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Campus Security’s Efforts to Reduce Campus Area Crime
Recent shootings, robberies and theft in the AUC area have made campus safety a priority for issue for college administrators. With the beginning of a new academic semester, security changes have come along with it. The most noticeable change: security officers who ask for identification now guard...Read more...
The Campus Kitchens Project Comes to the AUC
“Women who serve.”  Although it is an unofficial adage of Spelman College, this small phrase represents a large part of the foundation that the institution stands on. Some students take this idea of service and not only integrate it into their time at Spelman, but into their lives as a whole....Read more...
Bus Crash Unites Marching Band
As the school year continues, the AUC seems to be unable to escape unfortunate circumstances. Last Saturday at around 10 a.m., a bus filled with Morehouse College band members flipped over on its way to Morehouse’s football game against Albany State. The bus contained 42 band members. The bus...Read more...
Recap: Atlanta Mayoral Elections
The results of Atlanta’s highly anticipated 2009 mayoral election yielded much excitement as Councilwoman Mary Norwood faces Kasim Reed in a runoff on December 1st. “Mary Norwood can sustain her momentum because she was always proactive in the Atlanta community. She connects very well with the...Read more...

Opinions

Ode to Haiti

As the images on the screen skip from one horrific scene to the next, the magnitude of the disaster slowly dawns on the viewer. The collapsed buildings, with their foundations displaced and walls...
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On to the Next One

It’s a new year but, more importantly, a new chapter to embark on during our undergraduate experience. The AUC is filled with wondrous opportunities and a chance to start anew. Whatever...
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Arts & Entertainment

Avatar: You've Just Got to See It Yourself

At first glance Avatar is typical, plot-wise. Boy is from a distant place, girl is a part of the native population, boy learns girl’s culture, falls in love with this culture and risks...
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High Society

In a city where clothing lines are a dime a dozen, Andrew Doyley is doing his best to set his line apart from the rest. High Society, an urban men’s wear line, debuted this past weekend at...
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Features

Wall Street's Amnesia OR Is Wall Street Addicted to Compensation Increases?

Remember 2008?  The year the worst recession since the Great Depression hit the United States.  The year's unemployment rate began to rise from under 6 percent to over 10 percent.  But it...
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Post-Graduation Success: Making this Semester Count

Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, the sixth president of Morehouse College, once said, “It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy of life...
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Sports

The Newest Elite Team in the NBA

The Atlanta Hawks are not the awful Hawks of the past. As recently as 2004-2005, the young, inexperienced Hawks lost an astounding 69 games. This franchise has made a complete 180-degree turnaround...
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Agent O Terminated

Washington Wizards star point guard Gilbert Arenas has pled guilty to carrying a pistol without a license in the District of Columbia. This crime is a felony and is punishable by up to five years...
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