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{{“• -* di .iF, ■o fell , F' i ■ PUBLI page < by the Black College Communication on at the 9th annual HBCU journalism ce Fusion \\ WW.MOREHOUSE. EDU/l 111. VIA ROOM IGER \ ol. LXXXÍL Issi e 10 THE MARBON TIGER Morehouse College . Atlanta, GA November 14 - 20, 2007 Tm Organ of Sit dent Expression Sent f 1925 The Arche: GA Water Shortage Living the Dream Lauren Harper Brandon E. Lawrence Associale Sports Editor Editor-in-Chief Lharper I 'a^pelmanedu Blawrence09@gmail. com he Georgia water shortage impacted n the rhythmic flow of life, it is importan most of Atlanta- including AUC to find time to reflect upon the colorful| Tstudents. Many factors, including a lack of Iexperiences that will illustrate stories t rainfall and possibly the US Army Corps the world. Recently, Morehouse SGA Vice| of Engineers perpetual release of water President, Ryan Shepard, and SGA Chie downstream, have limited available water Justice, Terron Ferguson, collaborated to| throughout the city. Georgia governor form The Arche, a service-based initiativ Sonny Perdue has advised Atlanta residents directed towards the needs of women an to reduce their water usage by at least 10 children affected by HIV/AIDS in sub percent, measures that should apply to Saharan Africa and the prevention of thi college campuses as well. spreading epidemic. “Personally, I have not seen Morehouse According to Shepard, Dr. Walter E.l alert students about the water shortage,” Fluker, a leadership professor at Morehouse,| Morehouse sophomore Rober Alexander charged that leaders in the 21st cent said. “If I didn’t watch the news, I wouldn’t should be intellectually astute, spirituall have known about it. They haven’t told us anchored and morally driven. “[Dr. Fluker]] about conserving water, anything about the also suggested that in order to be effectivi drought or any water policies in general. It women and men, we must commit to ethicall would make sense for the school to inform practices that impact the global community,’ us about what we can do to help.” Shepard said. Morehouse has apparently done little “There really is no current strategy to That moment led to the talks of to alert students to the dangerously low alleviate the water crisis, but it is something student based research initiative to b water levels, and in turn, not prepared them that we will consider in the future,” said called The Arche. The name comes from or recommended measures to assuage the Don Meadows, Director of Morehouse’s Greek term for the foundation of anything.] situation. Physical Plant. “It represents the ideal that all members o “Up until recently, we had not discussed Another representative from the plant the global population share the foundatio tactics to conserve water on campus,” said said that shortage and its effects would of humanity,” Shepard said. “Additionally,! Logistics Manager John Zachary. “The most likely be discussed at an upcoming it focuses on the effects of HIV/AIDS, botl City of Atlanta Department of Watershed board meeting of Morehouse investors and domestically and abroad,” Shepard added. Management sent a letter listing rules and administration. The Arche was able send its first group| regulations of water use, however, and While Morehouse’s information about of Morehouse College students to twi we’ve been adhering to those.” “Georgia Water Crisis ” continued on page 3 ► locations in southern Africa—South Afric and Lesotho—in a pilot effort to cultivati international service based fellowships the winter of 2006. “The resolute suppo New York Teen Killed of the Leadership Center and Dr. Walter E.| Fluker provided us with the infrastructuri to realize our dream,” Ferguson said. in Police Shooting Spree While abroad, the students provide service to HIV-infected women and childrenJ “I’ve got a gun, I’ve got a gun,” said in the form of sex education, antiretroviral Chad Sanders Browne repeating what he claimed to have News Editor (ARV) medication distribution, andl heard Coppin say over the call. Chadcksandersfoyahoo. com economic development. This visit also that this was real poverty because I could who desire to serve their colleges and When police arrived outside of the allowed The Arche to cultivate relationships smell it. However, in the midst of these the Southern African communities,” 8 year-old Khiel Coppin died Monday apartment, Coppin allegedly put a concealed for future collaborative efforts between appalling conditions was the eerie sound Shepard said. “This opportunity would night after being shot 20 times and hit object under his shirt and told his mother college students in the United States and and sight of children smiling, playing and allow students to continue embodying the 1eight times by New York City police inthat he was going to tell the police it was philanthropic organizations in the sub- enjoying one of the most underappreciated exemplary convictions and interest that we front of his Brooklyn Apartment home. a gun. Saharan African region. phenomenons known to man, life itself,” all must have in an increasingly connected Coppin, a young black male, was gunned New York Police Commissioner The trip itself possessed a heart-felt Shepard added. world,” Shepard said. down by “authorities” responding to a 9-1- Raymond Kelly said that as Coppin stood experience amongst the participants. “It As time progresses, Shepard and Simultaneously, the group is researching 1 call made by his mother during a verbal near the apartment he held out a knife and was the most remarkable trip of my life. Ferguson are expecting the same from its a potential undertaking in Bogotá, Colombia, altercation between the two. yelled towards the police. “Shoot me, kill I had the chance to experience, first hand, participation and growth opportunities. South America and forging partnerships According to CNN news, police me,” cried Coppin, according to Kelly. the wonders of Africa’s rainbow nation,” “It is our goal to expand both the breadth with other colleges and universities in the responded to what they believed was Several New York authorities told CNN Shepard said. Students were challenged and depth of The Arche,” Ferguson said. state of Georgia—Spelman College, Clark an indisputable threat posed by Coppin. that Coppin then continued to walk toward and intrigued by the HIV/AIDS issue in the “We intend to do this by both increasing Atlanta University, and Georgia State New York Police Department Deputy police and ignored commands from the country and proposed potential solutions the number of students we send and the University, respectively. “Collectively, this Commissioner Paul Browne told CNN officers telling him to get on the ground. to help minimize the spreading of the amount of countries/target areas we serve,” is our attempt to institutionalize and develop that he could hear Coppin speaking in Coppin held a hidden object under his epidemic. “While the scope of the trip was Ferguson said. The Arché into a thriving and effective the background of the call threatening his shirt as he continued toward the officers. As economically focused, the encounters I had Currently, The Arche is holding an agent for social change at the grassroots mother. “New York Teen Killed" continued on page 4 ► flowed into the essence of my soul. In the application and selection process to decide level,” Ferguson said. most striking moment from the trip I found on high-quality, committed, service- The recent success of The Arché can myself in a township with living conditions driven leaders who will travel to Africa be measured in many ways. According to that were unsuitable for even the lowliest of this December through January. “We are Ferguson, before the December 2006 trip, animals,” Shepard said. “I was convinced now aggressively searching for students “Living the Dream ” continued on page 5 ► i rtl s i «HP* * . 1 I W* X The Inside Track CONTENTS____________ News Features Opinions Arts, Etc. 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