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N.C. A&T’s Aggie Fest has arrived and students are more than pleased with the re-vamped activities planned for this year’s annual production.

Planning along with the scheduling of Aggie Fest has been in the works now for some months. The six days of events brings promising fun filled events and socials to students who will be taking finals in a couple of weeks.

The annual festival became extremely popular back in the 80’s, but has taken a back seat the past few years due to uncontrollable issues such as rained-out events.

“I’m really excited for Aggie Fest this year because we have planned six days of events compared to the usual three to four days,” says Christopher Wade, the vice-president of external affairs.

The Residential Hall Association Dorm Step Off started off the week Monday night in Corbett Sports Center.

All dorms except Morrow and Morrison competed in the competition. The overall theme of the show was ‘You Got Served” but the teams had the opportunity to showcase creativity and work with an open concept.

Each team had themes of movies, TV shows and music such as “The Crazies,” MTV’s “Made,” boxing and Barbie dolls. “I really like the different themes, especially the Barbie Doll, boxing and Made themes,” said T’keyah Gray, a sophomore psychology major from Waldorf, MD. The night was filled with different styles and every team brought something new to the stage for

the crowd and the judges.

“I think this year’s show was a lot different because I was in it last year and this year I got to sit back and watch,” said Robyn Harris, a sophomore social work major from Charlotte.

The winners of the competition, Cooper Hall got the crowd excited about their performance from the beginning with hardcore stepping, precision and flipping off tables. Their theme was “Year of the Gentlemen” and they feel you can achieve anything if you put your mind to it. Members of the team felt that Cooper has a bad reputation and they were excited about winning. “You can achieve anything that you work hard for,” said step team member, freshman computer engineering major from Columbia, SC, Clarence Houser.

“Cooper did a great job and I liked their performance,” said Gray. Barbee Hall placed in second and Aggie Village placed third.

Tomorrow night, Aggies and Poets will be held in Harrison Auditorium at 8 p.m.

The Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. Stroll-Off Competition will be held on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Corbett Sports Center. Tickets for this event cost $5 leading up to the day and $7 the day of and can be bought at the university ticket office.

This year Iota Stroll-Off Competition was added to the lineup for Aggie Fest for a fresh new event students were not expecting.

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The Novemeber death of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion has sent shockwaves to many campuses nationwide — especially at HBCUs. The topic of hazing has not only been campus talk, but also water cooler conversation amongst faculty and staff.

Amid this tragedy, Champion’s family is on a mission to not let this happen to someone else’s family.

Brittany Champion, a A&T junior was Robert’s little sister and is one of the forces behind The Robert D. Champion Drum Major for Change Foundation.

“I hope that knowledge about the foundation my family started in remembrance of my brother will encourage others to take a stand against hazing,” said Brittany.

This foundation was founded on Jan. 28, a few months after Robert’s death was ruled a homicide.

He was a drum major in the band’s ‘Marching 100’ and died during an alleged hazing ritual.

Out of this tragedy, the Champion family created this foundation to ensure his death was not in vain.

“I started the foundation because I didn’t want other mothers to experience what I went through,” said Robert’s mother Pam. The foundation is divided into two sectors in order to reach different age levels thoroughly and appropriately.

The C.H.A.M.P (Creating Hazing Awareness Mentality Progression) and M.U.S.I.C. (Musicians United To Serve In Cohesion).

The C.H.A.M.P. program

above is the official logo for the “drum Major for change Foundation” and at the bottom is the official t-shirts for the foundation.

enables youngsters to tour colleges and universities.

At the high schools, they host forums, show documentaries and vivid pictures to raise awareness and go in depth about what hazing is and its effects.

The M.U.S.I.C program deals with elementary schools and middle schools to raise awareness of bullying and hazing to prevent it from reaching the college level.

The foundation is a nonprofit organization and runs

solely on donations and merchandise sales.

The merchandise available for sale include “I am Champion” T-shirts, bracelets, and even a song on  See CHAMPION on Page 2

tate administration wants transparency for next year After the long process of election season, the 2012-2013 Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board has been formed and the Tate Administration is ready to bring a sense of transparency to the university.

The executive board consists of rising senior architectural engineering major from Fayetteville, Allahquan Tate as

President; rising junior agricultural business management major from Waverly, Va., Canesha Cierra Turner as Vice President of Internal Affairs; rising senior graphic communications major from Bennettsville, S.C., Patrick Malachi as Secretary; rising senior journalism and mass communications major from Winston Salem, Catherine Hamlin as Miss A&T; rising senior, theater major from Englewood, N.J., Reginald Johnson as Mr. A&T; and rising junior

economics major from Durham, Ryan Marcus as Vice President of External Affairs.

Rising senior finance major from Chesapeake, Va., Desiree Simmons, returns as treasurer.

She is the only individual from the previous E-board who served in the Robinson administration.

Simmons gives advice to her new executive board members by saying, “make sure you manage your time and that you come in with an open mind,”

said Simmons.

She continued that the new members have to come in with optimism.

“Stay on your grind at all times because this is for the students and the students is who you have to answer to.”

Excluding Marcus and Turner, all the newly elected members have held previous positions within SGA. Malachi was the junior class secretary; Tate was the freshmen class president in 2009;

Simmons was SGA treasurer for 2011-2012; and Johnson was Mr. Freshman for 2009-2010 and Mr. Sophomore for 20102011.

They all comprehend of the university’s constitution want to keep the students involved in all activities that go on within SGA. “I want to bring back a sense of transparency between us and the student body,” said Tate.

I would like to bring back ‘Student Sundays’ and give up-

dates to the students on what’s going on and display that we are here to serve them.”

Members of the E-board have gained experience that has geared them for their positions by learning from individuals who currently hold their respective positions.

Marcus interned under Chris Wade for the year and he feels comfortable and ready to pursue his role as the new VPEA.

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AGGIEFEST From page 1 Wade.

This year there will be no Step Show during this week’s festivities, however students can temporarily take their minds off of finals and seniors can put the stress of graduation away as they live it up all through Aggie Fest.

One of the biggest changes students have to look forward to during this year’s festivities is the Triad College Music Fest in collaboration with UNCG. “I think that combing this year’s Aggie Fest concert with UNCG was one of the best ideas for a successful event,” said Corey Merrick, junior and psychology major. “Even though Aggie Fest isn’t as big as homecoming, the two universities are very close in distance and collaboration makes sense since both student bodies usually attend each other’s con-

CHAMPION From page 1 iTunes dedicated to Robert titled “Champion (You’ll be remembered),” in which all the proceeds from the purchases go to the foundation.

Volunteers interested in working with the foundation are encouraged to tweet @RDC4Change and express

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This will be an outdoor concert held on Saturday at White Oak Amphitheatre of the Greensboro Coliseum.

The concert will begin at 4:30PM and will be headlined by J. Cole. With Cole, accompanied

by Big Krit on the main stage, there will also be a Fresh Faces stage for new and upcoming artists that will feature: The Old-One Two Band, Beautiful Experience, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, 2AM Club and The Foreign Exchange.

“I’m super pleased that A&T has stepped their game up this year by featuring J.Cole and The Sideline Story Tour for Aggie Fest. Cole is one of my favorite artists,” said Ashley Bryant, sophomore nursing major.

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their will to help.

The foundation also has a website, www.Drummajorforchange.com, and has promo videos for the foundation on YouTube that Brittany created.

Since the death of Robert, many colleges nationwide have held open dialogues about hazing. N.C. A&T is no excep-

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Cooper Hall’s theme for the 2012 RHA Dorm Stepp off was “Year of the Gentlemen” as they wore red ties and suits.

tion.

Last week at an anti-hazing forum in Harrison Auditorium Brittany shared that, “It hurt to listen to the panelist condoning hazing, and to be amongst my peers who were texting, tweeting, and not really concerned with the situation of hazing that I have to live everyday.” when asked about her experience at the forum.

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Pam often quotes the bible verse Joshua 24:14 when she refers to the Robert D. Champion foundation. This states that “choose you this day whom you will serve.”

She goes on to add that you are either for hazing or against it, there is no in between.

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On April 12, a small group of students met with a potential candidate to replace Interim Chair of the Journalism and Mass Communications Department, DeWayne Wickham. Dr. Cindy Killion presented her ideas to improve the department if selected for the position and answered questions from inquiring students.

Killion is currently the Mass Communications Department chair at Winona State University in Winona, MN. She has a background in photojournalism and received her doctorate in 2004. She is Cherokee Indian and wrote her dissertation on mainstream news coverage of Indian repatriation.

During the informal and intimate interview with students, Killion spoke of plans to develop closer relationships with local media outlets in order to help students find more internships and land more jobs.

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A&T, students have seen some department amenities disappear.

An important role of the chairperson is to act as an advocate for the department. “I can be very diplomatic and I can do it without using the ‘F’ word,” said Killion. “Plus the JOMC department is the second largest on the campus, so that would give me a lot more leverage.”

A search committee is assigned to the task of finding a suitable department chair. Killion is the first of three candidates that will be screened in the interview process. The process involves an interview with Goldie Byrd, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, meetings with students and faculty, an interview with the search committee and a final presentation open to everyone.

Allen Byers, a junior journalsim and mass communications student said, “I think that it’s a great idea to have student input in the process because the decision will definitely affect us.”

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tate admin From page 1 He also has ways to make events for next year publicized in advance for the university to remain aware. “At times this year, programs were sent out too late and I want to change that by having a strong street team to help put out information about programs,” said Marcus.

Along with promoting events on campus, Turner wants to have heavy advertisements with flyers, social media and place ads within the A&T Register as well. “I want to encourage students to come out and promote the senate meetings in different places,” said Turner.

The E-board feels it is important to get to know individuals and create a personal relationship with the students. Though Johnson is not new to the “Mr.” title, he and Hamlin both have developed a great chemistry as a team and they have sat down to discuss the activities they both want to do next year. “We want to start an event called, “Touring with the Aggie Nation,” said Johnson. Within the tour, they

both will go into dorms and interact with the students. “Communication is a must and we have to remain visible within the university and we must interact with students and get their feedback,” said Hamlin.

Since being elected into SGA office for 2012-2013, the E-board has already started compiling their activities and programs for next year and putting them into effect. “As far as programs, we want to incorporate not only ourselves…this is the first court that is not all Greek and it is not overshadowing everything,” said Johnson.

“We want to really embody student life between us and them so we have detailed programs in store.”

Official plans and activities could not be disclosed, but everyone expressed their sincere desire to continue the legacy set forth by the previous E-board, specifically the heightened relationship between the e-board members and the student population.

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Math policy changes On March 21, an article ran in The A&T Register stating that the faculty senate approved a policy change that states that students must pass Math 101 with a C or better to continue to Math 102.

This information was untrue for the faculty senate never approved such a measure. According to university policy, a “D” is below average, however it is passing in a general education course.

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professor stated that, “We want students to work hard and do well in every class, but some student do below average work in some classes.

If students make a d “D” and want to repeat a class to learn more or to get a higher grade, they may do so; but they should know they are not required to extend their time to graduation and pay the extra money repeating those courses.”

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Prayers and silence mark Titanic centenary JILL LAWLESS & LEFTERIS PITARAKIS Associated Press

ABOARD MS BALMORAL — With prayers, a hymn and a moment of silence broken by a ship's deep whistle, passengers and crew on a memorial trip marked 100 years to the moment since the Titanic sent more than 1,500 people to a watery grave.

As the 1912 disaster was commemorated around the world, the city that built the vessel — Belfast, Northern Ireland — looked back on the tragic sinking with a distinctive mixture of sorrow and pride.

In the North Atlantic, passengers lined the decks of the MS Balmoral, a cruise ship that has been retracing the route of the doomed voyage, as the ship stopped early Sunday at the spot where the Titanic went down in the early hours of April 15, 1912.

After a short service and a moment of silence, three floral wreaths were cast onto the waves as the ship's whistle sounded in the dark.

Jane Allen from Devon in southwest England, whose great-uncle perished on the Titanic, said the moment vividly reminded her of the horror of the disaster.

"All you could hear was the swell splashing against the side of the ship. You could see the white breakers stretching out to sea," she told the BBC. "You are in the middle of nowhere.

And then you look down over the side of the ship and you realize that every man and every woman who didn't make it into a lifeboat had to make that decision, of when to jump or stay on the ship as the lights went out."

Another cruise ship, Journey, which traveled from New York, also held a service at the site, 400 miles (640 kilometers) off

the coast of Newfoundland.

The Titanic, the world's largest and most luxurious ocean liner, was traveling from England to New York when it struck an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912. It sank less than three hours later, with the loss of all but 700 of the 2,208 passengers and crew.

A century on, events around the globe marked a tragedy that retains its grip on the world's imagination.

In Belfast, a memorial monument was unveiled Sunday at a ceremony attended by local dignitaries, relatives of the dead and explorer Robert Ballard, who discovered the wreck of the Titanic on the ocean floor in 1985.

A brass band played as the granite plinth bearing bronze plaques was uncovered beside Belfast City Hall. Officials say it is the first Titanic memorial to list all victims alphabetically, with no distinction between passengers and crew members, or between first-, second- or thirdclass travelers.

"We remember all those who perished and whose names are herein inscribed — men, women and children — who loved and were loved, their loss still poignantly felt by their descendants," the Rev. Ian Gilpin told the crowd.

After a minute's silence, a choir sang "Nearer My God To Thee" — the hymn Titanic's band is reported to have played as the ship went down.

Belfast spent decades scarred by its link to the disaster, but has come to take pride in the feats of engineering and industry involved in building the ship. Last month, a gleaming new visitor attraction, Titanic Belfast, opened on the site of the shipyard where the doomed vessel was built.

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100 years after the Titanic sank, an unidentified woman places a rose on the memorial plaque during the service at Belfast City Hall, Northern Ireland

"The focus of the world is on Belfast and we are doing her proud," said Una Reilly, chair of the Belfast Titanic Society. "We are all proud of this ship. What happened was a disaster; she was not."

On Saturday, thousands attended a memorial concert in Belfast featuring performances

by Bryan Ferry and soul singer Joss Stone. At St. Anne's Cathedral in the city, a performance of composer Philip Hammond's "The Requiem for the Lost Souls of the Titanic" was followed by a torch-lit procession to the Titanic memorial garden in the grounds of city hall.

The requiem — performed by male choristers dressed as ship's crew and female performers in black — also included words by Belfast novelist Glenn Patterson, who imagined the victims reflecting on all they had missed

in the last 100 years.

"We passed instead into myth, launched a library full of books, enough film to cross the Atlantic three times over, more conspiracy theories than Kennedy, 97 million web pages, a tourist industry, a requiem or two," Patterson said. "We will live longer than every one of you."

Remembrance ceremonies also were being held in the ship's departure port of Southampton, southern England — home to hundreds of Titanic crew who perished — and in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where more than 100 victims of the tragedy are buried.

The most famous maritime disaster in history was being marked even in places without direct links to it.

Venues in Las Vegas, San Diego, Houston and Singapore

hosted Titanic exhibitions that include artifacts recovered from the site of the wreck. Among the items: bottles of perfume, porcelain dishes, and a 17-foot piece of hull.

Helen Edwards, one of 1,309 passengers on the Balmoral memorial cruise who spent the past week steeped in the Titanic's history and symbolism, said the story's continuing appeal was due to its strong mixture of romance and tragedy, history and fate. "(There are) all the factors that came together for the ship to be right there, then, to hit that iceberg. All the stories of the passengers who ended up on the ship," said Edwards, a 62-yearold retiree from Silver Spring, Maryland. "It's just a microcosm of social history, personal histories, nautical histories.

"Romance is an appropriate

word right up until the time of the tragedy — the band playing, the clothes. And then there's the tragedy."

As the world paused to remember the victims, a U.S. official revealed there may be human remains embedded in the ocean floor where the Titanic came to rest.

James Delgado, director of maritime heritage at the National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration, said Saturday that one photograph taken during a 2004 expedition shows a coat and boots in the mud. He said the way the items are laid out makes a "compelling case" that it is where "someone has come to rest."

Delgado released the full image this week to coincide with the disaster's centenary. It was previously seen in a cropped version.

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Hybrid and electric cars see record sales in March DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press

DETROIT — Americans are buying record numbers of hybrid and electric cars as gas prices climb and new models arrive in showrooms, giving the vehicles their greatest share yet of the U.S. auto market.

Consumers bought a record 52,000 gas-electric hybrids and all-electric cars in March, up from 34,000 during the same month last year.

The two categories combined made up 3.64 percent of total U.S. sales, their highest monthly market share ever, according to Ward’s AutoInfoBank.

The previous high was 3.56 percent in July 2009, when the Cash for Clunkers program encouraged people to trade in old gas guzzlers for more fuel-efficient cars.

And while their share of the market remains small, it’s a big leap from the start of the year, when hybrids and electrics made up 2.38 percent of new car sales.

Buyers were drawn by new models like the Toyota Prius C subcompact, the Prius V wagon and Camry hybrid.

Gas prices near or above $4 per gallon added to the cars’ attraction.

David Martin, a Denver software engineer, estimates he’ll save at least $150 per month

on gas with his new Chevrolet Volt compared with the 2010 Acura TSX he replaced. Martin expects gas prices to stay high, a factor that heavily influenced his purchase.

“As the cost of gasoline rises, my future savings can only increase,” he said.

Stronger sales of the Volt and the Nissan Leaf were a positive sign for electric car makers.

The two vehicles have struggled to gain acceptance from buyers worried about how far they can drive on a battery charge.

Another concern: Volt maker General Motors Co. had to change the car’s charging system because its batteries caught fire after government crash tests.

GM sold just 7,671 Volts last year, below its goal of 10,000.

But in March, it set a new monthly record of 2,289 for the Volt, an electric car with a small backup gas engine. Sales of the all-electric Leaf nearly doubled to 579.

The Volt got a boost from California’s decision to make it eligible for high-occupancy vehicle lanes.

Starting March 1, buyers with a low-emissions Volt could use the HOV lane and get a $1,500 state tax credit on top of a $7,500 federal tax credit.

GM said a quarter of the Volts it sold last month were sold in

California.

Edward Ang, of Cupertino, Calif., has been planning to buy a Volt since GM first announced it would make the car, but he waited until it qualified for the HOV sticker. He bought a Volt last month and now makes his 10-mile commute without using any gas. He used to drive a 2004 Prius.

“I made a promise to myself that if they bring it to market, I will get one,” said Ang, an engineering manager.

Gas prices helped sales. The nationwide average for a gallon of gas jumped 19 cents in March, from $3.73 to $3.92, and it crossed the $4 mark in California even earlier.

The $4 mark was a significant psychological milestone for some buyers, said Paul Lacy, who forecasts sales trends for consulting firm IHS Automotive.

Lacy expects hybrids and electrics to make up about 4 percent of U.S. sales this year, although sales could drop if gas prices fall or if buyers get more accustomed to higher prices.

Hybrid and electric sales also rose with high pump prices last spring, but fell after prices moderated and the Japanese earthquake disrupted Prius supplies.

Lacy predicts hybrids and electrics will double their market share to 8.5 percent by 2017, in part because there will

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be more options on the market.

Last month, 35 hybrids and electrics were on sale, double the number from 2008.

The proliferation of models will also bring down costs.

Hybrids cost around $2,000 to $4,000 more than their gas counterparts, which can make them less attractive to buyers.

Automotive information site Edmunds.com estimates it takes 11 years’ worth of gas savings to recoup the $4,595 premium on the Honda Civic hybrid, or 5.2 years to make back the $3,400 premium on the Toyota Camry hybrid.

But those gaps are narrowing, said Jessica Caldwell, senior director of pricing and industry analysis for the automotive information site Edmunds.com.

The price difference between the Camry and Camry hybrid has fallen by $800 since the hybrid was first introduced.

Ang says the price premium is less important than feeling that he’s doing something about climate change and dependence on overseas oil.

“We all make decisions not based on cost. We buy big houses, big SUVs, iPhones, iPads, not because they save us money.

It’s because they make us feel good,” he said.

Toyota Motor Co.’s Prius hybrid cars were the runaway bestsellers last month. They made up 57 percent of all hybrids and

electrics sold.

The Prius C, an entry-level hybrid that is 19 inches shorter and $5,000 cheaper than the regular Prius, sold nearly 4,900 in March, its first month on the market.

“The success of the Prius C shows there is a strong appetite for a cheap, fuel-efficient hybrid vehicle,” Caldwell said.

Toyota is selling two other versions of the Prius that it didn’t have last March: the Prius V wagon and a plug-in version of the Prius that drives longer on battery power. Those added another 5,800 sales to Toyota’s bottom line.

Mark Chasey, general manager of McEleney Toyota in Clinton, Iowa, said about half of the cars his dealership sells are hybrids.

He could sell even more if they weren’t in such tight supply.

Toyota currently has a 17day supply of Priuses, far less than the optimal 60 days.

Toyota also had the second best-selling hybrid last month, the Camry hybrid. After the Camry, the biggest selling hybrids were the Lexus CT and hybrid versions of the Chevrolet Malibu, Hyundai Sonata and Buick LaCrosse.

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MONTEREY, Calif. — Dole Food Co. said late Saturday that its fresh vegetables division is recalling 756 cases of bagged salad, because they could be contaminated with salmonella.

The bags of Seven Lettuces salad are stamped with a useby date of April 11, 2012, UPC code 71430 01057 and product codes 0577N089112A and 0577N089112B, the company said.

The product code and useby date are located in the upper right-hand corner of the pack-

age, while the UPC code is on the back of the package, below the barcode.

The salads were distributed in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Dole said that it’s coordinating with regulatory officials and that no illnesses have been reported.

The company said the bags are being recalled, because a random sample tested by the State of New York came back positive for Salmonella. No

other Dole salads are included in the recall.

Consumers should throw out the recalled bags.

Dole said it’s also contacting retailers to make sure the bags in question are not available for sale.

The most common symptoms of salmonella are diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever within eight to 72 hours of eating the contaminated food.

The illness can be severe or even life-threatening for infants, older people, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems.

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WASHINGTON — The government says a yellowfin tuna product used to make dishes like sushi and sashimi sold at restaurants and grocery stores has been linked with an outbreak of salmonella that has

sickened more than 100 people in 20 states and the District of Columbia.

The Food and Drug Administration reported Friday that 116 illnesses have been reported, including 12 people who have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported.

Moon Marine USA Corp. of

Cupertino, Calif, also known as MMI, is voluntarily recalling 58,828 pounds of frozen raw yellowfin tuna. It was labeled as Nakaochi Scrape AA or AAA when it was sold to grocery stores and restaurants and is scraped off the fish bones and looks like a ground product.

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Legalize drugs or not? Wanted: jobs for the next generation MCT CAMPUS Contributor

The Summit of the Americas is more often a photo opportunity than a forum for bold policy initiatives. When issues of substance are discussed, the meeting of the hemisphere’s 34 leaders has generally yielded more clashes than regional pacts. But some saw a chance for a little more action this year when leaders from several Latin American countries came to this weekend’s summit in the Colombian seaside city of Cartagena complaining of drug war fatigue.

Over the last six months, that weariness has been spreading throughout Latin America.

Colombia’s Juan Manuel Santos, Guatemala’s Otto Perez Molina and Mexico’s Felipe Calderon have all suggested that governments need to look at options beyond the military strategies that have left tens of thousands dead in Latin America while failing to curb consumption in the United States, the largest cocaine market in the world.

The three leaders, all close U.S. allies, say it is time to discuss decriminalizing drugs, with Perez writing that global drug policy is grounded in what he calls the false premise that “global drug markets can be eradicated.”

He says that ending prohi-

bition would remove the obscene profits from the trade and, as a result, reduce the competition and violence that is part of it.

Crime and violence associated with drug trafficking threaten to destabilize the region further, despite U.S. counter-narcotics aid.

The drug wars in Mexico have left some 50,000 dead since 2006.

Honduras now has the highest homicide rate in the world, much of which is blamed on transnational gangs and drug cartels operating in the region.

Government corruption tied to drug trafficking has swept across much of Central America.

With the U.S. presidential election just months away, the Obama administration is not going to engage in discussions about liberalizing drug laws just at the moment. But Latin American leaders, weary of failed enforcement policies, are calling for an important discussion.

The United States should not jump on the decriminalization bandwagon without a lot of serious thought and careful analysis.

But nor should it shut itself out of that debate. Alternative approaches that hold out hope for a regional solution deserve a fair hearing.

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When the United States was in recession three decades ago, middle-age industrial workers were the biggest losers.

The most recent recession and hesitant recovery, though, has hammered the young, as the government’s disappointing monthly employment report showed again last week.

For many of America’s younger workers, opportunity is scarce and financial independence is a dream. The labor market’s recent upswing has barely kept pace with population growth. The young continue to suffer substantially larger income losses than other age groups. Those who are ages 16 to 29 are less likely to be employed than at any time since World War II. The outlook is worrisome.

Long stretches of unemployment early in a young person’s work life can undermine future earnings, productivity and career prospects. Debt-strapped Europe is turning into Exhibit A of this phenomenon: In Spain, half of young adults have no job. In Italy, the figure is 30 percent. In Portugal, where youth unemployment runs 28 percent, young professionals are fleeing to Brazil and former Portuguese colonies in Africa.

The jobless rate for young workers in the U.S. typically runs above the rate for those in the prime working ages of 25 to 64. But the latest recession brought about the highest rate of unemployment ever recorded for 16- to 24-year-olds. At the end of 2011, their jobless rate stood at 16.3 percent, almost double the rate overall.

So far this year, youth have made no real progress: For those 16 to 19 years old, the unemployment rate rose to 25 percent in March, up from 23.8 percent in February and 23.2 percent in January. For 20- to 24-year-olds, it stood at 13.2 percent, down from 13.8 percent in February and 13.3 percent in January.

Why is unemployment so much worse for youth than for Americans at large? (The nation’s jobless rate is 8.2 percent.) There are a few reasons.

This was a severe recession, especially for the low-paying retail and hospitality industries, which typically employ the young. Factor in the effects of automation, and the financial imperative for employers to keep their workforces lean, and it’s no wonder the supply of unskilled and low-skilled jobs dried up.

At the same time, older adults were competing more than usual for those retail clerk and bartending positions. The

economic downturn wiped out home equity at the same time jobs became scarce. Retirement plans were upended. Many Americans took whatever work they could find, and labor participation rates for the old went higher even as those for the young declined. Gramps wasn’t making room for Junior.

Perhaps the worst part of the youth employment picture is the state of education and job training. While the nation’s college-educated youth face a tough labor market and alarming levels of student debt, the unemployment rate for those without degrees runs far higher.

Those with the least education consistently fare the worst.

The problem isn’t so much sheepskins as skills: Plenty of Americans make a good living without having graduated from college, but only if they can do something of value _ whether it’s fitting pipes or operating computer programs. It’s painful to hear small-business owners lament the lack of readiness they see among young job candidates.

The U.S. can’t afford to do nothing while the chips fall disproportionately on this vulnerable part of its population. From a policy standpoint, the state of affairs argues for smarter investments in education and job training. One promising approach:

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s plans to retool City Colleges of Chicago so each campus focuses on a job sector and works closely with employers in that sector.

The Aspen Institute has encouraged similar efforts to tailor education to identifiable job demands at community colleges around the country. Too many young people jump in and out of two-year and four-year college programs without gaining a degree or a marketable skill.

One ray of hope: Younger Americans in the aftermath of recessions tend to be unemployed for shorter durations than those displaced from the working world later in life. The high unemployment rate for youth reflects less of the grinding, long-term unemployment that has led older Americans to despair of ever working again.

With fewer mortgages and family obligations, the young tend to be more mobile across occupation and region, willing to move for the sake of an opportunity or a chance at schooling. Incentives to encourage mobility among young workers would make sense.

For the sake of a generation at risk, let’s hope job creation shifts into high gear. Another spring slowdown that takes the air out of the economy would be hard to bear. Junior needs a recovery, pronto.

Why do guys act like they have money when they really don’t?

mess with the right now girls until we meet our long-term goals. The girls with no respect for themselves normally have the same mentality as men so they are easier to deal with than other girls. This sounds really bad, but for a question like this there is no way to put my answer “politely.”

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This Earth Day, eat as if the environment matters HEATHER MOORE MCT Campus

How do you plan to commemorate Earth Day, April 22?

I’m going to pick up litter at a nearby river, recycle, use cloth shopping bags and, most important, eat environmentally friendly vegan foods. Research shows that most animal-based foods, including meat, cheese, fish and eggs, come with a supersized carbon footprint and require colossal amounts of land, water and other resources.

According to the Environmental Working Group which calculated the environmental impact of 20 conventionally grown foods 59.6 pounds of carbon dioxide and methane are produced for every 2.2 pounds of beef eaten. That’s a lot of environmental damage just for a few hamburgers.

If you eat a cheeseburger, you’re doing even more damage

to your health and to the planet since 29.7 pounds of carbon dioxide are produced for every 2.2 pounds of cheese you eat.

To make matters worse, meat and dairy production also contribute to water pollution and other environmental problems.

Just one cow can produce 140 pounds of manure each day.

Factory-farm waste often seeps into our waterways, sickening people and killing aquatic life.

Manure from chicken farms in the “Broiler Belt,” extending from eastern Texas through the southeastern United States to Maryland and Delaware, is virtually choking the Chesapeake Bay. According to the Pew Environment Group, the 523 million chickens raised and killed each year in Maryland and Delaware alone generate enough waste to fill the dome of the U.S. Capitol about 50 times, or almost once a week.

That really makes the “Save the Bay” T-shirt I wore when

I was in high school when I ate double-cheeseburgers and chicken sandwiches seem like a rather empty gesture.

The chicken poop really hits the fan when you consider that 70 percent of all agricultural land 30 percent of the land surface of the planet is used to raise animals for food. More than half of the world’s crops are used to feed farmed animals, who consume five times as much grain as all the humans in the United States.

But fish isn’t an environmentally friendly option, either. Every 2.2 pounds of canned tuna produces 13.4 pounds of greenhouse gasses. Farmed salmon have an even higher carbon footprint, since they’re fed wild-caught fish it can take 3 pounds or more of wild-caught fish to produce a single pound of farmed salmon.

Fortunately, vegan foods have a child-size carbon footprint and require few resourc-

es compared to animal-based foods. For example, it takes 10 times less fossil fuel and nearly 4,000 fewer gallons of water per day to produce plant-based foods than to produce animalbased ones.

If you want to be green on Earth Day and every other day of the year then eat green.

Enjoy fresh produce, eat bean burritos instead of beef burritos and explore new vegan foods, such as marinated tofu kebabs, curried chickpeas and falafel.

If you’re going to a ballgame, order a veggie dog rather than a hot dog pork is the fourth most environmentally harmful food on the EWG’s list.

If you’re going to pick up litter by a waterway, remember that factory-farm runoff is a leading source of water pollution and opt for a vegan lunch, such as a veggie burger or some lentil soup. The planet, animals and your body will be better off.

Guy #1- Because a lot of females are gold diggers and they like guys who have a lot of money. Personally, I don’t spend money on them like that.

I only spend money on girls I have invested a lot of time in and I genuinely care about. Besides that, there is no need for a guy to lie about money to a girl because a guy shouldn’t be spending money on her.

Guy #2- The same reason guys lie about everything. We lie to make ourselves look good.

It’s no different than girls lying about the many things they lie about though. More girls find guys attractive when that guy appears to have money. If a guy is broke, chances are he will get no attention. So most guys lie because we know she has no access to our account to prove me wrong so I might as well fake it until I make it.

Guy #3- I think men have more money than we let our lady friends know. This is why we can afford to go out on the weekend, buy bottles of Ciroc and Patron, go on vacations with friends, and still pay rent.

Meanwhile, we tell our significant other we don’t have any money so that way we can save it for the stuff we really want to do opposed to what she wants to do. Sounds messed up but it’s true.

Why do guys always chase after girls who appear to not respect themselves?

Guy #1- Because we are trying to have sex. At this stage in our lives, we are just looking for a good, easy, quality sex partner that we can come back and visit on multiple occasions. We would prefer the quality chicks, however some times you rather deal with the girls who have less respect for themselves because they give it up easier.

Guy #2- They are less work a lot of times. Most guys use these girls as practice girls to meet our immediate needs. We

Guy #3- Guys chase after girls with respect for themselves. However, in the midst of the chase for that good girl we often get side tracked with the trashy girls. It’s just like fishing.

We want that big fish that we can hang on the wall and parade around to everyone. However until we get it, we don’t mind settling for the little fish that we can take home, gut, and satisfy our “hunger.”

Are there standards for your sexual partners? If so, what are they?

Guy #1- My girls just can’t be overweight. I think all guys have certain standards that we would like for girls to meet. My personal standard is she has to be in shape. I think girls who just let themselves go are not sexy. Besides that, I think it is possible for me to work around everything else if I absolutely have to. Of course I want her to be cute, funny, etc. But I really just need her to be in shape.

Guy #2- My only standard is that I can have a quality conversation with her. There is nothing worse than waking up next to a girl who has no conversation at all. I hate simply using girls for sex. So if I can’t talk to you about anything then you will easily irritate me. If you easily irritate me then chances are I’m not going to want to be around you, and ultimately my attraction to you will fade.

Thus, making this entire sexual encounter pointless because you no longer please me physically or mentally.

Guy #3- Not really. As long as she doesn’t have any STDs, kids, or a husband, then I think I can find the beauty in any girl.

My sexual partners come in a variety so I can’t be picky.

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After eight long months, the wait is over KARMEN ROBINSON Sports Editor

After much delay and anticipation the press box is finally complete.

For almost a year, a series of issues including inclement weather, management changes, and subcontractor problems prevented completion of the $4.9 million project.

Construction of the press box began last April according to Kofi Yiadom, A&T’s university project manager. A&T officials thought the five month window from April to August would be ample time for the project to be completed.

But as of April 17, exactly 245 days after the Aug. 16 deadline, the three-level press box is officially ready for use.

Tuesday, the finishing touches were added as the press box was furnished.

“Everything is done, It is all done,” said Andrew Perkin, N.C. A&T vice chancellor of facilities.

“We had final inspections today, and we’ve gotten approvals.”

Because of the delayed finish, according to the contract between Kenbridge Construction Company and A&T, Kenbridge could owe the university over $350,000 in liquidated damages.

Per the contract, A&T charged the construction company $1,500 every day ($10,500 per week) the press box was not completed after the first deadline.

Now that the approximate 8,000 sq. ft. building is complete, A&T staff and guests will benefit a great deal.

The press box consists of three stories for media relations, the chancellor’s suite, and a roof and terrace level.

“I’m very excited about it,”

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said Earl Hilton, A&T director of athletics.

“It’ll be a great place to watch the game from and a great place to entertain friends of the university and potential donors.”

While the press box was still under construction, A&T officials set up a makeshift tent for media relations and coaching staff at the top of the stadium’s bleachers while the Chancellor’s guests were invited to sit in a designated area just outside of the football field.

“I think it’s definitely a great asset for the athletics department,” said Brian Holloway, A&T’s sports information director.

“It gives us a chance to do things [involving media relations] that we couldn’t do before with the other press box.

It’s an added luxury.”

Chancellor Harold Martin is holding his first event on April 19 celebrating the completion of the press box, and an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony is set for May 2 for selected guests and press members.

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Sunday Longwood War Memorial Stadium 1 p.m., doubleheader

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THE COMPLETED PRESS BOX after being approved on April 17, 2012.

Intramural girls basketball team wins first national championship XAVIER CARRINGTON Contributor

Elizabeth City State won the first match-up of the weekend in a low scoring 36-18 victory over N. C A&T in pool play.

But A&T won when it mattered most holding off a second half surge to beat ECSU and capture the women’s intramural national title with a 40-34 championship game victory.

N.C. A&T used tough defense to stifle the Vikings throughout the first half.

The Aggies took an early 11-7 lead and held a small cushion through the first three quarters of the game.

Elizabeth City mounted

Sessions shines as Coach Kobe sits and spectates from the sideline bert Hill and just above Sammy Mejia.

He was averaging 10.5 points and 5.2 assists as a backup when the Lakers plucked him away a few hours before last month’s trade deadline. They also traded Derek Fisher the same day in a cost-cutting move.

“When they got rid of Fish, I was like, wow, these guys really must believe in me,” Sessions said. “They want me to come in and play for the Lakers and start for the Lakers when I’m in Cleveland and I can’t even start for them.”

Sessions, 26, began this week averaging 13.1 points and 7.1 assists with his new team, providing a burst of speed and scoring the Lakers haven’t had at the position in years.

“He’s given this team a big lift,” Lakers Coach Mike Brown said. “You see and you feel some leadership capabilities within him. That’s something that at that point-guard position, if he

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THIS WEEK’S GAMES: Saturday Longwood Farmville, Va. 1 p.m., doubleheader

THE SORE SHIN OF the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant kept him out of his fourth consecutive game, a visit from the Denver Nuggets, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on Friday, April 13, 2012.

It’s tough to imagine an NBA player “never getting a chance” in almost five years as a pro, the cliche enough to make most people scoff.

But Ramon Sessions has pushed back a series of basketball boulders to reveal a meadow of opportunity.

“It’s crazy. My whole career, there’s never been a point where I kind of had control,” he said.

“Now I’ve got control.”

He’s been the Lakers’ point guard for one month, and it’s never been easier to remember his decision to leave the University of Nevada and enter the 2007 draft as a junior because he figured there was a lack of point guards in a draft heavy on big men.

His name almost wasn’t called.

Milwaukee took him 56th out of 60 picks, just below Her-

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an impressive comeback in the second half, pulling even at 27 on two free throws from Ayanna Wilson with 10:27 remaining in regulation.

A three-pointer from Wilson gave Elizabeth City its first lead at 30-29 with 9:30 remaining.

The teams traded buckets and a one-point lead until Tiffany White hit a three-pointer to give A&T a 34-32 edge. But, Mariah Powell tied the game on a jumper with 6:00 minutes left.

A&T’s White hit a driving lay-up and added a free throw to convert the three-point play and give the Aggies a 38-34 lead with 3:15 remaining.

Then A&T turned up the defensive pressure, limiting Eliza-

beth City’s opportunities and keeping the Vikings off the scoreboard the rest of the way, in the 40-34 A&T win.

The Aggies’ Tierra Thomas was named women’s IM tournament MVP and joined by teammate Tiffany Williams on the All-Tournament Team.

ECSU’s Mariah Powell was named an All-Tournament Team member.

This article was contributed by Xavier Carrington, director of intramural sports.

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can get comfortable doing it, which I think he very well can, it can help out this organization for a long, long time.”

Sessions is expected to decline a player option for $4.6 million next season and become an unrestricted free agent.

He said he didn’t want to move again, not with so much clarity in his basketball career.

“These fans really believe in me in this place and they really know basketball. They’ve seen the greatest of greats come through here,” he said. “It’s unreal. In my whole career, it’s never been like this, being noticed. You’re on ESPN every night or TNT. You’re with Kobe Bryant out there in the backcourt.

“I want to be here. I don’t know what that means or how that’s going to happen. It ain’t no secret. I’ll tell anybody that.

I tell (Lakers General Manager) Mitch Kupchak. I tell my agent.

I want to be here. Period.

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Terrence J. shows up and sets owt Aggies get a sneak preview to watch ‘Think Like A Man’

Necole jackson Staff Reporter

Close to 900 Aggies attended Terrence J’s recent campus visit.

The Student University Activities Board and the vice president of external affairs, Chris Wade brought “Think Like A Man” to the campus of A&T last Thursday, Terrence J, host of BET’s 106 & Park and A&T alumnus, along with Will “Power” Packer, producer of “Think Like a Man,” “Taken,” “Stomp the Yard” and “Obsessed,” came to campus to promote their new movie inspired by Stevie Harvey’s book, “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man.” Before the big pep rally in Harrison Auditorium, Terrence J and Packer gave a press conference to explain the concept of the movie.

“This film is going to change your ideas about love,” Terrence J said.

“It is the best love story of our generation. A level of decorum has been snatched away from women and this film will re-establish itself. It will make men open the door and pull out the chair for you. Men will love this because it’s comical and learn a lot of game. It’s not only a funny movie but an educational movie.”

Terrence J’s character is classified as a “mama’s boy.”

While trying to find a longterm relationship and having great qualities, he puts his mother before any other person.

In the movie, Terrence J’s char-

acter struggles to see whether his mother or girlfriend should be his leading lady.

Packer also urged the importance of packing out theaters on the day of release. “We don’t realize the power we have in Hollywood. It’s a collective effort to make this movie a success.

We need you all to do it.”

Terrence J, also a former SGA president, explained his transition from college life to New York for other students.

“I was really poor and really desperate. I was sleeping on a basement couch. When you go to a black college, you go through things. Out in New York though, it was me against the world. It was so many people telling me ‘no.’ When I first auditioned for 106 & Park, they told me no to my face. I had to drive from New York to Los Angeles to get the part. You have to keep the hunger.”

Around 1:30, students and the two stars of the movie arrived at Harrison for the pep rally.

Verge Modeling Troupe, Aggie Cheerleaders, Aggie Live Wires, and Greek Strolls opened the rally.

To bring out the stars, the Beta Epsilon Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. opened for Packer and the Mu Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi opened for their own Terrence J. They both hyped the crowd by dancing, throwing out giveaways and expressing the importance of promoting the movie. The band closed out the show.

Later that night, few Aggies were given the opportunity to

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“The Lucky One” is a like a corny old silent movie to which someone made the mistake of adding sound. Based on one of Nicholas Sparks’ overripe romance novels, it’s about a stoic, sensitive man who falls for a beautiful, but wounded woman, who must escape from the iron grip of her violent ex-husband.

For good measure, the movie also includes some hambone Hallmark-style narration about destiny and luck and choosing the right path in life, along with a few sunbaked shots of dogs romping through the grass.

Zac Efron,has beefed-up and quit smiling a sure sign the young actor is desperate for us to take him seriously.

He travels on foot from Colorado to Louisiana, with his loyal German shepherd in tow, to track down a mysterious woman whose picture he found in the middle of a combat zone in Iraq.

Her name is Beth (Taylor

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Schilling), and her brother was killed in the war under mysterious circumstances. Boy usually meets girl, and fate or family or leukemia contrive to keep them apart.

Until now the best thing that could be said for him is that he’s avoided devolving into utter tastelessness.

But the screenplay adaptation uses the tragedies of the war in Iraq as cheap fodder and uneasy metaphor, about how we must constantly be seeking renewal even when the bullets are raining down upon us.

Arriving in Louisiana, Logan quickly finds Beth, who works at a kennel with her grandmother (Blythe Danner) on the bucolic outskirts of their bucolic small town, and worms his way into their lives though somehow he’s never able to tell her why he’s walked all this way from Colorado in the first place.

Beth is initially suspicious of him, but then she gets a glimpse of Logan tossing heavy bags of dog food around, all sensitive man sweat and decorously smudged dirt on

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view the movie.

Packer and Terrence J came to the theater to introduce the movie and urge student to go see the movie again.

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My reveiw: Kevin Hart gave the movie its comical appeal. Something funny was either said or done every moment of the movie.

Without his character, the movie would have failed The movie also had its dramatic points with the different situations of heartbreak and deception occurring. Everyone has a character he or she could relate to.

There was the mama’s boy, the single mother, the immature man and his complacent girldfriend, the successful woman and her lower-paid boyfriend, and sex-crazed man and his newly celibate date.

The characters went through different relationship situations that discussed the do’s and do not’s on how to keep man. Some made wise decisions and other failed.

The movie was an overall learning experience. Ladies learned how to keep a man and men saw how they should treat a lady.

Everyone gave the movie a round of applause when it was over. This movie is highly recommended.

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on screen think like a man Based on Steve Harvey’s best-selling book, Think Like a Man follows four interconnected and diverse men whose love lives are shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing buy Harvey’s book and start taking his advice to heart. When the band of brothers realize they have been betrayed by one of their own, they conspire using the book’s insider information to turn the tables and teach the women a lesson of their own.

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Terrence j hops with his brothers of the Mu Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.

“Lucky One” is not so lucky

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his forehead, and from that point on she’s a goner.

The fact that this story contains not a single unpredictable turn isn’t necessarily the problem: Hollywood romances are supposed to telegraph and delay the inevitable gratification. But there’s also no heat or spark in “The Lucky One,” nothing to make us care. Efron and Schilling are both lovely-looking specimens, evenly tanned and absent of any discernible fat cells yet they don’t seem like real people, and they hardly seem turned on by one another.

At the screening I attended, the love scene sent titters through the audience, not because of any unruly passion, but because it is glowingly lit and woodenly performed like soft porn, except PG-13 rated.

The ending of the movie is even more laughable, with a pounding rain storm and a rickety rope bridge and the requisite child-in-peril screaming for his life.

This movie’s shamelessness knows no depths. The lucky one is anyone smart enough to stay home.

C

Play brings a taste of Greece to A&T courtney matthews Contributor

The department of visual and performing arts and the Paul Roberson Theatre at N. C. A&T presents “An Evening of Classics” on April 12-15 and 19-22.

The play began set in the Greek Era, 600-200 B.C. Act I included two scenes and two dramatic monologues.

Even with narration between each scene, the era was difficult to understand due to the vernacular, which was drastically different than what we use today. It challenging to follow what the characters were saying and what situations they were facing.

Though hard to follow, the first act of the play was a excellent display of the performer’s acting abilities.

After a 10-minute intermission the play resumed with the first scene of Act II which was “The Elizabethan Period,” 15501625, named after the first Queen Elizabeth. Both of the scenes and monologues came from William Shakespeare.

In the comical scene from his play “The Taming of the Shrew” the actors utilized the entire stage in a chase between a shrewd young girl and a determined fellow.

The students even used theatre lights and sound effects when creating thundering and lightning for the scene “The Tragedy of Macbeth.”

Scene two was “The Restoration Period,” 1660-1710, and was named after the restoration of King Charles II to his throne.

Narrators informed the audience that the period was a great time for theater and gave background information on the social standards of this era. The theme of each scene was love. All of

the scenes in this era were comical and witty and really helped to bring the play to a “feel good” closing.

I give this play a B+ because of the acting talents, theatrical lighting and sound, and costumes. The last scene was much more cheerful than the rest and the intensity decreased but the acting did not.

The students displayed high energy and excitement every second they were on stage.

The costumes, lighting and sound effects were appropriate and added to the excitement of the show. The play does not receive an A because it was not relatable or understandable most times. Unless you have a passion for theatre arts or history you will find yourself more impressed with the expression in the acting more than what is actually being said.

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+ B

1. What happened to Aggie Roll Bounce? 2. Were you watching “ATL” all last week trying to learn some new moves? 3. What are you going to do with your Aggie Fest Wednesday now? 4. Are you missing class today for a day party? 5. If you’re not a senior what is your excuse? 6. You got sophomore-itis? 7. How many girls earned their ‘Cooper Trooper’ cred after the RHA step-show?

8. Are you happy that the press box is finally done? 9. Will any of us actually get to see what it’s like on the inside? 10. Did you know Tupac’s back? 11. Hasn’t he been here the whole time? 12. Are you acting like a man or thinking like a lady? 13. Wasn’t it good to have Terrence J back on campus last week? 14. Or did you just want free tickets to the movie screening? 15. Do you have your white party ticket yet? 16. Are you going to be that one person in their cream dress or Easter suit? 17. Do you have plans for 4/20? 18. No? 19. Will you be putting $7 on the stroll competition or other endeavors that day? 20. Do the Iotas not know it’s still a recession?

on shelves future seems to have come on the music scene out of nowhere. Between the last two years some may have gotten familiar with his music with his releases of 4 mixtapes. He just recently released his debut album “Pluto.” This album features his big hit “Magic” featuring T.I. Buy this album to see if Future will last.

on stage aggie fest: jcole & Big k.r.i.t Will be the finale to our Aggie Fest this Saturday.

They will be the headliners at the concert which also features local talents at the White Oak Ampitheater. Both artists will be performing songs from their latest projects, “The Sideline Story” and “4eva N a Day.” Tickets for lawn seats for students are only $15 and the stadium reserved seats are $25. These prices are great for these successful, young new artists. Get your tickets from the ticket office.

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