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VOLUME 86, NO. 53 TUESDAY, APRil.. 8, 2003 . www.thehilltoponline.com I HUSA Wraps Up Term, Reflects o~,Achievements By Kerry-Ann Hamilton Monday night on the campus of In bis long black tation. However, the failure to Campus Editor Howard University and ended on peacoat and glasses, repeal tlle new visitation policy is the steps of the Supreme t\cet~ some compared the one point Williamson cites a Howard University Student Court, was the pin- SJ'I.'¥- e\l0 HUSA president to shortfall in his tenn. Association President Cornell nacle of his term. \l ~- a modern civil "We are still upset that the Williamson has about a month The rally was inde- rights-era leader. Office of Residence Life reneged left in bis term. And despite the fense of affirmative · This year on tlle policies tllat were set for action. ,_, , four elections and extensive delay ..~to~ for HUSA, was the year," Williamson said. "We that preceded his administrative "I think the Ii lack ,,.,.., e= .._ .._ one of political wanted to have 24 hour visitation ;,-,· ade V- year, Williamson remains confi­ 1\lesday event was tl1e \lp" action and reinstated, but that did not occur." dent that his tenn was unhin­ highlight of our genera­ constant rallying However, Williamson cited dered. tion," WilliaDlSOn said. "It of the Howard "troops" the formation of the Dean's Williamson expressed regret dispels tlle mytl1 that young around several key issues includ­ Advisory Council, which works about the recent resignation of his people are apatlletic to tlle issues ing visitation, tlle Bush nomina­ witll the Dean of Residence Life, Vice President, Nicole Merritt, affecting our society today." tion, the war and the Save Morris Franklin Chambers, was a posi­ which he says was due personal Williamson led a human con­ Brown Canlpaign. tive step in giving students an challenges. voy through the streets of In early September, opportunity to participate in some The New Jersey native Washington D.C. singing call and Williamson was at the forefront of of tlle key policy changes that will recounted his year as "reward­ respond chants, "We tvant affir. a visitation rally when the Office affect tllem. 11fLF.PIIOTO ing." Williamson said the Black mative action." "When do we of Residence Life revamped the Cornell Williamson, HUSA president led more than 3,000 Tuesday rally, which started last ivant it?" Now." rules surrounding '24-hour' visi- See HUSA page A4 students to the Supreme Court In defense of affirmative action last week. Fraternities 'Come Out' on Yard· College of Medicine / Awarded $6.5 Million By Ruth L. Tisdale American community. Hilltop Staff Writer "In the African American community, mental health illness The Department of are commonly misdiagnosed and Psychiatry in the College of mistreated," William Lawson, Medicine was awarded a grant of Chair of the Department of $6.5 million to study mental Psychiatry, said. health illnesses- the largest grant African Americans must be of its type at Howard ever. diagnosed differently than other The grant is a contract races. You can't prescribe the between tlle National Institute of same medication to an African Mental Healtll (NIMH) and tlle American person that you can to College of Medicine for a five-year an Asian person. project tllat will implement and Doctors do not always recog­ develop research studies that per­ nize this and many African tain to various mental healtll dis­ Americans are given inappropri• eases. ate treatments." TI-tis multi-year project will Assistant professor of the· look at ways to prevent post-trau­ Department of Psychiatry Tanya matic stress disorder; to treat Alim said that the contract would bipolar illness and treatment­ increase awareness of mental resistant 'depression and witll the health illness. aid of imaging, genetic and bio­ "Th.is [contract] will help us Pl toTOS BY MELANtti NF.SBITT logical markers, to help evaluate find better ways to treat the Two Greek letter fraternities Introduced new cultural and ethnic differences in patient," Alim said. "It will help us members of their organizations with "coming diagnosis and treatment out­ to also treat African Americans out" shows on Friday afternoon. At left, mem­ oomes. with depression and post dramat­ bers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, above, mem­ The concept of the grant ic stress. The contract will also bers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. came about because of the lack of fund transportation of patients." diagnosis and treatment of men­ tal health illness in tl1e African See MED page A4 . ' Undergraduate Restoration Ready To Begin Work By David Johns iarize ourselves with the peo­ Trustee Prepares for Assistant Cam_Pus.Editor ple we will be working wit h," Walls said. "The curr ent As the academic year administration has been sup­ comes to a close, Daniel portive." Last Board Meeting Blakemore and Faith Walls, Williamson feels confi­ Howard University Student dent that once complete, the By David Johns Association (HUSA) presi­ transition will be successful. Assistant Campus Editor dent and vice-president, "As of now the transition 2003-2004, are poised to is going ok, we were busy While seniors prepare for begin their new term effective with Black Tuesday and get­ graduation and facing t he noon on May 10. ting ready for Bison Ball but st ress and strain of the real Blakemore and Walls we have sat down on a couple world and returning students have been working together of occasions to assist them ponder ways to make next \vith the current l;i USA with their selection of staff year better than this one, administration, under and their outlook, as far as Undergraduate Trustee Jaha President Cornell the budget is concerned," Howard reviews what he has . Williamson, to introduce Williamson said. "I am defi­ left to Howard University dur­ themselves to key administra­ nitely excited about the tran­ ing his year in office. tors as well as st udent offi­ sition and willing to. help in Howard considers his cials. FIUPflOTO year as the undergraduate Undergraduate Trustee, "At this point it is impor­ See WORK page A4 Dan Blakemore and Faith Walls, HUSA president and vice t rustee a productive one. He Jaha Howard. tant for us to meet and famil- president elect, are preparing to start their term. successfully implemented his platform, navigated board- ing the widespread room protocol to t\ ~ sentiments of under­ Phase II of Housing .Process Complete effectively ,;.;::;~ ~ Vlc'° graduate students represent y, who questioned the By Veromca-Marche Miller one start over again." been assigned," said Paulette students, and _,. visibility and func­ dents who were surprised ,that Hilltop Staff Writer Yet on Monday morning, Porter, administrative assistant implemented tion of the under- they were able to select the when the system opened again, changes to gr aduate trustee, to the Dean of Residence Life West Towers for next year. But Over the weekend, the students who had been breed riew gen­ Howard prom­ yesterday morning. "It j ust giving students the opportunity rumor spread like wildfire. All assigned remaine<;I assigned. doesn't make sense." erations of phi­ ised to publish to lb,e where they wanted was students would have to re-reg­ And students who encountered lanthropist. monthly perspectives Porter said she believes the all part of the plan. ister fo r housing on Monday system problems on Thursday At the onset of in the perspective entitled computerized process of select­ Last week, during the hous­ due to a Banner Web system his term; Howard "From the Boardroom."· were able to pick the room of ing housing went smoothly. ing registration process, a cer­ glitch. their choice, whether it was in greeted the university com­ Howard failed to meet his "If it didn't, the office tain number of rooms from "You know how Howard munity wit h .an address in initial promise of a monthly tlle Towers or Meridian. would be filled right now," she each dorm were made available which he outlined his plans_ is," said one student. "They're "There's no way in the said. "But no one is here." for the forthcoming year. probably going clean out the world we can reassign 4,000 She commentea on how See TRUSTEE page A4 See HOUSING page A4 Beginning with address- entire system and make every- people when they've already she received calls from stu- •• Voices Advisors Address Accusations of Poor & " Views Services Hilltop Editorial Sparks Controversy Are you satisfied Among Advisors with the housing By Danielle Scruggs weeks and Tonie Blackwell suc­ systen1 after hav- Hilltop Staff Writer ceeded him. At the end of last semester Cramer also resigned ing to register? "Unfair." "Not true." dting personal reasons. In "Hurtful." These are some of the January Leiba resumed working terms used by some counselors with the University as the primary and administrators to describe advisor for graduating seniors f'IIOTOBY ~tAYAtilWAM last week's editorial, "Counselors and some undergraduates.