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The Clark Atlanta University ANTHE “We’ll Find A Way Or Make One.” CANDIDATES: A LOOK AT WHO'S RUNNING SEE INSIDE Volume I • Number XIII Atlanta, Georgia April 11, 1994 WHAT A DAY! Photos By Christian Gooden / Staff AUC Prepares For Freaknic '94 By Tara C. Gunter Editor-In-Chief During the weekend of April 22, an estimated 180,000 college students will converge on Atlanta University Center campuses and metro Atlanta for three days to enjoy the festivities of Freaknic ‘94. According to comedian Redman, who performed last Saturday, April 9 at Clark Atlanta University’s Vivian W. Henderson Gymnasium, last year’s event raised nearly “31 million dollars," in revenue for vendors and local business merchants. However, lack of an organiza tional body, huge traffic jams, large crowds milling in small areas, Piedmont Park residents’ complaints about unruly students, and citizens concerned about this year’s events caused several groups with vested interest to merge together to form what it For complete list of the Atlanta Black College Spring Break 94 activties turn to PI 1. calls The Altanta Black College Spring Break ‘94 (ABCSB). Acccording to ABCSB’s Executive Director of General Planning, Virgil Rabun, the orga nization’s “planning comittee con sists of students, two neighbor hood representatives- Midtown neighbors association and Martin Luther King Dr.- three business representatives and the Atlanta Bureau of Visitors” and others. The comittee was formed ten Continued P7 Pat Wilker and her daughter, Erica, a senior at Ceader Shoals High School in Athens, GA talk with a CAU instructor during Parent/Student Visitation Day. Saturday, April 8, was a busy day at Clark Atlanta University. Candidates for SGA offices officially began campaigning, high-school seniors and their parents toured the campus for annual Student/Parent Visitation Day and comedian and "MTV Jams" host Bill Belamany held a concert at the Vivian W. Henderson Gymnasium later that day. All in all, it was a good day. Bill Bellamy performing his comedy routine at CAU. Candidate Terrinee L. Gundy gets a jump start on campaign. CAU's General Education Being Reviewed students should be proficient writ- By Lisa Flanagan News Assistant The General Education Curriculum at Clark Atlanta University may be getting a face lift. The curriculum has not been revised since the consolidation of Clark College and Atlanta University in 1988. “We want the students at Clark Atlanta University to have positive experiences and a wealth of knowledge when they enter the work force, said Dean Alexa Henderson, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies. “The cur riculum needs to be reviewed in order to see if students have the ability to compete in society.” A committee was assembled last year to review the general education courses. After deliber ating for several months, a list of 16 areas of suggested areas of learning were discussed. One of the main areas the faculty approved is more emphasis on communication. “Clark Atlanta has to stress communication skills, ers and speakers after completing their required general education courses,” said Henderson. Dean Henderson has held forums with students and faculty to receive input about their experi ences, positive or negative with the existing curriculum. Other areas that will be stressed are researching skills, how to use the library effectively, computer literacy, natural sciences, and computation skills, international studies, African American studies. General Education will also focus on the community service program. According to Henderson the revised program will put stu dents in volunteer positions that will relate to their desired field of study. The revised General Education Curriculum will not be implemented until the next two years, so the changes will not affect students already matriculating at Clark Atlanta University. Dean Henderson stated the courses should not be a repeti tion of high school level courses. “We want to insure