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The path has been cleared for the Aggies to win the outright MEAC title on Saturday. The only thing standing in their way is the No. 1 archrival. N.C. A&T and N.C. Central will play for the 86th time but this is the first time since 1975 that the game had so much on the line. The Aggies face Central this Saturday, Nov.22 at the O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium. As the Aggies go into their final game of the season, the fate of the MEAC title is on the line. This game gives the Eagles a chance to share the MEAC title with N.C. A&T, if they win. Quarterback, Kwashaun Quick said, “I feel great going into this game. We expect [it] to be a good game but we really expect for the Aggies to be MEAC Champs afterwards, but I’m really excited about the game and I feel the team is too. So if we going to come out and play hard we will come out victorious.” The Aggies are 9-2 in the season and own at least a share of the MEAC championship with their 34-0 win over

Savannah State University last weekend. “Talent wise I think this is the most talented team we’ve had. Next year, I think we’re going to be even better, but I’m not surprised. I think we’re in a good spot now,” said Head Coach Rod Broadway. “We’re far from done, we got to play this week. We got a good football team we got to prepare for and we need to play well,” said Broadway. The Eagles are 6-5 in the season. They are looking to capture their third MEAC title and the Eagles first since 1973. Broadway is in his fourth season at N.C. A&T and holds a 28-16 record. Broadway said, “For those guys to at least share the championship, that’s big. I think our coaching staff did an excellent job as far as getting our guys prepared and I think our seniors did a great job of leading this football team and we’re excited to go to Durham and try to win this thing outright this week. ” Broadway spent four seasons at North Carolina Central University and Grambling. He has an overall record of 96-39. Jerry Mack is in his first season as the Eagles head

coach and is hoping to lead the Eagles to a MEAC title in only the school’s fourth year of being back in the MEAC after being in the CIAA. “I’m sure they’ll be ready to play because this is a big rivalry and there’s a lot at stake in this game and we’re in the position where we don’t want to share. We want to win this thing and we want to win outright. We understand that Central has a good football team, they play hard, they’re coached well and it’s going to be a good match up. It should be a really good football game and I’m looking forward to it,” said Broadway. An N.C. A&T loss would throw the conference into a mathematical mess. N.C. A&T is atop the conference with a 6-1 record but there are four teams who are 5-2; North Carolina Central, South Carolina State, Morgan State, and Bethune-Cookman. None of these teams play one another this week, which means there could be as many as five teams sharing the title. That would also mean the battle for the conference’s automatic qualifier into the NCAA FCS playoffs goes to a tiebreaker. “I feel like we’re rolling on

all cylinders now,” said running back, Tarik Cohen. “Hopefully, we showcase it on Saturday,” he said. The Aggies can save the conference the trouble of going through tiebreaker scenarios with a win that would give the school its seventh MEAC title. Linebacker, D’Vonte Grant said, “I’m excited, the team is excited. This is what we’ve been practicing for since the summer. I feel like the team is ready, we’re focused and know what we have to do this weekend coming up.” The Aggies have beaten the Eagles three years straight. The Aggies have a 7-3 record against the Eagles in the last 10 years. This game will be the biggest yet! Broadway explained, “It’s not just our players, its everyone associated with the university, it’s our players, our administration, our staff, but I’m especially excited for our fifth year guys that went through that 1-10 season. It’s amazing to come from 1-10 to 9-2 with a chance to win this outright and that’s a great accomplishment by those guys and coaching staff but I think it means a lot not only to us but  See aggiEs prEparEd on Page 2

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Production hits home with students Taylor young & Ziris savage Managing Editor & Contributor

“No Dwelling: Homeless in America” is an original production set to premiere Feb. 12, 2015 at the Paul Robeson theatre. The next student production at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, the second performance in the theatre’s season encompasses an issue closer to home than many may think. The play is an original production researched, written, and directed by North Carolina A&T’s associate professor of theatre Miller Lucky, Jr. Lucky said this play was a reoccurring dream that haunted him to bring awareness to the plight of homelessness. “I am researching the subject of homelessness and I’m condensing all of the facts, and figures, and interviews, into an artistic script,” said Lucky. Lucky calls this type of artistic expression a docudrama. After studying about homelessness, Lucky brings true stories, events and people to the stage. Looking at national statistics and reports from here in Greensboro, Lucky plans to teach his audience who is homeless, why they are homeless, and what can

be done to rectify the situation. Along with shedding light on the plight of homelessness, Lucky also hopes to “correct some of the perceptions.” While many think homeless people are where they are because they are alcoholics, drug addicts, or mentally ill; Lucky’s production will demonstrate the other causes such as domestic violence, veteran affairs, depression, and poverty. “Once you’re poor most people are one paycheck, illness, or accident away from being homeless,” said Lucky. For student cast member Jerron Johnson, the play is a role he knows all too well. “Being able to act in this play means a lot to me simply because there was [a time] during my junior year I was homeless,” said Johnson. Lucky has included Johnson’s story in the play. Johnson will get the chance to tell it from his point of view to the audience. He hopes to express that those going through homelessness are real people with real emotions. “Being able to tell their story and mine as well means a lot,” Johnson said. Johnson is not the only student on campus who has experienced homelessness. Jessi-Anna Reed, a junior psychology student at N.C.

A&T, has fought to experience the college life as well. Homelessness, hunger and stress are often experienced by college students. Most struggles are not discussed often, because pride prevents many students from talking about their problems. Growing up, Reed lost her mother. Until she was 18, she was a ward of the state. During Reed’s first year of college everything was “great” because her financial aid helped provide funding for school. However, during her sophomore year is when her college career took a turn for what some may consider the worst. Reed moved off campus to save money. “I had money aside for my rent for six months,” she said. But the following semester, Reed became ill and had to pay her own medical bills, which caused Reed to be short on her rent. Reed was evicted and had no place to go. “I felt anxious, frustrated, angry with myself and others and depressed at times,” she said, “I felt irresponsible because I was trying to fix a situation by creating another.” During Reed’s period of homelessness she relied on friends for shelter, food, and support.

Reed said she is a survivor and always willing to tell her story. “We all have angels, we all have demons,” said Reed, “Just because I experienced a time of homelessness does not make me any different from any other college student out here. In our own unique ways we all struggle.” The story of Joshua Williams became prominent on Instagram in the HBCU circuit. Williams held the position of Mister Bethune-Cookman University in 2012-2013, but before he gained the prestigious title of service and became the face of the university, he was homeless until late in his junior year in college. He survived off of handouts, slept in empty trucks or on a couch at the apartments of classmates who thought he just did not want to go home after a late-night study session. He would even sleep in dorms once day break hit and take showers there as well. He made sure he blended so well, no one knew that he was homeless. His pride would not let him show it or even express that he had a problem. “I knew that before the sun came up, I needed to find a place to lay my head. I would usually walk all night by the beach or even get lost in the city and find

my way back,” Williams described. Williams did different things each night to make the night go faster. Williams goes around the country telling his story now and advocating for homeless students. He encourages others to not be ashamed and to tell their story because you never know who you are helping. All students struggle in some way but will not speak on it. This proves that no one ever knows the true story behind an individual’s eyes. Lucky captured that and is shining light on this important issue in a powerful way. The curtain will rise on “No Dwelling: Homeless in America” for two weeks starting Feb. 12, 2014. Thursday through Saturday the show will start at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. To purchase tickets, call 336334-7749 or visit www.ncataggies.com. —Email Taylor at tlyoung1@ aggies.ncat.edu and follow her on Twitter @sweeteey94

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Safety is the top priority at North Carolina A&T. There is no doubt that the faculty of this campus has the students and staff safety on their top priority list. But how far is too far in terms of safety precautions? Students who live in dorms such as Barbee and Morrison Hall have often complained about how the fire alarms are too sensitive. So sensitive, in fact, that steam from the showers or even hair dryers can cause a reaction. Sophomore Barbee resident Christopher Hawthorn said, “The alarms goes off like every two weeks it seems, the steams of the showers can set it off even hair dryers. We are a engineering school and we can’t get our fire alarms straight.” One would assume that older dorms like Barbee have more sensitive systems is because it is an older dorm. However the halls of The Aggie Village, built in 2005, are also experienceing the same issues. Junior Makayla Spinner said “I lived in the Village my freshman year, sophomore and this year. We experience fire alarms very often, sometimes twice a day. There were times it was real, like there was smoke in Richmond, but most of the time it’s because it’s too sensitive I think it needs to be fixed.” There is a thin line between high sensitivity and malfunction. Having frequent fire drills and alarms can be a good thing for safety precautions. In order to have an effective fire alarm system, there is a degree of sensitivity required. However last Wednesday at 9:00 am, a fire alarm was set off both in Crosby Hall and in the General Classroom Building. Everyone evacuated the building except for the occupants of the third floor of Crosby. Teachers and students continued with their lesson as if nothing had happened, because they did not hear the fire alarm set off. It wasn’t until

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fellow students and staff informed them of the incident that the third floor occupants heard about it. If this was a real fire it would have ended in a horrible outcome. Incidents such as these raise the question: Are the fire alarms too sensitive or are they truly broken? According to the Assistant Vice Chancellor of the Office of Faculties, Andrew Perkins Jr., the fire alarm that the students heard in Crosby and the General Classroom Building was actually the fire drill for the School of Business and Economics in Craig and Merrick Hall. Since the building are close together, students in Crosby and GCB thought the drill was for them, therefore the students of the third of floor of Crosby had no reason to leave the building and the Crosby fire alarms are not broken or damaged. “There are no broken fire alarms, however one of the main trigger of the fire alarms are curling irons or any iron in general, the students should make sure that it’s clean and no residue of old hair or anything lingers within the iron, because the smell of the iron triggers the fire alarm… safety is the highest priority, therefore I would rather have the fire alarms be too sensitive than not sensitive at all.” The fire alarms are designed to sense heat and smoke. Once it reaches a certain smoke level it alerts everyone to evacuate the building. Once the alarm sounds, the University Police Department is the first responder. Following them is the Department of Environmental and Safety Response Team and Hazardous Materials Team will arrive. UPD officers decide whether it is a major or minor issue. “If it’s a minor issue the officer will then reset the alarm. If there is a real fire, or a student or faculty member pulled the fire alarm for an emergency, the UPD calls the Fire Department, Emergency Department, and Greensboro Resources once it is resolved. The Fire department checks if everything is all clear,

Do something fun, interesting, crazy, or silly. Take picture. Upload. Wait for likes and favorites. Almost everyone uses this formula when posting to social media, but do students consider the image their pictures and posts give off to the rest of the world? Digital Strategist Ashley Bryant, Vice President of 270 Strategies came to speak to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s students last Thursday, Nov. 13 about “What is Your Brand?” After working for P&G, Weber Shandwick, and as the Digital Director for President Obama’s campaign for his second term, Bryant said she feels like she really found herself at 270 Strategies. “I was able to stand there, be an intelligent black woman and still be myself,” Bryant said about being announced Vice President in her jeans and Bread 11 Jordans. The Register caught up with Bryant before her presentation to get an idea of who she is, what she does and wants students to know: Q. How would you describe your career? I work for a lot of advocacy groups, corporations, nonprofits and electoral campaigns. My focus is digital strategy and digital marketing. My expertise is to work with clients to develop

their online branding; that could be anything from web development, creative social media content and anything that takes them into the [online] space.

Q. How did you reach your level of success? A lot of perseverance. I didn’t study political science, or start off in politics. I studied communications at the University of Cincinnati and started my career at P&G and worked on the agency side. Then, I got the incredible blessing to go on the president’s campaign, which really changed the track of my career. So, just a lot of learning, but also listening to myself and following my passions got me to where I am now. Q. What do you think students should know about breaking into this field? The digital space is no longer a silo. You can’t have a marketing strategy without thinking about the online space. It’s now taking over TV and radio budgets. It’s important to be a continuous learner and just use the space personally. Sometimes people think you have to study it, but just having yourself in the space and understanding the values and some of the challenges is probably the best way to get your feet wet. Q. What is the best way to brand yourself on social media? The biggest thing is figuring out who you are and staying true to that. I think what people don’t

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understand, especially with students trying to break into the professional space, is that there are so many of you. We are all very unique. Part of that is figuring out ‘What is unique about you that makes you stand out?’ and honing in on that. Q. What is the biggest mistake a lot of students make on social media? Thinking anything is private. Anything you put on the online space, you should be prepared for anyone to read it: a prospective employer, your grandmother, or your mom. Thinking ‘I can have my professional stuff here and all this crazy stuff over there’ is a big misconception. Q. What were you involved in during college that you feel helped you in your career? Nothing! I speak to students now because I regret a lot of my college experience. I wish I had done things a lot differently and joined groups and organizations. I think I would’ve been given a stage to practice my communication skills had I joined more organizations. Although Bryant loves social media, she thinks students should remember: “It’s important for people to realize you’re not making real, true connections online. Always keep offline as a priority. We need to think of enjoying our friends and family while we are with them.” —Email Kristen at kgshiple@aggies.ncat.edu and follow her on Twitter @perfectlyk

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it’s amazing to come from 1-10 to 9-2 with a chance to win this outright and that’s a great accomplishment by those guys and coaching staff but I think it means a lot not only to us but all the Aggies getting a little pride back and getting a little

pep in their step now so we’re happy for everybody.” The Aggies will face off against the Eagles in Durham on Saturday at 2 p.m.

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North Carolina A&T State University is not only a place of higher learning, but also a second home for many students, and as stated before safety is the most important thing here on this campus. Mr. Perkins continued his statement by saying, “The safety and the well being of the students and staff are on our high-

if there are people in the building, or if a student or faculty member is injured. If so they are immediately sent to the nearest hospital. The UPD then see if everything is okay and lets the higher officials knows what’s going on.”

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LOS ANGELES — Cal State L.A. biology students are breeding fruit flies to learn how mutations, such as white eyes or curved wings, are passed to future generations. On other campuses, subjects on treadmills are monitored for changes in blood pressure and heart rate. These are fairly common lab experiments, except for one thing: They are being conducted via computer. At colleges and universities across the country, students increasingly are using online simulations, animation and other technologies to replicate – and, some say, improve upon – the hands-on experience of a typical lab. Spurred by the popularity and potential cost-savings of online learning, virtual labs

have infiltrated nearly every scientific field, to the chagrin of some who insist that the practical skills learned through conventional lab work are needed to conduct more advanced research. Proponents say they’re not suggesting that the sensory experiences of a traditional lab should be abandoned, but virtual labs can be a valuable tool to impart basic scientific concepts while allowing campuses to reduce staff and equipment costs. The California State University system, the largest in the nation, is planning to dramatically expand the use of virtual labs for general education science courses, which are typically populated by non-science majors who are required to take a course with lab work to graduate. Last spring, a pilot project at Cal State L.A. compared the

success of students participating in traditional labs with those using an all-online format and a “flipped” lab model, where online students met in the classroom every two weeks. Students in the flipped model maintained their interest and got better grades, the study found. Perhaps equally important, the labs were able to accommodate more students and proved less expensive to operate. A typical introductory biology course might include eight lab classes with 192 students, said Robert Desharnais, a biology professor at the campus who directs Cal State’s Virtual Courseware Project. Virtual labs have allowed the university to double the number of sessions offered while using the same number of instructors and rooms, Desharnais said. Helping students enroll in required classes sooner in their

academic careers and move on to graduation is a key objective for California’s public colleges, which lost billions in state funding during the recession. Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers have called on educators to make up for those losses in part through greater use of new technologies. “When we look at the rapid growth in the number of students versus science lab facilities, it’s just not enough,” said Gerry Hanley, assistant vice chancellor for academic technology services for the Cal State system. “Students end up taking these courses later or delaying graduation. Facilities bottlenecks are one reason we’re looking at the virtual labs idea.” Those bottlenecks led Cal Poly Pomona officials to schedule a full day of lab classes on Saturdays and Sundays; the weekend sessions quickly filled

to capacity, said Sepehr Eskandari, chairman of the biological sciences department. The campus now offers 26 biology lab classes each week — “You can imagine the wear and tear on physical resources,” Eskandari said — and this fall is experimenting with virtual labs in some of those classes. Computer simulations are now the standard for a vast array of research, such as studying the effect of earthquakes, Hanley said. In a biology laboratory at Cal State L.A., students recently conducted a group exercise in evolution online _ designing experiments to test concepts of natural selection. The computer program allowed them to change physical traits, such as the size of a bird’s beak, introduce predators and change the environment. The program then provided instant feedback.

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“The idea that virtual labs are a poor substitute” for the work that students will go on to do as professionals “is not actually true anymore,” Hanley said. Paulo Blikstein, who directs the Transformative Learning Technologies Lab at Stanford University, and his colleagues are working to combine technology with a more tactile experience – using robotic equipment located off-site that can be remotely controlled with a computer or smartphone. Students, for example, can send a command to add a chemical to a petri dish and capture the results on a time-lapse video. “The problems with virtual labs, many times, is that it’s too clean and too simplified. And then students understand it’s not really happening, but just a simulation,” Blikstein said. “We’re finding that affects their motivation.”

Family mourns student death Burch, a pre-sports management major from Williamsville, N.Y., died at Ruby Memorial MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Hospital in Morgantown, two During his short life, Nolan M. days he was found unresponsive FOUR SEASONS the floor of an off-campus Burch had an energy that pulled on STATION house, an NC incident 2700 Vanstory Street,fraternity Greensboro, people together and lifted others WVU officials have characterwhen they were down. Fittingly, in that spirit, hun- ized as a “catastrophic medical dreds — most of them fellow emergency.” WVU President E. Gordon students — gathered in the cold on the West Virginia University Gee released a statement excampus Friday evening to com- pressing his condolences and fort each other as they remem- shared similar sentiments on bered the young man during Twitter. “Words cannot describe the a brief candlelight vigil on the heartache we,and as a enjoy West Virginia green outsidesee the the student union. Come latest blockbusters University family, feel at the “The two or three months a relaxed in-theatre dining experience with I knew Nolan were the two or loss of one of our own — Nolan better prices an affordable, all-new Michael Burch — who passed three brightest months and of my casual dining menu. life,” said Matt Barnard, 22, one away today,” the statement said. of two Kappa Sigma fraternity “The outpouring of love and brothers who Win spokea of Burch, Date Nightsupport at thefrom newhis friends and this community has been what 18, a fraternity pledge who died Movie Tavern Four Seasons Station! you would expect from Mounearly Friday. Stop by to The A&T Register ofﬁce taineers, andtoI enter. would ask that “It’s obvious all of us who knew Nolan that the contagious you continue to keep the Burch many friends in your www.movietavern.com for tickets smile heVisit put on all of our faces family and thoughts and prayers.” came from Nolan just being No- THE and showtimes to see HUNGER GAMES: “I hope the entire WVU lan,” saidMOCKINGJAY fraternity brotherPART Jor- 1 and sign-up for community understands how don Hankins, 21. Tavern Membership which every life is to this “He was always around and precious includes exclusive and news.Gee later tweeted. never alone. People seemedoffers to University,” flock to him as if his spirit held “We must help to prevent simithis type of radiating energy lar tragedies.” Burch’s sister, Alex, wrote which pulled others closer.” Molly born

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in part on Instagram: “It was truly an honor to be your sister. Words cannot describe the pain I’m feeling right now. ... I’m going to miss the connection we had with each other, how we could just make eye contact and start giggling for no reason, I’m going to miss your insane laugh, and the way we would protect each other, and even fighting with you.” Morgantown police Chief Ed Preston said Thursday that the first officer who responded to the Kappa Sigma fraternity house shortly before midnight Wednesday found someone performing CPR on Burch, who was on the floor, not breathing, without a pulse. The chief would not provide details of the incident but said Burch had no apparent traumatic injuries. He said Friday that detectives are investigating whether the incident involved hazing, alcohol or other activities. The West Virginia chief medical examiner has yet to release the cause of death. In a statement Friday, the national Kappa Sigma organization in Charlottesville, Va., said the fraternity is investigating the circumstances surrounding

the incident. “We are distraught and saddened by the news about West Virginia University student Nolan Burch,” the statement reads. Kappa Sigma said the operations of the WVU chapter had been suspended since midOctober because of “previous, unrelated violations of Kappa Sigma’s Code of Conduct.” Also, the chapter and school were notified Monday that the group’s charter had been withdrawn and its operations had been closed. “While we investigate, the Fraternity is focused on working with the university to ensure that the proper support and counseling is available to the individual members of our former chapter,” the Kappa Sigma statement says. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the Burch family, the West Virginia University community and the young men of our former chapter as they cope with this tragedy.” Wednesday’s incident and a Nov. 6 alcohol-fueled disturbance in a residential city neighborhood also involving a fraternity prompted school officials to suspend most Greek activities. On campus, students were

stunned by the news of the young man’s death. “Everyone’s heartbroken,” said Stephanie Musso, 19, a member of the Delta Gamma sorority. Another Delta Gamma member, Clarissa Congie, 20, recalled the death of fellow sorority sister Sarah Marie Graham, 21, who was killed last year in a vehicle crash on Interstate 79 in Washington County. Congie said she attended the vigil to support Kappa Sigma. “We know how it is to lose a sister,” she said. Matt Carter, 20, a member of another fraternity, Alpha Sigma Phi, said he was “deeply saddened” by the news. The WVU student newspaper, The Daily Athenaeum, said Burch may have been participating Wednesday in Kappa Sigma’s Big-Little Night, which Carter described as “a bond between the brothers. Old members get connected with new members, their pledges. The brother’s supposed to be a mentor, guide them through school and life. (Big-Little Night) is the revealing of who your big brother is. It’s supposed to be special.”

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Princeton University violated a federal antidiscrimination law by not “promptly and equitably” responding to complaints of sexual violence, in one case allowing a sexually hostile environment to continue for one student, the U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday. The university formalized an agreement Oct. 12 with the department that includes revising policies, using a “preponderance of the evidence” standard in investigating complaints, and reexamining all complaints filed from the 2011-12 academic year through Sept. 1. It had begun rolling out new policies and procedures this year, which the Education Department said address the Title IX violations. The changes are “intended to achieve full compliance,” Princeton said in a statement. The changes, along with other actions in the agreement, will be monitored by the Education Department. “I applaud Princeton University for its commitment to ensuring a community-wide culture of prevention, support, and safety for its students, staff, and community,” Catherine E. Lhamon, assistant secretary for civil rights at the Education Department, said in Wednesday’s release. Princeton is not the only university to settle with the

Education Department in recent years, as national attention has focused on sexual harassment and violence on college campuses. In 2011, the University of Notre Dame agreed to revise its policies to become compliant with the department’s standards. Other high-profile agreements include Yale University in 2012 and the State University of New York system in 2013. “This is really the regulators saying, ‘Make sure your policies are in place and are compliant with the regulations now,’ “ said Kevin E. Raphael, a partner of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti L.L.P., who prosecuted sex crimes as an assistant district attorney in Philadelphia. The investigation by the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights found Princeton to be in violation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Under the terms of the deal, the university’s agreement does not count as an admission of noncompliance. “We are pleased that this investigation has been concluded with an agreement that brings the university’s policies and procedures into compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements,” Christopher L. Eisgruber, Princeton’s president, said in a statement. The investigation stemmed from Title IX complaints by three people who accused the university of failing to respond appropriately to specific sexual

assault complaints made by three students in the 2009-10 and 2010-11 academic years, according to a letter sent from the director of the department’s New York office to Eisgruber. The Education Department opened its investigation in December 2010. In addition to going through documentation and interviewing the students and Princeton staff and administrators, investigators conducted on-site visits to review files and recordings, according to the letter. They found that Princeton’s grievance procedures at the time violated the federal law that in part requires the schools to provide for “prompt and equitable resolution” of complaints of actions including sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual assault or violence. In the case of one student, “this failure allowed for the continuation of a hostile environment that limited and denied her access to the education opportunities at the university,” the letter said. Among the issues, the department said: The university used a “clear and persuasive” standard of evidence rather than a “preponderance of the evidence” standard, its policies did not explicitly give accusers equal opportunity as accused students to provide evidence and present witnesses, and only people found in violation of the university’s policies would have a right to appeal.

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cause for some relief, according to a new national report. Though college tuition and fee prices still outpaced the rate of inflation in the past year, the average increases were lower than those posted in the past five, 10 and 30 years, according to the report published Thursday by the College Board. And education borrowing is down 8 percent in one year, while borrowing per student is down by 6 percent – a decrease one of the report’s co-authors said was “really notable.” In its “Trends in College Pricing 2014” report, the College Board, a not-forprofit organization that aims to expand access to higher education, said the average price for in-state students at four-year public schools increased 2.9 percent from 2013-14 to 2014-15. The increase was slightly higher – 3.3 percent _ for outof-state students at four-year public schools as well as for in-district students at twoyear public colleges. In-state students at four-year private colleges saw an increase of 3.7 percent, on average. The report may indicate a move away from the ballooning cost of higher education. “When we think about the whole picture, we see some trends that were frightening in recent years that seem to be quieting down,” said Sandy Baum, the report’s co-author and an education policy professor at George Washington University and senior fellow at the Urban Institute in Washington. Still, Baum said, “we should take that news with some caution.” That’s because students enrolling in public four-year schools this year will pay a sticker price more than three times higher than what students paid in 1984-85, according to the report. For students at two-year public schools and four-year private schools, the price is roughly 2.5 times larger. “Those are big increases over time. We still need to be concerned,” Baum said. Mitch Dickey, 21, student body president at the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, said rising tuition costs create significant worry for prospective students. “It’s absolutely a problem,” said Dickey, a junior. “Students in high schools are looking at colleges ... and they’re saying, ‘Where can I go and not have to break the bank?’

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Amazon Web business up 40% Jay Greene

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LAS VEGAS _ Amazon Web Services, which sells computing services to companies over the Internet, grew more than 40 percent in revenue last year, the business’ top executive told a Las Vegas conference Wednesday morning. Andy Jassy, the Amazon. com senior vice president who runs AWS, didn’t disclose total revenue of the unit, though some analysts expect it to top $5 billion this year. But he did say AWS now has more than 1 million customers. Jassy’s comments came during his keynote address at re: Invent, AWS’ annual confer-

ence in Las Vegas, which drew 13,500 attendees this year. The 9-year-old division has been a pioneer of renting computing storage and services to businesses. Jassy pressed the point that so-called cloud computing is now the standard for business, listing company after company, big and small, using AWS. “Every imaginable business segment is using AWS in a meaningful way,” Jassy said. “Cloud has become the new normal. Companies of every size are deploying cloud applications by default.” Though deeply geeky, the business is one of the fastest growing units at Amazon, a company better known for its

consumer offerings. AWS has become the leader in a business with such potential that it competes against corporate computing behemoths such as Microsoft and IBM, as well as Web giants such as Google. The Las Vegas conference, now in its third year, has become a place for Amazon to roll out new services, and Jassy launched several on Wednesday. Perhaps the most significant was Aurora, a database engine that Amazon claims has the speed and availability of expensive commercial databases while costing a tenth of the leading commercial options. The company also launched a handful of services to make deploying and managing code

on its Web-based services easier and less expensive. And it rolled out new security and compliance options to encourage companies and government organizations to move to AWS. Last year, Amazon won a $600 million contract to provide computing to the Central Intelligence Agency, beating out IBM for the prized contract. Amazon continues to use that deal as a proof point to convince companies concerned about the security of its Web-based offerings. “A lot of our customers say to us, ‘If it’s secure enough for the CIA to use, then it’s probably secure enough for us,’” Jassy said. Earlier Wednesday, Doug Wolfe, chief information offi-

cer of the CIA, told a group of government tech executives at the conference that the agency is now moving to add a classified version of the AWS Marketplace, which offers a raft of apps that run on AWS. That will bring nearly 2,000 new services to the CIA’s computer users, the kinds of computer services that those folks might use in a nonclassified world and want in their workplace. “It’s going to take a few months to get this running,” Wolfe said. “Our goal is that we can bring that innovation over faster than we have in the past.” Increasingly, Jassy said, customers are moving more and more of their computing operations to AWS. Jassy used to trot

out Netflix as the customer that ran its business on AWS. On Wednesday, Intuit Chief Technical Officer Tayloe Stansbury said the company has cut costs and become so much more efficient with AWS that it now plans to move all of its applications to AWS. Publishing giant Conde Nast has moved its primary datacenter to AWS, Jassy said. News Corp is moving 75 percent of its workloads to AWS. And Major League Baseball’s Advance Media business is using AWS for its Statcast service, which provides pitch speeds, fielder reactions times and more, generating 17 petabytes of raw data a year.

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YouTube brings huge fan base By Ryan Faughnder and Todd Martens

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The music industry’s move toward paid subscription services, and away from discs and downloads, has been underway for several years. On Wednesday, YouTube joined the party bringing with it the world’s largest audience for popular music and the financial clout of its parent company, Google Inc. The video streaming company announced plans to launch a service dubbed YouTube Music Key that will give users access to tens of millions of songs, for about $10 a month. The move underlined the shift toward streamed services as the music industry’s future. There is already fierce competition in this space from streaming services including Spotify, Rhapsody and Pandora. Still, YouTube’s reach with consumers makes it a powerful contender out of the gate. “They’re sort of already the 800-pound gorilla,” said Ben Bajarin, an analyst at Creative Strategies. “They’ve already got a big base.” Not everyone is signing on, however. Irving Azoff, the music industry veteran who has formed a new company called Global Music Rights to manage royalties for artists, says his 41 clients _ including Pharrell Williams, Smokey Robinson and the estate of John Lennon _ may not participate. Azoff, the former chairman of Live Nation, said YouTube isn’t paying his clients enough. He wants to help bring an end to a “history of undeniably low” payments to songwriters for their work. “The trampling of writers’ rights in the digital marketplace without any regard to their contribution to the creative process will no longer be tolerated,” Azoff said. YouTube did not immediately respond to Azoff. Their new on-demand offering will allow subscribers to listen to music and watch videos without commercials. Users will be able to listen on their smartphones while sending text messages and store videos and music on their devices for offline listening. “We want YouTube to continue to be the best place for

artists and fans to connect,” said Christophe Muller, the company’s head of music partnerships, and “give artists more ways to connect with fans and earn more revenue.” The pros and cons of music streaming services have been debated for years, and even popular Swedish service Spotify had its U.S. launch delayed multiple times as rights negotiations dragged on. The debate has become even more heated in recent weeks. Taylor Swift recently joined a growing roster of musicians who have complained about the fractions of a cent that Spotify pays artists each time a consumer streams a song. Four days after her new album, “1989,” was released, Swift and her Nashville-based label Big Machine Records withdrew all her music from the streaming service. Jimmy Buffett recently went public asking Spotify founder Daniel Ek for a raise, and other musicians including Beyonce, Coldplay, the Black Keys and Radiohead leader Thom Yorke have chosen to withhold their music from the service. Yorke collaborator and producer Nigel Godrich wrote on Twitter that artists “are scared to speak up or not take part as they are told they will lose invaluable exposure if they don’t play ball.” Spotify’s Ek, for his part, has argued that the service’s 12.5 million paid subscribers worldwide are spending $120 on music per year, more than “three times” than the average paying music consumer. Swift, before she pulled her catalog, wrote Ek, was on track to receive a $6 million payout this year. YouTube holds a complicated position in the music industry. Though it is seen as a critical promotional tool for labels and musicians, record companies also want to be able to better monetize their big online audience. The video site is now one of the main ways new artists get discovered and established players get the word out about new music. Official videos by artists such as Miley Cyrus (“Wrecking Ball”) and Meghan Trainor (“All About That Bass”) have amassed hundreds of millions of views, and videos have helped propel the likes of Justin Bieber, Psy and Baauer to worldwide fame. Two years ago, Swift even debuted her song “Never Get-

ting Back Together” before it hit radio airwaves. And it’s not just professional musicians. Countless numbers of people have uploaded their own versions and parodies of Gotye’s “Somebody That I Used to Know” and “Let It Go” from Disney’s “Frozen.” Now Music Key is going down the path the likes of Spotify and Rhapsody have already charted, by charging users for access. It’s starting off with a promotional monthly fee of $7.99, $2 lower than most rivals. Those invited at launch will have free use for six months after it debuts early next week. YouTube says people around the world watch more than 6 billion hours of its videos a month. The question now is whether it can get a substantial portion of that huge audience into subscribers, and also be able to tap new users who use Google’s Android operating system on their mobile phones. “There has to be a legitimate business model that makes it worth it to produce quality content,” said Bajarin. “This is a step in the right direction, which is to convert people who are already using it for free.” YouTube has secured the rights to a huge catalog of songs with deals with three major record labels, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group. The tech giant also has deals with hundreds of independent music companies. YouTube monetizes its free videos by placing advertising on them, and whoever owns the rights gets a piece of that revenue. The company also uses a technology called Content ID that finds videos that use copyrighted music, so that the owners can either ask to have the videos taken down or make money from them by getting ads placed. Listeners have benefited by getting the music for free. The question now is whether they will opt to actually pay for it. Paul Verna, a senior analyst at eMarketer, said that will be a challenge for Google because users have become accustomed to waiting through short ads to get to the tunes. “It’s been a free-for-all from Day One,” Verna said. “An adfree experience doesn’t seem as compelling or attractive on YouTube.”

Nobody to walk you back to your hotel or car after dark? This personal safety app may offer some peace of mind. Name: iWitness Available: iOS, Android Cost: $2.99 per month, $29.99 per year What it does: It connects to emergency services and records your whereabouts. It is set up to work in 146 countries. International users can select the region, and the app automatically localizes to the emergency equivalent of 911. What’s hot: Although there’s no substitute for common sense and being street-smart, having immediate access to a 911 call and a record of your situation

add a second layer of personal security. Arm the iWitness app, and at the touch of a button or the screen, or by shaking the phone, you can start recording your predicament (for five minutes) and/or call 911. What’s not: Be careful with the 911feature if you’re testing the app. Once it’s armed, all it takes is a touch of the screen. When I tried to close out of the app, the “calling 911” alarm sounded. Luckily you have five seconds to cancel if it’s not a real emergency. Worth it: I put this app in the most-used area of my phone. Even if you use it only once, it could be a lifesaver.

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Israel responds to synagogue attack Laura King & Batsheva Sobelman MCT Campus

JERUSALEM _ Israel vowed a harsh response after two Palestinian attackers slashed and shot to death four rabbis who were praying in a Jerusalem synagogue early Tuesday _ an attack that horrified Israelis, drew international condemnation and threatened to further inflame Jewish-Muslim tensions that were already running high over a contested holy site. Israeli media later reported that a police officer injured while responding to the assault had died. At least seven Israelis were hospitalized in the wake of the attack, the deadliest in Jerusalem since 2008. The two attackers, shot dead by police units that converged on the scene within minutes, were identified as Palestinian cousins from predominantly Arab East Jerusalem, which has been a flashpoint for attacks in recent months. The attackers _ armed with cleavers and handguns and said to have been shouting “God is great!” _ burst into the synagogue in the ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Nof during morning prayers, witnesses said. Many devoutly religious immigrants to Israel have settled in the area, and three of the four rabbis killed held American citizenship, the State Department said. A fourth was a Briton, according to Israeli officials. The White House identified the slain Americans as Aryeh Kupinsky, Cary William Levine and Moshe Twersky. The statement did not provide hometowns. President Barack Obama condemned the attack but said “it is all the more important for Israeli and Palestinian leaders and ordinary citizens to work cooperatively together to lower

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synagogue attack Israeli forensic experts carry the body of one of two Palestinians near the scene of an attack in a synagogue in Jerusalem, Israel, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014.

tensions, reject violence and seek a path forward towards peace.” Witnesses described panic and pandemonium during the attack, with the dead and wounded crumpling to the floor, clutching bloodied sacred texts. Those who managed to make their way out of the house of prayer burst onto the street screaming for help. For many Israelis, the specter of a calculated attack on Jews at prayer, in ritual garments, carried chilling overtones of historic persecution. “Jewish worshippers lay dead in pools of blood, still wrapped in prayer shawls and

phylacteries, with holy books strewn on the floor,” Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, who heads Zaka, an emergency response group led by Orthodox Jews, told Israel Radio. “Such sights I have never seen _ they recall dark days.” U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and expressed condolences for the attack. “This simply has no place in human behavior,” Kerry told reporters in London. Netanyahu, who called top security officials to an emergency meeting, declared that the “despicable murderers” _ he also called them “animals”

Officials isolate man who recovered from Ebola Christine Mai-Duc Los Angeles Times

A 26-year-old Indian man is being kept in isolation in New Delhi more than a month after he recovered from Ebola because his semen tested positive for the disease, India's Ministry of Health said Tuesday. The man arrived in New Delhi on Nov. 10 from Liberia, where he had been treated for Ebola and released on Sept. 30, according to a statement from Indian health officials. While going through mandatory airport screening on his arrival in New Delhi, the man told officials about his disease history and showed them a "certificate of medical clearance" from the Liberian government, which said he had "successfully undergone care and treatment related to Ebola Virus Disease" and that he had subsequently

tested negative for Ebola in lab tests. Still, Indian health officials said, the man was isolated at the airport "as a matter of abundant caution." Three blood samples taken from the man over the next three days tested negative for the Ebola virus. Officials then decided to test additional bodily fluids for signs of the disease. A semen sample from Nov. 17 tested positive for Ebola, and another test confirmed the results. "It is a known fact that during convalescence from Ebola Virus Disease, persons continue to shed virus in body fluids for variable periods," officials said. The statement noted that in some cases, the virus can be present in men's semen for up to 90 days after they recover from Ebola. According to the World Health Organization, men can

transmit the virus through their semen for up to seven weeks after recovering from Ebola. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that men recovering from Ebola either abstain from sex, including oral sex, for at least three months or use condoms to help prevent the spread of the disease. Officials say the man isn't showing any symptoms of Ebola, but they plan to keep him under isolation at a special airport health facility until all of his body fluids test negative for the disease and he's determined to be "medically fit" to be discharged. "This would rule out even the remote possibility of spread of this disease by the sexual route," the Ministry of Health said.

_ would not go unpunished. Within hours of the attack, a massive police contingent raided the family homes of the two assailants, identified as Udai Abu Jamal and Ghassan Abu Jamal, and Netanyahu later said the homes would be demolished and “inciters” held to account. The two attackers “have no previous security records and did not operate within the framework of any organization,” the head of the domestic intelligence agency Shin Bet, Yoram Cohen, told members of a Knesset committee after the incident, the Haaretz newspaper reported.

A government statement said unspecified “additional decisions ... have been made in order to strengthen security throughout the country.” Israel had already redeployed hundreds of troops to the West Bank after a pair of lethal stabbing attacks last week. In the wake of the latest attack, Israeli forces in East Jerusalem and several parts of the West Bank battled stonethrowing protesters, clashes that continued as night fell. A light-rail train passing through an Arab neighborhood of Jerusalem was pelted with rocks, forcing it out of service. At Kerry’s prompting,

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas issued a denunciation of the attack but coupled it with a call for a halt to Israeli “intrusions” on a site in the walled Old City revered by both Jews and Muslims. The militant Hamas movement, while not claiming any involvement, praised the attack. Celebratory gunfire rang out in the Hamas-dominated Gaza Strip and at several locations in the West Bank, and the group’s spokesman Sam Abu Zuhri called the attack a response to the “continuing crimes of the occupation.” The brutal nature of the attack, the shock of such a strike on a house of prayer and the fact that the episode took place in a part of western Jerusalem considered far removed from recent clashes boded ill for any calming of violence that has roiled Jerusalem for months. Four people on the Israeli side have been killed in the last month in vehicular attacks by Palestinians, and in a spreading of “lone wolf” attacks outside the city, a soldier last week was fatally stabbed in Tel Aviv and a Jewish woman killed outside a West Bank settlement bloc. Much of the current burst of ill feeling is centered on the hilltop in the Old City revered by Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary. Jews are allowed to visit the site but not pray there, and activists _ some from within Netanyahu’s government _ have been calling for a change to that long-standing “status quo,” infuriating Muslims across the Islamic world. Kerry visited Jordan _ the formal custodian of the site _ last week to try to ease frictions, winning pledges from Netanyahu and Abbas in separate meetings for calming measures. But calls for moderation are likely to be lost in the outcry over the attack and any retaliatory strikes arising from it.

Moderate Syrian rebels say they're advancing on Damascus from south Mousab Alhamadee MCT Campus

ISTANBUL _ Rebel groups based in southern Syria are advancing on the western suburbs of Damascus and warning they might soon enter the capital, a development that's in sharp contrast to the grim reports from northern Syria, where moderate rebels have suffered setbacks from the government and radical Islamists. The advance by the socalled Southern Front also stands apart from the situation in the north because moderate rebels still appear to be the dominant opposition force in the south, eclipsing al-Qaida's Syrian affiliate, the Nusra Front, in planning and executing military advances. Further, Southern Front

commanders credit airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition with helping their cause, primarily by keeping Islamic State fighters from moving against them. "If it weren't for the coalition strikes, Daash would have reached our areas," Abul Majd, a spokesman for the Southern Front, told McClatchy via Skype, using the Arabic acronym for the Islamic State. "Thanks to these strikes, we are focusing now on the regime, our main enemy." In contrast, commanders in the north have complained that they have benefited little from the strikes on the Islamic State, and they even accuse the United States of undercutting support for the rebels with airstrikes aimed at Nusra and the so-called Khorasan Group, which the U.S. says consists of al-Qaida members plotting attacks on Western targets from

Syria. On Friday, another Southern Front leader, Gen. Assad al Zubi, told Damascus residents via opposition Orient TV that the day of the "big victory" is close. In his statement, he warned that the government was likely to crack down hard as rebel forces drew near and Damascus residents should expect to receive instructions in the coming days, in the form of pamphlets distributed by civil activists working with the rebels. Zubi's statement came as an estimated 38,000 rebel fighters, including 54 different brigades that fight under the Free Syrian Army name, have achieved their most significant victories since the Southern Front was announced last February.

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Coping with Alzheimer’s in the family TAYLOR YOUNG

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November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National caregiver Month. The Alzheimer’s Association says that there are more than 15 million Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers. Alzheimer’s disease is one of those sneaky diseases. It cannot be prevented, cured, or slowed—it just happens. My ﬁrst encounter with this disease was in middle school. My great-aunt Octavia had it. Although she was one of grandmother’s sisters, what made her special to me was the fact that I was born on the same day as her. One weekend, my Aunt Octavia and Aunt Janette, another one of my grandmother’s sis-

ters, came to visit. We all went to dinner and the movies. To me, Aunt Octavia was ﬁne. I was a child, what did I know? As the night became longer, I realized that something was off. Aunt Octavia became extremely excited, “Hey! How are you? I haven’t seen you in a long time, how are you baby?” We were together all day. I did not spend that much time with Aunt Octavia as the disease progressed. She died in 2008, knee deep in the disease. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, which is a term used to describe memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Dementia has a way of hurting families, caregivers, and

Alzheimer’s warning signs include: 1. Memory loss that disrupts life 2. Challenges in planning or solving problems 3. Difficulty completing familiar task at home 4. Confusion with time or place 5. Trouble understanding visual images and spatial relationships 6. New problems with words in speaking or writing 7. Misplacing things and losing the ability to retrace steps. 8. Decreased or poor judgment 9. Withdrawal from work or social activities 10. Changes in mood and personality even the individual with dementia.My grandmother is such a strong woman. She has been through a lot as a wife and as a mother. Daisy Pulliam has a stern way of showing her love but it is inevitable that she means it. It is hard to know when exactly my grandmother’s symptoms became noticeable because she has lived by herself for over 30 years. My mother, Helen Young, re-

ﬂected on how it feels to watch my grandmother go through the motions of dementia. “It’s absolutely terrible, it’s the worst thing ever watching a woman who is so in control just totally be out of control,” she said. We live in Virginia and my grandmother lives in Maryland, close to my aunt and one of my uncles. My aunt, Lynette Kennedy, who is my grandmother’s pri-

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Former Black Panther Marshall “Eddie” Conway was released from prison after almost 44 years in May of 2014. On Friday, Nov. 14, Conway spoke at the Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro, N.C. to share his experiences as a prisoner in the American Justice System. After being framed by FBI agents for killing a Baltimore police officer, Conway was sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison. In the late 1960’s and up until his arrest in 1970, he served as the Military Defense Chair within the Baltimore chapter of the Black Panther Party. The chapter was secretly initiated and later infiltrated by FBI informants. Because of his high status within the chapter, Conway was a main target for the undercover agents. When two members of the Black Panther Party allegedly to be involved in an altercation resulting in an officer’s death, Conway was charged as an accessory to murder and was accused of organizing the crime. Although he had no ties to the

incident, false information provided by a prisoner informant in conjunction with tampered evidence from the defense left Conway behind bars for 43 years and 11 months. His imprisonment was a part of an FBI mission called COINTELPRO, or the Counter Intelligence Program. Established in 1956, this program originally targeted Communists, but later expanded its focus to other domestic groups including the Ku Klux Klan, Socialist Workers Party, and the Black Panther Party. Even political leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X were targeted as a result of this initiative. Despite the blatant injustice he endured, Conway maintained high spirits and a positive attitude while in jail. By allowing his passion for activism to prevail, the former panther became a trailblazer for prisoner’s rights. “We organized a formula that would actually work to help us help other individuals. That was a mentoring program” said Conway. The program, Friends of a Friend (FOF) aims to reduce violence within the prison population. By teaching high

proﬁle, widely respected inmates the importance of education, Conway was able to help prisoners learn how to read and earn their high school diplomas and college degrees. In an effort to create substantial bonds between prisoners and their families, he encouraged his men to read to and with their families during visitation hours every weekend, and on the phone once a week. In addition to educating prisoners, FOF forged bonds between the men and resulted in lower violence rates over time. “But at the time that we were doing that, there was still massive violence in the prison system. In fact, I was still walking over dead bodies once a week” said Conway. According to the activist many of the confrontations usually involved members of rival gangs. The leaders of each gang would always be involved in FOF where they were able to sit down with other gang leaders and resolve “beef.” This resulted in a large decline of murder inside the precinct. “And so from ’09 to about ’13, which is like about 4 years, I mean it was like that was the environment we lived in and it

took that long to start turning around. And now there are gang ﬁghts but no weapons, no stabbings.” The terms under which Conway was imprisoned were later declared unconstitutional in the state of Maryland. In 1982, this legislation had the potential to set Conway free. However an additional 32 years passed before his case was reconsidered. Finally, on March 4, 2014 Marshall Eddie Conway was given his freedom. Now that he is released, Conway plans to continue what he started in jail and offer an alternate avenue for young men that are on the road towards a life in prison. The now former political prisoner constantly attributes his success and survival to his supporters who fought for his freedom over the 44 years he was imprisoned. Since his release, he has traveled across the country and abroad sharing his life story and speaking on activism. -Email Jessica at theatregister@gmail.com a nd follow us on twitter @theatregister

mary caregiver, goes through more than my mother, her siblings or even us as grandchildren could understand. She watches my grandmother go through depression, paranoia, and loneliness. Kennedy expressed how it was hard to know exactly when the transition occurred. “It’s hard because, she’s hard. Sometimes it makes me sad and other times it just makes me mad. I even catch myself getting mad at her. I think it’s because she doesn’t want to believe what I say,” said Kennedy. My aunt is my grandmother’s youngest child, so that may be a factor. I believe during this time she treats us all differently. My grandmother talks to me differently; we were on the phone earlier last weekend and

we had the same conversation at least six times in one hour. She kept thinking I was her cousin, but once I said who my mother was she would remember again. She remembers that I go to N.C. A&T. She also remembers my apartment, surprisingly, because she has only been here once. It is nerve racking and can make a family very emotional watching someone they love go from being so independent to needing you at every moment to understand the world around her. It is no joke when you go to hug a loved one and they have no idea who you are. Know the signs and cherish your loved ones. -Email Taylor at theatregister@gmail.com a nd follow her on

Marrying young: Is it really that serious? We’ve all seen the memes. still don’t, know anything about “All of my friends are getting marriage or being a wife. married and having kids, and But that’s just me though. I’m just trying to get abs.” One of my childhood friends Or, “all of my friends are in is happily married with two relationships and I’m like ‘I kids. Her and her husband own like that boulder. That’s a land, a house and two cars. She nice boulder.’” is a stay-at-home mom while I cannot tell you one he works to provide for their time that I have not family. Although life logged onto Facethrows its lemons, she book, only to see a says that she is happy high school classand wouldn’t have it mate newly married any other way. or with a child, if I look at her little not both. family, and for two Although I take seconds my hearts part in their happi- Laci melts with the idea of ness, I cannot help that being me. Ollison but wonder did they But then I look down really think that they at the screen saver on were ready to be married? my phone, which is a selfie of Granted, everyone is dif- me in front of the Eiffel Tower, ferent. People mature faster and I remember that I am much than others. Maybe they did happier with this life that I have meet the love of their life chosen. before they became of legal I still have more places to go age to drink alcohol at their and people to see before I have wedding. However, from a to worry about finding a sitter personal standpoint, I cannot for my babies, or dragging my see myself married at such a husband along with me. young age. I know that the time will Your twenties, especially come when I will meet the love your early twenties, is the of my life, get married, and start prime time of your life. It is a family of my own. However, I when you have the freedom am not rushing it. to explore the world and the I will have plenty of time to people in it. You have more create memories and go on famthan likely moved out of ily vacations. But right now, your parents’ house, make I want to live. I want to create mistakes and created life les- memories by myself and with sons. You figure out who you my best friends. are, and what you want to do So for now, I’ll enjoy the with the rest of your life. single life: solo traveling to So how can you possibly foreign countries, and embarkbe ready to settle down with ing on the quest to find the best someone else, if you haven’t burger in Greensboro with my yet found yourself? best friend. At the age of 20, I was going through a tough time emotionally. I was in my -Email Laci at third year of college, still theatregister@gmail.com a trying to figure out exactly nd follow her on what I wanted to do with twitter @laci_ollison my degree. I did not, and

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NCAA tournament returns to Orlando in 2017

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The NCAA men’s basketball tournament will return to Orlando Fla. in 2017, the NCAA announced Monday. UCF and Stetson are listed as the co-hosts for the first- and second-round games that will be played at Amway Center. Dates for the games are listed as March 16 and 18. Amway Center hosted firstand second-round NCAA games back in March with Florida, Louisville, Manhattan, Albany, Colorado, N.C. State, Pitt and St. Louis playing games there. Other sites for the 2017 first- and second-round games include Buffalo, Milwaukee, Salt Lake City, Greensboro, Indianapolis, Tulsa, Sacramento, Kansas City, San Jose, Memphis and New York City. The Orlando games will ultimately feed into the 2017 Final Four, which will be played in Phoenix Az. “The NCAA’s decision reinforces our belief in Central Florida being a world-class destination. Our community leaders, our local organizing committee and, best of all, our fans helped create a truly memorable experience for those inside the Amway Center or celebrating all over town,” said John Bisignano, President and CEO of the Central Florida Sports Commission in a news release. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer added “We’re excited that Orlando and the Amway Center have once again been awarded as a host city for the NCAA Basketball Championships. We envisioned precisely these types of high caliber events for our Community Venues and for our region that offer incredible experiences and bolster our local economy. This will be the sixth time the NCAA Tournament has come to Orlando. It was here previously in 1993, 1996, 1999, 2004 and 2014.

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The North Carolina A&T Men’s basketball team opened their season Friday against Greensboro College. The Aggies gained a 91-61 win. This will be the third straight season that the Aggies opened their season playing against Division III Greensboro College and won. The Aggies now have a record of 1-0. At the start of the game, the Aggies scored two straight baskets taking an 8-7 lead. Later in the game forward Nick Reese scored a layup straight up to the basket in the opening frame and was able to build a 23-12 lead following an 11-0 run with 7:46 remaining in the first half. The Pride then answered the Aggies run by scoring five straight points, including a 3-point play by Hamilton Hawkins to cut the lead to 2317. The Aggies surged and moved the lead back to double figures, 28-17, as center, Steven Burrough made his free throws. The Pride grabbed 23 offensive rebounds but that was not enough as the Aggies captured the win against Greensboro Col-

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N.C. A&T OVERCOMES HALFTIME DEFICIT, BEATS NAVY 52-47 Janay boone

In a hard fought battle, the North Carolina A&T women’s basketball team came from behind to get a win over Navy University 52-47 in the season opener. The Lady Aggies (1-0) recovered from a 28-22 halftime deficit and left Navy scoreless for eight minutes in the second half. This was the Midshipmen’s first loss of the season. The Lady Midshipmen went 7-for-14 behind the arc and ended the first half shooting 50 percent. The Aggies held a 2017 lead late in the first half until Navy’s Justice Swett made a three-point field goal to end the first half with a 9-2 run and a 28-22 lead at the half. At the start of the second half, the Midshipmens Haley Unger stretched the Mids’ lead to 35-26 with less than 16 minutes to go with a lay up from Navy’s Hannah Fenske. A scoring drought by Navy allowed N.C. A&T’s Adriana Nazario to make a steal and a layup to use an 11-0 run to regain the lead 37-35. The Lady Aggies continued its second half surge by building a five-point lead at 44-39 with just over five minutes left to play. That did not pester the

lege. Bruce Beckford made his fifth career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. With the help of guards, James Whitaker and Trey Brown, contributing 16 points each. “I felt good about it, I think we have a lot of talent. We just have to get use to playing with each other but i’m confident that we’re going to be a good team,” said Beckford. “It was an opportunity to play against someone else to see what we need to work on,” explained Head Coach Cy Alexander. He also added,” We have a lot to work on.” Whitaker was responsible for a lot of the Aggies points to reach double figures. The Aggies led 34-25 to end the first half. “Whitaker is a very good athlete,” explained Alexander. Whitaker’s offensive skills rolled over into the second half, as he was responsible for helping the Aggies gain a larger lead over the Pride. His two-point play three minutes into the half gave N.C. A&T a 41-27 lead. He also scored the first seven points in the second half. Brown gave the Aggies a 20 point lead for the first time in the game when he accounted for three of his free throw attempts

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PhotoS by SYMONE’ AUSTIN • The A&T register Season opener The Lady Aggies opened the season by downing the Navy Midshipmen 52-47 in a last second battle . Redshirt-junior Christina Carter finished the contest with seven points and a game-high seven steals.

Mids as they regained the lead after an N.C. A&T turnover to give them a 45-44 edge over the Aggies with just 3:12 remaining in the contest. The Aggies guard Ariel Bursey started off the back and forth scoring with a 3-pointer but just seconds later but Danielle Poblarp tied the game at 47. Navy turned the ball over to the Aggies with 10 seconds remaining, with Fenske immediately fouling Christina Carter. The Aggies tallied the last five points of the game to stave off the Mids 52-47. Redshirt-junior Aprill McRae led all scor-

ers on the Aggies roster with 12 points and 5 rebounds. McRae also went 6-for-8 from the free throw line. The Aggies overall shot 80 percent from the line. In her debut for N.C. A&T, freshman Kala Green scored 8 points and 3 steals in just 14 minutes of play. Green was perfect from the field going 3-for-3 and went 2-for-2 from the line. “She played very well for us. Coming in we knew she would catch on to our style of play offensively and defensively,” said Head Coach Tarrell Robinson. Eboni Ross added eight points and a game-high nine

rebounds followed by Carter, who finished with seven points and a game-high of seven steals. “We were able to hold Navy to 47 points. I think we need to get a little better offensively. Create some more wide open shot for our bigs,” said Robinson. The Lady Aggies will take on UNC Asheville on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 6 p.m. at Corbett Sports Center. —Email Janay at jlboone@ aggies.ncat.edu and follow her on Twitter @Ayo_IsThatBoone

Men’s basketball team wins opener; drops one to USC Upstate Alexis wainwright

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PhotoS by SYMONE’ AUSTIN • The A&T register Season opener (Right) Starting guard Ahmad Abdullah went 4-for-6 from the field and finished the game with nine points and six rebounds. (LEFT) Starting forward Bruce Beckford led scorers with 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Aggies will play away for 12 straight games that will start against Northern Kentucky Wednesday. The Aggies will return back home on Dec. 28 to face N.C. Wesleyan at Corbett Sports Center.

and gave the Aggies a 56-36 lead. Brown finished with 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting, as he made several drives to the basket. The Aggies started off the week by facing USC Upstate in Corbett Sports Center, where they lost 46-63. The Aggies shot 32 percent from the field and 45 percent from the line. Bruce Beckford led the scor-

ing for N.C. A&T with 12 points and 9 rebounds. James Whitaker went 4-for-14 from the field and grabbed 5 rebounds. The Aggies will play away for 12 straight games that will start against Northern Kentucky Wednesday. The Aggies will return back home on Dec. 28 to face N.C. Wesleyan at Corbett Sports Center. “I was very pleased with Trey

Brown’s play off the bench. I thought he played under control, made good things happen and made some nice passes also,” said Alexander. The Aggies have a promising season ahead. —Email Alexis at awainwri@ aggies.ncat.edu and follow her on Twitter @Darkmultiplexx

AROUND SPORTS Chief’s sign Allan Bailey to a 4-year extension Kansas City, M.O. (AP) —The Chiefs and Allen Bailey agreed to a four-year, $25 million contract extension Saturday that could keep the defensive end playing in Kansas City through the 2018 season. The former third-round pick is guaranteed $15 million and will receive a $10 million signing bonus, an informant told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Chiefs did not announce the terms of the extension.

Harvick wins Homestead to claim 1st championship Homestead ,Fla.(AP) — NASCAR’s new championship format gave Kevin Harvick his long sought-after first Sprint Cup title, as he capped a magical first season at Stewart-Haas Racing with a victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Harvick, who had to win last week at Phoenix just to advance into the Sunday’s final four, had a decent car early but seemed to fade behind Denny Hamlin when the sun went down. Then a debris caution with 20 laps remaining forced the four championship contenders to make tough strategy decisions that ultimately decided their fate.

Stanton agrees to $325M deal with Miami MIAMI (AP) -- Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton has agreed to terms with the team on a $325 million, 13-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations said Monday, the most lucrative deal for an American athlete. The contract tops the $292 million, 10-year deal Miguel Cabrera agreed to with the Detroit Tigers in March. Compiled by Janay Boone from Associated Press content.

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White Privilege

Why white women like Lena Dunham and the Kardashians get away with so much SHELBY IVEY CHRISTIE Scene Editor

The Internet is a magnifying glass for social issues. Last week Twitter, Instagram and Facebook ampliﬁed white privilege to the umpteenth power. Between Lena Dunham’s defense of her sexual predatory behavior, Kim Kardashian’s attempt to break the Internet and Khloe Kardashian’s KKK joke, black people everywhere are calling attention to just how much white women get away with. PolicyLink founder and CEO Angela Blackwell recently told Salon.com why America isn’t ready to talk about race: “It embarrasses them, they feel ashamed. ” The pot of privilege seems to be bubbling over with pressure as criticism, tempers and opinions arise. Khloe Kardashian, former wife of NBA baller Lamar Odom and sister of Kim Kardashian, posted a racist joke to her Instagram last Tuesday. It was a meme photo of she and her two sisters dressed in white gowns with font over the photo reading: “The only KKK to ever let black men in.” As if the post itself wasn’t offensive enough she captioned it “true,” simply agreeing with the horrible joke. So let’s break this down. The Kardashian sisters are infamous for dating black men. Kim has dated numerous black men, including her husband Kanye West. Khloe Kardashian’s ex-husband is black and she is currently dating French Montana, an African-

born rapper. I think Khloe might feel black-by-association and therefore felt comfortable enough to make that completely disrespectful and insensitive post. Khloe deleted the post after much criticism and later apologized. However, why did she feel it was okay to post? Why is it okay for this ArmenianAmerican to make a joke of the slaughtering, lynching and torture of black men and women? Khloe Kardashian has been getting away with questionable behavior for some time now but this one trumps them all Kourtney Kardashian’s boyfriend Scott Disick reposted the post with the caption “and a Jew,” referring to himself dating another Kardashian sister. Are we supposed to laugh this off? HBO Girls creator Lena Dunham has been using her white privilege to defend her predatory behavior as a child. In her recently released memoir “Not That Kind of Girl,” Dunham shares horrifying details about her sexual curiosity as a child. In the book she tells how at age 7 she examined her one-year old sister Grace’s vagina. She also detailed how she

white women are getting away with way too much. Kim Kardashian didn’t quite break the Internet with her hyper sexualized Paper Magazine cover. The reality star was posed on the cover with her bare butt out. The remainder of the spread made it onto the Internet and a full, nude, frontal of Kim gained millions of retweets and comments. Remember back in the summer when Rihanna was banned from Instagram after posting her Vogue Brazil cover of herself, Tribune News Service topless? Her content her makeup like a “mowas found torcycle chick.” Three to be “inappropriate” and was pieces of candy if I could kiss her on the lips for ﬁve seconds. removed from her Instagram Whatever she wanted to watch account and her account was later deleted by Facebook. on TV if she would just “relax No one came to Rihanna’s on me.” rescue when her photo was Children can be quite curislammed as “slutty.” However, ous about sex. However, Lena many people took to the Interhas been defending herself net in support of Kim, namely against being described as Kim’s PR Consultant Johnaa sexual predator. But she, than Cheban, who ﬁred back herself, describes her actions at criticism via his website. as “anything a sexual preda“Yes, Kim is a mother, BUT tor might do to woo a small WHO CARES... have you child,” in her memoir. ever heard of a MILF?! The Which leads me to wonder, world wants to see her all day would this memoir go to print like 1010 Wins. Paper is one if this was written by a nonof the artsiest magazines and white woman? I’ve seen no has a legendary reputation for punishment or serious inquiries into the predatory behavior being creative and edgy,” says Johnathan. that she described. Again, would bribe her sister to do sexual favors. In an excerpt from ForHarriet’s article, On Lena Dunham and The Sh*t White Women Get Away With, an excerpt from Dunham’s memoir reads: “As [Grace] grew, I took to bribing her for her time and affection: one dollar in quarters if I could do

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Who could forget the classic “Love and Basketball?” It’s the story about two teenagers who grow up together and realize their love for each other through their love for basketball? And then there was “The Secret Life of Bees,” a film about a young girl who finds out about her mother’s past when she runs away to live with the ladies who knew her. No stranger to compelling films, Director Gina PrinceBythewood tells a unique love story in her newest film, “Beyond the Lights.” We are introduced to pop star Noni Jean as a kid in a talent show singing Nina Simone’s “Blackbird.” Managed by her ruthless mom, Noni evolves to sing hyper sexualized music as a popular singer. “It just seems that at this point right now, there’s a definite competition to push the envelope. There are times when I’m watching videos and my mouth is literally open, like, what am I watching right now. So I just want to change the conversation,” said PrinceBythewood, who interviewed famous pop stars for a more authentic portrayal, in an interview with Jezebel. Scantily clad and donning leather bodysuits, the “Rihan-

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MUSIC SOLANGE KNOWLES showed Kim Kardashian how it’s done when her wedding portraits broke the Internet Sunday evening. Vogue debuted the songstress’ wedding day portraits. She, her sister Beyonce and mother Tina Knowles looked elegant and timeless in all white. Solange married long-time boyfriend and music video director Alan Feguson, 51. The couple married in New Orleans in front of about 200 friends and family. In attendance were celebs like Janelle Monae. This is Knowles’ second marriage. She had her son Daniel Juelz with her first husband Daniel Smith back in 2004. Solange told Vogue: “Everyone I worked with on the wedding are friends who I love. Everything was a labor of love.”

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So because it is “artsy” it’s totally acceptable for Kim to show her behind? But back in August when Nicki Minaj posed spread eagle on her “Anaconda” single cover, she was slandered immeasurably. Was it not art because she’s a black woman? Nicki Minaj and Rihanna’s controversial photos both included clothing; however, they received severe backlash, while Kim enjoys the comfort of her white privilege to explain her nude photos away as “art.” Miley Cyrus was photographed showing her vagina at her concert back in June and her lude on and offstage behavior has been labeled as “self-expression,” but when Willow Smith posed, fully clothed, beside a 20-year-old friend earlier this year she was crticized for being “inappropriate.“ Are we overreacting? Should we just shrug these things away as symptoms of pop-culture and male-validated images of women? Or is there something serious here? Are white women afforded certain leniencies because in this country their type of beauty, sexy and motherhood are what all other women are measured against? White womanhood is the standard in America and unfortunately, if a non-white woman deviates from that blueprint she risks being slandered, criticized and even banned. Why are white women getting away with so much crap? White privilege?

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na-esque” pop star seeks an escape to the glamorous, but lonely life of stardom. In a cry for help, she attempts to commit suicide. Thankfully, the security guard on duty, Kaz, played by Nate Parker from The Great Debaters, pulls her up from the ledge to save her before she fell. He utters three words that convince her to live: “I see you.” In the midst of paparazzi, rumors and celebrity status Noni and Kaz begin to get to know each other off camera and out of the spotlight, beyond the lights. Although “Beyond the Lights” is a love story, the main focus is not on love between two people, but on loving yourself. “It was very important for me that this ﬁlm was not just about a man saving her. It was about a woman saving herself. You can’t love unless you love yourself, and that was really an important theme that I wanted to put out there,” said Prince-Bythewood. The diversity of issues in this movie, ranging from domestic violence to self-esteem makes it more realistic and less predictable. The top three most “real” moments in the ﬁlm occurred when: ***WARNING: MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS Kid Culprit disrespects

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106 & Park is going off the air. BET announced last week that the last episode of the beloved, music countdown show will air Dec. 19, 2014. 106 & Park has been a daily part of millenials’ lives. The Internet was in an uproar as viewers prepared to say goodbye to 106 & Park. 106 & Park’s daily video countdown has come to a close and many say it’s a sign of the times. Music videos have become super accessible via YouTube and other Internet outlets.

REAL HOUSEWIVES OF ATLANTA heated up again on Sunday night after Phaedra Park’s husband, Apollo Nida, ‘fessed up to planting a lie that fueled a 2-year long feud between his wife and Kenya Moore. Apollo has been accusing cast mate and former Miss USA, Kenya Moore, of trying to sleep with him for the past two seasons. His allegations fueled a ruthless rivalry between Kenya and his wife Phaedra. The allegations even caused the other cast members to stray away from Kenya. Viewers took to Twitter and Instagram shocked that he kept the lie going for this long.

ONLINE WENDY WILLIAMS CLAPS BACK after a wave of criticism hit her following the premiere of the Aaliyah Biopic. The movie has been a source of controversy since Aaliyah’s parents spoke out against Lifetime’s production of the film. Wendy Williams executive produced the film without any rights to the artist’s music. On Monday, Wendy addressed the critiques on her show. “I see my Aaliyah movie broke the internet this weekend. Everybody got an opinion. Well I must tell you. Whether you loved or hate, you watched. It was the second highest rated movie on all of cable this year so far. Not just Lifetime. But all of cable! Thank you.”