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Volume 77, No.24 Serving the Howard University community since 1924 March 25, 1994 : Voting process sparks controversy i at UGSA execu tive board elections , Janial X. Jones elected as Assembly coordinator at Tuesday night's meeting hCI N. James 11011. Executive h_oard members Walle). ballots when the vote was called for. e~~re,,~~ rcserv,11,ons about Wat- "I think it was totally unfair and but 10 no .ivail. Icy s ab1h1y to earr) out the duties biased. What made ii even worse Financial Advisor-elect Shawn • l',co1U,1C li,tening room in the of coordinator. was the Mall ""' not there 10 Barney agreed with the hody\ r J 131.ickburn Cenicr wa, Financial Adi isor Omar Karim defend himself," he said. decision. ,.,th 11.,ring temper,; ,is the pa<,scd out a memo from UGSA When \\\nley returned to the "Becam,e of all the controversy. duatc Student \"embh Coordinator Kanil,.a McGhcc 10 room. rcprcscn1a1ivcs questioned I thought ii wa~ mos1 appropriate 10 \) dct·tcd its I xecu11,c Wat le~ regarding his numerous him ahou1 h,, work elhk. use secrcl ballot,. Voting b) rui,ing Tur.,da) night, .,b,cnce, during his oflicc hour,. \\,nlcv. clcarh dis1urhcd bv the our hands would have added fuel 10 II ,h tll the rnntro\Crsv "·" Grievance Director Sharee ,ub1lc cc~surc. ai1emp1cd 10 prmc 1hc lire:· he said. •,d around the election fownscnd urged 1he new reprcscn- he had a ,1rong record ol hard work, Afler appro.xima1ely an hour. 1hc usc'tl thi, )car. C,ndidates 1ame, 10 elect hard \\Orking can- "The fac1, speak for 1henu,clvc,. Assembly elected Jamal Jone, as IO gl\c a short speech. leave didlllcs. If you look al any organi131ion I've coordina1or. A mo1ion was then ,.h,kthe l.,ecutivc Board "You need lo look beyond been in. you will sec ii is doing well passed Ioard members sw,1)Cd 1hc new Walley .ingrily said. Please see UGSA, A4 g the pro, ,ind con, ,cc- rcprescnlaliws opinion, against \\alk) dispu1cd the use of ,-ccrct Rally champions Shuttle bus fire leaves cause of statehood !THE HILLTOP By C.D. Glln, Jr. I students questioning Hilltop Staff Writer By Elaine Lana Myada der. iflhc si1ua1ion could have been Hilltop Staff Wrtter avoided. "Sta1ehood and more in 1994." was the rallving cry of dcm.ins1ra- THIS WEEK "The bus had 10 be fixed betiire 1ors for D.C. S1a1chood 1hb "eek, a, The Unemployment and Po,cny A fe" off-campus rcsidcms were the lire. and I though1 ii\\ as a coin­ healed b1 the 11me 1hc) got to 1hc1r cidence the ,.,me bus caughl on Ac1ion Commince Task Force. a non-profit nnd non-g0\crnmen1al atrcrnoon classes on \londa . fire. Maybe ,omclhing could have organiza1ion. sponsored a rally for 1he majority parl of 1he current Ois­ Smoke ga,c w a~ 10 Ila mes on a been done about 1hc problem soon• uic1 of Columbia to he called l'

pus A2 Tempo Bl Commencement may move from The "Yard" to 50 yard line pus Plus t\3 People 82 By Derrlcke M. Dennis Ci1ing increased visibility, bet• 1he i~ue as well as goucn cs1inrntcs belier ceremony for everyone pus II A-4 Pulse B3 Hilltop Staff Writer 1cr accommoda1ions and more for 1hc work 1ha1 would be needed involved." Hampsirc-Cowan said. Spo1·ts B5 effcc1ivc crowd control measures. 10 make The ·Y.Jrd' satisfy our con- "But our budget jusl doesn't allow al A5 cerns. Bui righ1 now, we'rejusi 1ry- forthe large screens and raised seal• ,\6 I Jilltopics B6 When Amacla Wiley began 10 Secretary of the Univcrsi1y and lhe Board of'lrus1cc.s Ari is Hampshire• ing 10 gel feedback from every- ing 1ha1 would bring graduation to A7 think aboul w hal her college grad­ uaiion ,,ould be like. rhc though! of Cowan said the move may prove 10 one." a new level." AB graduating from 1hc 50 yard line of be belier for everyone concerned. 1lampshirc-Cowan said she , Bui Howard University S1uden1 t\9 Howard University's Greene stadi­ "The ·Yard' is a beamiful place investigated several op1ions lhal Associa1ion Recording Secretary um never crossed her mind. for commenccmenl. h's just nol would make The "Yard a more Tora Winder said the money ·•1 never really 1hough1 1ha1 l practical anymore," Hampshire­ acceptable sile for commencement involved means nothing lo gradu- DOTE OF THE WEEK might be grndua1ing from Greene Cowan said. "Greene sladium was exercises. Such plans included rent• ales like herself who have given >1adi11m," said Wiley. a broadcast where commcnccmcnl exercises ing large video screens, selling up 1he,r money, service and 1irnc 10 the journalism major. "My main con­ used 10 be held. ·n,e viewing is :i lot bleachers for displaced audience Univcrsi1y. cern i, that I do gradua1e and 1ha1 belier there. and the crowd can be members and temporarily remov- "The sludcnts have already pul "Giving what you wish you my fomil) and friends arc able to controlled easier making the whole ing 1he 1railers in from of Frederick a lot of money inlo this Univcrsi1y sec me and participale in the cere­ ceremony safer and more enjoy­ Douglass Memorial Hall. .ind have worked hard lor their had is 'better than getting." mony." able for all." Bl,1at S 16.00C) 10 renl 1hc video degree.\.'' Winder sa,•d. "We deserve ' Bui Wiley and 1hc approxi­ Hampshire-Cowan said the sen- screens. S24-S30,000 for the a 1op quali1y gradua1ion, whether •t mately 2,500 01hcr gradua1ing 1imcn1al feelings associated with bleachers and ano1hcr $30.000 10 ii •son The, v.,rd' or at rhc stadium, I, members of the Cla~.-; of 1994 may commencement exercises on The move lhe trailers, 1hc cos1 of the cer- regardless or ihe cos1." I, --Marsludl Faulk "'r11rd has made relocation efforts a emony wou ld skyrocke1. Hamp- be gelling a reality check 1h is year shirc~Cowan said. Winder. who along with scver- I hard sell. as Univcr.i1y adminis1ra1ors con­ "Evcr since I camz the Un i- al other s1udent leaders met wilh sider moving commcnccmenl exer­ "We're not doing I his jusl 10 do 10 cises from The "Yard" to the s1adi­ i1," she said. "We have consuhed versity in October of 1992. I've Please see STADIUM, AS um. with various s1uden1 leaders aboul wan1ed make Commencemcnl a ...

A2 THE HILLTOP PUS - Ethiopian artifacts donated to Divinity Sebo~ 1 ac1ing associale dean Virgin Mary in E1hiopian pie1y. of 1he scrolh addrcssc_s Si. arl"ls:, . . ~rr of academic affairs. Several pieces in 1hc collec1_ion Suscnyos. lhc _pa1r_on saint of " Re,. Mark Dcnn11, l\vccd hegan provide insight into 1hc li1urg1c.1I \\omc_n ,ln~ ch1ldb1rth. O1h~rs dc,1n , ~if 1n, ale collecting ihe life of 1hc E1hiopian Orthodox con1a10 p1c1ures ol guardian ad,,tnccmcnl: s.ud lh fro artifacts on irips 10 Church. The collec1ion includes angels. T"'ccd Co!lc~tm_nhrtn~ are Africa in 1950. The diffcrcn11ypes of pectoral crosses Al1hough 1hc ages of 1he ma_nr drsctplrnc,,., l)r collcciion now iotals and some processional c'.os~es differer~! a~tifac1s vary,_one o~•h~ r~l:~1on,. a_rt and ,_cicnu 'fh more than 240 pieces, that were carried by Eth1op1an collec11~n ~ oldest pieces 1s a g1,c~ Afrt:,tn Amcuc. M< which include icons, Onhodox min isters during liturgy. manu,cript from the 14th or 15th of lw,lor) and cul'._urc an; crosses and Some of the s Likes ,.,,,,. manuscripts written processional CJ c Uri in Ge'cz, the classical crosses have piece of arc liturgical language of been passed ha, '." . So Ethiopia. down from the he said h0 Various 15th century. h' hiFe int• manuscrip1s contain when most ig l rou a 1heologian·s were poured colk,11 W< notations above and in brom:e. tha1 II wh ' below 1hc original Ferry said (\C texl, and some of the that Tweed ch, apocryphal works was interested 1hc Fe include the Acts of in 1he me .!! Peter and a I 71h relationship in I Ccn1ury manuscripl b e I w e c n 1 of the New religion and • pr~ E Wtl lhtamen1. excluding healing. and -,• Religious Icons from the Andre Tweed Collectlon 1he Gospels. t h a t wh "' an< 1 he Andre 1ivccd relationship i, "• Collection of Sacred rcflec1ed in ll he >~• 0 sa• By Donya Mathe ny The collection is a gift from Artifacts contains icons painted the 70 scrolls i Hilltop Slaff Writer the late Dr. Andre Tweed, a on okins rcnecting the Ethiopian included in coli<, Mc psychia1ris1 in southern intcrprcta1ion pf sacred Chris1ian the collection. pr c ,, Howard University's School of California and a Howard pct.sonagc. Sbmc figures have The scrolls closed I Divinity has recently acquired the Universi1y alumnus. Scfnitic and/or African features. coniain prayers or incantations Cen1ur). public, but the School d Andre T\vced Collection of According 10 Henry Ferry. In addition. 1hc collection crca1cd for pro1cction from and The collection also contains plans to open the col,. Ethiopian Artifacts. professor of Church l listory and exemplifies the importance of the healing of cerlain ailments. One icons painted by 20th Century public vie\\ in No,cn,1,c• ~------By anc Debate team scores high in Lecture addresses Hill

national mock trial com.petition plight of Native Jot }01 were ac1ua l attornc\ s. na1 By Liz Aklntoye Mass Communications Sam Howard dchatc 1c.1m, "hich pe1 Hilltop Staff Writer o~unde is the coach. participated 111 the Tenth .. II" as qui1c cduca1ional tor American women wn According to Carr, the learn Anniversar) l\alional students 10 participa1c in front Once again, the lloward captain, " II was a fierce!) Championship Intercollegiate of actual judges." Coach Osunde ski University Debate Team has competed event, which called Mock Tournament. Gold Flight, said. "For you 10 compete at the foe talked its way into more national for a different debating strategy in Des Moines. IO\\a, and ch,1mpionship fligh1, it is awards, placing six1h in what than the one we used to emerge walked away with the Bcs1 Ne" a"umed that you arc the best at Un was described as a --fiercely winners of the Silver Flight Team award. what you arc doing. Because of the this, it is easy for students lhat the competed" three days of compe1i1ion held a1 the ··we arc happy "ith 1hc per debating. University of Maryland earlier awards. but hopefully \\e will do participa1c in these compcti1ions Al the Tcn1h Anniversary this year. better ne,t vcar,'' said team to get into law school." Oh National Intercollegiate Mock ··Our successes have been member TaMi'i-ka S) kcs. a Legal Man> ,chools pnrticipa1cd in foo Trial Tournament in Mi lwaukee, particularly gratifying because Communication, maJor. the compctilion. but lloward 1113 March 10-13, the lloward the other colleges who arc \ccoriJing 10 Latricia Lewis, and Florid:1 A&M Univcrsit\ bo< Univcrsi1y Martin Lulher King seasoned debaters perceived us a poli1ical science major and were lhe onl) rcprc,cntatl\es of .:: . as a walk over," Carr added. member of the tc11m 1hat \\On in the l listoricull) Black College, _'.:! J r. Memorial Mock Trial Team ~- . also argued its way into two Approximately 40 1cams lo" a. their performance did not and Universities. ... _.,- distinguished awards: the All­ debated in an assimila1cd go as well .is the> expected. But. "rlorida A& M University -...... -:: I American Allorney Award won adversarial system of litigation she said. it was a vcr) good was very supportive. Once we -- Isoc by Kevin Carr and the All­ before judges, many of whom learning c,peric nee walked into 1hc courtroom. they ·-- ho, American Witness won by arc practicing prosecution and nonc1helcss. welcomed u,... Syke, said. 1 Omowalc Elson, litigation a11orneys. --we rcpre,cn1ed llow,1rd Sykes hopes 1hat in the lhe The other members of the The lloward debate team is well. We \\CRI there and did future, more IIBCU's \,ill get t ~; team were Derrick Mack. Olu divided in to two squads: team what we went there to do:· she involved, / 10 I Rose Powhatan Orange. Randy Lewis and one and team two. This rcccnl said. vcr Darryl llaralson. Ph.D. success complements 1he During the IOU[ll,tment. by Allys Davis her it •c <,f th ir Ai her candidate in the Dcpurtmcnt of performance of the 01hcr students were judged a, ti the) ~UC Hilltop Staff Writer Similar to Bl c~ sai1 ,\merica, Nati,c An. Rose Powhatan from the ha, c gone through mlll) Students welcome relocation Pamunkc) tribe helped to find a \\ord tn enet ,1udcn1, understand ,omc their group. similarities that indigenous "1 here i, nu of annual picnic to ''theYard'' people of America. or.,~ the> name for m, peopk I call it, Allan Akamik, which a, bad to call m, N By Omowale Elson of Mass Communica1ions Sam the ocher Howard debate team. were judged ,ts if 1hey were actual me.ms our fcr1i lc countn ha,c American, lnd11n Hilltop Staff Writer Osunde is the coach. which participated in the fcnth attorney, "1th African Amcnc:ms. tnd1genou,. I am P.111l According to Carr, the team Annivcr,ar) National "It w 1, quile educational lor Pm, haton noted that the People JUst dl,n l w Once again, the Howard captain, "II" a., a fiercely competed Championship ln1crcollcgia1c SIUlknt, lo p.trticip,tle in front ot onlv ttme student<, karn ol ho1hcr le,1rning our Univcrsi1y Debate Team has talked c,en1. which called for a diffcrem Mock lhurnamcnt, Gold Hight, in actual judges.'' Coach Osunde ,aid. indigenous I\ omen in school is name,," Powhatan ,-aiti its way into more na1ional awards. debating strategy than the one we Des Moines, low,t, and wa lked .. For you to C<>mpctc al the when the) come in con1act Man\" student, 11 placing sixth in what was described used 10 emerge winner, of the away with lhc Best Ne\\ Tham championship night. i1 is assumed with a Europc;tn man. audience could trace SQGI as a •·fiercely compe1ed'' three days Silver Fligh1 competition held at the award. 1ha1 you arc lhc best al what you arc She pomtcd ou1 that man} their .,ncc,tr) to ,a of debating. University of Maryland earlier this "We arc happy with the m,ards. doing. Because of this. it is easy for tndigenou, \\Omen 1ried to Na1ive American tn Al the Tenth Anniversary year. but hop schools participated in the could not Iii in using their own ,_ n,i, ha, gi,cn me• r Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial deba1ers perceived us as a walk According to La1ricia Lewis, a competition. but lloward and culture. of what r,1cc means II r Mock Trial Tham also argued its o, er... Carr added. polit ical science major and member Florida /\&1\1 Univcr,itv were the A, " personal story, the counlr), It rca ll ) .-n a way into two distinguished awards: Approximately 40 teams debated of the team 1h,11 won in I0\\a, their only rcprescnt.1tives· of the proud Pamunkcy told the Black or white. Black the All-American Attorney Award in an a~imilaicd adversarial system performance did nol go a, well as llistorically Black Colleges and audience ho" she, as a student arc not the only [><-;,pie ,1 won by Kevin Carr and 1hc All­ of litigation before judges, many of they expected. Bui, ,he said, ii was Universities. at lloward University during ha,c a hiMorv that hJ,dcld American Witness won by whom arc practicing prosecution a very good learning experience "Florida A&M University was the sixties was ashamed 10 tell their idenlil). I ha,c I Omowale Elson. I and li1igat ion attorneys. nonetheless. very supportive. Once we walked people she was PamunkC). She pride in my Indian h.-n The other members of the team C The Howard debate team is "We represented I loward well. imo the courtroom, the)· welcomed felt that she could not bring Singleton ,aid. were Derrick Mack, Olu Orange, divided into two squads: team one We went there and did what we us," Sykes said. oul her own heri1agc because r Randy Lewis and Darryl I Iara Ison. and team two. This recent success went there to do," she said, Sykes hopes that in the fu1ure, Black people at the time were t Ph.D. candida1e in the Dcpanment complements the performance of During the tournnmcnl. Mudcnts more IIBCU\ will gel invohcd. only concerned with the s C I RSVP accommodates some students, frustrates others ( By Allya Davis sought housing through RSVP, for addrcs.\ transfers from the 'lbwers to some spaces available in lhcir randomly drawn and given their by Dr. Steve Fa,ors.d.:.lllcl Hilttop Staff Writer 1he Fall I 994 semester, 73% of those dormitories, but in1crhall dormitory requested dormitor) after some second choice or the next available Affairs, rc,idcnh li,ing students received Ihe ir first choice in switchc.~ will have to wait. students fail 10 pay the required S 100 dormitory the s1udent requested. llall were able tO rcrxi,, Shelter is one of the essential room assignments. Freshman Marcus Rhodes, who non-refundable payment 1ha1 "Thal is wh> many students who choicc in the dm" ingb<'Cd survival elements of humankind. II The number of participams currently lives in Carver llall reserves their space by April 4. don't receive 1hcir first choice end up will be closed. becomes important to Howard increased from past years. reques1cd Slowe Hall as his firsl The currcnl RSVP syMcm was 1wo gelling their seventh or eighth .. I heard a 101 aboul f"-'l" University students during the Room According to William Keene, the choice, but he was assigned a uni1 in years in the making by a committee choice." Keene said. that lhey don't even \\ar.l Selection and Verification Plan dean o f Residence Life, most the place he wan1ed to live the lea.~l of concerned students and Currently, all 1he spaces in University housing Jn)r.d lottery drawing. which determines students requcs1cd th e new - the Howard Plaz.1 Towers. administm1ors.1l1e commiuec found dormitory housing have been fi lled Sulton is not open:· Sull\111 students· housing a.,;signmems for dormi1ory. Bethune Annex. " I don't want to live in a rnl hole that too many people wanlcd special and 1hcrc arc 90 \\Omen on the Lynn Torchan '>:lid. "A lot lhe next academ ic year. ··One of 1he major reasons for the again. I can't afford 1hc Towers: it preference. so the idea of the lottery w,1i ting list. Keene bclic,es this disregarded the memo and Off-campus Mudents, facult:,; staff, increase of the number of costs 100 much and I would have to was pursued. number will not be permanent. I le came too late. The dc,1 as well as occupan1s curre111ly living participan1s in 1he RSVP, was the pay for furniture and food. The men In this system, each s1uden1 is is stres.~cd that all students with the in campus housing picked from already been made." new facility. Mos1 of the people here get duped unless they arc on the put into a separnte pool according to exception of current freshman arc Many Sunon resident, Bethune Hall, Carver Hall, Cook living off campus requested 1he footba ll, swimmini:: or track team," their first choice. Students arc picked required 10 pay $ 100 to hold their former dormitory t,cca R, Hall , Eton Towers, I loward PlaLa Annex, .. Keene said. Rhodes said. - randomly unti l the dorm is full.1l1e spots. In 1hc past many s1udcn1s have Towers, Meridian Hall, Park Squ,1rc, kitchen facilitie, and 1he t""' Some of the 27% who did not gel Keene said 1hat when students go rest of the applicants arc pu1 iLside for not paid the money, which frees up Slowe Hall and the new Belhune the closed-in bedroom, f'lt' their first choice were in Dean 10 him with concerns like Rhodes', a general drawing with 1hc remaining their assignment for those on the Annex. Keene's office to complai n and he explains the process of the RSVP applications that did not receive their wailing list, according 10 Keene. Out of the 2,864 sludents who request transfers. Keene said he can and lets them know 1ha1there may be first choices. 11,csc application, arc According 10 the memo sc111 0111 ~25, 1994 THE HILLTOP A3 PUS PLUS ioon brings message of peace and unity to Howard 1 crystJI o. Davis d1g1111anes such as the Rev. Jerry serenaded the audience next with This restoration Moon ended her addres.~ with t1' Staff Writer F:ilwell. who auended the program; "'Baille I lymn of the Republ ic'' and can only occur if loud applause from audience D.C. Mayor Sharon Prall Kelly; and an a capclla version or the gospel parents take •• """ard University students, members. Sulayman Nyang. D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes song "A Clean Heart." responsibi lity professor of African Stud,es a l • ~ith hundreds of rc~idcnts Norton. Both Mayor Kelly and After an introduction by civil and center their •:he \\a,hington Metropolitan Howard, then presented Moon with 1 Deleg,lle Norton sent lc1tcrs or rights leader and chairman of the families on J. led thcArmour J. Blackburn a plaque for her dedication to world 1 welcome and r.raisc to Moon, which Congressional Black Caucus Rev. God ·s love. peace. IC! cr,il\ Center Ballroom last were read during the program. Walter Fauntroy. Moon explained "Rbing l\ ,Ja io hear I lak Ja I Ian As an incemive for student 1 . Currently. "Moon and her 13 her purpose for speaking to divorce statistics a1tendance. 1hc %men's Federat ion 94 ·,"mc'-sagc of unit)\ true love children arc on tour of 100 college Univer,ity students. indicate that · ,tt1J pe;1cc. and Unification Campus Ministry Cflmpuses to spread her message '"A\ leading students. you possess husbands and offered three $1.000 study grants to ,,-.ii,thc "ife of Reverend Sun tilled. "True Parents and tnc 1hc responsi6ility of guiding th is wives feel little :i,. r Moon. founder of the University students as door prizes. Completed 11:stamcnJ Age." the na1ion_intothenextmillcnnium.TI1e responsibil ity Senior Crystal Berry, sophomore \is Jion Church. She has traveled same message she delivered to the promise of a peaceful and toward their , -,J 1hn«1rld to Africa. India. Torrae Lawrence and Kim U.S. Congress and United Nations prosperous future dell".nds direct!)• mar r i a_g cs,·· Nouingham were announced as 1he 1• .\mc:ric:l. JJpan and hcrnativc representatives la.st Ju ly. upon the collecuve actions we take Moon said. c .bnd K1c in the community Baughman, the master of substantiate to,·e through the fami ly. pc ace maker said. "I agree with her overall ! ,,gram, such a, Free 'R:cns. ceremonies and president of the As a re.ult. ···n,is pre~nt world is far het"ecn Christiani!) and Islam. as re11li1ing this position marked the message orpeace and unit)' . .. She n rachcs al>,,tincncc from sex. Unification Church of America. from the good world of God"s ideal well as other religions. beginning of the Completed wasiffknocking OLhcr religions. but 11 ,1,, po,iti\c thinking in along with Kanika Magee. . .. todays \\Orld is a "false' world."' Moon announced that she ,ind lcstament Age for everyone. During I disagree with their [the Moons" ] '-' r<•'Pk and lamilies,"" \V-Jrc coordinator oC the Under~r.,duate Moon said. She 11dded that the only her lamil)' h.,vc established ··the first this age. parent, arc to link their self-proclamation as the True Student As.scmbly, welcomed Moon wal' to restore unity among nations. True hlmil\ ... the origin of true families with the True Parents "to Fa!11ily. I believe that as lnng as you ·h; fi,r J,.:r IH>rk on \\Oriti peace. .ind the audience. One of I loward", cufturcs, religions and races is to love. true Ide and true blood lineage create an· ideal nation and \\Orld,'" abide by the Ten Commandments 11 iu...r,'O:i1ed re<.-ognition from female musical groups. Chosen. restore God's original ideal family. based on God," For the Moons. Moon said. you'll plea.-.c God." :~''.deas about the perfect body send the wrong message

:.z ~ntoye 5-foot- 7 inch. 180-pound said that in grade school OLhcr Carter. now a junior. said ,he compulsive. I've known people •fat" in front of them:· she said. occupational therapy majllr. 1hinks students used 10 tease her and call ,wrtcd lccling bad about herself who were a lot worse.'" She ,ilso said that people often 1trdrea Mullins Opral, l? fot. You need to go work out" ... pounil. 5-foot-4 1'2 inch broadcast AIDS. she said. l m> Camphell. Bever!) diet pill, through medical to tears. "because they thought I said the 5-foot-9 inch. 160-pound Journalism major said people arc At 5-foot-6 inches and 125 Kate Mo". What do ,upervision. She said the pilb wa., soft-hearted and they wanted to psychology m_ajor. more ,cnsitive 10 fat people than pounds, senior 1hnya Usher has l of \\hen you hear these suppre-.scR.T Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel Armour J. Blackburn Center·Punchout" 11:00am 12:30pm

lrth 14 A locker wai. broken into in the men"s locker room in the Burr Gymnasium. Personal Monday, April 4, 1994 Fashion Show with Caribbean Students Asso ciation t'Crt) "as stolen. Cramton Auditorium 1 Mini Gosr,el Concert lirtb 14 A student living in Slowe Hall Dormitory had $35 taken from her purse. She found the Main Yara 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm : lie! m1~sing out of her unlocked room after she left her room to take a shower. She reported that 12:00 pm • , tlllct student talked to her and knew where the money was and when she was out of her room. Friday, April 8, 1994 . Poetry Reading featuring Ntozake Shange' :ram' 16. A locker was broken into and property was stolen out of it in the Biology bu ilding. The lock Armour J. Blackburn Center-Gallery Lounge Yard Fest featuring Make Your O,vn Music 7:00pm Video, vendors etc. · : i.kcn, but there were no signs of forced entry. Main Yard !~ 16 Pe~onal ropcrty was stolen out of an unlocked room in ~rew Hall J?ormitory. TI,e 11:00am-5:00 pm : aina~t rcpor1eJ1hat the room was being watched by a rriend wlule he was m class. CalltoMOO(lue : lrth 17 A d ·s ATM card and $50 were stolen in a scam in front of Sig_net , on the 2800 Armour J. Brackburn Center 1 12:00 pm : 'Ci f 0· s_tu /~ , . nic ~tu dent was asked to put his card and the money m a handkerch1er. The •~~ ~wf1~~~ th~eh~~dkerchief with another containing newspaper. The two suspects had used the Cabaret it b) the Lime Signet was notified. Tuesday, April 5, 1994 Howard University Hotel I twnipiled by Altya Davis. Jazz Performance ti} Campus Police Col~e of Fine Arts . Saturday, April 9, 1994 ,nt L_------:---:--J 12:00pm • · on The Nation's Finest Black Collegiate Shotime at the Mecca (Talent SHowcase) Picnic Cramton Auditorium Main Yard ;~ Newspaper Needs You 7:00pm 11:00 am-5:00 pm Wednesday, April 6, 1994 Step Show ng The HILLTOP is seeking hard working, creative, dedicated, innovative, Burr Gymnasium in IIOtivated, focused, energetic, pleasant people to he)p produce your campus WHBC 20th Anniversary Celebration 7:00pm Main Yard ~ newspaper, for the 1994-95 academic year. 11:00 am-4:00 pm • After Party_ ,le Location: TBA 1it Applications ava ilable in theOffice of Student Acti vities, ArtDiBplay 9:00 pm-2:00 am \IC Armour J. Blackbum Center-Gallery Lounge Room 117 BlackburnCenter or 1:00 pm-5:00 pm Sunday, April 10, 1994 at the HILLTOP Office, West Howard Plaza 'Towers, 2251 Sherman Ave. :ir R&BConcert Gospel Concert 11~ Cramton Auditorium Ira Alridge Theatre .nl applications to the HILLTOP Office by Wednesday, April 6, 19!14, 6 p.m. 4:00pm

$ All positions are paid! $ THE HILLTOP March a A4 PUS II 7 Delegation anticipates political, cultural enlightenment in South African elections 1he University's community Miller, who is prcsidcn1 of the will be lhrcc 10 fou1 BY. Melissa E. J ames their experiences when 1hcy School of Educa1ion Student clcc1ions. Before 1hcck-..11011 Hilltop Staff Writer return 10 the United S1a1es. Council. be able 10 go to rallic, '11d Many expect Nelson Mandela 10 ''I am absolutely elated ··11 is often the case 1hat you have with \tudents at the fSoutli. become 1he ncxl prcsidcn1 of South 10 be on 1hc delegation. This an oppressed group of people, univcl°l>ities," Cumming,.1t' Africa during the firsl free elections provides me with an usually non-whitc.s, being controlled Overall. thuse who"" in 1ha1 couniry next month. And a oppor1unil)' to continue my by whites. And when we come 10 in 1hc observer group are few members of the Howard research on Sou1hcrn undcrsiand the nature of racism that the University h:i:,all,,. Universi1y community will be on 1he African politics. I fe lt 1ha1 I globall)\ we can come 10 understand thi~ opportunity. scene to wilness this historical event. would be a strong candidate the nature of racism and race "I'm ,cry happ) ,~ IC! The 12-member Howard wi1h my communications rela1ions in here in this country," he Howard University i• ulif Universi1y Sou1h African Election skills. I want 10 produce a added. pro-acthc s1cptn hclpl<>'

March21, p,J A6 THE HILLTOP , Howard men, be honest

dead in 1he face and say, "I love 1ha1 ii may be difficullonhc- you and you're the only one in my but al leas1 you were hor." Letter to the Editor life," and then lurn around and 1cll expressed _your 1rue let .­ I would like 10 respond to the 1he next girl 1hc same exact 1hi ng which is I 00 pcrcenl bc1:t THE HILLIOP with 1hc same apathe1ic look on deceiving her. l commcnrnry written March 11 called "lloward women, be his face. I believe 1ha1 if a guy is I wou lcl also like 10 in~~ pa1ien1," which I do believe had a 1101 ready 10 be in a serious Howard men and women it. Since 1924 lot of validity 10 ii. The only re la1ionsnip, 1hen he shouldn't problem wi1h male and k problem I hacf, however, was the pcrpc1ra1c and act like he is. relationships wi ll nevcrbc1 way 1hc wri1cr somehow puts Honesty is one of 1he most by consiantly 11u11ing 1hc I\ D women to blame for 1hc failure of importanl a1tribu1es of a on one other. Communicat rela1ionships al lloward rela1ionship, and if you really love tell your "significani 0 No news sometimes the best news University. I le wro1e 1ha1 women and if these men respecl their exactly what you wan1, v.i.; r don't wanl, wha1 your fQ:> e exJ>eCI 100 much from men in women like 1hcy sa)' 1hey do 1 " serious relal ionships and tha1 we !hen being honest with her shoula wha1 your true feclin&5.it c There's an old adage 1hat says "no news is good press. So when is good news about African think that once lhis oecun. "i, news." If 1hcrc were one day out of the 365 in Americans ever a top story or lhe front page of a are desti ned 10 1al-c NO«',, I gr< Some will choose 10 slay here to ci1her work on class 'rards in Bahimorc. on projec1s, earn a li11le extra money from jobs or jus1 The annual Spring Picnic (finally back on 1hc relax. "Yard") will be coming up soon and for those who arc !Jc Wha1evcr 1hc plans are, it will jusl be one week really big pany goers, 1hc mega popular "Freak 'Nie" ti 10 let 1he hair down before classes resume and crunch in A1lanta will be in full effcc1 next mon1h. Also, oihcr lime for school work kicks in before finals and even1s and ac1ivi1ics 1ha1 will be goinjl on on campus ,______4a~ commenccmenl (for !hose who are going 10 gradua1e). will include a Gospel Concert and '"Show1imc a1 1he Bui while we go back and forth to classes, no1icc 1hc Mecca, .. a talent showcase. Wi1h all 1hc ac1ivi1ies 10 change of pace as 1hc warm wea1hcr arrives. His1ory do on or off campus 1hc op1ions arc endless. shows 1ha1 s1uden1s go 10 classes differcn1 ly than 1hcy With all 1hat ·s going on Ihis spring. Ihere shouldn"1 Relationships must drop double standarl~: have been during the pas1 1hrcc or four monihs. be any excuse for anyone to siay at home for davs al Instead of running 10 classes, people begin 10 s1roll. a lime. Winter is over and whoever has cabin (ever ad On The ··Yard .. you sec people noticing lhe beau1y of should stan their convalescence. And for 1hosc 1ha1 young men care only about disqualify her as a rt rcla1ionship, is 10 prac1icc for cxpl:1in. Women who arc seen ready to be 1rea1ed a< •o· A salute to life. • • malrimony. In 1hc rela1ionships even :,peaking 10 more 1han one others, and acccpl h ~ 1ha1 we as young adulls have now, male on Howard's campus are who demand lhe sam •cl we discover wlial we wanl and oflen labeled "hoes" before 1hey explora1ion ,as they do. lr1u a few s1eps around class. He effcc1s on 1he ou1side of his body, don'1 wanl in a fulure maic. even get a chance to do any1hing nobody wall have 10 · 1 Letter to the Editor looked very sick, bul it didn"t ii seemed as Ihough Dr. Beckman Knowing 1hi:,, man)' women go wrong. Meanwhile, in 1he same wailing in 1hc winw,. bfl inlerfere with his leaching one didn"I know of1he disease himself in10 rela1ion,hip, looking for si1ua11on. a male would be 'jus1 l , I had to write 1his article bit by lhe smile he always greeted his quali1ics in a man tha1 would be being a male· and u1ilizing his Erica Balaam a i.s fr.:,~ because I fell thal no one else When mosl pCOP.le would be s1udcn1s wilh. About a )'Car ago I desirable in a husband. freedom. In 1hc end, 1he woman School ofComm1111ia dr would. l1's about Dr. Norman su lking in bed waiting for their went 1hrough a bout with chronic Meanwhile, as we all kno,v. and ends up getting 1he bad rap, UI Beckman, a teacher who died in impcnoing dealh, he would be non-1erminal pain, bul I didn'I you so hones1ly poin1cd ou1, many carrying a label 11ia1 would surely a, February of 1his year. He laugh! leaching National Governmcm in handle ii nearly as well as Dr. Na1ional Governmenl in ihe class w11h 1hc fire and emo1ion of Beckman handled his cancer. IU Poli1ical Science Dcpar1mcn1 a1 a heallhy politician. Dr. Beckman People sav tha1 how we deal wilh Howard Univcrsily, and I was refused 10 let his cancer ruin his deatli is a's imponant as how we W • W IILCOMa Y OUR LrrTIEllltS "ND CoMMaNTS privileged 10 be one of his menial sharpness. He carried on deal wilh life. THE H/L.L.TOP WELCOMES YOUR VIEW S ON A N Y P U OLIC ISSUIC, F ACULTY, A DMINISTRATORS, IU s1uden1s. Dr. Beckman 1aught me class discussions with amazing And Dr. Beckman, a STUDEN TS A N D ALUMNI ARE t:N COUAAGl!:O TO $ H AR£ THEIR ORIGINAL IDEAS AND OPIN ION S, more lhan the inner workings of insight 1ha1 got 1he class involvecf. compassionaic 1eacher, deal! wi1h W E PUBLISH O NLY MATERIAL AOORESSl:0 TO US, W E ROUTINE.LY E D IT L ltTTC:RS ,oA SPACl .11 lhe American Government He Dr. Becl(man refused 10 let a demh be11er than anyone I ever CORR ECT ERRORS OF STYLC, SPl! LLING A N O PU NC T UATIO N. LIETTl!RS AS W E LL AS COMM&NTARI II-' OE T Y PED A N D SIGN ED. COMPLETC: W ITH FULL AODR£SS A ND T£Ll!:PHONE N U MDl:R, 1augh1 me a lesson in the maller very painful, crippling and knew. THE OPIN ION S E X PRl!SSf!D ON THE EDITORIAL P AGE O F THE HILLTOP A RC SOLELY T HC \ll f'IIII: of ltfc. You sec, Dr. Beckman had 1erminal illness stop ltis rove of T H £ EDITOfUAL BOARD. A N D 00 N OT N ECESSARILY REFLECT T HE OPINIO N S o,r H OW A RD U N I \I CRSITY,• a very advanced cancer during leaching his s1udcnts. He refused Ma~vi11 C Bryan Jr. is majoring ADM I N ISTRATION , T HE HU.LTOP B OARD OR T H E STUDENTS. 1he fall 1993 semes1er in which he 10 le1 1he cancer eat his soul as it lms111ess 111a11agemen1. P LEASE ADDRESS LETTERS AND COMMENT$ T O! EDITORI A L ao,To A Sc 1augh1 me. Many 1imes he had to was his body. THE HILLT OP lake a breath or 1wo jusl 10 walk Even !hough you saw cancer's 2251 SHl:RM A N AYC. N . W . W ASHINGTON , D , C , 20059 PHONI:: ( 2 0 2 ) 8 0 6 -8 8 86 U Some clarifications on African languages s and Lilernture, College of Ari~ and 1crri1ory." I simply feel thai C( Letter to the Editor Sciences. In 1ne currcn1 members of lhe I loward University adminis1rativc arrangement, family and lhc larger community ~r I was ex1rcmely pleased 10 read s1uden1s who mus1 1akc a modern need to be informed accura1ely ,c the ariiclc tilled "African languages second. langua_gc 10 sa1isfy a about University programs and crucial 10 cuhural understanding" gradua11on requ1remcn1 may now curricular innovations as they occur. a: fThe HILLTOP March 4, 1994) 6y choose from lhe array of languages Finally, I applaud The I IILLTOP II Aliya Davis. However, after reading (including African languages) siaff writer, Aliya Davis, for l THE HILLTOP ld 1hc ariiclc, I believe thal ii is offered by lhe new depanmcnl. As P.roducing such a tamely story. As importanl 10 clarify certain chairman, I am P.rofoundly 1hc discussions of muhicuhuralism ------ri))e erroneous s1a1cments and commined 10 developing fur1hcr and cullural diversi1y become more Otcsa Middleton, Editor-in-Chief h, implica1ions made in lhc ar1ielc. lhc African language programs in in1cnse, I urge The IIILLJ'OP 10 le African lan.\:uages arc no longer order 10 make lhem more accessible consider publishing more articles adminislcred an the DeJ>artment of 10 both Howard and arc:1 rcla1cd 10 those issues. I promise u, African Studies. On July l, 1993, consor1ium s1udenls. tha1 1he Depar1mcn1 of Modern Larry W. Brown, Managing Editor Sharmarra Turner, Production Coordinator ,k lhc Departmenl of Modern Wh ile my academic language Languages and Li1era1ure wi ll Por1ia Bruner, Campus Editor Sharonda Starks, Production Assistant Languages and Literalure was specially is Spanish, I encourage assis1 1n such an impor1ant Keisha Brown, Assistant Campus Editor TuMara Holmes, Copy Desk Chief es1ablisned by lhc Board of s1udents to s1udy any second endeavor. Call on us. Trus1ees. The new dcpar1mcn1 language in order to gain 1he Valarie Williams, Tumpo Editor A. Shahnaaz Davidson, Copy Editor rcsu lied from a merj;cr of the "cullural undersianding" aboul James J. Davis is chairman of the Bashaan Prewitl, Editorial Editor Randilyn Lord, Copy Editor Language Resource Cenier. The which Ms. Davis wro1e in her Department of Modem la11g11ages Omowalc Elson, International Editor Karen Stewart, Copy Edi1or undergradualc African language arlicle. a11d Literature. programs were 1ransfcrrcd to Ilic Please unders1and 1hat 1his lcucr Michael Browne, Pulse Editor Charles Emory, Photography Editor Dcpanmenl of Modern Languages is nol an a11emp1 to ''claim Monica Lewis, Spor ts Editor 'Torry Savage, Photo Assistant )c Ayoka Campbell, Local Editor Vladimir Leveque, Head Artist Ealcna Callender, National Editor In appreciation of the duplicating centers I} phenomenon which opera1es on venture 10 say 1ha1 lhe amazing IS Letter to the Editor Howard's campus on a daily basis. amount of cop1e, 1hat 1hese centers S1cphcn Walkins, Business Manager ♦n Thceffec1ivcness of my teaching is gencra1c serves as a key componcm r, h's nice 10 sing the praises of considerably improved by havmg !n . m~king . 1his cduca1ional Howard in a concrelc way. "The the resources of 1he duplica1ing 111s111u11on tlinvc. Jean-Claude Pierre, Assistant Business Manager Kevin Armstead, Advertising Manag1/ Mecca" is wonderful for more than cenlcrs available, wh ich endlessly Rose Jones, Office Manager Aiesha Powell, Assistant Ad. Managtro 1he obvious reasons serve the needs of Howard's facuhy Marina Slm111p11i11e is ,111 £11glish I musl lake time OUI 10 and adminis1ra1 ion in a compc1en1 i11srr11c1or ,11 Howard Univcrs11)\ C acknowledge a wonderful and professional manner. I would ,c112s, 1994 THE HILLTOP A7 PERSPECTIVf~S The politics of identity poll figures are amazed and physical appearance or behavior. described as culturally of resistance may be nourished In the U.S., "blackness" should 1t1anning Marable outraged. and charge that 1hc black Identities arc always muhiple: conservat ive and content with the within the soul of a people even be understood not as an absolute :i recent years. a debate has community's search for a positive we arc defined by more than one status quo of Jim Crow under the most difficult times. condition but a relative term. .::din political and academic identity and self-respect has factor. A \I.Oman's identity may be segregation. They were non-radical ldemitics arc related to the Clarence Thomas is racially black, 11 over the question of dc,cendcd down the slippery slope expressed simultaneously through and non-threatening. Then Rosa structure of power, privi lege. status in terms of his physical 1l) ·· For example, a central of hatred and bigotry. the prism of her gender, sexual Parks refused to budge from her and lhe patterns of ownership appearance. Bui in terms of his Before we can discu~s the r in 1hc appeal of Loub orientation, racc1 religion. scat on a Mo111gomcry bus. ;,nd Dr. within a society. For those who political ideology, his opposition 10 1lhan 10 many African cultural and economic factor~ ethnicity, language. class King rose to challenge the exercise power or effective control a~firmative action and civil rights, ~3n, is hi, emphasis on self­ behind Farrakhan's resurgent background and political be liefs inhumanity of racia l segregation. within society. their images arc his cultural backwardness and "· r3cial pride and cultural popularity and the rise of what I - juM 10 name a short list of The supposedly "conservative" represented everywhere, from 1hc slavish loyalty 10 white power, he . e,,. As reported in Time would term "black racial factors. All of us arc many thi ngs black work ing c lass and poor engravings on their money 10 1he is arguably the "whitest" man in •ine last month. two-thirds fundamemali,m" in the I 990s. we simultaneously. To be lesbian and people of yesterday had become artworks in their museums. from America. Conversely. John Brown, t I blacks polled viewed need to explore in general 1he gay or heterosexua l. a person the "militants" of today. In South l he photographs in newspapers and lhc radical white abolitionist of the khan fovorabl >· 63 perccni complc., relationship between within a spiritual or faith Africa. the political personality of textbooks 10 the spiritual symbols 19th ccntur)', or radical historian · 1hJl he "spcaks the truth," "identities" and social change. B) communit} vs. an atheiM, a radical the black mas,cs under apartheid placed above 1hc altars in our Herbert Apthckcr, were and arc 1111.1,e than half declaring that "identity," I mean the manner in or a conscrv;.uivc are was supposedly docile and churches. For those without power. "blacker" than Clarence Thomas inetfcctive and positive ''role which we come lo understand" ho distinctions which arc subtle rather subdued after the repression of the and for those whose labor power is wi ll ever be. The challenge of the .1 for blad. youth ... By we ~re as human being, within any than absolute . Sharpcvillc Massacre and the exploited, their identities arc oppressed is 10 project a positive. ,,1. only 34 percent of all society. and how we arc perceived Identity is always conjunctural. outlawing of 1he African National denigrated, ignored or deva lued. constructive identity of themselves, n Americans polled termed by others. Our "identity" situational and contextual. A Congress three decades ago. But In Brazil, they use the cxprcs~ion, in order to bu il d the human iwun .. a bigo1 and a racist," announces 10 the world who "e person with a particular sci of then arose the .. Black "Money lightens the skin." foundations essential fo r resistance. l~ard) one-fifth calling the arc, and what we seek to become. political beliefs. in one situation, Consciousness Movement'' and "Blackness" is in this context 1101 leader ··an anti-Semite:· ~nd in this sense. identity is will behave ,cry differently in Steven Biko in the 1970s, black a function of color, genetics or Dr. Ma1111i•1g Marable is director of , and e,pcc,ally American S1multancously "self-constructed" another place and lime. African trade union mi litancy in the l 980,. biological heritage. but instead, is rhe /11sri1111e in Africa11-America11 .ho look at these opinion from within and "defined from Americans in the rural South in 1hc and finally. political victory and primarily defined by one's access swdics ar Co/11111bia Uni,-ersity. without" or imposed on us by our earl) 1950,, for c~amplc. were democracy in 1hc 1990,,. Ille spirit 10 money. property and power. Hiding behind Howard's 'tarnished' history closed down the school for eight was fired from Howard when he r,id Gaither day,. Al the conclusion of the persisted to leach Black llislory •,nt, at !Inward have been strike. the students· demand, were after being ordered not 10. For his " nlo believing that our met. In 1968. students took over relentless pursuit to properly Nl) \ histor) ha, been a the Administration Building educate black people. Dr. ;manifestation of our rich demanding 1ha1 the University Woodson was fired by J. Stanley 11 heritage. From being the educate ,tudenls in order "to effect Durkee. the la,t white president of ne of Negro Education" lhe liberation of black people in the University. This was lhe same "\kcca · of black colleges. this country:· The studcnh of that president who physically attacked i, pcrcci,cd as the moSl year also wanted to rename the a dean of I loward and who fired , college for blacks to school: their choice wa, Sterling 1\lain Loc~e. for whom Loc~e I certain!) can't deny the Brown University. Sterling Brown 1lall is named after. llow;1rd ha, produced w," a highly-acclaimed poet and lloward's Mission Statement " but I c;111't turn my back l!nglish profossor .u I Inward. I hen clann, the Unhcrsit, i, "dedic,ucd kgacy of dc\tous deeds in 1989, student, ag.1in took over 10 aur.1c1mg ,,nd° sustaining·· J ha, ama\\cd either. So the Administration Building professor, who arc "commiued 10 I decided to look into during the protest. ... the 11uc,1 for solution, to , hi,tory. I uncovered n Congress appropriates S200 human and social problems." This . . million to I loward Universil) each is an obvious fallac). for Hownrd ;-. n m} arrival at lloward year and in return. Congress calls has done no1hin!: bu! di,miss those .r hod> !lrung along by the United n. Congress. This suspicion Congress to do so. In 1989. u,ed to teach at Howard.'' Bui students protested the toda}, Howard refuses 10 compete :~ firmed when hundreds of Congressional appointment of Lee with other schools when it comes nllicd together on Jan. l 7 ist Atwater. a blatant racist. to our to paying professors. When Alain a protest Howard's Board of Trustees. Present!). Jack Locke was fired from Howard, he 01 tr.Ilion. The main focus of Kemp. 1hc white Republican who was heading a protest which called 1ld ) v.as 10 protest lloward's holds the same conservative views for pa) increases for Ho"ard's ps decision to kick black as Atwater did. sits on our board. faculty. Just this year, 1he faculty ms off the campus. ~ Along with these outlandish acts. called for President Jenifer's •m ts also objected to many Congress is believed to have been resignation because professor:, can to ,ucs. ranging from the behind the firing of many lloward be terminated at anytime if the en tion\ doci,ions to invite Board of Trustees feel like doing tClinton (the leader of the professori. who "ere labeled be so. It is a \\ondcr that the "biggest :at cnt who killed Martin "controversial." Dr. Frances Cress Welsing. the black busincs.,.. won't pay for the fo~ King) 10 lead Dr. King's author or the Isis Papers and best employees. ·,on - to demanding that probably the most renowned black Earlier this year. Jack Hall. the ~II 1mit) ·s name be changed psychiatrist in 1he country. was vice president for administration. ,.u great black hero. instead tired from Howard's facuh) for resigned from his position only xi11 white general. her contentious but truthful after a year on the job. In a detailed ·ht only is Howard's present writing~. Many other great black letter of resignation, Mr. II all Howard's "need to hire ·white· performed. Instead of liberating ours; it's time we take over our -•!ration playing the pan of educators were removed from wrote 1ha1 "the un iversity's but past administrators consultants lo validate the our minds and preparing us 10 be University. lloward 's faculty when they organizational structure is university's positions:· leaders of this nation. Howard is he the same. Thi, year's became outspoken as well. Dr. inetfective and unrealistic:· Mr. , protest wa, in lhe spirit of The facts mentioned above arc training us to forever live in the Dm-id Gairhcr is majoring in prim Carter G. Woodson. the .,uthor of Hall went on to expose many but a fraction ol lhe man) de, ious shadow of white America. journalism. dent protests. In 1925, the Mis-Education of the Negro. administrative tlaws. such as , ,1agcd a strike which deeds I loward's administration has Students. it's lime we 1ake what's A call for respect: Boycott University Grille

replied. "Nothing here; we can get some have 10 throw the food awa)' and would lose 1he same as me going lo a car dealership Almighty God, we can begin to control our good food a1 University Grille." Naively money. I tried 10 explain to her again that I and purchasing a 1994 Mercedes Benz own destiny and write our own history, tiyyaMuhammad (again) I said. okay. could not eat that sandwich. which, by the with a huge de111 in the side of it, and the instead of someone else always doing these ~uite tired of other people running We make the trek to Georgia Avenue and way. was paid for. She then tells me that the sa lesman says. just take a hammer and for us. knock the dent out when you get home. By I am calling for a boycott (non­ ~ O\Cr African people and telling entered University Grille. M)' first sandwich was a "club," and club impression was to 1urn around and lca,c. sandwiches always have bacon. I am this time. a full blown verbal altercation pa1ronization) of University Grille oor leaders should be. how we restaurant. not because it is Asian-owned. ibct.andjusl recently. I was told what because the air was very stale and the place standing there trying 10 figure out bow I am ensued. and I demanded my money back. She refused. As a hospi:ality management major, I know e21. Let me explain. was somewhat untidy. rm being vcr)' nice supposed to know this. There was nothing As African people, we must begin doing the restaurant business and how it s'1ould •ti last Friday afternoon. I had just by using the words "stale" and .. untidy." on the menu that staled, "all clubs come for ourselves. We must start being the ones be run. Obviously, the owners of University Jumah (congregational) prayer, Nevertheless. we ordered. My friend got a with bacon." By this time. I am getting a ''

- "Geronimo" seeks end to harassment by prison official! ~ injustice and tha11hecon Hill provided legal assistance. temporary s ingle cell status on evidence 1ha1 s uppor1s Prall 's dispu1ing with Prati at the time must be vacated," Now th e Partisan Defense Feb. 24 after a n emergency innocence. McCloskcy's of his trial and thus chose no1 to By Ta sha M. White Benjamin Chavis, cir Commillee is working to protect motion was filed by his allorncy Centurion M inis1rics conducts testify in his behalf. Hilltop statt writer director of the ~ 1e,1 Prall from harassment by prison Stuart Hanlon and 1he POC investigations 10 provide The publicity that may have 1 Associa I ion For COi officials that 1hey say has counsel Valerie Wes t. Weigel evidence for certain life prompted prison officials to a f, sentence or death penally cases. harass Pratt aired on Fox Advancement of C Elmer "Geronimo•· Prall, a occurred since new evidence acknowledged 1ha1 the prison I (O(I Television News in Los Angeles People, in a le11er 10 Gu. former Black Panther leader, has s upporting his innocence was officials' actions may represent Through his investigation, An in a 1hree part series. The series Amnesty lnterna1io• been in a California prison for found and publicized on a retaliation for the reccn1 public McCloskcy has found four presented the results of been investigating the ca~ 22 years and has been denied television news series in allcntion to Prall 's case. people who say thal two other Af McC'loskey ·s i nvcs1 igation as 1980 and ha, de, parole 12 times for a crime that January. Al a hearing scheduled The PDC believes that Prall men, who arc now dead, • SIU for April 14, Prall's allorneys is a victim of the FB l 's confessed 1ha1 they killed Olson well as FBI wiretap logs. Geronimo a political rr. I wit some say he did not comm ii. Ian Martin, secretar) . Prall (who converted to Islam will seek an injunction 10 COINTELPRO campaign, a and wounded her husband. Afler viewing the 1elcvision 1 Se1 of Amnesty ln1ern and changed his last name to Ji permanently ma;niain his coun1erintclligencc campaign In addition. McCloskcy has series, many organi,rntions 1 I :co expressed his conccrn1a 18. Jaga while in prison) was single-cell status. which was originally set up in obtained affidavits from 1wo wrote to L.A. Oisirict Allorncy 1 to Garcctti. lie wro1<. "Ali Bl:1 convicted for the 1968 murder Prall was transferred 10 a new 1958 10 figh1 the Communist former Black Panther members, Gil Oarcelli urging for Prall 's lntcrna1ion:tl ha, loii• l of Carolyn Olson, a Santa prison and denied single cell Party. During 1hc 1960s and Bobby Seale and David Hilliard, release. The series reported that concerned ht a in Monica schoolteacher, in a status after the series aired. 1970s, the PDC says, the who also claim Pra11·s Garcetti's office would review suggesting th.at in, Co: robbery a11emp1. While in Because of medical problems campaign focused on innocence. Scale and Hilliard the case. conduct by the pro,e,· ma prison, many people have urged stemming from the Vietnam e li minating powerful members have both signed affidavits "The NAACP and 1hc authorities in theca,e~ • ~tu1 officials 10 release Pra11. A War, the PDC says Prall needs of the Black Panther Party. saying that Prall was in Oakland African-American community jeopardized Mr. Prau\ • privale inves1iga1ion in10 hi s his own cell. An inves1iga1ion by lay at the time of the murder. strongly believe that • in I a fair trial." · case has been completed and a Federal Dis1ric1 Court Judge minister Jim McCloskcy has According to McCloskey, both Gcronimo·s continued and social defense organization has Stanley Weigel granted Pratt produced some significant Seale and Hilliard say they were incarceration is a g laring rel: ind Students create SpinNet to link Howard to worldwide network t,en Univcrsi1y to provide access to the ne1works as well S1uJ, , ,n I University, visiting speakers or last year on a Univc~ity Graduate "Networking 1hc World to Howard COil By Joanne Eustache upcoming events. Students will be Stu.!er. S1uden1s around 1he coumry arc just by pulling dowu menus. 111cy to ptovidc informa1ion 10 studcnls White wi ll serve as system and 01hcr users could link on 10 1hr Also, free net i,a pubo: • discovering new ways to use lhe can go around 1hc world -whether across the siatcf about the 30th opcra1ors. who would con1inue to I loward system at a yearl) fee by that give, 1hc public fret..__ ln1erne1System. Many universi1ies i1 is to 11:xas A&M University or anniversary of the March on add information 10 1hc system and using a password. informal ion around the eotr:: ..C: arc designing 1heir own electronic University of Capetown in Africa Washington last August. screen data included from other Story says 1ha1 1hey will be or around the \\OrlJ, bulletin boards (BBS) to find out - and talk to students al 01hcr Story and White, both seniors. sources as the BBS expands. looking for bo1h ou1sidc and inside In Atlanta, Georgian1at campuswidc information al the universi1ics by connect ing to their sel up a BBS with information On SpinNct, users can Mart sources of funding for the second Pl::.ACl-lncl. touch of a buuon. network. about lodging, travel expenses. the discu,sion or interest groups for and third phase. All 1hree phases Sianford Univmill 1-'l For instance, at 1he University of Internet started in 1969 and was march itinerary and so on. They students wi1h 1hc same majors or should be complc1cd by Augus1 community wilh Pcacc~ct.1 Wisconsin, students can inquire originally intended for government decided to iake 1his bullc1in board wi1h sim il ar interests al the 1996. a nel'-'0rk with info1nu: about registration on Wisclnfo. use. The "net," a sys1em of a step further and create a Universi1y or al other schools "SpinNet would eventually make in1crna1ional issue, of Students at Johns Hopkins computer netv,orks linked together comprehensive network specifically conncc1cd 10 lnlcrnet. White said he lloward the forefront of the concern that users mu,1 M University in Baltimore, Md., can around the globe, has expanded for s1udcnts at Howard. anticipates that the firs1 phase will communily." While said. access. find out when summer session 1rcmcndously, and its millions of According to S1ory, President be complc1e and a,·ailablc to 1hc Mani' uni,asitics around the Users in the \1elropc! s begins on 1heir student network. users can now access dala of any Franklyn G. Jenifer is very cxci1ed University by Oc1obcr 1994. ~-ountry arc already advancing their can use CapAcce" a A And at Howard University, two sort by logging onto the system on about SpinNc1. In the second phase. Story and student networks. On the Univer-,ity located at George II ,c t , students arc working to make it their personal compu1cr through a ··we have received funding from While hope that SpinNe1 will allow of Maryland's BBS. lnforM Universi1y. 10 get ne\l, 3lu 5 easy for lhcir fellow students to the office of the prcsidcn1, the Vice Howard to hm,1 a consonium for all [pronounced in-for-cm), students is going on in 1he cit}, modem - a device that can send C ''surf the in formation computer messages through the President for Student Services Dr. Historically Black Colleges and can find out what jobs arc available Howard Universi11" superhighway.. by creating 1elephone. Now, more s1udcnts arc Steven Favors and the Vice Universities with studcnl networks. on campus. whal space is available information ~uperhiih~11 c, SpinNet. geuing on the ball and learning how President for Academic Affairs Dr. They said they have corresponded in the dormi1ories or even what level by expanding 1h: 8 SpinNcl, or Student Policy 10 use the Internet 10 their Ladner." S1ory said. ·•This is pan of with 01her black school, and shared team lhc school is playing in this information infrastructu1 ,1 lnforma1ion and News Ne1work, advantage. [President Jenifer's) Howard 2000 ideas wi1h some student week "s baskc1ball game. and While said the) plan• • to work on Spin\c1 in will enable students lo find out Shalon Story and Eric White, plan." organi1~11ion leaders. I nforM enables studcnls and staff A about ac1ivi1ies around the who arc working on SpinNct, met The 1heme of their project is S1ory and While plan for Howard to do research on other univcrsitic.,· graduate school. u Conference offers motivation for success 5 tCa_pitol ti By Rhonda Patterson gain business contacts and opportunities from innuencc of women. sl Hilltop Staff Writer one ano1hcr. Senior Marketing major Medina Thomas el "Our objective is 10 learn from each 01hcr and notices the advancement of women in corporate Highlights1 sl Several thousand women gathered in New to come togc1hcr to iake strength and wisdom America. York City for ne1working, education and from each other," Paaswell said. "The role of bm,incs, 1oday i, leadership:· tc inspiralion at the American Women·s Economic Ano1hcr goal of 1he conference was for women said Thomas. ··in pas1. bu,inesscs have been run I I Development Corporation's 14th National 10 eva luate their role in business now and in the by men. Women have equal expcrlise 10 men bu1 House Passes 1995 Budget s Conference for Women in Business held March fu1urc. havcn·1 had the opportunity 10 t:ikc lcadcr-,hip r, 18-19. Paaswell feels op1im istic about the future for role, and to turn businesses 10 a nc\\ perspective The U.S. llou-.e of Reprcsen1a1i,cs finall, p ~d Clinton\ proposed 19