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VOLUME 83, No. 10 F RIDAY, O CTOBER 15, 1999 • http://hilltop.howard.edu Ho~ard.. Vendors Threatened .by Move to Privatize Sixth Street By B IIANDI Fmn f. Last Word E
By C11111stoPHER WtNDIIAM But many at the meetmg said they hold liule s1ock in llilltop Smff Writer Campbell's promises. "I have very li11leconfidence in 1he Residence Life\ im- • With a small group ofs1udents p01scJ 10 .can a hunger 1ia1i,·e 10th the problems." ,aid Dorm Council Presid~nt. slrike and mllyon 1hc lawn ofthe Adminis1ra1ion Build Marques Rice:· They didn't speak with us un1il we ing to pro1es1 wha1 they call poor voiced our opinion in n,e living conditions in Drew Hall, Acl------ Hillrop." ing Dean of Residence Life York ln the ,wo-hour meeting Campbell fielded ques1ions from "When I n1ake a promise, you students described a dormi Drew Hall residents for the first can take that to the bank," tory infested with mosqui time. toes, mice, mts and bats, and During the hastily called mee1ing a building plagued with Wednesday, Campbell promised 10 --York Campbell, Acting Dean of ~nfety viola1ions. HlcPhoro put mainlenancc crews in 1hc dorm Residence Life 011 promises made The elevator in the all NBA Legend \\'l11 Ommberlin di
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Voices and Views Financial Services Implements Do You Think the E-mail Notification System · process a linle easier. Students come in. otherwise I would have connected or the letter will be read on WHBC and local cable Newly Raised By CAROL WASHINC."fON can now log on to their Howard checked it." returned in the mail. There isn·t channels. In addition. surprise Hilltop Staff Writer University e-mail accounts to Sophomore Hassan Turay one best method. But s111den1 campaigns will help to spread find out when loans are in. said. ··1 have my own personal e- response from the e-mail has the word. Student Activity oney. 1t·s on every Wyen Hammond. director of mail account; I don·1 check my been positive. We gel a lot of '111e most important thing is Howard student"s student financial services. Howard e-mail. I don't even reply messages and reque;,ts for 10 get the message out to. as Mmind. Loans, pay explained the reason for the new know my password."" informalion."' many students as possible. using Fee is Being Used ments and refunds are the frus- method. "Every student has an Hammond said that e-mailing Srudent Financial Services i\ all different types of methods:· 1.rating components of college e-mail accoun1.·• she said. ".We students is a supplement 10 beginning to make efforts 10 said Hammond. ··we want stu life. Every student who has wanted to get the information methods used in the past. ,uch publiciu the new notification dents to gel their money as soon Appropriately? waited in that line in the admin out to them as soon as possible:· as phone calls. advertisements system so s1udents will be aware a, pmsible:· istration building knows this Student response 10 the new in The Hilltop, and posters in that they should ched. their e- inevitable truth. system has been skeptical. ··1 dorms. mail. Po,1ers are being printed Howard University·, financial don't check my e-mail," sopho• ··Every ,1udent is different:· and they will be po,ted an all To acli,-ale a Howard ~-q13il "As soon as I get val aid department has implement• more Nubriu Jackson said. ··1 she said. ··One ,tudent wants a classrooms and dormitories. account, go 10 room G-08 o~ G· f ed a new method of informing don'I have time. I wasn't even phone cal l. 3/ld another requests Advertisements will be printed 09 of the C 8. Powell building. idated I will probably s1udents they have promissory aware they were using the e- noles 10 be mailed to them. Pret- in The Hilltop. and public ser- Every ,1uden1 who is registered be real mad about it." notes to sign, making the mail to let us know when to ty often. !he number will be dis- vice announcements will be has an account and a password. -Natasha Skeete, fourth-year Joy Comes in the Morning for architecture Howard Royalty student Students at Rankin Chapel sity. Wellesley College and Cornell Uni,er- By V\LERlE T IIO\IAS sity. Hilltop Staff Writer Harkins said that those who prayed for us are the reason we exist. Trials and tribulations ··Forever, forever. forever:· are the words that were overcome in order for lhis generation rung through the ears of everyone in atten to have the advantages that it takes for grant dance at Rankin Chapel on Sunday after ed daily. he said. •·Faith. hard work, and "Yes ... they need to hearing Rev. Derrick Harkins' sermon. family are the strongest aspects of our cul continue offering which was centered around God's promise ture:· Harkins said. He added that withoul events and social gath of everlasting life. these qualities the African-American fami Harkins began his message with a Biblical ly would cease 10 exist. erings." verse from Hebrews 13: 8. which states ··God's mereyendures forever." said Harkins. - Malik James, ··Jesus Christ. the same yesterday. today and forever:· ·'God has always been there for strength to sophomore ··God is always there 10 deliver and liberate;· advance and endure;· he said. This was his communications said Harkins.11,is was the founda1ion ofhi, example ofGod's historical relevance in our major message. lives. God"s history allows for a greater foun ··Look over your shoulder, Ihere is no dilem dation on which to addres, his present ma. crisis or circumstance that God can·t aclions. ··Look over your shoulder for lega deliver us from:· he ,aid. cy 10 lay claim 10 God's redeeming hands:· Harkins has been the Senior Pastor of the Harkins said. 19th Street Baptist Church in Washington, ·The sermon really touched me;· said sopho D.C., since I977. He is a native of Cleveland. more L1nail Plummer. ··1 needed to hear Ohio. Throughoul his ministerial career, that God would always be with me. even Harkins has sought to connect the power of throughout my hard times. We need more "No, the funds the Gospel to meaningful societal changes. sermon, like that because 1hey are so encour• He served asa liaison to the campus ministry aging:· Photo By Eric Hall are ... misused. They do of Columbia University. He gained wide Kymberley Burke and Louis Quinones were crowned Mr. ond Miss , not offer enough on recognition as a leading voice regarding the Chapel Services are },eld e1•ery S1111day i11 College of Phormacy, Nursing and AIUed Health Science<. Quinon~ innuence of negative rap lyrics within 1hc A11dre14• Rt111ki11 Memorial Chapel at I I is a student in the Ph~-sirian's Assistont proi:ram nnd Burke is a junior campus events and African-American community. Harkins has a.m. The speaker for S1111day ..-ii/ be Dr. nur.ing major. The two plan to lobby ,11rious health and \ltllnm social gatherings." lectured on the Church and social action at Delores Carpenter, professor of religious is,ues during their nijln. ,,J - Brandon McNeil, a number ofcolleges and uruve~itics. includ · ed11ratio11 i11 tire School Divi11ity at • ing Columbia University. Bucknell Univer• Ho..-ard University. junior occupational therapy major Cancer Awareness Month Kicks Off at Howard
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offers its students." By T.L. 0\10\\ \Ir. CR>"SII \\\ ferences, will promole technol the opening keynote Parlici -Shamika DoweU, Special To The Hilltop ogy as the ideal foundation for pat ing conference speakers 1999Howard creating sustainable economic included: Darien Dash, CEO of development and wealth·cre DME Interactive. the first pub graduate On October 8-9, the Diaspora ation throughout the world. Devel<1pment Corporation licly traded African-American (DDC), in conjunction with the 11,rough a series of panel Internet company; Lori Perine. Howard University Small Busi based seminars and keynote White Hou~ Senior Advisor on ness Development Center Net addresses. conference attendees, information tec~nology; work, sponsored a comprehen guest speakers. and corporate Thomas Darden. Managing "No, we students are sive entrepreneurial technology partners had the opporiunity to Director of Windpoint Partners; conference entitled DIGITIZE learn, share. and discuss many Dan Rua, Associate. Draper not receiving proper OR DIE: Surviving and Thriv ofthe innovative ways in which Atlantic: Or. Paula Bagasao. attention." ing in the New Tuchnological to create. develop. and fund 1he Director of lnformahon Toch• Millennium. next generation of emerging nology Re~arch. Tomas Rivera -Ayanna Harris, enterprises. Panel topics includ• junior biology • The conference was primarily Policy Institute: Barry Cooper. targeted t0wards African, His ed, Successful Business Mod CEO. Black Voices and Milli• els. Developing Winning Tech• major panic. and Native American cent Hodge. Small Business nology-Based Business Plans, emerging technology enterpri, Administration, Director of cs. aspiring 1echnoprcneurs, Digital Entertainment Industry l'holo Coone.,) of D1g11i,., or Dt< Conli:rerwe Profile. Venture Funding. and New Markets. Keith Fulton. venture funders, and organiza Director of Technology Pro The Sd -:-----. , , Tm; HII.ITOP FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1999 A3 phio Warriors. CORE INCREASE BASKETBALL He was one of only two men to win the MVP and rookie of the year FROM PAGE ONE awards in the same searon ( 1959-60). African Americ.an studies students budget in n way that we have added · on Aug.21.1936, inPhiludclphiu. He was also the MVP between 1966 DREW nol leave food and crumbs around in continued to argue for their curricu more progr.imming and will , 1ill be he didn'r begin playing basketball and 1968: led the NBA in scoring ,1op in between floors. their rooms ....The mice are [drawn] lum. able to pay people consistently." said until he wa, in the seventh grade. seven straight seasons. 1960-66; and " One of these days someone is to the food they drop." "Your major stands," Traylor said. Eric 0. Watson. Financial Advisor for After his high school career he chose led the league in rebounding 11 of his going 10 ger injured and there won't Some students complained that She explained that the point of the uosc,. • 10 anend the University of Kansas. In 14 seawns. be a way to call for help." said Res the computer lab and laundry room core curriculum wns to expand the Though the increase of funding has African American Studies program hh first game with the Kansas fay He also holds the singla-game ident Assistant Keith Stone. at Drew Hall arc swarming with been a positive point for mo>t student so that became the foundation for all hawks he scored SO point, in front of record for rebounds. 55. and the sin Campbell said fixing the elcvn- mosquitoes. Campbell said he leaders and their organizations. there Howard University students. "Any are still those who were not fortunate a packed :1rena of more than 15.000. gle-game record for points. I00. 1or was a priority for Residence Life. believes that he has a handle on the body who feels that the whole urge enough to h3\-e more money at their The next year. he scored his colic· Chamberlain :1vcmged 30. I points "There is a plan lor the elevator," mosquito problem. 'gia1e high of 52 points against Nor1h a game in hi, career, including a he said. "We plan 10 build a new ele of intellectual black scholarship is disposal. we>1ern. New tone defenses were record 50.4 in the 1961-62 season vator on the west wing of Drew "We ,hould be able to quiet the not here in this plan is wrong." "I want to be optimistic about the designed to keep him from gelling with Philadelphia. He also was very Hall." problem dow:,," said Campbell. "We Titc main issue that students and increase," said The Hillrop Editor-in the ball. versatile, leading the league in Campbell lielded numerous ques-. never had a mosquito problem in the faculty had with the proposal was Chief Aprill Turner, ''but I wonder As a junior. he led the 1957 Jay assim, with 702 in 1967-68. tions about the time frame in which 20 years I've been at Howard. But that no one in the department was why 771e Nillrop or Homecoming has hawks 10 the NCAA tournament He led his team into the playoffs 13 1he elevator and problems are to be there is an extermination process in consulted. "There was a lot of not received nn increase and is expect linal,. where Kansas lost to unbent times, winning two world champi fixed. effect now." assumptions made without taking ed 10 get the job done with the same .en North Carolina in triple overtime. onships. The lirs1 came in 1966-67 Campbell didn't give an exact date Before the meeting, some resi the time 10 speak to people in the amount of moncywhilc other groups department to find out what would be Chamberlain left Knn,as 1he next with the Philadelphia 76ers. these<:; ofwhen 1he improvements would be dents had planned to storm 1he 1h01 are less productive need increas more beneficial for the student,.'' es regularly." )'Car and joined the Harlem Globe- ond in 197 1-72 with the Lakers. who completed. Administration Building and protest " ... I don't know when the prob snid Preciou~ Vmunna, sophomore Some student leaders feel that 1he 1ro11ers, later he joined the Phi lade I- won a record 33 straight game,. by starting a hunger strike. Rice lems will be fixed," he said. ''That's international business major. student activity fee increase will actu think, that the effectiveness of the frankly the truth." The proposed core curriculum is a ally do what 11 was designed 10 and Library Conu•r In a complaint list given to Camp meeung will postpone the protest. set of courses that every student help them provide bener services and bell by the council, many residents "The accomplishments of the should take regardless of major. The quality venues to the students that they Founders Library reported mice in their dorm rooms. meeting has put the hunger strike on core curriculum team was assem serve. Rodents have also been sighted in the back burner for at least another bled in 1996. There were originally "Because of the student activity fee Home to 2.2 the courtyard of Drew Hall. Stone week." said Rice. the dorm council 18 members, four of which were stu il\crease." said Bi;on Yearbook Editor said he has even driven away bats president. dents. Out of those four i.tudents in-Chief Dana Williams, "we are able from the dorm's weight room which Candace Taylor is the only student Campbell said the council's con 10 do more with design this year and Million Books is located in the basement. Quality that is still at the University, the oth cern will not fall on deaf ears. go beyond the basic, ,o thnt we can Control Manager for Residence Life, ers have since graduated. produc.e an even bener and higher B>- Monira Pitts Ron Harris said that the residenlS can "We're doing something about it. quality book for the ;,tudent body." Special to The Hilltop help prevent the rodents. When the residents aren't happy, I'm "Now that we are working with a "We've got to encourage resident< nol happy," he said. bigger budget." Alston atlded. "an ~ monumental building with a clock tower reside, at the core of Howard event that may have co,1 students S5 University's main campus. This symbolic building. which can be seen miles DONALDSON tems are piled high on the bookshelf "Okay, so what's another way of may now only cost students S2 away from Howard\ campus. is Founders Library. Upon approaching the in his oflice. next 10 a professiona.l writing ·x 10 the three-quarters which mises 1he le,-el of education because w-e have more to work with for libtary, however. the building does 001 appear 10 be home 10 the nearly 2.2 journal opened to an article on 1he power?'" Donaldson asked the stu• our overhead costs. and taking a loss million books and publications. that ii possesses. So where are nil the books? for students," Donaldson said in an numerical simulation of gravity dent in a mild voice. The student interview Wednesday. on an event or breaking even is not :When entering Founders Library one will sec among many things - a waves. gazed al her professor expectantly. nearly as devastating." Widespread use of the Internet is mpdel of Howard's campus, the Browsing Room to the left. hallw-Jys and Just becau;,e Donaldson has spent with a look that said: "Sorry-don'l Students seem generally pleased just one method with which Donald steps in both directions, and a painting of founder General Oliver Otis Howard. the greater balance of his life in high k now-that-one-but -please -you· re with the outcome of the student activ son hopes to effect a better educa Yer, no books! er education does not mean that he gonna-tell-me-righ1?" ity fee increase. There is no need to gel discouraged, though. A hallway immediately to tional experience for students. But he intends to give up grading papers for . It's a look Dr. Donaldson knows "I know 10,1 year a l01 of students may th~ right leads to the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center. With over expresses mild frustra tion with tech the more bureaucratic demands of well by now as lie guides her through ha1e been against a fee increase, but 250,000 books 111 its collection. Moorland-Spingarn is a reference center with nical support for the college's facul heading up the college. which claims the intricacies of the quadratic for now that you can see some of 1he co1leclions on e,-ery aspect of Atrican-American life. Whatever one needs ty. which he characterizes as lacking. ·an enrollment of roughly 3,000 stu mula and the commutative property 1o) .Just the greatest career opportunity Come to our on-campus lnformation Session of our lif'et.ime. on October 20 in the Faculty Lounge from 7:00 P.M. to 8:30 P.M. Visit us on November 10 for an interview during our on-campus recruiting. 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SKINNER Maisha Perkins visited the Museum dressedin this precious cloth 10 show mod~rn society and whether its his !Hilltop Staff Writer of African Art for a class assign pride in their African heritage. torical value is being depreciated by ment, bm decided to slay to reflect on African-American nationalist, have i1. "It\ become so popular. I see it , "Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian 1he beauty of "Wrapped in Pride." fostered apprec1a1ion for kcn1e by everywhere, many don't realize the Kcnlc and African American Identi "It's beautiful!" said Perkins. a senior using it 10 demonstrate their popular significance." experimental studio art major. •;1t•s trndemark slogans. "Blacl.. Power" ty" is on display at the Smithsonian's With "Wrapped in Pride" showing interesting to see the patterns and and "Black Pride.'' In 1998. President National Museum of African Art. through January 2. 2000. there arc schemes that were woven together to Bill and Hillary Clinton dressed in The exhibition vividly explores the hopes that many will learn the hi.to• •rich history of kcnte cloth and its create this beautiful cloth." the cloth in Ghana in a vbi1 with President Jerry Rawlings and F.irst ry of kentc cloth and understand its :powerful impact on modern African According to "Wrapped in Pride," significance. :and American societies. "Wrapped in the strip-woven clot, is the most pop Lady Nana Konada Agyeman-Rawl 'Pride" was organized by the Univer ular textile in Africa. While kente is ings. Assislanl Educational Curator of sity of California at Los Angeles usually manufactured by machines, Many of today's scholars believe the National Museum of African Art Fowler Museum of Cultural History the exhibition furnishes examples of 1hn1 the significance of kenle cloth Veronika Jcnke thinks that the exhi• in Los Angeles and the Newark work by people in Bonwire. Ghana has been overlooked because ofcom• bitioa is creating an awareness of Museum in New Jersey. It is a seg who weave kente cloth on looms. mercializalion. With the cloth being kente cloth and educaung i1, viewer.,. .mcn1 of the collaboration between Depending upon the detail of the featured in such e,-eryday products a, "I think it's very important that audi the National Museum of African Art cloth, weaving can be quite time keychains. Band-Aids. accessories ences understand the origins of kcnte. '.and the Anncos1ia Museum and Ccn consuming. The exhibition's Man's and undergarmealS, it is nol difficult HiMorically, it was a cloth that real 'ter for African American History Cloth. known by the Asante as 10 see how the meaning of this hon ly belonged 10 royalty." s.1id Jenke. and Culture to present the history and Oyokoman Adweneasa, look an ored fabric may be misunder..tood. !)leanings of ken1e cloth. astonishing four months and 62 miles Jenke also encourage, visitors to : "Wrapped in Pride" presents the of rayon thread to complete. "Wrnpped in Pride'' displays a video take advantage of the educational birth of kenlc cloth in Ghana in the Ghanaians dress in kente cloth to interview of Rutger University pro program, that arc offered by the Asante and Ewe communities. There, symbolize prestige, wealth and polit Photo Courtesy ofThe National Musuem Of Art fessor and acclaimed poet and author kcnlc derived different meanings. ical st.1tus. In the past, it was worn Abena P.A. Busia. in which she gave museum throughout the duration Cloths were given names and mean only by royalty and only on such "Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity" is a personal account of the importance or'Wrapped in Pride." During the ings based on their patterns, colors special occasions as times of home on display a t the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art. of kente cloth. "It is a very royal. el<.htbition. ,upplcmentary tours. lee• and designs. Kente cloth could also coming and thanksgiving. Since the royal cloth," ,aid Busia. who wore a turcs. panel ~iscus,ions. and pro be named after the person or special 1960s. kente cloth has gained popu kente garment in her wedding that gramc, will be held in honor ofken1c cloth. There will also be demons1ra- occasion for which i1 was made. For larity in African-American society. longer a garment worn exclush-ely by convocation and graduation cere• was passed down from her mother. years, Asante peoples have said 1h31 Many African-Americans wear the "It's always been a part of my world." 1ions by Ghanaian master weavers monies and festivals. Past and present kentc means, "whatever happens 10 cloth 10 signify unity and honor royalty -- anyone can wear it. Kenle Busia expressed her concern over Nyamekesc Osei-Tutu and Gilbert it, it will never 1ear.''Howard student African ancestors. Kente cloth is no cloth is frequently worn at weddings. African-American leaders have the cloth's widespread popularity in "Bobbo" Ahiagble. HUD Grants $24~5 Million to Aid Homeless with HIV/AIDS Housing Opportunities for Per and state and local government The grants are designed 10 help HIV/AIDS. In addition, HUD sideratton hy a House-Senate By ALOl'I W ASHINGTON sons with AIDS (HOPWA) pro agencies in Alaska, California. people with HIV/AIDS remain in plans 10 identify homeless people Conference Comnuttee. Hilltop Staff Writer gram, which is distributing a total Colorado. Delaware. the District their homes by providing rental who have chronic problems with HUD received 62 applications of $225 million in grants this year. of Columbia. Hawaii, Idaho, Illi assistance and needed supportive drugs. alcohol, or mental illness from 25 slates, Puerto Rico and Ninety percent of the funds arc services such as meals, medical The future is looking brighter for nois, Maine. Maryland. Massa for special assistance. distributed to cities and states by care, and counseling. the District of Columbia request• thousands of HIV/AIDS infected chusetts, New Hampshire, New Because of the growing need for a formula based on the number of ing more than $62.7 million in individuals who are suffering York. Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, "AlDS can leave people too ill housing for people with AIDS cases reported. The remain competitive HOPWA fund, The from homele~snc". In a telecon and Texas. The agencies receiving to work. and can impose huge HlV/AIDS. President Clinton pro ing IO percent of HOPWA grants available funds for the aw.irds rep ference held Tuesday afternoon, the HUD funds have pledged 10 medical bills that throw people posed increasing funding for are awarded .,s competitive grants. resent only about 36 percent of the U.S. Department of Housing and raise $50.1 million in other funds into poverty and force them into HOPWA grants in his Fiscal Year request. There were six applica Urban Developmeo1 (HUD) Sec ''The face of AJDS is changing," and volunteer contributions on !Op homelessness when they can't pay 2000 budget to $240 million. retary Andrew Cuomo awarded said Fred Karnas. HUD Deputy of the HOPWA assistance they their rent. said Cuomo. "People However, despite the growing tions seeking a total of $7 million $24.5 million to programs in 15 Assistant Secre1,1ry. "We want to receive. fighting for their lives shouldn't need, the HUD budget bills that competed for the available S2 states and the Dimict of Colum• reach out to people living with "This is the single most neces have to fight to keep a roof over approved by the House and Senate million in technical assistance, bia to provide housing and sup HIV so that they don't get full sary program that we run, said their heads." do not fully fund the program. which go toward improving man portive services for more than blown AlDS, especially people of Secretary Cuomo. ·'We arc com The grants also will help dcvel• The House bill provides the cur agement. developing plann,og 5,000 low-income people with color and women." bining a housing need with people op ways to belier plan, design. rent level of $225 million. while strategic,. and expanding the HIV/AIDS and their families. Cuomo awarded 22 grants for with HIV and serious medical manage, and evaluate housing and the Senate bill provides $232 mil expanding the exchange of infor• The grant, are part of HUD's $22.5 million to non-profit groups condi1ions." rela ted assistance for people with lion. The bills arc awaiting con- mauon. @BUNCH"E! , HAPPCNINGS AT THC: RALPH J , BUNCHE INT EBNA.DONAL AFFA IRS -CEN TER October 1 6- O ctober 22 • CAUXSCH O l..ARS PROCRAM Right Right Now · ruc-: lld ay. O c 1.nhc:r 19 4:00-5;00 pm School, ······-··· S ,,"UO BNT PAN B L ON s·r ATH D H PAR T M nN,. fNTT!RNSI IIPS AT \,JS H.MBAS.Sl fiS A 8 ROAO r ceturl.-... I fn-.._.t;t ALL EVENTS AT THE BUNCHE C ENTE R 2218-en. ST. 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EII.ANn - n Nov. 3, 1998, voters in Alas : Center ka, Arizona, California, Neva Oda, Oregon and Washington state passed initiatives that would legalize the use and prescription of marijuana to patient~ suffering from cancer, glaucoma, AIDS and other DAl\rION \VATERS serious illnesses. It would allow physi cians to c-0nference with patients about the drug and its uses arlier this week I had the The District of Columbia followed suit last foll with the misfortune of having to same type ofagenda. Initiative 59. District residents voted visit the University\ Stu• with a two-thirds majority in support of the medical mar dent Health Center. For ijuana initiative, but the results were kept confidential for anyone who has had to Eendure the unpleasant atmosphere at almost a year, due 10 congressional legislation and bureau cr.1cy. the Health Center, this Perspective, I The Controlled Substances Act are a group of laws 1ha1 am sure, will be quite relevant. regulate a wide variety of substances, most of which arc As we all very well know there are illegal for use without a prescription. The ideal behind the many offices on Howard', campus law is that drugs with important medicnl values can also that are in dire need of a major O\'Crhaul. An unnecessari ~ abused and must be regulated by the government. Nar ly trifling environment kindly describes many of the cotics, pain relievers, 1ranquilliers, stimulants and depres offices across Howard's campus. Howe,1:r, the aforemen sants are key medical tools, but are widely abused. Mari tioned description i!. a compliment 10 the ghastly Main Clin• juana could be categorized with these other drug, as ic. The lack of professional and personal etiqueuc, not to essential, but the federal government has not yet recognized mention privacy practices pervades the ill-trained staff or established marijuana's medical value. Regulating the.-.e housed within the archaic and dingy structure. The raw drugs has not been a problem for law enforcement, but that rudeness and utter confusion of the staff make any visit to still has not swayed members of Congress from attempt the Center an unbearable experience for people already ail ing to control the freedom of elections and the acceptance mg physically. of Initiative 59. Unfor1unately, most individuals who do not have their own More than thirty medical groups have endorsed acce.ss to insurance or doctor. are forced 10 utilize 1hc facilities pro marijuana to patients under a physician's care. Severn) med - vided by the University. This makes it difficult 10 complain ical groups, including the American Medical Association. for those who ha,,: no where else 10 go. Notwithstanding, have endorsed the physician's right 10 recommend or dis like any service provider whose livelihood depends on ser• cuss marijuana therapy with their patients. There has been vice seekers, the Health Center needs to rethink and re-eval a growing cry for further research on the use of marijua uate their practices or be repl.iced. Student, should dema9d na and its affects on terminally ill patienrs. New York. Cal more from the receptionists. doctors and management so ifornia. Georgia and three other states conducted research that better service and beuer health can be obtained. projects in the 1980s, according 10 FDA-approved proto I was and remain to be amazed by the sheer and blatant col, with nearly 1,000 patients. It was determined that disregard for student \\'Clines, exemplified by many of the smoking marijuana was an effective 1001 for cancer patient, ,vorkers. Anyone who ha., had the unplea,antly memorable and showed better results than ,ynihetic THC (also know Make Your ·voice Count opportunity to visit the Health Center, should be able to as Marino)). Thns of thousand, or cancer and AIDS patients recall the obvious abyss of professionalism when sensiti\'c already use medical marijuana and have reported that it is and private rnformation has been yelled across the waiting effective in reducing nausea and vomiting associated with Cll,\RLES COLE:\l,\N, JR. room. Or the ignorant and bureaucratically needles, "form cancer and AJDS treatments. It has been suggested that in the basket" that. in my opinion. scf\1:s only one purpose, patients suffering from the "AIDS wasting syndrome" to limit the amount of work 1hc n.-ceptionists are o,-er paid regain their appetite and gain weight. n the cusp of a Presidential where politicians "stacl,' their areas with a larger con ele<:tion in the year 2000. stituency than existed a11he Inst ccMus. in hopes ofhav to do. The unsubtle inanen11on for ,mdent welfare is exem Republican Congressman Bob Barr has made it his life's plified by the all 100 frequent calls that either go unanswered nlission in Congress 10 block the passing of this initiative Othe issue of the United ing new district lines drawn that have a preference to a State, census continues 10 remain certain ethnic group. This is obviously unfair, and that or arc placed on hold until the sickly patiem on the other "~y any means necessary." He has tnken on the role of God line is forced 10 hang up. Not to mention, J)Ct",Qn after per and concluded that he can decide what is best for thousands an ailment that plagues and cripples is what much of the argument in Congress is attempt• son, in need ofimmediate care. who arc told.to sit and wait. of terminally ill patients. Barr minimized the vote and the minority communities across the ing 10 eliminate, though ii has been an issue since the Then these people are scolded for not predicting that they residents of Washington D.C. when he made references to nation. The cs-eryday citizen does original inception of the census. ntll give the census the proper anen \\,:re going to be sic~ and having the nerve to interrupt the former mayor Marion Barry's drug addictions and con Still, w,:,cannot. in good conscious attribute all of the victions. If it was not for President Bill Clinton, we may LL..&1"'"""" _ __. lion th;it it deserves bc<:ause they television watching and radio listening ume for the ,raff by blame 10 crooked politicians who want to silence the have other issues to conquer. Congressman Barr wa., lucky seriously undcr'C'>timatc the impor showing up without an appointment in-need of a doctor. tllat he was even voted into office again with his conserv t:ince of the census and its implications on the political voices of minorities that may vote them out of office. We Ignoring the obviously ,ick and injnred people result, m ative ideologies and doctrines. world have 10 do our part. Much of the responsibility falls oo virtual malpractice. BeilJI! rude and lacking empathy. to the Because the District is not a state and does not have cer Obviously. the cen,us ,s a key political issue, that fact us as a community. Blacks and other minorities don't fill contrary. do not make the day go by fa,ter. • tain rights, the legislative branch of government feels that can be diSCO\'tred by e.~amining the agendas ofeither the out their census forms or return them with any consis• I have never been to :1 healthcare facility that i, so inad it is its duty to regulate and supervise this "territory" as if major political parties or any of the major Congressional tency. and the only people who end up wi1h the short end equately staffed. Not inadequate in quantity. but Jacking in Washington were a three-year-old child. Tite irony to this caucuses. The Democratic, Republican, and Congres of the stick when it comes to redistricring and proper rep quality. One pring professional i, worth more than ,ix plot is that the District of Columbia is made up primarily sional Black Caucuses all have the year 2000 Census re\enta.tion a.re blacks and other minorities. Spending 15 churlish maladroit simpletons. We students place our lives of African-Americans with a conservative. Anglo-Saxon, as a top priority, because they all recognize the poten minutes to fill out a routine questionnaire can aid in your into the hands of these people who have shown ume and R:epublican majority in the House and Senate. tial of having a ccn,u, report that says what you want neighborhood being cln.s.silied as a new di,lrict, and gain time agam that the Center's le" than stellar c:mtankerou, The ACLU has stepped up to the cause at hand and it 10. CongressioniJ members are now engaged in a tooth ing a new ,eat in Congress. America's Latino commu performance is not dcscf\ed or capable to handle su,h ,m pledged to resolve this issue for the people of Wa,hington, and at.iii figh1 lo h,tve the c~n,u, won- toward 1heir ,ldvan nity ha, begun to catch on. Many of the newer districts important Job. Students ought to demand and wor~ to gain D.C. The NAACP at the national and locnl levels has not ta)le. in ·1cxas, New Me~ico, AriLona. and southern Califor more from 1heir,1uden1 health center, notju,t complain for announced an official stand on the issue and so my opin The power of the cenw, lie~ in population number, nia were added to Congress after the 1990 censu, as n more. Sooner or later you will be amongst the parade of ailing people who are ,hoved to the side and ignored. iQn on the barbaric tactics of both Congressman Barr and and their implications. Because the House of Repre result of Latino and H,span,c people b,inding together Maybe this little diatribe will alert the proper admims qongrcssman Earnest lshtook. Jr., chairman of the D.C. sentatives fun~tions by appmprrntmg a certain number and making sure that they were not under counted. Appropriations subcommittee, to destroy the due process of scats per di,lrict, and a l'Crtain number ofdistricts per trators to an all 100 frequently ignored blemish on the Uni As the dawn of the year 2000 approaches along with o~ the law and violate the rights of thousands. is just my citiLens per square mile, the census is nlways an impor versity record. Financially reduced healthcare doc, not, and 11s cen,us, it 1s up to the black community to follow the opinion. tant topic for Member. of the House. If the cen,11, count should not: mean reduced health-care. The audible "lencc The ACLU filed legal sanctions against this blockage and for a particular area is incorrect nnd people arc under example of other person, of color and make all of our of doing nothing resulting from the arrogant disregard rep• continues to mobilize and fight for the cause. Don't get me counted. then they receive less representation. Thi, is voices heard and all of our votes count. Redistricting in resented by the condescending "comment box" , o ele wrong. I don't believe in drug use, but I will not allow some also key when e,,amining how poliucal p.1rties seek 10 our communities represent, the opportunity for blacks mentary hand-written and displayed on the counter proves o)le to tell me that I have to suffer with an illness becau,e maintain the maJority in the House. House Republicans to actualize the idea of rut1ing more of the people from ju,1 how much tht management doc, not care. Maybe now tJ:te treatment that would work to case 1he pain is not avail someone within the Univer,,aty Admm1strntion will listen. are now Ir) mg their hardc,t to control censu, debate,, our own local communities in the po,itions that we able, due to federal regulation, on a local matter. initiati\'c,, and legislation because they arc very con would like to see them in h give, u, more of our own and maybe, ju,1 maybe someone will care. Congre,sman Barr. I want to sec how you would react if tent with their majority in the House and are not inter areas. and aho makes our rndi\'idual \'Ole much more you were ;,uffering with a terminal illness and needed some ested in giving it up to Democrat, as a result of redis influential within our districts. It gi\'es us more control Da111011 \\hrers i.f a Howard U11frer, i1y Gmd11are and a s111- thfng to ease the p.'lin. Oh, I forgot your ;,talc republican over our own local arenas. Simply put, the cem,us equals de111 in the Gmd11are College of Ara & Sdr11ces. He ca11 I \ tricting. views denied patients that right. Can you admit that you The census only occurs every ten years, and so it is power and 1f blnch can realize and harness that power ~ emailed at: risin,[email protected] may have inhaled in your youth (unlike Bill Clinton) and of absolutely crucial importance because whale\-er dis for the election year '.!000. we will be a much more pow ate reformed'? Or will you try to rect.ify your childhood mis tricts are establi,hed at the time of the census will exist erful con,titucncy for the ne,1 mille1mium. takes with this bill? Don't you wish you would have laid for the following ten year,-. Ju,t as this is an important down your pre-historic thinking and voted the right way? battle for Member, ofCongress, ii should be for blacks. If you want I can go get you a dime bag, on me! Lttinos, and other people of color that are tradition.oily Charle., Cnltma11. Jr. I.< a ju11ior pnhtieal science major under counted nationwide. Part of the problem can be from Quttn.f, Ne..- )brk tmd rlre Editorial Editor for 171t 7>irrell LJ. Eila11d, a 11ative ofPort Chester. N. Y., is a sminr Hilltop. He can l>e t-nu1iled at: ,[email protected] i11 tire Scltoal ofArclritem,re cmd P/a11ning a11d tire presi atlributed to a concept called "gerrymandering." This is de/II oft/re NAACP Biso11 Chapter. D.C. Police: Know Your Role! CHRISTOPHER WINDIIAl\l Last year, 42 percent of Wash- to spend with their families. Do the officers and the Fraternal Order of a rotating schedule: an a.m. shift for able on the streets, maybe officers her house during the "power shift" ington, D.C.'s 91 I calls metro police have a valid argument or Police, 10 take a serious look at ways 56 days. an evening shift for 56 days could provide quick and decisive Why did these tragedies happen' It occurred during the so-called is this a test to measure the powtr of to provide child care for all officer, and then 28 days on the power shift. backup. is not the fault of the police system. "power shift" from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. the Frnternal Order of Police '! who ha, e a need for it. Can the city If an officer for any rea,on cannot District residents fear crime and But the police should make an Only 31 percent of D.C.'s 2.000 Met• When a doctor receives a 3 a.m. afford to provide child care for all the work his new schedule. he ,hould violence each day they step foot on attempt to fulfill their oath 10 protect ropolitan Police officers arc assigned page to delhoer an infant , he can't officers? I think the mayor should switch shifts with an officer who can the streets. The power shift was Ram- and serve. The new system will help 10 that shift. negotiate with the baby 10 stay m the provide child care to unemployed work his time slot. Maybe officers sey's answer to the crime problem police carry our their oath more Starting Nov. 7, Metropolitan Police womb because he doesn't hnve a welfare recipients. Less than 10 per- who cannot trade shifts with some- between 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. The Metro- effectively and safely. Maybe the Chief Charles Ramsey wants to begin baby sitter, just as a police officer cent of District welfare recipients one could alter theirlives for the sake politan Police should give Ramsey's police should explain to the families a new officer deployment system that can't negotiate with criminals 10 receive child care. With proper care, of the city. Officers should spend policy a chance. of George Morris II, Dorothy Redd will substantially increase the num- commit crimes during the day the recipients could find jobs and get time with their children during the In the past month homicides have and Ruby Currie Davis why they do because he wants to tuck his daugh• not want to work from 6 p.m. to 2 ber of police officers on the street off welfare. The city should be pro- day if they ha,-e to work the "power rocked the District during the "power during e\'Cning and weekend hours. ter in at night. Shifts are not nego• shift.'' shirt.'' Twenty-four-year-old George p.m. Police officers should be con- liable. Police officers chose their pro- viding child care to people with the cerned about the safety of the city However, everyone does not agree greatest need. Instead, the District "Where are the policeT' The ques- Morris II died as a result of muftiple with Ramsey's plan. Many of the fession themselves. They must deal gun shot wounds to the body during rather than the incon,eniences that will provide child care for some ofits tion can be answered in two words: city's patrol officers feel that the plan with the consequence,. the ·•power shift.'' Sixty-five-year- the new schedule mighl impose. best paid employees. will alter their lives. The Fraternal Chief Ramsey and Mayor Williams at home. old Dorothy Redd died after alleged- Order of Police, the union that rep- ga,,: answers to the officers· ques- Chief Ramsey is offering schedul- The police are away from the citi- ly being Mtangled by a family friend Christopher \Vi11dlra111 is a frrslrman resents D.C. officers, said that the tions about child care. Mayor ing opt.ions that includ~ rotating the zens of Washington, D.C. Each night in her own home in the middle of the j1111malism major fmm Chicago, Ill. new deployment plan will leave some Williams has instructed Ramsey to day, evening. power and midnight District officers are threatened or ')>ower shift.'' Seventy-two-year-old Ht can l>e rraclred by t-mail at c/1ris- officers without child care and time form a commiuee, inclush'C of police shifts. The offo:ers will be placed on injured. If more officers were avail- Ruby Currie Davis was found dead in [email protected] • • A12 FRIDAY, O CTOBER 15, 1999 THE HILLTOP Cl ◄ ~:111,KM'I . NIIM•' :l~IIMINli , -::· ,, .. ' - AT GREENE STADIUM · Students must pick up tickets in ad,,ance AND. MUST PRESENT TICKET FOR ENTRY Current Hl[Students ,vith CapstoneCard\' may pick up , 0 ffi FREE TICKET in the Blackbum Ur1iversity Center, Ground Floor LAST DAY TO PICK UP TICKETS - TODAY / FRIDAY, Oct 15 from tlam-7pm. -REMINDER- · • • No free student tickets will be issued on game days . • , • NEXT\\'EEK , . A~lI>'·ru1s \\'l:KEND ...., us·r Al\ ll()lJR ORS() t JP l-9S ·oa·111 ... \ Dimioa of Student Affairs Octo~r. 1999 \ • . - ·- -- ·------' L • i§~,L ~.. ' ...... ·.· ..·. .. ·.·.·. . . • . . . . . • - - \ . . .. ~ ,.. V .I'' , ,,•• __ _,,,, ... ----·-- . .._ .. .. ··------"'. - ...... _.., ...... __ , ... . ,. · - •· ~-- ... .,.. ---_ ...... , __..,. ..,.'fPl!lt"'.•- · - ~ ...... 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Mclendon. a gre:11 lhinket supreme inno..,mor. con,wnmale genlleman, and pioneer who helped w-age the successful fight to break down the barriers of ~:Ilion in oollege and profe.,,ional athletics. died on October8 in Ck.~lillld. Ohio when: 1-c l~'ldbeen residing and teaching at Ck--veland State Uni ,mity. He w.i,, S4 years old. Mclendon trdined wldcr Dr. Jame, Nai smilh. the Uni,miiyof Kansa,, profe,,orcrod ited with inventing the game of txl.Ske1ball. He was the fir.,t coach to win throe straight national tilleswhenhcledhis 1957, "58and •59 1ennessee A&I (now Th1uiessee Stale) teams fi::Uuring Dick 8amea :irdJohn Bamhill 1ooon seanive NAJA championshipc;. McLendon's tea1m h.'ld 10 dereat all the Qlhcr black college ~ges and univcrsilie,. ing irrpl,.ernrt'>. 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Hughley relived embarrassing Hilllop Staff Wriler at the pastor as he cut in fron1 of her childhood experiences he endured in the church dinner line. He also with his mother. Audience members hicago·, United Center was voiced his disapproval of being idol nodded their heads in agreement as transformed into the royal ized, articulaiing clearly his objection they related to wanting 10 get the last C. court as comedic Icings Ste,'C to celebrity sensa1ionalism "If you word in while hoping not lo get Harvey. Bernie Mac, D.L. Hughley, see a celebrity out in public. don·1 run caught by their mother. and Cedric the Entertainer combined and make noise. screaming and hol• NCiCI in the li neup was Chicago's to form the Kings of Comedy Thur. lering. We're people just like you, so own Bernie Mac. Mac brought his First up was Ste\'C Harvey, host of don·1gel mad if we can·1sign orauto• natural. comedic personality 10 the ..Showtime at the Apollo.. and his graph everything;· he advised. stage. Mac's whole per,ona was rem self-titled, WB sitcom. 'The Steve Then California native D.L. Hugh• iniscent of that wise, O\'erly-blunl Harvey Show." In addition to his own ley took the stage. Hughley is best uncle/cousin many have and love. He stand-up ac1, Harvey also served as recognized from his television sit• spoke in depth of his reverence for the the emcee for the night. He spoke of com. ·The Hughleys," and from host• city and what ii was like growing up childhood. and what it was like to ing BET's Comic View. In true there. In a raspy voice, he spoke ofhis attend church daily... See, whe,t you Hughley fashion. he showed audi recently acquired responsibility 10 ha\'C 10 go to church seven days a ence members no mercy.joking about watch a family member"s children. week, you have to find something to their strange hairstyles and large Mac took on the like about i1;· he said, admitting to the body parts. Victims of his taunting S...COMEDY,B10 Troy 1",cu,J audience that the first time he enjoyed took the jokes in good spirits. laugh- C.-lric Uie Entertainer and Bernie Mac relax after the King of Comedy 1bur last "eek al club 2:Kl/. ' bell hooks: 'It 's Okay to Be Nappy' meanings. But hooks disagrees. BY KEYA G RAVES ··Nappy, is not a negati,'C word. It Hilltop Staff Writer depends on how it is used;· the fem • inist said at a recent signing of her lat Patrons with dreadlocks. bushy est book. Happy Nappy. "Gening Afros. naturals, and even straight your hair done as a little black girl blond hair eagerly clustered into Ver was not always a painful process. It tigo Books in Dupont Circle last week was almost like a bonding. My mom 10 hear prolific writer and New York had to comb the heads of five girls City College professor bell hooks. with woolly hair. Bui e,'Cn in that Nappy. Kinky. Pot, in your kitchen. moment of pain. there was pleasure:· For many Am can American women. Well known for her bookAi11t I A these common phrases take them l\'c1111e11: Black \\bmm and Femi• back 10 their childhood when grand• 11ism. hooks shocked the crowd ma or mommy would call them into when she told them she.was there to the kitchen to straighten out the kinks talk about hair. specifically. children or beads on the nape of their neck and nappy hair. ··1t·s not a black with a hot comb. Some women feminist movement or function. It is remember the process as being a movement for hnppy 10 be napp): .. painful and believe the words like ,he '3id. "nappy.. and ..kinky" carry negative See HOOKS, BI 0 Production Addresses 1bo cute? Or too much? These l..1t~t 11hl"NMme" ads by Ve~l't ha~ dnt\\11 crili'im bec:1LLw of i~\ racial tmdcrton~ Serious , Situations By VAL!lRn: TIIO\IAS Versace Goes Hilltop Stnff Writer oward University"s The ater Arts dcpanmen1·s first Ghetto H production of the year, ·The Shadow Bo~:· is a piny writ• News& Views ten by Michael Cristofer and direct filt Photo BY MARlFLLt: Botto A '1D s \ FI\A ADDISON ed by Mark Jolin. In the play, Ira Hilltop Staff Writers ing from cancer for years and ,cemg Aldridge Theater transforms into a no obvious signs of approaching hospice in order to depict the lives death . Agnes is forced to question nterested in a threesome? Then check out the new Vcr of three families. Each fami ly is in why her mother " still alive. The s:,ce Ads showcasing ..Black Erotica." 111ere·s just one some way affected by cancer. and catch brothers: you·ll have to be into bondage. And sis- doctor at the hospice assures Agnes I how each fam ily copes with the dis that her mother is just waiting for the ters. you won·t make the cut if you're not into role-playing. ease creates the play"s central con opportunity to ,ec her cider daugh• For this gig. you'll have 10 be white. ., flict. Versace·s latest ads pay, homage 10 the med in ·s age-old terone more time. A, long as 1he let• On the firs t set. Felicity. an elder ters come, Felicity will continue to practice of depicting blacks in subordinate roles. 1wo black ly woman ailing fro m breast cancer male models arc shown standing emotionless like Bucking hang on. and confined 10 a wheelchair. resents ln the next family. Brian i, sur• ham Palace Guards. ln,1ead of protecting Englbh royalty, everything around her. Although she however, the two act as bodyguards 10 a frail Amber Valetta viving solely on the hopes of gettmg hns the support of her youngest the chance to do everything he has who emerges as the real focal point of the ad.The blond daughter Agnes who comforts and haired. blue eyed model, a vision in white. pushes the two ever dreamed of doing. He write... takes care of her, she longs for the poetry. no\'Cls and his autobiogra aside with a frazzled gaze of anger and fear.One can't help companionship of her eldest daugh but notice the disparities in dress that are present. She stands phy. Instead of trying 10 live. he ter. When she receives letters from wants 10 die. When Brian\ alcoholic a testiment 10 the art of haute couture. while the others bask her eldest child. the sick woman is ex-wife Beverly arrives. she in the beauty of ''ghettofabulousness." Looking at this ad we seized by the desire to live longer. See BOX, BIO just couldn·t help but ask ourselves the question ...Whal in After wi1ness¥1g her mother suffer- the world are these two modelingT They"re nude from the waist up and the only thing covering their unmentionables is a pair of baggy sweats. Bui of course, the "b-boy" look ,vouldn·t be complete without a pair of gaudy Versace boxers Cipher Mellows Meridan fas hionably left CiCposed. 80s-s1yle rope chains fu rther accen tuate the look. Their wrists appear bound thanks to the rope• nodding and bobbing their heads like bracelets worn in the ad. Bv K.tsllAFetc: like they'd been nurtured on black Some of you may think we're reading 100 much into ads like Hilltop Staff Writer church music.People were feeding these-that we're just loolcin g for things that aren't there. off of the vibe of the poetry. "It was Maybe we would be gulity of such a crime if this ad was the ncense burned softly under dim a real cozy set. I liked it. because I only one of this genre. The problem is that this is just one of lights as a lone poet boldly could feel the energy in the room," the many fashion ads that portray African-Americans in a Iexplained .. the curse of being s.'lid firs t year graduate student Drew negative light. We constantly see ads like these not only in Mr. Right; .. last Thursday at Merid Anderson, a veteran to the expres fashion magazines . but in all forms of media. The problem is ian Hill Hall. sion scene. that we have been bombarded with these images so much that 1\vo Meridian resident assistants. The subject matter of the poems we are almost de-sensitized to them. Most of us know the L"Antoinella Spiller and Wi lliam ranged from sex to comedy to rela• real truth behind these ads. but what do we do about those Bridge.~. decided to produce a poet· tionships. Anderson exploded on who base their only perception of us on the images they see' ry cipher as a way for students to the relationship issue and had the Many of us just flip through magazine pages without qucs• expre,s themselves. They wanted whole room testifying wi th his lioning the message in these ads. Whether through the lyrics the cipher 10 be an outlet in which .. Untitled .. poem about a couple get• of the notorious Foxy Brown or in glossy magazine layouts, students could release their col ting ready to break up. His power lege-induced pressures. ful words caused one girl to jump See VERSACE. B 10 During the cipher • people were See POETRY, B 10 - TuE HILLTOP FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1999 B7 "Mumford" VIDEO RELEASF.S • Bv MAUREEN GROUND The State News Stepmom By Nilcol Hopkins In the small town of Mumford. it Hilltop Staff Writer seems as if everybody has some kind Starring: Julia Roberts, Susan of quirk or out-of-touch-with-reality Sarandon, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, outlook. Just about e,-eryone here has Liam Aiken problems. And they all look to one per• Grade: B son for help: Dr. Mumford. Yes. that's Mumford, the S.'UllC nan1e as the town. "Made-for-TV" is the first phrase In "Mumford.'' writer and director ·that springs to mind when viewing Lawrence Kasclan has put together a Chris Columbus' ("Home Alone," quii:z.ical little tale about the secrets that "Mrs. Doubtfire") latest attempt at make people happy. It is filled with lighthearled 1eur-jerking, "Step witty dialogue and characters you will mom." It's almost impossible to view get attached 10 in the movie's hour and this film without gelling an over 51 minutes. whelming sense of d6j1l vu. Howev Mumford, played by Loren Dean. is Loren D FASffiON SAGE Make-Over of the Week: From Bland to Bombshell Deshaun C'\ssidy: sophomore. School of Busine" WIiiiam Lo"e: jumClT, School of Fine Arb "Style is a reflection of your personality. How you "M>· pcr,onal style reflect, my inner emotion, feel inside is how you look out>ide. In most case.,. if How I'm feeling dictate, what I wear. In the end, you feel good about yourself , you will try to look it', all about me:· good." that stress you've been suflenng from. R&R • For several minutes. use your palm~. fingers BY SAFIYA ADDISON AND MARIELLE BOBO or hands to press in and out on the back and sides of your neck. Another way to do this is Hilltop Staff Writers by crossing your arms and placing them along the tops of your shoulders and gently press Here's a great massage that you can do by ing down. Hold this position for about a yourself or with someone else. Regardless of minute. After a while. you will start 10 feel all who you're with, it is guaranteed 10 relieve all your tension slowly fade away. Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves... File Photo.< Special features 10 look for include rhe "1st of the • Added more daring pieces to her eye;,. BY M ARJ ELLE BOBO AND SAFI VA ADDISON month Make-over," Designer of the Month, Product of BY MARIELLE BOBO and her w.irdrobe, such as the ripped - Black eyeliner and mascara Hilltop Staff Writers the Month, and "Hottie" & "Shortie" of the the week. SAFIYA ADDISON jeans which she sports so well. were used to open up her eyes An eligible Hu bachelor and bachelorette will be fea Hilltop Staff Writers • Added some color to her - Glossy red lipstick was llow us 10 introduce ourselves. We are the writ• tured on the fashion page with a brief bio and infor wardrobe with a sexy red, fitted applied to give her lips a sexy ers of Fashion Sage, the new fashion page in the mation on what they're looking for in a mate. If intcr Subject: Shatikwa Brown, Senior T-shirt. pout. AHilltop. The two of us are seniors at Howard ~sted in those featured, you can respond in an Ad on legal communications major • Completed the look with a cure • We added some spice to Shatik University, majoring in English and journalism. We've the back page of rhe Hi II top. At the end of the semes Hometown: Brooklyn, N. Y. shrug instead of a boring cardi wa's hair by spiking it up. This been friends for the last seven years and have found that ter, students will vote on who you rhink should be Usual Shopping Spots: The GAP, J. gan. was done by first applying some we both share an interest in the worlds of fashion and crowned "Shorttie" and "Honie" of the semester. The Crew and Banana Republic • Acce,sorited the look with a water and a little hnir gel and journali ~m. Each week we hope to bring you something two winners will be sent on a dat. which will be featured The Problem : Her wardrobe gets no trendy hip•pouch. then blow-drying the hair. As new and exciting. Weekly features will include: in an article at the beginning of the following semester. riskier than khakis. and her hair and • A splash ofcolor wa;, added to the hair dried, it was combed L Get the Look : How to get designer looks on a col We are looking forward to getting ,ome feedback from makeup need to her face while keeping the upward. You can also use your leg student's budget you.Feel free to stop us on the yard if you have any sug be more daring. make-up natural looking: lingers to pull up individual L Tre11dsette r o fthe )l,iek: Highlights styilh Howard gestion, or ideas that you M>uld like 10 share. In the Key ingredients in making her over: -Earth tones were applied to strands of hair. Students mean1ime. we hope that you enjoy what we've put L R&R: Ways to Relax and Unwind together for you. THE H ILLTOP • I. r ' ...... , •' 1 • • I • ' :• :• : ...... : • • •• • .• •' I : t •t ? •' • : ···•• I ~• ~• •• •• • t t '• •••u•'. 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Contact Nikki Young in Suite G-06 in th,• Int\ d\'( ,t ti\,, ,.u,r by ~tlllt· (;.('(;'"tin Bbdd .. ,tr\ C't·nh.•f ~.1II Ol,,ckburn Cent,•r, ~.,II 80h.7870, or ,•m,,il '" ,11 &'(, 7s70 l,r -.•m.\11 U" u l•1-..,on·.11l .._,. ,$..t'P.h.c1tm 111.1.·, m b1sonyearl>ook,u;hotmail rom l I I --l THEHn.LTOP FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1999 B9 ■ - I I. r STEP SHOW - TONIGHT• i 1-t@ . t tl-E au \ MUSIC, PRIZES, CONTESTS, Gl\'E-AWA YS, SURPRISE GUESTS!!!!!!!! STEP SHOW -AKAs, OMEGAs, ZETAs & JOTAs MIDNIGHT MADNESS IS AN EVENING OF EXCITEMENT TO PRESENT THE WOMEN'S AND MEN'S BASKETBAL.I~TEAMS TO YOU AT THEIR FIRST PRACTICE. WEAR YOUR HU GEAR!! DO NOT MISS THIS ONE!! PRIZES INCLUDE AN IBM THINKPAD AND $100 ''DINING DOLLARS'' I - Ill I L I I: 4i:-I-E mEC ONE FREE TICKET WILL BE ISSUED TO HOWARD STUDENTS, STAFF AN[) FACULTY WITH CAPSTONECARDS in the Blackburn Uni,,ersity Center~ Ground Floor · FRIDAY, Oct 15 from 11am-7pm. THE FIRST 500 PERSONS WITH TJCKETS TO ARRIVE AT THE BURR TONIGHT WEARING BLUE OR WHITE TOPS WILL RECEl\'E A FREE PRIZE . WEAR YOUR HOWARD GEAR TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR EXTRA GIVE-AWAYS . MANY THANKS TO: .. AETNA Healthcare, Bell Atlantic, Chose, Citigroup, Daimler-Chrysler, EA Sports, Eli Lilly & Co., Ford Motors, IBM, Kodak, t\1icrosoft, 1\.1 arriott International, ~1.M/.l\>lars Jnc., l\1otorola, Occidental Chemical Corp., Office Depot, PSE&G, Raythe<>n Co., Siemens, Sodexho-Marriott, S,\inerton Inc., t •nion Carbide, Walgreens, \Vakefern Food Corp., Xerox & \\'HBC .., Division of Student Affairs From HOOKS, B6 Her mosl recent book, Happy Nappy, is her first children's book. The book shows colorful pictures of little girls with different hair lypes, and gives Happy_ll promotes the message to children that kinks arc wonderful and people musl appreciate the variety in all hair types. ·•11 isn't really different from my other books. ll's oB e. jus1 in a version for kids," books said. "Why should they have 10 innicl self-hale for 18 yean; before they gel 10 read Ain l/ A \-11,man ?" hooks said that what people do not realize is that Nappy a child notices everything. Dealing with children while promoting her new book in schools. she said she noticed their opinions show how whi te supremacy still rules and children notice hair and skin color. Bui hooks also said the beginnings of chaoge were visible in the questions of lhechildrcn, both black and white. She also commented on the how the prevailing standards of beauty in hair favor white women, works fo r a predominantly white company in leaving many women unhappy with who they are. Washington. "When I had dreads, 1 couldn't ge1 v-.. - ~ - Beliefs that having long, straight and in some hired. Some of us have to gel chemicals in order -- cases. blonde hair is more acceptable cause some to succeed in the whirc world." ---IU..dl~~ people 10 believe that these characteristics lead 10 Bui hooks said that she does not buy that excuse, 1,..,.....;~ gelling belier jobs. But black women arc not the arguing thar blacks must become aggressive in the .::::::.:::::::::.::....:...;::.===...:.._...... :~..:'.::...:.._...... ,:;!_...:::..::.:.:.~::::::::_~.:...:~-...::..t:;1.~~~;.;:::!!':::==!±=~::,:::==~i only ones tha1 mus1 battle these beliefs. Jews. His figh t to change those beliefs. She recalled her panics and even some Asians struggle with accepl· wlptc publicist recommending tha1she remo,-c her Ad Has Racial Undertones ing their hair, hooks said. braids if she wanted 10 ge1 a job at a predominantly "Black women express deep self-hatred because White university. Although she didn't undo them. From VERSACE, B6 of their skin color or hair texture, and it needs to she was still hired. fashion has emerged as an essential aspect of today's cuhure. Advertisements play as big a role in 1his billion-dollar industry stop. Confidence and Jove for yourself must be "If we could only take the money we spend on as 1he clothes themselves. We should nol allow ourselves 10 be desensitized 10 1hese ads. Yes, we're used 10 seeing them, but we restored," hooks said. hair-care products and put it into literacy pro should never simply accept them. Ads such as these go way beyond the boundaries of fashion. affecting more 1han just our s1yle Some women at Vertigo Books admitled that they grams to educate our children, we as a black race of dress. Ad\'ertisemenls have the po1en1ial 10 shape our view,. bul only we have the power 10 change the page~. struggle to live confidently with "black hair." would begin to sec change," she said. "lfwe could "It's not tha1 easy to turn around and say. 'l will love ourselves the way we arc and begin to instill Kings Join for Comedy no longer get a perm,"' said Anita Hicks, who confidence in ourselves. we would feel the change." From COMEDY, B6 music-filled performance. He pondered aloud wha1 would ii be like 10 travel in outerspace in style, demons1ra1ing his idea of personalities of his young, ye1 100-ma1ure nieces and nephews. whal ii would be like 10 gangsta lean in a spaceship with a ban Poets Descend on Hill Hall focusing on the amusing aspect of how the youngest children gin'sound system. can have the mos1 aduh personalities. Although be gave the . With old-school songs bellowing through the arena a1 inter• out of her scat, exclaiming more, causing Spillers excite• Since the cipher was a success. longes1 presentation. he brought the house down. He presents missions, ir was obvious 1ha1 1he show was geared toward the loudly. men1 ro grow. "We were and arc Spiller and co-producer Bridges his self in a no-nonsense fashion, and expects thal same kind One brother s1ood with tears in trying to keep ali,-e the oral tra plan on expanding the poetry of treatment, for, as he warned 1he audience repeatedly. "I am older generation. The "Kings of Comedy" had an "old school a grown_man." flavor," yet the need to laugh anracted an audience of all ages. his eyes as he 1old a story abou1 dition of the African people. cipher into a monthly event. For a love gone wrong and how ii more information. contact Last. but not leas 1, was Louisiana native Cedric the Entertainer. The evening was filled wi1h reflec1ions. harmless ribbing, and Our grandparents no longer talk has affected his life. He pulled about our history, because we Bridges al 865-950') or Spiller Cedric the Entertainer can be seen alongside Steve Harvey on humorous social commen1ary. The Kings of Comedy Tour will "The Steve Harvey Show," He entered the stage doing the e,•cryonc in10 the essence of his have been separated from that at 865-9451 and look OUI for fly "bounce" as the audience enlhusias1ically cheered "Go Cedie"in return to 1he Washington, D.C. area on Ocrober 17. 1999 at the pain, giving the cipher a serious part of our selves," she said. ers promoting upcoming response. The Entertainer was very animated, and gave a MCI Center vibe. Another artist started her "Our ciphers arc not just for shows .. 1 poem seriously also, talking poets. bu1 for anyone who has about young black males in something 10 share. h's just a Shadow Box': Play With Serious Side society and how they arc per• way of interprc1ation." ceived, but ended her poem The cipher's producers were adds more drama to 1he dreadful lives of Brian and Mark. his die and leave her alone 1ha1 she refuses 10 rry 10 enjoy 1he humorously, She made the very impressed with the con- partner. She makes bo1h Brian and Mark realize whal they are time 1hat 1hey s1111 have left. She doesn't want 10 talk about crowd erupr into laughter by 1en1 or the material, the audi missing in life. Although she leaves suddenly. Beverly's pres 1heir future because they may no1 have one. In the end, the asking "why wonder why the ence's response and the turn oul ence is not easily forgonen. family realizes that 1he lime they spend together is more chicken crossed the street/ when of the event. "I was happy to sec The family is filled with sadness. Joe, a man in his late 40s. important 1han 1heir 1ime spenl apar1. your favorite mea1is beef." so many people come oul. I was is dying of cancer. When his wife Maggie and son Steven Throughout the night, the told afterwards 1har it was the come 10 visit him. Joe gets excited despite the feelings of the This play hits home for those thar have Josi family members mood remained festive and biggest MeridianHall event ever rest of his family. Steven has no idea 1ha1 his father has can ro any terminal illness. no1 jus1 cancer. h allows one 10 see mellow. The crowd hungered for in history," said Spiller happily. cer, nor does he realize 1ha1 his father could die. Maggie. thal everyone is no1 capable of being strong when strength is Joe's wife. is ,o troubled by the fac1 that her husband might the only thing that can keep you survive such a tragedy. I • It's time for you to make the calls. To create your own future. To have a real impact. • After all, it's your world . And we'd be a perfect fit. Because only at Ford Motor Company will you find a spectrum of opportunities this broad and a level of impact this impressive. The fact is, we're experiencing a major transformation - to a consumer company that provides automotive products and services. And to be successful, we need professionals with the hunger to learn. The knowledge to teach. And the ability to lead. 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And lo,·c is what you they minds. I look back in the memoir of Baduizm. becoming a Muslim. and showed me consciousness and Maya Angelou's learning how 10 speak Swahili. We Your eyes arc so beautiful words echo in my space. "Ain't We knew we were African when we And so is your face Bad." Dead the corny ,ong about came in Fall 96. bu1 Africa had a And at first si11ht how every frtshmcn class i, corny deeper meaning by Spring 97. Hip In Ill) heart u owned a because class or 2000 came in with Hop wa, a blessing. Mobb Deep· s 1>luce un-ccnsorcd vi,ion. leadership. gill Hell 011 Earth. Jay-Z's Remmwble But Fear of rejection and profuse power. We were ready Doubt. Tupac'sMakel'eli. Wu1ang 10 Wandered my mi11d 10 figh1. prepared for 1omorrow. and 1hc cle,cr lyricism of1he late No10- And all the right words 2 musl I say Bold'? riou, B.I.G .. mu,ic was murder. and say I w,is al lhe Mecca al 1ha1 1ime. 1he words were dead III your ear. I could 1101 find young. sassy. confu.,.,..i. couldn'I find Af1er Tupac and Biggie pa"ed. No pick up line in this my niche, bul you couldn'I tell me Black was just another word for world 1ha1 when I s:1w 2000 1ha1 I NIGGA. America wa, JU\! a syn Can express my interest WOULD NOT SEE SELF. Before onym for Babylon. 1ru,1 was some And until I ha,·e you lo, e clubs became a sophi,1ica1ed social shS1 mama discussed bul ii never l cannot scene. I partied hard al Quigley\. meanl nothing after 1ha1 year. Glob Rest For once I had 10 think for myself. al warning was jusl ano1her word for guilty of being naieve. guilty of Re,elalions. and I forgot everything Olu-lsis looking for a husband and ran in10 I learned 1ha1 year. Jus1 like 1110s1of long life enemies. bu1 life is quite us forgot how much power we hypocri1ical. Moving along I recall brought 10 1he in,tiluuon. We fough t gelling pamphlets on ,piri111ali1y, again,1the merger or Fine Ari,. We 1he comrng of a Black Me"iah n1nr fought when lhc admini,1rn1ion m my car. and along wi1h my Cam banned 1he Nation or Islam from pu, Pal good,e box I ran 1n10 ,omc campus. when the code of conduct sista, who wondered why no Perm needed 10 be rec1ified. when campus came m the ki1. ,ecurily needed 10 be checked. and The author maybe silenced )Cl when Howard lost iis ,piri1uali1y al the \\ Ord can't be, and say word Rankin Chapel. like Biggie "l got a Stor)' to Tell." All in all Howard was beau1iful in In my beg.inning. Howard wa, hol 96. The people were beau1iful. pro abou1 90 degree,. :md 1he humitli1y fessors cared. lhe conscious lc,el was unbehevable. This California wa\ mhed. there ,v-c1, a mo,·ement in chocolale flower child w,m1ed 10 the air. E,en the football team won go home upon my arrival al lo\\ the di,ision champion~hip. I wa, l budget Meridian llill Hall. I haled proud and when I wcnl back home. 1hc ,pidei°', no air condil ion. no lik my friend, ,aic.l "Bebe why art' you but the -Ith Floor made ii h,tppen. I ,o ghc11o•r• 1 replied. "Ya'\1 ju,1 ,ay ;.Lm not going 10 t:nlcrtain the ln,; thut cau,c 1·,·e gotta ea\l coa\t 1hough1 of how many ,i-1:1' go1 acccn1." "Naw we ju,1 ,ayin you all pregnanl 1ha1 year. were dogged oul 'Black· now. you lhink this world is by their Re,idenl A,sis1a111s. losi Black'/" their innocence 10 a ,exual demon. "Nope. bul fornow ii is. and I love and like me "".!Died 10 he a 1hug girl. being around so many of my peo Bui when I slepped 01110 1he yard. I ple." I said. found people Ju,1 hke me. Fa,1forwarding ,nme J and a half See Bi,on, whal Howard i, 1oday year, la1cr I can ,a} 1hm I have it wa, not yest~rday. lmaglnc grm, n And 1hc foci 1ha1 I am grad• hrothn~ and ,istu, embracing: each u,uin~ on time i, a bk,,ing. But if 1>1her peacefully. Imagine ,i,ia, ii hall nol been for the Mecca expe playing double dutch on lhe yard. rience. I would have never com while po1en1 111anjuana be II cronic pleted my pilgrimage back 10 1he or ,ire", g:t1ed the air. We all salon e~scnce. lhe grass, and though powertrnll had To 1he class of 2000. these years hidden agendas. HUSA and UGSA ha,e 001 "been no crystal ,1air." bUI look care of business. 1hin11s will gel be11er. just hold on. Black was beautiful in 96. Sowa, and I will see you in May. ,u1er registration. conlro>ers) in the While House, and though How.trd's Peace and Ble"ing, The Last re,olutionaries haled lhc system. Word Eduor. classmate and homc mosi ul u, voled for Clinion. Ju,1 girl. like we ,u1ed for Jon.llhan Hullo. Brandi Forie and the bro1ha was 1ouch"ble. and sludenis could idemify him by his The writer i.f a gtTulunting .fenior afro and bull horn. "fl i, Na1ion majoring in Brru,dca.u jounu,li.\m Time." ,hauled HUIIO. Al lhal lime Jmm Sall/ti Mc>111ct1. Calif we would laugh :11 Black Politics, 'fhr l .,\."IT \\llfd Ii I .ltlla.••t1lr.,t NY",.£11'1\l THE HILLTOP FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1999 BIS "' . THE CLASS PHOTOGRAPH FOR THIS • FA' L'S ENTERING CLASS HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED: • 6: 1SPM - SHARP ' IN BURR GYMNASIUM I • TONIGHT, FRIDAY, OCT. 15 • Division of Student Affairs October, 1999 9AM econ. study ·group ' ... 4 PM coffee- with roommate 10PM Greg's party Styles to fll your life at prices that flt even better. ' ' ' Mla1rslhaBlls • Orond nor 1 .e!l for less. Every day..· Every day Marshalls has a huge selection of the latesl brand namtt fashions for you and even cool stutt for your dorm room. All for much less. So you can look your best without spending a fortune. Visit us near campus In Washington . DC at Pentagon Center 1 • ll-00· Marsha Ila - .allc:ampuamadla. comJmarshati. ~ W'IIII ~ Dy •10t• 0 ,990 ~.,...... • I, 1 I • . 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