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_THE„ Maroon VOL. 73, NO. 9 MOREHOUSE COLLEGE; ATLANTA, GEORGIA Thursday, February 8, 2001 In This Announcements 12 Angry Men are Summer opportunity for minority juniors seriously considering a career in teaching! The Institute for Recruit coming ment of Teachers (IRT) offers a four-week intensive summer workshop in Andover, MA to help students sharpen Page 7 their skills and prepare them for the rigors of graduate school. Applicants must major in the humanities, social sci ences and education and seriously consider becoming a teacher, professor or administrator. IRT interns receive a stipend of $1,200, travel expenses, plus room and board. For more information, call Ms. Ramsey at 404-681-2800 Reflections of ext. 2862 or e-mail [email protected]. Excellence Attention Poets! The Morehouse College English Department will host the Elma Stuckey Poetry Award and Work Page 10 shop on April 4, 2001. All enrolled Morehouse students are invited to submit their poetry for consideration. Award winners will be chosen by a visiting poet with whom students will also have the opportunity of attending a poetry workshop. Submissions (three maximum) should include a cover sheet and must be submitted by Monday, February Why we love “big” girls 26, 2000. See Gray Stewart in the English department (Brawley Hall 102) for more information. Page 12 The Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University will celebrate Black History Month by hosting a campus-wide lecture by the authors of Sprawl City on Thursday, February 22, 2001. Sprawl City tags An essential Atlanta as the sprawl "poster child" and examines the rising social class and racial divisions underlying uneven responsibility growth and development. Page 17 GRE classes are. starting now! Call today to reserve your seat. Take the #1 GRE Prep class on the Morehouse campus. The class is fòr AUC students only at the discounted rate of $599 - a $400 savings off the regular price. The class Dancing in September meets every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Sale Hall 109 beginning February 13 through April 24. For more information, call Ms. Clarinda Ramsey, the Morehouse Graduate School Coordinator at 404-681-2800 ext. 2862. Page 20 Gladys and Ron's Talent Showcase! On Tuesday, February 13th at 8 p.m., Gladys and Ron's Chicken and Waffles A portrait of Darius restaurant will host a Talent Showcase featuring singers, musicians, comedians, actors, rappers and poets. Gladys Knight will serve as the mistress of ceremonies, and admission is $5.00 with a one entrée minimum. Wade Page 23 If you missed the Morehouse Time-to-Read training session, it's still not to late to take advantage of this volunteer opportunity. Contact Mike Harrison @ [email protected]. Cover Photo by Jerry Mucklow 134th Founders’ Day Observance February 15-1^2001 Schedule of Eve tits Thursday, February 15 . discussion on their life's accomplishments and goals) Founders' Day Convocation 10:45 a.m. C "A Candle in the Dark" Gala - Hyatt Regency Hotel Martin Luther King Jr. International Chap 7$0 p.m. Speaker: The Honorable Sanford D. Bisit 68 in Lobby of Centennial Ballroom Georgia, 2nd Congressional District,- U.S. House of Representatives nd the 13th Annual Music provided by the Morehouse C Awards Ceremony m Friday, February 16 5 Founders' Day Concert 8:00 p.m. U Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel featuring recording artist Kirk Whalunx^H Tickets $25. Available through Ticket r. International Chapel end Dr. Mary A. Tumpkin Saturday, February 17 Foundation for Better Living, Inc. :. • AU Reflections of Excellence 11:00 a.m. I.. I..I Sale Hall ■■■ îëgeASlee Club Spring Concert Featuring the 2001 Bennie and C Award Recipients nternational Chapel (Honorees address the campus c Campus News Morehouse research project takes in-depth 1 1:1 k at Black churches ars has been selected this topic and mobilize a new Colin A. Hosten to research, discuss generation of scholarship on the Staff Writer and document for involvement of black churches publication the influ in public life. The popular myth that ence of black "We keep complaining most black churches are politi churches on US pub that we're not represented in cally active in their communi lic policies specifi sociological research and text ties has led the Morehouse cally relating to is books, but we can't complain Leadership Center to conduct sues such as welfare, that the texts don't include us an extensive research project education, health, if we don't document it our examining the public influ women's rights, race, selves," Simmons said. ences of African-American criminal justice and While there have been churches. civic culture. studies about the role of Black "Often when you dig a Some of the churches in the past, Simmons little deeper and ask the right people expected to said that this was probably "the questions, you realize that partake in this con most significant effort to docu some churches may claim to be ference include ment data about black politically active but are really Morehouse Board of churches, especially as they re more involved in social activ Trustees Chairman late to political science." It is ism, and others may be very Otis Moss, United also noteworthy that this is the politically active without even Charmian Reading—1966 Negro College Fund only research project to take an knowing it," said Alexis The Black church at the center of the community. President Bill Grey, in-depth look at the role of Simmons, Morehouse Leader mented until now. ing out questionnaires by mail Rev A1 Sharpton, National black churches in the last 30 ship Center Research Coordi Directed by the Reverend in addition to conducting tele Black Caucus of State Legis years. nator on Religion and Public Dr. R. Drew Smith and funded phone and personal interviews. lators Vice President Mary "It's pretty unchartered Life. through the Philadelphia- The second component, Coleman and former Kansas territory," remarked Simmons, According to Simmons, based Pew Charitable Trusts, the focal point of the entire City Mayor Rev. Emmanuel "which is why it belongs at the importance of Black reli this project entails two main project, involves a national con Cleaver. Morehouse, the foremost insti gious leaders, such as the Rev. components. Already in ference on Black 'Churches and Simmons said some of tution of Black scholarship in Jesse Jackson, in shaping politi progress, the first component Political Leadership in the New the project's goals are to un the country." cal ideologies of African- is a random survey of Black Millennium to stimulate schol derstand and explain what The conference on Black Americans has long been clergy, elected officials and po arly discourse and documenta makes some churches more Churches and Political Leadership pointed out and debated, but litical scientists in urban and tion. politically active than others, in the New Millennium is sched it has never been profession rural areas across the country. 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