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THE MAROON TIGER
The Organ of Student Expression Since 1925
MOREHOUSE COLLEGE, ATLANTA, GA
Wednesday, November 4,2003
www.maroontiger.net
Volume 78, No, 11
ACH-47 Chinook, similar to that involved in Sundays incident, supports troops conducting a combat patrol
in Iraq. The U.S. Army has used the Chinook helicopters since the Vietnam War.
US Soldier
casualties rise in
Iraq
by Marcus Newman
WORLD EDITOR
In the minds of some Americans,
the war in Iraq is almost over and the
rebuilding process has begun.
However, on this past Sunday,
November 2, 2003, the unfortunate
crash of a CH-47 Chinook, a military
transport helicopter that was carrying
troops that were about to go on leave
from an 82 nd Airborne Division camp
outside of Fallujah, Iraq, reminded
Americans that the war is, indeed, far
from over. On that same day, three
other attacks occurred resulting in the
deadliest day for U.S. forces in Iraq
since March 23. The incident in
Fallujah, alone, killed 16 people and
was the single most costly attack for
U.S. forces since the toppling of
Saddam Hussein’s regime. An official
statement in regards to whom is
responsible and what caused the crash
have not yet been released but U.S.
army colonel William Darley stated,
Please see SOLDIERS, page 4
Tigers defeat CAU for
Homecoming
Harvard professors slated by
biology department to teach
neuroscience course
by Jordan Segue and
Matthew McNeil
STAFF WRITERS
Two world-renowned professors
of neuroscience are coming to
Morehouse College to pass on their
knowledge to our students. Dr. David
Potter and Dr. Edwin Furshpan,
pioneers in the 50-year-old field of
neuroscience, have answered a
request from Dr. Peter MacLeish and
Dr. David Cooke and will teach
Principles of Neurobiology in the
spring semester. Both are professors
emeriti of neurobiology from
Harvard Medical School and are
known around the globe for their
work.
This is a very exciting time for
Morehouse, considering that
neuroscience is considered one of the
final frontiers in medicine. It is for
that reason that many schools are
beginning to invest heavily in the
discipline, and Morehouse College is
no exception.
Recently, undergraduate
students at Harvard demanded a
neuroscience department. Harvard
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Dr. David Potter
earmarked 45 million dollars to start
the program. Although larger
institutions, such as Harvard, have
billions in resources, Morehouse can
still compete academically as
evidenced by our biology
department’s ability to schedule Dr.
David Potter and Dr. Edwin Furshpan
to teach Morehouse.
Dr. Peter MacLeish, Director of
the Department of Neuroscience at
Morehouse School of Medicine, was
a student of the two visiting
professors. When Dr. MacLeish
OUR COLLEGE
DeShazier named King
Scholar.
Seminary-bound junior is a
preacher and musician, and now
will serve the Morehouse Chapel,
page 2
Dr. Edwin Furshpan
proposed the teaching arrangement to
Professors Potter and Furshpan, they
jumped at the opportunity. Not only
were they excited to teach
undergraduate students, they also
wanted to teach at the institution that
taught Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Both are dedicated advocates for
peace and non-violence and are
students of Dr. King’s teachings.
While at Harvard, Dr. Potter and Dr.
Furschpan worked to help minority
Please see PROFESSORS, page 3
STREET BEAT
Students respond to the
cover photo used in issue 7.
Spelmanites share honest opinions
about the image and how it affects
women, page 4
By Italo M. Brown
SPORTS DESK
On Saturday, November 1, there
was not an empty seat in all of B.T.
Harvey Stadium. Fans, alumni, stu
dents from other universities, and
even celebrities came out to watch
Morehouse put on a homecoming
show reminiscent of the good old
days. In an exciting offensive battle,
the Morehouse Fighting Maroon Ti
gers overpowered the Clark Adanta
University Panthers, 48-33.
This win not only established a
three-game winning streak for the
Tigers, it also provided an excellent
homecoming environment. The “no
holds barred” match was a non-stop
adrenaline rush, complete with back-
and-forth scoring patterns by both
teams. But in the end, Morehouse’s
111 total rushing yards and 352 pass
ing yards snared the Panthers. And
as always, among the men walked
giants of the gridiron. Sophomore
quarterback Duwuan Burton threw
for a whopping 335 yards (18-35),
simultaneously clenching the win and
the record for most passing yards in
a single game. After the game Bur
ton responded, “We wanted to put on
CENTER SECTION
UTOPIA.
The Maroon Tiger captured home
coming on film; here are highlights,
pages 6 & 7
a show for the fans, but we also
wanted to put one on for ourselves.”
Following his performance, sopho
more running back J.D. Washington
rushed for 106 yards on 26 carries,
showing his true ability to move. In
addition, senior wide receiver
Jeremiah Thompson was the leading
receiver of the game with 99 yards
under his belt.
Other sports reel highlights in
clude a miraculous hobbling catch by
wide-receiver Raymond Johnson, a
player who is steadily becoming more
of an integral role in the Tigers’ of
fense. Junior Chad Allen contributed
a nice 94 yard touchdown off of a
fumble recovery, ending the play with
a nose dive into the end zone. This
overall homecoming performance
was outstanding enough to make vet
eran leaders like Andre Warren and
Daniel Cramer feel on top of the
world.
When asked about the game,
Coach Scissum replied, “Clark
played well. We were able to throw
more effectively and be more com
petitive. We’re content with the win,
now we’re getting ready for the next
Please see Tigers, page 5
LIFE
The Homecoming Twenty.
With all of the Alumni back on the
yard last week, we rounded-up an
old posse to ask a few questions,
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