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August 29, 2006
Volume XLV No. 1
New changes in
airport security
With the start of the 2006-2007
academic years, many Spelman
students were distressed by the
new changes in airport security.
P3
Spelman Drama
Department Year
Preview
Arts and Entertainment Editor
Deanna Jenkins previews the
Drama Department upcoming per
formances.
P4
Welcome Class of
2010
The Spelman Spotlight welcomes
the newest class of Spelmanites.
P5
Healthy Hair Care
Get the hair you want with these
tips to prevent damaged and mis
treated hair care.
Combating the
Freshman 15
Avoiding the freshman 15 is not
impossible with these tips on
health eating and living .
P1 9
Students move to MetroPointe
Nicole Barden
News Editor
In an effort to accommo
date over 600 students in the
class of 2010, Spelman relo
cated approximately 80 soph
omores, juniors, and seniors.
Upper-class students regis
tered to live in Morehouse-
James for the 2006-2007
school year were reassigned to
MetroPointe Lofts, student
housing three miles from cam
pus.
The majority of students
affected were informed of the
new housing plans on Aug.
4th, 2 _ weeks before school
starts, by email in addition to
phone calls and letters.
Students living on the first
floor were not notified until
Aug. 12th because it was not
discovered until later that
their rooms were also needed
to house first year students.
MetroPointe, a relatively
new two and four bedroom
apartment complex, was
selected by a committee com
prised of staff from the stu
dent affairs department.
“We chose MetroPointe
because of its popularity
among commuter students, its
location, and its amenities,”
said Thais Bouchereau a
member of the committee and
the Director of Housing and
Residence Life.
Some of these benefits
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include fully furnished 4 bed
room apartments with a TV
and cable, kitchen, air-condi
tioning, and free shuttle serv
ice. Perhaps the most valued
advantages are the private bed
rooms and bathrooms.
Dr. Sherry Turner, Vice
President for Student
Development, explained to
students in an email about the
new partnership between
Spelman and MetroPointe.
The committee was pleased
with the offerings that the
arrangement gave students.
“All of our students are
housed on the same floor in
the same area and we provide
professional housing staff
members,” said Turner. A res
ident assistant lives at
MetroPointe, and a resident
coordinator/community liai
son is also available to assist
the students.
Even with all of the ameni
ties, MetroPointe still has
restrictions because it is con
sidered a resi
dential space
of Spelman.
“It is the
expectation
that all
Spelman
College resi
dents residing
a t
MetroPointe
abide by all
housing policies,” said
Bouchereau.
“Its interesting that we still
have to follow visitation rules
even though I have males liv
ing down the hall from me,”
said junior, Rachel Bland.
Despite the presence of a resi
dent assistant and a resident
coordinator, Spelmanites are
on the honor code system.
Students at MetroPointe
have the same room and
board rate as students on cam
pus, but they have the option
of changing their meal plan or
discontinuing it all together.
Meanwhile, Morehouse-
James was converted into a
residence hall for first year stu
dents because of its relative
small size and its proximity to
other first-year dorms, but it is
scheduled to be a dorm for
upperclass students once again
in the fall.
Of course, everyone was
see MetroPointe on Pg 3»>
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New Staff
Named
Terricha Bradley
News Writer
Spelman College welcomes
two new staff members for the
2006-2007 academic year:
Cathy Daniels, Secretary of
the College and Dr. Sherry
Turner, Vice-President of
Student Affairs. Both posi
tions allow Daniels and
Turner to work closely with
President Tatum and the stu
dent body, to assure that
Spelman is the best college it
can possibly be.
Tucked away on the third
floor of Cosby, next to the
Writing Center lab is the
Board of Trustees office,
where Daniels serves as the
liaison between the president
and the Board. The Secretary
of the College is responsible
for all board meetings, activi-
see Staff on Pg 2 »>
New student orientation 2006
Shayla Ball
Editor at Large
Sun. Aug. 20, 2006 over
600 young black women were
inducted into the illustrious
sisterhood unique to Spelman
College during the class of
2010’s first-year student ori
entation week.
This historical tradition of
induction allows new students
the opportunity to take part in
the creation and implementa
tion of their very own ceremo
ny, making each year’s event
unique to it’s entering class.
“The induction ceremony
was the best event we went to
all week. We did it, it was for
us” said first-year student La
Wanda Johnson of New York.
Rich in both history and
distinction, the Spelman
College orientation experience
is one that prepares students
for the academic rigor and
social climate of the college,
educating them on Spelman’s
history, decorum, and the
unwavering expectation of
excellence.
Throughout the week, stu
dents, faculty, family and
friends were invited to take
part in the multitude of activ
ities designed to acclimate
new Spelmanites with their
campus community and inter
act with one another in an
enriching environment.
By participating in such
see Orientation on Pg 2 »>
Kristi'
Editor in Chief
to Number 5
Black Enterprise named Spelman the fifth best college for i
African American students for 2006 in its popular annu
ings, a drop of three spots from its listing in 2004.
Many colleges and universities find an increasing need to do |
well on rankings as they compete for the nation’s best students, j
while the rankings sometimes overemphasizes the importance of j
specific criteria. j
For instance, the variables given the heaviest weighting for the j
list were the black graduation rate followed by the average aca- j
demic and social environment scores. I
While Spelman’s graduation rate is 77%, the highest gradua- j
tion rate of all the historically black colleges on the list, the j
school still found itself dropping from No. 2.
Atlanta University Center’s own Morehouse College dropped j
44 spots to No. 45 from No. 1, while Clark Atlanta University |
did not make the list at all this year.
The ranking was released at press time. More analysis of this
situation is to come in the next issue.
1) Florida A & M University
2) Howard University
3) North Carolina A & T State University
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