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The Student Voice of Howard University VOLUME 85, NO. 28 F'RIOAY, JANUARY 18, 2002 • • ers es1 oan enova ions BY MAKEBRA ANDERSON water damage could have become a serious the West Towers are scheduled to be moved order to renovate the rooms, students where they were broken, and all minor health hazard," said Larry Frelow, Property back into the building by the end of Janu­ housed on the plaza level in the East Tow­ repairs were made before students were H}lltop Staff Writer Manager of the Towers, "but we did every­ ary as long as things go according to plan," ers had to be moved in two phases. Half of allowed to move back in.Students praise thing we could to prevent anything from said Frelow.Concerns for whether the the residents were relocated to vacant the work that was done to the dormitories The floods in August left thousands of happening." inhalation of the paint or any dangers the rooms in the Towers as contractors worked during their vacancy. "The new rooms are a dollars of damage on the plaza levels of the protective plastic that line the walls and are daily to restore the water-damaged walls. lot nicer than the rooms we were assigned Howard Plaza Towers. Residents of the Instead of moving residents in the West in front of the elevators, officials say they Upon completion, the remaining half of the to in the beginning," said sophomore Crys­ West Towers now know the gripes of East Towers in two phases, as was done with are more of an inconvenience than a haz­ residents were moved into the newly refur­ tal Anderson. "We have new carpet, new residents last semester as the installation of East Tower residents in the fall, the Univer­ ard. "It is virtually impossible to get on and bished rooms, while others waited for the cabinets, and fresh paint, which makes the new carpeting and painting clutter the bot­ sity decided to relocate all the residents at off the elevators with the plastic blocking remaining suites to be completed.Each rooms more comfortable to live in and tom floors of the building.With the plaza one time hoping to speed the process up. the walkway;' said junior Tiffany Lowe. "I room on the plaza level underwent con­ more attractive." level of East completed, residents of the Residents were put in vacant rooms in the know they are there for a good reason, but struction. All the walls were cut out and plaza level have been displaced to other East Towers and should be relocated back I hope they will be removed quickly, so life replaced portions of the floor and ceiling. Please See Renovations, A3 rooms throughout the dormitory. "The to the West building shortly."Residents in in the Towers can get back to normal."In New appliances were installed in rooms University Chooses no o ow Not to Renew ' Wilson's Contract By BRAKKTON BOOKER and Direct-TV Pre­ By PAUL CREWE JOZEN CUMMINGS view. However, Contributing Writer Hilltop Staff Writers earlier this week the change was An era ended December 12 fter nearly six months of made and all when university officials instillation, and officials dorms now have announced that the school A filtering a multitude of HBO. would not renew the contract of gripes from pupils about improve­ Henderson head football coach, Steve Wil­ ments the school needed, students suggested one son. returned from the winter recess to a possible use for The I 979 business school revamped and more technological­ the University graduate served 13 years at the ly advanced University. channels is to helm for the Bison, but after Now present in all University having students three consecutive losing seasons housing is cable television, wire­ take classes from and five straight losses to close less Internet, and a new sophisticat­ the comfort of out this season, Wilson's future ed telephone system, which will their own rooms with the team seemed dismal. have final costs expected to be by having the Wilson leaves Howard with the aoproximately $10.5 1nillion accord­ classes broadcast ' . 1nore victories than any other ing tu (:hief I11forma11orJ01ficer,: A. / ovf.':r the station. Bison football coach. Wilson Burl Henderson, Ph.D. Though cable Steve Wilson's work and com­ "It was an expensive project," is a topic qf inter­ mitment to Howard University is admits Henderson. Henderson said est for many stu­ greatly appreciated we have great 12 applicants will be interviewed he hasn't worked for a University dents on campus, respect for the manner in which and among those candidates, three with all of the features, that Howard Henderson is he conducted himself on and off will be selected for a final deci­ now has. "I don't know many other more excited about other the field, Athletic Director Sondra sion set for January 28. Universities that have these services Norrell-Thomas said. Wilson, who played profession­ on a per-student basis other than a advancements Photo By Melanie Nesbitt Wilson could not be reached for ally for 10 years with the Dallas MIT or a Stanford." the school had The ResNet cable television, acti­ made, particular­ Students returned to their rooms after the break to the much anticipated cable connection. A Howard stu­ comment. Cowboys and the Denver Bron­ dent enjoys TV in her bed. The university has named Mack cos, was a 1978 All-MEAC selec­ vated on Jan. 4, is what many stu­ ly in the wireless Alston as its interim head football tion at wide receiver during his dents said is the chief enhancement Internet. of the three. The basic package had "I look at it a bit differently. I look dorms and still be in constant con­ work Interface Card is required for coach and the school is currently final season of collegiate competi­ tact (with the Internet)," Henderson computers that do not have one under the process of selecting a 50 channels including 10 Universi­ at it from a data capabilities (stand­ tion. During his playing career at said. already built in. Residents of the new head football coach. Accord­ Howard, he held team records for ty Channels that post upcoming point)," Henderson said. events taking place on campus, as · Wireless Internet has the advan­ Eventually, Henderson said he West Towers, Meridian Hill Hall, ing to Ed Hill, the university's receptions with 94, receiving wants to see the libraries and class­ and Mays Halls will have on-site sports information director, IO to Please See Wilson, A3 well as ESPN, Lifetime, CNN, and tage over its wired counterpart in HBO. that a student can take their laptop rooms be installed with wireless instillation seminars in their dorms Early on, there was a mix-up in computer and plug into any portal in Internet. As of right now, addition­ next week and the rest of the Uni­ the contract between the University the dormitory and still have access al advancements being made to the versity can bring their computers University Merges and ResNet about what was fea­ to the Internet. wireless Internet system is the down to the ResNet office located tured on Channel 30 of the cable "Wireless has the advantage upgrade from six megabits up to 45 on the first floor of the iLab, where package. In some of the dormitories (because) a student with a portable during the course of this month. Makeshift Dorms students had HBO while others had computer can walk all over the An instillation of a wireless Net- Please See Cable, A3 By DERRICK K. NAYO Assignment Coordinator of Resi­ Operation Vaccination Hilltop Staff Writer dence Life. Some students living on campus Howard residents living in the also joined hotel residents by mak­ District Students Race to Get Immunized Holiday Inn at Thomas Circle ing inquiries with residence life and moved to the DoubleTree Hotel late going through a formal process, said last semester after the University Ron Harris, Senior Staffman at the decided it would be "cost-effective" Double Tree. By ERICA S. HUBBARD free vaccinations and many of the Elementary School volunteer, barred from school until the shots are to consolidate residents from the In August, the University found The District Editor participating Rochelle Mar- completed. The necessary immu­ two hotels, sources said. itself in the mitts of a dilemma as a facilities have tineis. "Not nizations reduce the health risk of Roughly 55 students from the District-wide dormitory shortage hit Last week, the DC Board of Edu­ extended their only is it a law, students acquiring or spreading such Thomas Circle location left either to the metropolitan area leaving col­ cation launched its three-week cam­ normal busi­ it ultimately diseases and conditions as polio, the DoubleTree, on-campus hous­ lege students without campus hous­ paign to vaccinate every student in ness hours in protects the chicken pox, tetanus, rubella, and ing, off-campus locations, or grad­ ing.