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EDITORIALS
Banking on a name not
enough for Morehouse
By Keddrick Franks
Editorial Writer
How many times have I
heard about the great men
who have passed through the
campus of Morehouse in years
past? And how many times
have I heard about the
achievements Morehouse men
made decades ago?
Now tell me how many
times has Morehouse done
something recently to deserve
the praise it gives itself?
I constantly hear about
how great an institution
Morehouse is and how it
prepares leaders for
tomorrow. Maybe it's just
because I'm a freshman, but I
don't see anything that's
preparing me for tomorrow.
Not yet at least.
«<* We claim to be the top
school for African American
males solely because of
luminaries like Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr., Howard
Thurman, or Samuel Nabritt,
among many others, but we
are not doing anything to live
up to that title today.
We at Morehouse are
banking on names of the past
instead of accomplishments of
the present. How long are we
going to assume that because
Dr. King once attended this
college, we are automatically
guaranteed an esteemed
position in society? Or that we
will immediately become great
men?
We can't continue to just
expect everything to be given
to us because of the name
"Morehouse."
At this point, I see
Morehouse as just another
college. And until we actually
do something to deserve the
position in the pedestal that
we place ourselves upon, that
is all we will be.
We cannot continue to live
on past deeds. It's time to
move on and do great things
today.
Men learn to stand on
their own; we need to throw
away the crutch of a good
-reputation and start trying to
make a better one.
Just remember: time
passes, reputation increases,
ability declines.
We claim to be the top school for African American
males solely because of luminaries like Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr., Howard Thurman, or Samuel
Nabritt, among many others, but we are not doing
anything to live up to that title today.
Student takes exception to names on “Powerlist”
Dear editors:
Once again, I must
commend The Maroon Tiger
on such a wonderful and
enlightening article in the
November 5th edition of the
paper ["The 10 most powerful
students on campus"].
I had no idea that the
students mentioned in the
power list were so "powerful."
You are correct, however. The
students on the list do
command the attention and
observation of other students,
primarily each other.
However, I do take issue
with a few of the names on the
list. I am confused with your
definition of power. It
included in its definition, "the
ability to have others watch
you." Now, I am confused on
how you can start one of the
biographies with the sentence,
"Though you may not know
[Scott] Davis." If I do not know
Davis, then how can he fit your
definition?
At any rate, the only one
that I do not take issue with is
Mr. Demetrius Ingram. You
did note in the article that he
had the "potential" to be
powerful, if he used his
position correctly. Too bad
that it has not happened yet.
My shower in Kilgore has
the potential to pour hot
water, but since it doesn't, it
is useless — just like our
Senior Trustee member. I am
sure you were expecting this
backlash; it was noted in your
prologue.
The Anointed Son? Give
me a break! Mr. [Wayne]
Davis may be wonderful
lunch or 'Strip' conversation,
but influential he is not! If he
was so influential, why isn't
he SGA president now?
That's right, he's the
"Anointed Son." You had to
have Moses before Jesus, or is
that the chicken before the
e gg ?
Second, in light of the fact
that all of homecoming
activities were sponsored by
faculty advisors, or held on
other campuses, what exactly
did the homecoming director
save? We know it wasn't the
football game.
Finally, what about the
leaders of organizations such
as the MBA, Glee Club, RA's,
Honor Program, the
community service office?
And let's not forget the
recruiting power of the New
Birth ministries.
These programs have far
more student involvement
than what some of the
students on the list have been
a part of, yet they are
excluded!
I guess having the largest
student following on campus
doesn't have its advantages.
Maybe they should all lose
elections, resign from office,
be removed from their posts,
or exhibit "the potential to
enact important initiatives
that can positively reshape
their position and raise the
standards."
In closing, the next time
you decide to announce who
the most powerful and
influential students are in the
"student body," you may
want to consult some actual
Excuses for Going With an Ugly Girl
1. ”Well... she does go to Spelman.”
2. "She has a body though man.”
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4“Eh... You know its been a while.”
'£*Wslte*s coolffiofigh.”
6. ‘‘Hey, its what’s on the inside that counts man.”
7. "We’re all the same when the lights go out.”
8. "You just don’t know her like I do.”
9. "You just caught her on a bad week.”
0."I think this might be the one”
students who are being
influenced. I, for one,
remember Dean Phifer signing
my requisitions and excuses.
I still can't voice my
concerns, because you have to
be "recommended" to be an
everyday student, provided
that "Ingram uses his seat,
power, and influence to its
fullest capacity." I still can't
get money for my
homecoming court, and I still
can't forget how last semester
and this semester are void of
any student activities (see last
year's director of planning and
programming and this year's
vice president of Campus
Activities Board).
I guess all of these
"extracurricular activities"
must go on while we are in
class, or in Crown Forum (the
one event the SGA has seemed
to do correctly this year).
The last time I checked,
most of the students on this
list have only influenced me to
be a part of more Emory,
Georgia Tech, and Georgia
State student activities.
— Marcus Holland '00