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September 1981 Spehnan Spotlight Page 2 Our View... Spotlight Reflects You! 44 We are dedicated to all facets of our College 9 our Center and our Community.” Spotlight Recruits September 1lj-, 1981 Dear Fellow Spelmanites, We, the editor and associate editor of the Spelman Spotlight would like to welcome you back to school. Now that we have come together for another successful year, the Spotlight is seeking anxious, creative individuals wno are interested in producing a professional paper in the interest of Spelman College as well as each other. The Spotlight wants conscientious, ambi tious workers with various backgrounds and interests. While our paper does represent our unified sisterhood, it also portrays the individuality of each Spelmanite. In essence, the Spotlight is a reflection of you! Whatever your major or interest is, the Spotlight has a place for you. Our available positions not only include reporters, but artists, public relations, advertising, photographers, as well as those interested in business and finance. If you are interested in Joining our staff for the ’81-*82 academic year, come by our office for an application, visit us at the membership drive, and watch for announcements of an upcoming Spotlight meeting. We Are Black Journalists As Black journalists, we have a responsibility to our race to always be communicators of truth. Too many of our brothers and sisters have surrendered their integrity as good journalists by maintaining allegiance to publications owned by those who readily assault Black people. Too often, tongues have fell silent and pens have stopped flowing at a time when the truth should have been conveyed to our people by those exposed to that truth. It is due to this need to convey our true thoughts that the Black Owned Com munications Alliance is asking us to buy only Black papers on September 17th, "Buy a Black Newspaper Day”. It is imperative that the importance of the Black press to the Black community be understood. As editors of a campus publication at a Black college, we understand our responsibility. Because we sincerely want the Spotlight to be, “the Voice of Black Womanhood”, we are striving to present issues of immediate relevancy to your lives as you function within this college, center and Atlanta Editor-in-Chief Bridgett Maria Davis Associate Editor Lisha Bronte Brown Senior Reporter Karen Burroughs - Photography Editor Whitney Young The Spelman Spotlight is a bi-monthly publication produced by and for the students of Spelman College. The Spotlight office is located in the Manley College Center, lower concourse, of Spelman College. Mail should be addressed to Box 50, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia 30314. Telephone numbers are 525-1743 and 525-7404. All letters to the editor are urged and welcome. We want to hear your suggestions, compliments and criticisms. community. In upcoming issues you will see in-depth coverage and investigative reporting of topics which effect you. You will also see many changes in the newspaper's appearance, as this issue clearly illustrates. During the year, we will be sponsoring journalism workshops open to the student body; participating in relative journalism con ferences, and most of all, producing clear, accurate and informative issues for your benefit. Some of what we do with the paper this year may not be readily understood and therefore not readily accepted. Some people adjust slowly to change. Yet, we do not mind taking risks in order to convey truth, because we are not con cerned about being “liked” or popular. We do, however, want to be respected. So, expect great things from us this year. Better yet, don't just expect the best - demand itl This is your college and we want you to be proud of your campus publication. After all, it is a reflection of you! Thank you for your interest. Good luck as you prepare for your school year! THE VOICE OF BLACK WOMANHOOD Sincerely, Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor Address correspondence to: Spelman Spotlight Box 50 - Spelman College Atlanta, Ga. 30314 SPECIAL ISSUE: Welcome Back To All Spelmanites!