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VOLl'\1E 81, No. 3 THE NATION'S LARGEST BLACK COLLEGIATE NEWSPAPER SEPTE!\IBER 12, 1997 THIS Plans To Privatize On-Campus WEEK'S ISSUE Streets Meet Community Opposition By TA•NEIIISI CO>\TF.S ed to rumors that check-points logued with the community about C\MPUS would be established throughout the mauer. Hilltop Staff Writer the campus 10 limit the access of Maybelle Bennell, the liaison HU EMPI.OYEl!S Gq non-Howard students. between the University and the THROUGH On the surface. Howard's appli• "Howard has made a proposal that community. said she "was not cer cation 10 the City Council 10 priva- is ludicrous on its face," Guyot said. tain that there was any auempt to CuSTOMER SERVICE tizc several streets that run through "Why should a wall be built contact the ANC." the campus may seem minor. But a between neighbors."' Others were concerned if the CLASS panel discussion held Tuesday by The panel also featured Hazel streets became private, Howard A2 the Howard University Student Edwards, a representative for the would be able to easily arrest stu Associa tion .------, Office of the Vice President of dent protesters. proved other- For More Coverage, the Administration. Tony Nor• But the most divisive issue was CITY wise. See Editorial, AB man. president of the Pleasant security. By the end of Plains Civic Organization and Karen House. assistant 10 the pres ~- 0 ISTRIC1 SAr•L\\AY the discussion, '------' Nik Eames. ANC I B 05 rep ident, said there had been an armed the panel as well as the audience resentativc. robbery of a Howard student every ~ GROCER'\ STORl:.S was thoroughly di,•1dcd. Issues Vice-President of Administration week since August 16. While most SFt UP POLICE ranged from how the privmization Harry Robinson is handling the pri- of the student. said they felt priva of streets would affect community vatization, but he is in Senegal. tizing the streets would hurt com WORK STATIONS relations. campus vending and stu• Edwards represented his office. munity relations. Robert Hall, a dent protests. "Howard is merely asking for the sophomore international business y AS The streets Howard proposes lo right 10 be responsible for our own major was n vocal dissenter. Hall close arc: Girard Street; Fairmont streets." she ,aid. "We are not try was in favor of erecting a fence Strcet: Howard Place between ing1ocu101Tthecommunity, we're around campus. NATION Georgia Avenue; and Sixth Street not erecting a barrier ... we're not But Guyot said there are better between Girard. Bryant and Col- pulling the vendors olT campus." ways 10 address security than pri lege streets. The University also Edwards said the administration is vatizing streets. which he cal led a wanb 10 privatize several alleys on concerned about security on cam "preposterous way 10 provide safe campus. pus. and plans 10 designate an area ty for students." Lawerence Guyot. chairman of strictly for vendors and put an infor- Hall objected to the idea that pri the Advisory Neighborhood Com- mation booth on campus to help vatizing the streets was sending the mission J B. issued a plea for con- direct visitors. wrong message to the community. sensu,. whi le accusing the Univer- Norman said that even though the "We are very concerned with what sity of "demonizing·· the administrotion did not say it would statements we arc making to the community. close the streets. the power 10 do so community, but there·s another bit Guyot said if Howard privatizes is threatening. of communication that"s happen the street\, it would have the power The audience raised numerous ing," Hall said. '"When we have Pho«> by Belinda Vickerson 10 keep community members off concerns. Drew Hall students being beaten The University proposes to block several on-campus streets and the campus under the pretense of Some community members were alleys. Sixth Street from Girard to Bryant streets Is part of the plan. imprO\ ing security. He also allud- upset that Howard had not dia- Please See STREET, A3 Hl STL'DrN rs GFT Bison Lose To JSU \\ALl\.11'iG GI.AR A Family Affair RE \D'I f oR I I1 H District residents packed the Mall k.iNU \L AIDS forthe Natlonal In Close Game Councll of Negro WALK NEXT WEEK Women·s Annual Black Famlly By KARINTIIA W11F~\TON business major at JSU. "I still have A6 Reunion. Dozens goose bumps. I'm not even sure we of Howard st Sports Editor really won." dents volunteered With 5:21 left in the third quarter, for the event. \VORLD La;t week's game against Jackson JSU found the formula to tum the See Story, AS. State University was a see-saw of game in their favor. The team HU PROI·F SSOR thrills for fans on both sides of tile scored a touchdown on a I 0-yard field. run. and the extra point gave the ~IO~ITORS The game on Saturday was close, Tigers a 3-point lead. The Bison but the Bison ended with a heart were unable to score on their next ELEC11ONS IN wrenching los~ to JSU with a score possession. and the Tigers were BOSNlA of35-33. able 10 score on the final possession The competition between the two of the third quarter giving them a 9- A7 top-ranked teams glued the fans to point lead going into the final min• their seats. Preceding the game, the utes. Sheridan Poll listed JSU as No. I The Bison tried to steal a victory, FREESTYLE and HU as No. 2 in the ranking of but late in the fourth quarter a 27- Division I-AA Black college foot yard field goal aucmpt by freshman PRACTICING ball teams. Howard started the sea place-kicker Charles Card was ASCIENT C111NF.SE son as the No. I as the defending blocked. Although JSU was penal Blnck National Champions. but ized for being off sides. Card PHILOSOPHIES CAN JSU was able to knock the Bison off missed his second field goal the top by winning their season auempt as his kick sailed wide left REAP BETTER Photos by Chns BeN opener against Alabama State Uni from the 22-yarcl line. GRADES, LOVE versity on Aug. 31. ·'You can·, win a game in the last HU led JSU by 3 points (25-22) three minutes," said Keith Tole at the half. There was no more than free. a fan from Atlanta. "You have a 4 point lead between the two to play hard ,Ill 48 minutes. Coach StSTERSPACE BOOKS teams until late in the third quarter. Wilson shouldn"t have put that ADDS A BIT MORE ''That was the best game I ever saw:· said Dionne Jackson. a senior Please See GAME, A3 ATMOSPI IERE Ruling Leaves Texas School BI With Fewer Minorities
PULSE By LOLLY B OWEAN understanding of the different the university blamed the Hopwood CARIBBEAN ART issues when you leave the univer• ruling for the small amount of Nation Editor sity and enter the real world." minorities admilled this year, EXHIBIT SURVEYS The University of Texas is feeling admissions officers contend there
1 When Kyron Hayes, a law student the gripping effect of the end of were less minority applicants to ~IULTICl LTuRAI.JSM at th.: University ofTexas at Austin. affirmative action programs. Out select from. B2 looks around his classes, he said he ofthe468 students who entered the "A lot of minorities just self-select secs a representation of the "real law school this year, four were ed themselves out by not applying." world." Black. It was a dramatic decline said Shelli Soto, a~sistnnt dean for "I sec a broad spectrum of people," compared to the 3 I Black students admissions at the law school. said Hayes. who will graduate next admiucd into last ycar·s clus, of ''That" s a big. big part ofit. We real• SPORTS year. "There arc males, females, 488. ly didn ·t get that many people who Whites, Asian Americans, Mexican The 1992 Hopll'ood ruling abol applied." TOMORROW. THE Americans. African Americans - ished race-based preferences in col All affinnative action programs at BATTLE BEf\VEEN plenty of diversity." leges and universities throughout the school were ended this year But il is the incoming class that has Texas, after Cheryl Hopwood was because of the Hopwood ruling. THI' RI•AL HU Goes Hayes worried. denied admission to the University Like Proposition 209 in Califor "The major lack of di\'ersity is in of Texas. Hopwood claimed she ni,1, it makes all racial preferences DowNONT11r the first-year class," he said. 'Tm was not accepted because several in admissions and hiring against FIELD concerned because if you are not in spots were reserved for minorities. the law. an environment where thei:e arc She won the case. and the ruling "'The ruling does stop us from look- Photo courtesy ol T19ray BS diverse intcr.:sts, views and people. took effect this fall. Circus Tlgray, an Ethiopian Chlldren's Circus, comes to th& fhen you won't really ha·ve an Although some administrators at Please See LAW, A3 Lincoln Theater this weekend. See 82. FRII A2 THE HILLTOP FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12, CAMPUS Student Protesters Maintain Innocenc
Q Conflict Over Black-Jewish Class Still In Question T
By HEATHER SAVAGE received credit for the course gn because of scheduling differences, Hilltop Staff Writer Adams said. Some students received word that The voices ofsix young men have the class was being run by the AOL been reduced to a low murmur and that it restricted those who were since they were almost expelled affiliated with 1he NOi from sign after interrupting a course many ing up. believed was sponsored by the Members of the ''Howard Six" Anti-Defarnalion League. said the class was racially and reli Jerah Crader, Marcus Davis, giously biased, separating the s1u Jonathan Jones, Amon Hotep, den1 body. Amar Kciler and AI-Turrick Ken "Once you close off access 10 new ney -- also known as the "Howard ideas, you 're controlling the way a Six' -- protested the Black and Jew person thinks," Kenney said. ish Relations course last Spring, Adams said all students were wel whlch they said purposely exclud comed. ed members of the Nation of Islam. "Not one student who showed up "The objective was to do readings was denied ... It was a first come and discussions on a social science and all served," Adams said. and humanities base about the But Adrian Bailey, a former stu African experience and Jewish dent of the class aud graduate of experience in Western culture," said Howard, said some students from Russell Adams, chair of the Depan American who enrolled in the class ment of African-American studies told her they had been screened. and co-instructor of the course. Pamela Nadell, director of 1he The class' inception came about Jewish Studies Program at Ameri after Joyce Ladner. former interim can and co-instructor of the class, president, pulled together a discus said tha1 was no1 true. sion group with representatives 'No one asked for any political, from various organizations such as racial or ethnic affiliation." she said. the NAACP, Shiloh Baptist Church, 'Students came 10 my office and I Photo by Belinda Vick the Anti-Defamation League, Jew wanted 10 know their knowledge in "Y ish committees and synagogues. Jewish Studies. And if they had not These students are members of the "Howard Six" who protested the Black-Jewish relations class offered by Howard and AmerlorN! During the discussion, David taken prior courses in Jewish Stud ica Friedman. director of the Anti ies, then I wanted to know their universities. Defamation League, suggested knowledge in African-American ish-African American, one was uted a newslener addressing the being s1udent activists. we jui,t view will be offered at local high scilll groups with a history ofcontrover Studies.' Mcthodis1. and others were of var group's concerns about the course. oun;elvcs ns being responsible stu and are free of charge. ,- - sial issues, meet for discussion - The course was experimental, she ious religious backgrounds. The students involved in the dis dents." Kenney said. "Once you "We 1ry 10 keep 1he legac) ·. mainly African Americans and said. Despite the array of religiously ruption of the class were then damage the spirit of students, you that Howard students arc poli Jews. Adams said the group was self affilia1ed students, Adams said he esconed 10 Academic Affairs. damage the University.' ly invol\'ed," Kenney said. ·j This was the only part the AOL selected. was confronted by a group of The day following the incident. For inciting the protest, Kenney protest allowed me the ability 1 had 10 do with the course, Adams "I did not know religious back Howard students last spring dressed the University sent Muhammad a said he had 10 do community ser from the inside how to cond fnt said. "The idea was tha1 each (stu grounds when I was telling stu 'ninja style.• inquiring why Jewish leuer informing him of his suspen vice. All of the students obliged and movement.• Ph dent) is the others' textbook in life." dents to join the experience," he students were aloud on campus sion for conspiracy in leading a were able to return 10 school this The African-American and Jew said. "No one was told 'no."· while Khalid Muhammad, they protest into a classroom. semester. Bobby IV/rite contrib111ed en t" ish Relations class. which had stu Five of the seven American stu argued. was banned from speaking Ahhough he did not enter the But the 'Howard Six' have man repon. dent participants from Howard and dents were Jewish, one was African on campus. The students demand cla~sroom wi1h the proteMers. wi1- aged 10 remain ac1ivc. Along with American University, was an inde American and the other was Japan ed answers and refused to leave the nesses said Muhammad was down Michael Muhammad. they have pendenl study for Howard students. ese. class, Adams said. stairs in the building. The 01her stu designed a program called the For Howard students, no credit was Of the Howard students who David Muhammad. a former dents involved were given warning Proper Education of Black Students given, but American students anended the class, one was a Jew- Howard student who was banned leners. 10 address political. economic. spir from campus. created and distrib- "We do not view ourselves as itual, and cultural issues. Classes de Administrative Staff Former Professor Claim: Required To Attend Unlawful Termination 1 By ROCl·llll.1. B1s1101' grant Employees. ,in employer can hers 10 seek jusiification 1 only hire n nonimmigrant if 01her 1hc Faculty Grie\'ancc Comm1 Hilltop Staff Writer employees wi1h ci1i1cnship or res regardless of stmus. Although Communication Classes idency do no1 ha,•c the qualifica revision was accepted by the so Former Howard University lec tions for the position. of the Facuhy Handbook Co ro By APPII.L T URNER Job: and Managing the Customer objectives. Direct service employ turer Mohammed H. Bnhrcini is '[The nonimmigrant applicant] is tee, the admini,1ra1ion has d) Satisfaction Process. ees provide services directly to the threatening 10 sue 1he University on working legally in this country.' reached consensus. Hilltop Stajf\Vriter There arc 23 courses offered, s1ude111s. And fll'S1 -line contact per grounds of unlawful 1ermina1ion Palmer said. 'We would not have A second leucr wru, sent Au which arc treated as mini-work sonnel are those who meet wi1h the from the Dcpanmcm of Econom hired anyone who is not legal.• 10 the Department of Econo University employees are now shops. Feedback from the instruc public on a daily basis. ics. The professor who received the requesting Bahreini\ records required to auend Howard's Pro tors and employees is an imponant Employees are encouraged 10 Bahreini, who 1augh1 at the Uni tenure track position wa, reap the second time. fessional Development and Lead part of 1bc program. Everyone is auend as many courses as possible. "ersity for se,·en years wi1h four of pointed. The position did not 'We are JU~l waiting.' Ho ership Academy 10 improve their encouraged 10 participate in evalu however, there arc required cours those year,, as a part-time employ "belong" to Bahreini. Palmer said. said. demeanor and communication with ating and critiquing the program. es including: Hbtory of Howard ee, claims chairman of the depan In an cffon 10 regain his employ The commission will invesu 01 students. Debyii Sababu Thomas. a profes University: A Leader in Excellence ment Ransford W. Palmer pur ment and receive justice. Bahreini Bahreini's case when i1 recci, u1 Created 10 improve staff develop sor in the Depanment of Human and Service: Achieving Ou1s1and posely denied the renewal of his turned his case over to Howard's records. llol mes said. th ment and performance, the classes Communica1ions Studies, teaches ing Customer Service: and Leader contract this school year by not fol Facuhy Grievance Commission. an "If 1he Griernnce Commi\ P< come as Howard is undergoing • Achieving Outstanding Customer ship Through Quality. lowing the correct procedure for internal conflict resolution body does no1 go on with the cru.e ,. major changes, said Marcia Baron Service' and "Managing Connic1 The courses are taught on campus his reappointment. composed of facuhy and adminis out a response from the ad h; of the Department of Human on the Job.' throughout the summer and the aca Bahrcini claims the tenure track tration. 1ra1ion. 1hey arc going agains1 vi Resources. 'Everyone needs 10 be tuned in 10 demic year by professors and staff. position, which was filled by a non Chairman of the commission. own rules.' Bahreini said. n1 The Howard University Profes what we arc doing as a university,• Many student complaints stem immigrant employee who is work George E. Holmes. said he sent a The former lecturer said he sional Development and Leader Thomas said. "We did not want 10 from 1he customer service they ing but no1 seeking residency, right lener 10 the Department of Eco told the Grie"ance Comm1, ship Academy was established over prepare students 10 go out into the receive during the registra1ion fully belongs 10 him. nomics May 29 requesting would dc1cm1inc whether his the summer, making productive world and we remain straggling.' period. Sophomore Kristy ' I followed all procedures in the Bnhrcini's records, which he said he has merit. II decided the case communication classes mandatory After a successful completion of Hinds said she was pleased 10 books,• said Palmer, who said he needs to make a decision abou1 the Now. Bahrcini expects the for all university employees. each course, the employee will be find out Howard employees will notified Bahreini last November of case. ancc Commission 10 go on issued a certificate which will be taking classes. his 1ermina1ion. The department has not released the case and hold a fonnal he Baron said the classes are i designed to improve staff develop become part of the permanent "What I don't understand is When an assistant professor posi them. If the Commission does not i d ment and performance. record. The certificate will be one why some of them seem 10 have tion became available last semester. Instead, the Department of Eco tigate his case, Bnhreini said Using the 'Strategic Framework of several factors for considering an a11i1udc before you even Palmer said he submitted Bahreini's nomics sent a lener 10 Holmes Mat will take his case 10 the Full F e II for Action' as a foundation. the promotions and salary increases. walk up 10 them,' Hinds said. name 10 the Appointments, Pro ing Bahreini was not eligible 10 1y Senate where he hopes it wi p courses will also be used 10 gener While the academy is for all ' Maybe these courses they arc motions and Tenure Commince for seekjus1ifica1ion through the griev resolved. He said he will ate belier organizational perfor employees, priority in the first required 10 take will help out a consideration. ance commince. He did not meet request an amendme111 10 the P mance as Howard is undergoing series ofclasses arc offered 10 man lot. We are students here and ' Bahreini did not have the skills the faculty s1a1us requirement, the ulty Handbook if necessary. p changes. agers, direct service employees and pay good money, and we should that we were looking for." Palmer lener said. ' I will use every avenue in l Some of the courses offered are: first-line contact employees. be treated with respect.' said. However, in 1994 Holmes revised university 10 solve this prob! v Achleving Outstanding Customer Managers are responsible for car According 10 regulations in the that section of the handbook, mak Bahreini said. n Service: Managing Conflict on the rying out programs, goals and Labor Department for Nonimmi- ing it possible for all faculty mem-
Corrections of Aug. 29 anicle on ,------11Mother Jones magazine released its list of the "Nations Top Ten Activist Campuses." Howard University ranked 10th beca P GSA: On Oct. 9, the Graduate Student of last year's takeover of the Administration Building. This is the fourth year the San Francisco-based magazine polled org • Assembly will sponsor a gradu zations that track student activism to rank American colleges and universities a References 10 NAGPS helped ate student reception for Presi Students at the University of the District of Columbia received honorable mention for taking a stand against last year's budg a defeat provisions in the Original dent Swygen in conjunction with cutb~cks, which affected its accreditation and almost caused the university to close. r. Archer Tax bill. which would the Graduate Student Council . The ranking of schools are as follows: s have decreased fellowships and t stipends for graduate students by There is a proposed program fea taxing them. turing the President's Advisory I. University of Wisconsin, Madison 6. State University of New York, Binghamton r Council on Race Relations joint 2. Mount Holyoke, South Hadley, Mass. 7. New School for Social Research, New York, NY l GSA sponsored the Boat Ride on ly sponsored by the Graduate 3. University of Massachusetts, Amherst 8. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign the Spirit of the Potomac, in con Student Council and the Gradu 4. University of Minnesota, Morris 9. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill junction with UGSA. ate Student Assembly. 5. Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. 10. Howard University, Washington, D.C. FRID.\\', SPl'rl \llll'R 12, 1997 THE Hlu:rOP AJ CAMPUS Speak Out! Speak Out! Speak Out!
Question: ty in 1997 was $32, 401. This the Septe1nber 8th issue of U.S. whether a degree from Howard The average debt of students ranked first among American col News and World Report. University is worth incurring such graduating fro1n Howard Universi- leges and universities according to The Hilltop asked students a large financial burden.
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J " The education is \\Orth ii, but )OU think thal •Yrs,because "ilh c,cr)thing that \IC gain "I'd say it's 1101 a question of if it's worlh ii "I lhink lhnt sludents don'I know where to go with all the hassle 0ml you luwc lo go lhrough rromrollegc. emolionnll), ,ocinll) and ncadcm or not. ll's "hat you make it. If )OU don'I to gel the money. The informalion i.~n•t as easi ittll), "on't mind pa) ing it back." and the Unh•crsil)'s shortcomings wilh the I make it worlh it, )OU \\On't prosper." ly accessible for free money as ii is to take out adminislration the) \\Ould trcal )OU wilh loans. Sure, it's \\Orth ii, but \\Cjust need to he ~ respect considering ho,, much we do pa). But, -1""'rtlll F11/tm1. "''''" mm, l11t1lng, m,ljor. Kamal n,u-ker, j1111io, mil eni.1i11g mcljor. educated on new opportunilies on educalionnl ngnin, lhc education i~ \\Orth ii." ,t funding." i •· Chris Be11w11.fres/1ml111 political scie11n• major w •· Tegt'lle Duin·. se11ior 1/tellter ad111i11is1r111in11 ~ major. lnlmi~w~ compiled h) /..crlinc /\. I lughc,. Pbocos b> Belinda Vickcr,on HU Plans To Privatize Streets From STREET, A 1
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&ob thal are held at gun-point. the highest crime districts in , v.hal is the community saying the country." ' Bison Lose To Jackson State
From GAME, A1 ± JOOChpn:s,urc on a freshman k1ck- founh. 1n tt.' The Bison held strong. bul were 1C t:nfonunatd). coach S1c,c Wil- disappointed by another close call is ,a, had no choice but 10 put the in the founh quarter. Marlon Ward, I· roolie on the line. La\! year's brother of former Howard wide >I d)1Wl1ic k.icking duo. Jason DcC'uir receiver Marco Ward, caught a 55- l:ll!Rub.:n Rui,. ho1h grmlua1cd in yard touchdown pass. but ii was ,I May lea,ing 1wo hole, for the nullified after Heisman candidate :s COKh 10 fill. Senior wide receiver Ted While was called on an illegal JC Sttfan Cameron ha, laking o,cr forward pass. wpon1ingdu11c, forRui7. kaving •t think [JSt;J just got scared." :1 Cl:dto fill the shoes of lkCuir. ,aid Darrel Williams. a senior mar Both 1cam, had trouble through• keting major at IIU. 'They thought 1e oat tht game wilh their kicldng we were going 10 win and lhe [ref is aniuJSU had 1wo blocked kick, in eree J did what they had 10 do make lbc fim half and failed an cx1m sure we didn't." ,o poinl attempt in lhc third quarter. Tomorrow at I :30 p.m .• the Bison 1• Esto a good field goal may 1101 toke on the Hampton University 1. h3\~ been enough to capture the Pirates al RFK Stadium for the 41h ii 'Xl0!) for 1he Bison tn 1hi, back Annual Greater Washington Urban w-lonh baulc. JSU lhrca1cncd to League Classic. u ioort again a., lime ,an oul in 1hc ID ;e Texas School Has Fewer Minorities d. Law ill From Law, A1 g. mgat Soto ,aid. "Bui that legcs in Texas and California can S· m~." ,e doesn't mean we won't examine not accept npplic:m1s based 011 race, I• ?lll)lhing else. We wanl di,cr\ily local universities like Georgetown 11001 law school We value the ,e and George Washington say they ,0 irnmceof minorilir, 011 the cam pllsand in our clas.rooms." will continue 10 seek minority stu =· Adl-oca1es of afiinnauvc a~1ion dents for enrollment. is IJ11)gJ1mS say 1hc s11ua1ion at the •we have in1e111ions of changing Opening a Chevy Chase Student Checking Account means you'll never pay a service charge toilmily of Tcxa, 1\ ,u,1 a pre our practices," said Roben Stanek. to use our ATMs - giving you an extra dollar for laundry, pizza, or a call home. And ti-,, of what will come if similar dean for admissions al George rulings lake effect in other ,1a1cs. that's just one of the benefits you'll receive as a Chevy Chase Student Checking customer. Washington University. 'Race is 'll'sa vicious cycle.' ,aid Nkcchi No minimum balance requirements • No per-check charges • S4 monthly fee • Monthly fee waived Taifa,direc1orof1hc public service something we have 10 take into during summer break • Over 600 free ATMs • More than 125 branches • Free Chevy Chase Prepaid Phone Card' proyain 31 Howard I .aw School. account. You can't make an accu 'J>tople need 10 understand that rate decision j us1 based on num lff11m31i,e action p1oiram\ arc an bers. You have 10 examine what Call 1-800-987-BANK to locate the branch nearest you. ~•o le, cl the playing field for k.md of person 1hc applicnnl is and people who fo«- unequal cirnnn- lbllccs. h'< not prcfcrcntinl lrc:11- where they came from and how they can benefit from our program." CHEW CHASE" BANK mtr,t• Everyching you wane. Everywhere you are.• Tana said race-based admission www.chevychasebanlc.com ~~ l policies de>'alue the credentials of IMw,;u.. !iact applicanis. I Although unil'crs11ics and col- FRIDAY, SEYTEMB8R ll Tm;: HILLTOP A4 Free IIands-on Sterlin·g ~lasses
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Accreditation Problems Police Work Stations iI
By AIStt,1 WILLIA:>IS university owned. Since the merg through this stage we only have up By Q, T!!RAII J ACKSON lll combat crime m the nation's cap the community's needs," said Luis er, the law school has substnn1ially 10 go." said Joyce McGee, a student ital. Quinones. a Howard student. Hilil'p Staff \Vriter updated its library and built new at the law school and chairwoman Hilltop Srafl Writer Larry Johnson and John Deck While finical gains may be the classrooms to meet ABA standards. of the Studen1 Bar Association's er, representatives of Safcway's result, it was not a consideration, Despite finnncinl difficulties. It has also obtained 2.3 million newsleuer. Patricia Turcios has seen her Community Affairs Department. said Safeway official Craig Muck mimsua1ionofficials and law stu dollars 10 run its programs. "I feel pretty confident that share of minor crime incidents as answered the call with Bell le. denij!3id things are finally begin Although administrators are work UDC's law school will gain their a Safeway service clerk on Atlantic. The phone company vol "The goal is 10 get community U! to look up for the District ·s ing to keep the university afloat, it accreditation in the near future," Columbia Road in Nonhwcst: unteered free instillation of lines work stations in as many neigh «ii) public institution for higher is Mill in a transitional phase that she said. shoplifting, a gun scare. and jacks, as well as free one-year borhoods as possible," said lll,ntion. has officials worried about the Current!), the university's repre She said new shoppers - such telephone service. Michael Daley of Bell Atlantic. The l:011cr..it> of the District of future of the law school. sentathe, are lobbying Congress. as college students-should feel Sg1. Joe C. Gentile said the Many question if the police Cohslbia"s School of Law h pl tin• ·'Our main problem is that stu Robinson met with the Congres safer with the new police work work stations will increase police work stations will be effective. IIID!•major comeback for ii~ lnw dent\ who were enrolled in 1he DC s,onal Black Caucus on the school"s stations in the grocery ~tore. officer efficiency: make officers Ian Alvaraz, a manager of icll)ol's accreditation hearings in school of law will have ABA future, but accreditation still Safeway, the Me1ropoli1an more accessible for meetings and McDonald's on South Dakota ~ 1998. approved diplomas. but new stu• remains uncertain. Police Department and Bell emergency situations: expedite Avenue in Northeast. said the fas1- lbt proposal includes a well dents may not.'" said James Gray, Joe Askew. president of the Atlantic recently launched police suspected criminal activities and f ood restaurant has a similar work pbnned budget, new classrooms the law school's dean of student ser Student Bar Association, said 1he officer work stations in all I9 Dis deter crime by bei ng more visi station. :,:;Jmupdatcd library. vices. administration is doing its best to trict Safeway food markets. ble. Alvaraz said the police work II !1J1uary. the American Bar According to Gray, this year·, keep the law school from sink Each police work station is But Scoll Alhcnson, a resident, stations have decreased uncom AllOO.llion denied the univer-ity"s batch of fresh.man and other new ing. equipped with a table for writing docsn 't have the same high excep fonable situations and crime since pcuioo for pro,i,ional accrcdiia- cntran1, came in10 the school under "Dean Robinson has contacted repons. a telephone for commu tions for the work stations. McDonald's approached the Met 1111lfl'f 1;uiou, reAsons - financial the pretense that there was a good other law ,chools 10 ensure that nication 10 diMrict headquancr... "I don't mind the idea, but don't ropolitan Police Force with the Jtl>(Gl being the main one. chance 1ha1 they would not rcccin: these Mudenh will get into other The signs above the store, mark know if ii~ effective," Albcnson idea a year ago. ~-« !hen, the law school has AB1\-approved diploma, upon law school,, in the event that the police presence in the com srud "Every where they have Sgt. Gentile said this program tll,cdCong,ts,; 1os.i,c itsclr from graduation. UDCSL folds," Askew said. "But munity. them there seems to be more din wi ll improve the well being of all ab:li,bment William Rohinson, the dean of we arc really trying to ask for more Having more officers on the bags hanging out." He shops at District residents, studen1s includ Bdort the law school merged the law school. promised to do all suppon from our students and stu s1rec1s is one of the components !GA. a neighborhood market ed. ,a L'DC almost three years ago. he can 10 get these studcn1, into an of Police Chief Police Larry D. instead of the Columbia Road "University students are the dents from other universities and k•is111 mdependent school loca1- accredited program at other law Soulsby's Zero Tolerance Agen Safeway. Future.'' Gentile said. '"You have colleges to support our cause," Cll11 n:n1cd building downtown. schools if UDC's law school da. Albenson said the work station to nunurc the s1uden1s because hlfa!td wuh UDC to meet an doesn·, obtain its accreditation by Askew said. '"America needs more In a speech given more than a will decrease crime and increase they will safeguard and take care .\!\SWldanl. which stated that 10 the deadline. Black lawyers. Our communities year ago, Soulsby called on the Safeway's sales. of us. We arc guarding 1he present ~-me :iccred11a1ion, the school "The school has always been don ·1 have Thurgood M:m;halls like civic sector, the residen1ial com "To protect and to serve- and if and Safeway is serving the inter h,olton:,idc on propeny that the under the gun. if they make it we did before:· • munity and the businesses of [the police arc) easily accessible ests of the future and the pre Washington 10 work together to then 1hey arc definitely serving sent:·
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1,..,ie,idents and students gath Black Family Reunion ·. _.. ~. at(202).806-6866 .. ·. . .. . ' . ~die 111311 for a day filled with Celebration . ~ I: r.i Howard students volunteered for the National Council of Negro Women for the annual t~Reunion. l "IV , •t V••• • . , .. ,u... •• • A6 THE HILLTOP ATION Upcoming AIDS Walk Draws Students Participatio By GARLAND 0 AIINFY in the Black community, it is vital walk kicks off at 2:00 p.m. Americans make up only I ly important that we a, African Proceed, from the event wil I go to ccm of the U.S. porulnrion, llillt<1p Staff Writer Americans and other minorities support the Whitmnn-WalkerClin o, crwhclming 34 percent come ,ogethcr to try and solve the ic, the oldest and largest AIDS ser AIDS cases. Tired feet, swollen ankles and AIDS crisis." Young said. vice organization in the metropol According 10 literature su f worn tennis shoes arc not the only According to the Center for Dis itan area. Whitman-Walker is also by theWhitman-Walkcr, things that happen when millions of ease Control, in the district there is leading the effort to prevent further causes at least one of eve people across America gather to an estimated 15,000 people living transmission ofl IIV with itscxten• deaths among Black men make others aware of AIDS. with HIV and AIDS. sive AIDS education programs. the leading cause of death The walk raises more than I mil "The Washington. D.C. area is "We must continue 10 educate all Americans ages 25-44. lion dollars to help improve number one in the country for new ourselves and support programs Registration for Howard st e HIV/AIDS programs throughout AIDS infections," said James Mil that will increase the familiarity of is b.:ing spearheaded by the the United States. In the District. ner. an organizer for the walk. 'The the AJDS virus and it, trcmment al Council of Negro Women. more than 25,000 people arc epidemic is at an all-rime high in and pre\'cntion." said Ra111 Khan. a has lxen puhliciting the 111 expected to walk and raise money the Black communit) and across Ph.D. graduate student in chem camrus anti in the communit for the fight against AIDS in the America." istry. She recent!) lost a close friend i,tration is ,till 0Jl be forced rrc,ident of the Howard cha Photo by Enn F. McKinney this year their pledges The opening ccr.: to do so next year." the National Council of . ffl Marchers at last year's annual District AIDS Walk. ''Due to the rising now of AIDS mony lx:gins ;it 1:15 p.m and thl.' The CDC confirm, that ,\frican Women Controversial Computer Database Lists Convicted Sex Offenders By DANIELLE ANDERSON and criminal record. But many times parents went without notice. Hilltop Staff Writer Schroeder said the laws infringe upon ex-offenders rights. interfere Californians say they can sleep a with their ability to integrate back liule easier at night, thanks to a new into society after serving their sen computer database that lists high tences and encourages vigilantism. risk and serious sex offenders. "'This database makes it easier Developed to enforce stricter for persons 10 be erroneously iden deterrents on child molesters and tified and anacked," Schroeder violent rapists. California is the said. "These people are susceptible fir.;1 state to adopt the controversial to anacks and pranks at anytime." sex offender register. But civil lib In recent years. several incidents ertarians worry other states will have been reported involving soon follow. They say the register offenders after their communities has already caused several violent were notified. In New Jersey. a auacks on reformed sex offenders father and son broke into a and predict that more attacks will parolee's house where they beat follow as the database becomes up a man sleeping on the couch available nationwide. whom they mistook as the ex "Four days after the register was offender in 1996. Similarly. in started, a man's car was fire Washington a man's home was bombed." said Elizabeth Schroed- burned to the ground in 1995 after ,~ The register includes the I offenders zip code, photograph wilt you actually • and crime that caused them to be added to the database. • 0 Get connected and get the call instead. Bell Atlantic Mobile brings you complete cellular service in a box. er, associate director of the Amer his community was notified that the ican Civil Liberties Union. "Prior was a convicted offender. i) Includes: to the database, that man had no The database excludes incidents 800-255-i'3SS 4 problems for the year or so that he such as prostitute solicitations and :, Audiovox 401 cellular :, $50 MobileMinutes had been living in that neighbor does not list the offender's address. phone and charger cellular calling car~ hood." It does include their zip code, pho The database registers 64,000 tograph and the crime that caused convicted sexual offenders nod is them to be included in the database. Plus we're making it simpler than ever with: available through police stations Schroeder said that mistaken < and libraries. It wns established in identity can easily be a problem :) no activation fee :, no deposit July as a result of the newly revised since California only lists the :) no monthly access charges :) no annual contract Megan's Law passed by Califor offenders name and address. nia's state legislature last year. 'The tendency for persons to have Megan's Law was established the same name and reside in the Stop by your nearest Bell Atlantic Mobile after seven-year-old Megan Kanka same 1ip code are high," Schroed Communications Store, and check it out yourself. was raped and murdered in 1994 by er said. Jesse Timmedequas. her neighbor Another potential problem is mis and a convicted sex offender. In taken identity of the actual offense. outrage. 200,000 New Jersey resi Schroeder said that some older dents petitioned the government, database systems cannot distin demanding notification when con guish between the 1ype of offense. victed sex offenders move into their Thus, including persons not origi communities. Since that then, 45 nally intended-including concep NJj@;¢§ftitNM,&Mi4'11M,t-- states have enacted Megan's Law. tual acts between same sex indi which includes notification claus viduals. es. While supporters continue to tout UtmnlD.t UJl!WI IIOCll!l1I AtW.mlA lllllffl• 11711 Parkla"'1 Ome While critics deem the law as the benefits ofnotification , the CD 130, GSlreet N\V 9100l'Ma-.,,tttlerl By KENNETH RUSSELi, "It's a risk," he said. "But there Baltimore Council of Foreign • are risks in everything - including Affairs and the Council of Foreign Hilltop Staff Writer living in Washington O.C." Affair.; for Washington to join other A threatened Bosnian Serb boy representatives from the State John lfedi, a professor in the cott of the elections surfaced last Department, Organization dele Department of Political Science. week. Momcilo Krajisnik, the Serb gates from the Carter Center in flew to Bosnia to observe elections in the three-man Bosnian presi Atlanta, Ga. and the United Nations in a country ripped apart by years dency, urged the postponement of in Bosnia. of ethnic fighting. the elections until the end of Sep The trip, lfedi said, will allow The U.S. State Department select tember, claiming irregularities in him to gather information about ed Ifedi, who has worked at the voter lists. democratic processes in other coun Howard for two year.;, to be a mem But last week Robert Frowick, tries. It will also be vital inforn1a ber of a team monitoring elections mission chief of the 54-nation tion he can bring back 10 his stu• on September 13 and 14. Organization for Security and dents, he said. He' II witness Bosnia take its first Cooperation in Europe. said the "Experience in the field makes steps toward democratic gover threatened boycott of the elections teaching easier." nance at the polls. is not likely. But a resurgence of violence in As part of the I 995 Dayton But Serb Foreign Minister Alek Bosnia poses many safety concerns. Accord, the elections were sa Buha said there are still crucial Recently, supporters of Serb • designed to bring peace and order issues such as the voter IiM · that President Solodan Milosevic, to Bosnia after a three and a half have to be cleared up first. pelted peace keepers with year war with neighboring ethnic The Bosnian Serb Assembly, he rocks, injuring two U.S. sol diers. BOSNIA groups - all ofwhich made up the said. will wait to make a final deci former Yugoslavia. sion on participating. In spite of the incident, Ifedi His greatest fear is of the land The Organization for Security said that the mission is a nec mines scattered across the coun and Cooperation in Europe is essary risk to preserve peace tryside. But he said he is confident supervising the elections and co and democracy in Bosnia. that following the directions of the sponsoring lfedi's trip along with security escorts will bring him back the State Department. to the US safely. Ifedi was recommended by the IMF Suspends $220-Million Loan To Kenya Critics Question Government Practices In East African Country By KAREN THOMAS aid donors for turning a blind eye ernment. According 10 the constitution, essentially defunct," Cummings suspension. "would at least give toward rampant bribe taking by Although the IMF guidelines Moi must hold elections before the said. "People are not panicipating the government a sense of the World Edi1or many developing countries. For states it should not "interfere in end of the year. Activists are call in an environment of freedom with anguish and anger that is per instance, during much of Mobutu domestic or foreign politics." its ing for reform before the general security." meating the international pop Kenya's government recently Sese Seko's 32-year reign in Zaire, employees can point out corrupt elections. "This particular act," said ulation as well as the interna agreed to tackle political corruption the government received large sums practices they notice as they consul 'The political process in Kenya is Cummings speaking of the IMF tional community." and improve its governing prac of money despite alleged human with government officials from the tices in an effort to free up a $220- rights abuses. IMF's l3 I member countries. million loan suspended by the Inter Mobutu was ousted in May and The suspension followed the national Monetary fund this died last week in exile. Kenyan government's dismissal of TIii-: ~l•:XT S'l'l<:P summer. The IMF's new policy was its top customs official, Samuel Q. How docs your career differ from co llege? The suspension led to a drop in approved August 4 by its board. It Chebii. who is widely regarded as Kenya's budget of S.3 billion will lend money, but will cut off a crusader in the fight against cor A. The problems thJt I worked on in under9r.1duate \Cho-ol were ··text bodk .. in e shillings. funds to countries it believes to be ruption in Kenya. nature. In graduate s dollar. Prices of oil and consumer implications that threaten the suc Robert Cummings, chairman of the A. Determine what you like to do ,md whJt you ,,re good at. Choose .1 cMoer that • goods went up, and the govern cessful implementation of the pro Department of African Studies at accommodJtes both of these things. ment had to rewrite the budget to gram, or if it puts in doubt the pur Howard University. -ti,o Cuny, Hm,•o,d U11i\'r11it y, ·39 make up the lost money from the pose of the use of IMF resources." Cummings. who lived in Nairobi suspended loan. Many say they disagree with in the 1970s while working on his "Our budget has decreased dras some ofthe IMF's structural adjust dissertation at the University of tically," said an official at the ment plan, but they agree that its Nairobi, said that Moi's govern embassy of Kenya who asked not to treatment of Kenya was necessary. ment has srnyed too long. • be named. "We would have to look "There needed to be some inter "It has outlive its usefulness," he Where for ways to narrow the gap, maybe national pressure on Moi's govern said. "It has no vision for national borrowing internally." ment,'' said Mwiza Munthali, infor development. Some force has to This is the most serious action mation specialist at the Trans Africa bring to bear on the government." Do J the [MF has taken in a series of about Ker.ya President Daniel arap Cummings said Moi is governing recent measures to combat corrup Moi. Kenya like authoritarian dictator. tion by aid agencies, Western gov "We hope this pressure brings "There is a sense of owner.ihip, ernments and international organi democratic reform to Moi's cor type of paternalism by President Go From zations. rupt government," he said. Moi and the government t.hat is no These changes came as a result of Muthnli said the poor in Kenya are longer useful in the development of criticism against the IMF and other already suffering under Moi's gov- nation state," he said. .ffere? Graduation is a big step. 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AS THE HILLTOP FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1997 EDITORIAi, THE HILLTOP ''Make of me always a man [woman ] who questions!' --Frantz Fanon A Bad First Step oward University officials had an excellent pylons or barricades. opponuni1y Tuesday 10 soothe fears that its pro But the administration must consider the message Hposal to close off public streets around campus being sent 10 the community if we shut them out. won't erect a barrier between Howard and the com Other universities, including other HBCUs. have munity. erected gates and "narrate'' the flow of traffic through But the administration only succeeded in funher their grounds. But Howard University has historically confusing residents and students about its intents, shunned these steps. dodging the serious issues that Howard's control ofnow Erecting barriers 10 campus may send a precarious public streets may pose. and offensive message to the community we are pre • Hazel Edwards, assistant to Vice President Harry sumably eager to embrace. Robinson. spoke sideways. up. down and every which Such a statement would also offend the many busi way around questions about how the University will nesses that provide Howard students with services the implement the proposed "narrating" - as Edwards said University has not been able 10 bring on campus. ;41. so i~ - of access to the campus. Howard should be able 10 maintain a safe education oTllf~ NfW S ... We are relieved that Howard has seemingly aban al environment, but the issue is not black and white. doned the idea of erecting a fence around its campus, Howard is an urban campus that sits in the center of Mur»~ rq TERESA an idea that was discussed by administrators for years, an economically-depressed section of Washington. rs o,Aa according to Harrold Burdonelli, manager of Physical D.C. We cannot escape the reality of our surroundings Facilities Management. that we arc integral pan of. G. OOD lv1 G1-/"i But we are disturbed by Furthermore. administrators' unwillingness Howard has an his to enunciate how they will toric partnership carry out their plans. Our View: with residents in the \ Edwards stated that security surrounding area. We will be enhanced if Howard cannot just sever our erects an "infonnation booth'' connection 10 com •• • on the main emrance to cam munities where fac ' pus from Georgia Avenue. Barricades are not ulty and staff lived in In addition, if Howard pur years past. This only chases the remaining streets it the best way to perpetuates the has asked for, it will have the image of Howard as ability to erect barriers any increase security on an el ite institution, where on the main campus accessible only by that has public access. those ofthe "talented It is unclear how this will campus. tenth." ensure security on campus. Selling up check- The area within this controlled points on s treets perimeter would not include pans of Gresham Street. around the University may allow Howard to belier con where Drew Hall sits, and vinually isolates off-cam trol the streets, but how will officers determine who can pus donnitories such as Carver and Slowe Halls. and cannot enter the campus? Without the ability to close off Founh Street, which Will they have a cenain look? Will we have 10 pre OUR MISSION runs along the back of the Blackbum Center into sent a pass of some son? As one of the oldest student institutions at Howard University, The Hilltop seeks to LeDroit Park, it's not apparent how much can actual Assuming that crime wiU be eliminated by closing off . em~ody the University's motto of Truth and Service. ly be encl \ ' t r t 1' flIDII', SF.PTEMIIER 12, 1997 TIIElirLLTOP A9 What's In A Name? CHARISSE N. LAMBERT t Aslsit in solitude on the steps of he said. I assured him that I would I l.lllu Childers Hall. transfonning return it to him (as soon as I take it 1m) frustrations from my stressful off my bed and wash il). I won cbyinlowritten words, I hear some- dered where I go1 that blanket from, I ooccall my name from a distance. but l"ve accumulated so much junk t Asllookedup from my black note over the years. that i1's hard to say I book. I sec n familiar face walking where I got the shin on my hack t IOl'anl me carrying a Coke and a from. l smile. I pick my brain, att~mpting Feeling more relaxed now t to mnember his name Damon? because I remembered my · £1ic1 Mike? friend's name, we talk casually - t lt:0011 it's horrible thati couldn't about the new faces on 'the Yard" a f rimember his name. cspe.:ially and the upcoming year. A warm • liDcr he docsn · I ha,e any problem breeze blows, shifting the white "BUILDJNG (YJCY<£ SffiffL Y t rimembering mine. Bui we all banner chat hangs behind us. MANSIONS" t p how that goes. "College of Arts and Sciences. AM£RT,CDR(J,S Q As11ccmbrace and exchange ini Division of Fine Ans.• I billerly r1 tiJl greetings and snlutnlions. I repeat the term in my mind as I r i!unkb3Ck1owhcrc I mc1 him. Pcr- renect upon the controversy sur h.ips dut would jar my memory. rounding the merger chat many HU, AmeriCorps Need Each an,11 •oold be able 10 pince a name ofus found ourselves entangled in 1i1hafoce. last semester. •fllnny 10 find you sitting here:· Silting there on the steps. watch Other bel3)>. Excuse me? Whatever his ing people walk by, I think about DllDC is. he obviously doesn'1 the unraveling of events: The arti Gus GUFFIN looll> me ,cry well. Anyone who cles that rnn in Tlte Hilltop. The var really knows me knows that if they ious 1own meetings 1ha1 led to When Bill Clinton introduced his vide services. paying job cannot expect 10 pay off AmeriCorps. said he believes c111·1 find me in class or in the promises of more meetings. Char AmeriCorps national service idea . While I certainly do not object 10 loans in less than two years. Howard s111dents are perfectly posi Sdlool of Communications. check ter Day. The day and a half circus during the 1992 presidential elec Whites serving in Black communi AmeriCorps gives Howard stu tioned to become ambassadors of lbe seeps. that took pince in front of the •A• tions, I got excited. ties. I nm concerned about recy dents the opportuni1y to reach out AmeriCorps. He said Howard stu lasted myself: Out of all the peo building. The entire movement that I thought that the idea of a living cling the same old While patroniz to surrounding neighborhoods that dents arc capable of serving com pleoo Ibis campus that he has come resuhed in what? allowance. tuition assistance ing/Black dependent relationship have been neglected. Howard SIU• munities around the country and inhlcootJCt with al some poinl or The Division of Fine Arts. lsn"t and/or loan forgiveness would that has existed for so long. dents arc perceived as arrogant indi those localed in the Washington '-'IJlber, "'hY did he ha,c 10 spot thnl a filling name? The result is finally give the debt-ridden Furthermore. I felt that African viduals who are a pan of the elite D.C. area. me'IJUSI "'anted to step outside for exactly what the name implies. African- American students from American students should and class. Becoming a part of Ameri For the past year. I have served in asecooo toga1hcr my thoughts and A division. A Division of Fine Howard, and elsewhere, an oppor could fill this void ourselves. Corps gives Howard students an AmeriCorps as a member of the Jtt some fre,h air and now I hnvc Arts. A division of administra tunity 10 give back to their com Howard University students need opponunity 10 dispel those mis D.C. WritersCorps. It has been a ID 11(3) with \vhn1·, -his- face.• tion and students. A division of muni1ics and their people. 1 was AmcriCorps because it provides conceptions. great experience for me and I Thfflnlut me. family. both right and wrong. them with the opportunity to AmeriCorps needs Howard s1u believe ii would be for others also. l=. How could I forget Jomes? Will there ever be a division of AmeriCorps provides nearly serve. Martin Luther !Gng. Jr. once dents. We would creme a di,·erse If Jesus Christ can wash the feet He Id me borrow a blanket when power'! $ I0,000 in educational costs relief said, program chat is currently missing. of his disciples, if Queen Nzinga •e '4ert camping outside of the and n living allowance in exchange "Everyone can be great because Forthe program to gain full grass could fight off the Portuguese Ad:ninistra1ion building during Inst for two years full-time service in everyone can serve.• roo1s credibility, Black male par invaders for more 40 years, if Nel 0 semtlltr S prote,1. The ll'rirer is a senior majoring in one of four areas: cnvironmenl. The educational award also allows ticipation is vital. I suspect being a son Mandela can spend 27 years in 111C'crdidget chat blanket b.~ck." film. education, un-met human needs students the opponunity 10 serve part of AmeriCorps played a role in jail just so tha1 he could vote in his and public safety. withou1 sacrifice. One of the great my appointment as a campus own country. surely we can all gi\c This was an opportunity 10 serve. obsrncles in serving is that many recruiter. a year back to our own communi Unfortuna1ely. this perfect mar students arc so burdened with loans The recruitment of mostly col ties. riage never came to pass. In work that they feel pressure 10 get a well lt-gc-cducatcd individuals in It'll Be First and Ten ing for an organil.:ltion that secured paying job to pay off debls. AmeriCorps programs. that have an AmcriCorps grant, I have liter How many of us will immediate no1 been 1raditionally staffed by The wrirer is a /997-98 Ameri THEO SPENCER ally seen programs all over the ly land chat a job paying $40,000 such a group, is another obs1a Corps Campus Recruiter and a coun1ry. A common scenario is the year or more? Even those of us cle. graduate srutlent i11 rhe School of The high school I attended had The United States Olympic Com White AmeriCorps member going who are exceptionally talented or Harris Wofford. a Howard law Educt11io11. He can be reachetl at lbe worst foo1ball team on earth. mission could probably be coaxed into Black neighborhoods to pro- fortunate enough to gee a well- school graduate and leader of 202-737-6272. Our ceam was so bad. our oppo into helping fund a stadium on ocnts' coaches would scout us just Howard's campus 10 bolster D.C.'s loog enough to finish their hot dog bid fo r the 2008 Olympics. The South Africa's Flawed Justice and soda. city could build the s1adium on In the fall of I994. I stepped on the large parcel of land between H011-ard's campus. Howard was Banneker High School and the RANDY SHORT s:ipposcd to ha\'e a pretty good front entrance of Howard. South Africa's Truth and Recon inspired by the same forces? Reagan of South Africa: 'Just Say newly elite Blacks could sip ten blball team. The idea of leaving the Mid-East ciliation Commission has a Her The struggle of Whites to main Sorry!" with their fonner tormentors. As a matter of fact, the football ern Athletic Conference is very culean task of revealing the long tain land that they stole and Blacks Those who think chat White South As South Africa commences a lC3ID entered the 1994 season as radical. Just about all Division I hidden secrets of the atrocities from 10 regain their birthright can never Africans did nol know what they pseudo-reconciliation that includes lhe Blx.k College National Cham Historically Black Colleges and the apartheid era as a social cathar be morally equated. were doing need n review of the his neither land refonn nor futures for ~ons. Oh joy! For lhc first in a_~ Universities arc divided into two sis to promote unity. So happy arc some of South tory. The former ruling party of millions of South African Blacks, many iears as I could remember, conferences. the MEAC and the Its philosophy of no victors. no Africa's Blacks to sit on in1egra1ed South Africa was ideologically in the TRC will go down in infamy as I coold witness a good football South Western Athletic College. vanquished--along with the refusal public toilets chat could have cost agreement with Hitler's Nazi party. a sellout by pe11y bourgeois slrivers. ltatll. Of all of these HBCUs, Howard to seek retributive justice--is a them their lives just a few years ago. Afrikaners in lhc Broederbund The TRC is failing to set the tone or course. as my luck would have has the bes1 chance of making it in racist's great White hope. I first met Tutu in 1979 at Howard (South Africa's version of the for the New South Africa by not il.that)carlhe football team stank. another division. · Treating the actions of Black University. I remember laughing at KKK) and other organizations were putting a premium value on the Well, af1er an abysmal l994 sea Howard could easily survive in a South Africans, who were denied his name because it also defined a dedicated 10. if necessary. the lives of Black people. lt perpetuates soo, Cooch Steve Wilson and his conference like the Atlantic Coast all non-violent avenues of protests ballet dress. but I noticed as a youth extennination of Black people. To a system of injustice while blindly ltafT went back 10 the drawing Conference. Currently, there are on par with those of their fonner that he and his family were mildly these folks anything done to ensure seeking its opposite. board. T11oseasons later lhe Bison only two football teams in it that White rulers. reflects n flawed sense Black. In 1984, Tutu, Paul Mucabe. survival was righl. May a veil of prayers cover Win .-ere b.lck to 1heir winning ways. would crush the Bison, Florida of reality. and I had an argument in Rankin The TRC blindly aces as if these nie Mandela and other fearless sis This )tar, unlike the last Black S1a1e Uni,·ersity and the Universi- The TRC, drunken by White lib Chapel about violence in South Nazi sympathizers were merely ters and brothers who, because of Qilltge National Championship. 1y of North Carolina. By the way. eral plaudits, pretends that detrac Africa being necessary for Blacks lacking good governance. their color in non-racial South H0111!d is poised to repeal. both of these teams are ranked in tors and supporters of apartheid 10 liberate themselves. Today in Sou1h Africa behind all Africa, will be vilified for daring 10 Wllb an offense lead by junior the top 10 of coUcgc football. The were equally to blame for the past. Tutu. like a Martin Luther King, the love-ins and 1insel, sits a vast strike blows for freedom by turn Till White, 1he top rated passer in other seven teams in the ACC can The slave-like fear of the TRC Jr. imitator. declared his eschew of mass of poor people without jobs, coa1s, thinking loving their semi allo/Dhision I football, ii is plau be beaten. meting out the necessary harsh pun all violence. In 1997. I realize that land, education. And now thanks to retired naLis will usher in a new ~ble thal the learn could lhree ln addition. the ACC is looking ishments their White foes deserve 13 years has not enlightened Tutu, the TRC they will not get justice racial millennium. peat as champions in the comihg for another team to enter its con• is a galling spectacle of Desmond which explains why he and passive either. )12!l. In addition to White, new fcrence to expand the basketball Tutu's hat-in-hand mind-set. colleagues coddle White suprema Mandela's South Africa in many n:cruic, are considered lo be as playoff schedule. How can a rapist and the victim of cists and their Black quislings- ways reminds me of Jomo Kenyat TT,e writer is a doctoml ca11tlidate goodorbetterthansome members Steve Wi Ison has proven himself rape in a court of law have their both killers of innocent women ta's Kenya where those who fought i11 the Gratluare School ofAns anti of lhe learn now. as a one of the top college conch actions measured as if they were and children. Tutu is the Nancy to free Kenya were cast away so the Sciences. Howard's football needs 10 move es in the nation. It is only a matter io10 a new stage of development. of time before another college or Thisdt\elopment needs to include NFL franchise extends him an a 4-0,000 seat stadium.• A move offer he can't refuse. lf Steve Wil into anocher conference is a deli son leaves, he will probably take nice priori1y. The developers, essential members of his staff and namely Sieve Wil son and his a winning football program to his coaching staff. need to be finan• new home. ci&lly secured to mamuin that the Unfortunately. college football is ltanloontinues a legaci of exccl a risky business. Many colleges ltncc. lose money in their cffons to make The idea of building a 40,000 their small scale teams competitive 11a1 slJldium for football probably on a large scale. On the other hand. makes many of people chuckle. Howard University's foo1ball pro Road 7 People chuckle because they gram is losing money because our don'1 realize that Washington. efforts to support the Bison are D.C. is competing to host the 100 small scale for our large scale Summer Olympic Games in team. 2008. As a mauer of fact, D.C. is !he fron1 runner among American The ll'riter ,_. <1 senior chemi.ury cities. major. Articles on the SLANT page are the sole views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the HIiitop or of Howard University. · FRJD,W, S~:PTF-\IBER 12, J THE H ILLTOP AIO t Date: September 19, 1997 Time: 1 - 5 p.m. Location: C. B. Powell Bldg. Suite 100 ' Light Refreshments Door Prize< l Save another ~ ' YOU DEMAND POWER, $50 r"'- cash back* SPEED, AND MOBILITY. 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The study of Feng Simi instance, if bring• "If you do not have this "Read plunges into the Chinese marriage ing a size desk, then curatives basic I may be hard to believe, unders1anding of the power prospects career, such as mirrors, lights but placing gold fish in of energy or chi: the essence, and marital power, and plants can Ilhe southeast comer of primordial force and spirit, happiness is money extend the aura of your room omni-present, moving what one is and the desk and it could throughout the universe. Its seeking, help• would serve the improve basic philosophy is to live in placing a ful same purpose," )OUf hannony with the laws of Feng Simi peo Smiley said. God and the elements of enhancer in ple. Balanced Feng career. nature. the farthest Skep Simi is linked You can The laws of right hand tical? with specific for also I!)' Feng Simi are corner of a "In tune symbols placing employed to room may be the because of 1heir pllnlS "differentia1e the answer. year 111 eminem colors and and tlowers between auspi- Dr. Cleeretta which the material from which how U1lhat same cious and inaus Henderson I they are constructed. Pos to books, seclor of your picious land Smiley, the sessing such objects in ones so you have the spocc1oenhance sites," writes only Feng Simi Master in the changed the size of my desk home or room is said to bring basic knowledge ... search for l~weallh. Too. Washington. D.C .. area, sug- at the office, I was promoted good fortune or prosperity to Feng Shui websites ... enroll Following in Feng Sl111i workshops," ~tips Smiley said. ((Xlld These uni Smiley spoke with passion lead 10 versal laws also of how becoming a Feng Simi • 'pos provide instruc• Master has brought her entire Ulle' lion for proper life to new heights. fulllle if you believe in the placement of "It has helped me to bring a.'lcienl Chinese concept Feng furnishings, balance to my life, through 5/1.i. anifacL, and the things that I write and the According to Feng Sl111i, one curatives in a way I live," Smiley said. "It ca.1acliva1e powerful energy room that wi II has provided a foundation of lines in his or her natural magnify the the holistic nature of man and mironment by using the art quality of life his environment to know they of proper placement Good for the owner. gests pink or red flowers, pic three times," Too wrote. one's Life. For example, the are extensions of each other." llllUOCS in life, family, career Enhancing the chi of a tures, plants and mirrors as "That was also the elephant symboli1..cs wisdom Smiley said practicing Feng 3 ml business and protecting room is done by dividing the curatives to magnetize year I was appoint and is highly respected in Sl111i has also aided her work ■ ooi:sself againsl unfavorable space into eight sectors. This relationships. ed to the posi many Asian countries. life. _ bi, poor health and missed is done by using the bag11a •· Smiley clears and reads tion of Wealth is represented by "It has enabled me to tran qi,ortUnities should come the principal reference sym houses. conducts work gold. antique coins and clean, scend and stand alone in the fromoorrecl arrangement. bol of Feng Simi. The bagua shops and trains students to clear rippling water. Objects work-a-day world because I FmtShui, which means is octagonal in shape and become Feng Shui Master such as bamboo, the ankh. have no peers and no compe• "111ild and water,• corresponds to the practitioners. She is the pine trees and cranes tition;' she said. is a"mystical four compass founder, president, and represent good For more information, call f'!(rice directions and CEO of Smiley Holistic health and Dr. Cleeretta Henderson Smi Cll their sub- Feng Sl111i Institute. longevity. ley at (301) 565-9453. bleads directions. the only one of is While adding Each point kind on the east- these objects to of the ern seaboard. ones room is bagua. or Changing the size and fundamental in each g11a arrangements of practicing Feng of ones desks and tables Simi. maintain- room. in relation to ing balance and represents windows unanimity is still the instrumental to the concept. IXlelll eight According to Smiley, it is li!dom aspects not wise to place too many 11th cultural of life. objects in one comer because lmition. The To begin prac it will destroy the harmony. fll(tice is based on a body of ticing Feng Simi. one must Chief To begin the study of Feng b:r.llcdge lhat lays down decide what aspect of their and doors Execu Sl111i. Smiley suggests read !'Jidelines for life's different life they want to improve. can contribute to bal- tive of a ing, "Feng Shui: The Book of s:J:Jtions," says Lillian Too Next, begin to rearrange fur- anced Feng Sl111i. A desk 60- bank in Hong Cures," by Nancy Lee Wedra Photos Courtesy cl "Feng Shu,' by Lillian Too ' Community-Based Bookstore Broadens Atmosphere, Focus Website ty," Williams said. son, a D.C. resident. •1 will enjoy being able to The bookstore's owners are also creating a hot sit and have nice cup of tea while I read my book. /fwcp S//lff IVrite r line for local residents to get information on especially on the winter days.• Of The Week health. education and other issues of concern for Williams said the expansion will not end the S:i:mp3ee and Books, a bookstore that spe women of the Diaspora. tradition of bringing talented authors to Sister ciiSm mbooks by African-American authors. Biscuit and Preservatives will allow customers space and Books. lliidingµ, its establishment. to relax and enjoy healthy foods and teas while "With Howard srudents being some ofour reg Af1ttbrowsing through the book shelves, read reading some of the many books from Sister ular customers, I would like to possibly bring Ranu~n noodles and college. At prices hkc !ll•illha1·e the chance to sit and discuss books space and Books said Williams. some of the authors over for a book signing in six for dollar, the combination s a natural. ulissues over tea and pastries in an upcoming Many cuMomers are anticipating the book some of the dorms, because the purchases show Cllll!eshop. store's expansion. that students are readers of their books.' Tl} these dorm standard noodles in l 53 d1f Tie two-year-old establishment, located at 'I've always enjoyed the positive spiritual Williams said. lerent varieties including Haw,\iian Ramen llSl USL, recently announced its plans to add atmosphere of that book store," said Sheila Nel- axint and Preserv:itive.~. a coffee house. and the and Curried Chicken Ramen. The site con ~e Lou Resource Center for Women of the Sisterspace and Books' upcoming events: tains .l page of non-food uses for Ra111en ~ Sept. 13 -- Author Dcnene MiJJener of "Sistahs Rules"; Secret foe noodles and links and reviews of four other Fl)e Williams, co-owner of the bookstore, meeting, "Keeping and Getting a Black Man." 11,j the expansion came out of a personal reve Ramen related sites. QliJO that Sisterspace and Books is more than Sept. 29 •· Author Rosalyn McMiJ1an of "One Mo Better." "11abookstorc but an avenue in which to build Nov. 1 -· Sistcrspace and Books' submissions deadline for short story ~ ww.u mr.edu/~mrtscher/ramen/rec:ipe.html .{ 1'tcls in the African-American community. contest. !be Fannie Lou Resource Center will focus on it principl~ of education. health, finances, Every Saturday -- women's discussion group. tttnology, spirituality, immigrntion services, tcipo,,.erment and politics. For more i11formatio1t, contact (202)332-3433 ., 'We chose these principles because they a.re the ~ issues effecting people in our communi- .-~.~,:·-·.;··.::- .. ·. :~ ...... · .;-•. : .... ·.. ·.·... · ... ·.. ·.. .' ·: '.-"•>: ...... : .. :-...... •,. ' .. ' Tm:Hu.LTOP FRIDAY, S~:P'fEMIIER 12, · Caribbean Spirituality, Struggle Divas of Stage ·Displayed In Art Exhibit Salute Black By ERIKA WoK1'HM1 exhibit. The artistic descriptions of each piece. wri11en by the an1s1, cre ate a personal connec1ion between the anist and the viewer. An buff or lfilltop S1aff\Vri11,r not, the viewer is ,wept away by an array of beautiful colors. The exhib Congresswoinan it proves to be intriguing and mentally satisfying. By Zt• ltLINF A. H uc:11f'S the impon:mce of Black wo ln an exhibit of color and splendor. the Smithsonian Institute displays "The legacy of my ancestry inclines me toward a method of blending Congress members 10 both images and ideas with spiritual and emotional expressions," said anist Dio 50 years of Caribbean paintings and sculptures. Presented by 1he Ccn1er Black community and the c for African-American His1ory and Cuhurc. "Caribbean Visions: Con genes Ballester, who shared over fi\'e years worth of work at the exhibit. P11/se Editor nation were performed. temporary Painting and Sculpture" is on view until October.\ in the Soulh The works were selected by Samella Lewis, cura1or of the exhibition and The U.S. Congress. instituted Adding 10 the diverse mi Gallery. :, professor at Scripps College in Claremon1. Calif. Lewis is also a lead more than 200 years ago, did 1101 entertainment. actresses Es "Caribbean Visions" features more than 100 works by 56 painler, and ing an scholar of Caribbean and Africa an. have a place for Black \\Omen in Rolle. Ruby Dee. Tonea S1e sculptors from Barba "Although they the political system Until 1928. and Be\'erly Todd performed~ dos. the Cayman share geographic. Since then. 19 Black v.omcn have ratives. Dee performed M Islands. Cuba, the historical, social served in the Congres,. Angelou ·s poem. "Phenom Dominican Republic, and economic con On Tuesday. 14 Black female Woman." conveying 10 the a Guyana, Haiti, dition~. 1he anists of entcnainers who ha,e earned the ence how ~pccincular and e Jamaica, Pueno Rico, this multicultural title •'diva." saluted the con1ribu- America's Black congresswo St. Thomas, St. Vin populr.tion express 1ions of Black women in the Con are. cent, Trinidad and their creativity in gress at the Wamer Theatre. The evening's highlight was Tobago. unique ways," "Symphony with the Divas," was encore perfonnance by Tre"11 Throughout the Lewis said. the unofficial kickoff 10 the Coll' Hav.kins. She sang "My Coiq exhibit, the artwork The Caribbean gressional Black Caucus Legi-.la 'Tis of Thee:· complemented focuses on cehtral landscape is ,pcc tive weekend. Combining 1he orchestra and choir. Pu themes such as the tacu lar and helps renowned actresses and s111gers. soulful, gospel 1wis1 on this Caribbean landscape. create a vision of along with the Washington Sym 1ional American anthem, Ha" spiritualism, personal color that character phony Orche,1n1 and soloists from helped the audience 10 unders identity. political and izes 1he imponance the Metropolitan Bap1is1 Church that without 1hc 19 Black wo social commentary and ofnature. Spiri1uali Choir. "Divas" was an entertaining in Cong.res,. America may formalism. l), being an essen cx(l(!ricncc. been a d1fferen1 place. As St "I am a product of the tial part of Ranging from 1he fields of pop. put ii in her introduction. Caribbean wi1h its Caribbean life. is gospel. jau and classical, anhts woman's place is where I complex and many widely depicted in included Dionne Warwick. choose 10 be.'" layered his1ory and cul each piece while still Tremaine I lawk.ms. Barham Con The c,ening was sponso..J ture," said Kenwyn reflecting 1he per rad. FlorenceQui,ar. F:t)C Robin Crichlow, artiM of the sonal identity of ,on. Vickie Winans, M)ma Sum pan by emerge magazine and~ "Spirits of the Night" s1aiions Heaven 1580-AM Photo by Keith Momson each anists' life. The mers, Oleta Adams. the Clark MAJIC 102.3-FM. and coor . series. exhibit re,eals the Sisters and Erykah Badu. ed and developed by Curtis "Coming out of such a "Tombstones" is one of the works Included in "Caribbean Visions," a fifty-year survey of mul effects of the politi• Though the Congress was in ses president of the Black Acade, region with such a com ticulturism. cal and social s1rug- sion during the gala. Congress .\ns and Lc11ers. plex temper, a region glcs in the women Ma.xinc W::ucr. and Eddie Based in Dalla,. he nonprofi1 capable ofextreme visual surprises and a regmn with 1hc wides! spectrum Caribbean and how 1he formalist concerns of 2(hh-ccntury an easily cro,s Bernice Johnson were able 10 erary and visual arts organi;uC of 1he shades of humanity, I attempt to reflect in my paintings 1he brown cultural boarders. allcnd the e,cnl.. Each diva oblig plans 10 tour "Oi\'as" cone1 of our earth, the blue-gold of our ,ky. the aquamarine ofour sea, the white The Smi1hw11ia11 Arts a11cl /111/,,.\/ries 811ildi11g i.r lorntecl lit 900 Jeffer ed a tribute 10 the Black women across the nation. A portio• ness of our sand and the tantalizing exuberance of our people." s011 Dr.. S. IV., ll'llshi11g1011. D.C. The exhibitia11 is ope11 tlllilyfmm /Oa.111. who have served in the Congress. the AQ Feeling and emotion radiate from each work of an in this cxtmordinnry to 5:30 p.111. Ad111issio11 is ff't'e. concen proceeds benefit Renditions of songs symboli,ing em) 's Endowment Fund. Ethiopian Children's Organized Konfusion Jams At The Edg By P1111 .11• H 1-.,ERY and Mochc. In their new al ·Circus More Than "The Equmox" \\hich drop< I flilltop Sta.ff Writer tembcr 23. OrganiLcd Konf11 guide the lyricall> ensln\'ed • ·Just A Juggling Act Ju,1 when hip hop\ stage show ence through yet another e~ energy was seemingly lost forever al. mentally focused journ ,Circus Tlgray Incorporates music and traditional storytelling In Its phenomenal act. Fall Colors, Sultry Songs Take The Runwa 1onionis1 acts with drama. acro T-he program's purpose is 10 .ba1ics and juggling with tradition encourage and support children al Ethiopian song, dance and through social and physical activ In GW Jazz, Gospel Fashion Showcase ·children's games 10 create an orig ity. 111c troupe has won several inal show. The performance com awards in Ethiopia's National By TIMIK,\ Wooos 'bines all of these elemenh 10 1cll Gymnastics Conference. was ready 10 preview the fall fashions. A, music The Gap collec1ion embmced the sim 'the story of Ethiopian you1h grow "We want to build communi1y filled 1he air. the fashion show began with youth• lnyercd styles of the fall season. 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Then check out this week's lineup ... Way To NCAA Championship Football By DERRICK EDWARDS Anderson. "That's just confirma teams as the key to defeating the fercncc, • Anderson ,aid. 'Our Sept. 13: Howard University ,s. Hampton University a tion on how we've been feeling for Bison's potent offensive attack. It i~ ond goal is to win the confere kFK Stadium at I :30 p.m. Hilltop Staff Writer the last couple of year's." somelhing that Tucker is aware of. tournament, and our third goal is This year's team is led by out- "We're trying to avoid being pre- ge1 into the toumamcnt." Sept. 13: Tailgate Party The Booters learned first hand Lot 4 RFK Stadium a, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. last year aboul putting the cart in front of the horse. The team went Won1en's Soccer 6-0 in its inaugural season in the Sept. 18: Howard University vs. Radford University Mid-Continent Conference before AWAY al 4 p.m. winning the regular season title. Unfortunately, there was an upset in Men's Soccer the first round of the conference tourney. Sept. 13: Howard University vs. Winthrop College This season, 1he men's soccer AWAY at I p.m. team plans to settle unfinished busi ness in the MCC by winning it. The Sept. 14: Howard University vs. Pfiffer College win will earn the team an automat AWAY at 3 p.m. ic berth to the big dance known as the NCAA tournament. Sept. 17: Howard University vs. Nnvy The Bison have started the season HOME at 7:.30 p.m. at .500 with a 2-2 record. Don't allow their record to deceive you. Volleyball They played top notch competition Sepl.13 &14: Howard University vs. Robert Morris College Vol and faired extremely well against Jeyfcst them. AWAY The first game of the season was a close loss in overtime 10 Rider Sept. 19: Howard University vs. Hampton University/Norfolk State College 4-3. Howard then followed University that up wi1h two impressive victo AWAY at 6 p.m. ries over a tough Citadel team 4-1, and lhen blanked 1he country's No. 9 ranked team George Mason 2-0 Inst Friday. Photo by Edouard L MEAC Roundup The Booters, Howard's men's soccer team, are shooting for a national title. ' I'm very pleased with the 1eam." This Saturday's Football Games : said coach Keith Tucker. "There are areas to work on. but 1hey can standing forwards Mike Lawerence dictable. • Tucker said. "The 1enm is The Bison hope to regain f Morgan State University at Bethune-Cookman College, 7 p.m. play with anyone in the country.' and Greg Simmonds, who scored looking into divers1fytng their NCAA Champion,hip they held Delware State College at Buffalo. 4 p.m. ' We've been feeling like that 33 points and 22 points. respec attack with their depth of talen1ed 1988 , f they proceed to the 1ou11 Horida A&M University at Norfolk State University. 4 p.m. (bea1ing George Mason) for a tively. last year. The two star for midlielders and fullbacks ." ment. Hampton University at Howard University, I :30 p.m. while;· said junior Jahmanie ward< hn\'e been targeted by other 'Our first goal is to win the con- Funnan University al South Carolina State College, I :30 p.m. Last Week's Football Scores: _Bison Charged To Defend HU Ti tit Delaware State College vs. Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. 50-18 By KARINTIIA WHEATON Tomorrow. the Howard Universi ogy major. "A few years ago they Mary made the Pirates walk C South Carolina State College vs. Charleston South, 13-12 ty Bison and the Hampton Uni\'er were Hampton Institute. An msti plank in a 30-6 thm.,hing. Bethune-Cookman College vs. Morris Brown College, 35-20 Sports Editor si1y Pirates mee1 in the 4th Annual tution is a prison or not a center for The Bison has had less th~ Jackson State University vs. Howard University, 35-33 Greater Urban League Classic. The higher learning." week to recover from their hd Grambling State University and game usually entitles the winner to Hampton and Howard are corning wrenching loss again~t Jack Southern University have the the real HU bragging rights. off of hard losses. Hampton was Stale Uni\'cr<,ity. GAME OF THE WEEK Bayou Classic in November, but ' I don't know \\hat make, them slaughtered on Aug. 30 in its sea The debate surrounding the real HU continues a, the Bison and the the real classic i~ the battle for the think they are the real HU." said son opener against the College of Pirates meet in the 4th Annual Greater Washington Urban l..cague real HU. Dominque Kindricks. a senior biol- William and Mary William and Classic. Toe game kicks off at RFK Stadium at I :30 p.m. Tailgate festivities and the Battle of the Bands during halftime all combine 10 make this the Game ofThe Week. tlttp:1/www .hugo.com WRITERS Trivia Question: Who was the last Howard player to score four touchdowns in a single NEEDED game? Answer: Rupert Grunt ,cored four rushing 1ouchdowns against Delaware State Universi1y on November 20. 1993. Interested writers should Coming up next week: contact Women's Soccer updates, Cross Country and Tennis previews. plus more news and scores from around the MEAC. the Sports Page editor ' I Karintha HUGO City News: ~ ...... l\ The Redskins new home field officially opens on Sunday. Sept. 14, Wheaton in their season opener againsl Arizona Cardinals at Jack Kent Cooke at The Hilltop w \ Stadium in Landover. Md. ....t- 202-806-6866 >~ 0 z -z Lady Spikers Have High ·, ., .,...... ' Hopes For Rebuilding Year ,rw. ·, I ' ' By DERRICKS. EOWAROS Howard's toughest competitor in "Our team is a family, and I ;ee :. the MEAC this year is rival team that family tradition carried on." Hilltop Stoff Writer Morgan State University, who also Floyd said. ' lost members of its senior leader If Howard defeats Morgan, it has • Expectations are not easy to live ship from last year's learn. an increased chance to beal the • up to. It is even harder when a team Head coach Linda Spencer said winner of the southern division. - has won five Mid-Eastern Allan1ic she hopes the team will gel. This This win will give Howard the C Conference Championships in 10 year, the starting line-up bas not opportunity to play in lhc South --- years. played together as one unil. creat western A1hletic Conference Howard's volleyball team bas ing a major concern for the team. Championships for an al large bid never ranked lower than third in the If Howard is to go far this year, it for the NCAA tournament. MEAC conference. and it has will need some senior leadership to Lipsey and Floyd said they sec maintained a sense of family and guide them. One of the leaders may potential in their team. pride throughout the years. be senior defensive specialist Mar •we have a very talented team." This is a rebuilding year for the garet Lipsey. She said the key to Floyd said. •A very deep team. I Spikers. They lost four key starters this season's success is concentra see a MEAC [Championship] in Inst year. However, they received tion. our near future.' several talented freshman, and the 'The most important thing is 'My' freshman year (1994), we sophomores arc blooming at an keeping intensity and focus," won MEAC." Lipsey said. "And I alanning rate. Lipsey said. "Because our team is think we have the talent to play past Howard started this season off not used to playing together, every the SWAC and play some higher slowly with a record of 1-6. one must keep focus and intensity, c'aJ iber teams in the tournament.' Regardless of its record, the team regardless of the score.• is showing signs of improvement. Senior middle blocker Rita Floyd Its record should improve once is impressed with how the team is Strawbridge's conference play begins. building camaraderie. ) fRJD,ll', S1-wn .MBf R 12, 1997 THE HILLTOP BS Get AT&T One Rate. FREE. And don't worry about the time or the distance. 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STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS ' ,, : CENSUS FORMS MUST BE !UBMITTED TO THE OFFICE or !TUDENT ACTIVITIES IN THE I !LACKBURN UNIVERSITY CENTER i.R0OM117, AS SOON AS f0SSIBLE, ttDijRJIG BUSINESS HOURS ~------______.__ - Career Opportunities We will be on campus October 1997 interviewing for Summer Interns and Full-time candidates in the following areas: Product Supply Product Management Manufacturing Finance Engineering Development Systems ~terviewer: Greg Jordan Interviewer: G. Shackelford Interviewers: Robert Long lnten iewer'i: Nathan Perry Inten iewers: Monica Hill Gerald Cantey Howard Murray Greg Lange Location: Career Center Location: Career Center Location: Career Center Location: Sch. of Business Location: Sch. of Business Dates: October. 6 Dates: October 6 I Dates: October 14 Date: October 8 Date: October 16 October 7 October? October 15 Location: Career Center Date: October 17 REGISTER for interviewing at the Career Placement Center or the Center for Professional Develop"zent at the School ofBusilless. -l Cl CENTRALIZED TESTING: Monday, October 6 and Tuesday, October 7 (o pen to students scheduled Jor interviews). Also, .loi11 us •for: - Careers Exploration Day October I =-- m ~ ======;;;;;;;;;';;;;;;;;';;;=::'===""'""'== ==~T~H~E~lm~i;~:ro;;,;,,P'= =""""",::::= ="':======,:;F;m;;;o;A~l',~S~ll;;,;P1~-EJ\~ll~IE;::R~l~ HILLTOPICS All HILLTOPICS are due, paid in Grants & Scholarships avail. our household. Each of the fuU, 1he Monday before publica from sponsors!!! Great oppor- remaining two levels has: 2bed- tion. Announcemenls by campus tunity. Call now 1-800-532- rooms/I den. These levels arc organizations for meetings, semi 8890. semi-furnished with a bed, nars or oon-profi1 eveo1s are free Proiess,onal VCR Service Free desk. and chair with wall-to- for IO words or less and $ I for estimates, pickup and delivery. wall carpeting throughout. every additional five words. Cam pus announcements for profit arc Call John at (202) 234-0840 Your rent is $425/month ALL charged ns individuals. lndividu• All Religious Organizations UTlL!TTES INCLUDED!!! The by 10 Wrappin'Heads als advertising for the purpose of are members of Religious Fel- house is in walk.ing distance announcing a sel'Vice, buying or lowship Council. Please contact Howard. Georgia Ave. buslinc selling are charged $5 for the first the Office of the Chapel with at the end of the block. Contact 20 words and SI for every addi• the names, phone numbers, and Bea Carey (202) 291-1480. tional five words.Local companies addresses of your RFC rcpre- At ma111 campus, spacious Fatima are charged $10 for the first 20 sentativcs 202-806-7280 house walk to classes, trans- words and $2 for every five words Rellalous Fellowship Council portation, shopping entertain- thereafter. Personal ads are $2 for Officers for the 1997-98 Please ment. Washer/Dryer. Util. the fl!St IO words and $ I for every Contact CassQndrn Bedeau ot included, cable ready. S275-350 Student Special additional five words. Color Hill the Office of the ChQpcl 202· mo. call 202-678-5964 Relaxer/Retouch $35 topics arc an additional $2. ANN OUNCEMEN1'S'1' 806·7280. Mam Campus, spacious home ( RELIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP 10 share with student. 3 rooms including Shampoo, Blowdry & Curl 'I hank OoJ It'• Friday Friday prayer and sermonwill COUNCIL IS MEETING left. Washer/Dryer inc. $950 mo SOON PLEASE CONTACT plus utilities divide by number be conducted every week @ Shampoo, Wrap & Curl ... $25.00 1 p.m.- 1st floor of the Carnegie THE OFFICE OF THE ingroup. Building. (near Douglass Hall). CHAPEL 202-806-7280 SOtvE YOUk ROUS ING Hair Trim ... $10.00 Public classes held Sundays @ ACNE S1'0DY PROBLEM VITO 2pm. As-salaamu Alaikum wa The Howard University Hos- COURT/fERRACE APTS. Hair Color ... $15.00 Ralunatullah pital Department of Denna- 734 Longfellow Street NW tology is seeking medium or 202-882-6716 10 minutes north Professional Weaves/Braids ... OAYS, LESBIAN, BISBXU· dark complexioned African of Howard Eff.. IBR. 2BR Braid Removal Services .. : Prices vary AL, AND TRANSOBNDBRBO Americans, Asians or Latinos available immediately. $200 STUPP.NTS 'ARB INVITBD u1th Acne to participate in an security deposit $200 off ftrst Pedicure & Manicure ... $25.00 TO JOIN "OXAI.A." 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Washington, D.C. cir Look tor the upcommg ROSA Grad Student to share 2BD Ochll Siami\ Pl panel discussion. Freedom of Apt. 2 blocks from med/dent h\\'ltc all bu~lnc~s ~1udc11t~ to Its (202) 986-3767 unnuu.l "MBb'T THB CHAP· Speech: How far should stu- school. good security W/0, TRR" dents go? Tues. Sept 16, Read- WWC, AC $355 202-723-4242 School nt Business ing Lounge, 3:30 pm Harvard St., 3 blocks to cam- Room20MPM ROSA needs you. pus. 3 bedrooms 1.5 baths, WO, TueN, Sept, 16 U you have strong leadership ceiling fans W. W carpet. Leadership, shared v1s1ons; skills and you want to make a $950/mth. Call 863-2296 change on campus and in your 2 Bedroom house 903 EuclJd teamwork. National Council of o metro. Fax resume 10 703- Negro Women, lnc. General community ... become a HUSA St. N.W. D.C. near Howard volunteer. Univ. and Bus lines Call 39-0478, auention: Bethany Body meeting Tues. Sept 16th. ascena or email to bmasce 7pm. Blackbum Hilltop Contact Christine Mc Wilson (202)232-1272. 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(703) 824- A LPHA l( APPA r\ LPHA SOR('RIT\', I\, Aud111ons tor the HU Talent 0069 or (202) 483-1837 Dial 2 meeting will be held on Mon. Show will be held on Sept. 20th RELP WAN'I'ED Sept. 15, 1997 at 5: t5PM in TICKLE .\IE SEL\10 -· Rm. 3114, LKD in the Blackbum Ballroom. The Howard Engineer mag- Do you have at leiut u 3.0 Sign-up in the HUSA office. azine seeks a business man- GPA 11nd 30 credits? The For further info. call 865-0123 ager for its upcoming issue. ,\\:D ScRE\\'FACE Brothers orPhi Slama Pl Goddesses of Ancient Egypt. Paid Position. Right Knowledge Fellowship9- Please contact Rochell Bish- National Honor Fr11tcrnlty, 17-97 Wed. Douglass Hall 6:30 E:-.:TERT,\ I :-.!\IE\:T ' Alpha Thu Chapter Invite PM-9PM Rm # 126 op 806-6631 Bison out to learn more about Student Organization oi Onued Part tune help 1s needed 111 rRESE~T the co-4.'ducatlonul, lnterdlscl Latinos (S.O.U.L.) mixer Mon. small business advertising. plluary honor 1''ratemlty. 9-15-97. 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Marketing, Join the King's & Queens net- Clean up meet@ 1:30@ the journalism, web design, PR mailing our circulars. No work for ·'Queenship 2000" flagpole. research. salespositions! experience required. Free Featuring Miss America 1991, Sept 28th ROSA Community Definitely the best internship information packet. Call Marjorie Vincent, on Sat., Sept. (202) 452-5940. 20, 1997. Learn the Fundamen- cleanup meet @ 1:30@ the you'll ever had the best. Call tals of the pageant a& model flagpole. Ben 202.408-0008 or Sept 22 Each One Teach One [email protected]. appy trt ay industry @ this one day confer To Our Sister ence. bcgines call Keith Brooks @ ''Mad Sc1en11s1s" needed to 806-4135 for info. Sapphire Marc Lad ies ol Howard ... The Sept 27th Each One Teach One lead fun science activities for Brothers of A