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Homecoming and midterms don't mix. EDITORIAL P3 THE Clark Atlanta Un ivers For our next issue November 22. Vol. 1 NO. 8 Atlanta, GA November 8,1993/FREE Campbell, Lomax Face November Runoff By Kimberly J. Phillips Contributing Writer On Tuesday, a night of political drama ended in the city of Atlanta when the announcement was made that mayoral candidates Bill Campbell and Michael Lomax face a run-off election scheduled for Nov. 23. As reported in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Campbell had been highly favored in polls ^throughout the election. He fin ished with 49 percent of the vote, just a hair below the 50 percent needed to avoid a runoff with Lomax, who finished with 23 per cent of the vote. City Council member Myrtle Davis finished third and conservative Christian candidate, Nancy Schaefer, fin ished fourth. According to analysts, race and anti-tax sentiment along with the late, surprise candidacy of Schaefer played a large role in the mayor’s race. While voter turnout was almost equal in north Atlanta’s white neighborhoods as in the city’s southern and black neighborhoods, white voters came out strongly for Schaefer, draining support from Campbell. Emory University political sci entist Merle Black said he was not surprised that Schaefer got more than 10 percent of the vote. “If you have three black candidates and one white candidate, I wouldn’t be surprised that she got a good portion of the white vote. She targeted a group that had no potential to win.” Lomax also lost support because many voters did not believe he would address their frustration over property taxes. Atlanta area residents were not the only people who felt as if their needs were not addressed. Many students in the Atlanta University Center, such as Kippie Ellis, a sophomore at Clark Atlanta University, refrained from voting also. “1 didn’t vote,” he said. “I wasn’t interested in the election because none of the candidates appealed to my needs as a stu dent.” Kamuti Thomas, a junior from Morehouse College, did not vote ’because he is registered in his home state of Arkansas. He agreed, though, that the candidates did not seem too concerned with students. “I don’t think either can didate will address the problems of African Americans with lower incomes and students in the AUC,” said Thomas. Despite the impending run-off, Campbell, who launched his cam paign as a city councilman, consid ers the election a victory. Campbell gained immediate favor in the polls due to his stand on tougher ethics in the wake of the Hartsfield International Airpori scandal, his opposition to an unpopular proposal to raise pay foi city officials, and his close alliance with incumbent Mayor Maynard Jackson. In an interview with WAGA- TV’s Good Day Atlanta the morn ing after the election, Campbell said, “This is a great victory foi us”. Campbell and Lomax began tc trade attacks in the past twc weeks, but both have pledged tc run an issue-oriented run-off cam paign. Lomax, who also appeared on the show said, “Right now, I think we’ve got a real opportunity, with two very different candidates to sil down and look at who they are what their differences are, and what kind of leadership they will provide for the city.” Dutton Attacks Racism In Hollywood j^ a p g^ar Accused In Police Shooting Charles Dutton, star of Fox sitcom, ROC in the Vivian Henderson Center. News Briefs Compiled by Khandra Dillard-Robinson CALIFORNIA: Fires continued to burn in the southern section of the state. More than 800 buildings and 170,000 acres of land have been destroyed by the blazes. President Clinton recently allot- ed fifteen million dol lars in aid to the state. •Actor River Phoenix, who gained fame from the movie “Stand By Me”, died last week outside of a Los Angeles nightclub. The cause of his death has not yet been deter mined. GEORGIA: Politician Bill Campbell missed becoming the next mayor of Atlanta by a small percent of the vote during Nov. 2 elections. A run-off election between Campbell and Michael Lomax is scheduled for Nov. 23. •Tupac Shakur was arrested in Midtown Atlanta just hours after performing at Clark Atlanta University’s homecoming concert. The rqpper is accused of shooting two off- duty police officers and faces charges of battery as well. He was released on $55,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court within a month. NEW YORK; Rap star Flavor Flav faces attempted murder and weapons possessions charges after allegedly shooting at his neigh bor. The performer, whose real name is William Drayton, was arrested Monday and is currently being held without bail. By Franchella Slater Staff Writer and Gomotsang Seema Staff Writer According to Charles Dutton, star of the televi sion show Roc, the show may not be a part of Fox’s line up by Spring 1994. Dutton said to an audi ence in the Vivian Henderson Center on October 29 that Hollywood changes time slots for black programs to make it incon venient for viewers to keep up with the shows. This causes the ratings to go down and then the program faces cancellation. Roc depicts the reality of situations which black Americans encounter. The actor said the show is an opportunity to dispel the myths about black Americans. “Hollywood white pro ducers do not want to make television shows that por tray blacks realistically,” said the television star. There exists a Jim Crow law that prohibits blacks, Jews, and animals from being seen on television after 9 p.m. in Hollywood, he said. The Arsenio Hall Show is an exception to this rule because it is a talk show. However, for those shows that do have blacks on after nine o’clock, their characters have small roles. On the show I’ll Fly Away for example, Regina Taylor’s character is a maid. He said there is a saying among white producers, “All you got to do is write it, and them niggers will do it”. “Hollywood is the fore most racist institution in the United States, and it pro motes racism and is capable of repeating what was done hundred years ago,” said the 1978 graduate of Towson State University. He suggested that the audience seek to watch intel ligent television because black shows are facing a con spiracy. Dutton did not speak solely about his profes sional career, but spoke of his personal life as well. He said that he knew nothing about self-esteem or self- worth while growing up. By the age of seventeen, Dutton had been sentenced to jail for five years for stabbing someone and another eight years for fighting a security guard while in prison. “One thing that helped me understand the world is the realization that whites dehumanize blacks and glo rify themselves,” said Dutton. He is currently working on a new show entitled Surviving the Game with rapper, Ice T. “I had an objection to most of the rappers but after a conver sation with Ice T, I under stood what the rap world is all about and that there are a lot of opportunities,” he said. By Warren Woodberry, Jr. Staff Writer California rapper Tupac Shakur appeared in the Atlanta Municipal Court, last Monday morning, charges of two accounts of aggravated assaults, upon two off-duty police officers. Shakur ,who was in town for Clark Atlanta University’s Homecoming, is charged with shooting one officer in the abdomen, and the other in the buttocks, after a traf fic dispute early Sunday morning. The two offi cers were attempting to cross at the corner of 1175 Peachtree Street, (Sheraton Hotel-Colony Square) when Shakur almost hit them with his car, while turning the cor ner. The trial is scheduled for early December. In a separate incident that night, Walter Fuller was also arrested on a misde meanor charge. “Walter was probably arrested because he was trying to prevent Tupac, from giving a false state ment,” said a close friend of Shakur who wished to remain anonymous. He attended the trial, but he was not present at the scene until after the inci dent took place. He explained that Shakur and friends were probably just partying and having a good time, after perform ing at CAUs Homecoming, Saturday night. Kenneth Ellis, Shakur’s lawyer said that he denies having a gun and hurting anyone. Judge Barber Herring released Shakur on a $50,000 bond, and has allowed him to return to California until his re trial. Shakur had no com ments about the charges, but asked press members why they were present for his trial, and not for an award he received for a school play. He was accompanied by his mother Afeni Shakur, who resides in Marietta.