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ILLTOP The Nation's Largest Black Student Newspaper Volume 84, No. 15 Friday, December 1, 2000 htttp://hilltop.howard.edu Committee S~ys No to Undergraduate Tuition Increase Graduate Schools .and Colleges May Face Higher Fees if Swygert, Trustees Approve Recommendation By J ENNIFER CUMMINGS ing rates for many of the graduate many different presentations 10 the dents, Salter presented a Power Point & Allied Health. Tuition has been increased by a Hilltop Staff Wri1er schools. A proposed 3% increase in committee, ftrmly recomme .1ded that presentation out lining recommenda­ Student representatives, pan of the small percentage for the past five tuition for the Law School. College the board "consider the hard plight of tions by students to the committee almost unanimous vote, noted though years. In a nearly tie vo1e Wednesday, the of Medicine, Graduate School of its student population, acknowledge including a lab fee increase for the that the lapt0ps should be provided at And while the recommendation Tuition Rates and Review Commit­ Arts & Sciences. and College of the steady CJ<pected increases of fed­ College of Pharmacy, Nursing and less than average cost. "Laptops for regarding the Undergraduate Schools tee declined to recommend a resolu­ Dentistry was recommended to the eral appropriation, remember that Allied Health and staunch opposition students will allow an increase in the favors students. Simmons warns, "we tion to increase tuition for the Under­ Board by the Committee. rate, already have been increased for 10 the 3 % Undergraduate and Grad­ level of productivity and technology should remind ourselves that it's only graduate Schools and Colleges next Howard University Student Asso• the past five years. uate school tuition. comprehension in students as it a recommendation • but it is sincere year. ciation President Sellano Simmons "We recommend that Howard Uni­ Although students were in oppo­ applies to thei, line of study," noted and represents what the students and The nine-member committee and Vice President Nikkole Salter versity explore alternative avenues of sition of all of these increases, they a final student analysis and recom­ committee feel is the appropriale resolved in a five to four vote not to along with Graduate Student Asso• funding with serious aggression.111e were in favor of lhe implementation mendation. action.'' ciation leaders Damon Roberts, studems of Howard University are in "Higher tuition yields fewer stu• recommend a tuition increase to the of a fee for laptops for all students in • The Committee will submit their Board ofTrustees. Jamal Osaze, and Maurice Butler ,munch opposition to an increase in recommendations to the Board of dents. Fewer students yield higher Whi le voting to not increase represented students' concerns and tuition rates and fees," the represen­ the Medical and Law Schools a.~ well Trus1ees who will render a final rul­ tuition. When does it all end?" said Undergr.iduate tuition, the committee interests. tative." said. as the College of Pharmacy, Nursing ing on the matter. Simmons. did however vote to recommend mis- The student representatives, in On behalf of HUSA and the stu- Month of "Professors used to come here with other (professors) to relax and enjoy Blackburn Fasting their meal. Now, it seems that they can never get a,-vay from the students, Helps Build even on their own lunch break," Too Small, - CHRIS CfilATOH, Production Manager for Sodexho Marriott Community Students By NSf;NGA A. KNIGHT Complain City Editor By K ENRVA MALtKH RANKIN The most active time in Khalil Rasheed and Ibrahim Adesanya's · Hilltop Staff Writer house is between 5 and 8 a.m. During this time, they wake up to Student organizations are feeling a sched­ have a meal before the crack of dawn. uling crunch in the Armour J. Blackburn pray the early morning Salat (oblig­ University Center this semester, as space is atory Muslim prayer before sunset), increasingly becoming unavailable in the read a portion of the Koran, and pre­ student center - even as the number of pare for their day of classes at campus organizations multiply. Howard University. Several student groups have complained This early morning meal will be that they were bumped from space they their last until the sun begins to go requested and denied rooms because of the down later in the day. Their early lack of space. Students also complained of morning routine is typical for the ·times .-hen they had t<l request ,pace, sev­ many Muslim students at Howard eral 1im(.l because 0~ lo!,\ pa~ct ·~ , ~or 1-­ during the month of Ramadan, which ~tudents blamed the scarcity of SPJC~ to prd erences given to oulSide organizntion, lhat began Monday. pay. Rasheed is a senior legal commu• "There is a lack or" space and sometimes I nications major and Adesanya is a feel there is a priority given to outSide groups. junior 1>sychology major. They grew It's time for us to look toward new space," up as friends in Oakland, California. said Khalfani Walker, Coordinator of the Both were raised practicing Islam. As Undergraduate Student Assembly. college students away from home, Stacy Wilson, a member of the Caribbean they fullfil their obligation of fa.~ting Student Association, agreed with Walker. " I during the month of Ramadan and share the e.,perience with Howard's feel that Blackburn caters to outside func­ growing Islamic community. tions because there is more money to be Rahma Abdur Rahim, a freshman made. This creates a conflict of interest," chemistry major from Hampton. Vir­ Wilson s.1id. ginia, is experiencing her first fast Photo ~y fawn T Smith Roberta McLeod, director of the Black­ As the \e111(.~tcr p~,')C"'• nlOrt nnd more student~ are rrtquenting the Kc\taurant located on the first floor of the Blnckburu Center. \\'Ith ii,) gold-rimmed burn Center, admitted that sometimes outside away from home this semester. Fast­ plates, slntthed linen napkin~ nnd huffct-1,t) le sening stations, tht" Re,tnurnnt ha~ become one or the most popular stude,u eateries on eumpus ing has become easier for her since organizations are given preferences. For she's been at Howard because of the ' example, McLeod said her office had 10 great deal of support she receives make space for a visit from President Bill from the Muslim community at Students and Teachers Battle for Clinton and for a special convocation for Ora­ Howard. "Since I've been at school, cle CEO, Larry Ellison earlier this year. fasting has become easier for me. McLeod said the procedure when this hap­ Back home, (in highschool) I was the pens is to move the space or reschedule the only Muslim in school." So, she fast• Howard Restaurant Dining Rights event. ''Every step is made to try not to have this ed alone. "Here, all my friends are fasting." said Rahim. happen through advance planning," McLeod By JOI RlllU" & UR.\KKTON BOOKf'.R protest the growing student presence. hideaway in Blackburn that has become a sa.id. She also said outside groups that give She enjoys spending each night Hilltop Staff Writers "If you want to have a healthy meal you refuge to many professors. with her Muslim peers during the Universit/ "insurmountable'' amounts can't go to the Punch Out," said Lee, a One instructor, who asked to remain of money, ho,t programs bringing visibility Ramadan. "It's what I expected. I The aroma of barbecued chicken, freshly sophomore radio. television and film major. unnamed, said that she fuels that students look forward to coming to (the to the University and provide an important mar baked corn bread, and candied yams jolt "If you want to take food hack to your roo'm have begun 10 overstep their boundaries. service to the community, are given space meal a Muslim has after breaking the LeRon Lees hunger p:mgs to life as he scans you can·t go to the cafc, so [the Restaurant] "Students already have an are.1 set aside fast) to sec everyone, eat, talk, social­ preference. They are still required 10 pay, the crowded room for a familiar face to dine is perfect for me." for them to ear. Why do they have to come McLeod said. Rates for room rentals by out• ize, and pray together. I get to see with. Many students say that d1ey would choose into our space for lunch? We do not usually people I don't usually see every side groups were not available by Hilltop For Lee, il~ rime for a mid-day meal in one the Restaurant over the Punch Out and cafe­ come into the student cafeterias and we press time. night," of his fa\'orite Blackburn haunts: the Howard teria., in Blackburn and the Annex. would think that the students would give us Rashee<l's initial experience wasn't She also attributed space problems to Restaurant. Junior biology major Farrah Caffier calls the same respect. This is the only area des­ increased program scheduling by the Office as positive as Rahim's.