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D-T at H-UThe guys behind Dormtain-ment pay a visit to the Mecca to provide a few laughs.p.2

Brides Fight Breast CancerFull story on the event inside.

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Black Signal CallersThe NFL has never seen so many African-Americans at the helm. What do these new levels of diversity and leadership mean? p.10

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Glynn Hill Editor-in-Chief

Dominique Diggs Chief Managing Editor

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Life & Style Editor Khari ArnoldSports Editor

Emmy VictorCampus Editor

Cameron ClarksonOpinions Editor

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Glynn Hill Editor-in-Chief

Dominique Diggs Chief Managing Editor

Indigo SilvaMultimedia Editor

Emmy VictorCampus Editor

Keneisha DeasMetro EditorMaya Cade

Life & Style Editor Khari ArnoldSports Editor

Cameron ClarksonOpinions Editor

Alexis GrantCopy Editor

Terranie SimsCopy Editor

Lindsey Ferguson Copy Editor

Tasia Hawkins Staff Writer

Jourdan HenryStaff Writer

Siniyah SmithStaff Writer

Erin Van Dunk Staff Writer

Shannen HillStaff Writer

Precious Osagie-EreseStaff WriterSteven Hall

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Rachel CumberbatchPhoto Editor

Robert GrossPublic Relations Director

Katie DownsCartoonist

Armanie Brooks Business Manager

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Dormtainment Brings Comedy to Howard

DeJanae EvinsContributing Writer

The crowd was anxious. On the Hilltop level of Blackburn Center, students fanned themselves from the rising temperature afforded by the mass of students waiting in line as early as 5 p.m. for the 7 o’clock show. Students swarmed the entire lower level as the line formed around the building.

“We have been working on this since July, everyday, non-stop,” says Laurina Williams, a senior here at Howard.

Williams, the UGSA Program Director admitted that she and the organization worked persistently to

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bring Dormtainment to Howard’s Campus.

“This is a school I wanted to do for two years,” says Daunte Dier, Dormtainment group member bet-ter known as ‘Tay’.

The entertainment group, Dormtainment, came about when a group of six college guys began incorporating real life scenarios in sketch-comedy skits and music to put on the web. The group is made of brothers, Cameron and Chaz Miller, Daunte Dier, Michael Anthony, Rome Green Jr. and Amanuel Richards.

All members integrated their individual personalities to create a wide range of content that would

be comical and relatable for college students.

“Everybody has a different kind of funny, that’s why we mesh so well,” Richards says.

Given the group’s ability to leave audiences crying from laughter, Dormtainment also recognizes the diligence it required to get them this far.

“We take comedy very serious. We study and try to be better,” Dier says.

Since their start in 2009, the group has relocated to Los Angeles, landed at number one for their album, “Broke and Famous”, on the iTunes Comedy Chart and are now

working on a movie script.

“We started on Facebook and we saw the comments people were leaving and we thought, ‘Why not make money off this?’” Cameron Miller said.

Dormtainment encourages other college students to formulate a plan for success and to be productive towards accomplishing their goals. The group believes that the most important thing is to do something you’re passionate about.

“Make sure you love what your do-ing. Don’t stop, and be able to take criticism,” Miller says.

Students flood Blackburn Friday night to see Dormtainment perform in Blackburn Ballroom.

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Nielsen Company Parties with Howard

Shannen HillStaff Writer

Nielsen Company brought the party to Howard to promote their new TOPTEN app. The “Top Ten Disco” lasted from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on top of the undergraduate library and was full of free food, performances, and a DJ battle between Howard’s very own, DJ Chubb E. Swagg and Nielsen’s DJ Say Kellen.

Nielsen Company provides market-ing research and data about what people watch and buy, and that knowledge is used to make the TOPTEN app. The app gives a list of the top ten of everything in entertainment, including the top ten songs, movies and video games. Students were able to preview the app on iPads at the event.

“People should download the TOPTEN app because it’s ever-generating and it gives you the top ten of everything,” says James Walker, a freshman, Administrative of Justice major.

Howard is the fourth school that Nielsen came to in their “Ten Schools in Ten Days” marketing plan to promote the TOPTEN app. Other universities included Tufts University, New York University and Pennsylvania State University.

“This event was all about bringing the top ten app to college students across the country in an interactive way,” says Sarah Habib, Marketing Lead at Nielsen.

“We wanted to bring the app to life with our silent disco.”

After downloading the app, students were able to enter the party and receive headphones with two dif-

Career Exploration Week Offers Ways to Sharpen Job Prospects

Shakaria BucksonHoward University News Service

Howard University will host the fall 2013 Career Exploration Week, Sept. 23 to Sept 26. The Office of the Vice President for Student Af-fairs and the Center for Education, Development & Research, known on campus as the CEDAR Center, coordinates the events each year.

Career Exploration Week will include more than 150 companies, multiple career-related workshops and on-campus interviews. How-ard students may register online at www.howard.edu/careerservices/students. Major corporate partners

this year include Accenture and Deloitte Services LP.“The key to effective career plan-ning is to be proactive and focused early in their college years, seizing every opportunity to sharpen their skills and strengthen their profes-sional networks,” said Joan Browne, Ph.D., director of CEDAR. “At Howard University, we are commit-ted to developing leaders who can compete at the highest level for the careers of their choice, and Career Exploration Week is key to that mission.”The focus of the 2013 Career Exploration Week is to educate, pre-pare and enhance students’ chances of finding employment after gradu-ation. Browne said having a resume

critiqued by multiple industry-specific experts, being coached on effective interviewing and network-ing skills, and having one-on-one time with employers are vital assets in today’s job market.

Career Exploration Week includes the following activities:

Career Fest on the Plaza Monday, Sept. 23, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Blackburn Center Ground Floor PlazaStudents prepare for the week’s events by meeting with employers in an informal setting on the Plaza where they will receive resume critiques and get tips on how best to navigate the Career Explora-

tion Fair. They will also participate in on-the-spot interview coaching sessions.

43rd Annual Career Exploration FairTuesday, Sept. 24, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 1 p.m. -- 5 p.m. Blackburn Center Ballroom Event features national employers; government, and non-profit sector representatives; and top academic institutions. Students who attend the fair will have a chance to meet with over 150 national employers and graduate schools representing all industries. This event is open to students of all majors and classifica-tions.

2013 Deloitte US Olympic Com-mittee Road ShowTuesday, Sept. 24, 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.Blackburn Center Auditorium & Gallery LoungeOlympic athletes will talk about leadership skills and transitioning into the world of work.

Accenture Managing Director PanelWednesday, Sept. 25, 6 p.m. -- 8 p.m.Blackburn Digital AuditoriumTop executives will discuss navigat-ing the corporate ladder.

ferent stations. One station played Dj Chubb E. Swagg’s mix while the other played the pop and techno sounds of DJ Say Kellen. Music was only heard through the headphones and students were calling this silent disco the party of the future.

“This is so crazy how the music is only playing in the headphones,” says Ricky Lipsey, sophomore, Mar-keting major.

“There need to be more parties like this.”

Howard students went back and forth between the two stations throughout the party. While DJ Chubb E. Swagg is considered the highest of DJ standards here at Howard, many students said that DJ Say Kellen could spin.

“I feel like both DJ’s are killing it, it’s a nice contrasting battle. You can’t get bored because there are so many different variations of music,” says Ethan Posey, junior, Commu-nity Health major.

Students danced throughout the day with headphones and said that the idea of a silent disco was very creative.

“They contacted me a while ago and I loved the idea,” says DJ Chubb E. Swagg.

“I’m all for bringing new and in-novative things to the school.”

Along with DJ Chubb E. Swagg, Howard’s very own Rampage Dance Crew performed.

“It was really exciting,” said Kar-eena Athies, when speaking about Rampage’s performance.

“We’re happy to be involved and it was really fun.”

While the idea of using headphones with different stations at a party is futuristic, Nielson brought in some old school flavor with photogra-phers all around with Polaroid cameras.

Nielsen brought the music, but Howard brought the party. Even though Nielsen had been to three different universities already, How-ard showed them that there’s no party like a HU party. The Nielsen staff raved about the turnout and energy of Howard students

throughout the party.

“This was a really good turnout and really fun,” Habib says.

Students from Stanton Elementary school were visiting Howard on a field trip and they went around ask-ing, “Do you guys do stuff like this all the time?” and saying, “I want to go here for college.”

Howard students also talked about how fun it was to have a day party on top of the undergraduate library.

“You can’t beat free food and it’s nice to just hang out with your friends in between classes and listen to music,” saiys Aman Johnson, sophomore, Marketing major.

Throughout the day, the Nielsen Company staff gave out water bottles, sunglasses and Polaroid pictures. The big give-away, however was two tickets to the Billboard Music Awards or an iPad mini. To enter, students had to take pictures of themselves and post them on instagram with the hashtag #toptendisco. The student with the most likes, out of all of the 10 universities will receive the tickets to the Billboard Misic Awards or an iPad mini. The winner will be announced on Sept. 26.

Nielsen Company is also having a contest where an organization can win $2,500 to donate or use for a community service project. To enter, students must tweet @Nielsen with the hashtags #NielsenCares and #YOURSCHOOLCares say-ing one of the ways their organiza-tion is making a difference before Sept. 25.

To learn more about Nielsen Com-pany, visit Nielsen.com

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President Obama, Keynote Speaker at CBC: Phoenix Dinner Awards

Keneisha DeasMetro Editor

Brides Fighting Breast Cancer

Onlookers cheered for several brides-to-be participating in Brides Against Breast Cancer, a charity touring the U.S. selling discounted wedding dresses. Last weekend their fi nal stop was at the DuPont Circle Hotel.

The hotel’s ballroom was full of excited and hopeful brides count-ing down the days to their nuptials. For some, planning can be nerve wracking.

Maggie Andersen, a 23-year-old bride from Nebraska expressed her struggle of wedding planning, “It’s a little overwhelming at the moment. I think because I’m here and the wedding is in Nebraska.” Nevertheless, Andersen could con-tribute to her wedding by fi nding her dream dress.

When the ropes blocking the dresses dropped, it became a race to the dresses. Brides were snatch-ing dresses, praying that they each found ‘the one’.

Iman Jean-Jacques, a volunteer dressing room assistant experienced fi rst hand the bridal frenzy.

“The atmosphere was crazy. I didn’t expect for it to be that wild. There was always something for me to do and by the time it was over I hadn’t even noticed, because I was working

R.E.E.L. Hosts CBC Networking Reception

Rhea WarrenContributing Writer

The appetizing smell of pasta and barbeque chicken, with the sound of R&B music and light chatter fi lled the room of Darnell’s Bar and Mocha Lounge located on Florida Avenue. Elected offi cials, busi-ness professionals, and city leaders gathered at this venue for the 2nd Annual River East Emerging Lead-ers (R.E.E.L.) Congressional Black Caucus Reception last Wednesday. The guests in attendance were citi-zens of all different ages, statuses, and races but with a common inter-est in mind—bettering Washington

Chelsea GilletteContributing Writer

To formally close out the Congres-sional Black Caucus’ 43rd Annual Legislative Conference, President Obama was the keynote speaker for the Phoenix Awards Dinner Satur-day evening, held at the Washington Convention Center.

This year’s Phoenix Awards Din-ner paid tribute to the “Spirit of 1963”, commemorating the 1963 March on Washington. This year’s motto in addition to the tribute is, ‘It Starts With You’. Honorees include former President William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton, Rep. Elijah Cummings (MD), and Elaine Jones,

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D.C. for the greater public.

R.E.E.L., a progressive network created to empower and engage the east river community of D.C., hosted their event on the west side of the Anacostia river so more na-tives on the west side of D.C. would be inclined to attend.

Charles Wilson, a 36-year old African American male, is one of the thirteen founding members of R.E.E.L. He says that their initial vision was to get citizens of Ward 7 and 8 of D.C. that were not involved to be involved.

former president and director-coun-sel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund.

Before President Obama’s keynote address, Elijah Cummings, U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 7th congressional district, was honored and refl ected on his journey to Congress, and thereafter.

“Only God could give me this life. Where somebody starts out as the son of two former sharecroppers, struggling hard, and then to rise up to Congress in the United States of America, only God,” congressman Cummings.

Former President Clinton could not

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“We wanted to have conversations and plan strategically about how to tackle some of the issues that affect our neighborhoods east of the river. We even would like to fi nd a way for R.E.E.L. to partner with Howard University on some of our events,” said Wilson.

Their efforts as a network are gaining more public attention from well established leaders. Douglass Sloan, the 40-year old Vice Presi-dent of Washington D.C.’s branch of the NAACP, commends R.E.E.L. for being an organization that is set up to promote and grow political leadership east of the river.

so hard,” said Jean Jacques.

Some were discouraged when their dress did not appear immediately. “Unfortunately I did see a few brides lose hope because they didn’t fi nd their size. But most of the brides where really determined,” said Jean-Jacques.

Still, the women remained bliss-ful during the struggle to fi nd a dress. About twenty future brides purchased a dress on Friday; with proceeds going to programs for patients, families, and caregivers.

When shopping for their most im-portant gown, brides typically want to bring a special person along. That person for Andersen was her Aunt Pat, a bone cancer survivor.

“Her cancer never let her stop. She really does have a huge impact on the world and making the world a better place for other people,” said Anderson tearfully.

Although BABC came up halfway short of a goal to reach $30,000, their ultimate goal is to make a dif-ference in the lives of future brides and they have.

“They have a lot of young, talented individuals working with them and they are trying to give people a greater voice and build more busi-ness east of the river,” said Sloan.

City leaders of all ages have respect for this group of emerging leaders. Tommy Wells, the 66-year old Ward 6 city councilman and a political candidate for the upcom-ing mayoral election, gives positive recognition to R.E.E.L.’s mission.

“They have carved out a very important role of promoting civic engagement and young professional leadership,” said Wells.

Although R.E.E.L. only began in 2008, they have increasingly been making progressive strides to reach their goals.

attend the Phoenix Awards Dinner, however a video presentation was shown of him thanking the Con-gressional Black Caucus.

President Obama refl ecting on this historical year and 50 years prior addresses the progress, but also the struggle that Black Americans still face currently.

“We fought a good fi ght earlier this year, but we came up short. And that means we’ve got to get back up and go back at it—These are the tasks before us. These are the chal-lenges we face. It’s a tall order, all of it,” said President Obama.

The president also touched on po-litical issues, such as the vote from the House to cut a near $40 billion on nutritional assistance for needy families. Such a cut affects millions of Americans, especially during a time when the rate of unemploy-ment is high.

“You look at it right now -- the other day, House Republicans voted to cut $40 billion in nutritional aid for struggling families at the same time as some of the same folks who took that vote are receiving subsi-dies themselves. So farm subsidies for folks at the top are okay; help feeding your child is somehow not,” said President Obama.

Nonetheless, the president ex-pressed his support in keeping the nation progressing, even after he’s completed his term.

“We’re going to have to keep marching. And I’m proud that I’ll be, at least for the next three and a half years here in Washington and then a whole lot of years after that, I’m going to be marching with you,” said President Obama.

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Life&Style Maya Cade, L&S Editor cade@thehilltoponline.com . Fall Trend Report

Diandra BoltonContributing Writer

It’s almost that time of year when all the shorts, crop tops and sandals are packed away, and all the sweat-ers, boots and scarves are brought out of storage. Sometimes transi-tioning from summer to fall can be depressing, but this year’s fall trends are a silver lining on those stormy fall clouds.

Keeping White in Your Closet After Labor Day

Leanna Commins Contributing Writer

From a practical standpoint, when the days get cooler and shorter, white doesn’t seem like a good idea. The stormy and muddy weather of September and October mucks up and damages white clothing. It often tends to be too lightweight to keep wearers warm in the fall and winter. Simply put, fashion-wise, white seems better built for the sum-mer time.

Historically, the fi rst Monday of September marks the end of the summer. Many people saw white as a symbol of the wealthy people who left the cities during the summer time to go to their extravagant vaca-tion homes. The white, light-weight clothing the affl uent vacationers would wear served as a distinct con-trast between the dark, dull clothing

of urban business America.

Whatever the reason, historical or practical, white seems to pose a problem after summer’s end. But when it comes to fashion at How-ard, if there’s a will, there’s a way. Students describe how important white is to their wardrobes.

“I defi nitely consider white to be a staple of one’s wardrobe because it’s versatile” sophomore Public Rela-tions major Aliyah DeVille, says, “Because white is so versatile it can be paired with a lot of fall pieces”. Ishmael Ahmad, freshman Biol-ogy major, agrees, “It’s one of the most basic and common colors, just like black” So, if white isn’t going anywhere, how do students wear it during the colder days?

“I would most likely wear a cream based winter white” Junior Biology

major Ashley McLean explained. Junior Information Systems major Brandon Gilliam, on the other hand, says it’s not about the shade, but proportion, “Most choose to stick to the rule of keeping it to one [white] article an outfi t, such as a coat or a t-shirt, nothing else”.

DeVille points out that white can easily transition from summer to winter. “My favorite article of clothing that comes in white are probably white jeans” Deville says, “They can stand out in the summer but can really make fall/winter outfi ts pop when paired with cold weather pieces”

Ahmad claims white can create a great backdrop for accessories. “I think white shirts are the best because gold chains look cool up against them” He explains. Gillian agrees, “The white button down

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This fall, another throwback style has come to the forefront again. La-dies, dust off your leather, studs and plaid: Punk rock is back. For those not quite cold and not quite warm weather days, pair a fl oral dress with a grungy oversized sweater and combat boots for that perfect punk look.

Forget the rule about no white after Labor Day, this fall and winter are all about the lighter side of the

“Deliver Us from Evil”Marc Rivers

Contributing Writer

“Prisoners,” an exhaustively tense and riveting thriller, is almost an antidote to a genre that has become for many viewers exhausted ter-ritory. Directors often use genre like an exercise, working out the muscles, prepping for bigger and better things. Director Denis Vil-leneuve, working from a script by Aaron Guzikowski, instead uses it like a springboard, jumping to greater and more thoughtful heights than what the confi nes of the genre might suggest. The result, com-ing from a Canadian, is something distinctly and gravely American.

Our nation’s particular grappling with aggression, paranoia, and religious fervor is as persistent as the rain in this dreary Pennsylvania suburb, a seemingly normal place that also holds dark secrets. It’s Thanksgiving. Two couples, one black (Terrence Howard and Viola Davis), and one white (Hugh Jack-men and Maria Bello), are spending it together.

They laugh, joke, and prepare for dinner. Meanwhile, their two young daughters decide to go out and play. They don’t come back. Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal), a local, weary looking detective with a spotless record, arrests a seemingly feeble minded young man (Paul Dano) whose truck was spotted in the area. But when there isn’t enough evidence to hold him, he is forced to let him go, much to the distress of the father of the white couple, Keller Dover. Dover, a stern survivalist and God fearing man, is furious at what he feels is the ineptitude of the police and decides to take matters into his own hands, a facet of the story already given away by the trailers.

Trust me when I say that they don’t give away much. “Prison-ers” is as much concerned with the characters as it is with the sprawl-ing mystery at its center. Recalling similarly dark and complex thrillers like “Mystic River” and “Zodiac,” Villeneuve takes a hard and unspar-ing look at the numbing effects of tragedy, and the corrosive power of anger on the soul. The soul most at risk is Dover’s, played by Hugh Jackmen in what is his best perfor-mance to date, a vivid creation of

macho Americana gone horribly wrong.

As the days drag on and his daugh-ter remains missing, Dover resorts to more desperate and inhumane measures to fi nd her, becoming terrifying in a way that would have Wolverine running for his life. But his Dover is always believable as a loving, distraught father whose or-dered life has been upended by the random cruelties of the world.

Equally effective is Gyllenhaal. His detective is gaunt, and there is an anxious edge to him that does little to explain those mysterious tattoos on his knuckles. His methodical technique is in stark contrast to Do-ver’s impulsive actions, but we begin to see taunts from Dover and the irresolution of the case begin to eat at him. Soon, he too will be pushed to the edge. Viola Davis, who can cry just about better than anyone in the movies today, and Terrence Howard, as a man torn between fol-lowing the law and helping Dover, add strong supporting work to the proceedings, which are relentless in the laying out of potential leads, red herrings, and developments.

This is a tangled web Villeneuve weaves, and so it might be expected that the fi lm’s climax depends on one or two contrivances. But the ac-complished fi lm making makes any false notes seem minor. Cinema-tographer Roger Deakins shoots with a chilly austerity that fi nds a bleak poetry in the rain-streaked, somber landscape, and the forebod-ing strings of the musical score add haunting intensity to every scene.

This thriller will have you wound tight, fl inching away at the actions of characters that operate in a mor-al playing fi eld as grey as the setting. Christian overtones add texture to a fi lm concerned with compromised morality and sin. The title itself car-ries many meanings, for there are many ways to be imprisoned. One can be imprisoned by rage, by the job, or by the effects of past trau-mas. And once imprisoned, it can prove very hard to break free. Long after the fi lm’s bold fi nal shot, the viewer will question which actions were justifi ed and which were not. And, much like it is in life, it may be hard to fi nd the answers.

color spectrum. Don’t be afraid to buy that dream coat in cream or lavender and proudly wear it among a sea of drab black and brown coats. These fresh colors will keep the winter blues at bay until the spring fl owers bloom again.

While not everyone loves the outdoors, this fall is the perfect time to pretend you do with the rustic clothing trend. Make sure to stock up on over-the-knee riding boots, cozy chunky sweaters, and everything tweed. Leather gloves and suede hats are also the perfect complement for any stylish out-doorsman or woman.

The sportswear trend is only getting stronger as the summer gets fades. Baseball jackets are the per-fect way to integrate this trend into a fall wardrobe for both men and women. They are a great combina-tion of style and function.

Don’t shy away from exaggerated prints this autumn. The bigger the print the better, especially when it comes to plaids and tartans. If a full print piece sounds a bit daunting, try a scarf or pair of socks in these larger-than-life prints.

Despite the controversy, fur is defi nitely a must-have this fall and winter. Both women and men can and should embrace this wild trend. For all the PETA members, there are plenty of faux fur options that are just as stylish and warm as the real deal.

can be worn for a nice contrast and color-blocking in suits, sweaters, jackets, or on its own to comple-ment whatever else you’re wearing”.

Whether the summer sun is blazing or the fall rain is pouring, white can

easily become an all-year-around color. Don’t pack away your white clothes after Labor Day because some rules are meant to be broken.

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Howard Men and Women Notch Third Place in Meet

The Howard University men and women’s cross country teams captured third place in the Cappy Anderson Cross Country Invita-tional at the UMES Cross Country Complex.

The men tallied 54 points to fin-ish behind Norfolk State (38 points) and Seton Hall (47). Leading the way was Elisha Metto, who finished second behind Norfolk State’s Damtew Adnew. A junior from Ke-nya, Metto clocked in at 26:36.14 on the 8K course.

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Giovani Mowatt, a junior from Jamaica, finished seventh with a time 27:40.72 while James Carey (a junior from the Bahamas) placed 12th with a time 28:09.54, Aaron Harrison (senior from Chesapeake, VA) 14th with 28:27.35, and Elly Rono (Kenya) rounding out the Howard runners with a 28:51.74.

The women are coming on strong each week. They totaled 73 points against Norfolk State and Seton Hall with 35 and 47, respec-tively, in the 5K course.

For the second straight week, Ro-

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riann Nalls showed she is a force to be reckoned with. The sophomore from Chula Vista, CA finished sixth with a time 20:04.90. Sophomore Mariza Diaz (San Diego, CA) had another solid performance with a time of 20:42.40 for an 11th place finish just ahead of yet another sophomore, Cynthia Ruffin (Chula Vista, CA) with a 21:02.0 clocking and senior Candice German (Phila-delphia, PA) at 21:04.80. The teams will continue their road to the MEAC Championships when travel to Towson, MD for the Towson Invitational next Saturday.

Upcoming games

Women’s VolleyballGame:

Howard vs. Eastern CarolinaDate:

Tue. Sept. 24 – 7:00 PMLocation:

Washington D.C.

FootballGame:

Howard vs. NCA&TDate:

Thu. Sept. 26 – 7:00 PMLocation:

Greensboro, N.C.

Men’s SoccerGame:

Howard vs. St. Francis Univ.Date:

Fri. Sept. 27 – 3:00 PMLocation:

Washington D.C.

Women’s SoccerGame:

Howard vs. George WashingtonDate:

Fri. Sept. 27 – 7:00 PMLocation:

Washington D.C.

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Freshman Broussard, on Pace for Stellar Career

Nile KendallContributing Writer

As a five-time All-State honoree, a four-time team MVP, and Louisi-ana’s Gatorade State Player of the Year, freshman Katherine Brous-sard has an immense amount of accomplishments in her nine-year volleyball career. As she begins her collegiate journey, however, she only has one goal in mind—winning the MEAC Championship.

After finishing last in the confer-ence a season ago, the Lady Bison currently sit on top of the MEAC standings with an 8-4 record and are undefeated in the conference. Broussard has been a pivotal part to this success, posting eight double-doubles on the season, and has been named the MEAC’s Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week in back-to-back weeks.

“I just try to do my best and stay as consistent as I can,” Broussard said. “It’s worked well so far.”

The starting outside hitter from New Orleans was introduced to the sport at age nine. From childhood it was clear that she was a strong ath-lete, as she excelled in both softball and basketball. Since seventh grade, however, when asked to come play for the high school volleyball team, Broussard has been solely commit-ted to the sport.

As a top high school recruit, Brous-sard received several college offers,

but only seriously considered Tu-lane, University of North Florida, and Howard. She said she felt most comfortable here.

“When I came on my visit, I just felt at home,” Broussard said. “Plus, I want to be a doctor and Howard has a good medical school.”

Despite her early success, like most freshman athletes, her first college game was not one short on nerves.

“The first game was against Ameri-can and they were huge, like all over 6’0, so I was pretty nervous,” said Broussard.

Since that game, the 5-foot-7 fresh-man has shown no signs of nerves and has become a very integral part of this Bison team. She was placed on the All-Tourney team this past weekend as she contributed to the Lady Bison win in the Friars Vol-leyball Classic.

Broussard credits her adept play to the discipline that college volleyball has instilled in her.

“There are no sucky teams in col-lege,” she said. “Every team you play can beat you. You have to be disciplined every day in practice. Its like a job.”

Along with playing well, another part of her job is balancing vol-leyball with her school work, which Broussard has found to be the hard-est adjustment thus far.

“[Balancing school and volleyball] has been difficult but I think talking to my teachers has helped because they’re pretty lenient. Hopefully they continue to be,” said Brous-sard.

As Broussard continues her col-legiate career, she is expected to become a major force not just on this team but in the conference. If she and the rest of the Lady Bison can keep up this pace, Broussard’s goal of winning a MEAC Champi-onship may come sooner than most could have ever expected.

Black Quarterbacks Emerge

In 1971, James Harris made history by becoming the first black quar-terback to start an NFL season. It is now 2013 and to open the regular season, a record breaking, nine black quarterbacks started week one including two rookies. After decades, this seems to be the prime-time to be a black quarterback in the NFL.

Last season, several NFL teams ex-perimented with the read option of-fense. Director of Communications for the NFL Players Association Carl Francis attributes this to the “evolution of the game changing and experiencing more quarter-backs at the collegiate level that just happen to be African-American.”

When people think of former black quarterbacks in the NFL, names like Warren Moon, Randall Cun-ningham, and Doug Williams come to mind. These former players are the pioneers that paved the way for the league’s current black quarter-backs.

Josh Freeman, Robert Griffin III, Colin Kaepernick, E.J. Manuel, Cam Newton, Terrelle Pryor, Geno Smith, Michael Vick, and Russell Wilson each started the first three games of the season, breaking history in what is known as the “quarterback-driven” league.

After being drafted No. 1 overall by the Atlanta Falcons, Michael Vick became the first black quarterback taken in the top 10. His official 40-yard dash time of 4.33 is the fastest ever for an NFL quarterback. Vick’s blinding speed and field vision were far ahead of his time as the league is now starting to accommodate these running quarterbacks.

The Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, and Seattle Sea-hawks enjoyed immediate success under the leadership of Robert Griffin III, Colin Kaepernick, and Russell Wilson, who each took their

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team to the playoffs last year. More teams are following suit, seeing that it adds more dimension.

Pro Bowl quarterback Robert Griffin III experienced immediate success in his rookie year with the Washington Redskins, leading his team to the playoffs and winning the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year award.

After the injury to former 49ers quarterback Alex Smith last season, Colin Kaepernick took over the starting job and led the team to its first Super Bowl appearance since 1994. While at the helm of the 49ers offense, Kaepernick set the NFL record for rushing yards for a quarterback in a playoff game (181), as well as becoming the third player to run for two touchdowns and throw two touchdowns in a postseason game.

Division rival Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson had a very efficient rookie season, earning a passer rating of 100.0 which was good for 4th in the NFL. Wilson, whose team is off to a 3-0 start this season, is also tied with Peyton

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Manning for touchdowns thrown by a rookie quarterback, which is 26.

While their success might not be as similar to the quarterbacks aforementioned, Cam Newton, E.J. Manuel, Terrelle Pryor, Geno Smith, and Josh Freeman all have the potential to still make similar impacts, as each of them enjoyed great success at the collegiate level.

Newton’s a former Heisman trophy winner, Manuel’s success at Florida State earned him a first-round draft pick this year, and Pryor, Freeman, and Smith each hold school records for their respective universities.After seeing the effectiveness of this new system, black quarterbacks are becoming more prevalent and NFL teams are starting to covet the ver-satility many of them share while history is being made simultane-ously.

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Women AndThe Military

While watching Oscar nominated documentary “The Invisible War,” I could not help but notice the reasons given as to why the women interviewed decided to join the armed forces. Most of the women seem to have joined the armed forces base on attraction. Whether it was a TV commercial or movie, the women were attracted to how the armed forces were portrayed in the media.

This made me wonder how the women’s views would have been affected if before signing away their lives to the armed forces, they were provided with the yearly statistics of sexual harassment committed what-ever branch of the armed forces that the women wre willing to join.

The Clery Act, also known as the Student Right to Know and Cam-pus Security Act, requires all uni-versities to annually disclose crime statistics which includes security policies, procedures and informa-tion on the basic rights guaranteed to the victims of sexual assault. This act also requires all campuses to provide these statistics to all current and prospective employees and staff. The statistics must also be provided upon request on.

I feel like this is something that should also be applied to the differ-ent branches of the armed forces. I feel that way too many men and women have and are still joining the armed forces without knowing the full consequences of their decision.

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I feel that they have the right to know this information if they are going to be signing their lives away for whatever period of time.

As seniors, many students are faced with decision of joining the armed forces. I too was faced with that decision. I decided that it was something I wanted to do. I remem-ber watching a video on Youtube about West Point Military Academy and being hyped up on the pure confi dence and greatness the video gave off. So I want on the internet and did some research to fi gure out which branch of the armed forces I wanted to join.

That was when I came across an article that discussed the issue of women soldiers being brutally raped and killed overseas. The article also revealed that these women’s deaths were covered up by the military and labeled as suicide.

Shocked, I went on and did some further research and what I found completely erased any thought of joining the armed forces from my mind. This is not just an isolated issue, sexual harassment is an issue found in every branch of the armed forces. In fact, the department of defense reported that 26,000 sexual assaults had been reported between 2011 and 2012 alone.

As the documentary concluded, I couldn’t help but wonder how many women and men would have chosen a different path if they had been aware of this invisible side of the armed forces before hand?

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