<Tr> <Td> Charmaine Tyesha Brown </Td> <Td> Karen Malina White </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> </Td> <Td> Main </Td> </Tr> <P> Maggie Lauten (Marisa Tomei): A "military brat" and journalism major, she is one of the few white students at predominantly African American Hillman . She transferred to Hillman at the start of the sophomore year and was roommates with Denise Huxtable and Jaleesa Vinson . Maggie was a sweet - natured, although occasionally ditzy, girl . If Maggie would have stayed on the show after season one, Debbie Allen (the show's producer from seasons 2 - 6) would have given her a black boyfriend and there would have been an episode where Dwayne brings her home for Thanksgiving dinner and Dwayne's parents disapproves of his interracial relationship . Due to Marisa Tomei leaving the show after the first season, the story never happened . </P> <P> Jaleesa Vinson - Taylor (Dawnn Lewis): native of Camden (New Jersey), sister of Danielle and Yvonne Vinson, ex-wife of Lamar Collins, enrolled at Hillman at age 25, a business management major, roommate of Denise and Maggie during sophomore year, worked part - time at the Hillman library, assistant dorm director of Gilbert Hall, vacationed in Greece with Maggie during the summer of 1988, roommate of Freddie during junior and senior years, worked a summer installing cable television, entered into serious relationship with Walter, co-dorm director of Gilbert Hall, engaged to Walter, couple halts wedding at the altar and mutually separates, graduated (Class of 1990), accepted an entry - level corporate position, off - campus roommate of Whitley, married Colonel Bradford Taylor (in a surprise elopement), stepmother of Suzanne and Terrence, started a temporary employment agency, gave birth to daughter Imani, disappeared after season five . </P> <P> Stevie Rallen (Loretta Devine): mother of J.T., graduate student dorm director of Gilbert Hall, replaced by Lettie Bostic </P>

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