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• Hilltop Hi lies Lile a sword • Rel.bin's OJster fB1erded I . The Hiltop is a weapan • ...... , Pa~ 1 • ~1· and l11te1otlioral ~ for freedom, ...... ,, ...... Page 4 Ta MVial and truth is the • ...... Pagl .d "bOM•tUNICATE TO I D EOUCATETO Bisons Stop l roians foundation of LIBE~ATE " I . i • •• ...... , .. , ...... ~ ~o • Top Fee '1. •.• .""'' . . . ••. •...... ••• . .•...... Pal}? 11 • Faculty Spekout PalJ' 12 I Q WL 58 NO. 8 HCJ{~ARD UllllVERSllY, WASHI NGTOlll D.C. . FRIDAY, 24 OCTOBER .1975 . '- • _ , . • Students Demand Ouster of Dr. Reubin ,.} - by Karer1 Brown However, Ms. McClain said ''I did ,Hilltop Staff \Vriter not state his name. I said I witnessed ~-~It - • a physical confrontation . between a faculty member and a student." Political Science students, . \~'\\\.\ '\~'\\\.\\\'\ protesting the alleged harassment of Dr. R'eubin, in a letter dated ' studenls by faculty, are demandJng August 26, 1975 to Dr. Charles the ouster of 'Dr . Leslie Reubin, a · Harris, Chairman of the Political "~'\."-\\.\. '\\.~\. '\\.~'\\~ Science Department, stated that he white, South Afrikan professor in the • department. would withold legal action against • '\\\~~'\\.\\.'\,\\ .\ The call for the removal of Dr. Ms. McClain if she would publicly • Reubin. who once served as a senator apologize for the statement she irr the South Afrikan legislature allegedly made. Ms. McClain has ' stems from charges of defamation of refused, saying ''I have nothing to character made by Dr. Reubin apologize for." - against Ms. Paula McClain, graduate Or. Reubin has refused to answer "- student in the po li tical science any questions concerning the m<1tter, . " .. ;: -,. department and president of the saying ''I have decided that ·it V.'ould • • • - • Graduate Students Political Science not be proper to agr'?~ 1o an .. ".' - Association. intervi~w with the Hillt!•:• b:::cause Students are also protesting Dr. the Dean of Liberal Arts i; SP.tting up Reubin's alleged neglect of his a speci;:il committee to deal with the ' Photo by Sheila Mciver faculty duties, particularly his matter ~rzised that concerns my ' rePorted lack of regular office hours position as a professor at Howard and his abscence from faculty University.'' Wreath for Bethune Laid at Parade's .End • meetings. Dean Owens, when questioned on The charges of defamatior1 the matter of a special con1mittee to by Denise Williams proceeded down Fourth street gQing •• originate frqm a sta_tement all~ge.dly deal ~vith the Reubin case, said that Hilltop Staff Writer north east. Turning left on Florida made· by M~. McClain concernrng" an no special committee was being set Avenue, the procession continued on incident she had witnessed invOl11ving up at the time. The matter must first to 13th St. where it make anotl1er Dr. Reubin and a student. go to the department grievance Enthusiastic spectators turned out left and stopped at Lincoln Park. On September 3, 1974, the comm.ittee and then to the sattl"rday morning to view Ho~ard's H igh lights were, the Marching ...s tudent, an att6rney, approached Dr. University grievance committee. ''At Homecoming Parade w~ich began on · Soul Steppers, Miss Howard 1975-76, Reubin in referer1ce to a paper that this stage of the game, the Dean is the mairi campus and ended in a brief Mr. Howard 1974-75, and the 1975 he had writter1. In the discussion that not actively involved in the matter'' wreath·laying ceremony at the statue ~lomecoming Oue..?'n.s who f o 11 owed , Dr . Reubin alte~dly said Dean Owens. of Mary Mcleod Bethune in Lincoln represented the men's docms. snatched the paper from the student Dr. Harris, chairman bf the Park, N.E. High School bands from the DJC.' • • fith suct1 force tha,t the studen,t was department, said that what has Because of rain the night ·before, , area also participated in the parade . unbalanced . Ms. McClain was the happened since the last Executive there was not a display of floats. The· .Another highlight, which was wbr1 .onlY witness to the incident. Boarcl m?P.ting in which the matter parade was organized by Liber;il Arts received by many of the spectators, ' ' Stie rE>t atod the inclder1t :r ~ -" wa~ ~ !isi~u ;;~"d. ''has be e1 1 directlv $tudrnt CoL1ncil . w.:i,s a colorful procession of 43 meeting attended by Lorrai11e referred to the dean." The case was L~d by Howard's Army R.O.T.C. corvettes. The drivers of the cJrs Williams, Vice·President of Acaderr1ic refercd to tiie Grievance Committee Hono·r Guard, the parade left th~ belong to a con1munity club cal led Affairs and political science student<;. CtJ11t'd 0 11 p . .? main campus at 9:30 a.m. and the Metro-Vettes who have the ' ' . ' ----..-~~~~~~~~·~~___:. been pOlitica"l'ly motivated ... " ,.., The North Carolina Supreme I Tae ·Kwon Do - Wrestling Contest • ·Wilmington 10 Petition Court has declined' to review an I • earlier\.ruling by the North Carolina by Roy Betts wasn't aware of a change in the the problem. is solved ' as q11i' ckly as ! Supreme .Court Court of Appeals. in Dec., 1974 which Hil ltop Sports Editor wrestling teams schedule until the possible.. upheld the original conviction of the ''If I, Mr. Dong Yang, am unable day of practice. ~ This isn't the first time scl1eduting 1 • 'Wilmington 10' and sentenced them p,-ob1ems have arisen betw'een the Robert Kastcnmeier (D·Wis.),l to receive any s'atisfaction for what I The TaeKwonDo Club and Mr. 1 by 1\.1ikc Alcxar1der to a combined total of 282 years in · • .I chairman of the Subcommittee on · consider my very just complaints, 1 Yang immediately protested t~e irae KwonDo Club and the ~restling • Hilltop Staff Writer prison. Courts, Civil Liberties, and the will be forced to resign as coach of changing of varsity spor'ts practice team according to fo.rmer Wrestling Among the major allegations ! Administration of Justice wrote both the TaeKwonDo Club," stated Coach schedules for the use of c;ertain areas coach John Organ. • Attorneys for ·the cele brated made by the defendents in their ' ''Wilmington 10'' have pe titior1ed the the FBI and tile Treasury· Yang in a brief letter earlier this in Burr without the proper r He said that the wrestling team petition to the U.S. Supre111e Court U.S. Supreme Court to review a Department requesting that all week, as practice schedule problems consultations among in1Jo\ved parties Vfou ld praCtice in the exerci.se room were that their constitutionally and labeled Mr. Miles' actions as rude with the mat from 4:00-5:30 p.m. ' North Carolina high court's decision information ihey may have regarding between the TaeKwonDo Club and • guaranteed right to confront their apd the TaeKwonDo Cluti •vou!d to uphold their original convict\on. the case be turned over to the the Howard Wrestling team continUe. and unprofessional. I L accusers and to a fair trial by a fair Mr. Yang's statement came a As of yet, Dr. Herman Tyrance, then practice in the North •Practice l Reverend Ben Chavis, eigh~ Black subcommittee. • a~ > and impartial jury had been violated. chairman of the Physical Education gym area from 4:00-.5:30. and then teenagers and a white female The subcommittee requested the , result of actions taken by Athl ~ tic 1 They alledged that ' ''glaring'' return to the mat after 5:3p. , · anti. '-poverty . activist the information because Rev. Chavis, Director Leo Miles in changing the Department antl legal re present.ative inconsistencies existed between the \. ln January, 1975, however, ''Wilmington 10'' · were col[lvicted . who is now studying for a graduate wrestling teams practice schedule in of the troubled . TaeKwonDo Club trial testimony and the pre-trial to, sources close to the for burning a grocery store and degree i11 Howard University's School Burr gxm from 4:00-5:30 to ,..and Mr. Miles have not been able to a~cording 1 statement made by the' state's central T~eKwonD o Club, a conflict' arose in • conspiring to attack firemen and of Religion, faces a 34 year prison 4:30-6:30 p.m., which Yang says come to a satisfactory !decision in witness who claimed that he had schepuling when Mr. fV\iles scheduled policemen who came to the scene of term and, as the letter read, ''The t occurred without consultation With solving this problem. ''corrected'' his pre-ti'ial statement. Wom·en's Volleyball practice tdr the fire •.•,:hich occurred in early !971 possibility that thi s serious tti,e other parties involved, namely Dr. Tyrance said yester.lday that he • Defense attorneys were denied access 4:100-5:30 on the North sid!:! of the in Wilmington, Delaware. At that deprivation of Rev . Chavis' liberty · the TaeKwonDo Club. was going to investigate Mr. Miles' • to this ''amended'' statement by the p~actice gym, thus displacing the time that city was embroiled in racial ' may have resulted from the highly According to members of the actions a·, j if there h·as been some • court. TaeKwonDo Club and Team. ' turmoil. questionable testimony of paid club, the team was scheduled to violation on his part then sqmething The witness, Allen Hill, was On January 28, 1975, alt the Congressional interest in the case informers and that the government's practice from 5:30-7 :00 Monday, definitely has to be done. 1 faculty members of the Physical • • interest in prosecuting him may have t 'Otl I'd 011 fl. 4 WednesdaY, and Friday in room He added that he WiiS going to l~~-h~t=ed two w;eks ago wh~n Rep. G-244 (exercise ioom with mat) and stand up for Mr . Yang and see that Education Department and coaches in 1 the Athletic program who were • I involved in the utilization of1the gym and other faci!ities du ~iQg the academic "'.iyear were called to a Five Lawyers Receive Honora,ry D.egrees meeting Jo resolve the )resulting conI f 1Jct.· ' - • 1 It was [decided at that \ meeting ~ by Mike Alexander honor by the Howard University the law and judicial leaders were the through wider treaty acceptance. of prisoners, .- the· ~rant ing of that any cfnflicts of schedu e would and Fred Hines growing problem of global global The conference ~pproved many diplorl)atic 1and territorial asylum to. be resolve through mediation and Hilltop Staff Wr iters Board of Trustees. Tlhe statement that was to inflation, the international economic resolutions concei-n ing various those subjected to the threat of consulta ion with thei parties . ' accompany the presentation of Mr. ' situation, the global energy crisis, aspects, of hur)lan rights, ihcluding persecution, the reun1on lof families, involved. ertain priorities ~n terms Howard University President Dr. Ford's award·· was filled with praise "and the attainment of greater the prevention of torture and and the freedom o ment for of use o( gym space were protection of the rights of refugees inhuman punishment, the treatment individuals international! r.:nnt'(l on p_2 James Cheek cor1ferred Honorary for the President. Part of it read, •I • • Doctor of Law Degrees from Howard ''Mr. Presidel:)t, Howard University - on five prominent lawyers last week. claims a moment of joy and pride in A sixth degree was to be awarded to honoring you." President Ford, but he wasn't present Ottie r portions read, ''By simply Near Fatalify ·Tells of Startling ecov~ry to accept it. being yourself, the people of this had done what it Bibi was The degrees were awarded at the land sensed in you an honesty and by CJ<. lli
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Chem Ma;ors • • Concerned Students lnternotionols ' OAS f\1asquerode Minority Business Ed Attention sill Chemistry Majors! The Organization of Afrikan ''Trick or Treat'i On behalf of the students in the The Committee for Concerned There will be a welcome party for There will be a meeting of the A.C.S. Students will hold its first meeti.ig at the Senior Class ..._ Old Fashion Students will meet Web .. Oct. 29 to all F
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notables enjoying the parade; Larry Parshay, Photo by Sheila Mciver Homecoming at Howard was a big event again this year. Pictured • Luthor Brown, Dr. Cheek, Or. Geraldine Pitts and Mr. John Jacob. (center) smil es happily during the football ~ me , perhaps enjoying the Soulsteppers lr) in concert at halftime. ,, . . • 1.nternational Students Left Out, Sponsor Own Expo • . ' 1 continued on Friday October 24. Instead, the International Students wi &J the Office of International International Student Association is explained the di rection of th by Eileen Benjamir1 ~ The Festi~al featured creati~e l y Association was forced to reschedule StU~ents in the .Administration not an organ of the Office, of organization and its activiJties for thi:- Hil ltop Staff Writer .. handcrafted !ewelry and clothing. its venue to the mai n hallWay of Bui~tling, but never worked directly International Students, and their year. !SA ai ms at ''intellectual The Unde rg raduate Students' , Plants and food were also on sale. DOuglass Hall . Foods from all over ' with the International Students organization should not be confused development'' said ·Adebole, through · 1 Association and the Homecoming Also present were representatives the world were on sale, and Association. with this arm of the administration. international debates and quizzes. Steering Committee sponsored an from the International Program for inforrrntion bulletins on various 11owever, Adebole explained Referring to ISA. the president said Also, a general coun.c il of ''lntern·ational Cultural Festival'' on Hum an Resources Development, countries were availa ble. The 'purpose ''tt , f {UGSA) misunderstood our that it is an entity of its own, created international students of Washington campus last Thursday but in the which espouses the idea of ''the of this exposition was to increase pu~se, we misunderstood thei rs .'.' by international students. The and an international convention are Planning of the program they fa iled helping hand to the working hand''. students' awareness of t he different Q. He{J was d isa ppoi n tett at their 0 rganization acquires , its budget ·scheduled for next semester. to inc l ~de the International Students Due to the heavy rain s last Friday, countries, said Adebole, ISA's exat!ision from the festival, for through requests to other The development of ISA as a Association' . According to Ajayi continuation of the festiva l had to be president. accdrding to, him; ''if sorrething 's got organizations· such as HUSA and meaningful entity wil.I Jdepend on Adeb p le, president of tt1e postponed until Friday, October 24, When contacted afterwards, to be done internatiorlally it should UGS A, but it is not financed by the\ whether students continue to treat o rgani zation, the In ternational when the Afrikan Heritage Dancers , Robert Hagans, ca-ordinator of the be ... in sole consultation with the international office. them with indignity or whether they 1 Students Association has always been will r:_.•<•rform on the grounds of main International Cul.turat Festi.Val said Int .,,_ national students." ''Th1"s ·,, the .beg"1nn 1'ng of a·new are prepare dto c h ange their habits, the objtrct of misinterpretqtion. campus. The Festiv al will culminate that his committee had consulted ~debole fu rther stated that the dimension," said Adebole, as he · warned Adebole. I , As a result ISA held an ''In ternational Expo'' on Friday, I . October 17, while UG SA sponsored ... an ''International Cultural Festival'' ·}. ' cont'd Jio1n p I ' on October 16, which is tci be ~. p;:~~:~'.ddu~u~~o~~: ~:.:'!'~:;~~: ee s O\i\f ar apter • 1 • • ..... ' of the department in the last by ,.' l1cilal1 Va11cc Denise Rolark , a junior in the fi rst 1 rent control bill. Right now 'Representati..-e Executive Committee meeting of the Hi~op Staff Wr iter School of Communications at PIRG is working to sav~ the new rent:. ·, department. However, no action hils ,, Howard Univ e ~ s . ity is a control bill from a threatening .'. communications in t e rn ~ at Pl RG . She Con'gressional Veto," Sege replied. UNIVERSITY been t aken. primarily because ..- -~ • ' • ' Reubin has reportedly refused to. he District of Columbia Public commented. '' How~rd students She said that Pl RG also had a give the committee the neces!ary Interest Research Group (Pt RG) , should take advantage of every voice in the passage of the D.C. • OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA information in the case. j ';"'an'ts to set up a Howard University available opportunity that comes to Humani Rights law - ''on~ of the · to be on campus Reubin in fact opposed the use Of Cjapter, according to help complemen t t h e most , comprehensive - car. .munications .director Irene Sege. the Grievance Committee. In a l e tt ~ r campus-community relationship. A anti
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' ' , , .. 3 pla11s. too-7 . 1 • • • . . • • 24 l I· • , • • • ' ' '24 O:tober 1975 page 5 Rebirth of Old Time Sciences l • as trolqgy as a part of ''unscientific By Titilayo cul t ists, nostrums, ... food faddism . HI LL TOP News Editor ' medical imposters, and all other ' types of pseudo'.medicine." As the nation enters a period of M r. Thomas Medford at the ACS economic, · ·political and sp"iritua said Wedn esday ''quacks seeks to uncertainty. ~there h~s been a sudd'en make money by giving people false ' •rebirth of ''old time sc i e~ces'' hope that som~thing can be don·e scientes'' like fasting, herbology and (about their illnesses)''. Moore said natural . cures, especially in ~lack his cure rate is high (he doesn't know communities. A storefront on 125th exactly how ~any) and the cost is Street in Harlem is one of the fe w what you pay to pick or buy your places where attempts are being herbs. To da:e there is no methods of ' I made to institutionalize this cancer cure sanctioned by the phenomenal return to nature. There , natior1's medical industry and/or amidst the concrete monuments of a health profession. I synthetic city life-style, lsits 1he Dr. John Moore Hcrbologist Moore said the cause of mo st University on the Corner of Lenox diseases is the eating of dead carcass ' Avenue (UCLA) . ' Pine and Tamarack will provide and too much starch. Standing 6 ft. ' I In an interview with ' the nutritional substances to maintain tall and weigl1ing over 200 lbs., he HI LL TOP last week, Dr. Moore, head the body. Asked if the pj.ant said ''raw fruits and herbs are the ' of the university's Herbology su bstances had been t es ted and natural foods of ina11." I Department presented his twelve pr·oven, Dr. Moore replied tt1at. 30 Tl1c herbologist spoke at a t'\arbs to sustain life during an yea~s as • a hobo had taught him to sy1npo siu1n give11 by the Rebirth of econornic depression, a treatment for survive on less than $40.00 a year 0 ! d· Time Substances o·rganization the . cure of cancer and (his while gathering, studying, and usi11g here at Howard i,r1 the spring of unconventional theory on the.causes herbe growing atong side the railroad 1974. R.0.0.T.S. which at one time and cures of most diseases. tracks: The herbologist has recorded ~'Vas based 111 tl1e School of ' Dr. Moore said the inner barkS of an estimated 200 freight train trips Pl1arrnacy, is a Ur1ivcrsity -wide group • tr'ees like the Slippery Elm, Maple, aero~~ the country . of students tl1at studies plants Dr. Moore commented ''Howard (herbs). ' DC Survival University should se t LI P a Moore served as Surgeon General Department of Survival for th e to the Nortli American Hobo Society Project students and the: commun ity . He said for 12 and a half yea rs. He is riow many of the present courses at Mi11ister of Domestic and Cultural .. Howard should be drop1)ed and Affairs to the International Hobo Oragnizes _--,. replac ed w ith course s like Society and cor1sultant to herbal •.•• e bacteriology, anatomy, and r1atural o rganilat1ons in Russia, Japan, ' by Fred Hi11cs .. • • Hilltop Staff Writer p l ant chemistry. Dark (B lack) Mexico. Aza11ia(Zul u TrilJe), anq histo{y,i and America11 history \'Vere China. ~ I r examples of wt1 at he said could be Tl1e herbologis t said if ir1stitutions ~ ¥ ' dropped. The herbologist explained \'Vant to rea lly celebrate the the lal ''courses have been ,1roL111d Bicentennial th ey st1oul d ''start a but fail to relate to us and help us to 11ew day i11 Arnerica; a new day of deVelooe our inner selves." hea lth and hap1)ir1ess and pursuit of . ' Comfrey leaves, rotk rose. aloes. lear 11 ing. Tl1e ) [ 1 L Dear Editor, . Drar Editor, . Ignores .Stud 1ents Throughoµt my one year and half This past Tuesd y riight, I I. [ [ here at Howard University, any witnessed a spectacle f disrespeci • Howard University Radio, station WHUR-FM, has • gone througlj enormous changes• since it first hit the air '' corner of the cami;ius that I turn my t1at I had ho~d _1 w.oul not have to ' [ [ eyes to, glimmers with ''Blackism.". face at an 1nst1tut1on of Howard waves December I 0,, 1971. It has gone from "360 Everyone struggles to make HoWard · University's caliber. ' degrees of Blackness" to the "'Ebony Lifestyle." as ''Black '' as possible. Yet they lack ' The behavior of the udience, the To fully understand the confext of the current strike respect for those things wh ich are stage crew and th Master. of by employees at the station an!l the ever-present rum their own and • which will make ceremonies at the variety show was Howard a pla~ to be proud of. I was 'absolutely inexcusable. I .The aspect blings of .discontented communications students, is to ... ' overwhelmed with ignominy on the that confuses and an~rs me the understanf guidelines for student involvement at WHUR, and it to make my campaign efforts an, enough to exercise their' right to sober and abstain from grossly · by these ugly displays of ignorance. ultimate success. I would like to, ·, vote. To those people and the I hope that in the future we will is for this cause that we plead'. i rrespo.ns lble and subhuman • I express . my appre~iation to the b:.i remaining Freshman Liberal Arts attitu~es. They must strive to realize think a minute larger and show THE HILLTOP understands the desire of station following campaign workers: ~ Members ; I commit myself to work . that a 1.1niversity is a place v1here respect for those brothers and sisters . • I f ' employees to press the WHUR management or a Campaign Coordinators · Reginald ', un-ceasingly to make' our dreams a · p'eople should learn those good who have taken time out to share ' ' definition of'their rights. We sympathize with them and Dozier, Yaahn Hunter, Gina Miles, '• reality. attributes of solid human qualities with us their talents, ambitions and and to the following Dormitory f Sincerely, that will dignify their lives and drea ms. It is only wher:i we can Qegin support them in principle, although we deplore the fact Coordinators · Steve Abbington, J. Blake Taylor to reSpect each other that we can • 1 manifest thenl as bette~ men, and . that student ·interests were not .represented in contract ~gin t'o move_ forwarf towa.rds our wonien and nqt a co~glomeration of .. ' negotiations while they were involved, . ... and Seniors lunatics. i collectiye dreams and goals. E'mmanuel Ozah, ' In Hope ... From the st11dent perspeetive, we urge that communi M. 1 Dear Editor, Our primary projects will be: International Eco!no.mics, Junior. 1 Donna Ha_rris ·' cations students take adntage of the situation by 1. The Senior Class Trip. I am writing this letter to express r . 2. The Senior Class Gift. pressing even stronger for implementation of systematic my gratitude for those of you who ) 3. Senior Week ' 'student involvemen't, and that school officials move were able to attend our last class Payroll. Blues . • 4. Senior Bazaar meeting. I am pleased that so many· quickly to bring justice not only to the employees, bu\' In an effort to subsid ize the trip of you are enthused about making I to . the students, who made it all possible in the first and rea lize all of the other projects, this senior class a legend in our own TRYIN TO GET WHAT'S RIGHTFULLY MINE a re planning fund raising place. time! ~ we activities, The Senior Bazaar lf)'ill be For those of you who were unable I'm S;ick and tired of standing in line • the main force b'ehind fund r\aising. ' to attend, I would like to take this try~ng to get what's rightfully mine We have set up the vital time to brief you on the proposed while daily toiling hard and long committees and we need more of. plans for the year. ' I'm still hearing that sa me old song .. . J you to participate. E·Jery committee Messin' ~ith the Money Our major th.rust will be two-fold: ''No check for you. Oh me , oh my! is important and rewarding. Please 1. Uniting the class in a common' Go tb 307 and find out why." ' come out to our next ".1eeting ' bond of sincerity. So I !truck on up and stand in line • and inject yourself . . The watch word of students and faculty of Howard 2. Concrntrating on implanting a tryif"!g to get what's rightfully mine. ''Yo~r name is not on the print·out, my dear ' University for the past se~eral weeks has been "J' A Y pride in p~rpose to be remembered Yours in unity and service, P]ease tell me, how long you been working here?'' DAY! (MAYBE)". The reason for such a pessimistic by the etitire ' Howard University Senior Class President Community. Elaine McCloud ''1fwo years, I reply, disgusted and mad, ·outlook on a day when supposedly "The Eagle Flies" is ''but things have never been this bad- 1 due to a new payroll syster!ilknown as Howard Univer ' the past three paydays I have h·ad to wait ., 1 sity Business System (HUBSi. HUBS' job is to "co Inmate Seeks Mai'I · a da Y or two, ca'use my paycheck's been late along with what appears to be . ' ordinate the controlled expenditures for salaried and Dear Editor, YoU may send a photograph if you over•half the un,iversity ... " :o non-salaried 'expenses," inc•luding vendors, the Univer • like, but it's not necessary . l am ''Fill out this form '' I'm told, ''to find out· I more interested in what's in your exactly what this is all about. ." sity budget, and the payroll. I would like to correspond with 1 But in the nine weeks school has been in operation, some of the sisters who go to heart; more than your face. I 'am a So I fill out the form obligingly Howard University . I am an f9r real person. I am 24 years old and for a paycheck to be cut for me ... I we have ~een coordination advance to confusion and optimistic person and always willing 6 ft · 3 in .. and slim. I enjoy andlwait; and wait til I'm finally called; subsequently to chaos. HUBS is operating under threats to share my thougllts. I want to be a dancing.writing, and sharing myself. by then I'm mJre upset and appalled ,of teachers resigning due to deliquent checks and friend .to any young lady who would Sincerely Yours, cau ~ e the check l get still ain't right and ' I'm fussin , cussin, and ready to fight. students going without basic necessities (e,g. food), care to write a brother in prison. I Ervin A. Brewster made a mistake in society so now I No.60894 · I'm sick and tired of standing in line because of ll\te work-study and schqlarship checks, am paying the price. Box 100 trying to get what's rlghtful~y mine- • I will answer any and all letters. ·1 Somers, Conn. 06071 My little boy needs a winter coat This chaos has built up frustration in many students. I· Eventually ·this frustration is vented unfairly upon the· a~d i I promised to buy _him 4 li ttle toy boat; ' no food in my house; my car note is due; • •personnel of payroll office. A day does not go by with th_e rent is late. Just what s~all I do??? j out these people taking the insults from irate students Eritrea's Status 1 • Wh must I wait? I'll never know ; • ' for errors they are not re~ponsible for, while you get it together - slower than slow. It's, ridiculous; it's just not f~ir . We feel that facll'lty and students deserve answers to Dear Editor: part of Ethiopia. ' Even though Eritrea is asking for the. burdens that I'm forced to bear. . • . questions like "why does the system always breakdown Regarding the article 'Eye on - ' Afrika', I would like to point out a independence at present. it is still You admini strators who think it's right to tell me ''be patient,"''~ calm'' or ''sit tight'' and make errors on amounts of checks?'' Most im discrepancy. Your paper has treated under tHe Ethiopian government. or think you can casually c.1se me asunder portantly, "why is it that a system that costs S250,000 Eritrea as a separate entity. when in as you think of ways to correct this blunder. faci: it is a province, and therefore a Tizita Betachew • and has been under' development for two years can be Tell me why you can't get it straight, considered at most, a total f10p?" These answers cannot . ' " and why my paycheck .is always late, ~~~~~~~~~....,,,,__~~~~~~~~A . be provided by \he clerks and· the administrative per- why you started a payroll system without very thoroughly checking it out? • ' ' • • sonnel of the payroll office. Tuskegee Comm.ends Hilltop • You opened the'.books for all to see ~ Answers to these questions must come from Dr. . .. Mother Howard's inefficiency. • Caspa Harris, Vice President for Fiscal Affairs and Mr. . an d responsive publication. And messing with other folk 's money Dear Editor, ' Harry Steinberg of Computer Performance Association, f. Here at th"e Big T.I. we are ain't cool, hip, right, or funny. We as members of this year's J attempting to elevate The Digest to a Excuse me if I step' ped on your toes ' the of HUBS. Steinberg is far removed from the present Campus Digest staff extend la sincere ~ profe:ssional level of journalistic while explaining myself - but that's how it goes. situation at Howard possibly because he has collected ' greeting of ·solidarity. We further , i!:.credibility. As young, gifted, and B ~t what the hell are you ~gonna do his fee and "duffed," Therefore, the weight falls upon express the genuine concern and Black individuals at a ''so-called'' bout this payroll mess you've gotten into? 9 • need for a more extensive predominately Black institution we I'm sick tired of standing in lint! Dr, Harris to address himself to problems and in- C ~use an~ • communications channel to be f are concerned with providing an trying to get what's right·full y mi11e . conveniences encountered by the faculty, students and formed between The Digest and The accurate and corl'sistent source of by Hilltop Staff. truth. @ Iris L. Morris 1975 . personrlel. 0 • Your thoughtful and very cordial ~ Hopefully tti rough a coordinated letter of correspondence found us effort of regular correspondence we - " .\ , . busily engaged in the initial . and . • THE HILLTOP STAFF 1975-76 SCHOOL YEAR will share and provide each other subsequent publications of the I ' with an exChange of ideas, Campus Band Apology I . . oda ' AI' Digest; which we've included for ;,~ happenings, and perspectives as they EDITOR· •... ! ...... H r1 1 ' your comments, and critical • MANAGING EDITOR . , .. .. ••••••.. , , ...... • , .. . . . William Scott 'i,.jpertain to the unique experience of observations. We apologize foi:, the Dear Ed itor, • ADVERTISING EDITOR .. ..•••...... Oemetrious Powers - Black college interrelationshi p. contract to perform at this event. delay in responding to your letter. 1 PRODUCTION EDITOR .. _ .•••...... Shiba (Vikki Freeman) We share your thoughtful concept We deeply regret that through · Unforeseeable circumstances and a NEWS EDITOR ... .. _ ...... Titilayo (Yvonne Horne) of Campus News Exchange, and if at We of the Armageddon Band, feel m i'sleading information, we were FEATURES EDITOR ...... Paulette Stevens somewhat hectic schedule has placed .any time we can provide information that Kappa Alpha ·Ps i. Frat ... lnc. owe unbble to perform for your musical a great demand upon our staff. It is SPORTS EDITOR . .. , ...... , ...... , .. .• ,. , . . . Roy Betu in a specific area or on a current the student body and friends of • enjoy ment and we hope 1hat this only now that we are beginning &o ' PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR ...... 'I\. ••• •• •••••••Calvin Reid ·:'· news feature, we will be more than Howard University a publ~c apology i~rtant incident will not scar the operate efficiently and in an COPY· EOiTOR .. , ...... •.•· •..... Kadallah Khafr.e ;ruwilling to cooperate. pertai·ning to the Homecoming nafne of the Armageddon 1 Band in organized manner. . CONTRIBUTING EDITQR •...... • . • .• • , • , .. . , •.. Charles Barber "" The staff of The Oig~st ' Ebony Magic Affair, that was held on yc:Lr minds. 1 We extend ''Congratulations'' to ' . ACCOUNTANT ..... ·(· ...... , ...... Eric Eaton · coffipliments you for your dedicated Oct6ber lOth, , 1.975, at the We hope that through our the entire staff of The Hilltop. We effort in the struggle for awareness e rideavorI and your supP,ort and ' f : ART EDITOR ...... Lucious Williams Ambassador Hotel . . have found every issue received very and even tual total liberation . . The Some of the ~tu dent body and c9.-operation that this lt'!'pe of THE HILLTOP is a weekly student publication of Howard University . informative, positive, and hand of established brother/sister inci dent will not hamper . future It is distributed free e·ach Friday morning at convenient locations ou tside fri ends o' the Armageddon progressive. Our overall consensus is ;- hood is extended in Unity. Band were lead to believe by the first apPearances of our band ~nd other : throughout the camp1.,1s. Mail subscriptions are $5 per year. one of being impressed by the effOrt, editions of the posters ~ an~ other b cl nds from perforr:ning at your • Each Tuesday at 5:00p.rtl. is the deadliiie for campus calender items, 1 dedication, and time that we are sure ¥ •our Struggie Is One• paraphernalia that the 'Armagrddon , establishment. Jnclassified ads and letters to the editor. is put into every issue. Our staff Band would make an appearance. If ~ Sincerely your:s: < Wecare 'located next to Bethune Hall , at 2215 4th St. N.W. Our mailing • sympathi_zes with yours in the sense Kerry W. Meadows this was so, it was.'. done without our Howard A. Winger. pen. Mgr. • I• address is THE HILLTOP, Howard. University, Washington, D.C. 20059. that We are aware of how much hard Editor-ln·Chief/Campus Qigest knowledge, conse'"!t_or signing of a Armageddon Band and Show t Our phone number is (2021 636·6868. work it takes to provide a relevant Tuskegee Institute ! : L..~..:..~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--' ' • • ' ' • • • 24 Octd>eo 1975 lHE HILLTll' :page 7 ( . . , Dentistry Stll1ent ·-- ·--- .. . • • ' • President. Responds Dear Editor, Good teaching is a combination of • 1 I had initially intended to contact man ~ factors, not just the paper Guest Column Dr. A"ziz personally and have some degree.' · Gross Anatomy is lI a very Concerned Students meaningful discussion with him after diffibult, demanding, and essential I read through his response to my partl of the medical science program. ' Dr. Welsing intervie'w with· the Hilltop ''Del)tistry Since thjs is the first exposure of the • Demands met Halfway.'' I hate to ente~ring college graduate t to the Cal I fo.. r Activism create anything that might seem to medi Cal and dental programs, every • · arid the Role be a furor between the Medical and effo~t should be made to help them . ' ' . bf a Black Dental family . We all have too much Jl·nstructors should · not t~ach JUSt J The many prob!ems faci ng FOR CLASSES BACK TO in common. fv1y response to your • bec ~uSe he -or--· she Wants to fill in Howard students are steadily growing THE LAST DAY OF CLASS. , University letter Dr. Aziz, is strictly to correct time and line up for ..:hecks every pay as the crisis of the economy' in MASS MEETING WEDS. some of you r mis- leading dayJ l amsickto theneckofhearing general and particularly in education OCT. 29. 1975 7,00 p.m. ; !xampte the Universities of Missouri, statements. • m·etoric from some instructors like; intensify. It is very clear to us that DOUGLASS HALL 116 Michigan, Pennsylvania and at. 'we are not suppose to spoon feed ' ' tf;le struggle we waged wi th the Colgate University, Ors. William Pyle .. Any agitation the dental students you'. Somewhere I read that Howard WHAT PARENTS AND administration last se mester against Robert Bean, . R. Meade Brache and miQht have Staged in tbe past or will was established to care for the Black ALUMNI CAN DO ' the tuition increase and for student George Ferguson respectively, used stage in the future are just, and will minorjty. It is no secret that there representation on the faculty t ~n ure Write your congressmen for ll)Ore test scores and skull sizes to conclude strictly be basedc on objective are ~ome Black students, bQtt' in the ~ committee was only.t he b;ginning of university funding and· support the that Blacks had two-thirds the observations and experiences. medical and dental school, that are • the battle , and that the real fight for student demands! by Essien Udo Essien However it seems to me that here because they could not be intelligence of whites and therefore ' . basic students rights is yet to come . Organize alumni organizations to Were inferior. These , citations are since some delicate issues were _. acc,pted soniewhere else. · The issue involv ing an attempt to Students should not have to suffer support th e survival of Black infinite, but let me come to the more touched upon, 1 owe· it a duty to I his does not mean such students oust the noted author and scholar ,fot"- • ' • • page 8 THE HILLTOP' 24 °'" .. 1975 - ' • • • ' Movie Review· ' ·,,¥". • -.. I I ' , '' Taj . Mahal: ' ' 7 Let's D~ It Again • I I· By Vernola Rolle Lockhard. Don't Labe, HILLTOP Staff Writer . The· team inflicts exploitative The acting team of Sidney Poitier methods of hypnosis on ,Butney Far.nsworth . pla9d ~y Jimmie • and Bill Cosby are at it again, ·Just Enjoy bluffing their way into and out of a Walker;, a hopeless fighter. They heap of funny predicaments. J make him believe ' that he is an In ''Let's Do It Again• (their indestructable roaring tiger, and· he sequel to ''Uptown S'aturday Unknowingly helps the team Qtt whit By Milton Allen Ni!tit''), the two used outrageous they want. Special 10 the HILLTO P What this duo goes throJ~ and • tricks suet'! as forging press cards, subjec:ts the other movie characters • • applying hypnosis, using knotted · to, provides. a good evening of What db you 'get when you mix sheets to escape from a ~en-story down l1ome blues, big city blues, entertainme"nt. · building, and even blackmailing a ' Jamaican Raggae, Cal1pso, j~zz, house detective of a hotel af-ter being Poitier once again proves :that he rock, and just plain funk? You ·get caught tre'spassing there by h'i m. pos.sesses vers'atility and! shuns the music of T aj Mahal. Needless to Say, the tWo once conforming to the stereotyped, Taj M'ahal is a very versatlte .: and • again. ended up outsrart1ng' . seriously educated image that dynamic composer, arranger ,'and themselves on . more tlian · one Holl\twood has heretofore caived for mus1c1 an whose music deifies · occasion. ' Poitier. who po1rtrays a him, sµcceeding in his role as a classification. Some have said it's milkman, practices hypnosis with comedian. · t' blues, s9me call it jazz and ?iJi ers much success, while Bi!\ Cosby His directing ability is displayed even say it's country. But one tl1ing portrays a factory worKer who for the third time. In addition to is for sure, Taj plays the roots of • specializes in fabricating. ''Uptown Saturday Night," Poitier also directed ''Wa·rm December," in Black m(llsi c. " """, Thhoget er, t e two set out . to ." which he played an affluei:it r H is last album, ''1\110 Roots,", was ~ '.( .J. r-.~ a r • - secure some much needed ca~h for an ve ry a1lpr o1lriately titled. It deal·t ; ~._../, ~- *" ._ .. ex tension of their lodge building ~ American doctor in love with a"n with a synthesi s of Carribean, r~."<. .'I. • *"'_, ""' the house of the Sons and Daughters Afrikan princess who had sickle-cell bl ues and Afrikan rl)yt!1ms Fromtl1at C.omposcr, arranger and musician T aj Mahal prepares for Cram ton perffatmance~ of Shaka in Atlanta. I anemia. d l b u m, easily recalled are 1..4· ~ The two, along with thei r wives, Cosby l1ad the audience in stiches ''Slcivedl'iver'' or ''Wl1y Did· You Have form , Taj has a tremendous White an out-of·sight guitar solo. • His smoky voice is perfect for played by Denise Nichols (that of lau~lfter as he strutted througi the To Desert Me ." Now Toi has a brand following. We need to support our ''My Ancestors." and 'West \> ringi ng i:ogether t hose elements of woman from '''Room 222'') and Lee movie to the music of Curtis n e111 album, ''Music ·Keeps Me artists, especially those who preserve Indian Revelation'' are funky tunes Black music and its culture. Chamberlain. set out for the fast city Mayfield, who was aided , in the Together." It takes t!10~ roots just the purity of our music. that reflect his A frikan and Carribean Taj's band, ''The lntergalaCtic of New York on their first mission, background by the spulful, one• step furtt1er. It's a steady Hi s latest album h"as a desirable roots. Taj's father was of West Indian Soul Messengers•• criss-crosses the then for Louisiana the second time temp.o-pacing voices of the Staple progression from the man search i11g · balance. ''Why and We Repeat.Why,_" Parentage and his mother was from ~·· ~ l ack world in its appeal. Guitari st around. On both occasions, they Singers to the man creating and perforrpir1g is an instrumental extensio11 of ''Why South Carolina. l~ ~ .os.hal Wright is from Meridian , matchld wits wi th ''Kansas City Amos , who plays the Black music in its true idiom. 11 Did You Have to Desert Me'' from ··oear Ladies'' and ''Brown Eyed iss"'"· ippi. Bassist, Ray FitzpatriClt., · Mac," played by Johii Ainos and hot-tempered father on ''Good the prev ious ''Mo Roots''album. The fr · m Trinidad. Kester Smith pl ays ''B. · II •• t d I · Times," portrays the mean. arrogant, For someor1e who so t ruly HandsS'me Man'' are love s~ng s dohe 1gg1 e s ma , par raye tij y c a v1n "di d bl t to get 1 represents Black music in 1ts ppre~ t tune keeps you 011 y6ur feet and has in =raj's unique style that just re,aches ap drums and Is from Granada via ac1 Y empere gam er ou . i • 'within and grabs you. >Tr in id ad. Rudy Costa. from . ~+------;----!-' Lockhard,, the super-cool, calm and T aj hi'mself is a Black Connect icu t, plays woodwinds and FaShl'On I collective young gambler, who Amos · M D Id accuses of ''treading'' on - his Live from-South Afrika: musicologist. Says Taj, ''I studied the · . karimba . Larry c ona 1s a I . blues like some folks study · )-a~a ican percussionist. Earl Lindo ' ''territory." 1 As a special feature, the Lockhartissocoolthathehashis Stravinsky. It's my music and I had r.. lays keyboards and is from November issue o f Glamour h' k · d I to study . it on my owri sit1ce I 1~iiigs ton , Jamaica. Talk about roots! woman lighting 1s smo e 1nstea o The Supremes ' Magazine has photographed four of th th way a ound realized there were no institutions "The Oneness of Juju. and Taj e ·O er r · . teaching it." Taj, who is from ahal will be featured in a ''Fall their own staff members in a fash ion Walker in his first movie spread showing how· to update last. s·nce h1·s telev1·s1·on debut Brooklyt1 by way of New England, Fiesta'' !at Cramton, Tuesday, Oct. 1 appearance 1 year's holiday wardrobe for this in '''Good Times," plays a similar plays guitar, bango, mandolin, 28. ,Check it out and remember, its year's festivities. character - with ''more mouth." stand-up bass, piano, ar1d i the only way they Could have in' Association against m embers became very extensive, and1 with the opinion about the situation t :1 ~re." performing in that country as long as he Ip of the government all of T11e gist of this very del)cately the current racial policies exist. Songhay became very prosperous. stylized rationale was a very arrogant What the Suprem e~. under the Askia Mohammed also made but not very original ''we l1ave to se· · leadership of the original member, reforms in the area of education. He for ourselves.'' This argument ha ; Mary Wilson, hope to further clarify established "'" ja nd encouraged many There are lots of different been used often by ''hohorary about the existing conditions in schools. A scholar, he studied ' I . l ways a man .can sing a ove •, white'' visi tors to those op~ress1ve Azan!a remair1s unclear. However, government, pri11 ciples of taxation, song to a woman. The way . shores. tl1is move reveals, with clarity, the commerce, banking and r~ligious Th e decision by tl1e Su?remes to priorities of Motown , the largest tolerenCe. Intell ectual centers were Jon Lucien does it is the go, on' tour 1n. a country where 15 black.owned corporation. es tabli sh ed at Gao, Walata, 'most beautiful way of'alL '• Lucien: he's sensuous, Poetry Sought sinuous, relaxed and romantic. In person or for on record, a very special ' man with a very special Ebony Moods ' music. He sold out The Black students of the Carnegie Hall during University of Virginia ·are presently • this sum'me~'s Newport · soliciting material ·.for the fall ' Jazz Festival in New publi cation of Ebony Moods, a FOUR WEEKS! York, and he'll be on Literary Anthology. This year, the TUES. OCT. 14 thru SUN . NOV. 9t ' ' - - i. arithology wit! consist of poetry Tues 18 0 0 pm I S500 4 00 Weqaoo • studying stages. I ·- and Zulema. \ M • • • • , , • l , page 10 THE HILLTCP 24 October 1975 On the H,ill In Sports ' . Hilltop e ·y R oy Betts .t HI LL TOP Sports Edito r Well How ard sports fans, we have Sports Sports Sports Sports e x perien ced y et another Bison ' ' .homecoming . A ll i the cabarets, , ~once rts, coro p a t.ions, a n d " Soccer • catastrophes symbol ic of a Howard Football 1 .{Jp Coming Un iversity ho meco ing will now Oct. 25 - N .C. A &T State U . .. Greensboro. N .C - 1 :30 p.n1. Oct. 25 - Newark lege - H .U. - 1 :30 p.m. take a· rest . , The part ies" werie nice, Issac Fall Tennis • Women's V oll eyball Hayes, ali as Chocolate Chip, took us ' . I Eveynts: I back a few years with his mellow Oct. 24 & 25 ,__ American U . Tournament - Away Oct. 25 - Ari1erican lJ . - ~t. Mary's - Howard - at A.U. 'bl ows, and Ms. Dale f Fel ls captivated us with her g_race, charm, and sweet ,, voi ce in the coror1ation. Possibly the worst thing that Now down to some hard:Core happened d uri ng this entire two tacts. Did yo u happen to notice the By Ro bert Utsey weeks of our a t tem~ to re-establish s tu ~ t Federal Ci ty College tried to HI L L,.TO P Staff Writer home grow n roots in the Bison pu li aga i ns t o ur so ccer team community, was the ,lack of school We dnesday. The.y decide they're spiri t which I fabe led a catastrophe. goil'}g to come over to Howard w ith The Bisons of Howard University . ' h I . Y es rt s true t at we won our Chee r leaders, porn porn waving •. won their homecoming 9d1.1e against game with V, State 35-12, and tliat looneys, and a fiery soccer sQ uad, the Virginia State Trojans ·35.12 last the es timated 12,000 spectators and and try to sequen tial ly beat the Saturday at R.F.K. Stadium as nearly Bisor1 fans on han'ct at RFK last Bi sdn legally and illegally. 15,000 fans looked on. Saturday were on thkir fee t cheeri'tg Th' e fight which eru pted between Howard scored the first ' ' diligently when Howprd's sophomore the l players and among the fans was touchdowr) of the game in _the defensive l1alfback Herman . Redden Lln P,u rposeful, ·since or'rly a few OJ)eriing period afte r Ben Harris evasivel y pranced . 1;0 yards w ith a mlnL tes remained and Howard had a (fCOvcred a furnble o r1 Sra te's five Tregan rn iscalcu lateCI pas? for a HU conlmardi ng 2-0 lead, and it lacked yard line. Marco Mori;;an scored from score. . I class. r • the two. Tl1e extra point by .!Julius But the trernendously,_h ysterical ·Bo th teams are tops in their • Gamble was good· and Howard led crowd that normally cha r acteriz~s a and had a lot to lose the day 7·0 with 11 n1inutes left in the' first divi~ion Saturday afternoon "lcollege football of the game, true enough, but each c1uarter. game or at least th1 Intense rivalries has a schoo l image to maintain that is • At the start of the second period, that I see on the nation-wide screen characteristic of true champ ion s and Howard was awarded a safety \II/hen didn't show at .the l H oward-Virgini~ f i g~ti ng doesn't help it. State's puriter fumbled a pass from .. 0 State game. School spiri t is one thing, but ceritcr 111 nd was smothered iri his own • • r• Sometimes, Juri1 g the course of b la'tan t , u ncont r olled , in hu man ·~ end zorie by the Biso11s. The pla.y put the game, we'd join in with the actions are another. the BisonS on top 9-0. . , - ' cheerleaders in a littlp foot·stomping, ~oweVe r , I was pleased to see that ,. Midway through the period Harris .- :.• ! . , . ~ hand clapping exer;cise in keeping some Howar,d fans have spirit and recovered another .Trojan fumble on •• rythm to some traditional cheer or ne~ t ·time FCC comes over here again ~ che State 25 yard line. This ' time tune that to strike our 0 " -'<·. ' happene.~ they'll th ink twice about causing a so11 hornore quarterback Do1iald 1 0 • .... fancy, but what we really needed was breach o f peace. ' •' "--. Porter go~ tl1 e touchdown on a five 0. some bonafide 'yelli i:-i ' and 'ho!lerin'. yarcl runl;··a r1d Garnble or1ce Jagain tlic boom 'on a /1elp!css Virg ir1ia State back! i Bis<1 ri ctefc1 1sive r11iclcllc gl1ard Jt1a11 B l1 r r1s _(67) lowers The Howa~d spo ~ ts fans r1eed to T he Howard Uni versity Track h.iCked the poi11t after. . Ori thei1 !iext • ,• know wt1at it feels like to be team w ill be perfo rming in the l)OSessio1i ttic Bi\soris drove 71 1yards l>Je 11" t11e e11d of the l1alf , Virginia to score a touchdOW!l witl1 110 time Tl1e Trojans attempted to rnake ;i physically drair1ed and emotional ly Un iversi ty o f Ma ryl and Cross scored when Porter passed four State bcgi 11 a (Jrivc towards t!1e BiSO!l rema111111y or1 the clock. barnl)le game of it after the i11 terrnission. lri ar1\:t exh austed atter the .t_eam has just C ount ry C h ampio n sh i p th is ni ' O)inu~es. When thi_ngs settled down, ' Rich{lrd Davy was ejected from the field j en play resumed,. the Bdoters am ersTrop yRe I os concentration· and 'FCC . ~ • cap lized on it. With FCC on the By Borkai Sirleaf -.. !; - '{, .. - • attack, Herbert Gordon had· his first HI LL TOP Staff Writer dian-re to s~oot toward the goal. He < • Under a bla?ing sun, the Bison unleashed a deadly right which ~iled • ·Booters edged the Panthers 'of over goal keeper Revor Leiba to put Federal City College, 2·1, ' in a the P.anthers on the scoreboard with gruelting soccer match October 22 at : 'abou ~ · 15 minutes left to play. . Howard University Stadium. Before However, the Boaters defense the game started, FCC pre ~e nte9 tightene~ and FCC was defeated. Howard with a pennant of good wi! lj. . This-was to signify .the last time FCC . Defeat will play under her present name -- On 18th of October' the · I tne against Ho@ard. BooJrs of Howard University were The game started with ferocity as givenl a · surprise whipping by the FCC, which was undefeated, battled -- University of Akron in Ohio, by a to keep its perfect record. The scorelot 1-0. Boaters had beaten the Panthers or;' Ceach Lincrnn Phillips, who ' two previous occasions for the l'ed seemed dejected about the game, said Ch~mbers Trophy. I - that \his boys had about 6 to 7 After two minutes and "' thirty God-~e~ t chances to blow Akrori out seconds of playing time had elapsed of tfle game, but missed several "' 1 • in the first half, Neil Wi~liams, .. ~·~ ...... attempts to score. -...... - another splendid Bison player, - - Akron, which p1ay~u a • suCtdenly caught the Panther's• A Federal City Coll~ge so_cce r player is upended _by a determ~ned B~son_ Bop, er on the left. and Howard c.at·and -mouse game concentrating soccer player, Yom1 Bam1ro streaks down the middle of the field dr1bbl1ng the ball. Bamiro scores defense off guard and made a cross on dkfense all the time, suddenly seconds after this photo was taken. Photos by Gordon Barnaby pass to Lincoln Peddie, ~ho shot found an opening about thirty quickly and put th0 Booters on the · said, ''We l1ad to play man -to-man off-sides against Howard. However. 'f;llagued by a series of fo~ls. The was hit and kicked from the back by minutes into the game to score the • , score board first. After the goal,. if and double team Herbert Gordon so t h e Panthers' hopes were soon referees called about sixty fouls. a Panther defender. Unfortunately, only goal of the contest. , was a see-saw battle as both teams as to kee1) t1im frrom getting the ball. dashed against t'he rocks when at the According to Coach Phillips, this was the man slipped and fe ll rig ~t under A~ording to Coach Phillips, his . ' 'I play~.d at f.ull strength. and we kr1ew tl1at tl1is was going to 25 minute mark, Yorni Bamiro, 01.1 1a-! t' 1e best way to keep the game under him and Davy stepped on hi '1. boys played their best in the first Accor~ing to Coach Lincoln force them out o f their 1)atterr1." solo effort, beat two defenders to \)ntrol. Then pandernor1ium broke loose thirty first thirty to forty minutes of • • Phillip, his strategy was to force FCC The Boosters scored a second goal score arid give Howard a 2-0 fi With about 20 minutes left to and spectators from bot~ sides the ·game. This game was similar to • to play long balls instead of simply abou t six minutes after ·the first one advantage. .i' .l':iay in the second half, Ri chard rushed. onto .tl)e field of play. The the one' in which Cleveland State keepinq the ball on the ground. He but it was nullified because o f an Th e hard fought game was ~ Davy, who was in control of the ball, game was halted for abdut ten beat Howard in Clemson. • I I What does it !a~e to be a Howard • Coaches Corner • .,. ly Dee Dee • . ' Cheerleader? · ' -~ I LL TOP Staff Writer ~ ' the Baltimore Bays. After a • • ( ~· While the United States was successful season with the Bays, he How do you feel about the sp1r1t on '!Celebrating Independence Day in ' moved to the Washington Darts 1941 , a male child was born in where he again led his team, as player Howard's Campus? Trinidad; a child who was to become coach, to a national championship. • valuable asset to the Howard He wds named 1968-69 Coactt of the . ommunity. He is now coacH of the > .c Year.9 CECILIE COUNTS. Afro -A n1 erical · ' ~;J oward Boaters, and like other •c In 1970 Lincoln Phillips was StudiP.s, lun.ior, Sagit .~rius J with which he has been ! ~earns //l- appoi~ted 1. Hard work, the ab1l1t) tu gt't alof g (For reasons of assistan_t· coach or the }~sociated, the Boaters' are number • with others, ar1d a 101 ot e11L•rgy. c: H oward University soccer team. 0 • 2. Howard is not an i>ola!L•d car-Opus, one. i:i 1971 saw Phillips as the head coach so sports must comµt:"te \v itt1 all t e space, not all the .:- Li rlcoln Phillips, a graduate of , c3- of the,soc;cer team, and once again he ot her social ac.tivitic ~ tht• o_c_area t· Queen · Royal College (High School), led his team to the national soccer 'ters. Consµ:Jering this, I lh1nk the spiri t is led his school team to a national > O.K. for a student body that prides itself . Cheerleaders are ..c diampionship. • on being sophis,ica1ed and "cool''. ,.Joccer champion· ship. In 1967 he o Coach Phillips also played pro I • i. )las a member of the National Soccer 'E soccer with the Baltimore Comets ~ pictured.) i~am at the Pan-American Gam~s. c... from 1972 until 1974. In December •- I In 1968, Ph illips came to of 1974, PhilliPs led his team to still America, having been recruited by ·another, national soccer 'title. • DEBRA A. LINDSEY,' Econo~ics, ~ e,nior t C•ncer. • 1. A lot of hard work. Porter Call~ • N.C. A & ·T ''Best'' 2, I think people should • • ' ' • page 12 THE WLLTCJ> 2A O~•I• 1915 • • ' acu • What do you thin!!.. of the political con ' sciousness of the H.oward studentl • What do you think is the most pressing c • problem facing Black people in America ' ' todayr • - • • • • ' • ' ' • I • • • • • • • • . r - • ROBERT REAVES---, Engineering Administriltion,. Aquarian . • 1. Generally, I believe l ~e 1; 0\'V a rd student is politically ' astute. - • ' 2. Survival 11 ' ... • OIL ISAM HERRON, Malhem.i!.lics. . ' 1. The political conscious riess of the average student is • ••• keen.on a narrow range of issues - chiefly those affecting ' hi m or her dirctly. Howe\•er, with the vast n umber of in ' ternational students in our mi~st i"t could be higher inte r- • nationally. · DR. VASCAR G. HARRIS, ,Mechanical Engineering, Asst. 2. I believe t~at the m.ost pressing problem facing Black • Professor, Capricorn (Dec. 25) p'eople in America today is ourselve s. By this, I mean that • \. 1.f'oward Students are innately . cognizant of the 1 we have not suff. ic ien tl y harnessed all our energies and political problerns of our times. ·Possibly a more relevant • resources and applied the:m to our liberatior1 . . As a question is: Whether we see k active, const ructive people, we are now fa ci ng a c ri sis in values. We are-hot solu tions to these politic~! problems. To this question, I ) • sure if the Godly ''faith of ~ ur fathers'' was si mply els a ' must answer: l"l1 e re is defili'ite apathy, especially in the res ult of extreme oppre-s·sion or because of underlying 1 ~ngi11eering Community. reality. This uncertainty is rj ft ec ted in the new swing of •• 2. Inspiring our offsiprfogs IQ continue the ca u se and TM, astrology, etc . " attain the bES"f quality of-life fO r themselves arid futu re ger1erations. I / • • I ) • ' • • • • DR. MARTIN COBB, Romance Langu.ilge, Pices. .. ·1. I think students here are basically sensitiv~ to the • • • political problems besetting this country today but they I • DR. JOSEPH R. APPLEGATE, African Studies, Sagittarius. are at a Joss as to how to cope w ith them. l suppose we 1. Howard st udents, generally, l1ave reached a rat~1er c:cin say leadership & direction are m1 ss1ng. • • high lefel of political consciousness or awareness ot 2. The same -- and u sual line -- racism . r social and political problems from an intellectual poir11 of ---'------,..------f----'----o-'------j ' view. Now attention should be given to the development .\ ' . • of skills required fo r systematic analysis of e>: istir1g T IE· HILi TOP found it 1(on1r and issoppo1nting tho) • problems and for design of appropriate solutior1~. e '. • • .' J • • ' . • • • . t • • '- Tuscaloosa data showed evidence of a decl ine in • real' income among Black families Gheyney State Fisk UniversitY TUSCALOOSA, Ala. lUPI) - The since 1975. This decline, about 3 \_. · A Cheyney State Collegel University of Alabama has promised percent, is not significantly different The university has received freshn;ian di ed in a hazing incident Black students it would try to from the 4 percent decline among gover nment f u nd s to develop __ords-o~ Wisdom which- occurred on the su burbar remedy their dissatisfactiori 1 with white families. pre-professional programs in law, Ph il adelphia campus. it ~on ditf ons on campus. Among other findings of the medicine, mass communications, The victim, Theodore 'Ben cwd.· • ~ The student s charge :~ hat th~re are repor.t : engineering, and .. the health care aboyt 50 other freshmen 11\~ ·,ioo few Black · activit i ~ • an d faculty o A survey of local jails Showed professions, accoi-Eii ng to Forum, a subm.itted to the ''dog line," a fo i;[iT members , a11d that "there 1s a that Blacks constituted 42 percent of campus publ ication. Unless sf ;'ence is used for the bet!e J~ent - of manki,nd, Jam 'of hazing outlawed by coll ege "Communication gap betweer the the jail population as of mid-1972. A one million dollar supplemental at a loss .to understand the reason·i for it all . It does not fauth6rities last year. ' . university -and Blacks. · ArOong inmates se ntenced anQ not Qrant from the U.S.' Office of Higher 0 1-J ring the pledging, witnesses require a clever brain to destroy 1 fife . In fact any fool · ' Richard Thigpen, University appealing their cases, the ave t'age Education will be used by Fisk's said Ben fell and struck his hea executive · vice-pres·ident;, met sen tence was longer for Blacks than Advanced Institute Development can do that. But it takes brains--and extraordinarily agains,t a wall while carrying anottr I ' yesterday with members of th~ for whites for all crimes of violence. Progra·m to formUlate the programs. ' • • brill iant brains-to create conditions tor human happiness Afro-American Association. o The rate of growth of the Black student on his shoulders. · About 350 Black students population in central cities slowed Ben was taken to his room a and to make life worth living. I placed on his bed when he began Morgan State ~ demonstrated last Friday after the during 1970-74 to about 1.6 percent complain about his storr1ach a Student Government Association a year, less than the rate during the The former Morgan State College (Speech at the ~cademy of Scie n ~es. Accra . November 30, 1963) head hurting. Later, according tOih'is I refused to allocate $1,000 for a 1960's. • became Morgan State University at roommate, the victim felt" to the ,, Black student newspaper. .. o Th e proportion of Black the start of the 1975-76 school year. i floor and began shaking as though '' <:! Black Americans h<1ve made children living with both parents has 1,400 new students were admitted t o ... Kwame Nkrumah was having a seizure. ~ progress in education and el ection to declined . the new university. 1 He then lapsed in kJ public office during the first half of The Morgan State University ' unconsciousness and was taken to atj the 1970's, but their protres ~ in 1 " South Carolina area hospital where he remained i11fa Student Government Association has income and employment has been • coma until his death. launched a Drug Information Center · impeded by a variety of social and Cheyney officials sai d th!'! and a Health Services Center this economic factors, accord ing t6 a South Carolina State College pledging practive was outlawed ~ year. major repo~t re.leased recently by the President Dr. · Maceo Nance made Knowl,dge U campus nearly two years ago after :) Those services include a family I Bureau of the Census, U.S. some Solid points during a weekend planning cent"'._r and an information Black student at Monmouth Colle g~• · .. Department of Cowmerce. Columbia serTiinar that are seldom in northern New ·Jersey suffocat · and assistance hotline, according to nderstanding · Black poli tical gains during the spelled out so clearly concerning wh en a grave he was forced to dig ' ·The Spokesman. • 1970's were ''impressive." Between Blacks in higher education. part of a fratern ity rite collapsed on March 1971 and May 1975, the Dr. Nance, among a panel of ' . him last November. Dillard U. · What Am I Doi ng Here ? number of Blacks holding public speakers representing public T wo Cheyney State studen.ts, office i11creased ~ 88 percent to a educational institutions throughout The National Science Foundation • ' Barrie Williams ~nd Fra nk Stephenst Am I reaching my goal , • total of 3,503. Black officials newly the state, said efforts to push Blacks has awarded $222,000 to the Natural • were charged with criminal Am I travelling a roa:t elected in 1974 i'nclude one member into ·h igher e.ducation and to Science Division here, according t o ·h o m o c i d e , i n v o I u n t a r ~ Which only leads to destruction and despair of Congress, . two lieutenant maintain their interest once there, Louisiana congressmen. The award is man-slaughter. si mple assault an~ Am I realty satisfying my soul governors . and 40 other State are extremely difficult because there for the Minority Institutions Science aggravated assault, recklessly What Am I doing here? legislators and executives. The are few blacks in places of state Improvement Progra m and is leadership to be held up as examples endangering the life of another I . number of black mayors increased expected to last for two years. Am I really being under.stood, of what can. be accomplished through person and conspiracy. Four othe · sharply from 81 ip 1971 to 135 i11 Director of Admissions, Ver.nese Am I as loving as much as I cd_uld , education. students were suspended for a year < ' • 1975. 1 CNeal , said 627 students applied for Do I bring peace wherever I may roam He said only two Blacks head up a result of Ben's death. • •\J The Black unemployment rate· in adm ission to Dillard and were Will I bring happiness to my man's hcime 1974 was about,twice the white rat.e, colleges. He is one at State; Denmark accepted. Most of the fr eshmen are Or will I destroy like th,e wild winds of a storm? Technical College has the other. 1 the same relationship th.at has Prarie View interes·ted in natural science What Am I doing here? , • ge. ::- r~.:1v · previiled since the Korean Both these in stitutions were business, and nursing. ' War, according to the report. founded and have carried out their Tentative enrollment figures fo r' , Am I approaching my destiny, I primary missions of educating Bl acks However, the 1974 unemployment the end of September show that Or Am I stranded in this gloom only. ,- Legal Holiday rate for Black teenagers was 2.4 approximately 5,200 students havr for eternity times the rate for white teenagers, As Dr . Nance pointed out, enrolled for the fall semester. . Or Hey! Could you tell me ; however, distinctly unique character while for women the Black rate was Enrollment is up close to eig~ ~ No School Am I really here? 1.7 times the white rate. afid environments of the formerly percent from last year. This is t ~ Monday, • Median income in 1974 was all -Black schools should be preserved first year Prarie View's enrollmenf Barbara Younger (Bay ) estimated at $7,800 for Black at all costs, at least until t he citizenry ·had exceeded the 5,000 -mark , fam ilies and $ 13,400 for white becomes far mor'e comfortable with .according their publication ( The L_(_)c_l_ob_e_"r_2_1_J families. Adjusted for inflation, the the idea of racial equality. Panther.) • ' ' .. ' ' • ' ' '