Vol. 68, No. 3 Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia Thursday, October 8, 1992 NEWS BRIEFS Absences of SGA Questioned The absences of SGA President, CAU MAY GIT ACCREDITED LAW SCHOOL Sha’ka Rasheed and others of the ex­ Atlanta, GA—Clark Atlanta University may become the state’s fifth accred­ ecutive branch at recent events have ited law school depending upon negotiations with unaccredited John Marshall students questioning their student lead­ Law School—located in Downtown Atlanta. In 1988, the state Supreme Court ership. ordered that only students who have graduated an accredited law school may Mr. Rasheed, Freddie Stevens, chief take the state bar. of staff, Anthony Richardson, director of operations, and Darren Mallard, Trea­ surer, missed the first student govern­ SPELMAN RATED 1ST B¥ UX NEWS ment “Town Meeting,” held on Sep­ & WORLD REPORT tember 24. Atlanta, GA—U.S. News & World Report’s annual college rankings re­ According to recording secretary, ported that Spelman College was first among Southern liberal arts colleges in Arthur Phillips, these officers were at­ its September issue. This is the first historically black college to become ranked tending a reception sponsored by No. 1 in its annual report. Morehouse ranked 10th within the category. Goldman Sachs. Mr. Mallard stated that the reason he AIIC SCHOOLS GET GRANTS FROM AT&T and other SGA officers attended the Atlanta, GA~Seven Atlanta colleges and universities are partial beneficia­ event was multifold. ries of nealry $2 million in engineering and science grants from AT&T, “One, my GPA qualifies me to possi­ coporate officials said last week. Morehouse College will receive $175,00; bly have employment with them in the Spelman College and Morris Brown will each receive $370,00; future, and that the contacts that I make Clark Atlanta University will receive $340,000. The grants arepartofa$19.5 there are going to be beneficial. And million national program to strengthen the U.S. industrial competitiveness and two, Mr. McLaurin knows about the advance teaching and research in physical and biological sciences. student government this year is trying to get corporate sponsorship for future Very few student leaders attended the first annual leadership conference CHANGES IN BLACK FAMILY INCOME sponsored by the office of campus life. (Continued on Page 3) Washington, DC—Black families making more than $50,000 a year has doubled since 1967 to more than 1 in 7. But the median income for black families was $21,423 a year. Miss Maroon & White Court CENSORSHIP OF BLACK LITERARY TEXT Pleasanton, CA-An Amador Valley High School parent requested that I KNOW WHY THE CAGED BIRD SINGS, the autobiography of Maya 1992-1993 Angelou, be pulled from a required reading list for sophomores. The parent objected to the “explicit language” in a scene where Angelou discusses her molestation and rape by her mother’s boyfriend. The patent said the idea of students reading the book was “wrong.” TECH GETS DEBATE OVER MOREHOUSE „ Atlanta, Ga. — The Bipartisan committee set up to select a site for a vice presidential debate in the Atlanta area selected Georgia Tech over Morehouse College’s King Chapel. The only other site considered was the Georgia World Congress Center. According to Ms. Lillian Jackson, director of college relations for Morehouse, the committee wanted a smaller facility, Tech’s theater seats approximately 1,250while King Chapel holds over2,000. Further she said that the committee felt that the Tech facility had better acoustics. SENATE GIVES SGA $15,000 MORE FOR FIRST SEMESTER Atlanta, Ga — Due to unexpected expenses for homecoming and non­ homecoming vents, the student senate recently approved an appropriation of an additional $15,000 to the SGA. The SGA was originally allocated $40,000- $35,000 for homecoming and $5,000 for additional activities for the fall semester. However, unofficial records from senate meetings indicate that the homecoming expenses, actual and estimated, will come to approximately $49,190, with incoming revenue being estimated at $9,800. These approxima­ tions would still indicate going over budget, $4 to 5,000. Mr. Darren Mallard, SGA treasurer, indicated that additional expenses this semester such as the Class Gala, and entering Miss Maroon & White in die “Black College Hall of Photo by James Robinson Fame Pageant” led to the need to request additional funds. The appropriations 1st Attendant: Kristi B. Merrlweather; Miss Maroon & White: Canangela Boyd; 2nd attendant: committee of the senate will meet October 14 to discuss the Student Govern­ Caya B. Lewis. ment financial situation further. INSIDE NEWS EDITORIALS SPORTS HOMECOMING THIS Somalia The “C” Word Game Preview VISIONS '92 ISSUE Page 2 Page 9 Page 18 Pages 9-12 Page 2 • THE MAROON TIGER • Thursday, October 8,1992 NEWS News Briefs (Cont’d.) CAR IMITATING ART OR ART IMITATING CAR? Death and the Dying in Somalia -MAZDA INVITES DESIGN STUDENTS TO TREAT By S. Terrial Singleton MX-3 SPORTS COUPE AS CANVAS- IR VINE, CA. What would you do with 32,652 square inches of steel, glass, Death has so thoroughly permeated rubber, and chrome? throughout Somalia that it has, in a Mazda Motor of America, Inc. is posing that question to junior- and senior- macabre sense, become the way of life level college students from around the country who will get the chance to in that African nation. exhibit their artistic talents on the surface of a 1992 Mazda MX-3 sports coupe. It is a country that is ravaged by the The Mazda ArtCar Competition includes Judy Pfaff, an important sculptor evils of drought, disease, famine, and, and educator in the U.S., and Jonathan Bendis, supervising producer, MTV: more than any other factor, war. Like its News & Specials. Both are considered leaders in their fields with reputations neighboring countries in what is com­ for cutting-edge creativity. monly referred to as the Hom of Africa, Pfaff, known for her installation and expansive sculptures that incorporate Sam aliahas long sufferedfrom drought. “found” materials, is featured in the 1992 edition of the art community ’ s bible, Yet, surrounding countries have man­ Jansen’s “The History of Art.” Pfaff’s works have been included in three aged to deal more successfully with the Whitney Biennial exhibits, two Venice Biennials, the collection at the Museum problem. But because of the anarchy of Modem Art, and numerous other prestigious institutions. that abounds throughout Somalia, Bendis has received two Ace Awards for his MTV production and direction; drought has had a particularly harsh one for an Eric Clapton feature on the popular “Rockumentary Series” and one influence upon the population. for “The Hype,” a pilot feature. He is currently working on a 90-minute MTV Somalia could better handle its drought special, “Rolling Stone Magazine: The First 25 Years.” if it made more effective use of the large Mazda developed the ArtCar Competition to foster creativity and showcase quantities of food that has been donated. the free spirit of design-oriented students. The company chose an unconven­ Also, the country has enough good land tional medium — the MX-3 sports coupe — as a canvas to let students’ minds to plant a sufficient harvest. Fawzi race. “Innovation and creativity are the hallmark of the ‘New Mazda’ vehicles; Guleid, a Somalian now living in the this is personified in a very youthful way in one of our newest models, the MX- U.S., told a USA Today reporter that 3. We are inviting America’s emerging artists to apply their talents to highlight “Somalia has 8.5 million acres of culti­ the originality of this sports coupe,” said Jack Pitney, Mazda Motor of vable land ... If you put 100,000 or America’s manager of public relations. 200,000 acres in an agricultural zone Mazda recently announced the contest to faculty at accredited colleges and overseen by the international commu­ universities in the United States, inviting students in the classes of 1993 or nity, you can plant enough for the next 1994, taking one or more art or design courses, to participate in the contest. The season.” company has already received hundreds of replies requesting entry kits. However, the chances of successful “The MX- 3 made its North American debut in an artist’s loft in the New York farming are, at this time, highly improb­ City section of Greenwich Village and this artistic beginning is being perpetu­ able. ated through the ArtCarprogram,” said Pitney. “It seems a natural progression The United Nations estimates that ap­ to enhance the car’s intriguing lines in the hip college art community.” proximately 2,000persons die each day disease and starvation. While the girl government, a police force, and it has In addition to the internship at Mazda’s R&D facility, the grand prize winner from starvation. A number of journal­ remained still barely alive, he observed neither electrical power or telephone of the Mazda ArtCAr Competition will receive a 1993 MX-3 and $1,000; the ists have reported on the slow, torturous maggots that “had already entered her service. runner-up will also receive $1,000 and the mini-internship. Finalists will be deaths by starvation in the country’s left eye, and flies [that] were feasting on Somalia’s primary problem is that it selected in mid-November and flown to Irvine, California on or about Novem­ 100 degree plus heat. an open wound.” appears to be living out Lord ber 22, with a grand prize winner being chosen at a final judging event in Jan. Jack Kelly, a USA Today journalist, There are few qualified persons left to Acton’s principle that power corrupts. 1993. has personally seen such deaths. He care for such victims in Somalia be­ More exactly, in Somalia it is the mad reported seeing a young girl about 10 cause, like Yugoslavia, it has actually Mazda ArtCar Competition entry kits consisting of car specifications, (Continued on Page 6) artist’s paper, and contest rules will be distributed to interested schools and years of age who was dying from both ceased to be a true nation.