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Volume XLVIII NO. 1
MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2005
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IN THIS ISSUE
NEWS
A special edition of
School Daze, a sequel in
the works, and a party
thrown by Lee himself?
What more could the
AUC ask for?
page 1
Southeast Asia suffers
the devestating effects
of a natural disaster.
page 1
ARTS & LIVING
The Spotlight goes to the
movies.
pages 6 and 7
FEATURES
Find out what Stevie
Wonder’s birthday
remix and MLK Jr.
Day have to do with
each other.
page 5
Think you can keep up
with your New Year’s
Resolution?
page 4
HEALTH
January is
National :
a. stalking aware
ness month
b. oatmeal month
c. hot tea month
d. all of the above
Check Page 9 for the
answer!
SPORTS
Get ready to pick up a
game of Spelman bas
ketball
page 12
Editorials
We let these ladies
speak
for themselves.
pages 10 and 11
Martin Luther King delivering his famous, “I have a PHOTO | www.med.sc.edu
dream,” speech. Dr. King is one of two Americans whose birthday is a
national holiday (the other is George Washington). Today his birthday is
celebrated in over 100 countries around the world.
“A King Celebration,”
13 years of honoring Dr. King
Leigh Davenport
Contributing Editor
PHOTO www.barbican.org
We all remember the music, but who remembers the
message? As Spike Lee prepares to revamp his 1988
musical, the director returns to his alma mater to pro
mote and to party. An exclusive interview with Mr.
Spike Lee reveals his opinion of the School Daze phe
nomenon, plans for recreating Mission College for the
millennium and why we need to wake up - again.
As the world celebrated
Dr. King’s birthday this
year, the city of Atlanta,
birthplace to Dr. King lead
the nation in commemera-
tive festivities.
Amongst the various cele
brations held this year was
the 13th annual “A King
Celebration,” a musical
tribute to Dr. King’s life and
legacy.
The program featured the
the Spelman College Glee
Club, directed by Dr. Kevin
Johnson the Morehouse
College Glee Club, directed
by Dr. David Morrow; and
the Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra. The concert was
held on Morehouse’s cam
pus in the Martin Luther
King, International Chapel,
on Jan. 13, 2005.
Since its inception in .
1992, this annual event has
become one of the most cel
ebrated national musical
tributes to Dr. King.
Nykia Burk, a Spelman
Glee Club member found
her experience especially
rewarding.
"I feel that this concert
was a very good experience
for the AUC students.
Having the chance to per
form with the Atlanta
Symphony Orchestra is
very special.
“I think that the concert
was a success because the
turnout and response from
the audience was great, but
also because it displayed
Dr. Martin Luther King's
aims, which was for black
and whites to come together
as one. At the performance
color doesn’t matter, it is all
about exuding the spirit
and musicianship. I had a
great time working with the
Atlanta Symphony
Orchestra and look forward
to it next year,” said Burk.
This years program fea
tured Scott Joplin’s Pulitzer
Prize winning opera as well
as the first symphony set
by an African-American
composer, William Grant
Still.
The concert will be broad
cast to more than 250 public
radio stations nationally on
NPR’s daily classical music
program.
For nationwide station
information and broadcast
times, visit NPR’s website
at www.npr.org.
Tsunami in the
INDIAN OCEAN ..
A woman mourns lost tsunami victims. PHOTO | www.cnn.com
Danielle Doss
News Writer
Over 160,000 peo
ple in southeastern Asia
were killed by a tsunami
triggered by an earthquake
on Dec. 26, 2004. The
tsunami, which moved at
up to
500 miles per hour and cre
ated waves nearly 40 feet
high, struck the coastlines
of a dozen countries,
including India, Sri Lanka,
the Maldives, Indonesia,
Thailand, Malaysia,
Myanmar, and Somalia.
The earthquake, which
began around 7 a.m. on the
26th off the coast of
Sumatra, Indonesia, meas
ured
9.0 on the Richter scale.
This is reported to be the
worst earthquake since
1964 and the fifth strongest
since 1900.
The death tolls
continue to rise as many
adults and children are
missing, and the fear of
disease threatens the health
of tsunami survivors as
result of water contamina
tion. The aftermath of the
Asian tsunami has left
many without food, water
or shelter. Furthermore,
aftershocks from
the earthquake continue to
make the area fairly unsta
ble. Thousands are still
missing, including many
tourists from across the
globe. Many countries
have pledged millions of
dollars towards the relief
efforts thus far. In total, $2
billion worldwide has
been raised for tsunami
relief. At least 20 tons of
supplies have already been
delivered to some of the
hardest hit areas, with
plans to ship 12,500 tons
more.
Authorities are struggling
to deliver these supplies
because the infrastructure
in these needy areas has
been destroyed.
While the initial support
for tsunami victims has
been excellent, officials are
worried about future sup
port for the affected areas -
some which may not recov-
see Tsunami, page 3