Word: 122nd
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Howard's students, however, were not so willing to go along. Atwater's appointment, declared an editorial in Hilltop, the campus newspaper, undermined "the principles this school was founded on." The controversy simmered until March 3 when, during a celebration of the school's 122nd anniversary, students stormed the stage shouting, "Just say no to Atwater!" and "How far will Howard go for a buck?" The siege at the administration building followed on Monday. By Tuesday, police were ready to invade with tear gas and battering rams when Mayor Marion Barry arrived on the scene and ordered the lawmen...