Au Center Politics in Perspective

^Clark College ípwniEii CLARK COLLEGE MARCH 1974 AU CENTER POLITICS IN PERSPECTIVE Candidates Increase Election Process Differs On AU Campuses In SGA Elections By BRENDA CAMP cil representation for the By RON HARRIS student body, a student end of this year, which pre The student government representative on evry Students in the Atlanta sents the question: “Who election process on Atlanta major committee of the University Center have will be Spelman’s next University campuses is as college, the founding of been griping about the SGA president.” diverse as the member a center-wide SGA, the conditions on their res Sandra Farragut, a jun schools themselves. viable Women’s Resource pective campuses all year. ior at Spelman College, is Dorris Wright, present Center (WRC). With the upcoming Student making her bid for the va Clark Student Government However, the SGA has Government Association cant president spot. Association (SGA) presi had its drawbacks. Jea elections, they now have a Ms. Farragut feels her dent, explained the campus nnette Grace, elected to chance to do something personality gives her a political situation of the the vice - presidency in about them. “plus one” over the other past year. 1973, resigned her position. This year’s SGA elec “Basically, communi four candidates. DEBORAH PROTHROW Ms. Wright’s comment on tions should offer a re “I feel that I have the cation was the real big the subject was “she didn’t freshing change from last potential and capabilities problem,” she said. “Af know her role.” year’s apolitical contests. to run the SGA office ef ter the initial contact, we Dorris has had relative With five students run fectively, and perhaps my (SGA) got their ( stu success in dealing with ning for president atSpel- knowing how to deal with dents’) support.” Clark’s reigning hierar man, four running at More people gives me the upper Ms. Wright, a junior chy. house, and three at Clark, hand,” she said. political science major, ran “They have been tre there should be an abun “If elected,” Ms. Far an uncontested race in 1973. mendous, they realize they dance of campaigning, de- ragut said, “I would like The contenders for SGA have to deal with student,” baring, and politicking, to get the administration offices gradually slipped she pointed out. ”1 tend throughout the AU Cen to view the student body out of the running. to be a pest. I don’t like ter. more realistically and not “There was no real rea them to continue to say no Of the four undergra have them at the bottom son for this other than per without reason. So they in duate in the AU Center, of the totem pole.” haps they felt they couldn’t turn cooperate.” the political picture sur Ms. Farragut said she get their type of programs rounding Morehouse and plans to do this by re across,” Dorris said. One innovative feature Spelman College seems channeling the traditional According to Ms. Wright, of the election process this to be the most interesting. view of the students that her term has wrought year is the election of class Spelman’s present SGA the administration now many successes; co- ed CONTINUED ON PAGE H president, Dyan Raysor, holds. visitation, academic coun will be graduating at t he Continued on page 11 PAT WILLIAMS ‘While Racism-No. 1 Mental Disease ,’ Brown Tells SSC BY RONALD HARRIS “I’m a minority but nine ‘Some of us can’t make “Slavery was overt rac Brown systematical’y out of ten people in the good grades because we ism. Racism is covert sla dismantled the various world got good Kinky hair don’t want to let white ra Savannah - Applause and very,” Brown pointed out. myths that surrounds the and a big thick nose like cism down,” Brown told laughter filled Meldrid Hall “The only difference is you Black man’s plight. He be mine,” Brown said. “I am the audience. on Savannah State College don’t know the name of the gan by attacking the idea a minority -- another at March 1, as Tony Brown, dance you’re doing,” he that Black people have too tempt at semantic manipu Brown reminded the stu executive director of Black added. many illegitimate children. lation. dents in the audience of Journal and dean of the their responsibility as the School of Communications Brown attacked the va “How can you define an new generation of Black act of god illegitimate,” Brown stressed theneed at Howard University, spoke rious myths and short for students to be concern people. to an audience of about 600 comings of Black people, Brown asked. “I’ll bet if you’re the mother of a ed about the struggles of “The only way the world persons on the need for describing them as seman Black people in America can be prepared for new communications among tic manipulation -- an ex child, you’ve never seen your child with an illegi and to pursue their educa- thing is to destroy the Black people. tension of white racism. cation for that cause. old,” he said. Brown’s speech, which timate appetite,” he add “The basic problem that ed. highlighted two days of act we have in this coeity is “My message to students “The freedom of Black ivities of the 23rd annual a problem based on infor Brown continued, anly- is this,” Brown said. “If people, Brown said, “is the Southern Regional Press In mation that is not true,” zing the concept of “second you’re going to be a stu responsibility of Black stitute, centered around the Brown said. class citizenship’ ’ and dent be a dam good one or people.” issue of white racism and “minorities.” shutup.” “If your house is dirty, incorrect information that “We rode in, satin, beg it’s because you don’t clean ged in, cried in, and died “We are what - second Reflecting on his perso is being funneled into the in for integration and now class citizens,” Brown it,” Brown said. “If you Black community. said. “Have you ever seen nal experiences, Brown make bad grades, it’s be “America’s number one it has almost destroyed said, “My generation had cause you don’t study,” us,” Brown said. “Wecon- a second-class giraffe,” problem is a mental dis Brown asked the laughing nowhere to go, no idea of he continued. “If you stink fused freedom with proxi what we were, we were as it’s because you don’t ease called white racism,” mity to white people,” he audience. “Either I am or Brown said among cheers I am not a citizen.” confused as we could be. bathe,” he added. of approval. “White racism continued. “Integrationon Your generation is doped ly asks that Black people “Now they’ve got a new up, confused and you don’t “Everything there i s is a contagious mental dis about you is your personal ease and a negro is a give up what they have, bag they call minority,” know where you want to go it doesn’t give them any Brown said. “This is the for other reasons,” he ad- and collective responsibi Black person who has caught funniest one yet.” lity,” he added. it.” thing.” ‘ded. THE PANTHER - Page 2 - March 1974 EDITORIAL GUEST EDITORIAL By Ronald Harris *000000000009000000000000000000000000000000000 April 18th will be an important date for students at Clark College. That is the day for Student Government elections. Judging from last year’s non-voter turnout the importance bitious student leader is volvement on televison and of SGA elections seems to have escaped the vast majority always needed. in the newspaper left us of students at Clark. According to various sources not only If we, the students and dazed? Have the happen was there a minute number of students that voted in last members oi the Clark Col ings of the 70’s made us year’s elections, but the present SGA administration ran lege family do not make forget such things as the uncontested. the first step to respect killing of four little Black Students, especially those that live on campus, at Clark our growing family, no one kids while they were attend have become slaves to the faculty and administration of this else will. ing Sunday school; the institution. Our basic right to self-determination (which We realize that we are killing of James Chaney, simply means to live and control your (lives) has been born into this world to be because he wanted to teach taken away. THELMA SIAS happy and secure. We are the Black people how to Each day we face educational, indoctrination and syste given a name and as time vote; the killing of our matic hassles by incompetent, insensitive faculty and ad passes we strive to earn the great leaders such as Med- ministrative staff. Those of us who live on campus are con moral principle of respect. gar Evers, Malcolm X and stantly subjected to invasion of privacy by arrogant, ego This is my sophomore I used the phrase “we strive others and the killing of tistical persons known as dorm directors. year at Clark. I see very to earn respect.” Because Dr. King because he suc Dormitory conditions are horrible. In Brawley Hall clearly that to build an this is a moral principle ceeded in leading his peo there is only one water fountain for four floors of students institution such as Clark that every man and woman ple to the promise land (you give your dog water)'. College generally takes desires to have. Respect of strong survival.

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