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Show us the money TAYLOR YOUNG

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This year, student fees allocated $172,700 specifically for homecoming.

The ‘Greatest Homecoming on Earth’ is what North Carolina A&T is known for.

In order to have such well thought out events and maintain homecoming’s tradition, one thing must be involved.

Money.

Where does this money come from? The homecoming budget is included in the student activity fee that is charged to each student per semester.

Student activity fees are used for multiple events and organizations on campus.

In addition to the portion of student activity fees being used, anything raised out of ticket sales goes towards the homecoming budget. As of Oct. 31, the total was $139,353 and still rising.

This leaves the Homecoming Committee to work with about $312,053.

The biggest portion of expenses goes towards the Hip Hop Concert and the Gospel Concert. The total cost for both concerts was $160,000.

Diamond Life Concerts takes that sum of money and negotiates with various artists.

They take that sum of money along with results from a homecoming survey that students take over the summer and see who they can get.

“The decisions and ideas are brought forward by the students,” said Kimberley Sowell, assistant vice chancellor for Student Affairs. “Then, we as administrators kind of guide them to say okay this is how we can make this happen.

Homecoming is really a student driven week of events.”

Sowell stressed the importance of student participation since the budget is determined by students because they are the ones who buy tickets and also whose tuition is being used.

There is a homecoming committee for all of the student

events. The committee is made up of 24 people who include faculty and staff as well as student leaders.

“That committee is the group that decides on which event will be held during homecoming, what the set up should look like, what equipment is needed,” Sowell said.

In the Homecoming committee is a representative from SGA and SUAB. Melanie Jones, SGA Vice President of External Affairs, is one of the co-chairpersons to all of the homecoming events.

“I plan out almost every event, including the day events, while making sure everything runs smoothly,” said Jones.

The remaining funds from homecoming goes towards Aggie Fest in the spring.

“I feel like it is [worth it]. If we were to step outside of the university, prices would be a lot higher. I do not believe that the homecoming budget should be included in tuition because everybody does not always participate is all homecoming

events,” said Cornesha Rajah, a sophomore.

Some students, however, do not feel as though the school needs to spend as much money on homecoming.

“I don’t think it’s worth it at all, I’d rather have the money in my pocket [from student activity fees],” said senior Jeffrey Silverthorne. “They cannot create a good enough concert for us to want to go to with the budget they have.”

The budget is tight and all students can never be fully satisfied with every event, but SGA along with other organizations have distributed surveys to students in order to accommadate their wishes.

Every detail has to be planned precisely in advance, and some planning takes place during the summer.

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PHOTOS ABOVE AND RIGHT BY SYMONE’ AUSTIN; PHOTO BELOW BY KEITH JONES. Clockwise from the “G”: Kelly Rowland at the homecoming concert; J.Cole performing at the homecoming concert; Mike Epps at the comedy show last Tuesday; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. won first place at the step show; Kirk Franklin at the gospel concert; D’Vonte Graham who intercepted a pass at the game against Virginia University of Lynchburg winning 59-12. (Below) Fans enjoy Fun Fest at the War Memorial Stadium after the homecoming parade.

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HARTFORD, Conn. _ Three current students and one recent graduate filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the University of Connecticut alleging that the university violated their rights by not providing them with adequate protection and assistance after they were raped or sexually assaulted.

“All four women in this case share an unfortunate bond in that they were victimized twice while students at UConn,” said Nina Pirrotti, a New Haven, Conn., attorney for the young women. “Once by their assailants and again by the university to whom they turned for help.”

The four young women gathered outside the federal courthouse with Pirrotti and civil rights attorney Glorial Allred to announce the suit.

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Allred said. “This is about whether the university has complied with its legal obligations under Title IX in the handling of reports of rape and/or sexual assault, and that’s very different.

“Most people don’t even know this is possible ... because it’s a relatively new area of the law,” she said. “This is the pioneering stage.”

On Oct. 21, the four young women and three other unnamed students filed a Title IX complaint with the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights alleging that the UConn had neither protected them from sexual assault nor provided them with adequate help after they reported being assaulted.

The Office of Civil Rights is now evaluating the complaint to decide whether to investigate it.

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Federal lawsuits often are filed in tandem with federal Title IX complaints, according to Daniel C. Swinton, senior executive vice president of the National Center for Higher Education Risk Management.

“Strategically, I would call it kind of textbook,” said Swinton, who is an attorney. “It makes sense to do it in a split fashion.

You get everyone’s attention. ...

It’s a way to up the ante.”

The civil lawsuit filed Friday asks for an award of compensatory damages to the plaintiffs for their emotional distress, resulting from UConn’s “deliberate indifference” and also asks the court to order UConn to revise its policies, procedures and practices “so that it is in compliance with Title IX.” UConn spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz said in an email that the university will “carefully assess the allegations” in the lawsuit but could not discuss specif-

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“President Herbst’s response made me feel invalidated all over again,” said Rose Richi, a junior, who alleges that her report of rape to a UConn detective was met with disbelief. “And to question our motives? Our only motive is to get change, something she made clear was unnecessary.”

Erica Daniels, a UConn senior who alleges that she was drugged and raped by a student, said, “I was in shock, hurt and disappointed that someone with the power and authority to make a change simply dismissed us.”

In an email Friday, Reitz said that “it’s become clear that there’s confusion over some comments that President Herbst made during her report to the Board of Trustees last week.”

Reitz said Herbst did not comment on or characterize any of the specific allegations from the four women and did not question their motives.

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Reitz added: “UConn is committed to a campus community free from all forms of sexual violence, harassment, exploitation and intimidation. ... The university does all in its power to appropriately investigate and handle such claims in a manner that is fully compliant with the law and grounded in both sensitivity and fairness.”

The 38-page lawsuit filed Friday goes into detail on the plaintiffs’ allegations that their reports of rape or sexual assault were met with a lack of responsiveness from administrators and University of Connecticut police.

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Morsi’s trial in Egypt delayed Aoun sahi

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CAIRO — The chaotic scenes and defiant shouts that marked the opening of Mohammed Morsi’s trial Monday suggest that Egypt’s military-backed government may face a long struggle to bring the deposed Islamist president and his Muslim Brotherhood to heel.

Emerging from four months in captivity at a secret location — later revealed to have been a military base near the Mediterranean city of Alexandria — Morsi, on trial for inciting murder, faced the judge from inside a specially constructed defendants’ cage, loudly declaring that he did not accept the legitimacy of the court proceedings. The judge adjourned the case until Jan. 8.

The ousted leader, eschewing the white prison-issued garb of his fellow defendants, wore a dark jacket and opennecked shirt instead.

“I am the legitimate president!” he shouted again and again, sometimes drowning out the judge, according to official media reports and courtroom eyewitness accounts. A wild melee broke out between Morsi’s foes and backers inside the courtroom, with rival spectators hurling shoes at each other — a grave insult in the Muslim world.

The presiding judge, Ahmed Sabry Youssef, twice called recesses when raucous chanting made it impossible to continue.

Opponents of the former leader, including some Egyptian journalists who had been allowed inside with press credentials, shrieked: “Execute him! Execute him!” Morsi could face the death penalty if convicted.

Outside the heavily fortified police academy that housed the makeshift court, Morsi’s supporters gathered in a dusty no-man’s land, prevented by rolls of barbed wire and rows of police from getting too close

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supporters of Egypt’s deposed President Mohamed Morsi take part in a demonstration outside the Police Academy in eastern New Cairo neighborhood, Egypt, Nov. 4, 2013. An Egyptian court decided on Monday to postpone the trial of Egypt’s deposed President Mohamed Morsi to Jan. 8, 2014 over the charges of murdering protesters during his one-year rule.

to the compound’s outer walls.

“Down with military rule!” they shouted in voices hoarse with passion. They also yelled denunciations of Gen. AbdelFattah el-Sissi, the army chief who brought Morsi down in a coup July 3.

Moving amid a forest of TV trucks, the ex-president’s partisans maneuvered into camera range to flash the four-fingered salute — alluding to the name of the Cairo mosque complex where hundreds of Morsi backers were killed by security forces in August — which has become a signature of the pro-

Morsi protest movement.

The trial venue was moved at the eleventh hour to the police academy, whose location on Cairo’s eastern outskirts made it more difficult for demonstrators to reach. Tear gas was fired to break up larger demonstrations elsewhere in the capital, and flashpoints like Tahrir Square were cordoned off by troops in armored personnel carriers. The city’s normally heavy traffic was light, with many people staying off the streets.

The court session was not televised live, but state TV

later showed scenes of the deposed president arriving and in the courtroom with the audio muted. Access to the proceedings was strictly controlled; even some lawyers, clutching letters of permission to attend, were barred from entering.

Those allowed inside, including some journalists, were not allowed to bring mobile phones, but even while the session was going on, accounts filtered out via activists and social media, in addition to the official reports.

The start of Morsi’s court proceedings marked a strange

Concerns after killing of Taliban leader aoun sahi

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistani security forces were on high alert Saturday amid concerns of revenge attacks after the killing of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud in a U.S. drone missile strike.

Mehsud has been reported killed in the past by U.S. and Pakistani security forces _ only to reappear alive. But on Saturday, the Taliban confirmed his killing Friday in the Miranshah area of lawless North Waziristan near the Afghan border.

“We believe that hundreds of thousands more mujahedeen will rise from the drops of Hakimullah’s blood,” Maulana Azam Tariq, a Pakistani Taliban spokesman from South Waziristan, said by phone from an undisclosed location. “The enemy should not be happy with Hakimullah’s martyrdom.

We will take revenge with America and its associates.”

Pakistan security forces have been beefed up and placed on high alert across the country, especially in the volatile northwest. Blockades were set up at major entry access roads into Peshawar and additional security deployed around the city’s U.S. consulate.

Mehsud’s funeral was reportedly held in secret Saturday so those attending wouldn’t be targeted by further drone strikes. Miranshah residents reported seeing angry locals fire at several drones overhead.

“Hakimullah has been buried in an undisclosed location in Miranshah,” said another Taliban official, who requested anonymity. It wasn’t possible to bury him in his South Wa-

ziristan hometown given the Pakistani army’s control over that area, he added.

“We would definitely take revenge on his death, but the appointment of a new chief is the most important thing right now,” he said.

Friday’s killing was a victory, at least in the short-term, for Washington at a time when its drone program is under growing criticism for mistakenly killing civilians, fueling public anger in Pakistan and helping Taliban recruiting efforts.

Mehsud, on whom the FBI placed a $5 million bounty, has been deemed responsible for planning the failed Times Square bombing in May 2010 and an attack on a CIA base in Afghanistan in 2009 in which seven of the agency’s operatives were killed.

His Pakistani Taliban, related but distinct from its Afghan counterpart, has killed thousands of people in suicide attacks in Pakistan in its bid to replace the nation’s government with an Islamist state.

Despite losing its leader, the decentralized group is viewed as resilient and is expected to regroup relatively quickly. The killing could also damage already strained relations between Washington and Islamabad, which views U.S. drone strikes as a violation of its sovereignty.

“This drone strike is a great setback,” Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar told reporters in the capital Saturday. “It is not the murder of a person, it is the murder of the peace process.”

He added that Pakistan would formally notify Washington of its displeasure. “The entire range of U.S.-Pakistan relations and cooperation will

be reviewed.”

Imran Khan, head of the ruling party of northern Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, said his party would introduce a resolution in parliament to block vital NATO truck convoys used to supply the U.S.led Afghan war.

Mehsud had reportedly just gotten into his vehicle after attending a strategy meeting with other militants at a small mosque when the missiles hit.

Also reportedly killed in the attack were his driver, his uncle and two guards.

The biggest loss for the Taliban may be Mehsud’s political skills amid reports of growing tension among the umbrella organization’s 30 or so groups, whether over tactics, recent setbacks or the spoils earned from kidnappings and extortion.

“Hakimullah headed the Taliban operations in different tribal agencies and knew most of the commanders in those areas personally,” said retired Brig. Gen. Mahmood Shah, a security and defense analyst.

“His death may be a blow to peace talks but it is also quite a blow to the Taliban itself.”

His death comes after the recent capture of senior commander Latif Mehsud in Afghanistan. And the group’s second in command, Wali-urRehman, was killed in a drone strike in May. A month later, the group killed 10 mountain climbers in what it said was retaliation for Rehman’s killing. At the same time, the continuing attrition has raised speculation that a weakened Taliban could find itself under pressure to enter talks with the government.

“The Taliban doesn’t have too many options,” said Mushtaq Yusufzai, a Peshawar-based

journalist and analyst. “They don’t have an area under their control where they can live without fear of death. The organization needs a break and a place and it is only possible through peace talks, although they are in a state of shock and anger at present.”

Candidates who reportedly might replace Mehsud include ruthless Swat Valley commander Maulana Fazlullah, nicknamed the “Radio Mullah” for his fiery broadcasts, whose men shot and wounded schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai last year; Mehsud’s cousin, Qari Walayat Mehsud, who narrowly escaped Friday’s strike; Maulvi Omar Khalid Khurasani, a top commander; Hafiz Saeed Khan, a South Waziristan cleric and chief; and Khan Said, alias Sajna, a South Waziristan leader credited with masterminding a 2012 jailbreak that freed 400 inmates.

Mehsud, believed to be 33 years old, had maintained a low profile recently, increasingly concerned about drone attacks.

Brought into the insurgency by his cousin Qari Hussain, a top trainer of suicide bombers until he was killed in a drone strike, Mehsud lacked formal education or religious training, but was a popular figure known for his strategic planning, showmanship, emotional outbursts and visceral hate of both the U.S. and Pakistani governments.

Mehsud took over the Pakistani Taliban in August 2009 after a drone strike killed his predecessor, Baitullah Mehsud. He reportedly had two wives and moved frequently to avoid drone attacks, gaining notice by capturing 300 Pakistani soldiers.

historic confluence: Two of Egypt’s former presidents are on trial. Hosni Mubarak, the longtime autocrat who was forced out in a massive popular uprising in 2011, is in the midst of a retrial following his conviction on charges tied to the killings of hundreds of protesters, with intermittent hearings being held at the same court in the police academy compound.

Morsi, along with 14 other senior figures in his Muslim Brotherhood, faces charges stemming from deadly clashes outside the presidential palace last December, midway

through his year in office. His lawyers say that violence broke out because police refused to protect the palace.

Morsi’s supporters demand his reinstatement, something the military-backed government says will never happen, regardless of the trial’s outcome.

In the months since Morsi was removed from office by the army, Egyptian authorities have taken a series of harsh measures against his Muslim Brotherhood. The group has been formally banned, and thousands of its supporters are in jail. Human rights groups say the death toll among proMorsi protesters since the coup tops 1,200.

Until his arrival at the court — he was flown in by military helicopter and then taken to the academy by minibus — Morsi had been held at an undisclosed location, with almost no contact with the outside world. State TV said that after the court appearance Monday he was taken to another prison outside Alexandria, while the other defendants returned to Cairo’s notorious Tora prison.

TV footage of Morsi’s arrival showed him looking relaxed and confident as he stepped from a minibus, with police holding his arms. Attorney Taha Sayed Ali, who has defended Brotherhood figures and was present for Monday’s session, said Morsi made a four-fingered wave as he entered the courtroom.

The deposed leader’s supporters say the trial is a sham.

Secretary of State John F. Kerry, in a visit to Egypt on Sunday, publicly called on Egyptian authorities to follow fair judicial practices, though without referring specifically to Morsi’s case.

Human rights groups have said Muslim Brotherhood detainees have been systematically denied due process, but Egyptian officials insist that the trial will be fair.

Two french journalist kidnapped and killed in Northern Mali DMA

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Two French journalists were kidnapped and killed in northern Mali on Saturday, just days after four French hostages were freed in Niger.

The French Foreign Ministry confirmed the deaths of Ghislaine Dupont, 51, and Claude Verlon, 58, who authorities said were kidnapped by four armed men Saturday afternoon in the town of Kidal.

The two journalists from Radio France International had just interviewed Ambeiry Ag Rhissa, a leader with the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad, known as MNLA, a Tuareg separatist group.

Their bodies were found about 10 miles outside Kidal.

French President Francois Hollande described the killings as despicable.

France intervened in Mali in January after the north of the country fell to al -Qaidalinked Islamist militias and Tuareg rebels who imposed a strict version of sharia, or Islamic law. The French military managed to drive the militias from the major northern towns within weeks, but insecurity persists in northern Mali, particularly in the Kidal region, close to the Algerian border.

The RFI website cited Ambeiry Ag Rhissa saying he heard a noise in the street after the journalists left. He said he opened his gate and saw the journalists being tak-

en away in a beige vehicle. He said he stayed in his house after the gunmen threatened him and told him to stay indoors.

“When they left, I heard a strange noise outside. I immediately went out to see, and when I opened my door, a turbaned man pointed a gun at me and told me go back inside,” Reuters reported.

RFI said the journalists’ driver was pushed to the ground as the two journalists protested.

Journalists and colleagues gathered outside the RFI studio in Paris, many of them in tears, according to France 24.

A Malian military officer involved in the investigation, Lt. Col. Oumar Sy, told the Associated Press that the MNLA appeared to be responsible.

“The town is where the rebel group is headquartered, and the journalists were taken in front of the home of the group’s acting head,” he said. “We are in a town that is in the de facto hands of the MNLA. We learn that these poor people are taken in front of the house of an MNLA leader. No one lifts a finger to help them. What conclusion would you come to?”

The reported payment came after Hollande said his government would not pay money to free hostages. It was not clear whether the reported ransom was paid by the energy company the men worked for or the French government.

Critics say paying such groups huge sums of money encourages kidnapping and fuels terrorist groups who have netted millions of dollars from kidnappings in recent years.

At least seven other French people are being held hostage in the Sahel region of Africa.

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NOV. 8: vs. Greensboro College Corbett Sports Center 7p.m.

NOV. 11: vs. Utah Valley Orem, Utah TBD NOV. 15: vs. Rhode Island Kingston, R.I. 7 p.m.

BARCLAYS CENTER CLASSIC NOV. 24: vs. Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. TBA NOV. 26: vs. Ole Miss Oxford, Miss.

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NOV. 29: vs. Longwood West Long Branch, N.J. 4:30 p.m.

NOV. 30: vs. Mississippi Valley State/Monmouth West Long Branch, N.J. 4:30/7:30 p.m.

A&T Women’s basketball upcoming games WOMEN’S NIT TOURNAMENT NOV. 8: vs. Quinnnipiac (NIT 1st round) Hamden, Conn.

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NOV. 24: vs. Richmond Corbett Sports Center 2 p.m.

DEC. 4: vs. Appalachian State Corbett Sports Center 6 p.m.

Aggies seek revenge in Baltimore Kalyn Hoyle

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The North Carolina A&T Aggies (5-3, 2-3) will look to extend their winning streak to three games in Baltimore, Md. against the Morgan State University Bears (3-6, 3-2).

A&T defeated the Virginia University of Lynchburg Dragons 59-12 last Saturday in front of 21,500 fans in Aggie Stadium.

Freshman running back Tarik Cohen finished Saturday with 130 rushing yards and a touchdown. Cohen was one of five Aggies who finished the day with a rushing touchdown.

Cohen, who replaced redshirt senior Dominique Drake as the starter earlier in the season, is currently averaging 92.5 yards per game to go along with five touchdowns.

Senior running back Ricky Lewis finished with two touchdowns in his final homecoming wearing the blue and gold.

Senior quarterback Lewis Kindle commanded the offense to the tune of 17-for-23 for 229 yards and a touchdown.

Kindle opened the game with passing touchdowns on A&T’s second and third drives of the game. He has seven passing touchdowns and five interceptions so far this season.

Desmond Lawrence and Darren Bullock have been his main targets through eight games. Lawrence has 30 receptions while Bullock has 23.

Darren Bullock hauled in five receptions for 59 yards and a touchdown, while Lawrence caught a single pass for 13 yards.

A&T finished with 452 total yards of total offense, converted seven for eleven third downs, and scored on eight of nine red-zone opportunities.

A&T’s offense is posting 26.2 points per game compared to the 18.4 points the defense is surrendering to opponents.

Linebacker Brian Houston finished with eight tackles on

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A&T WIDE RECIEVER Marquis Gorham (23) attempts to make a play on the ball in the endzone while being heavily blanketed by Morgan State defensive back Jerry Jones (25). The Bears would sneak out of Aggie Stadium with a 21-18 victory over the Aggies.

the night, bringing his season total to 63.

All-American cornerback D’vonte Graham and Ayodeji Olatoye both had interceptions bringing their season totals to two a peice.

All-American linebacker D’vonte Grant finished with five total tackles and three recovered fumbles.

The Morgan State University Bears are coming off of a 30-27 win against the Hampton Pirates last Saturday.

MSU defeated Hampton with a late touchdown run, despite building a 23-7 third quarter lead.

The two teams combined for 972 yards of total offense.

The Bears are averaging 20.67 points per game compared to 31.11 points surrendered by their defense.

Quarterback Robert Council and running back Lamont

Brown combined for 172 of the Bears 228 rushing yards on the night.

Brown is averaging 60 rushing yards per game and has three touchdowns on the ground this season.

Backup quarterback Seth Higgins is averaging 40 rush yards per game and has four rushing touchdowns on the season.

Council is averaging 41 yards per game and has three rushing touchdowns on the season.

Council, who delivered a game-winning pass on the final play of regulation in 2012 against A&T last year, finished 20-for-27 with 287 yards and a touchdown against Hampton.

True freshman receiver Antonio Jefferson had his best game of the season against Hampton with six receptions for 140 yards.

Redshirt freshman receiver Thomas Martin also chipped in catching six passes for 73 yards.

Junior linebacker Cody Acker finished with ten tackles bringing his season total to 75.

Deshaun Summers intercepted a pass against Hampton bringing his season total to three, which leads all MSU players.

The Aggies loss to the Bears 21-18 in 2012, giving up a 32yard touchdown pass from Council to Andrew King with only 10 seconds left at Aggie Stadium last year.

The Aggies will be hungry for revenge on Saturday as they square off for the next installment of this classic matchup.

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The right way to cut a budget Bernie Sanders MCT Campus

A budget panel composed of Democratic, Republican and independent members of the Senate and House is working on ways to avoid another government shutdown like the nightmare we all were just forced to endure.

As a member of that committee, I realize that our $17-trillion national debt and $700-billion deficit are serious problems that must be addressed.

But I also realize that real unemployment remains close to 14 percent, that tens of millions of Americans with jobs are paid horrendously low wages, that more Americans are now living

in poverty than ever before, that wealth and income inequality in the United States is greater than in any other major country and that the gap between the very rich and everyone else is growing wider.

We must look at how we got here to make informed choices about where we go next.

How did we go from healthy surpluses to terrible deficits? It’s not that complicated. In 2001, President Bill Clinton left office with a $236 billion surplus.

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office foresaw a 10-year budget surplus of $5.6 trillion, enough to erase the national debt by 2011. It didn’t work out that way.

Instead, under President

Win Aggies, just win Tremayne farmer Contributor

A winning culture in sports is something that is cultivated from the ground into a structural system and eventually evolves into a tradition.

This is what A&T has symbolized. A&T‘s winning tradition dates back to the 1950s.

In the 1950s, A&T was in the NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament. In 1958 and 1959, the Aggies Men’s Basketball team made it to postseason play, two consecutive years.

The Aggies also made appearances in 1962 and 1964. Al Attles played basketball at A&T in the 1950s.

Eventually, Attles went on to the NBA. He was the second African American Head coach to win a championship in the NBA with the Golden State Warriors. In the 1970s, the Aggies Men’s Basketball team went to the NCAA tournament six times.

In each of those seasons, they won the regular season championship. In the 1980s, the Aggies Men’s Basketball team posted seven consecutive NCAA tournament appearances from 19821988.

During the 90s, the Men’s Basketball team also posted back-to-back appearances in the NCAA tournament in 1994-95, and most recently in 2013 under Head Coach Cy Alexander.

The Women’s Basketball Team won three consecutive regular season championships from 1988-90. In 1994 and 2009, the Aggies women’s basketball team made NCAA appearances as well.

The team won three more consecutive MEAC conference

championships from 2008-10 under former head coach Patricia Cage-Gibbs. Gibbs was hired by A&T to revamp the Lady Aggies Basketball program. The Lady Aggies only recorded 51 wins from 19972005.

Richard Armstrong, played running back for the Aggies in the 60s, and he eventually went on to the NFL. Armstrong played for the Kansas City Chiefs and won the Super bowl in 1969. Elvin Bethea, Pro Football Hall of Famer also played for the Aggies in the 1960s.

Bethea played in the NFL from 1968-1983 for the Houston Oilers. In 1968, 1990, and 1999, the Aggies won The Black College National Championship.

In 1986, 1991, 1992, 1999, and 2003, the Aggie football team won the MEAC Conference Championship.

A&T has always had a strong winning tradition. Although there was a slight drop off, A&T athletics is making its way back to being held as both an academic and athletic powerhouse.

Our Aggies athletic teams cannot always do it alone.

Support should be showed thoroughly when our athletic teams are competing on and off the playing field.

There is nothing stronger than a 12th man. We at A&T have great AGGIE Pride about just being an AGGIE, and showing it through support and action is always comforting.

George W. Bush, wars were launched in Afghanistan and Iraq without paying for them. The cost of those wars, estimated at up to $6 trillion, was tacked onto our national credit card.

Then Congress passed and Bush signed an expensive prescription drug program. It also was not paid for. Then Bush and Congress handed out big tax breaks to the wealthy and large corporations. That drove down revenue. So did the recession in 2008, which was caused by a deregulated Wall Street. All that turned big surpluses into big deficits.

Interestingly, today’s “deficit hawks” in Congress — Rep. Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., and other con-

servative Republicans _ voted for those measures that drove up deficits.

Now that they’re worried about deficits again, they want to dismantle virtually every social program designed to protect working families, the elderly, children, the sick and the poor.

In other words, it’s OK to spend trillions on a war we should never have waged in Iraq and to provide huge tax breaks for billionaires and multinational corporations.

But in the midst of very difficult economic times, we just can’t afford to protect the most vulnerable people in our country. That’s their view. I disagree.

So where do we go from here? How do we draft a federal

budget that creates jobs, makes our country more productive, protects working families and lowers the deficit?

For a start, we cannot impose more austerity on people who are already suffering. When 95 percent of all new income between 2009 and 2012 went to the top 1 percent, and while tens of millions of working Americans saw a decline in their income, we cannot cut programs that working families depend on.

Instead of talking about cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, we must end the absurdity of corporations not paying a nickel in federal income taxes.

A 2008 report from the Government Accountability Office

found that was the case with one in four large U.S. corporations.

At a time when multinational corporations and the wealthy are avoiding an estimated $100 billion a year in taxes by stashing money in tax havens like the Cayman Islands, we need to make them pay taxes just as middle-class Americans do.

It is time to develop a federal budget that is moral and makes good economic sense. It is time to develop a budget that invests in our future by creating jobs, rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure and expanding educational opportunities. It is time for those who have so much to help with deficit reduction. It is time that we listen to what the American people want.

Light skin, dark skin: Does it matter?

Since slavery, light skin vs. dark skin has always been an issue that has plagued the Black community.

In an African American English course I take at UNCG, we discussed how typically dark skinned African Americans worked in the fields, while fair skinned African Americans were house workers.

Depending on the master and his family, to an extent, house slaves were treated “better” than field slaves.

We concluded as a class that, regardless of one’s skin complexion, if enslavement were to come back upon the African American community no one would be exempt.

It is sickening to hear students chant “Light skin, the right skin” or “ Down with the brown.” Granted, some jokes on social media are a bit comical, but to know that some people actually abide by

these stereotypes is sad. It shows how far we have actually come as a community.

Stereotypically, light skin automatically places MEAGAN you in the JORDAN cute or pretty category. Because light skin is associated with pretty and cute, there are times when people say, “She/ He is cute to be a dark skin girl/boy.” What does that even mean? Not every light skinned person is cute and not every dark skin person is ugly. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Today’s Hip-Hop music reinforces the idea that light skin is better than dark skin. In a study conducted by a group called Black Youth Group, they asked 1,590 youth’s from different ethnicities, between the

ages of 15-25, how often they listen to rap music.

The African American Youth came out on top with 58% of them, while Hispanics came in second and Caucasians came in last with 23%.

The constant promotion of red bones in song lyrics makes it appear that light skin women are the only women worth being infatuated over. It is sad because the majority of the people infatuated with those of fair skin, come from a family full of dark skinned people.

Is the preference of skin color a defense mechanism based on personal self-esteem?

I have friends who feel like the “black sheep” of their family because they may be the only dark or light skinned one.

Because of this, they prefer someone of the opposite skin color.

For my light skinned friends, they will give anything to tan and become darker. My

dark skinned friends constantly complain about being too dark for pictures and wanting lighter filters for Instagram.

I do not disagree with the fact that the separation of color came from slavery, but we cannot blame White people for actions we can control.

The beauty of a person is not based on his or her pigmentation.

The beauty of color is that no one’s color is the same, and there are all different shades.

Embrace who you are whether you are light skinned or dark skinned.

Rapper, Angel Haze said in her freestyle on “No Church In The Wild,” “A lot of [stuff] we can’t get passed/Like dark or light skin when it’s just black.”

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President, House speaker must push for immigration reform miami herald MCT Campus

Maybe they want to appear decisive after some bipartisan poor performances.

Perhaps they want to distract a disgusted electorate by exclaiming, “Look! Over there!”

Whatever.

When both President Obama and his nemesis, House Speaker John Boehner, push for an immigration law by year’s end, as they did in separate events last week, motive is irrelevant. This issue should have remained on Congress’ front burner

until a comprehensive reform bill was passed and sent to the president’s desk.

The Senate came through during the summer, passing a bill that remains the best chance yet to put undocumented immigrants on a path _ though long and winding _ to citizenship. It includes fines and tighter border security.

It is a path, however, that the most vociferous, and shortsighted, opponents continue to block in the House, though their arguments are persuasive to a dwindling number of Americans.

There are 11 million undocumented immigrants shut

out of living fully in freedom’s light. The human toll of uncertainty is matched by the economic costs of their unresolved status.

Families remain at risk of being separated; denied health insurance, they turn to emergency rooms for expensive care we all pay for. And as recipients of Medicare and Social Security use up funds from these programs, Americans will need immigrant workers to replenish them.

On Tuesday, a mash-up of Republican Party activists, business executives and evangelical leaders are taking their case to Capitol Hill, where

they hope to strong-arm members of the House GOP to pass their own legislation.

Those recalcitrant lawmakers can’t fail to note that the coalition are the people who have been solidly in the GOP’s camp for decades. To spurn them now would make the GOP’s tent even smaller than it already is.

Given Mr. Obama’s and Mr. Boehner’s anemic power of persuasion these days, the likelihood of a comprehensive law by year’s end is a long shot. Yet neither of them can fail to be as vociferous and determined as immigration reform’s benighted opponents.

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 PRESS PLAY Eminem ft. Rihanna “The Monster”

Making another hit together only seemed right after the success of “Love the Way You Lie” in 2010. The dynamic duo is back with another hit.

We think is worth a listen.

- K.P.

II PRESS PAUSE Sage the Gemini “Rednose”

After hearing this song over and over, it is time to lay it to rest. Possibly the biggest reason this song has to go is the meaning behind the hit.

- K.P.

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Georgia’s Peaches Snap Back PRINCE ADAMS Contributor

They are back! The Real Housewives of Atlanta is back for another season.

The season opened with a premiere that gives a sneak peek of what has been going on. NeNe remarried her exhusband. Phaedra has a new house and new baby, “President.” Cynthia continues to brand her business, while Kenya is back in town causing mayhem. Kandi is trying to find a balance between her family and new fiancé. On the other hand, Porsha is trying to cope with being separated from her husband, Kordell Stewart.

NeNe and Gregg Leakes start a new life as newlyweds, again. Fresh from her wedding, NeNe opens wedding gifts from her affluent friends. NeNe is surprised and elated at the gifts she received. Gregg feels like an outcast because NeNe is only concerned about herself.

Porsha Stewart continues to make an effort to mend her marriage, after finding out about her divorce on Twitter. While visiting her divorce lawyer, Randy Kessler, Porsha went into detail about an upcoming deposition. However, Stewart wants to make a list of ways to fix her marriage.

Cynthia’s company moved into a new space, but her husband Peter Thomas owns the building. Does anyone else think that this is a replay of season three? Although Cynthia is happy to move her business, she was displeased to know that Peter purchased the build-

ing without her knowledge. To top things off, her money went into the purchase as well. Were her mother and sister right at the wedding?

Since last season, Kandi and Todd got engaged, but Mama Joyce is not a fan. Kandi lets it be know that she is not engaged to any “scrub.” Mama Joyce thinks Todd proposed to Kandi for personal gain. Kandi disagrees with her mother’s opinion. Kandi seeks to mend the relationship between her mother and Todd. Kandi wants her mother to want to be happy with her decision to marry Todd.

After a very emotional deposition, Porsha returns to her family. She explained how honest Kordell was when he admitted cruel details of their marriage.

Kordell admitted to locking his wife out of their house. Kordell was sure that his marriage was over. Porsha’s mother, Diane, chimed in for support, saying Kordell was “the wrong one.” It was also hurtful that to hear that Kordell only visited his wife one time after a

miscarriage.

Diane also questioned whether Kordell married Porsha to uphold a certain status and to dispel the rumors of him questioning his sexuality.

We can not forget “Ms. Gone with the wind fabulous” herself Kenya Moore. After burning bridges with most of the girls and not talking to anyone for months, no one wants to deal with Kenya. NeNe invited Kenya to her wedding, but did not get a response. NeNe tried to avoid Kenya throughout the night, but of course, that did not go as planned.

During Cynthia’s event, the two go head-to-head after months of being apart. They both had things they wanted to discuss about situations that happened in the past. Including, Kenya still not being over her “ex-boyfriend,” Walter. She is even more upset that NeNe invited him to her wedding.

NeNe, on the other hand was upset that Kenya did not come to her wedding. As if talking about this at Cynthia’s event was not enough, Kenya gets a little physical and pulls on NeNe’s ear. Is the beginning of a war between Miss USA and Mrs. Leakes?

From the sneak peek, it seems like we are in for quite a season. Divorce, edgy relation-

ships, marriages and friendships will be tested.

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ON SCREEN THOR 2 Chris Hemsworth is suiting up again for “Thor 2: The Dark World.” Preparing to risk it all to save the Nine Realms from turmoil, Thor joins forces with Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) and sacrifice it all.

Will Thor’s efforts be enough against Malekith, a revenge seeking leader who is determined to desecrate the entire race? This action packed blockbuster is sure to keep audiences on the edge of their seat. “Thor 2: Dark World” opens Nov. 8.

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- Eugene Grant, math teacher at Southeast High and GCS 2013 Teacher of the Year

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