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P2 December 6.1993
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The Panther
CAU Service Program
Designed To Address
Local Community Needs
NAFTA
Passed
By Narrow
Margin
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President Clinton.
By John Odeh Admcfi
Guest Writer
In large urban com
munities it is common
for people and organi
zations to exist with
out being noticed by
the nearest neighbor
living around them.
This is because every
one is busy doing
their "own thing" that
no one cares about the
next neighbor.
However, when
there is a common felt
need like a storm,
flood, or other natural
disaster, people rally
together and begin to
learn of their neigh
bor's names. Clark
Atlanta University's
Culture for Service,
has decided to con
sciously address the
needs of the people in
University- John
Hope Homes. The
student body and the
staff have decided to
team up together in
this venture.
Thus, the University's
"Culture For Service"
program is designed to
meet this need.
The following sec
tion is the overview
of the concept of
Culture for Service by
Dr. William Denton.
Community Service
Learning promotes
active citizenship and
addresses community
needs through youth
service. It is an edu
cational process
which involves young
people in their own
learning as they give
valuable service to
the community.
Culture for Service.
The Commission on
National and
Community Service
funded the Community
Education Leadership
Institute to conduct a
community service
learning project at
CAU. The overall
aim of the project is
to strenthen and
enhance an institu
tional culture in
which students, staff
and faculty feel that
they owe something
to the community.
Program Operation.
The major role of the
Community Service
Office is to link
University classes
with service opportu
nities. Students will
be placed with public
and non profit organi
zations providing
direct services to peo
ple in need.
Preference will be
given to schools and
other organizations
serving the university
neighborhood.
If you are interested
in volunteering your
time , please contact
the Volunteer CAU
office at (404)808-
442, located in
Kresge Hall, Rm 204.
By Tahirah Works
Contributing Writer
The House of
Representatives
approved the North
America Free Trade
Agreement (NAFTA) by
a strong margin on
November 17 in
Washington.
The trade agree
ment between the
United States, Mexico,
and Canada was
passed by a surplus of
16 votes, the final
count being 234-200.
“We chose to com
pete, not retreat,” said
President Bill Clinton
after the voting. “Our
only choice is to take
this new world head
on.”
The passing of the
agreement is consid
ered a major victory
for the President.
Opponents of the plan
accused Clinton of
making side deals with
representatives in
exchange for their sup
port.
Andito Johnson, a
senior International
Business major at
CAU, said that NAFTA
will hurt African-
Americans in the long
run. By sending jobs to
Mexico, Johnson said that
many hard working
African-Americans look
ing for employment in the
U.S. will not be able to
find it
Of the 258
Democrats within the
House, less than half
(102) voted for
NAFTA. In contrast,
132 Republicans voted
for the agreement out of
a total of 175.
Many members of
the Congressional Black
Caucus also did not sup
port NAFTA. Only
eight of the 38 black
representatives voted for
the agreement.
Dr. Sylvester
Odigie-Osazuwa, a
CAU professor of phi
losophy, says that
NAFTA will affect the
American economy
positively in the long
run. “After 7 or 8 years
it will create more jobs
and revenue fcr African
Americans,” he said.
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New Year To Bring Changes To CAU
By Kimberly J. Phillips
Contributing Writer
Eliminating parking
problems, increasing
security visibility, as well
as implementing upgrad
ed fire alarm systems in
Ware and Bumstead Halls
are just a few of the
major plans underway for
the 1993-94 spring
semester.
According to Chief
Dana Scott of the Clark
Atlanta University
Department of Public
Safety (D.O.P.S.), stu
dents do not seem to be
aware of the available
parking on Mildred
Street, the corner of
Parsons and Brawley
Streets, and in the
Ware/Bumstead parking
lots. “As long as students
have a parking permit,
they can park in those
lots,” said Scott.
In an effort to cut
down on the confusion
associated with parking
permits, visitor permits
will be given out in addi
tion to the regular permits
currently issued to stu
dents.
Plans are also underway
to eliminate the traffic
back-ups that occur at the
Fair Street entrance to E.L.
Simon Courts. A new secu
rity booth and entrance is
being constructed at Vine
Street for vehicle entrance
between the hours of 8 a.m.
and 12 midnight. This is
intended to eliminate traffic
problems and make the Fair
Street entrance safer for
pedestrians.
Upgrading the fire alarm
systems in Ware and
Bumstead Halls are also a
part of the new implementa
tions. Evacuation plans
similar to what is seen on
hotel doors will be installed
in the dormitories. Also,
Resident Directors and
Resident Assistants will be
trained in fire evacuation.
Students are grateful
for the new changes that
are in the works, but feel
that security, especially
in regards to visitation, is
enforced a little heavily
in some circumstances.
Stacy Tieg, a resident of
E.L. Simon Courts, said,
“I don’t have a problem
with them checking my
I.D. every time I come
into the Courts, but the
hassle I go through every
time I check in my guests
is just a little too much.”
When asked if strictly
enforced security mea
sures make the campus
safer, the chief stated,
“Having in-house security
makes the campus safer.
Officers have more alle
giance to the school than
an outside security force,
and they have a vested
interest in the school and
student safety.” Chief
Scott further stated that
students need to under
stand that the officers are
here to assist and they are
not in an adversarial role.
Changes that have
been completed include
the implementation of
patrolling golf carts. In a
previous issue of the
Panther, Scott spoke of
adding golf carts to patrol
within the campus. Since
then, golf carts have
become a visible part of
the D.O.P.S. “With
increased visibility, the
students feel safer. They
(the carts) can get around
more quickly and help in
crowd control during
campus functions.”
Other changes that have
been made include the
recent erection of an iron
fence around a large portion
of CAU property. When
completed, many students
felt that the gate proved
ineffective considering that
entrance into main campus
can be gained through
Morehouse campus.
According to Chief Scott,
the area that is open
between Morehouse and
CAU is monitored by secu
rity. Chief Scott empha
sizes that the gate was not
erected to lock people in
but to help enhance secu
rity.
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