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Clark Atlanta University ...bringing the news to you. of of CAU wide receiver Felix Lewis By Lewis Pryor who had 12 receptions for 195 yards Contributing Writer and three touchdowns, including several crowd thrilling catches.The The Clark Atlanta University loss sends the Panthers (5-3, 4-2) Panthers hopes for the SIAC into their regular- season finale championship dwindled, as they against the Morehouse Nov. 16with fielded 12 players on the punt re only small hopes of capturing a turn team against Alabama A&M share of the SIAC championship. Nov. 9 at Herndon Stadium. The Bulldogs are now 5-5 overall “It was just one of those mistakes and 5-1 in conference heading into that you can’t have” said head coach a matchup against conference foe Willie Hunter. “After that play the Tuskegee, a win here will assure momentum of the game j ust seemed them at least a share of the confer to shift.” ence title. With a 12-7 lead the Panthers Alabama A&M quarterbackTracy PHOTO BY ANTHONY GEORGE forced Alabama A&M to punt ap Kendall was partially to blame for Alabama A&M's quarterback Tracy Kendall is being rushed by Panther parently having the ball at then- linebacker Jabbar Thomas the Panthers misfortune as he own 35 yard line. However, they completed 15-of-28 passes for 210 had to deal with this season,” said In the first quarter, with 10:42 were flagged for illegal participa yards, including a 48 yard touch Kendall. “We really wanted to mix remaining, CAU opened the scoring tion, breathing new life into A&M. down scamper on a bootleg in the it up on offense today, and we did it when Charles Parks completed a 26 From that point the Bulldogs engi third quarter to virtually put the against a pretty good team.” yard pass to Lewis, the key play in neered an 8 play, 43 yard drive game out of reach. The Bulldogs mixed up their play the drive was a 52 yard reception by which was capped by a one yard “For us to play as well as we did, combinations keeping the Panther Lewis. The extra point attempt was run by fullback Terrance Cooper and still be in the race for a cham defense guessing, continuously no good as CAU led 6-0. giving A&M a 14-12 lead. pionship is amazing to me-consid- converting third and long, and fourth The Bulldogs then gained their Alabama A&M defeated the Pan ering all of the controversy we’ve and long situations to keep the ball composure as they went 63 yards in thers 28-18, to outshine the efforts away from the Panther offense. 14 plays and took a 7-6 lead. SIAC Football Standings CAU Still has a Shot at the Title However, Alabama A&M has in a bid for the NCAA National Conference Overall By Michelle Raines disappointed the Panthers with a Championship,” said Hoygood. “This Institution W L T W L T Alabama A&M 5 1 0 5 5 0 Contributing Writer 28-18 win Saturday. The Panthers would give CAU a chance to com Morehouse 5 1 0 6 3 0 needed to beat the Bulldogs in order pete with other Division II schools i Fort Valley 5 2 0 6 3 0 Offensive coordinator Robert to get an edge on the Morehouse and put them on the map in foot j Tuskegee 4 2 0 5 4 0 Haygood said on Friday .that the Tigers. Coaches for CAU said that ball.” Clark Atlanta 4 2 0 5 3 1 Panthers have prepared to stop they wanted to win to remain num- The team set this goal last No- Savannah State 3 3 0 6 4 0 Alabama A&M’s blitzing defense, Der one in the conference going mio vemuer, ana has been wortvm& Albany State 2 5 0 3 6 0 Morris Brown 2 5 0 4 5 0 score inside the 20-yard line and next week’s season finale against hard every since to achieve the Miles 0 7 0 1 9 0 limit mistakes that could have given Morehouse. title. They are looking forward to thetil- Panthers a shot for the SIAC All hope is not lost for the Pan receiving championship rings, SIAC Scores title. thers, as they are tied for second bringing home the trophy, and Alamama A&M 28 Clark Atlanta 18 place with Fort Valley and Tuskegee regaining their long lost title. .Albany State 28 Morris Brown 21 at 4-2 in the conference. Next week However, this year’s hopes look a Fort Valley 34 Savannah State 30 Miles 47 Lane 15 AlabamaA&M(5-1) facesTuskegee(4- little bleak after the loss to A&M. 2). If Tuskegee wins, then A&M will According to Wallace Jackson, also have two conference losses. SIAC Commissioner, in the event THE INSIDER The Panthers need to beat the of a tie the selection process will Maroon Tigers in order to remain in be determined based on end of Earvin ’Magic’ Johnson contention for the SIAC title. This season results. National rank will page5 will make a five way tie between assist in determining the title’s Interracial Relationships Alabama A&M, Clark Atlanta Uni winner if there is a tie. page 6 versity, Fort Valley, Morehouse, and According to the SID Director, SGA's Twin Towers Tuskegee ,all of which would have James Nicks, it has been a long page 8 two conference losses. time since the Maroon Tigers have CTVs New Program page9 The last SIAC championship won captured a conference title. Their Homecoming Game last championship title was in by Clark was in 1978. According to page 10 1979 under former coach Mo Coach Haygood, a conference title CAU and Morehouse Game would help the school out as a whole , Hunt. A win for the Tigers will page 11 help in recruiting, and increase the secure them this year’s SIAC morale of the student body. It has championship. of hope that the Panthers have to get PHOTO BY ANTHONY GEORGE been a long and overdue title for the The Panthers will play spoilers their rings. The SIAC championship is still up in the air, and whoever can catch CAU players stay warm as they Panthers. to upset the Tigers championship watch from the sideline "This year’s title would help bring bid. This game is the last glimmer it first will hold the conference title. Page 2 Clark Atlanta University Panther November 13, 1991 to experience negativism from the By Misha Stums media,” he said. Contributing Writer “I tiy to portray females in a positive perspective,” he added. The childhood wish came true The character Tre Styles, played for writer/producer John Single- by Cuba Gooding ,Jr., was the son ton, as he embarked on the suc of a strong Black woman accord cess of his first major movie, “Boyz ing to Singleton. Most Black N The Hood,” last summer. mothers are strong figures accord Singleton told six Clark Atlanta ing to Singleton, not sex objects. University, Morehouse College, He briefly reminisces his child and Spelman College students how hood while comparing himself to his dreams became reality. Tre. He credits his mother with “I knew after seeing “Star Wars,” much of his success. that I wanted to go into film,” However, he also believes that Singleton said. boys need their fathers. “A woman While growing up he used to can’t teach a boy how to be a man. admire Steven Spielberg until he A man must teach a boy how to realized that films were not being become a man,” he said. made about his people. Af His next film, “Poetic Justice,” ter graduating from high school, is about a 19-year old girl who Singleton met Spike Lee and con writes poetry to alleviate her prob siders Lee his role model because lems. The movie is scheduled for of his afrocentricity. Before Lee, release in thg summer of 1993. most Blacks in film were portrayed Singleton commented on the as “foot-shuffling comedians” or animosity within the black popu “hustling pimps,” he said. lation. He would like to see more The 23-year old, 1990 graduate blacks promoting unity but he said of the University of Southern Cali that Blacks are afraid to unite. fornia film school said that he had He added that many Blacks are JOHN PATTON to fit into the “good ole white boy” interested in finding a job after In the role of a preacher in "The Color Purple," Patton used his school. college when they should be con singing voice to reunite father and daughter. In the role of a teacher at Clark He managed to fit in along with cerned with helping each other. If Atlanta University, he will give music students insight into the history of winning the Robert Riskin Writing Blacks hire other Blacks, the un Black music and composers. Patton will teach as a visiting professor of music at CAU for two Award and two Jack Nicholson employment economy could be bal weeks in November. awards for writing. anced. “We must support one "Many of our young people regard folk music as trite or unimportant. He has received criticism from another. If we don’t, who will?” he They try to discount what has gone on before. They wait for people like Dick the media for his movie, such as questioned. Singleton does not Clark to determine what's good or not good," Patton said.

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