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Volume XLIV No. Tuesday, February 14, 2005 PELMAN www.spelmanspotlight.com l‘OT LIGHT Wedding bells ring in the AUC More and more couples are jumping the broom early. Jazzman’s serves it up New cafe unites students through good eats and live entertainment WELLNESS Veggies Anyone? Students eat their way to a healthy lifestyle. Students gather to celebrate life ISSUE: of Coretta Scott King NEWS Introducing STAC! New campus organization bridges gap between MIT and student body to help with tech issues. P2 ENTERTAINMENT “Flavor of Love” lacks appeal Spotlight Arts and Entertainment Co-Editor explores the lack of flavor in new VH1 reality series. P5 WELLNESS Speiman diabetes program going strong Students learn how to live a healthy life through exercise and improved eating habits, decreasing the risk of diabetes. P8 What are you doing for Valentine’s Day? “I’ll be at a dinner celebrating the love of God with family and friends in the Manley Atrium.” Acasia Barret, sophomore, English major/pre-med P3 Nicole Barden News Writer Feb. 1, 2006, Atlanta University Center students honored the life and legacy of Coretta Scott King with a can dlelight vigil at the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel of Morehouse College. Terricha Bradley News Editor Inside the dimly lit Baldwin-Burroughs Theatre at Speiman College, the audi ence belonged to Cosby Endowed Chair, Pearl Cleage, C'71. “An Evening With Pearl Cleage” kicked off the "Sisterspeak and More" series which will last from Feb. 4, 2006, until Feb. 18, 2006. The intimate, but simple setting consisted of a table draped in red cloth and a chair. “Imagine that you are gathered around a campfire to tell stories, that define us, while there is still time to pass them on,” said Cleage, who expressed the importance of oral traditions. Six different experiences were presented by Cleage, focusing on sisterhood, vio lence against women, the mys teries of manhood, and recog- King died in her sleep from heart failure in Baja California, Mexico on Jan. 31, 2006, at the age of 78. When she arrived in Mexico, she was suffering from ovarian cancer. King had been in a weakened state since August as a result of a stroke and heart attack that nition of foremothers that paved the way for women to make a difference. Cleage made a connection | with female audience mem- ■§ C bers during her selection, “In « the Time Before Men Came.” -2 Instances where fearless ‘s Amazon women built cities, | were warriors and generals, Q and had the ability to fly, rep- s resented the strong communi- £ ty that black women created. Males, in particular, were addressed in a selection from “Mad at Miles.” Here, Cleage spoke about jazz legend Miles Davis and his physical vio lence toward women. “How can they hit us and still be our heroes, lovers, geniuses, and friends?” asked Cleage as she read an excerpt from Davis’ autobiography. As Cleage continued with her personal storytelling, she left her partial ly paralyzed. The ceremo ny included the participation of various campus organizations from Speiman College, Morehouse College, and „ Clark Atlanta 3 T T • z University, g Members of * Alpha Phi 5 A 1 p h a 2 Fraternity Inc., Alpha Kappa £ Alpha Sorority and Morehouse Sociological Association were present among others. Ronald Holmes, press and publicity director for the Morehouse Chapter of the NAACP and event coordina tor, explained that it was truly a united effort. questioned why there were more good sisters than good brothers. “Most men have no idea what women think makes a good brother.. .we are looking for a brother who never hits a woman, who always listens and who is not intimidated by the power and magic of women,” said Cleage. Upon the conclusion, Cleage wanted female atten- “We knew something need ed to be done on campus,” he said, “she was a civil rights activist in her own right.” In little over a day, the Student Government Associations from each of the three schools worked together to plan the service. “The media came out to see something positive. We com mend the media for that,” said Holmes. Juan Quick, second vice president of the Morehouse Chapter of the NAACP, high lighted King’s goals. “She wanted to raise funds for the King Center, make her husband’s birthday a national holiday, and speak out against injustice, especially racial injustice,” he said. In 1968, the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change opened with Coretta Scott King as its see Vigil on Pg 7 >» dees to experience sisterhood and togetherness. She stressed the importance of support from black men in the midst of oppression. “Violence toward black women needs to stop, and it begins with their support. Whenever there is animosity toward black men, we always run to their defense. As women, we already expect their defense when there’s violence toward us.” Inc., Pearl Cleage kicks off ‘Sisterspeak’ Speiman Spotlight staffers Terricha Bradley and YetundeTyehimba pose with Cleage during her interview.