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The OrganOrga, of Student Expression Maroon ITTig ■ B «s’«*» •/«,••ng MMaohehovse College Sixer: ÍS9S VOL. 71, NO. 5 MOREHOUSE COLLEGE; ATLANTA, GEORGIA Thursday, November 5, 1998 IN CAMPUS NEWS IN FEATURES Daddy's little boy! Tower of Power: The Tiger What do you Students tell how they picks the 10 most powerful remember? Was it the balance bouncing students on campus. fashion show, concert, babies and boring Pages 4 & 5 parade? Check out our books. double page spread. Page 7 Pages 8 & 9 Mardi to bring out AUC vote meets mixed reception By Howard Franklin if more students had taken full Jones, Morehouse College Much of the logistics were candidates get into office." Staff Writer advantage," said Andrea SGA president. "The Atlanta coordinated the previous Jones pointed to the need Jackson, a sophomore history public was able to see us night by the Morehouse SGA for health care and welfare A noble effort to major at Spelman College. "It assemble and organize to and the co-coordinators of the reform, better education and encourage Atlanta University was very program, affirmative action Center voting left much to be disturbing to C h a u n c y preservation - all of which desired in the areas of see that many Robinson hinged upon those elected. planning and participation. students did and Nicole But despite the admirable Almost 200 students not come out Dupree. Also intentions, not everyone got gathered in front of Woodruff and show involved the message. Library mid-morning Friday their were a "I heard about the rally to march to nearby Fulton support." handful of through word of mouth, but I County Courthouse and vote The concerned had to attend class," said as a block for the November 3 organizers student Morehouse sophomore Keyon election. insisted the volunteers Payton, an English and The plan, however, was event served from the religion major. scrapped at the last minute, its purpose AUC schools. Still, speakers at the rally and rally coordinators decided well. Instead "The did their best to acknowledge that charting a course through of spurring rally is the magnitude of the event. the AUC would grant greater citizens to necessary "We sacrificed for you to visibility and render it more vote, the because of have that ballot. Now it's up effective. group focused Phillip Asbury/STAFF the need for to you to use it," said former Worse, the gathering itself, on registering Morehouse SGA President Chris Jones leads a group of AUC us to come Atlanta mayor Maynard out and vote Jackson, one of the speakers at scheduled to run an hour and eligible voters students in a rally encouraging voter registration. a half, was unable to hold the for the next in this pivotal the gathering. Others included students' attention through its election and succeeded, they make a statement." election," said Jones, on the Congressman John Lewis and duration. said. Part of the gathering's day of the march. "This year State Senate candidate "I believe that the rally "Our goal was shortcoming was the hasty the outcome of a lot of issues Michael Coles. could have been very effective accomplished," said Chris planning of the event. will depend on which College to undergo significant administrative shuffle Qlister and to facilitate better governing financial aid. By Faraji Whalen communication between But what this means for Campus News Editor installation faculty, staff, and students. Sterling Hudson, the current A major restructuring of And two, to allow the Provost vice provost of the soon-to-be the college's current and myself to Spend more time dissolved office, is unclear. He Stepping up to the administration is in the works, attracting the cream of the crop did not return three calls left podium, Dr. Audrey according to President of African American Males." at his residence. Forbes Manley, Massey. The most significant of Massey himself did not Spelman Class of'55, In a memo to the faculty these changes is the clearly articulate Hudson's delivers the inaugural and staff dated October 27, dissolution of the Office of new responsibilities. address, Saturday in Massey said the overhaul of Admissions and Enrollment "The change will allow the school's current hierarchy Management. Dean Hudson to devote more King Chapel Manley, will include the creation of Under the new program, time to recruitment and a notedphysician with certain positions, the Office of Admissions will retention of students," he a wealth of experience, disestablishment of others, report to Massey directly, simply said. is the first Spelman and changes in the power and while the Office of Financial Among other changes alumna to become reporting structure of several Aid will report to the Office of outlined in the memo, the offices. Business and Finance. Office of Student Affairs and president of the college. "[These changes] are In his memo, Massey the Department of Athletics She represents the being facilitated for two basic attributed these changes to the will now report to the “True Blue” spirit ofa reasons," said Massey, in an competitive task of attracting president. Consequently, Vice Spelman Woman. interview with The Maroon high-achieving Black males to President of Student Affairs Tiger. "One, to make the colleges, and the increasingly administration more efficient complex federal standards Continued on page 2 5 ;•< > » > > > S' > SS A.A.A A.A.A A A A,a .a A a A a a a A A A CAMPUS NEWS The results are in: Students rate Morehouse OPPORTUNITIES By Howard Franklin attending the colleges say sophomore economics major, Staff Writer about them. disagreed with the contention Franklin Myers, associate director of admissions for Stem At Morehouse, business, that drug use is low. School of Business at New York University, will speak with A recent student survey pre-medical science, "More and more, interested students regarding admission on November 17 places Morehouse among the engineering, and pre-law marijuana usage is becoming between 2 and 4 p.m. in Kilgore Rm. 212. Refreshments will top twenty of the nation's best studies claim over half the accepted as the norm because be served. For more info, contact Clarinda Ramsey at 404 - colleges — but mostly for the students, the 681-2800 ext. 2862 wrong reasons. survey said. At The college ranks ninth in least half of the Eileen Chang, associate director of MBA Admissions at lowest reported use of recent graduates A SELECT LISTING OF HOW OTHER Harvard Business School, will be available to speak with marijuana and eleventh in go on to pursue ATLANTA SCHOOLS FARED interested students about work experience and the MBA lowest consumption of hard graduate degrees. program on November 19 between 2 and 4 p.m. in Kilgore College Rank Category liquor among 311 colleges Although it is Rm. 212. Again, there will be refreshments. Contact Clarinda nationwide. the benefactor of Emory U. 7 Best library Ramsey for more information. That's the good news. several recent Georgia Tech 6 Class discussions rare However, the survey also renovations, the INTERNSHIPS •Oglethorpe 20 Least politically active ranks the college second in campus "has seen Spelman 14 Stone-cold sober school discrimination against gay better days," said Newsweek has a paid, 13-week summer internship program 19 Long lines and red tape students, and fourth in both the students designed for college juniors entering their senior year, "long lines and red tape" and polled. They also Agnes Scott 2 Dorms like palaces graduating seniors and graduate students. Interns do "dorms like dungeons." reported that their 15 Best quality of life research, fact-checking and reporting at the magazine's New The rankings are based on professors are York headquarter. Interns interested in public relations will research conducted by the excellent teachers be assigned to the Communications department. For more Princeton Review, and appear but do not always information, stop by The Maroon Tiger office, Archer Hall in the 1998 edition of "The Best make themselves Rm. 115. 311 Colleges." readily available outside the students no longer perceive it The largest ongoing poll of classroom. as taboo," said Cooper. ACADEMICS student opinions of their Overall, though, the Alex Stewart, a senior ...... .... colleges, the study uses a publication concluded that marketing major, said the The revised hours of operation in Douglas Hall Center for representative sample of 150- student satisfaction was high. college would fare better with Academic Support and Enhancement (CASE) are as follows: 200 students at each of the 311 The published report a little more input from all. institutions, totaling 56,000 yielded little surprise among "Our administration Mon - Thu : 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. students in all. Morehouse undergraduates. seems average compared to Fri : 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Its 60 ranking lists reveal Some, however, expressed others," he said. "Dr. Massey Sat : 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. the top 20 (or bottom 20) skepticism about certain has done a lot, while others Sun : 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. colleges in several categories rankings. seem to do nothing. It based on what the students Dashene Cooper, a balances itself out." The Reference Room will close at midnight (Mon - Thu, and Sun) and the Reading Room will remain open till 2 a.m. For more information, call 404-681-2800 ext 2747. Massey outlines administrative changes Continued from page 1 consolidated under the Massey said the change umbrella of the Office of was made in consultation with Eddie Gaffney will assume the Corrections & Amplifications Institutional Advancement, Clayton. title of Dean of Student Affairs. Research and Planning. Massey has also created a In the interview with the In the last issue: Under this plan, the new position, the Special paper, Massey said this was We misspelled Contributing Writer Melvyn Mahon's name position of Vice Provost of Assistant to the President of not a demotion for Gaffney.