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Well ..Traveled?
Sierra Stokes Lifestyle Writer
With Domestic Exchange and Study Abroad being offered at
Spelman College, the options to explore are endless. Programs are
put into place to give students the opportunity to learn outside the
gates of Spelman, while still fulfilling their undergraduate require
ment at the institution. Spelmanites are making their presence
known everywhere from Switzerland all the way to Ghana.
Undergraduate school is the first time young adults are re
ally given the opportunity to declare themselves “grown.” A young
adult being on their own in college gives him/her the chance to
have full freedom and a chance at decision making. With that re
sponsibility, comes the opportunity for the student to dictate their
future and decide how they want it to go. One of those decisions
students should take advantage of is making sure they take advan
tage of Study Abroad and/or Domestic Exchange.
When applying to Spelman, a majority of the applicants also
applied to other schools that they set their eyes on. For whatever
reason, these young ladies enjoyed what these other institutions had
to offer, but preferred Spelman.
Domestic Exchange is a chance for students to study at
different institutions in America. This can give Spelmanites the
opportunity to expand their minds at some of the best colleges/uni
versities in the country. Just think, wouldn’t it be great to spend a
semester at New York University, Duke, Stanford, or even Berkeley?
On the other hand, Study Abroad gives students the op
portunity to go all around the world. Spelman students are repre
senting the institution globally and doing it well. They are showing
the world that we are a school of women who are ready and able to
compete with any student anywhere.
International Studies major Aliya White spent a semester
in Grenada, Spain. While there, White was introduced to so many
experiences she will never forget. White had a once in a lifetime
chance being that she actually lived in another country.
When asked what White enjoyed the most about Studying
Abroad, White responded, “I liked that I was in Europe and I was
close to other countries. I was able to go to Amsterdam, Portugal,
Italy and Morocco.
White only was required to take the necessary amount of
classes that are set at Spelman, giving her the chance to explore
Grenada as if she were in school in Atlanta. During that free time,
White was able to observe the Islamic influence that ruled Spain
before it became a Christian country. For her the experience was
unique and exhilarating.
When concluding the interview White stated, “I would rec
ommend the experience to anyone, because it makes you learn a lot
about yourself and it takes you out of your comfort zone.”
Occupy Wall Street:
The 99 Percent Wants Their Voices to be Heard
Jasmine Ellis HmmUIWk
On September 17, 2011 Occupy Wall Street began in
Liberty Square in Manhattan’s Financial District. The movement
was composed of demonstrators opposing what is considered to
be the richest one percent of people in America and the econom
ic decisions that they have made. Since September, Occupy Wall
Street has sparked protests in various cities throughout the na
tion. Although the occupy movement as a whole is composed of
peaceful protests, demonstrators have endured a lot of suffering
at the hands of the police through violence. From having mace
sprayed in their faces at close range to having their hair ripped
out by police officers these protestors also identified as the 99
percent have risked their lives in order to have their voices heard
in a diminishing economy.
Freshman Danielle Moody is supportive of the occupy
movement and finds the strength that the demonstrators possess
to be quite astounding.
“I think it is amazing when Americans come together as
one to try to enact the change they want to see. These people are
not solely complaining about the industry and waiting on the
government to save them. Instead, they are taking action,” said
Moody.
Many Americans are questioning where President
Obama has been during the evolvement of this movement. Al
though President Obama has embraced the Occupy Wall Street
movement some Americans feel as though President Obama isn’t
fully supporting the movement and are labeling the president
a “corporate puppet”. Despite the negative comments Senior
Stefany Tomlinson believes that President Obama is handling the
situation to the best of his ability.
“I believe that Obama is doing what he can to stay neu
tral which is the safest place for him as the President, and pos
sibly winning the next election. We don’t know what’s happening
outside of the public eye, and we don’t truly know what Obama
has been working to do to make these situations better,” said
Tomlinson.
With the 2012 election being held next year it is only ap
propriate to question how the Occupy Wall Street movement will
affect the votes of American citizens. Moody believes that in the
end the Democratic Party will benefit from these protests.
“This movement will definitely affect the presidential
election. Because the Republican Party is more closely aligned
with corporate interests, it seems reasonable to expect that most
of the Americans who support the movement will not support
the Republican Party. Democrats will gain those lost votes,” said
Moody.
America is supposed to be a nation that promotes de
mocracy, but given the recent events involving the Occupy Wall
Street movement several Americans believe that the United
States of America hasn’t been living up to its standards. Junior
Quanisha Wright thinks that as of right now the government is
only concerned with making money.
“America is such a hypocritical nation. Democracy is an
illusion to keep people from overturning the government. Every
thing is for sale- government, healthcare, anything you can think
of. '1 here’s a saying that I heard “Whoever controls the water,
controls everything.” The same is true in America except water
here is a metaphor for money,” said Wright.
There are parallels that can be made between Occupy
Wall Street and the recent uprisings with countries in the Arab
Spring such as Egypt and Tunisia. Moody explains that the con
nections these countries have is attributed to the strength of its
people.
“The greatest similarity between the two movements is
the unification of courageous people to solve a problem in their
countries and to put power back into the hands of the citizens,”
said Moody.
Since the Occupy Wall Street Movement is still taking
place people can only speculate how effective the movement will
be in the end. Tomlinson thinks that this movement will bring
about some changes.
“I think that it will make some difference and leave with
at least something that is changed. I’m not saying it will be highly
effective or it will cause a drastic difference, but I do believe
that something positive will come out of the Occupy Wall Street
movement,” said Tomlinson.
Only time will tell what the outcome will be for the 99
percent of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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sheets, and rotten food particles everywhere you
turn. When talking about personal hygiene in
the AUC, those are things that comb to mind for
freshman Jani K. Mikel who has experienced it
all. She says, “Maintaining proper hygiene, my
fellow AUC students, is a very important thing.”
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faults listed above, don’t fret; the Spelman Spot
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odors and critters that may come as a result of
such unwanted but completely natural bodily
functions. It has been scientifically proven that
the average person sheds an entire body of skin
cells in one month, thus it is important to wash
your sheets to avoid sleeping in dead skin cells
which is not only unhealthy but it can also lead
to bad smells. If you do not wash your sheets
often, you can accumulate up to ten million bed
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Although black people are less likely to
contract lice than people of European decent
because of a difference in their hair shaft, it is still
possible for black people to contract lice. Most
people of African descent have oval shaped hair
while those of European descent have round
shaped hair which is easier for lice to crawl
through, thus lice prefer European hair because
the shape of their hair makes it easier for lice to
crawl into. However, if you are a person of Afri
can descent that happens to come in contact with
lice, the lice may just choose to reside in your
hair. So be careful with sharing hairbrushes,
combs, hats, and even sleeping on someone else’s
pillow.
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Thus, it is very important to not leave old
and rotten food lying about because every min
ute it is left lying on your desk, in your book bag
or even in a cabinet or fridge it is growing bacte
ria and as you continue to breathe in the bacteria,
it can become very dangerous and cause you to
become ill. Likewise it is very important that ev
eryone washes his or her hands very thoroughly
after using the restroom. Use warm water when
washing your hands (not hot or cold), make
sure you use soap, and that the soap gets lathery.
Also make sure to wash under your fingernails
and up to your wrist. To prevent re-contracting
those germs after washing your hands, it may be
helpful to dry your hands first and then turn off
the faucet using that same paper towel. It is also a
good idea to open the door with that same paper
towel and throw it in the garbage on your way
out so that washing your hands would not have
been in vain.
Some of these things may seem very obvi
ous to you, but they are not obvious to all people,
so make sure you show your friends these helpful
tips to prevent the spread of germs and sickness
throughout the AUC.
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