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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: 2000 - 2010 by an authorized administrator of Digital Howard @ Howard University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ILLTOP The Student Voice of Howard Unive·rsity VOLUME 85, NO. 29 TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2002 HUSA Policy Set to Curb Misuse of Funds New Financial Strategies to Promote Financial Responsibility Among Student Organizations
By STEPHANIE CROUCH organi1.ation to submit a reseulemen1 report. This proce December. Hassell, however, sides wi1h the organiza "We were more worried about actually ge11ing the Hilltop Staff Writer dure requires the organiwtions to present a detailed tions and admits HUSA gave organizations a bit of report as opposed 10 when," Hassell said. "And now summary indicating the exact usage of the funds and slack since the due dale was in the middle of finals. since the spring checks are coming out we're expecting receipts of each i1cm pur that the number will drastically increase ,ince the In an auempr 10 stop rhe misuse of funds allocated 10 "Not only are the SIU· organizations will not receive another check without student organizations, the Howard University Student chased. dents 1uming in reports tuming in a resettlement report." Organization (HUSA) has adopted a new financial pro "When the concept was that state the exact time cedure. presented 10 us by the "These students can easily only and place of the purchas However. as the reseulement procedure continues Hassell expects University administration 10 1.ighten its This new procedure requires each organization to sign Howard Administration. we es, but also the original knew ii would call for receipts," Hassell said. procedure on deadlines due 10 slides in the American a promissory agreement stating sruden1s can only use use a small portion of the check organizational checks for purposes outlined in the budg greater administrative '"Thal accompanied with economy. work." HUSA's Financial for the organization and keep the stresses of finals and e! request. According to HUSA Vice President Alex Even though the procedure may become stem as time Advisor Marc Hassell said. Dixon, some new s1uden1 organizations aren't able 10 the rest for themselves and right going home, we undi:r progresses, Dixon doesn't foresee the guidelines hinder• "However we knew it stood and weren •t as strict establish bank accounts, therefore checks are made ing organizations from receiving the allotted funds. would be for 1he greater now we're trying to stop that as we could have been." payable to a member of rhe association. "We are no1 trying 10 keep anybody's money," Dixon good of the Howard proble1n," said HUSA Vice- According to Hassell, "These students can easily only use a smal l ponion of University Community." said. "All we're trying to do is make sure the money is 1he check for the organization and keep 1he rest for President Alex Dixon. HUSA is not looking to spent in the best in1eres1 of the organizations." themselves and right now we're trying 10 stop that prob Of the 50 organiwtions penalize organiw1ions for HUSA disperses money to, their tardiness in turning lem," Dixon said. only about 25 percent have in the repons, because not To further avoid this problem, HUSA wants e.1ch rerumed their se1tlemen1 repon, which was due in mid- retuming them may be punishment enough.
Snow Hits Campus A Blanket ofu Snow District residents received a suprise on Sarurday moming as they were awakened to the city covered in snow. Forecnslers begin 10 predict the mild winier storm on Friday as i1 rolled in from the West. Some sruden1s took advantage of the winter weather by participating in snowball fights and build• ing snow men in Greene Stadium. In the District, 1hey were repons of up lo 3" of snow. Though this w.is 1he first significant snowfall of the season, forecasters expect to see more snow for the metropolitan area in months to come. For the upcoming week, the city can expect to see rainfall on Thursday and Friday. To the left, the Yard looked amidst of a winter wonderland with 1he snow covered grass. See rhe Campus Pharo of rhe \Veekfor more. Page A2. -.... _ Wright Encourages Congregation with Inspirational Tone
BY AMIE MCLAIN Contributing Writer
he Howard University Chapel TChoir had s1uden1s, pulpil officers, and guests stomping their feel, wniling their arms, clapping their Pho10 by ~lclnnic Nc,bin hands, and singing praises 10 God even before the charis matic Or. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. pastor of the Trinicy United Church of Alert Bulletins Posted After Arrest in Towers Christ. 100k the pulpit. There was something powerful in the midst of the Students Urged to Lookout for Suspect auditorium thal cold Sunday aflemoon. Songs. "'The Boule Hymn BY S1'EPIIAl'(tE CROUCH thing really imponan1 or raped somebody," of the Republic" and "Just Al this time, the audience went crazy Hilhop Staff Writer Smith said. Tell Jesus," se1 the stage for a dynam with "Amens" and notions of agree According to Towers Propeny Ma.nager ic and inspirn1ionnl message lhm 1he While waiting in an elevator in her dormito Larry Frelow, after failing 10 show a student or audience couldn't wail to experience. ment. He ended his message by empha ry, sophomore Kaleana Smith found herself work idenlificalion, Forward was immediately Rev. Wright, Jr. preached a sermon sizing the facts that in going through captivated by a be on alen poster depicting an taken into custody and was then tumed over to entitled, "Trouble Don't Last trial~ and tribulations no individual is image of a man and a listing of alleged crimes the Third Distric1 police department. Always," 1aken from chapter 4 of in the storm alone, trouble will not he committed in the Howard Plaza Towers. "When working crews come into the Towers Mark. He staned his message by last always, and people should thank Tyrone Forward, 30, was arrested in mid they are usually esconed," Larry Frelow, Slating the imponance of using para Jesus even if they in a storm December for unlawful entry of 1he Howard Propcny Manger of the Towers said. "One of bles and fables to illustrate ideas as are because He has brought everyone West Plaza Towers. Forward was found in a the Towers officials noticed Forward wasn't Jesus often did. from a "mighty long way." vacant room that had a water leak. He was working with either crew and so he immediate• Rev. Wright, Jr. categorized his Al the end of service, churchgoers believed 10 have entered the building with ly started questioning the individual," Frelow main ideas inlo three "footno1es," he lined up 10 shake hands and speak either the renovation or cable crew. said. titled. Foomoce #I was 1hm "There is with Rev. Wright, Jr. about his moti "When I firs t saw the bulletin, my immediate Five days after his arrest, Forward was no such thing as u trouble free life." Tyrone Forward vational message. thought was that this person either stoic some- released. According to Frelow, Forward con- He went on 10 describe the story of Everyone at church service tinues to be how the disciple,, were having trouble appeared to enjoy Rev. Wright, Jr."s spoued on Although students have reponcd some miss al 'lea even though they were sea message. Dean Robinson vocalized Howard's cam ing items. police are unable to directly connect soned travelers. Footnole #2 staled, the feeling~ of many Howard church pus. Forward 10 the robberies. According 10 "There is no such thing as a trouble goers by confidently stating, ''He's "We wanted 10 Assistant Property Manger of the Towers, free relationship." Then, Rev. one of our nation's greatest preach- alert students and Charles Pryor, the suspect was alleged to be Wright, Jr. hyped the crowd by Sports ers." 1ell them they walking Towers halls and turning doorknobs to singing n rendition of the old-school I • see if the doors were locked. "I feel like his messages are bibli Check out the Four need 10 inform ballad Breakup 10 Makeup. cal. but real," said freshman public the campus Frelow said 1he security procedures remain Al this point in the service, Ashley teams fighting to make the same in the Towers. relations major, Sandra Wonham. police if they Tate-Gilmore was no1 surprised to "In his sermon, he always seems to their way to the Super spot this individ "Security is one of the main issues m the hear her pastor break out in to song. ual, since he is Towers," Frelow said. "Monitors and campus "He sings during almost every ser touch on something tha1 I'm going Bowl. Read about it patrols have been added to prevent the problem through a1 lhe time," remarked banned from mon!" she exclaimed on AS. Howard's cam along with the traditional sign in procedures." The animated preacher concluded Ashley Tale-Gilmore, a freshman pre• Forward's case is still under investigation by med major.from Chicago, where pus.'' wi1h Footnote #3 s1a1ing, 'There is no Trinity is localed. 1he Third District Police Depanmen1. such thing as a trouble free church." TuF.SDAY, JANUARY 22, 2002 THEHILllOP A2 - . -.. r ·-'•
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Allen Selected to Receive 'Black Face Award' . l '. . ' ..' By KERRY ANN HAMJLTON special for srudents to pay tribu1c 10 her. Voices It would be as important to us as it would Contribu1ing Writer -~ be for her," Clarke said about h~r child .., hood idol. & ) After competing against nominees in vari The Black Face Award was the brain ous genres of communication, award-win child of las1 year's producer Nubia ning actress, choreographer, alumna nnd Henderson in which filmmaker Spike Lee Board of Trustee member Debbie Allen has received the honors. ,, Views emerged as the recipient of the second "Last year's success paved the way for annual Black Face Award scheduled for late the Black Face Award being an annual February. event," Henderson said. The award ceremony, produced by the The ceremony is a student-run produc • School of Communications' Student tion and includes actors. musicians and Council, was created 10 honor professionals dancers to provide en1ertainment during in the media who have made a major contri the show. The prepara1ion for casting .( bution in the industry for blacks, as trail members began Inst week and the produc .. blazers, innovators, and entrepreneurs. ers of the show got an overwhelming Allen beat out 11 other nominees includ response by students eager to participa1c ing actress Wboopi Goldberg. music pro in the gala. ducer Quincy Jones, talk show host Oprah "When I saw the turnool I was happy; it Debbie Allen Winfrey, and Def Jam CEO, Russell brought back the emotion I had when I was while dancers rehearsed their pieces as they duction." Simmons. scripting the show," Clarke said. "My team wailed patiently for their number to be Other students were elated and full with Melanie Clarke, producer and coordinator and I sought to find the best performers called. energy just 10 have the opportunity to audi "I am impressed with the of this year's Black Face Awards chose her who would bring Debbie's career back to Many hopefuls, like freshman Shari tion for the show. improvements, but for our not only because of her accomplishments, life." Davidson who was crying after her audi "Debbie Allen's legacy has paved the way ruition I believe the (ethernet) but also because of !he impact she has The haHways outside the audition rooms tion. felt the anxiety. for scholars of the arts like myself and it is and should have been free." made on the University. in the Blackburn Cenler and the "I am a perfectionist and don't think I did truly an honor to honor her," said junior SI/ETeKA Ross "I always wanted to grow up to be just Communications building where auditions as well as I wanted to. 1 truly love Debbie film major Geonard Butler. SOPIIOMOR!l like her," Clarke said abou1 Allen. "Also as were held, were filled with 1he ambience of Allen and her work," said Davidson. biolo The call back for selected cast members is MA1llEMATICS MAJOR an alumna of the University it would be melodic warm ups by violists and vocalists, gy pre-med major. "She inspired me and it slated for sometime this week. would be a privilege to rnke part in this pro- It's Snow Time !
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Service Center HUH • Jan. 17 Damaged Property Lost Prop. ,. ;. Studem Healt/r Meridian Hill Hall Meridia11 Hill Hall , "I am not sa1isfied with the Sick Transpor1 Simple Assault Sick Transport 1 improvements because we are years behind schools." Fo1111ders library Engineering HUH Jusm, HOLDER Damoged Prop,,rty Lo.,t Prop. Assaull on Police Officer J UNIOR FINANCE HUH Burr Gym ISASMbnder Plaw Injured Employee indecent ExposurcJSimple False Fin: Assault HUH HPT Theft 1J Stude111 Healt/r Sen•ic, Sick Person Sick Transport Quad Jan. 20 Hazardous Elevator Admi1t Bldg. Lost Prop. Cook Hall HUH Entry w/o ,\uthonzatioo Alleged Theft HPT Entry w/o Auth. HUH Lost Prop Jan.IS HUH PholO By Melanie C. Ne,bill Theft II The Camptis Po/ic, Report is Students building a sno,rn,nn In the football nelf o,er 1be "ttkend. The sno" \Vest Campus provided by Howard stom1 was the nrst of the season Unlocked Door Meridia11 Hill Hall· U11il'ersiry Campus Police •1 think Howard has made a lot Theft I a11d ·was compiled by of strides in the last two years. Cook Hall Campus Editor Braldcton But, the school can still addess Do you · ow wnat tfie stuaents of Howard Sick Transport Jan, 19 Booker some issues in 1he dorms and libraries." niversity want to hear about? Then. write Meridia11 Hill Hall ttl-st Campus OT!!NU).1. ALPHO,;SIJ Burglary I Unlocked Doors SENIOR for the Hilltop. Con1e to our Budget COBIS Meetings at 7 p.m. on the P-level of the Mtridia11 Hill Hall HPT West Towers. ' I \ , I ' Freshmen Eager to Improve Grades in Spring Semester
ed in mo~ study groups and s1udicd in the ted over 1700 students, performed as expect the end to get the grades that I wanted. This ';( ·-:: _ • By: Amie McLain library rather than in the dorm," Chandler ed of a normal freshmen class. semester 1 plan 10 be more focused.'' Contributing Writer said. "'This year's frc,hmen class is a larger class Many students in the Class of 2005 excelled Chandler's roommate, Chandra Harris, an than previous years, but they performed at to their highest potential earning 4,0's, "Yes. I am very satisfied with With their firs1 semester of college behind anthropology major from Wilmington, about the same level as my previous classes,'' Individuals such as Dallas natives, Chcquan the cable and HBO. Bui, I them, many freshmen reflect on their academ Delaware admits 1here arc ahcrations she will Preston said. Lewis and Holland Johnson. were only a few don't l.ike the phone system ic performance as well as express their eager• make to her study schedule this semester. A second-year professor at Howard, Dr. out of the group earning perfect grade point because I had to change my ness to put their al1ernative study habits to "Last semester, I did okay. There·s always Nicole Johnson, was impressed by 1.he interest average. phone number." use. room for improvement, though. There are and sincerity of 1he freshmen in her National Lewis, a political science major, was proud Raquel Smith Edith Chandler, a psychology major from definitely some improvements that I plan 10 Government class. that he :ochicved his goals for the seme,ter. Sophomore Baltimore came back to Howard with lots of make this semester. I need to s1art papers and 'The freshmen I had showed tremendous , "I was very satisfied with my grades this past Speech Pathology luggage and lo1s of enthusiasm. She, like projects earlier and develop better time-man enthusiasm for the subjec1 matter. In 1crms of semester. My goals were 10 expand my mind many other freshmen on campus. took time age,nent skills," Harris said. performance, they functioned as expected and mentally position myself for success in over the holidays 10 reflec1 on the mistakes Silver Spring, Maryland native Shelley Peele gi,•en some of the strains of beginning col related political endeavors," said Lewis. and triumphs made during the fall semester. said she could have done better, particularly lege life such as adjusting to a new environ Johnson, a public relations major, admitted Chandler admits 1hat as an incoming srudent, in English. mcn1,'' Johnson said. Plrotos by Meltmie Nesbitt she felt she could have studied a bit more, but she had difficulty remaining focused on her "I did pretty well. I could have studied more Some freshmen students like Alex Moore, a still managed 10 achieve straight />is. studies. and improved my writing skills with chemistry pre-med major, spoke for many "I don't think I studied as much as I could "I had a hard 1imc separating my social life Freshmen Composition," Peele said. first-year students, acknowledging that party• have. bu1 I remained on top of my classes. from my ac.idemic life causing my grades 10 Despite how many freshmen fell about their ing too much at the beginning of the semester My advice to new entrants will be 10 stay suffer. However, now 1 know how to balance academic performance during the fall semes caught up with him toward the end. grounded and not to change their personality both worlds. lf I could have done my first ter, Peele's Freshmen English teacher, Or. "I was having too much fun in the begin just because they are in a new environment." semester over again, I would have participat- Preston, said lhe class of 2005, which admit- ning," Moore explained, "so I had 10 fight a1 ~~-~.... ~:!":"'----,,-e:------
TBElln.LTOP TuF.SDAY, J ANUARY 22, 2002 A3 NAACP Set to Host Civil Rights Week Honoring Leaders
BY CHAUNA BRYANT the form of dance, poetry , and music. strong opinions on how the Civil rughts war Contributing Writer Today's program Civil Rights Across the Yard, is should be won. the first "by any means nec Civil Rights A Week At A \7tance designed ,------, essary" the second to " We wanted to do something rather being the non- vio- Tuesday For many students Martin Luther King weekend is encour- lent, peaceful protest Civil Right.< Across Tl,e !&rd simply the perfect excuse to shake it fast on Sunday age SIU- than just have the day off, because approach. The pro- Looking at the civil rights leaders that have graced the campus of night a DC Live and get extra hours of sleep on dents to gram will discuss Howard University. Monday. " First off I catch up on all of my homework, take originally that is not what the day was which approach is just relax and watch a lillle football," senior legal com action by more effective now Wednesday munications major Travis Coleman said. showing made for, it was a day to mobilize and and what was more John Lewis and the Freedom Riders In an attempt to not only remind students of the pur a video • d b M · L th effective during the Lewis, a Georgia congressman, will be presented with an award. pose of Martin Luther King Day, but to also get students of a rally energize an remem er artln U er Civil Rights Era. involved in the fight for justice. the NAACP is holding a that was Ki " · d NAACP · d t C Friday's Program, Thursday held on Marching Wit/tout Civil Rights Week. ng, Sal preSI en armen Co111rasting Philosophies " We wanted to do something rather than just have the ..._Ca______lloway. __, Marching, will show A discussion of the debate between Malcolm X's "by any means the day off, because originally that is not what the day Howard's students that there are necessary" and Martin Luther King's non-violent approach. was made for, it was a day to mobilize and energize and infamous many ways to be remember Martin Luther King," said NAACP president yard. provocative and that picketing is not the only Friday Carmen Calloway. Tomorrow is a very special program that is being held way. Marching IVitltout Marchi11g The week began on Saturday with the community, by HUSA and supported by the NAACP. The program The NAACP encourages students 10 To show other ways of protesting without marching. students assisted Change Inc. by sorting and organizing will give a tribute to John Lewis and the Freedom auend all of the programs "It is extremely clothes for the homeless. On Sunday, students also ruders. John Lewis, a well known civil rights leader important for people to remember the legacy assisted Foods and Friends by preparing food for the Congressman of Georgia's fifth congressional district, of Martin Luther King and students need to homeless. On Monday, the first night Civil Rights will be in attendance and presented with an award. realize that we must continue to fight to Week program, Celebrate tlte Dream, was held. Thursday's program, Co111rasti11g Philosophies, will achieve," said NAACP vice president Students gave artistic tributes to Martin Luther King in discuss the two ~ides of the movement. There are two Charmion Kinder. C-ampus Digest Beef Man
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African prosecutors have 180 days from Saturday to amounts of their "On October 12, 200 I workers get claim their prizes from withdrawn charges stock in the company, received a memo directing them to against six men accused the lotto headquarters in while employees destroy all audit material, except Tullahassee, Fl. wereT prohibited from selling their for the most basic work paper," of raping a nine-month The estimated amount is shares and encouraged to pun:hase according to a report in TIME old baby. They say that up to $88 million, but no more. This led to thousands of magazine. "As a result, FBI DNA tests failed to link employees losing their life savings investigators, congressional one has stepped forward so the men to the crime, and pensions in 401(k) plans tied prohers and workers suing the which shocked South far to claim their prize. to the energy company's stock. company for lost retirement sav Each winning ticket holder On December 2, Enron, a major ings will be denied thousands of Africa and led to angry can either claim up to $8 energy company filed for Chapter e-mails and other electronic and protests countrywide. million after federal taxes, 11 bankruptcy protection. The paper filed that could have helped The baby was brutally company posted third-quarter illuminate the actions and motiva raped after her 16-year or receiving about losses of$6 I8 million marking tions of Enron executives." $738,000 annually over 30 old-mother left her in the the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. Suiprisingly, there are no laws Photo oouneiy of Cnn.corn care of a friend last years. History. on how long an accounting firm Enron ho.• ra.,d scrutiny after a scandal that left It bunkrupl. The winners from the 11 Congress and the Justice Depart must retain documents. but most October. ments are investigating what hap firms save files for quite a few The opposition Democ p.m. EST Saturday drawing According to a repon found in about the company's despair, but were 33, 36,41, 45, 46, and pened at the once high profile years. Technically no crime has ratic Alliance (DA) and company. whose executives have been committed - unless there was the New York Times, "the U.S. later the White House acknowl 50. Justice Department announced edged that Lay, a good friend of anti-rape groups donated millions of dollars to both any intentional destruc1ion of expressed shock at the the Republican and Democratic records subject to subpoena. that it was creating a task force Bush had contac1ed Commerce NEW YORK- Abdallah Party. No one knows CJ(actly why staffed with CJ(perts on complex Secretary Don Evans and treasury decision and appealed to According to Enron officials, the Enron fell so far so fast; however, financial crimes. to pursue a full Secretary Paul O'Neill to warn community members to Higazy, an Egyptian gradu criminal investigation." them that Enron's finances could ate student, was released company's prosperity was in dan some say that partnerships with respect the rule of law shell companies are at the heart of effect the whole economy, but from custody on Wednes ger when they fust discovered and accept the men back. se,-eral hundred million dollars of Enron's collapse. According 10 President Bush and both men refused to lend a hand. day after being detained for previously undisclosed liabilities. officials in Enron's accounting Enron "So far, there is no evidence that 30days. Enron Vice President Sherron department these shell companies, anyone in the Administration did GOMA, Democratic A hotel security guard Walkins had warned Kenneth Lay, run PY Enron CJ(ecutives. allowed Enron executive Kenneth Lay anything wrong or that the half a Republic of Congo A Enron CEO and chairman and Enron to keep hundreds of mil was one of the biggest contribu million dollars that Lay and his river of molten rock con told FBI agents that he fellow Enron CJ(ecutives invested found an aviation radio -the Andersen executives of looming lioas of dollars in debt off it's tors to the Presidential campaign tinued to pour from a financial problems saying she was books. Enron executives profited of George W. Bush, U.S. Anorney in Bush's political career o,-er the same kind of radio that is years bought them any special volcano in Congo on Fri incredibly nervous that we richly from them, but stock ana General John Ashcroft and Demo day, a day after it erupt used by people on the [Enron] will implode in a wave of lysts quickly caught on to what cratic incumbent Governor Ann favors," said Karen Tumulty, ground to communicate accounting scandals," said Enron was going on. The results: a run Richards. TIME magazine reporter, "but ed, killing 45 people, officials to reporters. on the stock. subordinate credit Bush told CNN reporters that he Bush knows he stands in the line forcing hundreds of with airborne pilots- in of fire." Higazy's In accordance with Watkins, evaluatioas and liquidation. had not been in contact with Lay thousands to flee the city hotel across ofGoma. the street Hundreds of U.N. from the Trailing George W. workers were also forced World to flee in the 24 hours Trade Cen since waves of lava ter. Higazy began forking from Bush Searches To Add Jobs To Economy Mount Nyiragongo vol was Courtesy of abc.rom arrested cano through villages on upon his return to get his its slopes, down through Bush expressed his views life special entitled, "The Bush White Hou;;e: 1 Goma itself and on to belongings on Dec. J7 h_ that supported Dr. King's Inside the Real West Wing", which will air at 8 Lake Kivu on the Rwan living legacy. He recog PM Wednesday night preceding the actual Hl!sr According to an online By COURTNEY Wl'DE dan border. source, Investigators' case Hilltop Staff Writer nized the overcoming of \Vi11g show. "institutionalized bigotry" During the eventful day, Bush signed legisla Fourteen villages in began to unravel when a the path of the lava were For President Bush, life post that King and other leaders tion to provide protection of U.S. coastlines pilot, who had also been at of the Civil Rights Move• from possible future terrorists attacks. He said to have been incin the Millenium - but on pretzel must go on. In the past week. he has toured the Midwest, ment fought against. How attended meetings with se,-eral important orga• erated the 50th floor - came for made plans to CJ(pand trade, and e,-er, be continued. saying, nizations including the National and Homeland ward to claim the radio as other ways to generate jobs to "That is why education is Security Councils. the CIA, the FBI. and the the great civil rights issue President's Council on Bioethics concerning KUALA LUMPUR, his own Monday. revive a slumped economy. Most Malaysia Pirates who recently, Bush conceived plans to of our time". Bush plans to the issues of human cloning. commemorate the Martin Luther take appropriate action to During his meeting with leaders of the Inter• ~eized a cargo ship in WASBINGTON- 1\vo decrease the gap between national Brotherhood of Teamsters. he spoke in Somali waters earlier Marines have been killed in Kfog, Jr. Holiday by welcoming the King family to the White Courtesy or ubcncws.rom advantaged and disadvan_- the in1erest of a new energy bill, which will this week are demanding a plane crash in the moun House this past Monday, while his taged students by proposing ultimately wean our country off of foreign a $1 billion increase for the federal program sources energy. thus creating jobs for Ameri• ransom for the release of tainous regions of wife commemorated the specia.l day in King's the vessel's I 8 crew Afghanistan. hometown, Atlanta. that assists such students. cans. In a radio address to the Nation on Saturday, Last Thursday, twelve NBC News camera members, a Kuala Defense secretary Donald crews shadowed Bush as a part of a-day-in-the- Lumpur-based interna Rumsfeld said, "the crashes tional piracy watch appeared to be caused by group said Friday. mechanical failure." Cheating Scandal Shocks Georgia Tech The Greek-owned MV Princess Sarah was CfilCAGO- Representa attacked by a group of More than 1,600 students took the classes last Students who need the class credit for academic tive Jesse L. Jackson, the By Jen Michaels heavily armed men off son of Reverend Jesse Cavalier Daily (U. Virginia) semester. requirements are being encouraged to retake the The accused students now fnce individual class until the cases are resolved. the coast of Somalia on Jackson, is running against meetings with Georgia Tech sinff members, who University computer science professor Thomas Monday, the Internation 68-year-old Jesse L. Jack will CJ(p(ain allegations against them. Karen Horton said there is a concern with plagiarism llJ-WlRE) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - In al Maritime Bureau said. son who is from a Chicago Boyd, senior associate dean of students, or an in computer science courses here nt the Uni,-er The spokesman said the suburb. an event reminiscent of University of Virginia's associated staff member then will decide sity, but all professors handle the issue different honor cases brought forth by physics professor whether formal charges will be filed. ly. Honon said. attackers had relayed Supporters of Rep. Jesse Louis Bloomfield last spring, 187 Georgia Tech messages to the ship's L. Jackson, D-UJ, believe If charges are filed, students will go before a At Georgia Tech. students are not allowed to students are facing accusations of cheating by review panel of four faculty members and three collaborate on any computer programming owners demanding that this is a move by the collaborating on a computer science class pro smdents. This panel is non-prosecuting and assignments. In contrast, the University's intro ject. $200,000 in exchange for opponent to confuse voters. charged with hearing the srudents' defenses too. ductory computer science programs do include the release the crew. The congressman wants Professors identified the students with home Unlike at the University, Georgia Tech's acade collaborative work in which code-sharing is made software designed to detect plagiarism. mic honor code does not mandate the single allowed between partners. his opponent's name off of Computer science professors have been using the ballot, arguing that the sanction of expulsion. Boyd said suspension for ln individual assignments, "it's a very tricky Help the this detection software since 1997, when it was a first offense is unlikely. thing to decide whether someone just helped man's name is just Jesse developed at Georgia Tech. If found guilty. students may face a failing someone too much and crossed the line or Needy! Jackson, without the 'L'. The accusation is aimed at a group of primari grade in the course, probation, community ser whether it was a serious enough offense in our ly freshman and sophomore students in two dif vice work or possible suspension. opinion." ferent fall 200 I courses, "Introduction to Com Until the hearings, the accused students have DENVER- Archaea, puting" and "Object Oriented Programming." alien-Like one-celled received a grade of incomplete for the class. microbes, were found in the depths of a geothermal hot springs in Yellowstone National Park. According to astrobiolo •.• Write for the News section gists, they are similar to what they believe live just and underneath the surface of Mars, or one of)upiter's moons. Discover the World Call Akeya @202-806-6866 Tm: HILLTOP 'fuEsDAY AS JANUARY 22, 2002 ues Lady Bison Blast Spartans Bison Lose Thriller in Overtime On the Road BY AISIIA CHANEY Hilltop Staff Writer BY CBAUNA BRYANT NORFOLK-Darryl Towe shocked the crowd by Contributing Writer scoring a career high 38 points to lead the Norfolk State Spartans to an 87-84 victory over the Bison, in an overtime thriller Saturday night in Norfolk, NORFOLK-The Lady Bison showed the true meaning Virginia. of teamwork as they beat the Norfolk State Spartans 84- This loss snaps a four game winning streak for 68 Saturday afternoon. Four Howard starters finished in the Bison (10-7 overall, 5-2 MEAC) and drops them double figures, with Asia Petty leading the pack with 23 two games behind first place Hampton University. points. Coming into this match up, Towe was averaging The Lady Bison (8-8 overall, 7-0 MEAC) gave the just 10 points per game, so the Bison weren't Spartans a run for their money by applying a relentless expecting such an outstanding game from him. It full coun press within the first five minutes of the was senior guard Torrence Winston. who leads his game. 1bc Bison went on a 10-2 run making the score team in scoring with 18 PPG, that the Bison made 18-5 with 13:13 left to play. plans to try and stop. Continuing to struggle. the Spartans turned the ball "We didn't do a very good job containing Towe, over six times and shot only 4 for 12 with in the first six our game plan was to stop Winston, who's been minutes. The Bison, after several questionable calls, their best player to date," said Bison head coach were plagued with foul trouble, getting 7 fouls with nine Frankie Allen. "We did a great job on him, but in minutes remaining in the first half. Spartan's Brandy the meantime, when a guy scores 38 points against Martin ended the Lady Bison run by nailing a three you, we just didn't have the answers to stop him. pointer, which began a Spartan 12-4 run during which Maybe we just concentrated too much on Winston the Bison turned over the ball seven times. The Bison because he'd been the one doing all the scoring." pulled ahead six points only to have it cut in half due to Not only did the Bison step up the defense and another three pointer by Brandy Martin, who made hold him to only 11 points (half of which were free three of the teams four three point shots during the throws), but they forced him to foul out of the game. game. File Photo With thirty seconds left in the half Sandra Cotton drove Towe was just too much for the Bison to han Bison Point CuaNI Ali Abdullah. for an easy Jay up but Asia Petty took the charge and dle, playing a great all around game (14-21 for 38 points, 5 rebounds. 4 assists, 5 steals). invented the Spartans from tying the game. The first found the open spot, and made the lay-up that Norfolk State had no players on their team shorter half coded 31- 32 Bison with the lead. forced the game into overtime, after the 79-79 than 6 feet, so in an attempt to match up better, The second half began with the Lady Bison going on a tie at the end of regulation. Allen started key reserve Seye Aluko, instead of 16-1 run making the score 34-50 "I think at halftime "I just knew we needed two points. I was senior point guard Ali Abdullah, leaving the point we were able to re-group and were able to come out going to shoot the three when I got the ball, guard responsibility to team leader Kyle Williams. with a game plan and knowing which things we had to but I said, nab I' II shoot the lay-up. and it just The teams were neck and neck for the firs t nine do better," Coach Parson stated. went tn, and forced the game into overtime," minutes of the game, but led by Ron Williamson's The Spartans fought to catch up bringing the score said Hicks. 16 first half points, the Bison went on a 23-8 run to within three, with six minutes to go in the game. "We Only 32 seconds into overtime, Thomas go ahead 35-19 with 5:40 remaining in the half. could never get over the hump we would do something picked up his fifth foul, so the Bison had to Aki Thomas also battled with the big men down mentally that just wasn't smart and in turn we just gave piny the remaining 4:28 without their power low and racked up 10 points and 7 rebounds. the lead back up or we just never capitalized on the forward, who ended the game with 14 points The Spartans responded with a run of their own lead," Spartan Brandy Martin explained. and 13 rebounds. however, cutting the deficit to 37-43 by halftime. The Lady Bison went on a 21-6 run leaving the Hicks and Towe took over and were too The score remained close in the beginning of the Spartans behind and ending the game 84-68. U think much for the Bison to handle, as the Spartans second half, with the Bison maintaining a slight we stayed glued and I think there are times when we prevailed in the end with an 87-84 win. edge, but back-to-back three pointers by Towe showed that we could have and I think they did become Williamson finished the game with 25 sparked a 12-0 run by the Spartans. giving them a unglued and eventually our pressure got to them and I points for the Bison on 9-22 shooting from 55-49 lead with 14:09 remaining in the game. think they played us extremely well as many other the field and 4-8 from 3-point range. Williams Noticing that bis team had lost their intensity, teams have but, the pressure will prevail at some point added 21 points, four assists and three steals Kyle Williams broke character, and with a look of and the one of the things that I have taught my players in the Bison's disappointing loss. determination on his face, took control of the game, is once the pressure gelS to them that's when you break "It's a big disappointment, but I just think asking for the ball on every possession, and shout away," Parson said. wc','C got to go out and play real tough, and ing stern words of encouragement to get his team Asia Petty scored 23 points, two assists; two steals and stick it to Hampton," said Williams. ·•we can't mates back in the game. bad one block all while shooting 9-10 from the charity come off this road trip with two losses, any After a 3-pointer by Williamson and a three-point stripe. In addition to Petty's outstanding performance road trip. We've got to win at least one of play by Williams, the Bison had tied the score at 55- Andrea Gardner rapped up 19 points and snatched 16 every game we got. We just happened to lose 55 with 12:46 to play. rebounds while Simone Agee had a game high of 5 today so we definitely got to win Monday for On the very next play however, Thomas picked up steals and 15 points. Suwana Thylor finished the game our whole tean1 psyche. You know it's not the end of his fourth foul and didn't return until there was 4:46 with 21 points on 7-16 shooting and 12 rebounds for the the season. this matters. but it doesn't really matter, remaining in the game, with the Bison just regaining Spartans. because what really matters is the conference tour the lead 72-70 after a lay-up by Darren Kennedy. nament, and we'll get it back. They still got to come The teams battled until the end, and with 2.7 sec to Burr." onds remaining in the game, Chakowby Hicks Badminton Team Secures Victory Four NFL Teams Inch Closer Toward Super Bowl Sunday BY ZAc KENWORTHY Both Ogunscyc and Cupidon won 4, 15-5) to UWl's Brian Ebanks and Joy Bv KEITH LAING Hugh Douglass. Miller was replaced by Contributing Writer their singles matches quite comfortably Maitland. and then Howard's Victor Provencal In the end though, the day belonged Contributing Writer backup Shane Matthews. who completed 8 of The stage was set perfectly Saturday won one of the day's more exciting to Howard as Ogunseyc's and Cupidon's 17 passes for 66 yards, but threw rwo costly in the Howard University and University matches that proved to be the impetus victory in the final match was a sheer The road to New Orleans for SuperBowl interceptions. The loss was only Chicago's of the West Indies (UWI) Badminton for team's figh t-back as he edged past display of skill and pressure manage• XXXVJ on February 3, 2002 is one step clos second at home this year. Eagle kicker David er to its conclusion after this weekend's semi exchange. After ten matches, the score UWl's John Martin (13-15, 15-11, 15- ment. Adkcrs added four field goals for victorious was even at li\'C anthe Division champion Phil.dclphia Gymnasium. men's doubles match. future between the rwo Universities," Eagles to Solider Field for the Earlier in the day, the score bounced Of the final three matches, all of said Grace Jackson, UW's sporting weekend's first contest. The day back and forth as UWl took the first rwo which were mixed doubles matches, the director and former Jamaican silver belonged to Philaclelphia quarter back Donovan McNabb, a singles matches quite easily with Alex first two were split sending the score 10 medal winner in the 1988 Summer Haddad defeating Pavel Byles (15-1, 15· a 5-5 tie with one match to play. Olympics. Chicago native, who threw for 2 0) and Joy Maitland taking care of Howard's Peter Greenwood and Amy It is hoped by players and officials touchdowns and ran for another. Jobnita Denson (11-7, 11-6). However, Nguy made light work of John Martin that the link between Howard and UWJ Chicago starting quarterback Jim Howard surged back with 4 consecutive and Anneke Hamilton ( 15-4, 15-6) but can be kept intact and that further return Miller was injured in the second quarter, leaving the game with a victories to push the score 10 a seeming Jcrimaine Reid and Kristin Thelcmequc matches can be played in the future. ly unassailable 4 ii 2 score-line. folded under the mounting pressure (15- separated shoulder after a vicious tackle by Philadelphia linebacker A6 'fuESDAY, JANUARY 22! 2002 THEIIILLTOP ii,·Four NFL Teams Inch Closer Toward Super Sunday FromA5 England kicker Adam Vinatieri tied the a year ago with a dominating performance AFC Championship game next week at I 2 touchdowns and running back Ahman tPil'ision champion New England Patriots game at 13 with a 45- yard field goal with at Pittsburgh. The Steelers, minus star run p.m . Green carried 16 times for 94 yards in the . jlooked to capitalize on number 3 seed 27 seconds remaining in regulation. The ning back Jerome Bettis, had other ideas, St. Louis (14-2) 45, Green Bay (12-4) losing effort. The favorite St. Louis Rams > :,Oakland Raiders unfamiliar with the ele- Patriots won the overtime coin toss and however, and did all the dominating that 17: The top-seeded NFC West Champion will welcome the Philadelphia Eagles to the ;f~ents, as the game took place at F9xboro marched back into field goal range, winning was to be done on this day. With all the St. Louis Rams highly touted explosive Dome at St. Louis for the NFC ;/Stadium in the midst of heavy snowfall. the contest on a 23-yard Vinatieri field goal talk of the fearsome Ravens defense, on this offense did just that Sunday, racking up 45 Championship game next Sunday at 4 p.m. ,..,,. . Down ten points in the fourth quarter, New with 8:29 remaining in the extra period. day, it was The Steelers defensive unit that points against a very good Packer defensive After a wild weekend of football in the England's ferocious comeback was aided by New England, who began the season with most resembled the Steel Curtain of the unit. To be fair, the underrated Rams divisional round, football fans have much to a disputed fumble in the last two minutes of two straight losses before a 12-4 run to the 1970s. The Steelers had a field day with defense more than carried its own weight look forward to as the field narrows to four the contest. Down three with I :43 left on AFC title game, will play the number one embattled Ravens quarterback Elvis Grbac, forcing turnovers, including 6 interceptions heading into Conference championship the clock, New England quarterback Tom seeded Pittsburgh Steelers at Hines Field in causing three interceptions and limiting him by the usually steady Packer quarterback weekend. Four teams remain one game Brady dropped back to pass but was hit by Pittsburgh next Sunday at 1 p.m. to a 153 yards passing. This number Brett Favre. St. Louis safety Aaneas away from football's Holy Grail, the Oakland cornerback Charles Woodson, jar Pittsburgh (13-3) 27, Baltimore (10-6) became doubly important as the Steelers Williams picked Favre off twice and SuperBowl. Who will make it and who ring the ball loose and allowing for a Raider 10: The top-seeded AFC Central Division stuffed the run, allowing Baltimore 22 yards returned each for touchdowns. The usual will be turned away at the door? Only time recovery. With the rules taking replay out . champion Pittsburgh Steelers upended on the ground, and gave the Ravens a taste suspects for the Rams were at it again on will tell, but when the dust settlers next of the coaches' hands in the final two min reigning the SuperBowl champion of there own medicine with a 2-to-l time of Sunday as NFL MVP Kurt Warner com week in Pittsburgh and St. Louis, the NFC utes of each half, the officials called for a Baltimore Ravens in the third game of the possession advantage. Steeler running back pleted 18 of 30 passes for 216 yards and 2 and AFC will have representatives for the review of the play. Despite clear evidence, weekend. 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National museum of African Art has attorney Benjamin How do you say ''Spectacular Display'' Strouse no ... as a guy? described oroscopes the exhibits background BY NICOLE FERGUSON information BY TIFFANY D, JACKSON Contributing Writer as having Hilltop Staff Writer "pretty . . new portrait of African life graces the walls of interesting It's possible and logical. One the Smithsonian National Museum of African points", but of the first and highly used Art's "Spectacular Display" exhibit. This art others Horoscope Feature: Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) adverbs that you learn to say exhibit dances with a combination of earthy thought that Happy Birthday Aquarians ! Take advantage of the free time when you're growing up is the materials and vibrant colors to bring to life the early 1900 instead of you have now and socialize more. You will soon feel over word no, especially for females. Nkanu peoples. being an art whelmed with projects and work. Guys are accustomed to and In the National Museum of African Art Newsletter, Roslyn exhibit, the Famous Aquarians: Oprah January 29, 1954 expect girls to say no, a charac Walker, director of the museum said, "This exhibition is a "Spectacular Brandy February 11, I 979 teristic many men feel make the wonderful example of how art and life are intertwined in Display" "chase" even more'thrilling, yet African societies." should have Pisces (Feb. 19- Mar. 20) sometimes taunting. But in But the exhibition is more than just that of art, it is a been an arti- This week you set many goals fur yourself and plan to fullow today's society some· women are depiction of the Nkanu way of Jiving. Transition from child fact exhibit. through with them. You end up going out with a group of throwing away those chastity to man through the "nkanda" rituals was an important aspect Roy friends later on this week. You will have more fun than expect of the Nkanu culture, educating the children on respect, belts and preying on men like Kaufman, ed. they 're going out of sty le. It is pride, sexuality, and proper behavior in the adult life. attorney in not considered common for men The experiences and lessons learned are represented D.C. says to abstain from sex; so, when the through the sculptures and masks created by the groups of that the • situation arises it is as uncomfort Nkanu children. Every piece, carved out of wood and paint pieces were "not necessarily art to them [the Nkanu peo Aries (Mar.21- Apr.19) able as an extra small thong on a ed by hand in geometric shapes and resonant colors of blue, ples], it was functional. Since they happen to be utilitarian You are contemplating going away on a vacation in the near big girl. . .it just doesn't fit. green, red, orange, yellow, brown and white, all symbolize people, it [the exhibit] should be placed in an utilitarian envi future. You try to convince others to join you but they are oper You know she wants you and at the emotional, physical, and psychological changes that ronment, such as an artifact would." ating on their own program. Try not to be too demanding. Find the time you don't really want her occurred. The process, which takes several months is then Kia Robinson, quality manager in Maryland, and friend other people who would be interested in going. or just aren't ready, so what do concluded by the display of these arts, and enhanced with Diedra Henderson, logistics manager also in Maryland both you do? You are in a tight posi masquerade celebrations. agreed, "The exhibit was very interesting and very enjoy tion where there isn't much of a able." win-win situation. You either "Spectacular Display" opened on December 16 and will Tuurus (Apr.20-May 20) have sex out of absolute pity or continue through March 3. Walker explains why this exhibit Your possessiveness causes you to have an argument with your you don't and the girl shoots is a must see, "It offers visitors special insight into the power sweetie. You end up saying something that you might regret down your manhood. Or worst, on initiation rituals for the Nkanu peoples and how art plays later. she assumes you're cheating, an essential role in them. Likewise, it confirms that both thinking you're getting your kicks Americans and Nkanu share common family values." Visit elsewhere. Doesn't seem fair, the National Museum of African Art soon, and see life does it? through the eyes of the Nkanu. Speaking as a woman, I would Gemini (May 21-June 21) honestly look at a guy crossed The museum is open daily from 10 am to 5:30 pm, and You tend to say "yes" to everything this week and become over eyed if he ever rejected me, can be accessed on the Internet at www.si.edu/nmafa whelmed with events and projects. Unintentionally, you will end because that's all it is, rejection. up disappointing a friend this week. Women fear rejection like a pelage on a sea. Why do you think they don't approach you in the club, don't ask for you're Cancer (June22-July 22) number, and cry when you don't If things didn't work out the way you expected, don't be dis call? How do you over power that couraged. You have many ideas; you just have to put them to fear and still be sex-free for the use. time being? Explain yourself, fully. Even if she doesn't ask why, \ just explain why ypu don't want to have sex, and b.e honest. You're Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ( human and humans get tired so Music Review Many of your friends feel that you are acting different this week. explain that you are not in the You just have a lot on your mind right now. You feel as if some mood at the present tim.e or have Scofield Lots of Fun thing unexpected will happen to you and you move with cauti- made the choice to abstain from sex. But once you make that deci Grade: C sion, stick to it. Don't change Uberjam starts out strong with "Acidhead", a piece you're mind at the last minute, anchored by Murphy's funky bass line. Avi's guitar then realizing that you are passing up works in Indian samples, which in turn contribute to Virgo (Aug.23- Sept. 22) sex. Put your foot down and Scofield's Middle-Eastern sounding guitar solo. John Eating nutritious foods and drinking plenty of water is essential remind yourself that there are Medeski also turns up in the lead piece (one of his several to you-especially this week. It will keep your energy level up plenty of other times, just not guest appearances) rounding out the sound with his and allow you to work long hours as needed. right now. Mellotron-which is an antique keyboard rarely heard in any So ladies, when you put on form of music today. your sexiest outfit ever and march After the strong beginning, the album begins to fall off Libra (Sept.23-0ctober 22) from the Quad to the Towers for a due to the cornball melody of the second song "Ideofunk". Your laziness causes you to fall behind with certain responsibil little midnight nookie, but discov Not even Medeski's B-3 organ playing, or Karl Denson's ities. You hear something and suspect it to be a rumor but er that your boo doesn't want to, soaring flute solo can help detract the attention away from there's some truth to what you've heard. realize that he might have legiti the hokey sounding composition. The piece has somewhat mate reasons and good intentions. of a country-twang, which takes away from the minor blues Scorpio (Oct.23- Nov. 21) No matter how long you have to sound of the rest of the album. Your nerves are on edge this week. Try listening to music, whiell wait, before the feelings of Elsewhere on the album, certain compositions make a often helps you to remain calm. Refrain from taking your frus embarrassment, suspicion and strong plea for attention, such as the ultimate funky "Polo tration out on others. shame take over, take the time to Towers". The simplistic melody is catchy and demands the listen and respect his choice. listener to start nodding their head in appreciation. Without Sagittarius (Nov. 22- Dec. 21) BY JOZEN CUMMINGS being too aggressive Your charismatic nature sets others at ease when they are around Hilltop Staff Writer Avi and Jesse lock into you. Many friends ask you fur advice this week and you feel a beat of hip-hop pro flattered. You are more than happy to share your knowledge and Lately, the jazz world has been experiencing a sort of jazz portions, giving the rest opinion on the subject matter. funk renaissance. Spearheaded a few years ago by the of the bandmates a firm increasing popularity of groups such as Medeski, ground to take an Martin, & Wood, the jazz-funk renaissance has now been adventurous ride into Capricorn (Dec.22-Jan.19) heightened thanks to former Miles Davis guitarist John their improvised In the beginning of the week your mind is preoccupied with Scofield's latest release Uberjam. worlds. many ideas. You begin to make -plans for the weekend. Use your In all fairness, Scofield is actually more of a founding "I Brake 4 Monster calm nature to approach a situation that has been on your mind. father of the jazz funk renaissance than a contributor. Booty" is another song Uberjam is his fifth release on the Verve label since being where the word funk signed to the label in 1995. After making a more straight can hardly begin to describe what is being played. Here is Compiled and Written by Leesa Davis, Staff Writer ahead, acoustic sounding jazz album on his 2000 release where the concept of two guitars shines the brightest. Both Works for Me, Scofield decided to go back to the funky style Scofield and Avi complement each other brilliantly and help of jazz that jazz fans have grown to expect out of him. each other define their own niches on what is probably the With the help of bandmates Avi Bortnick (guitar), Jesse funkiest track on Ube~iam. ., Murphy (bass), and Adam Deitch (drums), Uberjam sounds Ultimately the biggest problem with Uberjam is not the ' like nothing more than an informal jam session. To Scofield's music itself, but rather the approach to the music. The John - credit, Uberjam definitely sounds like the kind of album Scofield Band tries to capture the feeling of a live show in a where the musicians were having a good time, and yes the recording studio, which to their credit is something rarely band defmitely sounds seasoned after coming off of a 40- attained in music. Uberjam can best be compared to a joke concert tour. Yet and still, the problem with Uberjam is not someone tries to tell to a bunch of people who were never in the department of improvisation but rather the concept of there, and the people never laugh, because maybe, the joke composition. would have been funnier if they were there. + + ... .. ------...... THEIIILLTOP AS 'fuEsDAY, JANUARY 22, 2002 Bird's Eye View Theatre Review We Men and Our Video Blues in the Night is Filled with Games Color, Music and Nostalgic -· and costumes brought the • Bv MONICA BARBARA stage to life for a wonderful '' contrast to the sometimes • BY MARCUS BIRD Engage' Editor • stereotypical perception of • Contributing Writer blues as depressing and l ! Today's foray into the fragile recesses of the mind brings to othing short of pure fun can dark. I light the intrinsic value of video games to the lives, of the male describe the Arena Stage's produc However, the opposite is tion of "Blues in the Night." true. "The blues is life; it is I species! Ever since I was taking my frrst steps and falling down • due to a lack of equilibrium, the gentle humming of my Atari about people and our rela ' tionships with one another," I 2600 fascinated me. I My eyes were fixed on the screen, a stream of green dots sil- Conceived by Sheldon Epps, creator of last year's said Kenny Leon, director ' houetted against a black backdrop. Blip Blip, the dots went, sig- hit "Play On-Blues in the Night," the play depicts of the Arena Stage's pro naling the start of the game, its end, or the inevitable death, three generations of female blues singers who share duction "It is an uplifting and powerful force that con • where large white letters blink" GAME OVER", ah yes, common life situations. All live in a seedy Chicago I nects and draws us togeth I "GAME OVER", the most cliched pair of words to grace the hotel waiting to be rescued in some way by a man. l er." late night screen. A womanizing visitor, played by Charles Bullock, '• But what really drives us in gaming? Is it the raw rush of frequents the hotel and an awesome band rounds out This rings true for "Blues is a ribbon tied around an already well-wrapped gift. ' emotion, levels of succession, and getting the hot babe at the the cast. in the Night," and conveying the power of blues were Undoubtedly the highlight of the show, however, ' end of the game, after all we are men aren't we? Yes, the protag- The one-scene stage is a reflection of al 920-40s actors Chandra Currelley, Cynthia Hardy, Bernardine was "The Lady of the Road," portrayed by Mitchell. ' onist of video games is usually a tall, dark, ruggedly handsome, · azz/blues lounge in the hotel and section of the Mitchell, and Bullock. As a "healthy" woman, Mitchell's voice brings to 'I burly fellow, with a big gun (no pun intended), who is on a quest singers' rooms upstairs. A magnificently colorful set Each gave a wonderful and worthwhile perform- mind the likes of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, ' to save a hot chick. ance. Bullock, who portrayed The Man in while her full engagement of character in each per I I This is a somewhat misogynistic summary, but its veracity is the Saloon, played a supporting role to formance can elicit side-splitting laughter or heart I I unquestionable. Video games are standard Freudian wish fulfill- compliment the three main characters and wrenching tears. ' ment. Who doesn't want a buff body, huge guns blazing, the per- did so with notable charisma that kept the Her renditions of the blues classic "Lover Man" ' feet punch line, and the wit and cunning to defeat an army with play's tempo rolling. and the hilariously shocking "Take Me for a Buggy '• plenipotentiary might? I sure as heck want that! For guys, plac- As the "Girl with a Date," Hardy brought Ride" were definite show making performances. I ing us in the minds of these characters setup the sense of strong talent to the stage with a voice filled Covering jazz and blues classics from the 20's, I l macho-ism that is so prevalent in our culture. with the depth and power of songstress 30's, and 40's "Blues in the Night" entertained while • Back in the early 90's, faded memories of Commando and Anita Baker, but with a distinctiveness offering a bit of advice through each scene. ' Rambo come to mind, Chuck Norris movies with mindless vio- that's all her own. It's no surprise that this 'j Jenee and the gratuitous death of Vietnamese who only say " Morgan State University graduate made a 'l Die!" with a thick accent. Back then, those guys were "The lasting impression on actress Phlyicia '• man!" Today, we can be those guys in our video games. Rashad, who discovered her when she was I Let me not stray from the point, which is, guys love video singer in Morgan ' games. Just like how guys love mindless violence, fighting, and State's gospel ' If you Want to Go? '• seeing women wrestle in covered in mud, so too do we express choir. ' these desires in our video games. Ah, the rush of pummeling A slightly supe- ' The Blues in the Night will play at the Arena Stage I 101 6th St. NW •' your good friend silly with Pikachu, screaming curses at your rior talent was that • PlayStation when your Honda civic crashes around turn three in of Currelley, who through Feb. 3 in their Kreeger auditorium. Tickets range from $37 to Grand Turismo, and of course, almost fighting over X-men ver- portrayed the $54, but discounted tickets such as HOTTIX (limited number of 1/2 price ' sus Street Fighter when your friend gives you that 21 hit air "Woman of the tickets sold 30-90 minutes before each performance) and Five'lwentyFive j combo! World". Another tickets (limited number of $10 tickets for patrons aged 5-25 are available I I Man, I can see why video games take us away from girls distinctive voice, it until 5:25 p.m. on the day of each performance-or the day before for j I sometimes. I mean, every normal guy needs a few hours of gore, is difficult to pin- weekend matinee performances) should be taken advantage of by stu I sweat and blood each week, it's in our genes or something. point a comparison dents. ' However the 'bomb diggity ' of video games for some guys for Currelley's ! ' is what we fondly refer to as an R.P.G. It means Role Playing vocal skills, and 'I Grune, if you ever heard of stuff like Final Fantasy, or Legend of her ability to scat '• .. Zelda, for example you get to become a cute guy, with lothario .______.:______J • type charisma set in a world revolving around4 suns! (ain't it ' Poetry Corner·. I' just cool?) Guys love RPGs too. I We .love them because we can sit and have more brainless, mindless arguments about our stupid, insignificant characters in I ' the video game. How often have I heard " My level 27 character WHAT ARE U LOOKING AT? Do you like my pretty white teeth? me but for my African Ancestry. ' is better than yours, I have troll armaments!" Ah, the life we Or is it in the way my body language speaks? I hope you see my character is radiant and my per 'I sona is adequate for who I am and who I love uncon I guys live. I often wonder what you're thinking when you look Do you see my thick arched eyebrows that fascinate you? ditionally, "ME". How many times have I missed lunch in high school, slowly at me. I saving for the day my Nintendo 64 would hold the shelf beside Am I the most beautiful black woman you've ever Or is it my intelligence that draws you? ' A STRONG WOMAN! PROUD TO BE EDUCAT the VCR, and I would be breathless watching Mario fly around seen? When you look at me I hope you see that my sun ED AND BLACK! "IN REALITY", IS WHAT the screen in a cascade of color and sound? Or is it my mysterious nature that engages your I and earth is in full rotation. My cipher is at one. YOUR WERE ACTUALLY LOOKING AT! My stomach fondly thanks me after I buy the video game sys thoughts? 'I I hope you realize that my humor is what protrudes tem. The love of these devices is so great, that at the launch of Is it my full lips that catch your eyes? l -Morena Sol new systems, there are people who camp outside stores for up to Or is it my temper that is often disguised? in my daily living. ' 3 days to get the latest system. Talk about dedication, I mean I want you to see my respect that I not only carry for • how many guys would camp outside a store for 3 days to pickup the newest Victoria secret lace underwear for his girlfriend? I It's A shame 'I rest my case. Yes comrades, not only are video games filled ' with tough-guy scenarios and ultra-predictable catch phrases, we It's a shame It's a shame But now I've jumped free are also horribly sexist in most of these gaming genres. It's a shame that your name isn't spoken any more. I would drink daily from the substance that linked Your embrace now surly ' Women in these games are depicted with significant gluteus Your impact has waned to us Listless ripples on the distant waters of forgotten Real sustenance you gave It's a shame endowment, female protagonists always have busts the size of . I' nuclear warheads, and many a time they are fighting daintily dreams. Not the sweet savory I wanted you immersed in me ' Corny abstract fantasy Intertwined with mine against a big bad predator type creature who slashes after her • while her pigtails bob gently in the 3D breeze. Talk about per It's a shame Rich nourishment Homogenized in my destiny verse! But as guys, we love it! To sum this up in two words: Your voice and laughter once resounding and pro That heightened me mentally I was all of you were all of me, I Lara Croft. found And kept me fed We Man, I tell you, when I went to watch that movie over the Faded into muffled murmurs I'm full up We combined harmoniously summer, my favorite scene was in the end when she was running Echoes underground Fed up. Like rhythm and symphony Poetry and simile l out of the cave in Alaska. Run Lara! Run! I Wow, are we men really such mindless Neanderthals, roaming It's a shame It's a shame Yet you are but a harsh memory aimlessly in a quagmire of flesh, sports and video games? Who When your eyes were once bright with piercing light Stolen, silent, secret, kisses in corners It was all hyperbole Cut into my being Switched! Held more in expectancy knows? But in the world of gaming, no one really cares! With I possibly over 300 million video game systems in America alone, Past the shielding facades To violent screams! Than reality ' Into my soul Angry hisses! I who's to blame we guys for being the way we are, or society for i I bringing us up this way? Dulled now by the eroding sands of time It's a shame that your name isn't spoken anymore ... The iridescent glow now blurred and speckled. It's a shame -Iconoclast 'I You had me sprung ' 'j 'I I I I •' Music Review ' Scofield Lots of Fun ' ' ' •' ' ' FromA7 Ultimately the biggest prob ' being too aggressive Avi and lem with Uberjam is not the • Jesse lock into a beat of hip music itself, but rather the ' hop proportions, giving the rest approach to the music. The I 'I of the bandmates a furn ground John Scofield Band tries to •j to take an adventurous ride into capture the feeling of a live ' their improvised worlds. show in a recording studio, ' "I Brake 4 Monster Booty" is which to their credit is some ' ' another song where the word thing rarely attained in music. funk can hardly begin to Uberjam can best be compared describe what is being played. to a joke someone tries to tell • Here is where the concept of to a bunch of people who were • two guitars shines the brightest. never there, and the people ' 'l Both Scofield and Avi comple never laugh, because maybe, • ment each other brilliantly and the joke would have been fun •I help each other defme their nier if they were there. • I own niches on what is probably the funkiest track on Uberjam. ' '' • Life & • Style j Fashion and Sense ti ettos: e How To Be Trendy and Thrify • cultures, and women of all ages By TIFFANY REYNOLDS come to shop at Value Village. Contributing Writer "I come here pretty often, because the prices are really rea ho said trendy styles sonable and clothing is well kept . has to be expensive? ..the store has too many things Today, hard-hitting for you not to leave with some labels including Coach, Dolce & thing. It's fun but can be exhaust Gabbana, Prada, Channel, Fendi, ing," said one customer. Gucci, Bwberry, and Valentino, Many customers seem to dig for decorate the many throughout a good fmd when at a big thrift High Heeled society who enjoy the clothing's store like Value Village because fashionable characteristics. But everything is so different and the reality of it all is the outra there is only one of that specific Shoes Gain geous prices that decorate the article or accessory that might clothing itself. The answer to match one's personality or fit every person's question and dying one's personal necessity. Popularity With need for affordable, trendy cloth The thrift store trend is starting ing is a thrift store called Value to rise rapidly. Many college stu Village. dents (young adults) tend to go to Students In Hyattsville, Maryland lies one thrift stores for the vintage and of the largest thrift stores in the retro look. The fashion of our I - Metropolitan area. Value Village, past has now reinstated its come located at 2277 University Blvd., back, as society breaks into the provides a wide variety of articles new millennium. As they say his color that is a tan shade. problems is osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis is of clothing, shoes, furniture, tory eventually repeats itself. By HAROLD EICHELBERGER The Nine West Store in Georgetown explains defined as "the breakdown of the articular carti accessories, and bags for all ages No matter how much a thrift Hilltop Staff Writher an almost different flavor. Nine West contends lage within the joint (www.ynhh.org)." and any gender. With open minds store gains popularity and shop that wedges are the latest fashion. What are Articular cartilage works as a guard that pro that can appreciate good clothing pers, the store never seems to be selling the most are the various colors that tects the bones from rubbing together as you • dmit it, we all love them, stilet that has the ability to be passed to at a loss for donations. The dona tos. Those high-strung shoes appease the Nine West line. Also, Nine West's walk. Once the cartilage is eroded away, the . . the next person, accentuates the tions outweigh the pu_blic's partic pointy toes and I-straps are coming back into . . seem to do something to the bones begin to grind on top of each other. greatness of a thrift store. ipation in purchasing from the style as well as the personality style. Another serious medical condition that occurs Value Village begins the day at store by a long run. It is actually of the woman who is in them. Mereesa "Chedda" Baptiste, freshman politi is Morton's neuroma, which is "the thickening 9:00am, with shipments of cloth a beautiful thing to know, because Men and women both recognize that stilettos cal science major has her own style when it of tissue around a nerve between the third and ing and materials to be sorted and despite America's hardship within are a special type of shoe that calls for a special comes to the stiletto shoe. "I prefer the very fourth toes (www.ynhh.org)." and metatarsalgia priced, and soon enough distrib each other in society and cultural type of attention, that attracts the eyes of many skirmy heel with the very pointy toe. I also pre that causes painful foot irritations. The all too uted throughout the store. The differences, there is still a sense of onlookers when she walks by. When she does fer the black heel because it is very stylish and common medical problems that comes along price range can be cheap as 10 unity and the notion of helping walk by, there comes a certain gait or attitude elegant. It adds to my personality because I am with wearing high heels and stilettos are ham cents to around, and at the most, one another out. that must have come in the shoebox when she a sensual person," said Baptiste. mertoes, ingrown toenails, stress fractures, cur 100 dollars, It is quite surprising "This store is a non-profit organ bought her shoes. Just as women enjoy wearing stilettos, men tailed calf muscles, and corns. to see the various styles of each ization, which supports our own • With the winter season in front of us, and love them as well. "I love stilettos. I'm a feet To prevent these problems, doctors suggest American's clothing with its own foundation the National Children spring season on the horizon, the stiletto shoe is person and they just make the feet look sexy. that shoes with low heels should be the norm. personality, now being passed on Center. This organization helps one that is rapidly flying off of the shelves of But everyone can't walk in those types of shoes. But for lovers of the stiletto, they always set out to those who can not afford brand children with disabilities and various stores across the region. Whether your To see someone walk in those type of shoes to do more than compliment the style of its • new clothing or prefer not to Learning problems. The metro taste is colorful, two-inch or six-inch heels, or adds a smooth touch to their persona," admits owner; stilettos are a fashion trend that will spend so much money on articles politan area very well supports us, pointy toes, the stores in this area have every Chris Cooper, sophomore chemistry major. never go out of style in the years to come. be/she buys. and that is why our store has thing to match your tastes. Stilettos and high heels may be very stylish According to Cooper, "It's just beautiful." Maybe it is the way the store made it successfully," said and sensual to the individual, but many medical - ' Enzo's in Pentagon City admits that pointed seems to carry a title as the Manager of value village, toes and butch boots along with higher heels problems stem from these shoes. They are "world of characteristics." Each Godwin. that graze along the height of two and a half known to create problems in the woman's section has its own unique twist As the day ends at 7pm, the inches are in style along with their winter camel ankles, knees, and feet as well. One of these and a memorable kind of feeling crowd dies down, but the store as you can imagine the crazy, but still remains full of clothing and bold styles of our past and most various accessories waiting to . recent past. expose its personality through its Hundreds of people walk in each new owner, and building upon the X-Box and GameCube: The Next Generation day to fmd bargains for necessi foundation in which it supports. ties or having a natural acquired By TIFFANY REYNOLDS taste for thrift store shopping. Contributing Writer Children of all sizes, men of all t was the year 1972, when the world of technology had one of its most memorable Interested in moments. For just $100.00, anyone could have been a proud owner of the first video game system ever. Magnavox Odyssey I., the Entertainment, Fashion, world's frrst game system, was basically a ping pong system that could only move three dots. A Health? huge phenomenon at the time, that eventually became obsolete. Four years later, in I 976, the Fairchild Company created a game system called the Channel F. It was the frrst system able to use Write for Life&Style interchangeable cartridges with the game pro gram. Surprisingly, the trend and consistency did not end with just these two systems. In one year the renowned Atari 2600 was released. Featured games included: Pitfall and Attend Hilltop Weekly File Photo .- Combat. The craze was well enriched into the Microsoft's X-Box has been the hottest video game system since its debut months ago. I human lifestyle. It was entertainment and chal I The shipments for new ones won't an·ive till texture and animation of each character frame by - lenging, and in the comfort of your own home. Budget Meeting for Story around January 18," said Christian Schmuler, frame. And better yet; who would have thought they manager of the Game Stop store in Philadelphia. Now Jet us lock ourselves into the GameCube. • would have Colecovision, Nintendo, Sega, Sega Assignments Tuesdays @ This is only one particular situation out of mil- A little wider than a Game Boy Advanced, it • Genesis, Super Nintendo, Game Boy, Game Gear, lion. But what really makes X-Box better? By seems to be the most compact piece of hardware Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, PlayStation, and appearance, the X-Box looks better in a sense, throughout the existence of game systems. The 7p.m. in the Hilltop office PlayStation 2 all lined up for us in the decade to because of its RAM, Mhz, and Memory Bus GameCube also comes in various colors, with an come. Bandwidth, which gives the X-Box a very power- attachment of a handle for portable traveling. The rave reckoning, fmger clenching, adrenaline n located on the P-level of ful look. "Dolphin", frrst displayed in 1999, has now rush, and craving has moved to a new level. The I Along with that powerful look, comes a very evolved to what Nintendo knows as GameCube. " X-Box and Game Cube have taken over for the powerful system. The X-Box hardware is a col- The GameCube's 0.18 copper-based chips at ~ the West Towers. 2001-2002 year. laboration of Microsoft, Intel, and nVidia, which 486 Mhz MPU, are centered upon IBM's Power ..- With the birth of the two systems, the rival •• • coincide to bring the realistic graphics, bold and PC, which can be found in Apple's G3 line of ,. competition is senseless. Though the game sys ., or clear sounds, and a fast modem. Such sources computers. This feature runs how fast the com- tems are very popular, it is quite obvious that sys include a "modified chip" provided by Intel, puter sends information. The GameCube includes tems have to either update or, eventually, they b Call Jonathan Sims @ which sets the instruction interaction throughout 24MB, as well as 16MB, of the same DRAM · will lose their popularity in less than a three-year ,, the system. used in PlayStation 2 and X-Box. n period. The X-Box features the Dolby Digital 5.1 for ArtX, who also helped design the Nintendo 64, ~ (202) 806-6866. Microsoft's X-Box has just about taken the surround sound and a realistic atmosphere that developed the GameCube's graphics processing .• market by storm. ''The X-Box has been the most allows the player to feel a part of the game. X- unit. The 162 Mhz GPU, used by GameCube , popular item for the ena-year/holiday season. Our Box has a maximum of 6.4 GB/s and 64 MBs of called "Flipper", gives the 3-D, realistic, texture -. store, along with many other stores in this city, .. Get Into It! DDR RAM, for speed to give all parts of the sys that is able to display eight simultaneous textures , had run out of the game systems by Christmas. u tem instructions fast and to maintain full-fledge per object, when X-Box can only display four. ' . ' • " AlO T!JEsDAY, JANUARY 22, 2002 THEHn.LTOP illustration By Antijuan Jackson . ItE LTOP IRA PORTER, Editor-in-Chief CHRISTOPHER WINDHAM, Managing Editor JAMYE SPILLER,Managing Editor ------Founded in 1924 esterday, we celebrated the audio, the country is being duped into life of a man who fought for believing that war is the way King jusice, freedom, and above all would have reacted to the September peace. But how does a nation 11 th tragedy. enthralled in war really celebrate ideas King said he dreamed of a world of peace? where all were sharing in uncondition It seems that we are talking out both al love, but according to the media sides of our mouth. projections if you don't How can we parade love the U.S., we will clips of the "I Have A Our View: kill you. King stood Dream'' speech, and against things like send still continue to drop The world is too ing American's off to bombs on the other enthralled with war to fight an undefined war, ~c- side of the globe. The secret trials, and '-<-- media gave us high remember what King neglected civil rights. lights of King's most stood for King's ideas. He was 1v1. S1lLL ])(eaYV\in memorable moments against the Vietnam Why ! • along with feature sto- War, and one can proba ries of how the USA bly assume that he was keeping the would be against this undefined war. dream alive. Are we saying that it hypocritical to We were bombarded with commer celebrate the life of a Nobel Peace cials explaining how the war on terror prize winner while we pursue Osma What's Your Opinion? ism was helping secure King's dream bin Laden and Taliban? No. We are of freedom, and how it was every just saying that it is hypocritical to Americans duty to live up to the dream e encourage our readers to write letters to the Editor. Tell us what you think portray a great man of peace as a pro about the paper and its contents. We strive to produce a quality weekly by supporting their country. ponent of war. By manipulating video images and with news pages that are devoid of slant or personal bias. Please address all letters or comments to The Hilltop, 2251 Sherman Ave., Nw, Wash- ington DC, 20001. You can also e-mail us at [email protected] ,. The Hilltop. Be Heard. ,Treat alker The Same fter committing treason acute anxiety are at an all-time high, against the United States of the nation is walking on eggshells. America, John Walker Lindh, Having one of our own who have the 20 year old Northern California betrayed us should serve as an example native who was discovered after a to any other Americans who would even think about turning on the nation. prison uprising at Mazar-e Sharif in THE NATIONS LARGEST HBCU NEWSPAPER December, should suffer ' Lindh is currently in the greatest punishment ~------~ U.S. custody aboard that the law allows. If Our View: the USS Pelileu in the .TASON T. SMITH JAMAL 0. POPE C-ontributing Editor SHANNON WASHINGTON the Taliban had been vic Arabian Sea accord PAGE DESIGNER torious with its efforts, ing to an online BRAKKTON BOOKER The United States JENNIFER CUMMINGS ANruuAN JACKSON Lindh would have cele source, having been CAMPUS EDITORS ILLUSTRJITOR brated alongside them, government should transferred there earli JONATIIAN C SIMS MELANIE NESBfl"f reaping the benefits. have place John Walk er this week after LIFE & STYLFiCALENDAR VINCE SMITH Now that they have been EDITOR CRYSTAL ANDERS<>N er in the camp in Cuba, stays at a U.S. Marine PHOTOGRAPHERS imprisoned, Lindh must base in southern ALLEN POWELL Il too. SPORTS EDITOR DIAHANN DoYEN suffer the consequences Afghanistan. BUSINESS MANAGER for his actions and the MONICA BARBARA ENGAGE EDITOR OLANIKE BELW side that he chose. ASSIS'IANT BUSINESS In a time where both patriotism and ERICA HUBBARD MANAGER AKEYA DICKSON NEWS EDITORS ERNEST SCO'IT ADVERTISING MANAGER AKILAH BEi.I, ONLINE EDITOR MELISSA C. 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All Rights Reserved. .. • hat's News- The New Celebs: Car Designers In Business and Fuumce through the room for a • • • Their Role in Industry final check. Just before the event was sched- , Ford Retrenches OECD Leading Indicators Grows as More Drivers uled to start, he asked , Annualized six-month rate of change in the staff to remove the In Bid to Cut Costs the composite leading indicators, which Put Emphasis on Style row of chairs closest to Ford Motor Co. announced a five economists use to forecast the ups and the stage, saying it year restructuring plan that will in downs of the business cycle. The data made the room look suggest an easing in the current pread-eagled across the top of volve closing five North American a '64 Corvette for a Rolling crowded, and ordered economic downturn affecting the leading two exposed areas of plants and eliminating about 17,000 members of the Organization for Stone photo shoot, Bryan Nes additional jobs world-wide on top of bitt looks like a movie star. The the wall behind the Economic Cooperation and Development. stage covered with cur about 18,000 cut since January 2001. 2% spiky-haired 32-year-old, clad The huge retreat is more than a re in fashionable black and gray tains. 0 "This is part of my sponse to the auto industry's chronic Japan monotones, is the latest car designer overcapacity or the costly Firestone -2 to step out of the studio and into the job, too, because it's tire scandal, although those are both the visual message -4 spotlight. important factors. Ford's crackup From Detroit to Frankfurt to from the company, just also illustrates how fast corporate -6 Tokyo, a handful of designers are be- g like the design of the "'f'" .s strategies can come unraveled in a coming the Armanis of the auto ;!! car," says Mr. Naka -8 U.S. mura. The designer, • world where technology, consumer world. Increasingly, car makers turn ~ who enjoys playing , taste and financial markets are all -10 ' ' lllll!IIJ to them not only to sketch out bold changing at unprecedented speed. J F MAMJJASON designs but to pitch them, too. The bass in his spare time, • Ford now appears to be in a posi 2001 Source: OECD designers' prominence-and the swing toward design in the 1950s Among his first moves: giving de says one of the biggest thrills from ' tion similar to that of General Mo success of their ears, including gave the world tail fins. Two decades signers more clout. That means re his newfound celebrity was having tors Corp. in the early 1990s, when ments were destroyed even as a fed Chrysler's PT Cruiser, Volkswagen's later, when gasoline prices spiked, ducing the role of market re his picture featured in a leading GM emerged from a period of finan eral inquiry was under way, he New Beetle and the Audi TT-indi design took a back seat to fuel effi searchers and their focus groups, a Japanese jazz magazine. ciency as utilitarian Japanese gas big jump for a brand whose offerings cial and managerial chaos to dis maintained that he thought that any cates consumers' tastes are shifting French Dressing cover itself years behind the indus destruction prohibition applied to from concern about horsepower and sippers took over the car market. are populated almost exclusively try's best in efficiency and product Enron but not its auditor. fuel economy to a craving for style. One reason for the renewed em with bland, appliancelike vehicles Crosstown rival Mitsubishi Mo- , design. It has taken GM a decade of The Washington interviews oc In a commercial shown in Japan, phasis on design now, says General like the Malibu. tors Corp., which is also tr)1ng to • restructuring to pass Ford, though it curred the day after Mr. Duncan was the camera zooms in on Nissan Mo- Motors Corp.'s newly named prod "II Donna Karan were going to turn itself around, seems to be ,emu- ' still trails Toyota and Honda. fired for allegedly leading a frenetic tor Co.'s uct czar, Robert Lutz, is that car go online and solicit and ask every . lating Nissan's emphasis on design., makers are converging in terms of one else to design her suits, would It hired Olivier Boulay in May to•· effort to destroy documents related to chief de- 1 Airlines Tighten Enron's audit, the latest development signer, Shiro their ability to offer reliability, good she be as successful?" asks Mr. Nes breathe new life into its humdrum since the energy-trading company Nakamura. mileage and safety. "Styling is one bitt. "We really have to change the lineup. The chain-smoking French- _ Baggage Security began its spiral toward bankruptcy As the dap of the only avenues left for them to mindset." man has moved quickly. He churned stand out," says Mr. Lutz. "When At Nissan, the emphasis on de out lour new concept vehicles for Oc- ' Airline industry officials are court protection late last year. per Mr. Nakamura there's functional sameness, you sign has made the chief designer tober's Tokyo Motor Show in just six ; bracing for a bumpy transition as reach for psychological elements to something of a corporate strategist. months. One, an outrageously luxu airports adopt two new security War Between Sexes explains the styling of differentiate." During the Japanese company's rious minivan with moody interior· measures: a temporary plan for en The PT Cruiser was Mr. Nesbitt's turnaround lighting and generous slabs of pol suring all airline luggage is Over, Magazines Say Nissan's lat est upscale showcase work of the late 1990s. Last over the past ished wood, is unlikely to ever be screened for bombs, and an effort to Maxim, the irreverent men's wagon, the year, GM snagged him from two years, Mr. manufactured. Still, Mitsubishi is match every bag with a passenger. magazine with the tagline "the best Chrysler to come up with a new look Nakamura has using the vehicle in its latest televi- , The new rules are now in effect, thing to happen to men since closeup is so tight that for Chevrolet, GM's biggest brand. taken respon sion ads in Japan to highlight its new following President Bush's November women," and Cosmopolitan, which It will be several years before Mr. sibility for locus on design. , VIewers can Bryan Nesbitt order that the Transportation Depart bills itself home of the "fun, fearless practically Nesbitt's designs for GM hit the nearly every Mr. Boulay hasn't yet achieved ment come up with a system within 60 female," are jointly producing a fea streets. But Mr. Lutz is pushing no aspect of the the same level of celebrity as days for ensuring that all checked lug count the black and gray whiskers in ture story that will run simultane his closely trimmed goatee. The ad toriously slow GM to move quickly. company's Messrs. Nesbitt and Nakamura, but gage is screened for bombs. Cur ously in both magazines' March is At last week's Detroit Auto Show, he public per he is ready for the spotlight. "It's im rently, only a tiny percentage of sues, hitting newsstands next month. is one of four in which the Nissan de signer talks about the cars he has drove out onto the stage in a sleek, sona. He has portant that I am a figure because checked luggage is checked for explo The subject: "The War Between sporty concept roadster called the overseen the we have to define ourselves as a, sives. Under the new rules, the air The Sexes ... Is Over!" created. The spots have turned the - 50-year-oid Mr. Nakamura into such Pontiac · Solstice, a design GM styling of new company," he says. lines must use sophisticated bomb It's a bold marketing maneuver in brought from sketch to working showrooms, GM's Mr. Lutz thinks cars, like scanning machines, bomb-sniffing a celebrity that people stop him in the midst of a miserable climate for Tokyo restaurants. model in about lour months, less redesigned the Shiro Nakamura handbags, may some day sport the dogs or hand searches. magazine publishing. The article was than hall the usual time. corporate logo names of their designers. "We may Where such resources aren't hashed out over drinks at a Manhat Design vs. Engineering Mr. Lutz, an industry legend for and supervised the smallest details come to the point where you put it available-only 161 machines are in tan bar, with editors from both maga Throughout the history of the car helping to revive Chrysler in the of corporate media events. right on the car: 'Designed by Bryan use at 50 airports-the airlines must zines battling for their sex's rights. industry, the pendulum has swung 1990s with hot designs like the Dodge In October, as Nissan prepared to Nesbitt,"' he says. · match all bags to passengers before For example, "Article IV: State of between emphasizing design and fo Viper, is counting on Mr. Nesbitt and show off its new luxury station takeoff. Thi$ rule will apply only to Emergencies" contains a Cosmo pro cusing on practical engineering. A other young designers to inject some wagon to reporters in a Tokyo ban By Wall Street Journal staff reporters originating fligh~s. however, not posal that men must commit birth sparkle into GM's lackluster lineup. quet hall, Mr. Nakamura swept Todd Zaun and Gregory L. White connecting flights. Bags will be days and anniversaries to memory. transferred automatically whether Maxim agreed. but won a concession or not the passenger makes the con that men didn't have to remember B-Schools necting flight, a provision meant to less-obvious occasions, including keep hub operations from breaking first date or "first-time-we-watched down when flights are late. Seinfeld-together" anniversaries. Adopt Taste Travel Bargains ABC, Fox Duel Becoming Scarce With Similar Shows For Youth Emboldened by the slow but The two also-ran television net steady recovery in the travel busi works in this season's ratings race, By RACHEL EMMA SILVERMAN ness, hotels, resorts, cruise lines ABC and Fox, each outlined plans and airlines are all moving prices for new midseason shows they hope ome business schools have higher, making it harder to find will spark a turnaround. ABC and learned a new lesson: Experi those ultracheap deals that con Fox are so hungry for viewers that ence isn't everything. .sumers have come to expect. After a each is launching a game show in It used to be that business plunge following Sept. 11, air travel which contestants have their heart schools mainly wanted people picked up a bit at Christmas but was rates monitored while answering with extensive work experi still down about 12% in the Dec. 20- questions: "The Chamber," on Fox, ence, the idea being that it creates Jan. 2. holiday period compared with and "The Chair," on ABC. The two more-focused students and allows the same period in 2000, according to networks have engaged in a legal them to apply class lessons to real the Air Transport Association. battle over who stole whose idea. life experiences. But now, business But compared with the fares and schools are reaching out to younger room rates on offer last month, Odds & Ends students in an effort to diversify their many would-be travelers now face International Business Machines classes and attract fresh graduates bouts of sticker shock. "Everybody Corp. will sell its desktop PC manu before they become established in thinks they're going to go for noth facturing operations in the U.S. and other careers. ing," says Roz Resnick of Austin Europe to contract manufacturer "Business schools have been so Travel in Melville, N.Y. Sanmina-SCI Inc. Though reducing rigid," says Derrick Bolton, who di its desktop manufacturing, IBM will rects master's of business adminis Lead Enron Auditor continue to design and sell desktop tration admissions at Stanford Busi PCs and also to produce and sell lap ness School. "For the past 10 years, Gives Testimony tops .... Lawyers for Microsoft Corp. they have been saying that students The recently fired Arthur Ander and some of its customers are must have years of work experience sen LLP partner who led the firm's headed back to the negotiating to contribute and to learn. You can't auditing of Enron Corp. gave testi table-or the courtroom-after a fed erase that message overnight." mony before investigators from the eral judge rejected a plan for Mi But many M.B.A. programs are House Energy and Commerce Com crosoft to settle more than 100 class trying, including Stanford, Harvard mittee in Washington, D.C. He admit action lawsuits by donating technol Business School, University of ted ordering destruction of docu ogy and cash to needy public schools. Chicago's Graduate School of Busi ments related to his firm's audit of By Jay Hershey ness, University of California at Los Enron even alter learning the Securi Angeles's Anderson School and Uni ties and Exchange Commission was How to contact us: versity of Pennsylvania's Wharton investigating Enron, and said he did Campus [email protected] School. Some are creating marketing so in part because of an Oct. 12 memo brochures and holding recruiting from THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. he received from an Andersen lawyer events on college campuses. reminding him of its document-reten AT COLLEGEJOURNAL.COM Reaching out to a broader age tion-and-destruction policy. • How economic theories apply to the range also helps these schools widen The Houston-based Andersen dating scene at business schools. the pipeline for women and minori partner, 42-year-old David Duncan, • College Is the Ideal time for obtaining ties. Older women, for example, are • said he had never before received informational interviews. often reluctant to apply to lull-time I such an instruction in his long ca • Microsoft Corp. is looking for quite a M.B.A. programs. reer with the firm. Asked why docu- few good college graduates. "If a woman enters the class at 27 and graduates at 29 or 30, and then in Thousands of timely articles, vests a couple more years in getting that ground work experience, that's pushing the child-rearing age," says Rosemaria Martinelli, director of • What You Need To Succeed salary tables and tools, _ · ~\ M.B.A. admissions and financial aid at Wharton. i Not every business school has gone on a youth kick. Some M.B.A. programs are sticking to recruiting plus 30,000+ jobs at the nations - . candidates with significant work ex perience. "We look for five years' ex pertence at Kellogg, on the average, and pretty much all our students are hottest companies. coming in at about 28," says Richard Honack, director of external relations Be successful in class and your career with The Wall Street Journal - in print and online. at Northwestern's Kellogg School of Subscribe today! Visit subscrlbe.wsj.com/student or call 1·800·975·8602. Management in Evanston, Ill. 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