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April 29, 1991
Clark Atlanta University Panther
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NEW HOUSING PLANS
By NATASHA WILLIAMS
Contributing Writer
"My job is to implement the new housing plan
and make sure that it works,"
said Jerry Randolph, Director of Housing and
Residential Life.
Randolph , the new housing director since March
1, explained the upcoming procedures for housing
in the 1991-92 school year. "A lot of effort was
made to improve living conditions and make it
much nicer for the students", he said.
According to Randolph, the problem that most
students were having was being able to pay the
$588 deposit. "The idea and concept of this entire
plan was made before my arrival", he said.
According to Mali Dowdell, sophomore and
resident of the E.L. Simon Courts, the problem that
she and many other students were having was the
short time period that they had to pay their
deposits. "It seems as if they waited to the last
minute to notify us about this deposit and now many
people are worried about being housed on campus
for next year", she said.
Randolph explained that the housing contract for
the 1990-91 school year said that in the 1991-92
academic year half of the semester’s housing charge
must be paid by May 1. "Students who were housed
for the 1990-91 year had to sign that contact and
they probably did not read it carefully or were
totally unaware of this information", he added.
Randolph said that another problem that some
students were having were the new housing
arrangements. He explained that the main campus
will stay the same and still house incoming
freshman. Whereas, the E.L Simon Courts will now
house seniors, married students and some juniors
and a few sophomores.
"Entirely new changes will occur in Ware and
Bumstead Hall", said Randolph. Ware Hall will be
for upperclassmen males and Bumstead will be for
upperclassmen females."
Randolph explained that the renovated Ware and
Bumstead Halls will have a dining hall inside the
dorm, recreation rooms, security video cameras
monitoring the doors and will also have special
provisions for handicapped students.
"The problem that I have with Ware and
Bumstead is that after living my entire freshman
year in the dorm, I do not want to move back into a
dorm," said Nicole Early, a freshman living in
Holmes Hall."
Ms. Early explained, "We all thought that after
freshman year we would be able to move to the
Courts, but now they are telling us that we have to
move back into the dorms.
Randolph said that he encourages sophomores to
move into Ware and Bumstead because it is a
renovated facility and it is an opportunity to move
directly from the main campus. However, he added
that curfew is yet another problem that the
institution is concerned with. "The resident director
and hall senate in Ware and Bumstead will sit and
talk about a curfe v," he said.
"The misconception about Ware and Bumstead is
that it will be just like the dorms on main campus",
said Randolph, but we have tried our best to make
sure that the students will have the best living
conditions possible."
According to Randolph the new dorm located on
Beckwith street will be for graduate students only.
He said that it will be a brand new facility that will
include elevators for the handicapped, security
screens on windows and ground floors, and
excessive study space.
"I will try to work with the students by offering
informational sessions and other programming
activities," said Randolph. " If they continue to
live in the residence halls , I want them to be
happy."
SENIORS SING THE BLUES
By SHERYL KENNEDY
Lifestyle Editor
With less than a month until
they are able to finally dazzle a
captive audience with a stroll
that has been in the making for
four years, Clark Atlanta
University seniors look forward
to May 20, with fond memories
and some unforgettable college
woes.
As they say a final farewell to
CAU, many graduating seniors
such as Sabrina Borrum,
majoring in psychology, have
taken their positive and negative
experiences at the university to
better prepare themselves for an
unpredictable future.
"I will never look back at my
college career with any bitter
words, just take all the various
situations to handle those unfair
obstacles life throws in my
direction," says Miss Borrum.
From her sometimes comical
residential life in Mcmer Hall her
freshman year to facing everyday
challenges with
uncompromising professors,
this Savannah native says that
though she has positive
memories while attending CAU,
the young institution could
strengthen some of its academic
programs.
"In my area of study, we need
more classes that will give
students a wide variety of
information versus a few classes
that touch on the same subject
and just rephrase old
information," remarks Miss
Borrum.
She also notes that there
should be a larger number of
professors in each department to
avoid teacher bum out. This is
'more commonly associated with
not only teacher, but anyone
who is overworked and required
to complete work that two or
three people are expected to
handle.
Miss Borrum says in her
department there are five teachers
responsible for communicating
more than two subject matters
each which more than overworks
the professors, but could hurt the
student because through
exhaustion vital information
could be left out.
Aside from her cries for more
faculty, Ms. Borrum says that
students overall should be better
prepared for their intended
careers. She says that all majors
should incorporate required
seminars, workshops and an
internship for at least one
semester throughout the student's
academic career.
Among her list of things to be
most proud of, she gladly admits
that she has never had trouble
with the financial aid office.
Along with a sigh of relief,
Ms. Borrum says that she awaits
graduation day because it will
allow her to further grow in
psychology. She plans to attend
graduate school at West Georgia
and later she would like to
receive a Ph. D. in counseling.
She says that though senior
year at CAU has had its doses of
frustration, she's confident that
she will be more than successful,
but truly happy in life. "I've
learned this philosophy
throughout my experience here at
CAU, only from your failure you
gain knowledge," says Ms.
Borrum.
Though Ms. Borrum has few
regrets about attending CAU,
another senior views ..things
slightly different. James Harris,
a graduating senior studying
finance, says that his senior
adventures at CAU have held
several unsolicited twists.
"I'm excited about graduation,
but I'm disappointed in the
university and how it has handled
financial aid to senior fees," says
Harris. Like Ms. Borrum, Harris
says academics at the university
should be increased not by the
number of courses a student must
take before graduation, but the
quality of the courses.
'The most frustrating thing is
going to an interview and
finding out the endless hours of
studying has not prepared me at
all, but if I would have been
required to have an internship, I
would have that extra edge," says
Harris.
With much hesitation, Harris
says that he did not regret his
decision to come to CAU, but has
strong reservations about
sending the next generation of
Harrises to the institution.
"The university has a bright
future ahead, but until it can
overcome the problem of poor
communication between
administration and the student
body and develop an effective
system for financial aid, CAU
will always be last to progress,"
comments Harris.
According to most seniors,
poor communication has been
the hardest and most unfair
obstacle thrown in their path
before graduation. Each year
senior fees are an expected
expense which covers
invitations, rental of cap and
gown and a reception following
graduation.
Continued on Page IQ_ ,
Awards Night At CAU
Continued from Page 2
The Artistic Excellence Awards were presented to Latangela Reese,
Rhonda Houston, Roslyn Little and Sherman Irby by Dr. William
Scott, the dean of the school of Arts and Sciences.
CAU awarded six scholarships. The Edward L. Simon scholarship
was given to Mohammad Ali and Clarissa Jenkins. The James P.
Brawley scholarship was given to Roderick West, Roosevelt Moore,
Michael Bizer, Patricia Clingman, Lakesha Gage and Denise Powell.
Gregory Hester received the Benjamin E. Mays Scholarship and
Debbie Bowles was given the A. A. McPheeters Award. Phillip
Hampton was also awarded from the Vivian Wilson Henderson
Scholarship Fund.
The Joesph J. Dennis Scholarship was awarded to Lanisha Thomas,
Verna Lamar, Leticia Cook and Sonya Richei.
Students Should Not Wait
To Study for Final Exams
By VERONICA FIELDS
Staff Writer
Taking No-Doze, drinking coffee and getting little or no sleep are
things that people do when they are trying to cram for final exams.
For some people this system may work and for others it may not;
everyone cannot study the same way, but there are some general
guidelines that people can follow to find the method that suits them:
(1) Look at your notes for a little while everyday rather than wait until
the night or morning before the test. (2) Go to tutorial sessions. (3)
Do practice assignments/questions. (4) Study in groups. (5) Read
textbook assignments. (6) Do not wait until the last minute to ask for
help.
Another way to improve study skills is to enroll in the test-taking
skills course offered by the Student Assessment Center, located in
McPheeters-Dennis. The sessions are offered in February and October
and are taught by people with knowledge in each area the tests cover.
Dr. Carson Lee,
director of the Assessment Program also offers some valuable advice.
He feels that it is important for students to have some knowledge about
what they should study because there is nothing like knowing the
subject matter.
It may be too late for some people to adhere to the advice given but
it is still useful information to have to get a head start on next
semester.
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