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Page 2 Clark Atlanta University Panther January 22, 1992 PERSPECTIVES THE PANTHER Staff Members Veronica Fields Editor-In-Chief LaKesha Gage News Editor Jayme Bradford Editorial Page Editor Chandra Thomas Lifestyles Editor Lewis Pryor Sports Editor Kesha Moorefield Copy Editor Ann Wead Kimbrough Advisor GENERAL INFORMATION The Panther is an independent student publication that serves Clark Atlanta University. No items published in the Panther may be reproduced or used in any form without the written permission of the Editor and Advisor. The ideas expressed on the editorial page are the opinions of the individual authors and do not reflect the ideas of the university or Panther staff. The Panther's mailing address is Panther Newspaper, Clark Atlanta University, James P. Brawley Drive at Fair Street, S.W., P.O. Box 329, Atlanta, Georgia 30314 or call 880-8647 for inquiries. The Panther office is located in the Mass Media Arts Building. Meetings are held eveiy Tuesday at noon in room 120 in the Mass Media Arts Building. CIRCULATION The Panther is distributed free of charge weekly on Wednesdays. Copies of the Panther can be found at the entrance of each campus building. ADVERTISING The deadline for reserving advertising space and submitting advertising copy is Thursday at 3 p.m. prior to the publication date. Advertisements or requests for a rate chart should be mailed to The Panther Newspaper, Clark Atlanta University, James P. Brawley Drive, at Fair Street, S.W., P.O. Box 329, Atlanta, Georgia 30314. The Panther reserves the right to accept or reject and advertisements. The acceptance of an advertisement does not imply endorsement of the advertiser, product or service. By policy, The Panther does no accept any advertisements soliciting the use of alcohol or tobacco products. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Letters to the editor are encouraged. Letters should be 200 words or less, typed and doubled spaced. All submitted letters must include the author's full name, signature and affiliation with the university in order to appear in the Panther. The deadline for all letters is Friday of each week by 5 p.m. Letters will run according to the date received and amount of available space. The Panther reserves the right to edit for clarity, length, grammar and libelous material. All submissions, once received, become the property of The Panther. Mail letters to The Panther Newspaper, Clark Atlanta University, James P. Brawley Drive at Fair Street, S.W., P.O. Box 329, Atlanta, Georgia 30314. ANNOUNCEMENTS As a service to chartered Clark Atlanta University campus organizations, the Panther will run announcements for upcoming organizational events. The deadline for all announcements is the Thursday noon. Announcements will appear in the Panther in the order they were received. Organizations not listed on the official list of chartered university organizations can still use the Panther to announce events, but will have to purchase advertisement space and meet the advertisement deadline. The Panther reserves the right to edit for clarity, length, grammar and reject announcements that we deem inappropriate. Dream Dead ? Is King s By Jayme L. Bradford Editorial Page Editor Sometimes I truly wonder if Dr. Martin Luther King would be pleased if he were to come back on his birthday and see the progress his people have made. Would he be proud of the African American leaders in the forefront or would he ask us whether or not they are the best our community has to oiler? I would be ashamed to show our peaceful soldier representation like General Colin Powell, who led the country into battle against his own people, Justice Clarence Thomas, better known as “Uncle Thomas” and former Mayor Marion Berry, accused of raising pure hell under the table. Is the dream that Dr. King gave his life for still alive or are we all just pretending? Although I hate to say it, I be lieve that most African Americans are pretending to believe in the dream because we are not taking advantage of rights that Dr. King and so many of our forefathers fought so hard for. Some of you might be wonder ing why I feel this way. Well, if we were still committed to the dream we would not be selling drugs so carefree and constantly killing one another. In fact, there would be more of us making the most of our education since we now, thanks to him, have the freedom of choice to attend any school we want. In addition, I also believe that King Holiday is becoming too com- mercialized. Don't get me wrong, national recognition of an outstand ing African American civil rights leader is a good accomplishment, however we should not wait until his holiday to remember the good works he did for ou r people and th e benefits we are still receiving today. Although it is good to have parades, marches and concerts in his memory, he never struckme as a commercial man. Many people are turning King Week into a big social event and forgetting the purpose of the holiday. Futhermore, has anyone bothered to announce how the profits are going to be used to benefit the African American community? I always thought that Dr. King was more of a non-profit person. Nevertheless, the only way to really keep the dream alive is to make sure that you are taking advantage of the opportunities accessible no matter how limited. This is a great way to spend the summer but it doesn’t look very impressive onyour resume. At Allstate, summer interns get the chance to do resume-quality work on real projects in offices all over the country. So if you re interested in audit ing, accounting, systems, actuarial science, human resources, finance, law, marketing, graphics, under writing, advertising, or other relat ed areas, send your resume to the Internship Coordinator, Allstate Insurance Company Allstate Plaza, (!1C, Northbrook, 11,60062. Of course, you'll still have time to perfect your power serve. It's just that you'll also finish the summer with skills that people may actually pay you for. A member of the [ ,| 1 Sears Financial Network [IjllJ /instate You’re in good hands. © 1991 Allstate Insurance Company. Northbrook, Illinois