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October 15, 1992
Students push the vote
Wendy Isom
Staff Writer
Peering from my dorm window,
I saw people walking in the direc
tion of Trevor Arnett Hall.
The quadrangle between
Morehouse College and Clark At
lanta University transformed into
a platform for registered voters.
An eminent voice echoed from
the loud speaker. The infamous
words flowed with fervor. It was
Reverend Jesse Jackson.
“Repeat after me, he said. I
am., somebody. Again, I am
somebody.” My lips moved in
unison with the crowd. While our
voices answered Reverend
Jackson’s infamous motto, the
registered voter lines multiplied.
Indeed, the meeting place was
of the minds. The mission was
getting the vote. The reality was
the future of African American
students who don’t vote.
For too long, we have hidden
behind the familiar voice, that
says, “It doesn’t matter if I vote or
not. My vote doesn’t count.”
By accepting the idea that a
white man is destined for politi
cal power, African Americans only
enhance the notion if we don’t
vote.
In the September 12 issue of
The Atlanta Voice, Reverend Jack-
son said, “We have the power to
elect a governor or a U.S. sena
tor.”
Indeed, many students pre
pared to do exactly that. For
some students, it was their first
time registering.
I once heard that some is bet
ter than none, but is it?
Let’s look back at history. At
one time, the Constitution man
dated that African Americans
counted as only 3/5 ths of a
person.
Understand my AUC peers that
when you don’t vote you are al
lowing histoiy to repeat itself
slowly.
Did you know that African
American students between the
ages of 18-24 dominate the
unregistered statistics?
As a matter of fact, the smaller
number of blacks that register
and vote each year make the po
litical candidates’ jobs much
easier.
Why? Because he usually con
cerns himself with the higher
percentage rate of voters first.
Most of the candidates look for
African American supporters on
the last leg of their campaign.
So the statistics that are flashed
on November 3, 1992 may reflect
only 3/5th of theAfrican Ameri
can vote, but some is better than
none, right?
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Starving for a new meal plan
By K~A. White
Staff Writer
I’ve asked around and
it’s clear that Clark At
lanta University students
are not getting their mon
ies worth when it comes
to the food service at
Bumstead/Ware and
Crogman Hall cafeterias.
This year every on-cam-
pus student, excluding
E.L.Simon Courts resi
dents, must pay $1,876
for food service, accord
ing to the charge sheet for
undergraduate costs.
This figure comes to
| $208.44 worth of food
4 each month. So where is
| the money going?
Most of students' meal
I money goes toward the
1 purchase of food, prepa-
0 ration and wages for the
I workers. But because of
■ what we pay there should
be some money left over
I for the quality of the food.
! Students often com
plain about the breakfast.
Which consists of wet eggs,
day-old bacon, hockey
puck sausage, a brown
ish-red mass that passes
for corn-beef hash, and
lumpy grits.
Lunchtime is made up of
a variety of fried goods that
can be very tasty but are
not very healthy. It’s obvi
ous that the CAU meal plan
lacks nutritional value be
cause of the emphasis
placed on fried foods, in
stead of fresh fruits and
vegetables.
Dinner includes a vari
ety of the same fried foods
from lunch along with an
entree of mystery meat or
a “couldn’t think of noth
ing else” casserole.
It appears that we are
getting cheated when it
comes to the number of
servings allowed. In
Bumstead there are no
seconds on anything.
However there are some
exceptions in Crogman,
but usually you don’t want
what you can get seconds
on.
There needs to be a bet
ter variety of food for stu
dents.
Everybody does not eat
swine, and some people
are vegetarians. It would
be beneficial to us if a fried
food was replaced with a
vegetarian entree.
Many students must
miss meal time because of
class conflicts and failure
of the cafeterias to open on
time.
These students could eat
their meals later if the
hours of operation were
extended.
Because of the early
hours of the cafeterias,
many of us find ourselves
getting hungry after hours
and this can cause a ma
jor dent in students' bud
gets since we are forced to
find alternatives for our
nighttime cravings.
Stegall’s anyone?