Stephanie Norwick, a senior accounting major, starts her day at 7 a.m., waking up to shower and get ready for her 8:10 a.m. class. She has three classes toda...

The fashion industry is forever changing. Almost every day we are exposed to new styles, trends and designers, but through it all, one aspect of the industry seems to remain consistent: the state of black fashion....

As the rest of America is suffering from the blows being dealt by the decline of the economy, many community service organizations like nonprofit food banks and soup kitchens actually remain in good standing. As the holidays are rapidly approaching, dona...

The Metropolitan Police Department is set to receive the highest agency budget cut, at $4 billion, according the mayor's Gap Closing Plan released last month. Beginning in 2009, Mayor Adrian Fenty will be enforcing massive budget cuts to city agenc...

Responding to decades of commuters' complaints, Maryland highway officials have announced plans to alleviate congestion on the heavily traveled Baltimore-Washington Parkway. A third lane will be added in each direction of the 1.5-mile stretch betwe...

When Howard students began to take part in an online 'burn book,' the The Hilltop editorial board felt it necessary to examine the aspects of the online forum while acknowledging a user's First Amendment right to access the Web site. We in no way promote...

IBM, one of the world's largest computer and information technology corporations, has named a new prestigious Ph.D. fellowship in honor of Howard alumni and past prominent IBM research and development leaders Harry Cochrane and Cal Waite. Awarded t...

After 26 years of service to the Howard University Political Science Department, Chairman Lorenzo Morris, Ph.D., will take a six-month leave of absence as a recipient of the Tocqueville-Fulbright Distinguished Chair Award. ...

What appeared to Howard student Ashley Jones as a holiday season she would have to spend away from home and ndash; and ndash; due to the financial burden of plane fare and ndash; and ndash; soon changed to a surprising free trip to her hometown of Portland, Ore. ...

Change is hard. It's necessary for our continual development, maturation and well-being, but that doesn't make it any easier. And while it may be hard for us to accept, it's often even more difficult to make change happen. I'm sure you've had an idea to a...

With a less than favorable economic situation in the United States, a report released Wednesday said interest in business education shot up in the last year. Right along with it, more people are considering law and graduate schools as 'refuges' while watc...

BREAKING NEWS! Tyra Banks cuts off a man's penis. Well, paid for it, at least. Remember Isis King from 'America's Next Top Model?' The show where women compete for a chance to be America's next top female model? Well, apparently applications are sl...

It's that time of year again and - the coughing, sneezing and sore throat season has officially begun. Living in cramped housing, students are often primary victims of the common cold. Staying healthy during the cold and flu season can be as simple as...

Students' busy schedules allow little time to thoroughly clean their dorms. Yet, many students are taking the initiative to maintain a safe and sanitary living space so they won't have to deal with any undesirable consequences. ' ...

WASHINGTON and - Corals, lobsters, clams and many other ocean creatures and - including some at the bottom of the food chain and - may be unable to withstand the increasing acidity of the oceans brought on by growing global-warming pollution, according to a report...

The National Parks Service (NPS) held a public forum for community voices to influence the future of the Carter G. Woodson home last week. The NPS unveiled its general management plan for the project. Employees from the organization were eager to h...

The Howard University Student Association (HUSA) General Assembly met in an attempt to resolve internal issues and return to the task of dealing with the issues and concerns of the students, collectively, as outlined in their constitution. The African St...

Yahoo!'s Jerry Yang will step down as chief executive officer after an announcement Monday from one of the most trafficked Web sites worldwide. Yang's leaving opens up the position for the company's board to decide who will take the hig...

Fall semester is almost over and Howard students are settled in their off-campus housing. The Trinidad/Gallaudet University neighborhood is home to many of the deaf and hard of hearing students in Washington, D.C., however, these students are now sharin...