Howard University Digital Howard @ Howard University The iH lltop: 1990-2000 The iH lltop Digital Archive 11-10-1995 The iH lltop 11-10-1995 Hilltop Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_902000 Recommended Citation Staff, Hilltop, "The iH lltop 11-10-1995" (1995). The Hilltop: 1990-2000. 148. https://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_902000/148 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the The iH lltop Digital Archive at Digital Howard @ Howard University. It has been accepted for inclusion in The iH lltop: 1990-2000 by an authorized administrator of Digital Howard @ Howard University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. IC ol l, - "in ::.11111! 79, No. 10 ll llll"''"• Serving the Howard University community since 1924 November 10, 1995 ~ judent files charges against local carry-out driver _As she opened lhe car door, a Howard University security ncx1coup le days. 8J: F. McKinney Eubanks. who was sitting in the arrived almost 20 minu1cs after lhc said chat actions will definilcly be Staff Writer dri ver from 1he Chinese-owned passenger's scat, said she advised "The thing is 1ha1 my seizures 1aken. -tc George's C.!rry-ou1 was pulling off incident, Hill said, and 1he arc under con1 rol, bul after that I­ her friend 10 drive off. Rui 1hcn Me1ropolitan Police arrived shortly "My client has suffered d from a delivery. Jordan's opened wcni 10 his ca r and grabbed a Club, incidcnl, I have had them lhrec or subs1an1i~I injur)I'' '?aton said . "We 11• Howard s1uden1 and her car door knocked off the after 1ha1. /four days in a row," Eubaoks said. ._Jlom ecom in_g wasn'1 all a steering wheel Tock. from the arc pursuing and surng. Thai man's deliveryman•~ side-view mirror. backseat and came back to Jordan's Once Mctropolilan police had As a cl ose friend of Eubanks, conduct was absolutely , ..-.i and fes1iv 11y. ;>cu-Chang-Ru,, lhe George's driver arres1ed the deliveryman, Eubanks Hill remained by her side and made y iiill!of parlying and hanging car. Both Eubanks and backseal ou1ragcous." Jumped out of his car a nd passenger. 1-liJ I, saw Rui coming a1 recalls one o(the,officers tellipg the sure she was alrighl. Although the owner of George's Ill Homccom mg weel<c nil demanded Jordan's driver's license the car and warned her of the George's employee. ·•Oid1if 1 1ell "Jay hadn't rcallx had (seizures) jil wilb police ancl epileptic tag !)Umbers and insurance papers: Carry-oul was unable to comment weapon. Jusl as.Jordan was pulling you to stay ou1 of trouble," and up to this poinl," Hi ll said. "I'm the because he does not speak English, Wlule Jordan. a s1uden1 a1 Coppin off, "Ru i swung lhe Club inlo lhc mentioning that he was involved in nearest person to her so 1' ll come f ns 1he case for Nicole Stale wro1e down her informali on employee Pauy Lin said that Rui 1 driver's side window and smashed lhrcc prior incidents. Rui was held down to check on her. I don't like did receive disciplinary actions the oeliverym,111 wenl inside 1hc it in. Glass fl ew in lhc car, cutting in police custody unti l Monday seeing her this way." t:°w (known as "Ja " dorm i1ory and called 1he police. from the mam1$cmcn1. .-. of her in fatuation fur Jordan's face and causing her to morning when he appeared before For Eubanks, the next ,vcek "We fired lum because he was Af1er 111.s return, Jordan handed him slam on the brakes. a court that found him J$Uilty of included a trip to 1hc hospital a il!tJ Jordan), along with the information and prepared to The imP,act plus the way her no good," Lin said. "People are lllil.loldan and Adaicfrn Hi ll . leave the scene. charges. He is now awaiting trial. visit to he r neurologist and the looking for him, but no one knows body was t1ltcd to avoid 1hc flying Mc1ropoli1an police were not possibility of increasing the dosage 1a!)Cricnce 1he nigh1 of According to Eubanks, this is glass, caused Eubanks, who ,s an where he is." 28ihey said 1hey will never when lhe real trouble began. Rui available for commcnl on the of her medication. With 1ha1 evening behind her epileptic, to hi t the 1op-righ1sidcof charges filed agains1 Rui. "It's hard taking that much grabbed Jordan's window which her head agai nsl the passenger-side and 1he coun date approaching. '• between 4:00 p.m. and was rolled half way down. But 1hc nigbt was far from over medicine and then you have classes Eubanks reflected on the principle window. After pulling the car in for Eubanks. Af1er inform ing the ..._Eubanks said. when she '·lie started yening. 'You can't park. Jordan gol oul of 1he vehicle and praclice," said Eubanks, a behind 1he whole incidenl. ilrrlMl friends pulled up in leave un1il IJ1c police come.' and officer she was miking to of her member of 1hc Uni versity's '"The main lhing is I have a hard to confroni Rui physically, but Hill ill ness and that she was not reeling il'6c Bethune Annex dorm 10 1hrcatcncd 10 pull the window oul " said she and Eubanks stopped her. basketball team. " It is stressful for time wi1h lhc seizures," Eubanks z;f"nff.W hile they were Eubanks said. " 1 just couldn11 ''He thought that what he did well, Eubanks said 1he police me 10 have to depend on medicine said. "For him to thi nk thal he in 1he driveway, Jordan. understand why the police had to was right,'' Eubanks said. "He allowed her 10 return to ber dorm. everyday. Wi1h the way it makes wasn't wron~ jus1 doesn't make tiii•d!ivc r"s scat of the car. come over a broken s ide-view thought breaking in her window T hat ni ght Eubanks said she you feel, like a hangover without a sense to me. I m going through this ~,,,,_ she needed 10 use 1he mirror." was JUStified by us DOI trying 10 suffered the first of a series of headache, your day seems so long." and he still thinks he didn'1 do Wi th the problem escnla1ing. wa it fo r the police." seizures tha1 were to co111c in the Allen Eaton, Eubanks' attorney, anythi ng wrong." fednesday hours for student services offices extended building and take care of her If Alexia Joi Henry business because of lhe hours. IIIOP Staff Write r She initially wcn1 10 the office of 1he president and was IO find out about the referred to me;· El1.cy said. "I II your fi nanciul aid? had personall y observed th is so flY tui1 ion before the I 1ried lo move for what is best tt i~t ncked on'! Until for the students." u wou ld have been Elzey said the decision was the offices closed at made after he collaborated with But as of last 1he president and Harry business hours for Robinson, Interim Vice ICtVices offices in the Presideni for Academic Affairs. lion bu ilding will be I-le also said his office is open -,i4l06p.m. !0 o t~cr s uggestions for iag to T hom as J. improving services. ice President for T he cxlcndcd Wednesday and Fiscal Affai rs hours arc for lhe fo llowing the business hours studcn1 scrdcc offices: d in an effort to cash icrs. Student Accou nts, '/Ii building ·•user- Student Loans and Collections. Fi nancial Aid and Student spokc to a nursing Employment, Admissions and •~ said tha1 it was Rccrui1mcn1, and Records and ilr herto get 10 the ·p. Articulation. Extended "/Ii' Building hours are sure to please many students. employees file lawsuit against the University offs devast ate families, leave m a ny still seeking employment Aflcr 23 years of service to Howard in Lewis and Clark arc just two of the 39 Lewis and many others anticipated chat &t Alain Jos~ph members who arc looking out fo r each the English, classics, and African studies fo rmer employees who have filed a civil Howard's lawyers woul d try to "buy ocher. Hltop Staff 'Nrtter departments, Clark descri bed her suit againSI the University, suing for what ti me.'' departure as a hostile farewel l _______..:;;. ______ .;.;.._..:;;.________ Alan Herm esch, ma nager "We let the members know what government money is sci aside for the lliiaark never imagined that she 0,1 the parl of administrators. "Th . f . fi h of media relations, said ibc assistance fo r the unemployed that can JO much in one year. She lost She is just one of lhc e stig ma O being red aunts you Univers it y will make no assist them fo r re-employment." h-ard, her husband 10 a stroke hundreds of employees comment on the Jitigalion. 'mtcs feels that the University had the l■ low fi ghting to keep her home struggling 10 keep their Jives The firs l coun date is right to downsize, bul the wa¥ they did it l'::ges County. togciher, after Howard's every where you go. It leaves you with scheduled for Jan. 6, 1996 at was "unethica l," and left fa n11lies hurt. laid off last November, she restructuring "ous1cd" 400- O.C.'s Superior Courl. "We all love Howard.