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For more information, please contact [email protected]. ., - Life & Style Dark Blue disappoints . _]I fans:·· HE TOP Bl The Student Voice of Howard University .Since 1924 VOLUME 86, NO. 43 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2003 / www.thehilltoponline.com Carol Moseley-Braun, First Black Congress Approves Female Senator, Bids for Presidency -Howard for $237 By Amber Mobley •"peace, prosperity and progress." .. Nation & World Editor Moseley-Braun, a former Million for 2003 lllinois state lawmaker and Cook A black woman has entered County official, was elected to the the race. Senate in 1992. But her time in The Appropriations Committee Carol Moseley-Braun, the the Senate was marked by con­ first black woman elected to the troversy, including questions recommended an appropriation Senate, announoed on Tuesday about her personal finances and that she would enter the race for her attempts at freelance diplo­ of $237,474,000 for Howard the White House in 2004. macy, including traveling to Moseley-Braun, 55, Nigeria to meet with Sani University, which is the same announced at the University of Abacha, the late militruy dictator. Chicago that she would empha­ After leaving the Senate she as the-fiscal year 2002 appro­ size her opposition to war with was appointed ambassador to priation and Howard's budget Iraq and camp~ign on domestic New Zealand byfonner President PtlOTO c.,··omr~Y OP AP.CO~l issues, including the struggling request. U.S. economy. Carol·Moseley-Braun officially announced her bid for the Her campaign, will promise See BRAUN page A':'/ United States presidency. See Story n,esday Febntary 25 Bush Nominates Snow Clean Up a Long Process· Three Howardites By David Johns Surgeiy at Howard University Hilltop Staff Writer College of Medicine and Howard University Hospital (HUH), has Three of Howard's own were been re-designated by the nominated for presidential advi­ President to serve as the Chair of soiy positions. the President's Cancer Panel. .l&- Doctor LaSalle Doheny Lefall will operate as chair of the Leffall, Howard University advisory panel for a year. Professor and Surgeon and John The Cancer Panel was char­ Emoiy Fleming, Howard tered to monitor and evaluate the University PhD recipient, have development and execution of ,. already been confirmed for posi­ the National Cancer Program tions produoed by presidential and report to the President on ., , nominations, while Judith N. program implementation. Macaluso, Howard Law school The responsibilities of tl1e alunma, awaits a decision from NCP include developing policies the senate committee on govem­ regarding public health initia- mental affairs. Most recently, Leffall, -.... Charles R. Drew Professor of See NOMINATON page A9 Students Affected by Chicago Club Stampede Pfl010 IJY ~lA't'A(HLUAM Workers shovel snow in front of the Bethune Annex residence hall on Tuesday. It took the District more than 60 By Amber Mobley hours to clean up the 16 inches of snow that fell over the weekend, in the sixth worst storm Washington has seen. Nation & World Editor TI1e E2 club on tl1e south side of Chicago was ordered to close almost seven months ago. But it never followed those orders, and on Monday 21 people Students.Deal with 'Cabin Fever' -12 women and nine men, ages 19 to 43 - died in a stainvell By Veronica Miller warmth and comfort of his room stampede in tl1e club. Hilltop Staff Writer in Drew Hall. Marchlena Rodgers, a junior "For the rest of the week­ marketing major at Howard DiTaylor Edmonds is from end," Edmonds said, "DiTaylor University and a native of Atlanta, Georgia, where snow Edmonds cleaned his room and Chicago, frequented E2 and said and snow ball fights are rare. studied." the club was constantly over- .But, like other Washingtonians The mood at Howard was crowded. · Many are mourning the "~th a zest for life, this week's decidedly playful this past week­ blizl.ard turned Edmonds into a end as one of the city's biggest "That night wouk! have been loss of those killed in the Chicago club stampede. warrior. Snow balls were his snowstorms shut down like putting 1,500 people in the weapon. Washington, D.C. Punch Out, spraying MACE and fight broke out between patrons. A friend and fellow Atlanta On Sunday, sophomore ti-ying to get out of that one One woman was stabbing native joined in the snow frolick­ Melanie McNair bundled up and door," she said. ing, pushing Edmonds down another with a box cutter, trekked to the Valley, where she ·n1e scene went like this: and kicking snow in his face, but according to police reports. and over a dozen others decided Nearly 1,500 people were crowd­ F.dmonds could take the snow to go sledding. McNair's vehicle VHOIOlJY('.I A'S IAL/'liCflAKO ed into the upper level of the games for only a few minutes. See CLUB page A7 He retreated into the See FEVER page A9 Many students opted to stay inside rather than fight the Epitome Restaurant, E2, when a snow. Possible Gas Leak Closes I-Lab By David Johns the lab and most of tl1em left Marshall said, "Someone report­ Hilltop Staff Writer when they ,,-ere asked to but I ed that they smelled gas. nu:ee really didn't want to leave because fire trucks responded and the At 1:35 a.m. Thnrsday morn­ I was almost finished with my entire process took no more than ing, Howard University students paper," Jumor, Shanequa 20 minutes." were foroed to evacuate the i-lab Anderson said. "The entire thing Junior, mathematics major, due to suspicion of a' gas leak. took about thirty minutes, at the Donte Coleman reported that The fire department was dis­ time I smelled something veiy "Someone said it was gas or patched to tl1e i-lab as students faint and now I have a headache, something tl1at caused tl1e evacu­ reporK-d what appeared to be a but it may be because I'm ation, I did not smell anything but gaseous odor in the air. After stressed." left when they asked me to." evacuating students and staff While the number of stu­ When asked how he was notified from the i-lab, the fire depart­ dents de,--eased when 'more peo­ he said, "tl1ey came around and ment assessed the ·quality of the ple were interviewed, fourth year made sure that everyone was air throughout the building and student, Larry ~rown Jr, said "I aware of what was going on." Ml.l!. PUOTO after reporting that nothing could estimate that there were The consensus of our reports Suspicion of a gas leak caused the I-Lab to temporarily close early Thursday morning .. gaseous or harmful was in the air, about 50 students in the i-lab at the i-lab reopened to students. the time." Lee See GAS page A7 ~Quite a few people were in Access control clerk, ,,. • Voices The Search Continues for HU's Next Big Star By David Johns in a concert. Texas Club, long prided by a Entertainment president and "I am pleased by the com­ Hilltop Staff Writer The event will reputation for presenting CEO, Faruq ElHaqq, who could mitment of the club members & include those unique and entertaining events provide networking opportuni­ as well as those who came out A collaborative effort chosen from to the Howard community, ties and a possible a develop· to audition," said Lee. "The between the Texas Club and RU the talent sought to ment deal, the vision for an students at Howard are so tal­ Vie_ws Entertainment, to find search, take the event came together to make ented despite the competitive Howard's next big thing, ~mes signed per­ typical everything complete. nature of the showcase evecy­ into fruition. f or ming ·- activi­ The turnout for the audi­ one looked out for one another. The line spilled out from F, l/llo<Ul Dallas ties of tions was larger than the shows People offered words of the lobby of the auditorium in state organizers originally anticipat­ encouragement, gave up their What did you the Human Ecology building. - clubs ed, but participants were happy audition spots for people who Contestants lined the halls and - t 0 to eagerly wait for their turn. had other commitments. stairwells, hid in vacant class­ the Club members were elated Everyone worked together." do when rooms, and huddled around next from the support of the student The night was one of one another trading singing level. community. The auditions extreme talent as singer's bat­ snowed in? suggestions, words of encour­ artists, San Antonio were open to singers, emcees, tled nervousness and fought to agement, and gestures of affir­ and an Thanks spoken word artists, and musi­ hold notes, show their vocal mation and consolation as they after party to to a long cians. range, and impress the judges prepared to audition for a spot end all after parties. standing friend­ "I came because they with flavorful renditions of in T.C.A 2003 (talent showcase, The idea for the com­ ship between Texas included spoken word artists.