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For more information, please contact [email protected]. ------------ .. -· The Daily Student Voice of Howard Univer;;ity • • VOLUME 89, NO. 56 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, 15 2005 WWWTHEHILLTOPONLINE.COM TUESDAY notebook l<ili's Kafe to eloSe . / of the popula·r party spqt ~ BY KEVIN HARRIS AND CAM PU$ JANA HOMES CHESS CLUB IN Hilltop Staff THE COMMUNITY District Police Chief, THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY Charles Ramsey, temporar CHESS CLUB IS REACHING ily closed the doors of Kili's OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. Kafe Monday, following READ MORE'ABOUT THEIR an early morning shooting EFFORTS IN CAMPUS. in which four people were PAGE2 wounded. , Police were called to the intersection of eighth METRO and Florida Avenue at ART IN THE CITY around 2:45 a.m. yesterday Historic U.S. District morning after receiving THERE'S PLEN:rY OF calls from residents who ARTWORK JUST DOWN THE reported hearing gunshots. Court Judge Dies STREET. FIND OUT WH ERE When they arrived, police Judge William B. Bryant, a Howard University IN MEIRO. found four people shot. and Law School Alum died Sunday at the age of 94. PAGE4 One of the yicti1ns Bryant was the first African-American to serve as a managed to drive him chiefjudge for the U.S. District Court for the District ~}~. ~ self to a local hospi~al and of Columbia. Pre~ident Lyndon B. Johnson no1ni another was listed in seri nated BnJant to the federal bench in 1965. University ous condition as of last Nkol ~ Rn.'CI * StAtr Phot.ogr.tphtr President H. Patrick Swygert, who was once a stu r~ · ~ ''If·~ night. Investigators have Kill's Kate Is temporarily closed because of a shooting near the club. · dent of Bryant's, called him "one of the great legal ,V not' released the condition min{is and pioneers ofjustice." President Bush has "''Wi -r" I• . '} f • ..... of the remaining victims. said in a brief statement that existed before Killi's the Louisiana and Texas signed legislation for a $110 million addition to be Though district police listed on his website. "I Kafe opened its doors," the clubs," Grant said. "I don~t ' 'f1 _ "~* made to the federal courthouse in Bryant's name. r-- are still working to deter expect that·the ABC Board statement read. know what else they are mine if the victin1s were ever will meet tomorrow to con Howard students who gonna do." actually at Kili's before the sioer and hopefully approve frequent Kili's and have Quenstin King, a junior LIFE & STYLE shooting occurred, Ramsey a temporary suspension of held events at the club, said computer science major at Bird Flu Not yesterday sided with local the license until a hearing they have always felt safe Norfolk State, said that he WINTER HITS residents and a councilman can be held on the latest while partying but admit partied at Kili's a week ago who wanted the· club shut shooting." that the lounge is "kinda while visiting and enjoyed Affecting Study WHAT'S NEW WITH WINTER 'down because of a recent Graham said in the sketchy". "I've been going himself, even though he MUSIC? TURN TO LIFE & rash of violent activity in statement·that the bill was to Kili's since freshmen admitted that the lounge STYLE TO FIND OUT. the area surrounding the necessary "to deal with sit year when it was 2K9 and isn't in the safest part of Abroad Plans PAGES lounge. uations exactly like these, I've never had any trouble," town. Council member Jim when continued operation said Crystal Grant, a junior "I went to Kili's last BY LEANNE ATTEJ-ONEY be traveling to Beijing Contributing Writer Graham, who represents of the licensed establish psychology major who once Friday when I was visiting and Singapore in the ward one, has emerged as n1ent presents an imn1inent did pro1notions work for a and I .thought it was great. President Bush upcoming week, Aikens a leading critic of Kili's. danger to the health and group that hosted events at Sure it wasn't in the saf warned Americans last explained that Bush's Graham authored the legis safety of the public." Kili's. " .. .it does see1n to est area and it didn't look week that if there is an recent announcement is lation that gave Ramsey the Kili's O\'\lllers, K Lounge attract a certain element." · like the best environment outbreak of the bird flu no real reason why travel authority to shut d0\-\'11 the ·LLC, said in a -statement Grant saia That if the"' out tJlere 1s nothing wrong pandemic, then world plans wo,uld be affected. club for up to 96 hours. "I yesterday the club is not club \Vere permanently with a bit of danger," King travel may be restricted. "Bird flu didn't just am pleased to tell you that the reason for shootings in closed, it would definitely ·said. " ...I can't say I felt Although this announce pop up. It has been around on my recommendation the area and claimed that have an effect on campus completely safe and secure ment brought on some for a while," she said. and pursuant to the law I crime has always been a life. "If they close it for while I was there, but the anxiety about traveling, Senior television pro authored, the Metropolitan problem. " K Lounge LLC's good it will effect campus party was enough to make Howard students who ductions major Anicia SPORTS Police Department ·has manage1nent believes crime because student organiza- me forget that part." plan to study abroad were Morris was also undaunt closed Kili's Kafe," Graham is a community problem tions hold things there like left unfazed. ed by the bird flu threat. SPECIAL Danielle Boveland, While studying in Beijing TREATMENT? a junior public relations during the spring 2005 .. • major, is traveling to sen1ester, she was told London in the spring and that bird flu was nothing TURN TO SPORTS TO SEE has not given any thottght to worry about during that THE DIFFERENT PRIVI Avoiding the Tow T"ruck in O.C. to how bird flu may affect time of the year. Morris LEGES THE MARCHING BY NATALIE WILSON her plans or life. said that during her five BAND AND FOOTBALL TEAM Contributing Writer "What are you going month stay, she was not RECEIVE. /l~ to do?" Boveland said. affected by it in any way. PAGE9 Traditionally,. the win "I'm not going to stop eat Besides being cau ter season is a time when ing chicken." tious, there have been no we debut our fashionable Megan Goins, a warnings from the state coats, scarves, and boots. junior psychology major, department or from the But beware, because if is another student who Center for Disease Control you're not careful where is not at all apprehensive and Prevention against you park your car, this about the potential bird travel due to the possibil winter could give the tenn flu pandemic outburst. ity of a bird flu threat. For "boots" a whole new mean 'Tm going to Italy. these reasons, Aikens has ing. I'm not going to let bird not advised the sh1dents In a region such as the flu stop me," she said. who are preparing to trav D.C area where there is an Goins who will be HU CALENDAR el abroad next semester estimated 2-3 times more Pholo Coul1("Sy or """''''''Jobjournnl.eo111 traveling to Florence dur to avoid certain areas, nor NOV18 cars than parking spaces, Parking spaces In the District are limited, whlchh results in students find them ing the spring semester has she shared any con LAST OAY TO REGISTER finding parking in the loca selves accumulating hundreds of dollars In parking fines and fees. explained that if it really cerns with students who FOR $PRING 2000 ANO/OR tion of your choice for some , gets serious, however, she are already abroad. WITHDRAW FROM ACOURSE is much like winning the "Park illegal or turn my tion to parking rules. consistently and ·avoid a will take the proper pre Aikens said there lottery. paper in on time, what a_m Myers also advised ticket even though I'm sup cautions for traveling and are currently Howard NOV 24 " NOV 27 One of the biggest I going to do? I have to roll that students look into the posed to move my car," get vaccinated. University students in obstacles of parking isn't THANKSGIVING RECESS the dice." options of a parking permit O'Neal said. Like Boveland and Japan, but ·no one has necessarily finding the Other students have or off street parking, such . O'Neal said that she Goins, Betty Aikens, the expressed any worries or space, but' rather choosing similar experiences to that as a parking garage, and has also heard of strategies directorofthestu(lyabroad fears about the bird flu to oece to gamble between obeying CLEAR INCOMPLETES of Humphrey's, and to suggested that students such as "the buddy system," progra1n at the Ralph J.