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After the fire: School of Social Work rebuilds It didn't fit so they had to acquit!! By Regina M. Roberts Staff Writer The School of Social Work held its 75th Anniversary Cel ebration/Rebuilding Fund at the Atlanta Airport Hilton Hotel. Oct.6 - 8 to generate funds to rebuild Quarles-Washington Hall and commemorate its ex istence. Initially held to raise money for scholarship funds, faculty development and other pro grams, the scope of the celebra tion was changed this year be- cau se of the arson that destroyed 80 percent of Quarles-Washing- ton Hall last semester. The building had housed the School of Social Work. The arsonist has not yet been found and the School of Social Work administration has been temporarily scattered about campus in places such as Haven Warren, and McPheeters-Den- nis. "We’re continuing to move forward,” said Dr. Richard Lyle, Interim Dean of the school. continued on P2 photo by Melvin Jackson Overjoyed: The nation stopped for 16 minutes. Tuesday, Oct. 3. between 1pm and 1:16pm, bankers stopped cashing checks, air-traffic controllers delayed flights and in the conglomerate space of the Atlanta University Center, students breathlessly awaited the highly anticipated verdict of The People vs Orenthal James Simpson case. Although Simpson was incarcerated 458 days, the long-sequestered jury reached their verdict of “Not Guilty’ within four hours of deliberation. In the Bum / Ware Hall, students wailed cries of happiness and relief as a result of the controversial acquittal of Simpson. Parking prices drive faculty to petition By Clarence Rolle Staff Writer Members of Chirk Atlanta Uni versity faculty and staff circu lated a petition in September to protest an increase in their annual parking charges on campus. The university proposes to in crease parking fares for faculty and staff from $15 per year to $360 per year. The increase was originally intended to come into effect Oct. 1. However, after a meeting be tween Faculty Assembly and the university’s cabinet, the univer- sity is willing to prorate thee harges until the Fair Street parking deck is completed. “I think the university should have been more sensitive about making such an increase in a year when there were no pay in creases,” Dr. IsabellaFinkelstein, chairperson of the Faculty As sembly. said. Dr. Finkelstein said more than 300 faculty and staff members continued on P2 CAU Film Festival casts rolls and roles of positive African-Americans By Wendy Isom Editor-in-Chief The Clark Atlanta Uni versity Film Festival, Oct. 20-22, is setting the stage to reverse nega tive images of African-Americans on screen. Too often Hollywood, not to mention society, casts African- Americans into roles they didn’t audition for - drug dealers, mur derers, rapists, gang members, and absentee fathers. The focus of the national com petition is to promote and high light African-American films that reflect African-Americans and other minorities in a more positive image. In addition to the on-screen presence of positive African- Americans in the film industry, prominent African-Americans in the film industry will speak at workshops throughout the three days. The CAU Film Festival has a three-fold purpose. One is to cre ate a venue to celebrate films written by, created for and about African-Americans. The second purpose is to entertain, expose, and engage students in active roles to learn more about the film industry. The final purpose of the film festival is to create a forum to promote more festivals like this one and ensure its future growth. The festival agenda includes an array of workshops, screen ings and banquets. The festival is a city-wide event. CAU is sponsoring the festi val in cooperation with Monty Ross, Festival Executive Artis tic Director, President, Simone Nissan Films, Vice president. Forty Acres and a Mule Film Works and a CAU alumnus. See next page for CAU Film Festival Schedule.