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I One of two white students at Morehouse completes freshman year THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS - Barry Wittman brings a different per il spective to Morehouse College vthan the average student who [ attends the school in Atlanta. ' He's white. This month, the 18-year-old National Merit Scholar finished ? his freshman year as one of two white, full-time students at the ; historically black, all-male, small liberal arts college. "It felt to me like I fit in better at Morehouse than any other place I've been," Wittman said. Enrollment of white students at Morehouse, founded in 1867, varies from none some years to two or three in a year, said a spokesman. But the school histor ically has welcomed all students while serving its predominantly black target audience. "Morehouse has always had a diverse, international faculty and staff," college president Walter E. Massey. "For years ... the school maintained an interracial vision and hosted interracial confer ences in defiance of Georgia's Jim Crow laws." Wittman grew up in a predom inately white neighborhood in northeast Indianapolis, so attend ing Morehouse was a new experi ence for him. Whitman was raised in the Bahai faith, in which unity among all people and improving understanding and relatipns are central tenets. Wittman said he had thought about attending a predominately black school for years "It just seemed like an interest ing opportunity to work on my own prejudices and to work on race relations," he said. The key was finding an acade mic program that matched his interests and goals. When More house offered that and a full scholarship - Wittman chose it over other colleges, including Purdue University and the Uni versity of Illinois. A black classmate at Lawrence Central High School took him aside to make sure he knew what he was getting into, but other than that, few people have ques tioned his decision, Wittman said. His father initially wanted reassurance about academic qual ity, but that concern was answered. Neither of his parents had reservations related to the school's racial makeup, he said. Wittman won't know until next year whether he'll be the only Caucasian full-time student at Morehouse. The other student from the last academic year grad uated. Generally quiet and a self described shy person who likes techno music and computers. Wittman enjoys classroom discus sions as well as informal gather ings with classmates Racism is a topic that comes up frequently, he said. Among the things he has found is that there's a significant difference in the perceptions of that issue. "A lot of white people aren't too terribly aware that racism still exists as an issue," Wittman said. "On a personal level, skin color basically makes no dilfcrence. It's cultural differences that separate people, and to a deeper level, there really are no differences." m ? SALE 17.99 JOHN ASHFORD POLO STYLE SHIRTS I . * Save 30%. 100% cotton pique, solid knit polo style shirts. Sizes S-XXL & Talis. Reg. $26 i ' 25% OFF MEN'S GOLFWEAR Grand Slam* golf knit shirts and shorts. Reg. $38 to $42, SALE 27.99 to 29.99 SALE 19.99 PRINTED SPORTSHIRTS Save 33%. Choose printed styles from Natural Issue, Campia, M.E. Sport Reg. $30 40% OFF SAVANE* A HAOQAR* SHORTS Entire stock. Savane* and Haggar* classic twiX shorts Reg. $34, SALE 1S.M SALE 21*22 ALL RUSSELL* POCKET TIES Entire stock.. Save 50% when you buy two. Reg. $15 It purchased separately. 11.99 each 25% OFF ALL REEBOK* TEES A SHORTS Entire stock. Choose from great styles and colors. Reg. $17 to $20. SALE 12.69 to 14.99 SALE 21.99 LEVI'S* SNORTS Young men's Levi's* 505? and 550? shorts. Orig. 29.99. Also 560? & 565? styles. Orig. 29.99. SALE 24.99 SALE I 24.99 ! ALL DOCKERS* WRINKLE FREE SHORTS Entire stock. Dockers* wrinkle free pleated twill shorts. Reg. $32 ? ? . ' ' ' .. ? HECHTS ' Onniilir inH Orinlnnl pwIkai> nrn r\H*fnn (i?l*?> ??I>. nnH >w?ii ?? m*M *?? kinm ???nH?^ i? ??!?? * ?*..?.?:?*A ?,.k.?J; ?? ?>?.. k. . ..:ukl. ?? ??>? ? ... ' . ' ? ? ? ' ' ' ?*$&&' ? .? ?. - ?; ? ?',? ;>! ,. : 1 :?Wm&k:->* *t
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