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VOLUME XVII NO. 4
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2002
www.spelman.edu/spotlight
Spelman students among
many at annual AIDS
Walk
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f py returns with a look at alumnae giving and federal
if- funding.
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Students come out;
no children for Fall
Carnival
Snipers caught, Nation sighs in relief
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Astrid 1. Thomas
News Reporter
On Saturday, Oct. 12,
Spelman College and various
student organizations sponsored
a Fall Carnival for the children
of the community. The Fall
Carnival was held inside and
outside of Lower Manley from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Many student
clubs and organizations partici
pated to make this event educa
tional and fun-filled.
There were a lot of
Spelman students and students
from the AUC that came out to
support and participate in the
event.
"The Fall Carnival was
really nice. Each organization
had their own original ideas and
cute activities for the kids that
represented their club," said
Danielle Maxwell, a sophomore
who is a member of the
Chemistry Club.
Each charter club or
organization was required by
Spelman’s House of
Representatives to participate in
the event. Every club or organi
zation had to come up with an
activity for the children that rep
resented the club or organiza
tion. For instance, the
Economics Club designed the
activity, "Who Wants to be a
Millionaire," where children
answered math and black history
trivia questions. Children who
participated received a goody
bag. Other clubs had fun activi
ties like a cake walk, face paint
ing, jump roping, musical chairs,
and other exciting things for the
children to choose from.
"The turnout wasn’t what I
expected," Maxwell said
This year, Spelman’s goal
was to have at least 200 children
attend the carnival.
Unfortunately, Spelman was
unable to meet that goal.
"The carnival should have
been publicized more because
there were a lack of children in
attendance," said Mia Searles, a
sophomore who is a member of
the Tri-State Club.
At the end of the carnival,
children began to come out and
take part in the event. Even
though there was a lack of chil
dren in attendance, the Fall
Carnival was still a success
because the college students
made up for the lack of children
and took part in each other activ
ities. It was a fun event to see
grown college students playing
musical chairs and turning the
double-dutch ropes.
"The carnival really did not
focus too much on Halloween. It
was good for Spelman to pro
mote the theme of fall, not
Halloween," said Harmonie
Mason, a sophomore who is a
member of the Alpha Lambda
Delta Honor Society.
Each year, Spelman
College sponsors the Fall
Carnival for the children of the
community to derive the chil
dren’s focus on Halloween.
Many parents and other adults
do no like the idea of Halloween
because it promotes demonic
images and activities such as
witches, goblins, and haunted
houses.
Also, most adults do not
agree with the idea of Trick or
Treat because some people in the
world like to put things into the
candies even though it supposed
to be a fun event. The Fall
Carnival becomes an alternative
activity to replace Halloween
and stir away from the idea of
just receiving candy and other
treats. The Fall Carnival allows
the children to have fun through
games and other activities rather
than Trick or Treating.
"The college students
enjoyed themselves because
they volunteered for the event.
They did not do it because it was
required," said Searles.
The Fall Carnival was an
activity to for students to per
form community service by
socializing with children of the
community. "I think the carnival
was a beneficial event to the
children of the community
regardless of religion because it
was educational as well as fun,"
said Mason.
• The city-wide charity
event aims for $1
million in donations
for AIDS research
Jasmine Guy
News Reporter
Rain or shine, Spelman
women are truly "women who
serve." The weather forecast
said that there was a 60% chance
of rain on Sunday, Oct. 20, but
yet several Spelmanites, AUC
students, and thousands of other
people from the Atlanta
Metropolitan area came out for
AIDS Walk Atlanta 2002.
AIDS Walk Atlanta is a 1 OK
walk that takes place in the
Midtown community area.
Some of the special guests in the
Opening Ceremony included
Bill Brochtrup from "NYPD
Blue," Hal Sparks
from "Queer As Folk," Charles
Cornelius, Mayor Shirley
Franklin, and the uplifting voice
of Stephanie Mills. Mills sang an
inspirational song entitled
"You’ll Never Walk Alone."
After her selection, the walk
began.
Some of the Spelman organ
izations that participated in
AIDS Walk Atlanta 2002 includ
ed the Sophomore Class
Council, Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority Inc., Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority Inc., SHAPE,
and the Spelman Glee Club.
Spelmanites and other partici
pants took a big step in making a
difference in the lives of men,
women, and children living with
HIV and AIDS.
Once again, Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority Inc., "Sweet" Mu
Pi Chapter was recognized as a
Gold Team that raised
$14,339.58, slightly more than
last year’s donation. They were
the sixth largest contributor
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among other corpo
rations such as Delta Airlines
and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention.
Thousands of people from
all walks of life came together in
Piedmont Park to raise funds for
research for the AIDS epidemic,
which is prominent in the
African-American community
as well as other ethnic communi
ties. AIDS Walk Atlanta is the
largest AIDS service organiza
tion in the Southeast region of
the United States. The proceeds
from AIDS walk goes to AIDS
and HIV research, AIDS
Prevention and Education pro
grams, and to people with AIDS
or HIV who are unable to work
because of the disease. A woman
with AIDS attending the walk
said that she was so touched to
see so many people come out.
"This has truly uplifted my
spirits and because of supporters
like the ones here today, I know
that I can go on and survive," she