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The Organ of Student Expression Since 1925 Students Travel to Cuba for Literature Conference Lance Dixon Managing Editor I n describing their trip to Havana, Cuba Morehouse students were unanimous in their use of the adjective amazing. However, there were many others used in cluding: beautiful, awe some, and crazy. 12 students and seven faculty members traveled to Cuba’s capital city to participate in the International Conference on Caribbean Literature (ICCL) on Nov. 2 through 6. The theme for this 12th it eration of the ICCL was: “An Intimate Connection with the Authors and People of Cuba.” The trip lived up to this billing thanks to the ef forts of Morehouse’s fellow sponsors Road Scholar, a non-profit educational trav el agency, and Casa de las Americas in Havana which featured guest speakers on a daily basis and a multiple tour activities through the Havanatur group and the Hotel Nacional in Cuba. These efforts were orga nized in the states by Eng lish department professors Drs. Melving Rahming, Leah Creque and Michael Janis, co-founder and co directors of ICCL respec tively. “We decided to bring our convention to Cuba as our way of recognizing this country’s legendary history, especially its contributions to Caribbean affairs,” Rah ming said. There was great risk of the trip not occurring, due to the United States em bargo against Cuba, but the Obama administration loosened the restrictions on travel to Cuba on Jan. 14 to include certain student groups and religious mis sionaries. The conference fell under this umbrella and the professors moved for ward with plans to make the gathering happen. The Morehouse students who attended were granted the opportunity through Rah- ming’s Caribbean Novel course after writing papers See CUBA, page 2 ► Bonner, Adams Scholars Host Homeless Awareness Week Week of events raises awareness for the first time Tre’vell Anderson Campus News Editor anderson.trevell@yahoo.com A tlanta consistently ranks as one of the meanest cit ies to the homeless. With hun dreds of thousands of people living in various shelters, un der various bridges, and in the backyard of the Atlanta Uni versity Center, the Morehouse Bonner Office of Community Service’s Bonner and Adams Scholar Programs embark this week on a quest to bring awareness of such an issue to their peers. The week of November 14 to 19 marks the programs’ first ever Hunger and Home lessness Awareness Week. The week has manifested from the vision of Richard Williams, a senior psychology major from Monks Corner, SC and senior Bonner intern, and his other leadership team members from this past summer. “The goal is to bring aware ness to an area that many people refuse to speak about,” Williams said. “As an organi zation centered on changing the heart of men, we must dis cuss issues so that we are able to liberate our own thoughts and views.” The week included various events happening each day. Monday in the Admission Welcome Center was a pan el discussion featuring staff members of various homeless shelters in the Atlanta area as well as AUC students. On Tuesday followed a Hunger Banquet in Archer Hall with the second annual “It’s On The House: A Thanksgiving Din ner for the Homeless” taking place on Wednesday. Thurs day the programs will host a movie night and discussion with an abridged Sleep Out taking place Friday. Samuel Cockfield, a ju nior economics major from Queens, NY, is an Adams scholar and co-coordinator of the Hunger and Homelessness issue base under which other Bonner and Adams Scholars serve along with Cuthbert Cuffy, a junior accounting major from St. Thomas, Vir gin Islands. “The Hunger and Home lessness issue base would like the student body to not only change their perspective about homeless individuals, but to develop a heart of ser vice for them as well,” Cock- field said. Williams agrees stating his own personal goals of the week. “I want the student body to understand that they are not that far away from being hungry or homeless.” Wil liams said. “I would also want a spirit of ‘Occupy AUC’ to stand up against injustice of people worldwide.” The goal of the Bonner Of fice of Community Service has increasingly become to further engage the student body in service of all kinds. This week is one of many ini tiatives of the Office for this year. Next semester, the Of fice plans to bring the “Go ing Green” movement as well as activities geared toward primary and secondary edu cation, including the More house Mentoring Program, to the students. To become more involved in community service, contact Jackie Dugger at jdugger@ morehouse.edu or visit the of fice on the Fourth Floor of the Leadership Building. 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