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ers safely skated along the outskirts trying not to fall. Nicholas Snow, a senior, enjoyed himself at the event saying, “I was excited when I heard it was going to happen. I thought it was a good, refreshing way to bring people

together and fun. A&T should sponsor skate nights at the local skating rinks so we could have more room because Moore Gym is such a confined space.” Even with the confined space that Snow talked about, it was evi-

dent students were having fun dancing, skating, or even laughing at their friends losing their balance and falling. The current Vice President of External Affairs, Chris Robinson, attended the event and

put on some skates. He wasn’t surprised at all by the turnout and seeing people have fun. “I expected to see a large turnout. Everything is free and food is included, and people had come to me before about this idea, so I

was happy when RHA had come to me and proposed the idea for Aggie Fest.” Everyone from different organizations, RAs, and the student body skated, whether it was backwards, forwards, tricks or falling, people seemed to accept the idea of something new on campus and for Aggie Fest. One of the people who was responsible for putting the event together and bringing it to campus was Junior, Paul Smith, Public Relations Officer for RHA. He actually was a little surprised at the big turnout. “The turnout is actually more than I expected. We don’t even have enough skates for everyone! But it is good seeing everybody having fun. We’re being removed from the stress of class and everything and it’s like being a kid again. It definitely should be regulated on campus more often.” When people first heard of the event, it may have caused some to hesitate on whether or not they were going to be in attendance, but it seemed like everyone was at this event Tuesday night. Even leaving an hour after the event had started, there was still a long line of students waiting to get in to skate. People enjoyed themselves, and it was a great successful first run for the Roll Bounce.

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The Residence Hall Association sponsored “Stomp the Halls: Dorm Step-Off” April 11 in Corbett Sports Center. Dorms across campus stepped and competed to wow the crowd as well as the judges for bragging rights and a plaque. The night began with an enticing performance from the step team at Aycock Middle School. They had a variety of precise steps and the crowd cheered loudly when they danced to “Moment 4 Life” by Nicki Minaj. The first place performance was Aggie Village with an awards show tribute theme to R&B. The performance started off with a glow stick piece to the song “All of the Lights” by Kanye West. It continued with an intricate step using one leg. Next, the performers paid tribute to TLC with a dance piece to “Creep,” then another tribute to Salt-N-Pepa with “Push It.” There were also more firstplace-winning steps including

silent steps, rounds, and unified group steps. Other tributes included Bobby Brown’s “Every Little Step I Take” and New Edition’s “If It Isn’t Love.” Aggie Village not only found favor with the judges but also with the student spectators. “My favorite part was the village because I like old school music and they started off with Kanye who is my favorite artist,” said Latina Nevelle, a junior criminal justice major from Greenville, N.C. Second place was snatched by Morrow Hall and Morrison Hall with a spin-off of the BET Show “106 and Park “entitled “1601 and Market”. Their routine featured dances to Ciara’s “Ciara to the Stage” and V.I.C.’s “Wobble.” A series of blindfolded steps and silent steps gave them an edge over some of the other competitors. Coming in third place was Aggie Suites E and F with a corrections theme. Their routine contained loud to silent steps, seated steps, and a complex jump where one member held up by two other members laid on her back while another member

ﬂipped off of her. Other acts included a routine with a convicted felons theme put on by Cooper Hall with dances to The Rej3ctz “Cat Daddy” and Roscoe Dash’s “Summer Time Swervin,’” and a first semester at A&T theme put on by both Holland Hall and Curtis Hall with a dance to Ne-Yo’s “Say It.” Students found the step show to be one of the best in recent years and applauded the whole way through. “It was cute and creative. I think Cooper should have at least placed though,” said Evonna Craig, a junior business management major from Palm Springs, Ca. Hosts Joel Sanchez and Megan Mills and many RHA special assistants including Paul Smith, Tiffany Gray, and Alexandria McKinney put in hard work. “The show was worked on since last summer and I’m glad that the show was better than even I expected. This is the best way to start off Aggie Fest 2011 and it’s a great way to bring the Aggie community back together,” said Alexander Brothers, president of RHA.

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Rooooolllll Booouuunnnceee!!! Aggies were treated to a skating rink right in our own Moore Gym April 12, following the kick back that happened earlier that day. With the kick back getting rained out and somewhat ruined, the roll bounce, hosted by the Resident Hall Association with free admission, and was the event to attend. The event started at 7pm with a line of students waiting to get in and have fun skating. Skates were provided for students if they decided to participate, food and drinks were there in case students worked up an appetite, and of course the most important factor, the music was supplied by ‘Dutchthedj’ aka Roger Weathers. When students walked in they were greeted by a table of waiver forms for them to sign, if they decided to skate, and following that they walked up to another table to receive their skates. There was a platform covering the Moore Gym’s ﬂoor to accommodate the skaters, giving them a smooth surface to skate on. It was entertaining seeing the veteran skaters enjoy themselves doing tricks and routines in the middle of the ﬂoor, while oth-

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Aggies & Poets After Dark Memorial Student Union 11 p.m.

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Comedy Show/ Fashion Show Corbett 7 p.m.

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Tambourines to Glory Paul Robeson 8 a.m. NPHC Step Show Corbett Gymnasium 7 p.m.

North Carolina A&T welcomed Meagan Good and Pooch Hall to campus on April 12 for an HBCU promotion tour for their new film, “Jumping the Broom” that comes out in theaters May 6. Good and Hall were involved in a various interviews in WNAA 90.1 FM radio station and a press conference in the TV studio in Crosby Hall. “Jumping the Broom” is the story of two African American families from different socioeconomic backgrounds coming together one weekend in Martha’s Vineyard for a wedding. Along with Good and Hall, the film stars, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Mike Epps, Romeo Miller, Tasha Smith and Valerie Pettiford. “Spiritual undertones is what I really enjoyed about the film,” said Good. She expressed that the film was religious based and that the Christian base was bold throughout the film and that it definitely implanted good morals to young people. Good plays Blythe, the maid of honor who doesn’t believe in love, thinks the relationship will not last, and cares mostly about what a

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Pooch hall & Meagan good in a press conference on campus before making an apperance at the Aggie Fest Kick back on Tuesday April 12, 2011.

man has in his wallet. “I like playing characters that are not liked from the initial start because you always find and learn what is important,” said Good. On the other hand, Hall plays Rickey, the groom’s best friend and one of two men up for best man. Throughout production of the film, Good and Hall felt a family atmosphere on and off set. “It was really fun and I think the film is special because you see the love on the screen and we all came together as friends and I remember hanging out and building an bond with each other,” said Hall.

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Both actors continued discussing the cast being very humble with one another, that production resembled college life and how they made a lot of friendships. Good and Hall also co-star with A&T alumni Terrence J on BET hit series The Game. “He is such a joy and he is open, loving, outgoing and anything might come out of his mouth,” said Good. Hall felt appreciative that Terrence J came onto The Game with a learning mentality. “We first met in New York before I was even getting recognition and he treated me the same as everyone else,” stated Hall.

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sons. “Urban films may follow the same format and you really want that to change and expand when you go support films that come out that are different. Having a black cast is categorized as an urban film but is different because this can be anyone’s story,” said Good.

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Aggies African Coalition presents African Day Gian Spells Contributor

Aggies African Coalition celebrated African Day. On April 9, the event included poetry, dance, music, and a fashion show. Aaron Anazia was the host of the event and kept the audience entertained by going back and forth from an American accent to an African accent while being a creative comedian and speaking about different African traditions. “The accent came

from a little theatre. I feel like everybody who has an African parent or has been around one long enough knows how to do the accent,” said Aaron Anazia a senior journalism and liberal arts major. Ngozi Opara would later warm the audience as she recited her poem called “African born American” which detailed the struggles of a person of African descent growing up in America, from name calling to negative stereotypes and connotations. Kelly Rae would follow up with a poem dealing with skin

complexion and its issues related to people of the African Diaspora. Dance groups from UNC chapel and East Carolina University came and performed for the celebration. “Our dance organization started five years ago and it’s mostly a Congo style dancing. Our group is named Soukosa,” said Charles Odhikmbo, a health fitness major at East Carolina University. Schools from throughout North Carolina were in attendance. “We had students from ECU, UNC Charlotte, Wake For-

est, Winston Salem State, Duke Africa, NCCU, and UNCG,” said Sogbeye Okoro a junior history and pre law major. “We found out about the African day celebration through their organization coming to ECU’s African day celebration a couple of weeks ago, so we come to show support,” said Michaalah Kosia a health education major from ECU. Sogbeye is the current president of Aggies African Coalition and the organizations motto is “54 strong” representing the 54 nations that make up Africa.

“We represent the division of better Africa. We wanted to show that Africa is not just poverty it isn’t what you think it is. We come from beautiful nations, beautiful land,” said Okoro. The event was catered by a traditional African restaurant located in Raleigh called “Wavobya,” which is a saying in Nigeria that means come together. The different types of food included Nigerian style jallof rice, Ghanaian style jallof rice, fried plantains, fried goat meat and fish. “You don’t have to be Afri-

can to join the Aggies African Coalition. We accept everybody who just wants to learn about the culture and where we are from and who we are,” said Okoro. “I want everybody to leave this event with the fact that although there are different countries in Africa and there’s this whole dispute about being African American, no matter where you are in the world be it Spain, Chili, Puerto Rico wherever you are from I feel like it is Africa and Africa represents that unity,” said Anazia.

Bluford’s roundabout circle Domestic shequia cole

Students surely have noticed the ongoing construction near and around Bluford circle. Some were probably wondering when the project would be completed. Well the time is now. The new and improved Bluford Roundabout Circle is complete and ready for enjoyment. “It was completed on time and under budget,” said Assistant Vice Chancellor for facilities, Andrew Perkins. At $365,000 Vines Architect out of Research Triangle Park in Raleigh designed the roundabout. Perkins had no feelings about Frank Foster, the student photographed in the A&T Register last week sitting in protest of the Bluford roundabout. Construction began on the roundabout in early January of this year. The purpose of the enhancement is to provide and promote pedestrian movement from all directions around campus. Located at the intersection of Bluford and Obermeyer

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streets, this circle helps to ease the flow of traffic and add a different dimension to the campus landscape. Located just in front of Aggie Village, the fairly new parking deck and the new Proctor hall, the roundabout changes fit right in with other new additions on campus. Currently, the roundabout consists of flared concrete and granite walkways, bollard lighting, pole lights and a variety of low to the ground plants. Granite seating is also featured on the east-west paver walks. Eventually the roundabout will encompass a bell tower. The tower will be about 125 feet high and will include the university seal, a clock and a chime for every half hour or every hour. Construction will begin on the bell tower when alumni raise the funds to complete the project. The roundabout construction project, along with others, is part of A&T’s plan to shift towards a pedestrian-friendly campus. Also, within this plan is encouragement of vehicular traffic towards the perimeter of

campus. Perkins insisted that in 1999 A&T’s campus wasn’t very pedestrian friendly. Walkways were for the most part cut off by streets and roads and vehicular movement. Since then the campus has improved its sidewalks and walkways for pedestrians, but work still needs to be done. Perkins said that continuous efforts will be made towards making campus more pedestrian friendly. Soon a new campus master plan will be constructed in which another parking deck will be proposed. This deck would be included in one the major parts of campus. “Students should be able to walk around campus without being interfered by motor vehicles,” said Perkins. Students and others interested in knowing more about the Bluford roundabout, the bell tower and other campus projects should log on to the A&T facilities website.

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Counseling services, along with Active Minds, hosted The Clothes Line Project April 11 in Exhibit Hall. Active Minds is a national student led organization that promotes strong mental health and believes in the benefits of counseling. The Clothes Line Project event was free and open to all students. Plain T-shirts and fabric paint were provided, so students could create their own individual shirt to express their feelings on domestic violence and personal strength. A combination of inspirational messages and positive pictures were painted on the shirts by each of the students. Once the shirts are completed and dried they will be hung across the ceiling of the Union lobby to be put on display. “Our hope is to bring awareness to students about mental and physical abuse. There are people that can help and counseling can be very effective and helpful after someone has gone through a traumatic situation,” said Ashley Medford, a clinical counselor for counseling services and the advisor for Active Minds. “Our events are meant to inspire people and help promote counseling services as a supportive way to work through your problems.” Active Minds became a campus-approved organization this spring and this is the first event they have hosted. There are 325 Active Minds chapters at various campuses across the nation. Later this year they plan to host “Take Back the Night.” This event will be in collaboration with Greensboro College and Bennett College and will consist of a student and faculty march beginning at Murphy Hall and ending at the Memorial Student Union. The march will signify taking a stand against sexual abuse. It will count toward community service hours and there will be a short program following the walk. “I feel that there is a stigma in the African American community when it comes to counseling and therapy,” said Calena Creft, an A&T graduate and a member of Active Minds. “It’s as if people are afraid to talk about it, but counseling is nothing to be ashamed of. Active Minds tries to bring awareness to certain issues that may be considered taboo and show that they are ok to talk about. The event was publicized around campus in the form of flyers. The members of Active Minds hope to make their events annual and bring more awareness across the college campuses in Greensboro. There are currently only ten members of the A&T chapter of Active Minds; however, students are encouraged to get involved by signing up in Murphy Hall. “I chose to join Active Minds because I believe in what it stands for. It gives students an outlet to vent or speak about whatever may be bothering them,” said Ashley Blanton, an A&T graduate and member of Active Minds. “Keeping suppressed feelings inside is so dangerous and mentally exhausting. Everyone needs an outlet at some point.”

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Top Right: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. prepares to enter the gym ﬂoor in Corbett Sports Center. Top Left: Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. lines up to probate. Left: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. greeting the Beta Epsilon of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Right: Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. initiates getting excited before they ran onto the ﬂoor. Bottom Left: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. new initiates at probate. Bottom Right: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia singing at probate.

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Corbett was packed almost to capacity April 7 for the second set of probates which included nearly all of the National Pan-Hellenic Council and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia was recently rechartered on A&T’s campus after being off the yard over 20 years. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is a collegiate fraternity for men with interest in music. The12 new initiates are known as the “R.E.N.A.I.S.S.A.N.C.E.” line. Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. started the night off with eight new initiates on the “I.S.T.F.N.E.” line. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. also probated April 9, initiating 56 ladies into their Alpha Mu Chapter. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. initiated 25 new ladies into the Alpha Phi Chapter. The Eta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. probated with 12 men on their “Paranormal Activity” line. The Zeta Alpha Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Also probated 15 ladies on the “#ItiZ About To Go Down” line.

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What has happened to this campus’ priorities? Ever since I ﬁrst walked on this campus back in the Fall of 2008, I have noticed more Aggies, faculty, and students, becoming less concerned about the world around them. And last week during probates it left me to ask myself ‘where are this campus’ priorities?’ For starters, this has nothing to do with the new or old Greeks on this campus. Actually, my frustration comes from the general population on this campus. This campus has shown poor leadership skills, and has breed a population that has become too lazy to question authority. However, it is a shame to me that the general population on this campus put so much emphasis on going to probates and Aggie Fest, while there are so

Dear Constituents and Friends of the Sankofa Administration, Since taking the oath of ofﬁce of this grand organization, as SGA President, I have discovered that there is a greater purpose in leading the student body. We are more than the ofﬁcial student representatives; we are a group of intelligent, young African American servant leaders destined to bring forth the change we wish to see on NC A&T’s campus and in the world. While we stand steadfast to our constitutional responsibilities and moral obligations, we recognize this is an organization committed to serving our campus and community through the missions, goals and objectives of this illustrious institution. Thus, we are cognizant of the fact that we are the master of our own fate, and we will not settle for mediocrity. The Sankofa Administra-

many other issues going on in the world today. I’ve never seen so many people skip class just to go watch a probate in my life! For these reasons A&T is becoming less relevant as a university. When you have a campus that is more concerned about organizations that they are not even members of than they are about the near government shutdown, then clearly there’s a problem. And let’s not just blame the students. As far as I’m concerned, the faculty and administration are just as much, if not more, to blame for A&T falling further behind. It is sad to say, but we have professors teaching subjects that they know nothing about. Many of our students graduate unprepared for the world that

awaits them because many of our professors have no idea how to prepare them. I believe there is clearly a problem when our tu- TRUMAINE ition is steadi- MCCASKILL ly increasing, yet we are still “forced” to cut our foreign language department. How can we expect to be globally competitive, or even signiﬁcant, when we blatantly make it known that being bilingual is no longer a priority at our university? How can we expect for student’s to get jobs all over the world when we are failing to

Letter to the Editor tion would like to thank you for allowing us the opportunity to lead this distinguished s t u d e n t body to new and higher WAYNE heights. It has KIMBALL been a true honor and privilege to serve you as the 2010-2011 SGA Executive Board. The Student Government Association has so much to be proud of and it is all because of great students and supporters like you. Our accomplishments during the 2010-2011 academic year have been tremendous. We have seen our student body become more uniﬁed, involvement in SGA activities has increased, the brand of SGA has been rebuilt and true governance has been reinstated. Since last April, we have organized a lucrative business

structure, implemented initiatives and campaigns, and began operating as a fully functional entity within the University. Some of our noteworthy achievements this year include ratifying the Constitution, increasing requirements for elected SGA officials, implementation of the Textbook Rental Program, improving Aggie Shuttle, Housing, and Academic Advising infrastructures, fighting tuition increases, and revamping “The Greatest Homecoming on Earth”, just to name a few. As my term comes to an end, I am confident that next year and in the years to come, the students of NC A&T will continue to exemplify great leadership qualities and professionalism. Through working with you and serving as a leader, my dreams have become a reality and destiny has been fulfilled. Without a doubt, the future looks to be rewarding and promising.

teach them more than one language? Decisions such as this show me that thinking in a global perspective is not a priority at this university. And even on a more personal level, I think it is a crying shame that we can cut majors, yet not give a legit reason to what is taking so long for the new building on campus to be built. I understand building a structure takes time, but by no means should it be taking this long. Is this building, which has taken far too long to build, more important than Aggies being able to actually become relevant to issues abroad? Because with this recent cut, I must admit I am not sure where our priorities are. Maybe this explains why we

To the newly elected ofﬁcials of the Robinson Administration, thank you for answering the call to student leadership. I am very proud of you and wish you the very best. Continue to ENHANCE, ENRICH and EMPOWER the student body of our beloved North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Again, thank you for your generosity, encouragement and support in our endeavors. In the Essence of AGGIE PRIDE,

Wayne Kimball, Jr. President The Sankofa Administration

Commencement speakers shouldn’t cash in MCT CAMPUS Contributor

There are few occasions in life more idyllic than college graduation. Steeped in ceremony, it is the moment of triumph after years of work, a time for parents to beam proudly and gowned students to receive their hard-earned diplomas. However, graduates aren’t the only ones earning something on commencement day. Some colleges and universities are paying exorbitant fees not just expenses for graduation speakers. Public speaking has been big business for years, and ﬁnding a great speaker for commencement day is a competitive business, particularly for a school burnishing its image and trying to boost fundraising. Rutgers University, which

is planning a bigger ceremony this year, recently announced that it will pay Nobel Prizewinning author Toni Morrison $30,000 to be the commencement speaker. “An honorarium was required to attract a stellar speaker of Ms. Morrison’s caliber,” said Rutgers spokesman Ken Branson. Morrison is only one example. In 2006, CBS news star Katie Couric got $115,000 to speak at the University of Oklahoma’s ceremony although she did donate it to a cancer center at the University of Virginia in honor of her late sister. And Rudy Giuliani’s 2005 address at High Point University in North Carolina reportedly cost the school $75,000 in a contribution to a foundation of his choice. Some speakers who command astronomical fees will

discount them for commencement speeches it’s possible that Morrison usually gets much more than $30,000 or waive them. Bill Clinton, who was scheduled to speak at UCLA in 2008 before canceling because of the university’s dispute with a union, did not request a fee. Nor would UCLA have offered one. (It never pays.) Neither President Obama nor the ﬁrst lady are paid for their commencement addresses. This year, the president will deliver the address at Miami Dade College’s North Campus, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the public high school that wins the White House’s Race to the Top Commencement Challenge. Michelle Obama will speak at Spelman College, the University of Northern Iowa and the high school that serves

children of members of the military on the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Va. We know it’s a struggle for lesser-known schools to find a speaker a cut above a dreary dean talking in cliches about the challenges to come. But it’s disappointing to see a tradition so wrapped in idealism become yet another vehicle for commercialism. A commencement address is not a gig at a corporate retreat. Even though it takes time and effort to craft a good speech, it is honor enough to be chosen to impart some words of inspiration to newly minted graduates. We’d like to see influential figures go out of their way to speak at smaller institutions for free. Commencement day is one time when accomplished people should share the wealth not increase their own.

have far too many students concerned about Nxlevel’s White Party, and not nearly enough students worried about the issues in Libya and how they affect the United States. Our campus has to stop being so small minded and realize that there is more to this world around us than what we see going on around campus. It is a shame that so many students on campus cried, complained and felt their whole world come crashing down when they didn’t make the cuts to be on a Spring 2011 line, but didn’t think twice about the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan. Nor have we stopped to think about how America can spend billions of dollars a day for issues abroad, but cannot spend

a couple million a year to help save many of our historically black colleges and universities. Our lack of understanding and knowledge has become so bad that it has even left us in a position to force many people to ask if HBCUs are even relevant anymore. Maybe this is why we rarely get students to graduate on time. Better yet, maybe this is why we struggle to get students to graduate at all. I love my Aggie family, but I think it is time we become more focused on the issues that matter, at home and abroad, oppose to the issues that do nothing, but spark drama. So now, perhaps more than ever, is the time to ask ourselves, where are our priorities Aggies?

Ask a Black Girl Why is it so hard for “strong black women” to be submissive?

however in this situation I know I would have to dig deep in my spirituality to ﬁnd forgiveness.

Girl #1- I think it’s because most of the time black women haven’t had the luxury of being able to be submissive. Unfortunately, black men haven’t been playing their role and black women have had to be the mother, father, primary provider, etc. As a result, black women raise their daughters to be “strong black women” because statistics show that we’re going to have to play our role and more.

Girl #3- I’d be pissed because there really is no excuse for a man to be on the down low while in a relationship with a woman. It’s selﬁsh and inconsiderate. And, of course, I’d break up with him. Oh, and if he gave me HIV or AIDS I’d deﬁnitely press charges for attempted involuntary manslaughter.

Girl #2- Because it is not in our DNA, point blank period. Girl #3- What kind of stupid question is that? Why would a strong woman want to submit? What man truly wants a weakminded woman who is going to do nothing but what he wants when he wants? I think the question shouldn’t be why black women won’t submit, but instead why black men feel that we should submit to them in the ﬁrst place. Girl #4- Submitting to a man means you trust his judgment and his ability to lead you and your family. If a “strong black woman” isn’t willing to “submit” it is because she recognizes that the man in her life isn’t ready to lead. I have no problem with my future husband being the head of my household, but only if he is ready to do so in a manner that isn’t about control, but rather about what is best for the both of us. How would you react if you found out your man was on the down low? Girl #1- I’d be upset, mostly at myself for not being able to tell. Obviously, I’d break up with him. Then I’d be glad I practice safe sex, because times like this is when it comes in handy. But I’d still go get an STD test. Girl #2- I would turn into Angela Bassett off Waiting to Exhale in a heartbeat! Burn clothes; destroy cars all while I am cussing him out. No, but on a serious note, I would be extremely hurt. In a relationship, trust is all you have, and without it you have nothing. My faith has taught me to forgive,

Girl #4- Wow…tough question. Honesty I do not think homosexuality is something you can hide. There are things people do or say that “gives it away.” So with that said, I don’t think I would ever be in that position because I would see it coming. I don’t want to blame the woman who is the “victim” of this in her relationship, but she was most likely lying to herself because she was either embarrassed or blinded by love. When you ﬁrst start talking to a man, what signs are you looking for? Girl #1- I’m looking for someone who I can see being my friend as well as my boyfriend. I believe in being friends ﬁrst. I’m looking for someone who can stimulate my mind, not just my body. Someone who can make me laugh. Someone who’s ambitious, sweet, respectful, and having a nice smile doesn’t hurt. Girl #2- Chemistry. I’m a girl who loves meaningful conversation, and if a man cannot hold a conversation longer than 5 minutes I lose interest. When courting a guy, I simply look for someone I feel comfortable with and make me smile. Girl #3- He has to be funny. That’s the most important thing to me. He also had to be kind and smart. Girl #4- Someone who is giving, sweet, and can hold up his end of the conversation, that is probably the bare minimum. I like guys who are different from me so when we talk or hang out we aren’t boring each other. I think I play into that whole “opposites attract” cliché, to a certain extent.

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A&T football holds annual spring game AGGIES RUNDOWN gian spells Contributor

A&T hosted its annual Spring Football game on April 9. “Because of our numbers we were not able to have a game, we just had a little offense versus defense and hopefully next year we will go back to having a real game,” said Rod Broadway; current head coach of the football team. The spring games have been an ongoing tradition at A&T, and gives the coaches and the team a chance to see what needs improvements. There weren’t any signees in the game; the coaching staff came after the signing date was over. “If we’re going to be successful we’re going to be successful with the players that’s on the team,” said Broadway. Another devastating blow to the team is the lost of scholarships, which played a key role in recruiting this season. The scholarships lost are due to the Academic Progress Rate,

when teams don’t meet certain NCAA requirements the team starts to lose scholarships. A&T has lost quite a few. A&T is currently in the process of fixing its APR problem; “the players in the guilty party are from four years ago, five years ago, so the current team is paying for somebody else’s sins because scholarships got taken away and it wasn’t anything that these players did or may have did or didn’t do,” said Broadway. During the spring game coaches get a chance to evaluate the talent on the field. “it’s easier to find out who can do what and then we come up with a strategy on how to play next year,” said Broadway. The new coaching staff has only been around the team for 15 practices; which according to Broadway is not enough time to really learn your football team or to develop your football team. But there is indication on which direction the team wants to go as far as how to attack oth-

er teams and with whom offensively; coaches are working 15 to 16 hours a day to try to figure things out. “Everybody’s in from the coaches, to the players, to the strength and condition staff, everybody is working for the same cause,” said Broadway. Looking toward the upcoming season, Broadway says, the most difficult team to play is Appalachian State, due to a number of college national championships and they are one of the best teams in Division I AA. Rod Broadway has been coaching for 32 years at numerous University’s in North Carolina, but only a month and a half at A&T. “There’s a process that you go through when you enter a new situation, the biggest fear in the world isn’t public speaking, isn’t plane crashes, Photo by KENNETH HAWKINS • A&T REGISTER or car accidents, but change,” d’Vonte Grahamand Dominique Drake participate in the Aggies annual spring game. said Broadway. He would go on to say that ing to take the whole student community everybody needs to the problem is bigger than just body, the faculty, staff, and get involved. the team trying to fix it; it’s go-

Aggie track and field competes at Florida relays brian holloway

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The A&T men’s and women’s track and field teams combined to put together eight top 15 finishes at the Florida Relays at the University of Florida. All heats are timed finals, making the performances even more impressive. A&T won 6 of 9 heats with opening marks ahead of last season’s progression. The meet featured some of the best athletes and schools in the country. “Without a doubt I am very proud of what we were able to accomplish this past weekend,”

associate head coach James Daniels said. “We had two cases of food poisoning, so other people were called upon to step up and they responded.” What aided the Aggies was the presence of former A&T track and field standouts. AlAakhir Grimes, a school record holder in the pole vault, drove from Tampa, Fl, to watch the Aggies compete. Grimes competed at A&T from 1999-2003. Loreal Smith, who earned outdoor All-American honors in the 100 meter hurdles in 2009, was also in attendance. The former MEAC Woman of the Year is now competing for Nike.

“It was great to see the team compete so well,” said AlAakhir, who recently obtained his doctorate in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida. “It was not hard at all to yell Aggie Pride with fellow Aggies at the meet. They did an outstanding job representing our great institution.” The Florida Relays is one of the most prestigious meets in the country, and has existed for 67 years. The meet featured NCAA outdoor champions and All-Americans. Despite the competition, the Aggies still had a good showing in the relays. The Aggies men’s 4x100 meter relay team finished sixth

with a time of 40.10. The men’s 4x200 meter relay team had an eighth place finish with a time of 1:24.81. There was also a ninth place finish by the women’s 4x1 relay team. In the individual events, Shakia Forbes followed up her win at the Raleigh Relays with a 10th place finish in the women’s long jump. Her best jump was 18-feet, 10 inches. Krystin Lawson had an 11th place finish in the women’s 100 with a time of 11.75. Freshman Dotrine Jacobs, Newburg, N.Y., qualified for the USATF Junior Nationals in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 60.03.

The Junior Nationals will be held June 23-26 in Eugene, Oregon. The Aggies have competed well at the event. A year ago, Jenea McCammon became the first Aggie to qualify for the finals of a USATF Junior National event. “After competing against a lot of the top schools in the region, professional athletes and MEAC schools, we believe as a team we are getting ready to compete well,” said senior Crystal Carrington.” The Aggies are preparing for their first home meet on April 15-16 when they host the Friendship & Freedom Games at Irwin Belk Track

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OVR. 20-14 15-16 13-18 5-27 10-26 8-21 3-24

THIS WEEK’S GAMES: Apr. 9 MD Eastern Shore War Memorial Stadium 1 p.m. DH Apr. 10 MD Eastern Shore War Memorial Stadium 1 p.m. Apr. 19 USC Upstate War Memorial Stadium 6 p.m.

SOFTball TEAM NORTH DIVISION Delaware State Morgan State Hampton Howard Coppin State MD Eastern Shore

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SOUTH DIVISION Bethune-Cookman Florida A&M South Carolina State North Carolina A&T Norfolk State THIS WEEK’S GAMES: Apr. 15 at Florida A&M Tallahassee, Fla. 3:30 p.m. DH Apr. 10 at Florida A&M Tallahassee, Fla. 12 p.m.

NEws and notes BASEBALL UPDATE: The A&T baseball team fell to 8-21, 2-3 in the MEAC. Apr. 10-12 the Aggies faced off against MEAC opponent Bethune-Cookman . A&T was not able to come away with any wins and loss the three game series. The Aggies loss to Bethune 11-3, 10-7, 11-1.

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‘Temptations of the flesh versus will of spirit’ gian spells Contributor

The department of visual and performing arts, and the Paul Robeson Theatre presented “Tambourines To Glory” a play written by Langston Hughes on Apr. 8. “This 1950’s classic tale is a tale of women versus men, good versus evil, god versus man, and the temptations of the flesh versus the will of the spirit,” said Gregory Horton, the director of the play. The roles of Laura Wright Reed, her best friend Essie Belle Johnson, and Big-Eyed Buddy Lomax, Laura’s controversial significant other, would go on to carry the play from scene to scene. Essie and Laura are close friends who decide to start a church, but have different selfinterests when it comes to the well being of the church. Essie’s character is faithful, believes in God, and wants the church to focus on preaching the word while Laura wants to con people for their money. “Laura is so ratchet: she drinks, she allows a man to move in with her, she’s the farthest thing from a saint,” said Ashdyn Neal, who played the role of Laura. As for the man she lets move in, Buddy Lomax, is depicted as the devil of the story. “I never played the devil before. It was one of the deepest roles I’ve

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played, he’s not actually the devil, but a man with a demon spirit inside of him that has complete control,” said Gomo Lomo-David who played Buddy. Having such opposite characters working so closely together along with the rest of the cast generated a good amount of comedy; when it came to the comical scenes it was all about subtlety for the actors. They were steadily reminded they couldn’t laugh with the audience, but the audience could laugh with them. “There were some practices where everybody would fall out laughing, I think that’s healthy because that’s apart of learning the script and learning what’s going on and when you get use to that you come up with mechanisms that makes a performance,” said Horton. But the promiscuous, money hungry Buddy Lomax still found ways to bring about controversy in the mist of all that comedy. In one situation, he attempted to rape Marietta Johnson the daughter of Essie Belle Johnson, yet Essie stayed calm. Essie is a very calm woman and believes God is going to work everything out. “Her problem is that she sits back and lets things happen, she doesn’t fight back, it’s weird because my personality being Yudit is the opposite,” said Yudit Smith. Like Yudit, most of the

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Tambourines 2 glory is a play written by Langston Hughes. The 1950 classic tale is about two women who open a church. One opens the church to reunite with her daughter and the other just wants the movie within it.

actors in the play had different personalities than their character. To help adapt to their characters they did background research on the play. And took into consideration what Langston Hughes was thinking and what issues were prevalent in that time period. The most controversial scene

of the play consisted of Buddy Lomax slapping Laura Reed. “The first time we practiced it I went down crying he hit me that hard, emotionally it took a toll and it’s something I have to prepare myself for,” said Neal. “I’m not a Miles Davis or an Ike Turner in real life. I don’t beat on women so that’s definitely something I don’t

do; it was a part of the role so I had to step up to the plate,” said Lomo-David. To be an actor one must be vulnerable and open to everything and stay true to ones character. “Tambourines To Glory” will be showing Apr. 14-16 at 8pm and Apr. 17 at 3pm.

1. So were you waiting on 20 Questions this week? 2. If they were lame, would you be mad? 3. So did you hear the Kappas were mad last week? 4. So Kappas, was it the kane again? 5. Did ya’ll go to probates or was that a dumb question? 6. So were you wondering why SGRho probated with the greek letter council and not with the divine nine? 7. Or were you wondering why number 7 on their line did not have any rythmn? 8. Should rythmn be an reqiuirement for next year’s probates? 9. How many of ya’ll who crossed have your facebook stalkers already? 10. Or are they at your door expressing their interest? 11. So has it been said since you crossed that you are different already or is it just because you got your letters? 12. Arent you glad that you are off line? 13. So were these the hardest days/weeks/months of your life? 14. How many Neos are happy that they are back on Facebook and Twitter? 15. Or how many of you really left? 16. How many of ya’ll saw someone on Twitter at 4p.m. and probated at 7p.m. 17. So how many of ya’ll preparing to be on line next year? 18. How many of ya’ll went to probates with a notebook and a pen? 19. Or did you go with a recorder? 20. How many of ya’ll in the stands were singing the pledge song with them?

scream 4 starring Neve Campbell comes out Friday. Sidney Prescott, now the author of a self-help book, returns home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. There she reconnects with Sheriff Dewey and Gale, her cousin Jill and her Aunt Kate. Unfortunately Sidney’s appearance also brings about the return of Ghostface. A.H.

BE Scene Contributor’s meetings every Wednesday at 5 p.m. in GCB room 328A on shelves Martin the complete 5th season is now on DVD. This 4 discs collection will feature episodes from Martin’s “Boo’s in the House” and “Daddy Dearest.” The sitcom was a early nineties hit that aired on fox. Fans of no job Tommy and bruh man from the fifth floor can re-live those hilarious moments at the press of a button. - A.H.

on stage Pan- Hellenic Step Show will take place at the Greensboro Coliseum on Friday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12.50 for students and $20 the day of event for everyone at the Brown Ticket Office. The host of Friday’s event will be 106 and Parks Terrence J also a A&T alum. Arrive early for good seats. - A.H.