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The Voice ofHoward University Since' 1924 VOLUME 82, No. 9 FRIDAY, O CTOBER 16, 1998 Farrakhan to Speak on Atonement Tonight Students Urged to 'Argue Back' Opponents of Controversial Leader mistreatment of blacks, minorities and immigrants, and Officials said they expect the 1,500-seat Cramton to unfair U.S. foreign po_licy towards African nations. be filled by students and area residents shortly after By RAFIAH DAVIS "Minister Farrakhan will offer his voice so that the doors open at 5:30 p.m. Hilltop Staff Writer government might hear it, and that the government Sabrina Coleman, a broadcast journalism major who might act upon the warning by atoning for her sins," said she planned to stand in line to attend the event, said Controversy-courting Nation of Islam leader Min. said Ishmael Muhammad, a Chicago-based assistant to she fi nds it hard to support Farrakhan because she is Louis Farrakhan will speak tonight at Cramton Audi­ Farrakhan. Jewish. torium at 7 p.m., marking the th.ird anniversary of the Supporters of Farrakhan are urging students to "argue "Some of what he says is true about lhe black popu­ .Million Man March. back" lhose who oppose tonight's event. lation needing to be productive, but he doesn't need to A spokesman for the Nation of Islam said that Far­ "Young black people need to see the greater picture," put down Jews," she said. rakhan's speech, "Atonement and lhe Healing of a Sin­ said doctoral candidate Daniel Muhammad. Several students criticized those who worry about the Sick Nation," will provide solutions to lead the nation "Be defensive. We're not doing anything wrong. We financial backlash the University might receive for out of what the Chicago-based min.ister ca!Js an era of only want what's good for black people." hosting Farrakhan on campus. crisis. Ishmael Muhammad, responding to what he ca!Jed "Sanctions are designed to separate people from Tue spokesman said the minister, who has openly negative publicity about tonight's event, said "Far­ leaders, "Daniel Muhammad said. auacked Jews, Catholics, gays and other groups, will rakhan talks bad about everybody. He talks hardest Hilltop file photo address what he describes as the Federal government's Min. Louis Farrakhan will visit H m,,11rd for the first I about Black people." time since the Oct. 16, 1995 Million Man Mattb. Film Majors Grapple With Film-less Department When Ordering Supplies, Administration Blunde:s seniors who are required to complete By J EAN!QUA FRANCIS film projects for graduation. Hilltop Staff Writer "I chose Howard because it was highly recommended," said film The School of Communications' major Thembi Scott. "f came [to Radio, Tolevision and Film Depart­ Howard) expecting a high quality ment, and acting chair Lamont Gon­ experience, and l'm disappointed lhat zalez, are again being pelted with a something like this could happen." round of questions from film The lack of film has kept the junior majors- this time, about what they from completing a required assign­ charge is a lack of film supplies in the ment for an Introduction to Media embatt.led department. Production course. Film students say the dearth of cel­ Soon and fe llow film department lular film used in motion pictures students are bothered that they were Hilltop $,al'f/Eric Holl has slowed the film production not told why they have yet to receive Jasmine Brown, Mal Pearl Campbell and Races Tunknro (le/I to right) participate in the early learning program in the Roward Unh-ersity Human Erology Building. schedules for many juniors and See FILM,A4 For Tots, Learning Extends Beyond Walls Howard Students little green dots and told the class to stick them class. "Everything is labeled and tagged." By ENJOLI FRANCIS on the capital "A" on their individual papers. Rhonda Beete, another teacher in the pro­ _____;, H..;i..;/1..;to:;.p..;S;.;.ta~iff:.....;~½_n;.;.·te..;r_____ A girl crossed her eyes and tried to focus on gram, agreed. "Everything is so planned ... we React to Slaying of the green dot she had placed on her nose. try to get to everything." "No throwing the blocks, please," said a stu­ Based in lhe University's Human Ecology The teachers laughed, saying that they dent aide, pulling a plastic construction block Build.ing, the Early Learning Program's cur­ "negate other things" in their attempts to attend from a little boy's hand. His face, looking riculum is thickly enriched, incorporating a all the events on campus. Gay Man embarrassed, erupted in giggles as she picked diversified faculty and the campus of a "The campus activities and experience are him up into her arms. The other boys stopped renowned Historically Black Co!Jege. enriching, and the children get exposed to see Region's Students Hold Vigils, Vow to Pushfor their playing and pleaded to be the next to "fly "Learning is not confined to four walls," what they can be," Ishmael said. high." said Tubitha Ishmael, the p_rogram's director. Besides going to the events like Convocation Stronger Hate Crime Laws "One, two, three, four," the children shouted The children utilize their community through and the exhibits displayed in the Fine Arts sity's Administration. confidently as the teacher placed number cards "exploring" and getting a "feel for themselves." By R,\.FlAH D AVI S and "As long as 11\ere is no written word on the carpet in front of them. "The whole campus is our playground," said See TOTS,A3 ' RASHEMA COLI.INS or acknowledgment of gays and les­ , In anolher classroom, a teacher passed around Theresa Maxie, the teacher of a multi-aged Hilltop Staff Writers bians, it becomes harder to be gay or I lesbian on campus:' said Patrick Wil­ Nearly one week after the assault of son, director of Pride and Respect In Matthew Shepard, the gay Universi­ · Sexual Minorities, or Prism, lhe Uni­ Boston College Reeling from Racist Email ty of Wyoming student who was beat­ versity's gay, lesbian, bisexual and en last Friday and died fytonday, Stu• transgendeted group. Minorities Call for Stronger Action from School's Administration dents at Howard University and Wilson, saying he didn't believe around the nation continue to mourn that gay students at Howard are afraid ncse Ho Chi Minh b----." dent leadership shortly after the incident, stu­ his death, and debate whether states of being murdered because of their By J ASON 'f. SMITH The Boston Co!Jege email message which dents say the 13,200-student college isn't doing and the Federal government should sexual orientation, said the Universi­ Hilltop Staff Writer slurred Asians, Latinos, gays and lesbians, was enough to address the latest blatant act of craft legislation including sexual ori­ ty of Wyoming incident opens the discovered by several underclass officers in the racism. entation in hate crime laws. door for less-severe violent crimes to NEWl'ON, Mass.--Weeks after more than a African American, Hispanic, Native American "l commend the police department, the district Students who say the time has come happen. dozen students here at Boston Co!Jege received and Asian American Leadership Council, or attorney's office, and the FBI, but the adminis­ to bring Jaws against this type of vio­ "You never know what implications a round of racially-charged and homophobic ARANA. tration isn't doing enough. It's at a point now lence to the forefront of national the stigma of being gay will bring," email, student leaders say they are unhappy with The message that was circulated to 13 minor­ where we don't know what to do next, and nei­ attention are pla.nning vigils for Shep­ he said, adding that he and other gay the way the university's administration are react­ ity student leaders read: "Hey monkees and ther do they," said Ayesha Hackman, president ard, who was kidnapped, rob~, pis­ students have faced intolerant stu­ ing to the situation. apes, you all need to go back to where you are of AHANA Leadership·Council. tol-whipped and tied to a fence in dents at Howard who are willing to Here in a region grappling to shrug off its stig­ from. BC is for the white man, not any chinks, "We are still waiting on the administration to near-freezing temperatures, on cam- accept gays and lesbians- as long as ma for being a racia!Jy hostile environment for spies, and niggas or fags," said Aki Mizumoto, react. We made a list of demands, but they puses across the nation. , they are not flamboyant with their ethnic minorities, the Boston College incident president of the university's Asian caucus. A haven't really addressed them yet," said Carolyn Responding to last week's incident, sexuality. comes on the heels of another verbal attack on senior leader of the group received one of the Lai, co-director of public relations for ARANA.