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Spelman Spotlight Don’t Forget Your Little Sisters By Raye John Belcher Associate Editor Black higher education owes much gratitude to philanthropy, the act of unselfishly supplying capital in order, ideally, to enhance the general advancement of others. Here at Spelman College, alumnae, individuals, and distinguished families, such as the Rockefellers and the Cosbys, have donated large sums of money to ensure this institution’s growth and to support or encourage Spelmanites to live up to Spelman’s notion of developing strong, well- rounded, and independent women who achieve. These contributions are wonderful; however, we must remember that to give is just as important as to receive. As we leave fair Spelman behind, we must remember to give back to the place that has given us so much. Even better, as "poor" as most of us college students are, it is possible to start giving back NOW as students. According to Pat Johnson, Director of Alumnae Affairs at Spelman College, enrolled Spelmanites have historically participated in giving money back to this institution in mainly three ways: classes have competed through raising funds, this year two organizations, Granddaughter’s Club and Pre-Alumnae Council, participated in the Founders Day Rally for Spelman Spirit Day, and the Spelman Student Government Association will donate money to Spelman on behalf of the student body. Ms. Johnson believes, however, that a new way of students giving back needs to be cultivated. "Every year each student should give at least one to five dollars to Spelman College," she said. "This amount is not much, but considering that the student body consists of almost 1700 students, collectively it is a whole lot." She said that the name of every student who donates to the college appears in the Spelman Messenger and the amount received is not revealed. She sincerely believes that every student can and should donate every year because Alumnae Affairs will accept any amount that Spelmanites can give. No, one does not need to be a Rockefeller or a Cosby to be a philanthropist. In fact, the November 1990 issue of Emerge suggests that the wave of the future is for philanthropic contributions to be made and foundations to be started by people of modest circumstances. Emerge says that, "Overall, the number of black philanthropists is rising, and the indicators seem to point to more increases in the next century." An encouraging fact. The above quote from Emerge is particularly encouraging because of a statement Emmett D. Carson, former director of the Joint Center for Political Studies’ Project on Black Philanthropy and currently a program officer with the Ford Foundation, makes in the same magazine. He says, "black philanthropy is self-help." Black people, including black women, have a history of hating themselves. In the spirit of Emerge’s predictions and Carson’s statement, let us start to stop self-hatred by perpetrating self- help. Spelmanites, let us help ourselves and our future little sisters. Do not wait until you are an alumna; start now. Give back. Give back. Give back! No Money! No Money! ... No Money? By Marva Tanner We are aware of the sentiments that students have expressed about the Office of Student Financial Services. Therefore, I want to share with you how I feel the year has evolved. It all began in mid July-and look at now how time did fl - It was then that we realized that FAO was three persons shy. While we were completing freshman awards and trying to lay them aside, Inquisitive, returning students began to call who could not be denied. The many calls and requests gathered like the dust While the input of data became a must. The heavy load increased by walk-ins, and visits to the South and the city We’d yet to call the meeting of the scholarship committee. Families came to the college for students "yet unborn" Inquiring about dollars that were not yet our own. Existing staff began to vacation, As Feds began quests for input on REALLOCATION! In came the temporary team To enter data and put out full steam! Calculators were supplied to assure that packaging be clean. We’d work until late hours with the "logged on" computer To insure that we had loaded the on- time returning students. But, to our amazement, those who would call Would be the ones with no data at all. Feds, Lenders, Guarantors were changing rules of the game That had to be applied when October 1 came. We assisted by complying with near- completed. applications Only to learn later of outdated, refiled information (some state loans). Perhaps you gave vent by calls or a letter Neither of which made us feel better. All through the year we don’t think we brought cheer But we are grateful for the end of this tortuous year. How wonderful it is to say the right thing And look forward to what the next year will bring. Forgetting the gamemanship, we’re looking ahead for better results from all we plan with the new system of packaging, MICROFAIDS. Following is the planned financial aid procedure for the 1991-92 academic year: ♦ Notification of aid will run on a first come first serve basis. * Students who file the required forms with the processing agencies, CSS or ACT, will receive comments from the services indicating what other information Spelman requires in order to process their financial aid request. ♦The Office of Student Financial Services will send a follow-up letter to each student who has completed the College Scholarship Services or ACT form and the Spelman College application. This letter will stipulate what information is needed by the Office of Student Financial Seryices to begin processing their request for financial aid. ♦Students who have aid that does not require verification will have their aid awarded and will be moved to the Office of Student Accounts for disbursement. ♦Once student information is received in the Office of Student Financial Services, an aid verification letter along with any documents requiring the student’s signature will be sent to the student, further stressing the importance of signatures on documents that they must submit to the office. ♦If a student meets verification, the Office of Student Financial Services Continued on page 12 Editor-in-Chief Associate Editor Co-Photo Editors Jocelyn Coleman Raye John Belcher Altana Conley Diana Mamas Camille Saunders Renee Rosa Geroada Carter Donates Gordon Daphne Walker Joi Bostic Office Manager Staff Advisor Ladonya Massie Aurellia James Allcgia Lawrence Angela Fry Rich£ Richardson Shana Tyred Nicole Williams Elisa Smith Art Director Am and Entertainment Editor Sports Editor Campus News Editor Expressions Editor Local News Editor Layout Editor artwork and sed on these ition of the via P.O, Box 1234,