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CAMPUS
A&E
CAMPUS
Bush’s budget: A straightjacket? Well, it sure seems crazy
Freddie Cooper gives the new 50 Cent album four ‘phones
Whiz kids from Enloe High dominate Sceince Bowl
The charity Walk to Cure offered exercise and a blood pressure check – and raised $8,000
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Campus Echo English Club looks to 2003 BY SHANNON COLEMAN
Eagles beat FSU: Another squeaker SPORTS
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Fifteen members of the English Club met Jan. 30 to plan for the new semester. “It excites me to see a good turnout, especially since many did not show last semester, said sophomore Sheena Johnson, the club’s president. “I am excited about working with such an enthusiastic group of people. A g r o u p that is willing to work in the community and on campus.” Johnson English Club said she President has big Sheena Johnson plans for the club, was happy with but mostthe first turnout. ly she says she wants to bring in new faces. Johnson said she wants the club to continue a program at C.C. Spaulding Elementary School called “Letters from the Heart,” a contest that gives students a chance to write about someone they admire. Students who write the
NCCU
BY JORDAN PIERCE ECHO STAFF WRITER
A study room is not really a study room these days at N.C. Central University. Because the university is short on housing, the study rooms in Eagleson and Baynes have been transformed into living spaces to handle an overflow of students, plus students displaced from renovations to Annie Day Shepard Dormitory. Eagleson and Baynes are freshman dorms for women. Most of Eagleson’s eight study rooms are housing three female students, as are most of Baynes’ eight study rooms. It’s a situation the students are not very happy with. "At first my mom didn't like the thought of me living in a study room, and even now she is not comfortable with the idea, she just accepts it," said Angie Biney, an NCCU freshman and Eagleson resident. Biney said one advantage of the situation is the large size of the rooms. "I just like it because it's roomy,” said Biney. But for others, the bigger
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The Eagles let another one almost get away, but just barely prevail in the last few seconds.
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Let’s play ‘Hardball’
Cable talk show, with guest John Edwards, comes to Central ECHO STAFF WRITER
Chis Matthews will bring a town hall edition of his show to NCCU.
MSNBC’s “Hardball” is on a college tour that has gone from places like Georgetown and Seton Hall, and tomorrow it will visit N.C. Central’s campus. The tour started Sept. 18 and is making its way fo a different campus each week. Each show has a special guest. The guest for the NCCU show is scheduled to be N.C. Sen. John Edwards, s Democratic presidential hope-
ful. “I believe I can be a champion for regular people,” Edwards has posted on his campaign Web site, www.johnedwards2004.com. “Hardball” host Chris Matthews ewas a speech writer for President Carter and a top aide to former House Speaker Tip O’Neill. Matthews has a no-nonsense style of interviewing, asking tough questions and getting right down to the point. Students, faculty and staff are
working ehard to prepare for the live telecast. Students have been selected from various departments around campus to sit on the panel. Students were also selected from the Honda All-Stars team, which is a national African American quiz bowl team. “We want to make sure students are aware of national and
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To mark the 20th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, N.C. Central University’s chapter of the National Organization for Women held a forum to discuss abortion rights on Jan. 30 in the Alfonso Elder Student Union. Katrina Bass, freshman nursing major, organized the event.
Bass is the events chair of NCCU’s NOW chapter. According to Bass the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling is under threat because the Supreme Court is likely to grow more conservative with future appointments by the Bush administration and a Republican dominated Congress. “This is a constitutional right we need to protect,” said
Laura Barwick, a member of N.C. State’s Wolfpack NOW, as well as NARAL Pro-Choice America. Davis has been involved in pro-choice activism since 1980. If Roe v. Wade is overturned, pro-choice supporters say it will hurt the young, poor, and single mothers of America. After some debate, NOW
BEYOND NCCU
C.A.R.E. celebrates opening BY MATTHEW JOHNSON ECHO STAFF WRITER
decided to post the grisly image of a woman killed by an illegal abortion, on some of its flyers. One was posted around campus last week. Davis said the picture is a representation of the 7,000 to 10,000 women that die everyday during the illegal process. Davis makes no apology for
The old African proverb “It takes a village to raise a child” came to life Jan. 30 at N.C. Central University’s grand opening of Project Community Access to Resource Enterprises. “This is a day of celebration,” said Dr. Beverly Jones, Project C.A.R.E.’s principal investigator. The grand opening of Project C.A.R.E. was held at the John Avery Boys and Girls Club in Durham. “Project C.A.R.E is a project to bring the NCCU campus and the community together,” said Angelique Witherspoon, Project C.A.R.E Community Resource Center coordinator. “The program has in place tutoring from 3rd to 12th grade to help youth succeed in education,” said Witherspoon.
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NOW meeting revisits 1973 ruling BY TAKELLA E. BALDWIN
DAILY TEXAN
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NCCU senior point guard Michael Noel shot crucial free throws against Fayetteville State Tuesday night. The Eagles won the game 69-6 68.
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Going into last night’s matchup with Fayetteville State, N.C. Central didn’t know they would have to play the Broncos without leading scorer and team captain Shawn Ray, who did not play due a stomach virus. They also didn’t know they would be in the same situation they were in last Saturday against Winston-Salem, when they were up by 28 in the second half, then ended up going into overtime at 84-84. But as deep with talent as the Eagles are, head coach Phil Spence said knew they could win. They did, in another nailbiter: The final score was 69-68. “I always tell the guys, we bend but never break,” Spence said. The Eagles didn’t break, but the Broncos bended them as far as they could. “With Shawn out, there was no ‘go-to’ player,’ said Spence. “There was a ‘go-to’ team.” Curtis Knight knew he had to step and lead the team. “That’s a role I look forward to,” he said. “Without your superstar player, somebody’s got to.” The first half was a rollercoaster, both teams exchanging baskets.
ECHO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
RASHAUN RUCKER/Echo Photo Editor
Excessive heat blamed HOUSTON — Puzzle pieces being used to solve the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster have so far all pointed in one direction: left. This is the side of the shuttle where all serious abnormalities began in its ill-fated re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere, NASA officials said Sunday. Preliminary evidence has revealed abnormal temperature rises and the continual loss of measurements, all on the left side. The shuttle also began to readjust its course minutes before it broke apart, which could mean that the tiles protecting the craft from excessive heat were integral in the disaster, shuttle program manager Ron Dittemore said. “Does this mean something to us? We are not sure,” he said. “It could be indicative of a rough tile, it could be indicative of perhaps missing tile, we are not sure.” Anything at this point would be speculation, Dittemore added, but “we are gaining some confidence that this is a thermal problem, rather than a structural indicator.”
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NASA probes shuttle tragedy