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inside the spotlight Latest Hip-Hop Albums Jay-Z, Trey Songz and Kid Cudi’s albums are all put to the test page 8 Spotlight Approved Metro Diner Cafe in downtown Atlanta offers an All-American menu with a Greek twist and a lively karaoke floor, page 8 Spelmanite Makes iDex Spelman junior makes iPhone application, page 6 spelmanspotlight@gmail.com September 30, 2009 The Voice of African-American Womanhood College Mourns Loss of Jasmine Lynn Administrators and students react in wake of fatal shooting Michelle D. Anderson Managing Editor Within 24 hours of the shoot ing and subsequent death of Jas mine Lynn on Clark Atlanta Uni versity’s campus on Sept. 3, road blockages, identification checks and residence hall lock downs were in full effect. The incident has since generated increased campus security and new safety protocols - especially at CAU. Lynn, a 19-year-old sopho more at Spelman College from Kansas City, Mo., was hit in the chest by a stray bullet fired in the midst of an altercation between two groups of young adults near CAU’s Heritage Commons apart ment complex. In an official statement ad dressed to The Spelman Spotlight on Sept. 16, CAU president Carl ton E. Brown said he requested a temporary shutdown of James P. Brawley Drive within hours of the incident. The University’s public safety department request ed the barricades set up by the Atlanta Police Department later that day, Brown said. The barricades block James P. Brawley Drive between Parsons Street and Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive. Barriers also block Mitchell Street between James P. Brawley Drive and Raymond Street. Joey Greene, a CAU fresh man who lives in Ware Hall, a dorm right across the street from where the shooting occurred, said he first noticed the barricades the day after the accident. Greene said he was happy to see the road obstructions, but said he wished they were erected earlier. Greene, an accounting major, first heard the gunshots while studying early in the morning. “Why did it take someone to get killed for barricades to go up?” Greene said campus safety is not as effective as it should be. “They’re focusing on the Continued on page 5 PHOTO BY: FURERY REID, SPELMAN COLLEGE Students march for Atlanta University Center unity in memory of the late Jasmine Lynn American Idol inspires Spelman Spelman alumna runs for Atlanta Mayor Ashley Brooke Brown Staff Writer As a Spelman woman, choosing to change the world is the name of the game. Alumna Tiffany Brown, 30, says she’s rap idly taking steps to embody this goal by running for mayor of Atlanta. Her platform, “Reinvest in Atlanta, Creating a better com munity for future generations,” focuses on seven key areas of improvement for the city: public safety, infrastructure, Continued on page 6 women Kirstin Cherise Evans Assistant News Editor “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino shared her trails and tribulations and offered inspirational words of wisdom to Spelman College students during a recent visit to the campus. Barrino, cur rent star of the Brodway musical “The Color Purple” engaged stu dents in a candid discussion where she encouraged young women to be comfortable and honest in everything they do. Barrino spoke in Sisters Chapel on Sept. 17. Characteristic of Continued on page 2 ..becauseyou can’t change the world if there’s nothing left of it-