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~------,....------~------~------Volume 54, Number 28 HOWARD UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, O.C. Friday, May 12, 1972 Assistant deans of housing Hall long active• in politics angered by job terminations by J ohn J ohnson , by Barbara J. Stith and John J ohnson Charles M. Hall, a native of Birmingham , Alabama was "Tcnnination " "expiration ·· ' , selected by the student body last or just plain fired, call it what week to serve as the new you may, but three of Howard's president of HUSA for the administrators Will not be with upcon1ing school year. the school next ear. Hall's victory was a virtual The three As istant Deans of landslide. Charles is a junior and Ho using; Dean Norman, Dean Ross and Dean l.yons have been a major in Political Science with sent letters fror;n Dean Calhoun. a minor in Philosophy. Assoc iate Dca"i1 of Housing, His political involvement with i n for m i 11 g, l he m that their Howard began his sophomore year when he was elected respective positions have been tcrn1inatcd and the deans are Chairman of the Elections and angry. Rulings Committee of the .... Poliucal Science Society. Jn an interview with the Towards the end ol his Ill LL TO P. Dean Norman • cxpla111ed the situation as he saw !)Ophomore year, Hall decided that he would run for a B USA 11 . I k stated t hat lus letter 1ntorml'd him that his position exccutivt: position. He chose the Charles JJa il is the new 19 72-19 73 JfUSA Pres1de11t-<'l<•cr. as Assistant Dean would be Arthur Nonnon Assisranr Dean vice-presidency and the rest is pure history. tc1111111ated as of J une. was lessened and the Hall. working in the capa1.:1t ~ He chalked up over 600 ·1otes l!01nmit1ncn t to the community lie also !)aid that the letter t hrce individuals during ' the of President of the Politkal last year and literally ran away was grcatl} in1proved." "I ate d that t hcse p'Os1t1ons Easter recess. Tlus means that Science Socit:ty, plantll'd tl11~ with the election. He receivt'd As Vice-President of HUSA. ( Assis t a 11 t De a n s lu ps) we re they were left with trip and feels that both 1hl · nearly 800 this year. Charles ran "expt'nmcntal." ,Dean Norman approxin1ately two months to Hall believes his offic.e was more H o w a r d s t u d l' 11 t s :.i n d t Ill' for vice-president because hl' felt ina1111ainl'd. how¢\ler. that when find n ... w jobs. responsive to the students and cit i7cns of Mi:.sissippi b~ll'fit.:u that the executive faction of ~late d that he hin1self helped a ht' wns hired, he had no ··1 v.a.,, appalcd to hl'ar for the in that the students ga111l'd :1 HUSA needed someone new and ~ reat number of students who l' l' :1 111 I knowlcdgl' llwt his job was 'first time' that my job had hen c o n s i d r a h I o u 11 t u mor(' !)erious and committed to eam~ tu hirn with nun1ero us knowledg:. about ... 1111)': 11 g 11 111 ~. L'X1)erimental and that prior to ·experimental.' " stated Ly1 1 ns !!Ctling work done. Hall stated. problems. th~ Sout II, cl.: ...111d t Il l' 1t·~1Ul'llb ' his receiving the Jetter. no " I am not opposed to the fai..t "l had seen so much corruption (h:irles Hall was the initiator of thl' state obt,1111l·d v:tluabk u i~cussion was held on the that 111~1 job is he111g terminated, in studt'nt government that year of tnc Mississippi Project which maltl'r. " 111 other words," Dean it's just the way it was done. information and arc 111url' awarl· that I wanted to help cli1ninatL' St'nt approximately 90 Howard or man co111111en led, " I knev. with no previous warning." of thl' Blal'}\ poliltcul ~11uat1t 1 11 111 some of tlus corruption. Tlus tucknts down 111to· the state of this cou11 try today. 11o1hi11 µ o t my termination Miss Lyons' joh as Assistant 1:orruption in ~tudent Mississippi to campaign for the A not her impo1 ta11 t p1 ogi.111 1 b1:1.:au~1: 11 had not been Dean has entailed such respon- government was eliminated this prl'Viou-;ly discussed:· Blad, gubernatorial candidate. initiated this year by llull \1; ,1.., year and most certainly the Charks f'.vers. Mayor of Fayette. The ktter was sent to the ( Co11t11111ed 011 5 ) f C 1111ti11 11<·d 011 3 ) corruption in the D.C. Project M ISSISSI pp1. ews, historical analysis: Students meet with Sherrill; Viet policy fails, Nixon plans new drive fees no longer due in July offe n sive drawing severe battle and the;?French were Press Release by Robert " The Black" Taylor criticisn1 fron1 people and major forced to withdraw , the Negotiations between Conservative Arizona senator nations, including many of his com1nunists in turn agreed to H. U .S .A . 's President elect, Barry Goldwater hailed the Western allies. settle the remainder of the war Charles W. llall, and Mr. Jones, decision as long overdue. A careful analysis of Nixon's not on the battlefield but at the S tudent Member of the Board or Presidential ho peful George speech and its historical basis negotiating table. The super ff r ustl!cs, the Office of the McGovern la bled Lit a flirtation reveals why it was met with such powers were all present at the Registrar in cooperation with with World War I I~. hostile dome st i c and meeting. the Office of Student Accounts, The Chinese warned, that international criticism. And as would be expected and Offi<.:e of the Computer "The United States Government Nixon began his message to when a small power negotiates CL'ntcr havt• resulted in the must immediately stop its acts the nation last Monday night with the big powl!rS, the change in the date for making of provocation or "Otherwise it with a premise whi ch many Vietnamese led by Ho Clu Minh the first payment of fees from must bear the full responsibility political historians consider carne up on the short end of the J uly 21 , tO' August 15. providing of all the grave consequences false. bargain despite the fact that additional time for summer anscs therefrom." The president alleged that they had won most of the war. earning to be applied toward The above arc just a few of one coWl try (North Vietnam) So in essence the Vietnarnese educational tees. the varied domestic and had invaded anothe:- (South lost more :it the negotiating Under the July 21, payment international responses to the Vietnam). table than they did on the date, Certificates of Registration decision of President Richard Historically and politically battlefield. The French with were· to have heen mailed Nixon and his top advisers to this is not technically the case. A between August 18 and August American help and influence Dean William Sherrill escalate Amenca's military simple check of international came out of the negotiation wi,h 21, after Student Accounts and adventures in Vietnam by a accords support the con1munists much better terms than their Computer Center [>rocessing. September 7 and 8, only. If you ' blockade of North Vietnam. in their contention that Vietnam battlefield situation should have Under the new date, students participated in the Spnng The a pparen t purpose of is but one country and America dictated, will be mailed their Certificates Registration for Fall, 1972. and Nixon's new military policy is to is the aggressor. T his 1 9 5 4 d e v c 1o p men t of Registration on August 25, have made the necessary ~onteraet the highly successful For in I 9 54 after the Viet probably goes a long way toward and s hould receive the financial payment by August 15. offense of the communist forces minh forces of Ho Chi minh and explai ning th e prese nt Certificate prior to returning to you ca n totally avoid linl's and throughout Indochina and General Giap decisively defeated Vietnamese attitude toward the ca mpus. Continuing students should report directly to classc:, will not receive Class Admission especially South Vietnam. the French imperialists at Dien negotiating with the Western 1 for which you have registered. Many international observers Bien Phu, international accords powers. Cards as their use will be R egi~tra ti o n procl'dure~ w e re becorning increasingly were reached which were Despite this, however, it was discontinued for continuing pertaining t o program convinced that at the rate the supposed to te mporarily divide agreed by international accords stu dent s who complete adjustments which arc to be communist freedom fighters the country along the 17th that the division of Vietnam was registration including' the made on September 5 and 6, for were scoring military victories it parallel until elections could be only temporary un til elections payment of fees by August 15. ..:ontinuing students who would have been only a matter held to reunite the country. could take place. Class Admission Cards will be registered in April and May are of time before the entire This agreement was reached But when it came time to made available to faculty the same as originally announced country would be under their despite the fact that for all conduct democratic elections for · members who need them. n the Course Sche dule . control, practi ca l purposes the the peoples choice of the man La t e registration for Co mplete registration In a desperate attempt to communists had won the 1954 who was to rule a united contintYng students who have procedures will be mailed along preven.t this, Nixon formulated war. What happened, was that Vietnam. the United States obtained permission in writing w ith the Certificate of and announced ..his new military after the decisive Dien Bien Phu (Continued on J 3) to register late will be held on Registration • Page 2 The HILL TOP - Friday, May 12, 1972 •• et1n oar
' Saturday, June 10: Caribbe- an Soccer Tournament Vir.tory party Theatre Veterans Gospel Choir Saturday, June 24: Soccer in New York Howard Un ivcrsity's Experi Monday, July 3: Bo at The winners of student There will be a very impor The Howard Gospel C~oir. government, student coµncil, mental Theatre presents three tant meeting of all Howard Uni Cruise aboar d the George an organ ization which has Washington at 7:30 p.m. with s~nators and class representatives one act plays in Ira Aldridge versity's Student Veterans As attempted to serve the univer officers invite the student body Lo unge on Saturday tvfay 13, at sociation on May 1 l in the the Combo Tropicale and the sity and its community is calling Steel Unlimited Steel Band of Howard University to a party 2:30 p .m. - 8:30 p.ni. with free Penthouse Auditorium, St11den t upon a l l students, schools, Thursday. August 3 ~ Char to be held at: admission. Center. It is imperative'that all colleges, and o rganizations for The plays a re: " T~e Brother members attend. tered bus trip to T o ronto, financial help. Canada (Mardi Gras festivities) 1221 Massachusetts Avenue hood " by Do uglas Turner The H oward Gospel Choir The Cambridge Apt. Bldg. Ward; " Birthday of a Lover" by Soccer practice continues has been invited to perform one every Wednesday and Friday af Party Room ( Basement) . Mark Bo lto n ; "The Everlasting African Day week in Barbados commencing on Saturday May 13, at ternoo ns at 3rd and Van Buren Arm" bv Fai Walker. June 5, 1972. The Howard University Sts., N.W.; c ricket practice on I 0 p.m. Our appearence will include African Liberation Day Com Wednesdays and Thursdays at three public engagements along Study abroad mittee is having a meeting with the Polo Grounds, Ohio Drive. with radio and television all students who are interested N.W. Voter registration broadcasts. This effort will not Anyone interested in these The Institute of International in participating in the A.L.0 . be possible witho ut your activities and others may call Education has just published the March as mar shalls, baby Voter registration will take financial assistance. There will 723-9648 after 6 :30 p.m. for 23rd edition of Summer Study sitters, information aids and place on main campus next be several fund raising projects further informatio n. Abroad, its annual guide to others. Friday. May 19 from 10-4 p.m. in which we are requesting all opportunities for American The meeting wi 11 be held on Sp11nsored hy the Political students, faculty members, and college students to study in Tuesday May 13, in Locke Hall Sl:icnce Society. ad ministrators to participate. foreign countries during the (the ne'w building) in room 718. T hi s venture will nof be a summer. The new edition lists Car wash success without your support. nearly 650 college-level !?lease make all checks and Podiatry programs in nearly 60 countries Frat Saturday. May 13, from l 0 money orders payable to: around the world. It also lists 38 a.m. - 4 p.m. the Arnold Air The Zeta Phi Chapter of Howard Gospel Choir Society will sponsor a car wash College seniors who are programs for secondary-school Alpha Phi Omega National Ser Box 1034 in the parking lot of the Fine concerned about the shortage of students. vice Fraternity, Inc., is con H oward University Arts Building. The price is jobs in their field of study Sum1ner Study Abroad is tributing $I 00 to the Sick le Washington, D.C. 20001 $1 .75 per car. should consider a career in available from the Institute of Cell Anemia Research Founda For further information. • podiatry. If you are looking for In temational Education, 809 tion at H oward. This money please contact: W illiam .i 11 i11te resting and rewarding Unite d Nations Plaza, New was raised in its fund-raising ef Brawner. Business Mgr., 234- Campus Pals car.:.: r. podiatry now offers York, N.Y. 10017, for $2.00 per forts this semester. 1256 or 636-7066, Joseph unusual emp loyment copy for one to nine copies; @ Also enclosed is $52.50 from Jackson, President, 332-2879 T he re will be a short general opportunities. Nationally there $1.75 for 10 to 19 copies; $1.65 Eta Phi Chapter (American or 296-8800. meeting of Campus Pals on a re h.:ss than five podiatrists per for 20 to 50 copies;@ $1.50 for University) for SCA research. Sunday, May 14, at 4 p.m. in I 00.000 people. 50 copies or more . Payment the University Center Ballroom . . ~T>tle College of Podiatry must accompany orders of less Trinidad Please be in prompt attendance. Admission Test (CPAT) , than$10. . Histo ~ required for admission at the The Trinidad and Tobago five colleges of podiatry, will be Calendar Association of ~ashington , gi vt.: n at a college near you on The Historical Soc ~ ety is Apartment having a meeting Friday ( today) D.C., has scheduled a series of Augu st 19. F or more events fot the enjoyment of the information write: The deadline for submitting at 1 p.m. in room 205 Douglass H a ll. The purpose the H oward and D.C. community: Apt. to sublet: information for the Fall 1972 pr ' 1 Colleges of Podiatry semester's calendar to be prin meeting will be to elCft next Saturday. May 13: I bedroom in Columbia Rd. Admission Test ted by Zeta Phi Chapter , Alpha year's officers. Mem.bers are Bache lo rs-Bened icts Soccer area. Call: 234-7675 (between Educational Testing Service Phi Omega Nat ion al Service urged to be there. Game 7-30-9 :30) 960 Grove Street Fraternity. Inc .. and University Evan .;: ton, Illinois 60201 Marketing Consulting, Inc., has heen changed to May 19. Amani For further information o r '\ assistance. please call 636-7006 The r e wi 11 be a very o r 636-7000. impo rtant meeting of the Amani P1 l. tnl and Rifle Club on Wednesday. May 17 . 7 :30 p.m .. Ushers 111 the Penthouse Auditorium. Vital information concerning There will be a very the upcoming NRA .instructor's important Chapel ushers l:o ursc will he given out. meeting on Sunday, May 14 All members arc urged to following the Chapel worship attend. service in the Chapel Lo unge. PUBLIC NO·TICE • ..s ., TRUCKLOAD LtQUIDA'flON I RUG :- X 12 $19 5 DA VS ONLY ;. ACT0'1Y CLvSf.lJIJ r~ -· Mll. ._ CLOSEOLITS--ALL NEW MERCHANDIS!: SEWING MACHINE ONLY 563 • ,•I i"? ,,. .,,~·•!':rl t l' r o uc.h N - ~ utch " 7.1yzag sewing machine'i tllat do · 1u ~ ·u111101c:s ... a t:' .1~ ;t ! c:t-. e,,..,broidl!r. monogrnm, etc. all without Hta•.n'Ticrtu · l 1. 19111a lly sold for $219, carry a 25 year guarantee, & f10.• •n. truct.v11s - will be 1·eieast'd or. a first come first seorve ba!l1s - .11 ~0 av,>:labl.,. in Portal>1e or c~nsolo - call first to SH i .sny left.
PA INT 0111y 5, ;: :"i ~ per gc1llon ·- assorted colcl'~ - high quality latex STEREOS N111w I.vu ~t l": .:I COrTIP•H'•!r. ! . 4 spo11d dtJ luxe turn tbl. 100 watt1, am/fm we will buy your books ~ildto , .1~1~1 1( 11 4 :.pd (UI 0 1t.1hlt! w/t1i11moad s1ylu1 4 speaker air ~1npen whether used on this campus or' not s1un 11ud1u sy'11irn. Eq1 ..i p fc.r 8 trk . canette. Originially $329 - Yours for $148 . ... · ~llw con~r.il•i st1 r11r,, V1111ous si2es a;ic:I finishs'I. Large onortment w/ oir,llm 1 ·J~1 1• :•n d tietul!e 4 >Pd. chJngor. From $88 - <1 ~ µd . tL.rntablt!, '$28 N .- R· tr'ick tap.:: d~c: h.s , $38 0 LY $ 148 - Pa ir Speaker~ . Si.'6 Bookstore Friday - Ma)' 26 FRE IGHT L·IQUIDATORS Tuesday - May 30 \ 55~2 KENIL~VORTH ~\V E .. RIVERDALE, MO. 9am- 5pm • l\1as ter Charg<' ,oi,f Bani< Open Daily 10 - 9 Americard -· T E:rMs ~11aila b l~ Open Sat., 10 - 5 779-4066 Open Sun., 12 - 5 • Friday, May 12, 1972 The HILL TOP l/ Page 3 • • Cummin~s reveal~ LASC plans Joe Sanders chosen editor. , The LASC scholarship by Nyya Lark booklet that was supposed to of 1973 Bison yearbook H ILL TOP interviewed the have been avai Iable this year new president of LASC, Elijah will be accessable to the Cummings. this past week to students next year. "'There will Joseph A. S11nders , a junior find out what the student coun be at least 3 thousand copies psycho logy major from Flo rida, cil has in store fo r its students available to the students," stated was recently named the editor next year. Elijah. T he booklet will list all of the 1973 Biso n Yearbook. "LASC will be centered loans and grants available to around the education of Black students in this country. M ost Sanders was the Sophomo re • folks," r evealed Elijah. of the grants and loans a r ~ from 'Class Editor of the 1972 Bison " Because I feel that education is private institutions. T he r ~a son and he has worked on student basically what is needed in or why the book did not come out publications since high school. der for Blacks to get where they for this year was because it was Thirteen out of 16 editors on want to geo; to understand cer not complete and needed many this year's Bi son staff are retur tain concepts and ideo logies." rev1s1ons. ning next year and. according In discussing LASC's new More services fo r the students to Sanders. "the l 97 3 Bison platform. Elijah said, ··our num will come under the research of will he the best yearbook ever ber I prio rity for the year will a new Typing Core Program. in the history o f H oward be a ' Pan African Studies This program will begin in Oc University." Series.' This study series will to ber and will . consist of a give the students the oppor typists pool. The basic idea is to "I would like to see the Bison tunity to read certain books aid the students during terrn take a new direction with in with a Nationalist and Pan paper season at a reasonable creased concentration o n Sanders African tone to them. The (4 hrs. a day for 8 weeks), if rate. The fee could be. ap student activities and students will discuss the books funds are provided. The objec proximately 75 cents per page if organizations simply because that Sanders plans to make in in a class room setting every tive of this program is to get not less. This will also give the the yearbook is a student the I 973 Bi son hut. according week. They will combine their more young people interested in ··opportunity to help students plilblication," stated Sanders . to Sanders. " I will not disclose talents to write a book review the .health field, due. to shortage make money." Sandless plans to have larger all of my plans simpiy because which will be published in the o f Black doctors and nurses. HI LLTOP asked Elijah if he yearbook next year containing no final plans have been made HILLTOP. ACCORDING TO A fourth program will he The had anything in particular on more color photos and more concerning the general laynut Elijah. "'The goa I · is to . get Graduate School P repatory his mind that he wanted to share candid shots of campus and of the next Bison." · students to read these types of Program which is expected to community activities. Other editors of the 1973 hooks." Elijah further po inted begin st>metime in mid-October. (Cqntinued in Column 51 These aren't the only chan ges Bison include: Thomas Collier. o ut that authors will be brought Assistant Editor: Evita Paschall to these classes to being about a and P . Phillip Anglade. better understanding to the Managing Editors: Yvonne Car students and to inspire the cam Caribbean students ·llold elections ter and Claude Richardson. pus. Business Managers: Tom The Freshman class of next George A. Davidson for Garvey, George Padmore, C.L.R. Terrell. Pho tography Editor: by Robert " The Black" Taylor year \\ill find letters being sent secr etary and soccer player James and Walter Rodney, and Cynthia J o hnson. Assistant to them from LASC 10 orientate The Caribbean Students Mi ch a el (Bruiser) Carte.r as to continue the work laid out by Photo Edito r: R enee Davis. them concerning these books. Association hold s its public relations officer. the Caribbean Unity Conference Academics Editors: and Brenda The first class will he tentatively organizational elections today, There is also reportedly we pledge to destroy the Edwards. Layout Editor. held the third week of the and like most other campus another slate headed by Kenneth fragmentation that characterize Gilbert Williams. will be the school year. politics the entire event has been Forde, a well known member of the Ca·ribbean students on Class Editor of the 1973 Bison: • The second program of the preceded bymany ideological SOBU. While Forde could not be campus, and to make the Winston Marcus. Copy Editor: platform will he speed reading and personality conflicts. contacted to confirm this report, Caribbean Students Association T ommy Lee. Sports Editor: courses that we·rc trying to get. According to highly credible the sources with which the a responsible and effective Tony McCroy. Assistant Sports It all depends on the rese'arch ·sources within the organi za ti on, H I LLTOP spoke st~ted that organization. Editor; Anita Spurlock . that is planned to start in the which represents the campus' running along with Ford are R eportedly Forde has Organizations Editor: anti ~eco nd semester. nearly 1000 Caribbean students, Gus Rennie for vice presi ent, charged that Sister Andrew and Laurice Jones. Art Edito~ . Another program that is ex the controversy surrounds l he Carol Rodrigues for seer~tary her slate of candidates lack a pcctcu to initiated next year is a election of a new president and and Yves Violet as pLblic clear ideological direction and •1igh school 7oology entrance power struggle fights within the relations officer. for that reason he finds it hard Cummings goes project . Temporarily t he leadership of the Association. St. Hill candidate for to work with them. Being an program director is John F let The present candidates for president and Mi c ha e l active member of· SOBU it is ..:her. The project seems hopeful president are Valerie Andrcw Thompson running for secretary assumed that Forde had a strong to LASC 1 ' 10 begin this summer. It will Kenneth Forde and Wayne St. are apparent ind~pendent Pan African · ideological leaning. bring approximately 36 high Hill. candidates. Sister Andre w stated. "We are ( Continued from Column 3 ) and junior high schools to the Sister Andre w heads a slate of The H ILLTOP had contact. Pan African. We arc Caribbean campus. Zoology majors and in candidates calling themselves with Valerie Andrew of the; Unity, but we believe that with the student l>ody 111 ._011 - structors \\ill teach them The Union. The slate includes Union slate and she issued this i d cology comes out of cern '"ith the ne\\ ,1d1111n1l> general knowledge needed for Ian Richards for vice president. campaign statement " to recreate interact1on and work with !ration. Alter talking \ Blacks in their particular fields Leroy Anderson for treasurer, the spirit of unity lit by Marcus people." to the nc'' ly l"lcctcd member~ of The elections arc scheduled o hc council. I hav/ the u11110!.t to take place today on the steps .:onfiJl.!ncc that this yt'ar will he of Founders Library. !ven productive than la~t year:· ~___.. ~~w. · '' tU--f""'""" .....,.,...... ,....,.. ·1·~ -~, ,...... - ... • ...., .•. .. <(. \. ' '-''- ~ ...... ,. • • \j .,, I 0 Hall long active in student politics ' ~
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• Page 4 The HILL TOP • · Friday, May 12, 1972 Ortiz lectures students, faculty Fraternity sponsors blood drive .. on ''Negritude in the Americas'' b y John J ohnson o bjections was to help unify the after effects but accord ing to Stating that thousands of upper campus population m some o f the students who did ord e r t o d o nate blood to contribute, they suffere d no Press Release works of the author include lives are saved daily thro ugh the • Juyungo, a novel which won use of blood transfusio ns, so, Freedman's Hospital. after effects at all. Adalberto Ortiz, one of the a national prize; El espejo y subsequently this valuab le liquid Lin w ood · Woo ldrige, first T he f rater nit y plan s to foremost Black novelists and Ja ventana (The Mirror and is a vital necessity in the Vice President of the fraternity sponsor.at least two blood drives poets of South America , gave t h e Wi nd o w); El animal functioning of any hospital, the a nd chairman of the drive, next year. a lecture on "Negritude in herido (the Wo unded Animal), Al p ha Phi Ome ga Servi ce commented , " It was interesting the Americas" to me m bers of a collection of poems; an d La Frate rnit y las t Thursda y to n ote ho w we couldn' t get the tht' Department of Romance entun dada, a collection of sponsored a Blood Drive in the masses of t he students to come Church to host Languages last Friday. short stories which takes its lounge of Cook Hall. out because this was on e of t he I le spol e:~ Africa.n studies "'c. 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I 11k ' l1l1 ... tl ' 11ll u I.1 1111 'll .111 d " 11:.. .~, ,1:;.11·:d l• • .1c.: qu:i1 n1 that wilat the world needs more of.? ~~ 1 11,q>.111h '"' " ti~ ..· ' 1ru1.·1ur1.·. o1 111111 .111.I d,·, 1... 1.111 rn al--i ng • I 11 1 \ , ol t lh' () , .11111.aI1n11 n I \lit. I) l 11 1 [~ ... 1)1 \, \\;111/L So long, fuddy duddy wines. 'p I I I ' d 11 \\ 1 l I I 1-..' I 1111111 ti Ill B l.11..\.. j"h ·• pk •ll till I 1l I 1-. \ t• 11 .I' ll I ht I ·"11 I \I th l h1.· .IL }lit'\ ;1111.'lll' Hello, Luv. • t1HI th,· pt c1hJ, lh • th1.: pcopk' \i'"l1...1 I lic.: '-l'"l• •11' .1rt1. '1p1. 111.·d t p.i 'I 1: ,11HI ".'II h1.· ,11 cnd,•d J'l1.'1.llt.tll\t> ,1 \.lllllU' \llll ti I 1 1'1-.,11. 1111h,· l 11111.'d Love and Luv Wine go together. • • Friday, May 12, 1972 The HILL TOP . Page 5 • *********************** - r_a * ~ News .. , roin . Black schools I From Hilltop Exchange Service ! National headlines ! Ideological split: **••··~················* * l JMES students call Buffkins'-Tom: Reporter says racism. , , An apparent 1deo 1og1ca1 c 1asn termed the unfair passing of a dominates Davis trial between present social forces white student for graduation. calling for integration and the It seems that a Black teacher With the sixth week of the * * * Seconds before thc more nationalistic orientation had given a white student a Angela Davis con1ing to a close. insurrection of August 7. 1970 of Black students has hit the failing grade of D. The white news reporter. Jean Wiley of in Marin County, James Layne. predominately Black Eastern student claimed that the Bl ack • Third World Media News read to baliff of the now famous Shore branch of the University teacher had been unfair and ' Howard Moore, Earl Caldwell courtroon1 s ite sta-ted. ··1 of Maryland. appealed to the department and others covering the trial the intended to approach the m:in The college, formerly known chairman who changed the lead lines to her story which • for investigatory purposes. but as Maryland State College, is grade with the approval of read_.,. 11 " Bigotry and racism the 1nan rose from his chair and historically an all Black state Chancellor Buffkins. prevail at the Angela Davis trial pulled a black auton1atic and Bufkins claimed that this was with Alden Flemming testifying s upported institution. But co1n1nanded me to freezt>." not an unusual decision and that all colored people look alike recently it fell victim to what is Layne. later idt'ntificd that man presently happening to many that he would do it fo r any with flat faces. broad noses and sharp facial features. although as the !all· Jonathan Jackson. 17 Bl ack state supported schools - student. years old at the time of till' consolidation with larger white But during a HI LL TOP Flemming could identify Ms. Davis because she is 'better shoot out. university systems. Archie L. Buffkins telephone interview with a Wit h the advent o f the Sister involved in the entire looking than most colored * * * people' ... " As Ms. Wiley Angela bavis took the witness consolidation the once all The students have been matter the charge was made that Hand for the first ti1ne during Bufkins had lied. con c I u ded her lead, Moore. Bl ack school has now become boycotting the school for ten this ~asc to testify under oath one third white. days. Tbe Sister. who identified co-counsel for Ms. Davis visiting the press room, popped his that Thome was her attorney on The racial composition In response to this Buffkins herself only as Jackie stated that • finger Flip Wilson style, shook several issues since Ma y. r pleases the Black crancellor of there had been ~many instances has announced that the st4dents his - and exclaimed, ''oowee ... 1970--still Arnason ovl'rruled thl.' Eastern Shore. Archie L : either return to class or face in which Black students needed attorney-client privilege Buffkin s. · who is an suspension. The while board of addit ional hours to graduate or * * * Albert Harris, the state's concerning an alleged tckphont• integrationist and has declared had appealed grades and had regents backed him up saying prosecutor, said the "state call made by Ms. Davis to his belief that the school should that the students would have to rec~ived no help. ;hould co1nplete the Thorne on August 5, 1970, as be a multiracial institution. return to classes and complete The student labeled Buffkins a presentation of their · case in charged by the state. Arason Black students. on the other this semester's work. o r leave the "T.om" who was hurting Black ordered Thorne to answer st udent!'. 1nother we e k and hand. have labeled the consoli campus. :>ne-half"--Harris also stated the questions as to the identity of dation a whitewash designed to The incident which Eastern Shore Student sparked case has been shortened by I 2 to the alleged calkr. the date of tlw benefit whites and not Blacks. students • Government pres id en t was the hoy.colt was what 15 witnesses, instead of the call. and the subject n1attl'r or quoted in the Washington Post previously predicted I 04. there the call. but not th e as saying, " If they are going to will only be 90 witnesses. content--verY., difficult to rL'l:Jll' TSU sponsors drive to send use this Black institution to pass Robert Ayers. ·a San Quentin the subject and not the conlL'nl. white people by and commit guard testified on May:!, that he * * * Black genocide. then I gue~s we recognized Ms. Davis as a visitor Thorne has been w:irned b~ ki Page 6 The HILL TOP Friday, May 12, 1972 Seniors discuss themselv~ and the class of '72 . Charles White talks about 'Gaypop' by' Barbara J. Stith building. or he.Ir" him rapping to G aypop is 26 years old ~ a sitio na l struggle is his struggle slate. the pcopk he p,1, ... c ... on his way .Vashingtonian , o r pht n, to give up eating meats, eating Besides thinking of himself as ac.:ross c.1111pu s. I le is ta lk ed ·etc ran , a graduate of Oun ar o ne meal a day. giving up the most o utstanding student on • about. read ahout. often call ctl ~ igh School here in D.C. an a alcoho lic beverages. except fo r campus and the o nly egotist. '"era/).. hut \cldoni ignored. iaggi tarian by nature. R aised by a li ttle wine o nce a month, and Gaypop a lso considers himself And if by 111iw you haven't 1is godmother. he e nte red giving up smoking marij uana. not the hardest working student figuretl out wh1> I'm talking: -l oward right out of the army in He ha s geared himself into o n campus . but the o nly about. here's one final clue. His 1968. H is major is PhiloSO(? hy using organic soap and as he working student o n cam pus. favorite words ar~'transce nden ind his minor 1s Political would say .. . " I have gone " I had a bit of expectatio n tal dialectic." Theory. through a transcendental from this past freshman class. H e is Charles "' • by Barbara J. Stith analytically and skill-wise with implemented. ben eficia I problems confronting my race." changes fo r the · betterm~t of On Friday mornings when a Robert Taylor is a 22 year · Black peo ple. Amo11g these . st udent picks up a copy of the old native of Darlington So uth changes, the Brother noticed HILLTOP , little does he know Carolina who moved to the concerned attitudes amorng about the man who heads the Brooklyn, New Yo rk (where he the faculty and the students, the staff that puts it q ut. But how now resides). upon graduation people approaching problems often docs one wonder about from an all Black high school. from, a nationalistic prospective:. the paper's edi,or-in-chief. He is a Journalism major who a t ype called for nation Rober "The BlaclC'' Taylor? has obtained a 3.5 grade point building: and a curriculum that Jn a HILLTOP su rvey o n the average. with an economics introduced courses that geared most outstanding sen iors 'in the minor and possesses a "strong Blacks to be better equipped to class o f '72, the results revealed in terest" in political science. deal with the race's hasic Robert N. Taylor as such a Why did a man who believes prob I ems. senior. In a HILLTOP inter· · that Black' people should be Robert also added that his view. ··the Black" who says he concerned with cultural. biggest disappointment with the ' doesn't really consider himself economic and political survival HI LL TOP this year was "not outstanding. talked a little choose journalism as a major? being able to satisfy everyone." about himself. "Communications is an area He explained "Every week with tf.aJttn, "I came to Howard because I we must definitely be concerned the HI LL TOP we assigned and Mt>l 4 ) r wanted to be among Black with. It is very crucial. I received unsolicited fa r more people and Howard is in the realized very early that among copy (articles) than we could - forefront of all Black schools." the Black race. there is a need possibly put into a sixteen page he explained. "I came here for knowledge," he explained. tabloid newspaper. T herefore every issue hut it has been my attack the title charging me wi th .. looking for several things. " I began tri believe that if we every -.yeek material had to be experience that it will not work Blacker than thou arrogance , which I fo.und. I found an knew more of what was hap left o ut which meant that some in many instan ces." Whe·n I saw all the conscqut·n· ideology. Pan -Afri(.:an ism. the pening to us, we would be more one was going to be unhappy On how did he acquire the ces. I kept the name." only ideology that addresses it· serious abo ut acting upon what and very often angry with you name The Black. Robert admits What improvements dot's self to and provides a direction affects our daily lives." o n Friday." " I gave it to myself', ex T aylo.r think can be 111al~e at for all Black peopl~. No !31ack Taylor went on to say the In response to the charge that plaining, " I came to Howard Howard? man will be free unless we work major problems confronting ·he administered the HILLT OP during the Blacker than thou "An overall direction for to make Africa a strong con Black peop le are that they are in a somewhat dictatorial man age and got caught up in it. So academics." stated Taylor. " I n tinent. A struggle in the U.S. is victims of cultural degradation, ner, The Bl ack simply stated. when I first began to write. I essen ce. H oward should he useless, unless we are also politically con tro I led and sub "structurally. a newspaper. would end my articles with about the surviv • Student charges Cheek, Sherrill LASC sends telegram to Guin~-.- • After reading the article in It doesn't take much brains to Dr. Cheek has a .. Napo leq>nic • last week's Hilltop concerning logically' conclude that if the complex" for he is a little man in honor of Nkrumah's death Dean Sherrill's explanation of H oward student body is com and he is aiming to become an the car!y deadline for fee pay posed of students in such finan other Mordecai Johnson. l f1yo u THE . FOLLOWING IS A COPY OF THE TELEGRAM ment, I cannot help but wonder cial status, how in the hell are want to know what Mordecai SENT TO SEKOU TOURE, PRESIDENT OF GUINEA ON what he and Dr. Cheek have up they goi'ng to have their fees Johnson did while he was at THE MORNING OF THE DEATH OF OSAFEGYO KWAME their sleeves. It seems to me that paid by J uly 21. 1972? Howard. just read the b@ok: NKRUMAH BY T HE LIBERAL ARTS STUDENT COUNCIL the majority of the Black stu It is a well-known fact that Howard University: The,_ First OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY.' dents will not be able to pay the H oward alumni. which is Hundred Years, by R ayford Sekou Toure and Prime Minister of Guinea Brothers and their fees by July 21. 1972. the most affluent alumni o f any Logan (New York Univ. Press. Sisters of Guinea: Why? Black institution in the country, New York, 1969). Your fellow brothers and sisters at Howard University According to an editorial ar does not support their alma Notice the increase in enroll mourn the passing away of our comrade and leader Osagefyo ticle that appeared o n page A- mater financially the way they ment of white students in all of • Kwame Nkrumah. J 16 of the April 27, 1971. edi- are supposed to. And after the the schools and colleges: Check Kwame Nkrumah was the foundation of Pan-Africanis1n :ind ft>n o f The Washington Post experience I encountered with out the gradual increase in tui the hope for African Liberation~ He will long be rememberec headlined " Howard University Cheek's administr ation last tion and fees. The purpose of in our hearts and minds as a great leader an1ong Africar is Victimized by Elitist Reputa summer. I can't too much blame this is to get the fees so high that people. tion," them. in several years the only stu In Mourning " Howard University-long the Because I love Howard as I dents who will be able to affo rd flagship of Negro higher Liberal Arts Student CoWlci do (I am in the minority), I to attend H oward will be the education,. ..is finding out that Howard Universit) a great reputation can spell spent a11 · of last summer doing students from the middle and . financial disaster. research on my own as to how upper middle class of the The problem. according to Howard could raise money. "Black bourgeoisie" and the officials now starting at a When had finished my re white students. Sekou Toure responds probable $2 million deficit this search in August, I compiled it Check out Cheek's plap for June. is that most people seem into a 40-page. typewritten re the reorganization of the qol Presiguinea Conakry au Liberal cruelle notre rl'grettc frere de to think Howard is far better port titled Thou1:hts and R e lege of Liberal Arts into a Col Arts Student Council lutte President Nkruniah. Yous off than it really is . f7ections of cin A lun111us. I sub lege of Arts and Sciences (for adressons re mercie1nent sinceres. Howard ...after all, isn't this the Howard University, mitted a copy to Dr. Cheek and the brains) and the College of Haute consideration. school of Black elites who are Washington, D.C. able to pour hefty sums for other officials. But do you think General Studies (for Niggers A vons recu votre message their alma mater? ... Aren't the that Dr. Cheek had the common who don't quite measure up). If condoleances envoye suite perte Ahmed Sekou Tourl' students the sons and daughters decency to write a thank-you one doesn·t 'progress from the of well-to-do alumni? note for my efforb? Of course College of General Studies in a For example, about 80 per he didn't. But that's all right. certain amount of time. he is TRANSLATION: cent of Howard's students Until I do receive some com just kicked out. And last but not currently require some financial munication from him, not narry least. check lJ Ut the deadline for support··grants, loans or jobs--to We have received your message :1f condolence sent following - . stay in school. Some 65 per a dime will I send back to my the payment of fees. Just check alma mater. it o ut. my fellow Black H o the cruel ieath of our departed · rother in the struggle President cent of the students come ."lkrumah. from homes where the ~otal My fellow Howardites. if you wardites. you income is less than $7500 a check it o ut, Dr. Cheek is trying Respectfully submitted. We thank sincerely. • year, and slightly more than to turn H oward into the ··super " Brainchild" (Rough translation by Helen l':1clendon, French Lab Assistant • in "omance :.anguages ··ept., and Larry D. Coleman, Feature half of the total student body bourgeoise" school it was noted Steven R . Jones , comes from homes with one for being during the days of H oward (L.A. '71) Editor.) parent." Mordecai Johnson . Rm. 345 Slowe Hall • ·' - Angels angered over stolen chicken Students def end language Dear Edito r: though they do not agree with The Liberal Arts executive requirement is a burden and I a n g u a g c depart men I an· We do no t want to make a big our belief that the chickens Co1nmittee which met three inconvenience to n1ost students. cognizant of the pressure that deal out of "such a small" in became a part of their dinner, weeks ago with students and Due to the deplorable conditions the languagt• requirl•rnent cident but we are beginning to those officials have promised to faculty members, has come to of the language department and presents upon students whOSl' feel that the only way for us to compensate us for our loss. some d efinite conclusions the stagnan t level of the interests arc not in this fidd. receive compensation for o ur It has been almost two weeks concerning the language institution." Maybe t!lc decision reached by loss is to make the happenings since we were promised com- requirement. In reference to the Such a strong statement the committee is a signifil:ant of April 29 known to the pensation for our wandering article which appeared two without validity could not be innovation lor the dcpartrn1:11b public. chickens, and the o ther food Fridays ago in the HILLTOI> : o verlooked by language majors in general, but the downgrading. We were r'ecently liberated of that was to complete the dinner "Committee decentralizes and minors who are directly of the language depart111l·11t and 65 pounds of fresh raw chicken has long since spoiled, but our language requirement ," it involved with this "stagnant" t he u n d c rest i 1na ti on of t hl' that we were planning to use for student leaders continue to put appears that the Liberal Arts and " deplorable" department. in1portanl:,' of languagl' to all is dinner that was to take place on us off. It is quite evident that Student Council has come to As con cerned s tudents we in fact "deplorable." Sunday, April 30. Strangely LASC has the money because some definite conclusions about oppose this statement on the Concerncd La n!!tiagcs st udl' 11 ls. enough , o ur chickens disap they can afford to throw the language department. LASC basis that the departn1ent has Larry Rol>c peared on the same day that elaborate banquets and hand ~ ~a ted the following as t~e made, and is making, 1najor Margart.: ! Cox LASC hi!ld its free chicken din out · plaques to a number of reason for the decentralization c hanges in curriculum and Donald Thomas ner at the Quad. We reported friends. of the language requir~ment: met hods of teaching. Denise Pt..:arson our loss to the proper student All we want is o ur money. ''LASC feels that the language Faculty members in the Juanita Ml:Currcy governrpent officials and, Angel Flight , Freshmen call for new constitution Mothers support Talent show article too critical . . loan fund • " WE , AS BLACK PEOPLE, upon receiving its corrections. In ce lebratio n o f our ' In response to the recent best she could t o control the IN AN ATTEMPT TO incorporated these into the " tenth year," The Howard article on the Black Gold talent audience. CONSTRUCT A MORE constitution. It was . Placed on University's Mothers and show: dul1 lustre, I felt Cal ling the sister a ringmaster PROGRESSIVE AND the ballot as a n.:ferendutn on interested Friends Assodation obviously the sister who wrote was totally uncalled for because RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT May 3rd and was passed with Los Angeles Chapter, the article was a little too Pattie tried her best to quiet the OF TRUE SELF-DETER 135 aff~rmative and 13 against. California Branch sends tht..:ir critical of the students who audience down while she was MINATION ESTABLISH THIS This vote provided the basis for yea r I y don at ion to its performed on stage. trying to judge who won the CONST I TUTION AS A our thrust in attempting to pull University Welfare and Sure some of the acts were contest and if she awarded the FOUNDATION FOR THE together and better organize the revolving Loan Fund. dull. but she must remember prizes to the wrong people it STRUGGLE." freshman class. It has been a tradition .. that the students were was certainly not her fault. The Constitution Committee The freshman class being the since 1936 that parents from performing for our entertain because the audience refused to use this as a purpose of the new largest class that voted, is all over the world meet ment and we must nett tear them be fair about the whole thing. sophomore class structure. The presently seeking support from during Mothers' Day weekend down just because they (the Thomas N. Williams Constitution Committee those members who did not vote to share experiences, visit students) did not g0 over well Cook Hall presented th e proposed and the rest of the students at classes, meet the University with the au.dience. Also I felt constitution to the class and Howard. officials and faculty and just the sister was a little too critical We hope that as next year enjoy the complete campus. of Pattie Woods the mistress of progresses that there be a Because of the unrest, our ceremon 1es. Marcus thanks constituents positive receptive attitude taken National Mothers Day Pattie had a very hard time toward this organization and Weekend has not been held trying to control the audience Brothers and Sisters: students I promise to do my best that, it is realized-that this is to for four (4) years, but the and she took the brunt of many To all those who campaigned to represent you next year in form a larger and more efficient California Branch has v1c1ous insults from the for me, helped me to make HUSA. unified class and not just continued to make its yearly audience. I'm not trying to posters, and voted for me, I another division. donations in hopes that this defend anyone o r point the want to give my heart felt "highlight activity" of our accusing finger. but I think thanks. I could not have done it In The Struggle, Cheryl Anita, year will again be re-activated. under the existing without you. Winston A. Marcus Ursula Miller, circumstances Pattie did the And to all Liberal Arts Senator.elect for LASC to HUSA and Laveeda Morgan ( • • Page 12 The HILL TOP Friday, May 12, 1972 Jones reveals goal ~ as new trustee 1971-'72 HILLTOP praised • Brothers and Sisters, by Toxi T okosi " Did You Know?" continuously became a brilliant and more featured some worth-knowing r w ish to take this interesting 16 paged newspaper Then! may always be an news and history. opportunity to thank all of (the largest paper of pages editor-in-chief for the HILLTOP, This soon becatne a medium you who worked hard and published by any Black school in but will there· alwa be a for personal appeal , gave me your support and the w orld). s triking, ideoJo.gi al and a uthoritative influence, or your vote to represent you as The " Habari" syn1bol and the prospective Black Edi or , likl.! en tertainment. Besides being a the u n der{P"aduatc student HILLTOP dedication at the right "The Black?" This is ndecd a representative on the Board of columnist , Brother Taylor writes hand side " Dedicated to the big question now conf onting a ideological stories which reflect frustees. Black facts -- for once African whole lot of students a din fact H owever, nwny students the spirits or the ch~racterist i c people know the truth, they will the HILLTOP staff. activities of the ideology they arc s till talking in terms of find their way to freedom" B ro. R obert lfaylor. who won and who lost the portrayed. presents th<' lllLLTOP as a real popularly known as "Tric Black" ckctions. It is imperative that B rother Taylor was soon Black newspaper. has for three years be n a very we rcalile that all of us won. made the editor-in-chief for the The Black not only increased , active staff 1nember of the If we allow oursc Ives to fa II HILLTOP. On assu1ning his new the number of pages, he also HILLTOP. In his first year with 111to that trick bag of office, he succeeded in working increased the distribution, the HILLTOP, he wa~ an ace pre-;c nting o urselves as a ean1cstly and cordially with his shifting it from what used to be reporter and well-known with llividcd campus, we as staff. The racial, social. a campus limited eight thousand Arthur F. Jones his ideology on " Black students will never mobilize educational. political and copies to a distribution of nine consciousness and vocational factors affecting • • the forces that are needed to One of the snakes that had thousand copies. some going Pan-Africanism." He started Black people are constantly make lloward University a been thrown through the international. • planting these idea's into the dealt w ith and the HILLTOP true 360 degree Black windO\v earlier decided to W hile bundles of the students' minds until he finally emerges as "The largest and best l' x pc ric11 cc. crawl into the second meeting newspaper remained lying got his column the fallowing known Black student I am reminded of a story and scare hell out of the wastefully on campus in the year. publication in the world." previous years, the HILLTOP that I would like to share Board members. This tirnc, Brother Taylor s arted to The HILLTOP increased in with you . Several years ago however, the Trustees jumped this y.ear became w idely , explore his keen sense of quantity and i1nproved in distributed all over the campus. the Board of Trustees at a upon the snake and beat h.i~1 discernment with an artitude for quality as well. " The Black" T o make it more informative. " lea ding" Bfack University severely about the head and an·aJysis and synthesis to inform do ubled the number of pages. ''The B lack" crea t es the ca me together to make shoulders and killed him. the campus of what i going on. Whal used to be a dull and less • decisions that would directly Question: What killed the • His column with the title in tcrcsting 8-page ncwsoaoer (Cvnri11 11 et! 011 I 5) .1ffcct the students. One of snake? the Tr'ustee 111cmbers felt that Answer: Going in there by the students' point of view hi n1sc If. • wa~ not taken into serious St udcnts, we havl.' a legal The cla~ of 1972 l·onsideration and he decided right to have our point of (Continued fro1h 6) • to d1-;n.Ip1 the meeting. views ' listened to. resrccted. urged to run for H ll.JSA Prcsi - ahout changes. As of today I something that cannot he Ill' snea kl'd out of the and acted upon. One vo1ce on dent. hut due to my nssociation sttll feel that aside from the described in tcrmi. of progress mcl'ltng Jilli came back wilh that Board will not do thl' "ith Roy Allen. I felt that he editor of t he HILLTO P that the or a platform. I am of t he .1 ha~f...et full of rattle snakes tnck. We must he -.cnow.. \\a~ the most capable man for Prcs1dcnt of LASC is the most opinion that I returned ~tudent Jnd thrc\\ thc111 through the about power ac4u1s1t1on. f hc the H USA prcsidcnc~· and that I influential person in campus government hack to the ~tu ' '...... J-·· . 4..• .\. : • • \ ~ Friday, May 12, 1972 The HILL TOP Page 13 Pan-AF rican, Third ·world news Old Vietnam policy failing, Nixon announces plans (Continued from 11 µse bows and arrows against the prevented it from taking place bombs from their B 52's. HU to host· Caucus conference charging that the elections could T he next question which , not fairly be cond ucted in the remains to be answered is what North. will be t he response of the by Emanuel J. Muganda of the continent. will be able to attend. Ho wever, several years later Soviet Union and the Peoples The conference, the most then president D wight D. R epublic of China to the A two-day conferen ce on recent in a series called ~ the Other feat ured speakers will Eisenhower admitted in his own increased American aggression. Africa called by the Black Cuacus, will invdftigate be D r. John H . Clarke, editor of biography that the real reason Thus far they are saying very Congression al Black Caucus t h e o ptio n s avai lable to Freed~mways Magazine and the United States prevented the little. H owever, China has will convene at H oward Univer American Blacks to aid in the professor at Hunter College. elections to reunite the country declared that she will continue sity may 25 and 26, 1972. struggle for liberation and New York; Dr. R o nald Walters. was because " we knew that Ho to su,pport her North According to a statement development of the African head of t he Political Science Chi mi.oh and the Communists Vietnamese allies. issued by the Caucus, the con nations. The conference will be Department of H oward, P . would win." It is this attitude which ference will address itself to chaired by Congr essman C hik e Onwuachi, H oward So i?stead of going through probably entered McGovern's several important issues such as Charles Diggs, fromer Chair African Studies D epartment .vith tti.e elections the U.S. began mind when he declared that aid, economic development and man of the Senate Foreign head; Hugh Synthe. professor at to instttute a long series of Nixon was flirting with World Caribbean support for Africa. A Relations Subcommittee o n Brooklyn College; Owusu puppet rulers in the South in the War Ill. number of questions will also be African Affairs. Sadaukai, Mwalimu ( President) vain attempt to establish a Another thing Nixon 's new explored, such as what can be I nvited as featured speakers of Malcolm X Liberation pro-An1erican government. policy proves is that his so-called done to strengthen the position are Secretary General o f the University. Greensbo ro. North Therefore, until this day Viet-namization policy has of our Black brothers in Organizatio n of African Unity Carolina, and Tim Thomas, technically, Vietnam ts one failed. For the recent battles Southern Africa, and what can (OAU) Mr. Diallo T elli and Dr. Washington, D .C. area coor country. have shown beyond doubt that be done to hasten the downfall Julius Nyerer, President of Tan dinator fo r the Stu dent Consequently, it is ·legally the South Vit!tnamese arc no o f th e o ppressive white zania. H.owever. it is no t yet O rganization for B lack Unity impossible to charge Nor.th 1natch for their brothers from colonialist regimes in that part known whether T elli or Nyerere (SOBU). Vietnam with an invasion of the North. South Vi e tnam. The only A Is o , th c Communist Commentary: aggressor in North Vietnan1 is offensive has shown that th~ y the United States. are just as ca pable conventional The other reason for the new warfare fighters as gucrila , Nixon war policy was he stated revolutionaries. The U.S. has World Bank called capitalist tool " to keep the weapons of war out Ion g 111 a in rain l' d t hat the of the hands of the international Communists could bl' easily by Regis Lake 1naneuvered her interests and countries from becoming outlaws of North Vietnam ." defeated in convt!ntio n al Internatio nally, the strength control to penetrate the w1' d er ... " This is a strange ty pc of warfa're. The Viernaml'Sl' of A 1nerica 's grip over Third economies - and politics - of McNamara made this reasoning. Nixo n seerns to be offensive has put that belief to Wo rld Countries has been areas in Asia, Africa and Latin announcen1ent in Buenos Aires, saying that the reason the war is lie. backed by her capitalism. Its aid America. in the fall of 1968. Since that going on is because Russia is H is t ory reveals at least and influence over so-called Of the 1 18 men1bers of the date Third World Countries have supplying North Vietnan1 with sobering thoughts about t he under-developed countries is fed W. B., there is not a single witnessed a surge of gqveroment weapons. When in actuality the present situation - there may by funds supplied by the World socialist country among them. and foreign sponsored programs reason Russia is supplying the never had been a war in Vktnan1 Bank. What is th is Bank? How Of more than I ,900 economists, of birth control. North with weapons is in direct if the U.S. had livt'd up to thl.' does it o perate, and why? engineers, accountants and the On the increase, especially in response to the increase in the 1954 accords. The World Bank, according assortment of experts who are India, are special clinics supplying of weapons by the Whatever. the final out coml', esta blished to pe:rform General Giap told the North to Gramm a , Cuba's weekly numbered as personnel of the Americans to the South. • review, " is a capitalist W.B. (and its twin branches: the vasectomies (operations which And historically, the U.S. has Vietnamese people las t Wl.'1.' k int t:rna tional credit agency In t e rn a tional Dev el~pment sterilize). Added to this are been giving its · p u p pet marking the 18th anniversary of which grants and facilitates loans Association and th e can1paigns which encow·age governme nts io the South Die n Bien Phu, ·•w e have lo mc1nber countries." I nternational Finance volu11iary sterilization a'i one w e apons niuch longer than defe ate d the Japanese. the Officially its title is The Corporation) 9 S percent work in means of limiting a Russia has been supplying the French , three Aml'rican I nternatio nal Bank for the W.B.'s headquarters-Washing m.ushrooming population. Such North. presidents and w1.· ar1.• n~)W in thc Re c o n s t 'r u c t i o n a n d ton, D.C. Not unrelated to this programs, according to one Nixon seems to be sa ying that final stages of winning the war Develo p1nen t. Beginning its are the W.B. offices located in official source, are subsidiZJe d by tht: North Vietnamese should of Nixo n. o peratio n in June 1946, the New York and Paris. Overa all of the World Bank which operates World Bank (W.B') immediately this is the American seal of in this regard, on the premise Red, Black and Green began to wear the western mask approval, personified in the that the "world's problems are of a philanthropist. Its purpose election of Robert McNamara, the result of an 'excess' of (Continued fro111 9) to rid /\frica of as o utlined in its statutes, was to former president of t he Ford population." II is tor y is b o u n d ro Supported by western NEO-colonialist and puppets. " help in the reconstruction and Motor company and former U.S. vindicate Kwan1e Knruman as development of territories of Sectetary of Defense. capitalism and guided by the Dr. Nkrum al~ bl•l'orc his the orily African leader whose d ea th foresaw a final memhers by facilitating Extending loans is o ne politics of America, the World foresight led him to propound investments of capital for function of the World Bank. Bank continues, deepening its all-African st rugg le to with undiminished consistt:n cy politically u nif y a productive purposes which This is how it works: money, financial interests in Afro-Asian ways and 1neans whereby the countries while promoting its rcvolutioni1.ed Africa 1111lkr include the rehabilitation of returned from loans to Third African people could syskm, of scknlifil: socialbm ccono1nics thrown o ff balance as World Countries, is deposited in programs which many rccogni7.l' tran sce nd external 0 a result of war, and pron1oting the ca rt of the W.B. which as genocidal. as it can be applied to domination." . African ,·ond itions. the development and the nieans funnels the capital into With the publkation of of production of kss developed American banks. Herc· it is As Osagycfo believed " T hl' Osagyefo's book Class s truggle to tal li bl.'ratinn anJ · unili1.:atio 11 ' countries.. .'' reinvested into private' · banks 111 Africa we an.: s hown a of Africa under an all-African Grad(tally, the United States where it collects on the principle Mothers• path to l'ntl the internal socialis t govl·n111w11t 111~1st he and interest. The full cycle o f domination of our people hy (Continued from page 9) the primary o bjective o r all capital flows from Wall Street to the p eople Dr. Nkrumah B I a c k r c v o I u t i o n a r i l' s Vibrations Washington and back. Thus, the It is in this spirit the Los c allt:d "'the indigenous throughout the world. ll is an count ries who originally Angeles Chapter, California (African) bourgeoisie." Not (Continued from 9) ohjcclivc which. wh,•n borrowed from the W.B. very Branch of the 1-l owarct forgetting the struggle of o ur lSSeS.) achieved, will bring about t he often be ca me indebted and University's Mothers and people against impcralism, There was a noticeable return fulfillment ol 1 he aspiration!> increasingly dependent upon the Interested Friends Associati on capitalism, racisrn and settler Lo bourgeosie values in the of Africans an • • • Page 14 The HILL TOP Friday, May 12, 1972 -J > •• by Lena Williams • Although man) 'viewed this as a pionsh1p recognition . Johnnie Fairfax again emerge "' 1\ll g1HH.I thing~ must come defeat. it is 111) or in 1011 that it Athletic Director Leo M ilc!> as the star sports rccportcr. 111 an end." Thc cnd of an wa!"> not a total • loss. For ~hoc k etl everyone \vhcn he an John was ahlc tn report on h1,1ori1.:al athlctk year at Howard was expec1ed l•> how to no uncec that fo rmer ma,1or 111any o f the away foothall game Jl cll\atd ha~ drawn near. The \1organ hy 2 1 point!!>. I lowevcr, leaguer Chuc k H inton • would with an ohj cctivc viewpoint. 111111.• h,c.., 1.:0111c when athletes. wa!> not un1il the e lo'iing _10111 the coaching '\l~lff at when thi s editor was un able to 1.1>ad1c-... and ~ports,,riter!> ''ill llllllll!C)> cit lhc !,!.illll1.'. did lloward. Following. the an attend. A lthough John may not look ,,,.l•r th,... \Car to access it \ll cirgan \hn\\ ll\'l'rt <,1g11.., of vie- nouncement there were i111 ~ . ~ know 11. he has a journalistic in • re" a rd.., .ind m1 ... takc-. and to 111ry I can re111c111hcr the look-. mediate projections of a cham- 1111.· out Joor .,.,·a~on wa-, luµhhghll'd by the team:, third pla1..L' d1am pionship in thl' Penn Rcla} \ l\\ o weeks ago. \l1kl' ' i xo n :.ind (),•n nis Smcllil'. team c,1ptain. . . team captain\. have led the tcnr11 .a ll SCi,l~on . rhey. \\Cre aided in their effort\ by '>ophomcHe~ Gerard Lyttle and Ash1011 Wa ite. who have sho" n great im provcmcnt. Al!io freshman Al Chavi~ and Greg Butler pcrtnr • med \\.Cit . Nixon and Smcll1e will" gradua1c hut the bulk of the , team wi ll return ~o the team~ future lt'1uk\ promissing Dl'srnqnd hakesrcarc ''ho ha~ heen plagucd h)' per\istcnt in juries this 'eason al o \\Ill not return At Ouan11co last \\eek. a rel 1 • Friday, May 12, 1972 Page 15 • A time out from Cricket clvb • • · by Lena Williams finishes even Flanagan Labels can place persons in promoting Nixon's oncoming trations. Consequently persons certain categories. I have been summit meetings in the Soviet who wished to enter the against Cavaliers (Continued from 10) labeled as a sportswriter. A Union. galleries had to obtain a pass by John Defreitas journalist who writes sports. On W ednesday Defense from their respective but mainly sought out a prac Let it be known that I classify Secretary Melvin Laird held a Congressman. Based on the H oward's cricket club met ticed plan that wo uld involve myself as a Black Jour news conference 1n which he facts presented in this article-- I s ~ me strong opposition from and benefit all students who nalist .... and it 1s under the stated that the U.S. would hope that the Blacks on this the Cavaliers Cricket Club of paid $I 0 for the o pe ration ol above classification that I am use any means necessary to keep campus realize the repucussions New Yo rk ... in a game that en the Liberal Arts Student Coun writing this commentary. defense supplies from entering of Nixon's action and instead of ded in a draw. ci I. As a Black journalist it is my into North Vietnam. When thinking about the consequen Last S1.1nday , the Cavaliers H ILLTOP: Whal do you duty to present those facts asked if this meant that U.S. ces begin to take some overt ac- along with two bus loads o f sup think of your years at Howard? which may have a direct affect naval ships and aircrafts had 1ions. porters visited Washington o n Lamont: " I firmly believe thal on the lives of Black people. been instructed to fire on ships . their yearly tour and 10 engaged Ho ward University must protect Sports has been a hobby for me. entering the harbors ... Lsiird We can not afford to sit idly 1m the contract cricke1 game itself from hecom ing an obso reiterated his original statement by while one-man in a so-called ith Howard. The Cava I i-ers lete instilution existing on but it is not ·my primary aim and ~ o ~jective to be a sports writer. that any methods needed to be democratic society comes on batted first and dominated pl·ay rhetoric and s1raw issues and taken to prevent sh ips and I continue alone the road of • On Monday President Nixon television for 30-minutes and throughout their innings of 35 ~ preempted regular s'cheduled planes from entering the har- determines the fate of million of r_pns for 5 wicke1s. At no-time academic excellence. I believe television programming to talk bors. • Black lives. We cannot sit by Qid 1he Howard bowlers seem that H .U. 1s an institution for to the American people. During Today the Soviet Union and and say that we must help those to be penetrative as they came Black people all over the world his natio nwide speech Nixon China issued an o ffic ial o ppressed Blacks 1n So uth in to a round of hints fo r suc and must he ahoul the business said that the United States statement about the actions Africa gain their cessive fours and sixes. After the of destroying the myth of white taken by U.S. officials. freedom .... when Blacks 1n te a interval, Howard bat1led supremacy. It is my opinion would have to take three cour • ses o f actions 1n o rder to Acco rding to the Soviet Africa have seen the need to most disappointed and only that James Cheek in this era and negotiate with North Viet Un io ns press agency Soviet o f help the . oppressed Blacks 1n time save the team from a total time is the mosl qualified. per namese o fficials. Among the ficials said "tl:ie action isfraught America by holding an anti loss o f the eame. ceptive and courageous man toward developing this insli three was the withC:lrawal of U.S. with serious consequences for American march. Many persons Most of the credit went to ex- troops--which he called 1m international peace and on campus have admitted to ellent catching and fielding by tution into the center of Black pro bab le becau se the U.S. security. They accused the U.S. think about what is happening the Cava I iers. At the close of ed ucat ion. would be backing down on an of what was termed as adven within the Viet~m situation .... play H oward was only able to H I LL TOP: Where are you ally. The second was a cease turou s actions under false well classify yourself as mem score 60 runs for the last of going from here? fire--which he believed Hanoian pretentions." bers of the silent majority. seven wickets. Howard's league Lamont: "I've dec ided to go officials would not agree to. Chinese officials says that the game had to be rescheduled due to law school and I have Finally he said that the U.S. U .S. actions 1s a "flagrant H o wever, until the silent to a conflict between teams. applied to 9 law schools . could take measures to prevent provocation." majority speaks o ut> then you On Saturday May I 3th. the throughout the country. ·As of military aid from being tran Although many Blacks con are showing inherent support Bison play an other league game now I have heard from 3 law sported into North Vietnam. tinue their daily lives as if for the political system. For against the Prior Cricket Club schools. Syracuse. Howard and , · Any ships or aircraft entering nothing 1s happening... o ur political scientist have con from Philadelphia. This game Albany. I have obtained a full the harbors of H anoi o r PanAfrican brothers 1n Tan clud ed that those persons who will be played at the Haines sc holarship from Albany Law Point ground. Haiphong would be stopped by zan 1a called the l!.S. an im do not take direction action sc hool which is located in the , U.S. naval ships and aircrafts. perialist nation and o n Thur against the decision of the On Sunday May 14th. the capital of New York state. He said that the U.S. would sday held a mass anti-American policy makers, are showing team faces St. Thomas Cricket HILL TOP: What would you mine the North Vietnam har march in their country. Youths their belief that the system Club of New York in one of say is your ideo'logy'? bors. at Eastern High Schoo I in the really works and will eventually their contract games at the Lamont: " I believe that as Following Nixon's address, District. marched to• the come up with ultimate good for jHoward stadium. Bo th games long as the white man 1n many Blacks did not see the capitol's steps o n Wednesday to the rest o f its environmental start at I :30 p.m. and admission America contro ls the world eminent repurcussions that . voiced their disapproval with constituents.I cal I upon those is free. eco nomically and politically might occur ,as a result of the Nixo n's decision. political minded leaders o n this This weekend members of the that the Black man in America U.S.'s acti'o n . Unrest began on As a result of the action by campus to help enlighten those 1Cricket club will begin selling and Africa will remain in servi college campuses throughout those Eastern High School persons who do not see o r raffle tickets for another of tude and 24 ho urs away from the nation ... and Blac k s students and other demons failed to see the consequences their fund raisi ng activities for genocide. I believe that we arc remained cool. trators, the Capitol closed its o f the mining of the No rth Viet the Euro pean trip 1n August. all African people regardless of Secretary of State Rogers was galleries to the public on Wed nam harbors. The first prize is a volor T.V. o ur geographical locations and nesday. According to Speaker As brother Kwame Nkrumah and there are two prized of $50 until we eras.e the harriers told to cancel his remaining 1 European lour and return to the o f the Ho use Carl Albert. In believed, "Action without and $25 d ollars respectively, between us. our daily existence U.S. for a National Security telligence had informed him of thought is blind, and thought available to the two persons will be 1n the hands or the Council. Rogers was in Europe potential danger of detnons- without action is empty." selling the most tickets. Persons anglo-saxon." , wishing to help in selling tickets and competing for sellers prizes ~~~ Department says swimming necessary can get further information by TERMPAPER ARSENAL, Inc. ~ 636-714 7 o r by contactin·g Send $1.00 for your descriptive § catalop of 1,300 quality termpapi!rs ~ members on the team. 519 GLENROCK AVE., SUITE 203 by Coach Ty>rance students were encouraged to swim. LOS ANGELES, CAI.IF. 90024 take swimming; those male Inso far as hygiene (currently (213) 477-8474 • 477.5493 • Throughout the nation the .~ · we neett a local salesman" students passing the competency refer red to as health) 1s reaction o f college students to HILLTOP concerned, Howard students •• ~...... ~,!,,~~ -'l..~• , , • ... .:·· -• ...... 4';. , Imamu rarpcd to llS about "'nationfying:· I would like to thank the Brothers Sisler Miriam Makcba sung lo 11s words of fig hting and loving amd of freedom. and Sisters for helping nw make it Sister Sonya Sandll'Z poctcd her life-poems; said "It's a new day." thru the year. Torn Terrell , J eff We l can~ed how it fi.:lt to be at the top. Our NC'AA ~occer tean1 niade the natio n (and us) take :inother, Fearillj! , Juan King , Phil Anglade, harder look at " that N iggcr s1.:hool o n the hill. .. Ro n Knox , Charles Moses , Tommy Mississippi taught us that i.cing / lack i1eant, someti1nes. rappin1g to a handkerchief-head sister about th~ Lee , Brenda Gilmore , Cynthia Bible. She, as it turned out, had her shit together. She spoke o f hard times and o( cotton fields. Fven J ohnson and Theola Miller . . .. knew how to shoot a twelve i.:a uge sho tgun. ·\nd we did not. .. A special than k.~ to Roy Mc.Kay Operation Clean Sweep gave us a chance to pick up our Utz potato chip bags, wine hot ties. and and Bruce Thornton , who stuck ~.' cigarette butts. F olk s told us ''This is the fi rst time I seen anybody clean up this alley-an' I been with the HILLT OP thru Thick and 1iv1n· here eleven years.'' rwo days later. no one could tell we had been thl·re. Meanwhile, garbage / !fl1 /i '.· collection continued as usual 1n Georgetown . Thin. R.D. (' Black Moses came to us 1n chains, but con11nunicated son1ething beyond bondage. liunger, despair and pain-soul'! hought without action is l'mpty . .I, Those 1)f you who arc lcavir1g us. take care. Take care that you use your knowledge for the benefit of ction without thought is i lind. I !'your people-and then you will never really leave us. -Osagyefo Kwame Nkrun1ah f1 Peace and love, brothers and sisters.