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Clark Atlanta University ffarttfer ...bringing the news to you. Volume II Number XVI Atlanta, Georgia October 9, 1991 Beckwith Receives National Recognition By LaKesha Gage Contributing Writer Clark Atlanta University's new $5.5 million graduate dormitory will receive nationwide publicity when featured in the November 1991 award issue of the American School and University Architectural Portfolio. CAU is the first Atlanta University Center school to have a campus dormitory featured in the largest compilation of educational, award-winning structures in the United States. The award issue features projects completed since Jan. 1, 1989 and those under contract for construction on or before Sept.l, 1991. Beckwith graduate dormitory, located at 700 Beckwith St., S.W., is a co-ed housing facility which consists of approximately 61, 500 square feet of brick and concrete construction. With three floors and a partial basement level, the large scale construction houses 225 students in a total of 150 bedroom units with suite bathroom facilities. Twelve of the bedroom units are specially designed to accommodate handicapped students. To qualify for consideration for this award, entries must be submitted by registered architects and approved for competition. Once selected, a jury of architects and educators appointed by the Beckwith Dormitory Committee on Architecture for Education vote and select projects for publication. Alan Pinado, director of the CAU Real Estate Institute, along with Alvin Moddelmog, assistant to President Thomas W. Cole Jr., worked on the university team along with the architects to construct the new housing u nit. Moddelmog explained, "CAU has had a long range plan to modernize and upgrade the buildings and dormitories on campus." He added that the university made a conscious effort to employ as many minority businesses as possible. The analysis of minority business participation showed a subcontract value total of $3.56 million to a total of 17 Black owned businesses. Brown Design and Associates (BDA), project architect Aiah Emanuel Pessima explained, "BDA was commissioned to design a new dormitory to help ease the acute student housing shortage for a growing number of graduate students, so we developed a design that retained elements of residential architecture and the historic character of the immediate surroundings." BDA, a Black owned architectural, planning, and interior designing firm, will receive a monetary award and a commemorative plaque for their winning design- continued on page 3 CAU Shows Unity; Houses Homeless Spelmanites By Tonya Latimer News Editor Due to a housing shortage, six Spelman College women moved into Clark Atlanta University’s Bumstead-Ware dormitory on Sept. 19. According to Dr. Freddye Hill, dean of students at Spelman College, the institutions in the Atlanta University Center (AUC) have always consulted each other when any of the institutions experienced a housing problem. However, they were never successful in securing extra housing space. Dr. Hill attributes their housing shortage to a larger freshmen class then expected. "We considered renting apartments for students, but after housing all freshmen on-campus, we had only a few upperclassmen without housing. I met with CAU's vice president of business and finance, Donald Murphy, to see if they had a few spaces to allow Spelman students to use." CAU's dean of students and associate provost. Dr. Larry Earvin, said, "After we were certain that the students who wanted to live on campus were accommodated, the spaces were made available for Spelman students." Thus, Dr. Hill said it was agreed upon that the students would live on CAU's campus for this semester and next semester if needed. CAU's housing director, Jerry Randolph, said that CAU is no longer experiencing a housing problem for females. He said. "The reason we had available spaces is because of the students who did not show to claim their rooms. And Spelman was able to benefit from it.” In addition, he explained that CAU was the only one in the AUC that had extra space. In addition. Dr. Earvin said, ’We were fortunate to make approximately 600 spaces available to our students." According to Randolph, there are still empty beds in Bumstead-Ware Hall, but basically all other dormitory facilities are full. 'We're not asking that our students stay for free," said Dr. Hill. She explained that Spelman is paying CAU and in return the Spelman students are paying Spelman through their tuition and fees. She continued to explain how this is a 'win-win' situation. "If those rooms are not used, they (CAU) will lose money. This is lost revenue that helps keep the dorms clean, heated, and pays for meals and services." said Hill. We know how it feels to have empty beds, because we've experienced it before." Dr. Hill said that CAU will have to pay for the operation of the building, whether the rooms are occupied by CAU or Spelman students. "The building is financed on a budget based on full occupancy." said Dr. Earvin. 'Therefore, we’re helping them and they're helping us at the same time." Randolph said, "Overall CAU students have taken this living arrangement very well." However, there are a few students who are opposed to the idea of sharing space with Spelman students. Patrice Hubert, a junior at CAU, is circulating a petition to have the women removed from the campus. However, she stated that she jmows administration we I't continued on page 3 THE INSIDER Mishap at Morehouse page 4 The Rape Debate page 5 Students react page 7 / Entertainment page 8 CAU Beats Fort Valley page 10 Solving the Jinx page 11