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ölverine OCTOBER tinnì “Dedicated to Educating the Leaders of Tomorrow” Dedicated to Miss Vera Benton WOLVERINE Observer Awarded FIRST PLACE by the Southern Regional Press Institute * 1997 & 1998 Morris MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE Brown’s Legacy: Historic The Benton Institution Bridge By Miguel Banks Names New Miss Vera L. Benton (1926- 1998) woman of many President names, many faces, many tal By Karon A. Daniel ents, and defi MBC OFFICE OF COLLEGE RELATIONS nitely worthy of having a build- orris Brown College announced the ap mg named after her. She was a teacher, mother, role model, pointment of Dolores E. Cross, Ph.D., as heroine, archetype, chief cor the institution’s next president. Dr. nerstone, faculty member, MCross is prepared to lead the college into staff member, church mem- the next century with a sense of passion, ber, activist, and the associ a spirit of revitalization and a “students ate professor of English here first” attitude. She has proven herself as a visionary in aca at Morris Brown College. demia as past President of Chicago State University from 1990 to 1997. Dr. Cross comes to Morris Brown from the City University Dolores E. Cross, Ph.D. of New York Graduate School and University Center, where she is a GE Fund Distinguished Professor in Leadership and She will complete the responsibilities of her GE Fund pro Diversity. In her teachings and writings, Dr. Cross focuses on fessorship, while starting the transition to her post as Presi creating access and generating opportunities for minorities dent of Morris Brown College. A transition team will work and women in higher education and the corporate sector; es closely with faculty, staff, administrators and students until tablishing mechanisms to retain minorities and women in Dr. Cross completes her transition by June 1999. The transi higher education; and strengthening community-based proj tion team includes Dr. Gloria L. Anderson, who will continue ects and community service initiatives. in her role as Interim President until January 1999. Dr. Cross will utilize her expertise in these areas as she Previous to her GE Fund professorship, Dr. Cross served as seeks to increase the rate of student success, to improve the President of Chicago State University. During her tenure, the quality of life for students and faculty, and to strengthen the University became the Midwest’s fastest-growing public insti College’s impact in the higher education community and be tution, the number of degrees it granted increased by 30 per yond. cent, and the University completed more than $33 million in “I think Morris Brown has an opportunity to become a new construction. Dr. Cross seeks to make similar strides in Ms. Vera Benton ('46), 72 taught model of how a historically black college can operate,” says increasing the institutional effectiveness of Morris Brown English to thousands of undergrad Dr. Cross. College. uate students of Morris Brown CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Atlanta City Council Recognizes Morris To the Morris Brown Campus and Community...support your neighborhood Brown College Model UN Team CONTINUED ON PAGE2 watch groups and businesses. Make a difference in the AUC. FEATURES Alumni News MBC Fiscal Partner ▼ Benson's Corner ▼ Open Letter ▼ Campus News ▼ Politics: ▼ Campus Pre-Alumni Council ▼ City News ▼ Religion - News v Campus Organizations v Sports Classifieds ▼ Student Profile ▼ Editorials ▼ Views & Expressions ▼ Entertainment ▼ Wholistically Speaking (I. to r.) Frederick Korley (MBC Model United Nations Team Member), Pelagio Filipe (MBC Model UN ▼ In My Opinion Team Member); Atlanta Councilman Derrick Boazman, Bruno Filipe (MBC Model UN Team Member), Mabiengwa Naniuzeyi (Model UN Team Advisor); Atlanta City Council President, Robb Pitts. 2 Leaders of Tomorrow! OCTOBER 1998 MBC Wolverine OBSERVER Big Bethel’s the combined choirs and EDITORIALS members of Atlanta’s Big Bethel African Methodist ’Heaven Bound* Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church. Tradition Kicks The sacred play, which fea An Open Letter to the Morris tures spirituals and hymns, Off Holiday portrays 24 pilgrims striving Brown Campus Community to enter the gates of the Performances Promised Land. Who will enter? Who will Satan chase way). My first item I would many officers does it take to Friday, November into the fiery pit? You must, A Matter like to touch on is the fact screw in a light bulb (or to 13th or Saturday, see this historic performance that Public Safety Officers really lock the gym for that to find out! seem to refrain from doing matter!)? November 14th at To purchase tickets call the of Safety paper work. I know you’re I’m not done yet. My last 7:30 p.m. Big Bethel Credit Union at probably wondering where point is the lack of responsi 404-827-9715. Adults $10. Well, here we are beginning I’m going with this and I will bility from the officers. Yes, t is a fitting pre-cursor Children (5-11) $4. Students a new semester with new explain. See, there have been it’s a fight. Yes it needs to be to the holiday season - with ID $5. Call the credit students and new ideas and times that Public Safety has broken up. But does it take the traditional perform union for information about concerns. But some concerns been notified about incidents pepper spray to rid a crowd! /ance of‘Heaven Bound' by ‘Heaven Bound’ group rates. that I’ve heard are the same that occurred in the dorms Isn’t that a violation of some ones from previous semes (excuse me, Residence Halls) code in some manual that English Language and Lit ters. So I felt the need to dis and they allowed the infrac they should’ve read before erature from the University Model cuss one issue that’s been tion to just go by. Meaning , becoming police officers, or of Michigan. Advanced beating at my heart for some no one went to jail, no report am I the only one who feels studies were done at the Uni UN Team time - that issue is the De was written, nothing! Just a this way? versity of Southern Califor CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 partment. of Public Safety. hello and goodbye. There Some of you are probably- nia, Indiana University, and First of all, I think it’s im have been some incidents going to be dumb-founded Wesleyan University in Mid MODEL UN team By Karon A. Daniel portant to say that yes, the concerning weapons and it and not understand anything dletown, Connecticut. She OFFICE OF COLLEGE RELATIONS officers of Public Safety (at took a group of students to that I’m talking about in this was the recipient of fellow least the gun totem' ones) are actually go to the office of article. Some of you will know ships from the Guggenheim ATLANTA - Three Morris bon-a-fide, true, certified Public Safety and make them exactly what I’m talking and Rockefeller Foundations. Brown College students and Georgia Police Officers (or so send an officer to the scene. about and will be able to un She began her teaching ca their advisor stood before I was told). Armed with the Is this really how it should derstand where I’m coming reer at Social Circle High members of the Atlanta City ability to do little things like be? from. But the reason of this School in Social Circle, Geor Council and the Atlanta com give traffic tickets for speed My second item on the article is not to Completely gia. Two years later, in 1948, munity on October 19th as ing or parking tickets for agenda is the poor response bash Public Safety, just let she began her tenure at Mor City' Council President Robb where we shouldn’t be parked time of Public Safety. Ok. them and other people know ris Brown College. Her in Pitts and Councilman Der (and we do want to know granted, if someone is shot in how some of us feel about struction included courses rick Boazman presented where we CAN park?). But the head and is bleeding to them. I don't think that they from freshman English to them with the Special the biggest misconception death, I’m sure Public Safety suck (although some will say Advanced Composition and Achievement Award for rep about the Public safety Offi will be there in no time flat. they' do), but they can use a Modern English Grammar. resenting the City of Atlanta cers is that they’re fake, But is that what it takes for little work. Maybe we can Among her favorite offerings in international competition wanna-be cops who can’t do them to feel the urgency to hire some officers who care. were courses in Shakespeare during the Flame of Human anything. Let me be the one get to a problem? For exam Or maybe we can re-tram the and 18th Century' Literature. Rights: Second International to tell you all out there who ple, there was an incident in ones we already have to do She fed thousands of hungry Conference of the Model believe this myth, YOU CAN volving narcotics in one of our the things they are required souls with the beauty and United Nations (UN). BE ARRESTED BY PUBLIC residence halls and it took to do. wisdom of great literature. The Morris Brown College SAFETY OFFICERS!! Now Public Safety approximately Tune in next month when I Miss Benton was active in Model UN Team successfully that I’ve gotten that out the 35 minutes to arrive on the discuss my' topic... academia beyond the class defended its First Best Dele way... scene - they were busy lock the CAFETERIA!' room. She was a member of gation title during the compe Let’s move on to what this ing the gym.

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