Volume V Number 7 Atlanta, Georgia Betty Shabazz emphasizes education at Convocation By Pierre Harris ers must teach the youth to her to decide not be a leader and Staff Writer resist destruction. 'We are a does not want to be one. “I saw great and honorable people. what they did to my husband, We need to recognize that this who loved black people and took D r. Betty Shabazz, chal­ is anewdayand we are respon­ their plight on as the cause of lenged teachers to educate and sible for preparing ouryouth for his life. But some people said he save black youth at Clark At­ the new day,” she said. was racist and violent but the lanta University's Consolidation Dr. Shabazz also discussed only violence he was a part of Convocation. racism in America. “African was his death.” She received an honorary doc­ Americans are not the only She said she was able to move torate degree which concluded people to be discriminated forward with her life because of the consolodation festivities on against and segregated, but her husband's sage advice, "He said 'girl, when they kill me and Thursday, Mar 25. the prolonged 500 years that believe me they're going to kill Dr. Shabazz, widow of slain we’ve had to endure it is defi­ me, I don’t want you to be like black activist Malcolm X said, nitely longer than any other lots of wives and keep turning group. We’ve mainly had equal­ “We have crippled our students around and turn into salt. Stay and young people. We’ve been ity in theory and inequality in wholesome, stay strong, and so busy dealing with racism practice. Even with all of the keep going.’"she said. and discrimination that we've hard work and accomplish­ Dr. Shabazz is the Director of neglected to educate and raise ments that we’ve made, equal­ Communications and Public Re­ our children." ity still eludes most of us.” lations at Medgar Evers College Dr. Betty Shabazz streesed the importance of educating black youth during According to Shabazz, teach­ Violence, she said, has forced of City University in New York. convocation. Senior dies in storm Students take a revealing look at CAU By LaKesha Gage during spring break Staff Writer By Jenel Williams M any students say they want a revaluation of school policies. Assistant News Editor Dr. Thomas W, Cole Jr., president of CAU and his administration. “My role is kind of like the quarterback. The quarterback doesn’t win by himself. I Twenty-one year old Clark don't know that I do anything in particular that does not require or involve someone Atlanta University senior, Trina else,” Cole said. “My biggest problem is getting everyone working together as a team.: Adel Frink, died from injuries A few months ago some students walked out of classes and gathered in front of sustained in an auto accident Harkness Hall for a demonstration. One of the demonstrators yelled, “the president March 15th. talks of his so-called open door policy. Why are the doors closed now? Why are police Frink was returning to At­ barricading the doors? We paid for this building, we pay salaries, why can’t we get in?” lanta after spending the Spring In an interview. Dr. Cole stressed his open door policy, but quickly pointed out that Break in Kentucky. While trav­ if students want to see him they have to let him know. “This (open door policy) does not eling down an icy Tennessee mean that a student can walk in off the street and I will stop what I’m doing. This is Interstate her car slid off the road. Another motorist offered not what they (students participating in the protest) did," Dr. Cole said. “I heard the her a ride to the off-ramp. As rumor and I had some general idea of why (students were protesting) but none of the she made her way over, a pass­ students let me know. Just out of sheer respect, let me know and I will see them. There Trina Adel Fink ingvehicle lost control on the ice is just a way to do things and I indicated that (to the students). It would not be fair to and hit her. me or appropriate to have a confrontation." As a business education Many students feel the upperclassmen at the university are not doing their part to increase INSIDE major she was active in school spirit. Ms. Thomas recalled her freshman orientation week gatherings when an severaldepartmental commit­ upperclassman stood up and gave a speech and at the end of her speech she cupped her hands tees. Classmatesandinstructors News together and loudly screamed, “CC." said they remember Frink as a "This is something that CAU should require,” Favours said. It will bring more unity to the creative and admirable stu­ school and give students a chance to be together in other ways than just standing on James P. Student elections lack dent. She also worked part Brawley chillin'.” enthusiasm time as a PBX operator at the Holiday Inn. According to Ms. Thomas, if you do not bond a group together when they come in then you page 2 Friend and classmate, Suzette can’t build that bond retroactively. In 1993 you can’t say, ‘Okay let’s try to get the class of 1993 Spencer, said she got to know to be a dose knit group.’ because it is simply too late.” Editorial Frink while working on group A step by step process, is what Dr. Kofi B. Bota, vice president for research and sponsored projects in class. programs, feels the university is going through. She used her creativity to “It’s a revolutionary process. In order for one to get there the process has to evolve. It can’t U.S. involvement in help Spencer set up a bulletin happen over night” Dr. Bota said. “All of the problems students talk about concerning board still on display in the registration...they lie within financial aid. There are some problems with the university. Don’t Somalia. Gym. “It was that same creativ­ get me wrong, and if you (students) spent over three hours doing the process Tm sure it was a page 3 ity,” Spencer said,“that made her a source of inspiration for financial problem.” Junior mathematics major, Lincoln Ramsey thinks Dr. Cole can do much better. Ramsey others.” Lifestyles/ Frink’s roommate, Julie Elly said, “CAU is all about the money. I’ve been here for three years and the registration process is Entertainment said,“She was a perfect room­ terrible. Many white schools have the phone-in registration, but at CAU, One Exceptional mate and friend. She did so University,’ we have people driving 900 miles to find out the Financial Ad Department has lost much good on earth just think their paper work. It’s a damned shame when you walk outside and see somebody on the phone Climbing The Ladder. of what she’ll do up there [in crying, saying ‘they lost my papers.’ I will not be surprised to come back in the fall of '93 to see page 4 heaven].” the same setup.” A memorial service was held Eric Paige, senior, business administration/management major, feels that CAU is a good Friday, March 19 at Providence school but more concentration should be placed on the needs of the students. “I’m happy, but Baptist Church behind the Personals I’m not satisfied,” he said. “The students should be informed. I’m complaining, but it's gotten gym. The funeral service was to the point where I have not seen more for my money." held the following Sunday in One suggestion Paige made to help boost school spirit and generate a substantial cash flowlnto A nearly fatal affair. Fink’s hometown of McCray, page 7 GA SEE LOOK, Page 2 Page*2 < NEWS April 2, 1993 Vandalism in Simon Courts raises underlying Student elections issue about residential staff's effectiveness By Jenel Williams residential staff. mandatory meeting.” lack enthusiasm Assistant News Editor A A resident, who prefers to Another resident, who wished \ \ - rpfnain anonymous for fear of to remain anonymous, said he By Franchella Slater E.L. Simon Courts dorriffA, ’loosing her housing, said, “The was victimized in the courts on Staff Writer and tory director Eddie Richardson ‘ reason for the problems in the several occasions last year. He Nicole McMillan was the victim of brick throw­ courts stems from residents lost more than $2,000 worth of Contributing Writer ing vandals. knowing thatthey cangetaway property and received no assis­ There is less competition for students running for the Student The act moved the Simon with murder and the directors tance from the residential staff Courts residential staff to call would not give a damn. They when he alerted them about his Government Association (SGA) positions due to lack of partici­ a mandatoiy meeting Feb. 24. are busy with each other.” problem. pation and student awareness about the organization. The issue was said to be of There was some confusion He said he questioned According to SGA reports, the problems with the Spring of such importance that any among residents as to what Richardson as to why no other 1992and past SGAelections were that many people didnot vote. resident not in attendance the meeting tried to accom­ courts crimes have been ad­ "More people need to become aware ofSGA's importance to the would have their visitation plish. dressed, "I won't be returning to university,” said Charles Elliot, graduate CAUSGA president rights suspended from March "The meeting accomplished the courts next semester and I Elliot said that anyone who anticipates running for an office 1 through March 7.