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Page 4 • SPELMAN SPOTLIGHT October, 1988
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Security Update
By Tayari A. Jones
The Atlanta University Center Depart
ment of Public Safety is directed by Mr.
Stephen Bowser. Bowser has directed the
AUCDPS for the last six years. He is a re
tired police officer and has been in law
enforcement for over twenty years. His
many duties include the hiring of security
officers and making strategic decisions to
keep Spelman safe.
An applicant for a position as an officer
of the AUCDPS must posses the follow
ing attributes: self-discipline, good com
munication skills, and a personable at
titude. Most importantly, the applicant
must have had prior security experience.
There are two types of officers em
ployed by the AUCDPS. They are: state
certified police officers (with the same
authority as all other Atlanta police offic
ers), and certified security officers. All of
these men and women are state certified.
Furthermore, they spend 20 hours annu
ally in on-going training.
According to Bowser, the basic strat
egy for keeping the campus safe is “high
visibility.” When a man comes to Spel
man he must show an officer identifica
tion. This procedure serves a dual pur
pose. First, by showing some sort of iden
tification, the man proves that he is iden
tifiable. Secondly, his contact with a
highly visible security officer makes him
aware that there is security on the cam
pus. Ideally, this will deter a potential
criminal from doing some dastardly deed.
When asked how Spelman students can
help the security officers, Bowser replied,
“The students must see themselves as part
of the process. Not as consumers.” He
also stressed that students must be con
cerned about their safety on campus as
well as off campus. “While we wish we
could insure everyone’s safety 100 per
cent of the time; this is unrealistic. Per
sonal awareness is the key to personal
safety,” Bowser asserted.
He admitted that there is no way that
the officers can patrol the entire campus
to prevent people from climbing the fence
that surrounds Spelman. He also ac
knowledges that unidentifiable females
can enter the campus undetected at any
time. Therefore, a Spelmanite should not
believe that she is completely safe simply
because she is behind the fence.
In light of this, Bowser suggested the
following tips for personal safety:
1. NEVER prop open a door.
2. NEVER open a locked door for any
one, not even a resident.
3. NEVER help a man enter the cam
pus illegally.
4. AVOID walking alone at night.
5. BE OBSERVANT.
6. REPORT any suspicious behavior im
mediately.
The Frederick Douglass
Tutorial Program:
A Priceless Gift
By Patricia Hightower
In our geographic location, we are con
stantly reminded of our moral obligation
to the enlightenment of our younger gen
eration and to community problems. To
volunteer our time to nurture the educa
tional needs of our young black students
is a priceless gift.
The Frederick Douglass Tutorial pro
gram renders this valuable opportunity.
This program was established in 1970 by
the Morehouse College Student Govern
ment Association. The current directors
of the programs are Tracey Leary,
Emanuel Waddell, Damon Phillips and
Kenneth Brown. The faculty advisors are
Dr. V. L. Crawford and Mrs. Leroy
Keith. The purposes of the program as
stated by the directors are to provide a
vehicle to help alleviate the educational
deficiency in our young black students, to
give the Atlanta University Center the op
portunity to manifest its loyalty to the
community in which it is located and to
convey to college students the serious
problems plaguing not only our commu
nity but the many others like ours.
The tutoring of the students begins at
9:30 in Brawley Hall on Morehouse’s
campus. Each tutor is given a student who
will remain with them throughout the
year. The program serves grades kinder
garten through twelveth. However, most
of the students range from grades two
through six. The directors do not partake
in the tutoring unless there is a problem
with the tutor not being present. Their job
is to be sure that things run according to
schedule and to handle disciplinary prob
lems.
An ultimate goal of the program direc
tors is to spread out to the other schools in
the Atlanta University Center. The direc
tors plan to work this program out with
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Spelmanites Please!!!
By Ceasar Mitchell
In this new year, we have seen the
emergence of an emaculate dining facility
at Spelman College. But despite the
beauty of this new and improved
cafeteria, there are still murmurs of dis
content lingering in the morning, after
noon, and evening air. Now maybe if this
was last year or any year before, these
murmurs could be understood. However,
this is a larger hall, clearer surroundings,
and better food. There should not be any
complaints.
If only you would look back at how
your facilities used to be, then you would
be able to see the improvement. From
what I have seen, there is clearly im
provement in the way the food is pre
sented and the overall dining room atmos
phere. Even the food tastes and looks bet
ter. So, please explain to me the resonant
discontent.
When I compare Spelman’s dining hall
and food to that of Morehouse, our’s does
not come close. The total atmosphere is
such less desirable than Spelman’s. Your
lighting in your cafeteria is excellent and
our hall is lit with 30 watt bulbs. Your
dining hall looks clean each day -1 guess
ours will be clean in 1991. The compari
son, or shall I say contrast, of the food is
overwhelming. While your menu variety
allows you to have a choice between
liver, fish or chicken, your Morehouse
brothers are turning into hamburgers.
Futhermore, as you walk through a cli
mate controlled buffet line, we are herded
through a hot, stuffy, and sticky soup
kitchen line.
Believe me, I know you think this
Morehouse man’s opinion is greatly dis
torted. Therefore, I suggest that each
Spelmanite try eating breakfast, lunch, or
dinner in Chivers dining hall on
Morehouse’s Campus. It will be a guaran
teed unforgettable and an unbearable ex
perience.
So sisters, before you continue to crit
icize your dining facilities and food, think
about what they used to be like, and think
about your hamburger brothers in Chivers
dining hall. I am not asking you to accept
your cafeteria environment with passive
satisfaction, but at lease be appreciative
of the change, and try to enjoy the im
provement. Sisters please!!!