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Sybil Thomas
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Ronald Fudge
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Donda West
The Wolverine Observer is designed to inform the
students, faculty and administration of Morris Brown
College, and to serve as a communications channel
between the Morris Brown family and the
community. Opinions expressed in articles and letters
are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect
either the opinions or policies of the college.
The Wolverine Observer r . _
‘yer j j, Febrijary v 1,4,. J980
Letter From The Editor
Students, Faculty, and Ad
ministration, Beware! There
is a plague here at Morris
Brown College and it is hav
ing effect on a wide range of
people here. The plague is
known as (passing the buck).
In- other words, knowing
what the job is, but not get
ting it done. The Jax attitude
on the part of the students,
faculty and administration is
appalling. We, the so-called
leaders of tomorrow, - could.
not or should I say would
not ever lead a horse to Wa-'
ter.-, today. Why? Because-
we-really Ton't care. ,
We're here not for know- 1
ledge but for - a chance to
make a little. money in • life;
It's old fashioned now, but .
people used to Value educa
tion for itself. For blacks,
getting an education was the
only way to find and keep
a good job. It is very hard
for some students to go be
yond high school because
their patents -are not able to
finance.y their education.
Ninety percent of the students
here at Morris Brown have a
grant of some kind, which
means that they are wasting
the taxpayers money if they
are not taking full advantage
of their educational opportun
ities.
Many students here are
thrilled to know that a class
has been cancelled. Among
these students are the students
that rarely attend class. If they
go to class, they sit in class
without opening their mouths,
or they gp to sleep. The world
will pass them by. There is no
.place for them in society
today. They wjll fail not only
the class, butthemselves.
Teachers also share the
blame. Some of them are
habitually late for class or
- they- don't come at all.. Often
thfey peiTie. neither prepared
>bi>r interested. .Everything for
-;<hfm ha? gotton- to be*;a ,sick^
‘ enirig routine.' As- one-'teafcher
.Bluntly stated, "I have'mine;
now you . get yours;."' We
don't need this kind of tea
cher at -Morris Brown'. When
you apply Jpr . that job in
your field of concentration,
what will you be able to
show the owner or manager
of the company? You might
be able to fool a few people
once in a while, but you can
never fool yourself.
; -The administration' has - a ;
Teal problem trying ;to'findf
someone to (pass the buck)
to. For example, the school's
method of collecting money
from the students can only be
called heartless and ineffi
cient. They make no mistakes
on what you owe them, even
down to charges for a lost
key or towel. However, if the
school owes a student money,
suddenly foot-dragging is the
order of the day and of
course .no interest is ever
paid to students for the
use of their money. The
school has paid its work stu
dy . students on time only
once this school year (Jan
uary). When a student has
questions«about the compli
cated and poorly adminis
tered campus bureaucracy, he
usually gets a vague useless
answer or a time wasting
runaround; both of which
are often accompanied by a
bad attitude. Consequently,
many students feel that no
one gives a damn about
them.
My advice to everyone
here is—Get Yourselves To
gether. Remember your pur
pose for being here at Morris
Brown. Take part in your
student organizations and
voice your opinions. Get to
know your student leaders.
Have you ever seen the
.UNCF .ad, "A mind is a ter
rible Thing to .waste'*? Yes it
‘ is> 3E HK painful That many)*
black children will never
have the opportunity to go to
college and realize their po
tential. But more terrible
still is the fact that many of
those who are already here
are unconscious and they ire
slowly wasting away.
Sybil Thomas
War In the 80’s — Think
When we think of war in the
80's we think first of the sta
bility of the American people
and of our ability to survive a
conflict that is almost certain
to involve the entire world.
Secondly, and most impor
tant to you and me, we think
of home with questions in
our minds. Will home survive
another war? In what .way
will this grave crisis touch
our lives? How many Ameri
can sons and maybe even
daughters must die. Is war
our economy joined together
in such a way that war be
comes the only means of sur
vival for our country? Third
ly, and most over-all impor
tance there is one question
the American people must
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ask. For what reasons would
we go to war? Why would
we risk our lives? It appears
that there may be two under
lying reasons to engage in
war at the present time. One
involves a principle the other
involves a product.
Let us look closely. For both
the principle and the product
are already present in the
threating Afghanistan situ
ation. The United States has
taken its stand. Principaly, we
must fight to stop aggressive
attacks on the world, and
must not allow Russia to gain
control over oil in the Middle
East. As for the product, the
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questions we must-ask of our
governments and ourselves
before the people of the earth
become involved in another
war. First, where will this war
between the super powers end
in this age of super weapons.
Secondly, who wants to die?*,-,
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just another conventional
war, however, with a few
new devastating weapons
thrown in. But what will this
accomplish? Perhaps a few
billion people will be wiped
off the face of the earth; the
world still-apart on the verge
of World War #4. Let's" face
it. War is stupid. Let us ask
questions of ourselves and of
our government, and weigh
them carefully before there is
war. But even more impor
tant let us hope for peace.
The Iranian Crisis
by Evelyn Turner
The crisis in Iran has be
come one of the most contro
versial and shocking issues of
our times. It has made many
Americans doubtful about the
strength and power of the
United States has over foreign
countries. However, the situ
ation today should make
Black students more conscious
of their identity and unity as
Black people. Why would one
think Russia would choose this
particular time to invade
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