Howard University Digital Howard @ Howard University The iH lltop: 2000 - 2010 The iH lltop Digital Archive 5-11-2002 The iH lltop 5-11-2002 Hilltop Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_0010 Recommended Citation Staff, Hilltop, "The iH lltop 5-11-2002" (2002). The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010. 70. https://dh.howard.edu/hilltop_0010/70 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]. - Health& Fitness How to get in THE __ ILLTOP shape for the summer. All The Student Voice of Howard University Since 1924 VOLUME 86, NO. 1 SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2002 http:/ /hilltop.howard.edu Howard Univ. Franklin to speak at Hospital May Graduation Today Lose Residency Accredidations By Kerry-Ann Hamilton Campus Editor By Makebra Anderson Atlanta Mayor, Shirley Campus Editor Clarke Franklin will deliver the keynote address for Howard The Chicago-based University's 134th Accreditation Council on Commencement Convocation. Graduate Medical Education has The University will award over initiated formal proceedings to 2,500 students with w1dergrad­ shut down three Howard uate, graduate, and doctoral University Hospital medical res­ degrees, at 1oa.m. on the main idency programs. campus. According to reports in the Franklin, became the city of Washington Post, "Inspection Atlanta's first. woman mayor as teams for the pediatrics, emer­ weU as, the first African h ie Phoco Atlanta mayor Shirley gency medicine and family prac­ American woman to be elected tice programs have recommend­ mayor of a major Southern city. Franklin will speak at today's commencement. ed that Howard be ordered to She will receive a Doctor of Laws stop employing residents in degree, honoris causa. those specialties effective July Franklin, a member of the Georgia Women's Policy 2003." Howard Un iversity's Class of Howard University is filing 1968, earned her Bachelor of Group's Outstanding Women of 2001 a11d awards from the for an appeal. However, unless Arts degree in Sociology and the inspections were handled later eamed a Masters of Arts League of Women Voters and the Abercrombie Lamp of unfairly, the repeals arc likely to degree from University of be approved. Pennsylvania. Leaming Award. Honorary degrees will also Howard Celebrates 134th • I can't believe that the TI1e outstanding public ser­ Hospital is in danger of loosing vant began her career in 1978 be aw·.irded to scientist, Dr. Mark Dean, Artistic Director of Alvin its accreditation in three major and served as the Commissioner programs," junior Keila of Cultural Affairs under then Ailey Dance Company, Judith Jameson. Mayor of Houston, Graduation Ceremony Today Washington said. "Howard Mayor of Atlanta. Maynard University Hospital is a teaching Jackson. Franklin went on to Lee Brown and International Tennis Player, Venus Williams. facility, therefore many students work with Mayor Andrew will be affected by this suspen­ Young's administration. She was Dean, ,~ce president of sys­ tems at IBM Research and a dis­ sion . ., later appointed as the nation's According to reports, the first woman Chief tinguished 1995 IBM fellow, "ill receive a Doctor of Science Today thousands of Howard University stu­ University can improve training Administrative Officer or City and working conditions in those Manager. Franklin was respon­ degree. For her outstanding contri­ dents will embark on the next chapter of their programs and apply for appro"al sible for aU the daily operations as new programs if the council of a city that wa.~ a $1 billion dol­ bution in the area of dance, ,Jameson will receive the Doctor lives as they participate in the annual com­ withdraws accreditations. • lar corporation witl1 nearly Un,vcr~i\y ,pokeswoman 8,000 employ,,._.,,_ of Hum:u,iri,•, degrt't'. :'>fayor merice,nent cei·e,non.ies. Afte,· years study, Lee Brown has led a career of of Ann E. Chisholm was unable Last war. Franklin was to comnwnt but in a elected as · mayor in a landslide outstanding dedication to public the latest Bison are destined to become leaders victol)' in November 2001. service; he is the recipient of the Her numerous awards Doctor of Law degree. for America and the global com.munity. include the 1995 Legacy Award Williams, a stellar tennis from the Big Brothers-Big Sisters player who holds numerous of America Inc, of Metro Atlanta, the 1996 Woman of tl1c See FRANKLIN Page A3 Year Award from the YWCA, See HOSPITAL Page B11 Fourth Time is the Charm for HlJSA After Four Elections, Howard Picks a New Student Association President By Kerry-Ann Hamilton The budget proposal made Campus Editol" amilable to the Hilltop at press time projected a grand total of The presidential and vice 129,365.00 this figure is s..1.id to president elect Cornell be subject to change. Williamson and T. Nicole Williamson purports that the Merrit hope to have their um is feasible and gh e .s his budget and staff approved by administration room for the 2002-2003 General . unforese<?n expenses. Assembly when they take office After four elections the today at noon. Awakening slate led by Cornell Photo by Jat elk lkll.l\'JIK'C The transitional process Williamson prevailed over tile Faith discusses with freshman the lack of housing on cam­ between the outgoing Howard Legacy slate headed by Genia Wright in the elections held pus and how they should address the problem at the University Student Association protest she planned. (HUSA) and the newly elected late last month. Awakening Slate bas been hin­ Approximately 1,033 stu­ dered, as the General Assembly dents voted, \\1th 5-1 percent of has not met quorum for two the votes going to the Lack of Housing Worries meetings held in as many Awakening slate, the Legacy weeks. Photo b) J.vdlc Bell.wan, slates garnered 46 pt'rccnt of Williamson said his team is Cornell Wiliamson and Nicole Merit pose with their hand­ the votes, receiving 563 and-170 Returning Students eager and has already begun selected HUSA staff members for the 2002/2003 school year. ,·otes respectively. work. amendments. Some of The voter turnout By Lauren B. Anderson ond year students will be pro­ upcoming school year," steadily decreased since the first "We are currently working Williamson said. Williamson's first priorities Edi10,- in Chief vided University housing. TI1is on programs for (freshman) election on March 6th, which policy in effect requires that all The incoming H USA include later dining services Orientation. We are waiting on administration is already. exam­ (after 7P.m.), online voting. and The semester has ended entering freshmen reside in our budget to be approved so with hundreds of students University housing for the first ining the HUSA constitution a satellite HUSA office in one of See HUSA page A3 that we follow through with and re com mending possible tl1c professional schools. starting their summer with two years." plans for programs for the much uncertainty as to where Protest organizer, Faith they will live next school year, Walls, is a freshman frustrated as the Office of Residence Life ,vith the housing situation. "I has exhausted the Room was 211 on the waiting list, I Fire Blows Out Windows at Meridian Selection and Verification received a letter from Plan waiting list. Residence Life stating that the 1\vo weeks ago students RSVP had been completed and led a protest amidst the noon that they did not anticipate Monday afternoon afire blew aeth~ties on the main yard to pro,~ding me with housing for voice their disapproval of the Fall 2002," Walls said. "I am out some of the windows in Un iversity forfeiting their · tired of the administration guaranteed housing policy. saying they cannot do any­ Meridian, an off-campus dorm During the Summer of thing to accommodate stu­ 2001, the Office of Residence dents \\~thout an assignment. located on 16th street. There Life sent a letter along with the When l came to Howard I was housing packet to the incom­ told in writing that freshmen ·were no injuries and the fire -.vas ing class of 2005, stating that and sophomores are guaran­ the all freshmen and sopho­ teed housing. The Uniwrsity is put out before further damage mores arc required to stay on reneging on that policy." campus. Interim Vice Provost for could be done. TI1e letter states in part: Student Affairs, Raymond "Howard University guaran­ tees that all freshmen and sec- See HOUSING page A3 Two Howard Students From High School to the.Hilltop; Honored as Pickering Fellows One ,Freshman's Experience By Corey McQu een impression that college demic school year but did Cor1tl'ibuting Wl'iter would be extremely diffi­ not get along with some of cult. But that wasn't the her classmates. The 200l-2002 school case. "I had a problem with year is over, grades are in, Andre maintained good the Foreign Language dorms are empty and fresh­ grades both fa ll and spring Department and the typical man year is now a memory. semester, and looks forward female problems that exist The first year of col­ to retuning for her sopho­ anywhere. Females thinking lege is always the most crit­ more year. another female is after her ical; it will weed out those Lovita Bryant, freshman man, but after addressing students who are college Radio-TV-Film major from the problem we cleared that material and those who Ft.