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A LOOK INSIÛÉ THÉ ISSUS [ TT. î ¿Wæis [ kl lPJPJbjÆ, D OF THE FIVE WELLS" RETHINKING WILSON Ì I ' O Li b íM LL4 JY L] !•. THE MAROON TIGER à tía kW d Li ÏJ THE ORGAN OF STUDENT EXPRESSION ’ s }■’ LU L „,TT SINCE 1925 Hlà » ! ■ I ii, •Jill MOREHOUSE COLLEGE ■ ATLANTA, GA 9/19/13 - 9/25/13 . VoL.88, No. 3 DAWNN ANDERSON focus on truth supported by research; Character and Capital Preeminence. ASSOCIATE CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR to talk about matters intelligently as a Select students are concerned that Wil [email protected] collective group; and to form an ac son may not take an interest in relating NEWSLINE tion committee. The action committee to his Morehouse brothers on a personal Senior African-American Studies/ would be created to speak on behalf level. STUDENTS FIGHT FOR GWEN WADE: Pre-Law major Antwann Michael of disgruntled students with professional "We [students] are used to A GROWING NUMBER OF STUDENTS ARE will host a forum entitled "Rethinking Wil ism and dignity. Additionally, Michael ideology, substance, and character is interested in researching fundraising as demonstrated in [Robert] Franklin’s EXPRESSING DISSATISFACTION WITH THE COL son," a safe space where students may express their concerns regarding recent options for the college. presidency," Morehouse junior D'Ondre LEGE’S DECISION TO LAY OFF GWEN WADE, changes under Morehouse President Morehouse students of all clas Swails said. “That is what Wilson lacks as DIRECTOR OF STUDY ABROAD/INTERNATION- John Wilson's leadership. The discussion sifications are welcome to attend the an administrator.” AL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. A PETITION IS will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 24, at forum. An invitation has also been ex However, junior Biology major SET TO GO OUT LATER IN THE WEEK. 7:30 p.m. in the Perdue Hall lobby. tended to professors. However, Michael Evan Miller supports Wilson's stances "Students have the right to refrained from inviting Morehouse ad regarding misogynist music and student challenge authority and agitate respon ministrators because he feared that their behavior during homecoming. sibly,” Michael said. The Florida native presence might impede the free flow of “We tell people if you want to HISTORIC YEAR 1963: hopes that this event will influence stu conversation. see the AUC, come to Homecoming," SUNDAY MARKED THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF dents to critically examine leadership. The forum will discuss sentiments he said. THE 16TH ST. CHURCH BOMBING IN BIRMING In an Aug. 22 letter to alumni, surrounding the "Please Don't Stop the “[While attending] the ‘Please HAM WHERE FOUR GIRLS WERE SLAIN IN Wilson explained his $2.5 million reduc Music" campaign, the removal of “The Don’t Stop the Music' panel discussion, Five Wells," modifications to the fiscal it made me upset to see Spelmanites 1963. THE COLLEGE HOSTED A COMMEMO tion in the annual operating budget and the elimination of 75 jobs. He presented policy, downsizing the administrative bothered by this ban. President Wilson RATION IN THEIR HONOR. these changes as vital steps in securing staff, and student perceptions of the wants us to respect ourselves. I respect the fiscal health of the college. Unan new president. him.” Five out of eight students who Michael was initially attracted MOREHOUSE MAN NOMINATED: ticipated revisions to the college scene have left some students stunned, lead were interviewed opposed the changes to pursuing higher education at More MOREHOUSE ALUMNUS JIM SHELTON WAS ing them to question the motives of their instituted by Wilson. Despite his profes house College due to intellectual activ NOMINATED BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA president by "Rethinking Wilson.” sional background as executive director ism and student-administrator relation LAST WEEK TO BE THE DEPUTY SECRETARY OF When discussing his vision for the of the White House Initiative on HBCUs, ships. In retrospect, Michael believes some students worry that the Morehouse his Morehouse experience has “birthed THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. event, Michael listed three goals: to limit the amount of gossip on campus and alumnus is solely concerned with fund great patience” in him, a virtue that is raising efforts as evident by his platform: cultivated over time. MAROON TIGERS DEFEATED: THE MAROON TIGERS WERE DEFEATED ON THE ROAD AT LANE COLLEGE OVER THE WEEKEND. THE LOSS PUTS THE COLLEGE OFF A LETTER TO PRESIDENT WILSON TO A 0-2 START TO THE SEASON. Dear President Wilson: My name is Thavon T. Davis, I am a senior business accounting major from Nassau, Bahamas, and I serve as treasurer of the Interna RAPE FORUM AT MOREHOUSE: tional Students Organization (ISO), the governing body for all international students attending Morehouse College. I am reaching out NEXT WEDNESDAY, MOREHOUSE SGA HOSTE- to you on behalf of the 64 international students currently enrolled at this institution. DA FORUM ON RAPE CULTURE IN THE AUC. THE PROGRAM CAME IN THE WAKE OF A We were recently informed of last Friday's dismissal of Mrs. Gwen Wade and the elimination of the position of Director of the Office of International Student Services & Study Abroad. We, the international student population, struggle to understand the reasoning MOVE BY ADMINISTRATORS TO CENSOR DE behind this decision. While the College’s financial position is understood, Morehouse has a responsibility to its students and this action GRADING MUSIC ON CAMPUS. significantly detracts from the College's ability to satisfy these responsibilities. As Director of the Office of International Student Services (OISS), Mrs. Wade served international students in many capacities. Her office helped students with the academic and social challenges of studying in the United States, as well as disseminated information #INSTAPHOTOOFTHEWEEK on visa requirements, maintenance of status, employment authorization, IRS tax filing, etc. Her duties were numerous, and essential, and I can assure you that Mrs. Wade was EXCEPTIONAL in carrying out each of these duties. Last Friday, the College sent a clear and distinct message and that message said to us, “We do not matter. Our presence on this campus does not matter. Our being supported does not matter." Mrs. Wade, for long, has been the backbone of international student operations at the College. Her dismissal, and the elimination of the position she held, also dismisses and eliminates us. Yes, there may only be 64 of us, but we’re sorry for believing we were worth the investment! While the thought may be that her duties will be split and parceled out, there is one aspect that Mrs. Wade brought to this job that can never be assigned. Mrs. Wade cared. Who gets that responsibility? She cared for us like a mother when our closest relatives were hundreds of thousands of miles away. We lost the person who was our shoulder to cry on, our guide when lost. We lost the person who cheered us on at our football games and stood at our bedside as we underwent surgery. We lost... This love and support has been recognized by students and parents alike: “Mrs. Wade ... You were the mother figure I held on to when my son was at Morehouse College.” - Cheryl Smith, Mother, Katanga Johnson, Class of 2013 It is this support that has made the difference in the lives of so many Men of Morehouse. Linder her tutelage, she has nurtured the likes of Stevon Darling '10, E. B. Williams Award winner, and analyst, The World Bank; David Dadey '09, MD/Ph.D. candidate at Washington University; Aaron Brown '11, audit associate, Deloitte & Touche, and Wake Forest University graduate who went on to pass the CPA examination in the 99th percentile; and Betsegaw Tadele ' 13, valedictorian, Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and project engi neer, Microsoft. We, the Men of Morehouse and Morehouse Men who have been blessed to feel her charm and charisma, stand in solidarity as we POSTED BY OENPUERTORICO declare ourselves, “Mrs. Wade's Men.” 55 LIKES 2 DAYS AGO As an accounting major and businessman, you can imagine, one, how much I love numbers and, two, how much I love numbers adding up. But I must tell you that the numbers failed us this time. When you find someone like Mrs. Wade, you do not let her go. It is sad that this was not recognized. Sincerely, Thavon T. Davis FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM AND TWITTER: Contributing Writer ©THEMAROONTIGER Morehouse College i CAMPUS NEWS MT STAFF GREEK LIFE SPURS NEW DISCUSSIONS MANAGEMENT ABOUT MOREHOUSE BROTHERHOOD Darren W. Martin Jr. DAWNN ANDERSON Morehouse College campus. Editor-in-Chief ASSOCIATE CAMPUS NEWS EDITOR Vldura Ufell, a Senior Business major with a concentration In [email protected] accounting, admired his mentors for their camaraderie as brothers. As Jared Loggins an International student, he was Intrigued by the Idea that “different MOREHOUSE’S MISSION: people from diverse backgrounds can form a lifelong bond”. Prior to Managing Editor becoming a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Ufell admits that With pageant season in our midst, creative minds come to he was not exposed to Greek life, nor did he have any Greek relatives Cabral Clements gether to produce some of the most elaborate productions within his family. the AUC has to offer. Arguably, some of the most highly an TigerTV Executive Producer A Junior Morehouse student who chose to remain anonymous ticipated student productions are that of Greek pageants with disagrees with the notions of a brotherhood outside the fraternities. their ostentatious appeal and top-notch talent line-ups. “I knew most of the line [of a particular organization] who Ahmad Barber Despite the fact that fraternities are Inclusive, catering to the crossed recently and now they don't talk to me as much. I believe Chief Layout Editor needs of Its members, there Is something to be said about their appeal discretion undermines every tenet that their organization stands for,” he to non-Greek students.