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Eagles defeat Ram by 10 in their first CIAA conference win since Jan. 17

Got what it takes to be the next Miss NCCU? Ericka Holt’s got some suggestions.

Durham entrepreneur converts empty lot into parking lot (and some dollars)

Sound Machine goes gospel in the ATL Georgia Dome

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Record ice loss in Arctic Melting faster than predicted

BY ROBERT S. BOYD KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS (KRT)

WASHINGTON — Alarmed by an accelerating loss of ice in the Arctic Ocean, scientists are striving to understand why the speedup is happening and what it means for humankind.

If present trends continue, as seems likely, the sea surrounding the North Pole will be completely free of ice in the summertime within the lifetime of a child born today. The loss could point the way to radical changes in the Earth’s climate and weather systems.

Some researchers, such as Ron Lindsay, an Arctic scientist at the University of Washington in Seattle, fear that the polar region already

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Missing teacher to return

BY ANIESA HOLMES ECHO STAFF WRITER

An N.C. Central University professor reported missing last month will return to work Feb. 13, according to Associate Dean of Business Youngil Cho. Seong Hee Oak, an associate professor who taught courses in business and hospitality, was listed in good condition at Jamaica Hospital in Queens, NY. According to NCCU Police Captain Victor Ingram, an officer found Oak on Jan. 26.

She complained of feeling disoriented, but had no injuries. No information has been provided as to why she was in the hospital or how long she was there.

Oak was last seen in Durham on Jan. 21 and was reported missing after she didn’t show up for her classes.

“She is very quiet, and very loyal to the university,” said Cho. “She really cares about her students and her work.”

Media reps to speak about hip hop’s impact popular culture

BY QUENTIN GARDNER ECHO STAFF WRITER

To the Screaming Eagles, the Campus Echo is more interesting than the opposing team.

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SCREAMIN’ THE EAGLE’S WAY New fan organization doesn’t just cheer, they jeer

BY LANCE DOWNS ECHO STAFF WRITER

When you go to a basketball game in the McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium at N.C. Central University, you expect to see athletes on the court, cheerleaders on the sidelines, and stands full of cheering fans.

But what you don’t expect is nearly one hundred students in the stadium’s left end bleachers to suddenly open up newspapers and start reading.

This is not a sign of boredom but a strategy of battle.

Drenched in maroon and gray, these are the Screaming Eagles, a new kind of fan.

They have raised taunting the opposing team to high art form.

When the opposing team’s roster is called out, the Screaming Eagles break out the latest issue of the Campus Echo and immediately immerse themselves in it — unconcerned with the proceedings.

“Ahhhhhhh SIT DOWN!” they yell when an opposing team member is benched.

At the end of a victorious game, the Screaming Eagles jingle their keys, signifying to the other team that it’s time to pack up, get in their cars and head home in defeat.

N.C. Central University will host a Hip Hop Summit from 9 a.m.

– 5 p.m. at B.N. Duke Auditorium and New Baynes Residence Hall today..

The summit, presented by Atlantic Records, aims to assess the state of hip hop in relation to the African American community and American society. It will also initiate a dialogue between industry professionals and students.

Two general sessions will be open to the public at B.N. Duke as well as six concurrent sessions that require registration. The morning’s general session, “HipHop’s Impact on Popular Culture,” will include Christopher “Play” Martin, from the hip hop group “Kid ‘N Play,” as a panelist.

The afternoon general session,

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The Screaming Eagles, use the power of sleep to intimidate opponents.

Opening session: 9 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., B.N. Duke General session 1: Hip Hop’s impact on pop culture. 9:30 – 10:45 a.m., B.N. Duke Sub sessions: 11 a.m. – noon, New Baynes and Eagle Landing General session 2: The exploitation of women. 1 – 2 p.m. B.N. Duke Sub sessions: 2:15 – 3:15 p.m., New Baynes and Eagle Landing General session: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Edward Garnes, Jr., B.N. Duke Meet and Greet: 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.

B.N. Duke Atrium Free Style/Talent Search: 7:30 – 9:30 p.m., B.N. Duke

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“When a team visits ... we want to make sure they know they are in Eagleland,” said Dennis Scott, a hospitality and tourism administration junior and president of the Screaming Eagles.

“When they leave the field or court, they should walk away wishing the game was never played in Durham.”

The Screaming Eagles organization was founded during last

September’s football season by Constance Roberson, assistant director and development coordinator of the Alfonso Elder Student Union; Michael Charlton, assistant director of admissions and Jevon Walton, alumni and admissions counselor.

They are now 80 members strong.

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Nation mourns Mrs. King Funeral held at church of NCCU alumnus in Georgia

BY SHELBIA BROWN ECHO STAFF WRITER

A banner over Ebenezer's Church bears the faces of Dr. Martin Luther King and wife Coretta Scott King, in Atlanta, Georgia.

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While thousands of people gathered to pay their last respects to the first lady of the civil rights movement, Coretta Scott King, Tuesday at the New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Ga., some N.C. Central University students, staff and faculty also took their

time to reflect on her life.

Chancellor James H. Ammons and Provost Beverly Washington led the people who attended the event in the B.N. Duke Auditorium by highlighting the important contributions made by King to the country.

SGA President Renee Clark said King’s great impact on civil rights inspired her.

“Even after her husband died, she continued to fight for rights,” said Clark. “She was such a great person.”

King’s death also served as a revelation to some students and made them realize that the struggle for emancipation of black people from social ills needs new fighters.

“Her death alerted me that we are losing many of

our black leaders and someone needs to carry the torch,” said sophomore English major Chan Hall.

“We’re not where we used to be, but we are not where we need to be.”

President Bush and four former presidents — George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton — joined an

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AudioNet older and better New program director brings new energy and listeners

BY JARELL DAWSON ECHO STAFF WRITER

Tuning in to AudioNet two years ago you would have found yourself staring at the request line number or an blank screen.

Occasionally you might have heard an interesting talk show with listeners calling in to make random comments.

But in the fall of 2004, Lolethia Underdue, known to her students simply as “DL,” became the new program director of AudioNet. She said she wanted to change AudioNet’s direction.

“I wanted to make Audionet like a real radio station as much as possible,” said Underdue.

To achieve her goal, Underdue drew on her former experience working at several different small radio stations in North Carolina.

Underdue entered Elizabeth City State University as a biology major to become a research scientist.

But after volunteering at the local campus radio station, she realized where her passion was and changed her major to English with a concentration in mass communication.

In the fall of 2003, AudioNet had a staff of six students.

It now has of 39 students, 32 of whom are mass communication majors.

According to the staff, Underdue has revived interest in the student-run radio station by allowing the students to express their creativity.

“She not only gave AudioNet a whole new twist, but she showed me how to speak better on the radio, and allowed me to experiment with my shows,” said Al Dawson, a mass communication senior and host of

the Slow Jam show which runs 10 p.m. to midnight.

AudioNet has been a source for students to stay current with upcoming campus programs, see photos from the most talked about campus events and even send birthday wishes to their friends.

It has also dealt with some the campus’s most controversial topics.

In fall 2004 Underdue launched Real Talk, which airs every Tuesday and Thursday during the 10:40 break.

The show is hosted by different students from her audio production class.

The show has addressed issues such as STDs, gang violence and the down low phenomena.

As a result, the station, which is coming up on its seventh year, is more popular than ever with students.

“I listen to AudioNet at least four days out of the week”, said elementary education senior Shiquitta Mason.

“I like listening to the gospel on Sundays and being kept up on the events, because a lot of times I don’t see the flyers on campus”.

Other students like AudioNet’s late night Slow Jams show.

“I listen to AudioNet every night before I go to sleep”, says Sophomore Rashanda Marshall.

This fall AudioNet opened up its new and improved studio and launched its very own live stream website.

The site averages over 50 hits per day.

“I want AudioNet to be a training ground for students to get started,” said Underdue.

“As of right now we’re still working and trying to progress, but I’m very pleased with the way things have gone so far.”

A group of Eagle Ambassadors answer questions from prospective students and their parents at McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium.

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Tours aid recruitment Ambassador program welcomes potential Eagles to campus

BY ROSA BROWN ECHO STAFF WRITER

You have seen them walking around all over campus, leading crowds of middle school, high school and transfer students; giving tours to hundreds of families from around the country; and showing off the sloping hills and verdant greens of N.C. Central University.

“If you look to your left you will see the statue of our great founder, James E. Shepard,” said business senior and veteran ambassador Lakisha Midgett, leading a recent tour of the University.

“I really enjoy being an ambassador, just seeing how the students enjoy the campus and interact with the tour guides make the hour-long tour worth it,” said Midgett.

The University’s 27 ambassadors are essential to the semi-annual campus tours of NCCU.

They give tours for two hours each day in the fall semester, and seven hours a day in the spring.

Luann Harris, associate director at the office of undergraduate admissions, said the ambassadors share the real deal with prospective students and parents.

She said they can even share negative things as long as they do do so in a positive manner.

“I don't want anyone painting the picture that NCCU is a peaches-and cream university,” said Harris.

Campus tourists are shown the football stadium, major buildings on campus, and all of the resident halls.

Each tour ends at the McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium with a small assembly to answer any other questions that the students or parents may have.

Some tour groups eat at the W. G. Pearson Cafeteria to get the real experience

many college students get, while others may take in an NCCU football game.

“I really enjoyed this tour because the tour guides talk with us while explaining the campus,” said Miranda Hines, a high school junior from Camden, N.J. “Other schools just tell us names of buildings. It’s like they are really interested in us, not just getting the tour over with.”

Harris said the amiable and honest tours from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions has helped increase enrollment.

Latoya Stephens, Timika Williams and Joy Herring all said they decided to attend NCCU based on tours they took their senior year of high school.

“The tour guides knew the answers to all my questions,” Stephens said.

“I feel as if they gave me the pros and cons of this University, not just the sugar coating.”

Herring said she thought about going to a school closer to home, “but the guides made me feel extremely welcome.”

The program’s mission is to “voluntarily represent, positively promote, and uphold the university’s mission of ‘truth and service’ in various programs and opportunities throughout the university and the community.”

Midgett was so impressed by the University ambassadors that she chose to become an Ambassador herself.

To become an ambassador, each applicant went through an interview process, a mock tour and a week of training.

Ambassadors get one community service hour for each tour they complete.

They also earn community service hours by assisting the admissions staff with routine office affairs and recruiting prospective students.

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Lolethia Underdue, AudioNet general manager, in the refurbished studio of the Farrison-Newton Communications Building.

CHRISTOPHER WOOTEN/Echo Staff Photographer

“We were looking for new ways for students to get involved in students activities,” said Charlton.

“The purpose of the organization is to really support our athletic teams.

It gives students a license to

act a fool.”

According to Charlton the idea originated with NCCU Director of Athletics Bill Hayes, who got the idea from Wake Forest’s “Screaming Deacons.”

“We want people who

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“Most students come out and show support, but think they’re too cute jump up, scream and holler because maybe they don’t want to mess up they’re clothes or

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According to Scott, the Screaming Eagles is still looking for recruits.

“It’s something about that sea of maroon and gray at a game that makes us stand out,” he said.

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Kids academy builds futures 260 grade schoolers get help

BY JSHONTISA VANN ECHO STAFF WRITER

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Wagstaff back to basics Durham school board member enrolls at NCCU

BY VANESSA JACKSON ECHO STAFF WRITER

“I am the voice of conscience to the Durham Public School Board,” says Jackie Wagstaff.

Wagstaff, who has been called the most controversial and outspoken member on the Durham Public School Board, is now a N.C. Central University student.

Now in her fourth year as a Durham Public School Board member, Wagstaff, is a former member of the Durham City Council and a community organizer.

She was recently defeated by Mayor Bill Bell in the 2005 election.

Wagstaff said her new academic career represents the next chapter in her life now that her children are grown.

Wagstaff is enrolled in the hospitality and tourism program with a concentration in event planning.

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assistant professor of the hospitality and tourism administration, said he likes having non-traditional students in the classroom.

“They add so much wealth of experience and energy to the classroom,” said Ivory.

Wagstaff said she chose NCCU because she believes in supporting HBCUs. “They are a wonderful opportunity for our kids to get an education,” she said.

While Wagstaff is sometimes recognized by adults, younger classmates often mistake her for a University employee (except the few former classmates of her sons).

She wants those who recognize her to understand that what they see on TV is only a part of her — a professional persona as an elected official — not who she really is.

“I am Jackie Wagstaff — a.k.a. — student. That’s what I am, no more than

they are,” she said.

She says her independent personality, the source of her outspokenness, is what draws so much criticism.

For this she credits her upbringing.

Wagstaff was born in New York. When she was 4 years old, her mother died and she and her two brothers were sent to live with their aunt and uncle on their Caswell County farm in Yanceyville, N.C. She remembers that her uncle never worked for anyone but himself, and that other family members were law enforcement officers.

This background instilled in her a strong independence that didn’t allow her to accept just anything.

She started school at the beginning of segregation and recalls confrontations between parents.

Though too young to fully comprehend the magnitude of the conflicts, the young

Wagstaff learned how to stand her ground.

She believes anyone who is going to be in politics must be able to make conscientious decisions.

“There are two levels to politics — a butt- kisser or someone who stands their ground,” said Wagstaff .

“The person who stands their ground will not always be the loved person.”

Wagstaff said students considering public office should learn as much as possible about the community they plan to serve, then get involved in what interests them most.

She also advises students to stay current on what is happening in their communities.

She hopes every young person on campus will register to vote.

“The power’s in the vote,” she said. “Just think about all those people who were whipped and spit on just so we could vote.”

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N.C. Central University’s Project Care has begun its seventh year of the Saturday Academy for grades 3-8. The academy helps prepare students to pass the end of grade test, as well as help them improve in math and language arts.

Program coordinator Barbara DeLon said the program has had a far reaching impact on the community.

“This year we have about 260 students, with a waiting list of 135,” said DeLon. According to DeLon the program will open up to kindergarten students on Feb. 11. About 30 kindergartners are already signed up.

DeLon also said that she is very grateful to everyone who has made the academy successful.

Provost Beverly W. Jones coordinated the academy from 1997-1999.

“Many students in third and fourth grade are about one or two levels behind where they should be,” said Jones.

“The purpose of the program is to help close this gap and get them where they need to be.”

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Jones said the University has a responsibility to help community children develop a strong foundation.

“If we don’t take the time to do this, no one will,” she said Jones.

The program is funded by a $2.25 million W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant.

“It takes money to keep the program open and the Kellogg Foundation has made it possible,” said Jones.

The academy provides bus transportation to pick students up from their homes to bring them to the program.

“Sometimes it’s difficult for some children to get here on Saturday’s, the bus transportation makes it easier,” said DeLon. The academy also provides breakfast and lunch.

Many of the teachers and teaching assistants are NCCU alumni and students.

John Mclean, a teacher assistant, said that the program not only helps students prepare for the end of grade test, but also helps them to maintain the skills that they learn in the program.

“We are growing future Eagles,” said Jones.`

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New Year resolutions, easier said than done

BY JOSLYN BLOOMFIELD ECHO STAFF WRITER

Something new happens each year, but there are some things that always stay the same.

It’s that nagging voice that tells you that tells you that you need to to make some changes in your life.

So you make your New Year’s resolutions.

But at the one-month marker just 64 percent are sticking to their resolutions.

Nursing sophomore Tykelia Bell’s resolved to shed some holiday pounds, but she has already hit a snag.

“The Honda Battle of the Bands made the diet go out the window,” she said. “I couldn’t find any healthy food so I didn’t follow it.”

Getting sidetracked from a resolution is easy when there are temptations everywhere.

From fries in the caf to doughnuts in the student union, there are plenty of ways to go wrong.

Still, many students are creatures of habit. Take seasoned resolution-maker, Terra Hodge.

“I still make the same one every year, lose weight,” said the theatre education junior.

“But I don’t actually achieve my goal.”

Hodge said eating late in the evening, coupled with inactivity, were reasons for falling behind her ambition to slim down.

“I lost some weight already. I hope next year I’ll

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improve.”

There are people who decide to make resolutions that have nothing to do with the physical.

“I just want to be happy in the New Year,” said psychology junior Michelle Lyons.

“Diets are a waste of time when people do things that make them unhappy in the first place.”

To ensure her success she steers clear of bad relationships rather than potato chips.

“I want to get my life together,” said Josh Johnson, music education sophomore.

This first timer said he would be, “more determined and self-motivated than last year.”

His ultimate resolution is to renew his relationship with God. But Johnson is taking baby steps, “I’m working on it.”

And so is about half of America.

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coach.com breaking resolutions is nothing new but the secret to holding on is a four prong attack.

• Specific is better than vague.

Resolving to save the world from global warming is more complicated than doing your part by planting trees on Lawson.

• Set goals you can achieve in steps.

Don’t contradict yourself.

Saying you won’t talk up your minutes is good, but not if you make up for your idle time by buying three hundred games.

• Progress is a process.

Expect failures and setbacks. Don’t beat yourself up after the $5 pizza man tricks you with his pepperoni goodness; just don’t fall for it again.

• Remember that there is strength in numbers.

Fill your space with other people who want to study on Tuesdays and excuses will vanish.

• Keep track of your progress.

Even if the only running you do is to class, it counts.

How will you know you lost that extra half of a pound if you never get on a scale?

Check on your progress, and often, or you’ll be disappointed when you make mistakes.

• Remember why you resolved to do something in the first place.

You had a problem and that’s the first step.

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Troubles on the rise – study

Entrepreneur sees profit in NCCU’s parking woes

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It’s a sign of the times — the first commercial parking lot has arrived at N.C. Central University.

And it’s made life a lot easier for staff, faculty and students who moved quickly enough to claim a spot.

“Everyone kept asking about parking, so I decided to open up a parking lot,” said Jimmy Young, owner of the empty lot on the corner of Lawson and Merrick streets.

Young said he opened the lot in December and filled it by January. He now has a waiting list.

Young, who also owns a commercial cleaning business and a lawn maintenance company, has owned the parcel of land for about five years.

The house that originally stood on the lot burned down and was condemned.

Young said he decided not to rebuild because he thought he might make a little money by opening the parking lot.

“I don’t have any other parking lots anywhere else,” said Young.

The success of the parking lot needs little explaining.

There are 8,200 students and 1,300 faculty and staff. The police have issued 3,000 parking permits. There are only 2,147 parking spaces.

“Parking in the lot is much more convenient than parking all the way across campus,” said Rebecca Soper, an instructor in the Department of English and Mass Communication, who teaches in the Farrison-Newton Communication Building.

Soper pays $30 a month to park five days per week.

“There is no discount either,” she said.

Soper said she is just happy that she doesn’t have to arrive an hour early to find a parking space.

“It has made campus life more convenient,” said English instructor

According to a recently released study, there’s a rising tide of misery and unhappiness across the land.

The study, conducted by the National Opinion Research Center in Chicago, surveyed 1,340 individuals and found that in 2004, respondents reported more troubles than those in 1991.

The percentage of individuals who reported at least one significant negative event jumped from 88 percent to 94 percent.

According to the study, respondents reported problems including illness, a lack of health care, mounting debt, unemployment and troubled romantic relationships.

The findings were based on in-depth interviews, and were a part of the larger National General Social Survey.

But at N.C. Central University students report that, in general, they’re a pretty happy bunch — just a bit stressed.

Sabrina Wright, biology junior, said that overall she’s happy, but that the Office of Scholarship and Student Aid has made her life difficult.

“Nobody knows anything, and they don’t want to give you any money, anytime,” said Wright, who added that the drive from her Durham apartment to NCCU can be stressful, as well.

Wright says that it’s the time she spends with her friends — at the mall, movies and clubs — that helps her

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Pamela Allison, who added that she used to park several blocks away from campus, in a nearby neighborhood.

“I feel much safer. It’s a real help. I love it,” said Michele Ware, an assistant professor in the Department of English and Mass Communication.

Young said that the moment he opened the parking lot, he was inundated with phone calls.

“There were so many callers that I had to take the sign down,” he said.

Young has provided stickers for his customers and made arrangements to tow illegally parked cars.

He keeps three extra spaces avail-

able in case someone takes a space they shouldn’t.

“It happens often,” said Young.

He plans to keep the parking lot active until NCCU buys the land.

Young said that NCCU has already been questioning him about buying the lot.

But right now he’s got plans to put down a little gravel, so it doesn’t get so muddy.

Muddy or not, Young’s parking lot has put him in the good graces of his customers.

“Mr. Young has done us a great favor,” said Allison.

forget her troubles.

“Life has not been easy for the past couple of years,” said John Barrow, mass communication senior.

“Being a college student, in general, is hard — leaving home and having to experience life without parents makes things hectic,” said Barrow.

Still, Barrow said he considers himself a happy person.

“I can say, that you never know what you can make it through, until you do,” said Barrow.

Aaron Tucker, business administration senior, said that it’s his uncertain financial situation that stresses him out.

But he, like Wright, finds happiness spending time with his campus friends.

“It’s the people I come in contact with on the yard … I just enjoy feeding off of their energy,” said Tucker.

“It’s just knowing that my family and friends are there for me to depend on.”

According to Jonathan Haidt, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Virginia and author of the book “The Happiness Hypothesis,” happiness isn’t directly tied to specific moments of our lives.

Ask Haidt, he’ll tell you that bad experiences don’t necessarily make people unhappy.

“Negative events hurt or feel bad, but they are not usually as bad as we think,” said Haidt.

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What’s over that hill anyway?

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It just wasn’t funny — at all ometimes I wonder how dense Europe and the rest of the world have to be to understand the definition of offensive. This isn’t an opinion on telling people to take sensitivity training NATIONAL classes but to realize OUTLOOK some things you do not mess with at all.

A D a n i s h newspaper, “ T h e J u t l a n d Post,” printCARLA ed a series AARON-LOPEZ of 12 cartoons, last September, depicting the Prophet Mohammed as an angel with horns peeking from his halo and another showing him as a suicide bomber with a lit fuse.

All this is supposed to be jokes? Is it supposed to be funny?

Many of the cartoons poked fun at the cartoonists hired to perform this hideously funny task.

These same cartoons were republished last week in European news media and an American newspaper, The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Many people of Islamic faith are protesting and particularly taking matters into their own hands by committing acts of violence.

However, by committing acts of violence in a protest against a newspaper and national government for printing a sacrilegious cartoon, few are affirming the situation comedy of the cartoons.

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Islamic extremists are giving those Danish editors more ammo for their artistic fire.

Sensitive subject matter this is, and in truth, I don’t care. They just weren’t funny cartoons.

If I were the editor of “The Jutland Post” I would’ve scrapped that idea and said “Naw. We are not running those cartoons.”

Dumb move, Danish editor.

What’s next? More Sambo and pickaninny cartoons?

More Buddha-head references?

There’s enough turmoil when dealing with Islam and the rest of the present world. Protesters of these stupid cartoons have been popping up all over the world. From Turkey to Indonesia to Cairo, but keep in mind they are protesting peacefully.

We live in an age of postirony, meaning that what we think will be funny, isn’t; what we think will incite laughter, doesn’t.

The world isn’t what it used to be. This world has changed so much since I’ve been conscious, wide awake and running around.

Offensive is just offensive and it ain’t all that funny when religion comes into play. I can’t even laugh at jokes about Jesus Christ and Christianity.

Let this be a lesson to everyone. Satirical cartoons are based upon a situation for hilarity. But when joking about religious symbol, be ready for backfire, backlash and consequences of any kind from those whom you are making fun.

Who’s going to watch your back and help you laugh then?

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estimated 10,000 mourners at the ceremony.

King, 78, died in her sleep of respiratory failure Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the Santa Monica Health Institute in Rosarito Beach, Mexico, where she was receiving

holistic treatment for ovarian cancer.

King had suffered a heart attack and stroke, which left her partially paralyzed, in August.

A native of Heiberger, Ala., King was born on April

27, 1927 to Obadiah Leonard Scott and Bernice McMurray Scott.

In 1951, she earned a music degree from Antioch College in Yellow Springs, Oh. King met her her hus-

band, Martin Luther King Jr. while she studying music at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston and he was a preacher-in-training at Boston University.

The two married on June 18, 1953 and moved to Montgomery, Ala. in 1954 where King began building his career as a civil rights activist and a pastor.

She was at his side during the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott.

She was at his side during his “I Have A Dream” speech before a crowd of 250,000 at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.

After King’s assassination on April 4, 1968 she raised their four children, Yolanda, Martin III, Dexter and Bernice.

In 1981, she founded the King Center in Atlanta and in 1986 she won her struggle to make her husband’s birthday, January 15, a national holiday.

In her remaining years King dedicated herself to world peace and the fight against AIDS and violence.

ARCTIC CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 may have passed a “tipping point” from which it can’t recover in the foreseeable future.

Others, such as Jonathan Overpeck, the director of the Institute for the Study of Planet Earth at the University of Arizona in Tucson, think the Arctic ice pack is nearing a point of no return but hasn’t reached it yet.

The National Science Foundation, a congressionally chartered agency, last month announced an urgent research program to determine what “these changes mean for both the Arctic and the Earth.”

“The pace of Arctic change has accelerated,” the foundation declared.

“Because of the Arctic’s pivotal role in the Earth’s climate, it is critical — perhaps urgent — that we understand this system in light of abundant evidence that a set of linked and pervasive changes are under way.”

The concern has heightened because last summer brought a record low in the size of the northern ice pack. “The degree of retreat was greater than ever before,” said Ted Scambos, chief scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data

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Previous lows were set in 2002, 2003 and 2004.

Since 1980, satellite observations taken each September, the warmest month of the year in the Arctic, show that the ice cover has been shrinking by an average of almost 8 percent a year. During that time, the polar ocean lost 540,000 square miles of ice — an area twice the size of Texas, Scambos said.

Scientists say the great Arctic thaw will have effects all over the world, not just in the frozen north. It will magnify the global warming trend that’s been recorded for the last quarter-century.

It’ll reshape the Earth’s weather systems in unknown ways. It could alter the pattern of ocean circulation, drastically changing Europe’s climate.

“Loss of ice on land is also taking place at an accelerating rate, and this means sea levels will rise globally,” Lindsay said. “Places like New Orleans will become even less viable.”

There are two main reasons for the loss of Arctic sea ice, one external and one internal.

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Since 1978, the Arctic atmosphere has warmed seven times faster than the average warming trend in the southern two-thirds of the globe, John Christy, the director of the Earth System Science Center at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, reported last week.

Satellite data show that average temperatures over the Arctic spiked upward by 2.1 degrees Fahrenheit over the past 27 years, Christy said, while inching up by less than three-tenths of a degree in southern climes.

“I believe the retreat of sea ice in the Arctic is very

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likely a manifestation of human-caused global warming,” Overpeck said. “Global temperature increases are accelerating, and so is seaice retreat. Humans are almost certainly the cause of the change in the Arctic.”

The internal cause for the loss of sea ice may be even more alarming.

Scientists say the polar ice pack will continue to be in trouble whether or not global temperatures continue to rise.

“Even if temperatures and conditions went flat from this point forward, we anticipate that Arctic ice would eventually disappear,” Scambos said.

The reason is that ice and snow, like any light-colored surface, reflect heat from the sun. As the ice shrinks, it leaves more open, darker water to absorb the sun’s heat. More open water slows the formation of fresh ice in the fall and leads to a still earlier, more extensive melt the following summer.

“One of the big factors is the increasing melt in summer and the increasing amount of heat absorbed by the ice-free portions of the Arctic Ocean,” Lindsay said.

It’s a “self-reinforcing feedback process.”

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Photos by Roderick Heath - Text by Ericka Holt n Jan. 28, N.C. Central University’s Marching Sound Machine played in front of a sold-out crowd of 70,000 spectators at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. The Dome was filled with historically black college fans from Bethune-Cookman College, Central State University, Clark Atlanta University, Florida A&M University, Jackson State University, Langston University, NCCU, Prairie View A&M University, Virginia State University, and Tuskegee University.

The bands performed by the order of their band size.

Central State University was the very first band to perform, and the NCCU Sound Machine was the sixth band to play. The largest band out of the whole entire showcase BethuneCookman College played last.

The Sound Machine played “ASAP” by T.I., “Oh, I Think They Like Me” by Dem Franchise Boyz and a variety of other popular hip-hop songs.

They also gave a special tribute to Bishop Eddie Long, an alumnus of NCCU and member of the board of trustees. They honored him by playing “His Eye Is on the Sparrow,” a gospel selection.

A local radio DJ kept the fans entertained between band performances by pitting old school music against new school music.

After all ten HBCU bands performed individually, they came together as one playing “It’s Your Thing” by The Isley Brothers under the direction of Lindsey Sargent, FAMU’s band director.

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Left: Antwone Vass, one of NCCU’s five drum majors attempts an amazing split.

Right: Junior Business accounting major Erven Tomlin mean mugs the drum.

NCCU saxophone players sit down and enjoy ATL’s southern comfort.

Left: Reggie Soloman looks ahead at Lindsey Sargent and awaits his direction to guide all 10 HBCUs selected for the invitational showcase to play a musical selection .

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out of on the 5 5 black hand side Helping to bring New York back into the hip-hop scene is Terror Squad’s first lady, Remy Ma. Starting as a protégé of the late great Big Pun, Remy Ma hails out of the Bronx, N.Y. demanding lyrical respect that calls upon the days of crushing rhymes from Queen Latifah and the verbal boldness of Lil’ Kim. Her first solo album, “There’s Something About Remy: Based On A True Story,” tells her story of running around New York, dealing with a hard family and an unexpected pregnancy that fell upon her.

I haven’t heard rhymes and stories like these since Eve dropped into the mainstream.

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They might have banned the T-shirts, but Jeezy said he has something that not even the Federales can take away.

Coming with DJ Drama, Young Jeezy says it’s going to be a cold February with his latest mixtape “You Can’t Ban the Snowman.”

The duo brings their third collabo into the streets with 27 exclusives, tracks and freestyles with his Corporate Thugz.

Jeezy still keeps the thugs motivated with his lyrics of stocking up, staying fresh and the ill ways of the jakes.

You rule ... but you’ve got heavy competition coming strong and hard with Remy Ma pulling into the ranks.

Her first single, “Conceited,” brings a nice little club anthem to lean back and groove to while accepting that Remy is probably just a little conceited.

However, “Thug Love” featuring Big Pun and “What’s Going On” are the key tracks.

“Thug Love” let’s us hear Big Pun one last time letting us all reminiscence about his verbal tenacity and creative wordplay.

“What’s Going On” strikes a deep cord with Remy speaking of an unnoticed and unexpected pregnancy. Remy gives the world her story on wax for many listeners to hear and critique.

Remy gets a strong five out of five on the black hand side for a killer debut album including strong production.

“I’m a hardcore rapper but I’m still a female,” said Remy Ma. You crushing them, Remy Ma! You crushing them.

What’s next? I can’t wait!

— Organic Intellectual The sweet intro “I’m Back” comes hard when Jeezy drops lines comparing life to the matrix while summing with the classic “yeeeah” and the reminder of “Gangsta Grillz” productions.

Folk will still rock hard to the combination of Jeezy’s rhymes over tracks by his mentor Jay-Z such as “Public Service Announcement” and B.I.G.’s “Dead Wrong.” Honestly, the lyrical content hasn’t graduated as the rhymes still tell of his days as a street pharmacist.

Repetitive lyrics can be partially excused by the smooth sampled productions of DJ Drama and hooks by Christina Milian in “Say I.” On the lowski, “You Can’t Ban the Snowman” will make the dope boys go crazy because as long as Shawn Carter is behind it, it’s going to bang, regardless of what Cam might say.

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Front (L-R): Lesli Thomas and Jeff Chapelle are two of the five singers for NCCUs go-go band, Wild Boyz. Back (L-R): Jeff Toliver on timbales, Gabriel Lafayette, another singer, and Darnell Smith on keyboards wait for rehearsal to begin.

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There is a new sound at N.C. Central University. Although NCCU resides in D.C., Durham County, it is the other D.C., District of Columbia, that is bringing the noise.

In the hearts of 12 Washington D.C. natives, a go-go band, the Wild Boyz, has erupted.

Go-go music is a sub-genre of funk music that was created in and around Washington D.C. by Chuck Brown in the 1970s. Today’s current favorite go-go bands include Rare Essence, Backyard Band, Junkyard Band and Huck-A-Bucks.

“The people will get a lot of popular hip-hop /R&B lyrics but the music is 100 percent original,” said Brian Mitchell, an art senior and one of the

band’s founders.

It took a lot of work for Mitchell and Beverly Bracey to find dedicated individuals for the band. There are now 12 band members.

Bracey and Darnell “Sanchez” Smith are on keyboards, Mitchell on drums, Chris Hall on conga, Jeff “50” Toliver on timbale, Mike Clay on bass, sound engineer, Brian Harris and five vocalists - Lesli Thomas, Jeff Chappelle, Jerron Joe, Gabriel Lafayette and Ron Smith.

They use cowbells, tambourines, and wood blocks to create their musical havoc.

“Arranging time for practice has never been a problem,” said Lesli Thomas freshman singer. “I feel comfortable being the only girl in the group. They are like my brothers.”

People may wonder if this south-

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Sub-sessions, which will be held in New Baynes and Eagle Landing will cover topics related to hip hop and the music industry.

There will be five 11 a.m. sub-sessions and four 2:15 p.m. sub-sessions.

Panelists will include representatives from MTV, Kenneth Cole, Essence Magazine, Atlantic Records, Vibe Records, Hype Hair Magazine, Radio-One of Raleigh and more.

NCCU alumna Sherise Malachi, international marketing promotions coordinator for Atlantic Records, organized the event to be hosted by ABB/Atlantic Records producer Pat “9th Wonder” Douthit and other members of Little Brother, all NCCU alumni.

“It’s ironic that we graduated together, and our career paths have crossed in the way that they have,” said Malachi about Little Brother.

“We felt, like, since we graduated from NCCU, why not have an entertainment outlet in the area?”

Malachi, who has worked tirelessly for three months to plan the summit, said she wanted to tie the summit to Black History Month.

Student auditions were held Monday for a free-style talent showcase. The showcase will be at 7:30 p.m. in B.N. Duke Auditorium.

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ern campus will accept this music.

“I commend them for what they’re doing, but I usually go and sit down when I hear go-go in the club,” said nursing sophomore Amaryllis McCrae.

Go-Go is often mistaken as copycat music. It is a remix of songs to an upbeat tempo.

The Wild Boyz have already made a name for themselves. They won first place in the Showtime at the Apollo that was hosted in the B.N. Duke Auditorium last December.

They hosted a show at Durham’s Club Marvell to which they invited go-go bands from other HBCUs. “We just want to expose people to our world and show that we are not just beating our feet,” said Mitchell and Gabriel Lafayette.

So look out for the Wild Boyz as they plan to take NCCU by storm.

SUMMIT

“Agents trying to find a glitch in my matrix/ one slip and I’m back to the basics. Red or blue pill/ what would you do/ when the same n---as you love got hate in they blood.”

— Young Jeezy from “I’m Back.”

Jeezy ain’t never said anything so true. Police are always trying to catch you on the slip and will knock your hustle or whatever you are trying to do. Jeezy’s comparison of his life to the “Matrix” makes you take a second look at the yins and yangs of life. Now that’s what makes those four bars so hard.

— Neo Deity, Echo staff reporter

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Campus Echo WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006

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Eagles get busy on Rams

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N.C. Central University issued a random selection drug testing where four athletes tested positive for illegal substances when given a drug test last fall.

“Players aren’t notified about taking the test until the day it is administered,” said Mike Essa, Assistant Athletic Trainer for volleyball, basketball and tennis.

Since the athletes were out of season, consequences resulted in ineligibility from activities in the upcoming athletic season, with the posibility of losing athletic aid and housing.

According to NCCU’s Department of Athletics Drug Testing and Counseling Policy, no athlete is allowed to begin training in his or her sport until he or she signs a document that states his or her understanding of the rules and regulations of drug testing. “[I think] it’s needed. It’s so easy to get things that enhance skills,” said Charles Futrell, a senior who competes in both football and basketball.

The four suspended athletes will be required to attend counseling services for “an assessment of abuse” and will be prescribed a treatment program.

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Sharonda Arnold posted a season best at the 2006 HBCU Invitational Saturday and Sunday at the Prince George Sports Complex in Landover, Md. Arnold, a senior public administration major, placed fourth with a time of 56.72 seconds in the 400m dash.

The men’s relay team established a new meet record.

Maurice Gailey, Dorian Turner, Jason Jowers and Chris Davis took the event with a record time of 1 minute, 27.99 seconds, which pushed Saint Augustine to second place by less than one-tenth of a second.

The men’s and women’s track team compete February 18-19 at the CIAA Championships in Newport News, Va.

keep the intensity I’d like to see for 40 minutes, and we came out a little flat to start the second half.”

The Lady Eagles go by the motto “Excellence without Excuses” which keeps them motivated in the time of competition. With a current record of 16-4, 6-3 CIAA, the Lady Eagles shot 38.8 percent form the floor and out rebounded the Lady Rams 45-35.

After four ties and three lead changes, NCCU took the lead for good on King’s reverse layup that made it 10-8 at the 14:45 minute mark. The Lady Eagles never followed in the contest.

Going into the second half 37-28, got off to a slow start but got moving as seven players scored in the Eagles’ 15-3 run, with with a layup from Nakisha Stewart that made it 52-35 with 10:03 to play. This cushion gave room for Robinson to substitue liberally, using 12 players as the game was contested.

Senior center Shanté Collins contributed in scoring with 12 points and seven rebounds while senior point guard Porschia Holmes had nine assist.

Senior Janet Robinson of WSSU led the Lady Rams with 14 points while Mikasa Williams followed with 10 points.

The Lady Eagles will host the Lady Blue Bears of Livingstone on Saturday at 5:30 pm in McLendonMcDougald Gymnasium.

Julius McClellan gives a Jordan impersonate the business during the second half of the Rams vs. Eagles battle in front of a crowd of supportive fans.

RODERICK HEATH/ Echo Photo Editor

MENS TEAM TAKE RAMS BY THE HORNS

BY ARIEL GERMAIN ECHO STAFF WRITER

Winning last night in Fayetteville was cool, but it was an even better night in Durham for the Eagles as they defeated the Rams of Winston-Salem State University 65-55, Saturday night in McLendonMcDougald Gymnasium.

But it was NCCU 65 m o r e than the impeccaWSSU 55 ble play from the Eagles that kept the game in Eagle hands; it was the crowd of 2,943 fans that rallied the Eagles to their victory.

“The crowd helped us weather the storm,” said freshman guard Brian Ayala, who heard the entire buzz around the Winston game, matching his season high with 11 points and three assists.

The Eagles began the game with a rocky start,

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The Bronco’s got served last night and the Lady Eagels made it their business on Saturday to take a win over CIAA Western Division rival Winston Salem State University, 6355.

The Lady NCCU 63 Eagles, holding a WSSU 55 10-1 record for home games greeted the sold out crowd with a steal that set the pace for the game, letting the Lady Rams know that it wasn’t going to be easy in McLendonMcDougald gymnasium.

“I was feeling hype about the game,” said junior forward Cassie King who dropped her ninth doubledouble of the season with 22 points and 12 rebounds.

“Knowing that the gym was packed and the crowd was behind us put my mind on just going out there to win.”

Winston-Salem State(715, 2-9 CIAA) has lost their last four games and 10 of 12 of their contest, including this one to the Lady Eagles.

They are ranked No. 3 in the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region poll for the sixth time in the women’s program, five of which came up under the leadership of head coach Joli Robinson.

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missing a dunk as well as two turnovers and five fouls in the first five.

But, all that ended with an awakening dunk from junior forward Chris Prince, which was the first of three more to come. The crowd cheered, silencing the over-confident Ram fans.

“The Rams played a two-man up defense giving us free range to dunk with little to no defense,” said Head Coach Henry Dickerson.

The Eagles lead at the half, 30-23.

As the second half began, the Eagles lost slight momentum as they tied for the first time during the game. But Eagle fans would not let their men fall as they cheered and kept motivating them through the tie.

The motivation was appreciated, with a second dunk from junior forward Julius McClellan, who was

the second highest scorer.

“It is a great feeling coming from a CIAA Championship team and getting ready to get another ring on another team,” said McClellan, ending his night with 13 points, three blocked shots and one assist.

Following McClellan, sophomore forward Kevin Noell announced his presence with his dunk.

But, the fans could not stay seated — Ayala closed the game with a threepointer from downtown with a minute left.

“We came in knowing we needed to make corrections from Thursday’s game and one of those corrections was to come in tonight and give a big effort,” said Tyrance.

The Eagles continue regular season play as they host Livingstone on Saturday in McLendonMcDougald Gymnasium at 7:30 pm.

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If you wanna be Miss NCCU came to N.C. Central University in the fall of 2003, so I have had the opportunity to experience three Queens: Christal Evans, Sharonda Arnold and the current Miss NCCU Kewanda Merritt.

Attention all women aspiring to be Miss NCCU: March is around the corner and elections are Ericka going down!

Holt And since it is black history month, I just want all the women that aspire to be Miss NCCU to go back and research the former Queens and the current one.

Study your university. Ask professors, administration, faculty and students what the role of Miss NCCU is.

Do a self-evaluation and see if you have what it takes to become Miss NCCU.

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Now that the self to me, time is arriving explained her for my graduatgoals for the ing class to bring position of Miss If you are planning in the new NCCU and gave to run for Miss NCCU Queen, I hope me a pencil. the next Miss All the other to represent an NCCU reprecandidates were organization, or sents our school handing out increase your to the fullest. candy, but.

The Miss Sharonda, dispopularity, then NCCU selection tributed pencils please, do n’t bother! is not a beauty with her name pageant. on them.

A beauty pagOne woman eant is a compeon my hall tition between refused to lispeople based on physical ten. Sharonda put her foot in appearance. the door and handed the woman The election of the next Miss a pencil and said, “Remember NCCU is the selection of new the name,” and proceeded to leadership. A leader is a person the next door. who rules, guides and inspires Sharonda Arnold is by far the others. most memorable Queen to serve If you want to be Miss NCCU our University while I’ve been you must be able to hold your at NCCU. She has exhibited ground as a strong woman strong character and positive whose beauty comes from grace, influence on students. not make-up.

If you are planning to run for I met former Miss NCCU Miss NCCU to represent an Sharonda Arnold when she was organization, or increase your greeting students door-to-door popularity, then please don’t in my dorm. She introduced her- bother!

You don’t have to obtain popularity or uphold any campus organization to be Miss NCCU, because she represents our entire campus.

Speech and Debate night, sponsored by the SGA is the most powerful event of the Miss NCCU election process.

To be Miss NCCU, you need to start practicing how to address an audience and deliver a formal speech.

Learn how to exchange spoken words with power, poise and grace!

I love the title “Speech and Debate” because debate comes last. If you think you have what it takes to be Miss NCCU you must learn how to respond to your opponents’ statements and argue the pros and cons of an issue.

Finally, you must start early on your campaign ideas.

Don’t wait until March to come up with your strategy and pitches.

With all that said,you women of the graduating class of 2007 with the desire to become Miss NCCU, please raise the BAR!

Health care doesn’t care was excited about attending the Department of Psychology’s Jan. 26 presentation on health disparities among African Americans; I had never attended a presentation before.

I was anticipating a lively discussion, information, insights and a solution to this problem.

Sitting in the crowded classroom, I realized that the presentaTarryn Lael tion mainly Simmons addressed the etiology of these health disparities’ and said nothing about a course of action.

I wanted to learn how we can address this issue that causes so much despair in our community.

While it is important to educate people about what is causing so

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many of our siswhites? ters, brothers, The cause is mothers and complex, but fathers to die precan be put in I believe that whites maturely, it is very succinct don’t care about us and terms. equally important I believe that to teach prevenmany of us act like we whites don’t care tion and develop a don’t care about about us and course of action. ourselves.

Since the many of us act researchers like we don’t care offered no soluabout ourselves. tions to the problem, I surmised Our people should be thriving I would have to find my own in this age of medical advancesolutions. ments, but apathy is causing our Many people are already people to suffer needlessly.

Some say that a racist aware that AIDS is the leading bureaucracy has fueled the cause of death for Africandevelopment of a society that American women ages 24-25 and couldn’t care less about the that the rate of hypertension in deaths of black people.

African Americans is among the Racism runs through the highest in the world. veins of many Americans and is We know that the life a horrible disease in itself. But expectancy for white Americans we cannot worry ourselves with is six years longer than black healing racism.

Americans, but did you know Right now, we must focus on that in 2000 there were 14.6 healing our people. deaths per thousand black Education and action are the infants compared to 5.8 among

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We must educate ourselves and galvanize our representatives in Congress, as well as other public figures, to push for more governmental funding and programs to eliminate these health gaps.

If there is one solution to this massive problem, it would be this: All Americans should demand that the government use tax dollars to provide citizens with adequate health care and health education.

Many other nations provide their citizens with health services such as these and the outcomes have been positive, promoting a decline in health disparities between classes, races and genders.

Our taxes would increase, but we would be compensated by lower medical fees and an increase in the quality and length of our lives.

It is time for us to stop talking and start acting.

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Question: “How would you feel about being tested for drugs randomly throughout the year?”

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“Random drug testing shouldn’t be a problem. You come here to learn and colleges just want what is best for you .”

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