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Monday, February 6, 2012

Campus History Who are the buildings on campus named after? Find out in our campus section!

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Black Art FestivalTo kick off black his-tory month, the National Portrait Gallery hosted an event on Saturday. p.5

Super-Celebration See how students felt about this Sunday’s Super Bowl! p. 9

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LIFE & STYLE............ p. 8 SPORTS.................... p. 9 OPINIONS.............. p. 10

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Howard School of Communictations Hosts First-Ever Speech Tournament

Alphas Step at GW , First Performance in Three Years NY Giants Earn Fourth Super Bowl Win in Franchise History

After a long game in Indianapo-lis last night, the New York Giants were crowned Super Bowl XLVI Champions over the New England Patriots after a 21-17 victory. In their fourth Super Bowl appearance in franchise history and first win since 2008, the Giants managed to dominate the stalled Patriots defense and walked away with the victory.

“It’s just good for my coaches and my team after all the work we put in this year,” said Eli Manning in a post game interview.

In a 2007 rematch, quarter-backs Eli Manning and Tom Brady took over the game but the Patriots defense fell behind in the first half, their late comeback attempt in the final minutes of the second quarter was too late for the Giants offense. In the first half, Giants quarterback Eli Manning became the first quar-terback to open a Super Bowl with nine consecutive completions.

“The only feeling I have right now is pride,” said senior com-puter engineering major, Mecaela Holmes, who was rooting for the Giants. “I’m so proud of my team. Everybody always counts on us and

I’m happy we were able to earn our spot.”

Manning walked away with this year’s MVP award after breaking another record when later in the game, he got a run of 16 comple-tions in a row.

The highlight of the game came in the third quarter when Manning completed a 88- yard drive with running back Ahmad Bradshaw which put the Giants ahead and made a play that virtually won the game for the New York team. Manning led six comeback victories during the season and set an NFL record with 15 fourth-quarter touchdown passes.

“Eli is a problem,” said senior psychology major, Ryan Gibson.

Photo by Terricka Johnson, Photo Editor

The Nu Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. hosted a step show on Satur-day at George Washington University’s Listern Auditorium. The show featured Alpha brothers from all across the DMV area and step teams from local high schools.

“It’s pretty exciting. This is a big step show for Nu Beta, the D.C. chapter for GW, Catholic, and American, so we are pretty honored to be stepping in this show,” said Karim Alammuri a senior broadcast journalism major at Howard.

The Alphas from University of Maryland won the exhibition.

See more photos on page 4.

Professionally dressed with port-folios in hand, students from various universities around the region filled the hallways of the Howard Univer-sity’s School of Communications in preparation for the SNAFU Charity Invitational, Howard University’s first speech tournament.

The tournament consisted of university teams, inlcuding th Martin Luther King Jr, Forensiic Society Speech and Debate team, broken down into individual student rounds. Student chose from a spe-cific genre, categories like “SNA-FU”, “Impromptu”, and “Dramatic Effect”, prepared within the given time frame, and presented their argument in ten-minute intervals in

front of a scoring judge.Judge Meagan Orpor, a gradu-

ate student from Liberty University said that having Howard host the tournament was quite a change from other schools her team usually travels to.

“Usually, host institutions have a long standing history of inviting teams, this being Howard’s first year,” she said.

She added, “Also, the urban area was something different from the other suburban college towns.”

She did however give advice to contestants saying that, “profes-sionalism and persuasion is key in forensics.”

Quite a lot of competition teams came from the local D.C. area institution such as George Washington, American University,

Georgetown, as well as a few who have traveled from Liberty Univer-sity in Lynchburg, Virginia.

There were also non-compet-itors who looked to the event to support their friends, roommates, and students from their respective schools.

Al’Asia Davis, a freshman undecided major from Howard University showed up to the event in support of her suitemate.

“At first, I was thinking that it was going to be in a big audito-rium, I’m thinking like presidential debate,” she said.

If asked whether or not she could see herself participating in the future, she said, “If anything, it would be in the poetry/dramatic genre.”

by Shavon AndersonContributing Writer

Photo Courtesy of the New York Giants/giants.com

Giant’s Quarterback Eli Manning led his team to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in last night’s Super Bowl game.

by Jordane Frazier Sports Editor Super Bowl

XLVI

Giants-- 21

Patriots-- 17

SPEECH cont. on p. 2

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Tuesday, Feb. 7

Author Brenda Dixon Gottschild will be in the bookstore on Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 4p.m. to 6p.m. to sign copies of her book “Joan Myers Brown & the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina.” The book reflects on the life of Joan Myers Brown, found-er of the Philadelphia Dance Company and the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts.

Thursday, Feb. 9

In response to the crisis in Somalia, a benefit concert will be held in Cramton Audito-rium on Thursday, Dec. 9 at 7p.m. Proceeds from the concert will go toward allevi-ating starvation in the country. Amiri Baraka, Afro Blue and Group Without a Name (GWN) are among those who will perform during this evening of poetry and music.

Friday , Feb. 10

Engineering, electronic studio and computer science students will be in the Screen-ing Room West in the School of Communications to discuss video games. The event “Roast & Toast Computer & Video Game Review” will be held from 5p.m. to 7p.m on Friday, Feb. 10.

SPEECH continued from Front

Howard’s Winners include:

Aline Munyansanga: 1st place prose interpretation, 2nd place program oral interpretation and 2nd place duo interpretation

Rodney Holcombe: 2nd place duo interpretation

Allen Reynolds: 2nd extemporaneous speaking, 3rd informative speaking, 4th prose interpretation

Treticia Hobbs: 5th place extemporaneous speaking, 5th placedramatic interpetation

Jack Falano: 3rd place in persuasive speaking

Melicia Johnson: 5th program oral interpretation

Overall, on both days Howard received 2nd place in Small Team Sweepstakes.

Competed against:George Mason UniversityLiberty UniversityWestchester UniversityCedarcrest CollegeJames Madison UniversitySt. Joseph’s University

The team will compete next weekend at James Madison University in Virginia. After qualifying for nationals, they will travel to San Marcos, Texas for the American Foren-sics Association National Individual Events Tournament in April.

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Howard Alumni Strike First in Several Fields

Patricia Era BathOphthalmologist, inventor and

scholar, Bath attended the Howard University College of Medicine and received her doctoral degree in 1968. She is the first African-American woman to serve on staff as a surgeon and first to be elected to the honorary staff of the UCLA Medical Center. Bath is the first African-American female doctor to receive a patent for a medical purpose and the first to serve as a resident in ophthalmology at New York University.

Dr. Rhadi Bullard FergusonFerguson is a 4-time U.S. Na-

tional Judo Champion, a 2004 Judo Olympian, and the only African-American male with a Ph.D. to fight on an internationally televised Mixed Martial Arts Event. Fergu-son is currently a MMA fighter for Strikeforce.

Sharon Pratt KellyFrom 1991 to 1995, Kelly

served as the third mayor of the District of Columbia. She was the first African-American woman to serve as mayor of a major Ameri-can city and the only woman to have served as mayor of Washing-ton, D.C.

Kamala HarrisReceiving her bachelor of arts

in 1986, Kamala Harris went on to receive a law degree from the University of California, Hast-ings College of the Law. In 2003, she was elected as the first female District Attorney in the history of San Francisco, Calif. In Jan. 2011, Harris became the first female African-American attorney general in California.

David DinkinsDinkins graduated magna cum

laude from Howard University with a degree in mathematics. In 1990, he became the first African-Amer-ican mayor of New York City and is still the only African American to hold the position.

Charlotte E. RayIn 1869, Ray registered in the

school of law under the name C.E. Ray because of the school’s policy on admitting women. In 1872, she became the first woman to graduate from the Howard University School of Law and the first black female lawyer in the United States.

Mike EspyAfter graduating from How-

ard University with a law degree in 1975, Espy later served in the United States House of Representa-tives from Mississippi. He was the first African-American Secretary of Agriculture.

By Shavon AndersonStaff Writer

Candidates Get Real at HUSA and Trustee Speak OutThe claws came out at the

Undergraduate Trustee and HUSA debate Thursday night as the three trustee candidates (Lesley Pace, Marcus Carey, and Adedamola Sokoya) and HUSA slates, (End-ing the Run Around, Believe, We Are Howard, and HUSA Anew 52) arrived dressed to impress; with some limited humor, they rigor-ously questioned the passion and qualifications of one another during the forty-minute debate.

While all of the platforms focused on problems in the financial aid departments and BisonWeb registration system and operations, all of the slates agreed that recon-structing established policies and departments without “reinventing the wheel” would be cost effective and would be easily transferred to future administrations.

Undergraduate Trustee can-didate Adedamola Sokoya was bombarded with questions from both Pace and Carey, but insisted numerous times that their inquiries contained information from his previous platform which has been updated.

Student graduation deadlines and outside institution comparisons

were a large topic, while audi-ence reactions openly agreed or disagreed with the ideas of the accessibility of university financial reports,administrative documents, and the placement and responsibil-ity of monetary funds.

Additionally, when asked if the candidates knew of the bench-mark institutions to which Howard University were compared to, Pace fell short, not knowing any. Carey quickly ran down a list of three or four, while Sokoya was also familiar with several others.

Each candidate took the lead at one point and their strength and confidence shifted throughout the debate.

The HUSA slate debate pro-gressed in a different light.

A new issue that the HUSA Anew 52 slate discussed was the transportation of Howard students to and from the popular off-campus apartment building, University Towers Center (UTC). Together, Brandon Dean and James Alexan-der believed that by discussing with the UTC management the idea of having them cover 100 percent of the shuttle costs, it would free funds for other areas like financial aid and reconstruction.

While other slates considered this idea unrealistic, Dean said,

“James and I love Howard Uni-versity and that’s why we dedicate our energy to impact every student. The level of integrity needed for the position is something that our slate has developed and applied, and we plan to pilot a student government that leads from the bottom up.”

The ‘We Are Howard’ can-didates, Cameron Clarkson and Rachael Sanni, stressed their idea of the importance of extending the registration process and being less hasty and hopes to remedy prob-lems with BisonWeb and allow all students a timely schedule. How-ever, ‘Ending The Run Around’ team Julius Holmes and Pali Payne argued that the problem was in the systematic errors not time constraints, and that prolonging the process further would do no assistance.

Brittany Foxhall and Madiagne Starr of ‘Believe’ continuously stressed the fact that there has been a female void within the presidential position for almost six years and that a fresh take on administrative policies and procedures would be very beneficial to the university.

Sophomore political science major Miyisha Tribble expressed her support for the ‘We Are How-ard’ slate.

“At the current moment, I am

very interested in voting for Cam-eron Clarkson and Rachael Sanni because they bring a unique thing to the table, and I’ve actually seen Cameron work hands-on before even entering into the HUSA elec-tion,” Tribble said.

By the end of the night, a range

of emotions had swept the Black-burn ballroom including laughter, cheers, and disappointment. Speak-outs will be held up until the night before election day. The next speak out will be held for local colleges on Monday Feb. 13.

By Shavon AndersonStaff Writer

Howard History

What’s In A Name: Dormitories Serve As Reminders of Continued Excellence

Students are immersed in African-American culture the minute they arrive to Howard University. As parents drop students off on various parts of campus, the large brick dormitories that students will soon call home are named after leaders in the African-American community.

While living there, students are constantly reminded of the many accomplishments of these individu-als as their photos and legacies are framed and placed upon the walls. It certainly gives a deeper meaning to the idea of community, collectiv-ism, and social awareness. Residents of these dormitories are given a constant image of what excellence looks like and stellar roll models to emulate in the future.

Charles R. Drew (Drew Hall)

Known best for his work in im-proving methods for blood storage and transfusions, Charles R. Drew was a leading African-American physician in the 20th century. His research and expertise in blood were groundbreaking and heavily used in World War II. An advocate for civil rights, Drew disputed the racist stigmas associated with blood donation as it was never scientifi-cally proven.

Harriet Tubman (Tubman Quadrangle)

Referred to as Moses for her heroic efforts, Harriet Tubman is responsible for leading more than 300 African-American slaves out of

bondage during the 19th century. Though she endured peril to and from the South, Tubman persis-tently made the trips in order to lead her people to a free life. Tub-man was also part of the American Civil War and was given the task of heading the Combahee River Raid that freed more than 700 slaves.

George W. Cook (Cook Hall)

Born into slavery, George W. Cook defied many odds and pur-sued higher education. He attended Howard University and received a bachelor of arts degree in 1881. He served in several capacities up to his graduation at Howard. He was a tutor, professor, dean, and business manager at the University.

Lucy Diggs Slowe (Slowe Hall)

Winner of the National Tennis Association’s first ever tournament, Lucy Diggs Slowe was a pioneer of many sorts. She was one of the original founders of the first African-American sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in 1908. She also served Howard University up to her graduation. She began as the first dean of women at Howard and eventually became a college administrator for the University.

George Washington Carver (Carver Hall)

Known worldwide for his re-search, George Washington Carver was responsible created innovative means for utilizing crops. He placed great emphasis on peanuts, soy-beans, and sweet potatoes because they proved to be more lucrative and healthier for both the consumer

and those who sold them. Carver is remembered most for the peanut; he created a bulletin that contained over 100 uses for the peanut in recipes.

Benjamin Elijah Mays (Mays Hall- School of

Divinity)Remembered greatly for his

work with the black church and ed-ucational systems, Benjamin Elijah Mays held many roles nationwide to benefit the community. Mays served in professorships at both More-house College and South Carolina State University. He was also the president of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., president of the Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education, and the dean of Howard’s School of Religion, now the School of Divinity, from 1934-1940.

Mary McLeod Bethune (Bethune Annex)

Born into slavery, Mary McLeod Bethune took great interest in her education from a young age. Her initial ambitions included be-coming a missionary in Africa; how-ever, several factors prevented that from happening. She instead began a school for African-American girls in Daytona Beach, Fl. that would eventually merge with a school for African-American boys. This institution later became Bethune-Cookman University. Bethune also served as a black cabinet member of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration, express-ing the concerns of the African-American community.

By Rodney Holcombe IIStaff Writer

After leaving Howard’s campus in pursuit of their dreams, our alumni are known for making waves in their respective industries. Here’s a list of accomplished Bison who have been the first to do something big in various fields.

Photo by Terricka Johnson, Photo EditorHUSA and Trustee candidates faced-off at last Thursday’s speak out.

Metro .

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Noelle Jones, Metro Editor [email protected]

Smithsonian Hosts Family Day Honoring Black History Month

Photo by Caryn Freeman, Contributing WriterVisitors watch the puppet show “Can You Spell Harlem,” by Dr. Schroder Cherry outside the National Portrait Gallery.

Food Corner: The Greek Spot

Photo by Noelle Jones, Metro EditorThe Greek Spot is nestled on 11th Street, five minutes from U. Street.

The National Portrait Gallery kicked off Black History Month Saturday with performances and exhibits highlighting the undeniable power and contributions of black people in America.

A local group of children from a D.C.-based dance collaborative performed the step dance Tara-tibu. Taratibu, a Pan-Afrikan drill, is movement based on the South Afrikan “gum boot” dance. It combines traditional Afrikan dance with contemporary military move-ments, traditional Negro spirituals, contemporary gospel and tradition-al Afrikan songs in Kiswahili and Zulu. The movement is military in nature but Afrikan in delivery.

The Tarabitu Youth associa-tion is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and teach-

ing African & African-American culture & values through song and dance. Their primary objective is to create a young people’s professional touring company and a children’s ensemble based in Washington, D.C. The children’s company provides aspiring young artists the opportunity to move to a profes-sional company.

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery also hosted Dr. Schroder Cherry’s puppet show “Can you Spell Harlem.” Dr. Cherry, director of education at the Baltimore Museum of Art created his characters and shows to fill an entertainment and cultural void and fulfill a boyhood ambition.

“There are so few African-American puppets available,” Cherry said. “Whenever you ask anybody about a puppet, they can name Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, all of the “Sesame Street” characters.

They can name some of the classi-cal ones like Pinocchio. But people have never seen black puppets, and I figure there are enough puppets out of other cultures.”

“I think it’s important for African-Americans to see them-selves & I think it’s important for non-African-Americans to see African-Americans in different types of roles,” Dr. Cherry said.

The Black List: Volume 1 won the NAACP Spirit award in 2009 for best documentary and is now an exhibition at the Smithsonian. “The Black List” profiles prominent Afri-can Americans of various profes-sions, disciplines and backgrounds who offer their own stories and insights on the struggles, triumphs, and joys of black life in America.

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by Caryn FreemanContributing Writer

Imagine having a Greek love affair with some amazing home-style cooked food. Food that awak-ens the senses and fills the stomach.

When walking into The Greek Spot customers are immediately seduced by the menu and greeted by friendly employees who make them feel very hearty. This lovely little restaurant is located on 2017 11th St. NW. near U Street. Chairs sit outside for sunny days, and a comfortable seating area inside. It’s easy to call and have your food delivered!

The menu is affordable rang-ing from $3 to $10, specializing in sandwiches and platters. Options range from Chicken Souvlaki, boneless marinated chicken, feta sauce, tomato, onion and parsley to The Gyro Platter. The platter is a combination of spiced lamb and beef strips, Greek salad, orzo pasta, pita bread and tzatziki sauce. They also offer vegan foods.

Owner, Gregory, says that majority of the food is prepared at 8 every morning and the rest made fresh. Providing the customers with a different and authentic eating experience.

Gregory also adds that his family had a Greek restaurant on Capitol Hill for over forty years, but as soon as space became available he decided to bring his talents to U Street. He also lives in the area. Last name says the area accepts various types of food to fit the colorful people that reside there.

The Greek Spot has been well received in the area, and business is continuing to skyrocket.

“ Everyone is supportive between staff and students, Last name said. “It’s been great! I love the area…We are trying to go with it. We feel like we are a part of the community.”

For more information you can visit http://www.greekspotdc.com/index.html or simply stop by!

by Abeni PhillipsEditorial Assitant

Weekend News Round Up-Compiled by Brittany Epps, Staff Writer

Occupy D.C. Camp Raided by PoliceSeveral Occupy protesters were arrested on Saturday after a pre-dawn raid on the McPherson Square campsite. Dozens of police in riot gear—on horseback and on foot—swept through the park clearing away tents, makeshift beds, debris and rodents.Wizards Continue Losing Streak Against ClippersOn Saturday, the Los Angeles Clippers made its fifth consecutive win against the home team at the Verizon Center with a final score of 107-81. The Washington Wizards are currently 29th among 30 NBA teams in point differential this season.Give Kids a Smile DayHoward University hosted the 10th annual Give Kids a Smile Day this past Friday, providing more than 300 children from Chamberlain Elementary School with free dental examinations and repair.Celebrity Groundhog Foresees 6 More Weeks of WinterOn Groundhog Day 2012, famous marmot, Punxsutawney Phil, witnessed his shadow and predicted 6 more weeks of winter though all other groundhogs, including Staten Island Chuck, forecasted otherwise.D.C. Resident Wins Spot on Pizza Hut Super Bowl CommercialDavid Johnson, 31, a switchboard operator for the Department of Defense, entered a Pizza Hut contest that challenged customers to come up with a catchy new jingle. The company flew him to a recording studio in California, after his 30-second tune praising the Hut’s delivery time over that of its rivals won him the competition. The ad ran Sunday night in a prime slot just before the Super Bowl began.

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Beta BashThe men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. participated in a step exhibition at Georgre Washington University on Saturday night hosted by the Nu Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Al-pha Fraternity, Inc.

Photos by Terricka Johnson, Photo Editor

“The high school teams who participated in the exhibi-tion were more entertaining than the collegiate teams, but it was an all around good show.”

- Shellese ShimwellSenior Spanish major

Congratulations to the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc from the

University of Maryland.



Photo by Terricka Johnson, Photo EditorMembers of Alpha Phi Alpha deliver a high energy performance duting Saturday’s step show.

Howard University Senior Christopher Fredd amps up the crowd and his Alpha brothers during the performance.

Known for their precision, members of Alphi Phi Alpha try to live up to the fraternity’s hype at their first step show in three years.

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In a post-nip slip era of Super Bowl Halftime Shows, audiences across America have been privy to G-rated family friendly performanc-es headlined by the likes of Aero-smith, The Beatles and the Black Eyed Peas. However, eyebrows did not go unraised when it was announced that this year’s headliner would be, the provocative Queen of Pop herself, Madonna.

Pre-Bowl information men-tioned that Madonna would be sharing the stage with M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj to perform her latest single “Luv” – Minaj and M.I.A. were featured in the poppy chorus.

Questions circulated about whether or not she would kiss either artist despite Madge’s attempts to dispel any of the kiss gossip during a press conference.

In anxious anticipation of the halftime performance, audiences were subjected to less than thrilling commercials courtesy of local news staion NBC4 and the music app, Shazam.

Fast-forward past the slow mo-tion replays and commentary across the screen, and finally the perfor-mance for which we had all been waiting.

In marched a military proces-sion, an image reminiscent of a scene from 300. The soldiers crossed the field to present the Queen atop her thrown as she began to perform her timeless hit, “Vogue.”

Other than M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj, other stage guests included LMFAO – because bars will still play the “Party Rock Anthem” at least three times in one hour – and Cee-Lo.

Madonna wowed the stadium crowd and audiences watching at home with an exciting stage pres-ence and a praiseworthy physique for a 53-year-old. Even the graphics of the LED stage that Madonna walked on was a work of techno-logical art.

The overall performance was tastefully provocative – one cannot

dismiss the gyrating and short skirts – and fortunately, it made up for the lack of entertaining halftime com-mercials.

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Life&Style Lauren McEwen, Life & Style Editor [email protected] .

Your sinuses won’t be the only thing bothering you this winter--the delicate, external skin cells can also suffer abuse.

Lip cells are one of the most highly exposed areas of the skin. Each day, the lips are exposed to extreme heat, tons of acid in foods and liquids and weather.

Physicians advise for both men and women to seek special moistur-izers such as Carmex’s Moisturizing Lip Balm or Burt’s Bees Lip Balm however, in cases of extreme cold, people are advised to use an over-night lip conditioner or moistur-izing treatment to prevent excessive dryness, redness or cracking which could lead to bleeding.

Lauren Rodgers, a senior nursing student at the University of Texas at Arlington doesn’t use things to condition her lips specifi-cally however she says, “ I always try to use a balm or moisturizer before applying my lipstick or lip-gloss.”

Twenty-one-year-old Miracle Watson agrees that using a moistur-izer before applying any lip make-

up is essential. Watson uses Carmex and Burt’s Bees lip balm.

Daily maintenance creams con-taining AHAs (alpha hydroxy acids), Vitamins A and E and SPF 15 are best for maintaining soft, wrinkle-free lips.

For those who go to work or intern in dry, warm offices in the winter, it’s important to moisturize and condition the lips as well.

Unbeknownst to many, lips do not contain melanin, which protects

skin from the damage of heat and the sun’s rays. Without sufficient protection, the lips can be burnt without notice. Lip conditioners are the best method to prevent this from happening because they condition the lips surface and inner cells to withstand harsh conditions. Blistex’s Medicated Lip Conditioner is a great unisex product which can be worn at any place and time.

Products such as Mary Kay’s Lip Mask and Sally Hansen’s Over-night Lip Recovery are excellent products that can restore lips to its natural soft state with the sacrifice of looks.

Some lip care products do have their drawbacks. “The lip mask by Mary Kay used to work, but the process was unattractive,” says Rodgers.

Nevertheless, many will agree, it’s better to be unattractive for a moment, than disfigured for a lifetime. Pick up a moisturizing or conditioning lip treatment from the local pharmacy, grocery or cosmet-ics store, and make your lips soft and healthy during these last cold weeks before the day of kisses.

The new sci-fi film, “Chronicle” releases today, and it’s honestly one of the best science fiction movies to hit theaters in a long while.

It tells the story of three teen-aged boys who stumble upon a strange hole in the woods after a wild house party. In real life, anyone with half a brain would have run the other way at the sight of an endless tunnel in the ground. Instead, they investigate and find a mysterious alien thing that gives them gruesome nosebleeds, and of course, telekinetic powers.

Upon first glance, “Chronicle” seems like the typical high-school-sucks trope. Andrew Detmer (Dane DeHaan), a bullied teen with a troubled home life takes to filming everything – emphasis on the word everything – in order to place a wall between himself and the rest of the world. That’s understandable, his father is a drunken tyrant who has mistaken Andrew for his personal punching bag, and his mother is on her deathbed.

His cousin, Matt Garetty (Alex Russell), an intellectual snob with a love of philosophy, worries that the daily abuse Andrew suffers will worsen once the school bullies notice his new hobby.

And he’s right. The other kids are unnerved by Andrew’s ever-present camera. The cheerleaders worry that he’s taping them because he’s a pervert, and the bullies and thugs that terrorize him aren’t excited about their misdeeds being recorded. But Andrew keeps film-ing.

That’s one of the most interest-ing things about this film. There is no omnipresent camera – view-ers can only see what is going on through Andrew’s camera, the cam-era of Matt’s love interest, Casey, and through security cameras.

This tactic is well executed, not over-exaggerated like the shaky-amateur-cam tricks from “The Blair Witch Project” or “Cloverfield”. Eventually, the viewer no longer focuses on who is holding the cam-era, but becomes enthralled in the storyline.

And there is an actual storyline.

When Matt and Steve (Michael B. Jordan) – a popular class president-hopeful who is surprisingly nice – find the hole, they rush to get Andrew to film their discovery. The powers given to them by the Mysterious Alien Thing are intense. Not only can they move inanimate objects with their minds – they can even fly.

The trio develops an intense bromance born through this crazi-ness. In fact, they spend so much time together that Steve’s cheerlead-er girlfriend begins to get jealous. Their growing friendship is fun to watch. Together, the three of them are hilarious, using their powers to play harmless pranks on strangers and cracking well-written jokes.

Of course, the film cannot be completely upbeat. Andrew, the most powerful of the three, be-comes drunk with his new abilities. The old problems of his life begin to sting afresh, and he lashes out – only he has an unfair advantage over his enemies.

After a heartbreaking tragedy strikes, Andrew begins to spiral out of control, and it’s up to his friends to stop him before he goes too far.

Overall, “Chronicle” is worth the $12 movie ticket. The special effects are impeccable, the storyline is engaging, and the acting is ex-ceptional. And after years of being sold dreams by sci-fi movie trailers, it’s refreshing to watch one that is worth the hype.

by Lauren McEwenLife & Style Editor

Sci-Fi Flick ‘Chronicle’ is Worth the $12 Ticket

Photo Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox

‘Chronicle’ tells the story of three high school boys who gain telekinetic powers.

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by Montrelle GreenContributing Writer

Beauty Corner: Get Luscious, Healthy Lips in Time for Valentine’s Day

Photo by Lauren McEwen, Life & Style Editor

Proper lip care is essential to keeps lips healthy in cold winter months.

Super Bowl Half-Time Recapby Ashelee GeraldContributing Writer

During her Super Bowl performance, Madonna performed her 1990 pop clas-sic “Vogue” in addition to her latest single “Luv.”

Photo Courtesy of David Shankbone/Wikimedia Commons

Top Super Bowl Tweet:

@JawnMurray: Madonna had an HBCU band, Black cheerleaders, Mississippi Mass Choir, Cee-Lo,

LMFAO & Nicki Minaj! #Su-perBowl aint NEVER been this

BLACK!

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Sports Jordane Frazier, Sports Editor [email protected] . Jordane Frazier, Sports Editor [email protected] . Super Bowl XLVI Champions

The New York Giants

Bison Alert: Bison Football Reels In 18 Recruits For 2012 Season

by Michael LindoStaff Writer

The Howard University football team finished the season at 5-6 for their 2011 season. The HU team recorded only four wins the three seasons prior to the 2011 team, and didn’t seem like even with a few new faces a change could be made immediately. However, head coach, Gary Harrell and his coaching staff appear to have changed the culture of this football team in one season, and are looking to build it up.

Wednesday, coach Harrell an-nounced the signing of 18 recruits that will play for the Bison in the 2012 season. This Bison team will lose 14 seniors including defensive linemen, Sackie Kerkulah and Corey Berry, wide receivers, Willie Carter and Brandon Drayton, and defensive backs, Lanny Kelly and Theodore Graham, all of whom made major contributions to the “Road to Redemption” season.

These 18 recruits look to be very productive in their career at Howard.

This Bison recruiting class has players from all over the country including, Florida, Alabama, Okla-homa, Georgia, Michigan, Texas, and some students rom the area.

The recruits have plenty of accolades to bring with them to

campus, such as Ray Rudolph, a 6-foot-2-inch defensive end, who spent his senior season totaling 104 tackles, 21 tackles for loss and 14 sacks.

Rudolph’s stats make him a perfect fit to a Bison defense that had three players in top 10 for sacks in the MEAC and four players in the top 10 for tackler for loss.

Wide receiver, Jonathan Booker is a solid recruit out of Mount Tabor High School in Winston Salem, N.C. Booker is said to have great hands, and a high football I.Q. which is valuable to any team at any level.

Markus Wakefield, a defensive tackle out of the state of Oklaho-ma, is ranked as a two star athlete by ESPN.com. Wakefield chose to attend Howard over Colorado State and Arizona. He stays very active when on the field making it difficult for blockers to get their hands into his body and keep him blocked which is valuable in a defense that hangs their hat on intensity and execution.

This recruiting class looks des-tined to have a bright future in the Bison uniform and hopefully we can see the beginning of a great football team starting with the team we just saw in the 2011 season.

Lady Bison Cling On To Their Winning Streak With Win Against University of Maryland- Eastern Shore

Camille Augustine Contributing Writer

With a score of 49-36, the Lady Bison (16-7, 8-2 MEAC) basketball team continued their winning streak to three on the road against the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Lady Hawks (7-13, 4-4 MEAC).

Clipping the wings of the Lady Hawks early in the first half of the match-up, the Lady Bison sailed through to have a comfortable 11-point lead, thus leading to a win after halftime despite the fact it was not an easy contest.

“It was a hard battle, we weren’t able to knock down wide open shots and missed free-throws,” said Lady Bison forward, Saadia Doyle. “It was a difficult game to play.”

Doyle gained 12 points as well as five steals. The team sought to focus on knocking down their shots as a means to prevent the game from slipping away.

Doyle and guard Zykia Brown both became powerhouses whose combined 22 points during the first half facilitated in the win.

Brown had a total of 13 points and two steals. Returning from a back injury, guard Tamoria Holmes saw 36 minutes of play and racked up 12 points. Holmes also agreed with Doyle in terms of the match-up, saying, “I don’t think we got the calls we should’ve gotten or made the shots we should’ve taken.”

In addition to the scorecard of the Lady Bison, guard Cheyenne Curley-Payne gained five-assists as well as six boards in addition to three steals.

A total of 25 turnovers on the Lady Hawks end gave the Lady Bison an advantage they used to their benefit.

During the first half, the battle for the lead commenced as each team tried to outscore as well as out-rebound the other. The Lady Hawks put points on the scoreboard off of eight offensive rebounds by the Lady Bison. Halftime transitions for the Lady Bison after realizing the Lady Hawk’s plays was to keep them off the boards.

Currently, the Lady Bison are holding on to a third place stand-ing in the MEAC, trailing behind Hampton University Lady Pirates at second and Florida A&M Lady

Rattlers at first. In the 2010-2011 season, the Lady Bison finished fifth in the MEAC.

Next stop on the Lady Bison four-game road stint are the Mor-gan State Lady Bears (6-16, 3-6 MEAC). Morgan State is listed at tenth place in the MEAC. Doyle said the mindset of the team is to step up on defense. From studying Morgan’s ball movement and plays, Doyle said, “they will try to outscore us, but if we step up on defense and execute plays we will be just fine.”

Photo Courtesy of Sports Information Desk

The Lady Bison basketball team takes down another team in their win against University of Maryland Eastern Shore increasing their winning streak to three.

Tweet Corner

Memorable Super Bowl XLVI Tweets from Celebrities, Fans and HU Students:

Students Discuss Anticipation, Outcome Of Sunday Night’s Super Bowl XLVI

by Adrienne BrownContributing Writer

In the last few minutes of the American Football Conference and National Football Conference championships, the Giants and the Patriots claimed their spot in the 2012 Super Bowl in Indianapolis.

The Howard student body had different reactions to the win. Many students thought Eli Man-ning’s leadership would win the game but Brady and the Patriots’ defense would shut the Giants down.

Rosemary Mwaura, a sopho-more political science major, is a die-hard Patriots fan.

“We have Brady and all our tight ends are ready to catch the football and ready to score touch-

downs,” Mwaura said. “If you don’t know how to kick a football then you don’t deserve to win.”

New York Giants fans are pride-ful in their team. Some students didn’t watch the NFC Champi-onship game knowing that their team would win. Brandon Johnson sophomore biology major from Long Island, NY wasn’t too worried about the Giants losing.

“I watched a little bit of the AFC game. I wasn’t really shocked that they won because they have a good team,” Johnson said. “ I was nervous when they went into overtime but Manning made it ok. I think the Giants are going to win because they have an overall spec-tacular team.”

Giants fans were satisfied but those rooting for New England

could not say the same as Super Bowl XLVI wrapped up last night and Patriot fans were dissapointed to find that Tom Brady and his New England team were unable to take home the title.

“ I wish things were different but since the Patriots defense waited to the end to show up things hap-pened the way they happened,” said Mwaura. “I will continue to despise the Giants.”

Eli Manning, however, showed up and won the title for the Giants while mananging to break two Super Bowl records as well.

The final score was 21-17 as the Giants took home their first Super Bowl Championship trophy since 2008.

@MarkHerzlich: 2 yrs ago I was told I’d never walk again, Just WALKED off plane to #Indy to play in #Super-Bowl #TakeThatCancer

@rolandsmartin: Brandon Jacobs ran hard on one play. Why is he so tentative? Bradshaw is running HARD all day #superbowl

@AngieAnge: Before lady gaga, brittney spears, ke$ha, etc...it was all about this jawn we all watchin on the tizzube right now! #madonna #superbowl

@espn: Little man in the BIG game. Danny Woodhead is making a HUGE difference. #sb46

@Jamar@Flyy: S/o to Africa for get-ting all that new Patriots Champion-ship gear lmao

@DucRx: GAME OVER ... #NYGiants

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Opinions Britney Wilson, Opinions Editor [email protected] . Mut(e)iny

The Silent Rebellionby Britney Wilson

Opinions EditorIn the wake of the recent

passing of Soul Train founder Don Cornelius, the Howard Twitterverse was set ablaze with the idea of hav-ing a Soul Train line in the Punch Out that in his honor. One of my followers re-tweeted a fellow Bison expressing her disdain for this idea, calling it “cooning” and reminding us that it was Black History Month.

Although I didn’t know the person who tweeted that statement, and I normally wouldn’t reply to people whom I don’t know per-sonally, I felt the need to inquire about why she felt a Soul Train line in honor of Don Cornelius went against the tenets of black history. “What’s wrong with that?” I asked. “The soul train line is black his-tory.” Her response made me want to address the way that we view and discuss the black experience past and present.

Anyone who knows me knows that I’d be the first person to call out anything I viewed as “coonery,” particularly on this campus. Not only did I not think the idea was an example of cooning, I thought it was fitting and fun. So, I found myself wondering, if not with a Soul Train line, “how else would she prefer us to pay homage to Don Cornelius?”

When a musician dies, the radio is flooded with all of that artist’s music. Unless BET or Centric went to dig up old episodes of Soul Train or we decided to watch them on YouTube, that was the closest we were going to get to a tribute. Maybe she thought Don Cornelius wasn’t worthy of a tribute. “Did she know how many careers he’d helped launch and sustain or that we can thank him for TRL, 106 & Park and pretty much every music show that followed?” Finally, I

wondered if perhaps she felt that Don Cornelius and Soul Train were not applicable to black history. If so, that’s where I have a problem.

In general, I think we have a selective and polished view of black history. We either want to dwell on our struggles and the strength of our character as a people for enduring them and continuing to strive to overcome them or we want to celebrate our many professional accomplishments. We know that we have to be careful of what images we reflect to the public because of how we are often portrayed, but we do not like to look at complete pictures of ourselves.

Yes, we’ve cried, tried, bled, died, and strived, but we also did the Soul Train line, and we still do. Music is culture. Culture is history. Black artists and musicians paved the way for civil rights and main-stream acceptance just as much, and in many ways more, than every activist and attorney who marched. Black culture is black history.

Sometimes we police ourselves and our reputations even more than others do. Black culture is probably one of the few on the planet that people deliberately try to imitate rather than having it forced upon them. Sometimes it seems like everybody wants to do what we do, except us—in public anyway. However, when you try to please everyone else, you end up miserable.

So, at the start of this Black His-tory Month, I want to encourage us all to be ourselves and not worry about who’s watching.

With that said, for each of these 29 days in February, I wish you “love, peace, and souuuul.”

Britney Wilson is a senior English major from Brooklyn, N.Y.

Love, Peace & Soul

Taylor Hill, Cartoonist

The Problem of Transparency at HowardSTAFF EDITORIAL

As The Hilltop staff attempted to put together our recent “State of HU” special issue, many of us found ourselves experiencing some difficulties reporting about some of the more “controversial” stories that we had planned. For example, many of our writers had, and have had in the past, difficulty obtaining in-formation—particularly direct and comprehensive information-- from authoritative sources like university administrators and officials.

Many offices require that writ-ers submit their questions before they agree to speak with us or even before they allow students who rep-resent their offices or organizations to speak with us. These patterns of restriction and resistance led us to reflect on what we feel is a larger issue at Howard: transparency.

Almost every student knows how much Howard hates to have its “dirty laundry” aired. It is a running joke among faculty and students alike that if you want to get a response from the administration, you need to embarrass it. “There’s a roach in your food?” Call the news station, not a café worker. The problem will be rectified immedi-ately.

In keeping with this apparent fear of having its misdeeds broad-cast, there seems to be an unneces-sary filter between what happens behind closed doors and the information that is released to stu-dents. Aside from the limitations in what they were allowed to discuss, certain student leaders even had to

have their remarks approved before submitting them to The Hilltop for the “State of HU.” So much for an honest assessment.

For every e-mail blast that Hilltop staffers receive for every positive initiative developed, no

matter how trivial, how many of us were completely unaware of serious incidents that had taken place on campus or of serious allegations waged against our university until outside news cameras showed up or we read it in The Washington Post? We understand that most businesses prefer to accentuate the positive. We also understand the importance of discretion in certain situations. We have even heard that the current leadership is among the most open and receptive to the student voice

that Howard has ever had, and we hope that that openness both con-tinues and improves. In the case of Howard, where we are supposed to be in a state of renewal that focuses on “students first,” an uninformed and/or selectively informed student body is not fully equipped with the necessary tools to facilitate change. After all, nothing can be changed without first being acknowledged.

The most interesting aspect of restrictions and attitudes of suspicion towards The Hilltop is the seemingly automatic assumption that we intend to shame Howard. As students, we love our university. If it looks bad, we do too. However, we cannot simply sit back and ig-nore the things that are wrong with it, and if you run, we are forced to think that you have something to hide.

One would think that the ad-ministration would prefer students to read about problems in The Hilltop rather than in The Washington Post. We have something to gain from upholding your reputation—they don’t.

This dislike of transparency af-fects the experiences of the student body. When a student is unwilling to put his or her name on a perspec-tive for fear of possible backlash or academic or social difficulties, that is indicative of a learning environ-ment that does not foster critical thinking or freedom of expression, two essential skills that we pay tuition dollars to acquire.

Our View:

The administration’s lack of transparency, in general, hinders both

our college experiences and the progress of our

university.

Got something on your mind? Write a perspective and submit it to

[email protected]

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Women of Howard (students, faculty, staff)Be a part of

WACA Wednesdays Purpose Circles SeriesExplore:

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Purpose Circle DatesFebruary 15, 2012March 21, 2012April 18, 2012

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UG U I D EH 02/06/12WEEK OF

Februay 6, 1820- The Mayflower of Liberia

leaves New York Harbor for Sierra Leone

Ladies of the Quad Social Club Presents

LOVE ON TOP

Come enjoy a free show-ing of “The Wood” to-night at 7:30 PM in the Blackburn Digital Audi-

torium

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February 7, 1926- Carter G. Woodson

creates Negro History Week

February 10, 1927- Attorney Ron Brown

becomes first African-American to be elected

national Chairman of the Democratic Party

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February 9, 1985- Ber-nard Harris, African-American astronaut,

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February 8, 1986- Oprah becomes the first African American Women to host a nationally syndicated

talk show

LOQ presents “Mrs. Right” Speed Dating

co-sponsored with The Society of Collegiate

Black Men7:30 PM Drew Hall

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