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Miss Maroon and
White presents Autism
Awareness Day
Marketing
conclave
grants
opportunities
February 27th 2010
Walk Participants get free entry to
Dodgeball Tournament
Register @ www.morehousecasa.com
Gerren K. Gay nor
Opinions Editor
gerren .gay nor@gmail .com
W hen Remington Wiley
was crowned 2009-
2010 Miss Maroon and White
last spring semester, she won
the hearts of Morehouse Col
lege on the platform “social
summons, a calling for dedi
cation and service to autism
awareness.”
This spring, Wiley will
fulfill her platform through
Autism Awareness Day. The
day will be comprised of ser
vice and fitness, including the
Walk for Autism and the sec
ond annual dodge ball tourna
ment. The CASA sponsored
day of activities will be held
Saturday, Feb. 27.
Implemented by Wiley her
self, Autism Awareness Day
is a first in Morehouse Col
lege history; however, it is
intended to be an AUC day
of service and not limited to
Morehouse.
The walk seeks to promote
autism spectrum disorder
awareness, a complex condi
tion with widespread abnor
malities in regard to social
interactions and communica
tion. The disorder includes se
verely restricted interests and
highly repetitive behavior.
According to the national
organization Autism Speaks,
the disorder affects the lives
of 1.5 million Americans
and tens of millions world
wide. While the disorder is
difficult for individuals with
autism, it is also rather chal
lenging for the loved ones in
their lives.
Wiley, whose younger
brother is autistic, seeks to
engage the Morehouse com
munity with the realities of
autism.
Communication is a major
barrier when dealing with the
contours of the spectrum dis
order.
“It wasn't until I attended
college that I realized how
much my brother having au
tism has affected me,” Wiley
said. "People would say 4 oh
your brother can't speak, how
do you communicate?”'
To communicate effective
ly with her brother. Wiley and
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to AUC
students
Calvin Monroe
Associate News Editor
Calvinmonroe2009@yahoo.com
The Morehouse Marketing Association
(MMA) has successfully completed their an
nual Morehouse Marketing Conclave. This
year, the conclave focused on social media and
marketing. The event was held on Friday Feb.
19 and Saturday Feb. 20 in the Morehouse
College Leadership Center Auditorium.
The two-day event not only brought top ex
ecutives from companies such as Louis Vuit-
ton, kellogs and American Express; but it also
featured big name speakers such as Don Lem
on. James Andrews and Professor Daddy-O.
Students from the AUC as well as those from
Georgia State University, Georgia Tech and
Agnes Scott came to the AUC to show patron
age to this Morehouse student led conclave.
Junior Brian Reid serves as the MMA Con
clave chair. He noted that the conclave was
for all students to attend.
“We had a great turn out,” Reid said. “We
got a lot of support from Morehouse.”
Reid also said that this year’s conclave had
three main goals. These goals included educa
tion, collaboration and innovation.
While the students who attended possessed
the innovation, the 2010 MMA made sure that
they took care of the other two goals. By se
lecting prominent companies and individuals
to collaborate with, the knowledge that was
passed on was very beneficial to students
Jessie Daniels, a sophomore at GSU says
that he came to the event to see keynote speak
er James Andrews.
“I learned about James Andrews in my mar
keting class'' Daniels said.
James Andrews is a managing partner at
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Meet one of
the “Boss
Ladies”
Morehouse grad
to become reality
television star
Kevin Mallory
Associate Campus News Editor
kevincmallory @ gmail .com
A graduate of Morehouse College will
soon be a cast member on an upcoming
reality show. However, this is not your typi
cal Morehouse graduate and this is not your
typical reality show.
“Boss Ladies,” produced by Red Label
Media Group, is a program about five trans-
gendered women collaborating to launch a
clothing boutique featuring their own cre
ations.
“The purpose of the show is to help de
velop compassion amongst the audience for
transgendered persons,” Londyn Flair, who
graduated from Morehouse with a major in
finance and a minor in economics, said. “We
are all human. We are all struggling, and we
are all here looking for the greater good.”
Flair is one of the transgendefed women
starring on the show, which is currently in
the production phase. According to Flair, the
show will be very relatable because it will
allow the viewers to see transgendered indi
viduals in a normal light.
“The show will allow you to get comfort
able, and it will allow us to relate to you,”
she said. “When people are relatable, the
message gets across to you a lot clearer.”
Upon graduating from high school, Flair,
a Baltimore native, considered Morehouse,
Columbia University and several other big
ger universities. She was recommended to
the college and mentored by Dr. Jamal Bry
ant '94, founder of The Empowerment Tem
ple in Baltimore.
Flair first entered Morehouse as a biology
major, but soon realized that was not for her.
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Jasmine Lynn killer convicted; sentenced to 25 years
Nicolas Aziz
Campus News Editor
nicolasbriemeaziz@yahoo.com
S ix months after the shoot
ing of Spelman sopho
more Jasmine Lynn, her
friends and family can finally
rest assured that justice has
been served. This past Sat
urday, a Fulton County jury
found Lynn’s shooter guilty
of murder and two counts of
aggravated assault.
Devonni Manuel “Devo”
Benton was sentenced to life
plus 25 years for Lynn’s kill
ing in September. According
to Georgia state law, Benton
is required to serve at least 25
years of his sentence before
being eligible for parole.
The trial, under Superior
Court Judge T. Jackson Bed
ford, Jr., lasted three days
before ending on Friday fol
lowing final arguments from
District Attorney Paul How
ard and Defense Attorney
Jackie Patterson.
During the trial, Patterson
attempted to convince jurors
that Benton was innocent
due to the variation of wit
nesses’ description of Lynn’s
killer. Despite the variation
of descriptions, jurors found
too-often repeated witness
descriptions of a mohawk
hairstyle, red jacket, khaki
shorts and a tan and red back
pack to acquit Benton.
Benton has 30 days to ap
peal the jury’s decision. Ac
cording to AJC.com, Patterson
said that his client will most
likely utilize his opportunity to
appeal the jury’s decision.
While AUC students art-
happy that Benton is going to
jail for his crime, they are not
forgetting the pain he inflicted
on Lynn’s family and friends.
Lynn's former classmate.
Victoria Carter, said that pun
ishment does not erase the va
lidity of the crime.
“I think that’s a good amount
of time for what he has done,”
Carter said. “But it was still a
senseless killing.”
Tiara Cunningham, a sopho
more at Spelman and fonner
friend of Lynn, says she is re
lieved that Lynn’s killer will be
behind bars.
“1 am relieved that the man
guilty of her murder will
be doing time, but I feel as
though justice was not com
pletely served,” Cunningham
said. “25 years is decent, but
that still does not equal [Jas
mine’s life].”
Lynn's mother, Constance
Franklin dabbed tears from her
face as the verdict was read, ac
cording to the AJC.com article.
Benton’s family also reportedly
sobbed uncontrollably in the back
of the courtroom.
Franklin feels that Benton’s
sentencing will allow the family
to move on.
“I am grateful and satisfied,”
Franklin said in the article. “I
feel like 1.000 pounds have
been lifted. Now I can move
on and help other parents in
my situation.”
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