Ed Gordon Brings Daddy's Promise To Morehouse
Donovan X. Ramsey - Managing Editor
Years spent reporting the news certainly gives famed journalist Ed Gordon perspective. He has interviewed everyone from Whitney Houston and Halle Berry to Presidents and Presidential candidates. He was also the first to conduct a live sit-down interview with OJ Simpson following his infamous trial and aquittal. Besides his frank and impactful work on radio and television, when Gordon decided, two years ago, to pen an article concerning something close to his heart for Essence Magazine, he wrote about his views on the special relationship between a father and daughter. He was inspired being the father of a teenage daughter himself.
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OPINIONS

Nothing’s Up With My Vagina
Khadijah Robinson - Associate Opinions Editor
For those in attendance at Spelman’s Mr. Senior Pageant, there is no denying the abundance of tomfoolery throughout the entire event. What is now being debated is the placement of blame and the repercussions for what transpired. Are we all adults and able to withstand a bit of profanity? Are we being overly sensitive when speaking about past, somewhat embarrassing events such as rapes and blogs? Are we taking it too seriously when we demand that some sort of action be taken?
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"Eagle Eye" A Stretch for the Imagination
Ryan Brown - Contributing Writer
Suspend your disbelief if you plan on seeing "Eagle Eye." The movie begins when loser, drop out Jerry Shaw returns to his apartment to find it filled with military weapons, fertilizer bombs and other assortments of various terrorist goodies. A mysterious female voice with access to every network or remote operated piece of technology guides him to safety away from a hard-ass FBI agent (Billy Bob Thorton), and a high ranking government investigator (Rosario Dawson).
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SPORTS

Tigers Return from West Coast With Loss
S.M. Ridley-Thomas - Contributing Writer
The Maroon Tigers football team has faced a few consistent challenges this season, mainly the lack of offensive efficiency and balance. Those two problems doomed Morehouse in Saturday’s Angel City Classic in Los Angeles as it went scoreless in the second half of a 28-17 loss to Prairie View A&M.

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