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Howard University Digital Howard @ Howard University The iH lltop: 1990-2000 The iH lltop Digital Archive 8-17-1996 The iH lltop 8-17-1996 Hilltop Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_902000 Recommended Citation Staff, Hilltop, "The iH lltop 8-17-1996" (1996). The Hilltop: 1990-2000. 162. https://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_902000/162 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]. ecial rientation Issue Volume 79, No. 4 Serving the Howard University community since 1924 August 17, 1996 University renovations e nhance campus By Patricia Hardin replace the old dilapidated fixtures and Hilltop Staff Writer worn carpeting of yesteryear. "I hope the students appreciate the 'Pake a walk down the brick path to changes we·ve made to the dorms," said the Armour J. Blackburn student cen Gelencia Dennis. a project manager and ter after the sun goes down. you will Howard alumna who is currently over come to a picturesque scene - a seeing the upliftment of the interior of reftecting pool where soft blue and severnl buildings on campus. v.hite r.iys from underwater lights mix As a former resident of '1ne Quad."' v.ith the flow from three rising fountain Dennis said the new, improved "Quad" head,. is a vast improvement from when she And. if you decide to take a stroll acro,s "The Yard'" to view the campus. Jived there. "'It )OU' will eventually come to a large looks good.'' she said. "A lot went cobblestone circle where all the paths in to securing the safety of the students, meet in perfect unity. such as restoring concrete sidewalks But if those spots on campus do not and replacing steps... seem appealing. you may find respite on But Dennis acknowledged thai every the step, of the Andrew Rankin thing is not perfect and will not be for :1 Memorial Chapel. where the new land The fountain In front of the Armour J. Blackburn Center is just one of the sites on cam while. o,cape i~ alive with multicolored Oowcrs pus that has undergone renovation. ·'Everything tnkes time. I mean with and shrubbery. some of these bui Idings we started al focus of the improvements, but students installed. Although the system is in None of these sites were present last sub-level zero." Dennis said. can expect an entire campus of rev ital• place, ii will not be complete until the Spring. But because of a $7 million ren Project Manager Paul Gathungu, who ization. end of August. ovation project the University i~ under is an alumus of Howard, attributes much .. All of the changes arc on things that In addition, Physical Facilities taking. upperclassmen will be pleasant of the success of the revitalization pro ly surprised at the new scenery and the have been neglected or deferred or not Management and the Biology depar1- paid a11ention to," Bardonille said. men1 are planning a project that will ject 10 President Swygert. Class of2000's new home away from is "Former presidents were here and a little pre11ier. "We"re paying at1cntion to these things creale an a1rium on campus for the 1 nothing was done," Gathungu said. "'[These improvements] arc a part of now. • Howard community 10 enjoy. Nur Gray, a senior international busi President H. Patrick S wygcrt 's vision Among the improvements, students Monumental changes have been made ness major agreed. ''[Swygert] lived up for a belier Howard.'" said Harold can expect an upgr.ide of all academic in university housing, which has been a 10 his word. He had all these promises Bardonille, the new director of buildings. To date, most of the windows major source student complaints for and he fulfilled them. He gets serious Physical Facilities Management. "It's a in the Chemistry, Fine Arts, Nursing decades. In the Harriet Tubman celebration of success. We intend to be and Communications buildings have Quadrangle, the freshman women"s dor props.'' what you see - a world class universi been replaced. Major painting. roof mitory, ceiling fans have been added to For those who wonder when all the ty.'' replacemenL~ and masonry work is also most of the rooms and lounges, provid renovations will end, Bardonille says Bardonillc, who was hired by Vice underway in most of 1he cduca1ional ing relief from the heal of the nonair they will not. President of Academic Affairs Harry G. facilities. conditioncd building. "Renovations will be an ongoing Robinson for his ability to get the job To enhance the landscape of the main Also, an improved lighting sys1em process," he said. "We are always going done, said "The Yard" is not the only campus. an irrigation system has been and new carpeting has been added to to make sure facili ties are top notch."' University hosts welcoming ceremony for Class o f 2000 Howard University President II. Presidcni Swygert and Howard increase over last year's 900 average. programs that encompass approximately Swygert will host a welcoming ccremo• University Student Association President The class will also include an increased 167 areas of academic conccntralion ny for 1he "Clas~ of 2000," the incoming Vincent Jacques will welcome the new number of National Achievement leading to bachelor's, masler's and doc class of freshmen enrolling at 1hc uni• students and 1heir paren1s. and during 1he Scholars - 96 compared to last yenr's toml degrees, as well as professional versity in a gathering Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. ceremony each member of the cla.% will 44, which will probably make Boward degrees in law, medicine and den1is1ry. on the upper quadrangle in from of receive a specially designed Howard the number one institution in the coun The university is ranked as a Level I Douglas llall on the University's main University lapel pin. University faculty, try in a11racting the much sough-after research institution by the Carnegie campus. staff, administrators and returning stu National Achievement Scholars. Founda1ion, one of only 88 such institu Prior to the ceremony the freshmen dents will pin the new entrants. Howard University is the only com tions in the country 10 be so designated. will assemble in Greene Stadium for the The "Class of 2000" will number prehensive research universi1y in the Howard University is ranked first taking of a class picture. The stadium is about 1.392 students, which is 313 more country 1ha1 has a predominantly Black among all American college~ and uni• also located on the main campus at than last year. and they will have an student body. It is a private ins1itu1ion versities in producing degrees conferred Six1h and Fairmont streets, N. W. average SAT score of 939, a significant with about I 1,000 students enrolled in on African Americans. A2 THE HILLTOP CAMPUS Get a Head Start. on Your Research LOG ON @THE LIBRARY Schedule of Classes September 3, 4, 5 - 6 One-Hour Sessions 12:00 noon-1 :00 pm or 3:00 pm-4:00 pm in the Digital Instruction Lab, Founders 116 Searching Sterling, f/, e University Libraries 011li11 e catalog. Basic HANDS-ON training. This seminar is designed for novice Sterling users who would like to locate books, journals, magazines, newspapers, and non-print media in the libraries. Search the Wilson periodical indexes to find articles, or search the ERIC files for education material. Also, learn the fundamentals of searching general CD-ROMs such as Newsbank, PROQUEST and SlRS Hands-on practice time is included and participants are encouraged to bring their search topics to work on during the session. September 10, 11, 12 - 6 One-Hour Sessions 12:00 noon-1 :00 pm or 3:00 pm-4:00 pm in the Digital Instruction Lab, Founders 116 Searching tl, e Web for Topical Info. Free demonstrations showing the wide range of information available online via the vast global network of computer databases known as the Internet. Your tour on the information superhighway will show you how to locate grant and scholarship information, and find articles and data about African-Americans, the Black Diaspora, welfare reform, and other topics. Terminals will be available for hands-on searching. Space is limited. Sign up at the Reference Desk, The Founders Library; call (202) 806-7252; or send e-mail to: zeigler. c/tlc. /1 owanl edu. Specify Sessions Desired (II') Searching Sterling, Basic HA NDS-ON trai11i11g: Tuesday, September 3. Noon __ 3pm _ _ . Wednesday, September 4. Noon 3pm . Thursday, September 5, Noon 3pm __. Searcl,ing tl, e iVeb for Topical /11form atio11 : Tuesday. September I 0. Noon __ 3pm _. Wednesday. September 11. Noon 3pm __. Thursday, September 12, Noon __ 3pm __. 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