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Snelman Spotlight March 12, 1980
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AUC Meets The Challenge
Of Crime Prevention
By Pamela Denise Moore
All is not well when it comes to
crime prevention in the Atlanta
University Center (AUC).
Faced with the prospects of an
increasing crime, coupled with
the reality of limited resources,
funds, and manpower, the AUC is
attempting to meet the challenge
oi effective crime prevention.
Earlier, the administrative
council of the Atlanta University
Center, which is composed of the
six presidents of the Center’s in
stitutions, had cut the security
budget when faced with the
possibility of budget deficits.
Such a move on the part of the
board has certainly been un
popular with those most in
terested in improving security. In
addition, while the funds for
security have been decreased,
the recent rape and attempted
robbery of a Morehouse staffer
lends further credence to the
need for an increased security
budget.
According to Chancellor
Meredith, the AUC Ad
ministrative board has agreed to
reconsider the cut in security
budget.
“The Center is now doing an
analysis of the manpower needs
of security,” he stated, “and I will
present several alternatives to the
board.”
The Chancellor also stated,
“the Administrative Council has
given Public Safety top priority
for action. We are not just talking
any longer. Action plans have
been formulated, and we expect
to see early results from these
initiatives.”
According to the Chancellor,
the recent rape of the Morehouse
staffer did not bring about this
present shift in emphasis toward
security. He stated, “We had
been meeting as a council and
with the Atlanta Police Depart
ment long before the rape hap
pened.”
Part of the Center’s efforts to
strengthen Public Safety include
increased cooperation and
assistance by the Atlanta Police
Department.
At a recent AUC Convocation
on Public Safety, the Chancellor
declined to reveal all of the
strategies and tactics that will be
used by the AUC and local police
department, but increased patrol
of certain designated high crime
areas in the AUC was mentioned
as one of the strategies.
At this same convocation, Dr.
George Napper, chief of Atlanta
Bureau of Police Services and a
former AUC instructor, also
spoke to the students. Napper
pledged to keep his part of the
bargain made with the leaders of
the AUC. But, he added, the ef
fectiveness of APD will be
limited to an extent, if the per
sons that they serve are not
willing to cooperate.
“I want you to reassess what
you have been about as stu
dents,” he said, “reassess what
the seriousness of being a student
is all about—and reassess the ex
tent to which you are—allowing
AU Center Chancellor Charles Meredith.
AUC-SCLC
Sponsors Rally
For Census Count
By Cynthia Williams
On Friday, March 28, 1980 a
group designated as the Atlanta
University Center Political
Action Network is sponsoring
a “Count Us In” Rally and
Block Party, in an effort to
promote participation in the
Census Count and Voter
Registration.
This group is being spear-
headed by Atlanta University
Center Chapter of the Southern
Christian Leadership Con
ference. According to Ms.
Pamela Moore, AUC-SCLC
President, the rally will feature
well-known local officials,
entertainers, music and food in
an effort to attract students to
come out and register.
The rally and party will be
held on Chestnut Street between
Clark and Atlanta University.
Activities will begin at 6:00 p.m.
and last until 1:00 a.m. the next
morning.
All students are encouraged
to participate in the planning
and organization of the rally.
certain kinds of things to happen
that should not happen
anywhere, especially in an
educational environment.”
Napper ended his presentation
by saying, “by working together
we can bring about the en
vironment and atmosphere that
all of us want.”
Student March
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'1 he BSCA’s basis for their anti
draft stand seems to be con
tributed to the belief that big
business oil companies are the
cause of this war, and although
Blacks have no control over the
issue, Blacks will be the first ones
called to defend. As Cynthia Cox,
a Spelman student, states: “Many
brothers and sisters use excuses
like, ‘I won’t have to go to war
because I’m the only child’, or Til
just leave the country’, but what
about the rest of us? People are
just being too selfish to think
about anyone else. When the
guns are being fired in their
faces, THEN it will be too late to
do anything.”
One anti-draft participant feels
the poor outcome for the march
may stem from lack of previous
participation by other BSCA
members. According to
Katherine J ones, a sophmore at
Spelman, “...protesting against it
(the draft) does get discouraging
when members of different com
mittees don’t show up for
meetings. I think most people
really don’t feel that a draft
protest is necessary because they
see no present danger of war.”
Although the march/rally was
not successful, the BSCA is still in
existance and even if the quantity
of members remains small, if
their dedication remains un-
surmountable, then the coalition
will be effective. Ms. Cox offers
basic advise to all persons
whether or not they are in
terested in BSCA: Listen, wake-
up read, and become aware!”
message dealt with the role of
blacks in the United States. He
attributed today’s relatively low
status of blacks to the Carter
Administration. Robert Kennedy
Jr. then went on to say, “Today
a black person with a Ph.D.
has less of a chance of getting
a job tnan a white high school
dropout.”
Speaking with Kennedy were
Clint Deveaux and Bob Flan-
nigan. Flannigan is President of
the Georgia NAACP (National
Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People) and
the State Director of the Ken
nedy Campaign. Clint Deveaux
is President of the Steering
Committee and a member of
ACLU (American Civil Liber
ties Union). Deveaux who re
cently made a trip to Iran said,
“After returning I am convinced
that Carter doesn’t know what
Kennedy Visits
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he is doing. Our government
has abandoned those 50
hostages over there.”
The persuasive speeches trom
Deveaux and Kennedy led to
a short question and answer
period. It was during this period
that an avid Carter supporter
introduced the subject of ex-
Sena tor Edwin Brooke, the only
black senator in U.S. history
since the Reconstruction period.
Kennedy was accused of con
tributing to the abrupt end of
Brooke’s political career. To this
Robert Kennedy Jr. responded,
“Sen. Brooke was brought down
by his own family and personal
problems”. Following this and
other questions, Kennedy ended
his address asking for support
from the AUC students at the
polls and at campaign head
quarters.
t he visit by Robert Kennedy
Jr. was significant in that the
AU Center received recognition
as the largest assemblage of
black students in the U.S.
Possessing more voting power
than any other black institution,
the AU Center is a resource
who’s support is essential to
every political candidate.
Spelman Salutes
These Outstanding
Persons
Spelman salutes members of
the faculty who received Bronze
J ubilee Awards.
Mrs. Mozel Spriggs Dance
Mrs. Evelyn Mitchell Arts
Education
Dr. Baldwin Burroughs Special
Tribute (faculty Emeritus)