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Spelman Spotlight Page 2 Jumping the Generation Gap By Jocelyn Coleman Editor-in-Chief Where would some of us be without family? How far have some of us come without any family support at all? Fortunately, I am one of the lucky ones. The Coleman family has been the most positive influence in my life. I am sure I am not alone when I admit that sometimes tears come to my eyes when I think about how much my family members mean to me. It’s really comforting to know that there are people in this world who love you unconditionally. However, I must admit that recently I’ve grown a lot closer to some particular members of my family - my grandparents. This Christmas I took a break from the usual "old hangout drop-ins" and chillin’ with the high school crew to spend a week with my father’s parents. This idea hit me during a meditation at the end of the semester when Spelman sisters were sharing a lot of the pain they had to endure within their family structure. I thought about how grateful I was to have such a positive family and how I really had not spent that much time with my grandparents, especially since I was working far away the entire summer. So I packed up some graduate school applications, a list of letters to be written, a draft of a T.V. script and a journal I planned to begin and headed for my grandparents’ house less than an hour away. My grandparents are real busy still working side-by-side well past the retirement age. They are the two most generous people I’ve ever met and I truly adore the loving relationship they share going on 50 years of marriage. Little did I know that I would be too engrossed in my grandparents’ daily rituals of living life to the fullest to even touch my load of busy work. We got up every morning to one of Grandma’s hearty breakfasts and talked about this and that until The Price Is Right came on T.V. We shopped for gifts, scoured the town for the perfect poinsettias for neighbors and put new tires on the Chrysler. Then it was time for dinner, the news and small talk until we all went to bed a lot earlier than my usual time. It was really refreshing to have in- depth conversations with my elders. Their insight on the topics we discussed were golden and enlightening. Listening to my grandmother lay down some laws on handling relationships was a revelation in itself. History really does repeat itself. Men haven’t changed a bit and her advice is priceless. Granddaddy reminded me to take care of my mental well-being which is something that many college students tend to ignore. Whenever I am getting too stressed out I hear Granddaddy’s words of wisdom ringing in my head and I adjust my schedule for some sleep. The highlight occured in the middle of the week when it donned on me that.../ was actually CHILLIN’ with my grandparents!. It was relaxing, it was educational and it gave me an opportunity to see why my Dad developed into such a strong man. I can honestly say that getting to know my grandparents on the cool tip was one of the most exciting weeks of my life. We laughed, we talked and most of all, we explored the sides of ourselves we never got to see between Christmas trees, holiday get-togethers and Sunday afternoon dinners. This special time gave me even more reason to feel so extremely blessed to have a pair of God’s angels as grandparents. . . and friends. The War. . .In The Gulf? Know The Facts By Kimberley A. Suber My people, so you know what’s going on? My people, where are your brothers and why are they gone? My people, did you know that there has been a war declared on us? No, it’s not a new war, nor a separate war - it’s the same war we’ve been reading about since Jan. 15, 1991 - the war in the Gulf. Did you believe that it was "America v. Hussein"? That is what the media would love for you to believe, but please - think again. This war has nothing to do with oil. America only gets approximately 6% of its oil from Kuwait. Kuwait is Japan’s main source of oil. . . So why aren’t they militarily engaged in this war? The answer is simple: America de-militarized Japan in order to keep the Japanese in military control; so no matter how technologically advanced they become, America retains the capacity to destroy them. My people, America knows what it is doing; everything is a means to an end. The issue here, is that of control. If Hussein controls Kuwait (which is rightfully his historically), then he gains enormous p^wer. This is a threat to the white collective powers economically. To the white collective powers, a man of color in control is no only an economical scare, but an egotistical scare as well. The objective of the war is to let people of color know, point blank: When people of color step out of line (strive for power and/or economic equality), whites will not only themselves make military moves to destroy us, but will (in this case especially) recruit other people of color and TOGETHER will TOTALLY annihilate us and our colored adversaries. Make no mistake - America knows exactly what it is doing. America has a past history of exerting random, unnecessary military force on people of color (i.e. Hiroshima, Vietnam and - let us not forget - Panama). In Panama, not 300 (as reported by American media), but 3,000 Panamanians were killed in the search for one man - Manuel Noriega. Ironically, the American press neglected to inform us that Noriega was recruited by the United States at the age of 16, trained by the CIA and put into power when their president was "mysteriously" killed in a plane crash. America created and empowered him. . . my people, America knows exactly what it is doing. America makes two claims that seem to have nothing to do with each other: (a) America is a Christian country, and (b) Hussein is literally crazy. In the Middle East, there is no separation of church and state, so killing in the name of Allah is not crazy; it’s an acceptable circumstance of life. Here, our Christian "Ibou shalt not kill" government has hypocritically issued the order to remove Hussein at all costs. Our "Thou shalt not kill” government has even gone so far as to threaten nuclear warfare. Now WHO’S crazy? My people, America knows what it is doing; and by painting the picture of Hussein being "crazy," America has gained enormous financial, military and moral support. There is so much more to look at: the mysterious rise in military Continued on page 12 Spelm an Spotlight STAFF Editor-in-Chief Jocelyn Coleman Associate Editor Raye John Belcher Co-Photo Editors Karen Neely Diana Dismus Advertising Director Camille Saunders Classified Ad Manager Renee Ross Business Managers Michelle Tibbs Office Managers Geronda Carter Donnica Gordon Daphne Walker Staff Advisor Joi Bostic Section Editors Copy Editor Ladonya Massie Art Director Aurellia James Arts and Entertainment Editor Allegra Lawrence Sports Editor Angela Fry Campus News Editor Riche Richardson Expressions Editor Shana Tyree Local News Editor Nicole Williams Layout Editor Elisa Smith The Spelman Spotlight welcomes letters to the editor, artwork and submissions to Expressions. Editorial opinions expressed on these pages do not necessarily represent the editorial position of the Spotlight. All submissions will be considered for publication as space permits. Submissions should be sent through Campus Mail via P.O. Box 1234.