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May/June 1985 SPECIAL GRADUATION ISSUE
DENISE JONES ELECTED
MISS MORRIS BROWN 85-86
Shown above is Miss Morris Brown College 1985-86 (center) Miss
Denise Jones and her court Serving as attendants are Miss Paige
Wray (left) First attendant and Miss Janet Curtis second attendant
— photo: Roland Reed
Hudson Elected
SGA Prexy 1986
Roosevelt Hudson (right) shown here with Congressman Wyche
Fowler is the new SGA president for 1985-86.
by Michael Phillips
Roosevelt Hudson, 21, a native
of Dublin, GA, has just take'n
office as the new Student
Government Association presi
dent for the 1985-86 school year.
Roosevelt is a political science
major and is minoring in
economics. He is also a corporal
in the U.S. Marine reserves
where he is studying aviation.
For the coming year, Hudson
says he wants his office to run
smoothly and does not plan any
major changes.
“We're not going to do
anything different from any
other democracy. The president
will delegate authority through
his administration to the officers
and we should have the full
support of the student body."
Themajor problem of student
participation concerns the new
president but he adds that he is
not overly concerned about the
problem.
"How I intend to deal with that
by Michael Phillips
On April 27th, Denise Jones,
Paige Wray, and Janet Curtis
were voted the Miss Morris
Brown court for the 1985-86
school year.
Of the three young ladies only
Janet is a native Georgian from
Zebulon. Denise is from Nassau,
Bahamas and Paige is from
Kenosha, Wisconsin.
All three young ladies agree
that they want to have a
successful court and one that is
involved in campus issues, but
does not set them apart from
their fellow Brownites.
■Denise: ‘I know that I will be
able to help International
students get issues addressed. I
think by me being an inter
national student and Miss Morris
Brown, it projects Morris Brown
as an equal opportunity institu
tion."
Paige: "I would like to see the
court accomplish unity with the
students and see them become
more spirited and participate in
events. Morris Brown is sup
posed to be a family, I would like
to see us start acting like one."
Janet: “I feel that you have
more of a responsibility than
wearing a title. You owe it to the
students to be informed about
what's going on around you
whether you are a queen or
not."
All three young ladies are
members of sororities on cam-
(problem) is to re-enact the
Student Congress. None of the
president’s before me thought it
was necessary to use it."
Roosevelt also feels that the
changes at Morris Brown will
effect his administration to a
degree.
“There will definately be an
effect. Whether it's positive or
negative only time will tell. I
think my staff, with strong
leadership, can handle any
obstacle they are confronted
with. Furthermore, major
emphasis should not be placed
on whether the effects will be
positive or negative. But instead
on doing what must be done and
what has to be done.”
Roosevelt will also be atten
ding Princeton University’s
School for Public Policy from
June 17th to August 2nd, but says
pus. Denise belongs to Delta
Sigma Theta. Paige is a member
of Alpha Kappa Alpha, and Janet
is a member of the Phi Mu Alpha
Sinfonette Society.
The Court is also involved in a
wealth of other activities. Denise
is Vice-President of the Psy
chology Club, Treasurer of her
sorority, President of the Inter
national Students Club, and a
member of the National Dean’s
List. Paige is the Business
Manager of the Wolverine
Observer and a member of the
Pre-Alumni Council. Janet is
President of the English Club,
Secretary of Phi Mu Alpha Sin
fonette Society, a member of
Who’s Who, a member of the
Concert ^Zhoir, and was voted
Miss Finer Womanhood in 1983-
84. All three young ladies are
honor students and on the
National Dean’s List.
Denise feels that the image of
Miss MBC and Court must
incorporate visible involvement
with the student body. She also
believes that the image she
portrays should be one of con
fidence and dedication to
academic excellence but she is
quick to add that she does not
intend to be a "silent beauty.”
"I think Miss Morris Brown
should be politically involved
and have some input. There’s no
sense in holding the position if
you’re going to be passive. I
would also like to see more unity
he will work closely with Vice-
president William Tanks over the
summer.
Hudson told the Observer that
he didn’t want to make any
premature statements about
what he would do in office, but
said that he would work tirelessly
on behalf of the student body
and try to make Morris Brown
better college.
"There must be an effort made
for strong leadership, someone
who will speak on behalf of the
student body and there must be
a new attitude. As black students,
we must realize that we’ve
always had to struggle and that
we have been respected because
we've managed to come through
these struggles. Someone must
be willing to sacraf ice if we are to
continue to progress.”
among AUC students and would
like to see better communication
between faculty, students, and
the administration at MBC. If
students are going to hold
positions such as SGA President
and Miss MBC, they should be
given the opportunity to per
form their responsibilities and
rules that come with the office. I
would love to see students say
they are proud to be a Brow-
nite.”
Dick Gregory
To Speak
At Ceremonial
Commencement
Actor-Comedian/Civil Rights
Activist Dick Gregory will be the
speaker at Morrjs Brown
College's 100th Bacalaurete/
Commencement Exercises on
Sunday, May 19,1985 at 5:00 p.m.
in the John Henry Lewis Physical
Education and Recreation Com
plex.
This year’s commencement
will celebrate the 100th class to
graduate from Morris Brown.
The class of 1985 will have 128
graduates. During the exercises
Honorary degrees will be given
to George Benson, Robert L.
Cousins, Gilliard L. Glover, Dick
Gregory, Herman J. Russell, and
Judson C. Ward. Admission is
free and open to the public.
Plant Operation
Beautifies
Campus
The office of Plant Operations
is busy at work making repairs
and beautifying the campus.
According to Mr. George Hiley,
Director, the following projects
are being completed.
1) Replacing the roof of the
Robinson Building and renova
tion inside.
2) In the process of renovating
the upper level of the Ad
ministration building.
3) Reseeding the football field.
4) Various other projects to
upgrade the campus.
Mr. Hiley hopes that all the
Morris Brown College family will
assist him in keeping the campus
beautiful.