is survived by her mother, Frances
Tyson; she was her mother’s only child.
“She could always make me laugh no
matter what,” recalls White, one of Tyson’s
roomates.
Funeral services for Tyson were Oct. 29, at
the Darien Funeral Home in Darien, Ga.
Funeral arrangements for Pichon were
incomplete at press time.
Time Immortal
(In Memory of Chaunda Tyson)
There’s a time to live , a time to die,
A time for laughter and to cry.
Time is endless as can be
So much unlike both you and me.
Our time is measured by the Lord
And He alone can cut the cord.
We must make use of each new day
And tarry not along the way.
Give to all a helping hand,
Try to make them understand
That God has put us here on earth
To please Him and to show our worth.
Then as our life on earth runs out,
If Christians we have been devout,
So, too, our time will endless be
With God throughout eternity.
Albert Norman Theel
CHAUNDA TYSON
From: Mrs. Billette Owens-Ashford, Valerie Jardarv,
Cassandra Hayward, Yvette Marsh, Clarissa Jenkins, Takeila
Lind ley, Anton Broussard, Miranda White, Wilma Jones,
Wanda Nesbitt, Djuana Harris, Dana Thomas, Kristine
Mitchell, Earnelle Pritchitt, Carla Bellamy, DeNeen Owens,
Katrina Elliot, Oletha Collins, Hope Buchanon, Chaunda Hill,
Tracy Andrews and Shiron Jeffries (cheerleaders).
