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The Student Voice of Howard University VOLUME 85, NO. 45 FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2002 Howard To Defend Appeal Against NCAA • • • en1n reva1 s 1n Probation Sentence in alleged cover-ups and willful By JENNIFER CUMMINGS untruthfulness in regards to for­ • • Hilltop Staff Writer mer, coaches and department administrators. ection ar Howard University officials are University officials have main­ gearing up to appeal the five-year tained that the sentence was too probation sentence imposed by the steep since it had already took Legacy Slate Asks For a Recount of More than 1,500 Ballots NCAA on several of its athletic action to discipline those programs at a hearing early next involved. month, according to Athletic "We believe that the five year Director Sandra Norell-Thomas. probation is unduly harsh and The University's counsel_ is unfair and we see the self imposed expected to argue that the five­ penalties as corrective and our year sentence levied by the NCAA position at this point is that the in November 2001 is "unduly NCAA elevated penalties," said harsh" and "unfair." University spokesperson Donna t "The University filed its appeal Brock following the November 27 only based on the number of years NCAA ruling. proposed by the NCAA," Thomas As part of the corrective action, said. "All other penalties were the University will seek restitution co1Tective actions that we had from a student athlete and his fam­ already imposed." ily for the cost of his travel by University officials have said automobile provided by a former that con·ective actions should volunteer assistant baseball coach account for some of the weight of from Oklahoma City to D.C. at the the restrictions. Included as a part rate of 31 cents per mile, accord­ of the University's self-imposed ing to a report prepared by and proposed corrective actions Howard and released by the were the removal of fraudulent NCAA. grades and credit hours from the NCAA Infractions Committee transcripts of four former baseball Chair, Thomas Yeager was student-athletes and the establish­ unavailable for comment at Hill­ ment of a requirement for student­ top press-time Wednesday. athletes, team managers and team The NCAA began its probe into trainers to pa1ticipate in an annual alleged infractions in June 2000 rules education seminar regarding after representatives from the Uni­ ' • "extra benefit" legislation among versity met with the Committee on Photos by Melanie Nesbitt others. Infractions to address allegations The Election season came to a close Wednesday as candidates for the The January 12 appeal was of NCAA violations involving HUSA president and vice-president positions took to the yard for last expected immediately after the baseball, men's basketball, minute campaigning. Cornell R. Williamson and T. Nicole Merritt of women's basketball and the men's the A,vakening slate (above) beat Genia Wright and Alexis Casillas NCAA announced following a of Legacy (below) by 31 votes. Wright and Casillas requested a two-year investigation that the and women's swimming pro recount, saying that some students may have voted twice. several athletic programs engaged Please See NCAA, A2 By COREY CUNNINGHAM the graduate level taking 65 of the 80 votes at Woodward and Castillo's running mates lost in Engineering School To Campus Editor the Dental school, and 89 of the 117 votes at the the pri1nary race. The two decided to come law school. The Awakening slate also took 71 together because of their similar ideas and plat­ Cornell R. Williamson and T. Nicole Merritt of the 87 votes in the School of Divinity. forms. Undergo Name Change, of the Awakening slate edged out Genia Wright However, for the Legacy slate, undergraduates "It seemed as if the winners of this election and Alexis Casillas of Legacy by 31 votes to be were major supporters, gaining 643 of the worked hard to come up," said Megan Moore, named Howard University Student Association undergraduates and graduates who voted in the General Election chair, " The previous winners Add New Program president and vice-president after Wednesday's Blackbum University Center and 42 of the 70 got to comfortable. But, to the newly elected special run-off election. votes in the College of Engineering Architec- positions, I have my eye on you, I know your gram," Gloster said. Awakening received 775 votes, giving the lure and Computer Science. platform, and I want to see you carry it out." By JOSEF SAWYER "In the past, students wanted to slate the 51 percent of the vote required to be Williamson and Merritt ran on a platform that Hilltop Staff writer come to Howard to major in Com­ named winner. Legacy followed with 744 votes stressed increased hours for dining services, bet- puter Engineering but went else­ reeling in 49 percent of the vote. ter security, and more intra-university commu- The addition of a new program in where because we did not offer a However, Wright and Casillas were calling for nication. The Awakening also hopes to focus the School of Engineering and a program," Gloster said. a recount of the votes cast saying they have rea- more on graduate students by securing metro name change to the School of The new Computer Engineering sons to believe that there were certain students passes for law school students and patients for Electrical and Computer Engineer- program will be a 4-year program who voted twice and ultimately requested that dental school students. ing should help attract more atten- in which students will receive a the general elections chairs act immediately. After coming.in second place in the primary lion from prospective students and Baccalaureate of Science Degree "We are asking that the General Elections elections, the Awakening garnered the support- rising sophomores already enrolled upon successful completion. The compare the number of people logged in the ed of Arabella Littlepage, of the Envision slate, ·in the school, according to School jump off for the program will be records with the number people recorded on the Jaha Howard, Undergraduate Trustee elect, and of Engineering, Computer Science Fall 2002 when it's phased into the voting machine," Wright said. Justin Hansford, of the Black Star Campaign, and Architecture officials. Engineering Curriculum over a 3- The General Elections Committee is expected and was able to pull support from their consti- Engineering Professor Dr. Clay year span, Gloster said. to comply with the request. tutes. Gloster has worked on the project In its first year of operation, the "We will be going over the vote to make sure Also elected in the run-off were the Arts and from the. start and recently program will offer Computer Engi­ that the same number of persons recorded in the Sciences executive president and vice-president received approval in January of neering classes to students on the books are reflected in the tally from the voting position. Brian Woodward and Rey Castillo tri- 2002 by the Board of Trustees sophomore level; each year more machine," Khalfani Walker, General Elections umphed over Jacques Purvis and Jason Ravin. spearheaded the new Computer classes and faculty will be added Co-Chair. Woodward defeated Purvis 357 to 335, while Engineering program. as student's progress through the Williamson and Me1Titt dominated the vote on Castillo overpowered Ravin 357 to 332. Both The proposal board felt a Com- program up until senior year, L..:..:..'.'.'.'..::'.::'..'.'....'.'.'.:'..'.:'.::'.'..'.'.::.:::::'.'.:'..'..'.:'.:'...'.'.::.::.::'..'.::...:'..'.'...__.::::::::::::_::.:,;::_::.::=:....::::::_:.:.:_:'..:'._'._:::::...:'.:'.'.:::..'.:'.::'.'.'..'.__ ~~~~~~~~~::=~~~=::=====~ puter Engineering program was • Gloster said. Students following necessary due to the numerous the Computer Science track will be inquiries from students over the required to take 126 credit hours, Capital Campaign Off to a Rapid Start years according to Gloster. Gloster said. "According to the US Depait­ The program is ideally for ment of Labor's Bureau of Statis­ incoming freshman and rising Estimated Eight Million Raised at Charter Day Dinner tics Computer Engineering is sophomores interested in earning a ' expected to be one of the fastest degree in Computer Science, "We sought in Strategic Framework for Action During this stage, Swygert and University offi­ growing occupations, and within according to Gloster. By JOSEF SAWYER 1 to provide a plan for the first five years so as to cials will test the market by doing a general two to three years we expect 150 Engineering students generally Hilltop Staff writer prepare us for a major capital campaign," said sampling in the colllinunity, Ecton said. Personal students to be enrolled in the pro- Please See Engineering, A5 Howard University President H. Patrick trips will also be 1nade to CEO's to pitch the Swygert. "The success of SFA 1 made it possi­ can1paign, he said. f there wa_s any doubt that the University's ble for us to go forward with SFA 11 and the Ecton says the backing fro1n the Howard com­ $250 million capital campaign would com­ Campaign." munity is essential to a successful campaign. I mence at a steady pace, it was hushed after The Capital Campaign is broken up into four Please See Camppaign, A2 the Saturday's annual Charter Day Dinner.