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We’re Back! OCTOBER 1996 MBC Wolverine OBSERVER 3 Welcome to the Real World by Alfred Edwards Congratulations Freshman class of Morris Brown College, you have taken the first step in the path towards success. By attending college you have defeated the stereotype that young blacks are lazy and lack ambition. Now that you are here it is crucial that you get your priorities straight and work hard to get what you came here for, a degree. Remember, it is important to keep focused and stay on schedule because once you fall behind it is hard to catch up. Understand that college is unlike high school and although your professors do care about your progress, it is your responsibility to do the work and know the material. No one is going to pressure you into doing your work or reading your text; you either do it or you don’t. Don’t get caught up in the social life to the point where partying or hanging out takes precedence over your school work. It is in the realm of all possibilities to have a good social life and maintain good academic standing. If you find that you have a problem with budgeting your time; there are many workshops on campus that can help in this area. There are many study groups on campus as well, if you are having problems with specific classes, so use all the resources available to you. In addition to help from peers, professors also have office hours and will be more than happy to help you one on one. Many student problems result from not reading the text or not attending class. It is very hard to fail class if you attend every session, read, and take notes on what is assigned. The stage is now set and you are the center of attention. Your family, friends, and community want to see you do well and succeed, but it means nothing if you don't want it for yourself. Self-motivation and self- discipline are the avenues to success and remember the old saying, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”. Good luck Class of 2000, C-YA! U nder standing & Necessary Skills by Kizzy Stanley This year I have learned that effective time management skills an important part of college life. I have a very demanding schedule and if it is not managed properly, I will suffer from burn-out, not to mention just plain exhaustion that can really affect my health. I was able to keep my job while attending school by working mainly on weekends and I was able to do very well in most of my classes. In this course I really didn’t learn anything new, but the things taught expanded what I already knew. These were things that I learned or did in high school especially in the area of study skills. Community Service taught me the need for helping others who are less fortunate than I or in the case of my community service experience this semester, to be a positive role model for young elementary school kids who need that extra boost in life to get them on their way. If I had only known that Morris Brown College is like it is, I may have chosen another college to attend. I am referring specifically to the requirements for my band scholarship. I was told one thing A Letter To A Black Man by Tamara V. Birdsong Dear Friend, Lover and Confidant: You have been on my mind a lot, I worry about you. And I do this because I feel as if someone is trying to destroy you, and take you down, but my lover, friend and confidant, that will not happen as long as I intake the air from this world that is sometimes cruel to you. I will always be by your side whenever you need me. I will do my best to keep you from being a statistic and a number in our judicial system. You may think I do not understand where you are coming from trust me I do. See, I am yours when you are down or up, I am not a part time friend, lover or confidant. I know you are trying to make it in this world that has depicted you as a savage beast, but see baby, I know the gentle side of your heart and mind, and love every part of it my strong black man. So please don’t say to yourself you are in this race of life alone, because I am by your side both spiritually and physically. With Love Always, Your Black Women during recruitment and then all the rules changed once I became a MBC student. What is being asked of you is worth far more than the amount of financial assistance given. Students have to give up required classes if they in any way conflict with band, etc. The band instructors are only concerned about the band and care little about the student’s other academic requirements. It seems to me, like the band is entirely separate from the school and this should not be. All departments should work cooperatively together to make sure that students get the best learning experience possible. During my first year I also found that some teachers could care less if a student passes or fails. It seems to be the “I’ve Got Mine” syndrome. Fortunately this is not true of all the teachers. Since I am here, I will now do all that I can to learn as much as possible so that I can be successful in my chosen field of study. The quality of my experience here as a student is largely up to me and the efforts I put forth. I plan to do the very best that I can. My community service experience was very helpful. I had the opportunity to work in a classroom. It is not easy being a teacher and especially if you want to be the best one possible. I feel that for my next three years at Morris Brown, it is imperative that I manage my time effectively, I must also do my very best on all my assignments for all my classes. I must keep a positive attitude and to the extent possible, go beyond what is asked of me in order to become a successful college graduate. Attention Poets Owings Mills, Maryland (USA)- The National Library of Poetry has announced that $48,000 in prizes will be awarded this year to over 250 poets in the North American Open Poetry Contest. The deadline for the contest is September 30, 1996. The contest was open to everyone and entry is FREE. Any poet, whether previously published or not, can be a winner. Poets from the ATLANTA area have successfully competed in past competitions. Every poem entered also has a chance to be published in a deluxe, hardbound anthology. To enter, send ONE original poem, any subject and any style, to: The National Library of Poetry, 1 Poetry Plaza, Suite 1989, Owings Mills, MD 21117-6282. The poem should be no more than 20 lines, and the poet’s name and address should appear on the top of the page. A new contest opens October 1, 1996. The National Library of Poetry, founded in 1982, is the largest poetry organization in the world. Auburn Avenue Points of Interest ❖ Auburn Avenue Research Library on African - American Culture and History-part of the Atlanta/Fulton Public Library ❖ APEX Museum - includes an art gallery, various history displays and re-creations of business from Auburn Avenues' heyday fifty years ago. ❖ Atlanta Daily World Newspapers - the nation’s first black owned daily newspaper. ❖ Atlanta Life Insurance Company Building - America's second largest African-American owned life insurance firm, founded by a former slave, Alonzo Herndon. ❖ The Caribbean Restaurant ❖ Royal Peacock Club - Atlanta’s premiere club for reggae. ❖ Big Bethel A.M,E. Church - one of three venerable churches along Auburn Avenue. ❖ Odd Fellows Building - named for a fraternal organization and has been renovated. ❖ Butler Street YMCA - Past and Present focal.point for black business and community activity. ❖ Herndon Building - original site of Atlanta Mutual Insurance Association, which is now the Atlanta Life Insurance Company ❖ Sweet Auburn Curb Market - recently renovated ❖ The Elks Lodge and Daisy Kitchen - great food! ❖ S.C.L.C National Headquarters - Civil Rights organization founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., This was the hub of 1994's Freedom Fest/Freaknik planning. ❖ Wheat Street Baptist Church - this bears the original name for Auburn Avenue. ❖ Ebenezer Baptist Church - to see or be seen. The King family church ❖ Fire Station Number 6 - recently refurbished by the city of Atlanta. ❖ The birth home of Dr. Martin L. King Jr. - Visit the house on historic Auburn Avenue where Dr. King lived as a child.