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The Organ of Student Expression Serving Morehouse College Since 1898 The Maroon Tiger MOREHOUSE COLLEGE ATLANTA, GEORGIA Vol 75 No. 1 “We have Pledged Our Lives To Thee’ Friday, September 6, 2002 Arts & Entertainmeni mifflSEDITIQN Campus News Campus Safety Trick Daddy and Trina Re views Page 7 Features lead about Soul Vegetarian —more than a restaurant PageS Plus Senate Hopeful Ron Kirk Page 5 New Student Orientation Recap Morehouse College Welcomes the Class of2006 Nick Sneed Contributing Writer "We don't need no hours to rock the house!" The Morehouse College class of 2006 ar rived on cam pus Tuesday, August 20, some 800 stu dents strong, as the New Student Ori- entation (NSO) staff we 1 c o m e d them to "The House." The weeklong fes- tivities offi cially began that evening in front of Kilgore Hall. The entire class formed a single-file line and pro ceeded to King Chapel for the opening session, "Wel come to the House". The evening was filled with an array of dramatic presenta tions depicting Morehouse College history, including noted alumni, past presidents and institutional goals. The of and contributors to society. As the week went on, students and parents received information about the various Studentslineupfor NSO events. academic programs and sup port centers offered by the col lege. Parents and students bid farewell on Thursday evening at the Parents' Parting Cer class was challenged to as sume the responsibilities that every man of Morehouse is charged with: to be upstand ing and outstanding members emony. Students were left with the charge to take on all that had been placed before them. Although tears were shed by parents and students alike, there was not a need for them in essence. During "The Expecta tions of a Morehouse Man" session, alumnus Dr. Calvin Mackey told the story of how he and his mother parted ways his first year at Morehouse. As she departed he shed a tear. She saw him in her rearview mirror and turned the car around. She went back to where he was standing and asked why he was crying. He told her that he was sad to see her go. Her re sponse to him was that there wasn't a need for him to cry un less he wasn't ready to take on See NSO page!2 Students find trouble early in school year Staff Reports Campus News Less than one week into the new school year, several Morehouse students have al ready found themselves in tight situations due to infrac tions with the law. On Tuesday, August 28, before classes had even officially started, three Morehouse students, two se niors and one junior, were ar rested for possession of mari juana on the campus of Mor ris Brown College. The students, whose names are withheld in accor dance with Family Education Right to Privacy Act (FEPRA) guidelines, were transported to Fulton County for processing by the Fulton County Magis trate's office. They were re leased three days later, and are currently awaiting the verdict of an administrative hearing scheduled by the Office of Stu dent Conduct & Campus Life to determine their student standing on campus. Campus Police Chief Vernon Worthy said that the incident was very unfortunate for both the school and the stu dents. Because the students were apprehended on Morris Brown campus, they were out of the jurisdiction of Morehouse Police, and so he was powerless to do anything to avoid them being taken to jail. "In instances of minor in fractions," said Worthy, "we usually try to let the school handle any disciplinary action, so that the students won't have anything on their permanent record. Sometimes other cam pus police departments would turn Morehouse students over to us to deal with, but I guess in this case, the amount of the illegal substance was too much. "Once they're in jail, though," he continued, "there's not much we can do for them besides call some body to help them post bond. See TROUBLE pai?3 See Trick Daddy page seven