Serving the People of the African Diaspora Since 1972 BESS Provost Hall Steps Down Reaching Out Afler four years of service as Vice these things without forgetting that he Plan, a document thal has focused the by: Princ ess Cooper-Brown Presidenl for Academic Affairs and Pro­ unit planning process and 1hat will is dealing with human bein gs, in all Onyx Staff vost, David Hall has dec ided to step continu e to guide us in our decision­ their complexity. And becau se of this, Moving forward in the tradition of dow n and 1ake on a faculty role at the making . He assumed the overall lead­ he has earned lhe respect of all who stayin g connected and staying commi l­ end of this academic year. In an e-mail ership for our conversio n to a semes­ have worked with him. ted 10 our younger brothers and sisters, letler sent to the University Community ter calendar, a project that !ouches ev­ It is with deep gratitude that we the Black Engineering Student Society by Pre sident Freeland, inform ed of ery process in the entire university. thank David for giving us four years (BESS) , is reaching out to one of our Hall's departure as Northeastern Univer­ David has been a strong and of outstanding service in makin g neighboring high schools, City on a Hill sity Provost. Enclosed below is what passionate advocate for exce llence in Northeastern a better place. We have Charter. Talks are underway between Freeland had to say about Hall steppin g both teaching and benefited from his leadership , his dili­ school officials and BESS to ch arter a down. resea rch . He has gence, his knowled ge, and his heart . NSBE Jr. Ohapter with the high school, hJ regret to an• str esse d the im­ We have been inspired by his eloquent in acco rdance with the National Soci­ nounce that our friend portance of qual­ voice. We wish him the very best in and co lleag ue Dav id ity and funded a his future endeavors . ety of Black Engineer s' (NSBE) Pre­ Hall, Senior Vice Presi­ Teac hin g with A search for a new Provos t will College Initi ative Program . dent for Academic Af- Technology initia­ begin almost immediately. I will keep The Pre-C ollege Initiative (PCI) fairs and Provos t, has tive to encourage you informed on the process ." Program provide s a forma l vehicle through whi ch NSBE co llegiate and decided to step bac k faculty me mbers alumni (professiona l) members can en­ into a faculty role at the to be al the fore­ end of this aca demic front of wh at is Refugees courage pre-college students to deve lop year. poss ibl e in th e interests and skills in math and science. Forfo ur yearsas c lass room . Re- Remember Many of the goals and benefi ts of the our provo st David has cent ly he has PCI Progra m with other programs di­ A group of refugees from countries don e mu c h 10 he lp Pro vost Hall will ass ume afa c11/ty spearheaded a re- rected at pre-colleg e s1udents are in con­ including Ethiopia , Lib eria, Sudan , Si­ Northeas ter n achie ve position at the end of this academic year. te nti on initiati ve junction with 1hose of No rthea stern erra Leone . Zambia, Rwanda, Congo , our aspirations and stay th al prov id es a Univer sity; especially in the areas of Cameroo n, Haiti, Bosnia, amo ng oth­ on course toward top- I 00 status. It is in multi-pronged effor1 to enhance stu- comm unity serv ice and student rec ruit­ ers, co nverged on historic Faneuil Hall parl because of his unflagg ing supporl dents' success. He has been instrumen- ment/retent ion efforts. in Boslon, with chants, poems and songs and energy tha1 the Co-op Call IO Ac- tal in the establish.ing of a mentoring Among 1he many goals and ben­ on Oc1ober 20, 200 I. The Universa l 1ion is making exce llent progres s. ii was program for new faculty members to efits, the PC! Progra m is focused on Human Rights International of Bo ston, through his leadership that the Practice- allow !hem thrive al Northeaste rn. enhancing s1udents' skills in the areas 10 Mas sac husetts orga nize d this event , Orie nted Educat ion conference was David has championed facu lty schol- of leadership, academic excelle nce, and which commemora ted the passage of 40 such a succes s and 1ha1we are moving arship, initiat ing the establishment of 1echnical excellence . days since the September 11, 200 I at­ ahead with a multifac eted plan to insli- ihr ee new resea rch ins titul es and tack on Amer ica. In many cu ltures, the tutionali ze practice-oriented education. streamlining the institutional supporl BESS is a chap1er of lhe National 40th day after death marks the end of Society of Black Engineers . David has provided Northeastern lhat researc hers get from Northeastern. mournin g. The parti cipants represen1ed Meetings: with leaders hip in ways that will con­ He has been a strong advoca te of in­ many cultu res, races, languages, reli­ Thurs @ 7pm, 333 Curry Student Ctr tinue 10 have an imp act for years 10 creased diversity amo ng 1he faculty gions and natio nalitie s, and came from Website: www.nsbe.neu.edu come. He was instrumental in the de­ and student bodies. He has done all velopment of lhe Action and Assessment as far away as Summer set, New Jersey E-mail : bess@coe. neu.edu See Refugee Pg. 3 Election Sweeps Away Entire LICAM Board of Directors Election Sweeps Away Entire LI CAM Board of Directors. New President Sees Victory for Community. Liberian s from across Massachu­ ber Election s Commis sion, heade d by cording Secretary ; Sesay Johnson, Par­ eess." setts converged on Sunday , November Mrs. Christine Idiokit as declared the liame ntarian; and Pastor Nenkerwon The election of 200 I was different 11, 200 I to elecl Ih eir leaders . Over 250 results, which swepl away all members Troh , Chap lain. The tenure of all offic­ beca use for the firsr tim e, the boa rd memb ers representing cities and towns of 1he old board of direc1ors. ers of the Liberian Comm unit y Asso­ members were elected outside the Bos­ across Massachusens participated in the The newly elec1ed members of the ciation of Massa chusetts (UCAM) is ton circ le. Mr. Sam Stevequoah , a board proce ss. Board of Directors of LICAM are: Mr. two yea rs. member elected from the city of Lowell Up for grabs was the admini stra­ Harris Yuan of Lynn , Sam Stevequoah In remarks at a receptio n at his resi­ was blunt. "Thi s is the first time that all tion with six vacancies and the board of Low e ll , Mi ckey ldi oki tas of dence, President-elect Richard Saydee Libe rians across Massac husetts have of dir ec tors . wit h fiv e vacancies. Roxbury, Delores Adighib e of Mattapan was guarde d: " A leader was chosen. free ly partic ipated in an electoral pro­ Liberians, including seniors and youths and Lester McC lain of Boston. The in­ There was no indi vidu al winner-the cess to e lect members that reflect the came from Worcester , Franklin , Cam­ cumbent president, Mr. Richard Saydee , community has won. It' s time 10 come Commonwealth. The winds of change bridge , Framingham , Fall Riv er, was e lected along with Vice President­ 10gether and begin building a united are blowing across Massach usetts. We Lowell , Brock ton, Randolph , Salem, elect Rev. Tyler Mitchell. Also elected co mmunit y." Mr. Vivian C. Jone s, look forward 10 cooperation from mem­ Lynn , Boston, and Shrewsbury , among were Mr. Nathaniel Sayo n, Financial member of the Election Comm ission bers of the Liberian commu nity to make other Massachusens ci1ies. After nearly Director; Emm anuel Jackso n; Corre­ was upb ea 1 about the proce ss. "The changes 1hat would benefit everyo ne,'' 1welve hours of voling, the five-mem- sponding Secreta ry; John David, Re- election was fair. It was a learning pro- Mr. Stevequoah said. WORLD BRIEFS PG . 3 CAMPUS RACISM PG. 6 SOUL SPEECH PG. 10 SPEAK OUT PG . 4 HEALTH PG . 7 THE HATER PG. 11 ~ . #}!'ff BUSINESS PG.5 MOBB DEEP PG.9 SPORTS PG. 12 ,.,.' Onyx Informer News2 Misconceptions of a Haitian Ronne Partick Heads Undergrad Admission s don't look Haitian ". Many oflen be- ety, but it proves to be extremely diffi­ by: Sy11die J. Cine come puzz led and baffled when so me- cult. Primar ily, beca use of the lang uage Ronne Patrick has been appointed Onyx Co11trib111or one of Haitian desce nt does not take barr ier, Hai1ian, have no choice but to dea n of the office of und ergradu ate ad­ To be an A frica n-Ame rica n in their comm e nts lightly but ins1ea d be- rely on eac h other when first comin g to mi ss ion s . Patri ck, o r ig in a ll y fr o m today's soc iety, one is labeled and cat­ co mes very defensive and is insulted . America; English isn '1 the easies t lan­ Brooklyn , New York , rece ived her un­ egorize d 10 the po in11ha1 it has beco me Haiti an, have work ed 10 di smantl e guage to learn .