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By Sheron L. Covington
With the Thanksgiving break
quickly approaching us, now is
the time to begin preparation for
the total enjoyment of your
holiday.
A number of airlines, such as
Eastern, Delta and United are
currently offering affordable
flight packages at student rates to
many vacation spots. One such
location which is exceptionally
favored this time of year is the
Bahamas.
Nestled between the tip of
Florida and Cuba the 700 in
dividual Islands compose a
multifaceted paradise. These
islands offer to its visitors a taste
of the true exotic life.
The options are yours, an ex
tensive tour of the island, moped
tiding through the villages or
even scuba diving at Pirates
Cove. Nassau is one of the few
places that- actually offers any
type of entertainment for any
type of desire.
After sunset, this town really
comes alive, again revealing a
versatility in pleasure with nigh-
clubs ranging from calypso to the
chicest of discos.
Although Nassau, the capitol
of the Bahamas is an island only
15 miles long, it is filled with
many exciting things to do.
And of course there are always
the traditional attractions which
are as equally enjoyable—the
straw markets, limbo dancers and
street musicians.
If Nassau does not suit your
taste, hop an excursion boat for a
2 hour ride to an island like
Freeport, Grand Bahamas.
Freeport has often been
described as a “little Las Vegas”
on the ocean. Here fabulous gam
bling casinos and nighclubs await
you. Another attraction to
Freeport is the hugh shopping
conglomerate called the In
ternational Bazaar. It is com
posed of over 100 stores
representing various countries
and selling only the finest mer
chandise.
A trip to the Bahamas would
certainly make any vacation
complete. I ust imagine yourself
in a tropical scene, lying in warm
white sand, drinking a cool,
frosty pina colada from a fresh
pineapple shell, if that’s what you
desire — then GETAWAY!
He is rich who owes noth-
ig." Hungarian Proverb
Health Guide To: The Common Cold
By Adele S. Newson
Tension is building . . . it’s
rising and rising. The pressure is
unbearable. The dam breaks.
Particles of moisture spray
everywhere. You beg the next
person’s pardon. Then em
barrassed you blow your nose.
Sounds familiar? Y ep, you
guessed it . . . it’s the sneezy cold
season again.
The common cold is any one of
a number of respiratory tract in
fections. Colds are the most
prevalent of all diseases. Several
different viruses transmitted by
other persons cause colds. While
such things as cold weather and
wet feet do not cause colds, these
conditions make it easier to catch
colds.
Colds are transmitted by the
breathing in of germs. Whenever
a person with a cold coughs or
sneezes, he sends his germs to the
immediate environment. Any one
who breathes in the germs can
“catch the cold.”
Physicians most often recom
mend plenty of fluids, aspirin and
rest for cold symptoms. Mrs. Inez
I ewell, head nurse at McVicar in
firmary adds, “It is important that
you eat three nutritional meals
each day, especially breakfast.
This makes your body strong
enough to fight off most germs.
By eating three meals a day you
aid in the recovery from a cold
and. for those without colds, you
keep your bodies strong and less
susceptible to them.”
Some drugs aid in soothing the
ettects of a cold.
They do not, however, cure the
common cold.
-Aspirin relieves muscular
aches and pains.
-Nasal sprays shrink the
mucous membranes to facilitate
breathing.
-Mouth washes may kill some
of the bacteria in the mouth and
throat.
-Throat lozenges may soothe a
sore throat.
-Antibiotics do not cure colds.
They are used in treatment of
complications resulting from
colds.
-Alcoholic beverages are
depressants that do nothing
toward fighting colds.
- Spelman Spotlight November 15, 1979 Page 7
A Spelman Woman
By Adele S. Newson
Dianne (Digi) Givens, a
sophomore from Melpitas,
California is a prime example of
the multitudes of talent to be
found on Spelman’s campus.
Ms. Givens is a poet who
revealed herself at age 17, when
Chocolate Kisses, a book of
dynamic poetry, was published.
“I have found myself in poetry, a
precious and blessed gift of
words,” she explained.
The book represents a strong
awareness of ‘self,’ with universal
messages. It is a masterpiece of
black consciousness. Ms. Givens
wrote, “I composed an opera
only to be sung in the language
Black love.”
One of the more outstanding
poems in the collection is entitled
“Grandmothers.” It is an ex
cellently written emotion filled
piece that is reminiscent, in one
way or another, of all grand
mothers. It is astounding when
one considers the age of Ms.
Givens at the time of com
position.
Equally as outstanding is the
poem, “Remember.” In this piece
Ms. Givens employees a majestic
type of poetry to deliver a
message of dignity and hope to
black children.
The book is a comprehensive
collection of works emphasizing
life. It is symbolic of the entities
to be found in the black world.
Ms. Givens is majoring in child
development at Spelman because
at her interests in children and
the desire to teach them. She has
not given up her poetry, “I’ll
never stop that, I am going to
write a second book with poems
and stories in it for kids,” she ex
plained.
You Tiger, You!
By LaRonda I. Morris
J ames Rhines, better known as
“J.R.” is a senior from Pitts
burgh, Pennsylvania. He carries
a major in Mass Communications
with a minor in English. J .R. puts
an emphasis on journalism and
drama for his upcoming career in
life.
J.R. has been very in
strumental as a student of
Morehouse College. His extra
curricular activities stem from
the Chairman of the
Homecoming Ball Committee for
1978/1979, Coordinator of the
Ms. Maroon and White Ex
travaganza 1978, Junior Class
Editor of the Yearbook, and Mr.
Sophomore 1977. He performed
the lead role in the play Taber
nacle in May 1979. J. R. is now
Senior Class Editor of the Year
book and Senior Class Secretary.
Hi Outside of his many school ac
tivities, J.R. is an actor at the
Proposition Theater and he also
teaches Drama and Literary
Analysis at the Proposition
Theater.
J.R.’s hobbies range from ac
ting, reading, socializing, tennis,
baseball, dancing and all other
sinfully good paraphernalia. Af
ter graduation J.R. hopes to be
an actor on the broadway stage.
He says “he loves acting” and also
“reads books rapaciously in
hopes to write them someday.”
J.R. would like to continue his
education at Columbia University
in New York to ensue a Jour
nalism/Law Degree in their
special program or study Drama
at Yale in New Haven. *
As a student of Morehouse the
positive aspect that J.R. says he’s
gained since attending the
college is “it has expanded my
mental as well as emotional
aspects and attitude concerning
myself which has helped me to
deal more positively with my
peers and my career.” When
asked what contributions he has
made to better the college, J.R.
responded “I’ve added comflama
and color be it academic or
social; I’ve also propergated an
avant garde attitude which
deepened the character of the
college.”
There is no doubt that Jimmy
Rhines could be best described as
a energetic, intelligent and
unique young man.
A person uses up about 36 calories an hour driving a car.
Contrary to popular belief, the Romans never used chariots
in war. They used them for sport and transportation.