Features Editorial Baseball Schedule '97 Specials Football Commentary: Dear Deborah Debuts We need a coach Black History & Radical enough? Ualentines Day Student Spotlight The New! Aurora Volume 6 Issue 1 February 1997 KC appeals loss of accreditation For the second time in 11 years, Knoxville College is in danger of losing its accreditation. In December, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools decided to remove Knoxville College from its membership. At this time, KC is appealing this decision. Dr. Roland HarrisJr., acting President, said that we would know more about the effectiveness of the appeal by the end of March or early April. Harris said the main reason SACS decided on removing KC from membership was the estimated 3.2 million dollar deficit the school is attempting to pay off. The SACS decision put an even bigger cloud over the head of the KC administration. Just a few months ago, the City-Council of Morristown imposed a $53,000 tax on Knoxville College for the Morristown property. Harris said that these ongoing problems make it difficult to recruit new students and keep the ones currently enrolled. Another reason for the SACS decision is the recent lack of organization of the Financial Aid office. Important documents were not properly filled out which put a burden on students trying to recieve student loans. ^ At the present time, the administration is preparing to find three schools that will accept KC students credit hours (without penalizing the student by making them lose class standing) in the George E. Curry, Editor Of Emerge Magazine event that the appeal is not sucessful. Dr. Harris said that we (the Photo by Margaret Bentlage administration) do realize the problems with the school are not the News-Sentinel Photographer fault of the students, but we need the help of everyone, especially the students,to make it through these difficult times. Magazine Editor speaks to KC students fer by Antoinette Thibou -* Historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) u Curry spoke about the accreditation problems Knoxville Q provide a unique atmosphere for growth and equal oppor­ College is facing. Knoxville College is appealing a recent QQ tunity for African-American students, according to George decision by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. E. Curry, editor-in-chief of Emerge: Black America's Curry said there is no reason Knoxville College should be in the Newsmagazine. Curry spoke to an enthusiastic crowd of position of defending its accreditation. He said that he has read Knoxville College students yesterday. the SACS report and found it "disturbing and with a lot of things Curry is also a regular on "Lead Story," a news that were avoidable." He also said that the selling of the Morristown analysis program that airs Sunday on BET (Black Entertain­ campus will solve the schools financial problems and that the school ment Television). He is a new board member on the Knox­ needs long term funds with income from capital gains so that the ville College Board of Trustees. Curry spoke at Knoxville school can stop drawing funds from endowments. College encouraging students to pursue their dreams. He urged students not to allow the conditions of the buildings and grounds to hold them back. The New Aurora, February, 1997 The (very) Tentative Schedule of Events for the Colston Center for Boy, rm tired the Performing Arts By Antoinette D. Thibou, Editor-in-Chief March 7 Ceremony to open the Studio and IBM Lab in the Writing Center I had the opportunity to speak with George E. 12:00-3:00 p.m. Boston College Choir Sings Curry, editor-in-chief of Emerge Magazine after he spoke 7:00 p.m. at Contemporary Issues last Thursday. He told me that the New Aurora was "too tame and doesn't raise enough March 13 and March 14 Faculty Workshops hell." He also said that the paper should be the voice of 8 a.m. the students and not of the administration. If the paper is doing its job correctly, then the administration will not March 15 always be happy. So, what's an editor to do? Shades of Hope 8:30 a.m. At the present time, we have slightly more than 300 students on the yard and not many of them are talking. Of April 5-6 Certification Workshops/International Fitness course, everyone has something to say, but rarely ex­ Rm. P116 press their ideas through the newspaper. For example, we gave students the opportunity (for free) to express April 10 their thoughts and feelings for their loved ones for the I|||| US Army Soldier's Chorus 11 a.m. Valentine's Day page and we did not even get ten re­ sponses. A young man in my history class wanted an ad April 12-13 in the paper about an event going on at his church and Certification Workshop/International Fitness Rm. P116 everyday that I saw him he had an excuse on how he forgot the flyer at home. April 19 Workshops/YMCA Some times it seems that a small but dedicated 8 a.m. staff and advisor are the only ones who care about this newspaper. The time and effort we put into this paper is May 10 Commencement our own. We don't do it for a grade and we don't do it for 1 p.m. the money. We do it for the experience that it gives us and because we care about this school. The newspaper is the voice of the KC community and its time to speak up. When George Curry was editor of the Aurora in the Nixon-era, he was also faced with student apathy and The New Aurora Advertising Rates distrust of our school officials. He survived and did very well and I know that we can get through this but people Display Ads need to talk and people need to support this school. It's time to think as a community.-fplj 1/8 page $12.50 1/4 page $25.00 1/2 page $50.00 Full Page $100.00 Double Truck $175.00 The New Aurora Staff Classified Ads Editor-in-Chief 1-9 lines $2/lines Antoinette Thibou 10 or more lines $1.75 Bold Types $1 Features Editor Headlines $1 Fletcher Batts Italics $1 Sports Editor Money order or check only. Stop by the Mail Room Tandra Summers and drop off your ad in a sealed envelop or call 524-6663. Reporters: Opinions expressed in the Editorial and Comment pages or on Jennifer Calloway sections of the the New Aurora marked "Commentary" or "Review" Rorna Richards do not necessarily represent the opinions of the paper or of Knox­ C. "Spryte" Gay ville College. Letters to the editor are welcomed and considered Josephine Givens for publication on the basis of timeliness, interest, clarity, taste, and Deborah space. Letters considered for publication must be no more than 250 words and must be typed, double-spaced, and concise. They Photographers: must be signed with the writer's name, major, and year in college Margaret Bentlage or the writer's affiliation with Knoxville College. Letters may be turned in to the mail room in an envelope marked 'The New Au­ Contributors: rora." If referring to an article in the New Aurora, the writer must H. Earl Pruitt mention the issue date. Anonymous letters will not be printed. Advisor: » Names may be withheld as long as the editor/or advisor knows the Dr. J. Mark Prather identity of the author. The New Aurora, February 1997 The Cosby Tragedy The New Aurora Essay Contest by Roma Richards Ennis William Cosby, 27, the only son of legendary performer, William Cosby, was shot to death on January 16. The New Aurora reminds you that Mother's Cosby was killed in Los Angeles while attempting to change a flat tire. Private funeral Day is Sunday, May 11. services were held at the Cosby family's estate near Amherst, MA. In order to comemmorate this Mother's Day, the New Cosby was driving along a freeway to visit a friend shortly after 1:00 a.m., January 16 when he Aurora is announcing an essay contest with the theme: pulled off the freeway to change a flat tire on his convertible Mercedes Benz. He died from a single gunshot wound. "My mother is the best In his recent interview for Jet magazine, 1 Tim McBride of the Los Angeles Police Depart­ because../ ment stated, "He might have been followed and robbery might have been the motive. He might have been taken by surprise". The essay should be no longer than 200 words, typed Bill Cosby, who was reached in New York and double-spaced. You must include your name on the City on the set of his CBS hit comedy "Cosby," front page of the essay. Turn in your essay by 3 p.m. released a statement that read: "We have every confidence in the LAPD. Our hearts go out to each March 20 to: and every family to whom such an incident has occurred. This is a life experience that is truly * The mail room difficult to share." * Any English Instructor/Professor Ennis was the only son of Cosby's five * The New Aurora Office children. After graduating from Morehouse Col­ lege in Atlanta, Ennis was in a doctoral program at Columbia University in New York and was visit­ The Winner will receive a cash prize, ing Los Angeles while on a winter break. two passes to the movies, the essay While attending Morehouse, Ennis was diagnosed as being dyslexic. Upon graduation will be printed in the next New Aurora.