The Maroon Tiger Spelman Elections BETWEEN THE PAGES A New Ms. Maroon and Cap Exciting AUC White is Crowned Voting Season Every year during the end of WORLD MOURNS DEATH March students around the AUC find OF POPE themselves trying to maneuver through campaign banners and candidates throwing freebies at them, all in the ef­ forts of getting student votes. This year The world mourns the passing of Pope John Paul II, one of the most influ­ was no different. For the week of March 28 ential and visible religious figures through April 1, the students at Spelman of all time. Although many are still College logged on to their computers to stunned by the passing of the Holy See, the process for the selection of vote for the candidates for the 2005-06 the new pope has already begun, as school year...and the results are in. several candidates have emerged as vi­ For the Student Government Associa­ able successors. Daryl Hannah reports tion (SGA), President: Sarah BLACK STEREOTYPES: FASHION Thompson, 71.4% Uice President: Giana Humphrey, 53.9% Black fashion trends have been the controlling image of mainsteam class Ms.Maroon and White and her court and style for years. However, while Secretary: Christina blacks in earlier times embodied in Andre McCain fashion the flavor of the black experi­ Bostick, 50.2% ence, contemporary black fashion is of­ At a school overflowing with more Morehouse queen. Outfitted with a very not have been a success without the ten seen as a caricaturization of urban than two thousand men groomed to talented court that consists of Lakisha contributions of each and every mem­ styles and trends. Lauren Stokes com­ walk as kings, wearing the title of queen May, first attendant to the throne, and ber of the staff, Locke is very ap­ Treasurer: Erica Parker, ments on black stereotypes in fashion. can certainly be a daunting task. Amanda Poe, second attendant, Kadija preciative of everyone’s work. “I This task may seem especially over­ is charged with upholding a legacy that am forever indebted to the staff of 34.7% whelming considering the illustrious ca­ has flourished for over seventy years. the pageant, everyone worked really reers the queens who once reigned over However, Ms. Maroon and White hard to make sure it was a success.” the yard such as Mrs. Ella Gaines Yates, is a legacy that some students feel Perhaps the hardest workers were 01638926 Julynn who was the first African-American has not been held in the highest re­ the women who competed for the title Director of the Atlanta Fulton County gard amongst students. In an effort of Ms. Maroon and White. Selected Chandlee-Ulilliams, AN INTERVIEW WITH MS. Public Library, and Jerri DeVard, who to change this sentiment, Anthony from a field of 28 applicants, who all 46.1% MAROON AND WHITE is now a Senior Vice President of Locke and Corinne Cater, the cur­ applied and interviewed with the se­ Brand Marketing for Verizon Wireless. rent Ms. Maroon and White, planned lection committee, the seven women Since the very first crowning in a show that would return the pageant who made it to the final stage all had Internal PGITI: Lauren 1935, the queen of Morehouse, to the elite status it once commanded. what the judges were looking for. Ms. Maroon and White, has grace­ With over $9,000 in expenses, and Aubrey Hooper, a member of the Wilson, 78.7% fully become an endearing figure on over ten weeks of planning, Locke, committee that included Bakari Sellers, Ms. Maroon and White has represented campus. And now in the year two Cater and their staff were determined the key appointer and chair of the com­ the men of Morehouse as a voice of ten­ thousand-five, the tradition continues. to make this pageant a success. Af­ mittee, as well as Robert Hewitt, Jarrod External PGm, Ar­ derness and grace that has tempered the With the focus set on reinstating the ter submitting a proposal and being Loadholt, Rinald Caldwell, Eric Thorn­ .. tumultous personalities of countless Af­ elegance, glamour and prestige of the ti­ selected by the pageant’s advisory ton, Mikah Moon, Shariff Mitchell, and rington Candance, 78.9 rican American men. This year’s pag­ tle, old man Morehouse has spoken and board, Locke knew it was time to step Corine Cater, all commented that “These eant was especially memorable, show­ a new queen is poised to take the throne. up to a self-made challenge of direct­ seven contestants set themselves apart. casing the remarkable performance With students from all over the At­ ing a major Morehouse production. They brought interesting dy­ Co-Publicity: Asia ma­ talents of Spelman’s most skilled and lanta University Center dressed The pageant certainly proved to namics that would provide a cultured women. Ed Johnson has more. in their Sunday best, seven bold be a challenge for Locke and his very competitive pageant.” son, 39. %, and Chantel women dared to compete for the staff, especially when their time for The committee set very tough crite­ title of Ms. Maroon and White. preparation was cut by nearly three ria in selected participants of the pag­ Demolle, 28.8% Affectionately titled the 2005 weeks. This gave the director and eant. They judged the contestants in­ Morehouse College Live Awards, his staff a sense of urgency and he terview skills and how they presented the pageant showcased the talents, admits to at times feeling rushed. themselves during the interview, their House Leader: Candacy thoughts, and beauty of aspiring queens When asked what was the most dif­ commitment to Morehouse, their Jacobs, 24.1% of Morehouse. On a warm spring night, ficult part in planning the event he plans as the next queen of Morehouse, SPRING in front of an unrelenting audience, responded that it was the amount of and their contribution to the show. Kadija Jalon Johnson was crowned the time it took to make the night a suc­ Once selected, the contestants were 2005-2006 Ms. Maroon and White. cess. “There were days when we would allowed to present themselves in any House Speaker, Camille SYMPOSIUM A junior double majoring in psychol­ start rehearsing at five in the afternoon fashion they felt appropriate. The Lipford, 78.6% ogy and drama with a concentration in and continue until two in the morning.” dance, Kadij a represents the epitome ofa Realizing that the pageant would MAROON white, page 2 This year’s MBA spring symposium Trustee, Lauren Bush, demonstrated the precociousness and poise of the AUC’s best and brightest 34.5% businessmen and women. Featuring elected Spelman SGA president, has a collection of forums and lectures, Fowler Wins in Landslide big plans not just for Spelman, but also the Spring Symposium gave stu­ Jonathan Blocker for the AUC as well. This is contiguous dents the opportunity to mingle with with her campaign platform of “bring­ top business executives as well as “Your Student Government As­ sociation president for 2005-2006 ing Spelman and the AUC together the learn the key factors to gaining suc­ real way by bringing the theoretical to cess in the financial industry. An­ is Mr. Dewey Fowler,” announced Elections Committee chairman Ju­ the practical.” dre McCain reveals how AUC stu­ For the next year, the SGA dents are gaining valuable experience lian DeShazier to an anxious mass of Morehouse students and staff. Crowd­ plans to work with Morehouse in ing the steps leading to Kilgore Hall implementing plans that, as Sarah and overflowing into the plaza beyond, Thompson says, would help the AUC the multitude erupted into boister­ make “progressive change that makes ous applause and emphatic congratu­ our campuses more inclusive and more AUC Students Enjoy lations for the newly elected leader. accountable for the students and more intellectually stimulating.” a Night Of Elegance Dewey Fowler, a political sci­ ence and biology major from Hous­ Some of the ideas that the ton, TX, won the presidency in a newly elected SGA plans to implement landslide victory. Earning 688 votes, next year include, but are not limited to, Mr. Fowler’s margin of victory was a program that would allow each AUC The 2nd annual “A Night of Elegance” 501 votes. Fowler secured 58 per­ student access to every AUC cafeteria gave AUC students the opportunity cent of the total vote and exceeded regardless of school affiliation. to respond to a set of skilled panelists the requisite 52 percent vote majority. The SGA’s across the AUC about pertinent issues of AUC unity. Fowler, who will remain in Atlan­ are already making strives to prepare With a savvy atmosphere constructed ta, GA for the summer to begin plan­ for next year. The presidents have al­ by a collection of dedicated sponsors, ning next year’s activities, is honored ready scheduled a meeting to take place students identified and tried to solve to have been elected. “I’m glad stu­ this week to begin to discuss their plans the harrowing issues that have kept the dents trust me to serve as their leader.” to bring the AUC together. AUC from reaching its full poten­ “I have no harsh feelings,” Fowler The first step, according to tial. Alan Clarke recounts a night of assured, “for my former opponents.” the SGA presidents, is to stress that elegance Naturally, he also wishes to include no matter whether a student is from them in his presidency. “I want to in­ Morehouse College, Spelman College, corporate their ideas, platforms, and Clark Atlanta University, Interdisci­ Page 2 concerns into my administration.” plinary School of Theology, or Morris Not surprisingly, Fowler plans to bor­ Brown, everyone is an equal part of row from former presidential candidate bigger learning institution of the At­ Mike Green’s platform of student en­ lanta University Center, which requires Index terprise.