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The Student Voice of Howard University
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Playing for a Cause More on pg. 5
Photo by Letese’ Clark, Metro Editor
INSIDE VOTING RUNDOWN
International Players
A how-to guide on registering to vote.
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These athletes went the extra mile to come to the Mecca.
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F.N.O Hits D.C.
INDEX
#ELECTION2012....... p. 2 The annual event brought METRO....................... p. 5 out the District’s most stylish. SPORTS .................... p. 6 p.7 OPINIONS................p. 11
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Exploring the absentee ballot, the solution to being miles away from home and still casting your vote Layout by Christina Downs, Editor-in-Chief
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ABSENTEE BALLOT, YOU MUST:
-- Be a registered voter in your state of legal residence (a.k.a. your permanent mailing address) -- Be 18 years or older -- Apply for your absentee ballot before 30 days (Oct. 6) prior to election day
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DISTANCE VOTING
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What is an absentee ballot? “A vote cast by someone who is unable or unwilling to attend the official polling station.”
You can register and submit your absentee ballot with the University’s Department of Political Science in Douglass Hall TODAY
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How it Works
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1. You apply online. 2. Fill out the form for an absentee ballot 3. The ballot will either be faxed, mailed or emailed to you 4. You fill out the ballot and mail it so it arrives to your home state by or before election day
Guidelines vary from state to state
NOV. 6, 2012 Worst Case Scenario... #FunFact:
Absentee voting started in the Civil War, when the majority of the country was at battle. President Abraham Lincoln--fighting for reelection in 1864--had to find a way for soldiers to vote. Hence, absentee voting was born!
If your absentee ballot doesn’t get to you in time, you can fill out a Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot, which allows you write in the candidates of your choice and mail it to your local election office.
Worst, WORST, THE WORST Case Scenario ...
You won’t get to vote! --Compiled by Angelique Gayle, Staff Writer
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. ‘Boys’ Play for Breasts
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by Jasmine Price-Tillery, Editorial Assistant
Photo by Letese’ Clark , Metro Editor Players from the teams Detroit Players and All Wins, No L’s play in the charity tournament, “Hoops for Hope.”
On Sunday, Sept. 9, Brothers Offering More for Tomorrow (B.O.M.T.) and Starting 5 teamed up to host a 3-on-3-charity basketball tournament “Hoop for Hope” to raise money for breast cancer awareness. Sixteen teams gathered on the basketball court at Banneker Park to participate in something like a street ball tournament to not only play a good game of basketball, but to also to help in raising awareness for the cause. “I feel like people aren’t educated enough on the subject because they’ve never been affected by it,” said Gordon Henry, senior marketing major from Brooklyn, NY. “It affects our people (AfricanAmerican) most. We should be out here supporting.” The survival rate for AfricanAmerican women is 77 percent lower than any racial group in the United States. In 2011 there were 26.840 reported cases of breast cancer in African-American women, according to the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Foundation. Henry played on two teams in the tournament, Team Green and SCBM. The proceeds from the tournament will be donated to Lombardi Breast Cancer Center of Georgetown University.
Alissa Ernest of the Lombardi Breast Cancer Center of Georgetown University is grateful and excited that B.O.M.T. and Starting 5 have chosen them as their organization to donate funds to. “D.C. in particular has high rates of breast cancer illness and death,” Ernest said. “So, just getting the word out is important. Finding breast cancer at an earlier stage results in a better outcome and survival. That’s what it’s about.” K.B. Thomas, member of Starting 5 and organizer of the tournament said they wanted hosted the event because they wanted to do something for the community. “We wanted to do something to get students and the community involved,” she said. Several students gathered around the basketball court and sidelines to support the charity event. However, Aleesha Allen, junior psychology major felt like the event could have been larger. “We should be recruiting more people instead of just making it a Howard thing. It takes everybody, not just Howard,” she said. Though the members of B.O.M.T are Howard students, they said it is not a university-affiliated organization.
Residents Celebrate 37th Annual Adams Morgan Day Festival onade didn’t suit someone’s taste bud’s, they could always opt for chicken stew, fried fish, plantains, curry or polish sausage. Aside from food and music, vendors showcased their fashions and art. Tribal print necklaces and fabrics, fall scarves, decorative pottery, stone jewelry pieces, in addition to every other clothing option was available.
people get to deal directly with me,” Sesow said. “They get to hear the story behind the piece instead of just seeing the price,.” An eclectic form of music, food The Adams Morgan Day and fashion stretched from ColumFestival also provided plenty of bia Road to Florida Avenue on 18th entertainment for children, making street on Sunday, Sept. 9 from 12 to it a family friendly environment in 7 p.m. for the 34th annual Adams addition to the diverse atmosphere. Morgan Day Festival. There was a family stage with a Continuing a tradition since puppet theater, yoga, kid perform1978, the festival is meant to celers, rap reading, hula ebrate the diverse culture hooping, and music. At that the Adams Morgan one point during the festi“ his is where I usually make my area is so well known for. val, there was also games Thousands of people prices more affordable and people and activities like relay experienced an array of races, balloon art, face get to deal directly with me.” music with live perforand educational mance. Genres like indie -Matt Sesow, painting, games to be played. rock from the band Once Painter and vendor And how can it be a Okay Twice and go-go and festival without dancing? R&B from Familiar Faces The Dance Plaza allowed could be heard at the Columbia An art fair featuring original peopleto come and move to the stage, while the sounds of Brazilian, paintings from various designers beats of Afro-Cuban, salsa, Chisamba and salsa could be apprecistretched down Belmont Road. nese, modern and African music. ated at the Florida Avenue stage. Veteran painter and vendor Companies like PNC Bank, “I really liked the music espeMatt Sesow has been a participant Google + and Zagat, to name a cially towards the end of the street of the festival for the past 10 years. few, were present as well to promote where they were playing the island He said that there are some people their products. and Brazilian music,” said D.C. that specifically buy his work at AdAs for Maree, she said the festiresident and festival first-timer Jenams Morgan Day every year instead val is something to definitely attend nifer Maree. of from galleries or his studio. next year in spite of a few unpleasRegardless of nationality, Sesow explained that he enjoys ant things. “I didn’t like the excess everyone could be seen savoring painting things that represent curgarbage around since they didn’t the different kinds of foods offered. rent events or that are in the news add any extra cans or the karaoke, If tacos, Cajun chicken, crab cake and seen as politically controversial. nobody wants to hear them sing!,” sandwiches, corn dogs, cheese fries, “This is where I usually make Maree said. funnel cake or fresh squeezed lemmy prices more affordable and
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Photo by Kylee Coney, Staff Writer Folk band Sligo Creek Stompers performs one of their songs for the crowd on the Columbia Stage on 18th Street & Columbia Road, NW.
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Coming to America
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
TORONTO, CANADA
Photo courtesy of TaylorRae Collins-Headley
Name: Nicole Deterville Team: Basketball Favorite food from back home: My favorite food is roti. any type, curry goat, curry chicken, anything except oxtail.
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Name: Zadok Isaacs Team: Swimming & Diving How do you get hype before a game? I tend to isolate myself a bit from my teammates, especially if its a big race. I listen to my favourite “hype-up” type of music (techno and caribbean) while trying to stay as relaxed as possible. Unlike most athletes I dont like to get hype before a race, I’d rather get really relaxed and comfortable.
Name: Destinee Harrison Team: Volleyball Favorite food from back home: I love kimbap! It’s like sushi but instead of fish it has vegetables and other meats.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Photo courtesy of Zadok Isaacs
By Taylor-Rae Collins-Headley, Sports Editor
Photo courtesy of TaylorRae Collins-Headley
Name: Caleah Gregoire Team: Swimming & Diving Favorite food from back home: My mom would make a huge meal of macaroni pie, stew chicken, callaloo, red beans, casava, and corn or steamed broccoli. Favorite music/artist: Soca and an artist from back home named Marshal Montana. he is one of the best and one of my favorites.
nternational students have always been a rich part of the Howard legacy. These students bring distinct cultures, heritages and talents seem to influence and permeate every facet of life at the Mecca. The Howard University Athletics Department is no exception.
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Percentage of students that are international at Howard
Tobago in water polo for three Destinee Harrison is a sophoyears and has been swimming since more broadcast journalism major the age of four. from Seoul, South Korea and is the “In Trinidad and Tobago it’s middle blocker on the Women’s a normal thing to travel abroad,” Volleyball team. Born in Georgia to Gregoire said. a military family, Harrison has lived However, perhaps Gregoire’s in Hawaii, New York, the Netherbiggest challenge has been managlands, Texas, but have been living in ing her schedule and finding time South Korea for the past four years. to make it home. Over the past “[Leaving] was hard at first. year, she was only able to get home I’m really close to [my family] and for one week over winter break, the 13 hour time difference made due to a swim meet in Fort Myers, it really hard to talk [to them] in Fla. During the summer, she went between classes and practice, but it home for two weeks before going to got easier over time.” Harrison said. New Jersey to intern with Goldman Because Harrison grew up as a Sachs. military child, she has been able to Zadok Isaacs is also a swimtravel the world. mer from Trinidad and Tobago. A “It [being a military kid] has its senior, sports medicine major, Isaacs pros and cons. You get to travel the swims the butterfly, backstroke and world and meet amazing people, sprint/mid-distance freestyle for the but it can be really hard to keep in swim team. Entering his final years contact with old friends,” Harrison with the university, Isaacs has been said. swimming on the team for three Nicole Deterville is a senior, years. chemistry major from Toronto, For him, leaving school and Canada. She is the forward center coming to America was challenging. for the Women’s Basketball Team. She rinidad is very laid-back and mellow, along with whereas D.C. is somewhat serious.” her twin sister, Portia, came to --Kodak Isaacs, Howard during their freshman Senior, sports medicine major year. Though she is Canadian, she has both Trinidadian and St. Lucian heritage. She’s played basketball since she was in the sixth grade There was the climate, food and an and started playing competitively in entire new lifestyle to get used to. high school. “Trinidad is very laid-back and “The atmosphere here is like mellow, whereas DC is very fast Toronto--a lot of people, very paced and somewhat serious,” said multicultural and pretty exciting,” Isaacs . Deterville said. “The first year I He also admitted that it was was homesick but it wasn’t that bad quite an adjustment leaving closebecause my sister was here and the knit his family. team is pretty close, like a family.” “My family is pretty close,” Though Deterville did not Isaacs said, “I live on the same have too much struggle adjusting street as two different sets of cousins sophomore, civil engineering major and two minutes drive from another Caleah Gregoire, experienced a bit set. We all grew up together and so of culture shock. leaving them behind added more Gregoire, who is a member of strain on my move up here.” the swimming and diving team, says Isaacs found solace in the large Trinidad is a diverse island. When Caribbean population at Howard. she lived there she had white, black, Through those relationships, he was Asian and Middle Eastern friends, able to relieve some of the stresses but when she came to Howard the that accompanied such a transition. black population was a lot larger The path to Howard for Isaacs than what she was used to. reads similar to that of Harrison, Specializing in 200m butterfly, Deterville, Gregoire and many Gregoire was recruited by head other international students—full of swimming coach Matt Salerno. ups and downs. Despite the chalSince then she’s been with the team lenges they faced, however, they all for two years. agreed Howard was worth the trip. Back home, her swimming tal“[I] Enjoy every moment of ents allowed her to travel throughthe experience. Going to school in out the Caribbean and South Africa a different country is a wonderful as she represented Trinidad and experience and it should be taken
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by Khalea Underwood Life & Style Editor Sky-high heels, sweeping skirts, exquisitely tailored blazers and perky bow ties – sounds like a regular day on the Yard, right? Howard and the rest of the DMV’s most stylish ladies and gents invaded Georgetown on Thursday, September 6 for the third annual Fashion’s Night Out fête. FNO Georgetown is a relatively new happening with the very first one starting in 2010. Vogue Magazine, the Council of Fashion Designers of America and the City of New York started FNO in 2009 to support the fashion industry during the faltering economy. Since then, it has evolved into a globally recognized and respected affair. Georgetown BID, a “nonprofit organization dedicated to…enhancing the accessibility, attractiveness and overall appeal of Georgetown,” made sure that this event would be bigger and better than before. “FNO Georgetown does evolve every year,” Meaghan Calnan, marketing specialist at Georgetown BID said. “Particularly in the number of merchants that participate, as well as the level of their in-store events- they keep raising the bar!” The proof is in the stats. In 2010, there were 80 participat-
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Khalea Underwood, Life & Style Editor lifeandstyle@thehilltoponline.com made comparisons between the two events. “I can’t make it to fashion week in New York, so I decided to come here,” junior Cole Scotti, physician assistant major and native New Yorker said. “New York definitely has lot more people…there are a lot more fashionable people in New York too. But D.C. is, of course, a fashionable city.” Freshman Rhea Benn, a public relations major, and her friends agreed. “Compared to New York, it’s very chill. You can actually walk in the streets! It’s very laid back.” Despite the crowd concerns, FNO was a great way for everyone to show off their personal style and add a few pieces to their collections for the upcoming fall/winter seasons. “It’s great to see the fashionPhoto by Khalea Underwood able side of D.C. shine and that’s From left to right: Francine Kamara, Kianna Baptiste, Rhea Benn and Shavonne why I look forward to FNO every year. I mean, where else can I rock Pascale attend the FNO festivities. a pair of American flag flip-up glasses, a white skinny tie and a ing merchants. This year boasted shuttered a little bit earlier, too. vintage bomber jacket?!” FNO over 100. There was a significantly There were several shoppers in Georgetown Host Committee larger host committee of media the streets, but the thinner crowd member and HOT 99.5 FM radio professionals, stylists and supporters was noticeable. Calnan said that personality Samy K said in a press this year as well. she doesn’t know “how many release. Attendees commented on the people come precisely” but still af“It’s nice seeing the different differences out loud – many were firms, “it’s a busy night.” grateful that it didn’t rain like last And although the original FNO fashion and all of the different styles,” freshman Francine Kayear. Others noted that the streets began in the Big Apple, New Yorkmara, a political science major, were emptier and that the stores ers still held it down in droves and said.
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