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This wide area of Critically acclaimed author and hip hop intellectual, Dr. critically-acclaimed author and freedom fighters." expertise combined with Michael Eric Dyson will be sure to challenge the alumni, Making Malcolm: The Myth and Dyson is known for his Dyson's dynamic oratorical faculty, staff and students. Meaning of Malcolm X, Between engaging senstive topics. His skill has his peers calling him God and Gangsta Rap: Bearing three books explore how the"hip-hop intellectual." VOL. 70, NO. 5______________________MOREHOUSE COLLEGE; ATLANTA, GEORGIA__________ Thursday, February 13, 1997 Williams Calls the Plays for The Tigers By Kyle J. Martin Outlaws before returning to the can do. I recently had a chance school, Northeast High, where If We Must Die Sports Editor NFL in 1986 a free agent with the to sit down with the new coach we were fortunate enough to Washington Redskins. The to discuss a variety of topics, go to the semifinals of the state Doug Williams shares his Williams-led 'Skins reached the including, among other things, tournament, where we got thoughts on becoming the new Super Bowl in 1988, where they his game plan for bringing the beat, but ended up with a 13-1 If we must die, head coach of Morehouse's let it not be like hogs defeated the heavily-favored oft-quoted "Pride" back to record. I left there and went Hunted and penned in an football team. Denver Broncos 42-10. In the Morehouse Football. to the Naval Academy in 1994, inglorious spot, Doug Williams knows how game, Williams, the first black and after that, I went to the While round us bark the to win and, if everything goes as Quarterback to start a Super MT: Before accepting the head World League of Football and mad and hungry dogs, Making their mock at our planned, soon too will Morehouse Bowl, set or equaled four Super coaching job here at was coaching over in Scotland. accursed lot, Football. At a press conference Bowl records, including most Morehouse, had you coached If we must die, January 5, Williams was named MT: How many of those O let us nobly die, the new head football coach positions were head coaching So that our perdous blood replacing Maurice "Mo" Hunt, jobs? may not be shed In vain; then even the who led the Maroon Tigers to a monsters we defy 2-9 record this past season. DW: Well, none of them... the Shall be constrained to honor Williams, a former NFL only head coaching job was in us though dead! quarterback and MVP of Super the two high schools; I was the O kinsmen! We must meet Bowl XXII, faces the tough task head coach at both high the common foe! of rebuilding under great Though far outnumbered let schools. us show us brave, expectations — especially when And for their thousand considering his past success. MT: Have you had a chance to blows deal one deathblow! A native of Zachary, talk to Coach Hunt about the What though before us lies Louisiana, Williams first gained expectations here at the open grave? national attention during an Like men we'll face the Will Williams Bring “The Pride” Back to the football program ? Morehouse; the environment? outstanding collegiate career at Grambling State University, DW: I talked to Coach Hunt, where he played under coaching yards passing in a game (340), anywhere else? but it wasn't one of those talks legend Eddie Robinson. A first- most yards passing in a quarter as far as the environment or team All-American in 1978, (228), longest completion (80 DW: Well, I had the expectations .... I think that Williams was selected in the first yds), and most touchdown passes opportunity in 1985 [to do] when a coach like Coach Hunt round of the NFL draft by the in a game (four — which has since some part-time coaching at [leaves] an institution, I don't Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In five been broken). Southern University in Baton think it's his job, or anyone seasons with the Bucs, Williams A series of injuries and Rouge [La.], and after that, I else's job, to tell you what to led the club to two playoff philosophical differences with had the opportunity to coach expect. The person coming in appearances, including the NFC Redskins management led to his [on the] high school [level] — has to do what they set out to championship game in 1979. He retirement in 1990. I was the athletic director and do, and that's putting a Inside then jumped to the now-defunct So now Doug Williams coach at Pointecoupee Central program together. I don't United States Football League in brings his impressive credentials High School in New Roads, think it would be fair to the Tlxis 1983. He then played for the and reputation to 'Da House, and LA. After that, in 1993,1 was institution or fair to me for Edition Oklahoma (later Arizona) everyone's anxious to see what he able to coach at my old high Coach Hunt to say what to expect per se. What he did was just to try to make it a w smooth transition for me as far SGA Boycotts Bookstore as some of the kids ... he left me some information about Morehouse On-Line what kind of kids they were, and stuff like that. Page 2 MT: As far as your coaching philosophy is concerned, what School Discrimination do you plan to do? in Boston Page 7 DW: Well I don't think any coach could exactly say [coming in]... what you plan He Said/She Said to do until you see what you Page 8 got... I haven't really had the opportunity to look at the film; I'm waiting until the whole Erykah Badu coaching staff comes in so we Page 15 all can sit down to evaluate, but it won't be a one-man type of situation; it's gonna be a Morehouse Track Citing its unfair prices and buy-back policies, the SGA has organized a boycott of team thing, [in order] to figure out what type of direction Page 18 Morehouse College's bookstore. Interested participants are asked to visit the SGA we're going in. offices in Kilgore for further details. continued on page 10 Cl 1 A Morehouse College Finally Goes On-line By Louis Clotman Campus News Editor Completing a long effort to bring Morehouse on-line, The M aroon Tiger recently attended the Georgia College the Office of Information Press Association's spring conference. Honing their skills Techologies is promising and trading ideas with the colleagues, the staff gained Internet access for Forbes, valuable information. The highlight for the staff was when Graves, and Mays Halls before they received nine awards for their hard work throughout the spring semester concludes. the school year. These dormitores along with Nabritt-Mapp MacBay Students are eligble for up to $100,000 in scholarship funds, Hall, Fredrick Douglass through Project Vote Smart's National Program. The funds, Reading Room and Dansby which are made available through grants from the Hearst Hall have been wired for high­ Foundation, have been released by the Project's founding speed access to on-line board For more information call Ann Yonders at 541-754- recources like the World Wibe Khari Shiver/Staff 2746. Web according to Dr. John A Morehouse student surfs the World Wide Web on Macintosh. Foster, Vice Provost for The National Pan-Hellenic Council will conduct a Information Technologies. "In networked the entire campus Collegiate Leadership Summit for Greeks and Non-Greeks essence, we will become your PhaseThree will bring all by trenching cables and the at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis Hotel, One South Capitol America Online," he says. other remaining campus fiber optic backbone of the Avenue - Indianapolis, Indiana during the period February Providing personal dormitories on-line and will system.