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Volume I • Number XVII Atlanta, Georgia CAU, Morris Brown Olympic Updates "N . See P3 October 25,1994 NAASA Makes Summit History By Gomotsang Seema Staff Writer Cole Speaks At Convocation By Lisa C. Flanagan News Editor Dr. Thomas Cole, Jr., president of Clark Atlanta University, spoke to students and staff members about academic achievements, recent campus violence and campus improvements during the Oct.l 1 Opening/Homccoming Convocation. During his speech, Cole outlined the achievements of the institution since the consolidation of Clark College and Atlanta University in 1988. According to Cole, Clark Atlanta University is the largest United Negro College Fund institution. It ranks first in the graduation of black students doctoral degrees in life sciences, education and politi cal science. CAU placed third nationally as the preferred institu tion to which black students have their Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Continued P9 Cole addressed CAU at Opening Convocation. The National African American Student Association, (NAASA), will hold its first annual student leadership summit Oct. 27-30 at Howard University, to establish a col lective agenda of empower ment for black students throughout the country. NAASA, which was found ed in June 1992, is a student organization that is .commit ted to the matriculation and graduation of black students throughout the country. Continued PI2 INSIDE CAU and Morris Brown are included in 1996 Olympics. See P3 Football, voleyball end men's basketball updates. See Sports Section Music Reviews for hip-hop and R&B lovers. See P8 Health tips to combat the com mon cold. See Pll Students speak out against campus apathy. See Editorial Section Shootings Stun AUC Photo by Christian Gooden/Photography Editor Members of the Atlanta Police Homicide Task Force review the scene of the Oct. 10 homicide. One Dies, Another Injured In Violent Spree By Stacy Adams Editor-In-Chief One man was killed and a Clark Atlanta University student injured after two shootings in the CAU com munity Oct. 10. The homicide took place in front of University Homes, 702 Fair Street, about 2:40 p.m. The Atlanta Police Homicide Task Force arrived at approximately 3 p.m. According to Dwayne Scott, an assistant football coach at CAU who was at the scene, the victim was a black male who appeared to have been shot in the head at close range. The homicide*victim’s name has not been released by police. Scott said that the victim. known throughout the community as “C.,” was not a student but a familiar face on campus. "He knew a lot of the guys (CAU stu dent athletes) he went to (high) school with.” The assistant football coach said he knew the victim because he was a prospective student for CAU and often visited with the* football team. He also mentioned that the victim was about 19 years, old and a 1993 graduate of North Atlanta High School where he was quarterback of the school’s team. Scott said that many stu dents were stunned and ran during the round of shots which he estimated at about five. "Not only AUC students but there Continued P9 Freaknic 1995 Will Be Restricted Says Atlanta Police Dept. By Nikki Roberts Assistant News Editor Atlanta’s welcome mat for FreakNik is gone. According to Nick Gold, the mayor’s media relations officer, "The city will not back the event anymore ... it (FreakNik) is no longer welcomed in the city of .Atlanta.” FreakNik, an April weekend-long festivity that is mostly attended by students representing his torically black colleges and universities, report edly has drawn crowds of 250,000 outside guests. "When Mayor Campbell came into office, the city was sup portive of the event; how ever, the event has gotten too large and out of con trol ... and the city refuses to back it,” reported Gold. When asked what mea sures the city will take if FreakNik ‘95 still occurs, Gold replied, "The city is aware that FreakNik usu ally happens around the second or third week, of April. The Atlanta Police Department is prepared to Continued PI 1