ApviL28, 1999 • - Tisbawn. ''O ur orates are deep and we By Andte Jean.-Erancois are loaded with stuff," said Pablo. llhe Onyx Staff store will offer tapes, OD~s and rare mix tapes, like the old Teny Touch, Juice, and When was the last time you E>J0 lue tapes. The Duo claims whi'le surfed the Internet to purchase music? other stores can onJ:y ga oack several [)id you come aeross the same problem? y,earrs into the hip-hop sce ne , 11hemajor on-line music stores do not dawareh0use will go all the way back to cater to your speeific needs. Yo11can the beginning ofithe hip-hop era. find1~ .11s0 rts of, music from hi,p-hop to ••we want this company to take gospel to eountuy but none speeializes on a life of it~s ow,n~" said ]'ishawn . in any one area, Well~a ll that is about Wihen these two pioneerrs from Nortb­ to change. Coming in mid-May th__e eastem achieve their short-term goals music scene will be hit in the face with they want ta set their eyes on very real­ www.dawarehouse,eom, an online mu­ istic long-teF111goals. src store cate.r;rngto h~p-h.op fans an.d 'Fhese include oecoming a con­ college students. glomerate in the n1usic industry, sign­ The pe0ple that are resp0nsibJe ing and ass0ciating w,itb other major art­ for bFinging this new era of music are ists and recerd ~abelsu.ha vi_ng th.e web U-sbawnOa~le and1Pablo Vera along wiili site 's logo and sl'ogan ""l:'our Urban Mu­ their staf.f of 19. Among the 19 people, sic Online" plastered on shirts, hats, and is l!)J Mars who has been seen 0n BET's commeFcials. Planet Groove. As the store deve,Jops in the Tisbawn and Pablo ar,e eur­ month s to come it needs the support of rently junior s at Northeastern. liihey hip-hop fans. In orde11to build their fan eame up w,ith the idea 0£ starting their l?ablo'Vera and Tisha\VD0ay Je@\.VW\.v.dawatehouse.com (Photo Credit:TheodoreMiller) base 'Ji'ishawn and Pablo have put to­ own web retailis tore, while sitting in the gether an on-line rev.iew team, T.his computer lab in Dodge Hall1• As they team rates and reviews up and corning, sat~they began surfing the net and found as well as mainstream artists. They will many problems with itbe on-line mosie give fi,ve 0rates for, an artist instead of store s. the traditional fi;ve mies. Black SmdentAthle ites at Nlonheastem ~•A lot of the st0res we saw, did These two men and their staff not dedieate theit site to a specific au­ will not accept anything less than suc­ dience. 1111.eydid not have the proper cess. "We want to became the firrstmi­ B~ Jamila Hill mwketing techniques for cempanies and nority online music store," sai.d Tishawn OnyxSta:ff tney ,vere not appealing and inteFaefi;ve and Pablo, In mid1..May. eome out and as bard," said a senior oflminal justice ta the consumer," said Pablo. "We saw support your fellow NU brotl1er s, maJOF.• Stereotypes and perceived realities these problems and thought that we 1'ishawn and Pablo are ltere to make Otherrs tudents believe that some of influence how the black student ath­ could capitalize on their mistakes,>' said noise and keep 0n rising in the industry. l'etes 0f N0rthea steun Uni:ver,sity are these stereot~pes can appeaF to be true viewed, 1i'he blaek athletes and their in certain instances. peei;s see a little truth in both. ''~ l1ere are a few athletes that can test ace less eo,.~ e •cs0me view me as a little boun0ing take the oveFor get a few more days nigger. l feel they fmd it convenient to to study for a test," said a s0phomore By Linda Betbarte eJeefiiicat enginee.rringm ajoir. "So I fe.el ciall~ those who have children they are Limit the definition ofiw ,ho I am accord­ Onyx Staifif suppo1ting. "[' ne:edithe money, l have a ing to the black athlete based on the that they get a little more privileges ," he said,. baby and I need to buy diapers and stereotypes out there,•• said Adam Car­ They work in the food court milk," said Marian Os0cio a pait~time penter, a junior: englisb major, who par­ ''Sla ck athletes are very proud o:f they 're aceom pl'ishments for gettiqg and most Northeaste11n students see woi;kerlftom the E>ominieanRepublic. ticipates in hraek and field. th.em everyday yet know nothing about Maynard said the lowest wage Carpenter, along with many black on Northeastem 's teams and staying on NoJ1theaster ,n' s teams. Now,eve r, the people behind the easb registers and a pe11son oan earn wor&ing in the food student athletes Who wish to remain sometimes pride and arrogance inter­ counters. coUFtis stiIJ a dbllar over the minimum nameless, feel that people e~pect them 'Dhe people w:ho work in wage, and parit,.,timeworkers can :work to excel in their spoJifand nothing else. twines. Sometimes they feel like they can do whatever they want~"said Nikole Cros sFaads~ 'iJi"l1eIDeli , Pizz a Hut , op to 30 houFs a week but they do not "There's a stereo~ype that black World's Fairr, Bur-ger King, Manebu Ham son, a soph.omore. See FACELESS, Page 3 people are good when it comes to bas­ Wok, and T1he ,Oen are Latinos and ketba ll, but tl1ey tl\ink J don't kinow (''iFhey i[athl'etes~don ' t go through what we go through as far as academ­ Blacks. llhey werk for Ohartwells, the much," said, a junior phar,macy major. company Northeastern hired to manage "Some people help me out in my aca­ ics. ~hey just do what tney need to do What's Inside... to get by," said a freshman engineering tbe Curry Student <Denteri food court, demics because I an1a basketb~ll player . maJOT. whieh means the workets can wor:k at Young, Gi,ftecd,& Black ....2-3 but generaJl:yth ey think 'oh, maybe he's any one ofi tne different stores a~ any not as good in the 01assroom as a regu­ 'Fhis s.tuden~did adn1it, however, that Black Poor, & Criminal. .... 4 while it may seem that tl1e black atn­ gi;ven time. 1 l'ar studen.t, • or 'oh) he needs ext11a "We have flel<!ible hours and Edit0rials ............................ 5 help," ' he said. letes do not bave to wor,k as bard as other students~ in reality many d.o. sehedules can glways fit around yow Tensions Rising ................... 6 "Being an athlete you have to prove schedule," said Steve Maynard~Dire e­ 1 yourself and then y,ou have to do it even ..As a high schooler) l thought they Sperts ..... ...............................7 were dumb but here I see that the tor of Dining Sewiees fo11C hartweUs. Traek By ~raok ................... 8 more because you are black. It's like ':Jlhis flexible schedule works • the saying goes, you have to w@rktwi ce • S-ee'PBRCEPTION~Page4 out well for:many of the wo11keraes pe- • The On~ Informer, Wednesday, April 28, 1999, Page 2 A jus Selassie I send Them By Linda Betharte Rastafarian, "Ra.stafari in rny life has Onyx Staff been sueh a moving force, that I \Vas Rastafari before r knc,v it." I-le became JamarhJ Crawford is kno\vn a Rastafarian in 1994, but has been for his l.oud mouth and strong views. speaking ot,t on race sinee the t 980s. l-le has been voieing his opinion on is­ " 1 a,n angry at the systern and sues of race all over Boston for over r have to do son1ething, so I'm trying 10 years and just two years ago, he to anlass my little fortune so I can make started his own website and company a difJference," said Ora,vtord. called Prophecy Communications. Prophecy Comn1unications/ Crawford is better kno,vn as Divine Design will, he hopes make him UN@(U ndeniable Nubian Outspoken) the money to accomplish his goals. 1Ji'he Prophet. a name his fi-iends gave Prophecy Communi calions assists him 12 years ago which fits trus 28- other companies ,vith their ,~1riting, year-old Boston native perfectly. publishing, and graphic design needs. He is a poet, rap-artist, head Grawfo.r:d h0pes to someday of his own company and says he is <:•on O\vn a television station, p·ubl ishing a mission to save the black n1an." company, and film and theatre cornpany Crawford says, "Do \.\/hatever so that he can counter some of \.\Ih at he you can to in,prove black people. All calls the rneist information tl1e media the options \Ve are offered are towards puts out. things that are clearly negative or just He is currently ,vorking on a in the middle and don't offer change. T ne\v bool(, more of his poetry, called might be a one.. m an business, f can' t "Prophecy E!xemption and Reden1p­ employ people, but I can produce tion" which he hopes will be published something for the community. I can in the next six or seven 01onths. He is drop a book that is uplifting.'' also coming out with an album of his Four yeai:sa ge be published a rap songs, \Vhieh \.vill be ou~ by ne~t book of his poetry called "Prophecy: year.