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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2003
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Books: old makes way for new
Dyson: ‘students need to have
the courage to tell the truth’
BOOKS continued from page 1
Rev. Herman “Skip’ Mason,
Director of the Learning Resource
Center at Douglass Hall, stressed that
no harm was intended in the sale of the
books. The process of clearing out old
materials was intended to make room
to store the new archives and resources
due to arrive at Douglass in the near
future. Rev. Mason has since made
several phone calls to offer his apologies
to the affected parties.
“The purpose of the sale was to
encourage students to read more,” said
Mason. “Anytime students buy books
to read, it is deemed a success.” Students
purchased almost all of the books on
display during the three-day sale.
The book sale represented the first
stage of a thrust to revamp the image of
Douglass Hall for the future. This future,
according to Rev. Mason is looking
bright. There are plans to remodel the
conference rooms to accommodate
PowerPoint and other multimedia
presentation. Requests have also been
made for more tables, computers, and
chairs. With scanners, CD burners and
other electronic devices scheduled to
arrive in the near future, Douglass Hall
is well on its way to “becoming a first
class student resource center.”
Aside from the technological
improvements, Rev. Mason intends to
capitalize on the rich history of
Morehouse College through the
Learning Resource Center. “Most
people don’t even realize that we have
Martin Luther King’s tuition payments
in our archives along with a plethora of
other pertinent historical information”
Mason hopes that once inventoried
and cataloged onto computers,
information concerning the history of
the school will be easily accessible to
students. Early editions of the Maroon
Tiger will also be on display in the new
comprised historical achieves.
The Maroon Tiger was unable to
contact any of the professors who
objected to the sale of their reserve
books.
DYSON continued from page 1
Morehouse as a historic institution not
to worship the traditions on which the
college is built, but to act upon those
traditions. Defining “traditional” as the
dead faith of living human beings and
“tradition” as the alive faith of dead
people, Dyson declared that too many
people are traditional without possessing
tradition.
“American men and women,”
declared Dyson, “need to have the
courage to tell the truth and to become
self-critical, just like Dr. King did in his
quest for equality and justice during the
civil rights movement.”
Dyson also focused on
transforming the moral and ethical
position of political and religious leaders
of America. He claimed that many
leaders in American society have failed
to exemplify ethical leadership, and
criticized several minority political
leaders for not having the courage to
stand up for ethical reformation.
Religious leaders also came under
heavy criticism for spreading the gospel
of materialism. An ordained minister,
Dyson claimed that many pulpit
constituents possess a functional fixation
on material prosperity and fail to teach
and preach the need to change the
content of the moral position in America.
Dyson left the audience pondering
the question of who will answer the call
for ethical leadership in America Ms.
Ingrid Saunders Jones, Senior Vice
President of Corporate External Affairs
for The Coca-Cola Company, said, “Dr.
Dyson clearly defined the elements of
ethical leadership,” while SGA
Corresponding Secretary Clark Jones
opined that the lecture “was highly
effective.”
“It is very inspiring,” added Jones,
“to see some who looks like me and
comes from a similar background be
successful in striving for ethical
prosperity.”
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intellectual component to the annual
festivities, with seminars focusing on
various aspects of academia at the
college.
‘ ‘Other schools provide intellectual
services at their Homecomings for three
reasons,” explained Henry Goodgame,
Director of Alumni Relations. “One, to
expose students to professional role
models. Two, to educate students that
specific majors are not always the only
way to work i n the field of your passion.
And three, it is an effective method to
showcase alumni and their
achievements.”
While the initiative will kick-off
with Homecoming 2003, its focus is
intended to last for the entire academic
year, until it is replaced at next year’s
Homecoming.
This year’s theme is “Celebrating
the Arts,” with a focus on the Division
of Humanities and Social Sciences. The
Conference and Showcase will
highlight the achievements and efforts
of alumni and friends in six areas: film,
music, literary arts, business, visual arts,
and theater. Students, alumni, and
friends will have an opportunity to hear
professionals answer questions about
their respective fields.
Although the new focus for
Homecoming is intended to bridge the
gap between students and alumni. All
proceeds from “Celebrating the Arts”
will go towards funding the construction
of a new Center of the Arts.
In the years to come, the new
initiative will focus on the Division of
Business and Economics and the
Division of Natural Sciences and
Mathematics. Proceeds from their
respective years will go towards funding
each division’s projects.
“Schools are truly judged
according to their products,” asserted
Goodgame. “It is our intention to
highlight the products of every area of
Morehouse College.”
The new Homecoming focus adds
a new dimension to an old tradition,
bringing past and present students
together to help plan for the institution’s
future.
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