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Page 2 Spelman Spotlight September 28, 1984 Editorials and Other Thoughts Grant at a Glance thinking, learning, concep tualizing and expressing. What you think and how you feel is reflected in your attitude. To feel this sisterhood and to enrich yourself, you need to have a positive attitude about yourself and about the people around you and about the ac tivities in which you choose to engage yourself. As I speak to you about being positive in your personal development, I would like to share with you thoughts of the Spelman Spotlight. The motto of the Spelman Spotlight is “the Voice of Black Womanhood.” We, the staff, sincerely want it to be a strong voice as we strive to present issues that are relevant in a clear, accurate and informative manner. One of our goals is to see that you are benefited well from this publication. We hope that the benefits you gain will aid in your development and will enable you to function within this college community and within the Atlanta community. As you function in these communities, we encourage you to express yourself, to allow your voice to be heard. This can be done through the Spotlight. Write letters to the Spotlight voicing your opinions and con cerns. Show your creativity by submitting poems and essays and other thoughts. We want you to be heard. We also want you to expect of us the best. We have the respon sibility of keeping you informed and aware. Challenge us to live up to your expectations. We want to be proud of the Spotlight. We want you to be proud of it too because it is a reflection of you.” Fine Arts Editors Layout Editor Kimbei ly Harding Editor-in-Chief Natalie Heard Jennifer Jackson Carolyn Grant Copy Editors Sports Editor Associate Editor Mary Jean Hines Marie Roberts Lynette Glover Jennifer Kelly Literary Editor Managing Editor Business Manager Carol Lawrence Lynn Lawson Sharon Braxton Health Editor News Editors Circulation Managers Angela Hubbard Jasmine Williams Stephanie Smith Debbie Marable Triphenya Zachery Art Editor Debra Johnson Feature Editors Advertising Managers Stacy Burroughs Judy A. Swain Advisor Wanda Yancey Jacqueline Lewis Judy Gebre-Hiwet Political Editors Public Relations Managers Photo Editors Khadija Cabey Tawanda Williams Jennifer Satterfield Sydney Perkins Darlene Mosely Nelson Valentine The Spelman Spotlight is bi-monthly publication produced by and (or 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 1239. Spelman College, Atlanta. Georgia 30314. Telephone numbers are 525-1743. by Carolyn Grant Yesterday I arrived at Spelman. My arrival was the beginning of a new experience. I stepped into sisterhood that walks with me today. I stepped into a realm of black womanhood that has greeted many challenges. I stepped into learning — on going process that will never cease. I stepped into Spelman, a unique place to be. As Editor-in-Chief of the Spelman Spotlight, I would like to extend a personal welcome to all returning Spelmanites and especially to the class of ’88 for your are just beginning your step into Spelman. As you do so, I encourage you to step in with a serious mind and a positive at titude. Spelman has a unique sisterhood and offers a liberal arts program that enriches your development as a black woman. In order to experience them both, you need to have a mind that is about the business of T0«/*IDT,(/, RBPtfiCeD QV PALL PPOGAAMMEtL* /a/ MAMCty ceuren V- V T>-JoMt/’suw ^,7* What! No Senior Pageant? by Jasmine Williams News Editor The fall has always been my favorite time of the school year. The warm welcomes from peo ple you care about and missed over the summer months and even warm welcomes from peo ple who never spoke to you the previous semester. The annual Labor Day Picnics; the pageants, oh the pageants, some good, some not so good but all enter taining and memorable for their own unique reason. However, this year, one “pageant” will be missing from the lineup. The usual questions of “who tried out,” “who made it,” “does she really have talent,” and “who’s going to win,” will be absent in the senior class of 1985. For, those illustrious, dis tinguished and impeccable men of Morehouse College have once again taken our fate into their own hands and decided that this year, for whatever reason (lack of money they say) there will be no senior pageant. So where does that leave us? After “sweating” it out for three years in Sale Hall, telling ourselves that it was worth it because senior year would take us to MLK Chapel, it leaves our senior year void of one of our most memorable highlights of senior year. Unfortunately, our dear Morehouse brothers have a history of taking us for granted. We cheer at their games, reign as their queens and are charged full price to attend their events. The pageants began in a democratic way ... "Anyone interested in Miss so and so, interviews are XXXXX XXXX XXXX.” Then one year they decided that a better idea would be to invite those women they thought most suitable for a class queen. For tunately they realized that it would simply be better to stick with the democratic method! Is anyone upset about this? You bet they are. But my fellow classmates, we allow them to judge our exterior instead of our interior. We allow them to look at us as displays and not as the dynamic women we are. We allow them to haphazardly make decisions such as this one and get away with it. When are we going to stand up for ourselves and stop taking such an complacent attitude? Did one representative from the senior class at Morehouse attend our class meeting with an explanation? Were all avenues exhausted to discover ways of raising the money, if that is indeed the real reason for not having the pageant? I mean, come on, we all know how the Morehouse men feel about pageants, They love them! Did the entire senior class vote not to have it? I mean there are a thousand questions un answered and we have a right to demand an explanation. The entire purpose behind courts and pageants is to promote unity between the two schools. So how come we have not received an adequate explanation? WHERE IS OUR SPELMAN PRIDE! Us simply not having a pageant for them is not a viable recourse. Us simply mumbling and com plaining, is not a viable recourse. We need to finally take a stand against this outright disrespect of brotherhood/ sisterhood. WHERE IS OUR SPELMAN PRIDE!