President Obama Triumphs in Elections Despite Enthusiasm
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TONovember INFORM, 9, 2012 TO EDUCATE, AND TO STIMULATE ACTION THE SPOKESMAN Friday, November 9, 20121 THE Volume 72 | ISSUE 1 CALENDAR: LAST DAY OF CLASSES NOV. 30TH | FINAL EXAMS DEC. 3-10TH Campus fares well in storm SPECIAL TO THE SPOKESMAN By JOUR 206: Intro to Editing Class “We had 200 people in town for my grandma’s 90th birthday party this weekend and the show went on as planned,” says Morgan State senior Faven Amanuel, explaining how she passed the time as Hurricane Sandy hit Baltimore this week. She was out and about, ferrying people around while worrying that she’d be ticketed by cops who’d ordered folks to stay home. Other students played it safe, hunkering down as recommended by area officials. Most gathered around in Morgan View and campus dorms watching TV, playing games, eating, surfing the net—and in general enjoying two unexpected days off. Morgan State survived the storm just fine. Hurricane Sandy hit Baltimore City Monday morning with heavy winds, pelting rain and blasts of cold air. But the school didn’t lose power, didn’t sustain any serious damage from fallen trees and PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF US NAVY VIA CREATIVE COMMONS had no significant flooding in buildings or on the grounds. No students, faculty or staff were injured and classes began President Obama triumphs in running normally on Wednesday. “We have many to thank for helping to us get through past few days not least among elections despite enthusiasm gap them those who are what I choose to call ‘Morgan’s first responders,’” wrote By ASHLEY COX votes from key states like Ohio, President Obama’s policies has changed President David Wilson in an email to Spokesman Staff Writer Pennsylvania and Colorado, he was under due to the increase of “basic survival need” the Morgan community on Tuesday. increasing pressure to regain support from and the excitement of change in the White Students used the two days to chill, young voters particularly thoses between House has shifted to fear for America’s mostly in their rooms, but around 6 p.m, President Barack Obama takes another the ages of 18 to 30. According to veteran future. He also claims that Obama voters realizing classes would resume and likely victory in the White House after a tight pollster and analyst Dr. Silas H Lee, the in 2008 did not see enough change in the assignments would still be due, many race against Governor Mitt Romney with “enthusiasm gap” in young voters is due to past four years. He defended the President knuckled down and started working. “I a 97-electoral lead despite predictions that the decline of political interest in general, saying, “People should understand, being remembered my book review was due on he would have a tough time regaining the decreasing the percentage of voters from President doesn’t automatically mean Wednesday for my Intro Editing class young vote. from 72 percent in 2008 to 48 percent in and I got started on it immediately,” says Although the president won electoral 2012. Lee claims that the perspective on Continued on page 19 Morgan junior Briana Lynn. INSIDE: HURRICANE SANDY PG. 3 | MSU LOOKBOOK PG.9 | FOR COLORED GIRLS... PG. 11 | MAYA MILAN SINGS PG. 12 | HOMECOMING PG.16 2 THE SPOKESMAN November 9, 2012 THE SPOKESMAN NEWSPAPER Coppin State’s president resigns COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING ROOM 234 443-885-3464 (OFFICE) REGINALD S. AVERY RESIGNS FROM HIS POSITION AFTER 443-885-8379 (FAX) NEARLY FIVE YEARS AS COPPIN STATE’S PRESIDENT Sam Ofori, Editor in Chief | [email protected] Jada Vanderpool, Managing Editor By TRAMON L. LUCAS reform the graduation rate at Coppin Manyi Abangma, Copy Editor Spokesman Staff Writer State University. He created effective Japhia Griffin, Marketing Manager student support groups to help keep Shanelle Starling, Sports Editor Coppin State’s President Reginald S. students from falling behind and had Ashley Cox, Campus News Editor Avery announced that he would resign plans to open a $68 million science and as president from the university on technology building toward the end of Perry Sweeper, Director of Student Media Tuesday, January 22, 2013. Avery, who December 2012. [email protected] has been president of the historically With these approaches to reshaping Karen Houppert, Faculty Advisor [email protected] black university Coppin State University not just the graduation rate, but the Justin Gladden, Intergrated Media Coordinator for nearly five years, taking the position image at Coppin State University, why is [email protected] on January 14, 2008, resigns just nine Avery resigning? Avery never explained months shy of the day his faculty gave fully the reason he wanted to resign, but him a vote of no confidence back in the Baltimore Sun reports, Avery felt it February. It’s reported by the Baltimore was time to “step aside” and had accepted Sun that Avery received the vote of that there was no real “turnaround” that no confidence from his faculty due to had occurred. Reginald Avery declined Avery “lacking vision” while he was the Spokesman’s request for comment. EDITOR'S NOTE “attempting” to improve Coppin State’s Reginald S. Avery, 66, also stated graduation rate. that his future plans are to return to Good Day Morganites, Coppin State’s graduation rate has the classroom (possibly to Coppin not been in the best shape within the State) to continue to improve student I must first offer congratulations to President last several years remaining along the engagement, but his unanticipated Obama and Vice President Biden on their re- 20 percent line. Avery had a plan back resignation leaves the campus without election. Hopefully, our newly elected officers in 2008 to raise the graduation rate to a leader. There is an immediate search move America forward in the next four years. 50 percent. It did not pan out that way; for a new candidate taking place. The Thankfully, I can sleep easier knowing that Coppin State’s graduation rate did not search could possibly leave the campus my Pell Grant is safe! improve, but fell to an unsatisfactory without an official president for up to a Speaking of Obama, have you guys been 13 percent decline (although there are year. There is no word on who will take noticing the amazing job our institution reports the graduation rate stands now over in January 2013 if there is still no has been doing of bringing speakers to at 19 percent). president for Coppin State by that time, this university? This semester we have had Under Avery’s tenure he has which is only two months away. the pleasure of hosting Michelle Obama, initiated several strategies to help Michael Baisden, Marcus Canty, Wyclef Jean, Lupe Fiasco, Cornel West and others. This, combined with a great homecoming week, has brought a great start to the academic year. However, now it’s time for us focus on academics. Our administration has worked tirelessly to increase the prestige of this university with new buildings, new funding and new landscaping. As students we must match this effort. The difference between one university and the next is often the academic performance of its students. Let’s take the rest of this semester seriously. Knowing where we stand after midterms, let’s strive to do the best that we can in our academics. The end of the semester is creeping up, so lets act accordingly. And don’t forget, The Spokesman meets every Tuesday at 4 pm in the New Communications building, room 234. If you are a writer, photographer, graphic designer or advertiser you are welcome to come and join the team. In the Morgan Spirit, Sam Ofori FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: @SpokesmanMSU November 9, 2012 THE SPOKESMAN 3 CAMPUS NEWS PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF DASIANE BRANCH Hurricane Sandy flooded many backyards in Brookyln due to heavy rains PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF DAVID SHANKBONE/ CREATIVE COMMONS Flooded Avenue C at East 6th Street in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood of Loisaida PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMONS In the aftermath of destruction caused by Morgan State students grade media Hurricane Sandy, replacement demand could boost car sales in November, industry sources believe coverage during Hurricane Sandy: C- SPECIAL TO THE SPOKESMAN as the Storm of the Century. “They really and “Frankenstorm.” (David Stern, By JOUR 405: Magazine Publishing Class ramped it up,” said Morgan State senior NBA Commissioner, even accidentally Johnathan Thoman. referred to the storm as “Katrina” during As a consequence some Morgan the Miami Heat ring ceremony and was Media coverage of Hurricane Sandy students went overboard—along with slammed via twitter for the mistake.) seemed over the top to many Morgan most of Baltimore—in rushing to buy Field reporters, in their efforts to capture State journalism students who spent up emergency supplies. Water, tissue the most dramatic shots, courted danger their two days off watching Fox News, paper, snacks, milk, batteries, candles with some of them being swept off their Channel 13, The Weather Channel, and and bread were suddenly in short supply feet by storm surges. Through it all, the PETER ROMANO VIA CREATIVE COMMONS reading The Washington Post’s Twitter, at area stores. prominent branding, like the Weather Storm damage, like this one from Astoria, AP News and The Wall Street Journal. The press fueled panic by glibly Channel’s reporters decked out in L.L. Queens, were shared widely on Facebook On the Weather Channel for five days tossing out dramatic terms such as “epic and other websites leading up it, broadcasters referred to this devastation,” “super storm,” “apocalypse,” Continued on page 8 4 THE SPOKESMAN November 9, 2012 Morgan fosters relationships with the community By MANYI ABANGMA Spokesman Staff Writer each of the organizations and businesses in attendance led the discussions and asked participants what their thoughts and With a continued effort to grow the concerns were.