Clark Atlanta University Panther. (Atlanta, Georgia) 1989-????, January 30, 1991, Image 1

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CA Clark Atlanta University PANTHER Volume II Number X Atlanta, Georgia January 30, 1991 USA Goes To War PHOTO BY HENRIETTA SPEARMAN Students protest at an anti-war rally on the steps of the Georgia Capitol building. Reserve Calls CA U Students By TONYA LATIMER News Editor At least seven Clark Atlanta University students have withdrawn from school to fight for the liberation of Kuwait in the Middle East. According to Mark Mar shall, director of Veterans Affairs, all of the students were undergraduates and only two of them were women. How ever, there is a good possibility that there are more than seven CAU students in the Middle East because all of them did not have to come through Mar shall. 1 am not involved in the withdrawl process. It is only a courtesy for them to call and let me know that they are leaving,” said Marshall. He added that he wouldn’t have any knowl edge of those who left during the Christmas holidays or those who dealt strictly with the registrar’s office during the withdrawl process. However, there were two students who left whose absence could not be over looked, especially during the football season. Kelvin Allen and Anterius King, first-string players for the CAU Panthers football team, were called to duty after the team’s first game. According to head football coach Willie Hunter, the team suffered tremendously this season because of the two student’s absence. He stated that the team’s record was 4-6, but could have easily been 7-3 with they guys’ help. Hunter said that the loss of a strong offensive guard, such as King, cut into the team’s depth. He added that this really hurt the offensive team. According to Hunter, King had just started hustling because he had just decided that he really wanted to play football. “We didn’t have many guys on defense of quality to began with, which caused us to have to play the guys on reserve when players got hurt.” Hunter heard from the players twice and they were doing fine. “The coaching staff and the players are praying that our young boys return home without any injury or death,” said Hunter. The football team also has three other players in the reserves who may be called to duty anytime now: Steve McClardy, Leo Barr and Charles Evans. Dwight Calhoun, a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., is among the many African American students in the Middle East. Calhoun’s faternity brother, Maddix Moore, stated, “Unfortunately his being over there is a result of his trying to get an education.” Like many of the students in the military, Calhoun joined the reserves as a means of geting an education. Moore stated, “I find it sad that a person has to join the military to go to school in the so-called, richest country in the world, when people in Kuwait don’t pay to go to school.” Senetria Moore, a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, was one of the two CAU women called to duty. However, unlike most, she was able to come back to visit prior to leaaving. Moore was in Atlanta the day the first shot was fired in the Middle East, which was a sure sign that she would have to go soon. Robin Winston, financial aid counselor and Moore’s sorority sister, said, “We are all remorseful that she has to go, but we are praying for peace and few casualties.” “We have never had to deal with students leaving school to fight a war, therefore, we have to come up with brand new rules and procedures to deal with the situation,” said Marshall. He added that he Continued On Page 7 By TONYA LA TIMER News Editor As families watched televi sion or sat at the dinner table, the United States waged war, about 7p.m. Jan. 16 with hundreds of air attacks against Iraqi military bases. “The world could wait no longer,” President Bush said at a press conference two hours after the invasion. He added that while the world prayed for peace, Saddam Hussein, Iraqi president, prepared for war. He went to say that the “American soldiers will not have to fight with their hands tied behind their backs.” Daytime attacks by U.S., Britain, French and Kuwait forces were also reported as part of what was once Desert Shield, but is now called Operation Desert Storm. According to reports of the attack, over 100 Iraqi bases were targeted and almost all were hit or destroyed during the air attack which began 20 minutes before 3 a.m. Iraqi time and lasted more than three hours. All U.S. planes that participated returned to their bases or were accounted for, so no American casualties were reported for the nighttime attack. The only allied force to have been hit is the French, who had four planes hit by Iraqi anti-aircraft devices All returned to their bases. However, complete damage reports are unconfirmed, but they say all chemical and nuclear plants in Iraq were hit and all Iraqi scud missiles were destroyed. Hussein broadcast on Iraqi radio and said, “On the 17th day of January, the great hypocrite struck.” It is unsure, however, whether the message was pre-recorded before actual fighting began or even if the message was Hussein or somone speaking in his name. A Washington Post flash poll taken of 545 adults across the United States in the few hours after the first.strike showing that 76 percent approved of Bush’s actions, while 22 percent disapproved. Only two nations have spoken out against the attack, North Korea and Cuba, both of whom have a history of disagreement with the United States. Reports have also come in claiming that Kuwait and Saudi Arabian air forces took part in the first attack. Nevertheless, the U.S. sees the war as necessary. “Our goal is not the conquest of Iraq.” Bush said. “It is the liberation of Kuwait.” AKAs Sponsor Student Forum By CYDNEY WILLIAMS Managing Editor Davage Auditorium was filled to near capactiy. It eerily resembled the angry meeting that occurred after the death of Duane Goodman last fall. This time, among the topics was the possible death of millions of young African American menjust like Goodman. Atlanta University Center students gathered recently to express their views on the situation in the Persian Gulf at a forum sponsored by the ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Pi Chapter and the Philosopy and Ethics Club. The discussion ran the gamut — from student activism to patriotism, but the emphasis was clearly on world issues. Various views were shared by students and faculty members on the issue of the crisis in the Middle East. The tone in Davage Auditorim became still and quiet as Dr. Fahed Abu-Akel, a Christian Palestinian Arab, told of his personal experiences in war as a youngster of four, growing up 25 miles northwest of the city of Nazareth. “I was going with my father, five sisters, and two brothers,” he began. “The scene I will never fo r get is going with my father and my mother standing on top of the roof and not coming with us. Dr. Abu-Akel referred to being a young boy and being closer to his mother more than anyone else, “So I can see it just like a television screen, leaving my home and she standing not coming with us,” he added. Continued On Page 2