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Serving the Howard University community since 1924 March 4, 1994. West's Charter Day address not dampened by inclement weather ,..,...---,--.-.,...,..,.....,.,.,.,,...,____ ~ obsc r "e Chane r signed ... prcdicating black subor THIS WEEK Day, West OUI• dination.'" lined the causes But despite the innate sub CB ONE TEACH ONE and the cu res for ordination of'"Africans in Amer the feelings ica:· West remains a self IANAGING EDITOR OF YSB PLAYS '"paranoia and described prisoner of hope, dblrus1·· harbored pointing out the proven ability of ROLE AS PROFESSOR: Constance Green by many African blacks 10 rise above the ordinary. Managing Editor of Young Sisters & Brothe;s Americans. ··we live in a ··There's a sense of the sub agazine leaches Reporting & Writing in the moment where lime in the lives of everyday peo hool of Communications. CAMPUS, A2 we've got 10 con ple,"' West said. ··we arc all cern ourscl ves unique individuals, we just nccd with the detection to reach the conclusion that our of the best in the lives arc epically significant." traditions 1ha1 According lo West, those DR. HORACE have been who have reached this conclu DA\VSON SPEAKS: The bequeathed to sion and have real ized their former ambassador us." West said. potential, have been able to lead. ··The black free not from an elitist status. but speaks to Howard on the dom struggle is from among the masses. importance of finding not about playing "In :111 radicall) democrat solutions to problems in games. It's about ic societies, leadership is open to the Sub-Sahara. not allowing mis the crowd," West said. "'Leader ery 10 gel the INTERNATIONAL, A9 ship 1ha1 is on the ground is about upper hand of us working, connecting and relat as African Amer ing 10 people on their level. This icans.'' is how we can grow and be in West travels frequently on the control of our communil}."" lecture circuit and ··1f we seize that one win• KHALID MUHAMMAD'S HOWARD VISIT is the author or dow or opportunity, we will be several books able 10 keep the best of the strug :,TILL IN THE NEWS: Turn to PERSPEC chronic! ing the gles of our people alive," West TNES, A5 for student opinior.s and for experience and said. "'There arc, of course, no responses to the Washington Post commen history of African guarantees. but we·vc got to go tary '"A Nasty Night at Howard" see PER Americans. He down fighting."' SPECTIVES EXTRA, B7 has argued 1ha1 In addition 10 Wcs1·s hon the misery of orary degree. four Howard Uni African Ameri versity alumni received honors: cans lies in their Jacqueline Butler l!Hirston for everyday strug• Ans and bntenainmenl; Conrad gles against Kenneth lfarper for L,w and -=:!!L--- poverty, racism Government; Walter Lester er of Howard Univcr,il} ·, I 27th and economic disparity under the Bl Hcnr) for Medicine and Health Campus A2 Tempo By Derrlcke M. Dennis anniversary of its lounding. pretense of democraC). Education; Damon Jerome Keith ··tt ·, important th;ll we don·t Campus Plus .\3 People B2 Hilltop Staff Writer "We arc not a perfect people. for Law and Social Justice; Reed lose ,ighl of the work that has Editorial A-i Pulse B3 But black rage. anger and fury is Vaughn Tuckson for Public Ser gone into mak A5 Sports B5 no accident either;· West said. vice and Health Education; and Perspectives Rejoicing ing ins1i1u1ion, '"The very beginning of the Andre Reynold Tweed for Medi• Local A6 Perspectives E:\·tra B7 instead of suc like Howard American democratic experiment cine and Religious Culture. ~tional A8 Hill topics B8 cumbing to what they arc:· was like a serpent rapped around International .\9 misery. growing West said who the table upon which the decla sironger not received an ration of independence was weak. and honorary Doc tor of llumane QUOTE OF THE WEEK ~~~~~~in~~~:~ Leners degree Suspect wounded in the masses arc al the Charter "At some point in time, everyone that what Corne I Day exercises. homicide attempt West calls the Charter Day had a part in our destruction must be best in the is recogni.i:cd By Allya Davis The three officers involved Hilltop Staff Writer refused to comment about the called upon to have a part in our black freedom as the official struggle. birth of incident. redemption. Reparations is what we Focusing on Howard. The It bad the potential of being Many students who live in l ed art the contribu- University's another nightmare on Elm Carver Hall were aware of the want, and everyone that p ay a p tions Of .\fril•an charter was Street. On Feb. :?4, 3 Howard crime but said 1ha1 ii did not in our destruction must play a part in Americans like SOJOUrner Truth. granted by congress and signed llniversily se~urit) officer and really affect them. · ti " Harriet Tubman and Martin by President Andrew Johnson an armed su,pcct engaged in a "'They caught the guy. I don't paying repara ODS. Luther King Jr., West continued March 2. 1867. shootout in front of George feel any more unsafe than I -Minister Loius Farrakhan his campaign against cultural In front of a mesmerized audi Washington Carver Hall Dor already did. TI1is is a preuy bad ence 1ha1 braved harsh weather mitory, 211 Elm St., which left neighborhood:' Carver Hall res decay and social pessimism lfrom Feb. 25 broadcastofTheArsenioHall Show) conditions 10 hear him and the gunman wounded. ident Jaymes Powell said. ~------..;;;;;;;;;;;;..;==--~J Wednesday as the keynote speak- According 10 Major Harvey Powell said that during the Armstrong of Howard Univer day he feels safe, but al night he sity Security, the gunman's gets nervous. He said that he Marijuana influenced Drew Hall resident jumps ancmpl was probably random. believes security officers should ··we have ne\'cr had a crime have a permanent post al the like this occur with our offi dorm in the evenings, shullle from dormitory roof and walks away unharmed cers;· Armstrong said. bus service should be expanded to Carver Hall and the frequen said. found 10 be uninjured. done for good, I don·t c,en want 10 The suspect approached the smell the stuff. I am lucky that I am security officer, who was return cy of its travels 10 the dorms According to another student According to Drew Hull Dorm still alive. 1 still don·t really even ing Crom the dormitory on a should be increased. who a.,ked for anonymity, the stu Director Ron Harris, there is no "Since the shulllc bus only An eighteen-year-old freshman concrete explanation of what hap remember what happened. or how routine check. Without dent who jumped off of the build• exchanging words, the suspect come~ about every 30 minutes llCd a hard lesson about drug pened 1ha1 evening. 1 even got 10 the roof.'" ing, along with another Drew Hall put a handgun to the officcr·s many people walk home from Saturduy. Feb 26. After ,mok A meeting was held Sunday, ,1udcn1, and three other men who "We really don't know exactly chest. When he saw the gun, the campus. Many of the guys get lll,lrijuana. he jumped off of the do not attend the University, were what happened. but he is okay and Feb. 27 in the Drew Hall Lounge officer ~ell back and was not robbed al night." Powell added. I ol Charle, Drew llall Dormi sociali~ing and smoking marijua he ~hould be out or the hospital by and this student\ situation was not shot. The suspect then shot at Because the incident hap ju\t after midnigln, only lo na at the all-male freshmen dorm no later than 111e\day [ March q:· discussed. but the penalties for the officer and the securitv vehi pened so close 10 Carver llall hi, life threatening tall broken Saturday evening. The hospital- One major question arising from smoking marijuana were. Students cle, which held t\\0 other offi• and Lucy Diggs Slowe Hall, bu,he, and branches bclO\\ 11cd student later complained of the incident is: how did the Drew caught smoking marijuana face ccrs. Howard Security is still investi ·1 do not usually ,moke mari focling extremely sick and left the Hall resident gain access 10 the expulsion not only from Drew According 10 police report!., gating the incident in order to •· I only do every once in a room to go 10 sleep. roof. Hall, but also Howard University. when the gunman approached insure the safety of the students in the area. ,le. I w,1s approached by some- After his condition worsened, .. Normally, the door to the roof Some students were concerned the driver's side of the vehicle, 1\ho a.,ked i{ I had any blunts. he was shot two inches above '"Our number one priority is he reportedly went to the front is locked. However. construction is about the student who jumped made an agreement that if I got from the roof and wished his situ his heart by one of the officers the student's safety,'" Armstrong de,k of Drew Hall and asked a res currently being done 10 the roof of in the security vehicle. When said. l lc suggested that stu hlunt,. I was going lo gel in on ident assistant to call an ambu Drew Hall. and there is the possi ation had been addressed al the action ·· the freshmen said the suspect started firing the dents be aware of any suspi lance. bility that one or the workers left meeting. his lloward Uni,cr..ity llos gun, the officer in the driver's cious activitie~. Ifstudents hear the door unlocked,"" 1larris said. "I loward University needs 10 gunfire. they should lay on the room .. As the marijuana took stronger side had fired back. None of the others invol\'ed rnke care of things like this before After being hit, the suspect ran ground and sluy down or take The student.who asked Ilic effect, he lo ~A2~======ee===""T;,;,H;;;E;,,;,H~IL~L:~JO~P===::"''=:=='::=":""'======M""'~~¢ C PUS -c Steering Committee Volunteers get hands-on experien,! accept challenge of at recent District Special Olyrnpicit1 participants, volunteers learn how to organize volunteer majoring in broadcast j~t] Homecoming '94 By Donya Matheny and conduct events. Volunteers are responsible Students from other Phrical trust in me," McPeak ~id. By Melissa E. James Hilltop Staff Writer ror developing a game for their assigned team. courses also volunteered. SlimmstiQ Hilltop Staff Writer Unlike with homecomings past. "It's a hands-on experience that they can't 'Two and Crisis Health arc just th.11 BY El McPcak is not starting with a Shortly after 8 a.m. on Feb. 26, Burr receive from a tc.xtbook," ~id Deborah Johnson, courses from which Mudents ,olunl LS The clean. ~'Omforrnble and t elections? Why or why not? ! ~ ofll.:c, of \bung Sistcri, and r, maga,,ine in Rosslyn, Va., d far cr) from lloward I "I didn't vote "ldidn'tgctachance ~ I. NII cla"rooms. But twice a because I really I J for three hours, YSB 10 go to the ~ didn't have the speakoulS. I thought ~ ' 111~ Editor Con nic G rccn lime. II wu~ a hard c ~e, her cozy office for a ii would be more of dcdsion to make." a popularity contest f )l)ffi 10 teach some ) ounE? '• than it would be the 1:xl brothers of her own. TIITani Hines issues." c Green, who is teaching a Sophomore ng cla~ and \\riling in the Accounting Kwesi Boone · ol Cl1mmunica1ions. said it ; ,,mcthing she alway, kne" Junior Biology 1cd 10 do. i 1e al\\a1s had a mentor or 1m~ntor. · and because I have .. , did VOIC because ii I affinity I\ ith )OUlhs, I Managing Editor of 'YSB' magaz.Jne, Connie Green is important 10 \'Ole 10 " I didn't vote. I had make changes. The I -.anted 10 teach, Green be paid for some of her teaching. editing s1orics. She reviews all other things 10 do, only way you can do "I went to turn my paperwork in articles, checking style, tone, and I didn't know that is by voting for I 984 10 1988. she was an ,md when she tole.I me I might not language and content before they go where the elections the right person." for Black Enterprise gel paid for some time, I said 'Pay 10 print. were being held." ·."here she covered such - I would teach for free!! ' I love Green said her duties al YSB do a, career. personal finance students," Green said. not differ greatly from those she Wilson T. Bland Alexis Hunter Senior :(OO('lmic development. She said her primary goal is 10 takes on in the classroom - since Sophomore Sb: c1cn1unlly fo und herself sec s1uden1,- take an idea. execute it she concentrates on editing her Music Business Exchange Student g 10 share what she had into a story. then rewrite it with the students' pieces and turning "so-so ~ about her profc-.sion and proper elements of style, structure stories into great Morics." 10 share her knowledge and format. Associate Editor Tonya punali,m student;,. Aside from those basic class Pendleton, who works closely with ando a IOI ol things with my requirements. Green wants her Green, said she is a good on-the-job "No, I didn't. I didn't NI I choo-.c 10 teach because students 10 ge1 pertinent career "teacher" as well. allend any of the make a difference." said information, as well a, a glimpse "She helps you learn by speakouts. and I a Princeto n University really didn't know into the realities of the journalism explaining things thoroughly 10 Compilea t,y Kei6ha Brown profcs.,ion. She allows clas., time you. and I have learned from her who 10 vote for.'' en 1 ~... -., ~-• Ob"\0\l&\'f I C.\yde-. ( '.\. : c· ,1··.: ''. --' .., f '10u do "o"" ~1"'°4l ·,~~~,. ~0\Al 1'1\UC."' 0\-\ t.\'i-- ~-a"e-up cos-S Since 1924 M:;. W\c11 or, w h'f are lllo'IN- a • cl a '('Q. ~c ra1$1ns ~axe& isart1 ?! I e ,nayoran er \ ,na e-up -- {. There's nothing wrong with looking good; make-up for the cameras and looking good for the ' especially if one is in the public eye. However, some public. But the problem is that cost of $65 an hour. people would be pretty upset if they found out that Maybe, for Mayor Kelly, if you want the best you have their tax money is going to a make-up artist who's to pay for it, even if it is at other people's expense. working on an individual's face. Well that one What is making the District's blood boil is that the individual is Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly of city council is trying to find ways to fix the $300 Washington, D. C. · million deficit in the city's financing, and here she According to The Washington Post, a city contract is spending money to cover up her blemishes. has paid Julie A. Rodgers-Edwards as much as This is an election year for the District of $9,000 for 12 months ending in September to do Columbia in the mayoral race. And there are D.C. make-up, and she is paid $65 an hour to apply make council members, including Marion Barry, who are up for the mayor when she is making public critics of Mayor Kelly, who are watching her every appearances, taking photo shoots and appearing on move. And they could use any mishap, misfortune or cable T. V. shows. blunder that involves Mayor Kelly to try to put them So are the people of the District paying for it? The in the mayor's seat. mayor said the make-up artist is paid out of fees on What Mayor Kelly must do is try to give the city cable service and not tax dollars, and she says it has a touch-up job of its own. Washington, D.C., has been done in the past by her predecessor. And she plenty of awful blemishes that need plenty of make says the people that appear on the cable programs get up. A face-lift for this city may not be a bad idea make-up also. either. There's nothing new about politicians putting on vio ation o e rst a,nen ,nent to have a speech condemned by Congress? Perhaps, Students should not protest Last week, Congress voted on an important issue Congress had a slow day and decided to vote whether that was of great concern to this country. It was or not they should denounce the speech to the point definitely America's tax dollars at work. The House of making it a speech that is "unlawful" to speak, dorm's closure had voted on condemning a speech they have found which means that Khalid Abdul Muhammad's you willing to pay for these and adjust to campus living again. "outrageous hatemongering." The speech was given freedom of speech has been violated. Letter to the Editor amenities? Are you willing to They [are] administrators who not by a grand dragon at a KKK rally, or a Nazi at Muhammad's speech was considered racist, full sacrifice safety and more of your make themselves very accessible an Aryan conference, but by Khalid Abdul of hatred and offensive to another race of people. It Recently, I read that Sutton Hall dollars to keep Sutton Hall open? to students, and their offices are Muhammad, the former national spokesperson of the hurt other people who were proud of their race and will close and Eton Hall will What costs are you willing to pay? good places to start. Nation of Islam. Congress voted 361 to 34 in favor would not tolerate such contempt and disrespect. become co,ed next fall. It shocked In the Feb. 25 article in The I firmly believe that if we as of denouncing Muhammad's speech that was made Then Congress voted to condemn it. So where is me that there was such a negative HILLTOP newspaper, students students get together, organize and at Kean College in New Jersey. Congress when speeches are spoken at white reaction to the closing of the expressed concerns with eating in make out a list of reasonable The resolution adopted by Congress appears to supremacy rallies denouncing black people -Jews dorms. I thought instead that the the cafeteria, getting to and from demands, Dr. Favors and Dean be ridiculous, but is it possible; worse yet, is it not too? students would be happy to see the stay-in-school jobs and being close Keene will fairly review our dangerous? They voted on condemning a man's That's different. Their propaganda speeches are new Bethune Annex built and to the elderly. Well, closing Sutton demands and work with us to try speech, which he was free to make. rare! y heard in public forums like colleges, just like opening in the fall. Hall will not prohibit you from to find a solution. We, as young Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.), who was quoted by a tree falling in a forest when no one's there. This building will offer many doing those things; in fact it will people, sometimes forget that we The Washington Post, said, "When freedom of Some offensive speeches and language given by of the modern, up-to-date make these things more precious can't always just complain, but we speech is abused in a vile and vicious way to promote whites can also be considered as "jokes" - good amenities that are expected from a to you. It will allow you to become must also try to provide solutions. hatred and to incite murder on a gigantic scale, it is humor. Such was the case with Sen. Ernest F. university of this caliber. Sutton, more adult by forcing you to What choice does the University the duty of responsible legislative bodies to condemn Hollings (D-S.C.). Black Caucus Chairman Kweisi Eton, Meridian and many of manage your time and money in a have but to close Sutton and make such speech in clear and certain terms." Lantos is a Mfume (D.-Md.) wanted Hollings' racist joke about Howard's dorms are utterly way that will allow you to make Eton co-ed? I believe my solution Jewish refugee who sponsored the resolution. Africans condemned also. The House denied his repulsive! There are far too many the arrangements necessary to see can be workable and beneficial to Another Congressman said Muhammad is the only request. negative "outside" elements to it that these things are still all involved. Let's try to make person in world history whose speech has been It is amazing how Mfume's (who is a lawmaker) surrounding these dorms to available to you. these changes together organized. condemned by the U.S. Congress. So what does it voice wasn't heard, but Muhammad's was. Some provide an atmosphere of safety You are, however, right about one I challenge anyone who has a mean people will only hear what they want to hear. and a carefree living environment. thing: The Howard Plaza Towers complaint about this issue to come In fact, the closing of Sutton Hall are far too expensive. To be a up with a solution and to send it to will undoubtedly bring a lot of University-owned property, it is me in care of The HILLTOP. sighs of relief from frightened amazing how expensive it is. But Together maybe we can come up parents who live outside the if you have any complaints, you with a solution and if we present uman Washington, D.C., area, For can always discuss these issues it correctly, maybe just maybe, we example, when my mother came to with [Residence Life] Dean can make a difference and save • drop me off at Howard and saw the William Keene. some money in the process. dorms and the surrounding areas, After being [enrolled] in a Tae un erstan zng she nearly cried. She was kwon do class last semester, I was Decarla Livers is a junior double horrified. unable to keep my off-campus majoring in spanish and meticulous tasks, let alone the very believe that "we" means that there Sure, living off-campus can be residence. Dean Keene and Dr. journalism. heartbeat and the mysteries within are three. And in no way does fun, exciting and makes you feel Steven Favors [vice president of Letter to the Editor the existence of man, himself, are Allah use the word to represent more adult or part of the Student Affairs] were very all proof that Allah's handiwork is "Members of the black nation who community, but at what costs are instrumental in helping me obtain As rebuttal and correction to the in all. No man could do as He has possess power and exercise article submitted by Mr. James done and as He does. I challenge power." Where in the Qu'ran is WE WELCOME YOUR LETTERS AND COMMENTS Baldwin in the Perspectives anyone with the audacity to that fallacy supported or even section of The HILLTOP of Feb. attribute that Allah is a man to THE ff/LL TOP WELCOMES YOUR VIEWS ON ANY PUBLIC ISSUE. FACULTY, ADMINISTRATORS, STAFF, implied in the least? Nay, it is STUDENTS AND ALUMNI ARE ENCOURAGED TO SHARE THEIR ORIGINAL IDEAS AND OPINIONS, 4, 1994, titled "God is more than create as Allah has created. Create, made up by men who are lesser WE PUBLISH ONLY MATERIAL ADDRESSED TO US. WE ROUTINELY EDIT LETTERS FOR SPACE AND a formless spirit," in no way, shape, if you can, a universe like Allah's. than Allah. Nowhere does the CORRECT ERRORS OF STYLE, SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION. LETTERS AS WELL AS COMMENTARIES MUST BE TYPED AND SIGNED, COMPLETE WITH FULL ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER. nor form does the Qu'ran imply the Allah equals not man on any Qu'ran mention that Allah is THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THE EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE HIL.L.TOP ARE SOLELY THE VIEWS OF absurdities that Allah is mortal, spectrum, and Allah is perfect of coming to earth. Obviously, your THE EDITORIAL BOARD, AND DO NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY, ITS ADMINISTRATION, THE HILLTOP BOARD OR THE STUDENTS, that Allah has gender or ethnicity, complete. Man is limited in doctrine is not the Qu'ran, for the PLEASE ADDRESS LETTERS AND COMMENTS TO: or that Allah, walks, talks, sees or respects that undermine article that I am writing about EDITORIAL EDITOR THE HILLTOP hears like men or women or that perfection, altogether, but not so mentions Elijah Muhammad. Is 2251 SHERMAN AVE. N.W. man is created in His image. Allah Allah, for He is no man. Man is he mentioned anywhere in the WASHINGTON, D.C. 20059 is the Originator of all, the sinful and tempted by the Evil Holy Qu'ran? Allah says that PHONE: (202) 806-6866 Supreme Creator of the heavens One, his name being Satan, not the "Muhammad is not the father of and the earth and all that is ,··'lite man as some misled people any of your men, but [he is] the between, and His preserved word think today. Evil is imbedded Messenger of Allah, and the Seal is the Holy Qu'ran. within the very nature of all of the Prophets: And Allah has full From Him have all things people, regardless of race, status or knowledge of all things" -33:40. ~ ., ► :- ·., initiated and to Him shall be the creed, the black and white alike. These Scriptures were not revealed ( •,. : c· ,1··.: return of all things. He is the How one can deduce "white to Elijah, mind you, for they are ''. --' ·.... 1 Creator of both time and space man" from this is beyond all logic. over 1400 years old. After ',~~~,,. and can be bounded by neither. Those who do this only do it to Muhammad (Peace be upon him), Man, on the other hand, is defined satisfy their own fancies while there are no more messengers nor by both, in that, it is written every they twist the Holy Word of Allah prophets. · Otesa Middleton, Editor-in-Chief soul shall taste death and that he and dare to call it Islam. They Truly, Allah is unseen to man. also occupies a certain space that know nothing of Islam, nor of His heavens are unseen to man. is his physical body. Allah cannot Allah, nor of Belief and Faith. For His angles are unseen to man. Larry W Brown, Managing Editor Sharmarra Turner, Production Manager be confined by any of His if they had a shred of Even the wind is unseen to man. Portia Bruner, Campus Editor Leonard Newman, Production Assistant creations, which is why He holds understanding, they wonld hold No one will ever be able to Keisha Brown, Assistant Campus Editor Sharonda Starks, Production Assistant no shape and has no beginning their tongues when they attribute understand Allah in full. Those Valarie Williams, Tompo Editor TaMara Holmes, Copy Desk Chief nor ending. He is unseen. In the ill-logical and unreasonable lies to who attribute that He is a man, that Qu'ran, Allah tells Prophet Moses the Almighty. Mr. Baldwin has He has partners, that He begets, Bashaan Prewitt, Editorial Editor A. Shahnaaz Davidson, Copy Editor on the Mount of Sinai that "By no twisted the verses of the Holy are far away from truth and they Omowale Elson, International Editor Randilyn Lord, Copy Editor ' means canst thou see Me (direct);" Qu'ran into a racial doctrine that only follow conjecture and Michael Browne, Pulse Editor Karen Stewart, Copy Editor for human perception can, by no supports theories that contradict guesswork. Monica Lewis, Sports Editor Charles Emory, Photography Editor means, perceive of Allah's glory. Allah and the Qu'ran in every way. Say what you will say about God Ayoka Campbell, Local Editor Terry Savage, Photo Assistant and go ahead and publish your We can't even bear to look at the In reference to Allah's usage of Ealena Callender, National Editor Vladimir Leveque, Head Artist sun for more than two seconds, let the Word "We" when He addresses misconceptions and delusions, but alone the luminous and glorified Himself, the "We" is royal and twist not the Holy Word of the light of Allah. respectful. This is English Almighty and call it "Islam," if, No man can create as Allah has indeed, you fear His punishment. Stephen Watkins, Business Manager grammar in its purest form. When And behttle Him not, for you shall created. The vast and unknown the Queen of England refers to have to go before Him with all that universe with its innumerable herself, she uses the word "We," you say and all that you do. Jean-Claude Pierre, Assistant Business Manager Kevin Armstead, Advertising Manager worlds and galaxies, with its sun signifying royalty and eminence. Rose Jones, Office Manager Aiesha Powell, Assistant Ad. Manager and its moons, planets, stars, milky The word carries no plurality, nor Hisham Mahmoud is a freshman ways and celestial bodies, all of does it carry any mystery- as my majoring in business management. which have ordained and Christian friends would have you ------~ TH E HILLTOP 0 b '1\o\l&\'f, Clydt. 'fO\l do not "-Nlll THE HILL'fOP "0~ rnu c. n l O"\ ~-- n\'a ( ~- \JP co5tS - Since 1924 l-'i~ -""c1~ or,w\'\y are N O\\j- a · cl 'a 'fo. 'f,fC ta1S1n3 \-1'X~5 asarf\ ?! I D'· \ arr The mayor and her ou Ri• fas · make-up - i 1hC ( co ca1 There's nothing wrong with looking good; make-up for the cameras and looking good for the I,el especially if one is in the public eye. However, some public. But the problem is that cost of $65 an hour. Ni people would be pretty upset if they found out th~t Maybe, for Mayor Kelly, if you want the best you have UL their tax money is going to a make-up artist who's to pay for it. even if it is at other people's expense. (jC working on an individua l's face. Well that one What is making the District's blood boil is that the eV• individual is Mayor Sharon Prall Kelly of city council is trying to find ways to fix the $300 OI Washington, D.C. million deficit in the city's financing, and here she Vi According to The Washington Post, a city contract is spending money to cover up her blemishes. pl' has paid Julie A. Rodgers-Edwards as much as This is an election year for the District of su $9,000 for 12 months ending in September to do Columbia in the mayoral race. And there are D.C. 1ri make-up, and she is paid $65 an hour to apply make council members, including Marion Barry, who arc 1.,1 up for the mayor when she is making public critics of Mayor Kelly, who are watching her every J(c appearances, taking photo shoots and appearing on move. And they could use any mishap, misfortune or de cable T.V. shows. blunder that involves Mayor Kelly to try to put them p~ So are the people of the District paying for it? The in the mayor's seat. Cl mayor said the make-up artist is paid out of fees on What Mayor Kelly must do is try to give the city gr• cable service and not tax dollars, and she says it has a touch-up job of its own. Washington. D.C., has an been done in the past by her predecessor. And she plenty of awful blemishes that need plenty of make says the people that appear on the cable programs get up. A face-lift for this city may not be a bad idea make-up also. either. There's nothing new about politicians putting on A violation of the first amendment to have a speech condemned by Congress? Perhaps, Students should not protest Last week, Congress voted on an important issue Congress had a slow day and decided to vote whether that was of great concern to this country. It was or not they should denounce the speech to the point dorm's closure definitely America's tax dollars at work. The I-louse of making it a speech that is .. unlawful" 10 speak, had voted on condemning a speech they have found which means that Khalid Abdul Muhammad's you willing to pay for these and adjust to campusli1ing "outrageous hatemongering." The speech was given freedom of speech has been violated. Letter to the Editor amenities? Are you willing to They (arc] adminbtratoa not by a grand dragon at a KKK rally, or a Nazi at Muhammad's speech was considered racist. full sacrifice safety and more of }Our make themselves ,ery a.'.a$![ an Aryan conference, but by Khalid Abdul of hatred and offensive to another race of people. It Recently, I read that Sutton Hall dollars to keep Sutton Hall open? to students, and their o[fl?ll Muhammad, the former national spokesperson of the hurt other people who were proud of their race and will close and Eton Hall will What costs are you willing to pay? good places 10 start. Nation of Islam. Congress voted 361 to 34 in favor would 1101 tolerate such contempt and disrespect. become co-ed next fall. It shocked In the Feb. 25 article in The I firmly believe that~ . of denouncing Muhammad's speech that was made Then Congress voted to condemn it. So where is me that there was such a negative HILLTOP newspaper. students students get together, org;it2 at Kean College in New Jersey. Congress when speeches are spoken at white reaction to the closing of the expressed concerns with eating in make out a list of rca The resolution adopted by Congress appears to supremacy rallies denouncing black people - Jews dorms. I thought instead that the the cafeteria, getting to and from demands, Dr. Favors and' be ridiculous, but is it possible; worse yet, is it not too? students would be happy to sec the stay-in-school jobs and being close Keene will fairly re,ic dangerous? They voted on condemning a man's That's different. Their propaganda speeches are new Bethune Annex built and to the elderly. Well, closing Sutton demands and work with 1'l speech, which he was free to make. rarely heard in public forums like colleges, just like opening in the fall. Hall will not prohibit you from to find a solution. \\\:. ,,. Rep. Tom I..1ntos (D-Calif.), who was quoted by a tree falling in a forest when no one's there. This building will offer many doing those things; in fact it will people, sometimes forget 1111, The Washington Post, said, "When freedom of Some offensive speeches and language given by of the modern. up-to-date make these things more precious can't alway, just compla speech is abused in a vile and vicious way to promote whites can also be considered as •'jokes·• - good amenities that are expected from a to you. It will allo" you to become must also try to pro, id, hatred and to incite murder on a gigantic scale, it is humor. Such was the case with Sen. Ernest F. university of this caliber. Sutton, more adult by forcing you to What choice doe, the U the duty of responsible legislative bodies to condemn Hollings (D-S.C.). Black Caucus Chairman Kweisi Eton, Meridian and many of manage your time and money in a have but to close Sutton Gd· such speech in clear and certain terms:• Lantos is a Mfume (D.-Md.) wanted Hollings· racist joke about Howard's dorms are ulterly way that will allow you to make Eton co-ed? I believe m1 Jewish refugee who sponsored the resolution. Africans condemned also. The House denied his repulsive! There are far too many the arrangements nccessar} to sec can be workable and ben< Another Congressman said Muhammad is the only request. negative "outside" elements to it that these things are still all involved. Let's try I~ person in world history whose speech has been It is amazing how Mfume's (who is a lawmaker) surrounding these dorms to available to you. these changes together o· condemned by the U.S. Congress. So what does it voice wasn't heard, but Muhammad's was. Some provide an atmosphere of safety You arc, however, right about one I challenge anyon~ " mean people will only hear what they want to hear. and a carefree living environment. thing: The Howard Ph1La Tower., complaint aboutthis i.._, . In fact, the closing of Sutton Hall are far too expensive. ·lb be a up with a "0l ution and to<.aJ: will undoubtedly bring a lot of Univer.,ity-owned property. it is me in care of The HILII sighs of relief from fri~htencd amaiing how cxpcnsi,e it is. But lbgcthcr maybe we can ror., parents who live outside the if you have any complaints. vou with a solution and 11 \\tr fime, space limit human Washington, D.C., area. For can always discuss these issues it correctly, maybe just example, when my mother came to with [Residence Lifel Dean can mal.c a dilfercnce drop me off at Howard and saw the William Keene. some money in the prom,.. dorms and the surrounding areas, After being (enrolled! in a The understanding she nearly cried. She was kwon do class last semester, I w;1s Drear/a Ln·erl ts lljunior horrified. unable to keep my off-campus majoring 111 lptinisa meticulous tasks, let alone the very believe that "we" means that there Sure, living off-campus can be residence. Dean Keene and Dr. 101mwlis111. heartbeat and the mysteries within arc three. And in no way docs fun, exciting and makes you feel Steven favors [vice president of Letter to the Editor the existence of man, himself, arc Allah use the word to represent more adult or part of the Student Affairs! were very all proof that Allah's handiwork is "Members of the black nation who community. but at what costs arc instrumental in helping me obtain As rebuttal and correction to the in all. No man could do as He has possess power and exercise article submiued by Mr. James done and as He does. I challenge power." Where in the Qu'ran is W& WCLCOMC YOUllt LCTT&lltS AND COMM ENTS Baldwin in the Perspectives anyone with the audacity to that fallacy supported or even THE Hll.. L TOPWELCOMES YOUR VIEWS ON ANY PUBLIC ISSUI!, FACULTY. ADMINISTRATORS, ST,"f section of The HILLTOP of Feb. attribute that Allah is a man to implied in the least? Nay, it is STUDENTS A N D ALUMNI ARC ENCOUAAGll:D TO SHARE THEIR ORIGINAL IDEAS AND OPINIONS, 4, 1994, titled "God is more than create as Allah has created. Create, made up by men who are lesser W f!. PUBLISH O N LY MATERIAL ADDRESSED TO US, WE ROUTINCLY EDIT L£Tl"ERS FOR SPACC ,Ult a formless spirit," in no way, shape, CORRECT ERRORS OF STYLE, SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION. Lane:ns AS Wl!LL AS COMMCNTARICI MIIS" if you can, a universe like Allah's. than Allah. Nowhere docs the 01! TYPED ANO SIGN ED, COMPLliTC WITH FULL ADDAl!SS ANO TCLCPHONE NUMBER, nor form does the Qu'ran imply the Allah equals not man on any Qu'ran mention that Allah is THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THC EDITORIAL PAGl!t OF" THE HILL.TOP ARit SOLCLY THC VICWIOI' absurdities that Allah is mortal, spectrum, and Allah is perfect of coming to earth. Obviously, your THE EDITORIAL BOARD, AND 00 N OT NECESSARILY RC:FLl!CT THC OPINIONS OF HOWARD UNI VCRstn,nl ADMINISTRATION, TH£ HILLTOP BOARD OR THE STUDEN TS, that Allah has gender or ethnicity, complete. Man is limited in doctrine is not the Qu'ran, for the P Ll!ASE ADDRESS LETTERS A N O COMMEN TS TO: or that Allah, walks, talks, sees or respects that undermine article that I am writing about EDITORIAL EOJ"rOR THE HILLTOP hears like men or women or that perfection, altogether, but not so mentions Elijah Muhammad. Is 2251 SHERMAN AVlt. N,W. man is created in His image. Allah Allah, for He is no man. Man is he mentioned anywhere in the WASHINGTON, 0.C, 20059 is the Originator of all, the sinful and tempted by the Evil l-loly Ou' ran? Allah says that PHONE: (202) 806-68611 Supreme Creator of the heavens One, his name being Satan, not the "Muhammad is not the father of and the earth and all that is •· ·~ite man as some misled people any of your men, but (he is) the between, and His preserved word think today. Evil is imbeddcd Messenger of Allah. and the Seal is the Holy Qu'ran. within the very nature of all of the Prophets: And Allah has full From Him have all things people, regardless of race, status or knowledge ofall things" -33:40. initiated and to Him shall be the creed, the black and white alike. These Scriptures were not revealed return of all things. I-le is the How one can deduce "white 10 Elijah, mind you, for they are Creator of both time and space man" from this is beyond all logic. over 1400 years old. After t THE HILL'fOP and can be bounded by neither. Those who do this only do it to Muhammad (Peace be upon him), Man, on the other hand, is defined satisfy their own fancies while there are no more messengers nor by both, in that, it is written every they twist the l-loly Word of Allah prophets. Otcsa Middleton, Editor-in-Chief soul shall taste death and that he and dare to call it Islam. They Truly, Allah is unseen to man. l also occupies a certain space that know nothing of Islam, nor of I-tis heavens arc unseen to man. is his physical body. Allah cannot Allah, nor of Belief and Faith. For His angles arc unseen to man. Larry W. Brown, Managing Editor Sharmarra Turner. Production Manager be confined by any of His if they had a shred of Even the wind is unseen 10 man. Portia Bruner, Campus Editor Leonard Newman, Production Assistant creations, which is why I-le holds understanding, they would hold No one will ever be able:. to Keisha Brown, Assistant Campus Editor Sharonda Starks. no shape and has no beginning their tongues when they auribute understand Allah in full. Those Production Assistant Valarie Williams, Tumpo Editor nor ending. He is unseen. In the ill-logical and unreasonable lies to who attribute that He is a man, that ThMara Holmes, Copy Desk Chief Qu'ran, Allah tells Prophet Moses the Almighty. Mr. Baldwin has He has partners, that He begets, Bashaan Prewin, Editorial Editor A. Shahnaaz Davidson, Copy Ed itor on the Mount of Sinai that "By no tw isted the verses of the l-loly are far away from truth and they Omowale Elson, International Editor Randilyn Lord, Copy Editor means canst thou see Me (direct);" Qu'ran into a racial doctrine that only follow conjecture and Michael Browne, Pulse Editor Karen Stewart, Copy Editor for human perception can, by no supports theories that contradict guesswork. Monica Lewis, Sports Ed itor Charles Emory, Photography Editor means, perceive of Allah's glory. Allah and the Ou'ran in every way. Say what you wi ll say about God Ayoka Campbell, Local Editor 'Terry Savage, We can't even bear to look at the and go ahead and publish your Photo Assistant In reference to Allah's usage of Ealena Callender, National Editor sun for more than two seconds, let the Word .. We" when He addresses misconceptions and delusions, but Vladimir Leveque. Head Artist alone the luminous and glorified Himself, the "We" is royal and twi~t not the Holy Word of the light of Allah. respectful. This is English Almighty and call it "Islam," if, No man can create as Allah has indeed, you fear His punishment. Stephen Watkins, Business Manager grammar in its purest form. When And belittle 1-tim not, for you shall created. The vast and unknown the Queen of England refers to have to go before Him with all that uni verse with its innumerable herself, she uses the word ·•we," you say and all that you do. Jean-Claude Pierre, Assistant Business Manager Kevin Armstead, Advertising Manager worlds and galaxies, with its sun signifying royalty and eminence. Rose Jones, Office Manager Aiesha Powell, Assistant Ad. Manager and its moons, planets, stars, milky The word carries no plurality, nor Hisl,am Mal,11101ul is a fresi,man ways and celestial bodies, all of does it carry any mystery - as my majoring in business managcme/11. which have ordained and Christian friends wou ld have you ---., - .. , , I ~ ~~;;.,4;.,, 1994======,,,,T;,,;,H;,;;E,;,;H;;,;IL;,;;LT;,;O;,;,P====::~=~======,:A:S PERSPEc1~1v ES Grasp a new sense of activism 11annlng Marable 1 war in Vietnam - all formed the oppression w hich perpetuated students were probably the first 10 were impossible when three feet parents by joining the anti-war turbulent cultural and social black inequality and white power. raise objections, on practical were firmly planted on the ground. movement. We must revive that \\'hen I "as 18-years-old, I background to our times. And as we witnessed th e r ich grounds. Freshman beanies were Once again, our deans sense of urgency and political 11:;trlham C'ollcgc, a small. 1 My generation of students had parade of alternative voices and designed for white boys with crew underestimated our ingenuity - imagination for our own time, if we er pri\'atc school in experienced a political lifetime in protest visions - Fannie Lou cuts, not sisters and brothers with dexterity. Our approach was 10 intend to dismantle the attitudes ond. Ind., filled with the short ~pan of several years. We Hamer, 1-luey Newton, Cesar bushy a fros. So when we discarded challenge authority at every and institutions which continue to · and expectations. It was had been inspired by the patriotism Chave,:, Fred 1-lampton, Frantz our beanies as "obnoxious symbols opportunity. And our motto was divide humanity by race, gender, WI ol 1968, in the middle of a and ideal ism of John F. Kennedy, Fanon. Amiri Baraka, Sonia of the white man's power structure," clear: Be realistic, demand th e class and sexual orientation. Young .O\mial presidential who had challenged us with the Sanche,: and the "L~st Poe~~ .. -we our long-haired, beaded and impossible. people must be given the ai~n. a three-way contest declaration, "Ask not what your moved rapidly into new and bearded hippy friends followed suit. Each successive generation opportunity to establish their own co Republican Richard M. country can do for you, ask what unanticipated d irections. America We challenged a series of reevaluates old rules, clarifies its organizations fo r protest and Democrat lluhert you can do for your country." We would never be the same again. ridiculous rules which were objectives and reaches toward new community-acti vism, guided by ) and racial -.cgregationist stood in the hot summer sun before My college experience at designed to segregate women from visions and human possibilities. their own ideas, values and goals. \\allacc. The disturbing the Lincoln Memorial and were Enrlham was just another phase of men on the campus. Freshmen The late '60s represented such a We must inspire and motivate a , of that war the "Tet moved to tears as we listened to that process of cultural change and women had a curfew of I 0:30 p.m., time in the American experience, a new generat ion of youth leadership n 1,c" b.) the North King's magnificent "l !-lave A self-discovery. The pace of change which meant that they had to run moment of hope and idealistic and activism fo r our own time. As :imc-,c, whkh dc,troycd the Dream"' speech. We marched in was occurring so rapidly by this frantically out of the l'brary before struggle, of false promises and bold in the '60s, young people must not of American military solidnrit) with our sisters and time. that the rules, regulations and it closed, while the men students action. Again and again, young hesitate to "be realistic" by C\ in southeast Asia: the hrothcrs who Mood against racial values generated by the early '60:, still studied, in order to reach their people led the way: The idealistic demanding "the impossible." a,~a"mauon~ of Martin injustice and segregation in now seemed, at the end of the dormitories before the doors had to college students who joined the Because o nly th en will the er king Jr. and Robert F. Birmingham, Montgomery and decade, hopelessly anachronistic be open at least nine inches. The Student Nonviolent Coortiinating impossible become reality. Ji. the police riot againM Jachon. and we cheered as the and backward 10 us. For example. most absurd and most violated Committee, to take part in the "sit ~rator. at the Democratic authoritarian system of Jim Crow upperclass students forced us to restriction was the "three feet rule" in '' demonstrations across the Dr. Ma1111i11g Marable is a professor \ national convention in collapsed. accept "freshman beanies" - where at least three foet South; the black inner-city youths of ltisrory and political science at go that summer; and the The charismatic figure of small. round, colorful little caps (presumably out of four) had to who created the militant Black Columbia University. :r.g "''rldwide tide of political Malcolm X made us aware of the which symbolized one's school remain on the 0oor at all times. The Panther Party; the white middle ~I opposition to the U.S. intricate network of hypocrisy and spirit The African-American basic idea was that sexual relations class young people who defied their Muhammad's speech draws emotions and cash )1111Uel Gregory impromptu telethon-like money dri,e in behalf of I !USA. I\ dncsda)·. Feb. 23. I had Ms. Wade had better hope that real displeasure of 1ha1 $500 is not from the pockets tmn)! Dr. Khalid Abdul of those who pay Mudcnt activity mad at hi, lecture. which fees. but rather from the personal l place at the [Armour J. ] savings of her and her staff. llow l~urn (Univcrsit) Center] dare she? Be sure to qijcstion her m. Before being able to on this issue. he h.11lroom. I wa, mnde to When it w;1.s obvious that no l v.1th the most demeaning more money could be cajoled from bra"ing search proce" I the audience, Khalid Abdul C\"Ct seen. I 'not uni~ had the Muhammad was given the 0oor. I , around m) genitals yanked at mu,t admit. what Mr. Muhammad - - iqutczcd. hut my wallet and lacks in substance, he makes up for ~' beloni:miz., \\CIC fiddled with in entertainment. Aside from his • !tarchcd. I walked into the usual dose of blaming whites and m thinking that the pcr.,on Jews for everything negative in ,tarched me was either a black America, his remarks of rt or Mr. Muhammad's demagoguery and his logic of ad 01ution suffers from an holmium, he managed to get a fi.lrm of paranoia, the type chuckle or two out of even myself ~ieh onl) pS)Chotherapy when he spoke with a white accent relic, e. and mode of speech in his attempts raapproximatel) 40 minutes. to mock the white reporters and fu5t in a ,eric, of inarticulate cnmeramen who were in incoherent speakers attendance. cd the microphone and Perhaps Mr. Muhammad could .edcJ to engage in very find greater success as an actor in nding opening remarks, 1lollywood. Then again. he would of which proclaimed how have to work and cooperate with =/ cl1cial Khalid Abdul those who arc not black in order to ✓ ' mad is to us. succeed. Well, it was a nice ... Al one point. a gentleman thought though. i:!td \falik Zulu Shabazz. who Judging from the reactions of I II0\\ard University la" man> in the audience. most of us .cnt and heads the Unity do not take lhi, guy and his kind Q ,tudcnt group, used the very seriously. Ile b filling a void: • phone to ,pc" out but. because some in the audience ments so virulently hateful were in such awe and amazement ':ni,guidcd that I near!) got up of Khalid Abdul Muhammad. one I.ft. Shabazz, in referring to got 1he impression they were like mmad\ infamous remarks n 0ock of loM little lambs who 1 how all white South followed anyone who offered to -ans shou Id be k i II ed guide them. We can only conclude Hatred hinders progress ing the women, children. that it is not so much what is said ·d, crippled. etc., angril> to the unguided by Muhammad Jeffrey Jackson Caucus and traveled with them on those same students know very by claiming there is an organized ed mer and o, er again that and the Nation Of Islam, but it is a drive t~rough the South to bring little of the Jewish role in lhe racism continuing is simply a way mad was absolutely right the fact that the N.0.1. pays J've just read the arttcle [ in 1bc out the vote - the black vote. I fight to gain c ivil rights for to avoid the problems which the hi, proclamations. attention to the hidden fear and Washington Post) about the might add. I worked with the blacks. That black!. have suffered black community must work uragingly. not everyone a1mlcssne&. of the impressionable. speeches by Khalid Abdul Caucus and have traveled through from community and presently together to solve. The cheers of uJcd in approval during the I know many of the lost souls Muhammad and Malik Zulu Birmingham. Ala., and Jackson, racism is not at issue. What is [ an the students have vanquished any , of \1r. Shabau and the on this campus will try to dismiss Shabaiz and I'm sickened and Miss., for a rally at Jackson State issue] is whether or not the black chance or support from me. The my views and consider me an introductory speakers. disheartened. Not so much by the to try to bring about a sense of community is willing to work speakers can spread all of the Uncle Tom, but that is okay. I'll fdlo\\ students. what happened hate and the racist rhetoric of the empowerment to people who feel together 10 bu ild itself and hate and blame that they want, accept that title. But what I would v.as what got my blood speeches, but by the ignorant left out of the political process. I address its problems or if the and the students can ignorantly ing. After Mr. Shabazz hope is that all my new nieces and can't express how hurl I am that students at Howard, like so many buy into this crap if they want. nephews out there follow_ their response or the supposedly uced Khalid Abdul someone would imply that my other groups of people before But the reality in the end is that consciences and admit to educated students in the mmad 10 1he stage. the real audience. people arc racist. them, are looking for an easy God helps those w ho he lp ::Osc ot this .. free.. event came themselves that nothing [According to the article], "Shabazz ... accused Jews of group to hate and pretend that themselves. I'd hope that future ht. Shabazz repeated!) called advantageous comes from_ ~a.te, "Muhammad's muted remarks controlling the Federal Reserve, this group is the root of their ene rgies are more posit ively the impressionable and blame and shirked respons1b1hty. spent. Kha lid Abdul Muhammad and the contrasted sharply with another the nation's entertainment problems. JOcr:,ly warmed-up audience industry, and black performers "Marc Thompson told the tive S 100 or .. 100 dead like will always make that difficult, lecture he gave last year at Kean and athletes, and of spying on cheering crowd that the motto for Jeffrey Jackson is a \Vashingth11, nts" as he called it, to their but when the misguided develop College in New Jersey, during black leaders. Each time Shabazz black people no longer should be D. C resident. . After a brief period of into morality-conscious free which he said that Jews were thinkers. Uncle Tom and the rest of 'sucking (blacks') blood' daily noted o ne or those items, he the spiritual 'We Shall ctance in the audience, one Overcome,' but rather 'We S hall • Taken from The \Vasliington lcman stood up and pulled the family will still be there for and suggested that the 1-lolocaust paused to ask the crowd who Not Sell Out to the Jews."' • Post. Feb. 24, 1994. y from his wallet. A generous them. Unfortunately. the same may have been justified."• controlled it, and the crowd other., followed suit. When a cannot be said for Khalid Abdul I am the dreaded white Jewish shouted back, 'Jews,'" (the article Preaching hatred against a , '!'Cil appeared imminent, our Muhammad and the other male of w hom the speakers continued].• racial group is just plain wrong. 1Howard Uni,er,ity Student hatemongcrs. spoke. I've lived in the District fo r Might I hazard a guess that in If anyone, J-loward students ought iatmn President Terri W.1dc nearly seven years. not terribly reality, very few of the students in to realize this. Playing into the the audacity as well as the Samuel Gregory is ,1 s111cle111 in rite far from J-loward Univer~ity. I the crowd actuall y know very hands of a group of hateful I to donate S500 10 I his Gracl11alt' Sc/tool of Arll 1111d worked last year with the Black many Jews. And I'd also assume speakers who hope to gain power Sciences. What religion means to me J-loward Uni versity School of 1"f d t oplc I met, then not right I began to feel like there with my high school choir to sing made me walk to the church and ~IA. Joyner lwa~goo ~rblcssings that J were rul~ and laws that I had to carlicrthatweek,and l gotag~ when_l got there,llearncd thctruth. Business, I feel good inside. It's a 1 wou fi rgtd\dn't real! consider follow, or e lse J would be feeling from the church. It was a big I ~cal_1zed the truth about Jesus and good life. Nevertheless, there arc ll,:n I was in high school, I was O things that I feel arc not heallhy for askedlf ;..h . • Ill y 11 1 used condemned fo rever J J·ust couldn't change from the church that I had lus hfc. I learned that o nl y God rage person. I didn't really my,e· .. d a,h. B"bnstll\nl b• a m ioug·self when J handle that. I prayed· and read, and attended wit· h my siste· r. 1wa nte d to cou Jd s h ow me• ho' v to .l ove people me to participate in like sex, Tn go to ~' 'Kids Korps' provides facelift for Northwest neighborho~ ~ throw trash in their home, and then sometimes we just hang outside," BY, Angela Renee Birch I wou ld sit them down and talk to Stephen said. HIiitop Staff Writer them, not yell, but talk about why Though unsuccessful. Kids they shouldn't throw trash in their Korps· initial plan wa, to collect It's 10 a.m. on a windy, chilly neighborhood," Dcmczuk said. at least $JO from every house in Saturday morning. Most children Picking up broken glass or the neighborhood. However, arc still in their paj:Jl)1as, eating syringes is a "no, no." The Demczuk and the French Street cereal and watching cartoons. But youngsters arc paid $20 per month Neighborhood Association have not the youths who live on the for their labor. had to appeal 10 the D.C. corner of I 0th and French Streets, Other people have expressed Department of Public Works to N.W. They arc wide awake and an interest in starting a Kids Korps donate a mulch to Kids Korps, so ready to make a difference in their chapter in their neighborhoods. the group can plant flowers in the community. Bernard Sr.1ith, a Kids Korps spring in an effort to further They arc part of a new supervisor, suggested that those beautify the neighborhood. organi.t.1t ion founded by Bernard interested start new chapters with Nurseries in Maryland and Dcmczuk called Kids Korps. On their neighborhood young people. Virginia have also expressed an the last Saturday of each month, "You want to start wi th kids 7- interest in donating supplies. The they spend their time cleaning , 8- and 9-ycars-old. They are a group has even received some their neighborhood's park and its little easier to handle and they from a horticulturalist, but they blocks. It once was a haven for look forward to payday," Smith need more than supplies; they need dirt, bottles, syringes and trash. said. money. But now, thanks to Kids Korps, it Getting paid can be an incentive "By the end of the summer, I is one of the cleaner for most children to get up early on would like to sec St,000 in the neighborhoods in Northwest a cold Saturday morning, but it is account for 'Kids'," Demczuk Washington. sometimes hard to leave the said, with a note of confidence. "They work 30 minutes a month comforting warmth of home. In the near future, Demczuk and and have a responsibility to take Stephen Brown, Harry Swinton Smith want to have a care of their assigned section and Willie Williams arc three neighborhood block party, and .during the week," Dcmczuk said. dedicated workers. they plan to invite Mayor Sharon Members of Kids Korps clean up French Street Neighborhood But Kids Korps is about more "Most of the time I come Pratt Kelly, the city council and the than just c leaning up the [voluntarily), but sometimes I have media to show them what can be neighborhood; it is about having to be pushed," said Willie, who is done if each person takes charge of enlbt the aid of the parents, the of the Kids Korps Organization •·The bottom hac: options. Picking up trash is just a Smith's grandson. one city block. churches and the schools. we can and said he received a favorable Demczuk, is to "sa,e tl>c fragment of the bigger picture. The children have a quiet "I am not asl ing that we save do a little at a time," Demczuk response. I le also would like 10 sec lives and give them a h,:.~ "I would ask the worst respect for Demczuk. all children. That might be said. Howard University organizations it can start with picking op offenders of trash (I ittcring ·•sometimes he takes us to the impossible, but ifwc get one child Recent!)', Dcmczuk testified in join his group in cleaning up area offenders] if they were allowed to movies or ice skating or and turn him around and front of the city council on behalf neighborhoods. 'Delights of the Garden' offers Upcoming Events potluck of entertainnient in Washington, in developing open mic poetry WPFW-FM 89.3 will also be older viewers of WPFW. they hope BY. Elaine Myada night every Wednesday, which has broadcasting live from Delights to persuade older listeners to visit Hilltop Staff Writer evolved to include a hip-hop flavor. between 9 p.m. and 3 p.m. Delights and to entice younger D.C. Veggie Funk, Chocolate City, live "Basically, I had been to other Laron Duncan, a Delights patrons to listen to WPFW. go-go and hip-hop/poetry nights. poetry nights and I always enjoyed supervisor, helped coordinate the In addition, they also feature live Sounds like a happening club, but them, so that gave me the incentive program between Delights and Monday night go-go; Chocolate it is a lot more than that. to start a poetry night at Delights," WPFW City, a Sunday night after-hours March 4, 1994 Georgetown's Delights of the Finney said. '·The whole purpose of this joint party: and a Sunday Brunch The D.C. Chapter of the Asian American Journalists As.socialq Garden is a vegetarian restaurant Finney points out that so far the venture is not only to help promote featuring classical music and live Membership Social with a twist. During the day they poetry nights have been a big the restaurant and the radio station, Saturday night jazz, lovingly Place: Gannet Tower, 30th Floor, 1100 Wilson Blvd., ArlingUll,1 serve vegetarian cuisine cooked success because they involve but also to provide youth with an termed Veggie Funk. Time: 7-1 lp.m. only by the sun (in other words, it 's everybody. They arc more of a alcohol- and drug-free Prices vary tor most of the For more information c-JII ('.!O'.!) 276-3752. raw), but during the night they offer "family coming together to teach or environment," Duncan said. events, but poetry nights arc free, a, a different flavor of entertainment learn from each other." Delights and WPl'W hope to are the Sunday brunches and March 10, 1994 for everybody. Finney also plans to feature bridge the gap between the younger Sal1Jrday night jazz sessions. ·•Careers in Music" Osaze, who goes only by his first different creative writers and poets and older generations. By Osaze pointed out that new ideas A "orkshop sponsored by The Wa:,bington Area Music : · name, is a partner in Delights of the each week, in addition to the open broadcasting live to the established and events, which are Delights' Place: The Performance Space at the Levine School of Mu Lenses With ~ a valuable, rewarding an~ Purchase Of Frame • l'l,)l~ ..... ,--0r-, ~ important experience ... •"'""°""""' t> ,...... \'14,,"' ;;, J I ,cf14, 1994 THE HILLTOP A7 AC!depted at n1ore schools Practical Exam than you were. As a studen~ you are used to studying and being tested. When you have prepared for the tes~ you have the knowledge and the confidence to do more than just "get by." When you are truly prepared for a challenge you know it. 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Hunter Hilltop Staff Writer C Strangely shaped congressional districts are rarely given a second thought, except those districts represented by African Americans, according to Cynth ia A. Distria McKinney, United States in questioo prol representative from the 11th District of Georgia. "l1'l McKinney's district, ooe of only cor JC(( three majority African-American of: districts in Georgia, is now being e'11l challenged. Because of its shape, (fl9 the district may violate districting \\\:: I standards set by the Supreme } Court. Now, the Justice pro Department has joined in the fight to defend minority voting rights. Feb. the Department Oo 22, ~ announced that it will intervene in ~d the case and defend the Georgia district. ~·!he "This Department is committed ..Jic to protecting minority voting rights [ that were achieved through ilx: tcdistricting after the 1990 a~L Census," said Attorney General N ··1 Janet Reno. ·'Our actions today •ll: will help ensure that the clock is w-¢-E 'lll not turned back and that those I s -n gains are not undone.'' •id The case, Johnson 11 Miller, ~a which was fi led in January 1994, questions whether the 11th District is unconstitutional because of the Cynthia A. Mc Kinney U.S Representative from 11th District of Georgia U.S. Congressional Districts way it is drawn. In similar suits Georgia. against North Carolina and 'Texas, the Justice Department will act as of the Voting Rights Act, Georgia, have been drawn to divide people benefit any race,'" said Bobby increase public awareness of the local." amicus curiae - '"friends of the North Carolina and Toxas each of color among several districts to Jones, an MBA candidate from threats posed by recent court Some hope the court doe! coun." added more black or Latino avoid the possibility of a white North Carolina. '·But it has been challenges to minority rule in favor of holding d' majority congressional districts to male being defeated. done in the past 10 benefit white congressional and state legislative represented by and compo1t: "It is a matter of fairness that there be at least three districts in reflect the voting strength of "Virtually every state has an folks and nobody complained. so districts. African Americans to ~ Georgia where an African people of color. During the Bush oddly shaped congressional people shouldn't complain when it '"This is not a question of that nonblack districts dona American has a fighting chance of Administration, the Justice district. Now, however, we have a benefits minorities." irregularly shaped districts, to meet becoming a member of Congress," Department approved the proposed few oddly-drawn congressional The Congressional Black because any student of ·•1 see a double s1 said McKinney. "The black changes in redistricting plans. New districts that are represented by Caucus acknowledged its reapportionment must admit that present," said Lisa Bunyot I\ districting standards were outlined African Americans, and the good appreciation for the Department's districts have been drawn to reflect graduate student in the ScMi H, population of Georgia represents 0 27 percent of the total. Now that by the Supreme Court in June old boys from the bad old days are decision to formally intervene in varied goals of representation Business. ··As I see it, what'sp c there arc three black members in 1993, in the Shaw 11 Reno case. headed to court to try and roll back the Georgia case, but expressed 1hroughout history," said Caucus for the goose is good forthcgat/lC our 11 member House delegation, McKinney argues that the clock," she said. concern over the actions taken in Chairman Kweisi Mfumc. ·•This is If we have no poii St African Americans have 27 incumbent protect ion, rank Redistricting is a particularly the other cases. a question of the redress of representation, we have no~i3~ percent representation in the partisanship and opponent poignant issue for Howard Consequently, the Caucus and injustice and our failure to bring ? delegation." avoidance have been acceptable University students who arc from its Tusk Force on Redistricting balance and diversity to legislative ~ In compliance with Section 5 reasons for oddly shaped districts the states in question. have formedacoalitionofnational bodies at every level of ~h in the past. Also, she says, districts "No district should be drawn to organizations in an effort to go,crnment - federal, state and 1 th ------Electronnic Organization develops ------ik standards for job skills of the future By Traci N. James stay prepared throughout their "(The guidelines] will Hilltop Staff Writer careers," said AEA President J. encourage secondary schools, Richard Iverson. technical institutions and "America's economic future According to the guidebool;.... community colleges 10 develop increasingly depends on the skills workers' skills, knowledge, job appropriate curriculum by and abilities of it's workers," said performance and formal training clarifying what skills arc Secretary of Labor Robert B. will be reflected in a professional important to our industry," said Reich during a news conference portfolio of achievement. Such a James Burge, corporate vice Friday morning at the Nat ional portfolio will assist dislocated president and director of Press Club. workers in finding new jobs, and Government Affairs/ Human The Department of Labor and it will help companies assess Resources for Motorola. s,• the American Electronics prospective employees' skills "They wi II provide a framework ol Association unveiled a guidebook beforehand. to help educational institutions that describes the projected job The AEA Workforce Skills and industry work closer in a skills needed by high-technology Project was started in 1993, and supplier/customer relationship,'' workers of the future. the results arc published in the he added. II; Funded by more than $4.7 Setting the Standards handbook. Although the standards arc not t million in grants from the The study marks the first time mandatory, the creators expect all Department of Labor, the AEA, major companies have come industries to establish their own Dijon A., Kenya S., L. Lewis, ~ an organization composed of together to decide what skills models. i>' 3,000 companies, has developed workers neeil to compete "Their intent is not to force voluntary skills standards for a effectively. workers or companies to do Roz, Dino and Moma s, cross section of industries. One Workers and managers from anything. We designed them to I, purpose of the guidelines is to more than 100 AEA member be a guide for companies, to help C help people who do not plan to companies, including AT&T, them define the skills they need Ir attend college to prepare for IBM, Hewlett-Packard and from workers and to help workers B entrance into the workforce with Motorola, have helped create the make sure their skills are Tlhtfflrt!, J@tN fir d @/J@ffl,,, le the skills required by varying skills standard. marketable," said James Callan, :, industries. AEA members hope these an electronics assembler for the re @ld mj)j)@rft,. r " If our industry is going 10 guidelines will strengthen the U.S. Washington-based electronic ti succeed, we need to ensure that workforce by directing the company, INTERMEC. D Americans are prepared to meet :lucation and training of the next C, the challenges of work, and can generation of laborers. A I look forward to working with ir @] @] ~ > • you all next year. ~ Interested in writing/or the National F I I i I Page? I 1, I Here's to a new scanner, ~ I ~ I I color photos and a new home! I Contact Ealena Callender at I I I I I I (202)806-6866 I I I I I I or come to the meeting on I I I Peace, Portia I Tuesday at 6 p.m. ~ I~ @].@] THE HILLTOP A9 INTERNATION iigerian coininission efforts will ontinue despite opposition By Gloria McFleld Africa in which lloward Hilltop Staff Writer University officials, professors (/ of retired judge-s, Aluko said the three-week old and students arc vitally interested law professors or commission "is designed 10 satisfy and obviously have a great deal to the Justice [politicians') own interests." contribute. Secondly, I think it's Ministry. Meanwhile, Gbadegcsin. who filling that we should be holding \,gctian l lo,,anl Univcr.,ity admitted 10 nOt fully scrutinizing the lu\t c\jlrc&-.cd a definite the meeting here because of commission's task, in.sis1ed that the Howard's long-standing ro:" in the: Con.stitutional government cs unreliable. x C,mn1is.,ion, which was commitment to African affairs." "lf the military government was In helping the policy makers to ~i,,111,-d b) Nigerian I le.id going toward democratization, they GcnerJI Sani t\h.1cha, to focus on specific areas of health had an opportunity last year[inJunc]," maucrs. population and economic tmtitulkirul m.ittcr. that will Gbadcgcsin said. "Every time a new ,knnTallC go. c-rnmcnt in th,. development, the organizers have military !l()''Crnmcn1 comes in. they chosen the following topics: '-I.lie. will try one thing or another 10 toDt Mobolaji 1\luko, ~ "AIDS: Whal Can Be Done lo Nigerian legitimize their action, the military ct chemical cngin,.-.:rin!!- the Make a Difference," "Famine and Embassy coup, which cannot be legitimized." r. Ld, credibilitv. H'ICHHU;-'\ Disease: What Can Be Done 10 held a press D Embassy official Nick Ojie s.1id that Make a Difference," "Refugees IIJ\t JIIY e1.infideno: m that conference to although most opinions expressed and Migration" and "Changing n 11 isal!11pr;,<.-d or a bunch announce the about the proposed transition were pit:d(\lliticians~ ... t"uorthn.'C Family Structures and commission"s purpose, favornble. "There arc only a few ,ere ilJl1d to be corrupted by Relationships." which is to \\Ork with the Nigerians who have reservations about 'l:ilitlf} govcrnmcn1:· Aluko Ambassador Dane F. Smith Jr., Provisional Ruling the committee." conference coordinator. anticipates Council to formulate But he stressed that they anticipate positive feedback from the event, :n Gbadc:gcsin, chairm.111 of proposals lor a return 10 noproblemsfromcommittceoppo;crs. of l'hilosoph), ,h:tn.-tl which is expected to gather some democratic government General Abacha said the Solutions 10 development 200 guests. Dcmocrntic ckctions commission's cfforl.s to examine problems experienced by "We hope that the result of [the 11wllplimi<.ticabout\- it. giwn Nigerian politics will continue. were halted la.'il June by the countries of,Sub-Sarahan Africa conference] w,11 be to come up bJ\C cx~ricnccd. There b military, despite ·~who do not agree with Ilic will be the focus of a two-day with some new guidelines in the it~1lling." Gtnk.~in said. international obscM,-rs' =ncnt that "Bui Nigeria docs not have a proposal will not influence the conference April 7 and April 8. present post-Cold War period , gowrnment come. up the elections ,wre foir. oon:,titutional problem." hes.'lid "Wh.1t commiltce'sdccision. Nigerians need to The event, which will take place when resources do not seem to be m,,Jli<>naft~-r another. This Aluko said if an independent body we need is a sovereign national be pan of the genuine effort at at the Annex 2 Building near the going 10 Africa or there is the 1>cJm the P<,'Oplc down." \\'Cre to be set up, it should be cornrc-1 conference to d~ what Nigcrian.5 fa.5hioning a fair. just and equi1able School of Nursing, is sponsored possibility ofsignificant decline of tn±i, thc W.t.,hington-lxtscxl should be as a nation." basis for a coll~'Clivc existence," he by the lloward University resources going to Africa. International Affairs Center, the "Whal can be dor.e in that Symposium focuses on Rastafari United States Agency for siluat ion - that's what the A Glance International Development, the conference will be looking at. Community of Washington, DC African Dcvclopmcnl Bank, the Given Howard's historic role in ound The United Nations Development providing technical assistance lo By Linda P. Lee The expose focused on the work activities. Programme and Chevron Africa. we think this is a topic of World Hilltop Staff Writer of prominclll leaders from Africa, One member or 1he audience, Corporation. The conference wil I great importance lo the Howard the Caribbean and the United Monique Stewart, was impre.<;Sed begin a1 9 a.m. community,'' Smith added. '[be Ra,1afnri Community of States. It al'° addre.--.<,ed issue., of with the iruorma1ion she learned al A conference-related statement The I loward conference is the \\.t,hington, D.C, held iL, first rac"m, poverty and deMilution, the event noted that the conference will second phase or a development c,cr film 'video show and which Africans face ~'\'Cryday "It was a very interesting bring together a select group of series, which gets started al symposium at the Armour J. According to Ras Abraham, the expedition. I learned so much African policy makers, Pennsylvania ·s Lincoln University bloodiest da\ in the Blackburn Univcrsit y Center in program organize~ the theme ofthe today." she said. practitioners and academicians March 17 -18. The conference tcrritoric, since ·1srac1 ·s honor of Black II is1ory Month Rastafari Community is Ras Abraham was equally with their counterparts from the will address the issues of banking, of the West Bank and Gaza Sunday Feb. 27. "redemption, repatriation and pleased with 1hc showing. international donor community finance, trade. investment and Jc,.ish scnlcr ma"acrcd 40 people Dressed culturally in African liberation." And this was the 'Tm happy we got the people "to formulate strategies designed security of wide-spread debt relief d 11\.ln) more" hen he used an head dresses and attire. many message conveyed at the that we did. and we'll definitely be to improve the economic and and social services, in the J Gahl automatic rine to fire on people came out to see the symposium. Blacks were doing more of lhi.s in the furure." he social climate throughout the Sub following panel sessions: \\orshipers in the mo,que of progrJm. which aimed 10 heighten encouraged to unite, learn their said. Saharan African [countries].'' "Investing in Africa's Future," Patriarch,. l'hc massacre people's awareness of Africa and history and lake pride in their For further information on the Speaking on 1he conference's "The Role or the Market Economy urihcr v10lcncc 1ha1 d,1). as the Rastafari community. The nine~ homeland, Africa. Ra.,1afari Community, write to: importance to the Howard in Africa's Transformation'' and fought Israeli soldiers film expedition featured rare While walking from table to community, the center's interim "Total Resource Development: the I thc occupieJ territories. At footage of native Africans and their table observing the African ans, Ra.,tafari director. Dr. Horace G. Dawson Jr.. Key to Africa ·s Future." fe™)!IS \\ere killed a, ~ result of work 10 regain pride in their crafts and foods. the viewers Community said, "The importance is two-fold. e and rioting. According to homeland. seemed pleased with the day's P.O. box 4300 I We arc working on an agenda for lllhonlic,, the gunman "a' c-Jught 110b m A10 THE HILLTOP ~ 91 cc~ ~ - .... , I E BGQ WHEN ' '(ou <. i;,. TO IF CJ-IAT?UES BROWN1 lJHV CANT 1°M IS POJW'f'l. Wu,• .L WI< ...... ,, NII> ""' .. ..,,.....,. ... ,.... 1 BE BLACK I'? ...c...____ _ THEY NEED m CALL Him CH,L/RLIE NHITEf .,,____ Be/) ER YET-mR. CH!iRUE! ~ I - ----I.::t::::::::::,..__ yeah, M the Same-#: f:/O llr ancestr,r.s s,1 i wh~n -IA~ Pl.fr Me Cltl1ic· ~i< b"at} thi • 3b im on up 1994ELEC ION RESULTS WI ra, . of Listings by individual schools and colleges followed by number of votes receive ho Cc pa lo· ra, ARTS & SCIENCES BUSINESS: in1 STUDENT BAR co President: Gregory J. Campbell 240 President: Melanie Alston 158 ASSOCIATION . 0£ Vice President: Jennifer Campbell 239 Secretary: Howard Lee 113 Presidont: George Hanson 105 gr Secretary: Loreal McDonald 230 Treasurer: Anthony Mason 113 Vice Presidcntf'fvtelanie Sims 168 Treasurer: Derrick Rogers 237 Secretary· Yolanda Washington 165 UGSA Representatives UGSA Representatives: 'Ireasurcr: Cynthia Ross 126 Karen Owens 107 Alexander Jean-Baptiste 177 Donishea Thomas 93 fflIRD-YEAR CLASS: Tanesha Francis 183 Presidenlt Theresa Miles 57 Melissa James 181 ' President a,zd Vi' Vice PresidC?nt: Natasha Dartique 71 Monica Johnson 221 ENGINEERING: Secretary: Zanetta Moore 79 President: Ch· · Daphne Jones 177 President: Nneka Assing 104 Lesly Robinson 'Ireasuicr: Dione Duckett 77 Akoma and Shaca 179 Vice President: Tanya Fulgham 108 . ' Matthew Watley 189 Secretary: Batekwa Cooper 94 SBA Riprelntative: Walker, Undergra Eddie Wearing 129 Katrina Lawrence: J.Q4 Eva S-ivers 77 Trustee Omar Ka Junior Class President and Graduate T, Chiquita James 45 UGSA Representatives SEC · D-YEAR CLASS Bryndan Moore Presi : JaylJ• cilins 63 KasimReed. Trcbus Smith t Vice P siden\: Nicole Cober 4 71 EDUCATION: Sec~eta : Ly°:f Turner 70 60 President: Keith Jackson 19 COMMUNICATION Treas. . 'Jerier Hill Vice President: Robert McNeill II 16 President: Roslyn Satchel ~ s all'eprese•tative: \ Treasurer: Tormica Coleman 13 Secretary: Rhesa John 71 Sb, ,rod B~ 58 UGSA Representative Senodja Sundiata 17 UGSA Representative Not,: Not all vice-president, Monica Lewis 70 Sciences and Disorders Representatives: Monica Davis 20 Lesley Edwards 27 t "'~~ ~ S(~ti~~=Section =::======~T~H~E~H~IL;t.:~JO~P~ ======~M~arch~~~ 4, 1994 And out more ebout 1 ·com.munk1tk)n1 Reality BIIH a hl1/B3 Gleot"(BZ Root, root, root for the Home Team UBS Is there one for you?/810 .. • People/B2 Pulse/B3 Sports/BS Hilltopics/B1 o By Natalie Y. Tellis Dcith. h's C3S) 10 gel caughl enemy," Foster, now 21, said. strength and support he No one is ever mthe routine of just living Foster's mother went inlo the received from his family. d.l} 10 day without really hospital, and within a week, she 11 was the first time 1ha1 he gaboul what lies ahead. passed away. She was taken from ever saw his fa1her cry, which truly prepared to Wl) of us hardl} ever 1hink him and his family in almos1 a really tore him apart. But Fos dca1h because oflen, we feel heartbeat. Prior 10· his mother's ter maintains that his father is I, as if ii is not a reality. hospitalization, Foster had no idea the strongest person in the 1 di,1an1 destiny. that anything was wrong wilh her. world to him. deal with death. MJll) 11mcs. we get so caught But he did know that some1hing "My dad is superman," he and sa he especially thinks and it makes •~ur lives, 1hn1 we forge11ba1 was DOI right. said. remem ers her on the anniversary me sec 1tt not invincible. "There is something in you that Foster added that he has of her death. 1hrough a Nevertheless, it's a It fail 10 realize that death is makes you k,iow that ii is coming," received strong support from his 101 or peo : ii can strike at any stage said Foster, a native of Birming ma1ernal grandparents, as they But even in reflection. memo ple, not ale, from childhood 10 adult- ham, Ala. took over where his mother left off, ries cannot bring back the most take a lot of and any points in between. All hough he felt deep down 1ha1 making sure that he, his sister and integral part of his life. He said he natural part of life some1hing was going 10 go wrong, his father would be all right. Even feels like part of his life is missing. people cnll)". rarely is anyone pre seriously." lor death when it comes. his initial feeling was denial - though he had other good family "You never have a relationship Foster Ho,. do people deal with the denial of the seriousness of his rcla1ionships to help him 1hrough like you have with your mom," admitted mother's illness and 1ha1 anything the ordeal, Foster said. "It takes a Foster said. that we all will face of a loved one? There are that his was actually happening. while for you to accept. It takes His experience with death has an) sure-fire ways of deal experience "I never expected it 10 end like lime to adjust. Nothing will make taught him a 101 about life. He is with dealh and the pain that has shown it go away." rcluc1ant to trust someone for fear along with it. that." Foster said. him 1hal sooner or later. Foster visits his mother's grave tha1 he migh1 lose that person like ~ Fo;ter, a senior psychol Like Fosler, many of us will not everything si1e as of1cn as he can, but he he los1 his mother. When dealing ma,or. shared how he came 10 know when dcalh is going 10 hil so in life is admits that he docs so less fre with women. he said it takes a lot And this is true. The greatest ~ith the reality of losing the close and take away someone that subject 10 change. quently than before because he is for him to put his trust in a woman lesson that death has taught Foster who birthed and nurtured we love. "It makes you realize 1ha1 you away in college. He, like so many and es1eem her on the same level is how 10 live life. Perhaps there is lb~ mother died when he was The death of Foster's mother have lo do for yourself. You have was a trauma that he will never for others who lose loved ones, holds as he did his mo1her. some comfort in that. IO lake care of yourself," he said. get. but he is grateful for 1he special personal memories of her On the whole, he said, "Maybe There have been reports of people suffering s1rokes at hair e_f[ections ~f[ections [email protected],n, salons when 1hey lean back for a \,l l ,, shampoo. S1rokes can also occur with motions so minor that the victims do not even remember what they did to bring them on. MY GRANDMOTHER, MY "SISTER" Strokes arc the third leading cause or dealh in 1he United IDITOR'S NOTE: The Tum po Editor and Local Editor both lost The last time I saw my granclmothe~ with her life. She has exhibited grandmothers last summer. lo sharing their personal Slates. They slrike about 50,000 she wa.s as beautiful as I had ever seen strength I never knew she had. ! think people annually. killing one-third. "'1'1tnces below, they are sharing a part of themselves. her. she finds oomfort in knowing that she was a good daughter. Foot Facts She stood as if she were on top "Why is tha1 buckra here?" she She looked elegant in her cream The Postman Rang Late When I found out my grandmoth According 10 the American die world. She was only about would ask. referring in Gullah to a suit and matching headpiece, sewn by Irony is such a funny thing. er died, I couldn't cry. I wanted 10 so Podiatric Medical Association, .but she held up her small, frail white person. yours iruly. For the first time in years, Recently, Vice President Al badly. but the tears wouldn't come. the average American lakes with pride and dignity. No She was the only one brave she was wearing makeup. My Aunt Gore praised the Postal service's Consequently. I felt a sense of guilt. approximately I0,000 s1eps every ~ould ever believe she was the enough 10 take us on church trips 10 Gabby bad painted my grandmoth promise to deliver a letter any Gabby was laying the watcrbcd day, subjecting his or her feel to r of 12 children. M yrtlc Beach and Florida. And for er's lips burgundy a~d had even across where in the United States in bawling like crazy: my mother was several thousand tons. Sporls She should have waited to die, a week, she would havc a ball tell ing sprayed her body with Realities, a three days or less. However, dur• walking around the house making activities put even more pressure g~. because as I remember all what happened. perfume by Liz Claiborne. A pearl ing the same week, some of the plans; and there I sitting on the on the fce1 and ankles. Medical ing up, she was always there. She was 1he one tolerant enough necklace that matched clip-on ear was 95,000 Christmas cards Gore's bed, numb and silent. l can'1 remem problem~ like arlhrilis and dia mi.\Sed an)1hing. whether she to let us havc sleepovers at her house rings hung around her neck. office scn1 early in December ber where my brother Fiic was. betes can cause fool problems pecking out the window and and then fuss at us when we dis- Strangers who were unfamiliar with were just arriving at some Eventually, my tears came, and and so can shoes that fi1 ineor ibing exactly who came into 1urbed her. the cireumslanccs might have thought reclly. Knoxville addresses, JO weeks bou~e, or whether she was Over the years, we were her my grandmother was going to a ball, when they did. they flowed like rivers. after being mailed in the na1ion's As the public speaker of the fam• Free brochures on foot facts . panying me 10 one of my ''Midnight Ramblers,'' but all the but in actuality, she was going to her such as "On-the-job Foot Health" capitol. programs. still she enjoyed our company. It gravc. ily, I was chosen 10 give the eulogy at the funeral. II took me forever to get and "Aerobics and "\bur Feel" are ~ i> me, she was a classy, spry old could be heard in her laugh1er, her My grandmother died on July 14, available by call ing the APMA On this date in black history . She was the person I had care and in her fussing: 1993. I shall forever remember !hat the first word out because I was so Barbara McNair. singer and ovcroome with emotion. I had final hotline al 1-800-366-8227, 24 ~ tea with. And yes, that is "Slop mocking people, Quincy day. I struggled 10 gel up and get actress, was born in 1939. ly realized that thi.s was ii. Never hours a day. _today, it is one of my favorite [my cousin]. That's not nice you dressed 10 go 10 my internship, trying again ,vould I sec my grandmother or es. know." 10 ignore my crampS. It rained terri Power see her face ligh1 up she smiled. Be careful of the twist Mo,.1 impor1an1, she liked 10 hear "Boy, don't you do that." bly that day and the building where l as "You can either try 10 get Never again would she make me Doctors who were studying wa.\ "going on" in my life. "'m'll leavc Quincy alone." interning hi1 twice by lighl· inside and have some influence, was was laugh. Ncvcr again would I have a unusual causes of s1rokes have ~as doing what? And she had "Ya'll better come out 1ha1 heal ning. It one ofthose days that had or you can stay ou1sidc and be was grandmo1her. Mable Spence was discovered 1ha1 any sharp twist of !Ct of informa1ion 10 share 100, before ya 'll monkey!" an eerie mood to it; now I know why. the neck, ranging from a chiro pure and powerless." She "as so wise. No problem And "in the heat of the day," a Gui- gone. -James Brown My grandmother's death made me As we walked from the church to prnc1or's snap 10 a simple sudden too difficuh for her to han- !ah term she oflen used, she called realize just how short life really i.s; she turn, can trigger a s1roke. and give good advice to. all of her 30 grandchildren for the site of my grandmo1her's burial in was only 60-ycars-0ld. I began to fear the fan1ily plot, a drizzle Sprinkled Most strokes resuh from On the Money Ye~ when it came to outsiders, watermelon and corn on 1he cob. son "Whal they're honoring, I that my own mother might die. The down from lhc heavcns. blood clots or bleeding inside the became re1icent. She would And her last words to me were really don't know." more I though! about the prospect of " .. .Ashes to ashes. dust to dust ..." brain. But they can also stem -La Toya Jackson, revjewing the e closed, silent and almost "Be Good!" losing my mother, the less I was able and with thal, her body was gone for from a tear in one of 1he main d IO speak. This was a part of That was my grandmother, Sarah much-hyped "Jackson Family to cope with the death of my grand ever, but her spirit lives on. arteries that carry blood 10 the secretive nature, that Gullah Campbell, whom I affectiona1cly mother. I still don't know bow my head. Honors" called "Sister." mother has been able to move on - 82 THE HILLTOP PEOPLE ... Communications giant is more than a broadcaster ' at radio s1a1ions in Bos1on and all blacks. I don·, think the media from my own colleagues. !'a O.C. Through 1hc years, he has also gives a fair share of the black ofNBMC founderPluriaMit 13 worked wilh WFAN-TV in D.C communi1y; the black communily and his work wilh NBMCf H Phillips was formerly an i< so diverse. There's a variety of been a supporiing s1rcng11i1r announcer on WHUR-FM. He also concepls. ideologies and cullural blacks in 1he media indllll\ worked as an announcer during behaviors," he said. said. Prcsidenl Kennedy's inaugura1ion. On Oct. 16, J993, Phillips Phillips believes 1haihc 1 ~I than a broadcas1cr and ci,_ Even1ually, he, along wi1h Ann received a broadcas1ing excellence award from the National Black why he"s in 1he indu~lr). Sawyer. would become 1hc first Media Coali1ion. The award was "I'm nol a broadcas1erbcq q talcn1 on Channel 32's .. Evening given for Phillips' media wan I 10 be. I'm a broadq P Exchange." performance and communi1y because there is a pu~ g Phillips was always ccrlain of service. communi1y service." ti whal he would do in life. "I was happy 10 receive an award "Communily broadcasting is my s beat. I'm interested in knowing C whal I can do 10 help 1he r• communi1y al large. I believe G , informa1ion is impor1an1 10 push," ti he said. Name: f< Phillips SCI up a hypo1he1ical ! scenario 10 further emphasize why a· e his field is of in1eres110 him. ··11·s JERRY PHILLIPS ti ~ imporianl 10 me 1ha1 Mrs. Jones 5, j knows where 10 pay her water bill C :i ralher than knowing what the la1cs1 rr J; fashion is," Phillip• explained. 0 "(Because O.C. is a na1ional Occupation: _g "' ci1yJ i1"s cas)· to gel away from Jerry Phillips and Howard student, Tosha Anderson what's happening locally. We arc CR EATOR AND SENIOR living in a world of informa1ion; By Mllana J. Campbell school, I would hang around those its own ini1ia1e," Phillips said. 1hat's my forie in broadcasting. I do Hilltop Staff Writer s1a1ions 10 learn as. much as I In his opinion. s1uden1s should community news and informa1ion,'" PRODUCER OF could," he said. get 1heir broadcas1ipg star! in radio. Phillips cominued. In a nutshell, Jerry Phillips has Examining Phillips' pas1, one "One can gel hi,I' or her skills up Phillips had a IOI 10 say abou1 "D. C. TODAY" CHANNEL16 done it all. could ga1her 1hat he was mean! 10 10 speed and 1hen go on to 1he problems in D.C. He is 1he creator and senior be a communica1ions icon. 1clevision." Phillips said. "Leadership is D.C.'s biggcs1 producer of ··o.c. Today," a When asked if he thinks radio "Radio gives s1udents a problem. Kids today are pul in a PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIRECTO morning program 1ha1 airs daily on and 1clevision compliment each founda1ion. S1udents going into any posi1ion of depending upon D.C. cable channel 16; public 01her, he said, ''I lhink they of the communica1ion areas should 1hemselves and [ii is difficult J for FOR WTEM-AM 570 RADJ affairs direc1or for WTEM-AM compliment each 01her because ge1 some of the fundamentals. I them 10 look toward any fu1ure 570, an all-sports radio s1a1ion; each medium has its own purpose. 1hink it teaches you a 101. Many of because lhey have no guidelines. public affairs direc1or for WFTY One is a visual reali1y ofa par1icular the people tha1 came from radio 10 When !here's no leadership, 1here's PUBLIC AFFAIRS DIREC Channel 50; and was 1he first hos1 incidenl; whereas, the 01her "is an 1clevision got the basic broadcas1 crime," he said. of"Evcning Exchange," a program imaginary visual crea1ed by words 1echniques from radio. h's lhe same .. As African Americans. we are FOR WFTY CHANNEL 50 on WHMM Channel 32. and sound. Radio gives somelhing lhing wi1h 1hea1er. l'healer is a 100 busy 1elling the world we are Harboring a desire 10 be a 10 the slory 1ha1 television can't fundamenlal learning ground that black and saying wha1·s wrong. broadcaster all of his life, Phillips 1elevision adds somc1hing to 1hc polishes one's performance skills. rather 1han making ourselves steadily pursued his childhood s1ory thal radio can'I, and thal is the So when one appca11, on a popular markeiable and feeling secure in dream. He started ou1 in 1he visual rcali1y. medium, such as 1elevision, he has ourselves. We should be able to broadcast industry as a s1udent "For example, baseball is a sport a be11er understanding of stage meel 1hc challenge. lns1ead of Words of Wisdom: volunteer al various radio and 1hat is projec1ed be11er 1hrough composi1ion and self expression," poinlingour fingers. we should ask 1elevision s1a1ions. radio than television because it is a he said. 'Whal can I bring 10 1he 1able,' .. "I'M A BROADCASTER BECA "I used 10 hang around 1he old slower sport wi1h less physical Phillips a11ended Emerson Phillips said. WRC-TV s1a1ions [ television and conflic1. and football is a be11er College where he majored in Phillips also accused 1he media radio]. Thal's when David Brinkley spon for 1elcvision because ii 's a communica1ions arls. Af1er of no1 always accurately por1raying THERE IS PURPOSE - was a s1aff news person." Phillips fas1er action game with a lol of compleling his courses al Emerson 1hc realitie~ wi1hin 1he black commented. "As a kid in high bodily conlacl. Each [medium] has in the mid '60s. he began working communily. ··[The media] doesn·1 ,peak for COMMUN ITY SERVICE. , somet · .&.,... or co_e_e ust ot ess ex ensive. ' -• - -· Lli- - - Macilllosb LC 475 4/l'IJ, Apple (.o/or Plus N' Dispk,y, Apple Exmuletl Keyboard II, PWS the Apple Sl)Mf'riter II. 011 /y $1,472 after $100 rebate! 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CRAMTON AUDITORIUM Hecht' s, Woodward & Lothrop, The Marketplace, Food Court and more than 100 spedolty stores and restaurants. . 1 ! 3500 East West Highway, Hyattsville-410 Exit off B/W Parkway Route 410 and Belcrest Road (301) 559-8844 Manday·Saturday 10 am • 9:30 pm, Sunday naan to 6 pm ' cw@ © 1994 Equity Properties and Developmenl Company, on Illinois Corpora/ion. ' [' +h,,.:,;;-----..,...... _- · --~ ! \ j • " ! b======~0 LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM HOWARD UNIVERSITY Department of Political Science What's another 15 minutes?!! l Presents: Workshop V Invest In Yourself. Take 15 Minutes and Input I Your Free Personal Listing In Guest Speaker: The Martindale-Hubbell®& Donald Temple LEXIS® Student Directory. .. 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Take 15 Minutes and Input Guest Speaker: Your Free Personal Listing In The Martindale-Hubbell· & Donald Temple LEXIS' Student Directory. .. • I-Ioward University Law School 't ...., ·a .,• I , Graduate/Congressional Candidate :·· , ... ' ' . ·. . .•··'- '~ .. ''"1'<·.. . •'' '. .... - ·-.-'· ' .;t~ ,~.. --I.· \.~'. ' Howard University ,. ) Blackburn Center Reading· Lounge • It's FREE' Monday, March 7, 1994 • Input your own listing • Update 011 a DAILY basis from school or home 6:00 - 8:00 P .M. • View only your lis~ing yet provide access to prospective employers DEVELOPING TOMORROW'S LEADERS LEXIS"· NEXIS~<$~ ~t.:.)==.... --··-··-~...- ... ·.,, ··...· ·.., -=-=·=·-==--,__.·~=·=-=·- ..= --·· = ··.,,-••.,,'•~'"... -...... ~• "'... ••' ,,..•·.,.___,~-= -.1--=•N=,_...... = ...~<•--•...... ,.,,,,,....----,,,...,,_, , I~ THE HILLTOP March 4, 1994 ~ ---;------=--=-==------...:,_SPORTS______Jison in.en fall to Delaware and Kentucky, face ~organ toniorrow night in regular season finale I kctball teams have given those in the Howard 25, any additional fighting involving the University community plenty to talk about. From athletes will result in further enforce an exciting quadruple overtime contest by the ment of Na1ional Collegiate Athletic men earlier this season to the current third-place Association regula1ions which calls for - conference standing of the Lady Bison, Howard suspension for the remainder of the sea University basketball has reached its pinnacle. son. Tomorrow marks the end of regular-season According to Head Men's Basketball action, as both teams close out their conference coach Bu1ch Beard, a win tomorrow schedule against Morgan State University at should get the team on a positive track Burr Gymnasium. The ladies will kick off their to next week's M EAC 1ournamcn1. final home game at 6:00 p.m .. while the men's "Hopefully, we can win the last game tip-off is ~lated ,for 8:00. and go with 11:· said Beard. "It would also Earlier this week, the men traveled to be a good expcricnc.c for our 1wo seniors, Louisville, Kentucky where they faced Denny guard Donnail Diggs and forward/center Crum and the Louisville Cardinals. The Cardi Otis Young, to win their final home nals, ranked tenth in the nation by the Associat· game." ed Press Poll, overpowered the Bison en route ... to a 108-65 victory in front of a crowd of a lit Tomorrow night will also be the final tle over 19,000. game in Burr Gymnasium for Lady The Bison, who were without center Grady Bison forward/center Annelle Lee and Livingston. forward Ari Crowder and guard Eric guard Doro1hy Williams, both seniors. Dedmon, shot only 35 percent from the tloor, For four seasons, Lee and Williams while commilling 22 turnovers. have been the backbone of lhe Lady Livingston, Cro,,der and Dedmon were Bison," ho at press lime currently s1and suspended from one game because of their at 12-13 overall, 10-6 in the MF.AC. participation in a fight that occured last Going into tomorrow's contest, the week in the 91-85 loss to the Delaware State Lady Bison arc lead by Lee and Hornets. Williams, who arc averaging 18.9 and The game was interrupted for nearly twen 14.3 points a game. Center Denique ty-five minutes as officials and coaches Graves is the other Lady Bison averag / scrambled to separate the players who ran ing points in double figures, with four I onto the court as Livingston and Delaware teen a game. The 7'0" freshman is sec State·s Malcolm Musgrove exchanged blows. All ond among all Lady Bison in rebounds three Bison were ejected from the game. as per game, with 8. Lee is the team's lead were Musgrove and fellow Hornets Phil Anderson and ing rebounder with 8.6. I lijr Sabree. In a statement released by Mid-Eastern Athletic Con After four seasons forward/center Annette Lee pa,t tour months, the men\ and womcn·s bas- ference Commi;,.,ioner Kenneth A. Free on February will play In her flnal Burr game. tram.ural basketball and ccer seasons take off sependa Bower in a more laid back setting. sJohnson This year, students can look forward to new Staff Writers equipment, more court space and more teams to participate in and cheer for. Thirty-two teams make 11~els into the season. the Howard University up the basketball bracket, which includes ual basketball league is representation from 1he law school, ng record-breaking This year, medical school, off-campus students, ,t<-1'ltiOn. as well as on-campus students. '-":1-c director of intramurals. students can look The basketball league plays four ;ii Alla, is pleased with the nights a week, Monday through !turnout and participation in forward to new Thursday, with the top two teams of the basketball and soccer each night making the playoffs, a ., He is convinced that the equipment, more single-elimination tournamenl that ,bclming popularity of court space and will crown an eventual champion in ~urals is based on its mid-April. llional emphasis and the fact more teams to However, in mid-March, the four 11udents are bccomi ng respective leaders from each night will inted with the sports they p a r ticipate in participate in the Mid-Atlantic ct involved in. and cheer for tournament, which will involve many The purpose of intramural big-name universities such as Duke Howard Sharks better than ever •" to provide students and and Towson State. By Elaine Myada he feels that next year Howard will be "force" , the opportunity 10 compete In addition, the soccer program is Hilltop Staff Writer in the swim arena. • j.ll each other in their favorite sports on the quite popular this year. Many international students For the men Jabari King and Stefan Steer • te level. Since everyone cannot participate in participate within the ten competing teams. Some A coach's real medal is watching his team made a big impact. mi1y sanctioned sport, intramurals gives soccer teams are co-ed while others are not. succeed and having other coaches and officials King finished first in the JOO-yard 1, that ··compe1i1ive release." especially For more information, contact Samuel Atta in the comment on the change. At the recent Southern backstroke with the lime of 53.47 and broke his :Jtring 1hat many who participate did so on a high basement of the Blackburn Center. For those interested States Swimming and Diving meet. swim own record of 54.49. He also finished third in lc,el. in signing up for the lacrosse cluh, contact Darryl Jones C9ach Jason Scnford said that he had his the 50-yard free-style with a time of 21.55. Steer also came in strong with some gold allows other students to cheer on their friends at (30 I) 596-3708. proudest moment watching the Howard Sharks swim team record their best times this season. performances in the 100-yard tly and the 200- His sense of accomplishment was reinforced yard fly, finishing with 51.93 and 1:55.54 rack team freshmen proving tough competitors when officials, swimmers and coaches respectively. congratulated him and his team on their Steer said that he felt he had .;i fine Trlk El-bashlr run with a time of 5:04 and fourth in the 55-meter hurdles. tremendous improvement. performance, but there's room for :o Staff Writer finished fourth in the 1500-meter Middle distance runner Damion Even though the Sharks finished eighth in improvement. run in 2:20. Rowe, also a freshman, raced his the ten-team competi1ion, the focus remains on "I feel if I was more challenged, my times Freshman Shena Ferguson, In the 55-meter hurdles, best 800-meter time this season. the '"whole new team·• that has emerged could have been a lot better," Steer said. 'eting in her first indoor Jamelia MeElroy placed fourt h He finished fourth overall with a between the fall and spring due to intense Senford felt that the team's improvement in n. won the Mid-Eastern with a time of 8.8 seconds. Senior time of 1:56. training and many other factors. time shows that his program is headed in the · rcnce long jump title. She team captain Adayna Upchurch "We had the most athletes in Swimmer Dara Hamilton felt that team right direction. ~d her personal best of J 9 took fourth place in the 400- the finals in quite awhile," Head morale played a big factor in her performance. "We've come a long way thi5 season with nd 5 inches. mcter run with a time of 58.4. Coach William Moultrie said "Everybody is concentrating more on the the team as a whole through training and · ·guson, though proud of her The women's distance medely He also said that the team was team as a whole, morale development," said Senford. rmance. said, "I wanted to team McKlaskey, McElroy, very competitive and ran with and when I was swimming, all I could hear was But for next year he is looking to fill out•his ·-20-somcthing." Rand°ell and Palmer finished more confidence than it had in coach yelling go, go! And it was so thrilling," roster. Koward University women's second to Florida A&M past meets. Hamilton said . ''We have a good team, but we need depth or track team finished a University with a time of 13:35. Moultrie expects the freshmen The men managed 10 bring home medals in in order to earn enough points to win more 1c1ablc overall fourth place at Howard's men's team finished to continue to improve and to be four different relays. They finished first place meets," Senford said. \IEAC championships. In a disappointing eighth place in really competitive in the in the 200-yard free-sty le relay. In the 400· yard 1b fill out his roster he said that he will need lion 10 Ferguson's the conference. Despite their poor upcoming outdoor season. The free-style they came in second, and in the 200- quality walk-ons who are willing to work hard 1mancc. freshman middle finish there were major outdoor season begins March 19 and 400- yard medley they came in second. and believe in themselves. cc runner Kenya Palmer contributions from the freshman at Hampton University. JaJa Wade was proud of their finishes and ed second in the 800-meier runners. Marlin Lord finished Men's and Women's Tennis Schedule 1994 ~p:r.i.1_ 2:30 pm 6-US Naval Academy Home Men 2:30 pm 5-Maryland Away Men I 0-Morgan State Away Both 12:00 pm 7-UMES Away Both 12:00pm 14-Coppin State Away Both 2:00 pm 8-N.C.A&T Home Both 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 16-American University Home Men I I -George Washington Home Men 2:30 pm 18-Hampton UniversiLy Away Men 1:00 pm 19-Norfolk University Away Men 10:00 am Home Men 9:00 am 14-16-M EAC Championships Tallahassee, FL. 20-Radford 11:00 am 20-Radford Home Women 23-Univ. of MD-Baltimore Co. Away Both 2:30 pm 24-American University Away Women 3:00 pm 26-31-Hilcon Head Invitational Away Both B6 THE HILLTOP M11t1it1 ote: n Tuesday March 1, 1994, a commentary titled "A Nasty The MoveID.ent Continues! zi~ ight at Howard" ran in The Was~ington P~st. In t~at Undergraduale Trustee, I mus1 stand up and of Minister Louis Farrakhan 10 Hi1Jct iece the author, Richard Cohen, discussed his reaction represent the voices of the students: the dare you!!! Minister Farrakhan lei_ o Khalid Abdul Muhammad's speech at Howard the On Tuesday, March 1, 1994, lhe students students mus1 be heard! I was not elected lo upliftment of oppressed people. Hitlci~ eek before. This special page is designed t of Howard Universily were dealt a blow to the sil idly by and watch as a while racist defames and acted oul haired and while ,u~ accommodate the number of responses The HILLTOP a head. Richard Cohen, a white column isl for lhe the integrity of every Howard s1udcn1, alumni, against all non-whites, includingJews.~ a result. Washing1on Pos1, degraded every black person facuhy member, slaff and administrator. Mr. etc. Minister Farrakhan teachc1 b al Howard University and indeed around lhe Cohen, I respectfully submit to you lhat your empowerment by encouraging u1• 'Howard Students: world in an article en1i1lcd "A Nasty Night al time has come. No longer will you come out enlrepreneurs, teachers, lawyers and aa: Howard." against our leaders and gel away with it. The alike. In response to one of our beloved friends' students of Howard University will be the firsl Every sludent and non-student llllll1 Leaders of Today' and leaders' speeches, Mr. Cohen took second to let yoti know thal your actions will not go up for our leaders. And the st11dcntsa11\:, hand quo1es from a Washinglon Pos1 reporler unnoticed. Moreover, we demand an University will be the vanguard 10 ~ This letter is in response 10 1he article written on March 1, 1994 by and, subsequently, called the students of immediate apology, if not your job. When my brolhcr, friend and fellow cl.I:\'. Mr. Richard Cohen entitled "A Nasty Night at Howard." Mr. Cohen's Howard University "chumps of yesteryear." Mr. Cohen, you musl realize that when you Ma lik Zulu Shabazz brought Dr. Kbi:. article was in reference to Dr. Khalid Muhammad's speech delivered He wenl even further 10 say 1ha1 the several come out against one of us (Black people), you Howard lasl week, ii was nol a "Nl.ll)I a1 Howard University. Nol only did Mr. Cohen auack Dr. Khalid, hundred s1uden1s present al 1he speech in are in act'uality coming out against all of us. at Howard,: bu1 a beauliful dai 1 Minister Farrakhan, and the Nation oflslam, bul he lambasted the entire which Dr. Khalid Muhammad spoke "acted Nol only do the students of Howard University continuation of 1ru1h, love and m01clll:I Howard University s1uden1 body. Mr. Cohen overstepped his bounds like exlras in a Leni Reifcns1ah l movie." This have the backs of Dr. Khalid Muhammad and the s1udcn1s, by the students and !;i and went 100 far! one sta1emcnt alone has led me 10 write a Minister Louis Farrakhan, bul also of every students. I will not address or even try to defend the ludicrous comments he response 10 speak up for the beautiful brothers black man and woman brave enough 10 give made concerning the Nation of Islam, for Minister Farrakhan and Dr. and sisters in auendancc as well as 1hose who us 1he truth, 1he whole truth, and nothing but Omar Karim 1 Khalid arc more than capable of eloquently setting the record slraight. the truth. Undergraduate Trustee-Elect Whal I will address though, is his comments about lhc students of were not. And to address the issue of your comparison Howard University; the university of which 1 am proud to be a student! As Howard University's newly elected Mr. Cohen, when you called me a "chump," you made this personal. 1hope you arc hungry and have your knife and fork in hand, Mr. Cohen, because it's time for you 10 cat your words. Yes, Howard University is federally funded as you so slyly pointed out. Whal of it? Those arc my tax dollars and my parents' tax dollars as well, or does ours not count? Or is it that old, racist ideology of "you lake 1he money, you take the orders?"' Lei me remind you, Mr. Cohen, this is 1994. The days of being silent are over! And who named Howard "the Harvard of tradirionally black colleges?" What a white supremacist attitude! Harvard should be honored 10 call itself the Howard of traditionally while colleges! This next sc111ence is a direct quote from you, Mr. Cohen." ... 'I will nol do what I am told to do' permeates both the Howard meeling, and to a degree, 1he refusal of certain African-American leaders to repudiate Farrakhan." I know there must be a typo somewhere in lhat sentence. Surely, surely, you did 1101 mean that someone (Jews) gave us (Africans in America) an order, and we did 1101 follow i1? Of course, you did nol mean 1ha1 boss gave the niggas some orders, and they refused? Let me remind you, again, Mr. Cohen, this is l 994! What you tried lo characterize as "a juvenile sense of manliness," Mr. Cohen, is indeed an assertion of manliness and a direct statement to you and the world that we African people will 1101 roll over and play CORNING~REVERE dead any longer. We exis1, so get used 10 ii! Whal you termed a ··sordid"' evening a Howard University was in foci 1he rejuvenation of a people Owned and operated by © Corning Corporation, Corning, New Y once enslaved, mu1ila1ed, castrated, hung from every tree, raped, quanered and burned alive - - - all al the hands of white people - - the Jew and 1he Gentile. So don'I come off sounding as if Jews are innocent bystanders who never wronged anyone. Might I remind you of the cowardly Dr. Jew who recemly killed about fifty people while they were on 1heir knees, prostrating and praying 10 God almighty? Bui, we won·1 go there. The Howard University student body is not "brimming with ignorance." As you suggest, Mr. Cohen. On 1he contrary, we are more aware and imelligent than in our en1ire history in this country, and 1he road we tread is lhe road in which we are des1incd. This is the road God promised us-- - Where the meek shall inheril the Earth and come oul of her with greater substance! You were right aboul one thing though, Mr. Cohen. We, the Howard are looking for STORE MANAGERS for students arc not the leaders of tomorrow - - - we are 1he leaders of today! Get used to it! various locations throughout the United States. Sa'Diyya Muhammad Ju11ior, Hospitality Ma11ageme111 The Lies Must End We will be interviewing on campus Thursday, - I am writing in response 10 lhe Tuesday, March 1,1994 article wriucn March 17, 1994. by Richard Cohen in lhe Washington Posl, litled "A Nasty Night al Howard." This editorial was tasteless, disheartening and idiotically written. Mr. Cohen wrote about Dr. Khalid Abdul Muhammad's speech given here a1 Howard University in 1he Blackburn Ballroom. He started the article by calling Dr. Khalid, my brother, a "madman." What jurisdiction or whal right does this racist column isl have 10 make a statement like this? He wem on to auack a Howard s1udent, my brother, Malik Zulu Shabazz, by saying, "a man we can only hope was Coming offers: born 100 late for his real calling; A Pogrom." Whal docs 1ha1 mean? According 10 Merriam Webster Dictionary, pogrom means "an orga!lizcd massacre of helpless people; such as the massacre of Jews." So is this while man trying 10 say that Malik is a killer? I despise -- this statement, and his has no right 10 make a s1atemen1 like this, unless Gxceffenl teNJ/~ he has seen with his own two eyes Malik organize a massacre. Mr. Cohen 100k second hand notes from Rene Sanchez, a reporter -- Lompelalive from the Washington Post, who was present al 1his event. Mr. Cohen ~ala,~ disagreed with the Howard University Student Association giving Dr. Khalid $500. We, 1he students, will always support a black man or -- (j,owlh oppo,lunilie~ woman who is for the upliftmenl of black people, and is telling the truth. He referred 10 lhe Nation of Islam as" a white-haling, Jew-haling, gay haling, catholic-haling group." Th•· is one hell of a statement for any man 10 make. Mr. Cohen, I humbly submit to you that whenever you attack any of my brother or sister, you auack lhe whole black nation. Whenever you attack my people like this, reprehension is mandatory. Mr. Cohen went on 10 make the bold statement, "that Iheme - - I will not do what Jam 1old lo do• - permeates both 1he Howard meeting and, 10 a degree, the refusal of certain African American leaders to repudiate Farrakhan." What kind of racist s1atemen1 is he making when he said" ... I _will nol do whal I am told to do?" _What arc you saying, 1ha1 wear; animals, children, or puppets? This 1s a bold, egotistical, whtte rac1s1 statement lo say that we arc subservient to someone's commands. This man went on to equa1e Minister Farrakhan to Hiller. This is a totally outrageous slatement. Minister Farrakhan is bringing Please sign up today at the Career Services enlightenment and a way of upliftment to the oppressed people of 1he office II world. Mr. Cohen went on to auack us, the students of Howard Univ~rsity, by saying tha1 "Howard University's audience brimming wtth ignorance, and led by a pied piper of racism is going down 1he sucker's road to nowhere. They are 1101 the leaders of tomorrow. They are the c~umps of yesteryear." This man has no business writing for the Washington Posl, unless the Posl is a while racist owned paper that would_ let such schmuck, such garbage and such derogatory s1atements bewnuen. In closing, Mr. Cohen, as a studenl leader al Howard University, I stand for the students, by the students and for 1he s1uden1s. We will nol tolerate such ignorance 10 be printed by anyone. With this article you have shown and proven your ignorance, and you have also shown 1ha1 you know how 10 stir controversy. And because of this, you must pay. "I • Ralph Smith President, /11stit11te ofElectro11ic and Electrical E11gi11eers ...... 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