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VOL, 70, NO. 9
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE; ATLANTA, GEORGIA
Monday, May 4, 1998
IN CAMPUS NEWS
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Page 4
IN FEATURES
It's Miller Time! Yasheve
Miller discusses his new
book, his outlook on life and
more ,„ but very reluctantly,.
Page 8
INA&E
ack from the dead:
From Hendrix to
Tupac, death has
made some artists more
marketable, Posthumous
releases, biographies and
endless bootlegs are keeping
their memories - and sales
-- alive,
Page 12
Jones Elected, Inaugurated; And Now,..
By R, Francis Blakeney
Editor-in-Chief
On first glance, one would
never guess Chris Jones is a
Physics and Mathematics
major; he comes off more like
a charismatic religious leader.
The son of a Baptist
preacher and a teacher, Jones
aspires one day to be a teacher
and an astronaut —- thus,
joining an elite group.
Jones joined another elite
group early May when he was
inaugurated president-elect of
the Morehouse Student
Government Association for
1998-99. Hoping to improve
the intellectual and social
campus environment, Jones
points to his success as
president of the Endeavors
Space Club and confidently
states he is up to the challenge.
"I am good at bringing
everybody together," said
Jones, about his leadership
strengths, "I am able to bring
the best out of everybody."
Considered by many as an
outsider, Jones has the
formidable task of bringing
together a student body
divided by political schisms.
Ike Umunnah, president pro
tempore of the Student Senate,
believes Jones can do it.
"He is not part of a
political faction," said
Umunnah. "He comes into
office with the opportunity to
lay aside the habitual political
patronage which allows for
division.
"If he puts the best people
into office, the backdrop for
the best SGA in the history of
Morehouse College ... is set. If
he does not do that, we will
continue to be marred by the
mishaps of past
IN THE SHADOW OF A KING: Chris
Jones, SGA President-elect, is poised
for the challenge.
administrations." schools,'
Speaking of mishaps,
Jones is well aware of
the historical tension
between the Atlanta
University Center
member institutions.
He says one of his
primary goals will be
to eradicate that
tension and build
cohesion among the
schools. To that end,
Jones, along with the
SGA presidents of
other AUC
institutions, is
actively working on
forming an AUC
SGA Coalition.
"As a coalition,
we can address
issues that concern
all the colleges, and
through them we'll
try and unify the
said Jones.
Another major challenge
for Jones will be the execution
of a well-planned
homecoming, He readily
acknowledges that students
are expecting a better
homecoming than in years
past, and says he has already
started planning for the event.
"One of the first things I
want to do as president is plan
an exquisite, grand
homecoming for Morehouse,"
he said. "Right now, I am in
the process of appointing a
Homecoming director who
can take care of all that good
stuff."
"Also, we will try to raise
funds this year," Jones added.
"This will give us more of a
voice to say what we want to
do and do it."
Continued on page 5
More Election Coverage
Page 3
College Implements Lottery System for
Room Assignments
By Saeed Ahmed
Copy Editor
John Lucas is slouched in
an oversized chair, wearing a
look of resignation.
For the past hour, this
Sophomore Mathematics
major has been leafing
through apartment rental
guides in the Office of Off-
Campus Student Affairs, and
cursing under his breath.
"This is messed up," he
mumbles mealy-mouthedly.
"They are trying to get more
freshmen in at the expense of
housing upperclassmen."
The object of Lucas'
discontent is the
newly instituted
college policy to
assign housing
through a random
lottery process, in
lieu of the first-pay
first-serve system
of years past.
Under the
new plan, which
goes into effect this
Fall, the college
will only
guarantee housing to students
with room & board
scholarships, and will set aside
800 or so slots for incoming
freshmen. This will leave
Shaun Spearmon/STAFF
TAKING A BREATHER: With stacks
of rental guides to go through,
Sophomore John Lucas-ponders his next
move.
about 1200 upperclassmen
scrambling for the remaining
525 slots.
Continued on page 5
More Housing Stories Page 4
On a
High Note!
Tenor saxophonist Carlos
Overall, a Freshman Biology
major from Seattle, Wa., was
one of several soloists at the
annual Morehouse College
Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert,
held April 21. The ensemble,
fresh from a week-long tour of
Europe, was in fine form
serving up a generous helping
of Ellington, Gillespie and
others.
Shaun Spearmon/STAFF
