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Annie Day Shepard Residence Hall gets a facelift
Former Echo writer paves a road to success in literature and music.
What’s really going on in New Baynes Residence Hall?
Hurricane Katrina affects more than New Orleans, she affects NCCU
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Campus Echo And now what ... Hurricane Katrina’s displaced now face a difficult choice: Go back to New Orleans or start from scratch? BY SCOTT PARKS DALLAS MORNING NEWS/KRT
DALLAS — Denita Prout sat crosslegged on the concrete sidewalk outside Dallas’ Reunion Arena,
Help Wanted ads spread before her. Prout, 24, said she’s determined not to return to her native Plaquemines parish just south of New Orleans. Lance Turner, her 26-year-old fiance, nodded in agreement. Hurricane Katrina robbed them of their home and their jobs. He was a fisherman. She was a nurse’s aide. Now, they want to rent an apartment, find jobs and
forge a new life in the Dallas area along with their baby daughter. “Whatever we had before is under water,” he said. “Our path took us here. We will try to make it here.” Prout and Turner, dressed in donated T-shirts and shorts and sneakers, are among the untold thousands of New Orleans-area refugees who must make a crucial, gut-wrenching decision. Will they go back to the place
where they were born and raised? Or will they really end up building a new life somewhere else? The future of New Orleans may depend in part on the way that they and thousands of other soulsearching former residents answer that question. Walter Peacock, a sociologist at Texas A&M University, likens the
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Is NCCU ready? Sports ponder division upgrade BY JULIUS JONES ECHO STAFF WRITER
NEW BAYNES NEW ATTITUDE
N.C. Central University’s Department of Athletics is proposing that a move from NCAA Division II to Division I-AA. But are the students, faculty, staff and alumni ready for the change? NCCU Athletics is comprised of 10 sports and 15 teams, which have participated in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) competitions. The athletics department has been studying the idea of a division upgrade for the past two years. Chancellor James H. Ammons wants students, faculty, staff and alumni to remain optimistic. “There’s still a lot that needs to be researched on the advantages and disadvantages from this study,” said Ammons. “We are reviewing this study carefully and thoroughly with the best interest of the University at mind.” Upgrades to NCAA Division I could include games with institutions such as Howard and Hampton universities.
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The new “chill spot” on campus opened this fall to 339 eager students ready to christen the dormitory for college life. BRUCE
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riminal justice junior Brandon Riley and business marketing junior Nick Moore describe their new suite in New Baynes Residence Hall as “the real chill spot.” “I like my new suite,” Riley said when comparing it to McLean Residence Hall where he and Moore stayed last school year. “It’s a whole lot better.”
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Moore and Riley are just two of the 339 students living in the new three story, $10 million residence hall. Riley and Moore share their suite in the 95,000 square foot building with mathematics junior Ray Robinson and history junior Jamar Harris. All agree that they love the
location of New Baynes the most. “I am right next to my classes,” Robinson said. “I don’t leave until five minutes before my classes start.” Jennifer Wilder, director of Residential Life, is happy the residential hall is finally completed.
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Cafe price hike unwelcome BY EBONY MCQUEEN ECHO STAFF WRITER
If you think gas is the only thing getting more expensive, think again. Prices in the W. G. Pearson cafeteria have jumped and it has caught students without meal plans — especially commuter students — by an unwelcome surprise. Last school year, students
without meal plans could get an all-you-can-eat lunch for $3.75. Now, they have to scrape up an extra $3 to get that meal. That’s an 80-percent hike. “I think the increase is ridiculous,” said senior John Barrow. “I can’t afford to put gas in my car and eat lunch in the cafeteria.” “We’re making a lot of new improvements in the cafeteria, and along with that something
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had to give,” said Lawrence Lisborg, general area manager of FDY/Sodexho.
According to Lisborg, a focus group with students last year found that students wanted the cafeteria to be open more hours each day. The cafeteria is now open 14 hours a day, from 7 a.m.– 9 p.m. Lisborg said the expanded serving hours have increased operating costs and forced them to increase staff size from 60-70
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Farrakhan criticized the state of America and black youth culture. RODERICK HEATH /Echo Photo Editor
Farrakhan talks trials, values BY ANIESA HOLMES ECHO STAFF WRITER
Christians and Muslims alike gathered at the McDougaldMcClendon Gymnasium Sept. 9 to hear the words of Minister Louis Farrakhan, the candid and often controversial leader of the Nation of Islam. Durham was just one of the 23 stops on Farrakhan’s Millions More Movement, a nation wide tour to gain support for the rally in Washington D.C. on Oct. 14-16. This year will be the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March. Farrakhan criticized the Bush
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Back from Iraq
New logo, new spirit
Student, soldier changed forever
NCCU unveils revamped Eagle design
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BY DENEESHA EDWARDS
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It started like a normal day for Katrina Canady. She had just returned from a four- day vacation with her family on Sept. 20, 2003 and was getting ready to complete her homework, when she noticed the flickering red light on her answering machine. It was her unit captain Luke Burnette instructing her to return his call immediately. And when she finally did, she received the news — she was being called to duty in Iraq. “It was very scary for me. I was hurt because it was my last year in college,” said Canady. “I was praying and hoping that they would cancel but they never did.” Canady, a N.C. Central University English senior, withdrew from school, quit her part-time job at the Children Learning Center on Fayetteville St. and went to Louisiana for a month’s training before her unit deployed her to Kuwait in February 2004. More than 4,000 people from the N.C. National Guard were deployed to Iraq last year according to Wilson Harris, Sgt. First Class and Unit Readiness non-commission officer for the NCNG. “Our soldiers and students are some hardcore individuals,” said Harris. “You have to be a special person. One day you’re a civilian and the next day you’re a professional soldier going to Iraq to fight.” The toughest part for Canady was telling her
West campus isn’t the only new attraction at N.C. Central University this year. There’s also a new logo. “I feel special coming in as a freshman getting a new logo,” said education freshman Shatoia Brintley. “It’s all exciting.” According to Chancellor James H. Ammons, the old logo didn’t capture all of the enhancements underway at NCCU. Ammons said he wanted a logo that would represent the spirit of NCCU, get the attention of other schools and convey a message to rivals that this is an Eagle you do not want to mess with. A committee of faculty, staff, students and alumni selected the fifth logo,
Jones takes helm Kartina Canady (left) and her husband Heavenly Canady (right) pose for a photo In Kuwait COURTESEY PHOTO
family that she and her husband, Heavenly Canady, who is also in the military, were being deployed to Iraq. Canady went to Kirkush, northern Iraq, while her husband went to Samarra. “We did not see or communicate for seven months,” Canady said. While in Kirkush, Canady was responsible for fuel distribution to her unit. Canady said while in Iraq, the words of English professor Michele Ware kept her going.
“Dr. Ware was always encouraging me and telling me that I was a strong person and to be patient and observant,” Canady said. Canady returned Jan. 9 and now back in school and has a different outlook on life. “No one is poor in America,” she said. “My compassion goes out to the Iraqi children, they wash cars, bathe and poop in the same water that they drink. Americans have freedoms that they may not appreciate.”
FARRAKHAN CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 administration, saying it was slow to rescue Hurricane Katrina victims because they were black. “What happened is not just a trial for New Orleans and the government,” said Farrakhan. “This is our trial also. They need our help. Say nothing about their faith, but clothe them, feed them, and bring them into our homes.” He said that America’s morals and values are weakening. “The American people are being dumbed down” and “education is not what it used to be,” the minister said. Farrakhan reminded Durham residents of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. “We had to fight, bleed, and die just to eat in a restaurant, or sleep in a
It’s time to start preparing for the ‘world of work.’
designed by the New Yorkbased design firm SME Inc. The University paid $17,000 for the revamped design. There are five variations of the logo. The primary logo has the Eagle’s body with the words “NCCU Eagles — North Carolina Central University. The second variation has only the head of the Eagle
with text. There are also variations with the Eagle body alone, the head alone and words alone. “I feel great about the new logo,” Ammons said. “The logo is an example of what teamwork can do, if we put our heads together.” Ammons described the logo as “vicious.” He said the logo shows NCCU’s strength and focus. “It shows competitive spirit,” he said, with a wide smile on his face. The new logo will be used for all sports-related and school spirit activities, but it does not replace the official seal of NCCU. “It’s more marketable,” said mass communication senior Hafiz Stokes. “It makes me think of pride and Eagles soaring to new heights.”
hotel, or just to be alongside a white person in a common cemetery.” Farrakhan condemned drug use and the trends that young Americans follow, such as tattoos, piercings and the “low-rise” jeans that males and females wear. “They’re out here buying all of these gold chains, but they don’t use the jewels that they have up here,” Farrakhan said pointing to his head. Farrakhan’s message was inspiring for some students. “I think he gave a good speech with a good message about the issues that are going on in the African American community,” said mass communications junior Aric Johnson. “His focus was on African Americans as one and not on if you are
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Muslim or Christian,” Johnson said. Others said his speech was repetitive. “I liked the fact that he came to talk,” said computer science sophomore Akeem Cheek. “But I didn’t like the fact that he talked a lot about things that we already know about. And he was too comical.” Farrakhan first hosted the Million Man March in Washington, October 16, 1995. The Million Man March was started to encourage blacks to register to vote and increase community volunteering and activism. According to voter registration statistics, one and a half million black men registered to vote months after the march.
New provost focuses on growth BY RONY CAMILLE ECHO ASSISTANT EDITOR
Although Beverly Washington-Jones was officially appointed Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs in August by the UNC Board of Governors, she has been active in her role for more than e i g h t months. The previous provost, L u c y Reuben, was presJones sured to replaces step down Reuben l a s t December due to the faculties dissatisfation in contract delays, communication breakdowns, problems with the distribution funds, lack of department budgets, administration interference with department hiring and tenure problems. Since Jones assumed the
position in January, she has rebuilt the image of the provost’s office and Academic Affairs. She even knows a few things about being an Eagle. The Durham native earned her master’s and bachelor’s degrees from N.C. Central University. She was the first AfricanAmerican woman to receive a Ph.D. in history from UNC-Chapel Hill. She has worked at NCCU for 21 years, and has risen through the ranks of assistant professor of history to dean of University College. She has brought in over $18 million in grant funding. “I never would have thought that I would be sitting in this position when I first started,” said Jones. One of Jones’ goals is to make sure the academic culture is centered and focused to serve student needs. “We have to make sure
that we are doing our job correctly and hold people accountable,” said Jones. Jones will also be charged to implement the academic side of NCCU’s new strategic goals and objectives. Also new this year, according to Jones, is a process of evaluating administration with input from faculty and students. “That’s the only way to grow,” said Jones. “It’s so important that the customers are satisfied.” Jones, who in the past has reached out to the surrounding community, said she will continue to do so in the future. Her focus is closing the achievement gap and placing more young students — especially men — into academics through service learning. “We have to grow Eagles,” she said. “That is how our institution survives ... we’ve got the right ingredients.”
PEARSON CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 employees last year to 132 this year. “We went from 2,100 hours in labor to 3,200 hours in one semester,” he said. “The new hours of operation meet all class requirements so that students have time to eat and go to class,” said Lisborg. But students who don’t have meal plans are won-
dering how they are going to make ends meet. “If I’m going to pay $6.75 to eat I should be able to eat as often as I want throughout the day,” said Krystin Scales, art education senior. Lisborg said they are trying to work on a special meal plan and a commuter rate. Until then, some com-
muter students are thinking about eating off campus. “If I had a wider variety, then I wouldn’t mind purchasing food on campus,” said Sharron Foxx, a business management senior. “Until then, I’m going to take my $6.75 to McDonalds.”
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New classes, better work New science complex expands and improves BY CAROLYN MCGILL ECHO STAFF WRITER
Brand new Annie Day Shepard residence hall opened fall 2005 after being renovated for over 2 years. CHRISTOPHER WOOTEN/Staff Photographer
Historic Annie Day reopens Renovated dorm opens to suite-style living and higher prices BY TIANA ROBINSON ECHO STAFF WRITER
When N.C. Central University’s historic Annie Day Shepard residence hall closed for renovations in December 2002, it had traditional corridor rooms. Now it’s reborn as a suite-style residence hall. In June, the 75-year-old dorm saw its second renovation since 1996. The dorm was turned over to residential life after a five month delay. Contractors had received blueprints that weren’t in compliance.
Additionally they had problems with the accuracy of the design, because pipes were in the way. “Residential life is taking amenities and residence halls to a different level,” said Jennifer Wilder, director of Residential Life. The price of living in Annie Day is higher than in past years because of added amenities and tuition increases of 5 percent campuswide. Because it is a historic landmark, the new windows had to be approved by a preservation society and meet certain historical
guidelines. The rooms are more user-friendly for students with disabilities. There are adjustable beds that can be rearranged as bunks or raised higher. Desks and chairs can be placed under the beds so students have greater flexibility in the room. An elevator tower that faces the James E. Shepard Library is Annie Day’s new entrance. In addition to the elevator tower, a there’s a new courtyard area. With the many improve-
ments, Annie Day Shepard is a competing attraction for residential halls on other college campuses. One of Residential Life’s goals is to make NCCU’s dormitories to stand out from other campuses’ residential halls, Wilder said. “Some people may think we spend accessibility, but picking furniture that was movable for students is important,” said Wilder. The total renovation costs were around $4.3 million.
BAYNES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Wilder said the plans for New Baynes began before she became director in 2003. “I just inherited the plans. The basic layout was already set,” Wilder said. She said Residential Life wanted to increase the ambiance of the residence hall by adding artwork throughout the building, placing Eagles in the stain glass windows and having the architect design a section of the roof in the shape of eagle wings. “It’s cool with a k,” said Riley, describing the building’s architecture. “The architecture of the whole building is fresh. The paintings around the building are nice too.” Wilder also said that New Baynes is the type of residential hall that she
would like to see more of around campus. The building can accommodate 354 people in suitestyle rooms. The suites are singles or doubles and contain a living room area. Riley, Moore, Robinson and Harris said they could be found most of the time in the living room area playing the Play Station 2, listening to music or watching television. “I like chilling with my suite mates,” Riley said. There is lounge space outside and on the second and third floor, a computer classroom on the first floor, and each floor has washers and dryers. “I do listen to what students say,” Wilder said. “I hope they will enjoy and take care of the build-
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ing. Being able to offer students something they never had before is exciting for the department.” New Baynes replaces the old Baynes Residence Hall on George Street. It was scheduled for completion in January or February 2005, but was not completed until June. Old Baynes was con-
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Skylights, the hum of electricity, the smell of new computers and furniture … and the wait is over. As of this fall semester, the Mary M. Townes Science Complex is officially open and almost ready for research. Yes, almost. The 120,000 square foot science complex is home to six academic departments: physics, biology, chemistry, environmental science, math and computer science, and geography. It replaces the Robinson, Hubbard and Lee buildings. Aside from simply housing the science and math departments, it will also house the new Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technology Enterprise (BRITE). BRITE, directed by biochemist Dr. Li-An Yeh, is scheduled to begin accepting students in the 2006-2007 academic year. Funding for this biomanufacturing training program was provided by the Golden LEAF Foundation. It has not been built yet, but it is scheduled to be up and running in 2007. Since opening, the science complex has stirred some mixed reviews among its users. “The opening of the new facility has not changed my level of instruction,” said Levern Williams, math professor. “We do not have full access to our labs or our tutors yet.” He believes that all will be well and as promised when all the amenities of the complex are up running and made accessible.
That is not to say that no tools are available. “There’s so much interactive technology that is available to us now,” said Dorian Miller-Billips, physics senior. “It makes it so much easier to learn. Even our calculators are wired now.” The simple look and feel of the new complex is changing morale for some students. “Classes are more fun with all the new technology,” said Laura Green, math education senior. “I’m more excited about going to class because it feels so good to be a part of something new. We’re cutting edge now!” The parking situation has also changed on west campus since the opening of the new complex. Students lost many free parking spaces along Concord Street, which runs in front of the complex. “It’s like we’re being pushed into buying a decal,” said Green. Faculty and staff members were remembered in the labeling of the small new lot on the south end of the Mary M. Townes Science Complex. To its rear, much of the first row of the commuter lot is also now labeled for faculty and staff parking. “As a senior citizen, parking for me is very accessible now that I can practically park at the door,” said Williams. All eyes are watching to see what great discoveries will be made.
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Zakia Sims, 2, waits with scores of others to be evacuated at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in downtown New Orleans on Saturday, September 3, 2005. Thousands took refuge at the convention center after Hurricane Katrina devasted the city. KHAMPHA BOUAPHANH/Fort Worth Star-Telegram
A man wades by the floating body of another man in floodwaters in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Friday, September 2, 2005. SMILEY N. POOL/Dallas Morning News
Warner Diaz carries bottles of water given by National Guards on flooded Allen St. in Seventh Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana, Saturday, September 3, 2005. Some residents, like Diaz, refuse to go to refugee camps. KUNI TAKAHASHI/Chicago Tribune
A coffin lies exposed in a cemetery damaged by Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi, on Friday, September 2, 2005. MICHAEL MULVEY/Dallas Morning News
13-year-old James Jones hopes he and his dog can both be evacuated from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in downtown New Orleans on Saturday, September 3, 2005. James rescued a chihuahua dog and now hopes he can take it with him on the bus. Thousands took refuge at the convention center after Hurricane Katrina devasted the city. KHAMPHA BOUAPHANH/Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Blame gets messy When I saw him, he broke down on television speaking about how he lost his wife in a flood and the last thing she said to him was “Take care of our kids!” The sole black man was wearing a yellow Akademics T-shirt and hugging BEYOND one of his children as NCCU he talked to a CNN r e p o r t e r. He’s alone without a home. He lost his wife and the ability to provide CARLA for his chilAARON-LOPEZ dren. H e has to start all over again without his wife. This is what Hurricane Katrina did to nearly one million people. Now that Katrina has trashed Historic New Orleans and parts of Mississippi, the blame game has begun across the nation. I’ve never seen such holier-than-thou finger pointing while people are dying. Mayor Ray Nagin is being blamed for not being prepared. The Bush Administration is being blamed for not acknowledging an American crisis quickly. There is so much to be done that the blame game is nothing more than political smoke in the mirror. There is a large group of people that must rebuildt their lives or else they have nothing. FEMA, the Red Cross, and other non-profit organizations are each doing all they can. We’re paying so much attention to entertainers in their opposition or support of Bush that we’re forgetting there are people still missing in a toxic lake. We know Bush didn’t respond well and more help should have been quickly provided. Are you helping Nagin in his cry to help his citizens of New Orleans? I’m deafened by endless accusations and questions that will not and can not be answered by Bush, Kanye West or the American public. I really don’t care what anyone has to say anymore. I’m fighting my desire to leave school and devote my time to volunteering in New Orleans. Not because I’m an American but because I’m human and my emotions are clouding my thoughts. We got slapped with a devestating situation that knocked our perspective out of context and made us play the blame game about race, class and survival. In this state of emergency, healing New Orleans should be a grassroots operation. The people, government and big businesses all need to come together to rebuild it from the ground up—from population to culture. We can sit back and blame all we want but the crisis won’t be efficiently solved that way. All we can do now is support rebuilding New Orleans and help connect people with their families again. And this is as objective as I can get without playing the blame game.
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Horror felt at NCCU BY RONY CAMILLE ECHO ASSISTANT EDITOR
City of New Orleans police officers force two young men to the ground in order to find out if they are armed before allowing them to proceed past the Paris Avenue exit of I-10 in the city. Here, the two men try to explain that they are deaf and need to read lips in order to communicate. RONNA GRADUS/Miami Herald
KATRINA CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 couple to an estimated 350,000 Oklahomans, Texans and Arkansans who fled to California to restart their lives during the Great Depression. Peacock, who has studied other hurricane aftermaths, said no one knows how many people from the New Orleans area have been scattered to the wind or how they ultimately will find permanent shelter, jobs and transportation. Authorities have estimated that hundreds of thousands of people are, at least for now, homeless. “This is a refugee experience we have not seen in a long time,” he said. “There really is not a parallel, but the Dust Bowl during the Depression comes to mind.” Peacock and other experts have no data but they believe Katrina has smashed the post-disaster paradigm for hurricanes, tornadoes, mudslides and wildfires. Usually, they say, victims return to their property a few days after the cataclysm. Homeowners clean up, deal with their insurance company, begin rebuilding and go back to work. Renters move to a new neighborhood or a nearby town. In most cases, their jobs still exist.
Teoke Clivens wheels her sons, Jahiam, 2, center, and Jamin, 4, below, in a shopping cart outside the Astrodome. They were evacuated from New Orleans. JIM MACMILLAN/Philadelphia Daily News
In other words, most people return to their old lives. Not so with Katrina, predicted Eric Gross, a historian who studies the economic impact of hurricanes. He says Katrina has
so badly ravaged the infrastructure in and around New Orleans that there is nothing left to work with. Officials are predicting it could be months before any rebuilding might begin.
“Most people don’t have months not to do anything,” said Gross, a professor at Harding University in Searcy, Ark. “Out of necessity, a much higher percentage of people than in previous storms will make the decision not to go back home. This will stand out as an exception to the paradigm.” Experts tick off a list of variables that can come into play when evacuees think about whether to rebuild where they suffered their worst nightmare or move on to a new dream in another place: age, income, home ownership or family support. Even personality might come into play. The defiant and strong-willed might be more likely to shake their fist at Katrina than the cool or the passive. Gross, the Arkansas historian, believes Katrina may create a sea change in the way Americans and foreigners alike view the United States. The profound sadness, the unpreparedness and the suspicion that it might have been preventable are not lost on anyone. “A disaster of this magnitude is not something that Americans are used to,” Gross said. “It changes the rules.”
Katrina Quotables ‘And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway so this (chuckle) – this is working very well for them.’ FORMER FIRST LADY BARBARA BUSH ON SURVIVORS IN ASTRODOME
‘Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job.’ PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH ON FEMA DIRECTOR MICHAEL BROWN
‘Today I saw 5,000 African Americans ... desperate, perishing, dehydrated, babies dying. It looked like Africans in the hull of a slave ship. It was so ugly and so obvious.’ REV. JESSE JACKSON, ON CHILDREN AND PEOPLE LIVING IN ASTRODOME
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‘Don’t tell me 40,000 people are coming here. They’re not here ... Now let’s fix the biggest goddamn crisis in the history of this country.’ MAYOR RAY NAGIN TO LOCAL RADIO STATION WWL
‘George Bush doesn’t care about black people.’ KANYE WEST RECORDING ARTIST
Many may think that Hurricane Katrina’s fury affected only those on the Gulf Coast, but in reality it caused a ripple effect reaching all the way to N.C. Central University. For Ernest Barnett the fact that his hometown of New Orleans will never be the same is hard to swallow. “It’s a lot to handle,” said Barnett. The NCCU junior lived most of his life in the Big Easy before he moved to Fayetteville, in 1998. Barnett has Since then family in New he has dividOrleans ed his time b e t w e e n New Orleans and the Carolinas. Most of Barnett’s family lived in the area affected by Hurricane Katrina. For days it was impossible for him to contact his family. “My father called me on the first day after the hurricane and he was laughing,” said Barnett, explaining how his father’s roof was ripped off by Katrina. “He had just finished paying off the house,” said Barnett. According to Barnett, some of his family members have been scattered to shelters across the nation. Sarah Dunn, a business management sophomore, from Covington, La., a city across from Lake Pontchartrain, considers her family one of the lucky ones — her parents’ home stood intact while their neighbors’ homes were damaged. According to the Office of Public Relations, 13 NCCU students who were affected may not be able to return to their Gulf coast homes during the holidays. So far NCCU has opened its doors to two students affected by Katrina — and expects 6 or more students in January. Kashava Logan, of Washington, D.C. was starting her junior year at Xavier University when she voluntarily evacuated. “I didn’t know that it was going to cause that much damage,” said Logan, who only packed three days worth of clothes. After catching a ride with one of her friends to Houston, she learned that the school would be closed indefinitely. She made her decision to enroll at NCCU while staying with relatives in Dallas. “I was offered free tuition from other schools from all over but I knew that I wanted to come to NCCU.” Logan, who is a biology major, started classes last Thursday. “It hasn’t taken a toll on me yet,” said Logan when she talked about leaving behind her possessions, including her laptop PC. For Eric Davis, criminal justice freshman from New Orleans, it just doesn’t seem real. Davis who has friends and family there also couldn’t get in contact with them but also keeps God in mind, For many this tragedy has been a journey of mixed emotions and thankfulness.
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Eagles fans Sean Kornegay, English and mass communication junior, and Princess Killen, nursing sophomore anxiously watch the final kick of the game.
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Emotional hardships and family issues led N.C. Central University alumna Kim Arrington to write a book of poems reflecting on her struggle to cope. The thought of writing a book seemed distant to Arrington just years ago, but that dream is now a reality. Written in lowercase letters as a sign of humility to the literary craft, “the lapis dwellers” has poems that confronts issues from failed attempts at love, to her love and admiration of the Bull City, her hometown. The Latin word, “lapis” is taken by Arrington to mean “a place of healing waiting for black folks.” The goal of Arrington’s book is to start the healing. The book is one of recovery and expression after overcoming the loss of her father, troubled emotional relationships and other family perils and grief. “This was my path to healing,” said Arrington. “It allowed me to release some emotions. When people read the book, I want them to feel everything. I want them to laugh.” Arrington, a former A&E editor with the Campus Echo, released the book under her own publishing house, Greased Scalp Press. Arrington created the
Kim Arrington recently released “the lapis dwellers,” an intimate exploration of her life. CARLA AARON-LOPEZ/Staff Photographer
publishing house to support writers that were stepping out for the first time. Arrington started her university studies in vocal jazz at Howard University. She transferred to NCCU in 1998, changed her major to English, and graduated two years later. “I reclaimed myself at NCCU,” said Arrington, adding that NCCU was a tool to help her start her life over. Arrington unveiled “the
lapis dwellers” before a crowd of 250 at Durham’s Hayti Heritage Center, Aug. 20. She said she was moved to start “the lapis dwellers” when her grandmother died in 2002. But she said she got serious about finishing the book in October 2004, when a friend joked about “finishing the things that she starts.” Arrington said the book’s success has opened
her eyes. “It helped me to see how much I’m loved... I’m happy to know that I was on the right path.” Arrington will have readings and book signings tonight, this Friday and next Friday at Bishari Books, CultureCrawl@ PeaceFire Galleries and the Know Bookstore. For more details about the these events and the writer, go to www.kimarrington.com.
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Little Brother The Minstrel Show Atlantic Records out of on the black 5 4 hand side Watermelon, chicken and black faces are a few topics that come to mind when the hip-hop generation hears the title “The Minstrel Show.” N.C. Central University’s own super group, Little Brother, used the same title as its highly anticipated sophomore album. The group consists of highly sought out producer 9th Wonder, charismatic wordsmith Phonte Coleman, and the best kept secret Rapper Big Pooh. Established in 1999, on the campus of NCCU, Little Brother instantly emerged as the forerunners of underground hip-hop after the 2002
release, The Listening.. The innovative and creative The Listening lead to four mics in the Source, a deal with Atlantic Music Group and immediate buzz from the hiphop community. Phonte, Rapper Big Pooh and 9th Wonder serve fans with another dose of their flavorful music with effortless perfection. The album opens up with “Beautiful Morning” which both Phonte and Rapper Big Pooh rhyme about an amazing North Carolina morning. Little Brother displays their undeniable progression on “Hiding Place” featuring Elzhi of Slum Village, which Phonte states, “I ain’t worried about cats biting The Minstrel Show, cause they still teething off The Listening. Rapper Big Pooh also displays his elevated lyrical techniques on “Sincerely Yours” as he maneuvers his wordplay over the hypnotic snares and kicks provided by 9th Wonder. Little Brother gets some assistance from fellow Hall of
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Listening received little to almost no support from North Carolina, let alone NCCU. This could have been a defining blow to the group, but they strived through adversity within their home state and spread the Hall of Justus mentality throughout the entire world. Little Brother has witnessed many highs and lows over the past six years since the formation of the Hall of Justus and Little Brother family. From family issues to music industry politics, the group has stood their ground within a industry full of thugs and pimps. Sometimes the righteous way isn’t always the brightest way to go within the hip-hop community but Little Brother saw the fork in the road and went straight. That, ladies and gentlemen is truly a gift amongst the impure hip-hop haters that presently control the success of hip-hop groups like Little Brother. Jamar “J. Fatz” Harris
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While Reviewing the script for his “Gotta Make It” music video, R&B newcomer Trey Songz, born Tremaine Neverson, realized that the role of the flashy gentleman driving a fancy car, was perfect for his childhood friend Brandon “Redd” Brown, a finance senior at N. C. Central University. Brown made a guest appearance in the “Gotta Make It” video doing just that. “He basically felt that the role was me, so he said call Redd,”said Brown. And on Aug. 26 in the McLendon-McDougal Gymnasium, many NCCU students watched as the two friends reunited. With Brown by his side, Songz questioned the crowd “How many of y’all know my brother?” Students responded quickly with shouts of “Redd,” and the two looked at each other and laughed. This moment was just a glimpse into how much love Songz has for his family and friends. “I wanna take care of everybody that I call my family, and make sure my friends are as rich as I am,” said Songz. Songz, the Petersburg, Virginia native, was encouraged by his mother and friends to pursue a singing career. “ We would tell him he could sing, but he
wouldn’t belive us,” said Brown. Eventually at age 15, Songz met his mentor and producer, Troy Taylor. “Troy ‘s influence is more than musical, it’s life altering ,” said Songz. Taylor worked with his protégé and five years later the results are Songz on Atlantic Records and the release of Trey Songz album I Gotta Make It. The album, in stores now, displays Songz’s unique style of song writing, “I feel music should be translated. Music is an emotion, and I try to translate my emotions into my music,” said Songz. Aretha Franklin opens the album with inspiring words for Songz. She is also featured in the remix of Songz’s popular single,“Gotta Make It.” “Her words are important to me because they helped me feel I can make it,” said Songz. Due to his environment, Songz feels he differs from other artists stemming from Virginia. A few of these artists include Missy Elliot, The Neptunes, and D’ Angelo. “The area I’m from is different from Richmond or Virginia Beach. My area is poverty driven. It’s more depressing,” said Songz Despite his hardhips, its very obvious that he was made to make it, “he has the drive for success,” said Brown.
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What’s really good, Delores? f the word “tradition” means anything to African-Americans, one would think it meant a whole lot to N.C. A&T’s Athletic Director, Delores Todd, and the Capital Area Sports Foundation. I’m trying to figure out the reasons behind this debate. Losing on Labor Day can’t be in the topic of discussion because A&T has lost to us before, so that can’t be the reason for abandoning Sasha such a wonderful conVann test. The underlying message being sent is that A&T is looking for better financial options than what they receive when they a play Division II school. Is money really the most significant thing in this world? Could that substance erase a 78-year-old series, making the Classic appear irrelevant in the eyes of students and alumni? It’s kind of scary when you think about it. Legends have been created through these Classic tournaments. Friendships have been made, pride has been instilled. This dilemma reminds me of the upcoming renewal of the Voting Rights Act. Much has been acquired through the Aggie-Eagle Classic just as with the rights gained in 1965. If we don’t sign off on either one, where will we be? Does anybody see what we will lose? The consequences parallel tremendously. C’mon A&T, are you guys going to make us wait until Oct.1 for a decision? Todd acts as if we won’t be in the MEAC in a few years. Coach Broadway and his staff are doing an excellent job in recruiting players. Even ACC competition will want to schedule a game pretty soon. How about a re-enactment of the 1974 match-up? A&T thought they really lost then. When we enter the MEAC, that’s when the “real” losing will begin. So OK, A&T is feeling some kind of way about continuing “tradition,” something HBCU’s seem less and less concerned about with each passing year. It’s something alumni and students entertain their thoughts with all through July and August. It’s something that the football team eats, sleeps and breathes before that special game day, because they know the alliance and comradery shared between athletics and students. Alumni, where are you? Make some noise. I know we can collaborate on this issue. I wish I had big money. Maybe that will buy the idea that there are some things more important than cash.
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DIVISION II CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 But the upgrade to Division I could have drawbacks. During a faculty town hall meeting on Sept. 6, Assistant Athletic Director and Volleyball Coach Ingrid Wicker-McCree outlined various issues of moving to Division I, including an increase in student fees as well as academic concerns due to increased travel. These academic concerns would affect student athletes, especially those who are enrolled in lab courses which require hands-on participation. Lolethia Underdue, general manager of AudioNet Campus Access Radio and adjunct professor, is concerned because she is one of the professors who host a hands-on lab. “I enforce the attendance policy,” said Underdue. “I would not be in favor of athletes missing too many days out of class. I know that athletics [is] important, but receiving an adequate education is just as important.” Student Government Association Attorney General Richard Hodges understands the academic and monetary issues of the upgrade, but thinks that it is about time NCCU did something with its Athletics Department. “Everyone talks about putting NCCU on the map,” said Hodges. “But no one has ever taken time to do it until now.” Even though some students see the positive side to the upgrade, other students feel differently. “It is hard because you want your school to grow,” said mass communication junior Jeremy Russell. “But does this upgrade have to take away from the basic essence and history of the University? It’s sad.” The Athletics Department is scheduled to make a presentation of the study to Ammons on Sept. 27 and 28. Ammons will review the information and make a final recommendation to the Board of Trustees, which will in turn vote on this issue in November. The deadline for NCAA division upgrades is Dec. 1.
A&T looks on in disbelief as wide receiver Tory Ross jukes toward the end zone to score the game winning touchdown. RODERICK HEATH/Echo
Eagles take LenoirRhyne in overtime while sliding past Aggies during Classic BY SASHA VANN ECHO SPORTS EDITOR
History repeats itself, eh? Not exactly. The Eagles have already experienced a slim win this season, which reflects last year’s loss to N.C. A&T State University during the Aggie- Eagle Classic. Now it’s the Eagles’ turn to take the reins on one-play victories. “Last year is dead and gone. New season, new team,” said N.C. Central University Head Coach Rod Broadway at a press conference. Last Saturday’s 28-21 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne College surprised many in Hickory, N.C. as the Eagles
took the win in overtime. A sack from Ronald Dowdy forced a fumble during the Bears’ first possession in overtime. It was recovered by Chris Curry who ran into the end zone for the touchdown, 28-21. The Eagles’ defense set up the win. NCCU forced three turnovers in the first half to take on a 14-point lead. Corey Brown went for a touchdown with 4:15 left in the first quarter. Quarterback Adrian Warren connected with Kenneth Broadway and Torey Ross for a gain of 27 and 16 yards, respectively. Derrick Ray’s interception early in the second half gave the Eagles a tremendous start even though NCCU closed the first half leading 21-7. The Bears came back with some willpower in the second half. Averaging 495 yards offensively, the Eagles
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were shut down in the second half, not scoring until overtime. The Bears tied the game at 21 with 6:15 to play in the third quarter. With an opportunity for the Eagles to take the lead in the fourth with 2:31 to go, the Bears intercepted a pass by Warren. But their own touchdown pass was deflected by NCCU’s Andre George and Craig Amos. This was the second game played within five days for the Eagles.
Aggie-Eagle Classic The 12th Annual AggieEagle Classic was classic in itself. It was a replay of last year’s game with reversed results. Ross broke four attempts on a tackle, ran in 46 yards from a pass from Warren with 2:47 left in the fourth quarter. A three-point field goal attempt by A&T’s Joe
“Golden Toe” Arroyo failed as the Eagles took the 23-22 win. The penalty-laden game had a number of crucial plays, including a 45-yard run from Daunte Fields as well as a two-point conversion reception by Julius McClellan that put the Eagles up 17-10 in the fourth quarter. This relieved the Eagles of the dry spell they experienced as they were scoreless from the oneminute mark in the second quarter to early in the fourth. Greg Pruitt Jr, named offensive player of the game, carried 23 times, rushing for 130 yards. Ray was named defensive player of the game, amassing eight tackles, three of them solo. The Eagles will face the Shaw University Bears, current CIAA champions, this Saturday at O’KellyRiddick Stadium. Kickoff is 5 p.m.
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Once a champ, always a champ BY SASHA VANN ECHO SPORTS EDITOR
Think being a champion is easy? The women of N.C. Central University’s Volleyball team could tell you otherwise. Last year, they battled it out with Virginia Union, dragging them through a warzone of spikes, floor burns, bruises and jaw dropping blocks to be the victor in the championship game. Now in the new season, NCCU has some adjustments to make. Four transfers and two freshmen join the Lady Eagles; however, eight returning players, led by
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“They need to maintain consistency and leadership.” The Sept. 8 match against Johnson C. Smith was a pattycake as the Eagles took the win 30-10, 30-11, 30-15. Johnson-Webb set a record of 1001 kills in her 4 years of play at NCCU. With a great deal of support and a ring to show for their hard work, the 2005 season looks easy as pie. The Eagles swept Fayettville State 3-0 last Tuesday, 30-21, 30-15, 30-27. The Lady Eagles, now 2-0 in conference play, will take on the Rams of Winston Salem today at 6 p.m. at McLendonMcDougald Gymnasium.
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ry to imagine, if you will, the excitement it brings to your fragile freshman ears to hear that you are moving into a new state of the art co-ed dormitory. Of course you are ecstatic, tripping over yourself with anxiety. And to put the icing on the cake, it is even better up close than it was in your head. Do not be mistaken, I was not one of those freshmen. I dreaded the transition. Even though I was not impressed with Eagleson Residence Hall, I knew that I was at least comforted with Trésaun C. Lee security there. Now, we are all settled in New Baynes. It is nice, don’t get me wrong . But if you sit in the New Baynes lobby for just 10 minutes, anytime day or night, you will see the bizarre behavior I feared. There are 35-year-old men taking the elevator upstairs for reasons unknown. Clothes in the washer vanish into thin air. To make matters worse, it smells like garbage in the halls. If that does not scare the crap out of you, I don’t know what will. It’s a constant verbal orgy outside. Once night falls on Brant Street, the prowlers come out with their cell phones and Blacks and Milds. I swear, within that 20 foot radius, you could catch lung and brain cancer without even trying. The hilarity of the situation reaches its peak when I see people using their residence hall as a pick up line. I actually saw a guy win his way upstairs
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with a girl just by telling her he stayed on the same floor and could “help with her groceries.” What is he, a Boy Scout? I don’t know if it’s the comfortable surroundings of carpet and sofas that make students think they can walk the halls in their underwear, but I have seen it happen. It’s not that nudity makes me cringe, but if you have more hair on your stomach than your face and head combined then you need a shirt. As far as security goes, the door is open 24 hours a day so anyone, if they pleased to do so, can walk right into the building and wreak havoc. It is not as if the community assistant really does anything except play solitaire or get on Facebook.com to look at the same individuals we see on campus everyday. Now, the stereotypical male always seems to find a way of sneaking his annoying little head into my everyday life. I actually had to knock on a door at 4:30 in the morning to find that the racket that awakened me was due to a group of guys doing the electric slide to “Step in the Name of Love” — with no females around, mind you. I don’t dislike many people, but honestly is there a better way to get on a person’s bad side? But the thing that has made my three weeks here in New Baynes the worst has to be the pure fact that no one has a care in the world. There are make-out sessions in the hall, drunks stumbling off elevators and school property gets “misplaced.” Honestly, when do these people go to class? Or to pose a better question, when do they go to their rooms? If NYC is a city that never sleeps then New Baynes is an insomniac on Viagra.
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The NCCU Collegiate 100 presents the Collegiate Leadership Academy
“Success is in Your Hands” 8 AM - 3 PM Saturday, September 17 Hayti Heritage Center - 804 Fayetteville Street Sponsored by the Triangle East Chapter of 100 Black Men of America
Workshops Hip Hop – Its Political, Social and Economic Power, D’Weston Haywood The Black Male Image – Self-Esteem, Michael Rich Getting Beyond the Block – Entrepreneurship, Andre Johnson Respecting Women, Monica Headen The Legal and Political System, Theodore Edwards Leadership, John White Money Matters, Reggie Randolph
The Collegiate Leadership Academy is free and open to students and the public.
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Dr. J. Kameron Carter Assistant Professor in Theology and Black Church Studies, Duke University Divinity School
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Are you the perfect mate? re you the mate you would date? I think many people should ask themselves this question. Time and time again, I always hear people talking about how they cannot find the right mate. But on the flip side, everyone Tracy Mosley proclaims to be the perfect mate. So what is the problem? Both males and females should take into consideration what they are looking for in a mate. Then, they should ask themselves: Am I the mate I would date. It seems like everyone knows exactly what it is that they want in a mate, but many have a hard time finding what
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they are looking thing that a for. man can do In my opin(and in some ion, we say one cases she can The next time you thing and do do it better). go about setting the another. But women standard for a mate, Many women have to recogclaim that they nize that when be sure to look in the want a real man a man offers mirror and ask — a man who his assistance yourself: “Am I the knows how to or takes the initreat a lady. tiative in permate I would date?” It’s very easy forming a task, to say, but I have it does not seen so many mean he is women chump a insinuating that man for treating we as women her like a lady or, standing up are not capable, nor is he tryand being the man that she ing to be controlling. proclaims she really wants, but Many men claim to want a can not find. woman that will let them be There are still men that the man — a woman who is open doors for women. respectful, loving, a “good girl.” But it is really discouraging But how do you expect to for a man to go out of his way attract a “good girl” if you are to open a door for a lady and in running around acting like a return not receive a “thank “bad boy.” you’ or any other acknowledgYou say you want a nice ment. respectful girl, but here you I know it’s 2005, and that a are on campus, trying to holla woman is capable of doing anyat every girl who walks by.
I won’t mention the names these girls are called when they turn down a indecent proposal. Now. that’s not acting very respectful. We are all sometimes guilty of living in a fantasy world. We want a mate who drives an expensive car and has a job that makes millions. But when we ask ourselves what we have, the answer is absolutely nothing. We all have heard of girls who want a guy who has lots of money . But on the flip side she works absolutely no where and does not have a penny to her name. Men on the other hand, want a girl who has a promising future. But too many of them won’t even show up for, or let alone, pass Dimensions of Learning. The next time you go about setting the standard for a mate, be sure to look in the mirror and ask yourself: “Am I the mate I would date?”
A piece of advice ell, well, well, another school year at the immaculate campus of N.C. Central University. Welcome everyone, especially freshmen. Freshmen, I want to start off by warning you ahead of time of some of the pitfalls that exist for you. Let me tell you a little A.J. Donaldson story. Once upon a time … never mind, scratch all that. Let’s get straight to the point. Right now, at this moment, at this second, in this mere sentence, you have a choice. A choice to decide how serious you are going to take your college education. You have a choice about the type of people you are going to hang out with. You even have a choice about whether or not you are
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going to finish reading my lecFreshmen. Listen up. More ture here. than ever, your mind is vulnerSo now, I am going to give able to many influences and you a few secsome poisonous onds to decide thinking. before I even Many of you continue — are under the Be a thermostat not one … two … false impression a thermometer. three … four. that you have OK, times already arrived. Set the temperature. up. Are you You are under Don’t let the ready? the impression temperature set you. Let’s go. that just by getFirst of all, ting into college That’s it. you have you have now already made stepped into an excellent your rightful choice by deciding to join the place in America. prestigious Eagle family. Well, let me tell you right However, now that you’re now that this impression ain’t here it’s your responsibility to true. live up to high expectations. College is an opportunity, The mind is an extremely not an obligation. fragile and delicate instruIt is a chance to advance, ment. not a charity. It is practice for It is subject to change. It is — not a free pass to — prospervulnerable. ity. The irony of the mind is that So please realize that you do it is physically weak, yet it is not owe any of your friends — philosophically strong. boyfriends, girlfriends, or In other words, your mind is anyone else — anything. like a sponge and it is recepYou owe it to yourself to tive to many factions. make something of yourself.
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Be an independent thinker. You are not your patron. Everyone has their own epiphany, some later than others. Malcolm went to Mecca. Martin learned from Ghandi. I had my epiphany this year as an intern at the N.C. Legislature for State Senator Charlie Smith Dannelly. That’s where I learned to follow my own path. The message I am trying to convey to all Eagles is this: Be different. Don’t adjust to the the regularities of the “yard.” Let others adjust to you. Be not impressed by the obsessive vanities of the so called “popular individuals.” They may appear confident, but they themselves secretly lack the confidence to explore life “outside the box” and to seek their true potential. Be a thermostat not a thermometer. Set the temperature. Don’t let the temperature set you. That’s it.
drawing by Rashaun Rucker
Question: Now that you are here at NCCU, has the University met your expectations? “Yes, but I am just beginning. I have to become active around campus to really get the feel of the college life.” — Caleshia Huntley
“For the most part, but I have to really wait and see if my expectations will be fulfilled. It has only been three weeks” — Cieria Wynn
“The University has met all of my expectations. I love that I have decided to come to NCUU“ — Marquis Staton
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