Volume 50 April 20» 2000 Issue "Pink" Panther on Can you smell what the WWF is the prowl. iffleter cooking? page 14 Ter»nessee State University page 19 T^he Opiwxion ct-rtd S^ntifricnt • 50'^ ^nnioersart^ S/sst/e April 21,1950: ^{le jHeter is Born Tuition, housing, student fees all Since its first issue on April 21, 1950, HTfiP Cijc sole illpter has been a consistent part of student life at founder and first edi Tennessee State University and a presence at the tor in chief, Samuel F. increase events that shaped our school and our city. Yette in 1951 (right); From news like "The Rape of TSU" as riots and below, one of the most prolific docu By Kester Kilkenny ensued after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther mented moments in News Editor King Jr. and the merging of Tennessee State TSU history, the on- College and the University of Tennessee/ campus riots after the When students return in the fall they should be Nashville, to sports features of now-TSU alumni death of Rev. Martin advised that they may have to dig a lot deeper into their Luther King Jr. (From Jefferson Street Joe Gilliam and Wilma Rudolph, pockets for enough change to attend Tennessee Slate the May 9,1967 issue of University. trije Jiletcr has been a mainstay ofTSU. tirijE JflDtcr) The faculty supporters and student staff of With recommended price hikes of up to 10 percent in Clje iHcter have consistently some areas, chances are that the bill students received in I increased student awareness of fall '99 will look totally foreign to the one they will [ receive in the fall of 2000. ^ pentnenX \sswes and educated The two highest increases are expected to come in • the finest journalists, from the the area.s of maintenance and oul-of-state residency. The days when the office was in propo.sed hikes for each of these is expected to be 10 per "Old" Hale Hall and supported cent. The next highesi price hike will come in housing, by the English department; to which Is expected to go up 5 percent. Raises are also • today, under the expected tocome instudent government fees and thecost ^ Communications department of fines given by security officials, parking tickets for and in a fully-furnished suite in example, will also go up. Eyebrows are expected to raise considering that stu Kean Hall. dents only had to deal with about a 5 percent increase in See pullout (pgs. 9-12) to costs last year, as opposed to an estimated 10 percent one f learn more about the history of this year. f ^Elje iiflfter.* However according to H. Clay Harkleroad. vice- Happy Birthday! president for business and finance, the blame for all the j increases should not be solely placed on TSU officials. This is because some of the biggest recommended price Election results announced; low voter turnout problematic increases will be coming directly from the Tennessee changes. sentative-at-large winner, spoke Board of Regents. They are the ones who set the maintenance fee, as | By Nicole Edwards The new SGA president for the about the mind-set of TSU students. 2000-2001 school year. Marc "There were not as many candi well as the out-of-state fee, said Harkleroad. He also News Writer Anthony Peek, who received a total dates this year," said Johnson. "This pointed out that TSU was not alone in receiving these rec of 596 votes, said that he wants to Just shows the mind-set of the stu ommendations. In fact, all schools under the jurisdiction After a week of campaigning and maximize every opportunity the dent body." of the TBR will be experiencing the same or at least sim presenting platforms, TSU SGA has. Johnson also defined the ilar recommendation. This includes Tennessee State President James A. Hefner "We are going out there with importance of the student vote. He Technological University, Austin Peay and Middle announced the winners of Student tenacity," said Peek. "We will not said there were so many students Tennessee State University, among others. Election Commission week. ask for anything more than once. If who did not vote, that it is obvious The reason for TBR making these strong recommen- f The platform for last year's it is all right for us to have it, then that the students' mind-set needed dations can be traced to the governor of Tennessee, officials focused on informing the we will have it... I represent the to be elevated. according to Harkleroad. The governor recently student body about the stipulation Black men who are making moves "There are too many students announced that the state had accumulated a deficit of of settlement, improving student and uplifting the community." who want instant gratification and roughly $400million. One proposed way to chip away at relations and informing the students Some had a problem with the they are the same ones who do not this was to rai.se the amount of revenue received through of the importance of theirempower low voter turnout and the small vote and continue to complain," he student fees by percent, said Harkleroad. ment. The newly-elected officials crowd who showed up to hear the said. The other proposed price changes, however are want to continue to focus on some results of the election. Johnson also spoke about indeed from recommendations made by TSU officials. of the same issues, however, they Kwesi M. Johnson, a day repre- One of the main reasons for the increases in housing fees, also want students to notice some See "Expectations" on page 3 See"Tuition" on page 3v Page 2 tB!)e Metev April20^000 News Second-generation SGA president-elect to plant growth at TSU have seen Peek since last semester fight "I plan on taking aggressive stances, By Mitchell Vantrease ing the stipulation of settlement with The planting seeds and empowering stu Time is Now Student Movement. The News Editor dents," he said. "I'm not asking for any group began last semester to address the thing more than once." issue. Peek also said he will work fine with Georgette Peek made history as the The stipulation was a court order his newly elected SGA vice president, first woman president of the Student that required Tennessee Stale University April Frazier. He believes she will get the Government Association in 1983, but she to have a 50 percent white, 50 percent job accomplished. probably neverexpected for her nephew. non-white student body by 2000. Under "She's very aggressive and will get Marc, to take the position 17 years later. the court case, the school had to agree to the job done... She's about business," "She made tremendous strides for have a set quota of how many students Peek said. women and students on this campus," should be admitted to the university. Peek said he does not want to com Marc Peek said. Peek, a senior from Anderson, S.C., pare himself with any other SGA admin Peek said it was his destiny to majoring in English, said many students istrations in the past. The reason he want become the next president of the SGA are ignorant of the stipulation of settle ed to become president was because he and take the student body to another ment and should find out more about it. saw inadequate leadership involved in level. He was elected into office during He said it has been "a divine success." the SGA. Student Election Commission week on Because of the issue, he has also contact "I didn't see any presidents taking April 7 with 596 votes. Peek said he ed AI Gore, Tom Joyner and the their rights as consumers and students of wants to rekindle the fire Tennessee Black Caucus to inform them the university," he said. "Through my administration 1 plan of the problems. Peek said he is genuinely concemed PHOTO BYJONATHAN GRAY to plant seeds," he said. "I'm just trying to disseminate the about the students, and that's why he SGA President Marc Peek Peek said he has a lot planned for tlie 2000-2001 facts and let the students judge for them believes he won the positionof president. new school year, but will start early this the Forum is too full to hold SGA gener selves," he said. "I spoke with conviction during the semester by holding a press conference. al body meetings," he said. Other organizations he has been elections... Nobody had the conviction. I The press conference held in the Forum Peek said he wants to leave an involved with include the Concerned also had the tenacity," Peek said. on April 19 was for Peek to introduce impact on the university and wants them Student Association and Omega Psi Phi One of Peek's goals is to see more himself and newly elected officials of the to know something important. Fraternity, Inc. interaction of the SGAwith student body SGA to the campus. "You can achieve anything... Always When Peek takes his place as SGA and not have low general body meeting He is no stranger of taking leader be thankful for what you have president in the fall, he said there will be turnouts. ship to the next level. Many students (Tennessee State University)," he said.* several changes in the administration. "I want it gel to the point to where 1 d rime to g'et —A-piinor^ooo- Page'3 News Expectations high for 2000-01 among elected class and SGA representatives from page 1 serve TSII's hi'^inrv page serve TSU's history.