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the new student center, as most feel there
is no place for them to socialize. The
student center will provide the students a
place to go between classes and a place to
just “ hang out.”
“The main focus of the faculty was to
provide an environment that the students
would enjoy,” Dean Hampton said. “The
student center will provide just that
environment”.
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it,” Johnson said. She went on to say that
security measures and single rooms were
intended to advocate autonomy among the
students and give them more privacy.
However, some students don’t seem to
see it this way.
Turkessa Walker, a junior at CAU and
resident of the new apartments, expressed
some concerns for the procedures regarding
safety. Walker said she remembered a
time when she and a friend tried to enter
through the basement entrance and were
told by security at the front desk to walk
around to the front late one night. Walker
said that it made no sense to her when she
was subjected to even more danger having
to walk around the entire building.
“I appreciate the effort, but it is a little
bit overdone sometimes,” Walker added.
Another resident, Wendy Patton, said
she also appreciates the security measures,
and only has problems with the visitation
time limits that are being enforced.
Because she often tutors and usually on a
one-on-one basis, she said the time
constraints placed on visitation hinders
her tutoring and meeting of study groups.
However, Johnson pointed out that some
students do not act cautiously or maturely
in regards io protecting themselves and
their neighbors.
“People want to be treated like adults,
but don’t want to behave like adults and a
good example of that is the frequent loss
of access cards,” said Johnson. She went
on to say that unfortunately, people don’t
take initiative or follow up on complaints.
More importantly, she said, not enough
students are taking an active role in the
Hall Council. In fact, only about 25 out of
400 students showed up to the last
dormitory meeting.
Although Johnson was disappointed
by the turn out and what it said about the
priorities of students, she said she remains
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Clark Atlanta Universit's New Residential Appartments
optimistic about future attempts.
Resident Assistant Dominique Jordan
added, “A lot of students take for granted
the special attention and ‘hand-holding’
that we receive at Black institutions.”
Johnson saidthat people won’t really
appreciate the security measures “until
something happens”, and that the
residential staff is just trying to protect
everyone.
“But overall,” she said, “the students
seem to be happy with the new facility and
have been patient while maintenance
concerns have been addressed and we
appreciate that.”
Physics professor awarded NASA grant
By Bekitemba E. Taylor
Contributing Writer
Dr. Michael D. Williams is a firm
believer that good things come to those
who wait.
After six months of anticipation, the
Clark Atlanta University, CAU, physics
professor received a $300,000 answer
from NASA for his grant proposal to do
research in microelectronics.
Williams, who received the letter of
congratulations in July, is one of 20
minority scientists across the nation to
receive the illustrious Faculty Award for
Research (FAR) grant in 1996.
“Now. I can start putting some things
together for my experiments,” said
Williams, who will study “Growth and
Characterization of III-V
Semiconductors for Device
Applications.”
The breakdown of the three year for
the funding is $99,912 for the first year
of research. During that time, the Lewis
Research Center in Ohio will evaluate
the recipient’s progress with his or her
research. If the progress follows the
guidelines of the grant submitted, then
the scientist gets the money for the next
fiscal year.
Williams, who is also the director of
the Center for Excellence in
Microelectronics and Photonics, will
use the money to analyze how the
common elements in lasers and
semiconductors function and fail. The
materials will be grown in a laboratory
and studied closely.
“Primarily, I will be looking at the
materials that function in lasers and
how the device structures lead to their
failure,” Williams said. The professor
contends that if a more effective way to
manufacture radios, C.D. players, and
other laser aevices, then the prices of
these items would lower with the cost of
producing the innovation.
Williams said he will focus on the
elements gallium, indium, and arsenic,
and their chemical reactions while
“integrating” inside of a laser.
“As indium migrates through gallium
arsenide, this can lead to the
malfunction of the device,” he said. “If
this same laser or related device had
these materials inside, they would
malfunction.”
‘Take a compact disc player, which
runs on 1.3 microns,” said Williams.
“If the indium migration goes beyond
its operating level, then it will not
operate.”
CAU Provast, Dr. Yvonne Freeman
said she is very proud of Williams for
receiving the FAR award. “Michael is
an outstanding scientist, [his research]
will give him the opportunity to
improve medicine and science
applications,” she said.
Dr. Freeman said that lasers have
broad applications because they have
been used in surgery and space science.
“They can help us improve our life on
Earth with their broad applications,” she
said.
Williams will attend his first
convention to discuss his research in
November.
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donations secured by the University, the
Waddell Gallery in the Trevor-Arnett
building showcased the Olympic Arts
Festival during the games. The university
received this new, 5,500 square-foot
gallery , estimated to be worth $2 million
dollars.
Along with such noteworthy investments
is an $2.5 million sewerage improvement
in and around campus, an Olympic
Pedestrian Corridor (the pathway on J.P.
Brawley Drive), and a 470-bed dormitory
for students which was leased by ACOG
for Olympic use during the Games.
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