This Week at Howard

A national political activist group fi led a law suit early last week claiming that The Hilltop has “consistently reported libelous material during the tenure of the current editor, Crystal J. Allen.”

The Society for Ultraconservative Candidates and Killing Erroneous Reporters (SUCKER) brought the $7.2 million suit on March 16.

SUCKER spokesperson Peggy Bundy called the paper “the most reckless example of reporting I’ve ever seen. That’s why we are pursuing this lawsuit…to end a left-wing journalistic regime.”

Howard University offi cials acknowledged earlier this week that the university is directly responsible for any suits brought against offi cial university organizations including The Hilltop.

One source commented “If those SUCKERS win this lawsuit, students can expect tuition to double.” Meanwhile, the paper’s publication has been suspended.

SUCKER attorney Dan Fielding said that he planted to “hammer away at the questionable practices documented by my clients.” In opening remarks Fielding added that after examining past issues of The Hilltop he ranked it among The National Enquirer

Fielding later denied that he has a life-time subscription to both The Hilltop and The National Enquirer. “That’s not true. I subscribe to a completely different type of literature.” When questioned further on the names of the publications, Fielding refused to comment.

The attorney for the defense Joe Isuzu told Judge Biff Langly that “The Hilltop has gone through many

changes this year. It’s as libelous as me (and) I would never report anything that is untrue,” adding “You have my word on it.”

Judge Langly, who is presiding over the case, said that after combing through past issues of The Hilltop that “nearly every headline, photo caption, news item and even many advertisements are libelous,” adding that this would likely be “the easiest lawsuit I’ve ever presided over.”

Both Allen and Business Manger India Clark have refused to comment on the lawsuit. Hilltop Managing Editor Jada F. Smith, whose whereabouts are currently unknown, has yet to respond to her subpoena and police have issued a nationwide warrant for her arrest. Smith was last seen at Washington National Airport.

“Reports of the quality of our work are extremely premature and categorically false,” said a Hilltop spokesman Thursday. “There is not a single issue of the paper that Mr. Isuzu will not stand behind 100 percent.”

Howard University student Isaiah Adams, who attended the fi rst day of litigation, said “I used to hang around at The Hilltop all the time. The staff is usually pretty righteous. They are simply thorough,” he said.

After the fi rst day of the suit was adjourned, Adams noted “I had never questioned the stories “in The Hilltop because I fi gured that everything they reported was accurate, but now after hearing some of the testimony, I just don’t know.”

University authorities confi rmed that in the 86 years of its publication, The Hilltop has “never been the subject of a multi-million dollar lawsuit.”

Legal Analyst Nicole Gardner said yesterday that the lawsuit is not just an open and shut case.

“This case has many in’s and out’s…it could drag on for months and months, or until there are no lines the Administration building.”

The university’s operation will be suspended at noon, April 1, pending further notice, due to lack of funds, offi cials announced.

All administrative offi ces will be closed, class instruction will be halted and all Howard person-nel will be on leave without pay.

Sport activities will also be halted since the coaching staff cannot be paid nor can the teams travel to away games. Spring foot-ball camp is also suspended.

The University has ex-hausted all fi nancial resources and cannot function said offi cials.

“We have simply run out of money,” said one University of-fi cial, “We can’t pay anyone or pay any bills after noon Friday.”

“The University does not have the funds needed to run an institution. We will have to halt operations until monies can be ob-

tained. We don’t know where we are going to get it, but we have to get it,” said another offi cial.

Offi cials announced that they cannot estimate when Howard will resume operation. All employees have been noti-fi ed that they will be on leave for three weeks, but their positions have not been terminated.

Graduation exercises will also be postponed until fur-ther notice. Students scheduled to march on May 14 must wait until the University can afford to hold the ceremonies and they complete their academic re-quirements.

“Since the school year cannot be completed, graduat-ing students will not be able to fi nish their fi nal exams. Even though this is not their fault, they will not graduate until they (exams) are complete,” said an offi cial in the academic affairs department.

One source said the sus-

pension is due to a gross misman-agement of funds. “Top offi cials planned poorly and other employ-ees took advantage of overlooked monies. They pocketed the mon-ey!”

A source within the U.S. Treasury Department, who sup-plies Howard with 65 percent of its funds, has announced that all mon-ies to the university will be cut off until this matter can be cleared up.

“We will not supply How-ard University with any more mon-ey until this problem is resolved,” said Tabatha Stevens, a represen-tative from the Treasury Depart-ment.

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BREAKING NEWSSASHA AND MALIA OBAMA WILL ENROLL AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY’S MATH AND SCIENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL, ACCORDING TO THE WHITE HOUSE.

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University Operations, Class Instruction Will Cease at Noon BY LOUIS EUGENE KINGStaff Writer

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Hilltop Editor-In-Chief Crystal J. Allen is in the middle of a lawsuit for libel.

Hilltop Editor-in-Chief Sued For Libel, Irresponsibility BY VANESSA SMITHStaff Writer

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Howard University cannot afford to keep it’s doors open. The school will close at noon today and will not open until September.

Student Faces 21 Paternity Suits

A Howard University student went down in legal history yesterday as the 21st paternity suit was fi led against him since January 2010. Total damages sought are $87 million. Domenio Smith, a junior from Portsmouth, Va. is the defendant in the 21 paternity suits that have been fi led in D.C. District Court. Of the 21 women who fi led suits against Woodruff, none of them are Howard University students.

Smith’s attorney, Warren Billingsley, stated that his client will attempt to settle out of court. “He has acknowledged having relationships with all the women [who have fi led suits]. We feel it [settlement] is in our best interest.”

The suits have come over the course of 13 weeks, equaling an average of 2 suits fi led per week. According to one of the plaintiffs, who asked to remain unidentifi ed because of the cases pending, Smith swept her off her feet. “I didn’t know what came over me. He drives me crazy. He’s not like anyone else on earth,” she said. Another plaintiff said she continued seeing Smith despite her knowledge of his affairs with other women. “I knew he had others but I wanted to get as much of him as I could. I didn’t mind sharing. But now I’m pregnant and the party is over.”

Matilda Johnson, a woman who claims to have had Woodruff ’s child last week, but is not fi ling a suit against him, said she is happy just to have given birth to his child. “I couldn’t ask for a better blessing. I don’t need money or anything else. I’m the mother of the child of the modern day Casanova. What more could a woman ask?” said Johnson.

Many students who know Smith were shocked when they heard about the suits. “I didn’t think he was that much of a player,” said Sherry Meckle, a freshman from Omaha, Neb.

“I always thought there was something sneaky about him. It’s that smile,” said Darryl Prince, a sophomore from Washington, D.C. Sources said that Smith frequents all of the local nightclubs and bars and has a reputation among female D.C. residents as being a ladies’ man.

“He may ride the shuttle bus to campus and back to Meridian [Hill Hall Dormitory] but at night he drives a Ferrari and takes women to his Watergate penthouse,” said a source close to Woodruff. “His closet is packed with Italian suits and other chic items he doesn’t wear on campus. He’s really just a phenomenon among women.”

When spotted at LOVE nightclub, Smith declined to comment on the case but did note that everything that has happened over the past months has resulted from his “having a good time.”

BY CARL MARKSStaff Writer

Bree Gant - Photo Editor

Domenio Smith: “I didn’t know it was so potent.”

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Howard University experi-enced R.A.R.E. – Rekindle an Amazing Remarkable Experience, then “Eden: An Epoch of Eminence,” followed by RHYTHM: The Pulse of The People. Now, the Howard University commu-nity is awaiting the next monumental Homecoming experience for 2010 as newly appointed Homecoming Chair Brian Cox brings “The Dynasty.”

Cox, a senior supply chain management major, said the idea for his theme of Homecoming came after going through several different names. “I was asked the question what do I think when I think of Howard Univer-sity’s Homecoming?” he said. “I chose ‘The Dynasty’ because it is a well rep-resentation of Howard Homecoming; no other homecoming compares. Ours is the one that everyone tries to do; we are trendsetters.”

When asked the new plans for Homecoming 2010, Cox said, “My plans for next year are to continue the amazing legacy of Howard’s Home-coming. I plan on shaking up some things with the homecoming line up and adding a new event, all of which are still secrets.”

Alvin Staley, a junior legal communications major, is contributing to The Dynasty this year as the Trea-surer. “I’m the Treasurer of the School of Communications and I do it well,” Staley said. “My goal is to raise the most funds for homecoming, ever. The funds will allow us to have bigger artists, big-ger production, and have the best show opposed to other Homecomings.”

Staley has expressed interest in Homecoming since his freshman year. He acted as a volunteer his fresh-man year, and was partially on staff his sophomore year. “Alvin Staley, HUHSC 2010 Treasurer, and I are in the stages of putting together a creative and dy-namic staff for Homecoming 2010,” said Cox.

Many may wonder what qualifications are preferred in order to be eligible to assist in the epic preamble of The Dynasty. Cox stated, “We are

looking for people who can think out-side of the box; individuals who are in-novative, task-oriented, hard working, and team players. Most importantly, we are looking for passionate people who can deliver to their word. Expectations are high for everyone and we will meet them.”

Like past Homecoming events, one cannot replicate the other, therefore the chair must devise ideas that surpass past Homecomings. To do so, Cox said, “We plan to make Homecoming 2010 unforgettable, by just bringing the best to the best. Quality, entertain-ing shows are what we can guarantee. I applied for the chair because I have worked for Homecoming for the past 2 years and it has grown into a passion. I love Howard.”

Additionally, he said, “I love Howard’s Homecoming. I am more than confident that I can lead Howard Homecoming into the new decade. As Homecoming Chairs, we must all have the ability to lead and motivate. We must be able to express our visions and bring them into fruition.”

Brian Cox denounced his sig-nificant qualities, which entitle him to be an apt chair. “What sets me apart from other chairs is that I am the only Homecoming Chair who has also served as the Homecoming treasurer. There has never been in Homecom-ing history a chair, who also served as a treasurer,” said Cox.

“My financial background and leadership skills make for a full understanding of the homecoming program and a holistic Homecoming leader,” said Cox.

The anticipation is build-ing and many are inquiring about the themes, events, and chairs of Home-coming 2010, so be on the lookout for hints and details about the upcoming festivities. In order to be eligible to ap-ply for a staff position for Homecom-ing 2010, one must have at least a 2.5 G.P.A., be in good academic standing, a full-time student (12 credit hours), and lastly, produce a proposal. Applications are available in the Office of Student Activities and are due Wednesday, April 7 at 2 p.m.

Crowds of students filled Blackburn Gallery Lounge on Wednesday night for WHBC’s “Bat-tle of the Sexes,” the Industry Edi-tion event with special guest Gram-my-nominated R&B singer Raheem Devaughn.

In a very intimate and pro-vocative panel discussion, Black pro-fessionals in the marketing, radio, music, public relations, and televi-sion industry, coupled with fellow Howard students participated in a panel discussion, discussing the roles of sex and relationships in the enter-tainment industry, as well as other sizzling topics that kept the audience on their toes.

“I respected the discussion because everyone kept it 100,” said Sean Jones, a senior audio prodcu-tion major. “The topics we talked about were things that everybody needed to hear and needed to be discussed and what better place than school to discuss them.”

Alexandra Holt, a junior broadcast journalism major shared similar feelings. I appreciate events like this because they make people generate discussion about things that need to be talked about. I feel like

the older panelists had a little more wisdom to share that we needed to hear because they are a different generation.”

The panel gave male and female perspectives on a variety of topics including whether or not its appropriate to date your co-workers in the entertainment industry and the aftermath of performing sexual favors to get to the top in the indus-try. Many of the female panelists also discussed the difficulties that often follow women in the industry when it comes to being respected based on one’s merit and not by ap-pearance.

“Chivalry isn’t dead” said Danella, co-host of the Big Tigger Morning Show, and an on-air per-sonality for WPGC. You live in the world you create. Create a world of respect. You’re never going to get what you’re worth just because. You get what you negotiate. Value your-self enough to negotiate and place yourself on a pedestal.”

Other topics involved what constitutes cheating in a relation-ship, the importance of setting boundaries in any relationship, and why “ugly” women are often in relationships with attractive men.

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Local R&B Artist Appears at ‘Battle’BY CHELSEA BATTLEStaff Writer

Photos courtesy of Zuri Pryor-Graves

R&B singer and D.C. native Raheem Devaughn was one of many special guests at the “Battle of the Sexes,” hosted by WHBC.

HU Student Captures Black Love Through Video

Homecoming Enters a New ‘Dynasty’ for 2010BY ALEIA WOODSStaff Writer

“There can be no black power without black love,” said Dr. Beverly Guy- Sheftall, Spelman College professor, in the documentary “Beyond Beats and Rhymes.” This and conver-sations with female friends lead senior film major Jeremy Burkett to tackle a topic few have tried in his upcoming documentary “The State of Black Relation-ships.”

It’s set to be finished in late July. Burkett said the movie will be entered into film festivals including the American Black Film Festival. His ultimate goal is for the movie to be released in theaters or aired by television stations.

“The State of Black Re-lationships” deals with black relationship problems in two ways. First, it depicts what the

problems are. Later it evolves into how those problems affect the black community.

“I don’t want to scare anyone but I do want people to get the severity of the issue,” Bur-kett said. “We need a change in philosophy. For example: a guy has his way with many women until he finds a wife. That’s great for those two, but what about all those other women?”

The bulk of the movie captures various on-camera in-terviews Burkett and his film crew conducted. The questions asked were broken up into six categories: problems on both sides, yesterday’s love, the art of courting, gender roles, family structure and the future.

The interviews range from experts such as a Syracuse University professor, Dr. Boyce Watkins, to everyday people looking for or avoiding relation-ships. This segment proved to be

the most difficult for the crew.“The hardest part of

making this film was to get people to say yes,” Burkett said. “Sometimes we are quicker as black people to answer questions from major corporations but not so quickly with our own.”

The crew includes his videographer, senior film pro-duction major Alesyn McCall. Joining her behind the scenes are sophomore film production major Sean Hardy and graduate student Robaire Smith.

The featured star of this film is senior psychology/African-American studies major Kahlil Green. He will be seen in the movie conducting interviews and moderating forums.

“We try to find some general answers for people in the community about black re-lationships,” Green said. “I will

Photo courtesy of Stephen Knox

Senior film major Jeremy Burkett will be entering the American Black Film Festival with his upcoming documen-tary, “The State of Black Relationships,” highlighting issues with black love and its effect on the community.

HU Hopes to End Recycling Tourney With The Victory

The final leg of the race in the RecycleMania tournament is almost a week away. Results will be posted for students to see where their college or university has placed in the recycling ranks.

“We have been doing bet-ter than expected considering that our program is still in the beginning stages and was not focused on beat-ing another school,” said Alfonzye Chisholm, director of Capital Plan-ning. “On the average, I would say we are at the top of the bottom third.”

The tournament began on Jan. 17, 2010 and will end this Fri-day, April 2, with the results in by next week. It serves to promote col-lege and university recycling pro-grams to promote waste reduction activities in their campus commu-nities. Chisholm said there was no

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BY STEPHEN KNOXContributing Writer

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Google Incorporated suffered disruptions in China Tuesday leav-ing users without the internet search engine for hours and proving how unstable the service remains to the country’s strict internet police.

Service was re-established yesterday and Google initially blamed the issue on in-house tech-nical problem later blaming it on China’s “Great Firewall”.

The nickname given to the network of fi lters that keep main-land users from gaining access to government-deemed “sensitive” in-formation, the Great Firewall will most likely turn off potential adver-tisers and drive users away accord-ing to the Associated Press.

Last week, Google shut down its mainland-based services and moved to the less oppressive Chi-nese territory of Hong Kong.

“People just have an expecta-tion that there’s going to be some problems based on how Google de-cided to make its exit and how the government reacted to that,” said T.R. Harrington, chief executive of Shanghai-based Darwin Marketing, a company that specializes in ad-vertising for China’s search engine market.

The press sector of China’s Ministry of Industry and Informa-tion Technology declined immedi-

ate comment to the Associated Press and would not discuss the outage or reasons behind it.

“We will continue to monitor what is going on, but for the time be-ing this issue seems to be resolved,” said Google spokespeople.

Google made no fi xes or changes to the issue, raising as-sumptions that the problem was not technical on Google’s but likely due to the Chinese government.

Kimberly Jacobs, senior print journalism major thinks Chinese in-ternet restrictions should be an eye-opener to HU students and Ameri-can citizens.

“The United States has a lot of freedoms compared to other countries,” said Jacobs. “I feel re-stricting the internet is unfair as the internet is an amazing resource for not only entertainment, but educa-tion.”

Bill Bishop, a Beijing Inter-net entrepreneur doesn’t think the public should be surprised because “Google humiliated China.”

Soon after Google decided to venture into Hong Kong, other corporations broke ties with the company.

China Unicom, China’s sec-ond-largest mobile phone opera-tor, eliminated plans to use Google search on two new cell phones that use Android software.

Past government interference slowed the speed of queries and re-sponses to some sites and resulted in

eBay Inc. pulling out of China.Research conducted by a Bei-

jing research fi rm proved that Chi-nese advertisers are moving from using Google to investing in nation-al companies like Chinese search engine, Baidu, Alibaba, the auc-tion site and other services because they’re “afraid of the instability of Google services.”

“If it wasn’t Google, Chi-nese offi cials would have censored whatever company that was trying to give complete internet freedom,” said Jacobs.

According to the New York Times, internet censorship in China is among the most stringent in the world, blocking such Web sites like those that discuss the Dalai Lama, the 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square protesters, Falun Gong, the banned spiritual movement and other controversial issues.

Bill Gates said China needs internet in order to thrive.

In an interview with ABC’s Good Morning America, the mogul said that even though many nations have some form of censorship but still the medium promotes openness and exchange of ideas.

Gates, co-founder of software giant, Microsoft remains a company chairman.“You’ve got to decide: Do you want to obey the laws of the countries you’re in, or not? If not, you may not end up doing business there,” said Gates.

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Ford Motor Company and Microsoft • Corporation have joined forces on a computerized linkage of houses, electric cars and utility companies in an effort to control and lessen en-ergy use. The companies propose a “smart system”that begins with a Ford Focus car called the Microsoft Hohm scheduled to debut in late 2011. The computer-based car would determine when to recharge the car at the lowest cost and least energy burden.The National Academy of Sciences • and NASA joined the government ef-fort to help Toyota fi nd the cause of Toyota’s acceleration problems that led to the companys massive recalls eary this year.

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say this, people who see this movie will see themselves in one of the characters.”

Green also learned some things through the filming of the movie that he hopes use in his own life.

“I used to be real big about not being in the ‘friend zone,’” Green said. “I always wanted to make my standing clear. Now I think finding a mate in a friend should be something more people do.”

McCall wants viewers to see there are people still excited about black love. One thing that gets over-looked is young black couples. At

Malcolm X Park, McCall and the rest were able to see it at work.

“Young black love is really cool,” McCall said. “There are many people out there really excited about black love.”

One of the key components to any relationship, romantic or oth-erwise, is trust. McCall believes this movie will also show a trust issue that black community has within itself.

“There is distrust between black men and black women that doesn’t exist in other races,” McCall said. “The men blame the women and then the women do the same and claim they don’t need a man. We have to stop the finger point-ing.”

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Raheem Davaughn chimed in on many of these topics, but went into great detail about the topic of “ugly” women in relationships. He stressed that what one person may find unattractive another may find beautiful. He also emphasized the importance of inner beauty and confidence.

Having worked in the indus-try with many big name celebrities such 50 Cent, Fergie, The Black Eyed Peas, Jamie Foxx and more, all of the panelist understand what it is like to work in the entertain-ment industry and what is expected as a professional. On many topics they were able to agree, however when the topic of a woman being promiscuous in the industry came up, audience members agreed to disagree.

The notion that once a young lady devalues herself and becomes a whore and whether or

not she will always be considered such is a topic that is often debated upon. Many women and men stuck with the idea “once a ho always a ho.” A few of the male audience members however and male pan-elists stressed comically that it’s never too late to “De-ho yourself ” and become the woman you want to be.

As the evening digressed, discourse between the panelists and audience continued as they discussed topics that would ordi-narily be taboo. However the idea of respecting yourself in any career one deciding to pursue that career and self-respect was a recurring theme.

“We need to create our own realities,” said Tiffany Turner, of Modern Marketing, a marketing firm that caters to many celebri-ties. “Be mindful of the circles you keep, and recognize the need for order and structure in our lives.”

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WHBC Kicks Off ‘Battle of the Sexes’Continued from FRONT, WHBC

time to really inform and mobilize teams across campus to make a real showing against some of the nations’ top recycling programs. RecycleMania is also associated with ResFest, in which dormitories are competing to see which dorm has the highest recycling rank.

In addition, Chisholm said the recycling team listed goals to better focus their involvement in the tournament. The goals were to establish benchmarks for Howard University’s recycling program, glean ideas from suc-cessful programs nationwide and demonstrate their commitment to the national recycling and sustain-ability community. Other goals in-cluded leading the way for other historically black colleges and uni-versities (HBCU) programs and to begin the process of educating and motivating the Howard com-munity.

“These goals are in line

with the true spirit of the tourna-ment,” said Chisholm. “I believe we made progress in each of them. They are all building blocks for a successful program that has meaningful impact on the envi-ronment.”

As far as recycling on How-ard University’s campus, Chish-olm said they are relocating and/or adding bins in different loca-tions. In addition, a focus on more staff training is also in the works. “We are also looking at other recy-cling opportunities like computers, electronics, batteries and compos-iting,” Chisholm said.

With the efforts that How-ard University is making with re-cycling, Mia Logan, a sophomore print journalism major, said she does not think students are taking advantage of the recycling bins. “I still see plastic bottles and trash everywhere,” said Logan. At the University of Maryland (UMD), Logan said she sees a big differ-ence in the recycling initiative

there than at Howard. Logan said UMD students seem to take more pride in their campus.

However, Chisholm said the program will become “what-ever the students and staff make it.” With an increase in student interest and involvement, the recy-cling program can become promi-nent on Howard’s campus.

“Right now our program requires some real commitment in that you must take it upon your-self to recycle at a person space level and then take that product to the closest public locations,” said Chisholm. “A successful pro-gram will have the opportunity to allow service and equipment to expand such that it penetrates the personal space making it easier to participate.”

Chisholm said RecycleMa-nia has displayed how successful programs can be when students coordinate it. Chisholm said he expects to have students lead the RecycleMania effort next year.

Recyclemania Tournament Continues, HU Goes StrongContinued from FRONT, RECYCLE

Continued from FRONT, BLACK

State of Black Love, Relationships Highlighted in Student Film

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The 10 Worst Places to Get “Played” at HU

20 Questions...because we know you were wondering the same thing.

We are back with another list this week, the 10 worst places to get “played” at the Mecca. We hope you enjoy them!

On The Yard1. In front of Blackburn2. At Drew Hall Open Mic night3. In UGL4. In The Cafe/Punchout5.

On the “Booty Wall”6. In front of the Towers7. In the McDonald’s on Georgia Ave.8. In the iLab9.

10. In the Financial Aid Office

Have you ever been played at any of the places 1. we named in the list above? You still mad about when you got played?2. Were you tricked by our front page?3. Have you seen Erykah Badu’s new video? Did 4. you understand the message behind it?If she wasn’t surprisingly cakey, would half of y’all 5. still be praising her video?It’s springtime, you need a new weave, but you’re 6. still broke from Spring Break. What do you do?Do you think our basketball team will improve 7. under a new coach?Who are you rooting for this Final Four weekend?8. Did you download any of the songs on our 9. favorite Slow Jam playlist last week?Who do you think is more excited about 10. sundresses and short shorts. Girls or guys?

Are you ready for your friends to reappear?11. How much money did you pay to get into LaTex? 12. Why does Twitter keep killing people?13. Are you going to apply to be a staff member for 14. Homecoming or the Yearbook?Do you feel that the class of 2014 was sold a 15. dream during last week’s Accepted Student Day?Did you know that some guys from HU’s football 16. team may get drafted into the NFL?Seniors, how excited are you for May 8th?17. If you could change one thing about your 18. experience at HU, what would it be?Are you going to donate money back to the 19. Mecca when you become alumni?Seniors, did you leave a legacy at HU or did you 20. just blend in?

Walking in faith... when one door closes another one opens.2:39 p.m. March 25 - @NickTheNeighbor

I’m glad I sat in on Dr. Carr’s class. He reminds me of why I came to Howard! 10:12 a.m. March 23 from- @HUSportsGuy

HEY! did you RT something funny this week? Send it to Meccanisms@gmail.com so it can appear here!

- Compiled by The Hilltop Staff

I hate the word “bromance.” Since when did it become unacceptable for us to not chill with our homies? Fellas don’t fall into the trap, a bromance is just is a tool for women to make us feel guilty about chilling with our boys. On behalf of all men, get that out of here!

We need time away from y’all. Sometimes we don’t want to hear your complaining or what happened on Bad Girls Club. It’s not because we don’t want to be around you or don’t care, we just need space. It is unhealthy to constantly be around each other. Instead of deeming us hanging out with our friends “bromances,” maybe you should attempt to understand why we have to hang out with our friends.

Most women are a little familiar with sports but don’t have a thorough knowledge and understanding of sports. When you are watching a game you don’t want to answer questions about the basics of the game.

You want to have debates like who’s better Kobe or Lebron, should the Eagles trade Donovan McNabb or does any student know more about sports than @HUSportsGuy (probably not). Maybe if you knew

more about sports, then you could be included in some of the time he spends with the guys.

I’ve never heard of a guy trying to invade or stop you having fun with your girls, so why do y’all feel the need to do the same? And speaking of female friends… if you are a sophomore or older, you should have a good grasp on how your friends are by now. It seems like every girl at Howard has a friend in their circle that is always hating!

I figured out why that is; it’s because she is mad/salty/jealous or whatever other word you would like to use. Don’t let these people steal your joy. Don’t let their negative attitudes taint you. We have all hurt someone before. We have all been hurt before. Everyone deserves a clean slate.

Don’t feel bad about spending time with your boys because you don’t want to be that person that loses all of their friends because of a relationship. Friends are there forever, the people you date come and go (but some of you can’t pick friends... I’ll save that discussion for another day). Bromances do not exist. We will not feel bad for hanging out with the fellas, #thatisall.

He Said...She Said

Viewpoints from Both Sides of the Gender

Divide

This week’s issue:

BromanceBy Deontay Morris

Every few years, popular culture coins a new term to help us women-folk understand all the complexities of a man. First, there were “Down-Low Brothas.”

This term revealed the secret lives of gay men who really, really want us to think they are straight. Whether it be by public overcompensation like politicians who are staunch opponents of gay rights, but are later outed as homosexuals themselves; or whether it be by ending every sentence with “no homo” to make sure no one confuses regular words with some secret homosexual code.

Thank you, Down-Low Brothas, for instilling deep paranoia into every woman’s sexual subconscious.

A few years ago, we were introduced to “metrosexuals,” which described supposedly straight men who care greatly about style, physical appearance and mass transit in metropolitan areas. The female response: We don’t believe you, you need more people.

Most recently, pop culture has delved deep into the play-on-words bank and emerged with the “bromance.”

A bromance, most easily, can be defined as two or more straight guys who genuinely love each other, and, I believe, I have learned the appeal of such a relationship. Bromance movies like “The Hangover,” “Hot Tub

Time Machine,” “Super Bad,” and “I Love You, Man” remind me that men often like to make fart jokes and call each other gay; so as a member of the fairer sex, I’m glad that men have found an outlet where they can fulfill the desire to do such things.

But when a bromance intrudes on a relationship between a man and woman, I think you’ve taken that “bro’s before ___’s” thing too far.

According to what is arguably the best hip-hop love song of all time, “You’re All I Need,” Method Man says, “nothing makes a man feel better than a woman,” so how does excessive male bonding time compare to that? Essentially, bromances can be seen as a threat to a woman’s security in her relationship. No, not because she thinks there’s down-low activity going on, but because bromance movies have proven that no good can come of a wild night out with the boys.

There will be heavy drinking which will lead to hi-jinks and shenanigans; temptation from your single friends to hook up with other women; or in the case of “The Hangover,” missing teeth or a rumble with Mike Tyson.

And who has to deal with all of that when it’s all over? That’s right, the girlfriend. So remember, bro’s may come before ___’s, but almost everything should come before a bromance.

By Jada F. Smith

What’s your favorite part of Howard culture? Have you heard somebody say something outrageous on campus?

Email it to meccanisms@gmail.com

What’s up, Howard University? We here at WHBC830am Channel 51 want to thank you for helping your campus radio station celebrate it’s first ever WHBC Week: Rockstar Lifestyle, a week full of events and activities catered to our loyal listeners and our Howard University family. We’ve been holding it down since our Call to Chapel on Sunday and we definitely had a great showcase on Tuesday as Howard’s best producers and DJs battled in student favorite Howard’s Hottest. Last night we hope you didn’t miss out as we hosted Raheem Devaughn and other personalities from BET Networks and TV One at our event Battle of the Sexes: Industry Edition in the Blackburn Gallery Lounge.

Tonight we’ll be in the Cafeteria from 5-pm – 7pm for one of the best Café Nights in some time, followed by a free movie screening in the Screening Room West of the John H. Johnson, School of Communications at 7:30pm.

However, WHBC has been saving the best for last, the first-ever WHBC Rockstar Awards. Closing out our celebration of the “Rockstar Lifestyle”, WHBC will showcase Howard students via ballets and present it in the form of an awards/concert show. This red-carpet event will benefit station accomplishments as well as honor fellow students that share a similar hustle.

The categories we have planned are Best Student Blog/Website and Workaholic Award. Also included are the Alumni Award and Best Event Award, because coming from Howard those two award winners set the standard elsewhere. To salute the campus artist poised to take the industry and world by storm, we have the Most Anticipated Artist Award. Finally, you know almost everything on campus gets turned into a party so we also have the Best DJ, Best Party Promoter, and Best Party Host Award.

You know we’ll always show support to our fellow students artists. In addition to special guests, and hosts Angie Ange (WHBC/Howard University alum), radio personality for 93.9 WKYS, we will have performances from campus artists and dancers alike. This is one Howard event you do not want to miss, following on twitter alone in your dorm room while everybody enjoys a great time.

Tickets are on sale at Cramton now, but are going fast. Howard students only pay the low price of $5 to get in, while everybody else will have to pay $10. Help support your radio station and celebrate Friday night and WHBC Week the way true Rockstars would.

By the way, Feel free to stop by our station, located in the lower level of the C.B. Powell Building and definitely listen to us LIVE all-day everyday online at www.whbc830am.com or in your dorms on Channel 51. If you got a request we’ll take that too. You can provide feedback @WHBC830am and @WHBCNEWS on Twitter or call us at (202) 865-6598. We got it on lock!

WHBCCorner:Rockstar Lifestyle

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Ever get an unexpect-ed call from a friend who’s coming to visit, look around, and realize your room’s a mess? Suddenly, clothes are being stuffed unfolded into drawers, papers shoved hap-hazardly into school bags, and the cover on the bed is yanked up to hide the crum-pled sheets underneath, just as your company knocks on the door.

It’s the quick fi x that lasts until your friend leaves, or until whenever you feel like really clean-ing, right?

Spring has ar-rived at the Mecca, and unfortunately, it seems as though Howard Uni-versity has also perfected this scenario.

It’s time for student groups to visit campus, take Student Ambassador-guided tours, and attend new stu-dent open houses. Last week, campus was fl ooded with high school seniors, eager to eat in The Café and take pic-tures by the Howard sign on Georgia Avenue.

They looked beyond excited at the prospect of at-tending such a clean, beauti-ful campus, with such stylish and friendly students.

But what they don’t know is that the fl owers they see strategically plant-ed around campus and the gleaming green grass on

The Yard will most likely be wilted by their second semes-ter, or that for weeks after Homecoming, The Yard will be covered with trash and the campus will smell like garbage.

It’s cheating – and comparable to prostitution. When it’s time to make money, Howard throws on

some lipstick, and seduces the client.

Freshman Week, Homecoming, Commence-ment, and the beginning of spring are always the most beautiful times at Howard. But what about midway through winter semester when current students are

drudgingly going from building to building, depressed about classes and the weather, and going to school in gen-eral?

Don’t we deserve to see beautiful land-scaping and well taken care of campus areas too?

Of course, it’s in Howard’s best interest

to impress the high school students who might decide to come here and pay the as-tronomical tuition rates. It’s in an obvious effort to secure potential money. But we, the current students, are already paying our thousands of dol-lars each semester, so how about trying to impress us?

Howard Dresses Up For Company, But Neglects Current Students

Our View:Howard shouldn’t just

try to impress the potential money,

but us–the current constituents.

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Friendship Heights is a met-ropolitan area that has changed drastically within the past three years, now offering more conve-nience to surrounding suburbs and neighborhoods like Somerset, The Village of Drum, and The Village of Chevy Chase. With high-end stores such as Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale’s, MAC, Saks Fifth Avenue, Ann Taylor, and J.Crew, the neighborhood shopping center lures the luxury-seeking client.

Pei Lu, a 24-year-old gradu-ate student at George Washington University, works in Friendship Heights, which allows her to occa-sionally shop after work.

“Oh, yeah I am looking at flats for work,” said Lu nodding with a big smile. Lu agrees the shopping is high-end but also says there are affordable items.

In the area known as Friend-ship Heights/Chevy Chase, Md., consumers know the stores tend to cater to more conservative styles. Stores like Bloomingdale’s often carry fewer items that are bold, with neutral, ivory and black colors as the most popular. With this con-servative style often comes workers, residents, and visitors asking for a little more.

Christopher Coward, a 21-year-old T-Mobile sales associ-ate and Howard University stu-dent, would like to see stores other than Foot Locker catering to the African-American population. The benefit is that American University and Georgetown University stu-dents are likely to spend money at this shopping center.

“If more Howard students would come out, I don’t doubt that they would spend just as much,” said Coward. Coward said he does not see many Howard students coming to the area because of stu-dent’s lack of knowledge about the D.C. area.

Resident Andrea Hamzaoui, 29, believes the area should add more options as well. She admit-ted the newly established business called Tasting Room, ducked off to the side in the Wisconsin Place, has added something for people to do besides eating and watching movies at the AMC Theater.

The Tasting Room produc-es live performances in its small darkly-lit room on Wednesday and Friday nights. Hamzaoui said, as a young newlywed and mother of one, more entertainment would be nice.

“There is no night life and most things close early,” said Hamzaoui.

As a mother, Hamzaoui said

it may be hard to find toys and clothes for children. Most kids seen in the area looked as if they were featured in a Gap commercial, Hamzaoui expressed out of frus-tration.

“I have almost the entire kid’s Gap line for my 4-year-old,” said Hamzaoui.

Those who have never been to Friendship Heights or the Chevy Chase area can benefit from advice from Ann Taylor, 30.

“Those shopping should de-pend on a budget and the occasion they are shopping for,” said Taylor. She does admit that they offer more selections than in Prince George County, but are more pricey.

Law school student Aurelia Hepburn, 23, said her budget only allows her to shop once a month.

“Being a student, I am only allowed to shop once a month, but I normally come out to this area or Pentagon,” said Hepburn.

Friendship Heights in D.C. and Chevy Chase, Md. have pro-duced an area for working class, new money, professional, and mul-ticultural individuals. There are not too many ethnic restaurants, as compared to U Street and Adams Morgan. Most of the department stores close at 7 p.m. and the lat-est restaurants may stay open until 10:30 p.m.

BY JARONDAKIE PATRICKContributing Writer

Friendship Heights

Bree Gant - Photo Editor

With the weather outlook in the 70s and 80s and sunny conditions for this weekend, the Cherry Blossom Festival will feature a fireworks show, lantern lighting and various other events. The best way to get to the National Mall for the festivities is through the Smithsonian metro stop on the blue and orange lines.

Cherry Blossoms in Bloom

A drive-by shooting in Southeast D.C. left four people dead and five people wounded. Authorities are calling it the deadliest D.C. shooting in the past 16 years.

The shooting occurred Tuesday around 7:30 p.m. on the 4000 block of South Capitol Street. The nine individuals, believed to all be friends, were congregated outside of an apartment building. All are aged in their 20s and 30s, with one victim being a teenager. Six of the victims are men and three women.

Three people have been charged with first-degree murder for associa-tion with the fatal shooting. The identified shooters in police custody are 26-year-old Nathaniel D. Simms, 20-year-old Orlando Carter and a third male juvenile. Police have also recovered a weapon used in the mass killing.

Police are investigating if any of the suspects in custody are responsible for the March 22 death of 20-year-old Jordan Howe. It is believed that Sanquan Carter, 19, shot Howe outside of an apartment building in con-nection with a missing bracelet.

-Genet Lakew, Metro Editor

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Deadliest Recent Shooting Leaves 4 Dead, 5 Injured in Southeast, D.C.

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April 1, 2010

Good morning texts every-day at approximately 8:45 a.m., “Baby let me get that for you, don’t you do a thing.” “I decided to get you fl owers because it’s Wednes-day, and like our love; you surprise me all the time.” Constant hugs, kisses and “I love you’s. No more love letters with quotes from the cheesiest outdated songs. Then he actually performed the song.

“Honey, let’s be sure to ex-press ourselves. I want to share the way I feel with you.” The list goes on. Do women like when men are mature in their actions and willing to go the extra mile to make you happy? Or is this kind of redun-dant generosity and over-indulgent behavior too much for women to handle? Is romance dead?

According to AskMen.com, most women would prefer the ex-citement of having a challenging relationship, as opposed to a guy who thinks he has found the one and wants to do everything pos-sible to ensure she is secure in that thought. Freshman political science major, Melanie Hill said, “I can’t talk to guys that are soft in nature. I want someone that has goals, but has a presence-fi lled personality, toughness and level of individual-ity. There has to be something that

intrigues me so that the relation-ship is more meaningful and multi-faceted.” Multi-faceted exactly. Many women want to experience all facets of a relationship, so when they are overwhelmed with nice gestures, the relationship becomes predictable and often boring.

When considering if more women are becoming romantically challenged, the outcome is debat-able. Being that college for most is an opportunity to explore their options, interacting with different people every day on a consistent basis, there is less value directed to-ward committed relationships.

Because of that, genuine acts of kindness stand in opposition to the desire for variety that many men want to acquire. It throws off a man’s hopes and sometimes forces them to act contrary to what is not momentarily accessible. On the fl ip side, some men and women alike would rather the patience and effort it takes to craft just one suc-cessful relationship.

Tanisha Duke, sophomore English major, thinks that the so-lution to maintaining variety and stability within a relationship is to be random.

“Guys need to realize that being nice is one thing, but the approach is key.” As a man, Duke feels that a man’s objective should be to display his masculinity and to be weary not to smother women.

“Romance can be more mean-ingful when it isn’t forced,” Duke noted.

According to some studies, women tend not to appreciate what they can have too easily. For some men, showing that they genuinely care does not get them far. And the result for some is the transition from “nice guy” to “bad boy.”

“I got tired of women los-ing interest because I wanted to hold their door open, take them

out for dinner, or showed my ap-preciation,” said James Marshall, a freshman undecided major. “I still treat women respectfully, but have less regard for the direction of the relationship.”

In a relationship, it’s impor-tant not only to fi nd balance, but to defi ne your personal intentions when becoming involved in a rela-tionship, and to decipher whether someone is right for you. In addi-tion, communication is key.

If there are things that you feel can be changed in a relation-ship, voice the concerns so that you do not grow to resent your deci-sions.

Even if the genuine acts of kindness bring happiness, make sure that you have clear expecta-tions to avoid becoming disap-pointed later. Enjoy romance, sa-vor the times most take for granted and renew yourself in chivalry and kindness each day.

LIFE & STYLE 11

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Get To Know: Fatima Rashid, Pittsburgh, Penn., senior supply chain management major Caught: Rankin Chapel

Get The Look...Khaki Boots,Denim jeans,Red and Turquoise Floral Shirt,Blue Blazer,

Don’t Be Afraid To... take the initiative to wear the new trend. Don’t wait until its played out. People always say: “I don’t know if that will look right on me.” Then, once the trend is tired and old, then they call their self trying to rock it.

My Style Tells You... I’m a model and from the east coast. I’m a person that’s well put together and organized and put a lot of thought into what-ever decisions or actions I make. My style shows that I’m committed to whatever I wear or do.

Take It From Me (style tip): Just because your style looks different from everyone else does not mean it looks good. A lot of times I see people on campus thinking they’re so into fashion because their style is unique. Take it from me there’s a reason why no one else want to look like that “unique” person.

It’s Always About... what’s on your feet. I can’t stand seeing a male/female (typically males) have on a nice ensemble and throw the entire outfi t off with bad shoes. Shoes say a lot about a person, and I know a lot of females can agree when I say, if a guy shoes aren’t right it such a turn off.

I love my style because I have a lot of confi dence in almost everything I wear. Your demeanor is what makes the clothes. My style comes from my family that raised me.

Get To Know: Eunique Hansel, Las Vegas, Nev., advertising majorCaught: Outside Blackburn Student Center

Get The Look...Romper dress, Alexander McQueenLace-up fl ats, Christian LouboutinSunglasses, Baby PhatBeaded necklace, Vintage Yves Saint Laurent from GrannieEarrings, GivenchyWeave, Milky Way Indian Remy

Don’t be Afraid to… Pull that jersey dress out of your closet! Pair it with a thrifted blazer, those kit-ten heels your sweet grannie gave you and a pack of Milky Way! You’ll defi nitely be #outcheawinnin.

My Style Tells You... that I’m versatile. I’ll put on my favorite pair of Baby Phat jeans with a pair of Louboutins. On my mama, on my hood, I take risks!

Take It From Me (style tip): Get like Alicia Keys and do the unthinkable. Don’t go out and steal some-one’s man, but don’t be afraid to wear something completely unique. If people “twitpic” you it’s be-cause you’re fl y not because you’re a bird.

It’s Always About... Coogi head to toe. I’m con-vinced that urban wear is one of the greatest creations. What better way to express yourself than in clothing “designed” by your least favorite rapper?

It’s Never About... A bad weave. People may come at me for my love of urban wear but you’ll never catch me with my tracks slipping. My Remy is premium.

I love my style because... it’s mine. I don’t dress for no bird!

These are not the true labels of the clothing, but a comedic component of The Hilltop’s April

Fools issue.

Get To Know: Sankara Xasha Ture McCain, Gary, Ind., fashion merchandising majorCaught: In Front of Fine Arts

Get The Look...Hat, Grandmothers Sweater, Hollywood Mirror Vintage Store in Chicago Jeans, Forever 21Belt, a handbag strap Shoes, TOMS (Akira Chicago)Earrings, Forever21 AccessoriesBangles, Glitter/Forever21

Don’t Be Afraid To... Take risks! As long as you have confi dence in what you are wearing you WILL be styl-ish. Nothing is ever too much!

My Style Tells You... That I dare to be different. I hate seeing myself on another individual. I strive to express myself in ways others wouldn’t dare think about. I am very graceful with a cutting edge.

Take It From Me (style tip): “Fashion fades, style is eternal.”..Yves Saint Laurent. Know who you are and what you want to say. Stop trying to say what the next person is, through the art form of fashion. Stop follow-ing and lead! BE DIFFERENT!

It’s Always About... Taking something simple and making it fabulous. It shows what a person is capable of. Everything appears as art and reason, even some-thing as dull as a white tee. But when a person desires style their weaknesses still delight the next persons eye.

It’s Never About... Blending in to be accepted. Who cares what others think, be bold, be different, be inspirational. Being unique is totally better than being uninteresting!

I love my style because... it expresses me whole heartedly. I love to be the center of attention, and there is never a dull moment when you see me.

Summer Girl The Model Label Lover

Caught In Style

- Compiled by Aaron Randle, Staff Writer

BY BRITTANY JACKSONContributing Writer

‘Bad Romance’ is Dead, Have Women Killed it?

Photo Courtesy of www.ladyzona.com

Though women seem to complain about being unable to fi nd the “perfect man,” many times they are the ones to walk away from relationships where their signifi cant others are too kind.

Throughout your Howard matriculation have you preferred the ‘bad boy’ opposed to the overlooked ‘good guy’

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