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April 7, 1982/The Maroon Tiger/Page 3
Dr. Brown Keynotes Honors Day Convocation
Dr. Calvin A. Brown, Vice
Chairman of the Morehouse
College Board of Trustees, was
the keynote speaker at the
College’s spring semester
Honors Day Program, on Thurs
day, March 18, 1982, in the King
International Memorial Chapel.
Dr. Brown spoke on a theme of
being honored and being
honorable. He stated, "This day
(Honors Day) is significant
because it causes us to pause and
recognize students who have
distinguished themselves
academically. You (students) are
honored — that puts it in the past
tense ... You ran a good race and
you won ... Now there are other
races to run.” “There is a value in
being honored,” added Dr.
Brown,” ... Morehouse is ex
pected of you."
"You have an obligation to the
black community," stated Dr.
Brown. "You have an honorable
obligation to the many who did
not make it to college. They will
look to you for honorable
leadership. Your honorable
AUC Students Begin Making
Movie “Changing Times”
by George Espy II
A movie’s in the making in the
A.U. Center. "Changing Times,”
is the title of a film project
recently undertaken by a group
of over forty A.U. Center
students and several instructors.
Including the campuses of Clark
and Spelman on its list of filming
locations, the movie presents an
image of black college life. May
1,1982 is the scheduled comple
tion date of the 45 - minute film.
“Changing Times," a story of
drama and comedy, is set in the
spring of 1982, on the campus of
Paul Robeson University. The
plot is centered around the
college life and romance of Alex,
the president of Beta Phi Theta
Fraternity, played by Reginald
Williams and hisgirlfriend Moni
que, played by Mignon Philpot.
The title “Changing Times,” is
reflected during the course of
the movie, in the web of a
fraternity scandal perpetrated by
Harold, the S.G.A. President,
played by Johnny Thompson.
Seeking revenge for Beta Phi
Theta’s rejection of him, Harold,
assisted by his girlfriend Cheryl,
played by Daphane Goodson
and his sidekick Sidney, played
by Steve Mallard, substtitue a
film showing Beta Phi Theta in a
panty raid for a film the universi
ty president is to show to his
board of trustees.
Outraged and embarrassed,
the university president expels
Alex with only two months left
before graduation. Alex’s love
life with Monique is upset as
well; as in the face of her pain
and disgust at his involvement in
a panty raid, she must ultimately
choose between a future with or
without him.
The Student Director of
"Changing Times” is Sam
Hughes, a Morehouse senior
majoring in Broadcasting
Management. Having worked
with “Young Filmakers,” a $27,-
000 CETA program; interned
with WETV, Channel 30 and co -
produced and co - directed-a
thirty minute film documentary,
"Atlanta: A City of Tomorrow
Here Today,” Hughes describes
“Changing Times” as “His
biggest attempt at directing.”
The story concept of the movie
was created through the
collaboration of the Student
Director, Producer /
Cinematographer Bruce Clark
and Script writer Ron Weaver. It
is designed to show that there
are some positive things going
on at black institutions.
"Changing Times” is one of
the few and probably the largest
student film project ever done in
the A.U. Center. It is made
possible through Clark College’s
Department of Film and Media
Arts. Clark instructors Herbert
Eichelberger and Bill Ransom are
the Executive Producers. George
Folks, a professional
cinematographer and also an
instructor at Clark, is the Con
sulting Director of the film.
Bruce Clark on location in A.U. Center (photo by Phil McCullen)
obligation is to lead. You are
honorably obligated not to con
tinue the system of the past.
Although you did not live at that
time, you are familiar with the
system.”
Dr. Brown closed by stating, "I
leave you with one thought —
honors are short term. There is
one honor that endures. That is
the love and respect of those that
are closest and dearest to you.”
At the outset of the Honors
Day Program, Academic Dean
Dr. Willis J. Hubert stated that
190 Morehouse students had
qualified for the Honor Roll and
195 had qualified for the Dean's
List.
Dr. Hubert announced that 13
members of the student body
had a perfect 4.00 grade point
average for the fall semester, and
that six students had a perfect
4.00 grade point average for his
collegiate career.
Dr. Hubert stated that Craig
Marberry, a senior from
Chicago, Illinois, and Harry
Wright, a senior from Dallas,
Texas, had received the
prestigious Thomas J. Watson
Scholarships.
At the close of the program,
Mr. Georges Maliha, from
Tripoli, Lebanon, was presented
the Hugh M. Gloster Award,
symbolic of the top - ranking
member of the senior class. Mr.
Maliha has a perfect 4.00 grade
point average for his four years
of collegiate study.
Social Life ... In Tune With Campus
Center students enjoy nightlife
Partygoers at recent Players Party in Excelsior Mill
(photos by Moirte)
by Brent Williams
Bored? Nothing to do? Well
we’ve got news for you. Here is a
efficient list of the activities that
Morehouse, the A.U. Center and
Atlanta has to offer.
First, we will start with the
basic activities such as the spor
ting events. Although we're not
always winners the basketball,
tennis, track, baseball and foot
ball teams provide fun and
sunshine for the outgoing sports
fan. Intramural sports, such as
basketball and swimming,
provide competitive and
physical fitness opportunities.
The more popular activities
which are mostly participated by
those in male/ female
relationships include social visits,
walks and rap sessions. On
Saturdays and Sundays, many
people are to be found enjoying
the spring in Piedmont and
Adams park. Week and weekend
nights are filled with skaters,
concert and movie goers; and
for the real Romeos — dinner.
For the party seekers, the A.U.
Center is a good bet. If the party
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Ogundipe Receives
Reader’s Digest Scholarship
John O. Ogundipe, a senior
Biology and Chemistry major at
Morehouse College, has recent
ly been awarded a $750
scholarship from the Reader’s
Digest Foundation.
According to Foundation
spokesman Kent Rhodes, this
scholarship is “to be used for a
liberal arts candidate whose
academic standing and ex
tracurricular activities clearly
indicate he is in the top third of
his class.”
The Reader’s Digest Founda
tion was founded by DeWitt and
Lila Bell Acheson Wallace in
May, 1949. One of the Foun
dation’s major interests is in the
development of education,
mainly at the college level. To
that end it has established en
dowed scholarship programs at a
number of liberal arts in
stitutions throughout the United
States. Other objectives of the
Foundation include support for
projects and agencies which
directly help the youth of this
country as well as national
programs that benefit minority
groups.
Mr. Ogundipe has recently
been selected for membership in
Phi Beta Kappa, the prestigious
elite academic Honor Society. A
member of the Morehouse
College Honor roll and Dean’s
List, Mr. Ogundipe currently
carries a 3.77 grade point average
(out of a possible 4.00).
Born in Nigeria, Mr. Ogundipe
has been in the United States
since 1978. He is a member of the
Morehouse College Health
Careers Society, the Mathletes
Club, and the International
Students Association,
Mr. Ogundipe is a graduate of
the Baptist Academy, and the
Federal School of Science, Vic
toria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.