Howard University students and alumni alike have spoken out in anger against a story published in The Washington City Paper entitled "Who Needs Howard's Homecoming When There's the "Booty Wall"?
The story, which was published online on Thursday came following a story published on www.HUReaction.com, a small website started by Junior political science major Omari Evans.
Evans, who contends that he wrote his initial post strictly for satirical purposes said that he would not have been upset if the author of the story would have contacted him first.
"Since [The Washington City Paper] is supposed to be a respectable organization, I do believe that she should have tried to contact me concerning what I wrote before she posted it," Evans said.
The post Evans alludes to is one he made on HU Reaction under the "Bisonpedia" section, a section dedicated to giving a student's insight into the isms of the Mecca. The entry, entited "Bisonpedia: The Booty Wall," talks about what exactly the Booty Wall is, what purpose it serves, and the Booty Wall through the years.
The post concludes saying, "ALL HOWARD UNIVERSITY ALUMNI KNOW ABOUT THE BOOTY WALL…If an alum does not know about the Booty Wall, then you should ask for their diploma."
Howard alumna Pamela Johnson came across the article online, and was one of the many people to respond to the story via online comment boxes. "I was upset," Johnson admitted.
"Her whole article was based off of an anonymous blog. She had two Howard graduates tell her that they had never heard of the wall, and she decided to ignore those accounts."
The author of the article in the Washington City Paper, Erika Niedowski, spoke with The Hilltop, saying that she had no angle in writing the article.
"I saw conversations online about ‘The Booty Wall,' and I wrote about it," Niedowski said. "[the post] had nothing to do with disparaging Howard's Homecoming."
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It was more about grown men from DC trying to score with young naieve girls who lived on the Quad than anything.