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Page 2 Spelman Spotlight April 20, 1982 Spotlight Wins! Photo by Whitney Young On February 19, 1982, the SPOTLIGHT staff, ’81-82, received second place for most improved senior college newspaper from the Georgia Press Association. The SPOTLIGHT was represented at the Awards Banquet by Business Manager, Denise Reynolds and Associate Editor, Lisha Brown. The members of the staff are very proud of our award and the recognition we have received through our efforts to produce a quality paper. Apology For Tardiness The SPOTLIGHT staff apologizes for the delay between the last issue and this one. Despite the delay, we are continuously working to represent your voice and we hope you appreciate our effort to. Enjoy the issue! SPOTLIGHT Staff Time To Clear The Air By Lisha B. Brown Assoc. Editor A climate of apathy has loom ed over us. smothering all of our life’s energies. We are filled with an indifference which has so subtly infiltrated our minds and bodies, that we have become cultural zombies. As my instruc tors have said repeatedly, “We have lost our principles.” We seem to haved subconsciously and even consciously taken on the motto: “We shall not be pressed.” This sentiment is pre sent in the behavior of the majority of us on this campus. There is no concern with what is important; nor do we care about anything or anyone who is not directly involved with our in dividual needs. The revolutionary climate of the sixties produced energetic young Blacks, full of purpose and self - motivation. AstheTalented Tenth of their culture, they committed themselves to the overall improvement of their people. They dressed in dashikis to remind themselves from whence they came. They march ed, had sit-ins, protested ine qualities, and participated in freedom rallies. The energy level during this period was astronomically high and very contagious. They could not be stifled because their principles were always in sight. And through all of this positively channelled energy our people felt definite progress. Unfor tunately, we became satisfied with too little too soon; and we sat back a little too long reaping the benefits of our ad vancements. It became more important to be Black and cool than Black and proud. More Blacks began to move to the suburbs. Getting Mercedes and Cadillacs in the garage became the new, yet misplaced, priority. The Jeffer- sons were moving on up, trying to stuff their mouths with all of the pie. But, never looking back to help those they left behind. Slowly, we began to lose our principles. Atty Marian Wright Edelman stated during the Founder’s Day Service, “You’ve (students) got nothing to rebel against because you got too much too soon.” And so we have grown up in a state of lethargy. We find convenience in going with the flow because it is more appealing than using our capabilities of analyzing and determining what is right or wrong. So many of us sit back, expecting everything to fall in our laps without putting forth any positive energy. Luckily, I have teachers who really care about their students. Incidentally, they were absorbed by the energies of the sixties (which is why I believe their dedication is so strong.) They have challenged us students and we have passively admitted defeat. Some of my classmates and I remain in our seats long after these teachers have preach ed their sermons and left, shak ing their heads in despair. We have permitted these ominous elements to render us lifeless; and we have disappointed those who believe in us. It is our obligation to those who still have faith in us and to ourselves to regain our energies and restore the liveliness that was once ours. We can then re- establish our principles and re - channel our energies into a revitalization of our culture and ideologies of those people who "have brought us thus far on our way." Editor-in-Chief Photography Editors Melvin Jones Bridgett M. Davis Whitney Young Associate Editor Circulation Manager Reporters Nancy Bowman Lisha B. Brown Glenda Patterson Cory Cary =t " Business Manager Rosalyn Carey Dawn Dickerson Veronica Green Denise Reynolds Kimberly Harding Office Manager Lisa Hobbs Carla Thomas Copy Editors Angela Jackson News Editors Ronda Killens Sharon Jones Glenda Patterson Valerie Peete Karen Burroughs Carolyn Robinson Features Editors Layout Editor Spotlight Advisor Judy Gebre-Hiwet Lisa Turner Lynne Shipley Tony Magby Art Editor Special Features Editor Health Editor Debra Johnson Artists Diane Moss Carla Johnson Luis Dauway Rita Lewis Russell Watts 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.