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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the The iH lltop Digital Archive at Digital Howard @ Howard University. It has been accepted for inclusion in The iH lltop: 1980-90 by an authorized administrator of Digital Howard @ Howard University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. • heek considers ambassadorship in Cameroon • ' ' By Suzanne Alexander Joseph Perkins, a deputy assistant Trustee Sharon Pratt Dixon said Cheek and Bush have maintained position cannot be confirmed in this JetS article is moot if Cheek declines and Gale P. Mitchell to Vice President Dan Quayle, con­ that the board has yet to vote on a close relationship for many years manner. the offer. Hilltop Staff Reporters firmed that Cheek ha s ~been offered Cheek's position but will be meeting dating back to Bush's days aS a The position must first be offered ''Over the last eight years, Cheek Howard President James E. Cheek the position but has yet to respond. tomorrow. senator from Texas in the late 1960s. aild accepted, Perkins said. Then, the has had several offers for am­ has been offered the U.S. am­ Cheek did not return phon~ calls Rev. Evans Crawford, the long­ Cheek was an active supporter in person considered is officially bassadorships. In fact, he could have bassadorship to Cameroon, a small for comment regarding whether or time dean of the School of Divinity, Bush's recent campaign ]for the nominated for the position and either had his choice of the [African] country in central Africa, according not he has accepted the position. said, ''There has been speculation presidency. / accepted or rejected by the Senate. continent. · to a White House spokesman. Alan Hermesch, director of the since President Bush won the election AccOrding to the latest issue of Jet ''Cheek's nomination has not gone ''But Cheek has always turned In a related move, the Board of Department of University Relations, that Cheek was being considered for Magazine, Cheek's nomination is ex­ to the Senate," PCrkins said. ''T-here them down. I suspect he won't accept Trustees is scheduled to meet tomor­ would not confirm or deny that an ambassadorship. pe~ed to be confirmed by the U.S. has been no nomination because this one either. The timing is .not row to discuss Cheek's future at the Cheek was considering leaving the ''Nothing official, however, has Senate in June. there has been no acceptance.'' university. university. been announced,'' Crawford 'said. But according to Perkins, Cheek's Perkins added that the point of see Cheek, page 1

' ' Concerns s Ward sues over firing Students address p Claims breach of contract in $850,000 suit accreditation board r • By Jason B. Johnson about housing, l Hilltop Staff Reporter Former assistant football coach financial did .Jim Ward has filed a $850,000 n lawsuit against the university, Presi­ By Michelle Hord g dent James Cheek, athletic director Hilltop Staff Reporter William Moultrie and head coach Howard students expressed their Steve Wilson, claiming breach of l. grievances with housing, financial aid contract. and academics last Tuesday in an Dr. Carl Anderson, vice president open forum with the Middle States 0 of Student Affairs, said he was not Accreditation Board . fully aware of the suit but that he had The board was here in response to a received a letter from Moss Lewis, · Jim Ward an in-depth self-study ..that began a Ward's attorney charging that a pro­ year ago looking into all aspects of s mise had been broken on the part of the university including housing and • the university. administration. l Ward said he was misled about his The self-study was sent to Middle future at Howard at a critical time States for review prior to their arrival s when he was recruiting players for the on campus. In turn, 12 represen­ team. Ward's suit calls for compen­ tatives were sent from the board to satory, exemplary and punitive see if the self-study was done damages. properly. ' 'I don't want to read his The meeting was part of a three­ (Wilson's) mind but it does seem ex­ day visit to the university. During tremely funny that ... he knew that I their stay, the board met with facul­ ·' was going out to recruit and then the ty, Students and the administration. next week I was fired,'' Ward said. The forum was directed by, Dr. ''My first conversation was with Fred Preston, vice president of stu­ Wilson the day after he was made -· dent affairs of the State Uni.Versity of head football coach, Friday. He William Moultrie New• York. Other members of·· the .. - wanted me to stay in the capacity of forum included Dr. Richard Rifking, offensive co-ordinator, just as I had physician, Dr. M. Maloney, a been under Coach Jeffries." counselor at the City Ci5IICge of New When asked about his meeting~ York, and Peter J. [,iacouras, presi­ with Ward and the lawsuit in gen er~, dent of Temple University. Wilson declined comment. Preston explained to students the "After Wilson and I had our objectives of the board's visit. meeting Fridaf, I went out and sign: ''We are here to establish the mis­ $d five top kids for Howard,'' Ward sion of the university, the university's said. success in achieving its mission and According to Ward, when he ask­ -the resources necessary to achieve its . ed about how personnel changes mission,'' Preston said. Howard models flaunt spring fashions during the UGSA Spring Black Am Festival's · annual fashion Would affect his future at Howard, The meeting began an hour late Wilson referred him to Moultrie. show, ''0-asis. '' See related story on page 8. photo by David EmII den • see Forum, page 10 see Ward, page 7 Steve Wilson I Earl Graves to address 1989 graduates • , . I Hilltop wins top honors By Sonia Osintoye upscale African-Americari profes- development. Hilltop Staff Reporter sionals, entrepreneurs and policy Last year, Graves' third company, in regional competition ' Earl G. Graves, successful en­ makers in the private and public EEG Dallas Broadcasting Inc. , . ~ trepreneur and nationally recogd.ized sector. operators of radio stations KHUN- authority on African-A\nerican ln addition to Black Enter- AM and KDLZ-FM in Dallas, was l By Keith L. Alexander J '. ''It will serve as an ~centive for business development, will be the prise, which was founded in 1970 with sold for $14 million to an investment Hilltop Staff Reporter us to try to match and improve the keynote speaker for commencement yearly sales currently over 15 .2 • group that included Gilmore Broad­ quality of the paper. Eyes will be on us for continued improve­ exercises on May 13. million and a readership o f approx- casting Corporation of Kalamazoo, Howard University's student / 1 newspaper, The Hilltop and radio ment, ''he said. Graves is president and chief ex­ imately 1.9 million, Graves also Mich. . ' ecutive officer of Earl 0. Graves developed the Minority Business In- ''Earl 1Graves will ,be an excellent station, WHBC, recently won Robertson added that The Com· Ltd., parent corportation for the Earl formation Institute. Headquartered commencement speaker," said Nan- . awards for being outstanding news munity News ,the School of Com­ G. Graves Publishing Company in New York, the Minority Business cy Flake, director of the Small organizations. " munications' newspaper will also Institute is a non-profit resource The Hilltop was named best all- be stiff competition. which Produces Black Enterprise ''The Community News is very magazine, a publication targeted to library on African-American business see Graves, page 7 Earl Graves round non-daily student ~ newspaper in the region by the good. Next year the further com­ Society of Professional petition will serve as a Journalists . · strength ejler.'' • The award was announced at At the 11th annual Black Col­ ~ Nation's students to march.. for financial issues last weekend's SP J Mark of Ex­ lege Radio Convention. held in cellence Award conference. The Atlanta, WHBC was given a special award for its coverage of . " "{ student newspaper beat out By James Stovall march, said, ''It is , essential that encampment on the lawn to ''There is a con.certed effort to get news'papers from University of the student protest earlier ,this Hilltop Staff Reporter students more vocally than ever res­ dramatize what the Reagan years ~ District of Columbia residents involv­ Maryland, James Madison year. Tens of thousands of collCge and pond to the budget cuts, tuition in­ have done," she said. ed in order to give them a chance to Univeristy and Virginia Com­ high school students from mOre than creases and especially an increase in The following morning at 10:00 answer the city's bad pres ''Spence monwealth University. Calvin Jackson, general 35 states across the country are ex­ racism.'' ; a.m. those participants will lead the said. manager for the station, said the pected to be in town on April 29 to According to Marley, the marchers · rest of the marche~s from the East Suzanne Alexander, editor-in­ award is finally giving the station demand money for education, jobs also plan to demonstrate against at­ Capitol Grounds to Connecticut ''We are not fooled by Bus 's chief of The Hilltop said she was the recognition it deserves. and an increase in the minimum tacks on affirmative action pro­ Avenue and 13th Sts. and to the Lin'- 'kinder and gentler' talk, because w proud 01· he.r staff and the dedica­ ''The award is a reflection of wage. grams, increases in incidents of coin Memorial. There, demonstrators see that poverty, homelessness and tion they showed. ·the hard work that has gone un­ The National March on racism and attacks on reproductive will hear from several speaker-s, in~ inequality are on the rise," said ''We have worked so hard this noticed in recent years. I'm real Washington is being organized by a rights. eluding Rep. Ron Dellums and Rep. Jelayne Miles, of Students and Youth year to continue the tradition of proud of that. We are finally gain­ coalition of more t}lan 400 groups On April 28 many members of the John Conyers (D-Mich), both of the Against Racism [SAY AR]. "This is excellence that The Hilltop is ing respect across campus and the across the country representing• • protest will coriduct an overnight Congressional Black Caucus. the real George Bush, and we have to known for," said Alexander. nation. students, comI_Pi.unity membefs 8.l)d camp-out on the lawn of the Capitol Despite the march's traditional expose him and stop him now.'' Editor-in-Chief for th~ 1989-90 ''The news department did a civil rights activists. Building, according to Shannon route and expected tuin-out, Miles said similar student , school year, Alonza Robertson very good coverage of the protest. Julianne .Marley, vice-president of Spence, a staff. organizer fdr the organizers say the April 29 March on denionstrations are being planned for said winning the award presents a They should be commended,''said the United States Student Association march. Washington will be different from 1 April 29 in Seattle, Wash. ·and San challenge for him. Jackson. and one of the endorsers of the ''We're going to have a people's similar protests. Francisco, Calif. ,

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, Campus ' • ·. LASC dismisses vice president-elect • By George Daniels Room 116, a classroom in "I think she [Warner] was done involved in the organization since Hilltop Stafr Reporter Douglass Hall. Douglass Hall unjustly,•• said Melissa Robinson, their freshman years and want • served as an polling place during LASC Executive President elect ''everything to go their way.'' The Liberal Arts Student Coun­ the Liberal Arts Student Council for 1989-90. She ran and won both Warner added that the contesta­ cil has recently removed Charlene elections. times.'' Warner ra.-1 on the ticket tion was handled poorly. Warner from her ·position as the · '-' Ms. Warner's negligence to in­ with Robinson. Robinson ''Mr. Jones, our president newly elected Liberal Arts Ex­ form the young man as well as her defeaied her opponent Donald . handled it very tacky,'' she said ecutive Vice President and replac­ complete disregard for the Walker by one vote. The new president is however, ed Althonder T~ompson in the guideliiles by sitting in the same ''I think there were a lot of per­ set to start the new school term. position. class and allowing the dispensing sonal feelings involved as far as ''I'm 'glad to be in office .and Warner, who was elected on of carllpaign bookmarkers pro­ the contestation is concerned,'' ready to do things for the liberal Nigel Fanfair Paula MitcheN March 14, was accused of dispen­ moting her to continue are ob­ Robinson added. ''I don't think arts students,'' Thompson said. sing campaign Pookmarkers on vious grounds, on her part, for logic was used as far as making the With Thompson assuming 'the election day in a contestation fil­ disqualification,'' said Walker. decision.'' role "of vice president, Robinson ed by unsuccessful LASC ''She witnessed it and didn't ''I have nothing against will have to work with all members C.S.A. vote contested presidential cantlidate Donald stop it,'' said Kelvin Jones, Ex­ Charlene,'' said Walker. ''If of the opposing Thomp-, . . Walker. ecutive President of LASC. Jt>nes you're wrong you're wrong. It's son/ Walker slate. By Ona Alsfon Hilltop Staff Reporter deny that the irregularities took • According to LASC election said 'the council made the decision unfortunate that people think they ''The most important thing you place, but feels that such judgement guidelines, ''There shall be no to remove Warner since the can get away with the guidelines.'' must realize [is] you're n6 longer is harsh. The committee has re­ a candidate, we're a team now,'' After allegations of electoral ''ir­ campaigning or loitering by any margin of victory was 'only five Warner said she believes there written the rules and guidelines both candidate on the day of the votes, and in the classroom where was a conspiracy involved in the said Thompson. ''Melissa Robin­ regularities:• the Caribbean Students Association will hold a second elec­ for the slates and for the pollworkers General or Run-off Election on the bookmarkers dis,tributed, at filing of the contestation. She son is a very important part of the fqr the second election. the Main ·campus.'' least 70 votes could have been cast. named Walker, Floyd Dickens, team. I will work wjth her to the tion for its 1989-90 executive commit­ tee next Wednesday, April 26. Alyson Ford, committee chair­ According to Walker, _he Warner edged out her opponent Kimberly Churchwell and Kimber· best of my ability.'' woman, said, ''We're all students; we campaign and freshman class president, l In the first contest, which was held witnessed a Warner ly Esmond and said that these • were all nominated by the C .S.A . to worker dispensing bookmarkers in Althonder Thompson, 99-94. LASC staff members have been see LASC, page last April 17, presidential candidate Paula Mitchell and her slate garnered run this. None of us has any ex­ 178 votes beating candidate Nigel perience in C.S.A. electoral Fanfair's 174 votes. guidelines and none of us had beerjl The Fanfair slate lodged a formal on the committee before. There werJ complaint with the C.S.A. Elections no records on how to conduct tHe New Mr~ Howard named Committee after learning that eight elections besides the constitution which is very weak.'' ...... _ ballots were missing from the School 1 By Melonie McCall freshmen males and educate them as of Business polling place. •· 1 think that some of the mistakes I Hilltop Staff Reporter to what the Howard man is and what They also found that there was one that we've made were a result of thC is expected of him academically and ballot in the box more than there lack of co-operation that we got,'' The student body officially met its socially," Robinson said. were names on a list registered as hav­ Ford said, noting that the names of new Mr. Howard, Gerard T . Robin- The 22-year-old, junior, . ing. voted. pollworkers were submitted late. son, at a reception held Wednesday philosophy major has several ideas The slate also complained that the She said that maybe the commit-, in the Hilltop Lounge in the Armour for the upc~ming year. ''I will work pollworkerS were ill-prep

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• service in fall r, By Shelia Maxwell Hilltop Staff Reporter Studl! nt leaders, in conjunction with Howard's Sectirity Division , have come up with a program that, if success ful could greatly reduce the fears that Howard students have about walking at night. . The volunteer program, called the Student Escort Service, is designed to make ~u(e that by traveling in groups • studentS will be. safer going across ' . ' campus and to their dorms. Al ·'": Ording to Lt. Coyal Jayson of the Security Division, the Escort Ser­ vice is not a new idea. He said the program, scheduled to start next fall, was done a few years ago, but died out because of a lack of volunteers. • ''I' m excited,'' said Jays.on who I has been working on the service since last September as a part of the Cam­ pus Watch Coordinator Program which he heads. ''It's long overdue. Other cam- • puses have it and our students are just as capable arrd responsible as students on oth~r campuses,'' said the 24-year veteran of the Divison. According to Van Johnson, Howard University Student Associa­ tion grievance director and one of the service's five student organizers, the - Escort Service will pair students with \ · see Service, page 10 • i • .. . Campus ' events,

Tuesday, April 25 from _Maybe you don't like using condoms. But if 7:30-9:30 a.m. The Howard you're going to have sex, a latex condom with a Univcrsity"llfl Small Busiitess spermicide is your best protection (!gainst the AIDS Development Center Will present • its sixth ''Export Now Round­ VIIUS. tablc'' breakfa,st discussion at the Howard Inn in the Reeve Room. Use them every tinle, from start to finish, On-site registration starts at 7 a.m. accordirig to the manufacturers' directions. Because The fee is $30 for pre-registered no one has ever been cured of AIDS. More than participants and $40 for on-site - registration. For further informa­ 40,000 Americans have already died from it. .tion contact HU-SDBC at And even if you qon't like condoms, using them • 636-5150. ,_ is definitely better than that Frtd1y, April 21 from 7:30 ' • p.m.-1 a.m. The School of Com­ , munications and the Office of the 111.P STOP AIJS. USE A Dean will present "The Senior Af· fair'' at the Howard Inn. Dinner ·1*•1•nc111*8•w ••11 1•1•11111111~ 1111 ...ar· ';IMD1Msb451IS.W 1'' E'M,b:. will be served at 8 p.m. Tickets are • $20. .

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••• · The Hilltop/Fridoy. __Aprn 2_1, _1989 Page 3 • ~ports • I Player controversy continues, no resolution By Jeannie Moore Team statistics from 1985 indicate violation of NCAA regulations. Ac­ Moultrie and the athletic department. Hilltop Staff Repo_r1~r that Killings, Hancock and Javis cording to Moultrie, this is done in l!_'s really taking advantage of coach played briefly in four games, Gra't'es front of both him and the head Jeffries 3.nd what he did thCre.'' said­ Confusion and controvery con­ played in five and Jones played in one coach. tinues to circulate regarding the re­ a former assistant coach under Jef­ game. Brunson, Thomas and Davis Moultrie said he feels that Jeffries cent disclosure that nine key Howard were not listed. fries, who chose · to remain Universi,ty football players are ineligi­ and his staff understood their obliga­ anonymous. According to Moultrie, the infor­ tions. ''Each person is given an op­ ble for the 1989-90 season. mation about the players was brought ''I'm not surprised that he's going portunity. We should be aware of the While Athletic Director William to his attention sometime in ·March. to put the blame off on somebody documents that we have to sign.'' else. I don't remember signing any . - Moultrie and coaches who served After further examination of facts, - . ------;m -. form$ [concerning player eli.lribiltvl. •• under Jeffries pass blame among Moultrie said h.e discovered that the With this in mind, MoultriC said themselves, players and fans remain players had exhausted their years of there was no way he could have The coach said "that indeed a ptaYer • - in the dark as to what exactly participation ·list was done every year eligibility . known what was .JZ:oina on. happened. As far as Moultrie is concerned, listing the names of players who had J4soN B. JoliNsoN On March 27, Moultrie revealed ''The only persOn t-hat could be participated in games during that Jeffries and his assistants are respon­ aware [of infractions] is the coach that the nine are ineligible because sible. Each year the coaching staff season. However, the names of the they played in at least one game dur­ that is sending the athlete into the players in question were never on the signs a contract which requires game,'' he explained. , ing their freshmen year prior to be- adherence to NCAA rules and list that matched their freshman year, Teaming up ing redshirted. . l regulations ~ Moultrie feels that being open and · he said. The players in quCstion are All­ Moultrie said Jeffries 8.nd his staff upfront is important. ''1£.we're go­ In his opinion the first responsibili­ on each MEAC tailback Fred Killings, offen­ also signed a compliance Jetter say­ ing to be first class, we must be first 1 ty for the list belonged to the Jeffries sive tackle John Thomas, two-time, ing that they must report to the class across the board and that in­ coaching staff. Then, he said, it is the ! All-MEAC center Dwight Brunson, athletic director any knowledge of cludes integrity." responsibility of the athletic director, ,. other linebacker Marty Graves (who led the violation of NCAA regulations in the In contrast, members of the Jef­ who is responsible for checking and ' team in tackles), wide receivers John institution. fries coaching staff feel they fulfill­ certifying the list and then sending it Someone recently told me Javis and Derrick Faison, and defen­ In addition, athletes aie annually that they thoug_ht a plan should ed their duties and to a large degree to the MEAC commissioner. sive backs Anthony Davjs, Thomas required to sign a similar statement responsibility lies with Moultrie. be developed to deal with a cer­ Jones and Robert Hancock. ' t_hat includes their knowledge of Hot shot Annette Boben tain football player who sup­ ''I reallv take exception to Coach see Controversy, page 11 posedly beat up a woman on the yard a few weeks ago. (I was not a witness,- but this is wha_t __L have been told.) Ifqt sh~ · t What surprised me is not that 1 people think this guy should be 101ns Bi4on taught a lesson- anyone who hits a~ woman in anything less By Jason B. Johnson than self-defense needs to have Sports HiUt op S1aff Reporter his ~ell rung- but that a lot of people seem to be extra-inspired Spotlight A ma1or. coup has been' acheived to hf! rt this man because he is by the university in the form of 6'3'' an athlete. Annette Babers, one of the nation's Until then I had thought the . top-. girl's · ~asketb~ll recruits ~ The days of disliking athletes simp­ Saginaw (Mich.) High School senior ly because the:t live in C,:Q9_k Soc ·er coach takes no prisoners has announced that she will attend Hall and other .,old stereotypes Howard next fall. . I w.as over By Gale P. Mitchell National League was the way to Babers, a center, was name'd first I remember 'the days when I ·Hilltop Staff Reporter term . all-America by Parade do it," said Bane. Magazine, Street and Smith magazine was a freshman that I too had ' In 1969, Bane left his native a certain wariness of Cook A former Howard University land to spend a year in Spain and The s nchroniz.ed swimmin resentotion wos o marvel of motion ~ Blue Ribbon and USA Today. Baber; Hall ... I think it had something soccer star and NCAA champion a year in England. He was think­ was also named the Parade Co­ to do with the nying fruit Player of the Year~ is extending his career as the new ing about attending school in En­ . - -- ~ .... phenomenon that would c-oach of the Washington gland before he was offered a ''Big Job,'' as she is called averag­ sometimes occur at nightly Diplomats. scholarship to Howard. 1 ed 24 points, 19 rebounds and fi ve walks back to Drew Hall. As interim coach, Ian Bane led While attending Howard in the blocked shots during her three year But .is someone who deeply the Diplomats to victory in the na­ early 70s, Bane played on the soc­ high school career. While at Saginaw participated in and still loves tional cliampionship. This season, cer team and won numerous Babers led her team to a 72-6 state l sports, I didn't begin to see all with Bane as headcoach, the honors including All-American. record for wins and losses. She also athletes as some alien species Diplomats have won their first ''While at Howard I had ex­ led the team to a state championsi)ip that needed to be wi_Qed out. game, which took plaCe on April perices I could not get anywhere in 1986 and a runner-up finish in Nor did I believe that any girl 16. else," said Bane. He added that he 1987 . who ventured over to Cook at ''We beat the Tampa Bay Row­ was able to travel with the team Aside from bring an excellent night was somehow taking her ' dies 3 to I last Sunday," said and meet people like Stokley Car­ athlete Bebers maintained a 3. 7 grade . life into her hands. But as I Bane, who began playing soccer, micheal, Miriain Makeba aild point average in high school and was prepared to write this column a like many children in the Carrib­ Jesse Jackson. her schools 1988 Homecoming female student told me, ''A de­ ean, at the age of six or seven. ''People saw soccer as the most Queep. · cent JZ: irl does not go to Cook Bane started playing soccer represative thing of the students at . -·. Hall . - - see Hot shot, page 11 seriously in Trinidad's National Howard,'' said Bane. He added • • and Junior National leagues in tharplayers from the Carribean. see COiumn, page 7 high school. ''If a player wanted '' . · ~~~~~------~ international exposure, the Junior see Coach, page II Tennis team - • aspires to photo by Kell)·e L. Shumate The photos on display at Burr reflect soccer's past and present at HU. MEAC-title By Jason B. Johnson By Crystal Whaley Soccer at Howa rd began as a for­ Hilltop Staff Reporter Hilltop Staff Reporter mal varsity sport in 1928, according Most Howard students are not to Ted Chambers, long-time Booters Despite a 6-3 loss to crosstown aware that their university was a coach and author of the book, The rival Georgetown University at home pioneer in creating one of the first History of Athletic and Physical Tuesday, Head Coach Larry soccer programs in the United States. Educationat Howard University. Strickland is still confident going in­ The history of Howard soccer is It was coached by John H . Burr, to this weekend's Mid-Eastern now being shown on the walls of the a graduate of Springfield College in Athletic Conference tennis lower hall in Burr Gymnaisium. Massachusetts. Under Burr's direc­ championships. There are 17 pictures ranging from tion, and with the help of the foreign ''I look at jt on the positive side the 1938 team club to the 1972 Bison students, several Americans 'became because despite losing, we were in a ''Booters.'' proficient in the game. position to win. We lost to The idea materialized afte'r the ''I believe everyone should par­ Georgetown 9-0 earlier in the fall, • Booters took second in the NCAA ticipate in athletics·. If you are not a which means werb improving. "This finals earlier this year. see Rooters, page 11 puts us in good shape for the MEAC t•his weekend.'' The team's loss to Georgetown was indeed a close One. Bob Bryant, Derek Owens, and Marty Lewis each beat their opponents. The deciding factors were the close losses of Brett Hood and Bob Crawford. Hood went down after a grueling battle with Georgetown Hoya Joe Wang. After losing the first set 6-2, h~ fought back to pull out a close 7-6 second set victory, which forced a tie­ breaker. Unfortunately for Hodd, he fell just short of Victory, losingi8-6. A FREE PHONE CALL COULD HELP PUT YOU IN A ' Crawford was felled by a 6-4 margin in both sets of his match. • NEW GM CAR OR LIGHT-DUTY TRUCK THE EASY WAY The men's team is expected to do I well at the MEAC, possibly repeating THE GMAC .. G UARANTEED FINANCING. ,------, as conference champions. COLLEGE GRADUAT E l That's right. Your financing is , I D Yes! Please send my free GMAC I ''In terms of the men's team we're starting to peak. The top half of the FINANCE PLAN ... GET $400 guaranteed as long as you qualify for I College Graduate· finance Plan AND MAKE N o PAYM ENTS I information pack. (Print clearly.) line-up in singles is very strong. After • the plan. You can find out all the FOR90 D AYS.• yesterday's match I feel very confi­ details about qualifying in your I dent that we can repeat,'' Strickland GMAC College G raduate Finance Call 1-800-237-3264, and you'll find I N..... said. ' Plan information pack, out how GMAC can make your after· ''The way he's playing now I ex­ pect Marty Lewis fwill do very well.'' college math a lot simpler. CALL 1-800-237-3264 RIGHT Strickland also feels that the With C MAC's College Graduate Now FOR FREE INFORMATION. Become an officer in the Anny women's team has a strong chance of Finance Plan, you'll receive: winning the tournament, especially s.., • now that .. Florida A&M University .... $400 to apply to your down Call 1-800-237-3264 now- or send National Guard. Take c.1 ·r College "' has· opted to compete in a different payment when you buy new in the-coupon - to receive your free a Coll

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• ' Editorials • . • • _'It's mighty quiet ' • Is this the end of the Cheek Dynasty? are you going to do about it? Who are you Now that the news has broken about his job working to raise. funding for? Who are you • offer to be ambassador to Cameroon, he seems striving to build a better university for? quiet on whether or not he is going. Dr Cheek, What happened to the James Cheek who before you leave, we have a few questions to was here 20 years ago? What happened to I ask you. 1 . walking around campus, visiting classrooms CAMEROON Recently, an accreditation team visited and finding out what was on the minds of the Howard to assign us a ran~ing based on the students and faculty? Your "old boy" network quality of life around here. And we're sure that is not going to hold you up any longer. H.U. ' you are waiting to see the results. The ac­ is not ''Hook-Up'' university. creditation, we hope, will put some of th~ pro­ Your interpersonal management skills are ' blems of this school on the table so that we sorely lacking; yet they are as important to the can deal with them. success of this university as financial stabili· Because obviously, Dr. Cheek, you are not ty. Your hands-off, lackadasical, let-the­ going to deal with our problems until they pass Executi ve-Vice-President-Carlton-Alexis­ the critical point. We ha~e seen that it is not handle-it approach to running this school your style to communicate with the student DOES NOT WORK. (Virtually no one has body directly-you know per.son-to-person · ever seen him either.) contact, not through letters, the H-book or Are you dedicated to having a strong athletic The Capstone. Why is this?' • -- ·We have heard your rhetoric, now back it department which generates revenue for the school? What did yoµ think \\'hen you found up with some action. Everything around here Gut that Willie Jeffries was leaving? What is a big secret from the students and faculty. ' Is your ''retirement'' the next big secret? about the new coach Steve Wilson promising people jobs and then turning around and fir­ Admittedly, your tenure at Howard has • ing them. How you treat people can come back been a success. We have many more buildings to haunt you. · • such as the Hospital, Howard Inn, WHUR­ FM and the School of Business, which add to The person at the top of the organizational • the value of the university and decrease our structure can make all the difference in the ' reliance upon the government. world: We -~ould all feel so much better if you But what did that cost us, Dr. Cheek? Now were iust big enough to say "Look, it's tight that we have more buildings, more land and on all of us right now. If we wotk together more money, what price did we pay? You have we can make things run right.. " But you say neglected the students themselves, and they are nothinJ!. · . the most valuable asset .this school will ever The only time we hear about you is when • • have. you're sick or campaigning for the white man.' • How are students treated while they attend We ·need to hear. from you-not your P.R. this fine institution and bastion of the African­ manager, Alan Hermesch, You don't show up American intelligentsia? We have had our dor­ at rallies or at panel discussions, so how are mitories burglarized over Christmas break like we supp,osed to ]\now what you ar.e going to clock-work, with no compensatiori for the lost do about the problems of this school? items. We have been mugged walking back and We _need a real president immediately. If you forth to campus. We have waited for pours in are going to Cameroon, stand up and say ''It's the rain for a shuttle bus. We have waited been real. Thanks for everything. Peace." ' months and months for registration materials If you are staying, stand up and say "I'll

and financial aid. be back next year, let's make some real ' - Nobody except your secretary and your changes as we head into the future." • bodyguards knows what goes through your And if you even bother to read the student mind. Are you as fed up as we all are? What newspaper, why don't you respond to this? -

• .Painting .over th·e problems Letters to the Editor Once again we are starting to see signs of for special occasions. It would be much easier the traditional renovations that go on to maintain the things we have if we didn't wait periodically on campus to misrepresent the true until they were falling apart to fix them. s(iite of the University. Because such a largee We hear there is no money for the constant 11umber of visitors and alumni migrate on cam­ repairs that need to be made, but when it's Gay discriminatioQ most cultured ana .1ntell1gent people cloud the issues. AIDS is much too I ever met. pus ea.ch year around the beginning of the fall time for company, the finances miraculously 1 strongly associated with the gay com­ semester, homecoming, and graduation, we appear. • My positive perspective of gay peo­ munity. Everyone is susceptible. always begin to see the wet paint signs and the Dear Editor, ple constantly ~lashes with the closed­ Some people even go as far as to As a community, we should pay very close · minded views of my peers here at say that gays brought it upon lawnmowers pop up. attention to where our money is going. If there Howard. themselves, AIDS is Gods way of But we know that this .is really all a facade are gaps between our budget and our expen­ What I find particularly puzzling punishing them for their actions. created.by the school's talented, if not misguid­ ditures, it is our responsibility to examine This letter came from a relative of is how, as blacks-a continually op­ I suppose these same people, · ed public relations staff. mine who I have always been very Pressed race, who have suffered following that ideology, believe that : where that money is going. close to and have always held mver under prejudice for so long and only So much more could be accomplished if in­ We cannot turn the other cheek while those being black is a Curse. The simple fact : high regard. As soon as I was old · recently (if now), have we been ac­ of being at Howard ~· · plies some : steatl of playing a role by cutting the grass who we have vested with the authority to spend enough to understand, I was told by _cepted as equal in intelligence, moral degree of intelligence a education. : every day and· painting everything that is not our money wlsely are c,onducting a public rela­ my family and by him that he was Uprightness, and culture, how can we Act upon these virtu d open : moving, we could admit that we as an institu­ tions campaign that says !'Don't Worry, Be gay. , discriminate against others so your mind. Stop suffering under the : tion have problems and are trying to deal with Happy." Growing up around him aD.d his unabashedly. ignorance of prejudice ; friends gave me exposure tb the There is no difference between friends. Please! ~ : them. The money is obviously not being spent

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• • Editor-in-Chief • Howard's administration should receive an tempt to find out how much they owe. It "F" for their lack of planning regarding the would be too simple for the school to mail out Suzanne'· C. Alexander seniors' exit from this University. itemized bills to those students; who are Managing Editor Business Manager . Alonza L. Robertson Chief Copy Editor Donald Christian Though seniors are able to take exams graduating. Lori D. Buckner earlier than other students, they are forced into Apparently the most logical way to clear ac­ incredibly high pressure situations such as hav­ Advertising Manager Senior Copy Editor Sports Editor counts is to have students(who are already Glenda Fauntleroy ing to take all of their exams in three days with pressed for time) run back and forth from of­ Derreck N. Marble . - Jason B. Johnson no reading period! fice to office to get estimates of how much they Copy Editors Is it really a reflection of a student's need to pay. This is where the dreaded ''hid­ International Editor Tempo Editor Rebecca Little academic ability if he or she can do well on den fees" tum up. Ona Alston Keith L. Alexander a series of exams with .little time to prepare? • Cristal Baron Most of us have heard the horror stories of Art Director Stefani Lacour Or is it a better measure of their endurance and students who were preparing to graduate, on­ Paul Davies Etcetera Editor stamina? ly to find a library fine or a deferred payment Photo Editors Campus Editor Onika L. Johnson Many seniors are taking full course loads in fee from three years ago mysteriously appear David Embden Shelia Maxwell an attempt to finish their degree programs, and on their account. If you want to challenge it, Keith Leadbetter now find themselves looking at six or seven simply produce receipts from years past. Asst. Campus Editors Health Editor final exams with an entire weekend to get Because students are desperate to end the Sereita N. Cobbs Production Director Stacey J. Phillips prepared. It is also worth noting that seniors process and graduate, they have few options Donovan Marks Bola Oyeleye are more likely to be taking upper division except to pay whatever amount is asked of Editorial Editor Production Assistant Contriboti'ng Editor courses which require more attention to· det<1il them. After being extorted like this it is little_ Lisa Nunnelly as well as higher expectations from professors. wonder that they leave the school with a bit­ Derric1c L. Payne Gale Mitchell · .. To keep their spirits high, many seniors are ter taste in their mouths. ' consoling themselves with the fact that "It's The administrators of this school should . - • I Ail letters to the editor should be typed and double-spaced. THE HILLTOP reserves the right to edit ' I almost over.'' But only the academic side is • realize that they are only fostering feelings of ·and reject any materials submitted. Letters should be sent to: THE HILLTOP, 2217 Fourth St., N . ' coming to a conclusion·. We have come as far discontent and alienation among the student W . Washington, DC 20059. Advertising inquiries should be made by calling our office during regular I as we can with our coursework, but an even b

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Last mont_h, the Small Business _ U11iversity spokesman, the names of the university," said Hcrmesch. ------into ''them'' and ''us'.' factions. · Development Center, in conj.unction candidates for commencement ''Because of his strong commitment The same should go for anybody Graves with the School of Business Student speakers are gathered from various Column who is still ignorant enough to " Council, honored Earl Graves at the sources and presented to the Can­ to the black community, I believe associate or not associate with so- continued from page 1 Fourth Annual ''Salute to Blacks in didates and Degrees Committee of that he is a worthy candidate as com­ Business'' min'i-confCrence. the board of trustees. m~ncement speaker.'' continued from page 3 -meone on th'c basis of skin color, ''In addressing the graduates, Mr. ''After the board of trustees aR­ economic status or Greek-letter Graves can provide them with proves of a candidate, the board theh i affiliation. Business Development Center at valuable information because of his votes to support the nomination,'' Graves received his B.A. degree in > Howard. ''He is one of the leading experience and leadership," said said Hermesch. ''They make the final economics from Morgan State I am proud to say I ha-Ve never been to Cook Hall." black entrepr,eneurs in this country ' Flake. ''He can al~o give a realistic decision.'' ·· University in Baltimore, Md. and has As the song goes ''I never ever ran who strongly advocates economic perspective of the World beyond the ''Earl Graves' magazine, Black In absolutely no way should we as .from the Ku Klux Klan, and 1 empowern1 ent, a11 in1portant element university as well as encouraging Enterprise, frequently highlights the received Honor~y Doctor · of Law shouldn't have to run from a black to the successful future of blacks,'' hope and direction for the future." accomplishments of Howarl:i degrees from 21 universities, in­ students allow ourselves to again fall into that. trap of seperati_ng ourse_lves man. 'Cause that's self-destruction.'' she said. According to Alan Hermesch, graduates and people assoc;ia_ted with cluding his alma mater. '

training table and the ring situation but we didn't have any answers Ward because we weren't being told by the Cheek SUMMER STORAGE FOR . department," said Ward. continued from page 1 The 1987 Bison football team did continued from page 1 not get their championship rings un­ - til a year and a half .after the end of Ward said this and other events the season. made him believe the decision to ''The effect of the ring situation right. I think Cheek wants to leave on ' a positive, upbeat note,'' Perkins STUDENTS release him came from higher up in was ~ ery depressing because. we were the athletic department. told conflicting stories,'' he added. said. • ''I don't think it was Steve The former assistant coach added Perkins speculated that if Cheek Wilson's decision to not retain me, I that, in his opinion, Moultrie and leaves now, it might look as though have nothing again.st him, I just don't Sonya Tyler, the assistant athletic he was chased out by the recent stu­ tpink the decision was his. I think it director, were on an ''ego trip'' when dent protest regarding conditions at came from above him." it came ~ to solving .departmental the university. Both the resignation of Willie Jef­ problems, • Simeon Booker, author of the Jet fries and Ward's lawsuit exemplify The university administration article, said he received information • should have taken a more active role recent problems between Moultrie from ''reliable sources'' that the and the football coaching staff. Con­ in stopping the departmental • Board of Trustees will establish a disputes, ~e said. • Y<1ur Lc,ck- Your Key • No Access Fees • Lo\v Monthly Rates . flicts over the availability and search committee in connection with maintenance of equipment and ''When it comes to solving pro­ the Howard presidency. facilities also plagued the blems [and] when they run into pro­ department. blems or need help, they are too stub­ Dixon, who also is a member of .I Ward said the lack of information born to seek help. Whenever you the D.C. City Coencil and a can­ 50 l N Streel, ,NE augmented his frustration. ''I think have a person working for you, the didate for mayor, would not confirm the bottom line ... what's really distur­ person at the top should be held any of tlol! information in the article. {G1r11e r 11f .~rd & t'l11rida. bing to the coaches and the staff is responsible. JQne I will mark the 20th year of ac r1 1ss fr(1n1 t·l11rida that we weren't told the truth. I think ''Coach Willie Jeffries was respon­ the Cheek administration. ' 543-1400 During his administration the 1\\'t•11ut• ~larl\rt l a lot of things that-were going on had sible for Coach Ward, he was my us not being told what we could do. boss,'' Ward reasoned. ''So the ad­ university has grown to 18 schools ''The kids, a lot of times, wanted ministration should take responsibili­ and colleges and ltrut acquired or built to know _abQut the weight room, ty for Moultrie," Ward said. the 22-acre West! Campus. , ''No matter how bad they are, • SM \ Gran aloves · tohearthe I,> {T Job Opportunities ' Summer & Year-Round . i latest jokes.,,. $7hr to start • $8hr after 30 days (Includes Tuition Assistance)

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Page8 The Hilltop/Friday, April 21, 1989 T - ··· .. ~ - Tempo r " • Howard Gospel Choir celebrates .20 years 10 song, • qualified from the National Black tionally hard'' and is ''highly 1 ' . Caucus of Music Educators Col­ _motivated.'' • legiate Choir competition for A lot of hours are spent on vocal ' • ''technical rc;asons .' '· contFol, articulation and just getting However, when the winners were in touch with the voice. Muscianship, later announced at the end of the along with good dynamics is very im­ evening, the judges had reconsidered portant.'' and HGC came out on top, captur­ ''The skill and technique that we ing the award for best choir. work so hard to achieve makes us dif­ These incidents, along with the or­ ferent from other choirs. The /' dinary problems that beset students, Howard Gospel Choir is probably • have made 1988-89 school' year one one of the most sophisticated sounds that many of the choir member's in gospel music,'' said Gatling, who won't ever forget. has directed the group for nearly 14 "This past· year was trying yet years. spiritually rewarding,'' s~d Trevis Because the group functions on a Hall, president of the choir. ''play as hard as you work'' With all the problems behind philosophy, the choir rehearsals are them, the gospel choir is now rehear­ generally as spirit filled as the choir's sing long hours in preparation for public perfonnances. their 20th anniversary celebration Every Monday and Thursday night next week. After the many long hours in the Armor J. Blackburn Center the group has endured, the event is from 7-9:30 p.m., members of HOC promised to be a momentous one. get together and ''have church.'' ''Everyone seems .to be on a new . ''My experiences with the choir high. There is definately an exitement · have been spiritually uplifiting. Even within the choir that I have not seen if you are not religious, you cannot in a couple years,'' Hall said._ · help being moved by the sounds of Shown Allen and HG C The celebration will be held·Sat. this choir. We don't just rehearse, we April 29, at 7 p.m. in Cramton have church,'' said choir member By Shron~ Foreman Auditorium. The special guest for the Joanne Furlow, a sophomore I Hilltop Staff Reporter evening will be the award winning zoology major. Rev. Milton Brunson and the Choir member and keyboard This past year has been an emo­ Thompson Community Singers from player Frank Menzies described his tional one for the members of the Chicago, IU. experiences with the choir as ''a pro­ Howard Gospel Choir. It has been The dedicated members of HOC gressive and forwardly moving.'' filled with anger, sweat, tears, but have been putting at least six hours ''The choir has made my spiritual .. most of all love. per week trying to perfect that gospel life more than it ever could have been," said Menzies. ''The choir pro­ On one occasion they lost out to sound that has brou&ht the group its pbolo by Keith 0. Lead!Jeller the University Choir to go on an all­ fame. · vides me with both guid~nce and expense paid trip to Japan. According to the choir's director, fellowship. The love that radiates The Howard Gospel Chair sings an one accord. ''Sovereign'' led by Jeffrey Wodcly is one af the chair's On another occasion in New York, Arphelius P. Gatling Ill, the 80-voice fovorite selections. the choir was told they were dis- singing aggregate works ''excep- see Choir, page 10 . I Ensemble works for 'Expressions' By Andrea Morehead duction major from Detroit, Mich. Pepa' and a blast from the past, Hilltop Staff Reporter and director and co-coordinator of ''The Dude,'' by Quincy Jones. the production, said the ensemble is For the romantics at heart, Articulate in style, poised in defini­ ready to ''put on an excellent show.'' freshman Angie Hall and sophomore tion and delicate in movement, the ''The ensemble has worked very Leethaniel Pugh will perform a Howard University Dance Ensemble hard this year. And through our hard romantic dance routine to New Edi­ is ready to dazzle the audience work, determination and motivating tion's ''Can You Stand the Rain." through ''Expressions.'' one another, we have survived. We Yaa Obeng, a senior public rela­ This evening as part of the are excited about presenting various tions major from Liberia who has Undergraduate Student Assembly's forms of dance ''expressions'' and been with the ensemble three years, Spring Black Arts Festival, ''Color hope that everyone will enjoy," she said he thinks ''the show will go Me Black,'' the Dance Ensemble will said. well.'' display the talents of approximately The ensemble, which is mainly ''We are all excited because the 37 Howard male and female dancers. comprised of 24 new members, will ensemble is comprised of a lot of new Tickets for the 8 p.m. performance feature a tap dancing segmeiit to a people and the show will display a lot in Cramton Auditorium can be pur­ jazz song as well as other routines to of good talent," he said. chased at the Cramton Box Office at religious, pop, rap and house music Hartford, Conn. native Garland $3 for stude1lts and $4 for tunes. Some of the songs include non-students. ''The Rock'' by Tramaine Hawkins, Rhonda Nolen, a senior radio pro- ''Everybody Get Up," by" Salt-N- see Dance,- page 11

Meet.the two to est cops · ~ town-.. A model from the fashion show strikes an exotic pose in a sleek unitard. Ones just sit ow SMAll CRowd • a little smarter than By Stacey J. Phillips Assembly coordinnator. finale .... Maybe many people didn't the other. HiUtop Staff Reporter The evening ~egan with a young show up because they are tired of see­ ing weak fashion shows,'' said Bryan It was very chilly, windy and wet. barefoot man beating on a drum. The Bookhard, a senior majoring in tel­ The lighting struck, and the thunder first scene, 'white linen,' showed the evision production. rolled as the fashion shi,w models men with ebony faces in ivory suits, and production people . prepared while the second scene, 'East of In the last three scenes, Oasis, themselves for the small crowd wait­ Eden,' featured the ladies in simple Homage and Ozymandias, the ing outside. apparel. The swimwear scene showed models showed off sports wear, and Although Howard's spring fashion excellent choreography and back­ evening apparel. shows are usually sold out, this year's ground scenery. ''I was dissapointed to say the show, ''Oasis,'' was the exception ''I was not very pleased with the least. The designs weren't original; with less than half of Cramton's au: fashion show. It was not the '1!ey were tacky. And the way they ditorium filled. move .... Some of the clothes were modeled the clothes wasn't too good. There are several factors w·hich wrinkled, had raveled edges and ' looked like they had been worn be­ The models kept running into each may haVe contributed to the poor at­ other and b'umping one another,'' tendance at the show on Tuesday fore,'' s.aid Tammi Freeney, a junior accounting major. said Sylvia White, a junior account­ night. such as the bad weather, the ing major. day of the week and the ticket prices. Although the narrator promised • "I think that a lot of people didn't that the last three scenes would be the f·. show up because there was a lack of 'best to come,' many onlookers Steve Oliver, a junior in the School publicity. It also took place too ear­ seemed to disagree. of Business added, ''Everything was ly in the week and to close to the end ''The first three scenes were pret­ all right. I think whoever organized of the semester,'' ..said Kimberly Es­ ty good, but the ending was weak. The show didn't seem to have a it did a good job. But, the models left mond, Undergraduate Student something to be desired." ' S. African play • hits big screen • By Traci Hopkins

..., , Hilltop Staff Reporter , ·~··' · ' ''Voices of Sarafiil.a!'' is an in­ spirational and touching documen­ tary based on the Broadway musical, ''Sarafina! ,'' which is about the SBELUSHI children in South Africa . . The play was orginally performed at the Market Theatre in Johan­ nesburg under the direction of its playwright, Mbongeni Ngema. In 1987, the musical made its U.S. debut at the Lincoln Center in New Yofk. It is currently playing at the Cort Theatre on Broadway. Members of the cast at the movie ''Voices af Sarafina.'' The musical is paralleled to the Soweto uprising of 1976, during 1976. witnesse·d- friends and faril.i.ly AND INTRODUCING JERRY LEEM HIMSELF : which South African police opened A mdjor. source of the film's in­ fire' on a crowd of black s'tudenis members being beaten, tortured and " spiratiOn can be credited to the killed. from Morris Isaacson High School, soulful voices and proud smiling killing and injuriiig many. They speak of a ''black laughter,'' 1GORDONCOMPANY1- 1RODR"' .rK-9" MELHARRJS ~SI'EVENSIF.GELamI'~ faces of its exuberant young trotipe which is the black South African's These children were protesting of actors. Afrikaans, the official language· of way of dealing with his situation by These South African teenagers, laughing and smiling in the face of ' 'MIIfil GOODMAN -SfEVEN SIOOEL =:DONNA SMl'ffi ~ IAW.NCE GORDON~ South Africa. Similafily, the musical largely from the townships of tells the story of a fictitious class of pain and oppression. Zululand and the Great Whi,te Way, Another source of inspiration in CHAmGORDON ~ROD & ii!'!:.!! • students who, led by a strong willed have been confronted with adult ex­ girl named Sarafina, continues the periences at adolescent ages. ThCy OPENS FRIDAY AT A NEAR YOU. protest initiated by the children 'bf ·speak blatantly about how they have see Movie, page IO • The Hiiitop/Friday, April 2.1. 1989 Page 9 I Etcetera HU 'springs' into style 'Lil' Bir~' dis~ ays big t~lent By Andrea Morehead ~ Parker has also displayed his W1ilrm weather brings hot new fashions Hilltop Staff Reporter [ talents at HUSA's Jazz and Poetry 0 Series, where the Antonio Parker By Tonya J. Salvant His nickname is ''Lil' Bird'' and ~ Quintet had its debut and Sonia Osinloye he can often be found chirping ,-.>' "I' • ,, ~ performance. ,' Hilltop Staff Reporters melodious tunes at the flagpole ·S: The quintet, which includes every Friday afternoon. ~ Howard students Muneer Nasser I The warm days of spring have 19-year-old Antonio Parker, a ! on the trumpet, bass player - finally , sprung. Temperatures soat, sophomore arts administration Michael Stevens, guitarist Jay major from-Philadelphia, is the . blossoms bloom and foliage return to ~ ti:, Thomas and drummer Aaron luscious shades of green. 'Lil' Bird' and he enjoys entertain­ ~'\.·· Walker, began in an effort to ex- ing students on the yard with 1 AMC Unio'n Station 9 As woolens and snow boots are ·t pose the Howard community to • packed away, one question always sounds from his alto saxophone. r jazz music. First St. and Massathusetts Ave NE. comes to mind-what bold, new Parker, who is nicknamed after "-., l~ Parker has also performed in 842-3751 fashions are hot and trendy for the the late alto saxophonist and jazz downtown D.C. at the Woodward season? great, Charlie ''Bird'' Parker, said and Lothrop department store, the Slt1'1 OuT Of Co.nol Fri 1 :30, 4: 10, 6:50, Students at Howard were given a his interest in music began when Smithsonian Institute, Wisconsin 9:20 So t 11 :20, 1 :30, 4: 10. 6:50, 9 :20 Sun sneak preview of warm temperatures he was in the fifth grade and his" " A venue in Georgetown and 11:30, 1:30, 4:10, 6:50, 9 :00 mother asked him i.f he wanted'to S.,y A111frltiNG Fri/Sot l :50, 4:20. 7 :00, 9:40 J3st week. They, in tum, showed off various other pl~ces in the District. a sample of what's to come in spring play an instrument. As a fan of jazz artists Grover Sun 11:30. 1:30, 4:10, 7:00, 9:40 fas hions. ''I told mymother 'yeah' and Washington Jr., Wynton Marsalis L1.,N ON Ml Fri 2:1 0, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Sol she picked out the sax: for me. I Antonio_'Lil'Bird' Porker 12 :00, 2:10, 4:50, 7:30, 10:10 Sun 12 :00, Among the usual warm weather • an4 Pieces of a Dream, Parker clothes found at Howard are the started playing and ever since said. ''It makes me happy and 2: 10, 4:50. 7:30, 9:50 ''n,ever fail'' denim mini-skirts, and • _then, I've loved music.'' P~rkr.r allows me to be creative.'' see Lil Bird, page 11 DR1A111 T1- Fri·Sun 1:30, 4:00, 6:50, 9:20 ''play it safe'' thigh-length shorts. DiMtRG.,Nitrd C.i111r Fri 1 :50, 4:30. 7: 10. Colored T-shirts worn with the skirt traditional black and white concepts, 9:50, So t J 1 :50, 1 :50, 4:30, 7: 10,, 9: 50 Sun but will come in an array of brilli~nt 11:50, 1: 50, 4:30, 7:1 0, 9:30 and short sets make the outfits a cqmfortable, traditional favorite. color mixtures," said Bernie Striking a positive pose Sp11d Zo1111 Fr i 1:50, 4:30, 7:1 0, 9:50, Jhe newer style on the yard seem­ Lawrence, fashion director at , Sot/Sun 11:50, 1: 50, 4:30, 9:50 ed to make use of the popular fall He_cht's department store. New calendar to promote cultural ideals 01.,d c .. l111 Fri·Sun 12: 10, 2:00, 4:40, 7: 20, ' 'fashion-statement'' tO'lln-up jeans. Krista Flowers: Polko-dot fever This spring, sheer, fluid fabrics 10:00 I These jeans are now cut off fo.. r __ whic~ flow over the body without By Cristal Baron Abdul-,Hadi said the calendar Mksissippi Bu1t111iNG Fr i·Sun 2:00, 4:40, 7 :20, warmer days and rolled to knee Wh·at---:-We can expect on a larger hugging every curve, will float in for Hilltop Staff Reporter • - would be taStefully done and that 9:40 length. -fashiorr scope is yet to be seen . ,· spring. Made from organza and chif­ In a money-making venture, two they were looking to work away from M.-joR lu.Gut: Fri-Sun 12:00, 2: 10, 4:50, 7:30. ''the norm of beauty." 10:00 Students had to dig deep in their Spotted fever has irrived- dots, fon, these transparerlt clothes are Howard University entrepreneurs are . I summer storage to find all of th.e hats dots and more polka dots are the hot ~orn layered or added to opaque asking for the help of fel low students Beard said that the ads were that surfaced in the sun. Baseball and spois for the season. They will appear items so that transparency does not who would like to portray Howard in created to ''get a lot of interest painter caps were repeatedly used for on everything imaginable: from hi;come offensive. a positive light as calendar models. started,'' but may have been C~pilol Hiii O nemas misleading. He said the attire for ihe 5071Eighth St. SE 547-1210 hiding messy hairdos, while w.ide- clothes, hats, scarves and1s hoes to ' 'Expect. multi-colors, busy pat­ Bostic Beard and Kenya Abdul­ rimmed straw hats proved most other accessories. And according to calendar will be appropriate to the 1 terns, and Jungle prints,'' said Euro­ Hadi are working on a 16-month beneficial in providing shade from fashion experts, Afro-centric calendar which would seasons and th.at more than one lu.N 0111 M1 Fr1·Sun 5:30, 7:30, 9:30 pean ~esigner Marlue Zente. Rid Sc0ttpio111 Fri-Sun 3:45, 5:45, 7:45, 9:45 heated sun . these dots will be mixed with checks center around Howard students and model will apprear in each picture. and stripes as well . Designing duo Keith Varty and The primary investors are Beard, • dates important to the African­ ''Dots this season will no longer be see Fasions, page It American community. - . a senior anthropology major, Abdul­ ''This isn't a skin calendar," said Hadi, a sophomore film production Cineplex Odeon Circle A va}'o_q_ Beard, opposing the view that many major and Hakim Abdul-Hadi, 5612 Conneclicul Ave. NW 966-2600 .. ;, ·.,,;. students got from fliers posted in Kenya's brother and a 1988 Howard - campus buildings which pictured a graduate. Their other volunteers in­ Thr AdvENTUR(I of e.. RON Mu.J:h.-111u Fri­ man in a bathing suit and a woman clude family and friends. Su n 2:00. 7 :30 • L.w1tENCE of AitAhiA Fri/Sun 2:00, 7:30"' in exercise clothing. see Calendar, page 11 , , , I Cineple" Odecfn Circle DifPonl Orphan Foundation _speaks up 1350 19th Sl NW 872-9555

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' .. ------•. themselves or referring them to the would behoove us to h ave one, Last fall, elections were held for ._,, escorts. Johnson said. LASC Executive President because of Service The on-campus boundaries for the Renetta Garrison, grievance direc­ Forum LASC tor for UGSA, has been working on a contestation ftled against Augustus ~ service are west from Sherman J?~n.son, for campaigning in the ~ Avenue, NW , to Carver Hall on Elm the EsCort Service since early this year continued from page 1 continued from page 2 -• v1c1n1ty of the polls in la.ft. year's continued from page 1 Street, NW and Slowe Hall , located when Jayson and Security Division · elections. Associate Director, Lawrence on 3rd Street, NW . because of a discrepancyin schedul­ The off-campus service will include Dawson, brought the idea to her ''I think Al lThompson] is a very . ''I support people ftling contesta­ ing that was printed on fliers given to progressive ... ! think we'll work very dormitories Park Square o n 15th attention. students. t1ons, '' said Jones. ''It's the · · a , small group of volunteers. T he Garrison said. her desire to work well together,'' said Robinson. technicalities that win or lose esCQ__rts will then accompany the stu­ Street, NW; Meridian Hill Hall on 16th and Euclid Streets, NW; Sutto n with the program comes from the April Silver, a leader of last The contestation filed by Walker cases ... if you think you have a case : • dent(s-~o the library, the shuttle stop, concerns she has for herself and her month's student protest, said the then bring it to me.'' '. ~.:- vitriOus schools on campus, etc. Plaza o n 13th Street, NW and Eton was not the only one filed in the Towers o n Vermo nt Avenue, NW. classmates. delay of meeting was not just an Johnson, a junior finance major, Liberal Arts Student Council elec­ Robinson and Thoriipson said they Johnson said-the effort to revamp accident. tions. Frank Satterwhite, a said volunteers will be stationed from are both looking toward a positive ~ :· 8 p .m .-1 a.m. Monday-Friday and 8 the program came from a need tP,at ' ' Once again the students have sophomore in the School of Com­ year next year. - he a nd leaders from the William Brown, a member of been given some misinformation by munications, filed a cont.estation , p .m . -2 a. m. on Saturdays and Sun­ Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., is ·" days at the fron"t desk each cam­ Undergraduate Student. Assembly, the administration. They don't want against Robinson- for passing- him a ' 'I just hope next year, we can get or AipHa Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and one of the co...coordinators wpo used us to be able to voice our concerns.'' pus dorm and the Schools of · his skills as an ROTC member to bookmark;. on election day. Travis 8:way ~~om a lot of the rhetoric, pet- .;· Engineering and Business. the Bison football team saw to pro- Junior Michael Atkins, discussed Parker, treasurer for LASC, filed a ttness, Robinson said. !:.· develop a plan that he, in turn! took his frustration with the university's These volunteers, according to tect their fe llow students.. . contestation against Donald Walkel­ to Johnson and Garrison. mathematics department. Johnson, will ha ndle student phone ''We recogriize as the student for a sign in the Campus Pal office "I used the skills I learned ... by set..- •'This is a poor and stagnet school She said the transitional meeting calls. The Security Division will also government . and outside or~a ~! za­ ting patrols and troop movemen t s, encouraging Campus Pals ·to vote for with this year's executive staff was tions that we have a .need for 11, he in terms of mathematics,'' Atkins Walker. be responsible for taking call s and he said. smooth and all the Executive Board said. ' 'Being in this type of area, it said. ''Almost half of the students either responding 10 the students Warner's removal is added to the as well as the Program chairman will ' t1 fail basic math courses and it is not . I the students' fault.'' turmoil which has plagued the LASC be here this summer to work on • Another major concern was hous­ electio ns for the past sever_al years. things for next year. ,.. ing. One freshman student said she had no heat or hot water for a week was in 1984 when the choir perform­ . I in Eton Towers because a rat was ed in the ¥ ennedy Center's televised

~·· stuck in the pipes. salute, ''Celebration of Life,'' com­ Onita JaclCson, sophomore, said Choir memorating the institution of Dr. continued from page 8 she too was frustrated with housing Martin Luther King's Birthday as a problems. . . _ national holiday. HGC has also sang ''I don't understand why we have with this organizaton makes it unlike back up for such singers as Patti • such serious problems with hot water any other." LaBelle and Chaka Khan. Mr. and roaches. The administration HGC is well known for its ability In addidtion to being one of the doesn't seem to want to deal with to aro use audienCes across the United first collegiate gospel groups in this us:'' she said. States. With its.dynamic, spirit - filled, ~ country, HGC has served as a train­ Howard Other major concerns included energetic performances, the choir has ing ground for many professional · financial aid, a more Afro-centric earned the respect and admiration of singers like Richard Smallwood, continued from page 2 curriculum and what one student many gospel fans a nd professionals. Angela Winbush, and Henry Davis. ' referred to as ''the war between the Donn Edwards Miller, program ''HG\ has served as somewhat of 1 administration and the students. ' director for WYC B, said he is a great a base for some of its former taboo. Debates are healthy because Junior Van J o'hnson said that in admirer of the choir's talents. members, who have made a religion is the one thing that can his opinion most of the university's ''l think they are one of the best livelihood out of performing. I expect liberate us and keep us in bondage,'' problems were due to a conflict of college choirs in this country, if not the same from the people who we he said. student and administrative interests. the best. I am impressed with the have with us today," said Brawner. A campaign manager for the suc­ ''I believe the students' mission for style, discipline and technique of the Although HGC performs most fre­ ces'sful GoodWin-~ranch HUSA this university and the administra­ choir. They have mastered the techni­ quently throughout the city, mar.y of slate, Robinson feels he can bring a tion's mission for this university are que of the a rt of gospel music,' ' said the choir's 1biggest fans are students lot to what Mr. Howard represents. different," Jo}\nson said. Miller. on Howard's campus. ''I ho pe to bring foresight and As students continued to express According to William Brawner, Thomas Marson, sophomore, is diligence to the position of Mr. their Concern for changes, Dr. business manager for HGC, the one of those fans. Howard and help to promote unity Preston made it clear that the board group receives more invitations than ' 'They are a very talented group, on campus,'' Robinson said. could not make the university make it can honor. one that should be exposed to the UGSA grievance director and changes. , ''We receive about IO to 20 re­ wor~d ~ ·· said Marson. ''They are coordinator of the Mr. Howard com­ ''We are not here to solve quests per month. That is con­ fabulou ~. Their message is one !hat petition, Renetta Garrison, is very Howard' ~ problems. We will look at siderably more than we caq fulfill. I think the world needs to hear. pleased with the results of the the feedback .we have received and u sually, we can o-nly fulfili three e r HGC is described many diffefent competition. make recommendations to the ad­ four of these requests." ways by many different people, but ''I am glad that we had such a ministration," Pre~ton said. ' '[We] Over its 20 years of existance, the vice-president of the choir, Tilmon great caliber of candidates. The can't make them make change s. · ~ c ho ir has expe rienced many Smith described the choir simply by judges were impressed with all of Lyndell Senior, sophomore, ex­ ' highlights. One of these occasio ns saying ' 'y.te are annointed. ' ' them and were sorry that only one pressed frustration about the out­ could win," Garrison said. come of the meeting. and seen her face in photographs) ''The candidates established good ''The whole accreditation process they were immediately brought to photo by David Embden relatio nships with one another dur­ is a waste of time. It's obvious our Movie tears when they saw her. ing the competition and will hopeful-· problems will only be solved if the continued from page 8 In spite of the hardships these Si1.1.ling, sexy swimsuits set the stage at 'Oasis' fashio~ show Tuesday ly continue to work together,'' Gar­ students take the responsibility on black South African youths face, it rison said . themselves.'' the t"ilm is the musical score, compos­ is obviocs that they have not lost all ed and arranged by jazz trumpeter hope. In a scene from the movie, one Hugh Masekela and Mbongeni cast member eXpressed that Ngem a. I sentim<*t . ., ' '" ' 'Yes, Jim angry- I see no dif­ · ~ T he music called Mbaqanga, is the - street music of liberation in the South ference between me and a white per­ ' African townships. American au­ son. I have a mind, the same as they diences were first introduced to Mba­ do and I think that if we talk things ~ MANUFACTURERS qanga o n Pa ul Simon's a lbum out together, we can work out the Smart •'Graceland.'' problems of South Africa.'' ~HANOVER ''Voices of Sarafina! '' is well In ''Voices of Sarafina!'' Noble directed by Nigel Noble and skillful­ t akes the audience briefly to South ly edited . Noble's clever interpiingl­ Africa to the shanty towns where the ing of interview footage with Ngema cast members were born. Help your and cast members, with key scenes By taking the audience to South .from the musical , keep the viewers' Africa, a place that many people hav .~ interest at all times. 1 only read or heard about, Noble parents Certainly one of the highlights in ,c reates a paradox. the film iS the appearance of South ' Noble shows the impoverished African songstress Miriam Makeba. ghettos, where black Sduth Africans get through Makeba, once a leading voice in are confined by laW . These ghettos the protest against apartheid, is now a're closed off from white sections of in her 27th year of exile from her South Africa, and the barbed wire college. , ..911tive homeland. She is known to surrounding the townships only .. /}'Oung black South Africans as makes this separation a harsh reality. '.. J ust thinking about college tuition is ''Mamma Africa.'' The film, "Voices of Sarafina!" is : enough to make most parent's break into Although the cast of ''.Sarafina!'' currently being shown at the Biograph ; a sweat. , had never met Makeba personally, Theatre, located on M Street in : ' But can you bla me them? When you - (they had only heard her recordings Georgetown, until May 4. ! • consider the cost of tuition, books, ' - I • ~ dorms- not to mention pizza pa rties­ \ you're talking big bucks. '• Which is why you should do some '• talking. Like telling your parents about ~ • the Education Loan Programs at ; Ma nufacturers Ha no\.·e,r Trust. • • At MHT, not only do we pa rticipate • in a ll three Federa lly gua ranteed loa n "•. programs, but we also work with State .. and national agencies and can ma ke " gua ranteed loans in a ll 50 states. 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• • [Moultrie] had to know exactly what defeating · NCWark N.J. School o.f ' was going on·. It's up t'o him to check Engineering, 3-2 at Lock Haven, Controversy to see if the athlete is eligible. 11·is not Hot shot Hooters Penn. in the final 13 seconds of play Coach a responsibility to place solely on the ' by a goal booted by Cecil Durham of continued from page 3 coach,'' he added. continued from page 3 ' Bermuda. Other key members of the continued from page 3 , Brunson, a junior center, also feels continued from page 3 team were Carlton Hinds, team cap­ that Moultrie might have had some · tain and NAIA Most Valuable Player ' ' knowledge about the playing situa­ participant I feel you are missing a Noel Carr. ''There. was a misunderstanding of tion of the athletes. ''I don't know. The first time the soccer team went ''People saw, Soccer as the most key element in developing represative thing of the

Most of the students Who atten.d­ ! ed the model call, which began on Monday, were females. Many of • • • them, sqch as sophomore interior design major Angela Edwards, came out of pure curiosity. Other students who knew more about the project e_xpressed that they liked· the purpose of the calendclr . • Lisa Montgomery, a senior electrical engineering major said that she wii'nted to leave something of herself behind after her graduation from Howard. ''l also want Howard to be I more known nationwide,'' she said. Preston Marsh, a senior in com­ - • puter systems engineering, said, ''I knew it would be Afro-centric. I lik­ How To use ed the concept.'' Ouicll Termination saru1ce. Abdul-Hadi said that his film pro­ ' • ductiori major helps him out. ''My Bcfol"c ~· ou call C:&P. 1>leasc lla\·e the follo\\'ing i11formation eye is like a lens.'' For the aura of the pictures, he said that he would like rea(ly: . ' to see nice people and nice smiles. , Tclc1>l10111· nt11nl>cr: __-'------­ They do not plan to use the calendar as a ''meat market.'' Before you lca\'C·the campus for summe1· vacation, l)isf>11nc<:tion tlatt": ------­ According to Abdul-Hadi, JlOOple :\"urnl>l' I" \\'l1crc ~' OU may 111· <·onta<·tccl : ~(--')'------have been giving him advice on the please make su1·e to disconnect your c:&:P phone ' project, e~pecially concerning the ex­ sc1·vice to a''oid unnecessary extra charges in your Rilli11g address duri11g al1sl'n<·l': ------ploitation of African-American • 1•J1·a.-;c tall u.-; at 3~12·221111 fro1n a11\" Tou<:h Tt1n1· 1>11<>1~1· women . absence. f._ • ( i111·luding J>t1l1li<· pl1onl'.'i). Students who knew about the model call and chose not to attend c:&P's Quick Tc1·mi11a1ion Service makes it casv! • Tl11· rc·c·ordi11g ,,,ill tc·ll ~' clial a11cl ,,,)1c11 lur fi11al l1ill ,,,jJ) lie s1·11t I<> ,·11ur f<1r,,·ar

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ANNOUNCEMENTS BEST FRIENDS GRADUATION dressed to Lenora Rush Troffic/Public Af­ us not trained in food service manage­ Summmer Housing. Needed responsi ble To 24 KT Gold • PARTY fairs Director and drop them off in room ment, but y6u did an excellent job. Thank clean female to share 2br. opt. lfl block Happy 23rd Birthday This Saturday Thurs. May 11, from l0:30-3om G-19 in the basement of the C. 8. Powel) you, Lisa, Anita, Aarion, Debra, Adrion, fram compu s. Call 4B4-734 l. From Lotsaword APRIL 22ND at building. Tiffany, Anthony, Vince, Glynnis, After the UGSA Picnic Don 't Miss SECRETS NIGHTCLUB Christi, Tessa, Angelo, Elena, Hassana, Steve {362 Carver): t THE BOOGIE DOWN Need summer housing? 2 rooms 507 T Street. N.W. COMPUTERIZED ADDRESS LABELS Lauro, David, Chorese and those who available May 13th. 4 blocks from ca m­ IT IS MY LOOKS, MY BODY. OR ' BEACH PARTY FREE FOOD ,with ALCOHOL came and went so quickly I didn't h' ~ pus. Females only. For more info. coll BECAUS E YOU JUST CAN'T GET At·-'f.he All New Coll Mark Corter, the owner of OMNI All night long · PLUS, at (202) 39B-5905. a chance to recognize you all . To 630- l lB5 or 234- 1120. ENOUGHll CITADEL SOUND STAGE 4 floors of entertainment everyone, your help, dedication and Boo 'I 1649 Kalorama Road NW committment to what we were trying to $1 0 Donation There will be a general interest meeting Female needed to occupy room near (1/2 Block From Meridian) Dress to Impress Och ie •1e contributed directly not only to Howard' for sUmmer. Arrangement can Happy 20th Kenya! • STARRING for al! students interested in working on J tickets in advance BISON YEARBOOK 1989-90. our ensuing success but also to the con­ be mode for permanent housing. Please Hope it's special. D.J. KEN LOVE tinuing bol'lds of unity existent on this call Jeff 3B7-44BB Where: Blackburn Auditorium coll Jackie at 797-4696 . Moving date Love & campus. When: Friday, Apri l 21, 1989 ASAP. Two renovated or new places 2021 D.J. MASTER DEE ' God Bless; THE PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL Time:5pm . avoiloi(1e. Admission $5 w/college ID before mid­ Chere_e' Johnson would like to invite To the gtil who gaveme the free cookies night $6 after Applications for all staff positions will be alt Council Greeks and Neophytes to Food Committee Chairperson Rooms for rent. Starting in May. <;:all at the ''Mrs. Fields'' in Georgetown last DOORS OPEN AT IOPM accepted at the meeting. a So<:ial Mixer of 332-0411 on Saturday and Sunday, Friday night, FIRST 50 LADIES FREE!ll Wednesday, April 26, 1989 The Broth.. Alpha Phi Alpha Leave message. First come first serve Do YOU wont POWER, PLEASURE AND FNlernity, Inc. annouce the 1989 Stoy sweet (kind of like the cookies)!! Another Puffy and Maynord 5,00 P.M. basis. I, PURPOSE in your life? Then you Sweetheart Coronation and Senior Send­ . Signed Extravaganza Hilltop Lounge need .... "THE PERFECT PLAN," will toke off to be held Sunday, 23 April 1989 at The informal begger GET THERE' E~RL Y IT'S GONNA Foo and refreshments will be served. Summer Housing. Female needed to form of a T.V. TALK-SHOW DRAMA, 4 :00pm in the restaurant of the P.S. say ''Hi'' when you see me! BE A SELLOUTlllllllll!I • share a newly built townhouse. Walking featuring the controversial host, Blackburn Center. All friends Ond There will be a general interest meeting Co ege of Nursing distance to campus. House has washer MALCOLM Downey Jr. MUSIC, DANCE members of the Black and Gold family Mr. ~.E.A. Ill for all students interested in working on­ Stu ent Council E lec ~ ions w ill be on Mon­ and dryer and central air conditioning. 1 AND POETRY will be performed, plus a ore invited to attend. To that super guy whq, mqde me 00" THE BISON YEARBOOK '89-90. day, April 24, I 9B9 guest speaker, DAVID PERRIN. The Rent $293.75 avalilable May I, 19B9. beyond the helmet dnd the shoulder pods Where: Blackburn Auditorium In the Receptionist Area From answer to frue PURPOSE, .POWER, AND In o world that lusts insatiably for Coll Monifo at 234-5565 or Jackie at to find a super personality. Thanks for When: Today-- Friday. April 21, 1989 9:00 a.m .-4:00 p.m. PLEASURE, are in, ''THE PERFECT POWER, PLEASURE, & PURPOSE .... , 462-B950. the memories. The best is yet to come. r·· Time: 5 p.m. ALL NURSING STUDENTS PLEASE PLAN." COME DISCOVER! YOU con find the ''THE PERFECT 4'12'' in TN • \Applications for all staff positions will be COME OUT AND VOTE!!!!! PLAN.'' 2 big bedrooms, l bath w/w carpet, 1 Date: Friday, April 21, 1989 Happy Birthday Derrick! accepted at t.he meeting. WRITE FOR ME Time: 7pm . TOM SKINNER ASSOCIATES AND maximum 3 people. Skylight, fireplace. Close to Howard $785. Also, one effien­ Fram DR, KW, MH, DH, TJ, SAS and the Word Processing Service " Place: Human Ecology, Auditorium THE NOONDAY cy for $450. 6Bl-3B97. rest of the EE posse. OFF THE HOOK FOR THE SPRING Term Papers, Resumes, Research Papers, Contact: Micheal C. Worlsey 636-7292 PRAYER FELLOWSHIP presents ..... · FEST Manuscripts , Anythin g and Everything. HU or 529-5734 ans. service. "THE PERFECT PLAN." , Come see ttiis T.V. TALK-SHOW AND Upper North West By 16th & Walter April 21st 9-Until Rush Jobs, weekend pickup and delivery , Zack Burgess & DRAMA, featuring the controversial host Reed. Masanic Tempi• 10th U. NW available. UGSA calendars ore available from As a friend I lent you money, as a man Attractive One Bedroom - furnished, air­ Cash Bar $5.00 Damage Eydie Wh ittington 889-3055 12pm to Spm in room 110, Blackburn MAbCOLM Downey Jr. MUSIC, DANCE you should pay it back. conditioned room suitable student or Center. Certificate and l.D. required. AND POETRY will be performed, plus a Glennette The Ladies of guest speaker, DAVID PERRIN. adult male or female. $325 per month­ Students!! Facu lty!! Passersby!! utilities included. Coll V. Douglas at Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. Come join Noonday Prayer Christian Morontho Student Fellowship Invites you The answer to true PURPOSE, POWER, would like to announce AND PLEASURE are in .. .''THE PERFECT 291-3162. Fellowship on Wednesdays and Fridays to join us for our Sunday Celebration Ser­ Vincent, ''Sickle Cell Awareness Doy'' PLAN." COME DISCOVER! from noon to lpm. Our informal service vices at 10:30am. For directions or more • H~ppy 21st Birthday to a very dear Thursday, April 20, I 9B9 Dote: Friday, April 21 ,· 1989 Completely furnished apartment, with is held in the Ra nkin Chapel. Come Information and Aclivities call 544-6200. friend . God bless you and Best Wishes. Ground Floor, Blackburn Cntr. • Time: 7pm specious bedroom, washer and dryer praise the Lord!!! _ Denise · ATTENTION ALL D.J.'S Place: Human Ecology, Auditoriu m private phone, summer rental, female ' only. Co!I 559-9535 leave message. ATTENTION ALL MICHIGAN DOES SCIENCE INTEREST YOU7 A ll those interested in being the D.J. for Confect: Michael Worsley 636-7292 or Graduate and Professional Students 5i9-5734.______Graduate training in our deportment pro­ the Campus Pol events for the foll 1989 To two great friends who just happen to We will have o general meeting on Sun­ Summer hOusing for 2 females. New vides a career With the rewords of orientation, please leave a tape in rm . HAITI: Coliben Without Prowero - An be born on the some day: Angelo and doy {April 23, 1989) from 3:00 p.m. to townhouse, 4 ,blocks from campus. teaching and the challenges of research 122 Blackburn Center by April 28. Interdisciplinary Approac'fl Toward Tracey: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! 5:00 p.m. at the Gallery Lounge in the Available Moy 12th. Call 234-8108. Love, Mel in diverse areas: Cell Biology, Neuros­ Understanding the Black Republic (a two­ Balckburn Center. (On Main Campus) ciences, Paleontology, Develpmental FACULTY/STAFF/STUDENTS day conference on/ Haitian history, Come and find out how you can receive SUMMER HOUSING Biology and Protein Chemistry. To app­ Top prices paid for used and unwanted politics, culture, literature, folklife and " tuition assistance for next One bedroom apartment for rent on 10th ly, write, coll or visit: Graduate C,hair­ textb6oks with resole value. spirituality) . ~ To the Concerned Block ''Howard'' Men • semester!!!!!!!!! • St. NW. Walking distance from Howard. mon, Dept. Anatomy, Howard Tim Jones April 14 and 15, 1989 · of Pro1ect 2000 $450 per month plus utilities. Furnishings University TAJ Book Service 9:00am-6:00 each dciy You are truly on inspiration to our future Attention Seniors in the College of Liberal available. Call 745-3716. G 722-0701 Howard University-Main Camp·us men and a blessing to me for being the Arts BECOME A PEER HEALTH EDUCATOR. SUPPORT A STUDENT Information: .636-'6758 friends that you ore. It means alot to There will be a reception in the Hilltop LEARN THE FACTS ABOUT AIDS AND ENTERPRISE {'>IS me--thonks! ' Lounge in Blackburn Center on April 25, Participate in l'he Housing Survey 1989. SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH THE Rolo 19B9 4,00pm to B,OOpm HEADING FOR EUROPE THIS A special student research tearp needs FEMALE VOCALli:T WANTED to front a COMMUNITY . your imput. Pick up o su rvey form in all The School of Education, Office of SUMMER (OR ANYTIME)7 Jet there weekend weddiC!/bar-mitzvoh band . OH MY BEAUTIFUL, PRECEDENTIAL The Alabama Student Association will be the dormitories, Blackburn Center Leadership Development and Training is FROM BW I, Philly, or NYC fo~ . no more Guaranteed steady work. First class , SANDS OF ERISTIC 43 meeting today April 21, J 989, at 5:00pm Cafeteria, DOugtas Holl and UG Library recruiting students to Participate in an than $160 With AIRHITCH, as reported state of the art equipment provided, as It's been more than we ever cou ld have in Locke Holl Room 105. from Sunday, April 23 through Tuesday AIDS Risk Reduction Community in Consumer Reports, MY Times, well as promotional material (including expected. As we celebrate a special day, Elections will be held and refreshments April 25. For more information coll Eric Outreach Project. If interested contact Let's Go, and notional network morn­ video tapes.) Must be attractive, upbeat, contirue to let yesterday shine on and will be served. Shanks 636-2723. Sonjai Reynolds on 636-5782. ing shows. For details coll 212-864-2(X)() personable and of course talented. Th is nothing w ill ever separte us. All ore encouraged to attend!! or write: A IRHITCH, 2901 Broadway, is on unusual opportunity for the right I love you! Suite lOOH, NY, NY 10025. MY Style House Friday at Marty's person. Attention all student organizations the (Chapter Ill) 36-DST-B7 College of Nursing Student Body _. Public Affairs Dept. at WHBC 830AM Contact Paul--doys 294-7864 or Carol­ 'Ziggy' 900 First St. S.E. Support MICHELE T. B}AILSFORD will be octepting announcements for free Looking for o fraternity1 sorority or stu­ -evenings 353-1208. House Music A ll Night L~g ­ for Student Council President ·dent orgoinization thqt would like lo Happy birthday to you, happy birthday events that you will be sponsoring this Friday, April 28th from '1&-4 EXPERIENCE IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS!!! semester. Make all announcements ad- make $500-$1000 for o one week on­ WRITE FOR ME to you, happy birthday dear Joelle, HAP­ compus marketing project. Must be A free drink before 12:00 with admission Word Processing Service PY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! I Dress casual - no sneakers - admission: organized and hardworking. Coll Patti Term Papers, Resumes", Research Papers, From the one who loves $5.00 '· or Gina at 1-800-592-2121 . Manuscripts, Anything and Everything. BEAUTIFUL. BLACK MEN .... - . A Jerry Dionis Production Rush Jobs, weekend pickup and delivery PS: I hope you liked the Prescriptives Senior Send-Off SUMMER STUDENTS GREEKFEST I available. Calyx. Urgently Needed! Samaritans of Step Show Party at Chapter Ill Eydie Whittington 889-3055. Washington, o sui-cide prevention To Mr. Howard Unlv"'ity 1989-90 featuring Howard's own Alpha Phi Gerard Robinson House Mix Party at hotline. needs volunteers. We operate A lpha, Phi Beta Sigma, Koppa Koppa :r. CongFotulotions to you! You really a free 24 hour service for depressed and Psi, Groove Phi Groove, and New York's deserve this honor. Throughout the CHICAGO'S suicidal people who need to talk to a car­ own Kappa Kappa Psi. CONGRATULATIONS'! ing person. THE HOTLINE SAVES LIVES! To all our hard working R.A.'s and Dorm whole process you exemplified man with Saturday April 22, 1989, doors open true character, integrity and tenacity. If you core oOOut others· and will hove at 10:00 p.m. Council members who helped to make Sunday,. April. 30th this a successful Residence Holl week for Keep up the good work and God bless! the time to devote this summer, please Free drinks before 11, no sneakers or call us for more information at 362-8100. Meridian Hill Hall. Thomas p;.,. Jr. Doors open at 9pm sweats G.A. and Staff Mr. Haward 1988 89 A Stillwater /Fronk Love Production $3 (2 free drinks before 1Opm ) Although many forces were instrumen­ ·1a l in the success of the protest, there To My Sweetheart, ~ RENT Congratulations to the ''Don''JSlate of • Sponsored by the were o special grouP of people who Only you know how much, how long and when to Paula Mitchell, Heather Anderson, Ar­ work~d diligently behind the scenes to 3 bedroom 11/2 bath, w/w carpet, max­ soy exactly the right things. chibald Clark Debbie Rochester, Ja­ keep th in gs running smooth, as well as imum 4 people. Close to Howard. School of Business ''Olive iuice berry mush'' queline lfil. Remember, don't be impress­ provide sonie n«r.cessory services. To all $1060. Available May 10, 1989. Your Angel Princess ed ... be mo bi Ii zed! Student Council Food Committee members and 6Bl-3B97. volunteers: it was not easy providing on efficient service, especially for those of Wanta • Great .New Jersey ·1e1vicin9 the S111nmer? ' University /tudent• Get the Rutgers Summer Survival Kit. 1' • • Coming back to New Jersey this ' summer? Need to pick up some l • extra university credits'r Want to avoid wasting time sitting at - YOU DON'T HAVE TO WASTE VALUABLE TIME home and watching the grass TAXING BELONGINGS HOME. grow? Rutgers has everything you ' need to have a great summer. - . The sun-just a 30 minute drive -' REST A :SURED WITH UNIVERSITY STORAGE from teach to beach . The fun- FOR TH · SUMMER BREAK. a great campus social life. and New York City is practically - YOU DO rHE PACKING, WE DO THE REST. around the cprner. .. You can enioy all th is and take PROFESSIONAL ., AND COURTEOUS . - PROMPT , • • Rutgers Sum~r Session classes too. Choose from hundre

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