Friday, April 16, 2004 Gaines: Appealing to the masses Wyche: A work from their souls Maroon Tiger: Service with a smirk Johnson: Night patrol with campus police ios» THE MAROON TIGER VOTED ONE OF NORTH AMERICA’S BEST COLLEGIATE WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS Housing selection turns into overnight camping confusion Nicholas Austin They started their vigil Iran the night before. Approximately 300 Morehouse students, aimed with pillows, blankets, and sleeping bags, gathered in the Sadie Mays Lounge in Mays Hall, ready to camp out and wait for up to 16 hours in line. They weren’t trying to get tickets to a concert featuring Jay-Z or Beyonze; nor woe they trying to get courtside seats to an NBA All-Star game. No, these students were waiting in line at the Morehouse Housing Office to get favorable housing assignments for the 2004-05 academic year. “Ridiculous and very disorganized” are the words that freshman psychology major Kevin Elliott used to describe this year’s housing assignment process, charging that it “showed no planning on the college’s part.” The fiasco started at 7.30 p.m. on the day before the housing assignments were scheduled to take place. A group of 20 students from Graves Hall decided to begin their siege eariy by camping out in Ihe Sadie Mays Lounge. Upon learning that students were already camping out, many other students decided to join the fray. By 10.00 p.m, the crowd in the Mays Hall had swelled to over 150 students. With pillows, blankets, and sleeping bags at the ready, the students resembled refugees. By 4.00 am the next morning, over250 students littered the floors, tables and chairs of Sadie Mays Lounge. In the meantime, Housing Director Merlin Todd and other members of the housing staff worked , attempting to maintain sane semblance of order ROBERT GA1NES/STAFF •Please see NEW, page 2 Morehouse student endured a rough night's sleep awaiting morning housing registration. Outsourcing THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS and the new job market job growth over the past four years. Nonetheless, Mensah Lambie US corporate executives expect the trend to The issue of outsourcing is one of great grow over the next year, according to a survey debate. Most Americans’ uneasiness about of business leaders done by the consulting outsourcing boils down to one question, “Will firm Diamond Ouster. In the survey, about 86 there be any jobs left in the future?’ parent of the executives said that they believe Many of us have even experienced the outsourcing information technology services to effects of outsourcing. If you have ever called overseas countries will continue to increase. technical support fa your PC, the voice on the “Executives have become more realistic other line most likely was not located here in in their expectations and are now more the US. The outsourcing of US laba capacity likely to implement outsourcing initiatives or the past four years, the Maroon Tiger has annually recognized our best and brightest students in our Men of the Year edition. This to offshore locations like China and India is on incrementally,” said Tom Weakland, head of year marks the first time that we have a class that has fully matriculated through the College. Normally, in the past, the selections fa the rise. The degree of cheap, high-skilled laba the firm’s outsourcing advisory practice. He this section have primarily been dare by the Editor in Chief and yours truly. However, this year we decided to vote on the individu­ that these countries provide is of ever-increasing went on to say, “While reducing costs is still als by committee. The committee decided that new categories should be created and made other innovations such as new places fa attractiveness to many US-based firms. the number one reason fueling the outsourcing pictures, attire, etc. Without further adieu, the first category is General Excellence. The members of Morehouse’s Honda Campus All-Star Team; Given that this is a presidential election trend, another key factor is that companies are JordanF Harris, John Ramsey Clarke, Eugene Finley, Christopher E Lee (captain) and John Thomas, HI, answered 116 questions correctly out of year, the candidates have made this a key issue looking to fiee up internal resources to focus on 168 on their way to defeating fire University of Maryland, Eastern Shoe fa their third championship in four years. of discussion. Despite the recent 308,000 job more critical initiatives.” additions recoded in March, many Americans Recently, the issue of outsourcing has been Peace and Blessings, are pointing the finger at the practice of on debate between the presidential candidates. Joe outsourcing as a cause of some of the erosion in •Please see RECENT, page 5 The investigation of 9/11 roars on Tigers prepare for Jason Townsend-Rogers All Enemies that “The White House ignored Cheney insinuates. However, the most scathing the threat posed by Al-Qaeda before Sept 11 blows may have come Iran Condoleezza Rice, SIAC tournament Na many people will argue with the fact because of Bush’s obsession with Iraq.” In who is Bush’s National Security Advisa. She that September 11 (9/11) had an influence or addition, Clarke mentions that “Bush charged initially criticized Clarke by simply mentioning Owen in a two-game set or Thursday. After five Kenneth Julian, III American politics. However, the American him to lock fa any evidence that could link the that “He doesn’tknow what he is talking about,” straight losses at the hands of Albany State and people still wonder if this tragic event could attack to Saddam Hussein.” When this proved and later intensified her claims by informing It is tournament time fa the Maroon Tuskegee, this two-game winning streak helps have bear prevented. Interestingly, one former to be fruitless, “Clarke’s memo was rejected.” reporters of some of Clarke’s inconsistent Tigers. This weekend the Tigers will be in the Tigers go into the tournament on a much White House official not only believes that Clarke’s remarks cany more weight because of actions pria to that time. Fa example, she Columbia, SC fa their first appearance in needed high note with momentum, confidence, more action could have been taken to prevent his non-partisan past, which included extensive mentioned to Clark “to place domestic agencies the SIAC Tournament in over ten years. The and a sense that they belong. September 11th, but he is also disgruntled with experience in waking under the wing of or alert fa possible terra strikes.’ ’ According to tournament winner receives a berth in the The team hasn’t been this healthy since fire the current measures being implemented. This varying presidents such as Geage Bush Sr., Ms. Rice, he failed to cany this task out Division II NCAA playoffs. With that much beginning of the season; however, right fielder person, Richard Clarke, is the former counter­ Ronald Regan, and Bill Clinton. As this stay has developed, Ms. Rice riding or the tournament fire Tigers are resting Akil Waid-Daniels’ shoulder injury may affect terrorism chief under the administration of na Predictably, members of the White House has gone from an aggressive position to a up and getting ready fa the big games awaiting fire team’s offensive output only Geage W. Bush, but former President such as Dick Cheney voiced strong opposition defensive one. With the president taking a than this weekend. This is the only serious injury right now. William Jefferson Clinton. to Clarke’s statements. “Frankly, [Clarke ] was hard-line stance toward this issue, Ms. Rice The Tigers come into the tournament ar a CenterfielderGary Copeland is back after sitting Clarke mentions in his new book. 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Above: Barber J.A., finishes an already crisp haircut with a razor-sharp shape-up. Above: Mass Appeal owner, Mike Hatcher, talks sports and politics with shop patron. MAN OF THE YEAR President Walter E. Massey '58 New housing selection process angers some students Story continuedfrom page 1 housing allocation process, Housing Director allocation process easier on students this year, among the students. Malin Todd said that last year, when the including a request to the Sodexho management At 7.00 am, the housing department staff housing process began at 8.00 am, the earliest at the school cafeteria to allow students students began to line students up outside. As more and student didn’t show up until 5.00 am to wait in the cafeteria while in line. more names were called, the line slowly snaked “A crowd of this magnitude was not Sodexho allegedly denied the request, even its way around the side of Mays hall, down the expected.” However, he added that “no matter though such provisions woe granted under steps to the parking lot, then finally past the print how you run the housing process in the first- the tenure of the previous cafeteria contractor.