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The
“We’ll Find A Way Or Make One.”
Volume I • Number XI
Atlanta, Georgia
February 14, 1994
NEWS
BRIEFS
Compiled by:
Tarsha Burton
TENNESEE Thick layers
of ice have knocked down
power lines in Tennessee
and the Southwestern parts
of the state. Over one-
quater-million Tennesseans
are expected to be without
power until as late as
Thursday. Crews will
work around the clock to
rectify the damage.
NEW HAMPSHIRE-
Two young girls gave
police a dramatic account
of the shooting of a man in
Walpole, N.H. admitted to
making the whole thing up.
They reportedly listened to
accounts given by adults
who witnessed the murder
and recounted it. The
young females in question,
ages 9 and 10, told police
that as they looked out the
window they saw a man
holding a gun standing
over a body that appeared
to have blood on it.
CALIFORNIA- A Los
Angeles cab driver was the
unwitting get away driver
for a bank robbery. The
driver, Ira Goldberg, sup
posedly picked up a pas
senger at a L.A. motel and
drove him to the bank, and
later dropped him off at a
different motel. The robber
gave the cab driver a
$43.00 tip for his trouble.
MISSOURI- During a
recent robbery in
Columbus, Mo. at a con-
vienance store three
BRAWLEYWALKOUT
Male Residents Protest
Dorm Director's Rules
By Lisa C. Flanagan
Assistant News Editor
Frustrated by dorm poli
cies, maintenance problems
and resident relations, a
group of Brawley Hall resi
dents staged a walk out
shortly after midnight on
Thursday, January 27.
“Walking out after curfew
seemed to be the only way
to get our concerns heard,”
said a Brawley resident.
“We have pertinent prob
lems that need to be
addressed.”
The residents walked out
of their dormitory shortly
after a meeting with
Brawley Hall dorm director,
Lugene Twiggs, who made
a decision to discontinue the
use of all washer and dryer
machines after someone put
human feces into an operat
ing dryer.
“We realized that we had
to suffer some punishment
for the incident, but to stop
the use of our washers and
dryers was a harsh punish
ment, “ said one resident
who did not want to be
identified.
After the walk out, Public
Safety and Student Government
President, Jamal Coleman
and Vice President, Calvin
Briggs went to Brawley
to discuss the situation.
“The students were
able to vent their con
cerns about their present
living conditions,” said
Coleman. The Student
Government Association
was able to give the
young men of Brawley
directions on how to
handle the situation in a
mature and professional
manner.”
On January 31 the
Brawley residents pre
sented their concerns to
William Bynum, Jr,
associate dean of student
services and Dr. Doris
Weathers, dean of stu
dent affairs.
Dean Bynum, who is
currently supervising the
department of residence
life, said that after
reviewing the students'
complaints with Twiggs,
noted that some of the
students' concerns would
be met
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employees were shot to
death, through the head.
The body of two employ
ees, Mabel Scruggs-57,
and Mary Bratcher-46,
were found in a restroom,
while the body of the third
employee, Fred Jones-58,
was found in the stores
walk-in-cooler.
GEORGIA- Joseph
Weeks, a 36-year-old
Symrna resident, is being
held on $21,000 bail for
felony charges of cruelty to
children. Weeks is the
father of seven children,
who were placed in foster
homes because they were
living conditions of
“extreme filth,” while in
his care. Mr. Weeks
reportedly turned himself
into Symrna.
NORWAY- Tanya
Harding will skate! After
making a deal with the
USOC, Harding will be
allowed to join her
Olympic Teammates in
Lillehammer, Norway.
CAU Forensics
Team Takes Top
Honors In
Tournament
By Kimathi Lewis
Personals Editor
The Clark Atlanta
University Forensics
team took top honors in
the 1994 Forensics
Tournament sponsored
by Morehouse College.
Eleven schools com
peted in the three day
tournament which
included 11 individual
events and six prelimi
nary rounds of debate.
The event was orga
nized by Nina J.O.
Moore from the
University of
Apalachia.
CAU freshman, and
first-time competitor,
Jennifer Russell,
placed fourth in the
Poetry Interpretation
category for her perfor
mance of The
Crucifiction and The
Creation by James
Weldon Johnson.
Senior Monica Ellis,
placed second in the
division of Dramatic
Interpretation and
fourth in Duo
Interpretation for her
performance of, A Long
Time Since Yesterday
by Peter J. Wilson.
Ellis’ partner,
Cherrylee Pinder, won
fourth place in
Informative speech cat
egory and second place
in Impromptu speaking.
Pinder’s five minute
and 16 second perfor
mance, including 24
seconds for prepara
tion, distinquished her
as the only competitor
to remain within the
seven- minute time
limit.
Tina Flemming, a
judge in the impromptu
finals, said she did not
consider timing as the
top priority during her
evaluation. “I looked
mainly for content,
opening, body and con
clusion. How the
speakers relate to the
audience and their
enthusiasm for the sub
ject.”
First place winner,
Molly Lovell, of the
University of Florida
applied one minute and
36 seconds for prepara
tion and Six minutes
and 57 seconds for
speaking.
After the first day of
the tournament, many
of the competitors said
they were optimistic
about their chances.
Pinder said, “I think
my partner and 1 have a
very good chance of
winning, but of course
it’s up to the judges.”
Judge, Amaryllis
Hawk, director of the
forensic team and head
of the Department of
Theater Arts and
Speech at CAU, said
she based her decision
on delivery style,
preparation and under
standing of the piece.
A member of the
audience, CAU
Freshman Jamila
Smith, said she thought
The Real Queen of
Hearts Ain’t Even
Pretty was the best in
the Dramatic
Interpretation category.
“Her actions were
motivated, although
sometimes I got the
characters mixed up.”
She said.
Kimoji Brown of
CAU rated the first two
competitors as the best.
“They definitely give
CAU some competi
tion.”