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Campus Echo
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 2013
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SGA student senators speak their minds
llogically speaking ...
Eagle card fees need rethinking
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Money count trumps calorie count
Wi-fi woes lead to study trouble
BY WESLEY MCLEOD
BY CHELSEA GRAYS
BY SABREE BURBAGE
SGA JUNIOR CLASS SENATOR
SGA SOPHOMORE CLASS SENATOR
SGA JUNIOR CLASS SENATOR
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t is a downright shame that students are required to put a minimum payment of $20 at the Eagle Card Office in order to wash clothes and get items out of the vending machines. Upon my arrival at N. C. Central University in the fall of 2010 students were allowed to place as much money on their Eagle card as they desired. Students were just required to walk into the Lee Biology Building and fill out a simple form prior to paying the amount of money they wanted to place on their eagle card. Recently when attempting to place money on my Eagle card I was abrasively told by an employee at the office that, “you must pay a minimum of $20 in order to place money on your Eagle card.” I was completely enraged by the lady’s attitude and by the sudden change of policy without any proper type of notification. She then added that “the $20 minimum has
here is no doubt that Americans suffer from diseases and illnesses. However, particularly African Americans suffer from diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and depression. According to the U.S. Office of Minority Health, african-american women have the highest rates of being overweight or obese compared to other groups. According to WebMD, nearly 42 percent of black men and more than 45 percent of black women age 20 and older have high blood pressure. While attending a historically black college the health issue within the african-american culture should be acknowledged and addressed. N. C. Central University ignores the health issues within the culture for money. The issues are continuously looked over when implementing food sources such as Pizza Hut and World of Wings.
nsanity is sometimes defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. That being said, time and time again valuable resources are taken away from students, whether inadvertently or not, and they are still being held to high academic standards. Wouldn’t you say that’s insane? It’s as if administration is taking personal offense to our academic achievement and fighting back by swatting away each and every attempt to earn As and Bs, and dare I say it, graduate on time and with an esteemed grade point average. This predicament has come to fruition in many different forms. Most recently it was shortened library hours — which has been corrected. But this time, it’s Wi-Fi. At this time it is almost taboo to study in your own room, not because you don’t want to,
n See MCLEOD Page 4
n See GRAYS Page 4
n See BURBAGE Page 2
Eight SGA representatives point out issues they see on campus