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Hip-Hop Scholar Set Deliver Founders’ Day AddresssBy Louis Clotman

Campus News Co- Editor

Black sociologists and scholars have grappled the topic of race relations for years. Now, a new giant in the world of black intellectuals is. bringing new light to the issue.

A former welfare father, Michael Eric Dyson has risen

to become an ordained Baptist minister, a Princeton Ph.D, a Professor of Communications Studies at the University of North Carolina, and the critically-acclaimed author Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X, Between God and Gangsta Rap: Bearing

Witness to Black Culture , Reflecting Black: African- American Cultural Criticism and Race Rules.

Sociologists and critics agree that Dyson's books are intelligent, honest, and candid. "Michael Eric Dyson is emerging as a young and powerful Black intellectual who is giving strong voice and

clear perspective to the African experience in America," says Rev. Jesse L. Jackson. "Such a flame can light the way for a new generation of resisters and freedom fighters."

Dyson is known for his engaging senstive topics. His three books explore how

perceptions of black masculinity thwart black leadership, the politics of black nationalism, the differences in how blacks and whites view the world, relations betwen black men and black women, and sexuality within the black church.

In Making Malcolm, Dyson decodes and explains the myths and meanings of Malcolm X for our time, analyzing everything from Spike Lee's film biography to Eugene Wolfenstein's psycho- biographical study. He also explains how gross idolization and satire has subverted the meaning of Malcolm's greatest achievements.

His works also dissect or gangsta rap, the present predicament of black males and black nationalism. Dyson's love for popular culture and his dedication to urban youth are the two things that continue to drive him and his works. This wide area of expertise combined with Dyson's dynamic oratorical skill has his peers calling him the"hip-hop intellectual."

Photo Courtesy of Addison Wesley

Critically acclaimed author and hip hop intellectual, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson will be sure to challenge the alumni, faculty, staff and students.

VOL. 70, NO. 5______________________MOREHOUSE COLLEGE; ATLANTA, GEORGIA__________ Thursday, February 13, 1997

If We Must Die

If we must die, let it not be like hogs

Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot,

While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs,

Making their mock at our accursed lot,

If we must die,O let us nobly die,

So that our perdous blood may not be shed

In vain; then even the monsters we defy

Shall be constrained to honor us though dead!

O kinsmen! We must meet the common foe!

Though far outnumbered let us show us brave,

And for their thousand blows deal one deathblow!

What though before us lies the open grave?

Like men we'll face the

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Williams Calls the Plays for The TigersBy Kyle J. Martin

Sports Editor

Doug Williams shares his thoughts on becoming the new head coach of Morehouse's football team.

Doug Williams knows how to win and, if everything goes as planned, soon too will Morehouse Football. At a press conference January 5, Williams was named the new head football coach replacing Maurice "Mo" Hunt, who led the Maroon Tigers to a 2-9 record this past season. Williams, a former NFL quarterback and MVP of Super Bowl XXII, faces the tough task of rebuilding under great expectations — especially when considering his past success.

A native of Zachary, Louisiana, Williams first gained national attention during an outstanding collegiate career at Grambling State University, where he played under coaching legend Eddie Robinson. A first- team All-American in 1978, Williams was selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In five seasons with the Bucs, Williams led the club to two playoff appearances, including the NFC championship game in 1979. He then jumped to the now-defunct United States Football League in 1983. He then played for the Oklahoma (later Arizona)

SGA Boycotts Bookstore

Citing its unfair prices and buy-back policies, the SGA has organized a boycott of Morehouse College's bookstore. Interested participants are asked to visit the SGA offices in Kilgore for further details.

Outlaws before returning to the NFL in 1986 a free agent with the Washington Redskins. The Williams-led 'Skins reached the Super Bowl in 1988, where they defeated the heavily-favored Denver Broncos 42-10. In the game, Williams, the first black Quarterback to start a Super Bowl, set or equaled four Super Bowl records, including most

Will Williams Bring “The Pride” Back to the football program ?

yards passing in a game (340), most yards passing in a quarter (228), longest completion (80 yds), and most touchdown passes in a game (four — which has since been broken).

A series of injuries and philosophical differences with Redskins management led to his retirement in 1990.

So now Doug Williams brings his impressive credentials and reputation to 'Da House, and everyone's anxious to see what he

can do. I recently had a chance to sit down with the new coach to discuss a variety of topics, including, among other things, his game plan for bringing the oft-quoted "Pride" back to Morehouse Football.

MT: Before accepting the head coaching job here at Morehouse, had you coached

anywhere else?

DW: Well, I had the opportunity in 1985 [to do] some part-time coaching at Southern University in Baton Rouge [La.], and after that, I had the opportunity to coach [on the] high school [level] — I was the athletic director and coach at Pointecoupee Central High School in New Roads, LA. After that, in 1993,1 was able to coach at my old high

school, Northeast High, where we were fortunate enough to go to the semifinals of the state tournament, where we got beat, but ended up with a 13-1 record. I left there and went to the Naval Academy in 1994, and after that, I went to the World League of Football and was coaching over in Scotland.

MT: How many of those positions were head coaching jobs?

DW: Well, none of them... the only head coaching job was in the two high schools; I was the head coach at both high schools.

MT: Have you had a chance to talk to Coach Hunt about the expectations here at Morehouse; the environment?

DW: I talked to Coach Hunt, but it wasn't one of those talks as far as the environment or expectations .... I think that when a coach like Coach Hunt [leaves] an institution, I don't think it's his job, or anyone else's job, to tell you what to expect. The person coming in has to do what they set out to do, and that's putting a program together. I don't think it would be fair to the institution or fair to me for Coach Hunt to say what to expect per se. What he did was just to try to make it a smooth transition for me as far as some of the kids ... he left me some information about what kind of kids they were, and stuff like that.

MT: As far as your coaching philosophy is concerned, what do you plan to do?

DW: Well I don't think any coach could exactly say [coming in]... what you plan to do until you see what you got... I haven't really had the opportunity to look at the film; I'm waiting until the whole coaching staff comes in so we all can sit down to evaluate, but it won't be a one-man type of situation; it's gonna be a team thing, [in order] to figure out what type of direction we're going in.

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The M aroon Tiger recently attended the Georgia College Press Association's spring conference. Honing their skills and trading ideas with the colleagues, the staff gained valuable information. The highlight for the staff was when they received nine awards for their hard work throughout the school year.

Students are eligble for up to $100,000 in scholarship funds, through Project Vote Smart's National Program. The funds, which are made available through grants from the Hearst Foundation, have been released by the Project's founding board For more information call Ann Yonders at 541-754- 2746.

The National Pan-Hellenic Council will conduct a Collegiate Leadership Summit for Greeks and Non-Greeks at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis Hotel, One South Capitol Avenue - Indianapolis, Indiana during the period February 20-23,1997. The summit, whose theme is "Success through Unity: Strengthening Our Foundations for the New Millennium," will include collegiate workshops and a job fair among other activities.

Figure 8, an exhibition depicting the power and beauty of the human form, will be on view at the Spruill Gallery and Historic Home, January 24 through March 14, 1997. Organized by Spruill Center exhibit director Sandra Bennett, the exhibit showcases works by eight artists from the mid-Atlantic and southwestern United States. Regular gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 11 am to 5 pm. Group tours can be arranged by calling the gallery at (770) 394-4019.

Morehouse will welcolme talk show host Rolanda Watts to serve as mistress of ceremonies for the 1997 "A Candle in the Dark" Gala, Saturday, February 15. The event will celebrate the 130th anniversary of the College and the ninth annual Bernie and Candle Awards Ceremony.

The Office of Community Services will be holding a food drive from February 2 to February 28. Food Drive '97: EMERGE From Hunger is aimed at collecting non- perishable food items to benefit local communities being served by the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

On Sunday, February 23 at 3:00 p.m. The Spelman College Glee Club will perform at Spivey Hall on the campus of Clayton State College. For more information, contact Clayton State College.

Spelman College Department of Theater and Drama presents Ossie Davis' Purlie Victorious. A comedy that takes place in Cotchipee County, GA,concerns the trials and triumphs of the sometimes right Rev. Purlie Victorious, Sister Luttibell Gussie Mae Jenkins. Directed by Paul Jackson, Purlie Victorious opens on Thursday, February 20 and runs through Sunday, February 23 at the Baldwin Burroughs Theater on the campus of Spelman. General Admission is $5.00 and Students tickets are $2.00.

The Maroon Tiger is seeking staff writers, layout artists and business students to join the premire college newspaper in Georgia. For further, please stop by Kilgore Room 211 or call 404-614-6041.

Morehouse College Finally Goes On-lineBy Louis Clotman

Campus News Editor

Completing a long effort to bring Morehouse on-line, the Office of Information Techologies is promising Internet access for Forbes, Graves, and Mays Halls before the spring semester concludes.

These dormitores along with Nabritt-Mapp MacBay Hall, Fredrick Douglass Reading Room and Dansby Hall have been wired for high­speed access to on-line recources like the World Wibe Web according to Dr. John Foster, Vice Provost for Information Technologies. "In essence, we will become your America Online," he says.

Providing personal computers and complete internet access for all administration, faculty, staff, and students the Internet Connectivity Project will add to the 270 PC's, 30 Macintosh computers and about 50 network printers already installëd throughout the campus.

The computerinfrastructure project is made up by three phases. Phase One, completed last year,

Womack to Use Experience to Highlight InjusticesBy Saeed Ahmed

Staff Writer

For Hajj Womack, the fight for justice is far from over.

The 23-year-old Morehouse alumnus, finally cleared last month on all 105 felony counts stemming from a series of robberies, says he will now try to draw attention to others in similar predicaments.

"Mine was not an isolated incident," said Womack.

"While I was incarcerated, I ran across many brothers who claimed they were innocent but because the system is so muddled and because not all of them can afford good legal representation, many of them will be in prison when they shouldn't be."

To highlight such 'injustices,' Womack- — along with the Hajj Womack Defense Fund — is planning a mini-media blitz.

"We want to show that, just as in my case we managed to sustain the public interest through grass-roots organizing,

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A Morehouse student surfs the World Wide Web on Macintosh.

networked the entire campus by trenching cables and the fiber optic backbone of the system. Wheeler, Brawley, Sale, Hope and Gloster Halls were connected during this phase.

Phase Two will bring all remaining academic buildings on-line including Dansby, Nabrit-Mapp-McBay, and Frederick Douglass.Preliminary wiring of Graves, Mays and Forbes dormitories occurred during this phase. It is slated for completion by January 31,1997

dollar drives, and a rally here and there, we can do the same for all these other brothers."

Womack, who returns to the University of Michigan to continue his graduate studies this Fall, also intends to write a book about his experience in the future.

"It won't be just a narrative," he said. "It will have a scholarly twist that deals with the flaws in the judicial system."

Indeed, Womack should know first-hand about such "flaws": He was plucked from Michigan in December 1995, and incarcerated in a maximum- security jail for almost a year, charged with robbing restaurants to fund the activities of a "religious gang."

The inconsistencies in his case numbered so high that even the $tate admitted he could not have been present at all the hold-ups. Despite this, Womack was repeatedly denied bail until his trial last September.

On October 21, 1996, a Fulton County jury acquitted him on all charges but

PhaseThree will bring all other remaining campus dormitories on-line and will oversee all software upgrades on the campus. It is slated for completion by March 1997.

Students think that the administration has been dragging its feet. "An important step in truly building a 'World House' is providing convenient student access to valuable recources like the internet," says senior Englsih major Jay Craft. "My high school at home has more sophisticated access than my college."

deadlocked on three counts - two for armed robbery and one for gang conspiracy.

The counts, however, were dismissed January 23, when the judge ruled that re-trying Womack would amount to 'double jeopardy.'

"In the State's indictment, Hajj was accused of robbing these fast-food outlets using a firearm. But since the jury acquitted him on all charges of 'possession of a firearm,' he couldn't therefore be charged for the armed robberies either," said Womack's attorney, George Lawson.

And with Womack being cleared on all counts, the 'gang conspiracy' count had to be dropped because the State no longer had a basis to claim he committed any felony. Correction:In the Nov. 11, 1996, issue, we

incorrectly reported that the 3 charges the jury deadlocked on were 1 for armed robbery, 1 for aggravated assault and 1 for gang conspiracy. It should have read: 2 for armed robbery and 1 for gang conspiracy.

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Strictly Business? A Close Look at the MBAby Louis Clotman

Campus News Co-editor

Ask any Morehouse student the quickest route to Wall Street success and he'll tell you, "the MBA." A degree from the Wharton School of Business or Haryard Business School, right? Try the Morehouse Business

The MBA is brilliant at bringing members and corporate

■epresentatives together in relaxed settings. And this usually leads

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Association. For almost two decades, Morehouse students have leaped to stellar success after joining the MBA. "We got the name MBA because the goal of most of our members is to get that degree one day," says president Reginal B. Steward, II. And judging from the MBA's track record, Steward couldn't be more correct.

Founded in 1980, the

MBA's mission is to help enable students jump-start their corporate careers with informative workshops and training sessions, networking opportunities, top-flight internships and entrance into elite graduate programs.

"Our goal is to give our members as much exposure as possible to corporate activities

and the corporate environment," says Steward. "I tell members, 'don't join just to get a job. Try to fully utilize our activities and our resources to make the first step toward a successful career.'"

Steward's message has apparently been heard. At present, there are approximately 250 members in MBA. And instead of limiting membership to

business majors, MBA opens its doors to students from every discipline. "One of our officers is an English major." Steward says.

How effective is MBA ? The organization has close relationships with many investment banking firms, pharmaceutical companies, management consulting firms, insurance companies and other Fortune 500 companies.

"I think it's a good organization; we do a lot for the members who utilize [our resources]," says LaMarr Jones, a junior finance major and editor of MBA Today, the organization's official publication.

The MBA is brilliant at bringing members and corporate representatives together in relaxed settings. And this usually leads to internships or job offers for students. When asked what mediums the organization uses, Steward and Jones quickly point to the Annual Fall Picnic and the Annual Christmas Party. Every year,

both events allow faculty, staff, alumni, and corporate representatives to interact with members. "We try to

The theme for this year's symposium is, "Are you ready for the next millennium."

Despite its overwhelming

Khari Shiver/StaffMBA President Reginal Steward II explains his outlook.

invite companies to interact with students in a less formal setting," explains Steward.

But the most anticipated event on the MBA calendar is the Spring Symposium. This March members will travel to an exclusive Hilton Head resort to attend professional workshops and meet with recruiters. "The internship I got last summer I got from the symposium," Steward says.

influence in today's corporate world, the MBA does not want to be seen as an organization that caters exclusively to future businessmen. "We provide skills that you can use anywhere," Jones says. And whether your career takes you to Wall Street or Broadway, the MBA can help you reach the highest degree of success.Student Profile: Kendell Rice

by Chester .Starks, Jr.Campus News Co-Editor

His first name means "Prince of Peace." Standing up strong despite a fractured. ankle, and greeting just about everyone that walks by or crosses his path, displays some of his princely ways and peaceful spirit as he answers questions with assurance.

He is Kendell Rice, a senior Psychology major from Newark, New Jersey. When asked what he would like to pursue as a career, he confidently answers "An FBI Agent." He informs us that "The real reason that inspired me to go into the FBI is the fact that most of my family members are law enforcement

Tiger TidbitsDid you know that John B. Russworm created the first black newspaper in the United States. The author and journalism great was also the founder of the first independently run newspaper in Liberia in 1823.

officers, and the action that goes along with this job is very exciting to me." Another reason he gave was that "I want to track down serial killers, drug dealers, and protect officials." Kendell also mentioned how he wanted his brother to let him tag along when he did those types of things. Those facts, in addition to the fact that he wants to be on top of things (which is the only way a prince would have it), is what led him to want to be a part of the United States of America's top law enforcement entity.

Speaking of family, he attributes much of his motivation to the love he receives from his mother and grandmother. Explaining why

they motivate him, he said "Everything I am today, that's what, they are... they're the source of everything that I am today." They help him to stay focused when he may not want to, and they encourage him to remain optimistic when he feels down. Based on the words of encouragement he gives to his Morehouse brothers and his thoughts on how Blacks can excel for the next millennium, one can see how he is a part of his maternal predecessors. Thisjustgoesto show that this "Prince of Peace" is ready to do his part to serve for the well being of all.

Profile: Kendell RiceHometown: Newark, NJMajor: PsychologyCareer Goals: FBI AgentWho Motivates You: My Grandmother, MotherFavorite Book: Sam Greenlee's The Spook Whi

Sat By the DoorHobbies: Basketball, BaseballReason for Attending Reputation of education,Morehouse?: and positive role modelsFavorite CD: Set It O/jf Soundtrk

Brian McKnightWhat does the Black Race Stop fighting among eachNeed to do to excel in the other and respect each other':next 5 years: thoughts and methods.

Advice to Morehouse No matter what, do not letBrothers: anything hold you back.

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Security Cracks Down on Parking ViolationsBy Chester Starks

Campus News Co-Editor

In recent weeks, vehicles throughout Morehouse's campus have been redecorated with bright orange "WARNING" stickers on the windows. This "redecorating" is the result of parking regulations that are now being enforced throughout the campus.

Dorian Person, an off- campus student, doesn't understand the point of parking permits."All that [permit] does is get me through the gate." He stated that getting through the gate does not guarantee one will find a space, and that he has to get in where he fits in.

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futile search for parking spaces.

Bob Davis, White Hall resident director, has voiced concern about how the faculty and staff are not guaranteed spaces. "A lot of people don't necessarily have a place to park, including some of the staff and faculty," Davis says. He also stressed that while parking spots are designated

Business andFinance Office Under New Managementby Jason McGee

Staff Writer

Morehouse College recently welcomed James A. Fletcher as its new Vice President for Business and Finance.

With twenty years of experience in finance, including one year as a White House Fellow, and a chancellorship at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Mr. Fletcher brings all the qualifications and experience needed to introduce a new sense of professionalism to his position.

When asked about his immediate goals, Fletcher

for certain people such as the President and campus security, the resident directors have no designated spots to park, even though many of them live on campus.

According to campus security, all vehicles are subject to be ticketed, booted and/or fined in the following parking violations:

• Unauthorized Parking in Reserved Spaces

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• Unauthorized Parking in Kilgore... or guest spaces

Fair Street is also an issue.The fact that "NO PARKING" signs are placed along the

Khari Shiver/StaffFletcher's challenge is to keep Morehouse in the black.

promised to focus on the budget, communication and accessibility. "We are all customers of one another, and we can't lose sight of that," Fletcher says. "Without an administration that

street causes more concerns. Michael Jenkins, a Junior, said that "They need more parking lots before they [enforce] these regulations again."

James Hall, Vice Provost for Campus Operations, emphasizes the safety concerns that illegal parking presents for emergencies. According to Hall, the only cars that should be parked near the Infirmary are marked as designated spots for Infirmary employees. Hall

also explains that all unauthorized vehicles in the area prevents ambulances from getting into the Infirmary. "{We} acknowledge the problem, and we are working onsolutions [that will be implemented] soon."

In thesee before meantime, students,

faculty and staff will continue to squeeze

their way into whatever space they can find unless they decide to use MARTA. Resident director Davis is still optimistic. "The credibility of this college is good, and I think [that] somebody with their strong mind should come up with an idea [to] solve this parking problem," says Davis.

remembers that the students satisfaction is a priority, we can't exist. But unless the business is taken care of first and foremost, none of this can take place."

MASSEYStarting this edition,

President Massey will usethe campus news section of the Maroon Tiger to address topics of concern for the Morehouse community. The

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President Walter E. Massey

first, and one of the most pressing questions for Morehouse students, is the registration process. How can it be made more efficient for students?

Dear Students:

The registration process at Morehouse is not as efficient as we want it to be or as efficient as it will be. However, it is much better than it has been in recent years, and further improvements are planned. As you may know, there are two basic steps in the registration process: class selection and fee payment. Both must be completed before a .student is fully registered. With the telephone course selection option that we introduced last fall, many students were able to choose their classes and complete the first step in the registration process without ever standing in line, in fact, telephone course selection also enables students to pay their tuition and fees by telephone if using a credit card is an option.

Of course, I understand that for many students, fee payment involves financial aid in some form. We are working diligently to improve the procedures by which student financial aid applications are processed. Bear in mind, however, that we must work with the federal government with most financial aid programs, and delays sometimes arise that are beyond our control. Similarly, delays often result because not all students provide proper paperwork, another problem over which the College has no control.

Morehouse is firmly committed to continuing to refine and improve the registration process in terms of technology, personnel, and procedures to make it as efficient as possible for students. 1 invite students to work with us by optimizing their preparation for and participation in the registration process.

As part of our commitment, we are working with a consortium, which includes 13 prominent liberal arts institutions, to address mutual concerns in a variety of areas such as registration. In short, we are sharing information, ideas and solutions with schools like the University of Richmond, Rhodes College, and others to address challenges that we all face.

Input from such partnerships are vital to setting the bar higher and preparing the College and our students for the opportunities of the 21st Century. Equally vital is input from our College family. Toward that end, we welcome compliments, concerns, and constructive criticism from students, staff, and faculty on every aspect of life at Morehouse.

If you have any questions or concerns that you would like the president to address, please send them to:

The Maroon Tiger Unit it 140040

830 Westview Drive, SW Atlanta GA 30314

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Attention Juniors:Want to be a McKinsey

Scholar?

McKinsey & Company, a leading international management

consulting firm,will be selecting a recipient for the 1997

McKinsey Scholar Award this coming spring.

The award winner will be paid a $5,000 CASH STIPEND

and could receive an OFFER FOR EMPLOYMENT

upon graduation.

Please pick up an application packet from the financial aid office, or call Tim Kullick at (404) 335-3656.

Eligible students must be juniors enrolled at Morehouse College; students from all academic disciplines are encouraged

to apply.

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Courts Attack Quotas in the Boston Schools

CAPE TOWN, SOTUH AFRICA - The president's fourth State of the Nation address was vintage Nelson Mandela. Mandela, 78, was at once tough and personable, threatening and conciliatory in launching the first Parliament session under South Africa's new constitution. The president remained on the current course, calling for tight spending policies and saying only that the government was committed to removing exchange controls phases.

AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND - A team of Dutch scientists announced that chemicals and other human waste dumped into the environment can cause sex changes in wildlife, at least in fish. Exposing carp to a chemical found in sewage caused their sex organs to atrophy, and some fish developed female sex organs. Sylvia Gimeo and colleagues at the TNO- Nutrition and Food Research Institute in Delft exposed the young fish to chemical 4-tert-pentyphenol, as well as estrogen. Both substances caused the male fish to develop an oviduct, which female fish use to lay eggs. In a report published in the journal Nature, Gimeo said that the chemicals are responsible for "feminizing" animals.

KEY WEST, FLORIDA - It's almost time for sea lice to begin frequenting the Florida surf, and the U.S. Health Service has recommended that people swim naked to avoid the stinging attacks and resulting rash. The creatures are microscopic jellyfish that get trapped beneath the binding parts of swim-suits and that react defensively by injecting a venom.

CLARENDON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA - A white couple has been convicted of tying up and beating a black child. A jury of seven whites and five blacks deliberated nearly 8 hours before reaching a guilty verdict against Benjamin and Betty Mims early Friday morning on the charges of aggravated assault and battery but acquitting them on a charge of mob violence. Dwight Miller, now 10, accused the couple of tying him to a tree, beating him, firing a shotgun at him and tying a belt around his neck until he almost passed out on Jan. 5. He said they accused him of stealing from a truck after he had come over to play with their son and niece.

JENISON, MICHIGAN - Eleven years after Ted Faber was accidentally shot in the face with a 12-gauge shotgun slug, he's finally rid of the chunk of lead that's almost three- quarters of an inch in diameter.

Faber, now 79, was hunting in 1985 when the slug ricocheted off the ground and lodged in his face. Doctors patched the wound but couldn't remove the slug it was close to an artery.A week ago, his tongue felt sore. On Monday he went to a

doctor, who spotted the round emerging in his mouth and removed it. "Eleven years later, we're still very thankful," said Faber's wife, Florence.

HOUSTON, TEXAS— A drug called latanoprost may help thousands of glaucoma patients save their sight. "The drug has been shown to have advantages over previously available medications, said Dr. Ronald Gross, an opthamologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and one of the physicians who participated in clincial trials for the new drug. "It apparently has fewer side effects, and patients need only use one dose a day."

By Arthur W. Conquest IV World and Local News Co-Editor

Boston, MA - The Boston School Committee has decided to replace a 35 percent set- aside for Black and Hispanic students at the city's three exam schools with . an admissions system that is expected to decrease the number of minorities in attendance at those schools.

The school committee made the move to modify preferences in the wake of a lawsuit filed by the father of Julie McLaughlin, an eighth grader who was initially denied entrance to the Boston Latin School even though she scored higher on an entrance exam than others. Julie's father, Michael sued the school system because it admitted more than 100 black and Hispanic students who scored the same or lower than she did on the entrance exam. The Boston Latin School, founded in 1635, is one of the nation's oldest public schools.

Last August U.S. District Judge Arthur Garrity Jr., ordered Boston Latin to admit McLaughlin. Garrity wrote that school officials have yet to justify the quotas as a remedy for past school discrimination. He also suggested that recent court rulings across the country that limit affirmative

FBI’s “Brooklyn Club” Nabs MobstersBy Chucky Meadows

World and Local News Co-Editor

An FBI operation ended successfully in late January, resulting in the arrests of the members of notorious organized crime families.. Mafia gangsters and crime bosses were caught in an intricate trap that centered around New York's Brooklyn Club.

The Brooklyn Club, a social club established an run by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, attracted a number of members of the organized crime community. Once inside the club, the conversations and activities of the suspects were recorded and monitored.

The Brooklynestablishment comprised a warehouse that the FBI

action policies in schools cast serious doubt on the racial quotas at Boston Latin. Garrity attempted to temper his ruling by saying that even if strict racial quotas at Boston Latin are banned, the school should take other steps to ensure it has a diverse student

Under the new system, the number of Blacks enrolled in the Boston Latin School is expected to decline from 24 percent to 15 percent and Hispanics from 11 to 7 percent.

population, such as holding a lottery among qualified students.

The new admissions system, approvedunaminously by the school committee, will select half the students by a combination of how well they score on an entrance exam and grade point average. The other half will be admitted according to the percentage of their racial group represented in a qualified applicant pool.

Under the new system, the number of Blacks enrolled in the Boston Latin School is

intended to serve as a drop-off point for millions of dollars worth of goods. Before the end of the operation, stolen merchandise from at least four states in the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions had accumulated at the warehouse or been recovered by covert agents. Items included

At least one suspect arrested in late January has an assumed connection with John Gotti

computer products, designer evening dresses, and cigarettes, with an aggregate dollar value of $5 million. The goods had been obtained through methods ranging from common burglary to the armed hi-jacking of trucks.

At least one suspect

expected to decline from 24 percent to 15 percent and Hispanics from 11 to 7 percent, according to a report delivered to school committee by the Exam School Task Force. Many Black community leaders are upset by the declining numbers because 75 percent of Boston's 65,200 public school students are Black or Hispanic. Only about 18 percent are white.

Those who support the quota also say the influx of white, private school students into Boston Latin each year will put minorities who cannot afford private schooling at a disadvantage. "The quotas are necessary. [The McLaughlin's] spent a lot of money on legal fees and were able to keep their daughter in private school at the same time. I think white people have a false sense of entitlement," said Cyrus McQueen, a senior at Brookline High School, in Brookline, MA.

The school committee's new rules could force a new round of court battles. Supporters on both sides are contemplating legal action. "We will pursue any and all avenues to equal access in the Boston Public Schools," said Nora Toney, president of the Black Educators Alliance of Massachusetts.

arrested in late January has an assumed connection with John Gotti, a known mobster who began serving a lifetime prison sentence in 1992. A total of 34 people were brought in on charges that included illegal sales of guns and drugs, and extortion. The nature of the affair is questioned by those who share the opinion of Mel- Christopher Young. Young, a senior Economics major from New Jersey, observes that "the tactic of entrapment is one requiring further illegal activity.

"The underground economy flourishes by exploiting the holes in the capitalist system." Young feels that the government's attention should focus on eliminating the "holes in the economy," instead of "playing gangster roles in Brooklyn."

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Early Zora Neale Hurston Writings UncoveredBy Arthur W. Conquest IV

World and Local News Co-Editor

Washington, D.C. - Wyatt Houston Day found them hidden in a battered December 1925 issue of a sorority yearbook: three undiscovered early works of

She clearly understood that the folk tales and the songs and funny expressions and the way people expressed themselves in her hometown were the basic ingredients of art.

Harlem Renaissance writer, Zora Neale Hurston. After talking to Hurston scholars, Day, a book collector who bought the box for $150, learned that the writings had not been published before.

The three pieces are now

being published for the first time. The first piece, a short story titled "Under the Bridge," is in a recent issue of "American Visions," an academic journal of African- American culture. In future editions, Day plans to offer an essay called "The Ten

Commandments of Charm" and a play called "Spear."

The works, written early in Hurston's career, show the influence of her upbringing in the black community of Eatonville, Fla. Like Hurston's other works, "Under the

Hurston newly discovered writings shows influence of her Florida upbring.

Bridge" uses black dialects and incorporates early black folklore. "She clearly understood that the folk tales

and the songs and funny expressions and the way people expressed themselves in her hometown were the basic ingredients of art," said Hurston biographer Robert Hemenway. That understanding developed as she grew as an author.

Hurston, who is most famous for the novel "Their Eyes Were Watching God," died broke in 1960. For years her work was out of print. In the 1970's however, Alice Walker, Toni Cade Bambara and others reintroduced her work to the world. A

symposium on "Under the Bridge" is set for this month's annual festival at the Zora Neale Hurston Museum of

Fine Arts in Eatonville, a suburb of Orlando. Festival organizers plan to produce her play in January 1998.

Although these writing appeared decades after Hurston's death, some are not surprised. She moved a lot and would pack her writings in trunks. Sometimes,

according to Hemenway, the trunks never arrived. "There are probably more Zora Neale Hurston works out there that remain to be discovered.

America Online Frustrates Millionsby Chucky Meadows

World and Local News Co-Editor

Students at Morehouse who are a part of the 8 million subscribers to America Online are joining in a nationwide uproar that ensued as the company instituted its new pricing policy

America Online (AOL), which provides a number of computer network services including email, news coverage, and internet access, began offering unlimited use of its system for just under $20 a month. Prior to this change, the company charged about $10 per month for 5 hours of use each month.

Apparently unprepared for the influx of customers due to its new pricing plan,AOL was crippled by an excess of subscribers. Theresult was thousands of frustrated patrons who could not access the service because of overcrowdedness. AOL has yet to expand its capacity to accomodate the demands of its customers. A spokesperson for the company told Reuters News Service that AOL had allocated $350 million for that purpose, but Reuters did not disclose a deadline for the completion of that upgrade.

The class-action law suits and potential customer fraud

suits that face AOL could result in the company having to spend additional millions of dollars to settle with dissatisfied customers. State prosecutors from 20 states attended a conference with AOL lawyers in late January that wastoward a resolution problem

AMERICA ONLINEINCORPORATED

customers were encountering. Reuters reported that this is typical in such cases, with the prosecutors vying for customer compensation in one form or another.

While this meeting was in progress, the AOL's email service was interrupted by an "outage" that lasted for about two hours. Other such problems have plagued the company, including a 19 hour interruption that occured last August.

The most frustration, perhaps, is generated by customers' frequent inability to sign on to the system: Tyrone Bonner, a senior Computer Science major from southern Florida, testified to the difficulties experienced daily by customers across the country. Said Bonner, "[America Online] was obviously unprepared for the number of people. . .Between 8PM and 10:30 PM, it takes

at least 5 or 6 tries to sign-on successfully." He says there have been instances, where he could not get on the system at all.

Bonner relies on the service for academic

research, jobopportunities, or "just to

chat." He says he has already been

contacted by anAtlanta attorney concerning the

class-action suit pending against AOL, and plans to be a part of the case.

Editor's Note: The above graphic used in this article is a registered trademark of America Online Incorporated. In addition, the editor recommends readers to consider alternative on-line services available to them.

Texaco ResolutionWhite Plains, N.Y. -

Texaco is paying an estimated $176 million to settle a race discrimination suit. The company became a symbol of intolerance when tape recordings were relased in which company officials belittled blacks and plotted to destroy documents related to the suit. In a 2,200-word newsrelease the company announced wide-ranging diversity goals and programs, including the following:

• Raising the number of African-Americans on the payroll to 13 percent, up from 9 percent, by 2000. In all, minorities would make up 29 percent of the company, up from 23 percent.

• Increasing the number of Black managers to 6.6 percent from 4 percent.

• Using higher pay to reward managers who do better "in creating openness and inclusion in the workplace."

• Imposing new "behavior standards" for managers. Court papers in the civil suit included affidavits from Blacks saying they had been called "orangutans" or "porch monkeys."

• Including women and minorities on every Human Resource Committee in the company

• Increasing purchases from minority and women-owned businesses from the current $135 million to about $200 million averaged over the next five years

Information compiled bp Arthur W. Conquest IV, World and Local News Co-Editor

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By Randy Walker _________ Staff Writer_________

What exactly constitutes a good or bad date in the AUC? Well, from a brotha's point-of- view, it seems that what determines whether or not the date is "all that" is a matter of expectations. Most of the eligible population is pressed to try theirhands at dating in order to find "the right one." Some people get lucky and find a good friend orlover; others shake their heads in disbelief, wondering how they wasted their money on the other person in the first place.

On a positive tip, a brother named Brian was telling me about a bomb date he went on last spring. He was in New York and was set up on a blind date with a friend of a mutual friend. They started

out by going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. As the date progressed, they walked around conversing about the different exhibits, and when they reached the final exhibit, they found out that they were both really into jazz. Afterwards, they went to Tower Records in the Village

and just chilled for a while. They ended the afternoon by swinging by Burger King. Brian said that it was simple, but good since

they didn't really know anything about each other. He went on to say that the first date should not be a dinner or a movie. Those activities do not encourage discussion; and there is no way of knowing what's going on in her head.

The next victim, Mike, had a different experience his freshman year when he tried

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There is nothing worse than looking into your date's eyes and realizing that you have made a terrible, terrible mistake. When you find yourself slightly chanting "shut up" or "go away" in response toyour date's every word, chances are you are having a bad date.

Initially, most women cite the faults of the guy asthe source of the repulsive experience. Eventually, such ranting slips into scrutiny and the woman, no matter how disgusting the man is must ask herself, "How desperate was I?" There is no avoiding this question. "If the guy was so incredibly offensive why couldn't I see it prior to our date?

Deanna's worst date was

with a man who talked about himself the entire night and cut her off each time she spoke. When this man held a 15 minute cell phone conversation in the movie theater in the middle of the film, all hope for a decent night sank.

Trina's date dedicated all his time and efforts intoconvincing her to have sex with him and was uncomfortably aggressive. Lisa refused to have sex

with her date, so he cut the evening short and drove her home.

Here are a few tips to save yourself from a disastrous date:

1. Do not get so caught up in your motive that you rush into a date with someone you do not really know. Most women surveyed who had

Introducing The BoondocksBy Aaron McGruder

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ODYSSEY: If Mother Could See Me NowBy Khary S. Jones

Staff Writer

Distant now is the classroom. And with her hair in a bun, and her neck bent over the kitchen table as she slowly kneads the tension out of her neck, Mother seems almost foreign to me. Every morning the vaporous scent from the mint tea that set before her would push its way into my bedroom and gently tease my nostrils—insensitively suggesting to them what the sensation of tasting the minty warmth would be like. More than distant, these memories have become dusty and stifling. Yet despite the glaze of neglect they remind me not to forget my past.

But it was so boring—a thousand and one nights spent dismantling textbook skyscrapers and organizing my Trapper Keeper while gunshots echoed through the neighborhood as often as coyote whines reverberate

1) Why does Tommy Hilfiger charge you $79.95 to wear an American flag with sleeves? 2) Is "Endless Love" a reality orjust an 80's Diana Ross record? 3)When does a boy become a man? 4)Aren't white folks just wonderful for giving us 28 whole days to celebrate ourselves? 5)Why are the questions we ask ourselves the hardest to answer? 6) Why is Jade gonna be hype as hell that I put her name in my column? 7) Ay "playa"who you think you impressin' by carryin a cell phone into the men's room with you?8) If you've prayed about it, why are you still worrying? 9) Which is whitest, freshly fallen snow,Morehouse's investors, or Clarence Thomas' mind? 10) What if Lil' Kim Photo by Khar! Shlvet didn't sound like Biggie Smalls withan estrogen shot? ll)Why is this sista named Erykah causing eargasms all over the country? 12) What does it say about American culture that McDonald's is the only restaurant that everyone can relate to? 13) Did the government peep the line at the financial aid office before they spent $42 million on Clinton's inauguration? 14) Why do we live life like tomorrow is guaranteed?15) You didn't protest now, but you gonna bitch when the bookstore buys back your $85 book for fifteen cents ain't you? 16) If the topic wasn't women, war, or weed, would you still be listening? 17) Why is it easier for Black men to register for the Army than it is to register for school? 18) Who are we to make judgments about other people's lives? 19) Why didn't I associate pork with liberation until I heard that Spelman served pig's feet on MLK's birthday? 20) Are you still sleeping?

through the alleys of the Grand Canyon. At these times, the mound of books would blur in the sight of my eyes, and my mind would envision the gun that discharged the bullet. I could see a brown hand, tense, sweaty, and at one with the mechanism it held; the finger massaging the trigger as if to calm the anxious and quivering blue steel. My eyes slowly travel the length of a vascular arm. And then I see a face before me. But I can never tell whose face it is, victim or perpetrator, because it just appears. Sweat drips from the image at the chin and its eyes are squinted and unsure. A tongue parts the taut and drawn lips and lubricates them. And then there's a pause made extremelyuncomfortable and confusing by the fact that I'm uncertain as to whether I should be yelling, "run," or "stop!" However, before I make any action, there is a blast that is almost simultaneous with the greying of the face before me,

now so obviously painted by fear. I never see the gun go off nor do I ever learn what motive was justification

friends. Superstition tells her to stop here, tells her not to wish and to want, but to hope that I take all that she's taught

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enough for the perpetrator to raise such a device to anyone's head in the first place. As the sound of the blast fades away, the image just dissolves and the stack of books pulls back into focus, no less intimidating than when I began to dream.

Distant now is the classroom. And Mother, eyes closed and chest determinedly rising and falling, lies in bed with the corners of her mouth slightly curled up. Perhaps she is dreaming, recalling my diploma finally exchanging hands and the day a few months later when I boarded the bus to come south. Maybe she even ventures to imagine me inside my dorm room studying or relaxing among

me and act accordingly. But like a mother, when thoughts of her child float untainted through her mind her imagination begins to project far off into the future. Her mind roams behind podiums on baccalaureate graduation stages and even further away from our modest northern apartment onto foreign beaches. It receives awards, tours the world, raises a family and sees those children grow- up to do the same, only to return to that same modest apartment in the innercity of some northern metropolis and kiss some spent, yet smiling and aging woman laying supine and sunken deep inside an old mattress on the

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my mind with a thousand and one emotions and morals vying for time, and this party with all these niggers bumping up against me and scuffing my boots. But before long, the deafening bass drowns out and seemingly I'm no longer there. Just aware of a clammy, brown hand stroking the slope of a gun's trigger. A face fades into sight, sweat dripping from its chin, lips white, and eyes propped wide-open by the unseen fingers of some unseen emotion. A blast sounds, and once again I fail to see the gun go off. Now they're ripping me away from it. I couldn't calm it. It fired and now I lay on a cot in some stiffening place searching for the motive. Maybe he didn't say, "excuse me

If Mother could see me now.

The Features Section is proud to present a new, interesting column this semester, The Odyssey. In this new Feature, we will use the short stories, essays, and other commentary, which will focus on the lives and times of the African American experience. To submit a work to The Odyssey, please submit them to Campus Unit #140040.

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aTo all of us, Ennis Cosby should be a brilliant example of

the Morehouse Mystique- the terminology that they use so

loosely during New Student Orientation week... It seems

as though many of you have lost sight of this value that this

terminology represents.

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In My OpinionAs I SEE It... If Not You, Then Who?

Last week, a tragic death rocked the country that really left all of us stunned. Ennis Cosby was murdered in another senseless act of violence.

Besides the fact that we all literally grew up watching his life through Theo Huxtable, we must look at his life to see how was he making his own name. First, he was finishing his doctoral studies at the Teacher's College at Columbia University. In addition, he was a teacher that was lauded for helping his students to excel in the classroom. Most importantly, he was doing what one out of every four African American males will not have the chance to do before they become thirty: follow and fulfill his life's ambitions.

Unfortunately, many men of Morehouse have taken an apathetic view towards this unfortunate loss. Instead of possessing the attitude of concern that another brother is gone, many took the complacent, selfish attitudes: "If it would have been me, they would have not made such a big deal; it is because his dad is Bill Cosby and Bill's money— that is why this is a big issue."

Well to these people, I ask that you please reconsider the issue. Secondly, I would like to ask you the following question: What are you doing to make a difference in not only the lives of others, but to humanity?

To all of us, Ennis Cosby should be a brilliant example of the Morehouse Mystique- the terminology that they use so loosely during New Student Orientation week; he was a strong black man making a difference in the African American community. It seems as though many of you have lost sight of this value that this terminology represents. To be blunt, many of you actually think that your mere enrollment at Morehouse is your real contribution to your community. You are WRONG; please wake up from your daydream.

Morehouse is only preparing you to make a difference by giving you the necessary tools to fulfill your dreams, so that one day you will give something back to your community. It is up to you to forge your future and to inspire other African Americans to achieve to their fullest potential.

Like Ennis, you have the chance to make a difference. If not you, then who will make a difference in the next millennium to better the plight of the African American in the United States of America? This is a question that all of the men of Morehouse should consider throughout their collegiate career here. If you can not answer it, it is my sincere hope that you will set goals to become a responsible difference, instead of a complacent liability.

Continued from page 8to date an upperclassmen. Although he had asked her out earlier in the week, she waited until the day of the proposed date to confirm. Since he was a freshman, he had to borrow a car to pick her up and take her out. To sum up the disastrous date, she ordered a huge meal,most of which she did not eat. Later, they went to the movies, and she ordered enough food at the concession stand to suggest that she had not eaten all day. For the finale, she fell asleep on the long drive back to campus and never even called the brother to thank him for the evening.

Expectation is usually a problem that throws off most dates from the start. Many guys operate under Unwritten Rule 5, Section 2: "Get your money's worth on a date." However, a Big Mac doesn’t entitle a brother to $1.38 of sex. Brothers do not mind investing time or money, if they are having a good time. However,ladies, even if you show a brother a good time that does not mean that you can’brder "the lobster plate." The lobster plate comes with greater expectations. If you are content in keeping it simple, think before you order. However, if you are a person who ventures out a little further and welcomes the possibilities, you should order the Moet and take a toothbrush.

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Continued from page 8bad dates were with men they barely knew, while they were in a crisis and needed companionship or a free meal.

2. Always assume that the guy you are with wants to sleep with you and do not put yourself in a compromising position in which he thinks this is possible. Avoid dates at a guy's house and expensive trips.

3. Good phone conversations mean nothing. A person's voice and conversation does not reflect their mannerisms or their appearance. Listen to key words to see where your man of interest is coming from.

Of course, I could give advice to guys on how to be a fly date. However, for many women, who you are outweighs what you do. Just be yourself, so the woman can have an opportunity to assess who you really are and time will not be wasted. However, this quality only works for the honest guy.

For the woman, this may lead to a pleasant evening, but ibisnot the healthy foundation for a good relationship. Odd as it may sound, good dates are more dangerous than bad ones. Sadly, women need to assess their good dates just as critically as they dissect and rave about their bad ones. In essence, a bad date (minus bodily harm) is not so bad after all.

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Perspectives on a Ring and His LegacyA Debt of Black Honor

by Cedi Alexander Snowden Editorial Page Editor

The celebration of Martin Luther King's birthday was business as usual here in Atlanta. King Day activities were abundant and well- publicized, and Black people across the nation honored one of our most prestigious leaders. But the Black community has a larger responsibility. The King Holiday gives us an opportunity to honor all of our fallen heroes, particularly those that larger America refuses to acknowledge. Dr. King was dedicated to making a better future for us, and he was killed for it. We honor him accordingly, but we often don't acknowledge the many other people that made the ultimate sacrifice as well. I sometimes wonder if we even realize what that sacrifice entails. Take a moment and ask yourself: what are you

n «willing to fdie for? Envision where you want to go and what you want to achieve. Now list the things that you'd be willing to throw all thataway for.

Many of our brothers and sisters decided that the betterment of our race was on

that list, and they were called to task. It is our duty to take the time to honor them.Who are they? Some names leap immediately to mind, like

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Malcolm X. Medgar Evers comes to mind as well, now that a current movie at least alludes to his true story. Other

names like Nat Turner are recognizable, but are revered moreso by wise old grandmothers and people

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labelled "militant pro-Black radicals" than by mainstream Black America. Even more names, like Denmark Vessey and David Walker, are

completely foreign to most of us. A friend of mine, a sister, was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina,

where Vessey was tried and executed for being the figurehead of a planned slave rebellion. I once asked this friend how Black people in Charleston honored his memory. She had no idea who I was talking about. I, like most of us, have no room to criticize her; the name

David Walker meant absolutely nothing to me until I recently read an excerpt from his Appeal, the vigorously anti-slavery document that he

was later poisoned because of. Our mutual ignorance of our own heroes points to a simple but undeniable fact: if we don't honor our own, no one will. America certainly won't.

In some cases this country is not just content to allow our heroes to be forgotten, but it actively vilifies them. The award-winning novel The Confessions of Nat Turner paints the protagonist as a coward whose main motivation was fantasies of sex with white women. Thankfully, this publication is more the exception than the rule. More often we are simply left unknowing.

Dr. King's holiday had to be fought for despite that he was perhaps the most non­threatening Black leader this side of Booker T. Washington. If America is against honoring even him, how should we expect it to treat our more militant heroes except with indifference or slander? The King holiday provides us with the opportunity to recognize all our brothers and sisters who gave up their lives for us, just as Dr. King did. Countless people died trying to make our lives better, and our ignorance of them is our shame. Educate yourself, and share it with a loved one. We owe them at least that much.

Conjuring the KingBy Salah

Contributing Writer

Do you believe in spirits? I do. Good and bad ones, or rather, both those who like you and those who don't. Have you ever talked with a spirit? I have, but usually with spirits who are members of my family. Occasionally I'll talk to a close friend but only if my friend initiates the exchange. All this comes from a personal belief I've been taught to uphold that blood is the most unconditional link between any two human beings. I have never felt comfortable with the idea of dealing with the spirit of a stranger. For example, you know how at Kwanzaa ceremonies people pour libations and say names like Malcolm X and Mary McCloud Bethune to pay homage to those who have gone before us, even then, I say

the name of an Aunt or another relative in my head. I mean, how am I to know if Malcolm X was a good listener or someone to befriend. He might have been an asshole behind closed doors— honestly, no disrespect intended, but—you never know.

So what's my point? I want to talk to Dr. King.But not directly.Through my grandmother.They taught me this when I was in Africa; it's really cool:

Grandma Florede, Grandma Florede, Grandma Florede:

I love you. Thank you for helping get back on track with everything I'd been talking with you about last week; I feel better and my days are nicer. I'm sorry I don't have any

water to offer you. I'm at school right now and cannot obtain the necessary provisions at the moment. I promise to give you a new pack of Jolly Ranchers later tonight though.

Grandma Florede, did you know Martin Luther King? I

But let's always keep in mind—he was a human being. As endowed with the infinite potential inherent in this universe as all the rest of us.

know he lived in Montgomery, Alabama, but that is not too far from your house in Sylacaga, Alabama, right? The reason I'm asking is because my new friend Bamuthi asked me to write an article about Dr. King, and I wondered if you might be able to help me. I don't have a lot of ideas on my

surface, but if you help me to remember all those things I read about him the summer I served with the New York State Martin Luther King Commission for Nonviolence, it'd be really helpful.

I remember the speech given on the eve of his death.

He dissed America for fighting in Vietnam, right? And I remember the Drum Major's into buying me my first

Djemebe drum about a yea after that. But none of those strike me to tuff. What is it that I felt was the most striking aspect of Dr. King?

He was virtuous, consistent, balanced. He was loved by millions— that says a lot by itself. But ...you know what, I think I got it, I think I

remember what it was, I got it, the noble, courageous, humble Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used to Smoke Lucky Strike Cigarettes—Without The Filters!!! Why yes, this is what we need to know. That he stole moments away inside himself to enjoy the cool, refreshing taste of America's #1 legalized drug—tobacco.

Y'all he was great. We pay respect to Dr. King for his endeavors and we love him forever. But let's always keep in mind—he was a human being. As endowed with the infinite potential inherent in this universe as all the rest of us. Next time you're alone in your house and want to feel Dr. King, grab a match and a Lucky strike and inhale the beauty of being human as he did.

Thank you Grandma Florede. Journey safely. Hove you. Ase'

Police: If You Can't Beat Them ?

But as much as I’d love to jump on the old NWA bandwagon and say “F*ck tha Police," it’s not that easy. In this case the obligatory concession is also a fact; every man or woman in blue is not a pig who deserves to fry.

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by Cedi Alexander Snowden _____ Editorial Page Editor

I was at a gas station in Detroit with a friend and his cousin when it happened. The cousin had just parked the car when a homeless brother walked past us and made a snide comment. Before I could say anything the cousin had leapt out of the car. He had a bat in his hands and was screaming at the top of

his lungs by the time my friend and I reached him. The homeless man walked on, even as the cousin cursed him using every vulgarity in the English language and absolutely begged him to PLEASE come back and repeat what he had just said.

Nothing special there, right? It's just another story of a geto-fied brother in the 'hood. Thing is, this particular "brother" happened to be a member of Detroit's Finest. How does the thought of him pulling you over one dark night strike you?(Pun definitely not intended.)

Virtually all of us have a police story or two, and many of us have several.Sound familiar?

• Some cops once accosted a group of my friends because we were sitting in a driveway. Their test of our guilt consistedof laying heavy hands on our chests. If our hearts were beating fast, then we must have been doing something wrong. Never mind that we're blinded by flashlights, or that they're yelling so loudly that they're spitting on our faces, or their other hands are on their pistols.

• During a road trip I ended up in a ditch, and the Boss Hogg highway patrol cop I flagged down kindly searched my car bumper-to-bumper before calling a tow truck. He did all this despite (or maybe because of) my best bright-eyed, boy-am-I-glad-to-see-you-officer college-boy routine.

• A Gwinnett County cop once shared his favorite stories of exactly how he tortured some suspects that tried to hide from him. The suspect that hid in a refrigerator behind a cracked door was forcibly suffocated to the point of unconsciousness, and pink-faced cop telling the story was laughing so hard it took him a few minutes to regain his composure.

I could go on like this forever, which in itself is problematic. I could discuss that menacing force Rodney King, who had to be subdued by the nigga-sticks of half a dozen policemen. I could discuss Malice Green, who went one better than King and got his brains bashed out by those Detroit cops who couldn't quite stop giving. Then there are those St. Petersburg cops who have this nasty little habit of killing Black men; I guess I could fit them in the conversation too. But as much as I'd love to jump on the old NWA bandwagon and say "F*ck tha Police," it's not that easy. In this case the obligatory concession is also a fact; every man or woman in blue is not a pig who deserves to fry. Some of them take the pledgeto serve and protect and honor it. Some of them honor it when they're not having a bad day, which is human, but inexcusable nonetheless.The truly bad apples of the bunch—the sadists, the control freaks, those who got slapped around as children who now get to slap back— aren't the majority. If they were we'd all be dead by now. But because they exist there's a huge problem, and our lives and our freedom are at stake. So something has to change.

Fighting the police force is largely suicidal, so that's out. A political reform of the police force is also not likely; the police are a family, and Internal Affairs is only going to uncover so much. Besides, how could they really identify a cop who abuses his power only when his wife has been giving him a hard time? As non­revolutionary as it sounds, the only practical way to police reform is by better people becoming police. That way the bad apples eventually get pushed out, and any incoming bad apples would stand out so much that Internal Affairs would have no choice but to crack down. It's much like the revolutionaries who pursue law and politics to change the judicial system from the inside out.

It's ironic, actually. There was a time when I thought that a Black person who wanted to be a cop was the worst kind of sellout, the kind that not only didn't help his people in the fight but joined the other side to do the fighting. I distinctly remember seeing a young Black man wearing a Police Academy hat when I was younger, and I immediately filed his face away in the Enemy category of my mind. Little did I know that that brother may well have had clearer insight and more dedication to the race than I.

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Media Mournings and GripesBy Dewayne Roberson

Guest Commentary

I mourn the death of Ennis Cosby, just as Morehouse and the rest of the Black community does. But I do not mourn his death because he was the son of one of Black culture's most popular figures, Bill Cosby, or because he was a graduate of Morehouse College. I mourn because another Blackman, another shining star, was removed from his sky of infinite potential. His life was taken in manner that we Blackmen are very familiar with: senseless violence.

What really bothers me is the way the media sensationalized the death of a single Blackman, when Blackmen die every hour. It may sound cruel, but I was not

shocked when I heard the news of Ennis Cosby's death, since I have been desensitized by the deaths of numerous of my brothers-in-arms. Yet the media hypes up the death of a very promising brother, not to get a reaction from the community,but rather to see how the community reacts to the Cosby's emotions.In the mean time the television stations are gaining mucho ratings. The media is all about ratings, apparently, even if it means invading the privacy of Bill and Camille (respective family included), who at this time should be given well-

deserved space.I sit back and wonder if

the media reaction outside of Atlanta would have been as strong if one of Johnetta B. Cole's sons had been killed, or if the media would have come scurrying up to the front door

I shed a tear for all those mothers and fathers who lost sons at that same time. Ennis Cosby was not the only Blackman to die that night; his bullet was just heard and felt more so then others.

of "Ms. Jones" to wish her bon voyage to the morgue to identify the body of her slain son. I don't think so and that really bothers me. The media treats the death of Ennis Cosby as an unnatural phenomenon, as if Martin Luther King's

death was not message enough to say Blackmen as a whole are at war with survival. Who knows! By the time this article is read I may be lying six feet under, wondering why I didn't run that red light on Campbellton road, and I

seriously doubt if I will get media coverage.

On CNN I watched areporter interview the best friend of Ennis Cosby. I watched the tears come to

his eyes as he lamented the death of his friend. As he spoke, I felt pain for his loss and I too shed a tear, but not because he was a white man who truly loved a brother, and not because he was drawing me into his most sincere

emotions. I shed a tear for all those mothers and fathers who lost sons at that same time. Ennis Cosby was not the only Blackman to die that night; his bullet was just heard and felt more so then others. It seems that if your are well-known white Americans can sit in their comfortable homes and feel your pain, while brothers die every hour.

To the Cosbys I send my heart filled with emotional sorrow and anguish, for their son was truly promised to go far. To the media I send a gifted wrapped box of disgust and anger, and to my brothers I send a bottled message:

To whom it may concern: We will soon be extinct. Will we live for the moment or will the moment live for us?

Think about it.

The Adventures of PseudomanBy Khary S. Jones

Staff Writer

Sorry, but change ain't gonna come for a while. For in suburban places called Levittown, on streets named Elm lined with dwellings built with Lego blocks and colored with Crayola Crayons, Bobby sees things. He sees Pops mope through the front door and plop down on the couch. A clicking a crackling sound is heard as Pops rests his thumb on the remote control, turns on SportsCenter, and opens a brew. "Use the coasters, Steve" is uttered from Mother's mouth in the background. Unthreatening words, but they don't mix well with undiluted testosterone; it's like introducing an innocent and dazzling spark to some hydrogen gas. Ignite. Remember the Hindenburg?

"I'll set this can wherever the f*ck I feel!" And he does. The virgin brew, barely touched and still heavy, lands on Mother's forehead, setting her on the floor. She's then attacked by the brute who's now a wicked butterfly that has emerged from its cocoon to beat her instead of its wings and fly-away.

"Fly away, Steve."Remember, Bobby sees

this. At first it's shocking, but gradually and with repetition the experience numbs his sensitivities and is eventually commonplace.

Is it surprising, then, that Robert ("don't call me Bobby"), after a long day of calmly and rationally articulating his desires to a large number of co-workers, comes home to Lego Land

Drunk with autonomy, these (pseudo)men roam their sectors recklessly, marking everything as trivial and expendable in the quest for status.

and erupts all over his household? In doing so, he spews lava and volcanic ash that sounds like "b*tch" and "whore," and makes his woman feel as if her soul is being beaten with a billy-club-

-bruising, warping, and disfiguring everything from the inside out. And as another mother retreats to some dark, mirrorless environment and Robert assumes his place on the couch—one hand in pants, the other glued to the remote—another son fails to escape the scorching-hot wave of radiation emanating

from his father's eyes. It overtakes the child and cripples all in him that is loving, understanding, and self-controlling.

This is not a phenomena specific to the 'burbs. In high-

rise housing projects, like laboratory gerbils, Black folk are poked, prodded, stimulated, and as a result, stigmatized by the drugs and diseases tested on them. In the dank cubicles found in these "projects," as early as age twelve, growing pains make these fatherless environments feel cramped and render them insufficient in meeting the

needs of the (pseudo)men living in them. Drunk with autonomy, these (pseudo)men roam their sectors recklessly, marking everything as trivial and expendable in the quest for status. In this equation,

women are either status symbols or variables. When they are no longer needed they are subtracted from both sides of the equation. It is easy to lay a hand on a woman or reduce her self-esteem to rubble when she is merely a variable, not a man to be respected.

And finally, in homes where men (not supermen) choose to enlist in the support of their wives when they are frustrated, rather than turn their potential negative energy into kinetic, the (pseudo)men are still present. On film, CDs, and television, protected by the laws of freedom of expression, (pseudo)man taints the minds of the innocent. He introduces them to his tales of "pimpin' h*es" and "gangsta b*tches."

Raped of their innocence, these newly inducted (pseudo)men venture out of their secluded areas and create b*tches where there were none. Abused and shucked of their selfrespect, these women are left alone to bear and raise seeds that, even if they reach age forty, never truly mature. Most have their existences measured in half-lives.

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A Call to a Higher Order"Have you forgotten that

once we were brought here we were robbed of our name, robbed of our language? We lost our religion, our culture, our god. And many of us, by the way we act, we even lost our minds."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Have we lost our minds? Let's take an example. Chances are good that you know someone who wants to rap or would drop our of college if offered a record deal. If you ask this young rapper why he chose this career you would hear a great many reasons. However, you and I know the reason is money, women, and fame. Don't get offended, young rappers. Let's be real. The average man wants a phat ride, fine women, and the right to step up in any club like royalty. We are young, and we have been raised in this materialistic society; hell, why not be a little shallow ourselves?

There are two reasons why we do not have the privilege to be selfish, little money­hoarding, women ho-ing, car accumulating maggots. The first reason is that we are Black Men. The second is that as Morehouse Men we are far from average. As Black men

we have a responsibility to more than just ourselves, we have a responsibility to our community. Save the shallow, childish, pointless endeavors aforementioned to other members of the society. Let their youth chase after fool's gold while we tread down a brighter path. We must dream to be far more than rappers or talkers, we must dream to be leaders and trailblazers. I understand that we don't want to hear this because of the sacrifices that being a leader or trailblazer entails. Herman J. Russel worked 12 hour days for the last forty years. Not much time to chase women. Kweisi Mfume fought against dozes of backwards, ignorant members of Congress to help the causes of Black people. Not much time to go to the club. I understand that we are young and want to have fun; however, we must work because we have problems. The solutions of our problems lies in our hands and in our minds, and is a part of our communal spirit. To solve our problems we must work and study hard. We must sacrifice our free time to work on solutions that well free our people.

Black Men, I know the

path I am suggesting is hard, but if you follow it I promise you will have no regrets. When you step in the halls of Congress and your word literally becomes law, you will have no regrets. When you reach back into your neighborhood and raise your people up by the thousands, you will have no regrets. We must choose the shining path of hard work which leads to true power and ultimate enlightenment, while the others chase after stardust like fools. If we choose the correct path our names will be remembered with reverence and we will have fame, fortune, respect and women. Black men, we must choose wisely, and I am confident that we will.

Brothers, as I conclude I say to you stay strong and focused, and we will prevail. As for the question "have we lost our minds," the answer is undoubtedly no. Because for every one boy who wants to waste his whole life playing games, there is a Morehouse Man who will work to solve our problems and carry him.

Respectfully,

Sam Lokenauth

The Registration BluesMy fellow Morehouse

Brethren, once again we made it through another hectic, stressful, painstaking registration. I realize that everyone has different reasons for their particular registration holdup, but I do not think it's time to stop! I do not believe transferring is the correct answer, because it only leaves another brother to go through the same travails as we do. Nor do I believe that is a viable excuse to say, "If we were at a white school, we wouldn't be going through this!" WHY MUST WE DETERMINE HOW GOOD THINGS ARE BY OUR WHITE COUNTERPARTS?! Why can't Morehouse College be an example to other colleges in the country? It is time for us Men of the House to stand up and act like men. We must demand the respect we are not granted! How many times have we been told by Gloster Hall that we didn't turn in a document (when it was recently revealed that our ex-

financial aid director did not disburse $900,000)? Or that we are millionths of a point away from the grade necessary for renewing our scholarship? Or, my personal favorite, that Morehouse won't accept our money for whatever reason (holler if you hear me)? It seems easier to checked into jail than to register. For this to be a place that so many young men across the country want to go to, why once you get in, it's so hard to stay? We as students need to stop playing all these games with each other and start looking out for each other. Instead of putting on suits and acting like everything is fine, let's recognize the problems that exist and do something about them. We are great at hiding behind the facade that Morehouse is, but what's really going on? We all really know. How many of you have friends who had to transfer, not because of bad grades, not due to disciplinary problems, but because of a supposed lack

of funds Morehouse was not able to find? Not to sound utopic, but we spend too much time complaining behind closed doors; no offense, but if the homosexual brothers can come out on campus to demand their respect, then why can't we as a student body come together as men to demand our respect and equal due? Brothers, it's time, because we cannot go for self when all is at loss for everyone else. It's amazing to document the turnout of Morehouse Men for free events in the Atlanta area (not that there is anything wrong with that), but it is more amazing to see how few truly have the manhood to stand up for their priceless education. Don't be afraid; if you're doing what is right, then the right things will happen.

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The Beauty andCreative Beast in Baduizm

You might never think that an incarnation of Billie Holiday would have a twenty inch headwrap around her dome. Nor might you think that she would be the color of caramel and as slender as a twig. But nonetheless Erykah Badu is that incarnation and her performance at the Ying Yang Caf. on Wednesday , January 15th proved it.

Enshrouded in a collared black fur coat that offsetted her orange headdress, Badu made her way to the stage through the multitudes of music industry folks, journalists and

fans with a cup of lemon tea in her hand and a stick of burning incense between her lips. That alone might say enough by itself. But once the band was behind her nothing stopped this fly sister from exploding into an inprovisational warmup lead by her soulful delivering of the words "I Need a Rimshot." At that point the keyboardist, bassist, drummer , background singers and Badu became a musical that pierced the hearts of each and every listener. Badu of course was the arrow's head.

Remaining almost perfectly stationary during the entire performance, Badu and

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released debut album Baduizm including the first single, "On and On," which Badu performed equipped

with new lyrics.Her songs embraced the

topics of love, spirituality, being involved in a relationship with a drug dealer and others. And her soothing and sexy vocals practically mirror Lady Day's, her lips twisting each and every lyric in the desired shape of emotion and feeling. She gives the listener sorrow, pain pleasure and perception all at once. Her songs were a window into the soul of the artist before the audience. They possessed an almost mystical element usually foreign to the stage of popular music. But Badu's compositions are deep artistic

expressions that just happen to be popular. The psychospiritual lyrics of "On and On" just happened to have a hook catchy enough to gain the attention of the leather-clad indoor sunglass- wearing masses often known as Generation X, the group who makes or breaks. But at the end of the century that just might be the way that stars are born.

Erykah Badu's debut cd Baduizm was released Tuesday, February 11 on the Universal Record Label.

Catharsis on Canvas: Stephanie JacksonBy Heather Thompson

Contributing Writer

In the figurative gut of one of Atlanta's most culturally inclusive areas lies a jewel of an art gallery. The City Gallery East is located on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Midtown inside of City Hall East. The gallery is very spacious and

lithographs (a form of printmaking) in the show as well. Jackson's work in printmaking is impressive and it works well in the show

Georgia Dusk is just one of the dynamic works of Stephanie Jackson.boasts gleaming hardwood

floors and ceilings more than 20 feet high. Currently CGE is showcasing the work of Atlanta-based artist and Georgia State University art professor Stephanie Jackson. Most of Jackson's work in this exhibition is oil on canvas but there are also several offset

because it allows the audience to appreciate the breadth of her talent and her technical prowess. But it is in painting, however, that Jackson's brilliance is best demonstrated.

Her subject matter is

exclusively African-American, and the themes she deals with cover the gamut of the African diasporic experience. Throughout her work there is consistent visual reference to our past as enslaved people. Jackson delves heavily in the realms of iconography and symbolism. She establishes a common link with all of the paintings in this exhibition with the use of these symbols. Masks, watermelons and blood all work to help establish this connection.

Jackson's experiences as a black woman meets her talent as an artist. The product born of this union is nothing short of magic. Anyone with an interest in witnessing the ongoing progression of the black arts movement or the evolutionary process of a black woman is implored to view this show.

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Ray Charles Packs King Chapelby Mark Allwood

________ A&E Co-Editor______Ray Charles landed at

Morehouse's Martin Luther King, Jr. Chapel and proved to students that this "old timer" can still get down. Now in his seventies, the blues is embedded deep in the Georgia native's bones.

The show he put on was absolutely electric. Bill Cosby - sincere condolences to the Cosby family; rest in peace brother Ennis- started the show with a short comedy sketch which had the capacity crowd laughinghysterically. "The Coz" even tried his luck on the keyboard for a little while. Then the master entered.

Opening to the music of the Spelman and Morehouse jazz bands, Mr. Charles electrified the crowd with "Georgia On My Mind," "America the Beautiful" and "Old Man River," among

others. Providing a wonderful atmosphere for the evening, the Spelman and Morehouse jazz and glee club students joined Mr. Charles' small

Gloria Bigelow/Special Ray Charles performing one of his standard “Georgia on My Mind.”

entourage of two guitarists, one drummer and two conductors.

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The Artist Always Known As A Phenomenon

By Okorie Johnson Contributing Writer

Is it enough to say that one of the most formidable musical geniuses of contemporary music survived the storms of commercialism and corporate manipulation to return with an album as strong as his best? Is it enough to say that this genius sculpted a phenomenal 20-year career and his best years are still ahead of him? Or is it enough to say that no one on the planet can slam a concert as powerfully as the Artist Formerly Known As Prince. No, it's not enough. 'Cause then he rocked Birmingham, Alabama, and who the hell would have thought that?

On Saturday night the 18th of January, as a growing mob of 2000 nearly tore off the door because of poor planning from the concert staff, the air was visibly thick with anticipation for the Purple Rocker to rock the roof off of

Birmingham's Civic Center. Surprisingly the crowd did not seem blatantly laced with "disciples" (Prince Fans). In fact it appeared to be made up of a multi-cultural population of New Power Generation virgins, people who had heard of the legend, but were coming for the first time to experience it.

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mesmerizes the audience with his performance of "Betcha By Golly Wow."

Inside, over an hour passed from the alleged time of the concerts start, and a standing, general admission crowd of 1000 became restless soon after 9:00. Suddenly, the CD lulling the crowd into composed good behavior,

stopped and the smoke started. His band came out and initiated "Jam of the Year," toying with the suspense of his arrival. Then, a voice off stage, his classic falsetto scream of essence, a silouhette of leg shuffle towards the back of the stage, and out of the shadows and smoke he came, looking more normal than probably ever before in black pants, a baggy black shirt and white Nautica-like symbol jacket.

He played the crowd throughout the song, running from edge to edge of the stage, giving the moves and personality only expected of and possible by him. In that one song he oozed enough showmanship to be bottled and to be sold to half of the carbon copy R&B acts that lack it today.

He "hyperdrove" the audience into his trip of nostalgia with the second song, "Purple Rain." Lighters sparked up, arms waved and the crowd wailed for him the famous "Ooo, Ooo, Ooo, Oo, Ooo." The night was right then.

From there he moved so many places that it was hard to remember where he went.

Among the highlights, however, were Raspberry Beret, 17 Days, The Cross, If I Was Your Girlfriend, Get Your Groove On, The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, Face Down, and Sleep Around in which he brought a much taller woman on stage and proceeded to dance with her in such a way that she and the

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jammin to the joy of his “Emancipation, ” the title track from his latest CD.

audience knew, for the Artist, being 5'2" was not a handicap.

The three giants of the night were as follows:

He dropped into the depths of Do Me Baby after the

only wardrobe change of the evening, to include in that key, a medley of Scandalous Insatiable, and Adore. It was a tease because these songs alone could have been an hour of the concert, but the crowd screamed at the allusions to their favorite slow jams and got enough to enjoy him finishing the original ballad.

Second Giant: Him, alone on the piano, and the music of "How Come You Don't Call Me No More" slowly creeping out into recognition. Enough Said!

Finally, (What If God Was) "One of Us" became a night closer and a tribute to Martin King as the previous day was the freedom fighter's birthday. He performed the song so well that you forgot Joan Osborne sang it first. He wailed that subtle melody of freedom into the rafters of the arena and life, like the quail of Emancipation he is.

The night was ethereal, a true transcendence, and this concert blew the mind of many a Birmingham doubtful. More importantly the concert allowed for yet another generation of fans of the Artist to look forward to the dawn.

“Ceremonies in Dark Old Men”: A Reality CheckBy Mark Allwood

Assistant A& E Editor

Jomandi's "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men," playing through February 9 at Fourteenth Street Playhouse, is a passionate depiction of a 1960's Harlem family and their individual struggles within themselves and their surrounding community. Beautifully exploring themes in manhood, success, money, and the role of Black women, "Ceremonies" is extremely relevant to our struggle today.

Written by Lonnie Elder III and directed by Thomas Jones I I, "Ceremonies" originally opened on Broadway in 1969 to rave reviews. The entire play is set in a family-owned barbershop which doubles as their home on 126th Street between Seventh and Lenox Avenues.

The family consists of Russell Parker, his two sons Theopolis and Bobby, and their sister Adele Eloise Parker. The mother is deceased, but her impact as the backbone of

the family is felt throughout the play. Russell struggles with the fact that his wife literally worked herself to death while he performed dance routines for vaudeville shows.

His wife's presence is felt in his daughter Adele, who works to support three grown men. She argues that she is not going to work herself to the grave like her mother and demands that they also find work. Russell's older son Theo floats from idea to idea, unsure of what he wants to be. His younger son Bobby, is maybe too good a petty thief- the last thing he wants is a job.

The barbershop makes little money, and Adele wants Russell to get a job and sell the shop. Russell feels it is strenuous for a 54 year-old Black man his age to join the bustle of downtown New York. Russell's son Theo, finally convinces him that the family can make a fortune selling bootleg corn whiskey out of the barber shop, so Russell vows to keep it.

To do this, they must go

into business with Blue Haven, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of the Harlem Decolonization Association. Haven wants to drive the white man out of Harlem by selling bootleg liquor and running a numbers game called Black Heaven. Two months later, when the fruits of the Parkers' labor comes rolling in, they are not as sweet as expected. Russell has become totally engrossed in money and flaunts it every chance he gets. All of Theo's time is spent making whiskey in the basement. Bobby joins Haven's band of thieves, the "Piano Brigade." The brothers lose their closeness towards each other. Meanwhile Adele continues on, disagreeing with the illegal activity, yet never turning them in.

To tell the end would be severely cheating you. The play powerfully explores the Black man's desire to 1) equate success with a job and money, and 2) in feeling powerless, to exert power on our women. But the most important desire

is to be self-sufficient and independent and to uplift ourselves and our community. If "Ceremonies" was set in the nineties, Theo might be in the lab bubbling crack, trying to be

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his own boss. This prophetic play opened over twenty years ago and is still relevant today. Perhaps now we will heed its message.

Tigers On Track for Another Big SeasonBy Aaron Savoy

_________ Staff Writer_________The Morehouse College

Track and Field team flies into this season on the wings of high expectations. Last year the Track Team won the SIAC Conference Championships for the second year in a row. Led by Coach Willie Hill, Morehouse shattered the

The success of his [Coach Hill] teams past and present has been rarely acknowledged

record for total points with upwards of 260-plus points. They blew away all competition, as the second- place team reportedly finished a record 160 points behind the Tigers. Last year's Morehouse team finished the season ranked eighth among all schools in the nation and for the first time in history, was represented in the Penn Relays, the largest and most

prestigious Track and Field competition in the country. Junior Greg Roberts said, "The Penn Relays is a true testament to how far this program and this team has come along, and it's a step in the right direction."

Since Morehouse won the conference championships last year (doing so in easy fashion), this year they have set their sights on even bigger challenges, namely the Indoor Championships held in Indianapolis. To help Coach Hill on the road to Indianapolis, this team brings back eight All-Americans, including two national champions in Juniors Greg Roberts and Charlie Thomas. In addition to these athletes, many more upperclassmen have returned to add depth to this year's team as well.

The recent success of Hill's teams has also enticed many new interested students to come out and participate. The total number of student-

athletes on the team has jumped from 52 last year to 89 this year. Under his system there are no cuts; everyone

Khari Shiver/StaffTiger one step closer to the finishing line.

participates.Hill has created a strong

bond between himself and his team, as the squad has now become a family; he is even seen as a father-figure by

some.Coach Hill is not overly

concerned with winning, but simply maintains his

philosophy of "[having] everybody work hard, improve, and most of all feel good about participating." He believes that if his team can always work hard and give

their best effort, that they're all winners already. However, the success of his teams past and present has been rarely acknowledged. Most of the team's achievements have come and gone with little praise (which some of them believe is partly due to the belief by some students that Morehouse athletics are subpar). "Our program is one of the most successful programs ever at Morehouse next to the Tennis team, but we rarely ever get noticed," says Junior Michael Smith, who hopes that both with the leadership of Coach Hill and the recent success of the team, they can help do away with the notion that Morehouse athletics are weak.

The Morehouse Track and Field team will hold four meets at B.T. Harvey Stadium later on this year and encourage all students to come down and support them to see just what their winning is all about.

Last Second Shot Lifts Morehouse to VictoryBy Myron G. Burney

Staff Writer

It was reminiscent of the Tigers' home opener in November against Savannah State, when the team suffered a heartbreaking upset on a missed last second shot; this time around, however, a last second shot gave the Morehouse Tigers their fifth conference victory of the year. The shot came with four- tenths of a second left to play in regulation against the Albany State Rams. Senior forward Mustafa Davis scored the winning bucket off an offensive rebound under the goal. It came on the third attempt by the Tiger offense to score. Davis ended a productive night with 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Senior captain Wallace Corker led the Tigers with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

The first half was dominated by a number of bad shots and careless turnovers on Morehouse's part. With eleven minutes gone in the

first half and Morehouse down by nine, it looked as if the Maroon and White were in for a long night. In the second half, Albany State showed why they were the number one scoring team in the conference, as they quickly put points on the scoreboard and took a convincing lead late in

“Every ball game is a big game for us, and winning always helps.”

—Coach Arthur McAfeePOTSHOTS

the game. But an outstanding performance by the Tigers' sophomore combination of Michael Harris and Justin Miller proved to be too much for the Rams. Miller led the comeback with 11 big points, inspired by the wild and energetic cheers of Morehouse Madness, the school's new athletic booster club. With under one minute to go in the game, Harris sank his fourth three-pointer of the night to tie

the game at 74 apiece. On the following possession the Rams were fouled, but hit only one of their two free throws, putting them up by one with seconds left. The Tigers then quickly pushed the ball downcourt, where Davis hit a the game winner to give the team a 76-75 victory. After the

game, coach McAfee commented on the team's performance saying, "We have some things to improve on; we are continuing to work hard on different areas of our game." He added, "Every ball game is a big game for us, and winning always helps." Michael Harris also finished with 16 points on the night, one of four Tigers in double figures.

How much more loot and props could Jordan be getting if he actually could, say, act? . . . Funny how the Hawks' Dikembe Mutombo reportedly speaks 6 different languages, yet can't be understood in . any of'them . . . Iverson's played well enough this year to warrant a close look by Pilsbury; he'd be a perfect spokesman for their various turnovers ... Check out Colorado's Chauncey Billups, he's dope .. . North Carolina opening up 0-3 in ACC play? Damn, the sky must be falling . . . Wonder if anyone in the 49ers organization, after seeing Steve Young totally abuse his body this season running the ball, has figured out yet that Jackie Chan probably could have done the same thing — and for less money, too ... Even though Orlando finally has all 5 starters back, time will soon tell whether or not the Magic is ... Phoenix messed up in throwing in the towel on Horry so soon ... For those that think Jason will help these setting Suns: You've gots to be Kidding . . . Finally, the.Pacer's Rik is back, though obviously not 100%; so far, he's playing like Smit . . . "Are you there, Mike? It's me,God.". . . Ewing,Mutombo, and Mourning should open their own Georgetown Travel Center, since they're always getting calls from those zealous officials ... Hey, Reggie: It ain't the refs, bruh ... Hey, Ahmad Rashad: You're not funny... Hey, John Starks I Charles Oakley: Your cameos a while back on New York Undercover certainly were... Somebody's got some serious roots on UCLA ... Utah Jazz — what a strange oxymoron ... Hey, Kobe: Your shoes get more play than you do ... Armageddon is upon us: After 769 minutes (78 games), the Nets' Yinka Dare finally registered an assist . . . Hey, Magic: Last semester's questions from the AUC weren't that tough, were they?... We were wrong in labeling Los Lobos a sorry squad. We take that back: They're a really-good sorry squad ... Hey, Psych, majors: Was Dennis Rodman's kick in the groin to that sideline photographer the ultimate form of Penis Envy, or what? ... Tim Hardaway ... Timmy Hardaway... Tim Hardaway

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A Conversation With Doug WilliamsContinued from page 1 been spread around; all of big is better; I don't get off on and [that are] hoperully good MT: Besides being Super Bowl

MT: Being a formerquarterback yourself, have you in the past had QB's emphasized in the offense and will you do so now?

DW: I think you emphasize whatever you've got that's going to make you a pretty good iootball team. If we've

You know, I don't like the word "Role Model." because I think they are created by other entities like Corporate America

got runners who can run, and blockers who can block, then we run the football. If we've got runners who can run sometimes and catch sometimes, a quarterback who can throw, and linemen who can block, then you mix it up. I'm a firm believer that you ride whatever's gonna take you to the dance. If it's the quarterback, then ride the quarterback; if it's the running back, then you go with him.

MT: Have you brought in your own staff, or are you retaining previously-hired personnel?

DW: No. We have a brand new staff.

MT: Have any been with you before?

DW; No, because we've all DW: I'm not one to think that

them are not going to come from where I'm from —- only one guy is coming from that area.

MT: Have you had a chance to talk to any of the players thus far?DW: I've had a chance to talk to a lot of players who've come in, and we've talked one on one about a lot of things: What we'll be looking forward to, what we expect out of them, and what they're willing to do in order to make Morehouse a successful program.

MT: As far as your NFL career goes, what experiences can you bring to Morehouse College?

DW: I think the only experience you can bring is the fact that you did play . . . that you've been there, that you've been in the trenches, and I think that in itself is a lot, because I think the young people tend to look up and listen [to you] a little closer. Hopefully, with myself and others, we'll get that from them.

MT: Why Morehouse College, .considering both its size and relative athletic obscurity as a Division II school, as well as the fact that you've coached at bigger venues?

that. Football is no different — it's still blocking and tackling no matter where you go. I know a lot of kids put a lot of emphasis on the big schools, but a lot of them also end up on the wrong end of the curb when it's all over — with nowhere to go. I think at the smaller institutions, we kind of emphasize a little more about going to class, getting a degree, and being productive when football is over with ... Morehouse, I thought, was a great opportunity — I had an opportunity to go other places — but just I thought for me to be part of a legacy was here at Morehouse.

MT: Was coaching at a Historically Black College a requirement for your taking a head coaching job?

DW: A requirement? No. I think that being at a predominately blackinstitution was something I wanted to do, and Morehouse gave me the opportunity . . . there's just something about it, because I think that there are a lot of guys that don't get an opportunity to play at other places that could easily come here and make an impact at Morehouse and some other institutions; I just hope that I'm able to, along with my staff, bring in good talent, guys that are good enough to go to class and pass, and graduate,

enough to play in the next league — with a degree in hand.

MT: How do you plan to widen the gap between the numbers in the Won I Loss column?

DW: Well, it doesn't happen overnight; it's a building process. My main objective is to have a program rather than a football team. I think that you can easily put a football team together if you just want to win tomorrow; we cango out and get a lot of transfers and Junior College [players] and everything. But to me, a program is something that's going to be consistent, something that you can build on.

MT: Have you talked to Coach [Eddie] Robinson since your hiring?

DW: Briefly; very briefly.

MT: Did he congratulations?

offer his

DW: Well, it wasn't exactly a conversation like that (laughs). I'll leave that one alone (laughs heartily).

MVP, a former pro, and now, the head football coach at Morehouse College, what would you like the Morehouse community to know about Doug Williams?

Photo Courtesy of College Relations Coach Williams sets foot on the gridiron.

DW: Well, I'm not out there trying to get them to know a lot more about me ... I think that the way I carry myself... I think that I've been a good person as far as being positive .... You know, I don't like the word "Role Model," because I think they are created by other entities like Corporate America, because when I was growing up, we didn't have role models, we had people that we looked up to .... I would hope that I'll be someone that Some young people [or] some parents would want their kids to grow up to be like; not a "Role Model," but someone they admire.

In Retrospective: The 1996-96 NFL SeasonBy Brian L. Thompson

Staff WriterAt the beginning of this

season, teams which expected to go somewhere were well on their way, while the annual doormats of the league were just being themselves. Surprises Washington, Philadelphia, and Minnesota were off to strong starts while powerhouses Dallas and New England were looking up from the bottom of their respective divisions.

However, near the end of the season, Dallas and New England managed to clinch their divisions while Washington, Philadelphia and Minnesota ended up resembling plankton in that grand order of things we call the playoffs.

1996 saw the zone-blitz

defense become the newest, most confusing concept to read this side of the NBA's triangle offense, while the West Coast Offense was run best everywhere but the West Coast. Legal problems in Dallas were beginning to sound like bad plots from the TV show Savannah, and nine NFL coaches searched the classified ads over morning coffee.

Jim Fassel has taken over the Giants from Dan Reeves, who is now in Atlanta. Bobby Ross is the new coach of the Lions. Dick Vermeil has stopped making Blue Cross/ Blue Shield promos in order to return to the NFL to coach the Rams, while Steve Mariucci, the man 49ers fans affectionately refer to as "Who?", takes the reins in San

Francisco after a mediocre head coaching stint at Cal- Berkeley.

In the beginning .of the season, I picked Dallas to win the East, Green Bay to win the

No one respectable is afraid of the 49ers anymore, as the NFC West Champion Carolina Panthers, a team two years removed from expansion, convincingly proved.

Central and the 49ers to win the West. Dallas' depth is thinning worse than Rich Kotite's hair but they still managed to win over self­destructors Washington and Philly. So, I didn't have to be Jean Dixon to pick Green Bay for the Central, but it seemed

that the Vikings and Bears were going to do more than a swan dive at midseason. No one respectable is afraid of the 49ers anymore, as the NFC West Champion Carolina Panthers, a team two years removed from expansion, convincingly proved.

In the AFC, I picked Buffalo to win the East, Pittsburgh to win the Central and Kansas City to win the West. The cast of Cocoon is younger and more consistent than fragile QB Jim Kelly and. RB Thurman Thomas, while AFC East champion New England survived much of the year with a slipshod defense that gained heart in the last half of the season. Pittsburgh won the Central with their terrorizing defense,powerback Jerome "The Bus"

Bettis, and the luck of playing in a weak division.

Lastly, there's the West, where the Chiefs' QB tandem of Steve Bono and Rich Gannon has given coach Marty Schottenheimer enough reason to go after ex-Falcon malcontent Jeff George. Hey, Brett Favre was a Falcon quarterback once and look where he is now. Hmm ....

It wasn't hard to stick with Green Bay as the Super Bowl winner. The sentiments surrounding New England's return to the Super Bowl after a decade could not have been happy ones for Patriots fans.

Does anyone remember what the Bears did to them that year? Congratulations to Green Bay for prevailing, and to New England for their AFC Championship.

UNDERGROUNDThursday, February 13 THE MAROON TIGER

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Morehouse Honors the Finest in theBlack Community

Home Sweet Home: Springfield Baptist Church

By Louis CLotmanCampus News Co- Editor

Morehouse College will bestow its most prestigious awards on five people at the ninth annual "Candle in the Dark" Gala on February 15. The ceremony is Morehouse's way of honoring African- American professionals who stand out in their respective fields and in their contributions to the African- American community.

The gala's purpose is to celebrate the College's founding, to recognize African-American excellence and to raise money for the Morehouse AcademicScholarship. Held in the Hyatt Regency's CentennialBallroom, the Gala will be hosted by talk show celebrity

and Spelman alumnus Rolanda Watts.

The Bennie Mays Awards, named in honor of former Morehouse President Dr. Benjamin E. Mays, are given to alumni who have achieved success in their careers and serve as models of today's Morehouse Man. Donald R. Hopkins will receive the Bennie Trailblazer Award. The Bennie Achievement Award will be presented to Maceo K. Sloan. And Congressman Major R. Owens will receive the Bennie Service Award.

The Candle Award honors African-American achievers who are not Morehouse alumni. Dennis Hightower will receive the Candle in Business Award, and Bernard Shaw will receive the Candle in Journalism Award.

Photo Courtesy of College Relations

When the Augusta Institute's first classes were held 130 years ago, this building was the primary facility at Springfield Bapist Church. Today, the historic building serves as the fellowship hall for the church.

A GlimpseDr. Donald Hopkins-a

trailblazer in the world of science-is a world-renowned medical epidemologist and

Dr. Donald R. Hopkins, '62 Bennie Trailblazer Award

MacArthur Fellow. He currently serves as a senior consultant for the Global 2000 Project. In addition, he is the director of the Guinea Worm Eradication Program for the Carter Presidential Center.

In the world of business, few African-American males are able to succeed and manage their own respected financial institution. A brilliant example of this type of success is Maceo K. Sloan 71. Mr. Sloan is a nationally respected money manager and the Chief Executive Officer of

at the 1997 Candle in the Dark Honoreesthe Sloan Group. Since the inception of the Sloan Group, his company manages subsidiaries that range from high finance to wireless technology companies.

A powerhouse in the House of Representatives, Major Owens '56 is known by his colleagues as the education congressman. Representative Owens, a native of Memphis,

Major R. Owens, '56 Bennie Service Award

TN, serves the 11th district, which he has represented for the last eight terms of Congress. In his various roles on Capitol Hill, Owens serves on the Government Reform and Oversight Committee and the Economic and Educational Opportunities.

An educator and a

Dennis Hightower Candle in Business Award

leading executive in the business world- Dennis Hightower has truly set the standard in what young minds should focus upon for success. Mr. Hightower served as the president of Walt Disney Television andTelecommunications and president of Disney Consumer Products Europe, Middle East, and Africa. During his tenure with the company, he rejuvenated the Disney franchise, building the value of retail sales from $650 million to $4.5 billion, a seven-fold increase. Currently, the Howard graduate is a senior lecturer on business administration at the Harvard University School of Business Administration. In addition,

he serves on several boards, including the Board of Trustees at Howard University.

Many people remember this man as one of the brave journalists responsible for bringing the beginning of Operation Desert Storm to living rgipms across the world in 1992. Since 1980, Bernard Shaw has exhibited his.

Bernard Shaw Candle in Journalism Award

extraordinary journalistic skills on the Cable News Network. Throughout his illustrious career, Shaw has received the following awards and accolades for his work in journalism: CableAce for Best Newscaster (1991), George Foster Peabody Broadcasting Award for distinguished

Maceo K. Sloan, '71 Bennie Achievement Award

service, and the NAACP's Chairman's Award for Outstanding Journalistic Excellence (1992). In addition to his career, he serves as a fellow in the Society of Professional Journalists/ Sigma Delta Chi.

C. Reynard Hardiman,

Features Co-Editor, compiled

this informaton based upon

information provided by the

Office of College Relations.

All photos courtesy of the

Office of College Relations.

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