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Spelman Spotlight
November 3,1980
News
Students Hold
"Save Our Children" Rally
By Bridgett M. Davis
News Editor
On Wednesday, October 22, 1980, a
“Save Our Children” rally was held in
front of Trevor Arnett Library, located
on
problems as well as the child kidnap
pings. “Police Work”, said Langford
“must be demanded, but he added that
we have a responsibility also to protect,
provide for and share with one another.”
There’s a Spiritual message out of all of
this also,” stated Langford. “We have
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tors from around the A.U.C. gathered to
gether in an effort to learn how they
could contribute to the city-wide at
tempts to end the senseless child kid
nappings and murders that have occurr
ed over the past year.
The rally, which was sponsored by a
group of concerned A.U.C. students, was
formulated as a public statement of sup
port to the Atlanta Police Dept, in their
attempts to apprehend the person(s)
responsible for the dissapearance and
deaths of Atlanta children, four of which
are still missing.
Although television camerous and
media persons were present at the rally,
its central purpose was not one of pub
licity, but rather an attempt to channel
the talent, resources and energies of all
interested and willing parties into con
structive forms of aid. Pamela Moore,
the Spotlight editor, serving as modera
tor for the event, offered various plans of
action to be taken by organizations,
clubs and individual students. She re
quested that they help in the upcoming
searches, making representative state
ments at social functions, sponsoring
parties in behalf of the reward fund, and
by organizing a community watch for
the safety of the neighboring children.
The rally’s agenda consisted of prayer,
the singing of the Black National An
them, and several speakers voicing their
concern for the safety of Atlanta’s child
ren.
Among the speakers was Mr. Arthur
Langford, Commissioner for atlanta’s
- J ohce Dept. Mr. Langford stressed that
concerns must be about many other
should have been dealing with a long,
long time ago.”
The most important message was
reiterated throughout the course of the
rally and was best stated by Mr.
Langford: “We need each other and if
one is in trouble, we all are in trouble.”
M&M Products Company
Supports Black College
Day 1980
The hopes and aspirations of 1000
students of the Atlanta University Cen
ter were answered on September 29,
when they boarded over 20 buses
headed for Washington, D.C. Over
15,000 students from across the nation
along with civil rights leaders, scholars
who are experts on the historical value
of Black colleges rallied and marched to
commemorate “Black College Day -
1980”. This effort was made possible in
part by M&M Products Company, the
maker of Sta-Sof-Fro, awarding the Cen
ter with a grant of $10,000 to assist in
covering transportation costs for secur
ing the buses needed to attend the rally.
This is the first annual event to re
vitalize interest in the 107 traditionally
black institutions and to draw federal
support to their continued existance.
As a company committed to the
needs and concerns of the Black com
munity, M&M has also been in
strumental in the hiring of Atlanta
University Center alumni into several
positions within the company, sup-
Dorting the United Negro College Fund
and the National Association of Em
ployment Opportunity.
Male and Female Opinions
on MBC Rape Case
By Renee Darensburg
Jr. Reporter
Male and female students in the
Atlanta University Center had conflict
ing opinions concerning the innocence
of the three Morris Brown College foot
ball players who have been charged with
the alleged raped of a 19 year old coed in
their athletic dormitory.
A random survey of about 300 stu
dents was done by the Spelman Spot
light. Out of the male students inter
woman was, how she acted, or how she
was dressed, no one had the right to
assault her.
As one female Spelman student
stated, “Men can come over to our dor
ms and get respect, why is it we can’t
visit them and get the same amount of
respect without getting a reputation?”
Eight percent refused to comment
while two percent believe that the foot
ball players are not guilty. The latter
seem to feel that perhaps if she had
demanded respect she might have got-
viewed, twenty-five percent felt that the ^ en '*• Some also feel that she might have
players were guilty. They shared the been too “fast” for her own good.
feeling that the players probably took
advantage of circurstances and raped
the young woman.
One male student said, “We as men
must learn to regard our women with
respect instead of objects of our lusts.”
Fifteen percent believe that the play
ers are not guilty. Their reasons given
were varied. Some seemed to feel that
the young woman must have given some
indication that she wanted to participate
in sexual play. Others believe that she
got what she deserved because she
should not have been in an off-limits
male dormitory in the first place.
Sixty percent of the male students
were undecided. They felt they could not
comment on anyone’s guilt or innocence
without accurate information.
The views of the female students were
more unified than those of the male stu
dents. Ninety percent of them believe
that the football players are guilty. They
all feel that no matter where the young
The football players have pleaded not
guilty to the charges. The charges have
not been dropped due to the fact that
the municipal court judge wanted to
hear more witnesses on the case before
making a final decision.
Artist Bailey
Holds Exhibition
H Koft Bailey has a one man
exhibition at Morehouse College which
began on October 28,1980.
The artist has just returned from the
West Coast, where he has established
his graphic-video tape company, “The
House of Kofi.” Offices are located in
Atlanta, Los Angeles, Switzerland and
Ghana
The Morehouse exhibition will honor
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays. The title of the ex
hibition is “The Black Rides Again.” The
exhibition will possibly be used in a
documentary.
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