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November 22, 1993
The Clark Atlanta University Panther
P7
Morehouse and CAU Brawl Ends Peacefully
By Alex Waldron
Staff Writer
A brawl between Clark
Atlanta University and
Morehouse College stu
dents ended peacefully
due to the assistance of
CAU campus police.
On Nov. 14 between
8:00 and 9:30 pm, about
200 to 300 students from
Morehouse College and
Clark Atlanta University’s
Brawley Hall dormitory
gathered in front of
Harkness Hall at CAU.
Armed with sticks, trash
cans, and door stoppers the
students proceeded to
attacked each other.
According to CAU’s
students and campus
police, Sunday’s occur
rence is the result of sever
al events; the attack of a
CAU student at a local
night club, a fight between
a CAU and Morehouse
student concerning a CAU
cheerleader, and the
restraint of CAU males on
Morehouse’s campus.
However students
remain divided on what
exactly happened.
According to a Morehouse
student who wished to
remain anonymous, the
feud began when Brawley
residents rang a bell on the
Morehouse campus, after
their victory at the CAU
dormitory step show com
petition.
One event occured
Saturday afternoon when
several students wearing
Brawley paraphernalia
were confronted by a
Morehouse student at
Stegall’s restaurant. Some
Brawley residents said the
student revealed a nine
millimeter gun.
Though Saturday’s
altercation was ceased by
CAU police, students said
the tension flowed into
Sunday night.
“My understanding of
what happened Sunday, is
that six Morehouse stu
dents came to Brawley
Hall and (attempted) to
start a fight by throwing
bricks and other objects at
the windows of the male
dormitory,” said CAU
chief of police Dana M.
Scott.
When the Morehouse
students were chased back
to their campus, they rang
a bell which was used to
summon other Morehouse
students. Witnesses said
this is how the altercation
began.
Due to the assistance of
campus law enforcement,
the Atlanta police depart
ment, and resident direc
tors, no one was seriously
injured.
CAU freshman,
Kimathi Lewis said, “I
don't understand why we
are fighting. We’re both a
part of the AUC. We are
supposed to stand together,
not tear each other apart.”
HOMECOMING continued from P2
community service, like my
sorority, instead of charging
people at the door, have them
bring a can good or something
to promote community ser
vice. If they had bake sales,
car washes- regular organiza
tional fund raisers- then they
can cut down on
costs for school
events.”
According
to Emory, SGA
and students
T have a right to
; place, they need spend their
money how they
were a few of the problems
SGA encountered during
homecoming week, “SGA
should stand for ‘should get
another’ and whoever picked
the the two concerts was taken
and could not have possibly
seen the shows,’’Price said.
However,
Coleman said "|f Students
he reviewed
every act that want to see any
was sched- . . ,
uled to changes take
appear,
saw all the
acts perform
off campus,
to attend SGA
meetings."
Alycee Emory
Director of Student
Activities
in different
cities and at
different
times. I saw
one act, that
was adver
tised on the
radio as C.O.D. I saw them
and heard their tape. That’s
why 1 took them off,” he said.
According to Coleman the
revenue raised by ticket sales
was used to meet production
costs, like sound and lighting,
who’s original budget of
$5,000 doubled to $10,000
after the concert was included.
He added that the SGA had to
pay for rental costs, prizes for
the step show, $700 for best
fraternity and sorority, $200
for second place winners, tro
phies for dormitory step
teams, comedians, DJ's, the
ball, transportation, the
Gospel Extravaganza, a steel
drum band and other perform
ing artists.
Coleman said the SGA did
not earn a profit from the con
cert or ball. “We only have
$68,000 a year,” he said, “and
that budget is not enough to
pay for homecoming.”
Milligan, who is a member
of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorori
ty, said if SGA became more
community-oriented, students
should not have to pay for any
university events. “The SGA
should be doing some sort of
choose. "If stu
dents want to see
any changes take
place they need
to attend SGA
meetings. The
meetings should
be filled to the
rafters.
[Students] have to accept
some responsibilities and
offer some constructive criti
cism; however, it was Jamal
Coleman’s responsibility to
handle all problems, he spear
headed homecoming,” she
said.
Coleman said he was upset
by the concerns surrounding
the concerts. “Why is there so
much attention focused on the
concerts? It’s beginning to
agitate me?” He added that
students are welcome to
attend SGA meetings. “We
are looking and asking for stu
dents to come by with any
ideas they have.”
Price said the SGA should
be accountable for their
actions. “They spent stu
dent’s money; therefore, they
should be held responsible for
everything.”
Emory said students should
ask more questions concern
ing their student fees. "They
should say to themselves: I
am paying x amount of dollars
to come to [school]. Students
need to go down to Fiscal
Affairs and ask, “Where are
my student fees going,” she
said.