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Vol. 68, No. 4 Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia Friday, October 23, 1992
NEWS BRIEFS
Ron Brown to Speak
Atlanta, GA-National Democratic Chairman Ron Brown will address
students at an open forum on Friday at 11:45 am. in Sale Hall Chapel.
Hie Morehouse College Young Democrats are sponsoring the event.
"He is the top black person in the Democratic patty and the top person in
any political organization,” Walter Adams, president of Morehouse Col
lege Young Democrats.
M.F.TJL Elects New Officers
Atlanta, GA--On Tuesday September 29, 1992, the Morehouse Future
Teachers of America Club elected new officers for the 1992-93 school
year. The new president is Idris O’Brien, the vice president is Andre’
Spivey, the treasure is Robert Connor, and the position of pariimentarian
went to Nehmiah Smith.
The M.F.T.A. is open to persons of all majors interested in a career in
elementary and secondary education. Some of the objectives of the
M.F.T.A. include provideing students with material concerning teaching
and graduate school opportunities, working within the African-American
community self service programs, sponsoring conferences, forums, essay
contests, etc., promoting the educational fireld, and lobbying for the
establishment of a department of education at Morehouse Colllege.
All those interested in joining the Morehouse Future Teachers of America
may come to the meeting held on Tuesdays at 12 noon. If there are any
questions, please contact Idris O’Brien at 508-0283 or Dr. Barksdale, ext.
2528.
Candidates At Hungry Clubs Forum
Atlanta, GA-The Butler Street YMCA’s Hungry Club Forum will spon
sor a series of political forums for candidates seeking office, for a number
of congressional and state positions. The Hungry Club Forum dates and
speakers are as follows:
October 14th
Cathey Steinberg, 4th Congressional District(Represented by Irwin Levine)
October 21st
Cynthia McKinney, 11th Congressional District, Tony Center - 6th Con
gressional District
October 28th
Congressman John Lewis - 5th Congressional District, Paul Stabler - 5th
Congressinai District
The Butler Street YMCA’s Hungry Club Forum meets each Wednesday,
12:00 noon - 22 Butler Street, NE. Please call Vi Waddell for resrvations
and/or additional information.
“Planning Your Business” Will Shew You
How To Start Your Own Business
Atlanta, Ga.- The Small Business Development Center at Georgia
State University is offering a seminar, “PLANNING YURBUSINESS,"
lion “PLANNING YOUR BUSINESS” call Pam Davis at 651-3550.
Tuesday, November 17 from 9:00 am. to 4:30 pm. at Georgia State
how to market your new business, which taxforms are necessary, the
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The feefor “PLANNING YOUR BUSINESS” is $35. For more informa-
Can We All Get Along?
By Rashish Paul
Five months have passed since the
Rodney King verdict. Since then, the
ransacked Five Star Supermarket, ad
jacent to E.L. Simon Courts, has been
repaired and is once agian fully opera
tional and prepared to serve the com
munity. Even though the structure and
its contents appear to be restored, the
deep-seated feelings which led to the
destructtion of Five Star Supermarket
during the Students’ Demonstration for
Rodney King are still menacing the
AUC.
Mr. Sang Pa, Korean immigrant and
proprietor of the Five Star, witnessed
the looting and vandalization of his
store after the Rodney King’s verdict.
His store, like other Korean owned
businesses, was the target of demon
stration. When asked to recount what
he witnessed from his overhead office,
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Protestors from last years’s riots are still at odds with Korean
grocer.
Visionless Homecoming
By Undr a Washington
i by Barry Sykes
Miss Maroon & White Canangela Boyd escorted by
Senior Trustee Board Rep. Lionel Burns II.
Visionswasthethemeforthisyear’s
homecoming. But its outcome ap
peared visionless to many Morehouse
students.
Traditionally, Homecoming at
Morehouse has been known to spark
enthusiasm even in the quietest person
at Morehouse.
Instead of sparking enthusiasm, it
sparked criticism.
It began the day of the fashion show.
Students were promised beauty, el
egance, theatrics and promptness.
They were given all the beauty, el
egance, and theatrics they could ask
for. The problem was that they had to
wait 46 minutes to get it. This caused
the students to be uneasy and very criti
cal. They complained that the sound
and movie didn’t flow, the stage was
too crowded, and that the models were
tripping and bumping into one another.
The Fratemity/Sorority Step Show
sparked more than cheers and laugh
ter.
The crowd rejected the comedian
because of his use of profanity and his
disrespect for females.
The students were expecting to see
more teams than the ones in the AUC,
but only four teams performed.
Coronation was supposed to be the
climax of Homecoming, but many stu
dents rejected it.
However, they were happy to see that
it did start on time for a change. The
students said that the choreography was
excellent, but the skit was annoying
and too drawn out. Many also com
plained about the lack of flow in the
show.
The concert, which was the closing
event of Homecoming, was the high
light of this year’s Homecoming.
During the concert, students were
able to show the alumni their appre
ciation for music, be it jazz or R&B.
The crowd responded to the entertain
ers with screams and yells. The chapel
was not filled, but that didn’t stop the
entertainers for performing well.
“I have enjoyed my short stay here
and someday hope to attend a college
just like Morehouse,” Shanice said.
William Robinson, a junior psychol
ogy major from Chicago, Illinois, said,
“Homecoming was an event, but it
was not a big event.” This was the
general feeling of many Morehouse
students.
INSIDE
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NEWS
South Africa
EDITORIALS
Cide Effects
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Review of Visions
SPORTS
Kevs Korner
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