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THE MAROON TIGER
The Organ of Student Expression Since 1925
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE, ATLANTA, GA
Wednesday, October 29,2003
www.maroontiger.net
Volume 78, No. 10
QUICK READ
OUR WORLD
Pittman’s Index, page 3
Bolivian President
ousted
Vice President Carlos Mesa
serves role as president until a
new election is held, page 3
SPORTS
A letter from the
Editor
Editor-In-Chief Christian
Nwachukwu, Jr. addresses the
student concerns about the
“Election Preview” issue, page 5
Morehouse Madness
rocks Forbes
‘Fanatics’ compete and help your
Maroon Tigers launch the 2003-
2004 basketball season, page 6
Questions
This week’s questions are
presented in TECHNICOLOR,
page 6
Dyson addresses the need for
ethical leadership in America
by AJ Brady
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
On October 20, 2003, highly
acclaimed author, writer, and
modem intellectual Dr. Michael Eric
Dyson lectured to a packed Martin
Luther King, Jr. International
Chapel on the “need for ethical
leadership.” Dr. Dyson’s lecture,
sponsored by the Coca-Cola
Leadership Lecture Series, focused
on the need to transform
American society through moral
and ethical leadership.
Dyson proclaimed that we
live in a morally impoverished
society full of leaders in an ethical
crisis, which contributes to the
disenfranchisement of minorities
politically, socially, and
economically.
Dyson’s repeatedly used the
commitment and dedication to
ethical leadership shown by
Dr. King called
Americans to
account for their
failure to be ethical,
and to live up to
the pledges of
our forefathers.
- Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
Morehouse alumnus, Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr., as a model to put an
end to society’s ethical constipation.
He stressed that “Dr. King called
Americans to account for their failure
to be ethical, and to live up to the
pledges of our forefathers.”
The world-renowned speaker
and hip-hop guru quoted several hip-
hop artists whose lyrics, he said,
express the “need for ethical
leadership.” Dr. Glenwood Ross,
economics professor at Morehouse,
observed that “Dr. Dyson’s ability to
tie the need for ethical leadership to
the student body through the use of
contemporary examples can inflame
our students to answer the call for
ethical leadership.”
Dyson went on to challenge
students to become ethically
impatient and to go against the
orthodoxies of America. He charged
Please see DYSON, page 2
HOPE program seeks subsidizing
LIFE
An emerging breed:
Black Republicans
Staff writer examines the
possible dichotomy of the black
republican, page 7
COMMENT
Readers’ Thoughts:
Greek Life
MT readers make motionary
observations, page 11
by Adewole Adamson
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Government officials are trying
to find ways to subsidize Georgia’s
state-funded HOPE scholarship
program, which has been reported to
be running out of money. One
proposal, from Governor Sonny
Perdue, is that there should be stiffer
requirements for candidates to qualify
for the scholarship. He has proposed
the requirement of a minimum SAT
score to complement the already
stipulated prerequisite of having a
“B” average. His proposal, however,
has garnered much opposition from
state legislators, especially
democrats, who contend that the new
requirement could hurt qualified
students’ chances of being eligible for
the scholarship.
The HOPE scholarship program
was created in 1993 under the
leadership of Governor Zell Miller.
Students who meet the requirements
get full tuition, books, and fees paid
for if they attend a public university
in the state of Georgia. Those
attending private institutions in
Georgia can receive $3,000 per
academic year. Funds for the
scholarship are generated through
Georgia Lottery tickets sales. With the
Please see HOPE, page 3
Book sale
leaves bitter
taste in faculty
mouths
by Nicholas Austin
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
A few faculty members have
expressed dismay over the release of
some of their reserve books for a recent
book sale at Douglass Hall. The book
drive was the result of an effort to purge
the center of archaic materials, mostly
old textbooks and reference materials,
which were infrequently requested by
students and professors.
Please see BOOKS, page 2
Homecoming
brings past and
present
together
by Jonathan Blocker
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
This fall heralds a Homecoming
with a new focus. In an attempt to attract
more Morehouse alumni and friends,
as well as members of the Atlanta
community, for Homecoming week, the
college has implemented a multi-year
project called “Homecoming
Conference and Showcase.” The
initiative is intended to provide an
Please see HOMECOMING, page 2