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February 7 2002
Choir highlights Black History Month
BY CATHERINE WATSON
YJ Staff Writer
February is Black History
Month. This month is dedicated to
the observance of the heritage and
the role that African-Americans
have played in the history of our
country.
Howard Payne University is
not holding any official event to
observe this important month.
However Black History Month
plays a big part in Howard Payne
life. Nine percent of students at
HPU are African Americans. The
importance of this month will be
observed and remembered by
many.
"I believe that as professors
of history we are all aware and
touch on the contributions of
Enrollment figures announced
BY ALEXA WARD
YJ Staff Writer
Data is still being analyzed
however the enrollment count for
the Spring 2002 Howard Payne
University semester is official.
This semester there are 1386
total students attending HPU.
1 363 of these students are attend-
ing classes for credit. This leaves
only 23 students attending class for
information purposes. Every per-
son who schedules a course on this
campus or an extension campus is
counted.
HPU has had 16963 credit
hours sold this semester.
African Americans to the history of
our country" said John Nickols
assistant professor of history and
political science. "There are many
African American heroes that have
played a big part in the country."
"All people want a sense of
their ties to their past history and
heritage black students in particu-
lar" he added
HPU will be holding several
special chapel services this month
that will have a special emphasis
on Black History.
Reverend Aaron Blake pas-
tor of the Greater Faith Community
Church spoke to students about the
importance of this month and the
Greater Faith Community Church
Choir and Step Team performed for
the chapel audience. Many of those
in the choir are students at HPU.
I got it ...
The comparison of the Fall
2001 semester and the Spring 2002
semester arc still under analysis.
The last admissions report
showed that beginning freshman
admits are up by 59 percent when
compared to the count on the
approximate date last year. This
report was dated January 28 2002.
"This is very positive and
encouraging" said Dr. Pepper Dill
vice-president for enrollment.
The objective of these statis-
tics is not to see a rise in the num-
ber of student enrollment but sta-
bility. "We have been implement-
ing an enrollment model for the
last several years which strives to
Later this month the
Liberian Acapella Choir will be
performing in chapel also. The
choir is composed of seven young
men from the country of Liberia
on the western coast of Africa.
Although the choir was not invited
specifically for Black History
Month this will be a very powerful
and interesting chapel that coin-
cides perfectly with the time.
"These young men have
come out of a traumatic childhood
when they sing it must be very
powerful. They must be over com-
ers" said Tom Mosley director of
leadership and ministries. "I think
this will be a very interesting
chapel and most of the student
body will be able to identify with
them because they are so young
and powerful."
Two members of Sons Of
The Alamo look on as Chris
Searcy makes a diving
attempt to hit the ball.
Intramural volleyball is
played on Monday and
Tuesday nights in the
Wellness Center.
Devon Robinson THE YELLOW JACKET
maintain (on the main campus)
1300 students in the fall and 1165
in the .spring" added Dill.
"We've been successful in
maintaining that model for the last
several years" said Dill. "This
model represents the students we
believe we can serve the best."
HPU experiences a 10 per-
cent decrease in enrollment
between the fall and spring semes-
ter. "Generally speaking almost
every university has a smaller
enrollment in the spring than in the
fall" said Dill.
Dill also said he felt good
about the number of students
enrolled this semester.
Beyond HPU
Cat's Meow Saves Owner From Toronto Fire
TORONTO (Reuters) - Buddy the cat is being hailed a hero on
Friday after saving his owner's life by waking the sleeping man
during a raging fire. The dark tabby transferred some of his
own nine lives to his owner when a fire erupted in their shared
apartment in a Toronto suburb on Thursday. The cat responded
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up. The 75-year-old man who is expected to survive is beinq
treated in hospital for burns to
his pet is hooked up to an intravenous unit but is expected to
fully recover. Buddy arrived at the animal hospital with singed
fur and covered in black soot. He is now taking an anti-shock
drug yet remains in good spirits.
Angry Hippo Snaps Bites Woman to Death
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - An adult female hippopotamus
attacked and fatally wounded a woman who was photographing
her calf in South Af nca s famed Kruger National Park police
said Sunday. Annetjie Mienie of Johannesburg was bitten in
the stomach and died while being rushed to hospital police
spokeswoman Mary Gama told the domestic news agency
SAPA. Hippos are territorial and aggressive particularly when
protecting their young and kill more people in Africa than any
other wild mammal.
Listing Palestine as Country Was Error
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A reference to Palestine as a country in
user manuals sent to some European countries by mobile tele-
phone maker Motorola Inc. was a mistake and has been
altered the company said in an apology on Friday. The compa
ny based in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg apologized j
and said an employee inadvertently allowed Palestine in a list of
countries with customer service centers and eliminated a refer-
ence to Israel. A number in the West Bank town of Ramallah an
area controlled by the Palestinian Authority was listed. Israel
was not listed because it does not have a Motorola service cen-.
ter and customers deal directly with the local telephone carriers I
for problems said Motorola which has had operations in Israel
since 1964.
Germans Warned Over Wild Carnival Urination
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will have to control themselves
iviunuay mat anyone touno guilty ot what it called wiig urination
will be forced to pay an on-the-spot fine. The government of the
German C'ltV Said nuhlin nrinatinn haH hornmo en uiriocnrearl
during the annual pre-Lenten
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act. Those caught urinating in public may face compensation
claims on top of the fine it added. A large number of mobile toi
lets nave oeen installed throughout Cologne for the carnival
season.
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stole women s undergarments
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items owners has been arrested on several charges. The sus-
pect posing as a prospective home buyer is alleged to have pil-
fered lingerie from as many as 100 victims who had their hous-
es up for sale in the southeastern suburbs of Calgary Alberta
over the past year. In their investigation police put a man
unaer surveillance and he was finally caught making an
obscene telephone call from a pay phone they said.
Meanwhile. WOmfln Uhn foar than uiaro ulnllmltarl ku thn man
nicknamed "the Panty Bandit."
his face and hands. Meanwhile
this year authorities said
celebrations that they have been
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