African-American Womanhood Volume XLVIII NO. 1 MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2005 [email protected] IN THIS ISSUE “A King Celebration,” NEWS 13 years of honoring Dr. King Leigh Davenport Contributing Editor A special edition of School Daze, a sequel in As the world celebrated the works, and a party Dr. King’s birthday this thrown by Lee himself? year, the city of Atlanta, What more could the birthplace to Dr. King lead AUC ask for? the nation in commemera- tive festivities. page 1 Amongst the various cele­ brations held this year was Southeast Asia suffers the 13th annual “A King “I think that the concert the devestating effects Celebration,” a musical was a success because the of a natural disaster. tribute to Dr. King’s life and turnout and response from legacy. the audience was great, but page 1 The program featured the also because it displayed Martin Luther King delivering his famous, “I have a PHOTO | www.med.sc.edu the Spelman College Glee Dr. Martin Luther King's ARTS & LIVING dream,” speech. Dr. King is one of two Americans whose birthday is a Club, directed by Dr. Kevin aims, which was for black national holiday (the other is George Washington). Today his birthday is Johnson the Morehouse and whites to come together The Spotlight goes to the celebrated in over 100 countries around the world. College Glee Club, directed as one. At the performance movies. by Dr. David Morrow; and color doesn’t matter, it is all pages 6 and 7 the Atlanta Symphony about exuding the spirit Orchestra. The concert was and musicianship. I had a held on Morehouse’s cam­ great time working with the pus in the Martin Luther Atlanta Symphony FEATURES King, International Chapel, Orchestra and look forward on Jan. 13, 2005. to it next year,” said Burk. Find out what Stevie Since its inception in . This years program fea­ Wonder’s birthday 1992, this annual event has tured Scott Joplin’s Pulitzer remix and MLK Jr. become one of the most cel­ Prize winning opera as well Day have to do with ebrated national musical as the first symphony set by an African-American each other. tributes to Dr. King. Nykia Burk, a Spelman composer, William Grant page 5 Glee Club member found Still. PHOTO www.barbican.org her experience especially The concert will be broad­ Think you can keep up rewarding. cast to more than 250 public We all remember the music, but who remembers the with your New Year’s "I feel that this concert radio stations nationally on message? As Spike Lee prepares to revamp his 1988 a NPR’s daily classical music Resolution? was very good experience musical, the director returns to his alma mater to pro­ for the AUC students. program. page 4 mote and to party. An exclusive interview with Mr. Having the chance to per­ For nationwide station Spike Lee reveals his opinion of the School Daze phe­ form with the Atlanta information and broadcast nomenon, plans for recreating Mission College for the Symphony Orchestra is times, visit NPR’s website HEALTH millennium and why we need to wake up - again. very special. at www.npr.org. January is N ational_________ : a. stalking aware­ Tsunami in the ness month b. oatmeal month INDIAN OCEAN .......... c. hot tea month d. all of the above Danielle Doss 9.0 on the Richter scale. News Writer This is reported to be the Check Page 9 for the worst earthquake since 1964 and the fifth strongest answer! Over 160,000 peo­ since 1900. ple in southeastern Asia The death tolls SPORTS were killed by a tsunami continue to rise as many triggered by an earthquake adults and children are on Dec. 26, 2004. The missing, and the fear of Get ready to pick up a tsunami, which moved at disease threatens the health of tsunami survivors as game of Spelman bas­ up to A woman mourns lost tsunami victims. PHOTO I www.cnn.com 500 miles per hour and cre­ result of water contamina­ ketball ated waves nearly 40 feet tion. The aftermath of the dollars towards the relief because the infrastructure page 12 high, struck the coastlines Asian tsunami has left efforts thus far. In total, $2 in these needy areas has of a dozen countries, many without food, water billion worldwide has been destroyed. including India, Sri Lanka, or shelter. Furthermore, been raised for tsunami While the initial support Editorials the Maldives, Indonesia, aftershocks from relief. At least 20 tons of for tsunami victims has Thailand, Malaysia, the earthquake continue to supplies have already been been excellent, officials are We let these ladies Myanmar, and Somalia. make the area fairly unsta­ delivered to some of the worried about future sup­ speak The earthquake, which ble. Thousands are still hardest hit areas, with port for the affected areas - missing, including many plans to ship 12,500 tons some which may not recov- for themselves. began around 7 a.m. on the 26th off the coast of tourists from across the more. pages 10 and 11 globe. Many countries Authorities are struggling Sumatra, Indonesia, meas­ see Tsunami, page 3 ured have pledged millions of to deliver these supplies 2 January 24, 2005 NEWS The Spelman Spotlight The Speiman From the Desk of the Editor Spotlight in the Lower Manley freshmen” Lakisha will see, everything happens for office.) later mention, and have a reason. She’s Alive!!! Our journey thus far not officially retired from For a reason. That one 2004-2005 Editorial Board The Premier Edition of the 2004- has been like any it ever sense. tried and true statement is Clanci Cochran 2005 Speiman Spotlight othfer: one with many The Spotlight gave me hard for some of us to latch Editor-in-Chief bumps in the road my first front-page story, onto in the face of what but always an end in and my first shot at an seems to be worldwide “We are aware that we did not Jessica Young sight. We have pro­ internship. It has taught destruction lately: the produce a paper last semester. duced countless arti­ me both patience and tsunami in southeast Asia Managing Editor cles that will not see impatience, tolerance and on the forefront, with the The responsibility for this faux pas publication; ' our out-and-out frustration, war in Iraq, the famine in Leigh Davenport is surely mine to take, and although requests for an advi­ but most importantly, it the Sudan and record Editorial Advisor I feel bad about it, we (the ones sor were fulfilled has taught me to hold my breaking, life-destroying who haven’t yet run screaming for two-fold; we have head high even in the time weather in California and lost, gained and lost of failure. other places following Teresa Leggard the hills) are all the better for it style-wise, in my opinion.” again staff members We are aware that we did behind. As we have now Executive Production along the way. The not produce a paper last witnessed just how out of Editor Spotlight experience semester. The responsibili­ our hands some aspects of thus far has been filled ty for this faux pas is sure­ life are, it seems to be our ell, we finally Christine Tejada with more downs than ups, ly mine to take, and duty to stop sweating the made it! Thanks to say the least. although I feel bad about small stuff and focus on News Editor for picking up So one might ask why we it, we (the ones who what we can control: how Wour first issue of areThe still here, why we are haven’t yet run screaming we govern ourselves, how Michele Bradley Speiman Spotlight. If you still plugging along, seem­ for the hills) are all the we treat each other and Features Editor don’t know already, I, ingly running in place. I better for it style-wise, in how we shape our future. Clanci Cochran, am serv­ cannot speak for the rest of my opinion. And if we So I wish all of you well ing as the editor-in-chief the staff, but I’m still here have produced our paper in the new year. As a grad­ Chantal James this year. (So if you have because I’ve been here last semester, our first uating senior still trying to Features Editor any gripes about our from the beginning. I story wouldn’t have been “get her mind right,” I beloved publication, come joined the Spotlight staff as as AUC relevant as the know I’m going to need Ariel Davis see me. I’ll be hiding out one of those “dreamy School Daze party. So you some well-wishing myself. Arts and Entertainment Editor Monique Hathorn ime to make a Change Health Editor Lakisha Lucas The Spelma :eds a new design fi masthea Perspectives Editor (that’s the name if Shayla Ball Sports Editor Any students whowould Yvonne Prahbu at sspotlight2005@yaho« located in Chief Copy Editor Lower manley, room 104. 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