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The Nation's Largest Black Collegiate Newspaper Howard University, Washington, D.C. 2P059 September 21, 1990' Volume 74, No. 4 • • I Rape attempt leaves uad '
By Karen Stewart victim dcsaibed her attacker ~ beina a · Campuses across the nation black ma1e of dark complexion with • and carmen Neely a held hostage in rape epidemic mustache, about 5"3', wearing a blue Hilltop ' Staff Reporters jumpsuit, a white t-shirt with green Special to the Hilltop writing, and a nary blue baseball cap. As 12 million college students start! William Keene, dean of Re~i4ence , She said, once into her room, the b111:k classes this week, the Rape Life, said the incident last Saturday, male demanded that she ''take your Treatinent Center at Santa Monica ' ' where a resident of the Quad claimed a pants off and get on the bed" She Hospital Medical Center has asked ' male armed with. a fire extinguisher refused and tried to ward off the collcac students and administrators to entered her room and attempted to attacker. She said he then proceded to join them in die fight against the campus sexually as.s.1ult her, ha.s been blown out ~pray the contents of a fife extinguis~ .. =~· ripe · ~P,demic by supporting the fU"St ! of proportion. 1n her face. and down her throat "\t'~Jkellensive national campaign Keene said he believes ''seo.irity we "! the -'-'· to ash , ' ,. ~~ ran over to 1»111\ w my o, :...... campus sexua1 assa11lt 1 ' provide is adequate'' and that the quad is eyes because they were burning." she' ·:.:·~ ...Af a press conference yesterday, not ''fool -proof an~ so it becomes a said. · : · ~; Law" television ;cries stars question of balance'' in regards to It was at this point, When the victim .. S\Jlan Dey and Corbin Bernsen joined outsiders getting in. said she ran to her dorm room window iq· Raj>e Treatment Center Director Gail ''The serial killer in Florida, flee the attacker and climbed onto thC Abasbanel to announce the national victimizing college students, has taken window sill to scream for help. program v.:l\idt includes a new 20- • the general concern about crime on Tene and Kai Wilson, freshman minute film about campus sexual campus and elevated it even further," residents in Whe"'tley Hall from '.. m••ll The film titled, ''Campus Keene said. ''If this incident happened Philadelphia said that they ltCard the R.. • . is hosted by Dey and Bernsen last year, it probably would not have young woman's screams ·1 of ''rape" and - ' 8'Cfhll already been distributed bv the ' been considered newsworthy by the ''firC ." · · ·Center to more that half of the general press. The campus press would ''We were watchinS, T.V. aDd hearil uniYeraities in the country. The Center 1 I have been concerned because ii is our screaming so loud ~al we thought ~ ·eo,.rges college administrators to "\ communi()'," he said. In the confrontation last wee~ the see ASSAULT, page 9 888 l'IAPE, page 9
_ Matt Rinker, a transfer student In the school of Fine Arts said he •1oves Howard.• PHOTO BY KEITH OOAMAN White enrollment on increase• Ms. Howard: Then and now 1st of a ttt'C part series Saine stude11ts criticize possible plans to integrate Hmuard I By Tanisha Massey
By Darlene Smith integration at predon1inately black uni\'ersi ties. ''TI1ey l Hltltop Staff Repa1er and Johanna Wiison (Ke111ucky Staie) brougl11 in n1ore \\1]1ite fact1 l1y, \vl1i1e adn1i11istrators. \.\'l1ite stude11ts, and soon 1l1e sc l1 ool '''as Originating as a popularity contest, Hilltop Staff Aeport~rs predomin.'.ltely \vl1ite," said Fields. late r to be known as the ''Gridiron Fields said she we111 to Kentucky S1a1e for 1hree Queen'' and then the ··Homecoming For 1:!3 years. Ho\vard University has been an years, and tuitio11 we111 up tl1ree times at about $150 per Queen," the Miss Howard pageant has inst itu tion of higher learning for black sttide 11ts. sen1ester. become ridden with politics and AlthOugh Howard has never discriminated against ''Most of the black students al K~ntucky State "'ere questions. students of other races, it has never enc~raged out-of-state. They (school administration) tried to raise For the past 61 yearS' women have tstudents of otl1er races to apply ei ther. Until nqw. tuition by 35 percent ... but it didn 't \vash witl1 black been chosen by their peers or by a panel Therefore, the number of Caucasian stude_nlS who • students. There \l.1as still an increase and it kept a lot of of judges to represent Howard are enrolled at HO\\'ard has been lo\v, under 1.5 blacks out,'' said Fields. University, either on the football field or percent. The number of whites on campus has 51eadily ··1 1hink that there is an undercover progran1 at \.\'l1ite nationwide. During the next two weeks increased over the past five years from ail average of schools wliere you (wl1ite students) can go to a black various schools and colleges will select 1.5 perc.ent. • • scl1ool for a semester and tJie otl1er school pays. Plus, one representative to participate in the -...,. The white integration f f historicall y black • the student recei\•es extra credit (fron1 their school). So, traditional Miss Howard pageant. universities is no longer a remote Possibility, but a they're coniing here for free and studying us," said The roaring 20's ended with a bang "'reality. Should the ''overnight'' integration of these sopl1omore April Chenier. for Howard Unive1sity as Mazie . I universities have Howard stucfents of African descent ' Mr. B,a rry Bern, director of lnternati o11al S1ude111 Hubbard, the winner of Howard 's first - ' worried about the future status of ''The Mecca?'' . ' 1 Services. said al1!1ough a program where students from coed popularity contest, was crowned Faydra Fields, a 20-year-old African-American otl1er universities can transfer to Howard for a sen1ester ··Miss Howard, 1929." • Studies majoi-, who transferred frpm Kentucky State Because of funding shortages, the University, kno\vs the reality of while geographic see INTEGRATION, page 9 Bison "yearbook sponsored a coed • popularity contest that year, in order .to • \; • ' provide financial suppon and ponraitl Wilma Monteith, Miss Howlrd 11181 for the 1~~ · Bison. However, thC Griffiths stadium. · ' concept or Miss Howard only lasted_ Otto MCclarrin, an alwn from the ' until 1937. ' l . class of 1940, said in a copy d me Cheek to advise President on black universities Jn 1937, Miss Howard was replaced 9'=1ober l969 Hilltop that the queet1'I ~~ ' By Jounlce L Nealy with the name Gridiron Queen Pageant coronation was " one of the mdtt , Services Lois W. Sullivan told leaders S~lli~ao said that the federal since the highlight of Homecoming was colorful e\tents in the atl}lctic life d( Special to the Hillop of hi storically black colleges and government provided n10re than $60 the football game, it was decided by the Howard," universities last Tuesday th at he million to historically black institutions comminee that the queen should reigri The tradition of Miss . Gridiron - supp::irts efforts of a private foundation in 1989, money that was spent to ''train Dr. James Cheek, president emeritus over this event. continued well into th.e40's and SO 's. ·In I to expand scientific research facilities young minds to serve the community ' of Howard University, has been Edna Chapman, who later became a addition to the Homecoming football appointed to the President's Board of in their institutions. through .education and research," he staff member of thC universi()' in 1969, game, other even~ developed into lhc Advisors on Historically Black' Fonnep in April, tlie Historically said. was elected by the entire student body •• traditional Homecoming Wee~ _,.~. Black Research University Foundation ''The' Departn1ent of H~alth and Collegc;s and Universities and will woik and crowned the" first Miss Gridiron including pep rallies, a parade and gala . with t~e . foundation, which will is seeking financial supper! front tl1e HWltan Services has a long and strong Queen in 1937·t938. events. Because Miss Gridiron began ·~ · ,:.:... ®~ officially be launched next month. private sector for engineering and record · of support for hislorically black Her coronation was a fearu,ed event Secretary of Health and Human science programs. colleges ·and universities,'' he added. on the football field, the!l called see PAGEANT, page 9 · . 1;~!,•f1- Nunlng 1977, Rosalyn • I .. ::::;..."· INSIDE .. • • -- " . Dental school charges . hotel chain with discrimination
• By Jennifer Golson The most recent action occurred last l~ing~ telephoned the hotel hoping to day, but this time as Theresa O.u from week when Williams filed a complaint receive some sort of disrount for the Georactown University's Schoo). of Hilltop Staff Reporter with the Montgomery Coon~ Human graduation weekend. "If you cu .._·- D1r&dMly, to see what rates someone Relations 1 Commission. The guarantee a large group of people, tllif .!{ma 1 predominantly white university ' -\Vhat began in December of 1989 as commission is tin charge of handling the [usually] give you discount rates.it ...... teeeive. a search for hotel accomrnodations for investigation of complaints of Williams said. ·-.l "'~ -~ ....._ 'edded that she gave the the families iand friends of members of discrimination in housing, employment She added that site spoke with group ~ JM die same details, but ooly the 1990 graduating eta~ of Howard's and public accommodations. sales manager, Stephanie Savel, who, ~ 100 rooms. School of Dcnistry has resulted . in a Williams was a member of the gave her a rate of $80 per nigh~ I s10· "!be Ille for Georgetown was m ' possible legal dispute that has yel to be senior clas.s graduation commi,ttee. She discount from from die r I , ' ' • A2 THE HILLTOP September 21, 1990 • ' PUS • ' • . Storm .. drenches lobby School of Business of Howard Plaza \ ' By Tracy Vinson answered many of the victims questions feels the pressure that \Vere in reference to the damage that ' Hilltop 'Staff Repot1er the rain caused. ' ' • During the meeting, residents were The'·effeots of wind, rain and hail of past mistakes concerned wilh ~hcther or not Frelow from the heavy storm on Sunday v.1ould provide con1pcnsation for their By Sheu11tae Brown Milton Wilson. who was trying to set up inconvenienced nlany residents \\'ho belongings--valuables that were a scholarship fund by soliciting some of live on the P-level of the Howard Plaza damaged because of the rain. < Hilltop Staff Reporter J_ the same compani~ the council was Towers East and \Vest. ''\Ve (Howard University] have a At approximately' 6 p.m .. hard drops soliciting for the banquet. $1000 deduc1ible 1n terms of Officers in the Sch09l of Busines.$ of rain topple,d down on Howard's The vice president, Winston insurance'," he said. Student Council have taken a 15 campus and seemed destined to get the Thompson, was responsible for Frelow went on to say that if any percent cut in stipends due to a $19,000 P·level of the Plazas drenching wet. Choosing a hole~ but failed to get lhe cloths were harmed, marred by water debt incurred by last year's .student The P-level was effected the most consent of the J'C.$1 of the council on the ' stains, then residents co~ld take their council. because both Plazas are slightly closing dollar amount that was agreed clothes to the cleaners and give him the Each year, the student council inclined in the . front of the buildings. upon with the Grand Hyatt hotel bill. sponsors a busines.$ week conference, \Vater apparentl)r rushed down the patio "By the time I saw the contract. it Frelow also explained that all of the with a banquet is held at· the end of the .. runway and was forced under the doors was too late and it had to be honored. If 1 carpets will be shampooed and lifted to week. The banquet is generally a fund A prin1ary cause of the flood came I had fnown ahead of time how much eliminate the stench that has already raising event in which_30-35 companies from a blockage in the drainage areas. the hotel would have ~l. there would formed. There will be a sys1em used to purchase $650 tables. In lhe past, lhe Leaves were floating in from Banneker have been no signed contract,'' Merritt deOOcriz.e and kill mildew. banquet has grossed from $4,COO to park. located on Georgia Avenue. in said. - •'After the system was cleaned out, $6,000. That was not the case last year addition to dirt and sand from > He added. that he would take the leaves, debris and just about everything as the oouncil was short S!S.701.30. blame for not approaching lhe const.ruction t. the parking lot of the Hyatt on the s1reelS were stopped up in the The banquet was plarin«I with a Plaza. · bimstlf to get lhe logistics of the drainage," he said. "floating budge(' which is money that According Larry Frelow, property contract. i To have a more accurate count of the the council did not have but expected to manager of Howard Plaza. the rain was Thompson could not be located at damaged property, Frelow asked get fOCJij the proceeds of the banquet. coming down too hard and fast for the press-time. . residents to make a list comprised of the But, according to Lindsey Merritt, "After we realized that we were in. a drainage systen1 to absbrb all the water. • prices and receipts of the objects. • ··LeavCs covered the drain· system fonner treasurer, the council ran into deficit. we put a freeze on the stipends, ' Suzanne Lo\ynes, a senior political problems such as late responses from instead of pulliJ1g them in the systen1," projects, and programs," Merritt said. scio,nce major, \Vas very perturbed companie's, and miscommunication he said. "The programs that we did do cost little J. about some of her belongings getting ~ • PHOTO 8Y l<£l'TH DOAMA.N within the council. Also suspected as· a There was . a n1eeting in the west or no money." Students had to wade through water to get to dorm.; . contributing factor : were the fund Plaza t,he da'°y after flooding which • see TOWERS, page 6 raisin~ efforts of he retiring dean, see BUSINESS, page 6 ' ' • ' CHECI< THE CLOCK Meridian Hill awaits of renovations • •· • • '1t- By Pamela D. Ford Rick Walker, a jupior e cctrical conditioner." In past years students are nol permitted to coo~ in tile ' dormitory, but !here are vending • • engineering major, arrived this all only have also complain,ed about the heat in Hilltop Staff Reporter to fmd painters in his room. '·J feel the winter. machines and a microwave. Howard had ample time t make William Keene, dean of Residence For mas! residenlS one microwave - The sights and sounds of renovalions during the ummer. Life.hopes 10 solve heat problems and and the vending machines are construction have become familiar to Luckily, I had relatives in the ea thal I address other complaints as soon as unsatisfactory substitutes for food. studepLc; living in 1he Meridian Hill possible. ''\Ve hope in lhe future to do a Kim~erly Miller, a sop~c;>more dormitory as renovation proje~ arc 1otal renovation of Meridian," he said. advertising major, says, "Most students under way. When total renovation of the go to the grocery· store or eat out. This According 10 Angelisat Hawes, a · building has been' comple1ed, the heat takes a lot of time and energy. A second·year resident, Meridian was ;l,l;l " will be combated with a centraj_ air restaurant idea is better than vending eyesore last year. "The carpel looked I don't mind livi g machines because there is a variety of conditioning system and a heating ' terrible, the elevators rarely worked and ltere, I just wislt I tad system.I These systems will allow the foods.'' ... it was always hot.'' sludenlS 10 regulate the temperature of Unfortunately, Keene says the $10 ' Recently, Hawes and other residents an air condition r. their rooms. million needed to renovate Meridian is were happy to see new carpeting . and a Other plans for the renovation of unavailable. However, Keene and new glass partition on the desk. of the " Thomas remain ''Dr. Jenifer • -Danita Onio Meridian Hill include the installation of optiffiistic. -lobby. Furthennore, according to the ' windows and screens, a ventilation is going to look at residence life a.s a Re.v. Nathaniel Thomas, head counselor ' . system, replacing doors and locks, priority," Thomas said. , for the dormitory. the instaJlation of six upgrading bathroom facililies, When renovations do begin, Keene eleva1ors will begin second semcs1er. could siay with while my r1m was redesigning the trash removal system, says the Office of ' Residence Llfe is • being painl ' •' ( I • • , • September 21. 1990 THE HILLTOP ======;;=;;=;;=;;=;;=;;=;;=;;=;;= ' ! , -, . Campus Digest/News in Brief r , I earned a bachelor's degree from Fisk WHBC 830 A.M. University and his master's and f MAKES COMEBACK doctorate degrees from the American WHBC- Howard University's University in Washington, D.C. Student Radio Jam 830 a.m. will return • to the airwaves on Sepl 24 and plans to begin programins at exactly 7 a.m. OOH LA LA ' 1be radio station. located in the .~ment of the p.a. Powell Building FEATURES (School of Communications), is run by NEW FACES students from an 1schools and colleges. Tryouts for the Ooh La La danO! • WHBC is 'also available for team, a part of the marching band's • advertising. audio recordings, sound • auxiliary, were held Wednesday, Scp1. systems and D.J.s for any parties or other 12 in front of the Fine Ans Building. The ( special cvcnt'S. auditions lasted nearly two hours and For further information, contact the resulted in the addition of four women to station's General Manager, Chris tlie troupe. The new members include Washington. at 806-6673. Ayanna Fraley, Cadence Harris, Ll.luaiiia Patterson and 1'iffini Shirley. 1''4cntf-two hopefuls, vying for three-to- five openings,. were judged on marching ability. appearance. a mandatory dance routine prepared especially for the contestants, as well as an individual routine prepared by the con1es1.ants themselves. 1be majOrity of the girls auditioned last spring; 1however. there were spots left open for incoming freshmen. Professor Griff, tc.111teily of Public Enemy, addreS$ed Issues of racism, censorship and his departl.n frOm h;fo~;" "''"'~ HU •UNITES WITH Dr. Ronald Walters COMMUNITY • ''A Celebration of Culture and NEW CHAIRMAN Education·· is the theme for··-the Griff speaks out against media racism Community Day festivities on Saturday, the audience began to challenge every amendment garbage.'' SELECTED FOR By Tamar Leak It was in this interview that Griff Sepl 22 at 11 a.m. in Malrolm X Pl!lk. reported! y stated that Jews were ''evil.' statement he made. _ He said that artists use lyrics to . Spon<>ared by the Howard University apf.eal to the listener's subliminal mind POLITICAL SCIENC~ Staff His statement ~ caused an uproar l Mills caused an uproar when he said Student Association, the purpose of Hilltop Reporter Jewish. communities and entertainmen that although he was ''a black man,., the and cited Queen Latifah's song. "Come Co'mmunity Day is to unite Howard Dr. Ronald W. Walters, a professor amount of black in him was ''scant." Into My House,'' as an example asking .students and the surrounding There was standing room only last industries. He later apologized for th in the departmenl of political science at Concerning racism in the media, the audiencx if they could sec the community in a celebration of our Friday in the School_ of Social Work way in which he worded his statement Howard University, was recently Griff questioned the audience about the negative connotation in the song. He be Auditorium when Howard University but not for what he said. Griff w named chairman of the department. oommon heritage. This will the fU'St suspended from Public Enemy and late relationship between lyrical content and also voiced disapproval of lyrics in Walters has been a member of the one since 1985. , students gathered , to hear Professor left the group. social responsibility although he does songs by Bell, Biv, DcVoe, which he Howard faculty since 1971 . He is the Taking place on Saturday will be Griff, a fonner member of the rap group believe that censorship is racist. said degrade women. author oC "Black Politics in America", performan'fs from Cardoza High Public Enemy. The entertainer Griff maintains what he said durln~ School, Hqward and other schools and Currently employed by Luke •'South ~frica and the Bomb'', and (With addressed thl: ''effects of racism in the the interview was fact, not a matter of Grit{ asked the audience, in relation Lucius Barker) ''Jes.sc Jackson's 1984 organizations. The Howard Universi1y media'' and the controversial interview opinion, daring any black person to Sk)"\valker records based in Miami, Residence Hall Choir, Martin Luther to racism, what woman is Johnny Gill Presidential Campaign'', written with that resulted in his removal 'from the prove him wrong. He also proceeded 1 ~ Fla., Griff works for the same company King. Jr. Forensic Society and speakers ' Lucius Barker. Wa11ers has also writien name celebrities who would nOI support responsible for 2 Live Crew, the referring to in "My, My, My" who oould from Howard's administration. . group. more than 85 articles and four research him during that time, including Spikd controversial Florida based rap group. ''let her hair down." i For more information, please contact Presented by the Liberal Arts monographs on subjecL'> concerning Yet. he stated nwnerous times that he One student said the lecture was Public Relations Director Cecon Quiett, Student Council, the lecture featured Lee, who he referred to as ''Spook Lee'' I African affairs \ and American black docs not condone the sexist lyrics that pasitive for students. ''Now I sec why he or As.sistant P11blic Relations Director both Griff and David Mills of tlie lce-T was on the list of those he praised politics. . ' has been in the spotlight. He speaks his Matthew Middleton at 806-7007 or Washington Post, who conducted 1he for their support. I the group uses in its songS. A native of WK:hit,a, Kan., Walcen; mind,'' said Tia Oebrick. a sophomore 7008. interview last year which ultimately The lecture later turned into a trial fo~ Griff added that he does not support from Bloomfield. Conn. ' resulted in Griffs departure. Mills, the reporte_r, as many meffibers o groups who ''hide behind that first , ' , I ' \ • "¥ ' ' ' - J ecause it does. Smart investors growth through dividends. CREF's ' f know that your future depends on variable annuity offers opportunities ' B how well your retiren1ent system for growth through four different • perfonns. TIAA-CREF tr.ls been the investment accounts, each managed premier retirement system for people with the long-tenn perspective essen in education and research for over 70 tial to sound retirement planning: yea:rs. We have enabled over 200,000 The CREF Stock Account ~ people like you to enjoy a comfortable The CREF Money Marke! Account retiremenl. 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HILLTOP since 1917 l ' T71e Nation's 14rgest Black Collegiate Newspaper • I Bashed in the Head at ,c\ Last week, a female student that resitles in the in desiiloated areas because of stiffer penaltiei for Tubman Quadrangle was attacked and almost raped.' selling or possessing narcotics. Unfortunately, these Earlier this month, four students were robbbd at · gun ~zones might not have the effect of preventing crime point in Greene Stadium. R_eports s\n1ilar to tl1ese because most drug dealers are either unaware of their appear to be o~ the rise. It seen1s as though our security purpose or are simply unconcerned. Furthennore, they division is 1just as inefficient as it always has been, would only be effective if the security forces are ~I I while criminals who plague this campus appear more competent enough to catch people selling drugs. Even efficient than ever. Apparently, students must become though the salary increase-which' is to go into effect -r ~ more aware of impeding danger and administrators today-may provide an increase in the quality and must work harder toward ensuring a safer commitment of security officers, present security I ~ • environment for the university. Our lives may depend procedures need to be re-evaluated. It seems as though '., ~ - on it.'\ the purpose of Howard security is not to protect - v Orientations held at the beginning of each school students, but to keep them in control because they often ' ' year td ajlvise students about security matters have , fail to respond to violence against students and quickly had an average atten-dance of 28 students per session "respond when students are involved in violence. over tJ\e past four years. Indicating that the majority Letters to the Editor of students on campus are virtually ''clue less'' to the 'Nith violence rapidly increasing, students and security -proGedures and precautions taken · and security agents need to fonn closer ties to eliminate the suggested by Howid's security division. With such inadequacies in both the student's knowledge of crime Other hospitals accepting more of the burden is not the final solution profound ignorance of security procedures, it is no prevention as well as the inefficiency in the security Dear Editor, Africans in this society requires it Shall wonder Ho\vard s dents have been perfect victims division's methods. The HUSA administration appears we discontinue the 50% of our children speak.: ~ is the type of leadership, for neighborhood "fhugs", geared toward resolving this crisis. According to earlier Upon reading the editorial on who live in poverty? Shall we discount commitment and involvement without which we cannot survive. By trying to increase the salary of full-time reports, they have planned to meet with Howarrl's Howard University Hospital And the young man who c.omes into the security officers and by declaring several areas on observing the editorial cartoon in your emergency room bleeding' of multiple security and the Metropolitan police. HUSA President Sheryl R.S, !slam last ~e (Sept· 14.) , it was readily gunshot wounds or the pregnant campus Drug Free Zones, the Howard UniVersitY April Silver indicates that "hopefully, the results of Howard University Hospital Security Division h~s appeared eager to resolve the these meetings will enable HUSA to take an active role apparent that you lack knowledge of the teenager, lacking any prenatal care, r state of health care in America and, who arrives in premature labor? Our increase of vioJeJce on campus. Unfortunately, their in making people more co_nscious ahbtJ,t their safety.'' more specifically, in the African communities are ravaged by drugs, efforts may not 'be enough. Drug Free Zones are We all share Ms. Silver's sentiment, and hope actions community. Hospitals throughout the violence, increasing infant mortality ~ supposed to dissuade drug dealers from selling drugs will be taken t9 alleviate this problem Defore it's too late. ' country are in trouble. Hospitals all over and lifestyle diseases If we do not try to Problems, problems the city are in trouble. With the care for our own and develop long-term increases in poverty, homelessness., and solutions to these problems, how can we Dear Edita{. ' lifestyle diseases; and the decreases in ask tha,t others do so? , Someone Else's War Medicare, Medicaid, and other At the hospital we are continually As I journeyed the first floor of the entitlement programs. we .have bcc.ome striving to COJ)tain costs , but that is C.B, Powell building, I ntl(ed the usual Increasingly, it looks as though America is J1eaded very real sense \Vithin our comn1unity that this is not our embattled institutions. Howard merely part of the equation. If every newspaper stand. What sparked my toward war with Iraq .. Bush seems absolutely insistent war, either as Blacks or as Americans. As Blacks, we University Hospital by benefit of its' Howard Urliversity School of Medicine interest was a vision fn itself- the Hilltop (August 31 issue); color front page , , abp~~ . ~fQSing to ,come to :,~99'~ l • I ' • September 21, 1990 THE HILLTOP TARY • • • No one showed up for love Terope~five 'I Mbeay 1t! was the rainy. weather, but on in relationships take their mates' generosity for Thursd~y, Septemt?er 13, 1990, few students granted, which leads to disrespect of the person's showed up for the seminar on ''True love character. ''Our selfish needs are not getting Relationships and the Purpose of Life," fulfilled because we don't appreciate the internal TAkE A ' presented by CAR.P. (Collegiate. Association good of those individuals who are cons~ntly • for the Research of the Principle). Two seminars ,giving to us. W e ftrSt have to learn to be unselfish tJu11ec~ were givep in room 150 in lhe Blackbum Center. in order to re~ive love." • 1bc flfSt 'seminar was held at 11 am, and the Maybe this is why we seem to respond more . <.:I ' / / • seaind at 12 pm. to tho~ people who ignore us, because we can't take a person for granted if they pay us no mind. /2,'/Jf I / Omar Tyree We even seem to give more resped 'to t~ose who ignore us, and give us nothing, even thpugh we C.A.R.P. director at Howard University, v ·/) ~ say we hate them. Nelson Toapanla, was very knowledgeable on Nelson also said thal people haye lo mature ' the subject of relationships and what he termed and develop their persq_na!ity before they are able as ''true love.'' · lo settle down and love someone who love them D Nelson stated lhat people have an impulse to back. ''Individuals have to strive for maturity, • • ' love an objed , for a higher state of happiness, and then they can begin to understand and love • • t even though they may'he happy wilh themselves. olher., people for who and what they are." ''The highest love, however, is the sharing of C.A.R.P. director ended his seminar • thoughts, adions, and emotions between a man believing that everyone desires to be a good and a woman." ''When asked why he felt that person . with a good family in order to establish way, the director responded ''men and women peace: ''All people are capable of frnding love arc oomplimentary, and wilh lheir togelhFmess, when lhey have peace in body and soul, and an we can ha".e action , growth and reprodUction. understanding of God; who is lhe source of all I guess its kind of hard to have action growth love,"I he said. and reproduction between two men or two Nelson added! ''God, who is the father women. As a matter of fact, that would be a and creator of a feminine earth, is bolh masculine countries around the world. The association will there at the 12 o'clock session. I miracle. And lhink of our family members in had a private Toapanta had to say though the information was and feminine. Therefore, a relationship of be having different fundions and seminars on lesson like a rich kid. lhat way would be seen as being ''nasty." complicated to understand at times. giving and receiving between a man and a campus through01ut l'f scOOol year. Students At the 11 o'clock session, there were only 3 ' Nelson went on to say that ''The Universal Maybe it would have been easier to woman represents the source of love, which is could probably ask for more information in the students present. Tyrcse Spinner, a freshman in Principle of Love deals with giving and God." 1 understand if they were more students to fill 35 Blac1'.bum Ccntezr for upcoming events. the School of Human Eoo)ogy, said ·· ·''I was chairs that were sel up. receiving, but people must fLrSt learn how to The Collegiate Association for lhe Research • All in all, lhe seminar was interesting and interested to see what they had to say about true Omar Tyree is a student in the Schoo/ of receive." The director felt that too many people of the Principle has numerous chapters in 70 informative, even. though I• was the only person love.'' She was satisfied in what NeOOn Communication. ~ -.- • Yer41pecfive: e Nati dnal Guard: r I - • 1960'' a diverse history • The national guard contributes a tremendous duties left the service. School is another source I extent lo United States armed forces capability, of tension for the National Guard volunteer. In that is why members of the National Guard are the possibility of missed class time or being called to serve during the Middle East assignments Howard University has no conflict, despite the fact that lhe United States is established policy for members of the National not at war. In rec.cot years.increased reliance has Guard. been placed on the guard lo provide combat In 1979 the guard was fully integrated into all defense scenarios. Since then the guard has ' • emerged as a full partner in the defense of the Arlcka Westbrooks · United States. Without the army national guard • the army could not respond to any major conflict .. support and servi~e and reduce armed forces in the world. The anny national guard represents ~ , r .I -•. ~ - ' expenditures. the 11th largest anny in the World and the air ,- j - J _ • Consequently, corpora te Aaerica is a major national guard represents the worlds fafth largest partner in the defense of 1his nation, in so much air force. l as, allowing guardsmen and women time away In its more well known role, the army national The f;eal truth about today's youth from work to train and to serve. Universities and guard is available to state and territorial colleges are also a partner because much of the governors as disciplined and organized force to Army National Guard 's recruitment and local Look at me. Ask me why I feel as I feel. You reflection of the adult, I hesitate to say mature, pupil to start educating himself. This classroom respond to emergencies. can question my morals. my values and my participation of oollege age men, many of whom In peacetime reserve forc:cs arc genenllly less society in which we fire subn1erged. This is a lesson is analogous lo the soceital s.ituatio~ join to help pay for college expenses. ' motives. Ask me who I am. I'll tell you. I am society that preaches love , yet teaches hate. One facing our youth tcxiay. If society is willing to expensive to maintain than active units. The Training of the national guard is a direct the youth of your nation, one of the people you thal has passed on to it 's youth is caused bd the teach its youth virtuously. self-taught, the young retention of reserve unib is one alternative of the measure of lhe United States capability for rebuke and admonish. I am pan of lhc immoral inward trouble thread into the basic fabric that can escape the cycle of hate Uiat is passed on Defense Department far reducing coots to save fighting and deterring war. "The men and one's, as you put Jit, the corrupt generation. I am makes up our American culture. Sewn in by our fro m generation to gentration. However, for tax dollars. Reserve units can provide more lhan women who serve their country part time need to a representative of lhe young people that you so forefathers, this fabric is stained with over a some youth's this is far too arluous a task to a third of the nalion 's defense capability for . I ; · get necessary military training without hundred years of unnecessary bloodshed. We, undertake. It is much sin pier to be tube fed the about five percent of the ·budget jeopardizing their civilian careers. Business the youth, are simply putting to pradice whac we warped attitudes thal society decides to give, The benefits of having employees who are . John L Jackson \ leaders need to know a strong guard and reserve have been taught, imitating our role models. The consuming one-hundred percent of the daily m'embers of the national guard translates into are important to our national defense, and the ~ adult society inculcates hate, racism, anger,~ recommcrlded allowance of hate, ind~lence and better trained and disciplined wotlccrs. All often will turn your back on, ~and call evil or indifference and immorality, while the ·hard immorality. support of business leaders is necessary 10 members of the guard receive leadenhip ntaintain a strong guard and reserve," says disobedient. In me is 'he person you so often call working pupils, the nation 's youth, merely I now challcgc this generation's youth that training and develop teamwork· skills that General John B. Conway, Olief of the National • • indolent and impol jle. I am a part of t~e follow the lesson pia'n begun by our troubled rather than suc.cumbing to society's horrid taste translate into increased productivity in the Guard Bureau. civilian workplace and classroom. adolescent populatioii., the one that you shun and ~ teachers, the adult populatio?. buds. we oughl to vomit be.ck up the immoral For future training the support of the turn away. You say thal we can't be understood It is too easy, however, to put all the blame on junk we have cajoled into digesting by, our Unwittingly corporate America and the companies who eniploy guardsmen and women universities and colleges have become the and have no aspirations, no goals, no JOve and no our teachers, the adult society. The young must ciders. In instead we shoold aberrantly choose is critical. Time spent away from ciVilian jobs '- self-pride. ''What has happened to our youth?'' bare some of the responsibility as well. In an intake of ethically healthy foods, such as United States National Guard's partner in for military training is the most common reason you scream in shock and unyeilding terrot. society, as in a classroom, it is up to the student friendship, brotherhood, tolerance and love. Americas first fighting line of defense. They all for workplace tension, a study conducted for the can rise to the responsibility by supporting their I must confess, I have the solution to your to bring it up with the instructor if the teacher's Youth is absolutely no excuse for moral Department of Defense discovered The study ignorance. The key to your understanding of lesson plan is pointed in the wrong direction. if ll)alnutrition! employees, who volunteer to serve in the also found that nearly 70 percent of guard and what youkqtll ''society's ·troubled teens''. Our the teacher then decides not to listen to the John L Jackson is a Howard Universiry National Guard and Reserve Foroes. reserve members who stated that their behavior iis- merely emulation. We arc only a ~udent's irrefutable complaints, it us up t~ the student. Arie/ca Westbrookr is a Howard Uni...,.sity l employers or professors discouraged military student. 0 Why do African-Americans seem to like George Bu~h so much? i The most striking racial paradox- in national Reagan's eight years as president. for example, let up in the fight against racism," Btish declared. services <6lld federal initiatives for erilployment. services arc woefully inadequare. Most politics is lhe popularity of George Bush among he had met briefly and testily with black leaders ''We· will work to bring the perpetrators of these The Education Department's Office for Qvil dangerously, Bush has attempted to waler down sectors of the -African-American community. only eight; by contrast, Bush had caucused with Rights stopped its . staff members froni or posSibly veto the 1990 Civil Rights Al:!., which 1 crimes to justice." Bus h also -repeatedly praised Bush was elected president in 1988 largely by African-American political, business and the political legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., conducting compliance investigations or attempts to overturn a series of damaging , manipulating racist stereotypes, sy,mbolized b;· educational representatives more than forty but astutely ignored the final_five ypars of the reviewing universities which had already . been decisions made by the a>n.scrvative-cbminlled the Willie Horton case. Dukakis was accused of times during his first two years in office. Bush civil rights leader's public career as a critic of the found violating civil rights laws. In 1989, Bush Supreme Court. In the high murt's 1989 Atonio being soft on crime and favoring ''special publicly praised South African leader Nelson Vietnam War, domestic poverty and capitalism. unsuccessfully attempted to place William v. Wards C.ovc dccisjon., for example, the ruling interests'', code words for civil rights and blacks. Mandela, and endorsed the continuation of ''Like President Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Lucas as head of the Justice Department's civil dedarcd thal victims of racism not only had to Now, inexplicably, he retains an appro'-;al rating economic sanctions to pressure the apartheid Jr., knew lhat the United States could not remain rights division. Lucas's lack of experience in prove thal a specific policy of their employers of nearly-'50 percent among African-Americans, regime of South Africa to negotiate with black a free and greal nation So long as the rights of any civil rights law, and his toleration of severe disaiminated against women and minorities, and sixty-five percent for whites. Why? leaders. Bush increased the budget of the Equal !< individual arc denied," Bush stated in his police brut~,, against blacks during his tenure but also thal such polic:ics had no ''legitimate • Bush strategists re cognized that the Employment Opportunity Commission to $185 proclamation declaring King's birthday a as Wayne unty sheriff in Michigan, led the business goals." In short, the victims of racism Republican Party would never wrest control of million, its largest fiscal allocation in history. federal holiday. NAACP and other liberal groups to oppose the must go beyond providing proof of intent. Bush the House of Representatives and many state The Bush administration launched an ''Initiative Bush furthered his moderate image among nominatton . After Lucas failed to win Senale has been a consistent aitic of affirmative lldion legislatures. from the Democrats, unless a on Historically Black Colleges and blacks by nominating liberal Republican Arthur confirmation, Bush nominated a white programs, and has failed to provide leadership black colleges to form consortia 10 work with A. Aetcher, the former executive director of the Republican politician for the post, John Dunne, on any significant question cxmccming civil federal agencies and promoted the creation of United Negro College Fund, as chainnan of the who had been described as ''invisible" on civil rights. Dr. Manning Marable minority-owned enterprises which could Civil Rights Commission. Fletcher's selection right~ issues. Bush also nominated Rcaganitc In summlll)', Bush looks reaonlbly "good" l stimulate economic resources for these was an indication, ac:cording to Bush ideologue Clarence Thomas for a seal on the to some African-Americans ooly beaoose his institutions. One black Bush aide in charge of administration · officials, that ''the concerns of United' States Court of Appeals for the District of predecessor, Ronald Reagon, was so incremllly the program, Robert K Goodwin, even became minorities'' should be more ''forcefully Columbia. Thomas's appointment was widely bad. This is not surprising. Reagan'• hllltrd oo some substanlial programmatic support for In late 1989, when racist mail bombings killed magnified, almost liberal and politically Supreme Court. · 1 black Woes. Rhetoric is no s.•bstitute for interests favored by the civil rights community. a Georgia black attorney and a federal judge in enlightened. However, in tenns of actual On economic policy, Bush has ' ' ' ' AS THE HILLTOP September 21, 1990 School of Business Treasurer said, forecast, a temporary plan is being made owners within successful corporations. ''Right now we are focusing on our that will involve blocking off the front "Look to franchise with other Busin'ess largest fund raising event, the Business people. Don't think that you always Towers door.; at the Plaza and sending traffic to Pepsi Weck banquet. We will be soliciting continued from page 2 the side doors. continued from page 2 have lo buy from other people." J continued from page 2 campus organizations such as the Johnson agreed. "It took 20 years for Three juniors, Stephanie Jones, was to be interviewed at the T.V. station Updergraduate Assembly and whatever wet. Pepsi to let a minority buy one of their mechanical engineer major; ' on this campus before we went The university adVanced a loan to the other organizations that gives money to "My typewriter, magazines, books, Evangelynn . Tutt, public relations franchises, I'm glad it was Earl and I anywhere else." , student council consisting- of monies student organizations.'' and notebooks were all affected lk I I who did it. major; and Felicia Wa er, ega Many students confer that · from an estimation of this year's studerit Both Mason and vice-president Ivan because of the rain; not to mention the communications major, were all ''By the end of this presentation, supporting black business is important. ,' activity fees, which was to be used for Hoplcins are not pointing fingers and water i? my b~throo~ and th~ dirt and ''shocked'' when they saw the welcome hopefully you'll be enoouraged to be the Vice President Ivan K. Hopkins of the the 1~1991 student council budget. realize that mistakes are going to be leaves 1n my kitchen, she said. t as floating in their hallway in the next Earl Graves and own your own ··Che 'd th -:- maw School of Business Student Council Allocated funds for the present council made' . The maJOnly o t res1 ents on e t Plaza P-level. business," added the ll·year veteran of agreed. was $27,000, but after the deficit was ''This just goes to show that we are P-level were fac~d with .apartments that eas''We h~ve no place to sleep because the Los Angeles Lake« basketball team ''The point that really sticks out in taken out, they are left with only $9,000. not yet professionals, but we are had water 3 to 4 inches high. As a result, our c pet is soaked; therefore, and three-time recipient of the National my mind is when Graves said we must "It has left us with little or no learning to be," said Ma.son. ''We also the c~t was soaked and the walls everythi g is piled up on our beds," Basketball Association (NBA) Most selectively consume. In order to flexibility as well as little or no funds," have a reputation to maintain. If the were stained. · Jones id. be Valuable Player Award. effective when encouraging other.; to said Mark Mason, School of Busines.s School of Business can't run it's Solutions for this ''drainage ''Th building is obviously not built In addition, Johnson -said he felt • support our businesses, we should be president . .''You have tO give us credit. council, who can?'' problem'' will most likely be to install to mmodatc rain. And unle~ compelled to encourage student athletes the first to support our own," Hopkins We walked into something unaware of Although the present council is in a an additional drainage area. Another precautions are taken, the same thing to invest their money planning for life said. ''Jn. this case it means supporting the situation. and we have stayed. \Ve financial bind, they won't let it hinder suggestion was made to fill sacks with will happen," Tutt said. after sports. "I want them to understand Pepsi." don't even have enough money to pay them from achieving their goals. sand and place them in front of the doors ''Our floors arc dirty and the carJ>et 'what time it is.' What I make on the Also a board member of the Chrysle'r ourselves.'' Hopkins said, ''regardless of the that are the entrance to the Plaza. smells disgUsting," Walker said. court is nothing oompared to what I Corporation, Graves suggested that The· present council are working to situation that -.ve were put in, we will For rains that are coming up in the make off the court." he said. minorities focus on becoming franchise increase their funds. Kelly Woodley, persevere''. Ac.cording to Graves and Johnson, • • the number one problem facing people new to the , business industry is she works. developmentally disabled, Corbin said students' self-confidence. obtaining funds, but encouraged those · Tracy Mcferrin, a junior, attended after the first week, everything ran ''We're trying to mainstream them Buddies · Students who have gotten started lo get a good the meet{ng as a representative from the smoothly. with the general population on college lawyer and acc:bUntant as well as a good School of Liberal Arts with the intent to continued from page 2 "For me it all came very easily. A lot campuses. This is better than continued from page 2 understanding of business. find a community oriented program that of people underes'timate them, but warehousing them away somewhere," they're really very smart," Corbin said. Nalley ,said. "'Get someone who knows money. care~r in MemPhis, Tenn. '"I just would be good for her school. She said Burns [the teacher] and a whole lot of '' After the first week, I was talking to While they're telling you what they're wanted to fwther my involvement in the that the School of Liberal Arts might other people,'' he said. ''Just to be socially part of a college them like I would anyOOdy else. I really doing. you arc always looking over their program since I've worked with them "'be a good vehicle to find committed campus helps to raise the self-esteem of Milton, also enrolled in a music shoulders," Johnson said. look forward to coming." • the students. All of them seem to enjoy [the mentally retarded] before," added people to become buddies. It has really class, is another sludent in the seclion The students will 311 receive it very much," he added. Graves urged students to network Wal,ke1. · peaked my interest and I might be who consider.; it to be his favorite. certificates after completing the courses with other business people, to attend 1he Best Buddies mi~ion statement interested in becoming personally Nalley stated that he looks for "Today I drew a pumpkin. And I did at the end of the semester. business conferences and to develoy ~ntifics the benefits of the program as involved in the program myself." campuses that are the most very good on·it," he said. Spencer, a District resident who is better busineM skills. being equally shared by both parties Best Buddies was started in the Fall educationally efficient when trying to "'The students On campus treat me pretty also one of the students in Corbin's art Nancy Flake, director of the Howard involved. ''In many cases I think that the of 1987 by Shriver, who , was still place his students. good. I expected them to treat me mean, class, said he hasn't been in the University Small Business college srudents are learning more from attending Georgetown at the time. ''A lot of people aren't familiar with · but everybOOy liked me," he added. Kennedy Institute for very long, but Development Center, said such the mentally retarded than the kids are Ihspired by its success, Shriver people with disabilities. They might see The art clas.s is taught by Susan he's learned a lot in the time that he's opportunities are provided through the learning from the ·· college students," contacted other schools, eventually them or P"'li! by them on the street. But Bums and Dennis Corbin. Corbin, a been there. center. said . Shriver. chartering 33 Oiapie« for the 1989· the only way to really get to know them senior secondary education major at ·~ey taught me how to cook food, ''It was great that they took the time 'Ibough the number of people that 1990 academic year. In the fall of 1990, ·is to work with them," he said. Bowie State University, said his count money. Now they are teaching me - to inspire the srudents. We are trying to came out for the organizational meeting Best Buddies Cllapters will operate on Although he is happy just to have the experiences with the cla~ have been how to read," he added. put together a minority in was small, those that did show up 67 campuses across the United States. students on campus now, Nalley said rewarding and will help him in his Since classes began at Howard, entrepreneurship. Students seem very seemed to have a genuine i~~erest in the Howard University is the only African that down the road, he would like to see chosen profession, he said. spCncer said he's also enrolled in the interested; especially seeing black men prografu. Oenine ~ Young, a senior American school that has a Best courses offered in Howard's regular "'Working with these special music class where he's learning a' lot like Mr. Graves and Johnson achieve as clinical nutrition major said that she Buddies Chapter. curriculum for developmentally students gives me a higher tole'rance," about rock and roll. they have," Flake said. came to the rpeeting because she was For more infOrination on how to disabled people. Corbin said."1bey're special, so you Rick Nalley, the coordinator of the Graves and Johnson employ 165 ''basically in ttre help field'' and that she become a Best Buddy, call Medria Blue ''A lot of schools have cl.asses for have to treat them in a special way." continuing education program, said the people, 75 percent of whom are black. didn't have much contact with children impaired people, such as for the blind, at 232-4858 or Marcus Walker at 319- Despite the stre~ one might expect Cliristine Randall conrribured to purp:>SC of having the students take but none that I know of hav~ classes for at How.ird ubiver.;ity HosPital, where 1419. from teaching a class of the d1i.s report. · classes on college campuses is to the the developmentally disabled," he said. .1 BEA1aw• I I ' UtlJISI Ubrar; at Jnform1tJon In U.S. - • ill subjects Holiday Order Catalog Tdday with Visa/ MC or COO Advertise In The Hilltop ' I ' 800-861-0222 continued from' page 1 ... ~! (2131 477 ·8226 call 806-6866 Savel ''put it in• writing." • Contracts for ' Or, rush $2. to : Resurch lntormttlon 11322 Idaho AV! 12Cl&A. Los Angeles, CA 900~ both Williams and Theresa Chu were mailed indicating the number of roOms, rates and the duration of the stay. .,' The contracts were_supposed to be ' signed and returned to the Holiday Inn I • by February, but, "I knew I wouldn't • • sign them. They were just to compare," she said. I STANLEY H. KAPLAN Believing the difference in prices for I Howard and Georgetown students were . " 1 ~Take Kaplan Or Tak!". Your Chances I based upon E·ai discrimination, she ' Classes formi1ig 1iow for y.:i1zter exams! brought the matter before Hadley Betlrtsda \Vaslr., !JC No. VA Norman, a cpresentative for the 770-3444 244-14J I . I I ' • Registra · n . hype sets new record in • pnmary• elections residents to register to vote on the same By Katrina Wilson I I form used to apply for a renewed • " ~ driver's license or a non-drivers l ' Hiltop Staff • '• Ref. identification card. I ' I' A newly implemented preelection I' voter-re&ist!~tiorl program that went "lbe. Motor Voter program made into effect earlier this year, could the voter registration process easier, • possibly set a ne\Y record in the Nov. 6 said Tracey Cummings, a junior general election. i ·marketing major at Howard. ''If it • Final voter· £tgis,tration figures for wasn't for the program, I probably the District's Sept. 11 Mayoral Primary wouldn't have registered to vote.'' show that 298, 184 city residents are Cummings also said that the program registered to vote-24,883 more than in allows uninformed people the the last Mayoral Primary in 1986. opportunity to get involved and that Emmett H. Frcmaux Jr.. exeaitive helps procrastinators. director of the District of C.olumbia Various new '- mtthods were r Boan! of Elections predicts that a new implemented in an attempt to register registration record will be reached. '' In voters. Among those were the adoption the four year election cycle, the highest of a 24--hour registration telephone line. voter registration levels arc reached in In addition, Board of Elections officials the presidential election years. The fad enhanced its services for voter , , that the city's voter roll is so high at this registration by mail, a registration ~------======::__J point in the cycle suggests that a method that is currently used Ui 26 other MoJa Nya Band plays for thousands of participants at the annual Adams-Morgan Day festival. F'tbr~ BY KEITH DORMAN fundamental increase in the District's states. rate of voter registration may be • occurring," Fremaux added Earlier this ye'ar, the Board issued a • ' Officials of the District of Columbia mailing to all District households, .. Cultural festival ''rocks'' the District Board · of El~ctidns attribute which p~oduced more than 12,CXX) new registration growth to several newly· voters. implemented programs that assisted in Since ~uly, the Board mailed more By Rebecca Chrlstlan than 3,000 registration forms to ' improving voter outreach and redu'fd registration barriers. citizens, wf.> made requests through its Hilltop Staff Reporter • One program that ~as the most 24-hour registration telephone line. In . . additio°' Jf>Slage free mail registration Sounds of Caribbean, rock, and gospel music filled the air productive was the new ''Motor Voter'' forms were mailed. in AdamS..~iorgan last Sunday, as festival participants danced program, which allc District and enjoyed entertainment at the annual Adams-Morgan Day festival. Over 260,000 people participated in the giant block part,y · sponsored by the surrounding businesses in the Adams ~1organ area - As some people stood and swayed to the bcht of the music, Giant and Safewa);7 others took advantage of eating various cultural dishes offered • by Ait event rich in black .culture • • ·- The 11th Annual International Ga~den Party By . Delicia Branson explained the importance of knowing everything from the royal Kente cloth the history of island dolls. Each doll is dresses, which are known to be worn by Hilltop Staff AepJw given a significant nan1e or title, and this rich women in Africa. to Americanized [the name or title] is used lo teach a denim jackets with Afripan symbols The pulsating, rhythmic beal of different perspective of African history skillfully painted in brigpt traditional music coming from the Sixth ' African colors. In addition, various Presbyterian Oiurch at the 11th Annual The occasion provided a musical audience members displayed' their }nternatiOnal Garden Party last history of en1er1ainn1ent, which ' unique African-,,. fashions. Saturday caused a · welcomed included ever)1 thing from jazz and disturbance in the District. rh yt l1m and blues in the United States Attendees took advantage' of The event, which featured folk southern cuhure to drun1s, dancers and traditional African storytelling , which singers and dancers, Wfst African arts singers from \Vest Africa. ''I think this was hosted by Vivian Henderson, a and crafts, 'a fashion show and a is good. especially for black Americans. traditional storyleller whose stories arc luncheon of southern cuisi11e, was It makes then1 aware of their roots," said perforn1ed al the Smithsonian Institute. unique and full of pleasant' surprises. Amartey Hedzoleh, a • musical Storytelling consists of 1l1e audience • entertainer from Ghana. _,. 1 becoming fully involved ' by the state • All aspec15 of the affair c.oncentrated In addition to the culturally diverse ruid repeat method. on black history, and even the vendors n1usic, there w;lS an i111er11a1io11al food ''The weather smiled on us. It served the role of historians by luncheon; ru1d those wl10 participated in couldn't be better and that is typical of providing on ; looker~ with historical san1pling the various dishes had no African weather," said Yosef Ngwa, ru1 information. complaints. I ~ entertainer from Cameron, with a PHOro BY KBTH DORM4iN Irma Talabei Francis, a vendor of The event of the day was the West delightful and radiant smile on his face. ·(from left to rlghl) Toyte Bello, Makeda, Emmanuel Onwukwe of 'South of the Sahara handmade, spice-island dolls, African Fashion Show. It featured Imports• speaks wlt11 customel9. • " • AS THE HILLTOP September 21, 1990 TER ATI • \ F. W ~ de Klerk to meet with1 Bush; protests planned By Katrina' Wiison and D. support groups and community Washington Wednesday, Sept. 26. His churches in the D. C. area, ant,i relevant questions to ask de Klerk in the visit. visit schedule after Wednesday is tentative. 1 • Malcolm Carson organizations are protesting his Apartheid groups and other grouPs meetings.'' ''It is imperative for us to register Several organizations will stage a According to the U.S. State involved in the ''Free South Africa'' The Howard University Student our opposition to the visit because it Hilltop Staff Reporters protest Monday from 12 noon until 2:00 . Department, de Klerk will arrive movement. Association has joined the effort. breaks with a tradition of not having • p.m. in front of the While House and • Sunday, Sept 23, meet with President Jim Travian of the Washington April Silver, president of HUSA official representatives of the South For the first time · in history, a generate a petition to Congress to Bush Monday and appear on the Office on African said they will be stated, ''I'm in support of students going African government received by the head of the Apartheid regime will be protest de Klerk's visit a~d his MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour and lobbying with members of C:Ongress to out to protest.'' • United States, and it breaks with that received at the \Vhite House. South ideologies. Nightline Monday evening. make sure the Congressmen are as Dr. Walters, professor of political at the wrong time," he said African President F. W. de Klerk., .. Tuesday, de Kleck will meet with This list of organizations will . infonncd as possible. scienc.e, urged students td join with Walters calls the visit a \viii arrive in the United States this members of Congre~ and appear at the include: TransAfrica, Southern Africa ''We want the members in the HouSe progressive organizations like • • \\'eekend and several South African Press Oub at lunchtime. He will leave Support Project, NAACP, SCAR, and Senate to have the and TransAfrica in opposing the de KJerk • ~ntial see DE KLERK page 9 Chief Buthelezi and the Inkatha I' South African govenunent ' Movement: Apartheid's creations launches major •crackdown By Talib Karim To illusttate this point, it is necessary ' to explore the realities behind the By D. Malcolm Carson Soweto and surrounding townships H~ltop ~ff Reporter Inkatha organization. Who is behind the where most of the recent violence organization that has caused more than Hitttop S!B!I Repol11" has occurred, warned that attackers 4000 deaths of African men, "'(Omen, hiding in crowds would be ''taken The latest challenge to the anti· and children over the ~t three years? ••• As F.W. de Klerk prepares to meet out.'' Apartlicid movement has been the The finger points directly to the chief with President Bush in Washington, Mandela called the new initiative violence erupting in the -South of the Zulu tribe, provincial head of the back at home in South Africa his ''a reckless measure that would never , African . hon1elands. In a recent bantustan homeland of KwaZulu, and government has announced a brutal be used on whites in a similar instance more than 250 people, the founder and head of _the Inkatha crackdown on political violence among situation." He called ·on the South i11cluding \VOmen and children, movement: Chief Mangosuthu Gatsha Black South Africans code-named African government to address the • '''ere killed ,while riding on a train. Buthelezi. Chief Buthelezi, once a ''Operation Iron Fist.'' real cause behind the violence: wh.itc • Althollgh it is known that the member of the African National Nelson Mandela has strongly supremist clements within the perpetrators of the murders were all Congress Youth League, represents a condemned the measures stating, security forces who are fomenting n1cn1bcrs of the KwaZulu-based fading breed of conservative chiefs that '' From now on we can expect the violence in order to hinder the Tnkathit organization, no arrests have sought gains within the South indiscriminate shootings whenever negot1at1ons..' . have been made. African Apartheid system rather than there are demonstrations, no matter how In the past six weeks more than Many of the wh.ite media has trying to abolish this system. African National Congress. Since the publicly rejected the use oJ violence to pcac:Cful." He went on to characterize 700 blacks h ,.. '~ ,,., ·~ ·~ . Gabonese opposition calls for aid cut-off By Marea BaWe with the one- party system of government have recently caused more GABON Hilltop Staff Reporter unrest than ever in Bongo's 23.:year rule. Gatx>n has been plagued with pro Re l i g ~i ~ n s and t he Ou es t f or • • For some, Gabon, one of the richest Date of ln~ependence~ ·. . I democracy demonstrations since nations in sub-Saharan Africa, holds a January. 17 August 1960, from bright future. But for others, the prestnt The situation worsened after the France World Order in the 1990 S reality is bleak. For this reason, Antoine May 23 death of Joseph Rendj£lmbe, the Meyo, leader of Le Mouvement secretary general of the opposition Capltal: Libreville • -, . Democratie Solidarite Pregrcs (DSP), a Gabonese Progress Pafly (PAP). · Gabonese opposition group, is calling Rendjambe 's body was found in a Area: 267,667 sq. km. for the removal of current President hotel in the Gabonese capital of - Omar Bongo. Libreville. There were reportedly Population: 1 milliOn ''The leaders of my country have needle marks on his abdomen, and his - , taken the wealth. Nothing has been supporters accused Bongo's Rellglon: Islam, traditional given to the average man," said Meyo, government of having killed him with a African and Christianity who cites ''prestige spending'' as the ·l t I _.JlOison injection, according to a World main problem in his country. News Digest report. I languages: French and > According to a Western expert, Forced to the table as a result of the ''eighty percent of the GDP [gross earlier unrest, Bqngo committed Gabon African (Fang, Mpougwe, · domestic product] (of Gatx>n) is in the to a new policy of multi·partyism after Adouma, Okande and hands of two percent of the a national conference held March 11· Kola) , • ·. population." Meyo recently ended a trip April 19. The conference was attended - to the U.S., where he attempted to by 74 different opposition GDP per capita: U.S. convince African-American political organizations. $2,460/year , . leaders to call for an end to U.S. aid to The first elections under this new • Gabon . policy are scheduled to take place on • According to Meyo, if U.S. and other September 16. They will be for business in Gabon is good, according to foreign aid stops, th(\ Bongo National Assembly pos1t1ons, a U.S. Department of Commerce report. government, which is already in debt, according to the U.S. ·State Department. In 1991, some 65 percent of Gabon's will lose popularity because of its onshore exploration acreage will be • Meyo, whose opposition group is inability to elicit monetary support. just one of the approximately 73 that auctioned off, possibly openin~ the Gabon's wealth comes. mainly from its exist in Gabon, would like to see his door for new control. • e>.lXlrt of oil. In fact, oil accounted for country run differently . In the current deal with Shell Ind Elf, In the rnldst of the Middle East Crisis, can the policies of more than 70 percent of this country's ''My politicaL social and economic the Gal?<>nese government gets 15 Bush. Gorbcchev or Saddam Hussein contribute to the export earnings and a quarter of the outlook is different (from Bongo's]. I percent of all oil revenues, while the rest de velopment of a harmonious world. • government's total revtj11ue in 1989. would like to build a free market is divided evenly between the two ''For years the country operated economy based on what we c.an do foreign companies. without a budget. It had so much money ourselves, not depend on the outsi~," ' · The implicatibns for Meyo arc not it didn't need one," said a Los Angeles said Meyo. favorable. The ._' turrcnt Gabonese Times article. '" Meyo's plan entails starting small government and the U.S. are on friendly In 1986, oil prices fell sharply and and building his country up- without the terms. In fact, in 1987 a Bilateral • Gabon was plunged into an economic help of foreign capital or expertise. He Investment Treaty between the U.S. and • pit. To meet this crisis, Gabon would start with the rural economy and Gabon was signed. I implemented an International develop agriculture, as well as promote In 1989, Arn'Crican business had . ' ' Monetary Fund (IMF) structural craftsmanship . $600 million invested in Gabon. And Tu es day Sept. 25 Prof: Sulayman Nyang adjustment program and rescheduled its ~ ''We would not like to start out big, more interest has been generated since • Rm 150 ·7 pm public and private debt. Gabon has been with oil exploration of mining because the Rabi oil field discovery and the Chairman of African Studies a member of the IMF since 1963, I we would need to have our own money current Persiah Gulf oil crisis. according to an IMF official. and expertise, so we won't be Meyo continues undaunted. He will B 1ackbllrn Ctr IMF guidelines for borrowing co~trolled. Gabonese would develop visit other countries that aid Gabon like I I . Howard University countries usually entail painful their finns, ''said Mcyo. France, Japan and Canada to urge a > - • > austerity measures like, cutbacks in However, oil is a booming busine~ discontinuance of that aid in a quest to • For more lnrormalton call 265-4920 • social spending. Areas such as in Gabon. A few years ago, Shell end his government's alleged 1 education and health care, that affect t~e discovered a huge on·shore oil field, corruption. Spo11sored by CARI' at').d U11ificalior1Ca1npusMinislries St:ctor of lhe population which need called Rabi-Kounga. which is expected ''My politics arc clear and different help the mo.st, are often among the first to increase the country's production I've got an advantage, being to be cut. ,;' capacity by 50 percent. The prospect uncorrupted, I'm a Cree man," said Social cutbacks and dissatisfaction for profitable U.S. and other foreign Meyo. • ! ' I • ' ' ' September 21, 1990 THE HILLTOP A9 ' ads and posters for colleges to adopt, solution, rather than part of the Center mailed its booklet, ''Sexual . on e er ape . and proposals for slale legislalion proble!ll," Assault on Campus: What Colleges. Can Integratl d Kl k R requiring rollegcs to implement written ''College students are more Do," to every college president. . the . d f - continued from page 9 oontinUcd from page 1 procedures for handling sexual as.sault vulnerable · to rape than any other age booklet urges adoption of a t6point contmue rom page 9 ' d ''premature expression of constructive adopt the film as part of orientation cases man atory rape prevent.ion group," said Abarbanel. ''To oompound rape prevention program model which exists. they (the transfer students) can't engagement.•• ''Constructive programs for all incoming students. the programs for freshmen." the problem. studies have shown that includes mandatory educational come for free. . _ . . engagement'' is the no1orious policy of film was recently endorsed by the ''Students must understand that rape more than 90 percent of campus rapes programs about rape, .increased Moreover, Bern said. the ma1onty of the Reagan years which held that the National Inter·fratemity Conference, is not sex; it's 31), act of violence with go unreported. Our campaign provides disciplinary ~earings for offenders and · : ' stu~ents who transfer to Howard for a U.S. should maintain ties with the South which distributed copies 10 its devastating consequences,'' ·stated colleges with effective materials and comprehensive programs for assisting semester are black. Bern went on to say African government in order to exert its members. actress Dey, who thinks the film is a programs to end rape on campus." victims. white students coming tp Howard can't influence. ''the goal of the campaign and film is valuable resource in educating students ''College administrators and student 1 receive special aid (minority ''It's premature because even though to reduce .the epidemic number of by exploring campus rape and its impact groups have to work together to solve Buthelezi scholarships). ''When the government the South African regime has taken campus assaults,'' said through interviews with four college the problem of campus sexual assaults," continued from page 9 • ~ exual says minority they mean in tht country some tentative steps in the direction of a Abaibanel. l ''Recent studies indicate women actually ~ultcd on college said Jonathan Brant, ex"ecutive vice received major contributions from I not ~ the community,'' said Bern. new. South Africa, nothing fundamental that each y~, one in every six college campuses. "I hope our film will help[ president of the National Inter· Western multinational corporations and ?tndy McMa~us, a 24·year·old has changed," he said. women is ~ victim of rape or attempted reverse the alarming campus rape fraternity Conference. ''We strongly has been granted more official visits to white pre·law major, won a four year rape and one in every 15 college men statistics.'' endorse the campaign and have the White House than any other South ROTG scholarship which stipulated admit to committing sexual assault." Actor Bernsen cited his support for distributed the film to our members African. that she had to attend a prc;dominately their culture and background. Howard In addition to the film, which the campaign. commenting. "Men must nationwide to initiate student support of In an off·the·record comment one black university. ''I had to attend a is rail by blacks for blacks," said contains important infonnation about take a strong stand against rape. th~ this effort." • high·ranking congressional aide slated predominately black school (in order to Jenifer.. rape and prevention strategies campaign gives college men an To specifiCally address college that in order for Apartheid to be receive the scholarship). ~re were campaign materials include powerfu opportunity to become a part of the administrators, the Rape Treatment disman1led, Chief Buthelezi would have to be ''neutral; ... ,.d." ( abo u 12 0 lh er bl ac k co lie g bu I Jenifer maintained that .the increase ------·------t------=-:.:...::__::_:=::.::::~=:_ ____£__ chose' Howard because it has 'an • of white students is of no threat to excellent reputation," McManus said. Howard ''Even if more white students 'BemiC' Biennett, a 21·year-old~ print · come, they won'I be a threal against the journalism majc:>r, said it is not merely a 80 percent black students here. Female black or white proble.m. ''The schools remain female, Jewish' schools imurgence of some (white ) students I remain Jewish, and black schools ·- I've seen is because Of association, not remain blac1', it's that simple," said integration. They're here because they Jenifer. heard the university is good. and they're curious." said Bennett. 1 Bennett argues .that black students However, Fields claipis Howard can should be afraid of the . international become integrated even though it is a • ~tion increase keeping other students private institution, and bl"ck students of African descent out of Howard. should be aware of that ·: possibility. President Franklyn Jenifer said he Fields declared if her theories weren't • • does not understand the concern of true. then th~ board o( trustees would white integration by Howard students. e have never considered Lee Atwater to ''I don't think that's an issue," said become a part of Howard ''Atwater Jenifer. ''We may get 10 white students was a test. They (the government) each year ... maybe 20. I do not consider wanted to see how far we would these students fl. threat, the numbers are go... they were observing us," said ! ' too small," Jerlifer said. Fields. Even though Jenifer wholeheartedly • • • ' • • welcomes White students to the The states of Alabama, Delaware, ' • university, he feels it is necessar}' to Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, ' I \ preserve Howard's rich history of Pennsylvan~a , Soulh Cardlina, and IBMPS/2 IBMrS/2 educating students with African West Virginia all have rc:ceived decrees IBM PS/2 . \ Model 55 SX (U3l) Model 55 SX (W6l) heritage. j frQm the Department of Education to , Model 30 286 (U3l) \ . ' ''Howafd has been, is now, and · ,-_;.~ / · 2MB memor1 2MB memory fully integrate their black public ~. · ·I IMB memory r·\ , ' forever shhll be an institution dedicated univers1t1es. Moreover, the white , 30M B fixli'd disk drive . ·' 30M B fi11;ed disk 'drive ' 60MB fixed di sk ~ive 8515 Color Oispla~· to the probosition of educating students public univ~rsities are not being handed 8513 Color Displo)· 8513 Color Di•play with African ancestry in a scholarly these same court orders. Preloaded 50h ware: _ Preloaded t<".•ware: Preloaded sof1wan:: fashion. but including the sensitivity to IBM 0054.0 IBM OOS 4.0 ; 18\1 !.X!f.4.0 M icrotol1 ._.indows 3.0. l Mia060f1•1iindo"'·s"' 3.0. Micro60f1 '&'indo-.-·s 3.0. "Ord for V. indo"'1 and [xcM'"• •otd fOI'" ...i~ •.• '-Ord ror" indows• hOC 1.'indows litili1ir1>• some of the student'~ concerns. hOC ' 'indowi \ i1ilili<-s ··• hOC " ' inOO-~ 11il4if-s• • ZSolt Sof1·1 ·~J'(' t ZSoft Softl•yf"'t ''If unauthorized people are getting ZSof1 Sol1T ypr ··t Assault $2.799 continued from page 1 into the building, then we need a more $1.799 $2.34Q thorough investigation of the entrances • someone was being hit by a car," said .~ .. -- .. ' __ _ Tene, a compuler science major saiP. and i:xits within this complex," said ------· ..... -- ''We looked out of our window and Valerie Scott, the donn counselor of the quadrangle. ,. "•' • we could see her sitting on the inside of Printers ' ' •. ''Students have to help beca~ no ' ·. '· the window sill screaming, and then she ...: ,_,,,,-.. • matter how' many bars you put up- on .. ,... ,-,.~ : < ., climbed outside th~ window and stood I B\1 Proprin•e<" I 11 windows, we all have to wOrk together IBM PS/2 \ l I i. IBMPS/2 i·· · / I.·.. I on the window ledge," Tene said. w/cable (Mod el 4201-003) $ 349 ' . Model 30 286 (T3l) ·... ;' Tene's sister Kai called for the police to prevent any type of crime," she during the incident. added. M7:!~~6l) f;; ~ J IBM Proprin1er X24E :;.::> Sl.649 - J../ Sgt. Harold Lacy, Jho works in w/cable (~lode! 4207-002) $ 499 ''911 put me on hold so I called the 60MB fixed driw investigations at l:Joward, echoed this .lisk Model 55 SX (T6l) ! fire department and ran to ... fmd my 8515 Color Di•play ·~ resident assistant.," she said. ' c6ncern. ''Slude~ts must take charge of IBM Proprin1e' XL24E $2,699 Prelooded so11 ..~re : 679 Soon after, the fire department, their own pe£59rial security,'' he said w/cable (Model 4208 -002) $ IBM DOS 4.0 , Model 70 (T61) • metropolitan police, and Howard ''They (girls al !he Quad) leave !heir doors unlocked and their money out. MK-rosal1 ' 'indow& 3:0. I IB\t LaserPrintt'r E $4,399 security officers arrived on the"scene. ~orU Jor 9lindiows and [xcft• J 1hen they blame us when something w/cable (Model -IOIQ-EOI) $1.039 Keene said it is impossible to keep hOC ,.i ~ l1i1Miet.• Preloaded happens or something is missing,'' he ZSolt' SoltTypct wi1h IBM DOS 4.0 everybody out. ''Unless you build a Hewlett·Packarr1 r .. intJct11i said. prison. and even people escape from $4,499 color graphics printer and Micro ' I J • ~ I , I I ) • A1 • THE HILLTOP September 21. 1990 • • • • , ' I \ • • • OPEN·ING NIGHT PERFi"OR,MA-NCE I I I ..• • J • • I I - • I I I I • ' • • . . • • I ' I , , As we have spent many happy hours together around the dining We are eager to discuss challenges and choices with original \ tabl ~- it hardly seems necessary to introduce ourselves. Max thinkers who anticipate applying their education and skills in the well House coffeJ, Kool-Aid, Light n' Lively, Post cereals, Log following areas: I Cabin Syrup, EntJnmann's cookies, JELL-0, C_ool Whip, Shake 1 • I nformatiJn Systems • Operations 'n Bake, Lender's bagels, Oscar Mayer hot dogs, Cheez Wiz ... • Sales • Engineering are just a '.ew of t?e1 brands that have made Kraft General Foods •- Finance • Technical Research ' welcome in almost every home 1n America - and the world. Opportunities also exi~t in other disciplines for the Kraft General • l 1 Representatives from several of our operating units are eager to Foods' Commercial division. meet members of your graduating class who can best be de Our power and v1isibility in world markets and a dedication to scribed as action oriented, creative, inventive, intense, aware, innovation means we can offer you a chance to do interesting, energetic and insightful. If that sounds like you - come in and exciting and challenging work ... talk to us on: ... and we know that will be music to your ears. , KRAFT GENERAL FOODS ' '• • CAREER NIGHT- . • I . • Tuesday, Sept 2S 5p111 - 7p111 • ( Howard Univers,ty • Blackburn Center • • • j .- • • \ j ENE FOODS I 1 I 1 I A WORLD OF 0PPORTUN TIES An eql1al oµporlunity/affirmative aclion en1ployer. • • • • , I , ( .. • • • • People Careers H111th Ind Fib 18S& S1~1 B Sports Sepanl:1r 21, 1990 SportaExtr1 Hllltoplcs • THE HILLTOP I ' • • • ' • ' Commun1cat1ons STRIKE A POSE - Strictly • pageant • ner 4 J music• • I • business • an 'ordinary' girl ' Ken Gaml:!le to speak ceremonies, the 1989-90 Miss School • By Aisha Beckett of CommunicatioM wiMer and 1989- on record ;industry 90 Miss Howard University runner-up, l H•ltop Sta• Repo • ,. ' Students survey fashion for the feet ' ~electing shoes for the fall is si1nply a 1natter of style By Klmber1y Col$man Tiffani Allen, a Junior n1a1or1ng in located on Col"umbia Road, Ellessc being sold hue for $65." Wh tley also •r,:' Kamal Harris psychology, owns more than 65 pairs of shoes are the most popular shoes this says that the colors are more _ shoes. She says that wearing the right fall. ''The number one selling shoe for Brazil. H ltop Staff Reporters shoes can enhance any outfit. Allen the fall is the suede Ellesse. I believe When asked what three ualities bU)'S the majority of her shoes front this brand of shoe is mosl popular they looked for when shopRing for • You can see them walking across the Nordstrom's in Pentagon City because because of the style. Suede is the shoes, most students said the sty~e of t_he yard every day. Liz Claibome,Via ''they have a very large selection of coming altraction for the fall," he s.1id. sboe was m~ important. Tu5quality Spiga .and Ellesse. No, they are no1 quality shoes from whicl) 10 choose." - Other popular shoes sold at and the color of the shoe a~ ranked award students, instead they arc some Tim McLelland, manager of the Footlocker are the highly acclaimed Air highly with shoppers, while a 1ew said o the mC'>e popular shoes that students ladies shoe department at Nordstrom's, _Tordans, manufactured by Nike and sold that a good fit was important. Howard are wearing this fall. • ~ says that Via Spiga and. Timberlands arc f~r $125, and the Reebok Pump which K.Y. Black, sophomore ~· keting In a survey conducted by the Hilltop two of the holtesl selling shoes for the oosts a whopping $170! major, said that durability is an of 100 Howard students, respondents fall. f Timberlands and Bass shoes were important factor when she sh for were asked to estimate the number of · t'! .... ''Timberlands are great weather some of the casual shoes.favored by the shoes. "I need shoes that will I ~ a long 1 .. \v 7 ~ they owned, the amount of money shOes and they have an outdoorsy look," me·n at Howard. Zodiacs and Giorgio time and that can stand up lo Howard 's • ' they spend on shoes yearly, the top three he said. ''On the qther end of the Brutini were also popular for the fall . hills and the distrid's potholes![' q~lities they look for in shoes, their spectrum are Via Spig'as which can be Most of the men surveyed said they too On an average, Howard 'udents favorite_ shoe designer, and where they dressed up or down." shop at Nordstrom's because of the reported that they spend about ~400 a ~FP most 'often for shoes. According to the survey, men most large selection available to them. year on shoes, with some.shoppT even • - ~ On an average, women owned as often shop at Footlocker ~ for their shoe Some Howard students will travel spending up to $1,000. Cllarisse r~ d, a many as 26 pairs of SOOes com1'4ec1 to ~ apparel. Footlocker is one of the across the country to shop for the '' junior in _the School of Bu~ iness, r ,_ ~ 1he - 11 pairs given by the . male lead,ing stores for athletic shoes, and right'' pair of shoes. Alyssa Whatley, estimated that she spends ,1,500 / I .I. ~ - -- reSpondents. ~ Nike products were the clear favorite. . senior in the School of annually on shoes. ''I've f lways - • ·' • - . !% ''I feel it is necessary to own at least More men own Nike tennis shoes than., Communications, says that she buys her believed that you can never have too 1 , 20 pairs o( shoes, so they can match any other brand. shoes from Brazil and Madrid because many pairs of shoes, ht.cause you can - .ft IOTO W IClfTH 'OQNl\N each of my outfits," said Keisha Yet according to Robert Boderick, of the lower prices . . ''I saw a pair of never have too many clothes.'' ' Komeka Freeman is wearing a pair of favorite 1hoe1. Williams, a junior marketing major. assistant manager of the Footlocker shoes that I bought for S17 in Brazil COlllribulions maik by Ais!IO Bec:UIL ' ,• • ' ' ' • ' • , ' ' • 82 THE HILLTOP September 21, 1990 AREERS Fashion merchandisi.ng creates exciting HILL TOP EMPLOYMENT RESOURCE I INTERNATIONAL foreign natiqnals for employment in career opportunities for you~g blacks I STUDENT JOB FAIR • their own countries. ·- On October 24, 1900, the Howard students who are By Audrey Batts need a great deal of sales and business while keeping in touch with reality. normally shops only two man hs before American University will host a ' .,. • interested and are in junior status or ' •, kno,vlcdgc. After a four month training program, a specific ~son to get the besf deals. In job fair devoted to international above will need to register for the job HUttop Staff Reporter Pillion also said that a department an assistant can become a buyer for a business for nine years, Lei.vis selects "'r-J? • \ students in the Washington area. fair in the Office of International store bu}'Cf travels approxin1ately half major department store in two or three merchandise geared to 1career-oriented The job fair will be part of a Student Services. Additional As we begin the end of the 20th uf each month of the year to different years. A starting salary for this career items based on price and sty~. c.onference for U. S. corporations infonnation on the job fair will be century, it makes sense to look toward garment districts in cities such as New ranges between $37 and $43,000 per Reini Ukwu, buyer for The Shops in who are interested in hiring available in that office also. the future for exciting and challenging York, Los Angeles and Chicago. year. Africa, located at 1624 isconsin • careers that are on the rise for black Bu}'Crs must travel to th~ fashion Avenue has direct connectidns in a Americans. One such career is that of a spots to find merchandise at least six·t wherever necessary J<1'Tet items Placement and College Recruitment for Afrocentric clothing, a number of fashion merchandising and th t more \ · ~--' considered ideal. the Hecht Company agrees with Dr. black.-owned retail stores are fm~ing young men and women shou d look Company car .Disability Entertainment Phone Company car Hollo,vman. When choosing themselves building and n1aintaining a further into the field. (business use) insurance expense credit (personal use) The job is a very exciting. one that -candidates for the exe~ve training specific clientele. It appears that being a buyer ill pay account cards · . requires a great deal of time, aggression program, Lee also believes interested Ida Lewis of Ida's Ideas, a boutique off in the next century. Whe er you anct:general spunk. Jennifer Pillion, an applicants need much more than just a located in the Howard Inn, travels Work (or a large de;Jent s1dre or a • assistant buyer for NordslrOm, said her degree. She looks for those who arc personally to New York, California and small boutique, there are excitin~ career boss works ''crazy hours' to get the J.Ob ··people oriented, fle~ible, results even Europe to find items for her store. opportunities for those interest in the Source: National Institute of done.'' She added that potential buyers oriented, dctern1ined and energetic Unlike larger department stores., Lewis fashion industry. Business Management Inc. ' Marty Baumann, Gannett Newa Service ROBERT DE NIRO t s1ude Do the Riaht Thina ••• Stud'ents ' 5 Go to BENA, hairstyllst. 5 RAY LIOTTA J()E Jll:SCI 20 I BENA, the namefor":i; ultimate 35 Shampoo in hair care and s ling. 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' ''You cannot expect the architect of Yet, Taylor admits that ''all work She perc ves the continued your oppression to glorify your and no play makes Jack a very dull boy." decrease of ack in higher education liberation or glorify your .She also rf.tes that unless a student gets and professi nal itions as one of the consc1ousness ... we riust glorify our the right lance between going to class major obsta !es facing black people • own,'' she said . and going ~ies, the student will be today. When·' ere ~ a decrease in ''That is the significance of Howard left behin . Continuing on that subject, blacks in higher education, there is a University the glorification and the she recall a qtlote from Dubois' last decrease of leadership. rehabilitation of our race,'' she adds. speech before his death, ''don't forget to ''Ignorance and drugs arc the highest Taylor, a professor who teaches play as ha as you work." and neces'sary attributes of a slave," American history and Afro-American Howar , a growing university, has Taylor said. history, also serves as director of the lgo'ne throu h a number of changes over Every crack pipe someone smokes • Undergraduate (History) Program at I • the years. However, the most dramatic and every snort someone takes is a Howard. !change th university ha~ made is a '' political action and individually s ·everal students have said that she is physical o e. ~ dimlnishes the race," according to a very articulate speaker and an ''Howa d has blossomed from a Taylor. inspirational woman who comes from a central 1 tion to campuses around the ''We are losing a leadership class{' tradition of Howardites that can .be • • • traced back to the inception at the area." say Taylor. She attributes this she says. ~·crack cocaine and other university. &rowth to the legacy of ·Dr. James drugs are the main sources of Historical nilns of Temple In Carlo Egpyt were among the sites Davis visited. Her grandfather graduated very Oleek, · fo~er president of Howard. destruction of the black race,'' she early in the school's history with a ''During the 1960s, Howard was the added. She believes that for an ' 'Certificate of Pedagogy,' a teaching premiere flagship for all black oppressed people there is ''no such thing Africa imtitutions," says Taylor. degree. She also had an uncle who as everybody doing his or her own She says that the foundation of graduated from Howard's law school thing.'' Every individual act becomes a , during its early history. Howard University in 1867 was a collective political act. awaited testimony for the desire for freedom. "' ''I come from a Howard tradition, Taylor said she truly enjoys teaching Today, in the 1990s, she sees ''a and it is a proud tradition," Taylor said. and does not regard it simply as a job. ''I student's ' ''To go anywhere else was really tradition femand for equality and have to remember to be more jXliitical unthinkable.'' justice," and says that ''the fight for around here_." she said smiling. ''I never I equality 1 ust be here at Howard Taylor is the only member of her say that I am going to work. I say that I discovery because th school has always been at family to teach at Howard. She decided am gOing to the university:· Seco1ul U1 a series the forefro t of social change." to teach here after receiving three Taylor wa11ts all black students to By Quentlna Johnson degrees from the university because,"I Two. fo er instructors at Howard feel good aOOut tl1emsclves. and ' to be had a very unique experience. I was had the l~rgest impacts on Professor ''black without apOJogy .'' Taylor dUring her years aS-a student and Hilltop Staff Reporter • l trained here and asked to stay ... where Students should have self pride and a professor. the confidence to challenge. Taylor Davis with friend's family In Egyptian vllllage. else would I want to be except at the Kay Davis, a graduate student • best?'' ''Dr. Elise Lewis was a great wants her students to finish the course influence intellectually because when currently enrolled in the African - life experiences on different continents. College in Ohio. He received his She looks upon Howard as the she teaches with the ability to tl1i1lk her classes started she commanded American Studies program at He has been involved in several degree in black studies in 1986. premiere institution for blacks. critically. She would like students to attention and had a special gift from Howard, has made several visits to expeditions exploring the history of Once he had completed ''Howard is the only ge1n that blacks can leave Howard and be ''able to compete • God to teach. Dr. Lorraine Williams Africa. A1rican civilization, developing graduation, Davis worked as a claim as theirs. Howard is the best that • with the best and appreciate their influenced me relative to being a female He stresses that African political awareness and creating research coordinator of a book blacks have to offer intellectually," she blacknes.s al the same time.·· professional. What J;e gave me was the • Arnericans should establish closer business ties in Africa. which compiled the historical civil • said . Dr. Olive Taylor challenges the political Wisdom-not to rely on my students of Howard University to ;; look political and socioeconomic tics At a time when there are complaints rights movement · from the . being s,mart-but there is another with Africa. about the n1isinterpretation and documentary, ''Eyes on the Prize.'' • Students fall into the biggest pitfalls, good, be smart. a11d play hard." She said dimension to professionali~t that is After returning from Africa this distortion or historical facts involving according to Dr. Taylor, as a- result of that as students we n•ust take care of our different because you are a woman. It is summer orr the verge of the Iraq Africa, Davis thinks that blacks must Afterwards, he did -graduate . bein.g absent from classes, not turning in bodies, dress our minds intellectually. how you carry yourself professionally;' and then go out and play! crisis, Davis talks about his Jlresent reeducate then\Selves with true facts. work. in Anthropology and w! lo and past trips. "'There are distortions about the age Africa. He joined a research up . ''This was my fourth time in Africa. of Africa. Egypt was an African with Dr. Yusef Ben .iocha an I've been traveling in East Africa civilization and Europeans destroyed traveling to Egypt. It was the since 1987," he said. evidence to hide that fact. Napoleon Association for the Study of ''l wanted to go back to Africa to defaced the Sphinx to destroy its nose," Classification Civilization tour. refresh myself before entering the he said. Leaving the Jochanan tour Davis African-American Studies Davis said there sholl!Q: be more joined an expedition with a Havard program," he adds. blacks involved in resea.th on the graduate program in Kenya. ''It was great, it was fascinating. \Ve co11tinent of Africa. After gaining a lot of knowledge always claim that white people ''There .are not enough in the .field. We from his trips lo Africa, Davis said • m1s1nterpret 01.ir history and the mu st prepare ourselves to teach • he came to Howard after attending a only way we can change it-is to ourselves. Too many are opting for predominately white university, rewrite it. And the only way to do business and personal wealth," he said. because it would be a good choice. that is to go to Africa," said Davis. ''I do see an increase in people A native ot· D.C, he is also a ''African-Americans have to do coming back to work in Africa. Tony coordinator of Student Coalition their own research and business in Browder a11d Ivan Van Sertima are Against Apartheid and Racism. It ~ Africa so we can define our inspiring a younger generation," he a student organization that works relationship with Africa," he said. adds. with college students in the area to • Dr. Olive Taylor uses her gift to teach and to encourage her students. Davis at age 27, has already had Davis decided to attend" Qbe[lin oppose racism at home and abroad. ' • SPEAK OUT • 'Barbee: From Wall St~ to College St. ' • • SHOULD HOWARD HAVE FEWER WHITE. PROFESSORS? By Danell W. Hill ''There are a lot of pressures in New ' York City. Work pressures, pressures \Villiam Montague, 20, from daily living. There is also a serious Communications, New York Jason Matthews, 17, • shortage of space," he said. . "Students should have a If you ever decide to stop by the Liberal Al1s, New York. "I began to grow weary of New York search committee and find a School of Business to visit Dr. William • "I don't see it as "a'' City living and decided to return to my teacher they think is qualified. C. Barbee, Jr., you had better be problem. If they e hometown and become a college For example, Temple or any , prepared to wait qualified 1hey should be ' professor," he added. other university that has a l Dr. Barbee usually has a continous allowed to teach- black or Having taught at the University of serious African American string of students in to see him. ''I take a white.'' Maryland, Eastern Shore, Dr. Barbee-~ department, pulls in sincere interest in the students here. It is • was accustomed to being a white I professors that have a 8 very important part of what I am member of faculty at a predominantly background of African doing," he said. _ black insttution. American philosophy.'' A look at the background of this ''I ~o not pay very much attention to associate professor of finance reveals race as an is.sue. It is irrelevant," he I Kuntu Satterwhite, 19, that the advice students seek from him is said. Engineering, California Tamika Williams, 18, \·:ell-ground in experience. Barbee also dismisses the reactions ''I believe that since Liberal Arts, ''I began my career in finance on of his former Wall Street colleagues Howard is considered to be the \Vashlngton DC Wall Sire.rt, working as an economist concerning . his position at Howard. Barbee en)oys a Howard Ille. black institution for higher ''Something should be for Morgan Guarantee Trust Company ''Afterall," he comments., ''they are not activism and idealism, as the 1989 learning riiore black. qualified done about it. Maybe as a consultant to the Federal Reserve college professors anywhere!'' protests here and at Gallaudet would professors should be hired. As students should do more Bank of New York,"' he said. Though Barbee is satisfied with his suggest.'' it stands now, there is a negotiating if not take it to ~ In addilion, I worked as-a marketing current position as a professor it took • Barbee actively publishes articles dominarit black student consultant for the former U.S. Steel," him awhile before he decided to teach. the president of the on invesunents and finance. his latest population that can identify Barbee said. ••while in college, a professor of school.'' work, ''Forecasting the Performance of better with black professors.'' This well-groWJded experience on mine suggested that I get a PhD and a Company's Common Stock with a Wall Street ,is in tuip rooted in research become a college prOfessor, :.--be &aid. Model Based on the Sales/Price Ratio," and 1heory. 1 " I ignored that advice for two years appeard in the Fall 1989 issue of Professor Barbee -holds an before begiipiing work on my PhD. Spectrum. Tarra C. Kasey, 19, undergraduate degree from the however, ~u)y ~ interests would have D. Vemessa Vernon. 20, Dr. Barbee was raised in the Uberal Arts, Virginia. University of Marylantl and also eventually drawn me into academia Ubenl Arts, Virginia metropolitian area and has no ''l don' t think its bad but they graduate degrees from the University of even withoul that advice," he added '''As Jong as the immediate plans of leaving. :'One of my need to teach Afrocentric '.j Massachussetts and the Catholic During his fifteen years at Howard, professor can relate what chief goals is to make a significant thought. We should hire more University of America, where he he said he has had a chai-ice to see a lot is true to the students that ' contribution toward the education of the black professors in the earned his PhD in finance. of chapges in students and in their is what is important not students at Howard University." When Philosophy department. With such a career in finance in New attitudes: ''I see undergrads today as that they arc white or asked if he though! he would one day York City, what drew him to being_ enthusiastic and interested Ji.n a black.'' return to the ''real world'' outside of Washington D.C. and Howard's wife amy of pursuits. I think that there • academia, his respon.Se Was direct and to academia? has been a resurgence of student the point: ''No, probably not." • • • • ' • 84 1HE HILLlOP September 21, 1990 • ' Homecoming Steering.Committee • ' l I • • , 1990 IS I NG ~ • ••• - ''Memories of the Past Visions of the Future'' October 13th - 20tl\ • • • SATURDAY OCTOBER 13 STEP SHOW .. . 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''We provide a service to Howard students sponsoring internship opportunities Currently, there are two main programs to get safe and correct ways to ~xercisc ' fi r minority students in conjudion with being offere'tt, the synchronized swim club and through certified physical education National Institute of Allergy and slimnastics club...... __ instructors. We provide a training service and I fedious Diseases. The synchronized swim club, established in a oommunity scivicc at a n<;>minaJ fee. We (NAIAD) will conduct a seminar 1973, is the only one in existence among the create a family atmosphere, because we try to p~ogram entitled, ';The lntr&tuction to historical 'black colleges. stay in touch with everyone," said Johnson. ' Biomedical Research.'' The program officially began on Monday, A5 an added incentive, students who enroll ''This progran1," acc6rding to Sept. 17,1990, under the direction of Dr. Beth in the slimnastics club receive a free diedor, Vincent A. Thomas, ''offers Eubanks, who is the coach; The team will meet sweatband. Members who refer others to the ~ino rity students from across the Wednesdays from 6:30..8:30 p.m., and the $10 club, get a discount on their membership. t ~untry an in- " I I I I • • Ex~rcise on a budget:. Students rent video tapes to stay in shape anyone can do the. video in its entirety." Bergman. This video is available at By C~l Whaley Members of the "Can't Walk and local video stores. To purchase this Chew Gum at the Same Tune School of panicular video for $49.95, call 1-8()(). Hilltop Staff' Reporter FiUless'' may ha'\A\a rough time initially 843-3476. with Karl Andlfson's Moving Up Janet Reulman's Oudio Rock is a aerobic video. fresh, funky dance program. Reulrnan With kc, many exercise tapes on the This lively sixty minute aerobic· is a friendly .disco queen, in purple· market, ~ sometin'les the ultimate dance video has a special touch. It feathered earrings, and big hair. The criteriorl for choosing the one best for works through resistance training with routine is enthusiastic and fun. Intensity you is a simple logic-the video with dyna·bands participants use during the is lower than the other videos, buE it the instructor you feel most willing to workout. makes up for it in enthusiasm. \vake you up in the morning. ''It ,is a very intense -workout with a ''This video is fun and silly. It is low· Remember, the quality of the lot of complicated moves. I wouldn't impact (meaning one foot is always on instruciion also counts. Here is a survey recommend it for the average beginner, the ground) in natwi, and is a great of the seven best videos, all delivering but it would be a great workout for exercise video for beginners,'' said safe and sound exercise. son1eone who is cardiovascularly at an 1 Rushe. • • .J Jane Fonda 's Complete Workout is intermediate to advanced leve~ ·· said This video is also available in local seventy.five minutes of mix and match ' Caroline Rushe an employee of Erols video stores for $29.95. But, you must sections that consist of aerobics, Video in Silver Spring, Md call (619-345-1158) to purchase it .. calisthenics, stretching and weight Finally, for those who are hopeless at _ ' Karl Anderson's Moving Up • training in the intense style expected of aerobic video is distribu~ed by Pr • • • • ' I • • lliE HILLTOP ·===-=-B ' • I I ' MM creates • • ... ' series on city health • Specia• l to the Hilltop little easier when public television statio115, like Otannel 32, commits its Increasingly, blacks arc suffering resourbs for such an important task." rom. diS'eascs for which there are The topic of the first program is reatment and cures-cancer, high ''CardiovascuJar Disease and Women." locd pressure, diaqetes and more. It includes a look 'at the controversy In keeping With its ''mis.sion to surrounding the use of estrogen to e the oommunity," WHMM will protect against heart disease. roadcast the first comprehensive Some of the distinguished guests clcvision series designed to improve include: Dr. Charles Curry, director of delivery of health infonnation and cardiovascular services at Howard ucation. University Hospital; Dr. Augustus ' # The locally produced Urban Health Godette, . an obstetrician and cports, which premieres on Channel gyne<:ologist; and Carol Evanoski, a 2 Mondays at 8 p.m. beginning Sept registered nurse at Veterans Ho.spital. 7, focuses on urban health and is The second program on Urban evoted to preventative health care. Dr. Health Report looks at diabetes. It reda Lewis.Hall of Howard includes a discussion di complicati~ niversity Hospital, hosts each 30 affecting other body organs for ·nute program. individuals with the ailment. Urban Health Report offers The third program examines anxiety onnation on symptoms, treatment, oroe". Dr. Hall's co-host for this rcvention, pe~nal profiles, advice on edition is Sam Turner, a psychologist at iving with certain ailments and the Western Psychiatric Institute and anelists who are health care Qinic. Topics include: " What is rofessionals. Taped reports from normal anxiety'' and "What is a eatment center around the metro area, psychiatric disofder and the fraphics and diagrams make the cohtroversy- surrounding the use of the ...... ---- information appealing and easy to tranquilize benzodiazepine?'' derstand. Urban Health Report was mcide • ''Effective heal~ education is one of possible by major contributions from , rc most challenging goals faced by the Upjohn Company; Merck, Sharp and ~edical4community ," says Hall. 'The Dohme; Pepco and the financial support WHMM's new series on health, Urban Health Reports, - ljlns the popular children's program, Sesame Street r o,!.. gett1ng the word out is made a from Otannel 32 members. Make Mc," will be dropped on October age ant ''We all 1make mistakes and it's nothing DIVA citizens in local rtrsing homes, taught Garn b Ie 1, and wilt hit record sto•es Octobe• 15. wrong With correcting them, so I think arts and crafts to chilmen in the D.C. "You Know How to Make Me'' is a ~ running for City Council is a positive slow rap rendition of the original ttjt continued from page 1 General Hospital and homeless men cbntinued from page 1 continued page written by Gamble. move." and women acting techniques at the from 1 Dyer, expressed the need for love. initiation. Gamble, a man who started a nga Dyer, second runner·up recited an Mitch Snider D Street shelter. As a ''The most important thing is- to have At the formal gathering, selected successful record company from 1 riginal poetic selection titled ''The result of their efforts with the homeless, Vice·Prcsident of the company, scratch, will have many encouraging self-love. for with self-love you can applicants receive invitations to frican Queen''; and April Smith two of the members of the shelterj have love others.'' interview. After the interview the Haqq Islam, has both his undergraduate things to say ·to students who attend rformed interpretation of George obtained jobs in the theatre. n I an The other judges for the Pageant applicants are notified if they have been and l!J'.'duate degrees from Howard, and Thursday, but he hopes that the one Wolfs '"The Colored Museum·." This year the group plans to raise has his own management comp~ny thing he will get 'fCl"OSS to students is the were Dr. Orlando Taylor, dean of the chosen to participate in creative funds for other charity organizations School of Communications; Clinton named TransAtlantic Crossing Artists · fact that the "opportunities in the music initiation. and continue their involvement in the Wilson, associate dean; Antonio During the three week creative . I Management. industry arc limitles.s!'' community. Islam started the company because Riddick, a hair stylist from Shelton Hair initiation period, prospective members - DIVA became incoqxirated this after working in promotions for rap Black Elegance Gallery in D.C.; Carol Dudley, --arc taught the history, goals and year. In its seven years of existence, the group Public Enemy and film coordinator for career development and principles of the organization; group has grown from six to extraordinaire Spike Lee, he saw a the job fair; and Mychcll Sneed, advisor sisterhood and unity with ihdividuality approximately forty members. There ''void in the administrative side of the to the Alpha Epsilon Rho Broadcast are encouraged. Simone emphasized, are . plans to expand to other university business'' and decided to "get During the question and answer Honor Society, as well as a professor in ''If every person brings a little, then campuses. They received requests from involved.'' ~~riod Robinson impressed the the Radio, Television, and Film together we will have a lot. If a person universities such as Dillard, Univbrsity Gamble servc-s as a board member of ~udienc:c al:xwt her feelings on whether department. . comes with nothing, she will leave with of Maryland and UDC to start the company. lack television shows reflect a true During the reception held after the nothing and twice as much of that.'' additional chapters on these campuses. Additional ties that Gamhle has with iction of black ·Jives, by saying she competition, student and spectator The women stres.s that their security The group has scheduled more Howard is a new rap group that has It the shows should remain on the air Tracy Lee was asked if he felt the is not in being' a DIVA but the strength campus activities for this year in brder signed with Islam's management use I.hey offer viewers a balance of pageant was fairly judged ''If I was one of their individuality brings strength to to make rrlore students aware of the company. The duo, named Two Kings , programming. of the judges, I would have probably the unity of the organization. 14 organization. $.ays Peck, "Visibility on In a Cipher (fKO). are Howard students Riddi~, was asked her opinion on voted for the top three ladies to place in La.st year the group sponsored many campus will ~c increased so It hat can '806-6866 Mayor Barry's decision to run for City whose A·side of the single, ''Movin' On the same order as they did, So I feel that community oriented functions. The Howard students will know of our " < Council. and she responded by saying. . 'Em," and B·sidc, "You Know How to it ;as judged pretty fairly." group provided entertainment for senior programs and what we are about'' I ; I BOOK BILLS PiLING UP? I NEED EXTRA INCOME? \ • If you have the tlme,.we have the solution. The SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM 8HOPS, with 10 locations in Washington, has immediate openings for Full or Part-time Sales Associates. 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The Howard University Football ''Howard has a good football team, t will try to accompl~h something their are improved from last year. turday at 2 p.m. that they have not Donald Carr (quarterback) is one that d ne since 1972-that is beat the South has improved in the new (pro-set) ~ Jina State Bulldogs in Orangeburg, ~ offensc ... Other Howard players have South _Carolina. developed including Gary Willingham, South Carolina State has dominated KeMeth Newsome, Ranson Miller, and .' play in the series, holding a 15-4 l~d Walter Price," said Jeffries. \ . since the series started in 1971, 1with But the Bulldogs have some good Howard last winning there 10-0. . players of their own. The offense is led This matchup is the Mid-Eastern by sophomore quarterback Robert Athletic Conference· opener for both Hemby (16 carries for 98 yards; 4 of 13 teams. Howard had an off week while passing for 114 yards) in two games. the Bulldogs improved their rea>rd to 1- Sophomore running back Keaton Tate 1 wit\J a 41-0 road victory over has five rushes for 66 yards and a PresbYterian · 1ast Saturday. On touchdown. September 1 S.C. State Jost at Furman Their defen5e is led by senior 24· 7. linebacker Reggie Kennedy who has 10 ·1 A close affair last year was won by tickles, and one sack, and defensif e Howard at Greene Stadiwfi, 1~7 . With et;id Damian Moses (13 tackles, t\lfO .. ' time running out, Howard's defense as&sts, and three sacks )o / ' ' stopped the Bulldogs from scoring the HOWARD AND GAME NOTES ' winning touchdown deep in the Howard The Bison has a six-game winning . end. The Bison 'fere also helped by a streak going back to last seaSOIJ; ' Gary Mossop 30 yard field goal. Howard is tied for 11th in rushing ''We had a good week of practice, we defense and 12th in total defense ( 221.5 • • worked hard and stayed focus," said ypg) in NCAA Division I-AA. The Howard coach Steve Wilson. ''But we team is ranked fifth in the la1est - don!t expect it to be an easy ride, but we Sheridan Black College poll. have got our personal in the right place." Coach Wilson said Howard is aln1ost This includes Donald Carr, and J.J. 100 percent healthy. BET Television Pl G 10 SY KEITH DOP1MN • Carpender who will return to the lineup will broadcast the game live beginning Bison look to corrall Bulldogs and erase long losing streak at S.C. State. r after missing the Morris Brown game. at 2 p.m. Saturday with Charlie Neal, • ~ South Carolina State is coached by Lem Barney, and Doug Williams on air. 1 Howard grieves as assistant athletic trainer moves on point in time eoonomically it was best By Martin Lewis leaving is definitely a great loss for us Billingsley declined to commerlt in puts a lot of the burden on me because done a long time ago; however, it was that she go~·· James said. and the university," said Boane. this story. the show must go on," said James. '' As their God-given right. I could not argue Hilltop Staff Reporter Billingsley's dCparture also left a Said Gwen Walker, also a srudent At this point, there has not been any a result of this the student trainers are with that." sour taste in the mouths of the five • going to become more involve.d with "'1be bottom line in this business is A huge black cloud was cast over the student trainers who showed their the program. They are going to have to that one individual or group will not Howard University Sports -Program displeasure in the form of a ~hree-day come to the forefront now." stop the show. I could die tomorrow and Con1munity as Assistant Trainer - strike. 'The purpose of the stril(e was to Just watching and" working with her the trainers or other workers would do Patricia Billingsley ended her five- year show how valuable she (Patricia often ·~ think that for the moi;t part they whatever is necessary to keep the show stay as a Bison. called Pat) was to the program. We was a pleasure. She's 7.lery gqqp, Eng , wil[ be ~X l".st;p Jnand get the job alive. It's going to get done regardleS:s." ·T" . "' 11111 1j. .. , The sports program will continue, didn't get what we wanted because she done. Most of our current trainers have ratnen are as important to a but the void left by Billingsley will be a is still leaving, but we definitely she is also a ven; inspirational ' been involved in the program for a program as the athletes themselves hard one to fill . got our message across," said person. I learned a lot for her. couple of years, so I feel confident that because one won't last with ? Ut the ''I would rate her right up there with Constance Boane. they are prepafed for the other. It appears that our university has the best of them. She was a dedicated responsibility," James said. made a big mistake in letting a worker hard working individual that enjqyed Boane said that the trainers met with " James' reaction to the student as dedicated as Billingsley go and it her job. She has what it takes 10 make it the Athletic Director, William trainer: ''Just watching and working indication on the exact time when trainers strike: ''I told the Athletic will prove to l?C a costly mistake that to the top; I take my hat off to her," said Moultrie, and Assistant Athletic with her was a pleasure. She's very Billingsley will be replaced. All Administration that I didn't condone they will pay for in future . Head Athletic Trainer Bernard James. Director, Sandra Taylor, but refused to good, but she is also a very inspirational everyone on the already short staff the strike, but it was their right to show ''Without trainers you couldn't run a 'v' James said that leaving was comment on what was said during the person. I learned a lot from her. It is rare knows is Iha~ until the void left by the displeasure in 'seeing Pat leave. I progran1: Because no matter what the Billingsley's decision, but there were meeting. ''It all boils down to the fact that you see a women in her position at Billingsley is filled, the tasks are going didn't think that they would change the sport, pl3.yers get hurt and trainers are definitely some economical and social that she cared about her job and the this level, and for her to be so good at her to be "difficul~" to say the least. situation because, if something was the ones responsible for treating them," reasons behind her decision. ''Al this people that she worked with - her job made me resped her even more." 'We worked well together. Her leaving going to be done, it would have been Boane said... . i I and that was the difference." The two teams battled back and forth LOOKING TO BREAKOUT Young defense shows in a fairly even first half. Offensively, • •' senior Anthony Laird, junior Kana improvement m 1-0 Wlll Hislop and sophomore Muyiwa Omatajo once again led the way By Peter C. Powell goal area that Sean Peay placed into the creating most of the Boaters chances. net for the only score of the game. The scoreless tie was broken in the Hilltop Staff Reporter Bison Head Coach Keith Tucker 62nd minute on a beautiful goal. Laird remained optimistic after the loss sent in a crossing pass from the right like Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde, you saying, ''Our defense i.s very young and side to Omatajo who headed the ball to never know which Howard University they are learning." They had their an onrushing Kona Hislop wbo knotted ~ soccer team will show up. Will it be the moments and they are coming along." it into the back of the net for the games one that Jost a 1-0 decision to Radford or That optimism was rewarded only score. the one that defeated the Naval Wednesday night at Greene Stadium Navy C.oach Greg Myers pointed to Academy 1-0? when ' the Booters hosted the Naval the ia:lproved Bison defense as the key • On Sunday the Bison and the Academy. Noted improvements were to victory. ''They have improved Radford Highlanders played a fairly noted both offensively and defensively greatly over the last two weeks even first half that saw both teams miss as the Bison Boaters took their second defensively.'' he said. Coach .Tucker • chances to score . win of the year. added that the improved play of However, the Highlanders came out The young Bison defense held strong defender Cedric Rawls was key. '1 .. in the seoond half putting pres.sure on as they turned away several shots from couldn't ask for a better game from my • t~e young Bison defense and at the the Midshipmen in the first half. stopper," he said . ' Gary Harrell and Co. look to run wild against S.C. 61:15 mark they seized their Tucker, who was pleased with his Optimism is flowing as the oPportunity. Slriker Whitney ~iller team's perfonnance, said ''We were Booters,2-4, look to their next game I sent a cros.sing pas.s into the Booters able to keep them out of our goal area against Alderson-Broaddus. . ' • H:U.• studentS take intramural competition senous as warfare begins . By Richard Flowers and last year's championship team. 49'ers going back-to-back last year.'' players are already physically fit and League which will give them a good feel have a game to go to.'' and Melanie Elrodu1 Last year's 'championship game was This year the Renegades hope to mentally prepared for the game.'' 1 for the game. Another Howard University student played in ''the bnl.tal cold'' remebers improve on an already impressive The High Rollers should prove to be Continued Herb Thompson, ''As the fan, 'Daren Hall, says, "Intramural Hlllop Staff Reporters Anselmo Gordon, wide-receiver for defense. During the last season the worthy competition due to the fact that players get better so should the Flagball games an: a dash of egos. The winning team, the Renegades.1 The Renegade defense produced three this will be the third season that all of the officiating.'' The experience of the participants take it very serious. It is as This year's intramural Flagball game ended with a fmal score of 22 to straight shut-outs and made the end members, except two, have played officirus should provide for clean and if they all an: trying to relive their high League," made up of 10 teams • two more 12. zone an unfriendly foe for the together. They ended up with a record fair play. school gl"'J' days." 1han last year-promises to provide Teh Renegades 'are returning this opposition. of 44. A league has been form~d for tought competition. year with all but one of its players. 11 Derck Stephens, quarterback for the Continues Thon1pson, I'm women, but due to a lack of Provided with the added advantages of The Renegade's opposition this year High Rollers, says, ''We have a seventy expecting a real good turnout for the fair participation, the league may not be able · Says Intramural Coordinator Herb having played a 'team before and a as will include a team, the High Rollers, iive percent chance of going to the weather games. Attendance falls during to run. "One of my main goals is to get Thompson, ''I think the level of , year's experience on the field, the team comprised of former Varsity Football championship, our guys arc bigger and harsh weather days but because we play African-American sisters to participate competition is going to be stepped up ·. expects to repeat as lntramura Fl~gball players and red-shirt freshman from the faster than they were last year.'' no matter what the weather is. there's no in competitive sports,'' says Thompson. this y~r due to µte expansion o'f the - Champions. Bison Team. Coordinator He~b Says Coordinator Herb Thompson, such thing as cancellation." The games an: played every Sunday league and the quality fo the player's .'' When asked what is the likelihood of Thompson says, • ''The ex-football "The League officials should be sharp. Says student fan Lisa Brennon, at lO:OOam in Greene .Stadium. Competition will be heightened by his team repeating, Gordon replied, players an red-shi'rts should provide Some of them have- professional ''Intramural Oagball is good because Admission is free and the general public the experience of the returning players ''Abqut the same as the San Franfisco e~cellent competition because the experience in the National Football ~hen the· varsity team is away, we still is welcome. • ' • 1 I' September 21, 1990 • TI-IE HILLTOP B9 • I • ' SPORTSEXTRA,17 • Kialyn~s thunder puts ' Bison on track for 2nd title ' \ 8 By Martin Lllwls game, but that wasn't always the case ''Vplleyball is a challenge to me. The for the junior from Davcnpon, Iowa fact that it isn't a black sport makes me ' It turns out 'that the game of work even harder to succeed. I compare volleyball has Walker's high school it to a chess game because it is more Standing 5 feet 11 and weighing 160 basketball coach, Bill Churchill, to mental than physical. I played all sports ~ pounds, junior volleyball player, thank. in high school arid volleyball presented • Kialyn Walker, is a dominating forc.e ''It was in my sophomore year that more of a challenge than any other - to say the least. Coach · Churchill, also the volley ball sport,'' Walker said. Not only docs she give the defending coach 'at the time, talked me into ''Sports, in general, came easy to me. Mid Eastern Athletic Conference playing. At first I didn't like it, but he That was until volleyball came along, it champions explosive firepower, but her kepi 1elling me Iha! I had all of lhe was a lot harder for me. I couldn't just ability to smash winners is one of the ingredients to be a good volleyball catch-On in volleyball. It required a lot many reasons why the Bison player. of hard work. It is that hard work that achieved a national ranking of ninety After that, I started working on my makes me appreciate the game of six among two hundred sixty-three game and the rest is hearsay ,'' Walker volleyball more,'' Walker said. teams. said. Walker, a hard hitter, says that she ''She is the type of player that our Indeed the rest is a mouthful. can hit them aS fast as 100 mph. ''I Walker was named to the second All· crunch them pretty hard, I guess." opponents will have to prepare against Klalyn Walker: "Has the killer lnstict. • in order to stop our team," ~id Head Conference team during her In fact, Walker says that she is most Coach Linda Spencer. sophomore year, sh~ was named to the comfortable roaming the middle of the Although one person can't win a first All-Conference team in her junior court. It is in the middle that Walker volleyball game, Walker's personality year and finished high school being can hit those 100 mph plus spikes that Lady Spikers finish week with 1-.1 outing and style of play gives the Bison named to the All-Conference tC3l)l and often have the competition playing on - • When we last caught up with the second set, and looked to close out the '"The • team was tired, and we courage and a killer mentality to win All-State team as well as being rankcct their heels. Howard UnivCJSity Lady Spikers, match. The Rrum grabbed a early 8-3 were sluggish ... it has been a long needed points and games. · number eleven in Iowa they were 1-0 after defeating lead but Howard fought back to trail 11 • nigh~" said Coach Linda Spencer • ''Kialyn has that killer instinct to She was even chosen to represent her, ''I'm more dramatic in the middle. I Coppin State September 4. 9. But VCU got a side.out because of a as she si1mmOO up the evening. want to win and that is something that state on the Junior National Team can hit the ball to all areas of the court. But after Tuesday's split with service error and managef to win. · The· win against the Mid· • you can't teach. It is her desire to win during her junior and senior years of I have to}al control of where the ball Virginia Commonwealth and ''Howard is a good team, they really Eastern Athletic conference • that makes her a special talent. You can high school, goes, pJtl( being in the middle allows me • Deleware State, the team is 4-5 . brought it to us. They did not make as Hornets improves Howard literally sec the desire in her eyes," · ''That was nice because we had some to block the competition's shots, which The Burr CJr.~ was host for a many serving errorss as they did last conference record to 3-0. Spencer said. of ~he best girls in the nation on our is another strong aspect of my game," 1 triad match in'volving VCU, wek," said VCU c.oach Lynn Fielitz. Although Walker is a spe~ ial talent, teavi. One of the girls was ranked Walker said. Dcleware State, and Howard . The The Lady Spikers then turned rigth Their next action is in the she isn 't the cocky type and she is the number one in the nation and very ''My desire to be the best keeps me ' firsl malch had VCU healing back around and looked to get even Towson State aa... c:ic this Friday first to give her teammates credit. highly recruited by colleges. going. And for those in the stands that Dcleware State in three sets. against the Hornets of Deleware State. and Sarturday. ''Volleyball is a team game. don't think volleyball players arc hard then Howard played, and their Some strong serving by sophomore Earlier, on September 7 ,8 Although I think I'm an asset to the In fact, Walker was kind of a female working athletes, I know there's no one two game home win streak came to Michelle Simmons during run in the How~ IOOk pan in lhe Temple team, I know that they (my teammates) version of the jack of all trades. in the stands that can do what I do . I a halt as they were soundly middle of the se helped Howard co win Invitational. In that, the team lost to are the ones that make me look good. I She played basketball, as well as would challenge anybody," Walker defealed by VCU 15-13, 15-2. 15- 15-12, Rutgers, Colgate, and host volleyball, for three years earning All· can't smash a winner without my setter said. 9, · Howard played much better inthe Temple, while beating Central doing her job and she can't do her job if State honors, and ran track earning All· Howard volleyball has a reputation second set, winning that one 15·9. Connectiuicutt. • 1 Howard's best chance to win a the bacldine doesn 't do theirs. In this State honors in the 4 XlOO, 4 X 200 and up and down the cast coast as a learn that set was thC' first one. After taking' a Jn the third sci, the team looked and On September 11, Howard game you need all six players to be the shot-put. L will fight you until the end, and it is 7-5 lead with the stron serving of was tired after playing two games in defeated Morgan al Burr Gym 15· successful," Walker said Walker says that one of the reasons that because of players like Walker that the junior Kailyn Walker, VCU then row . JO, 15-11, 15-4, And VCU on lhe Walke} provides much of the she loves volleyball so much is because Howard program has gained that kind of had 9·2 run, taking a 14-9 lead, and But ''Trifecta member'' senior !31h lhe Lady Spikers lost 15-7, thunder that can be heard at a Howard the game can not be perfected. respect," said Spencer. ,, lator won the set. Charisa Courts with her jump seIVe, and 16-14, 15-4, i VCU lhen quickly look lhe the net play of junior Frances Elliot was ' enough t_o get by, winning 15· 12. - Christopher Taylor Student trainers ·prove to be worth • their weight in 'gold' to athletes \ By Dean 1 experience in any aspect of sports, such group has been a trainer for four years. day, 20 cases per week and between-:300 as trainers. But at Howard it's different ''I like what I do. The excitement of and 400 for the year; with an average • team how much money )'OU are eligible to ~iYe • ''Howard is one of the few places that game day really makes it worthwhile." cost of about $42.00 a box. so )Ou can choose the schools that best suit )'OW' females can get hands on experience as Kristie says it's no big deal being a According to, Dwight Frank.Jin, a student trainers," said James. Jamrs. in female traine~. 'The guys.come and· we sophomore on the Bison Football Team, true financial need his ni&th year at Howard as head trainer, tape them." She sees it as a unique ) ''It's fine with me. ·Without them it I claims that Howard has had experience and there is more of it hands would be tight around here. I think predominately female student trainers on, since there are so few of them. they're doing an outstanding job." For more infor111ation and a FREE copy of I I • JO Ways To Stretch Your Tennis Bison rusty In opening loss Sc1iolarship Chances! , I By Chrtatopher Taylor Mays of VMI, maybe there is a hidden was down 5·1. factor (Oviens' right serving hand -has The doubles team played hard but fill 01:1t and mail the attached coupon TODAY! AilltOP SGff Reporter been bandaged after getting it caught in had nothing to show for it. The number an elevator at Meridian Hall). one team (Lowrie and Crear) lost to I ,------I Many times when looking at Nnamdi Lowrie, a junior number Mays and l.awrc1a 10-8. But this - - - - - I Send for FREE information something, there is more than meets the lwo seed, did beal Clifford Fosler 6-3, 6- game was competitive as neither team I eye. 3 for the Bison's only win of the I was up by more than two games. I But really, even though the final afternoo.i'.1 Devon Berry (senior), the Two other matches were not as close. 1 N01me score was 8·1, Virginia Military number three player, lost to Peter 0.Vens and Berry were beaten 10-4 by I Jnstitude over Howard, it was not as bad I Lawrence 6-3, 6-3. , Woodfin and Foster. And Andrew I as ii looks. Jack Woodfin bea\ the Bison number McKenzie, a freshman teamed with I Address This game was the season opener for four seed Cedric Crear, a senior, 6-3, 6- Munro, but lost IO Jackson and Man:hal ---·------I I • • the fall season, and much should not 2. and Oral Pottinger Gunior number six 10-3. But again if you look behind the I expected from this team ... yet. seed) Ios1 io Erik Mwal 6-2, 6-1. I City surface there is something else there. -----St01te' --Zip------I "One of our big problems .is that we But the best match of the day, was the ''We played very badly but also Ted I don't play enough over the summer. one between the number five player for was tired from that three set match ... we Phone(--- T I Few of the players receive money for Howard, Ted Munro, and Todd Jackson will be back." said McKenzie. ' SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCE I school, and they have to work, and do for VMI. Even lhe VMI roach, Ted Alrulz, I INSTITUTE Of' AMERIC'A oot get to practice like they should," M.iil Coupon I 1 This match lasted just under two understood Howard's problem. ''We --·=.:....• • I said roach Larry Slrickland. hours, and Munro Josi , a hard foughl know lhal Ibey are hard; you guys P,O, Box 631 I So when you see that the number one game in lhr B10 THE HILLTOP September 21, 1990 - • • ILLT I ~ persons interested in purchasing a Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. ''Religions and the Qut.$1 for World Then come support the piaiic/rally, 2 Moni-love, Don't let that mouse get the FOR SALE collection 44 intriguing black history AJpha Chap1er presents: Order in the 1990's'' by Dr. Nyang, p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, 1990 at 1265 best of you. Fight for your territory!! books for $525, or if you would like to 1983 Renault Alliance. 4-speed The Essay Contest Chainnan of African Studies. Tuesday·, Monroe St., N.E. 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Living room, Y.E.S., sponsoring horseback ridi11g, 1/ Douglass Hall, Room 126 reception at graduation? Discount others. Your Big ''little ~rolher'' n1odcm kitchen, one large bedroom, 2 price, Sunday, Sept. 23. Din11er and JC. Happy 21st Birthday! Now you can '·.- tickets to area movies and plays? The introduction included. 265-4920. drink .. .legally! Love. The Other JC ceramic tile bathroo.m, plus shower, ATTENTION! Students interested in power to shape lhe English curriculum? Pickle, Remember: We gain· strength central air conditioning, disposal, lhe Morehouse vs. Howard game trip together, I love you, Mueslix refrigerator, stove, new wall to wall for $60. Call Aiesha or Trelles 667- carpet or hard wood floors, security 9486. entrance. Call for appoinunent-797- 2377. Financing available. Payment H. U. Bicyclists' Society. All those a1'Prox $600.00 per month wilh 10% interested in joining lhe H.U. racing dO\\"n team, contact Ms. CleOO in Room 134, An Equal Blackbum Cen1er or call 806-5689 for • 011e bedroom apt- $395.00 . Large details efficicnc)' apt- $410.00. Both are in the Opportunity basement and nice. 681-3897. Those who missed the Big Brother/Big To Become An Sister Meeting and are still i11terested. JOBS You have another chance! P?me' to Assistant Director Room 126 Douglass Hall. Septt 26 at Part time office job in home office / 6: 15 p.m, Please attend and iring a In Motion Pictures available tuesday & Thursday friend! Yo~ou I • Applications for the n1otion picture and afternoons: answering phone , som..e • ,television industry's Assistant Directors typing and filing. Must have pleasan: Attention all Cyclists: ''Stay tuned'' for phone voice. $4.25 per hr. plus bus fare. the first club meeting Training Program are available now N'Dour and will be accepted until tl1e filing call (202) 832-429~ for application. • ''Shakin' the Tree'' " Attention donn tag players: Remember deadline of January 12, 1991 . • ''Set'' IMPORT M'T NOTICE: to pick up your victim ''ID'' card ~ay Applicants will be considered without Exceptional opportunity tc earn between 10-4 p.m. ground floor regard to race, sex, color, creed or monC)'···· earn $150-$350 per week blackbum game begins at 4:30 p.m. • national origin . part-time: $450-$750 pef week full ) For progran1 information, eligibility time (Comm.). For more infonnation French Club meeting of the year. Hugh · contact Monte Williams. The G.Q. Monday, Sepl 24 at 4 p.m. Locke Hall requirement~, and application form #336 new members welcome. write to: Williams Agency - 914-7858. • • • • •11••••11•••••••111111111111111111••••111111111111• • Masekela Spread the word: Indiana State • • • ''I/You Don't Know Association. First meeti'ng!mixer, • • HAPPENINGS II ASS•Sl,•nl !)uc..:.l