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DeShazier named King Scholar
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Democratic race heats
up in Detroit
By James V. Mercer
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The King Scholar program has
been in existence since 1990 here at
Morehouse College. For the 2003-
2004 school year, the position has
been awarded to Julian DeShazier.
The junior sociology major from
Chicago, Illinois will be working
closely with Dean Lawrence Edward
Carter, dean of the Martin Luther
King Jr. International Chapel, as well
as with the rest of the chapel staff.
The King Scholar position is an
award that has been made possible
by the Shiolo Baptist Church and the
Martin Luther King Birthday
Committee, both of Columbus, Ohio.
The King Scholar position allows
individuals to explore their
spirituality more and gives them a
chance to reach out to the college and
community. Dean Carter hand picks
the King Scholar, and to be eligible,
one must have a working relationship
with the chapel, be a good speaker
and biblically literate, be serious
about his academics, and must be a
spiritual presence on campus.
“Dean [Carter] called me in his
office one day and gave me a book
called An Act of State: The Execution
of Martin Luther King. I didn’t even
know why he called me in there, but
after I opened the book I saw that he
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students.
The course, Principles of
Neurobiology (BIO 317), is an
elective for psychology, biology and
chemistry majors. The class will
convey the many details about the
structure and function of the brain and
nervous system—from individual
nerve cells to the complexities of
various neurological systems.
It is important to understand
neuroscience from a medical and
intellectual standpoint. It has been
estimated that as many as one in three
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Julian Deshazier
had inscribed something like ‘You’re
going to be the best King Scholar
ever’ in it. That’s basically how I
found out that I got the position,’’
DeShazier said. He will assist Dean
Carter with research, as well as preach
in the chapel from time to time. One
task that DeShazier has to do as King
Scholar is review certain books,
pamphlets, and periodicals that Dean
Carter assigns him. The articles will
cover topics that Martin Luther King
would address such as war and
discrimination, making it an
appropriate assignment for someone
called upon to continue Dr. King’s
legacy of peace.
In January, DeShazier will fly to
Columbus, Ohio to attend the annual
Martin Luther King Birthday
Breakfast, the largest sit-down meal
in the world that is held in honor of
Dr. King’s life. There he will present
people may suffer from some form
of neurological disorder. This affects
everything from eating habits to
psychosis. Many different disciplines
are impacted by the research
conducted in this field. That is why a
cast of teachers from the AUC is
being pooled to help teach the class.
Although the course will be primarily
taught by Dr. Potter and Dr. Furshpan,
Dr. Gianluca Tosini (Neuroscience,
Morehouse School of Medicine), Dr.
Timothy Moore (Psychology, Clark
Atlanta University, Dr. Peter
MacLeish (Neuroscience,
a speech in front of the committee that
sponsors the King Scholarship, as
well as the 10 to 15 thousand people
that attend. In his speech he will show
his gratitude for the award and present
a historical statement on the relevance
of King’s life in today’s society.
Julian’s speech will also be printed
in a local newspaper that covers the
event.
Growing up in a Baptist church
and in a Christian family, DeShazier
stated that Morehouse has influenced
him by allowing him to see that there
are other things beside Christianity,
and it has made him a more tolerant
and well-rounded individual. “A
major thing that I’ve learned here
from King Scholar,” says DeShazier,
“or being with the chapel or working
with Dean Carter is love. That’s what
God is...love...period.” When asked
to comment on DeShazier, Dean
Carter stated, “Julian is a very serious
and dependable person. I am happy
with the relationship that he and I
share, along with the relationship he
has with the chapel.”
DeShazier has been in the chapel
since his freshman year and was the
Director of Spiritual Affairs for the
Student Government Association for
the 2002-2003 school term. He is an
aspiring gospel hip-hop artist and has
Please see DESHAZIER, page 3
Morehouse School of Medicine), and
Dr. David Cooke, chairman of the
Department of Biology here at
Morehouse, will assist in teaching the
class.
Morehouse College boasts one
of the most current and disciplined
biology departments in the country
and the revitalization of its Principles
of Neurobiology course adds to that
legacy. Although the College’s
competitiveness is not to the tune of
$45 million, Dear Old Morehouse
still holds its own in the arena of
scientific heavyweights.
by Maurice Lucas
STAFF WRITER
The nine candidates seeking the
Democratic nomination to run in the
2004 presidential election intensified
their campaigns last week in their fifth
debate in seven weeks. The debate
was held in the Fox Theatre in
Detroit, Michigan, and was
sponsored by the Congressional
Black Caucus Institute.
Foreign policy concerns
dominated the debate, with President
Bush drawing open fire on the issue
of Iraq. All nine candidates agreed
that the President has mismanaged
the war, though that issue would be
one of the few points on which they
found consensus as the night went on.
Senator Joe Lieberman (CT) quickly
turned the focus inward, criticizing
fellow Senators John Edwards (NC)
and John Kerry (MA) of inconsistent
voting regarding the war in Iraq. He
by John Thomas
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
ATLANTA, Georgia - Spelman
College recently capped off its “Year
of the African Diaspora” by hosting
a summit in which Afro-Latinos from
around the world spoke about the
social and cultural differences that
exist within the African Diaspora.
From October 19 through October 25,
educators, researchers, and
community leaders from Argentina,
Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay,
Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela, shared
testimonies with their American
counterparts in a number of
curriculum workshops.
A constant theme throughout the
conference was the misperception
that African-Americans have of the
African Diaspora in America.
“Recent media reports assert that
Hispanics have replaced African
Americans as the largest ‘minority’
in the United States, presenting a
2004 DEMOCRATIC CANIDATES
Ambsdr. Carol Moseley Braun
Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret.)
Gov. Howard Dean
Sen. John Edwards
Rep. Dick Gephardt
Sen. John Kerry
Rep. Dennis Kucinich
Sen. Joe Lieberman
Rev. Al Sharpton
asserted that both senators opposed
the President’s request for $87 billion
in postwar funding, after they both
voted in initial support of the war.
Lieberman voted yes to both
resolutions.
“Retired General Wesley Clark,’’
continued Lieberman, “has taken six
different positions on whether going
to war was a good idea.”
Clark later stumbled when Carl
Please see DEMOCRATS, page 3
misleading and false dichotomy that
suggests that people who speak
Spanish are, by definition, not of
African origin,” stated cultural
anthropologist Dr. Sheila Walker,
Cosby Chair in the Social Sciences
and organizer of the Year of the
African Diaspora at Spelman
College.
In addition to hosting curriculum
workshops for Atlanta public school
teachers, the conference participants
also hosted several movie screenings,
as well as speaking tours, throughout
Atlanta. Twenty-year Afro-
Colombian rights activist Juan de
Dios Mosquera commented, “I
wanted to come to the place that
produced Rev. Martin Luther King.
Jr.—an important role model for our
movements.”
The conference resulted in
several video interviews as well as a
temporary curriculum development
Please see DIASPORA, page 4
Professors: Furshpan, Potter set to
lead elective course for science majors
Afro-Latinos visit AUC
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