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IN THIS
ISSUE
NEWS
Governor Sunny
Purdue plans to
create a New
Georgia. What
does his
Republican lead
ership mean for us?
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ARTS & LIVING
So, how do
you lose a
guy in ten
days? Charli
Penn reviews
the romantic
comedy star
ring Kate Hudson and
Matthew McConaughey,
plus presents the best way
to lose a Morehouse Man in
ten days.
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FEATURES
It seems the celebrity pan
elists at the Hip Hop
Conference forgot about the
little people. Read about
their disappointing behavior
in Features.
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The best
HBCU
bands in
the country took over the
Georgia Dome last month.
See the Spotlight pictorial
honoring the 2003 Honda
Battle of the Bands.
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HEALTH
PERSPECTIVES
The Spotlight presents a
special editorial on the
advent of war. Is the show
down to be or not to be?
Read Spelman professor
Harry Lefever’s response in
Perspectives.
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t—t r.,
Ever wondered
what the SSGA
does? We did.
Contributing writer
Kendall Wilson goes
behind the scenes of
Spelman’s Student
Government Association.
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PHOTO | Leigh Daveport
Students gather in the newly remodled Grille. The Lower Manley eatery menu includes smoothies, shakes, burgers, pizza, and gar
den salads.
Lower Manley Grille reopens
with praise and success
Jennifer Jenkins
News Reporter
Smoothies. Philly cheese
steak sandwiches. Authentic
pizza. A big screen TV.
It’s official.
The Lower Manley food court
is back, and it’s bigger and better
than ever. "The Grille," as it’s
commonly known, celebrated it’s
first opening of the semester last
week, and so far it seems to be a
success.
. Spelman students have been
flocking to the newly opened eat
ing facility, eager to investigate
the new menus, familiar friendly
faces of the staff, and the highly
improved decor.
"I still can’t get over how nice
and pleasantIhe Grille looks now,"
said Chelsey Rodgers, a second-
year resident student. "It makes
you want to sit down and eat there,
instead of automatically getting
your food to go."
Many other students share the
same enthusiasm about The Grille,
citing the nice booths and TV area.
Spelman administration has even
bigger plans for the food court, as
they are currently planning to pro
vide computers for students to use.
"It would really be helpful to
have computers down there," said
Millicent Whitaker. "It would def
initely make things easier for
times when you need to quickly
edit something or check email."
All in all, students seem to
appreciate and enjoy the newly
renovated facilities, although
some students believe the new
swiping system is a large draw
back. Said one resident student, "I
love the way the new food court
looks, but I wish we could swipe
our cards the way we used to. I
know we can swipe at unlimited
times now, but $25 really isn’t a
lot of money to spread over the
entire semester."
All in all, however, the open
ing of The Grille seems to be a
success, and as the administration
and staff work out the final kinks,
Spelman women look forward to
things only getting better.
IN REMEMBRANCE...
PHOTO | CNN.com
The crew of the Shuttle Columbia (from 1 to r): David M.
Brown, 46; Rick D. Husband, 45; Laurel Clark, 41;
Kalpana Chawla, 32; Michael P. Anderson, 42; William C.
McCool, 40; and Ilan Ramon, 47.
On Saturday, February 1, 2003, the NASA
Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated nearly 40
miles and only minutes away from Earth as it
attempted to complete its landing at Kennedy
Space Center in Florida. Debris from the shuttle
has been found as far away as 140 miles from
the incident.
Of those aboard the flight were Ilan Ramon,
the first Israeli astronaut in history, and Michael
P. Anderson, a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel
and physicist.
Memorials have been held across the coun
try and around the world to mourn the loss of the
“Columbia Seven.” President Bush joined hun
dreds at the Johnson Space Center in Texas on
Tuesday to share his thoughts. “Today we
remember not only one moment of tragedy, but
seven lives of great purpose and achievement,”
Bush said.
www.spelman.edu/spotlight
Harper and
Pedescleaux:
The New
Dean Team
• With the departures of
Deans Kai Jackson, and
Cynthia Spence, Spelman
begins 2003 with change
Astrid Thomas
News Reporter
English Professor Dr. Donna
Harper and Political Science
Chairman Dr. Desiree
Pedescleaux have been promoted
as the new Dean of
Undergraduate Studies and new
Associate Dean of Undergraduate
Studies.
These two professors took
their new positions this semester.
Dr. Harper and Dr. Pedescleaux
replaced the former Academic
Deans, Dr. Cynthia Neal Spence
and Dr. Kai Jackson.
Both former deans decided to
step down and explore other
opportunities. Dr. Spence has
been in this position for 13 years
and has decided to return to the
classroom as a full-time professor
in the Sociology Department.
Currently, Spence is on sabbatical
leave and will return to Spelman
in the fall semester of 2003. She
decided to pursue another
employment opportunity in the
writing arena. Dr. Jackson is now
working at Morehouse College
for the Corporate Relations
Department.
"I really miss Spelman stu
dents because there are no other
students like Spelman women. I
would like to wish everyone
well," said Dr. Kai Jackson, for
mer Associate Academic Dean.
Dr. Jackson is considering
returning to Spelman next year
and teaching part-time for first
year composition.
"Initially, I had no interest in
applying for the Dean’s position,"
said Harper. Yet, praying and
reading the book Who Moved My
Cheese? helped to motivate her.
Also, Dr. Harper dreamed of the
late Etta Falconer of the Science
Department being in her office as
an answer to her prayer to apply
for the position. Another thing
that helped her to apply was being
interested in working with the
new college President, Dr.
Beverly Daniel Tatum.
"Accepting the position
when it was offered to me was the
merely the honest thing to do. 1
would not have applied if I would
have been unwilling to accept,"
said Harper.
Dr. Pedescleaux accept-
See Dean Team, page 4