Howard University Digital Howard @ Howard University The iH lltop: 1990-2000 The iH lltop Digital Archive 9-25-1992 The iH lltop 9-25-1992 Hilltop Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_902000 Recommended Citation Staff, Hilltop, "The iH lltop 9-25-1992" (1992). The Hilltop: 1990-2000. 59. http://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_902000/59 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: 1990-2000 by an authorized administrator of Digital Howard @ Howard University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. • • • ' • ' Volume 76, No.4 Serving the Howard University community since 1924 Sept¥ber 25, 1992 • J i ' ~~-+~~~~~~~~~~~---,,-.~~~~ • e a n OID · By Larry W. Brown Thon1pson, director of Howard untied themselves and made a pened from 8 to 8:15. Both the key conce rn s w,e,re, fo r th ings has suggested a silent signal to Hilltop Staff Writer Uni versity book stores. e1nploy­ break for the door. Apparently campus security a 11d they need to do to prevent reoc­ security for emergencies. ees at the store have to knock on the {O bbers were in another pan Metropolitan police came by curances. The center is invest­ The store y,·as closed for the The Howard University cam­ the front door to en ter before the of the store, he said. 8:30 to 8:35." ing money into ways to look remainder of the day yesterday' ~ puS store was robbed yesterday store ,..is ope11 . The t\vO employ­ ''They just took money, not A ccording to Ro berta through the store's front door. and will re main closed until ' ' as two employees were held at ees were wai ti11 g fo r ;,1 thi rd clothes," Tho mpson said. ''At McLeod, director of the ''The Bl ackburn campus store Monday, Thompsom said. gun poi nt . Although no one was when they heard the knoc k at the thi s time it is not known how Blackburn center.the ca1npu s is an o·u.tside enterprise. The He Sa id they are in the inj ured. o ne e111ployee was door. As one of the e1npl oyees 111uch money was taken." store employees have a key to center can make recommenda­ process no w of assessing the taken to the hospital for trauma cracked the door open. the two The employees then ran to secure the door from inside. tions, but the store does not have losses to the stor:e. At this time but was soon released. 1 1nen forced their way in. he said. the 111ain b o~ on Fourth ''It was not security's fa ult," to foll ow the m;' McLeod said. there is no known physical dam­ Two masked, male suspects, ~'[The robbers I forced thetn Street and no tified security. McLeod said. ''It took them I 0 ''We_' re in the process of hav­ hge to th~ store. one armed, entered the store in. to ope n t.h e sto re s;.1fe. The Thompson said he was notifie4 minutes to arri ~' ing a guard and having a view- ''My responsibility is to look , • I .the Armour J. Blac kburn Center · e mpl oyee~ were then p la~ed 011 whi le he was in the book store McLeod said she ca111e to ing window [i n the front door]. out fo r the life, safety and wel - ' at approximately 8:05 a. m. while the fl oor and tied with extensio11 on Fourth Street at about 8:20 work around 8: 40 a. m. and was We're also putting 1n new fare of the workers," McLeod lwo employees were prepari ng cords and to ld not to 1nove,'" a.m. At least one security offi· told about the robbery as soon as Jocks," Thon1pson sai d. said. ''We don't want anybody to to open. The names of th ese Thompson said. cer had arri ved at Blackbum by she walked in. Metro police and McLeod added that crucial die over money in th es~ emer­ employees are being withheld to While th e thi rd e1nployee 8:25 a. n1 . security had already ¥rived areas of the center such as some • ge ncies. It's not worth it ... You protect the victims' ident ities. began kn ock ir1 g loudly on tl1e ·· 11 was all very quick," he when she got there, she said . of the security cameras are broke can't gir-'e a person their life , According to Andre door, the t\\'O e11 1ployees inside said. "This probably all hap- McLeod said that the ce11ter's fro111 a prior robbery. The center back,., she added. I .. Federal! funded universities must re ease crime reports ' By Jamila White Howard U11i\'ersity rccei\'es fed­ a desc ription of the type and fre- • Hilltop Staff Writer eral funds under the Higher quency of programs desig ned to Education Act of 1965. and must inform students and emplOyees about According to a study con_ducteq con1ply with the Act. campus securi ty procedures; crime by Congress, out of 8,000 post- sec~ lt 'was passed by Congress requir­ prevention programs; current statis­ 1990 ondary institutions participating in ing educational institutio11s to protect tics on: murder, rape, robb ery, Murd e r 0 0. Federal student aid programs. only their members and i11for111 thctn of aggrava1ed assault. burglary, and car Rap e 0 1 • 352 colleges and universities volu11- immediate or pote111ial 1hreats to theft; monitoring and recdrding of 1arily provide crime statistics. their safety. crin1e at off-cam pu s locations Robb e r y I 0 1 3 The Crime Awareness and Campus The Act requires that the institu­ through local police; and arrest sta­ Burglary 80 112 Security Act of 1990, beginning tion's annual report include the fol­ ti1'i tic.s on: liquor law violations, drug Stolen Autos 9 10 September I. 1992, says any post­ low ing information: current proce­ abuse violations, and weapon s pos­ A ss ault \ secondary institution that receives dures for reporting ca1npus; crin1es session. Aggra·vated 5 5 fedefal funds must ··prepare, publish. and other emergencies: current poli­ Tthe University has publ ished a • and distribu1e. through publications cies regarding_security and access to brochure called ··campus Safety and or mailings. to all current students. campus facilities: current policies Security_at Howard Universi!y ," employees, and any applicant for concerning campus law enforcement: ··.[ItJ is avail able in Universi ty enroll1nent or employment upon and a description of can1pus security res idence halls and mos t campu s reque st. an arinual security report." personnel's relationship '~ ith local buildings." said Officer Wi llia m Thi s report contains information on police. - Brown of the Howa rd Unive rsity crime statistics and policies. Jn additiod, the report must include • Campus folice. graphic by Michael Hodge N~Y.C. l)'Iayor David Dinkins to give1 today's convocation ~ddress By Larry W. Brown the first black nlayor to be elected in las t week when thousands of off-duty was also a 1956 graduate of Brooklyn Hilltop Staff Writer the city's 365 year-old history. police officers: his Republ ican oppo­ Law School, and was in private prac­ Di11kin<; cJversees a 1netropolitan nent . Rudolph W. Giuliani; and others tice as an attorney until he entered poli­ ·David N. Dinki11s, mayor of New popul ation of 8 nlil lion peopl e. The ralli ed outside of City Hal l to protest tics in 1975. Yo rk· City and a 1950 gradu ate of 1991 bl1dget 1·or tl1e city exceeded $29 ' Dinkins' pla11s for an al l-civilian police He was a so the recipient of an Howard University, will be the keynote mill ion. review board. Racial slurs, property Alumni Achi vement Award in the speaker at the University's I 25th The t\VO years and a ha lf years of damage, and traffic ho ld-ups were all 199 1 Charter Day Acti vities. Opening Convoca1ion today. his tenure have been controversial. end results of 1he rally. Convocation is open to faculty, stu­ Duri ng the ceremo nies, Mayor Dinkins h::1s been crit icized by New A nati ve ot' Trenton. N.J., Dinki ns dents, and the public. It will be held in Dinkins will ~eceive a ho norary York City e1nployees, residents, and was educated in pL1blic schools in Cramton Auditorium from 10 a. m. thru Doctor of Laws Degree from his alma politicians-Ed\vard I. Koch, Dinkins Trenton and Harl em. He served in the I p. m. In addi6on, the ce>tmonies will nlater. ' . predecessor, is probably Dinkins' Marine Corps before entering the be broadcast live on WHUR, 96.3 F.M. Dinkins was elected mayor of New Uni versity. Dinkins graduated cum biggest critic. and on WHMM, Channel 32. York City in November 1989 and was laude with a bachelor's degree in math­ Di nkins was i11 the natio11<li spotlight Classes v.·il l be suspended during inaugurated on January I, 1990. He is David Dinkins ematics and a minor in physic s. He Convocation. HUSA revamps programs am1a8t student leaaer a~atli By Erika Gravett meeting ran smoothly, there was voting · r1ghts terminate: . AlfYi80r Kiiiil>a Mape iiid.. Punchout to provide--.ettei fOOil ter­ past 11\at pe1taiolil to the Hilltop Staff Writer some concern among members ''Individuals who miss three meet­ A SJM1p Summit.