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Pinder Resigns from Andrew Young Center
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President Obama after meeting with House Republicans on Tuesday.
Obama Lobbies GOP on
Stimulus Package
Chad Sanders
World News Editor
gwwiv. 10@gmail.com
I n just his first week in office,
President Barack Obama has
already made good on his second
of several major promises given to
the nation during his Inauguration
address on January 20.
President Obama delivered a
proposal of an economic stimulus
plan to representatives of the
Republican party in Washington
that was described as "compelling,
convincing and seemingly well
received"by members of the media
at hand during the conference.
Though lawmakers from
the GOP and a few Democratic
representatives did not see eye-
to-eye on every issue of the plan,
Obama portrayed the meeting as a
positive and fluid discussion.
In hindsight, he said that there
was a free-loving nature of ideas
rather than the logjam that often
plagues such discussions between
the two parties.
"We had a wonderful
exchange of ideas, and I continue
to be optimistic about our ability
to get this recovery package
done to put people back to work,"
Obama said to reporters from CNN
after leaving the meeting. "There
are some legitimate philosophical
differences and I respect that."
Obama noted earlier in the
week that the plan was more of
a soft block of clay to be molded
by the nation's leaders rather than
a finished product. However, as
promised, Obama made sure to
remember the lower-class families
and workers in constructing
his plan. The day was split into
two meetings, the first between
the president and the House
Republicans to discuss the $825
billion economic stimulus plan
and the second with the Senate
GOP caucus.
Reporters at hand noted
that the GOP representatives
were particularly warm in thier
reception of Obama, contrary
to similar meetings between
presidents of one party and large-
scale members of the opposing
party. House Minority Leader John
Boehner, a representative from
Ohio, described the conversation
as progressive and almost pleasant
mentioning that some members
of his party enjoyed it.
"Clearly there are some
differences,"Boehnersaid following
the conference. "I look forward to
improveting] this package in the
coming days so that it is a package
that will work for American
families, small businesses and our
overall economy."
The bill, as it currently stands,
would be set to try and reverse
some of the negative impacts
of the current financial and job
market crises'in the United States.
Several Republicans voiced
a fear that the bill would take
too long to balance the market
and thus too many families and
companies would fall apart in
waiting. Obama tried to allay such
feelings by assuring that the bill,
however slowly enacted, would
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The Andrew Young Center for International Affairs located on the 3rd floor of Leadership Center.
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George W. Williams IV
Campus News Editor
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W hile students were on break
from classes this winter,
executive director of the Andrew
Young Center [AYC] Anthony Pi nder
resigned. College administrators
have not explained why Pinder
suddenly departed.
"It was sudden," senior
international studies major Alex
Bibb said upon learning the news
over the break from Political
Science Department Chair Gregory
Hall, Ph.D.
Bibb is one of many students
whose interest in international
studies led to a close relationship
with Pinder.
"He was my adviser for so
many things," Bibb said of Pinder.
With the guidance of Pinder,
Bibb was named a fellow of the
Institute for International Public
Policy in 2007. Most recently,
Pinder was working with Bibb to
revamp the Morehouse chapter
of the Golden Key International
Honour Society, the world's largest
collegiate honor society.
Kawasi Weston, a junior
international studies and
philosophy double major,
credits his unprecedented
accomplishment of being awarded
the Thomas R. Pickering Foreign
Affairs Fellowship and the Charles
B. Rangel International Affairs
Fellowship to Pinder, his mentor.
"He got done what he said he
was going to get done...unlike
a lot of administrators," Weston
commented.
Political Science Department
Chair Gregory Hall shared similarly
high regards for Pinder.
"He brought to the [Andrew
Young Center] a very fluid mind...
and an impressive resume for
someone his age," Hall said.
Hall is optimistic about the
college's ability to move forward
despite the abrupt departure of
Pinder.
"We can get through the fiscal
year without anything falling by
the way."
Hall echoed the sentiments
shared by Provost and Vice
President of Academic Affairs John
Williams, Ph.D.
Williamshasbeencoordinating
efforts to split the responsibilities
of the AYC executive director
between administrators affiliated
with the center. This was the
agreement reached between
Williams and Hall after Williams
reached out to Hail to assume the
role of interim executive director.
In addition to his
responsibilities as chair of the
Political Science Department and
soon to be announced interim
executive director of the center,
Hall also recently became the
directorofthelnternational Studies
Program after the departure of
former director Hamid Taqi, Ph.D.,
last summer.
Weston also noticed how
much of an impact the staff losses
in the Political Science Department
were affecting his courses when
three of his classes last semester
Image: Matt Jones
were converted into directed
study courses.
"Pinder stepped in and was
an assistant professor for my Latin
American Politics course," Weston
said.
Williams and Hall assure
students that they are prioritizing
needs that have resulted from
Pinder's absence.
"The [Model United Nations]
trip to compete in the Netherlands
is a top priority," Hall shared.
That will relieve the worried
MUN members like Thomas-
Shah who feel that without
Pinder the award-wining campus
organization is left to advocate
for itself. Pinder was the group's
advisor and the primary fundraiser
for their trips overseas.
According to Bibb, another
MUN member, this year's trip will
cost upwards of $60,000 for all
17 members to be able to attend.
As of now, only $20,000 has been
raised, which would only enable
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Concerns Over Fair St. Safety
Image: Matt Jones
Fair Street exit of Morheouse College.
Three armed robberies have occurred within sight of Perdue
Hall since last Fall, with the most recent theft happening on
January 17th near the Morehouse campus entry gate. SGA officials
and students hope to see an increased security presence on Fair
Street, dents who aren't doing anything wrong don't deserve that.
It's unfortunate because of how the crime occurred. There should
have been someone there to help the student and there should
be security posted on Fair St."
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