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The Hajj Womack Case | Campus Newspaper Clips

THE HAJJ WOMACK CASE

Still in captivity: Little headway made in Hajj Womack
Winner: 1st Place - Best Objective News Article,1997 Georgia Press Association.
A Morehouse graduate with an impressive academic record languishes in a county jail on what many believe are trumped-up charges

A day in the life of Hajj Womack
A story that examines one day in the life of an incarcerated Morehouse graduate

Womack granted bail but will face second trial
A Morehouse graduate charged with a series of armed robberies is acquitted of all but three charges. A second trial awaits him, but at least one jury member calls the case against him weak

Womack to use experience to highlight injustice
Morehouse alumnus Hajj Womack, cleared of all felony counts, says he wants to use his experience to spotlight others in similar predicaments

OTHER CLIPS

The End of Racism: Long on conjecture, short on logic
1st Place Winner - Best Review, 1996 Georgia Press Association.
A review of the controversial 1995 Dinesh D'Souza book, The End of Racism

The plight of the pilferer
With '5,' Lenny Kravitz returns with a funkier, more soulfoul sound. Alas, it's still derivative

The carnage continues unabated
A mounting death toll in Algeria barely registers a blip elsewhere in the world

The silent famine
In a calamity being played out in slow motion, nearly one million people died in North Korea and the country is quickly running out of food

Gay student organization stirs controversy
2nd Place Winner - Best Objective News Article, 1996 Georgia Press Association.
Student senate denies the charter of Adodi, a support group for gays

A million men march for unity ... Morehouse stands by
Editorial

Fired admissions director files \$2 million lawsuit against college
The former director of admissions is suing the institution on the grounds that he was fired for refusing to inflate standardized test scores

Students speak out in Princeton Review survey
A Princeton Review survey places Morehouse among the nation's top 20 colleges -- but mostly for the wrong reasons

' Nigger': An endearing term for some, an endangering word for others
Coverage of a forum which examines the use of the word 'nigger' in the African American vernacular

Faculty votes against graduation policy change
A proposal to allow seniors with 6 or fewer hours left towards graduation to march at Commencement is turned down.

Security concerns surface after student shootings

Three campus shootings expose the non-cooperation among the AUC police departments

Department chair answers allegations of unfair practice
A Physics professor accused of reaping profits from the sale of his notes answers charges


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