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• Pre_sident fails to respond to Communications faculty ·grievances ; G d ·d Th without proper regard for-the seriOus- rrieets once a month. By Gerald Massengill 531 organizati~n error demanded immeciiate action' on was no response. · an ·11Y be • •• e ness of the issues that they sought to Chee k was unava1·1 a ble
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An1ericans should be pricked, partic the No. I killer ularly because through our govern ' ment and our businesses, we have By Lanita Pace . become panic ipants jn apartheid,· · he added. lhlliop Slaff ~rcnt r Hi gh blood pressure is this nation's nun1ber-one Jn a telephone call to embassy offi killer. Twenty percent of all Americans have high c ials, a spokesperson said they did not ~ blciod pressure. It can lead to death through stroke. ha\'e <}ny conlment at this lime. hean attack. heart failure and kidney faiiure. The high TransAfrica. a lobbying group for est incident of· hi g·h blood pressure is found a1nong African and Caribbean concerns wilh black people. ' ' 10,000 members, ouclined a four '' Your pressure can be reaJly high and you Will not point objective of the Free South Afri ~ shov.• any syn1pto1ns. · · said Dr. Charles Curry, chief of ca Movement's' mission in a news re cardiol ogy al lhe University's Medical School. lease: I . To secure tl1e rele3s..e of 13 Of the 37.7 million people who ha·.e high blood labor leaders who were arrested pressure. nearly all of Lhem have a form called essential following a two-day work strike in hypertension. The word essential is used when the November. An estimated I million cause of the disease is unknown. , blacks. who make up the majority of According to Curry , high blood pressure can be the South African work force, partici caUsed by lack of proper medical attenlion, heredity . pated in the strike. 2. To secure the obesity, high-sail diets and psycho-social stress. release of South African civil rights ''\Vhen you have a lot of crowding. p:>verty. one leaders who have already been jailed parent families ... these conditions are associated for several years'of charges of protest with hypertension," said Curry, explaining the types ing against the government policies of psycho~soc ial stresses that are common to high of ?Part he id . 3. To begin ··good blood pressure. faith' ' relations between the released Curry also said lhal people of lower educational members of the groups, and for lhe I status. bacause their lifestyles are more stressful, have South African government to begin a higher rate of high blood pre.ssure, but that as the elections that include Blacks. 4. To THE AT&T CALL ME CARD. THE EASY WAY TO CALL HOME educational status rises, the rate of hypertension is end the Reagan Administration's reduced. , policy of continuing diplomatic talks . AND SHARE THE RIGORS OF COLLEGE LIFE. Black women, who have the highest r?te of obesity, with the South African government. in many cases can eliminate the disease ·by losi ng Some civil rights leaders here sug paying for the ca ll. A1id since you can THEAT&J CALL ME CARD. - I weight, he said...... gested that American businesses dis· only call hon1e with the CA LL ME r ~ GET Some doctors theorize that high blood pressure is continue their operations with South Card, Mon1 and Dad don't mind pick I THE BEST WAY TO CALL HOME. I WHEN YOU'RE AWAY FROM HOME. I caused by an excessive build up of·salt in the kidneys. Africa until the government shows i1ig up the tab. I I •'good faith'' in reconstructing their - I Ca111860CAL L A1 ' 1 ". l ~xt.50 t ohavea I This defect is thought to be genetically controlled. Gn A CLUE. ·I \• CALL ME Ca rd applicali<111 sent 10 your Researchers at the University of Alabama say the dis apartheid system and allow Blacks to I parents. Orcomplctt- a11d re-turn this fo rm I Gn.JHE AT&T CALL ME CARD. to AT&T College Pron1otior1s. 1).0. Box I covery that kidney transplants cure high blood pres have a voice in the government. So do11't sing the bt1 dget blues all I 494.66, At lanta, GA 30359. sure, along with blood vessel damage caused by the The Reagan administration's poli I · ' I by yourself. Call ho1ne wi th the A1&'f · ·Your l'<1tt•n1>" Nan•t> disease, shows that the kidneys may be responsible for cy toward South Africa seeks to con CALI, ME Card. And let the111 know . tinue diplomatic Telations under a College ca 11 be rough on a kid . I Addre• > • most cases of this widespread disease. their fc1vo rite i11 vestn1en1 in the .. . ! ~s pecially \vhe 11 tl1e refresh1nent s I Transplants are not viewed as a viable methQd of constructive engagement'' agree- future needs a lit! le rnonetarY help C ••)·/Sc ace/Zip arid cash run out at the sar1ie li111e. right now. ( ) treatment becaused ; the number of hypertension ment. Moreover, the administration \Vl1at to do about the cash fl ow I contends that if American t;usinesses -Do11·1 have an Al'&T C Al ~ L ME I Part•nl>' l'hnnt• N< ~ patients requiring kidiley transplants are very few . problen1? Cal l home with the A'f&1' Card yet? Mail the coupo11 al right to High levels of lead absorbed by the body also appear divest from that country. the Soviet CA LL ME Card. 1'he quick and con· A'l'&T a11(1 we'll send an application I Your Nanie (0 M r.(O ~I s.) venienl way to gel in toUt'. h with your to contribute to both high blood pressure and kidney Union will ultimately become South J10111e to your pare11 ts. Or phone: I c~·nt·ge Africa's main supporter, whicl) the fa111ily. Witli ' ' ' • • \. .. The Hiiitop, FJ1d•y, November• 30, 11M ' • • I Enrollment drops • Heroin ... 'If ·~~-·, - at Fisk University ' death. rate 8)' Oartnl·e Wallerson approximately l 15 students per year for the last four years, according to high inD.C. the enrollment figures received from Fol111ded in 1866 as an independent the registrar's office. I J.t_r /L's-: ~-ri"'UHT institl1tio11 ,,·ith the mission of By Chari.,. A. McDonald Harrison DeShields, director of ad • educating the 11e''' citizens of the missions at Fisk, decli_ned to com- ._ .... _ • Sot1tl1 i11 the liberal arts. Fisk Univer ment on the·declining enrollment and sity's legacy is being threatened by With all the rec.en~ attention given the possible factors attributing to it. AFRICA declining e11rolln1ent and financial to PCP abuse in the District, it may However, Shields said. ""The univer pro~len1s. • have been overlooked that I sity does not plan to close." Also. -. Washington, D.C. has the highest According 1·0 Virginia Brooks. the ·"The university will not compromise I ·heroin-overdose d1eath rate ever regist:rar at Fisk. part of tl1e reason its admissions standitrds in order to recorded in scientific literature. for fl1e dcr:li11e- i11 enrollment is the boost enrollment.·· According to an article printed in sluggish ec:onon1y and the federal According . to a Decen1ber 18 the Oct. S issue of Science: The Jour governn1en1 has cut back financial aid JVasJ1i11gto11 Post article, the endo\\'- , nal of The American Association for progra111s which have traditionally men1 at Fisk has fa\le11 fron1 $14 ~ 6 1 the Advancement of Science, the most supplemen1ed the student's own in million in 1967 to a little over $3 · ' A· recent· statistics ~how Washington con1e. th4s hampering their ability to n1illion in 1983 . 11, \\.,_,' \ having a heroin death rate of 17 .4 per .' ' . n1eet their educational costs. she said. Also, according to the Post, \Vatter ,., -.. I I" 1.fi 100,CXXl ,ali;nost twii;:e as high as any I Leonard, former president of Fisk ' other city. ): A. James Ruttender of the Federal Enrolln1ent a1 Fisk for the first said, ''Fisk's financial difficulties should have a positive effect on the 1 Center for Disease Control in Atlanta quartfr of fiscal year 19$4-85 has de black community by calli11g attcntio11 _ _ . disputed the_ ~ndings, noting that only cline~ to 553, down from 1,600 in By Brian Branch-Price-TheL Hilltop 10 to 20 Cities have r ~ported their to the trOUbles that-face black institu 1969 . The University has lost tions.'' Representatives from the Workers World Party protest Apartheid outside of the South African Embassy on overdose rate, but he added that the • ~M~ono::d.-•.,Y_· ------..,------· ______·____ ·___ .J 11 5 reponed overdoses in 1981 were Lorton prison inmates ·e' rs can now ~~i;~~::.es~~e ~~~:~as,:~,:; C Omput cities, it's very high.'' find reforms useful · According to a study done in December,- 19s2 by 0r. Ruttender and jovial a11i1ude, wn1ch are in con · k } k b •fim By Evenlyn Branic 00 andJamesJ. Luke, the former chief Hdhup S1•ff Rcf"'n<• ma e you eaut1 . trasl 10 the many sulle n faces roaming • medica1 examiner for the District, the I j \ · · 1 hate ii .. . they tell )'Ou abou1 lhrough the halls of the minimum high death rate was probabl}' caused I 8)' Grace Wilkes-S)·dney - pronol1ns. nouns ~rid adjectives,·' securily building. \Vith 31 months face," said Sno\v. his views about the beauty comPuter. by a surge in casual, recreational use 11111<'9 ?"ot•" lltponff ''\Ve are investigating the use of this interacted with alcohol. cried ··Mule·· when asked how he fell left in prison. Mule said that until he According 10 SnO\\', tl1e fir st step in o~heroin . that Experimenting \Vith makeup on computer. I am also aware of another Most of the victims were black males I about gt) ing to class. Roqert ''Mule'' began reading classes three weeks using compuier fa shion makel1p is an 011e's face \vi1hot1t toucl1ing it is in computer which assists with different wi,_th an average age of 31 years. I \V illiams. 46. is a new student en ago. he had not cOml?ed hi s _hair in a11alysis of skin color, taking into ac dcc:d a reality no,,.·. Elizabeth, a rolled in one of several educational almost three years. ''What "''as l go coun( personalit)'. Ii restyle and hairstyles.'' Some students at Howard Janice . Grady of RAP, Inc. said beaL1ty-n1akeO\'er con1pt1ter created also had their say about Elizabeth. that. Washington's unusually high progran1s while he is serving a five- ing to comb nly hair for? I wasn '1 fashion preferences. The face is tl1cr1 b}' Elizabeth Arden's Costnetics, con going anywhere.·· he said. projected 011to 011e corner of the La Detra MaGaha, who heroin death rate may be caused by 10-seven year sentence at Lorton sists of a high-resolt1tion video Nevenheless. at the suggestion of monitor. Tl1ree other i111ages of the represented the School of Business in the new JX>tency of the heroin sold to Federal Prison in Northern Virginia. monitor, an electronic pencil, and a tl1e Miss Howard pageant said, ' 'The day. ''I;>ealers are ,tr)'ing to get drug instructors. Mule combed his hair be face are then 1nade lip b~1 the con1- Gi\'en the nan1e ''Mule"' after a special dra\\·i11g tablet. co1npu1er is indeed affecting almost abusers back on heroin. The JX>pular fore entering an adult-education pro pL1ter a11d tnake-llp artist, us-ing an judge accused hin1 .of being stubborn Robbie StlO \\', media relations every aspect of our lives, so it is not drug now is PCP, and the dealers gram in which test scores reflected electronic pencil 011 a special dra\\•i11g during his !rial, 1he slender dark· coordinator at \Vood"'ard and surprising that fashion and beauty did .have had to make the heroin ·more po tha1 he was functionp.lly illiterate . table1. Finally, a co111pari son arid .._ complexioned n1an. w'ho actually Lothrop. said that .the fashion com· not escape." tent in order to draw abusers away Mule said tha1 he became interested in selectio11 are r11ade fron1 tile best look appeared age 60. later replied that he p11tcr \\'35 recent!}' in use al that store The fashion computer· will be mak- fro.m PCP. So when people take the the program when he ''got tired of ing in1age, the one fi'om \\'l1ich was proL1d of !earning how lo read. for t\\'O \\'eeks. makeup will apply 011 the real fal.'.e . . ing further appearances at major normal amount of heroin it takes for adding that ··anything beats a paying dudes c igarettes·· to read his ''Elizabe1l1 \\'as \'er}' exciting and department sto_res across the cou~try. them to get their ?igh, they don't blank."· personal letters. Results of his prog- successf11_!. \Vitl1 this computer Robin \Veir, beaL1ticia11 ai1d O\\'ner Her nex1 stops include.Marshall Field, know how strong the heroin is and it Mule stands out from most other guiding }'Oll, }'OU can learn 111an}· of Robin \Veir a11d Co .. a beaut)' Chicago. a11d L.S. Ayres, In inma1es because o~his sense of humor See PRISON page 6 l.'.o smetics tricks that apply to yo11r shop at 2134 P. St., N . \V .~ expressed dianapolis. See PCP page 6 ' + • I . 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Rerserrvatlon fonn Statement of U ndcrstandir1g .,, .. . .,.. - -.. 4 ... .. - -...-...--. ..., -~ -- --.. __,..,...... ,. ' .• in the S(:hool o f ---,.~-~-~-~~~~~ . ,,...... - - - ~.,...... _,,_ . -· have acccp1rd pa~~ fur lhc trip 10 Nassau, Milich !4- 21'1 . "l"u the hcst of nl}" knu1•·lc ' • ' I ' ' • The HUltop, Frkl•y, November 30, 19U • • • • ri ' , • • 1 . - • culty • • Degrees o ' . . . - ' . . Degtee or no degree? That is the question. • • often esoteric dissertations, and followed by • Howard, like many other universfties, an alphabet of degiees, has become employ • appreciates advanced academic degrees and, ment insurance for weak, ineffective in- in many cases, requires them for staff pro • structors. · ' motions, tenure and contract renewal. Doc Often, non-tenured professors, fully occu • • toral degrees are more than pied with lecturing and supplemental instruc accomplishments~they are status symbols in tion, feel that they cannot simultaneously the academic world. But what do they really · earn a doctorate ·degree and teach effectively. mean? They mean prestige for an institution, In an effort to devote their undivided energy attainment or maintenance of accreditation and attention to their students, they end up for its programs, and certification of faculty untenured, unappreciated and unemployed. , • achievement. Recently, many students have expressed • their opposition to the non-renewal of Dr. • Many of the schools and colleges at Ho Sharon Banks' contract. Banks, a pOlitical ' . ' ward seem to be obsessed with the business of science lecturer whose contract has been re •. obtaining and sporting Ph.Os. As a result, the newed for ten years on an annual basis, enjoys University is plagued with too much of a good popularity as a prelaw advisor and instructor. ' thing. The Ph. D has become as muctl of a The refusal of the political science depart stumbling block to some instructors as it has. .a, ment to retain her because she lacks a Ph.D stepping stone for others. Just as the acqu1s1- (she has a J.D.) is viewed by some as an tion of an academic degree does not guarantee ill-calculated move. Banks, however, is not good professors, the absence of one does n~t the only teacher affected by the short-sigb!ed, · guarantee good professors, the absence of one vigorously enforced policy . Each year, con does not imply a lack of qualification. While tract and t~nure decisions are based on the an advanced degree in a given field can prove same criterion. • a helpful tool to some peofessors, more often The University should e~ploy far more than not, it is nOn-essential to their perform discretion in the administration and enforce ance. The fixation on academic degrees, has ment of the Ph.D requirement to prevent the resulted in the loss of valuable faculty mem needless drain of its own resources. The bers. Even worSe , we have managed to retain requirement is a'powerful weapon, designed some of our biggest faculty zeroes. In • to promote research and maintain academic ' ' competence, buttressed by public.ation of arti excellence. Let's not tum this weapon on cles in professional journals; justified by ourselves. Letters to the Editor , . . citing agenda of very 1nfonnat1ve and \ . • h • d inspiring seminars, workshops and " an S e IlllSSe thelike"'.ereofferedtotheentireHo- . B k ward Un1vers1ty community. • \Anti-~partheid strategy Who is getting the short ·end of 1he not renewed this yedr is a prime exam- Our emphasis was on the future . stick, anyway? As usua\ ... the pie of the fa~ul~y's lack of conJidera- the period between tomorrow and studen1 s'. For those of us for1unate tion. the y·ear 2000. Our theme was enough to have encOuntered Pro I am aware that the move is a legal ·~.wareness : Tue Key To The Fu fessor Sharon Banks, of the Political one; however, I do believe that alter- rufe ... It was our intention to project The South African Embassy has been the apartheid until a change is made. It has Science Depan111en1, the potential loss native measures could have been ex- the impact that the future will have recent site of daily demonstrations and ar become clear that the Reagan administra of her services due to the administra plored before the decision was made upon our careers. . r ' rests. Black congressmen and politcal ac tion's policy of ''constructive engagement'' tion's standardization policy begs the not to ren~w the contract. Guest lee- Noted professionals from vanous tivists have formed a group called the F5e'e is a cover for their outright support and question, ''Should the standization turer appo~ ntments ar~ made on an Walks of life gave of their time to , process be flexible enough to incor South Africa Movement, and have called agreement with apartheid. For Blacks in annual bas1~. If ~ks perfo~mance share their experiences and expertise porate persons with different areas of h~ not declined since last year s r~p. .th all those who had desire to be for community support, as well as student America to let the atrocities occurring every expertise?'' · po1ntment, I see no reason, ostensible wt support, to help make a change· in the U.S. day in SOuth Africa to continue without Who is this person everyone loves or otherwise, for the non-renewal of come aware. policy toward South Africa. • taking a stand would be appalling. to fear anyway? The talk on campus her contract. Upon reflecting on the week of D.C. Delegllje Walt'er, Fauntroy, Mary is that she is one of the meanest, Obviously, the political science activity and the several weeks of department is apathetic to the scope preparation, I am assured that the re Be.rry, member pf the U.S. Commission on As in the 1960s, students are taking an scariest, ~ost lovable, caring and sen Civil Rights, Charles Hayes (D., Ill.), sitive persons you could ever hope to and 1nagnilude of Banks' contribu- suits more than justified the effort. I active role in protesting the injustices in tion lo UniverSity st u.dents. No other continue to be impressed by the Joseph Lowery of SCLC, l,{andall Robin meet . She is everything you would South Africa. On Saturday, Dec.I, HUSA love to hate in an academic setting. instructor in the department took it willingness of our alumni and other son, executive director of· Tra11sAfrica, will hold ·a campus rally to· show solidarity A giant of a woman, Banks has upon himself to organize incoming corporate friends to give of their time John Conyers (D .. Mich.), Ron Dellums (D., with the brothers .and sisters in South prepared many students for law law material and make it available to and energies to Howard students, and Calif.) and Hilda Mason, D.C: Coun Africa. Speakers at the rally will be Ran school through her rigorous class cur all students interested. in law or the stress the importance of a more suf cilwoman were arrested at the embassy dall Robinson, Walter Fauntroy, Dessima riculllm in Constitutional Law 1 and field of political science. ficiently structured communications since last Wednesday. , Williams and the Rev. Willie Wilson. II, Law and Politics of Poverty and Those students who attend Howard system on the campus of Howard in the aftermath of Banks' reign will University . Fauntroy and group organizers have call These demonstrations against the South Administrative Law. ln addition, she is the prelaw advisor, and in my opi never know the degree 6f loss felt by I therefore take this opportunity to ed for the immediate release of 13 jailed African government are a form of direct • labor leaders, as well as Nelson Mandella, nion, she approac.hes this job with the the remaining students whO interacted express our gratitUde to thoSe mem protest and a warning for the U.S. govern same tenacity and vigor as she teaches with her. There will be other law ad- bers of the University and bu.siness who have been imprisoned in South Africa ment to change its policies or deal with her courses. · visors and political science lecturers, community who contributed to the for over 20 years. unrest and civil disobedience from black So, why is the hews of her leaving but there will never be anoiher Sharon project and encourage the partici- Fauntroy also said that there will be daily congressmen, political activists, · and the University blowing over quietIY? Banks. pant ~ to individually explore the demonstrations at the embassy· protesting students. It must be that ugly cloud of student • issues unfolded in the sessions. The • apachy raising its head again. As the Cheryl L. Cheatu1,1 Public Relations support of Mr. Canington Davis, in old cliche goes, ''You never miss a structor of marketing in our business good thi!'ig Wltil it is gone." So •. who school, Ms. Helen Kinard, member is getting the short end of the .stick of the D.C. Howard Alumni Chapter, anyway? As usual .... the students. Business Week along with the many "special" stu- The .politics Clarence Walterson dents across our campus is gratefully Senior, Political Science appreciated. In addition, a special big success note of thanks is extended to Dr. Carl As a student of Sharon Banks and a Anderson, vice president of student It has been called the wors1 famine to hit fering political ideologies are a cause to let prospective law student, I was outrag affairs, who personally supported Africa. Drought has spread across Africa, people needlessly die. ed to learn that her contract is not be As most of you know, the School each activity from the opening break. leaving the land parched and the people ing renewed for 1985-1986. I feel that of Business and Public· Administra- fast to the closing banquet. lion Student Council proudly pre- Channon L. Willis, ,"< · starving. As many as 500 000 have already her expertise in government as well as 1 American relief agencies, such as the sented its Eighth Annual Business Vice President died, and an additional mtllion will perish if in the process of law school admission , Association for International Development is a great contribution 10 Howard Week Conference during the week of SBPA Student Co~hcil & • a solution is not found. Immediate food is (AID) and the United Nations Disaster University, and if taken, many Tuesday, November 13 through Fri- Business Week Coordinator necessary, as well as a solution to make Relief Organization (UNDRO), have put students, especially prelaw s1 udents, day, November 16. This year, an eX- _ ..i Africa self-sufficient. politics aside and spearheaded the drive to will be deprived of a realistic ap. Famines are usually caused by natural aid Africa. The Reagan administration, proach to understanding the inner disasters; however, famine experts are in which came under criticism for its reluc workings of the legal system. Editor-in-Chief I do not question the legality of the Henry Boyd Hall The sisting that famines can be predicted. If this tance to aid the famine victims, has since is true, then the famine in Africa should non-renewal, but the judgment exer approved $45 million in aid for Africa. cised in not renewing the contract Managing Editor not have caught everyone by surprise. This aid is a gracious gesture by the because she does not have a Ph.D. in Joyce Iv\. Harris Prime Minisier Mengisutu Haile Mariam of United States, but will make Africa·increas Hilltop political science. I do not see how the Ethiopia 'was warned of the impending ingly dependent on western aid and in requirements will make a difference in disaster, but Miriam chose to concentrate terference. African leaders should accept the' knowledge we, the students, are Umpul EditOf' Chief c.,., Edita< Desiree F. Hicks Jan Buckner }onathan···ne11~ Ma1tt .ews more on boosting military technology the assistance, but should strive to make already receiving from her, but I do ... Aununt CMnpus Editor c.,., ...... _ realize that society is obsessed with rather than developing agriculture. their people independent and self Steven Thame> appearances. . • john C. Brazington Cl~tAsante What was Miriam thinking when he Nicole S. Crawford • sufficient. The leaders of these Afri_can AwiNnt Ad~ spent $200 million on a party to celebrate In sum, what pefson with Banks' Elie where Editor countries should be held accountable and credentials would replace her in the Michele Stewart Production DiieclOr . Janet Stevens Cook the anniversary of Ethiopia's revolution, ' ' Evelyn Brank: responsible for the development and political science department of lnter'Mtional Editor .' a.a.a.tloo - when millions of his people were starving? maintenance of their countries. Many Howard University? In my discretion, Ghana Wilson Ptoductiol• Avislanb James McOonold Wayne T. Avery Are politics more important than lives? 1 Ariel it Edllkii African leaders have squandered national no one would. Thus, her lea, ing is a leisutt- & Arts EditOf' Harold W. Hill ' "iJClltD · The United States' reserve grain stock, wealth, mismanaged monies, and 'jostled great loss to the-''Mecca.'' Gany Denny .....,...,.&llhW Neil Adams_ which was created for emergencies such as with each . other for personal power and Sports EditOf' Garland Stillwell the African crisis, has remained untouched. gain. The result is the current famine in Lisa Ables Darryl A. Richards Senior, Anthropology CQuld this be because the two most hardest Africa. Many of Africa's pains are self Alt letters-to-the:..editor are read with intereSt, though space may not alk>w uS to print each Once again, Howard University ha.5 one. Submissions should be typed and double-spaced, and no lonaer than 400 words. !he hit countries, Ethiopia and Mozambique, inf!icted. If its leaders were more·commit deadlineforlettersisMonday 5 p.m. Write: The Hilltop, 2217Fourth-5lreet, N.W ., Washing are Marxist/ Communist and that U.S. of proven how ignorant it is of the ted to helping their people and not com needs, feelings_ and attitudes of the ton, D.C. 20059. ficials have a severe aversion to Com peting with the West, millions more students who attend Howard ....: The "llw opinion!; ttptftK'd on !he fclilorill Piii' of nw H;u,.,,. do not 1:ccc ·M!y ieflec:t 11111! opii1lol11 of How-Ml l.JniYeMy, its iiidmin iltration, the Hilllop lloatd or the student body." munism? Obviously the U.S. feels that dif- Africans would be alive today. fact that Sharon Banks' contract was ' • • \ • ' How do you deal with stress during exams?. • StepUai< D. Howard Karen R. Winder Steven- Ponder Vikki Denice Miller Renne Johnson Jeffrey L. Daniels Accounting Accounting FJectrical Engineering Freshman • Marketing Business Marketing :;:Giior Senior Marketing • Senior Senior DJ. 1imore Md. Milpitas, Calif. Gary, Indiana Washington, D.c·. Chicago, DI. -Chlali!o, 1 ' ~ • The final period is always a st.ressful Stress is spmething we all have to I try 1& .take a tOw-key approach Being a fresh man, the stfess of finals In dealing with stress, which I have · First, I relax by visiting friends, point in time for most students, deal with, especially during the final towards~ final s. I know what to ex is more than what I had anticipated. found to be both a physical and partying, or watching television. Se especially me. I deal wi1h stress during period·. · pect: however, if the pressure However, I've learned that the only • psychological strain of an' individual, cond, 1·s tudy each course the best that this period by, first of all, having a I cope "11h my stess during this becomes excessive, 1 usually do sorrie solution is to relax and try to do the I have found that over the last four I can·. I try to really study the course, drink or two to celebrate the end of time by exercising. Exercising helps vigorous exercising, or just make a bes1 I can. · years it's been most beneficia1 to as weJJ .as all of the material associated classes. I try 10 keep ~ cool perspective me to relax and relieve my mind and rapid change from my immediate en make a schedule-and keep it, so that with the course. 'Then, I might meet in regard to my classes. I ~ry not to body of those little extra-added ten vironment until I feel refreshed or you can have the best possible time with ~ group of students that are . become 'too pressed', because _sions. In addi1ion to exercising, I try more relaxed. · management. Above all, remember to deliberating over the material, too. nothing is worth me losing my sani to keep the faith , use time manage exercise, find some recreation, and go This will help ease the tension between ty. I-have learned 1hat it is best to start ment, and have a little fun at the last into the finals confident- you've done the last day ·of class and ·the actual studying early to avoid cramming, day of classes. All work and no play is - your best. final. After the final, I wait for Fri But most of all, J believe in m_yself nbt the antidote to-coping with st ress. day, then I try to find the nearest bar and my ability to overcome whatever with a ''happy h0ur. 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UDC's Student Government pro- listeners ate white, the station obtains Prison from page J institution, " he boasted. ''If an em together a complete'e'ducation system ployer hires a man to lay brick ... enabling residents to earn an associ gram. ' ' Forbes said tltat Lorton's knowledge of what the audience ate degree while inside prison ,student-affairs group was allocated wants lhrough letters,, ratings and ress began to flourish when, in just a she regrets that in the past. rehabilita- more than likely he will accept an tion progran1s have been inadequate. ex-inmate.'' Newton, a 17-year vet walls." Moses said. $1400 of its parent's budget this year telephone calls. - · few weeks, his handwriting and spell in order to run its programs. Of sever- Laverne. Jackson, station manager Because of the inadequacies, she eran at Lorton, instructs a class of 10 In July, the progran1 graduated ing improved dramatically, accord al activities offered _to students in- for WUST-AM, said the station is said, ·'the residents did not take ad- students on how to build items such as seven residents ~ according to Lyons. ing to his instructor. elude a Distinguished LecftWe Series, unique in its programming. ''We gear vanlage of it,·· she said .. 'chirrineys. barbeque· pits and steps. Incentives us~d to increase enroll Judy Lyori.S , Education Coordina which features guest spea'.Kers who our program specifically to the com- . ment include monetary awards to the tor for the Acaden1ic School at Lor Lonon's newl y-fonned program, · An adjunct to ''Second Chances'' ( top three high scorers: The money is talk with students about various munity of ~lack churches. We feature ton, calle~ Mule the ; ·spelling star· '·Second Cl1ances for ln1proved · is the Lorton Prison College Program· over 80 ministers from the area on our applied to their canteen accounts so aspects of their professions, he said. of his reading class. and as eight other Educat10 11 and Job Preparedness," is (LPCP) which operates in liaison . . show, and this is more than any other they can purchase food and persol)al Moreover, his staff supplies tutors for gos I station d .. classmates gathered in a small room designed to ··prepare residents of the with the University of the District of .d h . . dd " pe aroun . items through th ~ commissary, ~es1 ents ~pon t eir _request ln a it+ ''WEBB-FM considers itself to be listened as Mule phonetically recited District of Columbia correctional in- Columbia, whereby residents with a stitutions for 1nore meaningful lives high school diploma or GED certifi according to one official. 'Residents ion to ~ct1ng as arbt,lers when prob- · the leadership of the community. We , the lpelling of words like ··appear ' 1 lems anse between the faculty and the are more aware of the problems and and ·'company.·· Mule protested that in the institution as well as upon their cate can enter the program at the also enroll in programs to upgrade their records as their tenn nears ex students. needs or the community and are corF'· it was a tough decision for him to release," as stated in a pamphlet appro.val of Lorton officials. piration,'' said Lyons, adding that A major complaint by Forbes was stantly trying to address more pro- sacrifice watching television. adding issued by the Department of Correc- ''Courses for the GED are given on an when evaluating inmates prior 10 their the Jack of reading materials for resi- blems, '' said Dorothy Brunson, presi that he recognized the importance of tions. In one month, 682 students open-Cntry/open-ex.it basis so resi dents to supplement their studies. As dent or Brunson Broadcasting Cor- completing his homew.ork, which were.enrolled in the new instructional dents can enroll at any time during release, the parole board looks for completed programs by residents, ·· it stands, the law library, which is poration and spokesperson for the .t. consisted of rewriting a list of 20 program. the pamphlet indicated. their stay," Moses added. she said . supplied to all prisons by mandate of Baltimore-based station. words. ''I missed my movie last night Currently. there are nine appren- In hopes of improVi ng residential • Denise Kinlaw . the program's the courts. is the only reference room ''The Station also promotes black because of all this here homework." ticeships at Lorton. They consist of life ;µid security conditions at the pris project dire·ctor, said from her UDC at Lorton, and it is primarily used by events happening in the city such as he said jokingly. certified programs jn carpentry. sta- on, which as of Nov. housed a total of office that 10 professors from UDC, residents to assist with legal answers Jubilee Day, which is the day the Of the six facilities which house tionary engineering. landscape and 3456 inmates, the D.C. government in addition to four pr_ofessors from for their cases, he said. 'Emancipation Proclamation was signT inmates. Central holds the largest gardening. plumbing. culinary arts. allocated $22.3 million of its 1984 Howard ;;i.nd eight degiee-holding in ~d. This is a festive .day for the people . prison population. containing 11 76' dental technology. electricity. up- budget for capital improve men ~s, • of Baltimore and WEBB-FM helps structors, teach at the facility on a men, according tQ correction statis holstery and barbering. which take salaries and other costs. Moses said the community achieve its goals,'' volunteer basis. from page 2 tics. Surprisingly •. the reading scores about three to four years to complete. that $3 million of that amount was Station Brunson said. This year marked the onset of pro for the majority of men who recently For those serving shorter prison sen- earmarked to expand its educational viding Lorton's UDC graduates the entered Lorton'stands at a record high tences. there are pre-apprenticeships programs to include a new school ville, Va. was the only station to • of grade 9.0. while the national aver in masonry and bricklaying. barber- building for youths aged 16 to 26. in luxury of wearing caps and gowns in a report a decrease in staff. The other Contrib111i11g to this story .were: ceren1ony held at the prison. ··we age for inmates remains at the six.th ing. painting and decorating and up- addition to a ' • m ode I · · stations reported no changes. Desiree F. Hicks. DeAndrea McKin- had a hard time" getting them 10 take grade reading level. according to holstery. designed to afford residents undergraduate-level program. Spokespersons for the majorit y of 11e.11. Ki111 Ogletree, Marion C. Pierce, off the robes," Lyons said. Robert Lyons. with enough skills to enter appren- More recently. Sen. Arlen Spector the s1ations surveyed said they gear Joan Turner and Sheri Wilson Green . president of UDC. addressed On occasion. Doris Moses . ticeships once they leave the facility , (R .. Pa.). who is chairman of the their programming toward the black the student bod)' during co1nn1ence coordinator of volunlt::er servjces for a prison spokesman said. D.C . Appropriations Subcommittee. co1nmunity. ment while rep-resentati\'es fron1 !he educational services at Lorton. tours En1eri11g a roon1 in what appearea ex.tended funding for the pilot proj A \VYCB-AM spokesperso11 said ~ nlayor"s office. police department guests visiling the pnson 's edUcation t6 be an abandoned warehouse with ect. which was ex.haus1ed at lhe close that 1he station meets t?e demands PCP f a11d.White House attended. accordin~ and nee~!-; of blatk listeneis in the area · rom page 3 al progra1ns She was recently hired ashened brick walls and sooted win- of fiscal year 1984. Spector has plan! • 2800 Georgia Ave., N.W. • OPEN 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. • TUESDAY-SATU RDA Y • Phone 745-9159 ' • , Arthur Simpkins R. 0 . Dixon lames E. Neal Master Barber Master Barber Master Barber There 's a sizable 11eu • arrival on campus. Miller High Life's' Ernie Myers Leon E. Spratt 32 oz. quart ca11. 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Interestingly enough, when Van H>lhop Sl.lff Wrila" enslavemenl suffered by Blacks in liberal remarks about the pity and llilhop Staff Wnla" simple beat to make a nice dance ity lowers her voice, it almost sounds Following in the ~footsteps of his Harlen1-poverty, injustice, dis uselessness of racism. ''Pretty, Mess,'' Vanity's first solo tune. as if she could actually sing. ''Strap early triumphs. ·'Lianna·· and ''Re- respCct and the ever-present, ultimate Perhaps The Brother does better his single, haS been causing a bit of con ··samuelle'' starts off slowly and on Robbie Baby,' ' another rhythmic tum of the Secaucus Seven,'' in- prison, drugs. plight by escaping to Earth. but he troversy since it hit the airwaves in works its way into an uptempo num- talking tune, begins with a very hard de~ndent fi!mmaker John Sayles has , While being pursued by white in soon faces the same plight again just late August . Some love it, some hate rock beat that relies heavily on drums. once again molded a little bit of tergalactic bounty hunters whose dit.ferenl scenery. it. but most are indifferent. The album's title tune, ''Wild An screen magic . mission is to take him home. The Direclor-writer John Sayles should The album "Wild Animal" can be imal,·· opens with a nice calypso beat \ In ·'The Brother From Another described as a pretty mess . Sur that remains throughout the song. In Planet ... the inconsistencies of life prisingly though. not as bad a mess as this tune about a gorilla, Vanity once are subliminally focused upon as the expected. again talks' more tban she sings . title character experiences not only AT lrltilt lfLll1Cl\S "'Wild Animal ' ' wa s produced, Ho"'.ever, the song makes excellent New York City. but liuman frailities written. and partially arranged by use of the rhythm guitar. as well. Joe Morton, an actor from Yanity.and she continues tradition of ''Mechanical Emotion'' is clearly TV's "·Another World." plays The Brother sets out on a hunt of his own . be given special praise for bringing singing sexually explicit or sex the best cut on the album. With a little related songs that she staned singing • Brother who crash-lands on Ellis ls After witnessing the overdose death this poignant story to the screen . help from Morris Day, Yanity creates lai1d. and proceeds to explore the Big of a 10-yer-old boy in a vaca!11 lot and Although his background is white. with her old group, Vanity 6. a tune that could be the urban contem Apple after pitching camp in Harlem. experiencing drugs himself. The middleclass, Sayles does a corii The albun1 begips with a tune enti porary hit of the season. Although her tled ''Flippin' Out." The song is voice is not at its best, the male voc ~ Mule and oddly dressed for his sur Brother begins tracing the drugs from n1endable job of relaying and rou11dings. The BrothCr finds friends vist1a\izi_ng 1he minority concerns of overpowered by heavy synthesizer als, provided by Day, make ·this a the dead boy to the ultimate source. chords. which drown out Vanity's great tune . ."C razy Maybe" is the in a local bar where the patrons evoke At this point. a gut-Y.·renching para- our age . Joe Morgan should also be in1ages of NBC's ''Cheers''--only pr:iised for imparting t·ee lings and scratchy voice . Far fron1 actual sing album's closer. Instead of ending ten ti111es funnier and more believ dox is artfully dra\\•n between the attitudes 1t1at many of Hollywood·s ing. what Vanity accomplishes ls a ·with a bang, the album dies with bare able . poor Black. Harlem-trapped users top stars cou ld not with I 00 pages of combination of talking to the beat. ly a·whisper. This is a mediocre song Amidst speculation of The Broth and the rich white executive with an dialogue. coupled with heavy breathing. and with lyrics that canqot be understood. erS disposition, one of the barS reg Beyond a shadow of a d<)Ubt . ·'The assorted oohs and aahs . Not quite On the whole, Vanity's first solo ular vjsitors offers him a shot of whis office on Broadway. who Solves" Bro1her Frorn Another Planet·· is a pleasant li stening. effort is not bad, but not good. One: ky . After The Brother nearly chokes ''cash flow'' prOblen1s by supplying MUST SEE. Enjoy the subtle hun1or. Nex.t con1es the commercial hit . wonders if she can. perform a . song on one sip and refuses the rest. the cocaine and heroin . ,. reval in the arti stry. but never lose "Pretty Mess." Although thi s is not that carries no sexual indulgences. regular declares. ··1 knew it . He' s • sigh! of the message. an i1nmediate favorite. it manages to Only time, or consumer preference, crazy!'' This is just one of the golden Throughout ·'The . Brother Fro111 Due to the independen1 di stribution slowly grow on the li stener. The con- will tell. Another Planet. " the core. as in all of scenes which manage to inject humor of this fil111. a great nun1ber of Ho Sayles·s films. is one of lost souls: while the main focus remains serious . - ward stude111 s should attempt to see ii from The Brother in a different world . Rooted deeply within this before the holidays. It is presently to a once-great singer searching for New magazine aims at seen1ingly simple story is a more sho\ving at the Key Theater in fading approval , twb lost white boys complex rheme . As an escaped slave Georgetown . Call 333-5100 for • who end up gening drunk in the Har- • fron1 his own planet. The Brother be- showtin1es . the Modern Black Man Special to The Hilltop thusiasrs.'' says MBM editor and con Club. Timothy Hawkins' in------= •• • • I ' ~- - l1 's been said that there's a maga publi s..her George C. Pryce. ''but depth profile tracks Hines' career -,- . .;;;;; - - - - zine for nearly everyone. but until none for the fashion and lifestyle over a span of 30 years, from Harlem •-- · now there's been none for a Jong oriented black men who make up a to hippiedom to stardom. .c....-,,• - . -- = - -·-~ · 11 ·=· • neglected group of readers: upwardly large percen1age of several white· 4 c.r • Also featured in the premier issue . mobile . profess ion:1I black men . oriented male publications' reader- . fil f · · A dre - ship. 1s a pro 1 e o ~o_ncert p1an1st n t-. MBM. the new magazine for Modem ·- -- - Black Men . will change all that on · ''MBM's audience is se lf-aware, ' Watts; a look at life on the set of The _.- . - November 17. when the premier weli"-educated, and working in a Co~tonC/u~thro ughtheeyes ?f~ even -· skilled trade business or pro- of its beautiful actresses; an intimate - ... 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MBM will also be avail- ere are over four million black • , ~ entertainment. and the ans - all the able throughout Canada me tween the ages of 25 and 54,'' I areas of interest to the contempoiary Profiled in the first issue , and fea- says Pryce, and they comprise the - black nian and his lifestyle. tured on its. cover, is actor·dancer ex- most diversified group of black men ·'There is a quantity of black maga traordinaire Gregory Hines. who is this country has ever known. MBM a zines t"or "'omen, businesses. fami currently starring in the upcoming speaks to their needs and tastes - at ..;;..--- lies. entrepreneurs. and polirical en- Francis Ford Coppola filn1 The Cot· last . . - Joe ~1 o rt o 11 as 'Tl1c Bro1t1c r r·ro r11 ,\ 1101l1cr l'!anct.' Funksters offer 'Escape' By---- Bernie Price • Hurling dancers into the world of funk, the group Whodini is back with the aJbum ''Escape'' . . The same group that gave list-eners such hits as ''Haunted House'' and , ''Magic Wand'' has produced album sure to weaken the knees of the strongest • 'partyer. •• ''Five Minutes of Funk'' is the first chart-busting hit fiom the album. The song begins with an errie organ ac companied by electronic hand claps. As a heavy bass thumps out the har mony, ari electronic voice tells the listener how much time is left in the song. Drums hold the foundation of the song ''Friends''. The second hit from 1he ·album gives sound advice to listeners about forming relationships. While bells float in and out of -the song, a syiithesised bass flins with the feet of the listener. This song finds its way into the mind as well as into the ''Which way are you going to run so I For a dance album, the song is very body. don't run over you," from ''Haunted good. The songs have for good beats In the style of New York "street House is used. However, it is "still a and sounds. ''Five Minutes.of Funk'' music," the song ''Big Mouth'' rather good song, regardless of the gives a good lesson to listeners abmtl_ and ''Frie11ds'' are just down right gossiping. Armed with only thC memicry. greedy. Both numbers seem to r_hytl_tm of the drum, the rapper yells, ''We Are Whodini'' is a somewhat magically move the body, .causing the • wheezes and bellows his message tq_ boring and repetitive song. Futuristic listener to jump, skip, hop or jiggle to the world. synthesisziers mend a harmonious the beat . ''EscaJle!, '' the title tune, begins web while the bass carries the melOdy . The atbum, which was recorded in with a cowbell loudly played above a A synthesikzied voice repeats over an England, offers a variety of s~ngs for wicked syntlfesisier harmony. Yes, over and over again, ''We are dancers that have different beats wicked. This fast-paced number Whod.ini. ''The song.seems to drag on while giving listeners something sub- moves at warp speed as a breathless and on, leaving one tol wonder if the stantial to listen to . · rap 8.bout leaving the city surges for· ward. The instrumental song, j 'Out of Control'', uses · a thick electronic drum to give this number iii sinister tone. A synthesisied orchestra and bass add to the demonic sound pro ducing a song which smells a little like - . . ''Haunted House.'' The background engineer fell asleep during the recor· Whodini has. a new album and it is is filled with ever sound from bat ding. Granted, the song does have a good. One need not gQ mad to buy yelps to booming laughs aka Vincent nice beat, but listening for too long the record. Just buy it and listen to 40 Prince: Even the song.stopping line, could cause brain damage. minutes of funk. ' The Hiiitop, Frld•y, November 30, 1984 I • ristmas • I I I a m11e resents I By Garry G. Denny T1111Co11on Club. The people involved with this film should consid El.nrlt Boog11/oo /1 Br1111kln' II. Although critics in the white er what magnitude of miracle will recoup their sso million. Just for the press have speculated that this will be a formle>S ftop, don't let thfir I ' • fun of it, let's pretend that Richard Gere ·s performance is outstanding tunnel-vision steer you away. This sequel to last summer's ''Breakin'' is Mer a season of dismal fall movies, it appears that relief is ·on the and Gregory Hines' dancing is impeccable, coupled with dynamite likely to be veiy entertaining and musically enthralling. Definitely good horlzon during the Christmas box office bonanza. lh previOus years, the direction from Francis Ford Coppola. Does all of this mean th~t enough box office Chances in l~rger cities. trend has been for only a handful of films to reach what is generally people will shell out SS a pop to see this trouble-plagued film and turn it St•rnun. Jeff Bridges plays an alien trekking across the country to· te1 rr»ed as. ''full-market potential." Listed below are th~ major films into a financial success? The outlook: a snoWball 's chance in hell/ rendezvous with his rescue ship. Directed by John f''HalloWeen ''I scheduled for release during Decemrn:r an~ my picks of the possible Carpenter. Probably won't net much cash. box-0fftee champs and failures: Johnlty Dll~rously. In this spoof of the gangster films of the I 930's, Michael Keaton f" Night Shift" and " Mr. Mom .. I stars as a young mob bo>S who occasionally finds himself in hot water. Co-stars former ''Sarurday Night Live·· regular Joe Piscopo. Considering cast and com- edic f~us!' this will undoubtedly be a huge money-maker. • ' .. -· Jeff Bridges a11c\ K3re11 /\lle11 i11 'St<1 r111an.' - .City Heat. Megastars Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds team-up in - this cop drama set in 1the J 930's. The outlook is obvious: megast11rs equal megabucks. Runaway. Small-screen star Tom Selleck once again tries his hand at Joel Bailey, Eddie Murphy and Art Ki1nbro in ' Beverly Hills Cop." big-screen success. Jn this attempt, he plays a detective in a futuristic · setting trying to outwit a maddened criminaJ. After his first two box B•v•rly Hiii• Cop. Hollywood's answer to their minority ·office bombs. maybe th!ee will be the cha rme~ ; or maybe not. employment problem, Eddie Murphy, returns in his. latest film for Para mount Pictures. Murphy plays a Detroit cop searching for his fiiend's killer in the ever-realistic streets of make-believe world. Folks who saw Joe Piscopo, Michael Keaton and Marilu Henner i11 'Johnny Dangero11sly.' Murphy's last film, ''Best Defense ... should be allowed to see this one l'lotocol. Goldie Hawn returns to the screen after last spring's free - to make up for their cruel suffering. Nonetheless, this is one of the deservedly disasterous " Swing Shift_" This time around, she plays a best bets for big bucks. waitress who. by a stroke of fi /m magic, beComes the chief of protocol for Tit• Flamingo Kid. Teen-actor and heart throb to millions of 1 the State Department. Chances are Goldie will be as good as gold at the young girls. it's Matt Dillon in his latest attempt for superstardom. Plays nation's theaters. - a young man coming of age at a Long Island resort in 1963. 'Just might ZOfO. Roy Scheider stars in the long-awaited :Sequel to Arthur C. make more than a few dollars. 1 J::i1 11 es 1 ~·o x :1r1d Jtid)' J)a\•is i11 ' r\ llassage to India.' Clark's ''2001: A Space Odyssey.·· Industry sources claim that this time Plnotch/o. Disney's cla>Sic is set for a re-release to take advantage A Pauag• to Ind/a. Described by Columbia Pictures as an emo around, the story is more understandable and the effects more lavish. of the_holiday season. Maybe the only film that young children can see. tional and deeply personal story of love and class struggle in 1928 India. There 's no doubt that it will make more money than ·· 2001 ." but I Stars Judy' Davis and the incomparable Sir Alec Guinness. A shaky wouldn't count on a landslide. dollar-maker at best...... --~~-----: . r\m~' Irving and Dudley Moore in ;Micki and ~t a11de.' Sting a11;.l ll:1ul , \tr ei(\~s in 'Ou11e.' Micki and M11ud•. Once again, the insufferably impish Dudley Dune. UnqLiestionably the best bet to be the Christmas box-office Mqore brings his unique comedic talents to the nation's screens in this king. Fantastic special effects will serve as the main focus of Frank Blake Edwards' film. Starring alongside Amy INing, Moore plays a man Herberr·s science-fiction books. However. huge spectacles like this have whose wife and mistress are t?oth pregnant. Not much box office action a habit of not living up to their promised potential. My quess: Wait and here. see I He's been chased . thrown through a window. and arrested. Eddie Murphy is a Detroit cop on vocation in Beverly Hills . • • • - • • . 175 ' ~· ~- .. ' '·,.,_, ---# 131::\ll::l~l:f 1-111.l:S ' -. PIJIAMJl.lll ltlliilS lllilNTS AIIll ~Mm /J IRRY ll'lll - Opens Wednesday, Dec. 5" at a Theater Near You • • • ' • I , Page 10 The Hilltop, Friday, November 30, 1984 • Free Pregnancy Testing SUPPORT A STUDENT ENTERPRISE Hospital Back-Up • All Inclusive Fee USED BOOKS BOUGHT AT50%0F WHOLESALE VALUE !ST & 2ND 1 " Rl~tESTER 1\BO RTIONS I l11c!i vic!11a! Co1t11seli11g a11d . . t»"'o The - S11pport BUSCH GARDENS t»~'ce.s THE OLD COUNTRY Women's . America's European then'e park is con - ' ducting audit ior's for danters, singers, <;:0 11fidentia'I n1usicia11s, variety artists, actors, Mo11day-F riday technicians and supervisors. You could Clinic be part of the Bu sch Gardens magic. So 8:30-4:30 ~ 0 get your act together and ''Come to 110 Irving SI. 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ZY Q_•. here it is: HAPPY: ATrENllON: History Maj • And a child shall lead them Miles from page 13 I Miles: A major problem is other the support necessary to develop it . institutions who are offering in However, We havC a fund and persons Howard's Miami Connection ducements that are not legal and who interested in contributing to the pro • make unrealistic promises. They take gram can ma~ donations through Bv Joe Burris .team Jost only twice in the three yem ·'that after the Bethune-Cookman Michigan, Clemson, Florida State, a young individual and tell him what this fund . Booster clubs. if not reallv ffilhop Slaff Repontr that they µ.layed : there. The !~lent ~ gan1e. I was ready to go home. I took and was asked by Hershel Walker to he basically wants to hear. The controlled and managed, could cause For many years now. those who they displaYed this ytar on Ho'Vard'5 my sho\\1er and wt1s on my way out go to Georgia, said he chose Howard, youngster who is imrqature m_akes the a lot of problems. know Bison spons say Howard will . football team showed that they have when coach Hlin1es stopped 111e and ''because I am the only fortunate one decision not on education, but on gla- Hilltop: Like what? have better football teams in the fu the talent to make Howard a con talked 1ne out of il. · · to go to college it) my family of ten. mour. I Miles: They can make trouble in ture. Yet. when the future becomes ference contender. , Fortunately for Howard, Reed Howard's the only one which I felt Hilltop: If that's the case and Ho terms ,of NCAA rules concerning the present. fans witness teams that ''They all played exceptionally stayed.· Mos! Bison fans proba~Jy could give me a real education." ward is not the most glamourous recruitment and other areas. But let are much like th.ose of the past. good football.· · said head coach Wil would agree that, had it not been for Chappelle, Reed, and McClain place to be if you 're an athlete, how me say this,. if managed properly. a lie Jeffries. "and they are all good Reed's 100-yard kickoff return in this have played as a group since their do you sell a talented indiv~dual on program can benefit from it. citizens. Because of those two attri year's Homecoming game, the game ''Pop )Varner'' days ten years ago. Howard? Hilltop: Is the University position Feature butes. we are glad 10have,1he111 in our would have been boring. They met Brown and Jackson later. At Howard. we educa on the NCAA 's Proposition 48, Miles: sell • program. ·· . This year, Reed finished first in the Together, they have developed a tion, emotional arid social growth, which requires students to have a 2.0 This year, Howard had five fresh Accord.ing to Jeffries. Fred MEAC in return yards, and ranked strong sense of group responsibility. and development. The key to a good overall and 2.0 in certain subjects and men fron1 a high school in Mian1i : Menace, a Howard alumnus lawyer fifth in the NCAA division I-AA. On which carries over to their friends and life is a good education. A number of are prepared to handle 'it? Fla .. that proved to be a bright spot in in Sarasota ..- Fla., ··identified the the defensive end, Jackson led lhe their high school. them are nol mature enough to be able Miles: I am not in favor of ii be the Bison's 2-8 season. These players players 10 us.'' Coach E3rl Humes MEAC in tackles. ''We stay on each other and push to live out the 57 years they are ex cause I feel 1hat the SAT should not· have proven that if they remain then recruited them. Jeffries said that the players ex each other academically,'' Brown pected to live after leaving this in- play a role. Historically, we've al healthy and eligible they could make According to the group. the transi celled both academically and social said. ''We' re trying to set an example l.. stitution. We lry to prepare them for ways.said it was biased bec·ause it was those long awaited hopes for a tion fron1 high school to college was ly . Chappelle said he even turned for the guys at home. '' the life they will liVe after they leave not SefllJething io keep or let you in but chan1pionship come true . no1 easy. ye1 one of the most difficult down offers to go to schools with McClain agreed, ''I am the only I Howard. · to keep you out. _I've read the results Harvey Reed. Leon Brown. Tony transitions was going fron1 a team morr successful athletic programs be person going to college in my com Hilltop: The University says that of a study of how many Blacks and McClain. Martin Jackson. and Curtis which lost only two of 30 games to~ a cause n1any did nol seem to"care about munity. I'm trying to establish some there is a tight budget and it has been Whites would be affected by the rul Chappelle played for Miami 's South team that won only two of 20. his ability off the field like Howard. thing for the little kids. I want the1n to argued by some that not enoug_h ing. I don't think the white Structure ··1 was so disgus1ed," said Reed. Reed. who said he was recruited by look up to me." Ridge High School and their football • money is be\ng spent on athletics. realizes that it would affect so many Has the possibility of implementing a folks, both black and white. Protest from page 2 to a source who asked not to be idCnti- Other i11consiste11cies surround the However, Anderso11 and · Arcl1 er booster club program been discussed My argumen1 requires stuctents to fied. ·• Jt has also' received about $3 con1radic1io11 1ha1 while Scott said said that, in addi.tion to the 1984 to supplement the athletic budget? have a 2.0 before they ~o me in and a ( D : . Ohio) and Counciln1en1ber billion \VOr1h of anns from the Soviet there \\'ere ''110 funds during the sum budget, the committee received $2.0CX> Miles: We attempted something a 2.0 for them to continue participating Charlene Drew Jarvis. Union, but has neglected fannin$ and mer to \.\'Ork wi1l1.'' Moore said from Homecon1in 1983. couple of years ago and we didn't get in athle1ics . While in New York Tuesday , agricultural machinery to stop food Hon1ecoming received money in n1id · I production for its starving millions. July. Senator Edward M . Kennedy said RAPE ROBBERY 1ha1 ·'constructive engagement has the source added. , Or. Carl Ar1der so 11, \•ice-president Student fr0n1 page I MURDER had the destructive effect of lending The lotal an1ount of aid already re - for Studc111 Affairs arid Arcl1er said , ''Every 23 minutep. someone is murdered. Every 6 minutes a woman is · apartheid the appearance of legitima ceived by Ethiopia is unknown due to tl1e co111mit1ee received $46,0C'O dur- ''The whole experience has taxed ·~nP.d While vou read this ... two oeool.&-will be robbeQ..in this country and cy·· in a speech .before the African the diversity of the count.ries in- ing the sun1mer recess. " me emotionally and financially. I am twn_more will be shot, tabbed. or seriously beaten.· Yet to truly grasp the An1erican Institute. Kennedy will vol\'ed. Presently. relief cenlers like Anderson said the money was allot not just fighting for myself. bu1 for all enormity of the problem those figure"Smust be doubled. because more than 50 percent of violent crime goes unreported." tour South Africa in January at 1he Makele are plagued with cargo planes ted so 1l1e con1mittee cotild begin con people of Azania (Soulh Africa), who from the Soviet Union. th'e United tracting performers for ;Homecom- . invitation, - of Nobel Peace Prize Jaure- are also in a situation similar to my - President "s Ti;as k Force on Victims of Crime. December 1982 States. Britain and other countries ing l984. l ate, Bishop Desmond Tutu. accord- own.·· Said Xiphu. ·· If I lose, a lot of .. ,,..... r..or "'" '" ••-"'" C•"l- P.O!e<:! "'-".. ,... ,.. ing to sources. bringing grain. cereal . apd some- Nielso 11 also r;1ised several ques 1<><11nH•e<'\A<" """"" it>e'3vooo ' weio ...... ,.5 10,.,,cO• , heads will fall ." } · ~ """ ""' , ..., '" "'" 0080!' - - """" .... ~ tin1es clothes. ttbwever, 1he aid tio11s concer11ing the choice of a co11- ine.,.,._,. ·-rnr c;_,.,.,.,c - THE 0~ TI M ..TE SEL< Saturday Dec. l. t~e Howard Uni ' . PR.QTECTIO"' OEVICE ment prepares people for careers in telecommunications, mass media manage • ment, communications law ·and policy, organizational communication, advertising/corporate relations, and similar fields. · Degree work is ottered at Annenberg, USC, in Los Angeles. • Hear Clarke and Evans, and have time for Q&A, at the facilities of The,Washing WYNTON MARSALIS ton Program of The Annenberg Schools, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Suite 750, I' HOT HOUSE FLOWERS ~ lud~:"W. Wednesday, December 5, 1984 between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. S''""'"l/Fo ) ' The Hllkop, l=°rld•y, Novemb9r 30, 1984 • • "' .. I ....__.• Bison • . . Bisonet.tes lose "" , • capture season• opener, nale Bisonettes was the oulstanding play of freshman Courtney Bullard. Bullard, a 6-foot-I ·forward from Miami, vic • By Deron Snyder timized Maryland defenders for 28 " ..""Staff~ points, 15 rebounds and 5 steals in her ' • " first game as a collegian, prompting Lady Terp head coach Chris Weller tO Thank goodness for Morgan Stale. , remark, ''That freshman is sOme Howard ended a 1wo-year home ballplayer.'' game losing streak and a season of Bullard's efforts were supported by _ frustration by pounding 1he Golden the play of senior team captain Robin Bears 47-13 at Howard Stadium, on Duncan,' who contributed 17 }X>ints November 17. and 13 rebounds to the Bisonette The Bison, "' ho finished the season. cause. H owever, no other Howard at 2-8, got an outstanding perfor player could manage more than five Basketball • mance from it s offense, cranking out ~ points on the evening. Bisonette head coach Sanya Tyler,· a to1a1· of 492 yards. Freshmen runn The inexperienced Bisonettes, who ing backs Harvey Reed and Ronnie started lhree freshmen, played 'the while pleased with her formidable Epps gained 103 and 122 yards heralded Lady Terps much more one-two punch of Bullard and Dun can, said she is 'looking for more respec1ive\y, while Kevin \Vatkins closely than the final score would in • balanced scoring in 1future games . caught three passes for 106 yards and dicate, but hurt themselves by com- , two touchdo\vns. ' · n1itting a whopping 42 tumovers-24 ''The rest of the girls did not pick up Bison rWlning back Har,·ey R eed ( 16) ooks for an opening agai11st 1'forgan State. R eed rushed the offensive slack tonight, but they ''Our pla)'ers \.\'anted to give the .. in the first half alone. Yet despi1e the for f03 yards. will,'' said Tyler. ''Remember that seniors a good going-away present ." Bisonettes' generosity, . Maryland tonight was the firs{ college game for said Howard coach \Villie Jeffries. could only manage a five-point lead at The Bison defense shut out Morgan side, jt1k a \\'Otild-be tackler 11ear on a11 eight-)'ard r11n . a lot of them." ''We put together two halves of good the half. offense and good defense. You've got in the fir st quarter a11d the second the sideli11 . and scampered in fro111 Jeffries \vas J1appily optimistic that Tyler said 1hat an early season In 1he second half, however, half. Tl1e l\VO touchdo\vns that 40 yards out. Tl1e11, o nly 14 seco11ds the '''i11 \Vas a sig11 of things to co1ne. game against a team of Maryland's to have both to win ." , Maryland tegan to capitalize on the Mo'rgan did score came off of tough , before halftin1e, Watkins caught a He said that they J1ad \\'anted to \vin caliber is a ''learning experience. 11 E~~k Green opened, Howard's scor Bisonettes' numerous mistakes, and ing barrage \l.;th a seven-yard run, catcl1es by Regina ld Btirg__ess. 47 -yard bon1b in the end zone, t1ppi11 g tl1i s gan1e ''to give the fresl1men lets us know right away what we n~ gradually built their lead. The Lady capping off a drive of 14 plays that Althot1gh ''·ell-covered by Bi so11 thti score 10 27- 13 . so111ething to b11ilcl 011 dt1ring the to work on and correct as a team'', Terps threw a sti ning trap press covered yards, with 3:06 left in the defenders, Burgess cat1gl1t toucl1do""" In the second half. practically ever~' '''inter.'' ' she said. ''I believe we are already a 80 ·defense at lhe Bisonetle guards, forc P<\SSes o f 17 and 9 yards from player on the Biso11 roster sa''' so111c · Altl1011gl\ Jeffries said that tl1e 'vin smarter team for h.aving played first quarter. ing a number of errant passes which Early in the second ,quarter, the freshn1an quarterbac k Dexter action. Bro\\'11, \\'ho Jeffries said li e .• ,,,as good for 1ne. too." after t l1 e Maryland· because a game like this is led 'directly to easy Maryland baskets. Bison scored on their fir$t touchdown Forema11, knotting the score at 13 1hinks is ''startihg 10 ('Orne of age," game. he '''as neither looking ahead to good preparation for 1he rest of the ' The yo ung Bisonettes probably miss pass since the first game of the season apiece. '''as replaced by senior Brian Sloa11 . tl1e challet1ges of 11ext season, nor sChedule. '' The game tµrned into a blo,vout In his last college game, Sloan ac- reflecting 011 1l1e disappoin1men[S of ed the poise of all-MEAC guard against Rhode Island. Quarterback Vanessa Graham, who is sidelined Leon Brown, who threw that TD in from that point on. T\vo 75-yard cotinted for t\yo touchdo,vns. He the past seaso11. For the moment, Jef due to an injury. September, 1hrew a five-yard scoring drives by the Bi son were topped off thre''' a 35-yarCi . strike to \Vat kins, fries took tir11e to e11joy a tl1rilling vic Basketball Notes • Despite the loss, the Bisone1tes ' pass to Maurice Haynes, increasing with exci1ing, big play toucl1do,vns. and ran one in him<;e lf from the tory at tl1e e11d of his· 111aide11 season at This weekeQd, (Nov. JO.Dec. I). the displayed a number of encouraging Howard's lead to 13-0. Reed took a pitch arou11d the right 14-)•ard line . .Reed also scored agair1 Ho,vard. .-- Bisonettes travel across ro)vn to play signs 011 the court. This year's team is in the George Washingtor! Invita- taller, quicker, and more aggressive tional Tour11arnent . _. Coppin State edges Bison, 61-60 •for 32 points and 15 assists. ''They More Sports than any Bisonette .team in recent Tonight, the Lad.Y Bison faCe had good. experienced guards and years, and out-rebounded Maryland Queens College in a first-round mat • h~dled the four-comer offense very convincingly, 63-39. opening-game loss in ten years. chup at Sn1ith Ce11rer on the campus By Tim Williamson well late in the game," said Wil Page 12 Another promising ~ ign for the Hilltop Sl&IT Repon..r The Bison managed to go into thC of G. w.,u. Game ti1T1e is at 6:00 p .m. liamson. • Howard's men's basketball lost its locker room with a 30-27 halftime COppin State took its firs1 lead. 47- .home opener to Coppin State, 61 -60 ' lead. 46. after Mark Carroll hit two free • last night. . However,' the play o f Coppin' throws with I 0:54 left to play. Short I)' H~ U's Athletic Director ''·I may have played too many peO State· s backcourt proyed to be the there'aft.er, Coppin went into its de la)' ple in the frrst half," said William difference. Senior Arnold Rmss and son, who suffered only his second So homore Steve MillerCombined Soo BASKETBALL page 12 ith Leo iles · ' LeoF. Milesisanati,,e Wasl1i11gto- O lympic preparations at the training season comes along, we will be play 11ian . He rei·eived his eleme.n.tary and center in Colorado Springs, Col ing on some kind of artificial turf, and • J1i gl1 !i<·/100/ etl11c.·t1tio11 i11 D .C. He orado. In ~ddition, o~ head track we expect to improve the track. Our gra ' All-CJAA football player . He was team won the ME:4-C championship, woi.ild you judge coach Jeffries as a ' ·. also selected to Who's Who in Amer- also. These are JUSt a few of the coach right now? ' ' ic·a 11 Colleges a1ui Universities. accomplishments off the top of my Miles: Any great builder/developer ·\ 0 head. takes 'time to lay plans and draw up \ For 11ine years, he taught and Hilltop: What about the football the blueprints and dig holes and erect coached in the D .C. Public Schools. program? How. would you ask the stu steCI, and when it is finished, it is As head football coach at Bell Voca dents to view the football program? beautiful. Right now, Ute coach is tio11t1l High School, his ream won th ~ Miles: We"re building our program building the foundation that will c ity championship for three con by laying the foundatiori for a suc make the program strong for many secutive )'ears. cessful program. In Washington, years to come. later, Miles was appointed as D.C . a few years back, downtown Hilltop: What aboUt the tennis Assistant principal ai Lincoln Jr. was dirty and ugly to look at. It was coach situation? There are many High. After serving there as a11 ad 1 hard to get around and many people sources that say that Eddie Davis mi11istra1or fo r three years, he were dissatisfied with the conditions. (now at George Washington Univer accepted the position of Athletic Di Now downtown is beautiful, and peo sity) left because he felt the facilities rector at Howard University and is ple are proud of the downtown build were not up to par. presently employed at this institution. ings and the subway system. Miles: That has nothing to do with In addition to being Athletic Direc I look in the same vein about the wby Davis left. When he came here tor, Miles is a Natiotfal Football football program. We are building a be knew there was little to work with. league Official. He i~· a head lines foundation for success in football so He indic8ted that he was.promised a m4n and the third black 'to be em that people will enjoy the success of full-time coaching position. There ployed by the League out of 105 offi the program in a few years and just sit were not many available. The Uni cials. He has served in this capacity back and enjoy. versity is in a period of austerity, apd for 14 years and was the first black ·to I would tell them this: a team that the university is cutting back every offil·iate a Super Bowl Game. makes the few:est mistakes is the team thing. I would lilce to put the women's that gent,ralfy wins. Examine your program on a full-time S!\!l1!S, and I self and the things that take place and have recOmmended that a number of By Darrvl Richards • • Hilliop !il&IT Rq>OIW:f examine yourself after and see what timeus of today. . would have happened. Hilltop: How successful do you Hilltop: Where do you feel you Then I would ask another question: feel the athletic program has been in DEC. lst;1984 have been sUccessful as an ad Are you playing up to the potential of recruiting the best athletes? How do ministrator? - · your ability? If you are playing up to you feel you can improve in this en 1 Miles: Well , I don't like to speak your potential, then you are doing all deavor? · on personal terms, but I do like to that you are capable of doi~g . Miles: In some cases, not as suc lOpm til 2am speak on terms of· members on the If you're not winning. at least you cessful as we would like. We have ~ staff and student-athletes. It's been ;l should be compe~ing the other team been successful in getting some, but unique year with the Olympics; wC to work hard and play hard'! If you're maybe not as many as we would like. were in an unusual situation. Our doing that, dten you are1a Winner. It's an ongoing process. sports information director was dne Hilltop: What about the facilities? Hilltop: What are some of the of the key per.;ons in sports infom\a. What changes are under proposal and problems in recruiting?. tion during the Olympics, and our do you think they-will come about? 15th&VN.W. 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