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HE ILLTOP The Daily Student Voice of Howard University VOLUME 90, NO. 117 MONDAY, APRIL 9, 2007 WWW.THEHILLTOPONLINE.COM BREAKING NEWS LIFE & STYLE M~ oc BIAST KIU.S 6 CANADIAN TROOPS WORK OUT LIKE A STRIPPER MDII,.,.. 1Ud. 4/10: NC MOSTLY_., Nll1U CLOUDY oi1 ABOMB KILLED SIX CANADIAN TROO~SAND WOUNDED AT LEAST A NEW TREND IS TAKING OVER THE WORLD OF FITNESS AND H•GH 54 0/1 37 H GH 56 LOW 1 A..._. ONE AS THEY WERE SERVING UNDER NATO IN SOUTHERN AF GAN IT GOES BY 'STRIP AEROBICS FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS c ISTAN. THIS BRINGS THE DEATH TOLL TO 51 SINCE CANADIANS NEW FORM OF FITNESS IN LIFE & STYLE y $:: WERE SENT TO AFGAlllSTAN IN 2002. ACCORDING TO CNN PAGE6 • Ware Sworn In as the 47th HUSA President BY PHILIP LUCAS ments by Nichols, S"ygert administration toward uphold­ munity. Copy Editor addressed the audience in the ing principles in the preamble Byron Stewart, ballroom. He said during his of the Howard University con­ the 45th president of The inauguration cer­ time as a Howard student, stitution. HUSA, addressed the emony for Marcus Ware and administration was inacces­ After taking his presiden­ audience and offered William Roberts, the 471h sible to the student body and tial oath, Ware addressed the words of encourage­ President and Vice President praised today's student leaders audience. Following acknowl­ ment to Ware and of HUSA, was held April 7 in for attempting to rectify that edgments, he assuced the audi­ Roberts after they the Blackburn ballroom at 6 problem. Swygert also said it ence that he and Roberts are received their HUSA p.m. is easy to be accessible to stu­ both passionate about their blazers. Stewart lik­ Dinner began after a wel­ dents when they are commit· duties as president and vice ened the trails left by coming address by current led to service on a national and presidont of the student body. previous HUSA presi­ HUSA President Jennifer global level. He also said together they dents to the brcad­ Owens and Vice Pr~sident "You're not going to have will bring a spirit of coopera­ crum!) trails used to Stephen Nichols. In his to wail 10, 15 or 20 years to tion lo HUSA during their find the way home in address, Nichols acknowl­ make a difference, Swygert term. Ware continued, saying the Hansel and Gretel edged Dean Tonya Guillory said, praising the leadership of his only request as president is fairy tale. of the Office of Student Life Howard students on and off that administration increases As the event and Activities, Dean Bernard campus. communication with the stu­ reached its conclu­ Richardson from the Andrew Swygert then asked Ware dent body. Ware also said that sion, NichtJls took the Rankin Memorial Chapel along and Roberts to approach the as president, he \viii strive to podium and let the with various representatives of podium to take the presiden­ let students know how much audience know that student government for serv­ tial and '~ce presidential oaths power they hold while advocat­ his and Owens' term Marcus Ware recites the oath of his office, read by President Swygert. ing the student body this year. of office. Both vowed that by ing for the student body. are not officially over Nichols also thanked serving as HUSA president Following Ware's speech, until May 12 at pre­ work hours. remarks, Owens said, "HUSA is President H. Patrick Swygert and '~ce president, they would Owens and Nichols presented cisely noon. "It's not 9 to 5, Monday safe in their hands. [and] we all for the advice and guidance embrace the problems and Ware and Roberts with blaz­ Owens added that the through Friday. It's "venty believe in them," regarding the offered to HUSA this year, as concerns of Howard University ers embroidered with official duties of HUSA president and four-seven," Owens said to the abilities of Ware and Roberts well as the open door policy he and the community at large. HUSA patches. The blazers are vice president arc "inexplain­ audience. as the 2007-2008 president has had \vith student leaders. They also vowed to direct to be worn whenever they are able," and the obligations Before lea,;ng the podium and vice president of HUSA Follo\ving acknowledg- efforts of themselves and their representing the Howard com- extend beyond• conventional and concluding the closing Don Imus' Residence Life Plays Fair Radio with Off-Campus Housing Comments BY BRIGGJTTA HARDIN other choice. With nine residence halls located Contnbutmg Wnter tltroughout Howard's campus and incoming freshmen getting priority, each year many stu Begin "Did you call the other apartment? ls it dents are left without housing. metro-accessible? How much is the rent? ls that Freshman marketing major Krizia Mcferren Firestorm with utilities included?"'l11ese are some questions looked forward to lhing in Meridian h~r sopho­ sophomore architecture major Janiece Williams n1ore year. HO\.\'ever, \<\1hen it \\'as her tun1 to BY TRAVER RIGGINS asked sophomore public relations major Imani choose housing, she reali1.ed tl1at tl1at may not Hiltrop Staff Writer Greene. happen, as she saw that there were not any hous­ Since the beginning ofspring semester, these ing selections available. After an on-air apol­ "'o best friends have been searching the Web, "I was told to get on the waiting list that ogy for a slanted comment, scanning newspapers and meeting with land­ comes out in August, but that I should also look many critics of Don Imus, lords of houses and apartments with vacancies. for off-campus housing and thafs something I including black media lead­ The Office of Residence Life has made a list­ hope I don·t have to do," Mcferren said Sh ers and civil rights activists, ing of available off-campus housing both in the was just one of many sh1dents who learned they are unsatisfied and looking office and on the University's Web site. too were left without housing assignments and for the resignation of the The Office of ResideAce Life attempts to would have to seek alternatives for next year. radio personality, according make the process of searching for off-campus While some studenfs look forward to (i,•ing to an Associated Press (AP) housing as smooth as possible, according to on their own, others do not want to deal \\1th all report. Assistant Dean of Residence Life Marc D. Lee, the negative aspects of living off campus. Last Friday, Imus Ph.D. "(I don •t want lo deal "itJ1] commuting hack issued an apology after Don Imus called the basketball players of Rutgers wom­ "We try to make the process as easy as pos­ and forth to school, grocery shopping, the cost of he referred to Rutgers en's team "nappy-headed hos" on his morning show. sible for students looking for off-campus housing keeping up a house or apartment," sophomore University women·s basket­ by providing an off-campus housing fair. where biology major Britney Buggage said. "And having ball team as "nappy-headed Santee said. Byron Malone, the students can find affordable and convenient to deal witlt landlords and managers i' too 1m1ch hos.· She said she under­ president of the National alternatives to housing," Lee said. for me right now, especially at a time" hen school JaDawn Holler, a fresh­ stands there are times when Association of Black Lee understands that the lack of housing is my main concern," said Buggage. who plans to man business manage­ people say things they know Journalists, said the apol­ poses a major problem for students who do not live in Howard Towers West next semester. ment major and basketball they should not, or should ogy is "too little, too late," wish to live off campus. Greene and Williams decided to move off player, said, "I think that is at least have kept private, with Imus hurting people "Howard houses a majority of the under­ campus because they have both grown tired of very disrespectful and very referring to the Michael of all races and genders graduate students. However, we cannot house dorm life. "I feel like living off campus will give ur111ecessary and very igno­ Richards incident of 2006, with his ignorant comment, everyone," Lee said. "And for those left without me more freedom. I won't have to check my rant." but there is still no excuse acco1·ding to the AP report. housing, we try to give them alternatives." guests in, and I won't have to comply with resi­ The Rev. Al Sharpton to act unprofessionally. Imus is known for his Some decide to make the move because they dence life mies that I feel rve outgrown," Greene said he is willing to· accept "All we expect him to do political incorrectness so his believe they have outgrown on-campus housing said. Imus' apology, just as Imus' is provide us with informa­ show is frequently coming and the rules associated with it.