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Volume III Number XII
Atlanta, Georgia
January 22, 1992
PHOTO BY CURTIS MCDOWELL
Dr. Adamu's statue symbolizes unity between Africa and America.
Students Benefit From
By Evita Leigh Ellis
Contributing Writer
By assisting 1500 students
under the Mathematical Volunteer
Tutorial Program,the Rev. Lee
Norris, director, is trying to change
the myth that African Americans
are not mathematically inclined.
The tutorial program,
started in the fall of 1991, offered at
Clark Atlanta University is located
in the basement of McPheeters Den
nis. The idea was conceived in
1986 when Norris introduced the
concept to his math class.
Students and faculty vol
untarily tutor those in need of math
ematical assistance. The students
range from freshmen to graduate
students, and help is offered in
College Algebra I and II, Pre-Calcu
lus I and II, and Calculus I,II,III. To
be a math tutor there are no re-
quirementsjust the willingness and
competency to help others.
Students are tutored Mon
day through Friday from 9 a.m. -
5 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00
a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ‘Thus far the
program has had positive feed back;
students who had never made an A
in math are now hopeful, their fear
of math is going away,” Norris said.
“Being able to relate to stu
dent tutors on a one-on-one basis
without feeling intimidated or ask
ing a stupid question was what
helped me,” said sophomore Kelly
Stein.
Some students are hoping
to be honored on the April 23 Math
Excellence day which awards cer
tificates to students who earned an
A during the fall semester. With the
help of the tutorial program stu
dents are confident that their names
could be recognized.
“During the study hours stu -
dents are not just studying math
they study subjects from other
courses , and like a domino effect,
seeing others study motivates some
of the other students to do the
same. Administration has com
mented on our effective program
which was set up for students in
educating them as winners,” Norris
said.
The tutorial program ac
CAU Receives Statue
By Dionne Lang
Contributing Writer
As a symbol of unity between
Africa and America, “Communica
tion Linkages,” a Benin Bronze
sculpture was donated to Clark
Atlanta University on Dec. 6, from
Regional Prime Minister, Dr. Alhaji
Hassan Adamu of Nigeria.
‘This statue symbolizes a link
age between the school and other
cultures,” said CAU President Dr.
Thomas W. Cole, Jr.
The sculpture shows three ele
ments: the World Globe, the Talk
ing Drum, and the Satellite Dish.
The World Globe represents the
universe as a whole. The Talking
Drum is an instrument tradition
ally used in Africa for communica
tion and the Satellite Dish repre
sents modem technology as an in
strument of communication in the
Western world.
“It is not a gift, it is a spirit,” said
Dr. Adamu, an International Am
bassador for CAU. He has estab
lished the Wakilin Council, which
provides technical assistance to
Nigerian businesses and promotes
exchanges between the university
and Nigeria.
“I want students to be more
interested in African art because
Africa has a lot to offer, and we
must leam from each other," said
Dr. Adamu.
The statue adds a tourists at
traction to our campus. Because it
is the largest bronze sculpture to
date, everyone will want to see it,”
said Phillippe Jean-Bart, a CAU
sophomore.
Dr. Adamu is a successful en
trepreneur, international investor,
political leader, and a philanthro
pist. He owns and chairs 18 com
panies that include Bagle Motel,
Ltd., Abuja City Press Ltd., Sa’ah
Holdings Ltd., and an investment
company which shares in most
public quotes firms.
The statue stands approximately
nine feet tall, four feet wide and
weighs 800 pounds. It is the largest
bronze work conceived to date by
Nigerian artist Fred Ajano, who be
gan his work on the sculpture in
Atlanta during the month of July.
The sculpture was cast in the
foundry of the Georgia State Uni
versity School of Art and Design.
Daily Math Tutoring
cepts anyone, it doesn’t matter who
you are. Students come from all the
AUC campuses to take advantage
of the program. “We want to serve,
motivate, and encourage all stu
dents,” said Norris.
He hopes that the program
will continue to be a success and
serve many students while turning
them on to the world of mathemat
ics so that they can enjoy math and
not fear it. Norris would also like to
continue to build the unified efforts
of the instructors and volunteer
students in networking for the suc
cess of all students.
This program would not
have been established if it were not
for the inspiration of Dr. Abdulalim
A. Shabazz , Chairman of the De
partment of Mathematical Science.
He instilled in his faculty the initia
tive, creativity, and flexibility to
express themselves in whatever pro
fessional means they could in edu
cating their students.
Norris said, “With the confi
dence and the strong support of Dr.
Shabazz the program is a success.
The staff also played a part in be
lieving that the idea was a success
from day one.”
The program needs more
chairs, desks, supplies, and volun
teers. Norris would like students to
take advantage of this program be
cause it was set up and geared
towards their needs. His message is
“Don’t settle for less when you are
given the opportunity for the best,
eventually you’ll be a success and
pass your tests!”
