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Walker Assumes Command With Options
By Keith LaRue
Confident and poised, the
new SGA President, Kelvin
Walker, stands at the helm of his
new job forcasting great things in
the year for the Morehouse
student body.
“This year is going to be a great
year," claims Walker,
“Homecoming is going to be
bigger and better than ever.
There is going to be a full week of
Homecoming activities. And this
year we are going back to the
traditional way and have a
Homecoming Ball.”
The 20-year-old native of
Griffin, Georgia, has already
begun to fulfill his campaign
promises. In his campaign he
promised more support for
athletic teams at Morehouse and
on September 9th the football
team had its first pep rally of the
year in Archer Hall Gymnasium.
Walker has also begun contac
ting businesses, as he promised,
to have them perform seminars
in their respective areas to better
inform the students on what’s
out there job wise.
The administration is working
without a budget so far this year,
but the Banking and Finance
major says he believes that this
year’s SGA’s good relationship
with the administration will serve
to get more without a budget
than if they had one. '
“We want to foster a better
working relationship with the
administration," said Walker,
“by doing this it will increase the
administration’s confidence in
our ability todoourjobandthen
we can get anything we want
within reason.”
As he did in his campaign last
May, Walker is pushing for total
participation by the student
body.
“In order for us to live up to
our theme this year, “Ex
cellence,” we must have
everyone’s active participation.”
Looking at the year ahead, the
new SGA President admits it’s a
tiring job, even more so than he
expected, but he said that he’s
enjoying it and is looking
forward to the coming year.
“We are going to try to do
many things this year, it’s going
to be a great year,” he said.
Yeary Elected Freshman Class President
By Nathaniel V. Massaquoi, II
The class of 1987 has elected
Sheridan T. Yeary, a dual
degrees/math and electrical
engineering major from
Durham, North Carolina is their
Freshman Class President. Yeary
decisively defeated Darius Jones
and Morris Brown in a run-off
election in a race which initially
consisted of nine candidates.
When asked why he sought
the office of freshman class
president Yeary replied “I
wanted to get more directly
involved with the S.G.A. Basical
ly, I wanted to work with my
freshman brothers as far as
setting the pace for our freshman
year, and to impress upon them
to become involved with the
S.G.A. Also," he said.
The main objectives Yeary has
set out to accomplish are to
encourage the members of his
class to become academically
disciplined, to inspire cultural
awareness, and to establish a
sound class treasury.
“We (freshman officers) really
want to work with the freshman
classes of the Atlanta University
Center schools during the
course of the year,” Yeary stated.
Plans have already been initiated
by Yeary and the other freshman
officers for their major
homecoming project, the Miss
Freshman Pageant. Yeary stated
that he and the other officers are
looking toward sponsoring
charitable projects, scheduling
informative speakers and plan
ning successful parties.
When asked what impact he
felt the class of 1987 would have
on Morehouse, in light of the
size of the freshman class, Yeary
responded ... we will have a
definite impact upon the
school... we are very academical
ly oriented and we will not
conceed to the pressures that
could cause a drastic reduction
in our class size. I would like for
this to be the largest graduating
class in Morehouse history.”
Yeary stated that this year he
would like for his class’ theme to
be centered on “The three C’s
class theme to be courage,
courtesy, and cooperation,”
Yeary stated. “Courage, mean
ing; having the will and the drive
to do the best in whatever we
pursue. Courtesy; being able to
interact with the administration
in a professional manner. And
cooperation; referring to the
unity within the class." In con
clusion, Yeary stated “I hope that
these ingreadients will serve as
an inspiration to all of my fellow
freshman brothers.”
The other freshman class of
ficers are as follows: John Mann,
vice-president; Emmanuel
Marabel, secretary; Richard
Lacey, Treasurer; Daryl Wright,
Business Manager; James Out
law, Student Representative;
Patrick Chavis, Student
Representative; and Quinton
Parker, Student Court Represen
tative.
Robert Mugabe Invites Students To Zimbabwe
By Keith LaRue
The Prime Minister of Zim
babwe, Robert Mugabe, in a
symbolic visit to Morehouse in
show of unity extend invitations
to students to come to Zim
babwe with their advance train
ing and help the reconstruction
of his country.
“Come and join us in the fight
for liberation and make a success
of the road Zimbabwe has em
barked upon. Zimbabwe is your
second home," said the prime
minister.
He urged the students to apply
themselves in their studies if they
are to serve in any capacity,
reminding them of the
Morehouse tradition and of how
men like Martin Luther’King had
to apply themselves to their
studies to achieve.
While urging students to come
to Zimbabwe, he cited the
condition of his country and the
progress they have made in
many areas.
“Thousands of people were
dislocated after the war, but
since post-reconstruction, we
are now providing health care to
our citizens who earn 150 or less
for free," said Mugabe.
“Our workers also take part in
decisions that effect their lives
directly," he said. Mugabe in
addition reported that literacy in
his country as increased three-
fourths since his takeover.
With the citing of the progress
his country had made he once
again extended his invitation to
students and faculty members to
come and teach and serve in any
of their trained areas in his
country.
The leader of Zimbabwe
African National Union, who
lead his small black minority to
liberation from a three million
white majority will be visiting
President Reagan for talks con
cerning closer commercial ties
between their two countries.