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' , , The Daily Student Voice of Howard University VOLUME "88, NO. 55 TUESDAY, MARCH 29', 2005 WWW.THEIDLLTOPONLINE.COM I I TUESDAY Deadly NOfEJOOK Student Health Center Pharmacy Quake • JACKSON UPDATE Expected to Reopen this Week BY JENNIFER BRYANT JACKSON CASE TAKES Contributing writer A BLOW Kills 300 THE JUDGE The Student Health Center pharma­ IN THE cy is expected to reopen th·•; week upon approval from· the D.C. Pharmacy Board, 'People MICHAEL JACKSON months after a fire closed its doors in October. CHILD BY KEVIN HARRIS MOLES­ In the weeks following the fire, the Nation & World Editor IATION Student Health Center opened its doors to students; however, due to strict regu­ TRIAL SAID A massive earthquake off lations ·by the D.C. Pharmacy Board, the MONDAY, the coast of Indonesia killed at THAT Health Center pharmacy remained closed. The cause of the October blaze still remains least 300 people Monday and JURORS . ...n .. brought back fears of another CAN HEAR EVIDENCE FROM , unkn~~n Garrett, director of the tsunami-like crisis. PAST INCIDENTS IN WHICH "I was getting ready for bed Student Health Center, explained in the. CHILDREN ALLEGED THAT ' and suddenly the room started weeks after the fire that D.C. government JACKSQN MOLESTED THEM. shaking," Indonesian resident officials gave him a "laundry list of things 1 PAGE2 Jessie Chong told the Associated to do" in order for the pharmacy to be reopened. Press. "I thought I was halluci­ nating at first, but then I beard "All the medicine that was destroyed METRO my neighbors screaming and had to be reordered and replaced," Garrett running out." TAKING THE METRO? said. The fire also caused extensive water and smoke damage to the wiring, motion Officials said between YOU COULD 10,000 and 15,000 people, detect~rs and security·system in the phar- FIND YOUR­ including some women clutch­ macy. ...,.,__ _;,,:_-=--~ ----...::;--_.;.___ ....;._ __ _,.;.;;o SELF WITHOUT ing children in their arms, ran The Student Health Center pharmacy 1;•• Goodson· S1arr Photographer ASEAT, IFTHE miles in search of higher ground The Student Health Center pharmacy has been closed since October because of NEW PLANS out of fear that the quake would See HEALTH, News A3 a fire. The D.C. pharmacy board has yet to approve its reopening. FOR THE lead to another devastating tsu­ DISTRICT'S nami similar to the one last year METRO that ripped through parts ofAsia SYSTEM GO and Africa. THROUGH. Rain Doesn't Stop Flashy, .Qoh La La "This looks like the frater­ FIND OUT HOW nal twin of the December 26 WASHINGTON'S SYSTEM earthquake," Kerry Sieh, a geol­ BY CHRISTINA M. WRIGHT MIGHT BE MIRRORING NEW White said. ogy professor at the California YORK'S SUBWAYS IN THE & MONIQUE WOODS The fl ag clinics will con­ Institute of Technology, told NEAR FUTURE.PAGE 4 Asst. Campus Editor & tinue for the remainder of the Contributing Writer CNN. " It's not a duplicate. week, and the final tryouts It occurred a little bit further Mondy's rain and pud­ will be on Monday, April 4. south, a couple kilometers fur­ dles did not deter about 50 The girls will be required to LIFE& STYLE ther south. But it's the same type -- girls from attending the first perform the three marches, a of earthquake." LIGHTWEIGHT day of the selection process flag routine and ripples that Though there were similari­ for next year's Ooh La La and wiJI be taught during this LIBRARY ties, officials said no evidence Flashy Flags squads. week. They are also required is available to suggest that a "I was a little disappoint­ to make up a flag routine for TODAY COL­ tsunami will follow yesterd ~y's LEGE STU­ ed by the turnout today," consideration. quake. DENTS ARE US­ Krystal Oliver, squad captain There will be three judg­ " We have not heard of any ING THEIR CELL for Ooh La La, said of the es. Usually these judges are tsunami hitting anywhere," PHONES FOR approximate 30 girl turnout the three bands directors; United Nations emergency relief MORE THAN for her squad. "But, it hap­ however, there are only two coordinator Jan Egeland said in MAKING PHONE pens like this every year. As band directors at this tin1e, so an interview with CNN. CALLS FIND the week progresses, more the third judge will be decid­ Doug Blake, a spokesman for OUT HOW and more girls show up." ed at a later date. Band direc­ the U.S. Geological Survey, told NEW JAPA­ Flashy squad Coordinator tor John Newsom said he is CNN that evacuations should NESE TECHNOLOGY Lauren White led the clin­ looking for one thing only for still be taking place. ic participants in learning tryouts: unity. COULD CHANGE THE ~ • - ...""" _.. .,,. -- _ \ "This earthquake has the WAY STUDENTS USE CELL the three types of marching "The flag squad shoul~ potential to generate a widely PHONES. PAGE 8 styles: the standard 1narch, look as one," he said. destructive tsunami in the ocean the touch-and-step march "Whether it's a ripple or a or seas near the earthquake," and the varsity-kick march. flag [movements]." Blake said. "Authorities in those "[The marches are] very Unlike the flags, the regions should be aware of this important to what we do," Ooh La La's will be making possibility and take immediate White said. "We just have to daily cuts until Wednesday. HU CALENDAR action." work on our execution." On Thursday, the remain­ Blake added, "At this point April 8 Although there were ing girls will be interviewed. in time we don't know what • • more newcomers to flag Newcomers are allowed to type of fault occurred ... and that LAST DAY TO DROP A CLASS twirling than not, White was show up to practice until is critical information we just satisfied with the first day of Wednesday, according to don't have yet. It is in the after­ Jordan Colbert· Asst. Photo Editor clinics. Oliver. ·-···- ··-···-·-··- ··- -·- ·-··-----·----- i; Tryouts began for the Flashy Flag and Ooh La La on shock zone of the December 26 "So far, most people are quake. It's a little bit south, but WEATHER Monday. Several cuts will be made later this week. See RAIN, News A3 catching on pretty well," it's on the same fault." The earthquake destroyed TODAY between 500 and i,ooo homes AM jihowers,wln,d as well as ruined buildings in High:64 downtown areas affected by the Low:44 quake. "Hundreds of buildings have been damaged or have col­ lapsed," Agus Mendrofa, the With the arrival of the Howard deputy district head for the town University Middle School of Math and of Gunungsitoli, told foxnews. WEDNESDAY Science on the university's campus next A large fire was also report­ Pertly cloudy fall, the school's organizers are hoping High:64 ed to be causing major damage to bring innovation to those years they Low:47 in Gunungsitoli early Tuesday, believe are pivotal in creating the leaders according to the MISNA mis­ of tomorrow. sionary news agency in Rome, "We want to have a brand that says Italy. this is how you educate students in math "The town is completely and science," Yohance Maqubela, chief INDEX destroyed. I repeat, the town financial officer for the new middle school, said. is completely destroyed," Father CAMPUS ........................................................ 2 Raymond Laia said in MISNA Although the idea has been talked ·METRO ......... : ......................................... 4 reports. about for almost 10 years, the technical EDITORIALS-& PERSPECTIVES ................. 7 Police attempted to pull LIF.E &I STYLE , ......... ............ ... .. .................... .. 8 groundwork began for the middle school .~ ' bodies from the collapsed build­ SPQRTS ........... :. ........... ....... 9 about a year and a half ago. According to I 'L\·. ~ • t t • • , ings. "We are busy now trying Maqubela, the uµ.iversity chose to include to pull people or bodies of chil­ a school in its Strategic Framework for dren from the collapsed build­ Action's Planned Interdisciplinary Science ings. It is very hard also because and Engineering Center because adminis­ trators saw a need. there is no. power," a policeman told foxnews. !'Aftershocks keep "When you look internationally, hitting every half hour making American students are falling behind in higher level science careers," Maqubela thousands of people flee their homes and afraid to go home." said. "When you look at urban students Jordon Colbert- Asst. Photo Editor The quake was measured at The Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science will be locat­ a magnitude of 8.7 with an epi­ See SCHOOL, News A3 I ed in the building formerly known as the Human Ecology Building. center of 155 miles. • A2 CAMPUS THE HILLTOP MARCH 29, 2005 Jackson Judge Allows llBCUBRIEFS Previous Allegations BY KEVIN HARRIS Nation & World Editor The judge for the Michael Jackson child molestation trial agreed Monday to allow prosecu­ I tors to use evidence from past molestation allega­ tions, including the infamous 1993 case in which Jackson reached a multimillion dollar settlement with his accuser.