Howard University Digital Howard @ Howard University The iH lltop: 2000 - 2010 The iH lltop Digital Archive 4-16-2007 The iH lltop 4-16-2007 Hilltop Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_0010 Recommended Citation Staff, Hilltop, "The iH lltop 4-16-2007" (2007). The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010. 419. https://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_0010/419 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: 2000 - 2010 by an authorized administrator of Digital Howard @ Howard University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ILLT The Daily Student Voice of Howard University VOLUME 90, NO. 122 MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2007 WWW.TI-IEHILLTOPONLINE.COM BREAKING NEWS LIFE & STYLE ~..... M~ I , o O NOR'EASTER FLOODS T HE EAST INTERCULTURAL DATING MON,4/16: TIJ£S, 4/17: N O FEW SHOWERS/ PARTLY CU>UDYI A NOR'EASTER RAVAGED THE EAST YESTERDAY, GROUND­ THE TOPIC OF INTERRACIAL DATING OFTEN OCCURS IN WJND WIND D ~ HIGH 47 LOW; 36 HIGH 55. LOW 42 A ~ ING AIRLI NES AND FLOODING COASTAL AREAS. THE STORM TODAY'S SOCIETY, BUT DO WE LOOK AT TH E ISSUE OF IN­ 0 COULD BRING SOME OF THE WORST FLOODING IN THE LAST TERCULTURAL DATING? FIND OUT MORE IN LIFE & STYLE. y ~ 14 YEARS, ACCORDING TO CNN.COM. PAGES Cook Hal I ,Proves 'It's Not A WHUT Spotlights 2007 Graduates BY BRITTNEY BLACK made sure this \\ill not be an Ga me' to Othe tr Dormitories Contributing Writer ordinary farewell video. BY DERELL SMITH "There will be a lot of cre­ Senior Photo Editor 11< l\\ \RI) l NI\ I RSI I 'i WHUT's student training ative aspects in this produc­ department, also known as tion," McCloud said. "ResFest: It's not a Spotlight Network, has decid­ "The messages that the Game" was the phrase coined ed to send the class of 2007 faculty left are meant to give to represent ResFest 2007, away with a goodbye tribute the graduating class the foun­ but it see1ns many individu­ they will never forget. dation they need to go out into als took the spirit of c01n­ Project Graduation 2007 the world and pursue their petitive fun a little too far. is a farewell video aimed at goals," l\1cCloud said. The step show was encompassing the experienc­ Project Graduation is found to be exciting, inter­ es of this year, along with giv­ a part of Spotlight Network esting and fun by many of ing faculty a final opportunity news talk HU Today. the attendants and partici­ to say goodbye to graduating "Hopefully this proj­ pants. seniors and graduate school ect will let sh1dents see what The Bethune Annex and graduates. The video took Spotlight is all about and let Drew Hall kept the crowd two months to complete and the Howard student body hype and asking for more is tentatively planned to air know tl1at tl1ere is a televised with tlie Annex's rendition April 30 on channel four. TI1e news media ready to inform of the Cell Block Tango and video will also be shown at them," McCloud said. Drew's unique three-part each individual school's grad­ Televison production step team. uation. major and executive produc­ Still, it was the per­ "We [Spotlight inem­ er LeRita Gibson-Reid said formances of Carver Hall, bers) went to all the deans of although the video is not yet Cook Hall and the Tubman the different schools, teachers complete, the finished prod­ Quadrangle that surprised and the Provost to get personal uct is sure to be a success. everyone this year. "Carver DrrTll Smith • Smlor Phoco • ditr.r farewells and good byes,·· said "All of tl1e faculty and Hall was excellent at the Though they did not fare we ll in the final w eeke nd of competitions, Cook Hall LeeSandra Alexandre, a fresh­ teachers have been really step show, despite some maintained their lead throug h spirited cotention from Drew and Annex halls. men broadcast journalism cooperative,r Gibson-Reid technical difficulties in the major and the assistant pro­ said. "And I believe that all beginning," junior English ond and Drew Hall first. canes. They placed boards on fication. Despite confirmed ducer of Project Graduation the seniors will appreciate tl1e and classics major Jimisha Many students strongly the floor to prevent damage, reports of this, Ross said, 2007. messages by the Howard fam­ Releford said. believed the Quad should unlike the Meridian step­ "Drew did not step on the Alexandre, who orga­ ily." The entire auditorium not have placed at all and pers, who wore high heels. pit. If they had, the show nized the production, is now Although this is the waited for Cook Hall to that Carver Hall should have There were rumors that would have been stopped working along v.rith freshman first year Spotlight has done step as many in the audi­ been third. Among them is Carver Hall was penalized and the teams would ·have broadcast journalis1n major Project Graduation, if suc­ ence knew their step team Kelauni Cook, a freshman for Greek-like behavior with been reminded not to step Curtis McCloud, freshman cessful, there are plans for the bad disbanded earlier in the biology major. "If anyone the use of canes. However, -.on the pit." broadcast journalism major other classes to ::Jso have a week and been reconstituted should be upset, it should LaResha Ross, the coordina­ Organizers of ResFest Jeremy Burkett, and Tilesha video. the n ight before. One of the be Carve·r ," she said. "The tor of ResFest, said, "There managed to reschedule field Brown to complete taping the "I really hope that the members said there was no audience's reaction to Carver were concerns about the day and with it the final messages. Spotlight staff will continue need to step since they had was better than the Quad's. canes. However, due to the competition, flag football. "I was very surprised this after this year,·· Gibson­ already won ResFest. Thus, Carver was much more cre­ fact that Carver supplied Free food and prizes were at how receptive the faculty Reid said. 'The producti on the remainder of their tin1e ative." protection for the floor, they given out, including $100 in was," McCloud said. for the class of 2010 is alread) was spent taunting other Sam Lockhart, a fresh­ were not penalized." Dining Dollars and free stu­ "We had deans stop in the in the works." dorms. man political science major Drew Hall was also dent parking and housing, middle of a busy day to record Seniors who want to be Yet the big surprise and member of the Carver accused of disregarding all of which were hidden in a message for the seniors. You included in the video need to came when the winners were Hall step team, said Carver rules. They are said to have the stands for students to could tell tlley really cared,~ send at least three photos to announced, as the Quad Hall had to check with the stepped into the pit, which he said. [email protected] as .oon placed third, the Annex sec- officials concerning their would have lead to disquali- See RESFEST, Page 3 The Spotlight staff has as possible. Team 1867 Takes National Intramural Championship BY ELLIOT JONES with a win against the University around 30 seconds left, we were which is comprised of schools Sports Editor of Micl1igan, then defeated up by five or six and that's when tl1at belong to Divison 1 of the Southen1 Illinois University, we started to realize tl1at [we) NCAA. Some teams feature Sunday, the Howard University of Northern Kentucky might pull this off." Division I athletes who are sit­ University intra1nural basketball and Coastal Carolina University Prior to the national intra­ ting out for various reasons, team made history, becoming the to advance to the title game. mural finals, 1867 also made including recent transfers and first Historically Black University The team's victory against history by becoming the first red shirts. to win the National Intramural F1orida State gave Howard it's HBCU to win back-to-back "You can see the difference Basketball Championship. Team first national chan1pionship in regional finals. However, before right off the bat It means so 1867 defeated F1orida State, 51- any sport since the 1974 men's this year, the team had never much to win it, especially after 44, in tlle championship game, soccer team won the NCAA advanced beyond tlle national taking into account the high level which was held at Ohio State Championship. tournament's round of 16. of competition," Montgomery University in Columbus, Ohio. Montgon1e1y described the Aki Thomas, an assistant said. "It's amazing. We're final moments of the contest as coach for Howard's men's var­ Montgomery also pointed all speechless," said Victor "tense," but praised 1867's poise sity basketball team and mem­ out the fact that on the same day Montgomery, head coach of and focus down the stretch. ber of 1867, was named the his team was making history for Team1867. "With two minutes to go we tournament's Most Valuable HBCUs, Major League Baseball "It's one thing to win a were up by four," Montgome1y Player. TI1omas was also named was celebrating the 6oth anni­ national championship, peri­ said. "I'm extremely proud to the All-Tournament first team versary of Jackie Robinson od, in any sport. But it's more of our guys because no one along with Charles Prince and breaking the league's color bar­ important for us because we are started to celebrate too early or Art Crowder.