Howard University Digital Howard @ Howard University The iH lltop: 1970-80 The iH lltop Digital Archive 1-24-1975 The iH lltop 1-24-1975 Hilltop Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_197080 Recommended Citation Staff, Hilltop, "The iH lltop 1-24-1975" (1975). The Hilltop: 1970-80. 127. http://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_197080/127 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: 1970-80 by an authorized administrator of Digital Howard @ Howard University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ' • hl·lltes Campus C.loOdor. ..................... Page 2 "Our media is the .,...,. On Top of the Hilt ............... : .... Page 3 e Lettllf1...................................... P•ge 4 of liberation, an instrume11t of clarification inforrm: Sports.•.•..........•........................ Page 5 • • Thuitre West............................. Pege 6 t1on, education and mobi- 'Th• Astrology Part 3 ........................ Page 7 lization. k wame Nkrumah • ~l.5 71ssue16Jan . 24,1975:_~~~~~~~~~~~~.-.-...-~~;::::::::::~::::::::::~::4:U::•:•:•~r•~~:':·:•:•:.,::"':":::':"·~D~.C~.::~:::::::;-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~P~. ho~ne~, 6J~6:-!6868!!!!!.._ D.- C. Project Warns Policy Board Fails Of Legal Action To Get Quorum By Willi•m Scott January .17, 1975 and signed by Hilltop St;otf Write< officially in abatement. LMt Bryant and Alf.red Mathewson. were \ Sliptembef the 11~ Policy eo.d HUSA policy Board m'et the HUSA Constitution; AUSA staff kcepted the recommendltiom of its Wednesday night at Loc_ke !-;tall in an appointments; S,pring semester EvalUition Committee to place the unsuccessful attempt, 3fter the Calendar. · DCSP in atMtement (suspension of majority of Board membef.s failed to The HUSA Constituion has been. - arrive, to resolve, among other the subject ofcc.?ntrovcrsyafter it was activities) until it could be • overhaul~ and institution1lized. thin!)', the Constitution. put on referendum in October 1973 ''The primary problem is thlit . According to Victor Bryant, and approved by the student lx>dy . ' . they want complete autonomy and HUSA president and Chairman of the However, the Univcr ~ ity's Board of Policy Board, it was the fourth we feel that they should ~ Trustees approved the constitution in accountable," Bryant contended. On meeting without a quorum. principle, but sent it back to elected a similar note, HUSA Policy Board The Policy Board is composed of Student Government officials in the Presidents of the 15 School December 1973 for re· edit ing and Mawu tt1reatens suit. Chairman Alfred Mathewson commented, ''I mi{ttt favor a p.irtial Student C1lu11cil~along with Graduate revi'sion. By Hodari Ali lifting of the abatement, such as for a Trustee, Hilltop Editor in Chief, and The Policy Board authorized a H l11tOP News Eflitor specific pr09"am, but not a full • ,_ co-ordinator of UGSA . Constitution Evaluation Committee Controversy surrounding the D.C . lifting until it is reorg1nized and ' The Board has been unable to get in June 1974 to re·edit and revise the Survival Project (OCSP) surfaced institutionalized.•• a quorum since October 1974. ' present Constitution. However, that again t h is week, with its director Mawu sees the problem being Bryant slated. ''there rs no Committee wrote a complete new seeking legal action against the authority to compel anyo,ne to be ~marily that Or. Carl Anderson, one. r University and charging HUSA with V.P. for Student Affairs. has refused here. And there is no action to be The newly wrine document. negligence. to release money to the Project, taken without them being ~ere. So if according to Bryant. was giving to ''We're 'trying to br in g the. issue up the quorum doesn't meet, everything money which he claims the stu'*'t the Policy Board on Sept. 10, 1974 1n court to get ·them (Howard remains it is." referendum in October 1973 as for them to take back to their Universi ty ) release our money and tg authorized Dr. Anderson to release. - Dorlald Isaac. board member and constituency for their input into the remove administration control over Co-ordinator of UGSA, stated, ''the · document. According• to Bryant, ''Since Anderwn released ~he money s tudent activity fees," Project ques1ion should be asked is why is· it r1othing has been do.ne on the to student government ~ he should Oirect6r Mawu told THE Hill TOP. release the money to the Project," that we had quorums an~ peoPle Gonstitution since that time. While conceding that the Proj~t Mawu stressed. stop coming? It is my be.lief that Bryant said that h is office has was having d}fficulty securing a people stop coming to meetings done. their job regarding the· The Howard Board of Trustees, Hilltop Photo by Edp Thomp50fl lawyer to handle the case, Mawu however, has not recognized the because the meeting were ful l of Constitution. expfained that ''specifically we are results of that referendum, which HUSA Pl'lli..,t Victor Bryant addresses quorumless shit! ''. He said, ''Why is ~t that the At the present time there are two discussion has to go back and forth seeking our mor1ey for t'his year and also included the student government p)licy hn•rd ~ 11 ting. documents being presented for last year which would total close to constitution, because of allegi?d from the HUSA president. and his discussion : the old documen~nd the \ staff." ~ $200.000." . incongruities in both issues. Or. new one, centralizing the power 1n On . 1he agenda of the 'meeting, - lilUSA President Victor Brya'rlt Anderson maintains that the DCSP is HUSA. did not think much of the move. and a student government project, and according to a memorandum dated Some tempers flared at that 1n res ponse stated that ''With my says that he respects the judgment of meeting after Bryant said he would l1 m 1ted knowledge of the law, student government. put the two docul1)ents out to the Howard is a corporation, therefore ''I have never had any serious Student Leaders Meet Trustees s tudent s without the Boards cannot be sued by one of its entities question alx>ut the validity of the approval . He said, ' 'I defy the Poli cy Board to challenge me on it." without approval from Howard. Any concept of a studenti=ommunity By Hodari Ali mc>f'e student input on how student a11d the lack ;:, I adec1uate facilit ies fo1 Mathewson said, ''Victor insulted; talk of a lawsui\ is idle talk and it is volunteer pro!1'am. I have maintained Htl l!OO News E<1 1too activity fees are spent, and the eating, stl1dyir1g, ;>.irkin g and mail . my integrity. He (Bryant) publicly. of no rnoment." Brya11t is a 1st year from the beginning that the project priorities the University seems to be' Roosevelt Car1 1<'.!l s President of In a meeting yesterday morning criticized the very same document la w student . was conceived, mlintained and taking as it expands. the Dentis •ry $t·Jdent Council- ., with the Student Affairs Committee that he is now going to present to Wh ile the DCSP asserts that it has funded by the students throu~ their Earl Simmons. Pr~s1cJent of 1hp reiteratPd r • •1 1 ' i: the concef11s • of the Board of TrustPes. s'"veral , tne students." r.1ot s.toµped its. activities; the Project School of Communicat1011s Student raised by • r C'1arles, citing poor !See Col. campus leaders forcefully irtformed Matl1ewson stated, ''Bryant IS, according to HUSA officials, still PROJECT .P9. 3 51 Council, raised the unresolved issue student-faculty relations as a major them of the major problems and criticized that ('lew document at the • • of student involveme11 t at WHUR , problem. concerns facing Howard students November Policy Board meeting and and voi'Ced concern that similar An Editor from The Hilltop raised today. now he says that it's no proof ot it." FFM Comes To Howard problems will be avoided with the issue of the need for more Poor student-faculty relations, the But. he said.''' I l1ave proof of it. It is • .representatives from across the Howard's UHF -TV station. Channel information from the Adminis tration need for more student financial aid, a matter of record." By Vincent Jones nation make up FFM. 32. scheduled to broadcast next year. on issues affecting the students. so equipment and library facilities. and The HUSA staff 3ppointments has According to Steve Miller. a Budget needs such as for television 1he newspaper could do a better fob concern over the cost and quality of . drawn strong criticism from some of The' February First Movement member of the ·organization's and radio .equipment , radio faculty at keeping the campus community food services, were continually cited the policy board members. after Committee Of CQl"respondence and a informed. He also cited campus ( FFM ) a new anti · imperialist as problems throughout the and a library, as well as the status of Bryant sudde1lly fired four key organization, accordi1lg to its student student at George Washington secuT1 ty . WHUR student University's 17 schools and colleges. the Deanship, were also cited by Mr. members of his staff for allegedly University. ''the social com1X>Sition involvement , and the need for leaders , will begin a drive to Jn addition, the student leaders, most S1 m mans as major concerns of violating his principles and then and ob;ective oonditiom of black improved cafeteria services as major fo1mulate a Howard University of whom were student 1council communjcations students. rehired them. Chapter on Monday January 27. students provide a firm basis for concerns of many students. presidents, aired wievances felt by Adeota Qdusanya President of Issac stated, ''I think that we have 1 uniting the many to defeat the few Re ligion Council Pres ident FFM was conceived in Princcto11 students 1n their own particul¥ the Pharmacy Stude11t Council.