Howard University cleaners and trade workers can expect raises from 16.5 to 23 percent as the result of a three-year agreement reached between University officials and a labor union. The retroactive contract is effective until Nov. 3, 2010.
A University worker who currently earns $10.
The cover of next week's "New Yorker" could make any black woman angry, at first glance at least.
My first thought was 'Oh no, why does Michelle Obama have to have an afro?' But taking a closer look I couldn't help but laugh because it is all so unbelievable.
From his first professional track workout to his current position as an Olympic qualifier in track and field, it seems Howard graduate David Oliver who is constantly in fast motion, finally has a moment to slow down and reflect.
"I'm just trying to keep it even keel, and a level head about everything," Oliver said.
Landria Buckley, a junior track athlete, joined the ranks of America's great Track and Field runners this summer after earning All-American honors by posting a ninth-place time of 13.5 seconds in the 100 meter sprint. She posted that time at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in June.
Bree Gant, a sophomore film production major, rejoiced when she saw one of her photographs in the current edition of "The Collegiate Scholar," an online literary magazine published by the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS). She said she was surprised and excited to see her first submission published.
For months, Congress has been having trouble coming together on a plausible bill that lowers gas in the U.S., but on July 9, days after the Independence Day recess, it looked as if Republicans and Democrats fighting in the scrap match were ready to raise the white flags.
Continuing African development, developing UN sanctions for Zimbabwe and a call for countries to lift food export bans were supposed to be the focal points of this year's Group of Eight (G-8) Summit on the Japanese island of Hokkaido July 7 through 9. Yet, to much speculation and criticism, climate change policy took precedence over the summit agenda.
About 100 students gathered on the Yard on Tuesday evening to celebrate the life of Aaron Bonner. This comes after a week full of honoring this former Howard student who passed away on July 2 from cancer.
Last week, Chad Williams-Bey was among hundreds of Howard University students to drive eight hours to Cincinnati for Bonner's funeral, officially saying goodbye to a dear friend.
