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September 12, 2006
Volume XLV No. 2
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Spelman ranked
“stone cold”.
In Princeton’s Review’s list of
Most Consumed Colleges,
Spelman finds itself ranked one of
the driest campuses.
P2
‘Survivor’ sepa
rates by race
New season of ‘Survivor’ causes
stir because of decision to sepa
rate teams by race.
P3
Many music
artists set to
release this fall
Arts and Entertainment Editor
Deanna Jenkins previews the lat
est music set to hit the stores this
fall.
P5
Fall fashion for
ward
Preview upcoming fashions and
styles for the fall season.
Understanding
Spelman insur
ance
Ever wonder where the $420 you
pay in health insurance goes?
Sports and Wellness Editor is on a
mission to find out.
Hurricane Katrina: Where are we now?
Nicole Barden
News Editor
One year later rebuilding in
the aftermath of Hurricane
Katrina is still a demanding
task for ‘Survivor’s dispersed
throughout the nation. Some
students from Dillard and
Xavier Universities found
themselves at Spelman. Many
of these students stayed at
Spelman after their home
institutions reopened.
“My roommate and I came
here to visit her family. My
uncle said to see what the local
black schools were doing for
black students. We went to
the admissions office and they
asked if we were interested in
applying. We hadn’t thought
about applying but they let us
join the class,” said junior,
Brittany Edwards, who previ
ously attended Xavier
University.
Other students chose
Spelman because it was the
best of their limited choices.
“My other option was to
attend a rural school in north
ern Louisiana. I didn’t want
to do it. Spelman came to
mind and a friend of mine
said she was going to do it, so
we applied,” said junior,
Shiquita Brooks, who decided
not to return to Dillard
University.
Both students
received financial
aid last year to
assist them with
their transition to
Spelman.
Through the
United Negro
College Fund
( U N C F ) ,
Edwards
received a grant
from the
Mellon
Foundation,
which covered
her room and
board.
Spelman, Morehouse, and
Clark Atlanta also received
$2.8 million from the Mellon
Foundation through the
Southern Education
Foundation, to assist in their
efforts to accommodate guest
students and current students
from the New Orleans area.
Brooks received money
from the UNCF as well, but
because she is from New
Orleans she was able to receive
additional funds.
“They said since I was from
New Orleans it was automati
cally free for the semester,” she
said.
After being accepted, stu
dents were given a mini orien
tation and Spelman parapher
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Hurricane Katrina unleashed its damage on the gulf coast and New Orleans a year ago.
Many students are still recovering emotionally and financially from the devastation.
nalia. During the spring
semester, student activities
gave students a Visa gift card
to purchase necessities. Now
that the following year is
underway these students have
received little to no special
attention. Financial assistance
is minimal and hard to find.
“They are treating us like
normal students now,” said
Edwards.
“I haven’t really gotten any
thing yet but they said to
come back September 5th. I
was told they have a fund for
students from the devastated
areas,” said Brooks.
Despite the challenge of
trying to find money to attend
Spelman, Edwards and Brooks
felt that the friends and sup
port they received here played
a major role in their decision
to stay, but they both admit
that it was an adjustment.
“I like it, its just adjusting
to the differences. I was at my
other school for two years and
I had my friends and I was
into my major and minor. I
wouldn’t say its better, but I
do like what they are offering
here,” said Brooks, “I really
felt led to stay here. It was
destiny for me to come here.”
“I think I was led here for a
reason. It took awhile to get
used to it, but I found so
many awesome friends here,
see Katrina on Pg 2 »>
SSGA hosts first State of
the Campus Address
Brandie Crump
News Writer
The evening of August 31,
2006, marked the first State of
the Campus Address. Inspired
by the new Spelman Student
Government Association
structure, President Ouleye
Ndoye. The event informed
the student body of what was
in store for the upcoming year.
The SSGA spent countless
hours revising the constitution
so that it would more appro
priately mirror the structure of
the Spelman make-up. The
goal of the SSGA is to keep
everyone informed and
involved, and to increase the
unity among the entire
Atlanta University Center.
With appearances from
Morehouse Student
Government Association
President, Marcus Edwards,
Clark Atlanta Student
Government Association
President, Phillip Anderson,
and AUC Council President,
Jennifer Reid, the realization
of the goal was apparent.
“It is the vision of all stu
dent leaders of the entire AUC
to be unified. By bringing the
three campuses together, we
will create a bond that is so
strong that one cannot fall
without the other,” stated
Jennifer Reid.
However, every progression
first starts at home and Ndoye
is making every effort to
increase student involvement
see SSGA on Pg 2 »>