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NEWS
Local leaders speak out
on King verdict.
page 2
Volume V Number 8
Atlanta, GA
May 1, 1993
Special
of the year
edition!
Greek Organizations
want to beef up student
activities and support.
page 3
EDITORIAL
Volunteering can bring
the AUC and commu
nity together.
page 5
Are students getting
flushed down the drain
where AUC restrooms
are concerned?
page 5
LIFESTYLES
ENTERTAINMENT
T.W. Williams is a
young entrepreneur
making waves in the
entertainment industry
page 8
Aleck's Barbeque
Heaven restaurant adds
a little southern flavor
and history to M.L.k
page 9
PERSONALS
After-School teacher
experiences 'a real shoe
in.’
page 12
ALSO INSIDE:
A black history mo
ment with Martin
Luther King Jr.
page 4
A year in review of
CAU.
page 6
Miss CAU, Charlene
Curry mixes brains and
beauty.
page 7
Jamal Coleman voted SGA Presi
By Stacy Adams
Staff Writer
Clark Atlanta Uni
versity named Jamal
Coleman the new Stu
dent Government As
sociation Under
graduate President in
the April 21 election.
Jamal Coleman, the
current SGA under
graduate vice-presi
dent said, “I feel that
even though SGA is
functional, it can be
more efficient.”
According to
Coleman the SGA has
programs but needs to
make them known to
the students. He sug
gested that this
awareness be devel
oped through a plan
of action which in
cludes publicity, ad
ministration, special
events and homecom
ing preparations..
Coleman said that
he plans to increase
student involvement,
and keep an open line
of communication be
tween students and
administrators, and
maintain the feelings
that students come ^^n^^^c^^uate presi-
first. be a co-presi-
c^jalty with the future
He said, “I Elected graduate
president where opin
ions and decisions of
both classifications
can be shared.
She also said, “Un
dergraduates can vote
for graduates and
graduate can vote for
undergraduates.”
around a long^T^j^
the administration
knows me and what
to expect from me, a
loud outspoken and
strong voice, not meek
and humble.”
According to
Rhodes, the office of
"An Inspiration Of
Love And Life"
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
share poetic "Words" with
Clark Atlanta
By Tiana Harnson
Personals Editor
Ruby Dee and Ossie
Davis encouraged an
audience at Clark At
lanta University’s
24th Annual Writer’s
Workshop to increase
comunication with
youth and stop allow
ing the television to
be the teacher.
“Communication is
the food that nour
ishes their soul,” said
Davis on Friday, April
9 at the Atlanta City
Hall Atrium Complex.
“We need to get the
monoster out of the
bedroom,” he contin
ued.
Davis and Dee, Hol
lywood moviestars,
utilized the poetry of
writers such as
Gwendolyn Brooks,
Zora Neale Hurston,
and Nikki Giovanni to
elaborate on the love
theme of the confer
ence. The couple,
married 44 years, in
corporated romantic,
family, and commu
nity love into their
dramatic interpreta
tion of the poetry.
They have starred
in numerous films to
gether including
Jungle Fever and Do
the Right Thing.
“Nothing short of
perfect,” said Luster
Chauncey, a senior at
CAU, about their per
formance. “An inspi
ration to love thus an
inspiration to life,” he
added.
Dee’s gold and
burgundy dress
sparkled and swayed
as she engaged in a
call- response with
her husband about
their definitions of
love and words. “Wel
come to our house of
words,” they an
nounced at the start
of the ceremony.
Words, “so deep and
private they refuse to
give their identity to
their partner”, said
Ruby Dee
one. “Liberty like al
most make me cry,”
said the other.
“We hope our writ
ing will reach beyond
the walls of the pris
ons,” he said.
Davis, also known
for his eulogy about
Malcolm X, said to the
audience member who
asked about his opin
ion of the Spike Lee's
movie that what he
wanted to say had al
ready been included
in the eulogy. “I
couldn’t add clarity so
Ossie Davis
need to make in our
community, he said.
Ruby Dee is cur
rently working on a
project entitled, “Book
With Legs”, designed
to motivate children
to read.
“The task is formi
dable,” he said. “If
Zora can do it,” she
said. “And Langston
can do it, “ he added.
“Then so can you, ” she
replied. “Today is
ours,” Davis uttered.
“Let’s take it,” Dee
added.
I didn’t want to add to
the noise," he added.
He went on to dis
cuss that the commu
nication channels in
our community are
controlled by someone
who is selling some
thing. Why not let the
black filmmakers do
what they need to do
to get inside the door,
Davis continued.
Then, they can get
with others to collect
strength, and eventu
ally use their power to
make the point we