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NUBIAN MESSAGE RALEIGH, NC n VOL. X, ISSUE 3 n THENUBIANMESSAGE.COM n SEPTEMBER 14th, 2011 Shaunie O’Neal Blasted on Twitter n3
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President Obama to Speak on Campus Today
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Presidential candidate Barack Obama addresses a crowd of 3,200 at North Carolina Central University in Durham. Obama addressed a number of hot topics including health care, the war in Iraq, and the energy crisis, and expressed his frustrations with the current administatrions’s shortcomings in these areas. HIND MALIK | STAFF WRITER It is the talk of the town – President Obama is due to visit NC State University today at approximately 12:55 PM at Reynolds Coliseum. Tickets for the event were distributed to students on the Brickyard yesterday morning on the basis of first come, first served. Tickets were also distributed to the general public at Carter Finley Stadium yesterday at noon. Many students camped overnight the night before in the Brickyard hoping that they would be the first to receive the limited number of tickets available due to the high demand from both NCSU students and the general public. Anticipation is high among attendees who wish to be part of history. In his latest visit to the Tar Heel state, President Obama will be speaking at Reynolds Coliseum to promote his job creation bill, the American Jobs Act of 2011. Already facing high unemployment and stagnant economic growth, the president’s new job bill is intended to re-energize the economy by creating new
jobs in infrastructure redevelopment projects such as renovating schools, bridges, and highways. According to independent economists the bill, if implemented, would create hundreds of thousands of jobs. Economists in general, however, disagree to what extent this job bill will reduce the overall national unemployment rate, currently standing at over 9 percent. The $447 billion jobs bill includes $25 billion earmarked for the building and modernization of public schools, including a renovation and technology upgrade. According to the White House, the bill, if passed by Congress, would modernize at least 35,000 schools. However, the bill is already facing stiff opposition from House republicans in Congress who say the bill costs too much and only adds to the deficit. They argue that the new spending should come from spending cuts. Analysts believe that even if the bill is passed by Congress, the president’s bill would not survive in its current form - thus reducing the probability of more funding for schools, including public schools like NC State.
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CJ Guion/Nubian Message Students waiting outside in line hoping to get tickets to see President Obama.
Photo by Megan Farrell Some students spent the night. Students showed up with tents, sleeping bags, chairs, and even futons for their overnight stay and kept themselves busy with friends.