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VOL. 72, NO. 6 MOREHOUSE COLLEGE; ATLANTA, GEORGIA Monday, November 22, 1999 INA&E IN SPORTS IN FEATURES A review of the Who’s the best Finances in jeop Elizabeth Catlett Sculp running back: Barry or ardy? Always broke? See ture Retrospective and Emmitt? pages 8-9 to turn that the inside track on other around! current exhibits Page 12 Page 14 Page 10 Bill Bradley addresses the AUC Staff Reports the budget surplus and endan ger Medicare funding. Gore He graduated from also claimed that Bradley's Princeton University, he is a proposal to end Medicaid in Rhodes Scholar, he played for favor of subsidized health in the New York Knicks and on surance for the poor would be Wednesday November 17, to the disadvantage of minor 1999 Senator Bill Bradley ad ity Americans. dressed the Morehouse School His message was from of Medicine and the surround the heart and no one could ing academic community. question his sincerity, but the In an enticing 30-minute most impressive thing about address, Bill Bradley inspired Bradley was his unshakable political awareness in a small integrity. From his very frank number of AUC students. Ina positions on race to his open message about universal support of health and wealth health care, equality of the for all Americans, it was clear races, and the inherent good that Bradley was grounded in ness of people (according to some very clear and solid prin Bradley unrealized goodness), ciples. Bradley was only able to touch Under Senator Bradley's a few. proposal, "American citizens Bradley's visit was in would have a choice, and bet tended to clear up misconcep ter healthcare." What once tions concerning recent accusa looked like a Democratice tions from his opponent for the coronation for Vice President Democratic nomination, Vice A1 Gore is now a race for the During his brief visit to the Morehouse School of Medicine on Wednesday, November President A1 Gore. Gore 2000 nomination, with Bradley 17, Bill Bradley emphasized his goal to eventually eliminate Medicaid by developing charged that Bradley's total closing in and ahead in cam one health system under which all citizens would have access to. coverage plan would consume paign funds at last report. Steinern speaks at Spelman Randall Jackson tional Human Rights educa achieved. Contributing Writer tor Loretta Ross, and Ms. Steinem also en Spelman Women's Studies couraged the audience to Professor Dr. Beverly Guy- take a stronger position on On November 10, Sheftall. international issues, and not Spelman college hosted a lec The event packed to fall into a trap of moral ture and panel discussion as Spelman's Cosby Audito isolationism. At several part of a national series of en rium to capacity, with a points in the presentation gagements entitled, "Human number of attendees choos she instructed the audience Rights-The Unfinished ing to stand in the back of to examine portions of the Agenda for the New the room rather than miss Universal Declaration of Millenium". the event. Ms. Steinem de Human Rights, which had The discussion which livered a thought-provoking been distributed before the Spelman hosted was en speech on the subject of start of the program. titled "Gender Equality," Gender Equality and the As the audience exam From Atlanta to Burkina Faso and featured as keynote place of the Human Rights ined various articles of the speaker noted writer, lec struggle in modern society. declaration they were asked Recent Spelman College graduate Heather Thompson Steinem warned against the to examine whether or not turer, and activist Gloria (right) is serving her duty in the Peace Corps in Steinem. Other panelists in danger of complacency and various world conditions cluded author and play the sentiment that Human seemed to be in line with the Burkina Faso. see page 3 wright Pearl Cleage, na- Rights goals have been Continued on page 4 In this ISSUE In this issue Page? The annual Morehouse and Spelman Collge joint Christmas concert will be on the 4th, 5th, and 6th of December. The concert, a Morehouse tradition, in now in its 74th year. The concerts on the 4th Another over your head and 6th will be at King Chapel. On the 5th, the concert will take place in Sisters chapel. All three will begin at 8:00 p.m. editor(-in-chief)ial Page 7 The Catalyst, Morehouse College's annually published literary journal, is now accepting submissions for poetry, short fiction, essay, black and white photography, and black and white artwork. Cash prizes will be awarded. The deadline is Friday, December 6th. For more information, call Dr. Get your finances Lutenbacher at ext. 2159 or e-mail: [email protected] straight Pages 8 & 9 There will be a mandatory Senior Class meeting on Tuesday, November 23. The meeting will take place in Sale Hall at 11:00 a.m. All December graduates must attend. Morehouse deserves bad rap for shutting down hip-hop The senior class spring break trip to Montego Bay in Jamaica has been scheduled for March 11-16. Page 10 A non-refundable deposit of $125 is due on Dec. 1. Full payment is due on February 25. Contact Michelle Kow at Jamaica World Travel for more information. Mann takes us inside The Insider Correction: The article from last issue (Vol. 72, No. 5) entitled: "Fine dining at the Davidson House," Page 13 was inaccurately credited to Lewis Reddick. It should have been attributed to Assistant Campus News Editor Michael Harrison. That none of the stories in this edition are credited to Michael is not College basketball’s due to any error on our part. He just didn't write any this time. back, ba-by! Page 14 Explore our Columbia University offers environmental immersion programs at its beautiful Biosphere 2 Center campus in Earlh and ils the Sonoran desert of Arizona. Undergraduate students dynamic can enroll in the challenging Biosphere 2 curriculum to ecosystems! earn college course credits. Columbia University Sl*niHG for UMDERGRADUATE PROGRAM Offerings: 2000; Nov. 1S ^L,'ne EARTH SYSTEMS EARTH SEMESTER FIELD SCHOOL I & II 16 weeks: January-May 2000 Session I — 6 weeks: June-July 2000 September-December 2000 Session II — 4 weeks: July-August 2000 UNIVERSE SEMESTER BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE 16 weeks: September-December 2000 5 weeks: June-July 2000 Summer 2000 program also being planned Contact Student Admissions at (800) 992-4603 • [email protected] • www.bio2.edu Campus News Reaping the rewards of the Peace Corps club- hopping and dinners at nice fling and the aridness made it dif played by God and the Peace started to smile. At that moment Heather Thompson everything crystallized for me and Contributing Writer restaurants. Although I had ac ficult to breathe. I almost started Corps placement office. I had cepted the invitation to join the to cry as I realized with sadness been promised the adventure of I really began to enjoy my life in that this barren, landlocked poor a lifetime and all I had to show Burkina. Perhaps the gods were The early morning light Peace Corps in March and had been "preparing" for life in a de country would be my home for for it so far were a few intestinal shining on me that day. More streams through the metal slats veloping nation since then, no the next two years. parasites and a scar from getting likely, I just got over my western that serve as cover for the sole win- ized expectations and learned to dowinmybedroom. It's500a.m. appreciate all West Africa had to and the loud howling from the offer. assorted chickens and turkeys in Although I have been in my courtyard have alerted me that country for only five months I can it is time to begin a new day. As I already detect the difference my go through my morning ritual of time abroad has made in my per a cold shower followed by a break spective and disposition. Al fast of white bread and instant cof though Peace Corps offers it vol fee I have a lot of time to reflect on unteers to work in critical areas of the prudence of my decision to join development and make a sizable the Peace Corps. difference, I think perhaps the It is August and I have been greatest opportunity it offers is one in Burkina Faso, my country of for extraordinary personal growth. service since early June. The past two months have tested me in ways I never would have The Peace Corps operates in dreamed possible. Getting ad nearly 80 countries in South America, justed to frequent water shortages the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and Eu and the sweltering heat has been rope. There is a rolling application the easy part. The terrible home deadline and training groups leave sickness and the pangs of uncer throughout theyear. This week the At tainty about my ability to affect Philip Asbury/Staff lanta regional office of the Peace Corps change during my tour here have Heather takes part in a Peace Corps panel discussion last week is hosting Peace Corps Week in the been more difficult to deal with. amount of research could have The Awakening... knocked off my bike by a rabid AUC. Therewillbepaneldiscussions Reality Bites... prepared me for the paradigm I spent the first month in Burkinabé driver. with current and returned volunteers Six months ago I was a se shift I was about to undergo. Re Burkina crying myself to sleep ev Then one day it just hit me. and opportunities to speak with repre nior at Spelman College. Life was ery night.