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MOREHOUSE COLLEGE ATLANTA, GA
MARCH 29-APRIL 3, 2013
VOLUME LXXXVII, ISSUE 14
SPELMAN’S
Madison Moreland
Contributing Writer
nunorela 1 @scmail. spelnian.edu
“The renovations to Lon er Manley
are never going to happen." This
mantra was stated by many stu
dents in the ALC after the dosing
of the old Grille.
During the time between the clos
ing and re-opening of Lower Man-
ley, restaurants such as Starbucks,
Jamba Juice, and Subway were
added to it. To everyone's surprise,
when we returned from Spring
Break we were greeted with an en
tirely new and almost unrecogniz
able Lower Manley.
Before, the options for meals
on campus outside of the Alina
Upshaw were limited. Now, Al C
students have a plethora of choices.
One could stop by Starbucks (open
from S a an.-8 pan.) for a morning
coffee on the way to class, or opt
for Subway , Sushi, or the Grille for
lunch and/or dinner (These estab
lishments are open from 11 a.m. to
11 pan.)
There is also the nutritious option
of grabbing a quick smoothie from
Jamba Juice, w hich is open front S
a.m.-11 pan.
These recent additions to
Lower Manley have been met with
excitement and gratitude from
both ALC students and faculty
members. It has become the new
common ground for students front
all three colleges to meet, eat. and
socialize.
“The new Lower Manley not only
otters us different dining options,
but also brings together all of the
Al C students and faculty and pro
motes the ‘ALT' Unity,' " S pel man
sophomore Chioma Anyikwa said.
“Plus, it's great to be able to eat
something other than the cafe every
now and then!"
Some students even went as far as
say ing that the renovations were
comprehensively overdue.
“1 am happy that they finally took
place," Spelman sophomore Ay ana
Cannon said. “We've waited a long
time to finally have something on
our campus that added to the great
Spelman atmosphere."
These additions are not only ap
preciated by Spehuanitcs. but the
biggest buzz among the ALC has
been which is going to be the next
school to renovate their current
restaurant standards.
Spelman College has cer
tainly raised the bar for on-campus
dining in the ALT'. Morehouse, the
ball is in your court.
The Purpose of
Education
In a 1947edition of The Maroon Tiger, our most noted alumnus, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr,, wrote about the
distinct purposes of education and how they influenced the dynamics and infrastructure of Morehouse at the time. King’s
distinctive writing techniques seem to have grown as he developed as a student here at Morehouse. Read the concerns of
King and his vision for the future.
As I engage in the so-called “bull sessions” around and about the school, I too often find that most college men
have a misconception of the purpose of education. Most of the “brethren” think that education should equip them with
the proper instruments of exploitation so that they can forever trample over the masses. Still others think that education
should furnish them with noble ends rather than means to an end.
It seems to me that education has a two-fold function to perform in the life of man and in society: the one is utility and the
other is culture. Education must enable a man to become more efficient, to achieve with increasing facility the legitimate
goals of his life.
Education must also train one for quick, resolute and effective thinking. To think incisively and to think for one’s
self is very difficult. We are prone to let our mental life become invaded by legions of half truths, prejudices, and propa
ganda. At this point, I often wonder whether or not education is fulfilling its purpose. A great majority of the so-called edu
cated people do not think logically and scientifically. Even the press, the classroom, the platform, and the pulpit in many
instances do not give us objective and unbiased truths. To save man from the morass of propaganda, in my opinion, is one
of the chief aims of education. Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the
real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.
The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which
stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society. The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with
reason, but with no morals.
The late Eugene Talmadge, in my opinion, possessed one of the better minds of Georgia, or even America. More
over, he wore the Phi Beta Kappa key. By all measuring rods, Mr. Talmadge could think critically and intensively; yet he
contends that I am an inferior being. Are those the types of men we call educated?
We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.
The complete education gives one not only power of concentration, but worthy objectives upon which to concentrate. The
broad education will, therefore, transmit to one not only the accumulated knowledge of the race but also the accumulated
experience of social living.
If we are not careful, our colleges will produce a group of close-minded, unscientific, illogical propagandists, con
sumed with immoral acts. Be careful, “brethren!” Be careful, teachers!
STUDENTS GATHER FOR GOSPEL CONCERT
Donnell Williamson
Campus News Editor
donnellwilliamsonjr@yahoo.com
James Parker
Staff Writer
jamesjr.parker@gmail.com
Just after 7 p.m. Thursday evening, there was an
explosion on the east side of Spelman’s campus. Witnesses
at Lower Manley reported hearing distinct sounds related
to the incident. Large groups of students were seen near the
site of the explosion, and the suspects involved have been
identified but not taken into custody.
For months the Morehouse MLK Jr. International
Chapel assistant, specifically Llewellyn Dixon, had been
planning the AUC Gospel Explosion named “Fame to His
Name” that disrupted the usual flow of events on all three
campuses. As the hour approached the pews in Sister’s
Chapel filled with hopeful and excited students.
“I knew there was a gospel event [going on], so I wanted
to come and be around other Christians,” Spelman sopho
more Rayna Thornton said.
Not long after the service began, everyone in the au
dience was singing, clapping and by Dixon’s account “en
countering God.”
The singing group, Manifest, was the first of many
performers to receive a standing ovation during the event.
Following them, the MLK Chapel Gospel Choir prompted
worshippers to stand on their feet again during and after
their selection. Choir director Brianna Sullivan, who also
served as lead singer for the evening, inspired the crowd
and discreetly saved the performance.
“We actually forgot one of the lines of the song,”
Sullivan disclosed. None of the audience members seemed
to notice the mistake, and during a technical difficulty with
sound later on in the service, the congregation began an im
promptu rendition of “Moving Forward” by Israel Hough
ton.
Further engaging and leading churchgoers in praise,
the junior treasurer of the Chapel Assistants, Geoffrey
Dudley, delivered the message for the evening. Using the
title, “Put Christ On So You Can Be Put On,” Dudley en
couraged himself and students to “Grow our God to be
bigger than our problems,” using scriptures and practical
situations.
The combination of preparation, effective emcees,
and talented performances compelled the hosts to dismiss
audience members several times, because the enthusiasm in
the room only intensified after each benediction.
Dixon didn’t equate the success of the event to planning or
skill, moreover, but God.
“We asked and God favored us. That’s it,” Dixon said.
Sullivan also acknowledged a preeminent factor in
the choir’s accomplishments.
“We feel like God is just using us as a way to get out his
message,” said Sullivan, whose main goal in all of the
choir’s events is simply to minister.
The MLK choir and the entire planning team were
successful in achieving their goal for the evening. The ex
plosion’s theme, “Fame to His Name,” incorporated the
team’s intent to draw notice to everything that students
give more attention to and make more famous than God.
For at least two hours, if not for the entire night, God was
on the mind and heart of each person at the service.
“Spiritually, I think it went very well,” Dudley said.
“People came up there with some issues and I feel like God
really worked on their hearts.”
Dixon’s idea and goal for Thursday’s service were
influenced by the Praise Fest held in the fall at Spelman
and his desire to build greater unity among Christian min
istries in the AUC. Dudley also has optimistic visions for
the future because he hopes to see students do well not only
spiritually, but to become “holistically awesome” as well.
For interested individuals, the MLK Gospel Choir
welcomes any new members into their “family,” as Sullivan
regards them, and no auditioning is necessary. Also, Dudley
is reaching out to rising leaders in and out of the religious
organization who want to sharpen their leadership skills,
and he charges all religious leaders to truly take a stand for
the kingdom of heaven.
Dixon advises students to stay tuned for other up
coming events, but his explosion has already sparked inter
est and awareness within the AUC and further enriched
his own. Therefore, the immediate results from Thursday’s
incident are evident, but the long-term effects have yet to be
determined.
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