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A Brother Is Gon.e ...... p4 !l(Jfl1i11~ Alh aji Dada Us man ..... c p5 Securit y Co unc il Debate p6 111 h<1u1" c/e11L1n c/" HU Cho ir Globetrots .... p7 • ' Faculty Art Exhibition . p8 Bison Sto rm Miami ....••• p9 ) . , ''THE VOICE OF THF HOWARD COMMUNITY'' Track Ninth Best .. ....... p10 • Vol1.' 59, No. 21 Howard University, Washington, D.C. 20059 '' 18 March 1977 H U Mourns Loss of Alumnus Memorial Fund Established Funeral Services Held shi ps and serve as a By Denise R. Williams Cheek, joined Maurice's memorial to the contri­ By Venola Rolle Hilltop Stilffwriter family and friends, the city , butions that Williams made Hilltop Stilffwriter to the broadcast jou rnalism council -- lead by Mayor WHUR - FM, Howard Walter Washington and O.C. field for years to come. A tense, gloomy quiet University radio station, 1n Delegate Walter Fauntroy -­ The station manager in­ filled W H UR-F M's news­ conjunction with the and WHUR-FM's·staff at Tur­ dicated that the goal 1s to room Wednesday, March 9, Howard University School of ner Me.morial A.M.E. church raise $25 ,000 for an en­ around 3 p. m. Communications, has estab­ to pay their last respects to dowment She said, '' If every The voice of Kojo lished ''The Maurice Maurice. student. administrator and Nnamdi, the sta tion's news Williarns Memorial Broad­ Also attending the services faculty member were to editor, came over the cast Journalism Scholar ship for the sl ain reporter, contribute a dollar ap iece, speaker 1n the newsroom. Fund'' in memory of WHUR blieved to be the fifst one there would be about He WilS on the air with a reporter Maurice Williams. $12.000." special bulletin about the killed in the line of duty in Williams was killed last the nation's capital, was last Friday, WHUR appeal­ three-site se1ge of separate week during a take-over of Iranian afnbassador, Ar­ ed to the community and locations in the city. the District Building down­ deshir ·zahedi. Zahedi, ac­ sponsored a fund- ra is ing One of WHUR's own -­ town by gunmen. cOrding to reports, was one drive .1n which concerned l'v1aur ice Williams, local Catherine Liggins, WHU R of -the ambassadors, who per~ons were able to come politics reporter covering general manager, said the helped negotiate an end to to the stat ion to make con­ the District Building -- ac­ fund was founded '' to fill the the 38 - hour seige. , tributions and pledges. cording to reports, had been ' void created by the death of .. Maurice Williams, 24 , was shot by one of the Hanafi There was subdUed Ma.urice Williams with the a native of Washington, D .C. Muslim gunmen who cap­ weeping among the crowd young, inspiring students in Photo by Emanuel Edwardt and graduated from Howard tured the building. ~ the third that filled the church at 6 the Howard U n1versity I' . University's School of Com­ site seized. and l Streets N.W., while 'the 1 Department of Journalism." Maurice Willian1s, while 011 assigr1rner1t fi.>r WHUR-FM, was kil led last week in the D istrict Builcling. munications 1n 1975. Ac­ The radio c; rew, among pas t o r, Rev. S. Everet te Ms. Liggin.s also stated that cording to WHUR, he them public affairs director Guiles, spoke: ''Maurice was J • the fund was established ''To worked at the radio station Niani Kilkenny with i teCj.r­ a · charming and dedfcated minimize the loss of Maurice on a student internship filled eyes, walked aro~ nd in person," said the minister. to his famjly and to the com­ before becoming employed pensive moods, not wan.ting '' He discovered somewhere munity." ,.. as a full-time reporter. to believe the worst had along the way that life can For this rea son, students M s. Liggins said that Maur- happened. But it had. Shor­ be beautiful." Howard Campaigning Begins Once Again who apply for the scholar­ 1ce W illiams knew exactly tly after 2:30 p. m., police Rev. Guiles said that he shi p fund will have to be what he wanted to do in the later ~onfirm ed , Maurice was certain Maurice would native Washingtonians and field of jou rnalism. '' There was killed by the bullet that have continued to be an ad­ broadcast journalism majors tor HUSA President ilre and Lamar A. Lyons. WdS never any question 1n hit him just as he walked off vocate of Black .is beautiful if By Reginkightfoot me and bribe so1neone; I am who plan to practice th is Adebola O . A1ayi, Luther R. Speaking engagernenls his mind that he wanted to the fifth-floor elevator of the he had lived. But Rev. ! Hilltop St•ffwriler going to do n1y part.: 1( sorne­ profession 1n the Wash­ Brow n, Denice 0 . Miles, and t1ave been scheduled from make a contribution to the government building. G uiles added, he also would thing goes wrong I have nci ington, D.C. area, upon Robert L. Turrnan. For HUSA March 17- 27 atlovv 1ng five press core 1n the Wash­ Early t~e next day, the uni­ have said, '' learn ing ts recourse," she said. graduation Further eligibility The 19 7-i carnpa1gn for vice- 1)resident the can­ rninutes per ticke t. Mon ington, o·.c. area," she ad­ ver sity's flag in the quadrant beautiful, dignity is beautiful, Burnett also said thilt the requires that applicants be H o\vdrd U n1ver 51ty Student didates are John R. Deal, March 21st Dre\v Hall 7:00 ded. was flown at half- mast, honor· is beautiful, good Eleclions Cornrn1ttee has no 1n either their sophonlore, As sociation Pre~ i dent and Francis [ McGee, Elfrida J). m.; Tues. March 22nd The general manager signifyi ng that the Haward character 1s beautiful and money. 1un1 o r or se nior year. V ice- Pres1de 111 , Under- Sc o ~t, and \"v'arren V S1b­ Cook Hall 6:00 p. m. and stated that suggestions will University community had dependability is beautiful'' Luther Brown said that the M s. Liggins remarked that 1rad ua1e ·1 r11~t e 1:.', and bl1e-s. Rob Cl1a1nbcrs, ;1 writci11 Bethune H.a l I 8:00 p. m., ' be made that the School of lost one ot its own An active member of Tur- Gradunte frusree has begun Ca nd idates ror u n- W ed. March 23rd Carver the fund 1s an ''on-going'' Monday, university of­ Communicators be renarfied MAURICE page Sec ELECTIONS page 3 one 1hat will furnish scholar- ficials, inci'uding President See 3 It end~ March 27 wr rh elec­ dergraduate Tru stee are Hall 7:00 p. m. ; Thurs. Milrch , in honor of the late reporter. tior1s sc hedu lee! for March George 0 . Jefferson, 24th Slo\.v e Hall b :CNJ µ.m. 28, , arid 1f ne c e~sari ' a 1un-off Dwayne C Vaughn, . and and Baldw ir1, Frazier, arid on March 3 1 l'atrick J. Wilson For Wheatley Hall~8 : 00 J).rn, Fri. Howa rd U. Press Continues Despite Obstacles A ccr)rding to ii list po~ted G raduate Trustee tlie can ­ March 25th Cra 11dall and M ar ch 16 by the t:lect 1o ns didates ar e Clarence t\ . ·rruth Halls 7:00 JJ. 111 ., Sat. By Deborah Peaks A university press operates Still in the first stages of ·C ornin1t!t'e 1he car1d1dates Dilriiels, ·rheola J. Douglass, March 26th Main Campu s Hilltop Staffwriter as a publish i ng house growth, the press is ad­ , 1.00 p.m.; and Sui1. March owned by a university, pr1-· ministered by !:he Com­ 27 th Cramton (ten1at1ve) marily designed to serve the missi on on Managernent and The Howard U n1vers1ty 7:00 p. m. universi ty which owns it Operation w ith Or. Lorraine ldostage of~ Hanafi Siege. Press locat e<I on the Dun­ Angt>la Burnett, c ha1r­ said Harris. He· added, ''A A. Williams, Vice President barton Ca 1npus has l: pub­ f)er son of the Elec tions university press al so exists to for A c ad emic ~ Affairs as lished t\venty-s•x books • :r ells Her Side Of Story C orrim1 ttee said that there is publish good w o rk s of Chairwoman. T he Com­ no gl1arantee lhat there \VIII since it!> incep11on four and sc holarship that \voutd not mission creat es policies and B}' a Hilltop Staffer a half years ago Si1 1d Charles be a fair election. ordinar ily find itself into evaluates the management ' Editors note; F. Harris, Ex ecutive Director ·· r cannot guarantee that prin t and works that have and operation of the pres s. i someone will not go beyond of the Press.