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'. ~:- .·· Special Conunencement Issue ILLTOP The Student Voice of Howard University Since 1924 http://hilltop.howard.edu VOLUME 83, No. 1 SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1999 Kofi Annan Saying Hello to the Future Farmer, to Speak at Graduation Tore to be Honored Ceremony Student Trustees Sponsor Fundraising Efforts for Kwame Ture Research Library BY APRILL 0. TURNER Hilltop Staff Writer Civil rights activists and Howard alumni Kwame Tore and James Farmer will receive honorary doctoral degrees today at Commencement. Later this evening. a ceremony will be held honoring Mabie Charles, Tore's mother, and funds will be ra ised for the Kwamc Tore Research Library. Student Trustees Jonathan Sccrctarv Gweral Kofi Annan "ill Kname Tore, rormerly Stokley James Farmer, rounder or the Con­ give tociny's 131 cornrnencment Hullo and Randy Short, who Carmichael. "111 be presented with ~ or Rod.al Equality, "ill also be address recommended that Howard an honorary doctorate. honon,d wiU1 a degrtt. honor the activists, are hosting the community ga1hering hon­ and James Farmer reaffirms the Farmer and Tore and hopes 1ha1 oring Tore's mother. Communi­ activist and struggle 1radi1ion of Howard will recognize more of BY VAi.ERiE T110~IAS ty activists Rock Newman, Howard University." said Huuo. its greats by the year 2000. Hilltop Staff Writer Lawrence Guyot, and The All­ "I hope and pray that the award­ 'These conferring of degrees African Peoples Revolutionary ing of these degrees will moti­ are but a drop in the bucket of United Nations Secretary-General Party arc also sponsoring the vate students 10 struggle and good will and nffirmation of Kofi Annan is slated 10 be the C\'Cnt. fight for the upliflment and lil>­ the African American struggle keynote speaker at today's 131st Hullo says Howard is contin­ eration of African and for liberation," said Short. Commencement Convocation. uing a tradition by honoring oppressed people all over the "Pauli Murray. Charles Cobb, Annan wi ll address approximately Tore and Farmer. world." Jr.• Cleavland Sellers, George 2,300 Howard University graduates "The awarding of the hon­ Graduate Trustee Randy Short Pndmor, and m:IJly others at the convocation, which is sched­ orary degrees 10 Kwame Tore is happy about the honoring of See HONOREES, AS uled to start at IO a.m. on the main yard waether permining. "Secreuu-y-GeneraJ Annan brings 10 Howard University a global per­ HUH Employees Disgruntled spective, based not only on personal convictions. but also on his extensive career of service, education and high­ Over Proposed Salary Freeze level C'>POict resolution in and throughout the imernational com­ Union officials say that a salary hike lor upper and mid­ munity.'' said Howard University Bl J ASO'- T. S\flTII growing number of dissatisfied lend management who took a President H. Patrick Swygert. Hilltop Staff Writer cmplo)·ecs arc calling for a four year retroacti ,·e four percent Many Howard University gradu­ strike. And when a statement cost of living increase that ates were excited after receiving news A ,trike by the Um\"Crsity's was released last week by the amounted 10 an additional that Annan would be speaking during largest workers union may be Unhcrsity saying that Howard $20.000 a )Car to their checks. today's ceremony. "It's a great honor 11nminen1 if negotiations ••is not able 10 agree to a wage Derrick Davis. chief negotiator 10 have someone who is so experi­ between the University and increase:· support for a strike for Local 209-1. said the last cost enced with world affairs 10 come 10 hey come from Africa, the Caribbean, the Far E.1,1. Central America and the Local Union 2094 continue to mere.used. of living increase for the mem­ Howard University and speak with United St.tlcs. Their faces are the faces of the world. Who are thcy7 They are the stall. A union deadline for the nego­ bers ol Local 209-1 w,1, m 1993. our graduates," said chemical engi­ last graduating cla,s of the millennium. And they represent ,1 continuing trend m Protests by the union that pro­ tiations hasn't been set )Cl. "but But accnrdin,g 10 Brock. mem ­ T tects the rights of hospital and a deadline is being discussed:' bers of Umon 209-l "enj,~ the neering major and graduating senior How:,rd graduates with the majority of students receiving degrees in Biology. psychol­ Raymond Brickhouse. "It ,hows the ogy and Journalism respectively. According 10 ligures released from enrollment man­ health care workers al Howard said one union official. high,' ,1 \\'ages in compar,1ble type of person that he is and also agement 73 countries nre represented in this graduating class and female, outnumber University Hospital have been Calling the situation ''\cry sen• job, in the Washington Metro­ shows the type of university that we males two 10 one. mounting because the Universi­ sitivc," chief negotiator for 1he politan area, and de,pite a long are a part of.'' -COMPtll OBY Clll\1E~A TJI0\1AS ty is "refusing 10 come 10 the University Leroy Jenkins for­ term management salary freeze. Freshman English and political sci­ table" 10 discuss a proposal to warded all inquiries about the ha,c rcceh·cd merit increases ence major Brittney Cooper said, "I freeze the wages of some 1,000 case to University spokespcr• over the last seven )ears The think his visit reflects our commit­ employees of HUH. according son Donna L. Brock. hospirnl continue, 10 be ment 10 drawing ideas from Ameri­ 10 union officials. At the heart of the mauer is a See HUH.AS ca and the global community. and also reflects our commitment 10 maintaining diversity throughout the Black race." Rev. Jackson Brokers Deal with Yugoslav Leader Annan, who was unavailable for comment at press-time. spoke last ing on this to increase their otherwise Morris said that Jackson is able lO Saturday at the University of Michi­ By Rnfiah Davis bankrupt moral creditability." said be successful in his diplomatic efforts gan's commencement ceremony. He Hilltop Staff Writer Lorenzo Morris 10 the Phi ladelphia because of the contacts that he has told the crowd of approximately Inquirer. Morris is a Howard Uni• established within congress and the 35,000 people that he had intensified Re,•. Jesse Jackson successfully vcrsity professor of political science global, religious community. "Once his own efforts 10 find a political negotiated the release of three U.S. who wro1la book on Jackson's 1984 you establish a reputation with deal­ solution to the situation in Kosovo. soldiers who were being held hostage presidential campaign. 'They have 10 ing with human issues in the context Annan, who is originally from in Yugoslavia last week. assume that it is going 10 have some ofcitizen diplomacy. people will find Ghana, told the graduates that the The three soldiers, Steven M. Gon­ consequences in international rela­ )'OU when an opportunity arises 10 fight for human rights continues with zales. 22, of Huntsville. Texas; tions." cross boundaries of communication them. While he spoke. l\\o planes cir­ Andrew A. Ramirez. 24, of Los He added in a phone conversation on international levels:· said Morris. cled above carrying banners that Angeles; and Christopher J. Stone, withThe Hilltop that any assump­ More recently, Jackson has worked protested NATO's allack on 25. of Smiths Creek. Michigan­ tions made by Milosevic should not as Clinton's special envoy for democ­ Yugoslavia. had been in the custody of the take away from Jackson's praises. racy in Africa and he has taken on a Annan's United Nations career, Yugoslavian government for a lillle "All of the advantages for Milosevic high profile in counselling the Clin­ which has spanned for more than over a mo111h. are far outweighed by the humanis­ ton fami ly after the Monica Lewin­ three decades. ha, focused not only Jackson went there on Friday, tic acuon of Jesse Jackson." sky sex scandal. on questions of managemen1- against the warnings of the United llus was not the first time that Jack­ Jackson is the founder ofthe "Rain­ adminis1ra1ion. budget, finance. and States officials. He wa, told that his son negotiated the release of bow Coalition," a non-profit self­ personnel- but also on refugee safety could 1101 be guaranteed and hostages. In 1984, he secured the help group for blacks. liberals. poor issues and peacekeeping. as well as that there was a chance he could get release of Navy Lt. Robert Goodman. whites and Hispanics. sensitive diplomatic issues. caught in a NATO air strike. ln two who was shot down o,,cr Lebanon. After sa, ing the soldiers. Jackson In the early 1990,,, he negotiated the days, Jackson was taking the soldiers That same year. he negotiated the prayed for peace and demanded that release of Western hostages during away from Yugoslavia freedom of dozens of prisoners from Clinton stop the bombing and resume Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.