Howard University is one of the top HBCUs in the country. It the Mecca of prominent figures in the black community
• Builds self of pride for African Americans
• Encourages black thoughts and ideologies
• Inspires youth to focus on education
• Builds a black network
• Helps understand self identity
The representation of Howard University has dwindled within the past few years because of them trying to compete against predominately white institutions such as Harvard and Yale. However, their focus should be on competing, but educating. I could have attended Cornell University or University of Wisconsin-Madison- some of the top schools in the United States. But I declined their offers and accepted Howard’s. What interested me about Howard was the fact that I was centered on Black education. It pushes for Black excellence among its students. It inspires and encourages young Black individuals to better themselves with education. It gives young Black boys and girls a sense of Black pride. Howard University is needed to continually educate the masses of intelligent, talented Black individuals.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Can I Register for Classes...Please?
Registering for classes your freshmen year is usually something you are excited about. Seeing the many class options and the times it is offered is an experience in its self.
And then there is registering for classes at Howard University.
Registering for classes at Howard University is like being at war with a steel wall. You are not going to get anywhere. On April 7, 2011, registration opened up for all of the non Honor freshmen students. Registering for classes before coming to Howard was hell; however I did not expect it to be hell times 2 this time. I hoped for the best, but surely expected the worst. I brought my laptop to class just so I could register and get all the classes I already scheduled to get a week prior to. I logged in at 8:59 exact and got into Bisonweb with no hassle, but then 9:00 A.M. hit. Bisonweb went down and so did my heart. I tried and tried to log in to Bisonweb constantly, I even stopped focusing on my test I was taking just so I can secure my spot in the classes. But it didn’t matter because the Bisonweb server was down and was not coming back anytime soon.
It got to the point that angry Freshmen took to Twitter and Facebook to vent out against Howard and its useless servers. It was so popular, it became a trending topic in the Washington D.C. area.
The only thing Howard told us was that
Really though?
What about the first time we tried to register for classes? What about the years before us? This is obviously an on going problem.
Why is it that BisonWeb shuts down when we all have to register for mandatory classes? Why is it that Freshmen's are placed as the last priority than the other sutdents and even the sports team?
I should not be stressing about registering classes. With all of the money they have, they should put it towards fixing the servers that seem to be over 200 years old.
And then there is registering for classes at Howard University.
Registering for classes at Howard University is like being at war with a steel wall. You are not going to get anywhere. On April 7, 2011, registration opened up for all of the non Honor freshmen students. Registering for classes before coming to Howard was hell; however I did not expect it to be hell times 2 this time. I hoped for the best, but surely expected the worst. I brought my laptop to class just so I could register and get all the classes I already scheduled to get a week prior to. I logged in at 8:59 exact and got into Bisonweb with no hassle, but then 9:00 A.M. hit. Bisonweb went down and so did my heart. I tried and tried to log in to Bisonweb constantly, I even stopped focusing on my test I was taking just so I can secure my spot in the classes. But it didn’t matter because the Bisonweb server was down and was not coming back anytime soon.
It got to the point that angry Freshmen took to Twitter and Facebook to vent out against Howard and its useless servers. It was so popular, it became a trending topic in the Washington D.C. area.
The only thing Howard told us was that
Really though?
What about the first time we tried to register for classes? What about the years before us? This is obviously an on going problem.
Why is it that BisonWeb shuts down when we all have to register for mandatory classes? Why is it that Freshmen's are placed as the last priority than the other sutdents and even the sports team?
I should not be stressing about registering classes. With all of the money they have, they should put it towards fixing the servers that seem to be over 200 years old.
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