The Organ of Student Expression The Maroon Tiger MOREHOUSE COLLEGE Serving Morehouse College Since 1898 ATLANTA, GEORGIA Voi 75 No. 2 The brand new parking deck, scheduled to open in October is reported to house the Follet Bookstore and a possible eatery. Students are currently paying $150 per semester or an unfinished structure. Follet replaces Engineer as new book vendor Colin Hosten Campus News Editor "I just want the students the new management at the hension by many students, "We saw that other versities. of Morehouse to know that bookstore. who had grown accustomed school campuses had book­ Vaughan said that the col­ we are not in the business of "This is how inflation in to interacting with the warm store facilities that were far lege approached Follett with a cheating people. Our prices the economy works," said and friendly staff, many of better than what we had here plan to create a bookstore that are in keeping with general Vaughan. "If you do the re­ whom had become akin to a at Morehouse, and so we ac­ offered "more than just books, market prices. We are paying search, check the prices online second family. cepted proposals for improve­ something with a Saks Fifth Av­ higher prices for the products or wherever, you will find that Omari Young, Vice ment from a number of com­ enue look." And once the book­ as well." after shipping the price differ­ President of Campus Opera­ panies, including Engineer, store is moved to its new loca­ These were the words of ence is marginal." tions, however, assures that and Follett's just happened to tion, Vaughn indicates that Nicola Vaughan, store man­ Vaughan became the new the decision to change book­ be the most impressive." such a look should not be too ager at the under-new-man- manager at the bookstore this store companies was made In Follett's case, Young far off. agement bookstore at semester, after the college ad­ for purely pragmatic pur­ and company were able to ac­ Already planned for the Morehouse, in response to ministration decided to replace poses. tually see their capabilities, as new bookstore are an increased student complaints about the the old company, Engineer "Everything we do is they also manage the book­ checkout area with six cash reg­ sharp increase in the cost of Book Company, with the new with the goal of achieving the stores at two other colleges isters, more textbooks, a gen­ books this semester. Many Follett Corporation. The news highest level of excellence for here in the AUC, Spelman and eral book section with periodic students assumed that the of the switch was received last our students, faculty and staff Clark Atlanta, as well as at book signings, enlarged cloth- raised prices were a result of semester with certain appre­ in mind," said Young. Georgia State and Emory Uni­ See FOLLET pg 3 BlSiíSlilSiiE ■ Features Editorials Sports ' ' ' IN■ . THIS EDITION:' A new beverage Two weeks of - "'s ' V'-s ' ft ' ' ¿v-*' '¿F / i'i i' ' &•< football action •{TURN .THE-PAGE) makes a Smash Page 6 ■ SÜ Page 10 Bf Part II .........B of Reparations Friday September 27, 2002 In Short The Maroon Tiger A sEs Editor-In-Chief of this newspaper, 1 will rarely Z\ taketai many personal privileges. However, 1 find it What are you 2Xan honor and a burden to dedicate at least a portion of this paper to the memory of Dr. Lester J. Rodney. As a freshman, I fulfilled my History requirements in his class doing next learning from him semester? tw academically and many BB»ag STUDY committment to com­ ABROAD munity and to - ggSgjf %| children as he encour- 1 ‘ »•'' “jc« aged his with students to . mentor at SYRACUSE F. L. Stanton WvA I Elemen­ UNIVERSITY tary School J \ I where he also served » II mentor and coordina- 1 I I tor. 1 respected 4. - | him for his straight- forward approach to Dr. Lester J. Rodney teaching and life, for 1950-2002 his light­ heartedness and for his unique ability to push students to connect with their own personal histories. Shaun King probably said it best when he simply stated, “He was a great man.’’ I think no less of him. His memory lives on in the hearts of students and colleagues he touched for many years. -James A. 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ECT By enhancing communities, the HBCU's are looking for ambitious ACC students to volunteer a few hours/week to / j change the lives ol residents by assisting community-based 12 11 organizations (CBO's). cl The Maroon Tiger salutes “Mr. Cortez.” Call or e-mail Bermira Gates @ 404.522.8980x 1520or il bgates @ aucenter.edu illI Sole propreitor of Campus Hair World MOREHOUSE COLLEGE CAMPUS ALL-STAR tonsorial artist, cosmetologist, and beloved The Campus All-Star ChallengeCHALLENGE will host its 2002 campus li tournament on Thursday Oct. 3 at 5:30 p.m. in the NMM member of the AUC Community Lecture rooms. Interested students are encouraged to enter four-member teams, which will compete for cash prizes and Mr. Willie C. Moton for the opportunity to represent Morehouse College at the 1 national tournament in Orlando. FL. For additional informa­ July 8 1939-August 27, 2002 I tion contact Broderick McGrady, Campus Coordinator at 215 Brawley Hall or x 2169 2; ■. y ; i.::; y i| ...................................................... ............... §.■■.biftiW.I.«»« ■I'I AMPITS News Friday September 27, 2002 The Maroon Tiger Morehouse 5paints the Crime77.. m the77 AUC7777 up“ m recent Green Isle maroon Colin Hosten years—students not worried Campus News Editor Colin Hosten Four Morehouse stu­ ing with the other student Campus News Editor dents, Christopher Eaglin, delegates, but also from Darrel Gray, Colin Hosten, hearing the prestigious panel Even as the rates of reported were still 157 reported cases of four million cases in 1993 to just violent crime continue to decline larceny. over two million in 1999. at both the national level and in In 1999, Morehouse Col­ Despite the incongruity the metro Atlanta area, a disturb­ lege, with an average enroll­ between national and local ing trend has arisen in the Atlanta ment of 3,000 students, had the crime rates and AUC-wide University Center and the sur­ same number of reported vio­ crime rates, some students re­ rounding West End area. Al­ lent crimes as Georgia Tech, main relatively assured of their though some types of property with an enrollment of almost safety while on campus. crimes, such as burglary, 13,000 students. Clark Atlanta Geoff Hill, a junior Ac­ have seen a decrease in the counting major from Win­ past few years, there has ston-Salem, NC, said that been an overall increase in it was "difficult to get un­ "We the number of violent and pay too much duly concerned when you property crimes in the AUC money to come here to yourself haven't been per­ in the last three years. have to worry about stu­ sonally affected." Then he Violent crimes in­ knocked on wood. clude offenses such as mur­ pid stuff like that." Another student, der, manslaughter, forcible Jamaal Pittman, a gradu­ Pictured from left to right are; Marc Muneal, Darrell Gray, rape, robbery and'aggra- ating senior Mathematics Shirley Massey, Marc Muneal, and F. Christopher Eaglin vated assault. Property and Economics major, had crimes include burglary, larceny/ University, with approximately also never been criminally vic­ theft, motor vehicle theft and ar­ 6,000 students, experienced al­ timized, though he did express and Marc Muneal, repre­ speakers, including Bill son. most twice the amount experi­ frustration at having to "worry sented Morehouse College at Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, In 1997, there were five re­ enced by both Morehouse and about getting robbed or killed the International Achieve­ Benazir Bhutto, James Earl ported cases of robbery according Georgia Tech. just while walking to the library. ment Summit held in Dublin, Jones, Sam Donaldson, Ben to Morehouse Campus Police. In On the other hand, the "We pay too much money Ireland this past June, at the Carson, and Naomi Judd. 1999, that figure more than Fulton County Police Depart­ to come here to have to worry Four Seasons. According to all re­ doubled to twelve. There were no ment has reported a steady de­ about stupid stuff like that." They joined over 200 ports, the students made a reported cases of sex offenses in crease in the number of re­ graduate and undergraduate good impression of the 1997, but there were four such in­ ported violent crimes commit­ All information sourced students from around the school, and Eaglin was even stances in 1999. Similarly, there ted in Fulton County and the from the Morehouse College world in discussions about selected as one of five stu­ were increases in the number of downtown Atlanta area in the Police Department, the 2000 topics ranging from the world dents to sit on the final panel both aggravated assault and mo- past few years. Morehouse College Annual Se­ AIDS epidemic, to the future of the summit. Mrs. Massey tor vehicle theft from 1997 to In 1994, there were 1,105 curity Report, and the Bureau of of computers and artificial in­ joined the students above at 1999.