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. • al1221a 72, N1111tlaar 23 AIDS rapist gets 8·1-243 _year prison ·term • • Donald Hatch, 40, threatened victims with infected hyperdermic needle • • By Eric Smith Hilltop Staff Reponer AIDS virus and rat poisoning. applauded the sentence in the case c~pus, Dawson responded, ''We're According to a Washington Times but . believes it was too long i~ trying to be sensitive to strangers on Donald Hatch, the ''AIDS rapist'', article, Hatch is a suspect in at least coming. the campus, but we can't be • who terrorized the Howard com· everywhere that a crime might OC· munity in fall ·of 1987 was ten other rapes or attempted rapes at ''It illustrates that the wheels of cur." sentenced. . last week to 81 to 243 years the time near the campus in 1981 and justice turh very slowly. It is a tn prison. 1982, but cannot be prosecuted in Since the 1987 rape attacks, Hatch,40, was sentenced by the those cases because the statute of marvelous sentence, but ideally it Howard's security division has in· D.C superior court after being con· would have come swifter," Dawson victed in August of 1988 on a 14 liffiitations ran out two years ago. said. .stituted a crime watch progran:.. aim· count indictment including rape and HatCh is said to have a string of prior . He added that the long waiting ed at preventing similar attacks armed kidnapping. convictions, including armed robbery period was,''par for the course in this on campus. Before his apprehension, Hatch and drug distribution. He was .._city .because of the court system is ''It's designed to get the communi· had raped and orally sodomized a reportedly tested for the AIDS virus jamined up.'' ty involved in a personal level with photo by Keith O. Ltadbelter Howard student after threatening her but the results proved negative. crime prevention. And one of the Derrick Adams with a hyperdermic needle which he Lawrence Dawson, associate direc· When asked if further attacks of elements in crime prevention is rape claimed was conta"\inated with the tor of the Howard security division, this nature could possibly occur on prevention,'' Dawson said. Drew R.A. wounded • • t -~ --- Carver by falling object murderers • By Eric Smith a heavy can or bottle. He was treated Hilltop Staff Reporter witb seven stitches to his scalp at A resident assistant was wounded Howard University Hospital. by a falling object while investiga'.ting Adams, a 22-year·old Baltimore jailed a complaint of students pitching ar native, was accompanied to the By Donna Williams hospital by first.year law student . I ticles from the windows of Drew Hilltop Staff Reporter Hall. Fritz Jean, who witnessed the assault. Derrick Adams, a senior, was ''I ran upstairs to look for the per· A woman responsible fOr the 1986 hospitalized for several hours March son, but no one was in tlte hallways,'' contract killing of then-Carver Hall 30 and released after receiving seven Jean said. counselor Robert ~tewart has been stitches to his scalp. Jean. a graduate assistant in Drew, sentenced to 13 years to life in prison, According Adams, he was return said the building has had similar pro District Superior Court officials said. ing to the dormitory at approximately blems before the March 30 incident. Gloria Stewart, 31, pleaded guilty 12:30 a.m. from a basketball game ·_ ''We've gotten a lot of complaints , to second degree murder in the stab· • when he was approached by a District about objects being thrown out of the bing death of her husband, the 38 resident who said his car had been window, mostly at cars. I guess some .year-.old counselor. She testified in March against Joseph Harrison, 27, ' dented by a bottle thrown from the people like seeing objects going down dorm window. and out the window,'' Jean said. her lover whom she paid $250 and ''We went around the side of the ''We're trying to make it clear that cab fare to' kill Stewart. building to see what was going on, it is more dangerous than fun, Harrison was convicted of murder and I asked the driver did he see ex· especially if the wrong car is hit. A and sentenced to' 17 years to life in actly what window the bottle had person can pull out a gun and start prison. According to police reports, came from," Adams said. shooting up at the dorm. Or it could ..,... • ''We were looking for the bottle cause a major accident," he said. photo by Keith 0. Leadbetter Stewart, a nittive of Liberia, was kill that hit his car ·and ·he found As a result of the episode, visita· ed when Harrison, posing as a detec· Engineering relationships tive, went to Carver Hall. Harrison something. As we were coming back tion was cancelled for all Drew Hall • to the dorm, that's when I got hit," fQ! 1~0 .days following the accisf~nt. _,1ng;neering.atu4ent1 tried their hand• ot ''The Dating Gome,'' lost Fridoy, sponsored by the Society of then lured Stewart into his bedroom he added. Adams says that Metro Police ar· Women Engineers. Adams is not sure exactly what he see Sentence, page 12 was struck with, but said it was eitlier see Drew, page 10 • Alumnus Joe Perkins joins Morris . ' Brown VP Dan Quayle's ~taff By Christol L. Powell himself. Hilltop Staff Repor1er Perkin·s, a 198.4 journalism students graduate of Howard University, ac· • When George Bush was elected the 4lst President of the United States, quired the position after several years there was a strong belief in minority of editorial w~iting, starting from his wage protest . communities that he would not str8:y managing editor position with The -. much from the precedents set by his Hilltop in 1981-82, to The Wall Street By Gale Mitchell predecessor, Ronald Reagan, con Journal, where he has worked since and Rebecca Little . sidered by many to be insensitive and graduation . Hilltop Staff Reporters careless about the needs and concerns ''I had assurances that the vice president would bring to power and After a two·day sttident takeover of African·Americans. But Joe Perkins, the new deputy raise issues of importance to African· of the administration building at American~,•• said Perkins. Morrris Brown College in Atlanta, ad· assistant to Vice President Dan Quayle on aomestic policy, said that African· Although considered a censer· ministrators promised to meet the vative, Perkins has vowed to in· protesters' requests. "' • Americans will probably see a dif· ferent Bush administration from ~he fluence policy.makin~ that will best According to the Atlanta Journal· help the moSt neglected and im· Constitution, a group of 15 studerlts Reagan Era, as Bush has already locked themselves inside the school's , made efforts to appoint Afric~ administration building at 2 a.m. Americans in key positions like see Perkins, pa'ge 12 Tuesday morning, . demailding im· ' provements in housing, cafeteria food and a new African.American Police .increase patrol Studies program. photo by Keith O. Leadbetter... - One·hundred and fifty students later g
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• • • • Student foil ow up Plaza management . . Howard Plara Towen responds to anger ' Qn protest demands Montfi)y Reau • • . By James K. Stovall The coalition, composed of Hilltop Staff Reporter .delegates from six student organiza over housing rates . Fees - tions including Black ' Nia The leaders of Howard's protest F.0.R.C.E. and HUSA, have '' made ' are negotiating with the university to considerable progress'' in their two Efficiency: From $58S to $630 Two Adults make sure that the dema"nds of the~ negotiation meetings with the ad By Melonie McCall and three bedroom apartments. One-Bedroom: From $710 to $75.5 ·Two Adults-..... protest are being met, said April ministration, according to Silver. • · Hilltop Slaff Repor1er C9)st per month for the unfurnish Silver, one of the key students in the The meetings were held at the ad- ed units range from $585-630 for Double Studio: From $785 to $830 Two Adults dispute. _ ministratipn building last Friday and • Four Adults Many students are displeased the efficiency, to $1,185-1,230 for Two-Bedroom: From $885 to $930 She and eight other students co·m- Saturday. · · with plans for the nearly com three-bedroom apartments. Three-Bedroom: FromSl,185 to "Four Adults posing t~e Coalition of Concerned ~ • One demand pres'ently being met, pleted Howard Plaza housing A space in the 200-car Sl,230 ( Students, have met with several ad- according to Dr. Carl E. Anderson, L complex loc;:t.ted at 2251 Sherman underground garage will cost $50 .--t . - ministrators and board members to vice president for Stud~nt Affairs, is , 1 Ave. per month. Parking Fees Per ''establish dialogue ... and a good the speedy processing of financial At a ~reakfast last Friday an ''I don;t think the prices are Mo. $50.00 working relationship'' with them, . nouncing the proposed opening competitive with others in the Silver said. See Coalition, page 12 • ' dates and rent scale, students area," Jupiter said. ''I live not too repeatedly questioned what they far from here and my rent isn't consider high prices. nearly as high,'' he added. ject representatives presented a Tocks fo ~bedroom doors, layndry Shannon and Luchs, the firm Although the Howard Plaza will summary of their roles in the con rooms on each floor, and an ad contracted to manage the twin be managed by a private firm, it struction. Speakers included pro vanced electronic security system. towers, sponsored the breadfast will be made available only to ject manager, Edward Pinkard of Keane termed the Towers an which served as the kick-off for a university students, faculty and the Howard University Founda ''academic village'' with study new marketing campaign. Invited staff. tion and John Peterson of rooms on each floor and facilities guests included ·university Vice The West Tower is scheduled to Gilbane/ Precision Construction. for lectures, seminars and workshops. He aJ;o noted plans to presidents, Michael Winston and ' open May 25'. It will house mostly William Keane, Dean of the Of Carlton P. Alexis. I graduate and married students. open an extension of the fice of Residence Life, said that in Academic Computer Services lab ''I think the 'plans are verytin Five percent of its space, however, his opinion, the Towers have ,in the West Tower. • sensitive," said Omodare Jupiter, will be made available to faculty many features, including proximi president of the Law School Stu and staff. Despite features which Plaza ty to main campus that will attract creators consider attractive, dent Bar Association: ' 'The rents July is the target opening date students. · are too high.1Students who can af for the East Tower for which students fail to see why they ford to pay those prices cab live undergraduate honor students will During his presentation, Keane should choose to live in the anywhere in the city," he said. be considered on a space stressed the complex features of Howard Plaza. Units available include efficien availability basis. the more than 800 units designed • cies, double studios, and one, two During the breakfast, key pro· for sharing, citing individual key see Plaza, page 12 photo by Uaniel E. Williams' ~strvction continues on Freedmen's Column, slated for .completion by fall. . -- - . Milloy says his columns 'Freedrn·en 's Column' galvanized movement 1 being.: J1 built -at Cramton By Marea Battle Flunking Out," discussed the high - -· liy Philip D. Suggs created specifically for the universi HiUtop Staff Reporter drop-out rate among African Hilltop Staff Reporter ty by renowned artist Richard Hunt. American college students, the Hunt is the designer of ''A Bridge It was a time bomb waiting to ex number of Howard students on For- the past few weeks many Across and Beyond," the sculpture, plode. Courtland Milloy, the academic probation, and financial · Howard students have been wonder- , that stands in the fountain in front Washington Post columnist who had Unaccountability of Howard alumni ing what is being constructed in front of the Armour J. Blackburn Center. wiitten two negative colomns about among other issues. of Cramton Auditorium. ''It's {the ne~ sculpture] com- Howard Univei-sity's recent student Students complained that Mi.lloy According to Dr. Carl Anderson, memorativeofthe fact that Howard demonstration, faced the students•· was factually incorrect in some of his vice president for Student Affairs the developed through the Freedmen's questions, anger and confusion about statements and they expressed bit new structure will be a piece of'art- Bureau .~fter the C!vil War," said his columns, at the School of Com terness that many people outsfde the work titled ''Freedmen's Column''. Hunt. It takes its form from munications last Friday. Howard community will look to what ''It is a gift of the Mildred An- historical pr.ecedents." . ~ • . As part of their Freedom of Infor he said as the truth . drews Fund,'' said Anderson."lt's Frank ~m1th, professor 1 9 th~ Col mation Day program, Howard's ''Only those who understand (the pholo by Keith O. Leadfftter the fifth in a series of artworks which lege of Fine Arts, had only praise to Society of Professional Journalists protest) will be able to disagree, those the fund has commissioned on behalf give for the artist . had invited Milloy to explain his posi that don't will just believe, "said one Columnist Courtland Milloy heard students' comments l~st Friday. of Howard University." tion, as well as to gain personal student. Freedmen's Column 1s being sec .<\rt, page 12 • insight. .Milloy, who was able to maintain wanted to look at th.e protest from a • ''I am very interested in hearing his composure for most of the pro different angle. your comments and I invite your in .., gram, seemed flustered as he express ''There is trouble on this campus quiries," said the Louisiana native ed confusion about the student's with students not doing homework. who has been with The Washington sentiments. We want to polish the ap.ple and Post since 1?75. ''It's news to me that y'all think I make it look like we are kicking 'l'ne ~· The roughly 100-member audience did you a disservice. I have to sit back butt," said Milloy. included students, Howard alumni, because I don't see where the damage Students infOrmed Milloy that he • members of the Washington chapter has been done, "said Milloy. would probably not have his job to • of the SP J and teachers. He further pointed out that the day if there had not been protests in !Distrlc.t of Co{um6ia • The colUmns, ''Victory in the majority of the articles written about Wrong Fight! ' and ''Revolution by the protest were positive and he see Milloy, page 12 Jerri ,' "Community Center African~American Ph.D. pool ebbing Future 'Howard students may feel effects of shortage t
By Donna Williams po-rt for affirmative action declines. Dr. Arnold Taylor, a' graduate pro- HiUt op Slaff Reporter The shortage of African-American fessor in the history department, said Ph.D.s is a problem n·ot only for that although the number of African As American colleges and univer predominantly white universities, American Ph.D.s at Howard is now sities scurry to increase the number who are instituting extensive higher than at other colleges, students of African-American professionals recruiting efforts, but it also poses a will .s oon feel .the effects of the on their campuses, the nationwide threat to African-American schools, shortage. pool is decreasing, according to a re- including Howard University. ''Unless black students are at cent study. ~ Not only is Howard having a tough } tracted to graduate education, t,he Statistics from the American time finding African-American facul problem will continue," Taylor said. Council on Education show a decline ty members, but it also has to worry ''It is probable that by 1991 we will in the number of full-time African about losing existing faculty to see the effects at Howard. A number ' American faculty "members at schools with more aggressive recruit of African~American facility Invite you to a pane{ aiscussion: American colleges and universities. ment programs. members here are retiring," he Between 1977 and 1983, tl)e coun ''We're experiencing difficulty in added. cil says, the number of full-time hiring qualified Afro-American As· for the· African-American African-American faculty members faculty,'' Wendy Winters, dean of Ph.D.s who remain at Howard, they "A Fruitful Bncoanter ~ at American colleges and universities the College of Liberal Arts, told The have committed themselves to German Jewiah Refu1ee Scholar• at Black Colle1e•" dropped ~Y 4 percent, from 19,674 to New Yc)rk Times recently. educating the next generatiori. • 18,827. ' ' In ;:i ::! rli tion, '' she added, ' ' we're ''J don't' think that most professors "::::::,' ' ~ In addition, the council's figures faced w1.h ·being raided. And some stay at Howard because the pay is ' • show a decline in the number of schools are extremely aggressive in great,'' Wright said. ,, ' African-American Ph.D.s. From ''If an instructor stays at Howard, pursuing Afro-American scholars.'' J 1979 to 1986, recipients dropped by Experts attribute the diminishing he must love to teach black students 22 percent, from 1,056 to 820. pool of African-American Ph.D.s in and must enjoy watching black minds The problem, scholars say, is cir universi ties to ll1e lure of more develop.'' .rfttestfay • ~ 11, 1989 • 7:30 p.m. cular in nature. With fewer and fewer lucrative careers elsewhere. ''Money is a lure, an enticement. :Jfowara 'Universi~ 'Unaewaauate Li6rary Lecture '}(.pom African!American educators to serve ''A number of black Ph.Os leave The only thing that will keep you as_ r.o1e models, African-American educational institutions to pursue from going after money is a commit 5001-fowanf Pface, 9{.W • • - students are less likely to choose a other professions. They go into con ment to something higher. That's • / -~ career in academia. . . • sulting or some sort of private enter why I'm here." The topic of this event concerns some fifty. refugee scholars from the Nazi time who found Moreover, they add, the future prise. ''Sometimes they even switch Benjamin Arab, a Ph.D. in the faculty positions in historically Black Coll'f:,g· This singular episode has no~ been recorded or may not be very bright as the high fields, ., said Dr. Richard· Wright, a Graduate SchoOI of Arts nd documented before and represents remar. le ezamples of cross-cultural interaction. Both school ·drop-out rate for Aftican graduate professor in the School of ~T" the Americans and the Europeans profiled from the encounter; the colleges were exposed to a American teens increases, and as sup- Communications. · see Decline, page ~ 12 more cosmopolitan, less compartmentalized approach, and the Europeans learned about an aspect of their n~rt• cortntry little knou1n ta t.l?em before. Michael R. Winston, Vice Library Lecture R0of11. The pa~el Cainpus President of Academic Affairs. will discuss the impact of Jewish I scholars on southern black col Dr. Russell L. Adams Chairman; Afro-American Studies Department, . events ' Saturday, April 8 frOm- 11 a.m. leges. Panelists will include Dr. Howard University , Friday, April 7 at 3 p.m. Dr. to S p.m. PR '89 "Into the Russell L. Adams, acting chair of Dr. Hartmut Lehmann Director, German Historical Institute James P. Comer, educator and Light,'' a public relations seminar 1 the Department of Afro-American. · professor of psychiatry at 1Yale sponsored by General Motors and Studies, and E. Ethelbert Miller, Dr. Max Ticktin Chairman, Judaic Studies Department • • University, will discws his- new Coca-Cola will be held in the director of' the Afro- American George Washi7161on University book ''Maggie's American School of Business and Public Ad Resource Center. Dream: The Life and Times of a ministration Auditorium. There Wednesday, April 12 from 7-10 !Motfml,ioi': 818.ck Family'' in the School of will also be a free buffet for p.m. The Coalition of Concerned . ' • • • • Business and Public Administra part1c1pants . . Students will present ''After the Gabrielle Simon Edgcomb, Project Director tion Auditorium. Presentations Protest''- an open forum discuss • -~·· ~ - - . . . . will also he given by Dr. Cludia C. Tuesday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. ing the future ·of Howard Following the presentation by panelists and primary witnesses. audience participation 18 Tate, chairperson of the depart- The . Department of Afro University. invited. I , ment of English; Dr. · Faustin American studies will be co Wednesday, April 12 at .7 p.m. \ • Jones-Wilson, professor in the sponsoring a panel discussion ''A The School of Communicatio.ns The program is free of.charge. Free bus lransportation from the DC I JCC, 2028 P Street NW School of Education; Dr. Fruitful Encounter: Ger~an will present the ''Spring Oratorical begins at 6:30 p.m. (Reservations nqui,..d, call 775·1'165) Lawrence N. Jones. dean of the Jewish Refugee•Scholars at Black Exibition'' in the School of Refreshments will be served following the program. . ' ' School df Bivinity; and Dr. Colleges," in the Undergradu3.te Human Ecology Auditorium. ' --- f
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Howard shies HU women's soccer meet· their match in American U. powe\-ful feet of Kristen Clark and By Martin Lewis Jenny Aeschlim11n who cleared the away from real • 1 • • HiUtop Staff Repor1er ba.11 well out of 1'hei~ zones whenever American players applied pressure.
;:;ompet1t1on In their first home game of the It was not until late in the second r ' season, the Howard University half that the Bison defense let them women's soccer club battled to a 1-1 · down. With under two minutes left By MARk E. JAcksoiil. tie with the American University club in the game, Stacie Norton of\ · Guest columnist on Saturday. -Ainerican penetrated the Bison zone Going into the game, the team's and scored on a hard shot, which main concern was playing good Howard goalie Lisa Wills could not What is it that has transformed defense. ''If our defeilse can play well stop. Seton Hall, the former doormat of then our offense will play well. We Norton said, ''My plan was to get the Big East Conference, into a have a strong defense [and] a core of behind the defense and get off a good perennial NCAA basketball girls who have'a lot of experience," shot. Playing on this surface power? Their secret is one that said ·Co-Captain Marcia Black. [AstroTurf] really tested our passing Bison athletic teams should copy. According to Black, each of the skills.'' Was it P .J. Carlesimo, the players has played soccer for almost . '.'This was the first game we played · NCAA Division I coach of the six years. However, they have only since last November, so we were a lit year? Maybe. Could it have been played as a team, on and off, for tle rusty,'' said Keri Christine, presi the dynamic play of Andrew • roughly one year . dent of American's club. ''We were Graze, John Morton, Daryll Devrae Simmons, the team's head not used to playing on this kind of Walker, Ramon Ramos, and coach, said that the team's solid ' surface ... and it showed because we Gerald Green (Seton Hall's star defense is the key to being successful always seemed to be a step behind the ting five) ~hroughout the season? and win11ing games. ball." Pos·sibly. Or maybe they were just ''We want to play solid defense, Overall, Coach ·simmons was I plain lucky? but we also want to be aggressive on pleased witQ the results. ''Anytime The answer to this question my the offensive end. If our defense Members of the HU women's soccer club psyche each other up before Saturday's game against American U. you don't rose you can't be too friends is obvious and lies just plays well then we will be okay,'' said upset. We played well. Our im below the surface. Competition is Simmons. ''Kristen Clark is our key pressure they exhibited that resulted corner of the go~J .r John Likens. head coach of mediate goal is to work on our the driving force ·or success. , .defensive player. We are looking for in the team's only goal. ''After' I made the steal all I American University women's club, defense because we let' this gamC slip This is a phras~ that is ·not only good games from her.'' With just a few minutes left in the wanted tO do was get off a good said that the Bison played very ag right from under our noses '' she planted into the111ind,s of ¥-II who The team played aggressively from first half Jklnita Noll, regarded as shot," said Noll. gressively. ''They kept pressure on said. ' • su-cceed on the court, in'-the ring the start of the game. They applied oneoftheteam'skeyscoringthreats, Noll and company spent most of our defense all day. They made us The Bison outshot their opponents or on the field, but also in the continuous pressure throughout the stole the ball from an American the game on American's half of the rush and that led to turnovers," he 16-8 and showed that they could one • classroom, in the business world, first half, in which they out-shot their defender and scored r with a well- field, applying piessure whenever the said. day follow in the footsteps of the and in life. It is obvious however 0pponents 12-6. It was the constant placed shot into the upper left hand opportunity arose. The Bison defense was led by the Howard's other famous soccer team. that th'is rationale is not in the future plans of the HOward University Athletic Department. Year .after . year, season after Swimmers plunge into national tournament season, our fine young athletes must participate in the lowest sophomore Michael Houston, then that's an accomplishment for ''cast'' of the NCAA system, the By Jeannie Moore senior Gregory Sampson, us,'' said Howard. Hil t1 op Staff Reporter MEAC. How mucp longer will wf sophomore Christopher Gayle, "The Shark's captain Gregory - all wait until a deqision is made to sophomore Jason Semford, and Sampson is overwhelmed by the . get out? l The Howard University Sharks Jason Webb from the team'.s success in the USSN and How many gifted athletes have have made history. It was their Philadelphia department of thinks that the team proved chosen other Division I ''door first time qualifying for the United recreation. This event placed them something not only to themselves States Swimming Nationals as the eighth in the nation. mats," such as Rutgers (N.1), the but also to others. University of Maryland (with only African-American team to According to head coach Eric ever participate. Howard, there were only three ''I'm very proud that this hap freshman Jerrod Mustaf), and pened. I think we had to prove a Monmouth College (N.J}, instead In order for a' team,to qualify other African-Americans present, for the USNN it must beat the each participating on a different lot of things to a lo~ of people, and of Howard? The list, I'm sure, is now we are satisfied." quite long. time required in that event. In the team. Because of this, the Sharks' Colleges, such as those I have Shark's case, two tearn members, success at the USSN was the big Under Coach Howard, the named, make it a point to schedule Michael Houston and Gregory gest and probably the most en Sharks have had a rewarding year. • games with nationlllly recognized Sampson, whose ;:ictual times were couraging event for them. They own the Tri-State Cham athletic programs such '.'..S Penn 49.08 and 57.47, respectively, Howard said that their finishing pionship for the second con State (vs. Rutgers in football), and qualified by beating the required in the USSN was excellent because secutive year; they went to the see Commentary, pagl' 13 times of 57 .69 and 50.29, for their they were the only African Eastern Swimming Conference in respective heats. Americans present as a team. Ohio; ".:id they recently took a In the USSN, which was held ''When you have just one black respectable spot in the USSN. March 21 through 25 in Durham, team competing against several Howard is estatfc over his see Tennis and Track photo ~Y Paul Woodruff N.C., fhe team took eighth place white teams, and the black team teams' performance this year. ''I stories, page 10 in the 400 medly relay headed by comes in and takes eighth place, see Swim, page 13 Divel' Kevin Gibson shows his form in an earlier meet this SeG-son. t··· r 11-·11• · • • ' ... ~ -
' • J Play ball! Baseball season puts swing into spring
• Bison suffer major • 'Hoakie' defeat
By Maynard Clarke Hilltop S1aff Reporter
In a game that featured 17 runs " in the first inning, the Howard ·baseball team was pasted by the Virginia Tech Hokies by a score of ur Lineu 38-9 in one a series of games this past weekend. Fortunately for1 the Bison the National Collegiate Athletic Association has a ''mercy'' rule Frank Robinson Milt Thompson reatRewar • which ends the game if at the end of five innings either· team is down Reflections of tlJ.e past; dreams ofthe future by 10 or more runs. There were a '- I • Start,ng Sa'iary $23,46,., total of 12 errors committed by the • A:ld1tion.:U Salary Enl1ancements By Maynard Clarke By Maynard Clarke Bison in those five innings. • Tax Sheltered Deferred Compensation Plan HiU1op Staff Reporter Hilltop Staff Reporter In a much closer contest Bison ( • Annual Salary Increases and Rapid Promotional Opportunities ace Tony Young led the team, as J • Health and Life Insurance In a makeshift dugout at RFK The son shone brightly. on former they suffered an 8-5 defeat at the • 2Q Year Retirement Plan • Stadium, Frank Robinson, major Howard University baseball sensa hands of the Hokies. Rob Mainer • Take Home Patrol Car league baseball's only African- tion Milt Thompson as he dazzled the rounded out the unsuccessful • Outstanding Annual and Sick LeaYetenefits American team manager, watches his preseason RFK crowd of 37 ,204 in series by getting tagged with young Oriole team warm up for its his tirumphant return to his several hits for a 7-4 loss.' last preseason game, just 24 hours hometown Washington, D.C. last ''Even though the first game I • before regular season's opening day. Sunday . was a blowout, the next couple of When reminded that two decades Thompson, who spent a year and games were close, and we won the I· ago he hit back to bclck grand slams a half at Howard, ''learned a lot last one,'' ,.said Mainer. r , . in successive inning's on this same from Chuck Hinton,'' the Bison head Sophomore Darryl Carter, who field he reflects, ''I got lucky." coach. ''He taught me a lot of is having a strong season, stymied Robinson attributes much of his valuable lessons such as when to run the Hokie ·bats 'in what would be awesome success to luck. Those who and how to see the ball in the out . the only Howard victory. played against him or watched him field," Thompson said. Trini House had a double and · play know that it was hard wOrk and Leaving Howard as a sophomor#, tw9 RBI's [runs batted in] as did unyielding determination that made after being drafted in the second Arnold Gaines. Gus Johnson had him what many people call one of the round by tbe Atlanta Braves, the team's game-winning RBI in greatest play
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• Poge4 The- Hillt-op/ Frida , A ril 7. 1989 ' • • • ' Editorials '
• Drew gentlemen-or boys? •
. W~y is it that some people act like th.ey were maintain an atmosphere conducive to that of . JUSt given asylum? The latest incident at Drew an educational community, especially in the Hall was a stupid act that cannot possibly be freshmen dorms, where many people are liv interpreted as a prank and very easily could ing away from home for the first time. have cost someone his or her life. Steps need to be taken to make sure that this is the last We cannot shake out heads and simply ' time it happens. 1 regard this as freshmen foolishness. There are very real reasons why the nitwits who do this In an incredible' display of ignorance, so- kind of thing continue to pull stunts like these. • meone decided it would be funny to throw ob Because the dorm · director, Ron Harris, • jects out the window onto Fourth Street and chooses not to live there, Drew residents feel injured the person walking below the window like they have free reign. · Derrick Allen. What would motivate someon~ to do this? • / The reason that they would restrain themselves from such activities is that they These types of actions are intolerable from have been raised better than that. So why come college educated African-American men. We ~o college and.forget about that home train are counting on these same men to be future ing? It only serves 'the purpose of undermin leaders and role models for our people. We are ing. why you are here. in sad shape if misfits who throw dangerous objects out the window are our best hope. You can study and get a 4.0, but if you don't have enough sense not to throw projectiles out We are notlgoing to survive as an institu the window of your dorm room, you remain tion if we continue to allow demented people stupid, as well as a liability to our people: Ag like this to att~nd this school and disrupt those gressive actions should be taken to make sure • these types of incidents do not happen again. . of us who are trying to get some work done. I Obviously some of the other people in the ' dorm know who is doing this. By not .speak We cannot let these things happen year after ing out they are making this a more dangerous year. The clowns who throw things out the place to go to school. windows for whatever reason should be expell • • ed and sent back home. And, those who know Simply put, a dormitory is a home for many who these. people are but are not saying of our students. It is important to provide and anything are only contributing to the problem.
Financial• aid hides out - ' " The Financial Aid Office at this school has · in hiring people in a des~rate attempt to get once again distinguished itself with its silliness. the forms processed, why)do they wait until The recent decision to avail the employees to mid-April to make that effort? An effort of the students with questions and problems for this type last May would have been welcomed a total of 14 hours a week exhibits a structur by everyone and would have avoided an aw- al problem that must be addressed . ful lot of problems. '
• ' The decision to close the office to students Many of us have also suffered from another completely two days a week was made because structural problem with the administration. more time was needed to process the pile of Student accounts and financial aid are two financial aid applications for the semester that completely separate parts of the university.un .. have not been dealt with yet:"" This is a unac- der the leadership of two separate vice presi- ·• ' ' -- ;\ ceptable method of dealing with an institution dents and with two different staffs. But it does al problem because it once again only harms not take someone with a MBA to ,guess that the students--who have already been victimized their functions overlap tremendously, and that by Room 211 of the Administration Building. they should be combined. Since they are not, students march up and down the stairs, try Letters to the Editor . ing to figure out what the problem is . • Division of labor is certainly not a new idea. Hiring a few people to do all the work may The problem is that administrators have look great on the budget, but realistically it created structural problems for themselves and does not work. While they have made strides Sincerly, falhCr is an athletic director on the • then blame the students for the resulting de- Contest lacks depth Louis Morton collegiate level. College of Fine Arts - . lays in processing. They then inconvenience the . I understand very clearly that It should not take a business major to see students by shutting down the office to the Dear Editor. athletic eligibility falls directly on the that the people who process aid forms should public for all but 14 hours a week. Most stu- Iamembarassedbythepoorquali- Athletic dept. shoulders of the athletic director. He . ty of this year's Mr. Howard ~ ' . - is charged with the responsibility of not be the same people who answer student in . pageant:. It is an sad reflection upon incompetent quiries. Why can't th.e two jobs be separated? · checking academic standings, game ., dents go to class more that 14 hours per week:, · this institutionif we allow ourselves' Dear Editor, =participation lists, physical examina • so it does not seem unreasonable to ask them · to keep the office open for at least that long. to be represented by a student with It is very unfortunate that nine ti.o?s (in~luding drug testing), and. Can anyone name a' university with this many mediocre grades and limited Bison football players will not be able c1t1zen~h1p . , students where they are not? Can you imagine The best thing they could do is address their activities. to play next year. It is also unfor- . . · h if you went into a restaurant, and the same own interior organizational difficulties. tunate that the blame is not being Moultne always seems to direct t e Who, pray tell, decided that the placed where it rightfully belongs- blame to someone el~e. H.e has cau~ person was cooking and waiting tables? How standards should be so low for a stu with William Moultrie althletic ed the Howard Un1vers1t)'. athletic • long would it take to get served? And, how · , Perhaps the administrators should consider dent who is supposed to represent the · d' t ' department to be the laughing-stock 1recor. d h' bl t · good would the food be when you finally got sitting in on a few lectures in the School of best of Howard and a role model for For .the last three years, William of the country ue to is atan 1n- it? Business. Maybe they could learn something. Mo.ultrie's name seems to have been competency. the community? We need to bring synonymous with incompetency. This writer has a clear understanding of Sincerely, • out the strongest males possible if we are to serve the function of uplifting administrative C?mpeteD!fY in Robert Robertson Senior, College of Liberal Arts Shhh! T a library our community. reference- to athletics because my
' waking up and finding tnat your purse or The first week of 24-hour library services has T come and gone, but some people obviously bookbag has grown legs and walked away. • Going to the restroom also becomes have not gotten the point yet. This is not the Editor-in-Chief ' time for fun and games. dangerous if it is late, and you are alone. Be cognizant, of the fact that this is not the most Suzanne C. Alexander securelcampus in the world; while Y.OUr inten Managing Editor Business Manager ' It is encouraging that the library is now open Chief Copy Editor 24 hours during the week. Students who don't tions for being in the library may be sound, Alonza L. Robertson Donald Christian d not assume this is true for everyone. Lori D'. Buckner have enough hours in the ,9ay can now spend • • their nights studying with access to research Advertising Manager Senior Copy Editor Sports Editor . materials. It is too bad that certain peop.Je can Security should also concentrate on keeping Derreck N. Marble Glenda Fauntleroy Jason B. Joh1_1sqn not control themselves and take advantage of the library free of problems. The closer we get Copy Editors the facility. Why is it that a few bad apples to finals, the more they will be called upon to International Editor Tempo Editor insist on going into the library and causing keep the peace. Of course, we are getting what Ona Alston Rebecca Little Keith L. Alexander commotion? we pay for, and since we have one of the lowest Cristal Baron Art Director • Stefani LaCour - paid security teams, (and highest paid ad Paul Davies Etcetera Editor The people who make no pretenses of stu- ministrations) we can't ask for too much. Photo Editors Onika L. Johnson Campus Editor David Embden dying would benefit us all by staying at home. Shelia Maxwell You are not doing anyone any favors by show People should take note of the fact that "the Keith Leadbetter ' .. Health Editor ing up at the library bookless, making noise finals monster" lurks around every corner. Asst. Campus Editors " · Stacey J. Phillips and flirting with everyone. There are fewer than three weeks remaining Sereita N. Cobbs Production Director in the semesrer, and as most of us are being Bola Oyeleye • Donovan Marks buried under the deluge of papers and tests, Editorial Editor • Production Assistant Contributing Editor Having any facility open 24 ·hours poses a Howard suddenly drops its "party school" - . ' . - . . Gaie ' potentially dangerous situation, which wo.uld reputation. · - , Derrick L. Payne Lisa Nunnelly .Mitch~il . create problems for security. Students can do • , several things to help make their late-night stu- ·, Keeping focused will becom~ more difficult • dying safer. Do not go to the library alone. If as the weather gets nicer and the days get ·All letters to the editor should b~ f.)-pcd ~;,_d d0ubi~-spaccd . THE HILLTOP reserves the right to edit you need to leave late at night, you may put longer. Do not get sucked up. into the at and reject any materials submitted. Letters should be sent to: THE HIL~TOP , 22~7 Fou~th St., N . yourself in a bad position of having to find W. Washington, DC 20059. Advertising inquiries should be made by calling our off~ce during regular . mosphere and neglect your studies. Keep you work hours at (202) 636-6866/ 67 / 68 . · . -· -- , your way home at 3 a.m. Also, within the attention focused on the reason you~came here •''the opi~ions expressed"o n .the editorial page of THE HILLTOP do not necessarily reflect the op, inion of Howard University· library, if you bring a friend along, you can and bring this semester · to a graceful end. its administration, THE Rll.LTOP policy board or student body. take turns sleeping. If not, you run the risk of You'll be happy'you did. .<>· _ ,
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• The Hilltop/Friday, April 7, 1989 P 0 pinion ..Co mm.entary
• • land's shuffle
should take more ,interest in the . school. Why can't you be there for Lasandra Bowman us? After all, African-Americans ihave always had exteQd~d.families. For those of you who missed it, If you knew sbmething was dread ''the greatest show on earth.'' was in fully wrong with HoWard, why are the School of Communications last you just now deciding t"o spCak up? Friday. You know what I think? I think No, the circus did not put on a that this was a two-fold mission for I miniature performance in the Screen- I I • • you. • ing Room West. First of all, our national attention "' \ t Instead, faculty, alumni and was a great publicity vehicle for you. students spent a couple of hours wat You can never have too much, right? . ching the ''Courtland ,Shuffle.'' Secondly, you could smooth over This is a variaiiorl on the dance any wrinkles made by the positive ar-. step that Howard' students have, ticles that you wrote about African become accustomed to. It's when so Americ~ns by proving that you could meone feigns ignorance of the issues bad-mouth a revolt. ./ and avoids the questions at hand. Oh, that was an allusion to the Courtland Milloy simply could not slaves who told ''M3ssa'' about plans understand how his commentaries for slave revolts. I think it's quite ap ' shed a negative light on our protest. plicable in this case. As a matter of fact, he even had the As for your comment about why very audacity to applaud himself for it took a ''great whitt: evil'' to unite being a uniting factor for the students the students, let's talk simple logic. , after the protest was over. The only thing that we've been Give me a break! fighting since we came to this coun • Milloy, your taking credit for uni try is the great white evil. fying us is like Judas taking credit, for That's what Jim Crow was all unifying Christians. - , about. That's what segregated I ii ·r· Recognized that? It's a sarcastic if schools were all about. • . I . ) not ridiculous parallel much like If there was no great white evil, those found in your articles. there would have been no need for . You said that you are entitled to Howard University. Paying the _price· for health care your opinion. After being subjected That's common sense. . . to your oJ5inion, I feel that I'm en If you had stopped shuffling long • titled to mine. enough to actually catch the rhythm full costs of medicaid for the new added. Total annual costs per per years ago, New York City had My opinion, dear Courtland, is last Friday, you would have realized recipients. son amounted to $2,354. 200,000 cocaine addicts and that you are an arrogant, self-" that you were dancing to the wrong Dr. Manning Senator Ted KennCdy and Con Most large businesses have tried regular users; today, that fi~ure righteous, hypocritical thorn in the beat. gresssman Henry Wax.man ere to get out of paying these huge haS' soared to 600,000 addicts. side. It doesn't matter. You're sure to Marable lea.d~ng the effort. to JjasS a bilY;r~ h~alth insurance bills by cutting' Thousands of young people, most You said that you want to better trip with the ''Trade the Mirror for qu1ring corporations to provide benefits. In the late 1970s, for ex- ly, African-Americans and the plight of the black male, yet you an Ego Two-Step.' ' About 37 million Amerdcans health coverage to nearly all ample, seven out of ten businesses Hispanics, ~e killed in drug singled out one of this number for have absolutely no medical in employees. with medical plans paid about 100 related violence. vicious slander. The writer is ajunior in the School of surance. Roughly one-third have Meanwhile,. the corporate percent of all hospital bills for The solution is not simply more You said that the Howard alumni Communications. iricomes below the poverty line. bosses are protesting that such their employees; today, that figure police, but a comprehensive ap Most are among the working typically liberal programs would has dropped to only 34 percent. proach .which includes expanded poor, employed in blue collar, ·cut into profit margins, forcing Bosses are telling their government supported drug semi-skilled or unskilled jobs. lay-offs and cutbacks in produc employees to stop smoking, lose treatment, counselingil.lld health Many earn the minimum wage tion. And they point to the figures weight, reduce their con$umption education. " or less, just enough to survive but indicating the. spirciling cost of of alcohol, and to monitor their A similar situtation ,.e;tj.sts in not enough to pay for regular maintaining current medical pro general health, in order to cut terms of,environmentalfy-related visits to the doctor and dentist. A gfams for employees. costs and to reduce absentee rates. diseases, including many forms of disproportionately high number For example, oi:ie recent survey Partially, this push comes from a cancer. The failure to adva:nce a are African-Americans and of over 2,200 firms of all sizes more health-conscious awaieness, comprehensive health policy con Hispanics. found that medical costs increas but it is essentially motivated by tributes to thousands of-premature This aspect of the medical care ed by 13 percent in 1988 over the economics. deaths annually. crisis is increasingly being debated previous year, averaging $1,568 .By the 1990s, it will~ very hard The right to health, which in in governmental and public policy per employee, exclucijng dental for younger employees ,and low in cludes free or affordable medical • circles. But viable solutions are costs and medical costs f6r retired come workers to find jobs which and dental care, should be con l . hard to find. · employees. provide any adequate measure of sidered a democratic entitlement, During the presidential cam The workers paid for approx medical or dental support for equal to the right to vote. We must paign, candidate George Bush en imately one-fourth of their themselves or their families. The develop a major political offensive dorsed a plan which would permit medical payments, while the costs of illness are rapidly being to expand health care rjghts and ~ low income workers to pay to employers covered the remaining transferred from the well-to-do to opportunities for all Americans. enroll into Medicaid. costs. those who can least afford it. But after his election, Bush's In another survey of.1,600 com What is the real price Americans advisers warned that the proposal panies by A. Foster Higgins and pay without a comprehensive, na would cost the federal government Company, last year's medical tional health care policy? The writer is chairperson of the I billions of dollars, because the costs increased 19 percent; when One aspect of the crisis is the Department ofBlack Studies, Ohio contributions wouldn't cover the dental and retiree expenses were failure to deal with drugs. Three Seate University . • Making an Afro-centric 'Mecca'
the least publicized, it is actually of African-American university which we should have held long ago. • crucial importance to all of us at respects its own history and culture The board of trustees spoke •' ! ~ D. Malcolm Carsof1 .'-~ ...... Howard because it represents a enough to exhibit to the world that favorably to our proposal, but they milestone in the century-long strug it warrants both the most comprehen refused to give us an official written In 1867, Howard University was gle to make Howard the world leader sive approach and is a fit subject of statement of approval because of foµnded to ·help the newly freed in Afro-centric education. study at the highest level." ''procedural'' difficulties. slaves assimilate into the dominant By making Howird truly ''the The proposal maintains that, ''in We are supposed to submit the ''white'' society, and to give them a Mecca'' of African scholarship, we order to give strength and impact to proposal to a number of decision role and function as free men and will be taking a giant step toward the . the establishment of a graduate pro making bodies in the university women. total tran.sformation of Howard in gram in African-American Stµdies before bringing it to the board for ·However, Howard was not intend ~o a school which meets the real needs there must be the creation of an their approval. 1 • 'Awoko' talks ed to provide a true education for its of Afr·ican people. Africana Studies Center,'' which However, this is really just a tac students. Rather, it was designed to Why is it that Howard University, would be a more comprehensive and tic to subvert our aspirations by language for which I have been pay train its students to be subordinate, the ''premiere'' predominantly black thorough entity. submerging them in the ''university ing to learn for over tweni:y-five dependent members of the. institution of higher learning, has on ''The Africana Studies Center swamp,'' as one knowledgable pro Abiodun Adepoju years. Who am I now? I'm a victim mainstream. ly four full-time Professors in the would have three programs: an fessor termed the process. We feel of the meaning of that unique saying. This mentality has continued to Afro-American Studies Department; African American Studies Program, that if enough pressure is aplied to Language has become one of the In Africa today, Nigeria in par plague Howard University up to the offers only a limited number of an African Studies Program, and a the board by members of the Howard greatest to6ls for the development of ticular, native languages are neglected present day and is the root of the lack courses at the undergraduate level; Caribbean Studies Program. · community, these ''procedures'' the mind. If you understand it well, to the extent that in the future peo of Afro-centric vision and self has a resource center which buys no· Students would have a core se could very easily be avoided. then you become an authority on it; ple whQ· can speak their native determination on this campus. periodicals or books because of lack quence of courses in Pan African We will again present our proposal but if it is relegated to something dialects will be rare. · One of the demands made by of funding; and is not ranked among (Afro-centric) thought and practice, to the board of trustees in two week~ · secondary, or simply a means of The consJ!quence of this habit is students during the recent ' protests the top programs in the country? · and would then be able to major in (at their next meeting) and this time commun_ication, then you may then not only·culturally dam3.ging, b.ut it was for the establishment of a ljemple University, in any one of the specific programs at we are demanding an official and ge- become inadequately prepared. 0 is politically naive and detrimental to graduate program in African Philadelphia, PA., a predominantly the undergraduate level or achieve an ··' nuine commitment to the realization . ' In any society the language cannot the progress we have achieved. American Studies·. white school, already offers a Ph.D. M.A. or Ph.D. at the ·graduate of this idea. be taken lightly. If people want their Yoruba Iangauage and culture A group of dedicated students and in the field of African-Arrierican level.'' We are counting on you for your I society to a~· 1ce, then the teaching, stand shoulder high among the faculty worked together to draw up Studies. The implementation of the concept support. Peace. learninl .. \td understanding of the languagt:s and cultures of the world. a proposal based on this demand, The proposal s~ates that, ''if there set forth in this proposal would un language c~not be overemphasized. Surprisingly, the so-called elite have which was submitted to the board of is any university in America which doubtedly establish Howard Univer Your in~lity to understand your put them aside and allowed them to trustees Saturday, April I. should offer a doti;torate in African sity as the world leader in the field, of The writer is a member of the Coali· ' parents' native lariguage leads to an rot away. Although, this demand was one of American Studies,\ it should be an African Studies, a distinction which lion of Concerned Students. inability to understand your cultural _ The elite erroneously believe that heritage. The effect is not only when their children are encouraged to sociologically unproductive; it is in speak the English language like tellectually retarding. Awoko (a g•.rrulous bird), the There is an incontestable fact I am children would be better off socially convinced of, and that is that even if and academically than their conte[Jl ake up brothers. . we· are at war you kiiow another man's language, poraries. As expected of ill-advisCd • you remain a foreigner to not only children, they falsely assume they that language, but the culture too. understand and know better. words. • nothing but a hassle. this time was simultaneously laugh at No amount of awards that you ob Therefore, many of them end up Timothy 0. Moore We are being seriously confronted This madness happened in broad the situation although my life was in tain in a foreign language can com being Ko la ko sagbe (in between). by economic, educational, cultural, daylight (4 p. m., Feb. 28, 1989) in jeopardy. My consciousness main pensate for the adverse effects that That is to say, some of them may be spiritual and health problems. the area of 4th street and W Avenue. tained my sanity. your continued neglect will have on academically good but morally The folJowing commentary is writ Basically, we are at war. I am not try I failed to observe the license plate on ~ I strongly profess that the key to your native lansuage. Fortunately, bankrupt. The ethics which they are ten to provoke consciousness in all ing to shape a torch to burn down the the unmarked car due to the -our survival is consciousness. j your native language, no matter how supposed to know are not there, the responsible black men. world, but to carry a pre-existing one. awkward situation. You see, I kflew who I was and I complicated it is, can be learned vis care they are expected to render to the Any black male who fails to realize Black men, we are at war, and the To my astonishment, there were no knew .who those boys were,,] ihstan the importance of the previously flame in the torch is fading rapidly. passing motorists, fellow students or taneously became conscious of the a-vis the.. 'admired ·.foreign languaSe underprivileaed is non-existent. for which you crave. If WC don't teach our children our mentioned statement and neglects to l urge every brother to quickly look citizens in the area as witnesses. It fact that the revolution will not be What do you gain by learning your native language, we are denying them take action against the demise of his at his immediate environment and was just me and two bad white boys televised. That's right brothers, read I native language fully? You gain com- their valuable culture, depriving.them fellow brother~and sister-is to be wake up. If you are not satisfied with with guns interfering with my inno- the news, look at the news, and study 1 plete self respect within and ·outside of intellectual growth and con considered irresponsible, neglectful what you see, then get busy and take cent stroll to my car. . the news. We are at war. your community. " tributing to the extermination of their and foolish. ~ on some responsibility. ~, This is not a fictitious account. It · The revolution will not be televis What do you lose by understan- roots. Frantz Fanon (B/ac/C Skin, White · I was rudely awakened by the stjlfk is reality. I was momentarily and ed. It will be live-no reruns. I urge ding your native language in detail? Any parent with a modicum of in Masks, 1952) stated in the inception reality of the fate of the black man completely vulnerable to the· con you, brothers, to focus on our destiny of his book, '' ... there are far too tinued destructiton of the black man. ; You lose what the Yorubas in Nigeria telligence will guard against the loss when I was stopped, harrassed and with full consciousness because the l ! ca 11 of his heritage, and will uphold his many idiots in this world. And hav frisked on the campus of Howard I reflect back to the first words in forces against us are everywhere, • ! ••o rele ko dele.. 0 roko ko do ko, culture, and work vigorously toward ing said it, I have the burden of pro- University by two white boys with Sterling Tucker's book (Black Reflec· even o~ our own campus. : 0 tun wa toko Oroko doko retaining the noble past. ving it.'' , guns posing as plain clothed police tions on White Power (1969) "Up I Orokoto'' (ina'.bility to attain a Lambasting and arguing with my officers. Against the Wall M---- F-- : definite goal). : brother is not the purpose of these ·1 say posing because no badge, ex ----. " ' This unique statement is difficult The writer is a freelance writer in comments. Survival, however, is the cept for the gun, was displayed. I My dignity was held captive in The writer is a student in the Graduate l for me to translate into English, the Washington, D.C. sole meaning behind these angry received no rights, no names, no these bold works. All I could do at School of Arts and Sciences . • r •
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I March on Washington Curry to i Abortion rally expected to draw thousands r By Stacey J. Phillips mine who lives and who dies," said be honored Hilltop Staff Reporter Kevin Hardman, a sophomore ma joring in physics. by peers A group of Howard University Ricky Green, a freshman majoring students will assemble on the mall in computer science said. ''I am By Rebecca Little with thousands of other student ac against it ;:t.nd ,for it. I think that it is Hilltop Staff Reporter tivists·across the nation on Sunday 0 K in certain situations such as, April 9, to support a woman's right rape. But, I think that too many Charles L. Curry, M.D., a pro to safe and legal birth control and women abuse abortion and use it as fessor of medicine at the Howard abortion. a birth control method,'' he said. University College of Medicine, said According to the National Other students are pro-choice ad he never really expected to be Organization for Woman (NOW), vocates, claiming that a woman honored fo r his work in car • students from over 450 colleges and should have the ultimate decision diovascular diseases. But this universities are organizing to par with what happens in her life. weekend, the American Heart ticipate in ''the largest march for ''I am pro-choice. I know that if Association-is doing just that. women's rights in U. S. history.'' I was in · that situation I would want On Saturday, C urry will be ''Clearly, people from every walk one [an abortion]. I don't feel its honored at the AHA's Heart Ball for of life finally have reatized just how . right to judge people. Every person his medical and scientific real this threat is to the fundamental should have the right to decide,'' said ach'ievements in the study and treat right to decide to terminate an un Wendy McAllister, a ~ophomore ma ment of hypertension among wanted pregnancy, and they are joring in broadcast production. African-Americans. responding to march in larger than A professor of medicine at ever numbers," said Molly Yard, ''Pro-lifers have a Howard since 1970, and director of - photo f0Ur1esy ~r Amnbn Heart ASIMH.iation president of NOW. the division of cardiovascular 1 Korva Coleman, a senior majoring mistaken thought disea 'ies at the College o'f Medicine, Ho word professor Charles Cuny MD. wHI be honored bY the A....;can H-Associadon at the H1C11t Ball Saturday. in broadcast production said ''Pro that they will stop Cufry feels his achievements have about the disease, about what causes r the development of hypertension in Massach!1setts and the D.C. Com lifer's have a mistaken thought that . " -:.: ;1cided with the missions of it and how it can be treated,'' he said. peo~l~, '' Curry said. ''My theory is mission of Public Health . they will stop women from having women from having · tfoward University. Curry's research into hypertension that Its not that blacks.e;at more salt; Heart B~I Honorees are recogniz abortions if it is outlawed. This is un- ''My basic idea is that Howard has been multifaceted, including the but they are more sensitive to the ef- ed for public service, public affairs 1 true. Women have .had abortions for . abortions if it is University and its hospital are the top investigation of medical aspeCts fects of salt.''. . and community service achievements, 1 years and will, coritinue to do so. black institutions of this kind in the which affect the treatment of Curry received his bachelor's respectively. ''The only difference will be that outlawed. '' world,'' Curry said, ''And therefore hypertension in African-Americans, ' deg_ree . from !ohnson C. Smith A fellow of the American College abortions may no longer be safe, or· -Korva Coleman we should know more about diseases such as diabetes, effects of diabetes, University and is .a 19~9 graduate of of Cardiology_ and member of the legal,'' she said. Abortion, and the upcoming court that are·peculiar to blacks more so and differences in heart sizes. the ~.oward U!11versity <:;ollege of ~ssoc~ation of University Car- The controversial topic has spark ruling surrounding it, has Americans than anyone in the world.'' During his 17 years of hyperten- .Medicine. He said he doe.so t take the d1ologists, Curry has previously been ed the opinions of many Howardites in an uproar. Pro-choice activist As a professional specializing in sion research, Curry said he has AI;J;~ honor lightly. , . chief of cardiology at Howard. He ( who stand on either side of the issue. believe that if Roi: vs. 1 Wade, the the study of a disease which affects. noted a common misconception I m flattered be~ause I ve n~tic- presently teaches cardiology to about Sofie students are adamantly Supreme Court debsion that legaliz a disp roportionate number of about the prevalence of hypertension ed that the AHA is very cautious 100 students a year in the College of against abortion, while other are ed abortion, is overturned it will be African-Americans, and working at in African-Americans. The about who they give awards to," Medicine. against abortion as a practice but .a step back in women's rights. a predominately' black university, misconception he says is that Curry said. ''It's not something that's would support it in Ce rtain ''An overturn of the Roe vs. Wade <} urry said that to focus his research African-Americans eat more salt than based on popularity.'' The Heart Ball benefits the circumstances . decision would mean. a return tci com on the African-American communi other groups with lower incidents of The AHA is also honoring U.S. American Heart Association, Na ''I am against abortion because ,, pulsory pregnancy for American ty was a natural thing to do. the disease. His research has shown Surgeon General, C. Everett Koop, tion's Capital Affiliate (AHA
Acquaintance rape common on college • campuses • Acquaintance rape differs from the patriarchial society and it trickles inajoring in mechanical engineering, By Stacey J-.. Phillips traditonal view of a rape scene in that ~own through ilie court systems and . believes intimacy should end at the Hilltop ~taff Reporter there may be no gun, no knife, no all aspects of our lives. The courts are moment a ""oman says no, the stage dark .alley and the victim knows the often tough on the victim, making or situation not withstanding. Acquaintance rabe ·is not a, new rapist. them "- ~ ( as though they brought it ''Most guys here have the mental- • phenomenon, but according to the ''The rape victim often expetiences upon themselves. ity that a woman is just another one D.C. Rape Crisis Center, sexual feelings of fear, humiliation, degra ''Men are given many allowances. in a multitude. Guys with low self- assault is vc:ry common on college dation, shame, anger, revenge and For example, she seduced me or she esteem may feel that they have to campuses and females are not usual se lf -~ame to even guilt," Hurndon was so pretty or she had on such tight force girls to go all the way. But, I ly likely to report it. said. jeans. Or, if they bought dinner, cer- feel like if they don't want me then 1 tain things are expected for women I wouldn't find any pleasure in it,'' ''If the actual figures could be ' Therefore, it is usually difficult to ' given for sexual assault, the figures attempt to prosecute som~one when to d~ t6 say thanks, ''Hurndon said. Morris said. ~' N~Je of these material things mat- Some males, on the other hand, would be staggering,'' said Crystal you fear your own well- being. 'That t ' • I Hurndon, community education feeling is usually intensified if the vic ter however, she said. The only thing s'eCm to have difficulty distinguishing that matte*rs is if the woman does not between when a woman says no and , - coordinator for the center. tim kno.ws the rapist.'' . (,. ~ Rape is defined as forced sexual According to Lawrence Dawson, want to have sexual intercourse. means it, or says no and means yes. penetration. Acquaintance, or date associate director of Howard securi Dr. Wilbert Lacey, Howard The law, however, makes no dis- rape is treated with the same conse ty, most rapes go.unr:eported, so far University psychiatrist disagrees say- tinction. 6 ' ( quences as other types of rape. only five sexual assaults have been ing, '' Some women think that men ''Some women don't want to ap- \ + ''A rapist, if convicted is likely to reported for the school year. aren'.t expecting 3.nything when they pear to easy and they need something \ receive anywhere from five to 20 r. Hurndon indicated that many vic take them out but they are. to blame it [sex] on so they say no, I • ''Whenever a woman goes out with but they really want to. Or, some- years depending on the judge, the ju tims do not feel that justice will be I ry, the counts and the situa given by the courts. a man she better make damn sure times they will drink because they ' \ tion,"Hurndon said She said America is built on a that she won't mind having sex with n,eed something to blame it on,'' Tim him or he fathering her children," he McDougle , a junior finance major ', said. said. '\ Many women wonder why some According to Lacey, women who males insist on havi ng sex even after ''tease'' men make it difficult for the ScltolAR51tip a woman has refused. women who really mean ''no.'' \ • ''Women on this campus don't In an effort to reduce the risk of understand males. Males in the age acquaintance rape occurances on ' I • DEADLINE bracket that we have her~. are at their campuses, some students believe that ( sexual peaks. On this campus there better communication skills between I Interested in a graduate research is an attitude of the more [women) the males and females, and respect- ~~ ' / car.eer in Psychological, Sociological, ~ rtuh:e~y~g!e~t~t~h}e~m~e~r~r~ie~r~,'~'L Xavier Morris, a ~a~c~e~y~s~a;id~.::_~S~e~e~R~a~pe~p~a!g~~I~O=:=:::;::=::=:=::;-~==:::::::::::=:=::::sophomore ::::::::::::::::::::=:~::::~:=::::::'.~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::='. Biological or Biomedical Sciences Support the Center for Smoking popular despite h~ards ·career, areas? By Stacey J. Phillips Many .tabacco companies target You may be interested in a two-year, their ads for the less educated, Sickle Cell Disease Hilltop Staff Reporter minorty and blue collar workers. fully funded ADAMHA-MARC ''Twelve percent of the advertising Despite the warnings of the ramifi in Es:rencernagazine is devoted to Undergraduate Resel!rch Training cations of smoking cigarettes, studies smoking ads," Kopp said. · call show that smoking is still popular For years smoking has been Program which provides: among college age women and blamed on peer pressure, curiosity African-Americans. and family history. But, today new *TuiTioN ANd FEES 636-79 The study compares the groups to studies show that today's smoker is white Americans who have decreased simply addicted to the nicotine. , ' *Fully-YEAR STipENd the smoking habits in recent years. Accounting Majors ''Smoking can become very com I According to the American Lung plex once the smoker becomes ad , ($~004/12-MONTlt YEAR) Association, there is a direct correla i dicted . The kind of smoker we see •SUMMER RESEARclt INTERNsltip :~ ~ ..,,~ :,,,,,,,:::::::::~::: :: i o neod s\o\\ tion between education and non today is different from the smoker · ::: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~m~~:~~~~:· :;:~: ::.:~~ ::~~ smokers. we've seen in the past. We no longer .. ·. ·. ..·:: , - ''Most college graduates are less ·.'·· .- ·· :·~:::·:-: · .·:·:·> ·" .· '.·>:·:·:<·:: In business, just like in racing. the start Xo" see the casual smoker, we're seeing *TRAVEL TO PRofEssioNAl MEETiNGS ... , .... ········ ' ·. ·.. - ·:·:·:·:·:·.·:·:<<·>.·:·>:·:·>:·> > getcanmeanthed1ttereri...cebetweena irst likely to smoke than those who have those who are addicted to the nico •::: · · ·.. ·· ~: ·:} ·:.; <.;.; ·:.; <· > >: ·:· >: place finish'-or lagging behind !he res! of the never attended college. College stu *SpEciAl PREpARATioN foR GRAdUATE ..::.:;:;:;:::::::::;:::;:::;:;::: pack. Al CoreStates. we know that what you tine,' 'said Debbie Smith,-Senior field • :~·>: ·:.:: :.; .; . ;.:.;.;.;.;:: do right after you leave college will mean a dents and graduates are wually aware representative at the American : :~:>·:: . .,., ...... lottoyourluture. That'swhyweottetCollege ot· the dangers of smoking, ''Susan Cancer Society. Sckool & CoMpUTER TRAiNiNG • • · · Graduates excellent entry-level opportuni- Kopp, an associate at the American . · ·" ·. ties with plenty of room to learn and grow. It's Nicole Jones, a freshman · · an investment in our fu ture , .. and in yours. Lung ~ ajoring Association said. in psychology said, '' I've always Information and ·Application forms Right now. we are seeking senior accounting been fascinated with smoking. The ' mators who are interested in beginning their In 1964 the Surgeon General man (Blue) ·are available in the Depart- careers with audit_ Successful candidates dated that all ciggarette packages, ads people in my family smoke. I started may be eligible for CPA certification through and bill boards display the "warn· when I was 12 and got hooked when ·.·.· their experience at CoreStates. ments of Psychology, Zoology, .... ings'' of smoking. Since that time I was 16. ·.·.·.·.· ------, ''Sometimes I cut back on the Sociology-Anthropology, in Social number of cigarettes I smoke, but it -coRESTATES EMPLOYMENT COUPON Non-smokers who is an addiction.'' Work and the College of Liberal Although many young women and . I live with smokers are ' Arts. . Address -----~---- African-Americans continue to City ___ State ___ Zlp ___ 13 to 31 percent ... n1oke, most seem to be aware of the Do IT Now! ApplicATioNs ARE DuE Telephone. (Day) __(Evening) __ hazzards of smoking and the affect more likely tu tt1ar smokey air has on non-smokers. • Graduation Date College develop lung cancer · New studies presented by' the ------AmCrican Cancer Society shows that APRIL 14Tlt If you are in terested in getting a head start than those who don't non-SIJIOkers exposed to regular and slaying ahead- fill out the attached amounts of smokey air are likely ~ • coupon (attach your resume if available) and send it to: Vickie Passleld. CoreStates live with smokers. develop lung cancer. (There are 2 MARC Programs at Human Resources, FC 2-2·6 CN , P.O. Box tobacco companies have geared their 7618, Ph iladelphia, PA 19101-7618. An advertising to females and minority ''Non-smokers who live with Howard. This one and ano.ther in Equal Opportunity Employer. audiences. smokers are 13 to 31 percent more ''For years these companies have likely to develop lung cancer than R.otany/Biomedical. Apply on the S CoreStataa depicted young women looking -those who don't live with smokers,'' a Pl 'rynd1'Flw professional, slim, young and beau Smith said. BLUE form for this program only.) Nall11 RIB•• tiful with a cigarette in their See Smoke page 13 hands,''Kopp said . •
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Local station , Houston sings to 1ght sickle cell remembers Less than 100 students attend HUSA benefit game Marvin Gaye I By Keith L. Alexander By Marsha Thomas Hilltop Staff P. ~;iorter ,• Hilltop Staff Reponer / Not even a worthy cause nor The legendary singer Marvin Gaye Grammy award winning singer was honored by numerous radio sta- Whitney Houston could draw any 1ions this past weekerld, the fifth an more than a 100 students to a basket niversary of his tragic death, for his ball game sponsqred by the Howard achievements in the arts. University Student Association, to ''Marvin: We Miss You," was the benefit the univeristy's Sickle Cell title of the two-hour ,docudrama Center. broadcasted on WKYS (93.9) FM on The garrie was played between the from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. which was HUSA All Stars and WDJY-FM 100 • hosted by Lee Bailey, host of Hotshots. The All Stars lost 100 to ·''Radio-Scope: The Entertainment ,. 115' ... Magazine of the Air." Houston opened the game by sing ''Never before has one man's joy revolving door vocal group called and singing ballads by Sinatra and ing the black national anthem, ''Lift and pain been so precisely captured 'Harvey and Moon Glows.' They Nat King Cole,'' Bailey said. Every Voice and Sing.'' . in song. Marvin Gaye literally narc toured the South and sang He was releasing new styles of Warner Brown, promoter for the rated his life through his music. And backgroud ... wi(h legendary singing albums like ''When I'm Alone I game said he blamed the low atten what a life he had,'' Bailey said. performers like Chuck Cry,'' and Billie Holiday's ''You've dance on the lack of promotion by Gaye, born April 2, 1939 in Berry ... , ''Bililey said. Changed.'' the local radio stations. Washington, D.C., was the second of ''Berry Gordy and Motown were His wife Anna was getting jealous ''Missing the radio promotion was Whitney Houston singing "Lift Every Voice ond Sing" Saturday .. I four children born to Marvin Sr. and on the brink of making musical of Gaye's pairing with several young a.major contributor. WDJY did not his wife Alberta. history and just before the Motown beautiful women like Kim Weston even promote their own basketball Brown said Houston agreed to host /comedian Arsenio Hall. The Having a father who was a minister rocketship bl~sted off Harvey sold for, ''It Takes Two'' and Tami Tur team,'' said Brown. come to Howard because of a ''very 25-year-old singer said they only Brown also cited other activities strong letter'' that he wrote her. Ac share a special friendship. of the Seven Day Adventist, the Gaye Marvin's contract to Berry. It was the rel (who at that time was one of • children wete required to participate beginning of a rock-.., relationship James Brown's back up singers). which occurred that weekend as well cording to Bro'f\"n, Houston told her ''He is a very 'sweet young man and in church every Saturday in some but one that would change the face Because of a reported jealousy that as the cancellation of the first benefit publicist, ''If this is at Howard, then a very good friend. I have a lot of form . . t>f contemporary music. But not right Gaye's wife had over Turrel, the cou game as causes for the low turn out. I want to be a part of it.'' respect for him." ''Marvin's .relationship with his away," he said. ple divorced. According to Brown, the first This was the first time Houston ; Houston said she followed the pro father was always strained even as¥1. Gaye did not want to be on the so A few years later he met and mar game, scheduled for March I I, was 1 has been on Howard's campus since test that occured on Howard's cam child ... Mr. Gaye was fr~m the old called, ''chitlin circuit'' shaking his ried Janice Hunter, who he was deep cancelled due to the lack of security. her last album was released four years pus last month and said she was glaQ school ... and his strict values carried booty. He wanted to sing ballads like ly in love with and had two childreh At this game rap artists Salt-N-Pepa ago. to hear the students accomplished L over into his family," Bailey said. Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. by. In 1978 they later divorcCd. were scheduled to be special guests. The multi-million dollar songstress what they set out for. -' Marvin was shy while in high . ''His first Motown album releas ''He was not happy with his life on " Many people thought because the and future actress said she will be go l school and little did his friends realize ed in 1961 was called 'The Soulful the planet," Hunter said. game was on April I, April Fool's ing into the studios at the end of this that he would someday becqme a sex Mood of Marvin Gaye,' which was A few years later, Gaye left day, that it was a hoax. But Brown month to record her new album. ''When you pull together and want symboL ~aid David Ritz, cOlaborator primarily comprised of songs like Motown and later became bankrupt. refuted that and said if the game was Nowadays, Houston can be heard to make a change you can work it and allt'hor of Marvin Gaye's Cole Porter's 'Love for Sale' and In an effort to recapture his fame, promoted correctly, it could have on BeBe and Cece Winan's album· out. Sometimes it takes a little ''fus ' ' autobiography ''Divided Soul.'' Frank Sinatra's 'Witchcraft,''' Bailey Gaye went to Europe to do concerts. worked. _1 ''Heaven." Houston said it is possi sin'' to get something done'. Tension between Gaye and his said. While there, Freddie Couzar, a Euro ''It takes a little bit more work: on ble that the gospel brother and sister father continued to build because When Gaye was 23, he married pean promoter, recharged a dramatic April Fool's day. This last game went duo will be on one of her songs on Gaye wanted to continue to sing Gordy's sister Anna, 40, in 1963, who come back that the world had never into two weeks of serious planning. the album as well. ''God bless you Howard, keep on while his father wanted him to go to he attributed numerous songs to. before seen and moved Gaye over to The first game was planned for over Recently, Houston has been keeping on and be good to your selves,'' Houston later said. college and become a lawyer. He ran Because they were unable to have the CBS label, where he recorded his a month.'' romantically linked with talk show away from home to join the air force children of their own, they adopted song ''Sexual Healing.'' Tften he to avoid further clashes with his a son Marvin III . ~ returned to the United States. • ' father. G~ did not experience his first After his discharge he returned successlfnitl his third album !'Stub , home to form the group ''Marquis' ' .. born Kind of Fella." Interested in writing for the Tempo • with his high schpol friend Rese. ''Then he was pursuing his unat See Marvin'page 13 ''They were both recruited into a tainable dream of sitting on a stool s~ction of The Hilltop? Come to the • ' •• reporters meeting tod~y at 4 p.m. Wendy & Lisa find success without the Prince I All reporters By Claude Houseworth • Hill top Staff Reporter must attend. • ' ·I~ 1984 when Prince's movie ' 'Pur- · 'pie Rain''vas a hit, his fans got a taste of two young talented songstresses named Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Col eman, alias, Wendy & Lisa. Wend}' & Lisa c.;ome from a long line of Prince. camp refugees who PROFILE have recently left his ' Royal Badness' HOWARD I to pursue ·their own solo careers. The difference between them and the others, is they still claim to be best • • E. Jacob friends with Prince, and more impor tantly these girls are very creative. - ...... --~--: Through their music, they obvious ly want to make it known that together they have their own unique sound. ' Four weeks ago they released a ' . follow-up to-their self-titled critical • ly ·acclaimed debut album called, ' r ''Fruit at the Bottom." The first '. • For anyone who listens to radio toughest. l single, ••Are You My Baby'' is • already racing up the soul charts. and ·had the insight enough to play A.s·a result, the various rumors sur Since they both entered the music ''Stay'' from the last album, ''Tears - ro-Unding Prince being a dictator, business at very young ages, they use of Joy" and "Always In My leaves an empty picture of these ar the rest of the album to pay respe~t Dreams'' serve as strong follow-ups. tists having any talent of their own. , to quite a few artists who influenced But just like any creative album one In the case of Sheila E. and Wendy them in the past. is better off simply enjoying the & Lisa time has proven the lOnger The second single, ''Loll~olly'' music than trying to understand the you stay the harder it gets. .,:... • sounds a bit too much like words. This duo however has always tried • • ''Alphabet'' Street''. The duo also In fact 'the biggest criticism from to project their own talent--talent teams up with good friend and ex- the first album was that a number of which in 1984 convinced Prince to 1 Time guitarist Jesse Johnson for a selections gave o"ff a rCoccuring change the name on the albums to piano drenched tuned called theme which expfessed sorrow over Prince and the Revolution. ''Satisfaction.'' the bre:ak-up with Prince. This ·-·::.' Surprisingly, the music on the album, however, is a little less angry Considering that Bobby Z and 1 album is so good that it drowns out and a 16t more diverse. Brownmark have gone to producing Wendy's lack of singing ability. In ToWards the end of the album, other singers such as Boy George and fact it may become evident from ·Wendy and Lisa throw an edge into Stacy Lattisaw, it may take a while listening to Lisa's excellent harmonic - their creation with the gospel flavored for public demand to ask for a Revo vocals and lead· on, ''From Now On'' ''I Think It Was December. '' • lution Reunion . that maybe the microphone should be Profession: President and Chief Executive Officer handed over more often. The consensus ot· ex· Prince Nevertheless, Lisa's voice has associates, 1n tn1: same pos1t1on as Until then the first couple of National Urban League 1 Wendy & Lisa (Jam & Lewis, Mor albums will probably have to serve as always served as background behind • Prince especially on the ''Around the ris Day, Bobby z. and Brownmark) collectors items down the line until . Home: Hartsdale, N.Y. World in A Day'' and ''Parade'' suggests that the first couple of years they are finally looked upon as 1 Education: Howard University, College of Liberal Arts, BA, 1957; albums. without Prince proves to be the individuals. School of Social Work, MSW, 1963. ••-~ • • ' My Most Memorable Experience as a Howard Student: "Hear- ing Dr. Mordecai Wyatt Johnson speak!' ' Smithsonian honors jazz giant, Duke Ellington ' Most Slgniflcant Impact Howard had on My Life: "Provided me with a plethora of role models through its faculty, ad By Wendy Sharpe on display are music manuscripts in formances by singer Ronnie Wells, ministrators and students and inspired a ·spirit of leadership and • Hilltop Staff Reporter Ellington's handwriting, a portrait of joined by a trio featuring Ron El achievement.'' · The life 'icareer of compdser Ellington painted by his grandd'augh liston April 17. an~ ter, trophies and photographs of El Singer Beverly Cosham and pianist and musician Duke Ellington are lhe lington, his family and his orchestra. Howard Breitbart perform Ellington Achievement of Which I'm Most Proud: "Becoming Chairman subject of a month long series of per A video of classic Ellington per songs for the musical theatre April of f-joward University's Board of Trustees." formances, films and lectures at the formances, including ''Symphony in 19. Smithsonian's National Museum of Black,'' ' 'Cottontail'' and ''Moon • Why I Give Back to Howard: "I believe Howard's mission is just American History in April. indigo,'' will tie shown in.the exhibit. as relevant today as it was when I arrived on the campus as a • ''Duke Ellington, American Musi Two showings of the· film ''Paris Many of the items on display are freshman and I know our financial needs are even greater. lfwe cian;'' which opened April 4, is part from .the museum's Duke Ellington Blues'' is part of ''The International of the citywide celebration com Colle<::tion, which contains more than Ellingto'n•• series. While in Paris, El are to continue to produce African American leaders,_Howard memorating 1he 98th anniversary o'f .200,000 pages of documents, 3,000 lington wrote the film's soundtrack University must have the resources to carry out her ·mission." ,I one of D.C. 's most famous sons. orginal and orchestrated pieces of which was later nominated. for an Included in the exhibtion are a var music; tape recordings of concerts Oscar. Howard University depends.on the suppart of alumni like John E. Jacob, and iety of items that represent his child and interviews; personal scrapbooks; • it will depend even more on your support after you graduate. Resolve now hood, his work as a bandleader and photographs, and a variety of The exhibtion is made possible, in to becOme a llfetlme contributor to Howard. Also, keep the Depanmenc composer, and his sta~ure as a trophies and memorabilia. part, by a grant from the Marshall of Alumni Affairs informed of your c~reer development; it is your lifetime linkage cultural hero and inteinationial Upcol}1.ing events inclu'de a tribute and Marilyn R. Wolf Foundation. to Howard. For more information, call (202) 686-6693. celebrity. . • to the female vocalists who sang with For more information, call (202) ©Copyright, Howard University, 1989 Among the approximately 50 items the Ellington band including two per- 357-2700. , • • ' I • The Hilltop/Friday, April 7, 1989 Et.cetera • • • \ Project. 2000 raises• esteem 'One-on-One:· Role models U. G.S.A. program arvocates positive malefigures for area youth for a brighter generation • ' By R. Tim Gibbs By Kimberly Esmond understanding that those choices Hilltop Staff Reporter Hilltop Staff Reporter would affect later choices and • • decisions,'' said Alice Thomas, 25, ' In a city where young African who will be the first student to The lack of concern for the D. C. . ' Americans are increasingly at risk community and shortage of African graduate from Hbward with both to get into trouble, Anthony D. American male role models is the a Masters of Business Administra Thomas, a Howard medical stu tion and a law degree. basis of the Undergradu'ate Student AMC Union Station 9 Assembly's Project 2000. dent, is finding a way to make sure Thomas, 26, said he thinks the they receive the guidance they need main crisis in the African First SI. 1nd Mauacl:luaetts AYe NE. The program originated with the 842-3751 Concerned Black Men Association of to be effective leaders in the 21st American community i's cultural ' century. identity.'' Washington, D. C. On Feb. 25, ·1989, he announc Better Family Life's mandate, WoakiNG Spencer Holland, assistant director Fr i/Sor 2:00, 4:40. 7:20, 10:00 Sun 2:00, ed the beginning of the One-on he said, is to eradicate this crisis for the Division of Curriculm in the One Role Model Program, spon 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 D.C. Public Schools, and C.B.M. by strengthening the Africaan Flndl livu 1: 30, 6:50, 9:20, Sot/ Sun 11: 10, sored by the organization he co~ member, needed young African American family. According to ' founded, Better Family Life. Thomas, this involves teaching 1 :30. 6:50. 9:20 American tnen to serve as role models UAfill ON M1F ri/So1 1: 40. 4: 10. 7:00,' 9:40,Sun The program is designed ''to Afro-c~ntric ideas and the concept to young males at Stanton Elemen • 11 :10. 1: 40. 4:10. 7:00, 9:30 help' develop a new generation of of self-help. . tary School, located at Naylor and Dau111 Tt:A111Fri-Sun 1:30, 4:00, 7: 50, 9:20 Alabama Avenues. ' - I African-Americans who iire self ''The solutions for the problems 0 assured, knowledgeable about within the African-American com RUCllunFri-Sun 11 :20. 1 :00. 3:00, 5:00 7:00 He originally brought the idea to Si111qFr i-Sun 12:00, 2:10, 4:50, 7 ~ 30 9:50 Howard's National Panhellenic their history and culture, and munity must come from witl"Jn the ready to pave their way toward a African-American community,'' SiNG Fri-Thur 4:20'. 7:10 Council, b t eceived little feedback. SIUN DupFri/Sot 2:00, 4:40. 7:20. 10: 10 Su n Howeve , Rolanda Warner, a productive future as leaders of the he added. Washington Metropolitan area,'' Young participants in the One 2:00, 4:40, 7:20, 9:50 member f Delta Sigm.a Theta Miuiffippi lkillNiMq Fri/Sot l :40. 4:20. 7: 10, said Thomas, who is president of on ~ One Sorority, c., became interested in Program meet with their 10 :00 Sun 1: 40, 4:20, 7:00. 9:40 the proje when Holland suggested the Washington Metropolitan adult mentors every Saturday at Area Chapter of Better Family · Parkside Recreational Center Taoop SRed.y Hills Fri/Sot 1 :50, 4:20, 7: 10, the idea to the greek-letter 9: 40~ 11 :30.' 1:50, 4:20. 7:10. 9:30 organizations. Life. from J 1 a.m. to 3 p.m. ''The fraternities were indifferent The One-on-One Program was They learn lessons about developed by Thomas' wife, Alice, African-American history, culture Capitol HW Cinemas to participation in the project," she --". " . 507 Ei&htb St. SE 547-1210 said. as part of a psychology project and society throllgh games, discus Warner wrote to Holland express while she was a student at sions and role playing. Washington University in St. Thomas plans to incorporate lu.111 ON M1 Fri-Sun 1: 30, 3:30. 5:30. 7:30. ing her interest in the program and 9 :30, 11 :30 Louis. the One-on-One Program into the found some male Howard students 976-EVIL F ·-sun 1 :45, 3:45. 5:45. i': 45, Thomas (also a graduate of four existing chapters of Better who were interested in participating. ' 9!45, 11 :45 \ ''I pulled up people I was familiar Washington University), and his Family Life. He sees both pro with,'' she said. •' wife, Alice, were also student ac grams as outlets to effective • • tivists, and began defining their positive c.hange in the African Floyd Dickens, administrative Clneplex Odeon Circle' Avalon ' mission as undergraduates. American <;:ommunity. · ! assistant for,. the Undergraduate SiU 5612 NW 966-2600 Photos- by Keith Dorman Jr. ' Realizing the importance of ''We encourage students, facul Connecticut Ave. dent Assembly and Vice-Coordinator nurturing and directing young ty, and student government ... to Joseph Branch offered to sponsor the Joseph Branch, Project 2000 volunteer, tutors a Stanton first grader. 11t1 Adv1flfT\la1s of 8.utON M1.1fildtM1HN people, the Thomases first began. get involved. This is an opportuni . ' project through U .G.S.A. They later Fri/Sun 7:00. 9:45 So t 2:00,4:30, 7:00, 9:45 lessons, checking papers or simply Another volunteer, Joseph O. working with young African ty for students to put the theory organized 24 men at Howard to CONt: wirll rli1 Wi111dF ri/Sun 7: 15 Sot l :45, talking to the students to get ac- Anderson, a third year student, said Americans at the Bruce Monroe they are learning in the classroom participate. quainted with them. ' Project 2000 ''is not for everybody.': 7: 15 Before going into classrooms, Elementary School in Nortltwest. into practice," he said. According to one Howard partici- In order to be an effective role model Their discussions with the ''It is no longer suffiCient for .. volunteers ~tterid a Saturday pant, the students become very he said, one should have ''a lot of children centered around their in African-American students of any 'workshop, where they are told about Clneplex Odeon Circle puponl level to live within the ivory towers the background of the children they familar with the volunteers and seem confidence, self-esteem and a pasitive dividual interests, heroes, role 1350 19th St NW 872-9555 models and self-esteem. of their university,'' he said, ''If are to work with ~ --- to look forward to them coming each attitude.•• ''The basic order of the day was what we learn in our school can Staton school teacher, Mary A. week. ''Your have ~o be able to transpose RAiN M"N Fr i-Sun 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:45, to impart to the kids the impor not be put to use in real life, it is Carrington said that most of the ' 'They are much more recepti'l': e yourself to their level but still main-· 12:00 tance of making choices and useless. ' ' students come from households with ~ha~ I thought they'd be,'' said tain, a level of [student to teacher] Pu.ENT'i Fr i-Su~ /!:00, 3:55, 5:50, 7:50. 9:50. female heads. Junior Tory Westbroo k. ' 'The respect, .!!...-Anderson said. 11 :50 • students seem to learn more when the "' U .G.S.A. is pleased with the suc ''They are not used to seeing the same · Wu.111 Nicfhn Ofll ,l Stow Movi"G TuiN Fri man over and over again," Carr volunteers are there,'' he said, adding cess of the project so far, according Sun l :55, 3:45, 5:30. 7:30, 9:30, 11 :20 that . they become excited about to Dickens. 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Rape Crisis Center suggests that comp~tition Ra~e There's no misunderstanding. If a the victim get in touch with someone Relays invite fierce woman says 'no' then you have to as that they trust, avoid removing cloth continued_from page 7 sume that she means it. I definately Howard has two team members in .. the fans 3.nd the athletes. ••I want ·a ing or washing themselves [because it By Scull N. McClenoey think it is the man's fault if he per may contain medical evidence need Hilltop Staff Reporter particular to look for who will burn good showing and [spectacular} per sists after she has said 'no'. It doesn't up the track-two All-Americans, fonnances. •• He insists that he cah ed in case it is reported) and go see John Branch, who placed third in the not compare this team to others he ing the woman's wishes is essential matter how she acts, whai condition a physician to make sure that they The Howard University track team ''I think that there has to be a sub: she's in or what she has on.'' have not contracted a venereal will host the Howard Relays Satur- 55 meter hurd~es in national competi- has coached. ''It would be unfair to tion, and Michelle Felder, the these members and others who have ""' stantial amount of commu'.nication . According to Hurndon., rape is a disease. , day at Greene Stadium. The event between the two people, establishing violent crime that has to do with ''If a guy persists after a woman . outstanding 400 meter sprinter. · participated. This team is good," he 1 will sponsor men and women on coll in the beginning what the two ·or power, control and dominence, not says 'no' then he's not a man. I feel lege, high school and club teams from said. sex. · ''The Howard women's team is · After the relays this weekend, the them want. You have to be an effec sorry for those women wbo"'"don't New York, North Carolina, Virginia, tive com!11unicator. You have got tO ''It is never a woman's fault if she have the;, strength to stand ud for hciw Philadelphia and New Jersey. solid. SeniOr captain, Cindy Ford Bison will finish out the regular [and] Adrian Ferguson are mainstays season schedule. They race against be asse~ive enough to get your point is raped. She has never asked for 'they feel [saying no],"said' Marilyn in the relays. We have some freshmen the University of Maryland Eastern across, its not about playing a lot of anything, certaintly not . to be Holmes, · a freshman majoring in Howard University Athletic Direc raped, ''Hurndon said. tor William Moultrie describes the who have also done excellent work,'' Shore April 15 and then travel to the games,'' said Kamili Williams, a chemical engineering. annual event as ''an opportunity for said Moultrie. MEAC championships in · the Howai:d family to see athletes The women's team is strong in the Tallahassee, Fla., April 19-21 . From Adams added that Harris, who from up and down the East Coast. It 4•100, 4•200, 4•400, 4•goo and the there they firiish out the season at the was not present at the time of the in also provides the high school teams sprint medley, which consists of a 400 Penn Relays. Patrol Drew· cident at Drew, does not have a a chance to experience Howard.'' meter, two 200 meters and an 800 . ''All are important races from here ''strong presence'' in the dormitory. The major collegiate competition meter run. Moultrie believes that the on out,'' said Moultrie. continued from page t .continued frotn page I ''His view of the whole thing is, will come from Lincoln University, combination of the univesity teams The team encourages fan support, Drew is full of a bunch of freshmen,. Morgan State and the women's team has excellent depth. and the day promises to be a good ' ' and this is what freshmen do,'' from Hampton University. Howard's Moultrie stresses that the meet is a one. The relays begin S.aturday at 9 ''We are giving special attention Adams said. team is also in the runninR:. good time to be had by all, including a.m. rived at the scene within five minutes. , the Howard Univ~rsity area,•• Smith ''They questioned quite a lot of Adams believes Harris should be said. people. But nobody was saying concerned with greater, conSistent Howard students feel safer and are anything. But somebody knows control of the residents' behavior. receptive to the new program. something. Someone has to know ''His approach to the job, from the ''Knowing how warm weather something,'' Adams said. \\ way I see it, is a 9 to S kind of thing.'' Tennis teams antic'ipate future success tends to breed violence, I appreciate Besides tqe stitches,. Ad~1!s did not \ In response to Adams' remarks, having law enforcement around." su~fer any other serious 1n1ur~. . Harris said, ''No one is going to stay • Cliff Broughton, junior, said. ''I'm They ~sked me at the hosp~t!ll 1f here 2.4 hours a day. I'm not going Women down competiton; men to volley for needed victory all for it." I had~ stiff neck or blurred vision, to do 1t . I don't think anyone would ,.but I. didn't have any. of that. The on- do it. Being here or not being•here is By Yolanda Sampson in the spring 1989 season. ''The men Freshman Yvette McNally said, ''I losing,, so we have a great desire to think it's great that they're finally ly thing I was suffering from was an not going tO stop people from throw Hilltop Staff Reporter are struggling. We started off the win." starting to protect the students.'' extreme case of 8:"ger, 1' ~dam~said. ip~ objects out of the window. season playing very tough com Other students feel that the patrols H.ow.ard security also investigated People have been throwing things H'alfway througli the 1989 spring Jackson added that the entire team petjtors," said Strickland. He said is working hard to be successful. ''I wiil slow...down drug activities, mug the 1nc1dent. out of the window the IO years that tennis season, Howard's women's that the team needs to build its con . ''We talked to him and took down I've been here, but no one bas got think 1~at we are going to win the gings and attacks in the elementary team has had a taste of success, while fidence again. h1s story. We then walked thro1;1gh ten hit before," Harris said. ''For-t the men's team is still at rock bottom. school yard. Said sophomore, Ter rence Rushing, ''I haven't heard of some of the floors [where the object tunately for Derrick it was not as Cedric Crear, captain of the men's may have ~ome from), but found no bad as it could have' been.'' Against George Washington tennis team, said, ''We ha.ve a good , any a~tacks since they've 'been ' University, a school that usually patrolling.'' one,'.' sai~ Lawrence Dawso.n • According to Harris; hC has made squad, but the squad is not outting a~s?~1ate director of the security a recommendation to Dean William i defeats Howard, the women won 6-3 their minds to tennis. It's a l.,e'ntal Tony Barrett, a junior, feels that ,~ ! Thursday. They have also defeated ''The spring break is thing. It's a matter of getting men the patrols are a good step but are not divisio~. _., . Keene of the Office- of Residence ~ 1 Mary Washington, Befry, Converse, tally tough because the talent on our enough. ''Uncle Tom politicians ale Despite the in1ury. to Adams, Life, regar(ling future incidents of Dawson does not believe that the this nature 1 and Baptist, but have suffered eight team is definitely there.'' not doing their jobs - they serve t'e losses against schools such as the not a vacation, for dorm has a ''big problem'' as far as · people of Georgetown more th'!n objects being thrown out of windows. .''I've recommended to the dean University of Maryland, the Univer Strickland said that more work is they serve the people who put them sity of the District of Columbia and the players only have involved with being a colltge tennis ''We've only heard of this happen- that· students who we can prove have I in office." ing t~ice this academic year. Less been throwing articles out of the win Georgetown . .. player tlfan a college football or He continued, ''Until some ' basketball player because tennis is a than a month ago, a couple of cars r ' -· • April 9 - April 15, 1989 . ' Chapel Service Sunday, April 9 , Andrew Rankin Chapel 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ' Open House Monday, April 10 All Residence Halls 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. All Residence Halls ' ! Workshops and Monday, April 10 through. I Programs Wedntsd~y. April 12 ! \ • • 7:00 p.m. - 9:0U p.~ - • The Talent Show Thursday, April 13 Cramton Auditorium 7:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Residence Hall Friday, April 14 • Ballroom, Armour J. '· Mix and ~ingle 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p~m. Blackburn Center Four guys o~ a field trip to reality. Battle of the• Dorms Saturday, April 15 H.U. (William Henry • 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Greene) Stadium IMAGINE ENTERTAINME~T '"" ,CHRISfOPHER W. ~IGHT .,.,,, , HO~'ARD ZIEFF ,," 'TilE DREAM TOOi" ,,.,::: LORRAINE BRACCO "'"'~ JON CO~NOLLY , DAVID LOUCKA "~ DAVID McHUGH · A wards Banquet Saturday, April 15 Ballroom, Armour J. ... ~JON CONNOUY ,. DAVID WUCKA " ' "~ CHR ISTOPHER W. KNIGHT '"''\1 HOWARD ZlEFF 7:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Blackburn Center ltl)¢~1~~ t-~:'' . ...:==--~ l~ r·~ · ~~it:~.~:.:~. ~,J 1~1!..~~.. .. , ...... ~!~~.~~: OPENS APRIL 7m AT A TIIEATRE NEAR.YOU Division of Student Affairs Office of Residence Life • ) • I I The Hilltop/Fridpy, April 7, 1989 Paa• 11 • " • • • • ' • • r • • • . t . . ~ _./ .. annol.J'nces the establishment of an • • • I • • • • • Applications are now being accepted through Aprll 21 , · . • 1 from qualified Howard U_niversity full-time stude.nts who ~ have completed at least 30 semester hours for participa-. .· tiqn • in the Howard Univrersity Admi· . \ 1 • ,. • • nistrativ.e lnternshi.P Program. · • J ) ' • The internships,will be designed' to provide selected . • • H0ward students an .opportunity for service and ex- . ' perience in .the administration and management of the University. Interns will be ·active in such areas as • budgeting, research,, -0perations analysis, personnel a~- ministration, public relations, ·community projects, gover- nance, .policy making, policy implementation and.leader- J • I I • · ship development. · :.... • " . . ' . ; . . •• • The program will get under way in September 1989 • • I arid will be governed by a University-wide commi,ttee. I • t establjshed. . by and respol'lsible. to the Vice President for I Student Affairs, with the D.ean for Stud.ant Life ·being the , I 1,, University administrator who will . hav~ , general respon- . . Sibility for and oversight of the operation of the program. 1 . . 1 . ' ' · · . · · · Anyan~ interested in applying, should contact the Of- . ' • 1- fice of th~ Dean of Student Life, Room-122, in the . Blackburn Center for further information. • • • l ' ' • • .. , • • • ' • • . ' ' Page 12 The Hilltop/Fridoy, April 7, 1989 • ' G Phi ·G gets{back in the groove Library opens 24-hours By Tina Travers of a Greek-letter organization ing during the pledging process. Hilltop Staff Reporter because they were opposed to ''Hazing devastates an organiza alienating themselves under a Euro tion. A lot of brothers didn't pledge to aid student's studies Groa.ve Phi Groove Social pean name.'' Renn said. because of hazing. In the 70s we had By Ona Alston 1 Fellowship Inc., Bison Chapter, has He was quick to add, ''That's not' large numbers pledging and now • celleilt idea. I'm definitely going.'' · we're trying to regain those strong Hilltop Staff Reporter Anthony· Walcott-Joseph, a &een re-activated on the Howard to be opposed to the {Greek-letter • University campus. organizations], but I don't feel that brothers,'' Renn said. The Undergraduate Library is senior, political science major said 11 However, Renn said· that Burns I Gfay Renn, a member of o ·roove, Groove alienates me. , now available to'· students con he prefers the hours. ''It suits me. said the organization has been inac However, outside of the name, was taken through a model pledge tinuously from noon on Sunday I'µi. a night person.'' tive on thecampus,since 1983 because both Groove Phi Groove and Piin program so there is no need for him until S p.m. on Friday, and from Mitchell said the extended hours the last Groove m'embers failed to Hellenic Council members have to want to beat on those pledging in "-.Ji 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday. are being manned by mai\ipulat!ng ' bring in any new inductees. . similar pledge periods and stress com the years to come. While the media center is not the schedule of the regular staff. ''We ar@ a student-run organiza One of the main objectives of Renn ''Naturally no one is overjoyed • munity service and academic ex open for extended hours, the typ tion and it is up to each brother to cellence in their charters. and Burns is to make Groove Phi ing room and other undergraduate about reporting at midnight or keep the chapter active on the cam According to Renn, the pledge pro Groove known on campus. library facilities are available to when their ' regular hours are pus,'' he said. ''We don't want to get too much changed,'' she said. _ _ grams' . for Groove. .are flexible based students. The Bison Chapter, started in on Un1vers1ty requirements. into trying to get brothers to be a part According to Doris Mitchell, 1969, was re-activated when Renn ''We can do a four, six or eight of the organization as we are trying • asistant director of the However, Mitchell said that the to get them familar with Groove," transferred to Howard's College of week pledge program, depending on Les Bums undergraduate library, this is the staff ''would feel it's time well Pharmacy and Les Bums recently the school," Renn said. said Renn. first time that students have had spent if more people were using became the flfst Groove since 1983. Each pledge program consists of An interest meeting is being con Salem State University. In addition, 24-hour-access to a library facili it.'' She said that the staff is keep According to Renn, Groove Phi, three phases which serve to orientate . ~idered for those who may want to its sweethearts are called Precious ty so early in the year. In' the past, ing track of how many students which serves as an ''alternative to the pledgees to the organization, to know about the organization so that Gems. she said, one of the facilities in the are making use of the facility by those organization under the Pan motivate line brothers to work Groove will not have to start a new ''It was like a dream that came library system has been open making regular head coufits. Ac Hellenic Council," was founded in together and to prove what the again next year. true,'' the Queens, N. Y. native said. 24-hours, but the extended hours cording to Mitchell, use of the ex 1962 at Morgan State University pledgees have exPerienced. The sj~_!er organization for Groove, In addition, Burns stated that he have not begun until the reading tended hours peaks between mid under the same ideal. Many social organizations similar Swing Phi Swing Social Fellowship, had always.kriown Grooves who serv period. night and 2 a.m. After 2 a.m. ''Brothers didn't want to be a part to Groove have been affected by haz- Inc., was founded in 1969 at Winston ed as role models for him. ''Basically the extended hours there are very fe.w students in le are to accomodate May graduates building. · · for finals and the reading peripd,'' ''Nobody knows it's op n she said. Mitchell said that 24-hours. Plus, it's always too · Lecture· discusses African-American writers although the director of the poisy in there,'' said Joy Clore, a university library system is active senior marketing major. The professor discussed what he In the 1920s and 1930s, African· reaffirm their belief in the American • • By Michelle Hord ly seeking ways to expand library believes is the dorilinant theme in American writers renounced the dream, Turner believes writers of the The noise level is another con HiUtop Staff Repor1er services, there are no immediate African-American literature, the con . American dream, said Turner. He 1980s have not made a powerful cern of Mitchell's. statement in their works. prospects for full-time 24-hour ''Black Writers and the American nection between African-American said that African-Americans were no_t service. ''A lot of the staff's time is . Dream'' was the focus of professor intellectual thought and the sure if they wished to sacrifice their_,.. spent monitoring the noise level.'' Darwin Turner's address at the 38th American dream. honest values for a corrupt dream. The Burch Lecture is- sponsored ·.Most students think the extend She also said that the staff has every year by the Howard Universi . Annual Charles Eaton Burch Lecture Turner traced African-American ''If obtaining the dream caused a ed hours are a good idea but have received complaints from other held Thursday in R'ankin Chapel. literature to the early 1'900s. Writers loss of virtue caused a loss of virtue ty Department of English to honor not taken advantage of them yet. students about noise. She also Turner, who received his Ph.E. and leaders such as W.E.B. DuBois, and destruction of others, they ques the late Professor Charles Eaton Albert Br.'andford, a senior in the added that the buiJding is in poor from the University of Chicago is the Paul Law~nce Dunbar and Booker tioned if the dream was worth the Burch [1891-1948). Dr. Burch ~ was University Without Walls jour physi¢al condition because professor of English and chairman of T. Washin&ton showed faith and costs," said Turner. _ recognized throughout the scholarly nalism program said, '' It's an ex- students eat ''all over the place." the African-American World Studies hope in a dream obtained through · Unlike the decades past where world for his research on the life and program at the UniYersity of Iowa . ''honesty and hard work.'' writers used literature to redefine and wo·rks of Daniel Defoe. • • sity created to manage its income help in mind are alreadY in effect, ap an expanded Afro-American studies producing assets. plauding Secretary of Housing and program. The dorm is phase one of a larger Perkins Urban Development, J~ck Kemp, for Coalition Plaza ' ''And whe(l we press them (the ad project undertaken by the Founda his strategies on public housing. The ministration) 'to implement these pro continued from page 1 continued from page 2 continued from page 2 tion to develop retail, office and plans include allowing residents the grams, we have tO pressure students stadium space in the same area. chance to manage ~ their projects, to enroll in these studies as well,'' create their own · regulations on aid. said Coalition delegate, Sheri ''They speak of proximity to cam- An office in the facility is schedul- poverished groups of society. families admitted to live in the com ''They (the Coalition) were assured plex and the opportunity to own the Warren. \ pus, its not very convenient for law ed to open in mid-April and tours of Perkins said that one of his Iljlain {that] we're continuing every effort As for the Board! of Trustees seat and divinity school students. Why the towers are scheduled for April 18, thrusts for this term will be to en property. . • to expedite the processing of finan left vacant by Republican National should I pay those high prices when 20, 24 artd 25 . dorse a ''self-help'' philosophy to en ''You've got to 1mpower the peo cial aid," he said. , Chairman Harvey Lee Atwater, who I can get a place closer to my classes • sure progrdess in the African ple in public housing," so that they Even so, 30 percent of the finan resigned as a result of the protest, the for less?'' Jupiter said. HUSA President Garfield Swaby American community. have more of an interest in maintain cial aid process has yet to be com Coalition is compiling a list of can Howard Plaza is the result of a $6 also expressed reservations about the According to Perkins, the concept ing the property and keeping crime to puterized according to the depart didates for reviewal by the board. a minimum in the neighborhood,'' he ' million District of Columbia Govern project. of self-help is that, ''blacks would ment, causing the administration to The list includes Amiri Baraka, ment Industrial Bond Issue. The ''This housing seems somewhat make the efforts to combat the pro said. cut the department's office hours. Shirley Chisolm, Ron Brown, Alim Towers were constructed at a $50, { •• • • ' I • I - The H;lltop/fddoy, Apr;l 7, 1989 Page 13 · • selling their era-ft and not that. It ·could happen anytiffie; of Ensemble Company in the 60s. themselves,'' King said. ''I've gotten plays on stage where Thompson course its lonR overdue." King ''It does not take Jong after you Robinson I I did not earn a dime,'' he said. walk into my ,office to kltow that you Robinson has always been regard· ''However, I felt Compelled to put ' ' want money cind fame and are not in· ~ contlnued from page 3 continued from page 3 ed as a vanguard in the fight against them on.'' racism in professional baseball. He ronllnuod m.n - 9 terested-in art','' King said to budding A 1976 play about the Vietnam actors and actresses. ' 1People from has written two books, ''My Life is War cost King his total investment. ' Baseball'' and ''Extra Innings," both all over the world come to New York 1 . However, he .added, in two days of nial cellar dweller to a 01vision con· ' Someone like Bob Gibson of which include examples of how he . Kin~ told the stu~ents about w~at consulting the Warner Brothers' for the same thing,'' he added . tender. His new team has three all· - 00 ' wouldn't last three innings ·with the ·and other African·Ainerican players !S considered superior art and acting ~ 1980 Inovi'e ''Coming Home•• he . \ . were forced to battle racism on and 1n the theatre. . . ' new pitching rules regarding how ''G k ow is made up his lost investment. In addition to ''Colored Girls '' star outfielders. " off. the field. close you can throw to a batter. r~at art, you n • Superfluous sets and characters in · King directed ''Sizwe Bansi 'is ''Whitey Herzog, the Cardinal's The Orioles have remained at the s? meth1n~ that t~uches y~u. T~e ar- a production, according to King, cost Dead," by Anthol Fugard in 1976 at manager, has promised me that I will Nowadays he'd get thrown out of the t1st has given a piece a!1d unnecessary money; those items ' game." - forefront of affirmative 3.ction as a of,~1~se the Pittsburg Public Theatre· ''Dad· not be the odd man out. He treats us result of a legacy left to them by that relates t~ all of us, King said -. should be kept at a minimum he ad· 1 ''Great acting happens when you · d · ' , dy'' by Ed Bullins at New York's Robinson's proud smile is evident owner Edward Bennett Williams watch someone on stage, you bet they vis.~ young P1 ayrights. New Federal Theatre, 1977; Lorraine all as if·we're starters,'' said Thomp· at the mention of Bill White, the man who~ committment to excellence can't perform •. they do, and you At my theatre on off, off broad· Hansberry's ''Raisin in the Sun'' in son a stellar pinch·hitter with a .342 chosen fo succeed Bart Giamatti as both on and off the field made· him stand at the end saying bravo with way' a play may cost $50,000 to pro· 1978 at the Ge Va Theatre iri Rod· car~r average coming off the bench. president . of the National League. 1 hire the best, regardless of the color . f •• duce; on broadway, the play may chester,, NY; and S3mm·Art White will be the first African· te~rs st~eaming down your ace, cost a million dollars. of one's skin. King said. Williams' ''Horhe'' at theatres acro.i;s Thompson now resides in a small American president in a major The Orioles this year are often call- the country. r town, which his teammate Vince Col· King also discussed the economics ., sports league. ed the ''Babybirds,'' with an average of the theatre. Writing and performing from the eman (a fellow MEAC performer · Whe~he Question of who will be age of 26, the youngest in the major ''Black artists started letting heart, with true intentions, is ~lso an from Florida A&M) calls ''route 96. '' the first African·American general leagues. If they·learn to play with the patrons pay part of the money down important characteriStic for a suc· King 3.lso co·produced and He lives with his Wife, Mary Annette, manage n major league • baseball dedication and desire of their on their artwork a:nd the rest later," cessful play: according to King. directed the feature film ''The Long whom he met in ''A'' ball, and their comes up, Robinson states that, manager, they will soon be a dynas- ,' said King. He noted that this trend Night'' in 1976 and produced and . two daughters. ''You never know with things like ty again. was translated to the theatre with the ''When an artist gives me a directed the 197.S documentary ''The ' free productions of the Negro .ibr!lliant pl~Y •. but no depth, t~ey are Black Theatre Movement.'' Howard a chance to get more ex. According to the Atlanta Daily A st3tement issued by Morris Co.m:inent Swim posure. '' World, the . men who lost their Brown President Calvert H. Smith, Although the team has had a very Morris belongings in the fire were later com· said in part: ''the- demonstration continued from page 3 continued from page 3 pleasing year, Houston feels that it is pensated by the college. . .. served to· call attention to a number .. not. getting the recognition that it Jenkins said the protesters were of our concerns. As a result, both the ------ deserves. continued from page I also disgruntled' over inadequate administration and the students have ••we- feel like we're underdogs health service, attitudes in the finan· had a beneficial ~xchange .... " think we Georgetown nobody's really watching us, but we • cial aid office and "talk of raising tui According to the president's state· (vs. Monmouth in basketball). Some had a very successful year,'' he said. tion.'' Moreover, according to the ment the majority of students did Q.Ot ''We have a lot of talented people, know we can make a large impact," ' others attempt to participate in a con· he explained. ''We will never get ''We w'ill know soon if we have Daily World, the lack of security was participate in the protest and classes ference with a consistently high level and I think that they performed very won a victory or if we will hav~ to also an issue in the protest. continued as scheduled. · well.'' recognized like a football team or of competition··Such as the Atlantic basketball team. We wouldn't even continue to fight, " Tony Williams, The newpaper also said that about The statement said that the ad· Coast Conference (ACC) Morris Brown student body vice· 200 students signed a petition to oust ministration has given hbusing and Michael Houston, a transfer stu· get as much recognition as a losing I tt1ink its time that our athletic football team or a losing basketball president, told the Journal· a nurse at the heath service from her the quality of tlie cafeteria food much department stop being the Scared, shy dent from Florida A&M University Constitution Wednesday." job for incompetence. attention. .... and one of the leading scorers on tl1e team, and we realize that. But it little boy who's afraid to ask the doesn't really matter." prom.queen to dance. team, said that during the season the • It's frustrating as hell for our team swam faster than they did. last According to Houston the teanl March athletes to sit and watch former team· yea:r. pactices from 5 a.m. until 7:30 a.m. mates, and rivals, have the oppor ' Marvin ''The team's success was probably and then returns in the afternoon Smoke tunity to prove themselves against the from 3:30 to 6:30. Houston said 'that ' . better, for we were faster than we ex· continued fro"': page 7 best. They sacrafice a lot for this the team is used to not having as continued from page 7 .continued ~om page 8 pected to be,'' explained Houston . university and the university has a much support and publicity as other responsibility to provide the best ''When we look at the beginning of sports organizations, but that one competition possible··and Bethune women and girls,'' Yard of NOW the s·eason, the improvement we:'ve quality they possess is the continuous Some persons' are able to smoke ''Marvin was desperate to make his Cookman sure ain't it! made this year and especially the ·1ast unity that helps them to accomplish said. Let's cut this MEAC ''anchor'' and live to the age of 90, while others father proud and fame and fortune two years, it makes it very promis~ng wh-at has to be done. · And, she said if they were forced may develop cancer and only live to were not necessary part of those from around the ankle of Bison for the future and gives us something \ to keep the pregnancy, many would be 45 she said. ' aspects to his father.'' Bailey said. sports and jump in with the big boys. We need to grow into the 1990s. We to look forward to.'' he added. Sampson feels that another probably risk their lives in back·alley · Gaye moved back home because positive quality that the team has is have the ability; we have the heart; The success at the USSN qualified abortions and would be prosecuted as ''We all have a predisposing fac· his mother was ill which he never motivation. ''We have a lot more • criminals if they survived the ordeal tor in our bodies. Just like some peo· planned to do. and m9st importantly we have ab Houston for the World University solutely nothing to loose! Games which will be held at the end motivation and ambition. I ·think we and were discovered. ' pie are more apt to getting colds, ''Marvin Sr. on Aprill, 1989 was work a lot harder than [other teams] The student athletes are tired of of August in Southem:.- catifor~ia . 1 ' looking for an insurance letter and to get [where we 1need to be]." The March on Washington is some people are prone to getting the crumbs off the NCAA Houston is excited about competing cancer ,''said Copp. when could not find it he began yell scheduled to take place 15 days prior ing at his wife and Marvin Jr. in· table. Mr. Moultrie, how about the in this championship becaus~ it gives · to the oral arguments the Supreme whole Hoya, or Tar Heel, or him a chance to compete against peo· Both Howard and -the team are I tervened and he was hot by his looking forward to anoth~ r suc Court will' hear on the Webster vs. Cox also stated, that there is .no father," said Bailey. . Cavalier, or ... pie from 3.11 over the world. Reproductive Health Services. This cessful season next )rear. This means way of determining the predisposing Gaye Sr. never served any time for The writer is a junior_{tnance ma ''I feel like I have my foot in the more training, more hard work, more case, among others things, seeks to factor in our bodies therefore smok· • the shooting death of his son. jor in The School of Business and challenge the constitutionality of Roe doOr. I will be able to swim against dedication and more recruiting of ing is risk that smokers take with April 2, 1989 would have been Public Administration. .. everyone in the world. It also gives talented swimmers for the team. VS . Wade. their lives. . . Marvin's 50th birthday. ' Jll J n ~rn . u U< '' ' . • ' ' ; • What do you like Tll'e Coalition of • Attention or dislike about ' 111 Students in the College of The, Hilltop? If Concerned H.U. Liberal Arts you were editor in-chief what Students Positions are available · for the LASC • things would you· I Executive Staff do differently? presents 1. Chief of Staff 1· Now is your 2. Program Director chance to express • • An Open Foru.m: 3. Public Relations Director just how you feel • . 4. A'dministrative Secretary Deliver all replies The Future of Howard to The Hilltop Applications will be available at the LASC of office clo Alonza fice located in the Blackburn Center Room 108 on Robertson 2217 Wed. April I2 in the April 7', 1989. Applications will be due by 5:00 p.m. - - . Fourth St. N. W. • on Monday, April 9, 1989 in the office. Washington, Blackburn Ballroom ' \ • D.C. 20001 • . · 7 p.m •. • Invited Guests: ' PosT ' . *President James' E. Cheek. • •Vice President of Academic - Affairs Dr. Carl Anderson YouR • •Chairman of the Faculty Senate Dr'. Taft Broom •Professor Alvin Thorton, As · Political Science • ~ H.U~ alumni Da~rell Wlglns I !1.11·,· it .111 th.: ri111.: . IN ()h, I k11ti11· .111 al1<1ut Ail1S. ·1·11.11 ,1, ...-s11'1 f - ' ~ l • I ' . - Page ·14 The Hilltop/Friday, April 7, 1989 I ,I " I Hilltopics • ' • •• ' - Althoughf f.; of the names we call you, ANNOUNCEMENTS The Counseling and Student Personnel FACULTY/STAFF/STUDENTS Do the right thong and party hearty this PERSONALS Association (CASPA) of Howard Univer Top prices paid for used and unwonted Saturday night at 10p.m. at 73 Bryor:it the one that encompasses it all The Lodies of sity will hove its spring conference textbooks with resale value. St. is ...... FRIEND! ..... Now about yo' Alpha Kappa Alpha Sararity, Inc. SaturCay, April 8, 1989 ,.. Tim Jones A special treat for all the ladies. 9-A-88 mama ... Hoppy Birthday Alpha Chapl • • • I ' I