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October 27,1980 The Wolverine Observer
Feature Teacher
Our first feature teacher for
the school year 1980-81 is
someone who is the talk of all
business majors. Most of the
time when you hear this man’s
name, someone is making a pes
simistic statement about him.
Since we hear so many negative
things about this man we
decided to make him ourfeature
teacher for the month of Oc
tober. We wanted to find out if
some of the negative things
people say about him are true. So
this month we talked to Mr. Os
car Burnett.
Mr. Burnett has been at Morris
Brown for 16 years, where he
teaches Economics and Business
Policy.
I asked Mr. Burnett, “Is it true
that you tell your students they
are going to fail your class?" His
reply was “No." He said he gives
his classes four things they need
to follow to pass his class. If the
students will follow these four
things they should be able to
pass.
The next question I asked was
whether any of his students came
to his office for help. He said yes.
Sometimes when students find
themselves missing a lot of class
periods they begin to come to his
office. Students also come to see
him when they're having dif
ficulty with their work.
Mr. Burnett told me if business
majors can make it through their
sophomore year they will have a
good foundation. In the
sophomore year students are re
quired to take Quantitative
Analysis, Accounting and
Economics.
Mr. Burnett also told me he
can tell when a student has
learned something out of his
class and when a student hasn’t.
Mr. Burnett won't pass you until
he is convinced you've learned
something from his class.
Students can pass his class, but
they cannot put band,
cheerleading, sports, and other
activities ahead of their studies.
Mr. Burnett is so hard on his
students because he cares about
them. He does not enjoy giving
out F’s, but he wouldn’t feel right
giving a student a C, knowing
that they didn’t learn anything
from him. Mr. Burnett istrying to
get his students prepared for the
business world. When you
graduate, people will hire you
only if you can do the work. They
are not going to hire you and
then keep you employed if they
find out you are incompetent.
Burnett doesn’t want this to
happen to any Morris Brown
students. When you go out in the
world you’re going to be
representing Morris Brown, and,
if you make a bad showing, it will
be hard for other Brown
students.
After reading this article
maybe more students will
understand Mr. Burnett, and ap
preciate him for being so firm.
Remember, his strictness will pay
off in the end.
By Carol Gibbs
Marketing-Communications
Competition
New York, N.Y., September
1980 - Philip Morris Incorporated
has announced its Twelfth An
nual Marketing / Com
munications Competition for
Students. The competition is
designed to provide an op
portunity for students
nationwide to sharpen their
marketing and communications
skills.
A first place award of $2,000, a
second place award of $1,000,
and a third place award of $500
will be presented to the winning
entries in both the graduate and
undergraduate categories. In ad
dition, student representatives
and faculty advisors will be in
vited to corporate headquarters
in New York City to discuss their
projects with Philip Morris
executives.
Students are invited to
develop a marked ng»com-
munications projects related to
Philip Morris Incorporated or
any of its non-tobacco products
and operations. A distinguished
committee of marketing/com
munications experts will judge
selected entries. They are: Dr.
Donald C. Carroll, Dean, The
Wharton School; Louis T.
Hagopian, Chairman, N.W. Ayer
ABH International; Mary Wells
Lawrence, Chairman, Wells,
Rich, Green; William Ruder,
President, Ruder & Finn; James
C. Bowling, Senior Vic^
President and Director of
Corporate Affairs, Philip Morris
Incorporated; John T. Landry,
Senior Vice President and
Director of Marketing, Philip
Morris Incorporated.
The competition is divided
into graduate and
undergraduate categories, and is
open to students currently
enrolled in any accredited
college or university.
Undergraduate students must
work in groups of three or mo re,
and graduate students in groups
of two or more, both under the
counsel of a full-time faculty
member.
(For additional information,
please contact Gerry Rizzo,
Competition Coordinator, Philip
Morris Incorporated, 100 Park
Avenue, New York, New York
10017.)
Philip Morris Incorporated,
one of the world’s largest
cigarette companies and
producers of beverages includes
Philip Morris U.S.A., whose ma
jor brands are Marlboro - the
number one selling cigarette in
the U.S.A. and the world - Ben
son & Hedges 100’s, Merit,
Virginia Slims, and Parliament
Lights; Philip Morris
International, which manufac
tures and markets a variety of
cigarette brands, including
Marlboro, through affiliates,
licensees, and export sales
organizations and supervises
Seven-Up International’s
operations; Miller Brewing
Company, brewer of Miller High
Life, Lite, and Lowenbrau
brands; The Seven-Up Com
pany, producer of 7UP and Diet
7UP soft drinks in the United
States, Canada, and Puerto Rico;
Philip Morris Industrial, which
makes specialty chemicals, paper
and packaging materials; Mis
sion Viejo Company, a com
munity development and home
building company in Souther
California and Colorado.
Page 5
Stress Relievers
Campus Digest News Service
No one is entirely free from stress.
In fact, stress is necessary to prepare
you to handle the unfamiliar.
However, too much saps your body
of energy and lowers your resistance.
Heart diseases, ulcers, back pain,
migraine headaches, asthma, and
high blood pressure are now recogniz
ed to be primarily stress related.
Yet just as you can lift your arm to
put food in your mouth, you can also
relax your.body and alleviate stress.
Here’s some quick stress relievers:
Place your palms gently over your
closed eyes. Try to visualize black
velvet. The more you’re able to see
the color black, the more relaxed you
become. If helpful, look at some
black object before doing the exercise.
Do some physical activity such as
running, brisk walking, or gardening.
If a particular worry keeps nagging
you, ask yourself, “What’s the worst
thing that can happen?” Then
repeatedly imagine yourself handling
that “worst” situation effectively and
successfully.
Set priorities for yourself. Make a
list with your most important items of
business at the top, and cross off
items as you complete them for a
great feeling of accomplishment.
Pay attention to your uplifts, the
small, ordinary things that make you
feel good.
WIGO
WIGO radio station is prepar
ing to start a new program in
volving the colleges and high
schools in the Atlanta area.
The program is established to
give^high school and college
students experience working at a
radio station.
WIGO picked one person to
represent each college and high
school in the Atlanta area, and
that person will broadcast news,
and sports. They’re going to be
called college and high school
reporters. This program should
be very educational and fun. It's
educational because it will give
students an opportunity to learn
how a radio station functions,
and how to write the time news
articles. It should be fun because
students will get to work in the
community and they will get to
meet different radio
personalities.
The time is here for all you V-
103 lovers to turn to 1340 WIGO
and see what Morris Brown's
college reporter is saying. For all
you know, she could be report
ing about you, but the only way
to find out is to keep your dial on
1340. Right? Right.
Internationally Speaking
An international student
(sister) who is from a French -
speaking country was visited
recently by her fiance, a French
surgeon. She introduced him to
a well known campus personality
who inquired of the surgeon: "If
you are really a doctor, how
come you cannot speak fluent
English?" What a question! It is
like asking an American doctor
visiting Germany why he could
not speak German.
The International Students of
Morris Brown are surprised at
the poor and/or inaccurate
knowledge of their home coun
tries, customs and culture by
Afro - American brothers and
sisters of this campus. Through a
series of short interviews this
Election
At the recently convened elec
tions of the International
Students Organization, the
following were elected to serve
for the year 1980 - 81.
President: Brother Paul L.
Hercules
Vice Pres: Sister Regina Mwale
Secretary: Sister Heather Lewis
Vice Sec: Brother Charles
Williams
Treasurer: Sister Lydia Marcus
Chaplain: Brother Frank Longa
Parliamentarian: Sister Phyllis
Baduza
column will attempt to provide
some of this information.
African peoples in Africa and
the Caribbean have a rich
cultural heritage and strong
awareness of their roots as well as
great racial pride. Today Africa,
the birthplace of man over two
million years ago and the cradle
of human civilization, is growing
stronger again after a long era of
colonialism and neo -
colonialism. By becoming ac
quainted with your overseas
brothers and sisters you will not
only learn much rich in
formation but you will acquaint
yourself with yourtruest allies in
your fight against discrimination,
racism and exploitation in
America. Discover your roots
now.
Results:
Public Relations Officer: Sister
Loretta Tucker
Corresponding Secretary: Sister
Margaret Briston
Special Adviser to Junior
Executive Officers: Sister Jean
Harper.
We are happy to be a part of
the Morris Brown family and
expect our Afro - American
brothers and sisters to share in
our activities and to read our
columns. Peace and Love,
brothers and sisters.