Howard University Digital Howard @ Howard University The iH lltop: 1970-80 The iH lltop Digital Archive 12-1-1978 The iH lltop 12-1-1978 Hilltop Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_197080 Recommended Citation Staff, Hilltop, "The iH lltop 12-1-1978" (1978). The Hilltop: 1970-80. 226. http://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_197080/226 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]. • ' • I • The Voice Of '1t is better to protest The • than to aceept Howard Community injustice• -Rosa Parks r 1963_. ___ _ _v!o~l~·:N~q.:.!!1...'.:~~ue:,:::.o~.:.....'.1~3~--....-~~~~~~~~~~.....,..~~....;.:.:::::.:::.:::.::..:::.:.:.:..:..::.::::.:...:...~::..:..:::.:..:.::..:..::..:.::..;.:.:..:;;.:;;__-:=_;:.:.:~~~~~~~~~~~....,.~~..:..;.;;..:;.;,~~-'---f-~-~6 I N HOWARD UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20059 FRIOAY DECl;iful ; 1978 • Students-Unite to Save Black Institutions Meridian feteria Reopens By Brigette Rouson World the closing day of the c:on- organization's statement of purpose. By Patsy V. Pressley . Hilltop St;1ffwriter ference. Members include Black Sll1dents HUSA to the administration wa s not brt>akfast will b1>se rved Some 250 representatives from 30 ''Albany State's Historic Role in from predominantly Black schools as Hilltop Sl•flwtiler accepted. Based on ce rta in sti 1Ju­ llullpck said also that '>ludents 'colleges and universities met Nov. 16- Georgia Higher Education is 1n well as from white institutions. The Meridian Hill ca feteria will l<1tion s, though, the 11rop o~al wa s alreadv <Jn the meal r1lan would be 19 at Atlanta University Center Jeopardy," declared the headline. The This year's conference was marked reopen on a trial basis on Monday. as a ,1cce1lted and ,1~reed on to be put in entitled to eat in the cafeteria, but the (Atlanta, Ga.) to hammer out a strategy story reported that Georgia's State by an expansion of the N.O. B.U.C.S. result of the combined efforts of effect sale of cash coupons would determine in the fight for survival and ad- Board of Regents is ''leaning toward'' a structure. Member schools were st udent government officers, school Parts of the agreemer1t include the if the cafeteria would remain o·pen vancement of Black higher education plan to merge Albany State with the grouped into five regions, each with a administrators, and Meridian dorm­ ca feteria opening on a 30 day trial Alexander Chalmers of tht> Office of institutions. predominantly white Albany Junior set of elective of,fices. itory residents period. If revenue does not cover Bu siness and Fisc al Affair'\, '>aid, ''The Over 15 Howard University students College-on the 1unior college Carland Hunt, chairman of The cafeteria closi ng has been a expenses, the cafeteria could be main ~o<il of Gourmet Food Services attended the meeting which was the campus, according to one regent Howard's Undergraduate Student major issue for many Meridian Hill closed with a 30 day notice was to break even If Gourmet could second annual conference of the quoted in the story. Association (UCSAJ was elected residents and student government National Organization of Black The plan is being required by the delegate-at-large for this region. Also do this." he said, ''the cafeteria will not officers. Most students complained The hours of operation will be close '' · University and College Students Department of Health, Education and elected from Howard was Alexander about the time involved and ' incon­ bet~een 11 :30 a.m and 7µ 0 p.m. Chalmers noted that even though (N.O .B.U.C.S.). The organization was Welfare, which seeks to increase Jones, The Hilltop photography editor venience of eating on main campus. d~rrng weekdays only. lune~ and Gourmet's financial repot~ has not founded in 1977 on the Howard Albany State's white student and an economics major. He was Steven Bullock, chairman of . the dinner wi ll be se rved, with continental been relea·sed , it seemed that the mair, University campus (Washington, D.C.). enrollment from its current 4 percent chosen regional treasurer. Grievance Committee for the Howard The meeting comes at a time when to 25 percent. Another change came in the bre~kfa s t added for a two-week trial cafeteria wa ~ doing better and not University Student Association, said. basis. The success of the continental . 3 Black colleges and universities - N.0 .B.U.C.S links Black college establishment of six policy councils to ''The original proposal submitted by breakfast will determine if regular. hot See c.ofeterKJ, page · particularly publicly-supported 1n- students from across the nation in an review and recommend action on stitutions-are in new danger of being attempt to: establish communication specific issues . They include the merged or otherwise stripped of their between Black students and in- Council on International Affairs ability to carry out their historic stituticns, help student governments Council of Campus Editors, Council of mission, education of Black people. serve their constituents more ef- Campus Queens, Council on Research Officials, Students Plan ReopeniQg This danger, which flies in the face fectively, to insure the survival of and Policy Development, Council on of increasing enrollments over the past Black colleges and universities, and to Quality Black Education. and Student several decades in Black colleges and '" determine the role of Black students leaders Alumni Council By Alexander Jones universities. is evidenced by an article as potential leaders in the struggle for S N UC S Hilltop StJtffwritet ? that appeared 1n the Atlanta Dailv our _people,"" according to the ee · 0 ·8 · ' · ·page 8 Tuesday ·residents of the Meridian Hill dormitory met with • University officials to finalize plans for ustice Thurgood Marshall the reopening of the dormitory cafeteria scheduled for Monday. Officials attending the meeting were Alexander Chalmers, Executive Speaks at H.U. Law School Assistant to 'the Vice President for Business and Fiscal Affairs, John successful practicing alumnus and his days as a student at Howard Goodwin . director of Gourmet Food judge whose entire estate was left to University Law School. Sptti.al to the Hilltop Service, Mollie Hopkins. resident Justice Marshall remembered when A ceremony dedicating the new the law School counselor of Meridian Hill Hall, and the law sc hool lacked in reputation Howard University law School moot The room which now houses the Willam Keene: executive assistant and accreditation and how Charles courtroom on the Dunbarton Campus moot courtroom was completely to the Vice Pres ident for Stl1dent Houston. the Dean, acquired these :ecently attr\Jcted more than 1.000 renovated from what was a com­ Affa irs . According to Chalmers, the luests, including U.S. Supreme Court bination gymnasium - auditor1u~ . things for the school ''the hard way''. ,, Chief Justice warren Burger and The moot courtroom. which has He mentioned the names of other ''experiment''_depends upon _the Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall, an been in use since August 1977. is notables from Howard law school, support of the Meridian students alumnus of the Jaw school. reputed to be the finest in the country. such as. William H. Hastie, George E.c·. and ''will be given as much time as A.t present, plans are being drawn up Hayes, Leon A. Ransom, James Nabrit, needed ." Wiley Branton was installed as Dean for the sale of individual seat Spottswood Robinson, Ill. and many students which the University houses will be of quality in the future." of the School of law at the ceremony dedications in the courtroom. This who served as de<in dLiring one period Chalmers said, that the decision on only 627 are on the meal plan. Responding to a question op a In the opening speech. University mo11ey will go into a fund to provide of another. the cafeteria was made by the board of When students questioned the mandatory meal plan Chalmers said President James E. Chef"k said the law financial aid for needy students. Marshall \varn-ed the i:fOUp, trus.tees The cafeteria was cl6sed due quality of the food, Goodwin said, ''it's ''There is nothing on the drawing board school's new moot courtroom will be Thurgood Marshall, a 1933 graduate 'to ''heavy losses." ''None of the food See UJw School, page 8 not the quality of the food it's th~y.iay. to adopt a mandatory meal plan." named after the lat_e ·James Cobb, a from the 1aw school, commented on services operate at a _gain," said it's prepared; the food has been Chalmers. butchered." The Meridian H ill Cafeteria Ad· The cafeteria has a history of losses . Chalmers said that maintainina the visory Counsel has formed a grand According to Keene. it loses equipment is a problem. The main.· opening comn1ittee to plan a program 'Soup-Kitchen' Set Up for Needy between 125 and S150,000 peryear cafeteria is unable to serve fried · for Monday's open in& includina chicken bec.1l1Se the deep fryers are spec.ial music. a special menu and free Keene al§o said that of the 3000 Ollt. However, he addt:d, " The food cake ar1d punch ~h1kl l1m1el .. ·- Hiiitop St1ffwrlt1r • While President Jimmy Carter cries for human rll:hts abroad. thousands of Architecture Students jObless and homeless people wander • • the streets of Washln11ton, D.C. and cry for It tooheree Often carryln11 their worldly poss· Seek Removal of Dean essions in shoppina baas. these people By Gre1ory "· P1tter1on Griffith as the new act1n11 department him res iw,ned .