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News - March, 2003

FAMU Students Say They're in Dark on Security Threats
FAMU students say they are not receiving information on campus about national threat advisories.  (3/28/2003)
Journalists from 3 Black Colleges at National Convention
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91 Arrested as Largely Student Crowd Marches in N.Y.
An anti-war crowd clashed with New York police after refusing to disperse after a rally. Some sat down in the street; 91 were arrested.  (3/25/2003)
Blacks Turn Out in N.Y. to March Against War
An anti-war rally in New York drew a crowd of 125,000 to 200,000, marching to festive sounds resembling an HBCU marching band.   (3/25/2003)
At Southern, Passionate Comments After Bush Speech
Students, faculty members and community leaders from Southern and Louisiana State universities spoke at a public forum after President Bush issued his ultimatum.   (3/20/2003)
War on Iraq
Black College Wire examines how the U.S. war on Iraq affects historically black colleges and universities.  (3/20/2003)
Howard Students Question University Preparedness
Howard University students question whether the school is prepared in event of an attack.  (3/18/2003)
Feds Keeping Tabs on Foreign Students
U.S. immigration officials are monitoring foreign students more closely with help from college administrators.  (3/8/2003)
Accused 9/11 Planner Studied Jet Propulsion at HBCU
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, a graduate of N.C. A&T and suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist acts, took courses there in thermodynamics, which covers the fundamentals of jet engines and combustion reaction.   (3/5/2003)
Black Churches Renewing Commitment to Healing AIDS
During March 2-8, black churches are renewing their commitment to members affected by AIDS.   (3/4/2003)
Howard Law Students File Briefs In U. Michigan Case
The issue should be race, not diversity, say four Howard University Law students who have written a friend-of-the-court brief in the Univ. of Michigan's affirmative action case.   (3/3/2003)
ROTC Cadets Don't Worry About a Draft
Should the draft be reinstated, ROTC cadets may be the safest people on campus.  (3/3/2003)
Accused Triggerman in Custody in Killing of Southern U. Athlete
The accused triggerman in the shooting death of Southern University football player James Allen has turned himself in.  (3/3/2003)
FAMU Student Elected to City Commission
Andrew Gillum, a FAMU student who won election to the Tallahassee City Commission, says the citizens had faith in him.  (3/3/2003)



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