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Campus Echo Gordon goads gala BY DENEESHA EDWARDS
EAGLE KICKS, DOGS LOSE
Gunman robs student
EXTRA FIELD GOAL SNATCHES CIAA TITLE FOR EAGLES
Chief Vick says plenty of police.
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Maroon and gray surrounded the room, as well as covered the tables and chairs at the Embassy Suites in Cary, N.C., Friday, Nov. 4. The colors marked N.C. Central University’s 95th Anniversary Legacy Gala. Ed Gordon, a news broadcaster on both Black Entertainment Television and National Public Radio, was the keynote speaker. He told the audience they should be proud the accomplishments they have attained. Gordon also said it was time for African Americans to look at themselves in the mirror as a community. Gordon’s main points were for African Americans to prepare, participate and perform. He said as a community we are not prepared and must be ready to succeed. “Too many of our young
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Fun’s over Eagles BY TRACY MOSLEY ECHO STAFF WRITER
A party at Chidley Residence Hall on Oct. 27, was ended by campus police after several fights broke out. As a result, all parties are banned in N.C. Central University residence halls until further notice. According to Don Jones, a Chidley Hall graduate assistant, two fights occurred during the party, but they were settled. As a result, the party was shut down and, as guests were leaving, things outside began to escalate. “The whole thing got blown out of proportion when people from off campus were outside to boost it up,” said Jones.
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Sophomore Brandon Gilbert gives the crowd confirmation after kicking the game-winning field goal Saturday. WAYNE JERNIGAN/NCCU Office of Sports Information
BY ERICKA HOLT ECHO STAFF WRITER
What goes great with a game-winning field goal? A championship trophy. Fans stormed the field in O’Kelly Riddick Stadium after Most Valuable Player, Brandon Gilbert kicked a game winning 30-yard field goal with three seconds left on the clock. The kick put the Eagles past Bowie State University 26-23.
The stands were packed with 10,580 fans to see the Eagles take the CIAA Championship game Saturday. The Eagles (10-1) are the first team in NCCU’s history to win 10 games in a season. It was the school’s first CIAA championship in 25 years. But the game started shaky for the Eagles. The Bulldogs, with a record of 83, held the Eagles to just 28 yards in the first half.
The half ended with the Bulldogs holding a 17-0 lead. But the Eagles came out of the locker room a changed team. “We didn’t do anything different. We ran the same plays,” said head coach Rod Broadway. “We simply executed what we had planned to do.” NCCU opened the third quarter with six plays for 59 yards and a touchdown from
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Student concern over a recent robbery brought about 100 students and administrators together at a forum to discuss campus safety in the Criminal Justice Auditorium, Tuesday. Members of the SGA, McDonald Vick, chief of campus police, Roland Gaines, vice chancellor of Student Affairs, and Beverly Washington-Jones, provost, attended the forum held during the 10:40 a.m. break. A student was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday, Nov. 1 at the corner of Cecil and Lincoln Streets at about 8:45 p.m. and no one was hurt. “It happened so quick that we couldn’t get a description of the car,” said a witness to the robbery at the forum. The student asked not to be identified. According to the student, Durham police officers arrived 1015 minutes after he called. “Campus police arrived five minutes after they did,” he said. “I told campus police that I could identify the suspect in a line-up. And do you know what they told me? They told me: ‘If you see them again, give us a call.’” According to the crime report, Ashley Davis, a criminal justice graduate student, provided information to campus police about the incident. In the report she said a black male wearing a black hoodie and black toboggan grabbed her cell phone and purse while she was getting into her car. Students at the forum presented a list of concerns, among them, the need to have police patrols increased between 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. “Why don’t we advocate that we get more officers to increase safety?” said Renee Clark, SGA president. Vick said the police department is already working on improving security on campus. “We’ve already done that,” said Vick. “There are three to four officers working each shift and we are adding five officers to our staff next month. We have one of the safest campuses in the UNC system.” In 2004 NCCU reported five robberies, N.C. State University reported six, Duke reported five, and NC A&T had seven.
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Frasier, highlight of show Civil rights pioneer laces wisdom with humor BY LARISHA STONE ECHO STAFF WRITER
Attorney and NCCU alumnus Ralph Frasier spoke at 58th Founder’s Day Convocation, Friday, Nov. 4. RODERICK HEATH/Echo Photo Editor
Attorney Ralph Frasier, the keynote speaker at N.C. Central University’s 58th Annual Founder’s Day Convocation, rocked B.N. Duke Auditorium with colorful words of wisdom, Friday, Nov. 4. “I want to spend my allotted two hours talking about things you don’t learn in college — the lessons of life,” said Frasier.
Frasier said students need to associate with people of great intellect and strong character. “It’s bound to rub off on you,” he said. He said students need to “set lofty goals, because Eagles soar.” And he repeated the theme that NCCU founder, Dr. James Shepard set for the first Founder’s Day: “Character is Everything.” But Frasier didn’t just offer
lessons – he sprinkled them with anecdotes to make them memorable. To illustrate the lesson of looking at things from different perspectives, he told a story about being a young man at a country store, on a warm day in Georgia. He had purchased a Coke, a pack of peanut-butter crackers, and a newspaper and sat at a table outside. Soon, a white man sat across from him at his table. Frasier
wondered why the man sat so close, but shrugged it off, opened his crackers and ate one. The white man glared at him and took a cracker out of the same pack and ate it. “Why is this man eating my crackers?” Frasier thought. But he remained calm, took another cracker out of the pack, and ate it. Again, the white man did the
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Real politics, real defeat Loss doesn’t rattle area Eagle IHUOMA EZEH ECHO STAFF WRITER
Shawn Cunningham may not have won the Oct. 11 Democratic primary for Ward 3 of the Durham city council, but he is determined to bounce back. “You can’t quit the first time you get knocked down,” said Cunningham, a political science and criminal justice senior at N.C. Central University. “Failure is not falling, but refusing to rise. Four other candidates vied for the Shawn city council Cunningham position: John Best, Pam Karriker, Steven Matherly and Mike Woodard. Woodard won with 52 percent of the vote. Cunningham received 6 percent. Cunningham spent $2,700 on his campaign. He was outspent by Woodard who spent $9,000. Political science sophomore Jessica Hill managed Cunningham’s campaign. “We are proud of Shawn,” said NCCU Vice Chancellor Roland Gaines. “He was brave to get into the election. He had a commitment and he showed it.” Cunningham said he start ed three weeks late, because when he decided to run, he was studying abroad in Cyprus and the Czech
Republic — 6,000 miles away from Durham. Cunningham said he heard a lot of bad things about Durham while studying abroad. “The negative image puts a block not only on the city but also on the country,” said Cunningham. “So I wanted to give Durham a positive image. You can’t complain about the system if you’re not part of it.” Students admire his run for city council. “How many students do you see making a big step like that?” said DeRonde Dawson, an elementary education senior. “He has some guts. He’s a positive role model and shows a lot of leadership qualities.” Biology sophomore Latia White admires the positive example set by Cunningham. “Being a black male and running for any political position is heroic,” said White. “He is high-spirited and well-mannered.” His sister, Cheryl Riley said that when her brother was just six years old, he captivated a church audience by reciting Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. “He’s always been an influential person,” said Riley. Cunningham has no regrets about his decision to run for city council. “Running for office has been a learning and character building experience,” he said.
PARTY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Chidley has hosted two disturbance-free parties prior to this, and many students say the ban is unnecessary and unfair to other residence halls. “That happened in Chidley, not in all of the others dorms ... they are penalizing us for one incident,” said business management freshman Emmanuel Tyre. The decision to ban the parties was made by Roland Gaines, vice chancellor for Student Affairs and Frances Graham, associate vice chancellor. Prior to the ban, the policy for residential parties required that a written request be submitted to the graduate assistant or resident director. This policy varies from university to university. At the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, any gathering that has amplified music has to be approved by the student union. “Typically parties are not allowed in residence halls,
but there have been some exceptions to that,” said Rick Bradley, assistant director for Housing and Residential Education at UNC-Chapel Hill. At N.C. A&T State University, staff must be present, campus security and police have to be notified, and party occupancy must be kept within the fire code’s regulations. “We don’t prevent them from having parties but, depending on the objective of the party, we might recommend that they reserve a larger area,” said Chester Miller, area coordinator for N.C. A&T State University North Campus. According to Graham deliberation on whether the ban should or should not be lifted will begin next semester. Graham said students will be allowed to have a voice in the process.
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Geregory Maull, an NCCU ROTC cadet, cleans his M-16 rifle at a training exercise in Butner, N.C. RONY CAMILLE/Echo Assistant Editor
Soldiers storm Butner Students learn to soldier like the pros BY RONY CAMILLE ECHO ASSISTANT EDITOR
If you were sitting in the wilderness around Butner, N.C. this past weekend, you might have been surprised by the sounds of gunfire. Additionally, seeing 50 college-aged students in full camouflage army gear might have you thinking that the remote wilderness is the location for a small battle, but in actuality the gunshots and camo-gear are part of an ROTC Field Training Exercise. Using only a map, a com-
pass, basic math skills, and a survival pack, students practice land navigation alone or with a partner both during the day and at night. It is easily possible to get lost in the 3.2 km compound without the proper tools or training. Qualifying in marksmanship on the shooting range is also part of the program. The exercise, sponsored by the Duke-NCCU Army ROTC, is held twice during the school year on the grounds of Camp Butner, an N.C. National Guard training facility north of
Durham. Its goal is to re-enforce marksmanship, land navigation, small unit leadership, and other tactical operation skills. Students from St. Augustine’s and Shaw universities also participated in the three day exercise. According to Captain Johnson, Duke University Military Science associate professor, the exercise prepares cadets by building confidence skills. But Johnson said that not too many students are aware that the ROTC pro-
gram exists at NCCU. Gregory Maull, an NCCU history and political science sophomore, said his involvement in the ROTC program has changed him. “I’ve become more organized and focused,” said Maull. “I’ve learned to work with my time management.” Maull’s mother spent 14 years as an Army staff sergeant. Two other NCCU students, Eric Davis and Luther Alston, participated in the exercise. This was their first time at the training exercise.
Call ahead, give blood, get hours BY LISA MILLSHARDAWAY ECHO STAFF WRITER
Some N.C. Central students donate blood to the American Red Cross because it’s the right thing to do, but others because it’s the right thing to do and to get their community service hours. Students must perform 15 service hours each semester. Students can get up to 13 service hours for donating blood, providing a sickle cell screening and a bone marrow typing. They can also get 2 service hours for sharing their blood donating experience with others and 7 service
hours for writing a paper about the donating experience. These available service hours have led to long lines at the blood drive. But some students complained about the lines. “The wait line was too long. It took 2-1/2 hours,” said freshman Brittany Scott, a first time donor who said she is not deterred and will donate again. Health education associate professor Theodore Parrish, the coordinator NCCU’s blood drive planning committee, says they plan to resolve these problems for the Nov. 29-30 drive. “This was due to space availability and equipment
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failure,” said Parrish. “Provisions are being made to help eliminate some of these past problems,” said Parrish, who added that there are few places on campus that can accommodate more than 200 people. The Nov. 29-30 drive will be held in three conference rooms in Eagle Landing, not the Alfonso Elder Student Union. Parrish has also enlisted assistance from the Red Cross regional office to help with staffing and equipment issues. Also, students will be organized into two lines — one for those with appointments and one for walk-ins. According to Renita Hayes Carter, donor
recruiter with the American Red Cross, walk-ins are welcome but the process runs smoother if students schedule appointments. According to Parrish the University’s September blood drive yielded 197 pints in two days. According to the Red Cross’s web site, someone in the U.S. needs blood every two seconds, but only about 5 percent of the eligible population donates. To donate, an individual only needs to be healthy, 17 years old or older, and weigh at least 110 lbs. Individuals with these qualifications can donate every 56 days, according to the Red Cross.
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Ex-prez fest Former leaders reflect on legacy BY SHELBIA BROWN ECHO STAFF WRITER
BET anchor and NPR journalist, Ed Gordon, challenged gala attendees to look in the mirror. CARLA AARON-LOPEZ/Staff Photographer
GALA CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 people are not ready for success. We must prepare the children,” he said. “Tell the young people: ‘Don’t wait on somebody to prepare you, prepare yourself.’” Gordon also said that everyone’s participation is needed. And when we participate we shine. “If we don’t participate, we can’t complain,” he said. Lastly, he used Jamie Foxx as an example of performance. “When Jamie Foxx received the Oscar, we received the Oscar,” he said. “Understand your per-
formance affects us all.” Gordon ended his speech saying that the three p’s — preparation, participation, and performance – will convert into three more p’s — pride, prosperity and power. “We have a role,” he said. “All should participate.” SGA President Renee Clark said it was wonderful to see so many people at the Gala who are invested in the University. “The key to survival is we have an obligation to care about our African American youth,” Clark said. NCCU’s history and advancement was celebrated at the black-tie event, where
outstanding achievements of its alumni and important contributors, were recognized. “Today Dr. James E. Shepard’s legacy continues and broadens as students and alumni come together,” said Chancellor James H. Ammons. Melvin F. White, president of NCCU’s national alumni association, said NCCU is on a journey for higher education. “NCCU has 95 years of academic excellence and leadership,” he said. “Those who graduate: Give back and continue the legacy.”
Shepard’s story shines BY TIFFANY HOLDEN ECHO STAFF WRITER
In 1912, N.C. Central University, then named The National Religous Training School and Chautauqua, had 150 students and 12 buildings. The first brick building was constructed in 1929. That year 20 students graduated. These are just some of the facts that historian H. Lewis Suggs, an NCCU scholar-inresidence, presented in his Oct. 27 lecture in the New School of Education Building Auditorium. The lecture, “The Right Man: Dr. James E. Shepard and the Founding of N.C. Central University, 18751947,” was given as part of NCCU’s 95th anniversary celebration. “This is the first major academic and comprehensive analysis of the life and times of James E. Shepard, the founder of NCCU,” said Suggs. Suggs, a native of
Greenville and an NCCU alumnus, came to the University in August 2003 to write the history of the University. He earned his Ph.D. in American History from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va., and taught American History at Clemson University for 20 years. At Clemson, he founded and directed the Clemson African American Studies Program for 15 years. Suggs said Shepard was born in Raleigh in 1875. He started the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua in 1910. The Chautaugua education movement grew out of summer Sunday school gatherings held at Lake Chautauqua, N.Y. The gatherings brought together prominent politicians, authors, artists and scientists. NCCU’s early years were characterized by a wealth of enthusiasm and high endeavor, but a shortage of
money. Funds came from private donations, the Duke family and student fees, but Shepard spent much of his time raising funds for the fledgling college. In 1923, funds were appropriated by the N.C. state assembly to purchase the college. Two years later, the institution, with Shepard still acting as president, was changed to North Carolina College for Negroes. This made the institution the first state supported liberal arts school in the nation. It specialized in training teachers and principals for secondary schools. Shepard died on Oct. 6, 1947 at the age 72. Suggs said his research shows that Shepard was strict and held high expectations of his students. He plans to publish a book detailing NCCU’s history in 2010 in conjunction with NCCU’s centennial.
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Former chancellors of N.C. Central University spoke on Thursday, Nov. 3 at B. N. Duke Auditorium. The forum was held in honor of the University’s 95th anniversary. Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Beverly Washington Jones presided over Thursday evening’s event, and Vice President of the Student Government Association, Agu Onuma welcomed those in attendance. The evening’s speakers included Albert N. Whiting, who served as president from 1967-1972 and then chancellor from 1972-1983; Leroy T. Walker, who served from 1983-1986; Donna J. Benson; who served from 1992-1993; and the university’s current chancellor James H. Ammons, who began his tenure in 2001. Each of the former chancellors spoke in turn about their experiences at NCCU and the history that was made during their terms. Whiting told the audience: “I am glad to have the opportunity to return to this university.” He said during his administration he had to contend with student demonstrations, the march on the city of Durham to the mayor’s office, and the 1970’s student revolt that resulted in the burning of the law school building. “I had fruitful years,” said Whiting. Whiting has been the only person in the university’s history to serve as both president and chancellor. Walker, however, was the first coach in NCCU’s history to become a chancellor. “I believed in excellence without excuse,” Walker said. He led the U.S. track and field team to the Olympic Atlanta Games in 1976.
Former chancellors Albert Whiting and Leroy Walker share a laugh. RODERICK HEATH/Echo Photo Editor
Walker also had memories of the University’s founder. “Dr. Shepard was an educator, an administrator, a political and civic leader, and a business man,” said Walker. Donna J. Benson was the first female to become chancellor in the UNC university system. She said that when she became chancellor, the campus was in turmoil. NCCU was experiencing governmental audits, student protests and campus violence. “I kept the university focused on achieving goals,” she said. Benson was also the first woman to serve on the CIAA Board of Directors. Chancellor James H.
FRASIER CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 same thing. Glaring at the white man, Frasier ate another cracker. Then the white man took a cracker out, tossed the pack toward Frasier, and walked off angrily. Frasier, proud of himself for remaining calm, picked up his paper to read. There, underneath his newspaper, he found his unopened pack of crackers. The point: “Always look at contentious issues from the other perspective. And do it
with stability- you’ll be amazed at what you can learn.” Frasier earned both his undergraduate business administration degree and his law degree from NCCU. He was general counsel at Huntington National Bank for 23 years, served on the board of directors of over a dozen companies, and is now with Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, a 300-member law firm in Columbus, Oh. He has served on the board
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Ammons spoke about continuing the legacy of success set by his predecessors. Ammons said he has helped to raise millions of dollars in grants for the university from contributors such as Wachovia, Golden Leaf Foundation, and Clear Channel Communications. Ammons said that during his administration, he has seen the new Mary Townes Science Complex built, helped produce national achievement scholars, and aided in an early college program for high school students. “It is an honor to be in the presence of these great leaders who paved the way for my current administration,” said Ammons.
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of trustees of both NCCU and Appalachian State University. Frasier was a pioneer of the civil rights movement and was one of three plaintiffs who sued UNC for refusing to open its doors to black students. In 2002, he was given the Ritter Award, the highest award given to an individual by the Ohio State Bar Foundation. Frasier said that the highest honor he has ever recieved was being asked to speak at Founder’s Day.
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Spoken Word & Hip-Hop Festival November 11-13, 2005 Hayti Heritage Center The Spoken Word & Hip Hop Festival is designed to not only entertain, but also to provide the community with access to spoken word and Hip Hop artists, share in their exploration of the creative process and hear them respond to the various issues that affect them artistically, culturally and politically, through workshops and panel discussions. Workshops and panels are free to the public.
Friday. Nov. 11 6 pm ~ Opening Reception for Spoken Word & Hip Hop Festival and Art Exhibition Fire and Water: Connecting Natural and Social Forces 8 pm ~ Performance / $15 in advance $20 at the door NCCU students admitted FREE. Pick up advanced tickets at Hayti Heritage Center. The Liquid Lounge Tour featuring (Naima Jahmaal, It'sRealLight, John Pollard, Jayson Reynolds and Patrick Washington of the Poemcees) 4 Poets + 1 Musician = 1 Soulful Show. An event that will unleash your senses as poetry masters paint a canvas of emotion. Marc Bamuthi Joseph "Word Becomes Flesh" This fluid choreopoem is presented as a series of performed letters to his unborn son. The piece uses poetry, dance, live music and visual art to document nine months of pregnancy from a young father's perspective. Word Becomes Flesh evolves the realm of spoken word and realizes the form's theatrical potential as he cogently presents the complex contradictions of race and gender, using the stage as an open page and deftly writing the body as text-all accompanied by a hot, live music trio.
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Shepard to get facelift in Cincinnati BY RONY CAMILLE ECHO ASSISTANT EDITOR
The statue of Dr. James E. Shepard has been watching over N.C. Central University from the Hoey Administration circle for nearly 48 years. But now it’s gone to Ohio. It will return in June 2006 fully restored and refurbished. NCCU officials have hired Mercene Karkadoulias, of Karkadoulias Bronze Art, a firm based in Cincinnati, to remove, restore and reinstall the Shepard statue. On Monday afternoon onlookers watched workers remove the statue. “All the foundry defects will be taken care of and corrected nothing will be detoriating on the inside,” said Karkadoulias. Over the years the monument has been covered by patina, a thin greenish layer that forms on copper such as bronze, as a result of corrosion. Additionally, the inside of the statute is deteriorating due to cracks and rain seeping in to the structure. NCCU will pay around $14,000 for the entire project. Shepard, NCCU’s founder and first president, died in 1947. The lifesize statue was built in his honor 10 years later. The restoration will take six months to complete. According to Kathy Axiotes, of Karkadoulias Bronze Art, a team of seven specialists will work on the statue checking for cracks as
Craig Buckley of Karkadoulias Bronze Art motions the crane operator during the removal of the Shepard Statue on Monday. RONY CAMILLE/Echo Assistant Editor
well as corrosion. They will remove pollution layers one millimeter at a time until they reach the original surface. A protective finish will be added to the original finish to prevent patina substances from appearing again. The bronze statue of Shepard was made in 1956 by William Zorach, a
Lithuanian-born sculptor who worked in New York City. The James E. Shepard Memorial Foundation raised $20,000 for the project. Zorach is known his the ceramic sculpture of Benjamin Franklin located in the U.S. Postal Building in Washington, D.C.
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BY DENEESHA EDWARDS ECHO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
She is the guardian angel for some of Raleigh’s homeless. Some are at their lowest point and often sleep where ever they can. Frequently she provides them with their only meal of the day. They call her “Ms. Mary.” Mary Judd, 67, is doing what she said is her calling from God. “When I moved to Raleigh, God told me to start a prayer house,” she said. That’s exactly what Judd did 25 years ago, when she started feeding the homeless and having prayer service with them. “My calling is to tell people about God and feed them,” she said. Judd said she feeds 50 to 100 homeless people, four days a week. “If we don’t help these people and tell them about God, they rob and kill each other to get food,” said Judd. “They just need help.” But doing God’s work isn’t always easy — especially when it contradicts city zoning regulations. Judd said Raleigh officials are trying to stop her from feeding the homeless because her charitable organization operates in a neighborhood only zoned residential. Judd said she could face a daily fine of $100. “I know God is in control,” she said. “God is going fix it where there is not a zone violation.” Tim Gaskins has been receiving food from Judd since 2000. “She’s like a mother to me. She provides for those who can’t afford to eat everyday,” Gaskins said. “I love her.” Judd feels good about helping the homeless. She said they are all her children and like a mother, she is going to feed her children. “I lay down at night knowing I’m helping somebody’s child,” she said.
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Volunteer Zelda Edrington and Mary Judd at the house Judd rents to feed the homeless. RODERICK HEATH/Echo Photo Editor
And Judd knows about familial love. The Sampson County native is the fourth child of 17. She moved to Raleigh 25 years ago. After a car wreck that left her paralyzed from the waist down in 1976, Judd decided to give her life to God. “The car wreck helped me turn to the Lord,” Judd said. “I knew I couldn’t get well without God. He had all the power.” Two-and-a-half years after doctors told Judd she would never walk again — she walked again. “My body was healed,” she said. “I had a strong spirit in me telling me I was going to get well.” Judd said she promised God that as long as she could get up, she would help His people. “I am determined,” she said. “I have come too far and there is no turning around.” Anthony Mitchell, one of the individuals that Judd feeds, calls her ministry a wonderful thing. “She’s beautiful on the inside and outside,” he said.
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ZUMPANGO, Mexico — Maintenance worker Carlos Hernandez Pineda moved his family this year to one of several sprawling subdivisions rising here amid the alfalfa fields about 30 miles north of Mexico City. He paid $15,700 for a row house with a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom and a single bedroom. It’s his sliver of the Mexican dream — all 328 square feet of it. Smaller than the typical U.S. twocar garage, the home could barely fit a pair of Hummers, much less the extended families that are common here. The kitchen is so narrow that the refrigerator sits in the living room, which also functions as the dining area and sleeping quarters. Still, Hernandez has no buyer’s remorse. “At least we’re not throwing away money on rent,’’ said the 38-year-old, who shares the dwelling with his wife, mother-in-law, twin daughters and pet dog Guero, whose name is Spanish for Whitey. ‘This is an inheritance for our girls.’’ Hernandez is part of a wave of lowincome Mexicans becoming first-time homeowners thanks to an aggressive government effort to make mortgages available to the working poor. Since President Vicente Fox took office in December 2000, more than 2 million Mexicans have obtained home loans, mainly through government-backed programs. That’s double the number achieved by Fox’s predecessor, Ernesto Zedillo, in his first five years in office. With payments as low as $75 a month, young families are flocking to massive subdivisions being constructed by commercial builders on the outskirts of Mexican cities. Last year, developers built nearly 414,000 homes, a 66 percent increase from 2001. The most inexpensive units are as pint-sized and identical as Hernandez’s pigtailed 3-year-olds, Karla and Marlene. Proponents hail the developments with their uniform facades and paved streets as a welcome alternative to the gritty shantytowns ringing many urban centers in Mexico. The boom has generated construction jobs and fueled sales of appliances and furniture. The stock prices of publicly traded home builders have soared. Many new homeowners who had been bunking with parents or renting in dicey city neighborhoods say they love the tranquillity of the suburbs. But critics say these new communities, some of which include parks, businesses and schools, only add to Mexico’s unchecked sprawl, compounding the country’s notorious traffic and smog problems. The building boom certainly results in nightmarish commutes for many new homeowners such as Hernandez, who travels 2 1/2 hours by bus and subway to his job in the capital. Some housing units are showing signs of wear months after their owners move in. That’s leading critics to question whether these tiny nest eggs will be worth much when their 30year mortgages are paid off. “We’re building the slums of tomorrow,’’ said Maria Teresa Esquivel, a sociology professor at the Autonomous Metropolitan University in Azcapotzalco. “The Fox administra-
MEXICO HOMES: Edith Santiago Medina, Carlos Hernandez Pineda and their daughter Karla in front of their 328-square-foot home outside Mexico City. Karla's sister and grandmother also live there. Photo for the Los Angeles Times by Sarah Meghan Lee.)
tion likes to point to the large numbers of homes being built. But what about quality of life?’’ Because mortgages from private banks are out of many Mexicans’ reach, the federal government has long been the engine of home lending. Fox put it into overdrive. He brought in a former banker to modernize the main housing agency, focusing on boosting lending to workers making less than $250 a month. The government also has channeled funds into specialized institutions that are reaching out to the self-employed and others who weren’t previously eligible. Housing experts estimate that 600,000 mortgages will be issued this year, more than double the figure in 1999. The explosion in homeownership is hailed as the Fox administration’s most notable achievement. Officials had to convince large builders that homes priced under $20,000 could be profitable. To gain economies of scale, companies are constructing thousands of bare-bones units. To save on materials and land, most of the homes have shared walls, compact floor plans and yards as small as 10 square feet. The cheapest homes last year sold for about $16,500 and averaged 490 square feet of interior space, according to Softec, a housing consulting company. That’s 14 percent smaller on average than in 2000. In contrast, the average U.S. home in 2004 was 2,349 square feet, up 4 percent over the same time period. Proponents say the subdivisions are a vast improvement over squatter communities lacking roads, sewers and utilities. But Pedro Leon, a professor of urban planning at the Autonomous Metropolitan University in Mexico City, said the government should be encouraging developers to revitalize established neighborhoods instead of developing elsewhere. Leon said the low-cost units weren’t built to last. He doubts that many low-income homeowners will be able to afford routine maintenance, jeopardizing the appreciation many are banking on. “They are buying an illusion,’’
Leon said. Prospective homeowners don’t appear to share his concerns. On a recent Sunday in Zumpango, young couples packed the sales office of Los Alamos, a 3,000-unit subdivision being constructed by Consorcio ARA, one of Mexico’s largest homebuilders. The semidetached houses with bright purple trim are priced at $18,500 to $31,000. Marbella Rendon, 31, her husband and young son were among the first to move into the development in August. She said they loved their 800-squarefoot, three-bedroom home in the quiet gated community abutting a field of grazing cattle. “We feel safe here,’’ she said. “This is an investment for us.’’ Homeownership has turned out to be more challenging than the Hernandez family expected. To reach their home in the 4,000unit La Trinidad subdivision, they travel along a two-lane country road lined with grazing sheep, cornfields and vendors selling fried carp from nearby Lake Zumpango. Hernandez pays $110 to travel to and from work each month — more than his $100 mortgage payment. Credit card bills and other loans the family racked up to furnish the place eat up much of what’s left of his $350 monthly salary. To make ends meet, Carlos’ wife, Edith, operates an illegal grocery out of the front of the house selling snacks, bread and milk. Cashstrapped neighbors run similar businesses. Most have received letters from municipal officials threatening them with fines if they don’t stop. The vacant house that appeared so cute seems cramped now that they have moved in. Lacking a closet, the family stores belongings in a single wardrobe. The kitchen table is brought inside only at mealtime. The foldout living room sofa doubles as a bed for Carlos and Edith. Edith’s mother, Lucia, gets the bedroom. Daughters Karla and Marlene take turns, one sleeping with their parents and the other with Lucia. Guero is penned in an enclosed patio under an outdoor sink designed for washing clothes.
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Photo essay by Carla Aaron-Lopez t started out as a hell of a lazy Monday afternoon. Students were sleepily walking to class while others were making their way to the “caf” for lunch. However, around noon N.C. Central University was awakened by neck-breaking beats and classic juicy rhymes from emcees of hip-hop past and present. Vibe magazine and Boost Mobile organized a day of musical celebration with deejay Biz Markie, Little Brother, Bubba Sparxxx, Ghostface Killah and Juelz Santana on George St.. to promote new artists and showcase established acts. Many students got out of class early (or just missed it all together) to see these performers live in concert. Little Brother and Bubba Sparxxx served up a slice of the South from underground to crunk. Ghostface made everyone give a moment of silence to his fallen Wu-Tang Clan member, Ol’ Dirty Bastard while Juelz Santana performed a real “mic check 1, 2, 1, 2” in front of hundreds of Eagles. There was no conflict on the once-lazy Monday afternoon. There was a lot of love, plus energy and good vibes among the students by the end of the concert. It doesn’t get any better than that--a throwback version of what really vibing on the yard is about.
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Wu-tang Clan member Ghostface Killah gave the crowd “Run,” “Biscuits” and his classic song “Cherchez LaGhost.”
Juelz Santana ripped the crowd open with verses from his guest appearances on various Dipset songs.
Bubba Sparxxx let all his glory hang as he made sure everyone knew that he is “made in Georgia.”
Students rocked as a crowd all afternoon, showing their love and support to the music artists on stage. Sometimes, they really do need a break in the middle of the day.
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Fifty years of printmaking Robert Blackburn’s prints go on display in NCCU art museum BY EDGAR K. GAISIE ECHO STAFF WRITER
Ask Kenneth G. Rodgers, N.C Central University’s art museum director, what he thinks about the museum’s current exhibit, “Creative Space — Fifty Years of Robert Blackburn’s Workshop,” and he won’t mince his words: “I believe that this exhibit is one of the most important exhibits to be displayed in the Triangle area,” he said. The exhibit, organized by The Library of Congress, the International Print Center of New York and The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, brings together the work of Blackburn and others, including Romare Bearden, Ernest Crichlow, Roy DeCarava and Jacob Lawrence. Their work is assembled in a section that Rodgers called “the wall of respect.” Blackburn was born in Summit, N.J. in 1920. He grew up in Harlem. Blackburn worked with printmaking, also called lithography: a process that engraves an image into a hard surface and then covers it with various shades
of ink. When the ink settles into the indented lines it produces a contrast of colors, rough surfaces and smooth surfaces, which all work together in composing a complete work of art. Blackburn learned lithography during the Great Depression as a teenager in New York at the Harlem Community Center, a project of the Works Progress Administration, a federal government program created during the Depression. In his 20s he mastered his craft, working with the Art Student League. He was influenced by Harlem Renaissance artists and the Mexican muralist tradition. Blackburn opened his workshop in 1948 in Chelsea, a neighborhood in Manhattan. The workshop was established as a non-profit corporation in 1971 to support and encourage Third World and minority artists. It was renowned for its open, collaborative and creative atmosphere. According to Rodgers, Blackburn’s workshop is the first place that comes to printmakers’ minds when they think about
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printmaking. “We feel honored to have this show because of the individuals it honors. We are only one of three universities in the country to have this exhibition,” said Rodgers. “He was one of the most open, warm individuals that one could imagine and this attitude extended throughout his workshop. “Even though he had assistants, he often conducted many of these workshops himself.” The University Art Museum has aBlackburn prints in its permanent collection: “Refugee (or People on a Boat).” Rodgers covets it like a historian might covet the Holy Grail. “We don’t loan this particular piece out to anyone,” Rodgers said, hardly able to contain his excitement. “This is one of Blackburn’s most noted prints and there were only eight of these made. It is said that our museum has the only existing copy left.” Blackburn was recognized with a MacArthur Fellowship. He died April 21, 2003. He was 82 years old.
‘Get Rich’- 50 Cent cashes in on Hollywood BY ERICKA HOLT ECHO STAFF WRITER
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson makes his movie debut today with the fall hit “Get Rich or Die Tryin.’” Apparently Jackson decided to use his popularity to 50 Cent his advantage and create this hardcore movie drama. Patterned after Jackson’s life, “Get Rich or
Die Tryin’” is about an abandoned young man, Marcus, who grew up in a rough New York neighborhood. After being orphaned by a murdered mother, Marcus is forced to live with his grandparents. This move spirals Marcus into the “fast way of life.” This life includes hanging out on the streets, hustling, and selling drugs. Once he starts to sell drugs Marcus decides to apply some of the intensity of his emotions as well as his background to writing
his heart-wrenching lyrics. During his transition from a boy to a man, Marcus suffers several lifethreatening injuries and finally realizes that his life has to change. Just like Eminem’s movie “8 Mile,” “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” pieces together aspects of Jackson’s life while adding a little Hollywood magic. Even though the movies are very similar, “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” shows Jackson going from rags to riches while “8 Mile” just showed Eminem going from raggady to plans of wealth .
According to rogerebert.com movie reviews, “a more accurate title might have been, `I Got Rich But Just About Everybody Else Died Tryin’, and So Did I, Almost.’” Some critics bashed the movie; Hollywoodreporter.com found `Get Rich’s’ plot a little repetitive. “For all [of] its biographical truth, `Get Rich’’s journey into a ghetto of hustlers, gangstas and mindless violence is all too familar,” the website said. Directed by six-time Oscar nominee Jim
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50 Cent Get Rich or Die Tryin’ Soundtrack Interscope Records out of on the 3 5 black hand side Seeing as how the movie is called “Get Rich or Die Tryin,’” we pretty much know what the soundtrack is about. Everything is done by G-
Unit, but for the most part you hear a lot of 50 Cent. Maybe 50 Cent was too busy for the movie and soundtrack-many of the songs sound rushed. We know Mr. Jackson is nice with hooks, but a lot of these songs’ hooks sound as if he took them from one of his old sixteens. Appearances from Mobb
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Deep, Murda Mase and Lloyd Banks are unimpressive, while Young Buck as usual tends to put listeners to sleep. Throughout most of this album I found my mind drifting off, wondering if I had any English composition homework. “Window Shopper,” one of the best songs on the
album, is also one of the most controversial. Though 50 Cent hails from the hood, he really disses it hard with this song about all the things he can buy that people in the hood know they can’t afford. With mediocre beats, half-decent lyrics and a disrespectful rapper who belittles people less fortunate than he, this album is a disgrace to hip-hop. There may be 3 songs that could get possible rotation in my book. Yung Wyse
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AIDS play débuts Panel to speak truth BY JULIUS JONES ECHO STAFF WRITER
If you think you have seen it all on stage — well, you have not seen this. The N.C. Central University Theatre, in collaboration with the N.C. Department of Public Health and Human Services, is hard at work on an upcoming production of “To Touch God’s Hand,” a play about the psychological impact of HIV/AIDS. “This play combines education and entertainment, creating an atmosphere for people to visually experience the impact of HIV/AIDS in the African American community,” said Phyllis Gray, manager of the N.C. Division of Public Health’s Minority AIDS Initiative. The theatre department is very happy with the production and students are pleased as well. “I think that it is great that Student Government has created HIV/AID Awareness Week and that the department of theatre is doing a play,” said senior class president Deondra S. Ramsey. “It is very important that we increase the awareness of our students and show them the impact of this deadly disease in our community.” “To Touch God’s Hand” will be staged at the N.C. Central University Theatre starting Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. This opening night performance, coined “College Night,” will give students the chance to both view the play and talk to peers and a panel of experts about different aspects of HIV/AIDS. A reception will follow the show. “To Touch God’s Hand” continues Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. and Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. at the theatre, free of charge. HIV/AIDS Awareness Week begins Nov. 13 and concludes Nov. 19. For more information contact the Student Government at (919) 5306107.
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What white thing? This past Saturday came rolling through with a vengeance as the Mighty N.C. Central University Eagles crushed the Bowie State Bulldogs. I’m not a big football fan but I do have school spirit. However, as I was standing on the field, students from Bowie State had a large yellow sign hanging on the visitor’s side that disrupted my thinking process. “ N . C . Cheatin’ U.” T h a t ’ s Carla harsh. But why would Aaronthey hang a Lopez sign like that? Oh, I know why--because NCCU was under investigation by the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association for possibly using illegal on-field communication devices. Now for those like me who don’t know what that means, there was communication between our quarterbacks, Adrian Warren and Charles Futrell with offensive coordinator Darrell Asbury. The device they used appeared to be a small white thing that covered the earhole on the side of the quarterback’s helmet that faced the NCCU coaches. According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, players are not allowed to use any communication device with coaches besides speaking directly to the coach or looking at him for upcoming plays. The Fayetteville Observer and d2football.com first reported this investigation on Oct. 27, two weeks before the CIAA championship. Video evidence of what could possibly be a microphone in the quarterbacks’ helmets accompanied the article. After learning this information, as a journalist I began to wonder if it was true. I left a phone message for Kyle Serba, director of sports information, hoping to obtain the CIAA investigation documents. I wanted to see if the CIAA had found anything, but Serba disregarded the question by calling back and telling me it was old news. If it is such old news, then why, by the time of the CIAA Championship game, were Bowie State fans showcasing a homemade Crayola yellow sign about “N.C. Cheatin’ U” with Warren’s and Futrell’s numbers all over it? How did those fans know about it when d2football.com had the story on its website within the past week? There are numerous questions here that aren’t being answered; I smell a cover-up of something that was too easily passed over in the news. Luckily, the CIAA dismissed the charges and we won the game. I still smell something fishy coming from the Athletics department and it ain’t victory. It’s something more.
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Sophomore Derrick Ray (right) gets a hold of BSU’s Issac Redman to add to his collection of tackles. RODERICK HEATH/Echo Photo Editor
junior running back Greg Pruitt Jr. (21 att-99 yds) It took the Eagles only two minutes and 22 seconds to get their first points. NCCU freshman defensive back Michael Cook blocked a field goal attempt, creating an opportunity for the Eagles to score again--a break NCCU did not take advantage of. NCCU made moves to score again after a 26- yard touchdown run by Pruitt, but had to settle for a field goal coming from 33 yards to put the Eagles within seven. The last minutes of the third quarter came after quarterback Lamar Manigo connected on a 46-yard pass to the lone wide receiver Glen Thomas for a touchdown, putting the Bulldogs up 23-10. With 56 seconds left in the third, Gilbert brought the Eagles back within 10
points with a 47-yard field goal. The fourth quarter brought the most relief as Gilbert’s career-long field goal of 47 yards. Manigo tried to launch a pass to Thomas but this time the pass was knocked down by Eagles CIAA All-Rookie cornerback J.R. Tanner. Despite ignorant comments from fans, the 2004 CIAA Offensive Player of the Year Adrian Warren kept his composure, connecting on a 60-yard touchdown pass to nationally-recruited wide receiver Julius McClellan to tie the game 23-23. BSU could not make the big plays late in the fourth quarter due to an unwelcoming Eagle defense BSU punted the ball away after only three offensive plays, leaving NCCU to take the ball on its
own 49 yard line. With 5:08 left in the fourth quarter, the coaches made a smart call by playing the last minutes on the ground. Ten plays and 39 yards later, the Eagles had the proper set-up for Gilbert to put the icing on a cake that’s been baking all season long. Wide receiver Torey Ross caught seven passes for 70 yards, including two firstdown catches in the final minutes of the game. Defensive back Derrick Ray tallied 11 tackles while lineman Ronald Dowdy amassed seven tackles and a forced fumble. The Eagles will host the winner of the No. 3 Valdosta State (9-2) versus the No. 6 North Alabama (8-2) in the second round of the NCAA Division II playoffs at O’Kelly Riddick Stadium.
A proud Coach Rod Broadway holds the championship trophy aloft while Chancellor Ammons looks on with satisfaction after the Eagles took the CIAA title from the grips of the BSU Bulldogs. RODERICK HEATH/ Echo Photo Editor
Two titles make for extra bling Lady Eagles volleyball gets second championship two years in a row BY SASHA VANN ECHO SPORTS EDITOR
A second championship is always sweeter. The Lady Eagles of N.C. Central University swept Virginia Union University in an easy set 30-15, 30-18, 30-21 as they returned as CIAA champions Saturday evening at McLendonMcDougald Gymnasium. With 823 people watching, the Lady Eagles made no mistake in letting everyone know why they were champions last year. NCCU set the pace as they dropped four unanswered points in game one while the Lady Panthers looked on, helpless. VUU was the runner-up last year, but their performance resembled nothing of the championship match the year before when they took the Lady Eagles to five games. NCCU led with 46 kills to VUU’s 33 and held 10 serv-
Senior Brenda Brown pounds the last kill of the season. CHRISTOPHER WOOTEN/Staff Photographer
ice aces while the Lady Panthers only had one.
NCCU blocked the majority of attempted kills by the
Lady Panthers, leaving them 21-11 twenty minutes into the game. In the second match, the Lady Eagles opened up in the same fashion. Jaria Atkins, a sophomore right side hitter, had 11 digs as the Lady Panthers attempted to score. Halfway through the game, the Lady Eagles surprised themselves with an 18-4 lead. Soon thereafter, a change in momentum gave VUU a little hope as they scored six times to NCCU’s three. Gabriella Morka led the Lady Panthers with 14 kills. The third game looked somewhat hopeful for the Lady Panthers as they used smart tactics to throw the Lady Eagles off. In a sea of tips and kills, the Panthers led by as many as six points in the third game. After pushing back, the Lady Eagles closed the match while leaving the Lady Panthers on the ground with a jaw-dropping
kill from Brown, who led with 16 kills. Danielle Johnson-Webb, a senior middle hitter, had 12 kills and was named to the All-Tournament team as she now holds the all-time NCCU record in kills. Atkins had 10 kills and 11 digs. The Lady Eagles circulated eight players in and out of the match. The ladies played five matches in two days, living up to their motto “Passion over Pain.” Brown did not come off the floor once during the entire tournament. “Winning two championships is a testimony to the talent of the team and the other coaches, Douglas [Hunter] and Schannon [Gamble],” said Coach of the Year Ingrid Wicker-McCree. The Lady Eagles advance to the regional tournament as they travel to Pennsylvania to play Lockhaven University on Nov. 17.
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Champs place 4th in regionals BY BROOKE SELLARS ECHO STAFF WRITER
Competitiveness, endurance and strength are words that describe N.C. Central University women’s cross country team. The Lady Eagles proved to be unstoppable as they took fourth place in the 2005 NCCA Division II Southeast Regional Cross Country Championship held at Wingate University on Saturday. Sophomore Yolanda Barber placed seventh, completing the 6kcourse in 24 minutes and 3 seconds. Junior Aisha Brown placed 10th with a time of 24:45. Sophomore Robin Thomas followed in 14th place in 24 minutes and 53 seconds. All three Lady Eagles earned AllRegion Honors. This accomplishment was a nice follow-up to the championship trophy. Barber, Brown and freshman Regon Littlepage were recognized as members of the All-CIAA tournament team during the championship ceremony. “I felt honored and privileged,” said Thomas. “We’ve never won a conference
NCCU coaches land CIAA honors BY BROOKE SELLARS ECHO STAFF WRITER
The women’s cross country team won the CIAA championship for the first time in the team’s history. Courtesy of the NCCU Office of Sports Information
championship title in cross country.” Thomas said she expects the team to be successful next season
because most runners will be returning. The men’s cross country team finished in 11th place during the
regional tournament. Sophomore Rashaad Lee placed 32nd with a time of 35:59 on a 10k course.
Bowling team pinned with 4th-place title BY SHELBIA BROWN ECHO STAFF WRITER
N.C. Central University women’s bowling team took a disappointing fourth place in the CIAA bowling tournament as Bowie State University captured the CIAA championship last night at AMF Bowling Lanes in Durham. After a total of five games, Bowie State scored three wins and two losses. N.C. Central University remained in the running for the championship along with five other teams
before entering the final round. However, the Eagles were in seventh place going into the final day of the tournament, in contrast with their sixth-place position the day before. N.C. Central reversed the record with two wins and three losses, which put them in sixth place and Bowie state in third at the end of day one. Match six of day two resulted in a 706-point victory for the Eagles, in comparison to their opponents, Virginia Union University,
with 651 points. Senior Beverly Ford of Burkeville, VA recorded 242 points for the Lady Eagles in match five against BSU. * * * * Jessica Bowen led with NCCU’s single game-high score of 210 during the CIAA East vs. West RoundUp event in Fayetteville from Oct. 21-23. The Lady Eagles went 4-8 during the three-day event. Ford averaged a score of 146.9 while sophomore Jebria Buntyn averaged a score of 136.7 per game.
The women’s bowling team throw up an Eagle handsign to represent in the final round of the championship.
N.C. Central University volleyball coach Ingrid Wicker-McCree and cross country coach Michael Lawson were named coaches of the year by the CIAA. Wicker-McCree, who led this year’s team to their s e c o n d CIAA championship, received her last coach of the year award when she guided the Lady Eagles Wicker- to their first McCree CIAA championship in 1999. Lawson received the CIAA Coach of Year Award for both men’s and women’s Lawson cross country t e a m s . He steered the women to their first CIAA championship in 2005 and won a championship for the men’s team last year. Both coaches will be honored at the annual CIAA Coach of the Year Luncheon held in Raleigh in May 2006. Wicker-McCree has coached at NCCU for 11 years. Lawson has coached at NCCU for 13 years.
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Is your ‘boo’ worth your time? ave you found the “one,” or are you just willing to settle? We all know that love is a beautiful thing, but sometimes it’s just blind. Recently, two friends came to me for advice about their relationships. One friend is in a relationship that is an ongoing roller coaster ride with a young man that conBernice stantly plays Alston games with her emotions and takes her for granted. They have been in a relationship for over a year, yet no one knows, because he clearly lives the single life. Yet she is in love with him and can’t see herself without him. The other friend is dealing with a guy that feels like she should sacrifice her celibacy for him. He doesn’t even want to be in a relationship now, and
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yet she feels that with guys who he is “the one.” treat them Although I badly. can see that If you are in a relation- All of their these young friends tell ship that is constantly ladies are being them to leave foolish, I can the guy, but bringing you drama definitely identhey feel that and pain, and the bad tify with their the guy will times outweigh the feelings. I have eventually been there good, run as fast as you change, so they before, and most stay and end up can and don’t of the women on pregnant, or look back! this campus make excuses have also. why they feel We have all stuck and can’t looked back on a relationship leave the relationship. and thought, “What in the h*** All of the time and energy was I thinking?” Some of you that has been put into this guy are still there. who will never change, could We all play the fool somehave been put into something times. better like schoolwork, making I know I have, but when is it money, hanging with your time to throw in the towel and friends, and the list goes on. just move on? I remember a speech given Now is the best time! If you to us in B.N. Duke Auditorium are in a relationship that is during the Week of Welcome. constantly bringing you drama We were all told to look and pain, and the bad times around because some of our outweigh the good, run as fast future husbands and wives as you can and don’t look back! were sitting in that room. I know so many young ladies The speech made me and that start off in relationships most of my friends curious, but
some of the people took that statement and “ran with it.” People need to realize that it’s okay to be single. Just because you’re single right now, doesn’t mean that your love life is doomed. We still have time. Why settle on what is there right now? We have met so many new people since we have been here. Think of all of the new people that you will meet once we cross that stage, especially those of us who plan on moving away. I just want to say, we all need to stop dwelling on our past relationships and stressing over present relationships that are not making us happy. We have a lifetime to find the “right one.” Have enough pride in yourself to realize that when the person that’s right for you comes along, you don’t have to force anything to work. Real love isn’t about pain, convenience, or making do with what you have. It’s about appreciation and compassion. Be patient. The right one will come along in due time.
It takes self-motivation t’s that time again, Eagles. The time when most college students entertain the thought of dropping out. It’s proven in studies, that most college students drop out of college around their junior or senior year. I wondered why they drop out when they only have a Charleen few weeks or Jones semesters left? Now I have learned that after sophomore year you get more into your major and the pressure is heavier. And with pressure comes doubt. You find yourself thinking, do you really like you major enough to pursue it for the rest
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of your life? your friends, or This thought respecting your has crossed my parent’s wishmind many es? It really makes you times. For me, it think: What am I doing It really was the opporall this for, just to end makes you tunity to make think:”What am Al, my grandma, up at the same job as I doing all this proud of her Tyrone from back for — just to first grandchild home who made a end up at the to graduate same job as from college, as career at the local Tyrone from well as becomchicken plant. back home, who ing the made a career youngest black at the local female to own chicken plant.” her own corpoSo here’s the inspirational ration center for uplifting portion of my message — it young black women. might be a cliché but it’s true Whatever it was that got you — anything worth having is here, it’s been good enough to worth working for. keep you here. So hold onto it Take a minute and reflect tightly. on what made you apply to colSuccess doesn’t come easy, lege, not just N.C. Central it takes a lot of work, sweat, University, but college — periand — in some cases — blood. od. Believe me, whatever the Did you think you would be hardship is now, it is nothing bettering yourself, or following in comparison to what the real
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world has in store for you once you cross that stage on graduation day. The trick is finding that inner motivation. Think about those “stars” in your field of study. There is no way they made it to where they are now by giving up when things got a little tough. In my case, Oprah Winfrey would be my star. To get where she is today, not only did she have to go through the struggles of finals in her college years, but she had to compete in the racist and sexist world of journalism. Now she can look back on all that she’s been through and truly appreciate her struggles. She’ll cruise a mile high through the air in her $10 million jet from Chicago to Los Angeles, just to get her eyebrows done by Anastasia. You know that Anastasia — she’s the best in the business.
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Question: As CIAA champs in three sports, have we proven that we should go Division 1? “ As far as D1 goes, I think our teams would hold their own on the Divison I level. These teams have made history at our school .” — Donn Perkins
“We have proven ourselves, but we need to bring in baseball and then a move to Divison I could happen.” —Harold Hubbard
“I believe NCCU has proven that we are capable of being on the D1 level. Our school could benefit from the upgrade.” — Asia Cunningham