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Morehouse College • Atlanta, GA December 1-7, 20x0 Volume LXXXV, issue 11
SGA Senate Drafting Proposal for First Fall Break
Gerren K. Gay nor
Managing Editor
gerren.gaynor@gmail.com
A major complaint from
k Zlstudents during the Fall
2 semester is the absence of
s a break to clear their minds
i from the arduous academic
3 environment. SGA senator
Dontavius Taylor noticed that
burgeoning sentiment and
proposed the idea to solicit
the college administration for
a Fall break.
In order for a Fall break to
be considered, the senate
must first submit a draft to
the college provost, Dr. Wel
don Jackson, and the college
Committee on Educational
Policy. The proposal has not
been finalized, however, Tay
lor and other senators are in
the process of drafting one to
be submitted in the Spring se
mester.
According to Provost Jack-
son, Morehouse has never
had a fall break, which would
make this feat a first in the
college's history. However
with opportunity of enact
ing a Fall break there is also
some doubt among adminis
tration. According to Taylor,
President Franklin, Jackson
and some administrators are
not opposed to the idea, how
ever. they are concerned that
a break could lead to student
apathy toward coursework as
the semester progresses. Oth
er administrators support the
idea, viewing it as an oppor
tunity for students to regroup.
“Spelman and many other
liberal arts schools have [a
Fall break]. It certainly war
rants the administration’s se
rious consideration,” senior
Renaldo Pearson said.
Spelman and other colleges
and universities such as Har
vard, Princeton and Columbia
have Fall breaks between the
Labor Day and Thanksgiving
holidays.
“Morehouse students cur
rently go 11 or 12 weeks
without a break during that
same period of time." Taylor
said.
If the proposal meets frui
tion it would possibly be one
to two days on the academic
calendar after midterms. Spel
man's Fall break is currently
two days during the week of
their midterms.
SGA Vice President Tyler
Bell believes a Fall break will
significantly benefit students.
“Students' morale could
grow exponentially and stress
levels could dramatically de
crease,” Bell said.
“Students have been asking
for it and we think it is a rea
sonable, attainable goal.”
A Fall break may not ben
efit only the students. “It
could allow faculty the op
portunity to prepare for the
remainder of the semester and
catch up on grading,” Taylor
said.
Taylor is confident in the
ability of the senate to induce
the provost and committee.
“The success of the propos
al will be determined by the
persuasiveness of [the pro
posal) and its ability to shine
light on the advantages and
not the disadvantages."
Morehouse
VP
Appointed to
NBC Affiliate
Morning
News
Kobe Ansong
Contributing Writer
kobi .ansong@gmail .com
S oon, Patrice Washington.
vice president of com
munications and external af
fairs for the Economic Em
powerment Initiative (EEI),
will be making her way onto
the small screen. Washington
was recently appointed as a
personal finance contributor
on an NBC affiliate morning
news show based in middle
Georgia.
“I consider it practice for
making me the Black Suze
Orman,” she said.
EEI is a nonprofit organiza
tion dedicated to assisting
students in managing their
financial resources, building
entrepreneurial success, and
creating wealth. It has insti
tutional partnerships with the
three schools of the AUC and
other colleges and universi
ties in Atlanta.
Her passion does not lie
solely in making money, but
also in assisting others to
make their own. She has a
passion for educating women
and college students about fi
nances.
Through Young Fit and Fly
(YFF), an organization
founded by Brandi and Karli
Harvey committed to inspir
ing young women to take re
sponsibility over their lives,
See NBC, page 2 ►
College Commemorates Freshman
Class at Ritual Blazer Ceremony
Members of the class of 2012 as freshmen walk to Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel with Morehouse blazers in hand.
Gerren K. Gaynor
Managing Editor
gerren .gay nor @ gmail .com
T he Office of Student Ser
vices and Alvin Darden,
Dean of the Freshman Class,
organized the second an
nual blazer ceremony for the
Class of 2014. “The Coat of
The Mystique” was held on
Tuesday during freshman ori
entation. The freshman class
proceeded into the the Inter
national King Chapel, with
maroon blazers in arm, fill
ing into the rows one by one.
The occasion was modeled
after Crown Forum. Chairs
were aligned on stage to seat
President Robert Franklin,
Provost Weldon Jackson, Dr.
William Bynum, Vice Presi
dent for Student Services,
Henry Goodgame, Director
of Alumni Relations and the
freshman class president Ste
phen Green.
Darden welcomed the
freshman class to the ceremo
nial event, which purpose was
to enlighten them on what the
blazers symbolized and how
they were to be treated. He
encouraged them to keep the
programs, as they were keep
sakes of a developing tradi
tion at the college.
Provost Jackson delivered
the occasion to the fresh
man class. Jackson compared
the wearing of the blazers to
honorary traditions such as
an Olympic athlete proudly
sporting his country’s colors
and a new fraternity member
wearing his organizational
jacket.
“Today is a special day for
you because you are about to
adorn the coat of the Mys
tique,” Jackson said.
The provost instructed the
Class of 2014 to sport their
Morehouse signature blazers
with pride. “You’re not going
to find any other service like
this in the academic universe
where you are called to put on
the coat of the Mystique.”
Jackson quoted a phrase
President Franklin said to
See BLAZER, page 2 ►
Papa John’s
and Freshens
Coming to
Morehouse
Kevin Mallory
Campus News Editor
kevincinallory@gmail.com
T he vacant facility by
Jazzman’s Cafe, the
Morehouse College book
store, and Statz barbershop
will soon be occupied by Papa
John’s and Freshens. The two
companies are expected to be
operational within the first
couple of the spring semester.
“These vendors will be
coming to the Morehouse
campus in an effort to meet
some of the requests that stu
dents have placed to faculty
and staff.” Ralph Johnson, the
Chief Procurement Officer,
said. “It is all about meeting
the students’ needs and lis
tening to the students. That
is why those choices were
made.”
Johnson, who came from
Ericsson Inc., a telecommuni
cations company, has held his
position since the beginning
of the semester and said that
the proposal to bring these
two vendors to campus has
been in the works since his
arrival.
While some may question
bringing a Papa John’s to cam
pus when there is one nearby
on Northside Dr., Johnson,
who also is a Howard Univer
sity graduate, contends that
this decision will provide stu
dents with convenience.
Sophomore Steven Greene
is in favor of the move to
bring the two companies to
campus in order to give stu
dents more options.
See FRESHENS, page 2 ►
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