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The Clark Atlanta University "WE'LL FINDAWAY OR MAKE ONE" Good Luck Mighty Panthers! Volume 10* Number2 Atlanta, Georgia October 28-November 10,1996 Doors to new student center set to open By Kamal Hassan Lee Contributing Writer The collective anticipation of the AUC will climax on Nov. 1, when Clark Atlanta University, CAU, opens a $9.8 million, 68,000 square foot student center, located on the comer of James P. Brawley Drive and Fair Street. The new CAU Student Center will include a 13,000 square foot multi-purpose room, which contains a viewing screen for movies, will seat 1,200 people— replacing Davage auditorium’s maximum capacity of525 people as host of some of the bigger events—on campus. Additionally, it will house a student information center and copy center, barber and hair salon and several conference rooms and lounges. The student center will also house a new 500-seat dining facility, which will replace Krogman Dining Hall located in Thayer Hall. Also scheduled to appear in the Student Center by the first of the year will be a food court. The food court will feature many popular fast food restaurants, however the specific names have not yet been determined. The student center has provoked eagerness since the Fall of 1994. The student center will be more than just a place where students go to buy their books and eat their lunch, it will be a gathering place for students. According to Dear. Peggy Hampton, associate dean of Student Affairs, “Tins place is something the students are sorely lacking.” From the mood around campus, it is clear to see that all the students are excited about Continued on P2 Photo by Eric Rose President Bill Clinton addresses a crowd of supporters in Atlanta's Woodruff Park. Olympic leftovers add wonderful taste to campus atmosphere New adjustments locked in residential apartments by Marcus Thompson Staff Writer Although the Centennial Olympic Games are now an official part of history, the wrath of Olympic hype that swallowed Clark AtlantaUni versity will still be felt by the debris of gifts it left behind. Clark Atlantarecei ved several such “gifts” from the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, ACOG, as a result of hosting Olympic events. For starters, CAU was the official institution for the Olympic Host Broadcast Training Program, aprogramthat trained 1,200 college students to work with national and international professional journalists covering the Games. This program was a combination of ACOG, Clark Atlanta, and the Atlanta Olympic Broadcasting. About 700 students were enrolled in the program and were trained on state-of-the-art digital equipment worth more than $2 million, donated by Panasonic Broadcast Television Corporation. Clark Atlanta was also the site for Olympic Field Hockey. The Olympic sport was played in a brand new, 5,000 seat, $10.3 million stadium that will include top quality weight rooms for athletes, office space, complete stadium sky boxes, and modem concession areas. This stadium is now the home ot the Clark Atlanta Panthers football team as well as the track team. The track team will inherit the track surface which was used by the track and field Olympiads at Olympic Stadium. The surface will be removed from the stadium and transported to Clark Atlanta’s stadium. Meanwhile, the Panther baseball team is a beneficiary of the “Olympic Christmas” as well. Clark Atlanta, College Park Recreation Department, and ACOG are joined forces for the recuperation of Bill Evans Baseball Field in College Park. Clark Atlanta will have an NCAA-quality baseball diamond to serve as home for the next 30 years. The field was used for baseball practice by the Olympic teams. Additionally, “African American Culture: An American Experience” was also a program of the 1996 Olympic Arts Festival, that featured 291 pieces of paintings, prints and sculptures. This program includes, “From Reaguard to Vanguard: Selections from the Clark Atlanta University Collection of African American Art.” Through funding from the Cultural Olympiad and private Continued on P2 By Erin Crandall Contributing Writer Students need to realize that in order to get a real sense of security, sometimes they have to give up a little bit of freedom, said Verne ta Johnson, co-director of the New Residential Apartments. Johnson, along with Co- Director Michael Hines, is currently trying to address the issues that go along with establishing and maintaining a new facility. According to the directors, security and visitation are two of the most pressing issues right now. The general consensus among residents seems to be unhappiness with the procedures of visitation and the implementation of access cards. The use of access cards is new to many residents and the New Residential Apartments are only the second to have this new technology. There are also security cameras at each door and on all of the hallways. “The dorm is a really nice facility and administration has taken a very proactive stance on security measures, but it seems that the students don’t appreciate Continued on P2 INSIDE: P4 Entertainment P6 Editorial Opinion P7 Decision '96 P8 Homecoming PI3 Sports