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October 27, 1980 The Wolverine Observer Page 3
Roots Rap
By Paul Hercules
It is no excuse to say that it
happens all the time and there is
no reason why it should occur
again. Whenever and wherever a
Black female is assaulted, it is a
matter of concern and a sad
reflection on Afro - Americans
and Africans.
The raping of a Black woman is
like the raping of one's own
mother - abhorent and
repugnant - for every Black
woman is a potential mother,
from whom all of us came.
There has never to my
knowledge occurred in the
Caribbean or Africa among Black
people a single reported case of
rape of a campus student by a
campus student. Whenever
there have been such unpleasant
occurrences, the offenders have
come from the society at large
and are usually high school drop
- outs. As a matter of fact, campus
students, generally speaking,
consider themselves to be
brothers and sisters and hold
each other in high esteem.
There are not very many Afro -
Americans who get the op
portunity to graduate from
college. Statistics indicate that
less than 5% of the Black
population of the United States
are college graduates who shall
in turn be the only source of
inspiration for future Black
youth. Set a good example for
the youth, brothers, by loving
and respecting your Black sisters
as queens. You are the fortunate
few super - educated ones.
At the same time, Black
Women must respect themselves
and be vitruous (read Proverbs
31, for they do not only give birth
to and suckle Black babies,
but are the earliest molding in
fluences to which the child is
exposed. Love one another.
Get to know your Brothers and
Sisters.
Members of the MBC Choir
The New Tradition
This year, the incoming
freshmen will discover many
things that will discourage them
from getting involved in extra -
curricular activities.
One of these extra - curricular
activities has really deprived
some freshmen of their pride
and dignity. This activity, which
brings prestige to those who are
identified with it, is the choir.
This group of very talented in
dividuals actually has the
audacity upon these poor
freshmen who haven't had a
chance to getthe responsibilities
of college life before becoming a
part of this unique family unit.
Many of the new students can
not withstand the stress and pain
that go along with being a
member of this distinct group.
Those two cannot withstand
these pressures either burden
those who are also working their
butts off to become a member of
the choir or they give up the
choir altogether. A lot of people
are asking the question, should
this tradition be kept?"
On this one - hundredth birth
day of the college a lot of
traditions are going to be
stressed because Morris Brown
was built on traditions; But if
these traditions begin to hinder
the college life of those who
want to become a part of them,
we should ask, "Why not try a
new and more humane
tradition?"
Most of the choir members
who are a part of the "old
traditions” are 100% against this
idea. They feel that it is already
too easy for us. Being one of the
students who is trying to shoot
for this great accomplishment, I
feel that when all this is over I
won’t want to be a part of the
"old tradition." Morris Brown’s
Centennial should be an oc
casion on which we honor the
school's valid and viable
traditions and revise those that
have not stood the test of time. I
want to be a part of the proud
new tradition of Morris Brown
Choir.
By Lauraine Martin
Soccer At Morris Brown?
Remember They Named It Rely
It’s been reported that Rely
tampons cause toxic shock
syndrome in young women.
The symptoms of this disease
are high fever, vomiting,
diarrhea' and or rapid drop in
blood pressure. It can attack
different organs of the body.
A multi - million dollar suit is
being filed against Procter and
Gamble by Mr. Robert G.
Spooner. Mr. Spooner’s
daughter got struck by the
disease on her birthday August
16th. On August 18th she died of
toxic shock. She had been a user
of Rely tampons.
Another young lady, 16 years
old who was also a Rely user,
died of toxic shock in Arizona.
Researchers have found out
that Rely tampons are more
closely associated with toxic
shock syndrome than any other
tampons.
So ladies, if you have any of the
symptoms described up above,
please contact Nurse Jackson
immediately. Remember what
Rely can do to you!
By Carol Gibbs
a cigarette smoker.
She’s going to call it
quits during the
Great American
Smokeout. Join her
on November 20.
Because quitting is
easier when you do
it with a friend.
THE GREAT
AMERICAN
SMOKEOUT
American Cancer Society i
What A Day!
Have you ever had one of
those days when almost nothing
seems to go according to plan
and things just did not turn out
right. Well, I’m sure that if you
attended Black College Day in
Washington, D.C. your answer
could very well be a big fat YES.
Vaguely describing the trip
first of all, the starting day itself,
September 28,1980, was wet and
rainy. Although the buses made
it there and back, some people
were dubious about whether
they would because of their
outward appearance (excluding
a few). Reaching Washington’s
famed Howard University, we
were asked to breakfast seem
ingly at reduced prices. Lunch
and dinner, supposedly
furnished by a local church in
Washington, were completely
omitted.
Despite everything the march
and raily took place, with good
intentions, but unfortunately
with little regard for the riders’
finances. For one thing, lots of
students barely managed to pay
their fee of $15 or $20, and extra
money was scarce for food and
accessories. Since most college
students have a hard time with
money, a greater effort should
have been made to lower costs
for them as much as possible.
On the other hand, you have
to realize this was a first attempt
and a lot of things did not go as
planned, but hopefully next year
all mistakes will be ironed out.
Although I am only one in
dividual, I am deeply upset about
the fact that Morris Brown
College has no soccer team. I am
from up north, New Jersey to be
exact, and soccer is the number
one sport in New Jersey and
throughout the north. I have
played soccer throughout gram
mar, junior high and Varsity
soccer in high school and I am
very disturbed that soccer has
not become popular in the
southern schools. Most students
at Morris Brown concentrate on
football in the fall, but if a soccer
program were established, I’m
sure that both sports would
shortly be on a par with each
other.
For those of you who don’t
know about or understand
soccer, should know that it is
much more than running around
kicking a ball. Speed and agility
are much more important than
size in playing soccer. Soccer,
unlike football, requires
constant movement during the
whole game; there are no
timeouts or any stopping of the
clock except for injuries. You
also get a five-minute break
(and) at the end of each quarter,
of which there are four in a
game, 20 minutes each, with
overtime if necessary. You have
to be in excellent physical con
dition and well coordinated to
play this very strenuous sport. I
feel if this sport were introduced
to Morris Brown and the other
AUC schools it wouldn’t be long
before it was widely played
throughout the black colleges in
the south. I don’t think I’m the
only one at Morris Brown or any
of the other schools who feels
this way. For those of you who
feel it may be too late for out
door soccer, indoor soccer isjust
as popular. If anyone is
interested at all in participating
in a soccer league, you can con
tact me at Hickman Hall, room
325 or phone 523-9422. I’ll be
waiting for your response.
By Mark Williams
COLE
QUITS
Natalie Cole is