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Page 6 The Editor From page 2 rights leadership. Malcolm X gave the best solution for this problem in 1964. “The problem facing our people here in America is bigger than all other personal or organizational differences. Therefore, as leaders, we must stop worrying about the threat that we seem to think we pose to each other's personal prestige, and concen trate our united efforts toward solving the unending hurt that is being done daily to our people here in America.... We need new ideas, new methods, new ap proaches." Leadership is collective and so is problem solving. Our talented people must cease bickering and get on with the business of organizing ALL sectors of our community, developing an agenda we can all basically agree with, create a climate we can unite within, and push that agen da. For those white readers, it is my belief that your leading figures don’t let blacks tell them with whom to set up alliances. If Min. Farrakhan and Rev. Jackson agree on certain positions and want to work together THAT IS THEIR RIGHT. If this makes the white community uncomfor table we’re not sorry. As long as this country supports apartheid (which kills people) and does not heed our cries of protest, who is concerned about whites being uncomfortable or afraid of Jackson, Farrakhan, or their coming together? National Association for Ad vancement of Colored People (NAACP) founded 1909 Frederick Douglas, Freedom Fighter and Writer, Born 1817 Southern Christian Leader Con ference (SCLC) organized 1957 Financial Aid From page 1 plaints come from those students that we have had to say "no" to. So, we are trying to learn how to say no with a smile. I want to point out that there have been no complaints about the service we give. WO: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MOST COMMON MIS TAKES THAT STUDENTS MAKE ON THEIR FINANCIAL AID FORMS? Jones: If students use their W2 forms to calculate their tax section of the FAF, there is a problem with the difference between taxes withheld and taxes actually paid. If the amount is over $300, then we have to re check those figures. WO: THAT WOULD SLOW DOWN THE WHOLE APPLICA TION PROCESS, WOULDN'T IT? Jones: Right. Students also make a mistake in calculating the number of people living in the household. WO: THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES AROUND HERE/AT MORRIS BROWN/. DO YOU KNOW OF ANY CHANGES THAT ARE TO TAKE PLACE IN THE FINANCIAL AID DEPARTMENT? Jones: Well, right now, we are computerizing our records. And, next semester will be the first time we will do our part of registration on computer. I ex pect total chaos. WO: The computer science department has volunteered to help out some during registra tion, so maybe it won’t be that bad. DO YOU HAVE ANY WORDS OF WISDOM FOR THE STUDENTS? Jones: Apply for all financial aid as early as possible. Be sure to fill out all forms completely and accurately. Also, be sure to send the college any information that it needs to process your forms. MBC ENROLLS FIRST NURSING CLASS The first class enrolled in nursing courses of the Morris Brown College Bachelor Degree in Nursing program in January 1985. The class was subscribed completely, enrolling twenty students. Class members are pictured above after their full- dress uniform preparation for clinical learning experience through a simulated client-care experience in the campus psy chomotor learning laboratory. In this experience, students com pleted a sequence of care ac tivities, such as, taking vital signs (temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure measure ment), providing hygienic care, and charting nursing assessments and client responses. Actions to maintain safe environments for the client, the nurse, and colleagues is an integral part of this initial lear ning. Concurrent classroom in struction on the principles and practices of professional nursing supports the clinical abilities being developed in campus and clinical laboratory experiences. The students will begin their clinical experience at Crestview Nursing Home with experience later this semester at Hughes Spalding Community Hospital. Both facilities provide health care services in inner city Atlan ta. Experience at Grady Memorial Hospital is planned during the Fall 198X term. A. Jean Smith, R.N., M.S.N. and Elizabeth W. Brodofsky, R.N., M.S., serve as on the MBC- BSN faculty. Nancy R. Dean, R.N., Ed.D. directs Nursing Education at Morris Brown. Miss Smith holds nursing degrees from the Medical College of Georgia and Georgia State Un iversity. Mrs. Brodofsky holds nursing degrees from the Un- February/March 1985 STUDENT SPOT LIGHT The Wolverine Observer Student Personalities From page 2 Black history is a topic which I pride myself on. When I think of our history, I see a past of tears and discontent with which our forefathers suffered for so long. I am as proud of our heritage as all my black family, but I am also proud of my American heritage. We as black people have suffered, pushed, and pulled for so long that things would some day be in our favor. Today, though not everything we fought for has been ours, thanks to people like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and others, our future is looking up. Now, as far as my thoughts on black history month, I think we could do without it. I’m not saying to demolish it completely, but for so long we have tried to rid ourselves of the label "black.” We use it in almost in everything jobs, hiring, and applications, Isn't “black history” like another label? That'S a big contradiction on our part. We all should be equally as proud of our American history. I say stop labeling a month designated for blacks. Instead, incorporate our black history into our American history and if anything is to be "honored,” honor the whole American past. Have you ever heard of White history month? Rhodesia Ashe 2nd Attendant, Miss Morris Brown College 1984-85 ALUMNA PASSES CPA EXAM On February 4, 1985, Ms. Tammy Todd became the 24th certified public accountant to graduate from Morris Brown College. The native of McIntyre, Georgia was the 1984 salutatorian and is presently employed with the Internal Revenue Service, working in the Employee Plans Exempt Organization Division (EPEO). After a four-month period of intense study, Tammy sat for all four parts of the Uniform CPA Exam in May 1984 and successful ly passed two parts. She passed the remaining two parts of the exam in Macon in November of last year. Tammy is an inspiration an example to the eight Bronites who will travel to Macon on May 8th to take the 1985 exam. The students are: Louise Farmer, from Thomasville, Georgia, Angela Fields, from Queens, New York, Darryl Hicks from Atlanta, Audrey Higgins from Atlanta, Darnell Jackson Todd from West Point, Georgia, Carles Orange from Houston, Texas, and Valencia Williams from Atlanta. Terrye Chastain from Crescent, Georgia is also a candidate in Hartford. BROWN ITES ACCEPTED FOR POST-GRADUATE STUDY by Michael Phillips According to Mrs. Barbara Gray, Health Careers Counselor, the following Morris Brown students have been accepted into graduate training programs at major universities. Each of them is majoring in biology and will graduate in May 1985. Ms. Rhodesia Ashe has been accepted into the School of Dentistry at the Medical College of Georgia. Mr. Earl McLendon has been accepted into the Dental Program at the Medical College of Georgia. Ms. Alfreda Burnett will be attending the School of Medicine at Boston University. Mr. Ronald Wingate has been accepted at the Mercer Universi- ty'School of Pharmacy, and Sham Shepard will be attending Howard University. First Pan African Congress Organized by WEB Dubois 1919 Huey Newton, Organize of Black Panther Party, Militant organiza tion for self-defense and libera tion, born 1942 Morris Brown College's First Nursing Class Front Row: L-R Dr. Nancy R. Dean, Director, Frederica Williams, Gwyn Lester, Myrtis Wilcox. 2nd Row: Daryl Todd, Sharon Moore, Marilyn Jones, Sherry Worthen. 3rd Row: Corliss Wilcox, Unice Bundrage, Nacole Young Elizabeth W. Brodofsky, Faculty. 4th Row: Mary Carswell, Skeitha Bryant, Maxine Baltney. 5th Row: Mary Lomax, A. Jean Smith, Faculty 6th Row: Dr. Calvert H. Smith, MBC President Not Pictured: Kerrie Cooper, Janice Hull, Sheila Pressley, Linda Staple, Lynne Millington iversity of Mississippi and the University of Tennessee. Dr. Dean holds nursing degrees from Florida State University and Tulane University. She holds graduate degrees in education from the University of New Orleans and Nova University. Dr. Dean joined the MBC faculty in 1983 as founding director for professional nursing education. Mrs. Brodofsky and Miss Smith joined the faculty in Fall 1984 to implement this new program of professional nursing education. Officers for this first nursing class include: Nacole Young, President, Sherry Worthern, Secretary, Mary Lomax and Myr tis Wilcox, Reporters. The uniform, nursing student patch and cap were designed by MBC prenursing students in 1983. Kerrie Cooper, Mary Carswell and Lynne Millington were among those students. They have waited to take nursing education at Morris Brown rather than transfer to Other colleges in the area. Please , I support the AMERICAN CANCER i SOCIETY®