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The Wolverine Observer
February 14, 1980
Psychology In The '80s
By Carolyn Hutchins
"If there is going to be an
impact made in the field of
psychology in the 80's it will
be made by black
psychologist."
The above is a quote taken
from Dr. Jeanne Stahl,
Associate Professor of Social
Psychology and teacher of
research oriented courses here
at Morris Brown College. Ac
cording to Dr. Stahl, up to
now there have been only a
couple of hundred black Ph.D.
psychologists in the country.
However in the past three or
four years the number of
Morris Brown students going
into graduate schools has in
creased at a rate of four to five
hundred percent, and already
a couple of those students
have acquired their masters
and are working on their Ph.D
in psychology.
Along with her duties as an
instructor, Dr. Stahl is also
very instrumental in the ac
tivities of Morris Brown
College's psychology club.
"The psychology club does
two different kinds of things.
They have social activities and
they have academic and
professional activities mostly
geared toward finding out
how to develop themselves as
a psychologist and how to
prepare for graduate school,"
Dr. Stahl said.
In keeping with this ob
jective they (MBC's
psychology club) along with
students from Morehouse
recently visited the University
of South Carolina to find out
about their graduate program
and also about their summer
program for undergraduates in
psychology which prepares
them for graduate work. In
addition to this the club is
presently planning a trip to
Knoxville State College for the
Conference for Black Social
Scientists where some of
MBC's students will present
papers. Also slated on the
agenda is the Southeastern
Psychological Association
meeting to be held in Wash
ington, D.C. in the month of
March, where two senior
psychology majors, Joyce
Smith and Alfreedia Wheeler
will present papers.
Having the smallest number
of faculty of all the depart
ments in the center and almost
as many students as the largest
department has not hindered
the progress of Morris Brown's
psychology students.
"As far as the students'
development goes Morris
Brown's psychology majors
have produced the most
research and have given the
most professional papers at
regional national meetings
than any other department in
the center. Last year Denise
West, an MBC student won
first prize in research com
petition at the Knoxville
College Conference for Black
Social Scientist."
According to Dr. Stahl, the
ultimate goal of most of
MBC's psychology majors is
to attend graduate school at
least to the masters level and
about one third of those
students want to get their
Ph.D. in psychology.
Dr. Stahl also said that
graduate students who have
gone through their un
dergraduate work at MBC
come back to assist under
graduate students in whatever
way they can. Dianne Plum
mer and Calvin Walker, both
former Brownites who are
presently doing graduate
work at the University of
Georgia complied a booklet
for students who are under
graduates in Psychology,
giving advice about what
they should do along the
way.
Dr. ■ Stahl gives un
dergraduates interested in
psychology this advice,
"Work hard and keep your
grades up. Try to keep a 'B'
average, and come by here
(the psychology department)
where I keep information
available about opportunities
and activities in psychology."
V.D. On MBC's Campus
By Susan ]. Ashe
It has betin discovered that
Morris Brown College recor
ded the worst epidemic of
V.D. since 1968. This is a
serious problem in the eyes of
the students. Many students
claim that V.D. originated in
the male residential halls. This
fact has not been certified as
yet, but you can be sure that
the Wolverine Observer is on
the move in dealing with the
situation.
In the year of '78 the same
event occured during the
month of February. Only the
degree of injury was not as
severe. Many students par
ticularly females are ex
periencing sharp pains in the
chest area centering the heart.
The males have developed a
slight pinching feeling in the
pelvic area most commonly in
the hind portion around the
area where their wallets are
carried.
Looking into the cause with
more detail it has been ob
served that the case of V.D.
can be translated into Valen
tines Day. The symptons,
sharp pains in the chest are
caused by the rush of blood to
the heart only occuring when a
female receives a beautiful
heart-shaped box of candy.
The males should not worry
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Scott Harkley, Psychology Laboratory Assistant.
More Than Cooking!
"Plans are being made to ex
pand the cirriculum for the
Restuarant and Institutional
Management program of
Morris Brown College," com
mented Ms. M. Jones, an ad
visor in the RIM program.
. The RIM program is in
tended to give the student
broad insights into the
managerial opportunities
available to Restuarant
Management students. "The
new look in the program will
help today's student un
derstand the importance of In
stitutional Management," said
Ms. Jones.
Do you know who runs the
hotels, hospitals and other-
large institutions around the
city? The institutional
By Anthony Brown
managers are in charge, and
some of those same managers
will be coming from right here
at Morris Brown College.
Recently, a Morris Brown
student, Tony Jenkins who a is
RIM major accepted a job at
' Walt Disney World in Orlan
do, Flordia. Paul Smith,
another RIM major, received a
promotion at Steak & Ale
Restuarant downtown. Paul
started at Steak & Ale as a
Steward but with some hard
work and dedication he was
promoted to cook.
These are but a few people
who are involved in the RIM
program and who plan to have
outstanding careers in this fast
moving field.
"I thought that program was
for people who wanted to
become cooks" commented
Ronald Fudge, a Morris
Brown student. Well that
myth stands to be corrected.
The - Restuarant and : In
stitutional Management
Program turns out managers!
Successful managers at that.
The RIM department is
located in Furber Cottage and
there is always someone there
who can show students many
interesting pamphlets about
the program.
I think Morris Brown
College will soon have. a top
notch program in RIM field,
and I hope they keep up the
excellent work.
The Hiding Place
After informally hearing
about their unsatisfactory first
semester grades, the students
of Morris Brown College have
taken second serious thoughts
about their future. Is this why
the Jordan-Thomas Library
has been accomodating more
than the normal crowd of
students?
During the first semest'er the
Jordan-Thomas Library ser
viced an average of 45-55
students throughout the day,
some days a little heavier. But
the second semester has com
menced and the library is
filling up! Hard times for
students have resulted in in
creased concerns about their
purposes for being at MBC.
Truth and educational values
are taking control of their
minds. Now the library ac
comodates an average of 75-
LOO students daily.
There lays a question
behind this tremendous rise of
students. Is the increase in
library traffic actually due to
the desire to become highly
educated or is the blistering
weather a valid excuse for this
situation?! Common sense
tells us to find a warm place to
settle in, but does it signal us
to make this place the Jordan-
Thomas Library?
Truly it is a pleasure to see a
larger percentage of students
spending their valuable time in
the most informative place on
campus. But don't misuse your
library by using valuable time
to talk and play foolish games.
Remember, 'a mind is a
terrible thing to waste.'
Be aware of your manners, for they reflect on your mother.
He who is not interested in a topic, should not speak, of that
topic.
It is easier to say "Be for real,” than it is to be for real.
He who is always in the Business of others, has no Business of
his own.