The Hilltop 10-5-2007

Howard University Digital Howard @ Howard University The iH lltop: 2000 - 2010 The iH lltop Digital Archive 10-5-2007 The iH lltop 10-5-2007 Hilltop Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_0010 Recommended Citation Staff, Hilltop, "The iH lltop 10-5-2007" (2007). The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010. 448. https://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_0010/448 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: 2000 - 2010 by an authorized administrator of Digital Howard @ Howard University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ..._ FOOTBAJJ, LOO;K.S TO MAKE IT TWO IN A ROW SPORTS I PAGE 8 WEATHER 86 67 Tomorrow: 87 67 The Daily Student Voice of Howard University '' . \ ... ~. - . " . ~ . ~ Established VOLUME 91, NO. 28 www:r_HEHILLTOPfNLINE.COM 1924 Frida October 5,2007 BREAKING NEWS CAMPUS LIFE&STYLE UNITED NATIONS ENVOY IBRAHIM GAMBARI WHUR WILL HOST A COAT DRIVE ON ~ATUR NOT A FAN OF ACUPUNCTURE? REIKI CALMLY FRI PAY WILL BRIEF THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL TO DAY. SEE HOW YOU CAN HELP SO.MEONE IN SOOTHES ALL OF YOUR ACHES AND PAINS Notebook DAY ON HIS RECENT VISIT TO MAYANMAR. NEED OF WARMTH THIS WINTER. WITHOUT MUCH TOUClllNG. PAGE2 PAGE7 Policy Board Meets to. Discuss Students' Concerns BY ALEESA MANN members reviewed a compilation the issues and concerns [raised by Senavo said. ''The student body is goal of bring together the Howard by the Middle States Commission Staff Writer of concerns brought up by the In the committee]," said Nick Owen, not boycotting yet, but a majority community, given the law school's on Higher Education, an accredit dependent Pageant Investigation School of Communications stu of tl1e students at the law school physical distance from the main ing agency, in 2009. • Committee, a group established dent council president. have implemented a personal boy- · campus." The policy board is work Members of Howard to investigate the irregularities in Joshua Senavo, presiden.t Cott." 111e approaching reevalu ing to focus on areas of the univer University Student Association's the School of Communications of the U.w School Student As Senavo also voiced con-· ation for the accreditation of the sity that will be inspected. {HUSA) Policy Board tackled sev pageant. sociation, addressed issues of the cerns of a lack of communication university in 2009 was another fo "H oward is doing a self eral major topics, including issues The committee made sug graduate students concerned with between the undergraduate and cal point of the meeting. study to prl!pare data for Middle raised over the School of Commu gestions to avoid any future con the quality of food tl1cy are being graduate schools. "Every 10 years, institu States. They are focusing on areas nication's pageant, accreditation fusion. Among the requests, the offered. "There is a lack of commu tions who are accredited have to be of leadership, integrity and they of the university and communica committee petitioned that a set of Students have complained nication with what (Graduate Stu evaluated for accreditation," said \Vill be evaluating the mission and tion between graduate and under rules and requirements be estab that the price of food has been dent Assembly], policy board and Victoria Kirby, a junior speech pa goals of the university," said Wil graduate schools, at their meeting lished for each school's pageant, driven up, while the quality has main campus does," Senavo said. thology major. "It's very important liam Roberts, HUSA vice presi at the School of U.w Thursday. and asked that scores and essays of declined. ''We would like to know for universities to become accred dent. "One of the policy board's pageant contestants be accessible "One student, for example, more about what's going on," he ited. It's a way of making sure the The policy· board also at functions is to hear the grievances to students. complained of a lack of healthy said. university is teaching and doing its tended to matters of the retention of the schools, colleges and stu ''We can recommend to choices, citing her dismay at find Senavo said, "H aving the job." rate at the university and the con dents," said Tashon Thomas, re the university administration and ing that one day, the only fruit meeting here (at the law schooij Howard University will un trovcrsy concerning the School' of cording secretary for HUSA. other governing bodies to address served was sprinkled with Oreos," is an appreciated step towards our dergo evaluation of accreditation Divinity. At the meeting, board Korean Powers Reach Agreen;ient titeCAFE After a three-day summit, leaders from the conflicting nations, North and South Korea, reached an eight-point agree ment yesterday to formally end the Korean War, according to The Korea H erald. While the agreement is a historic first step, the only benchmark or deadline is for both nations' prime ministers to me'et in November to decide on how to implement the agreements and to support inter-Korean· economic cooperation. The following eight agreements to work toward international talks for peace Jeremy 9u1te11. S1a1f ~· come after a two-year war that ended in \ Students wait outside of the Blackburn cafeteria. Students have been forced a stalemate, cease-fire Korean Armistice to find other places to eat due to the recent closing of Blackbum. Agreement in I 953. Recently, President George \ V. Bush • Blac;kburn's Closing said he would acknowledge agreements only after North Korea agrees to dissolve its nuclear weapons program. North Korea Presents Ongoing declared that it would disarm its top three nuclear facilities by the end of the year. Inter-Korean Summit Pact states that Problems for Students South and North Korea: Tm Johrean (MCTI Leaders from North and South Korea met for a summit to ease tensions between the two nations, BY TRAVER RIGGINS a cookout in the Annex courtyard. I. Actively implement tl1e June 15 Campus Editor Operatjon hours and menus will be Joint Declaration. mistice and esfablish permanent peace. cooperation and expansion of reunion of posted on campus. 2. Work for mutual ri:spect and trust 5. Expand economic cooperation separated families. Early also said that with the in order to overcome diOcrences in ideol through allocation of special peace zones 8. Strengthen cooperation for na The entire Blackburn Center home game for tl1e football team ogy. for balanced development and co-prosper tional.interest in the international stage and will close over the holiday weekend over the weekend, the players and 3. Ease military tensions, resolve dis ity. the benefits of Korean residents abroad. to address pest control concerns.and band members who are usually fed putes through dialogue and negotiations. 6. Develop cooperation in the histo will reopenon fuesday for regular in the Blackburn cafeteria will have \ fo avoid accidental armed conflict, there is ry, language, education, technology, culture, Compikd by Vanessa R~ • operating hours. breakfast at 8 a.m. in the Annex caf now a joint fishing area in the West Sea.) sports and social sectors. JYalion & World &likn' According to Roberta eteria instead. 4. Agree on the need to end the ar- 7. Actively push for humanitarian l McLeod, Blackburn Center Di "Management has request rectoi; Blackburn will close Friday ed the use of the community room evening. The building will remain to provide for some overflO\v," Early sealed over Saturday and Sunday said addressing the lower capacity and on Monday will open for thor of the cafeteria tl1at may not be able Alleged' Hate Crime Investigated ough cleaning of the entire facility. to holcl all students. This closing follows the Sept. The Punchout, which is usu 24 closure of the Blackburn cafete ally closed over the weekends and BY MONICA JONES Around 1 a.m. on Sunday der invtstigation attended Model tory, until the two groups got mad ria after a surprise inspection bv tl1e Sept. 30, a black student was al for holidays, ,yjU close early at 7 p.m. Staff Writer Secondary School for the Deaf, at each other and separated. District of Columbia Department today instead of the usual I 0 p.m. legedly held against his will in a a high school located on Gallau There were then just the of Healtl1 ordered the food facili closing time. dorm room by seven other stu det's campus. seven boys, aged 15 to 19, against ties area closed to address stnictural ''1l1ey're not that far away With a string of racia.1hate dents who drew a swastika and The incident is currently the one. The solitary boy was held problems that were allowing mice from each otl1er," said Sasha Quin crimes arising in the \>Vashington, "KKK" on him with a marker under investigation by the Met against his will for 45 minutes to into the area. tana, a sophomore public relations D.C. region, junior tl1eatre arts on the campus of Gallaudet Uni ropolitan Police to see if the inci an hour, according to police. Over tl1e last week, glass has major referring to tl1e distance be major Lynniesha Ray is amazed versity, a leading institution for dcn.t between seven students, six After the incident, the stu been re-caulked and door sweeps tween tl1e Annex and Blackburn, that racial prejudice could extend hca1ing impaired undergraduate white and one black, was deemed dent alerted the Gallaudet cam (barriers between the bottom of a "but if you're dependent on a cer beyond even physical impair students in Northeast Washing a hate crime.

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