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THE MBC WOLVERINE
AN AFRO-AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE MAY 1988
Christians Fight
Apartheid
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
LORIN RIVERS
Washington, March 1, 1988 —
Bishop Richard L. Fisher, Presi
dent of the Coalition on South
ern Africa and presiding Bishop
of the 11th Episcopal District,
African Methodist Episcopal Zion
Church, said in a statement re
leased today that “all men of
conscience deplore the unpro
voked attack Monday on a peace
ful march by South African reli
gious leaders protesting the latest
repression by the South African
Government of black anti-apar
theid groups”.
Fearing continued violence be
cause of these'latest round of
restrictions on peaceful opposN
tion, Bishop Fisher called on the
Botha Government “to cease its
violent repression of anti-aparth
eid groups and to rescind imme
diately these new, harsh and un
justified repressions of basic
human rights”. He also urged
President Reagan "to communi
cate immediately to the South
African Government the outrage
by Mark S. Pierson
Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega
contests that the U.S. is waging a
non declared war on Panama.
Noriega is the unofficial govern
ment leader of Panama after be
ing ejected from the office of
Military Leader, by President Eric
Arturo Devalle. Instead Devalle
was dismissed and is now in hid
ing. Devalle, inspite of his dismi-
sal, is recognized as Panama’s
official President by the Ameri
can Government and President
Reagan.
1,300troopsarrived in Panama
of the American people to Mon
day’s violence and to these new
and unjustified repressions of
the basic rights of black South
Africans". In the spirit of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr., he called
upon all groups of American
society to "raise their voices in
opposition to this senseless vio
lence and repression”.
Finally, Bishop Fisher called
upon all those who are commit
ted to a peaceful transition in
South Africa to redouble their
efforts in "achieving economic
and educational empowerment
for black South Africans”.
The Coalition on Southern
Africa is comprised primarily of
African-American and South
African religious leaders commit
ted to the absolute abolition of
apartheid and to relieving the
suffering of black South Africans
and other Southern Africans who
bear the burden and pain of
apartheid. *
this month. From Fort Meade,
Md., there were 500 Army Mil
itary Police and from Fort Bragg
there were an additional 500.
From Fort Ord., Ca., there were
350 army troops from the Army
aviation units. At Camp Lejeune,
N.C. 300 Marines were sent from
the 6th Marine Expeditionary Bri
gade. Air force security police
and dog patrol squads, 150 soldi
ers from Florida, New Mexico
and North Carolina were sent
also.
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by Martin Lejean King
Many students experience dif
ficulty combining scholastic and
academic skills, but Lorin Rivers
is not among them. As a member
of the Morris Brown Tennis
Team, as well as, being a member
of the Honor Roll list, Lorin is
able to excell in his academics
and sport endeavors.
Classified as a freshman. Riv
ers displays an aura of determi
nation that is as aggressive in the
classroom as he is on the tennis
courts. Rivers is a Business Ad
ministration major. "Why busi
ness administration," Lorin was
questioned? "I chose business
administration for many reasons.
One being that a degree in that
field best fit into my scheme of
things right now. The main rea
son for my decision is because I
plan to be a corporate lawyer
with a Fortune 500 company or
on Wall Street," he smiled. When
asked why he chose to attend
Morris Brown College, Mr. Riv
ers stated that he wanted to be
close to his sister, who is graduat
ing from Spelman soon, and
Morris Brown best suited his de
sires.
When talking to Lorin Rivers,
one senses that this native of
Columbus, Ohio knows what he
wants and how to go about get
ting it. With a grade'point aver
age of over 3.25, he is off to a
good start in attaining his goal of
graduating in the top 10% of his
class, on time in four years.
With such high goals, one
would think that Lorin is a book
worm but that is not true. He also
finds time for his hobbies, which
include basketball, socializing,
and thinking. Asked how he finds
the time, Lorin stated, "I manage
to find time for leisure activities
and my studies because I know
how to set my priorities. The
advice that I have for students
who wish to excel is to keep a
positive attitude and to rememb
er what you came to MBC to
accomplish.”
As an athlete, Lorin Rivers is
the number one singles player
for MBC. After winning All-Met
ro honors in high school, Lorin
has been a key player for the
Wolverines. When he is not play
ing singles, Rivers teams with
partner Ali BaaQan on MBC’s
number 1 doubles team.
After graduating from MBC,
Lorin plans to go to law school.
"Right now I really don’t know
which one because I have not
visited any yet, but I do hope to
go to one of the east coast
schools such as Columbia,
Georgetown School of Law,
NYU, or Boston University," he
stated. When asked who is the
most influential person in his
life, Lorin’s reply was instantan
eous. "My mother, Carol Rivers,
has the most influence on me
because she is the strongest and
smartest lady I know. She gives
me something that is worth more
than money which is love and
confidence in myself.”
With his high goals set and an
unending supply of determina
tion, Lorin Rivers’ future certain
ly looks bright.
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U.S. MILITARY
PRESENCE GROWS
IN PANAMA
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