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According to the student activity budget, this year’s expected homecoming cost was $142,550, a budget that was exceeded by $2,817.88. “We didn’t really go over the budget by that much, we did pretty good. Our new marketing approaches are most likely what took the budget over,” said Vice President of External Affairs Christian Robinson. “For example the #GHOE t-shirt’s we gave out to students, us opening the ticket office early the night homecoming tickets went on sale, all these things cost.” Executive Director of University Event Center, Ryan Maltese, also feels as though they did a good job staying as close to budget as possible. Robinson did not have to handle the undergraduate level on his own. Unlike past years,

SGA and SUAB collaborated on homecoming this time around. There are students as well as administration that make up the student activities board. The board is advised by Maltese. The money for the student activity budget comes from student fees. Along with homecoming the budget pays for battle of the hometowns, spring fest, college tours, etc. The expenses were broken down into categories. Diamond Life Entertainment received $100,000 from A&T budget for the comedy show, gospel concert, as well as Saturday’s concert. ‘The way our contract with Diamond Life works is we pay them a ﬂat price and they handle everything else. They also contribute costs for their events,” said Robinson. Ten thousand dollars was allotted for homecoming marketing. Coronation was given

$17,000 from this specific budget for “creative vision and design.” An advertisement in the A&T Register was projected at $1,500, while $1,434 was spent. The use of the Carolina Theatre was budgeted as $3,500, while $5,250 was spent. Four thousand dollars was given to the fashion groups: $2,000 to Couture $2,000 to Verge. For the #GHOE shirts however, $1,000 was set aside while $1,500 was spent. For the SGA ﬂoat $1,000 was to be spent, $1,080 was spent. For the SUAB ﬂoat $500 was projected, they went over $40 spending $540. Happy Rentz services were budgeted at $2,500 and $3,013.88 was spent. The DJ’s cost for the week remained on budget at $1000. The $550 spent on the Millennium stage rentals was also

on budget. Essentially, $142,550 that was set aside became $145,367.88, equaling a deficit of $2,817.88 Operational costs and personnel are expected to cost $5,450. A&T facilities are typically paid after events, so the exact charges won’t be available until next week, so this figure was not included in the total figure. The amounts allocated to each category are decided by “tradition.” “We looked at how the funds were split up in the past and followed the same format as best we could. There’s no point in reinventing the wheel,” explained Robinson. Although SGA will not know an exact amount of how much was really made from homecoming until next week, the projected revenue amount for the student activity budget

On Thursday, Oct. 07, The Greatest Homecoming on Earth (GHOE) continued with the coronation of Mister and Miss North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Corbett Sports Center. With the theme Diamonds are Forever, Todd Porter and Carla Saunders were crowned king and queen for everyone to see. Coming into Corbett, guest were seated on the stands while listening to jazz music. The ﬂoor was filled with rocks and on the center of the stage stood a huge life-like diamond. When the lights were darkened, the backdrop full of stars lit up and set the mood for the night. “I loved how everything was put together,” said Roxanne Bullock, a junior bio-engineering major from Raleigh, N.C. “The diamond added pizzazz and looked very tasteful. The elegance of everything kept me interested.” The Mister and Mistress of Ceremony were Busta Brown and Emilee Christopher. After introducing the special guest seated on stage, our 20092010 Mister and Miss NC A&T, Austin James and Ngozi Opara, graced everyone with their final walk. Keeping with the theme, the main plot of the night was finding the diamond which was stolen out of the Student Government Association (SGA) office. A video showed Porter becoming a detective trying to solve the clues, given by the organizational king and queens, to find the missing diamond. The Academic Honor Societies, Hometown Organizations, Residence Hall Association, Special Interest Groups, and the Greek Life Organizations were introduced with choreography and seated. “All the hard work paid off,” said Ashley Scottland, a junior architectural engineering major, serving as Miss Phi Beta Sigma. “We practiced all night and I am glad that everyone remembered their entrance. It put all of us kings and queens in a good mood that we did good and made us enjoy the evening better.” The class king and queens then proceeded with their entrance and was seated on the

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budget From page 1 is $54,802. The $54,802 will go back into the student activity budget to help with spring events. When asked how we were able to afford such a big star like Drake, Robinson explained that it had a lot to do with Diamond Life’s excellent reputation. “They have been doing concerts for a long time, they’ve brought A&T huge stars such as Jay Z, Lil’ Wayne, and the Fugee’s, so they are a brand that people trust. So when they approached Drake’s people for us, they were able to negotiate a deal.”

A&T also has a bigger homecoming budget than most schools, which enables them to pay their artists. Robinson added, “School’s like Howard get artist’s that come for free because they’re in a big city like DC and artist’s consider performing their an investment.” “So essentially, A&T gets better artists because we’re willing to pay them and other schools aren’t,” said Robinson. A&T’s homecoming is known to be one of Greensboro’s biggest moneymakers. However, whether or not the city of Greensboro contributes to it, Robinson does not know. “The budget I deal with is

only on the undergraduate level. The alumni and other groups also put a lot into it.” “For the first time ever SUAB had the opportunity to have equal participation in the development of homecoming. I believe we [Robinson and herself] did an excellent job with the execution of all the events,” said Tasha Hilton, president of SUAB. Robinson also believes that he and Hilton were successful, “I think we delivered a great homecoming this year. The concert had a great attendance, the fashion and gospel shows sold out. It was really a homecoming like no other.”

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stage, followed by the royal court attendants. After everyone was seated, Porter came out and took his walk while still searching for the missing diamond. Saunders, representing the diamond, was found and made a grand entrance while coming out the life-like diamond on the stage. Saunders took her walk and they were soon crowned by James and Opara. After their royal addresses, Saunders was given a tribute by Ebony Magazine. She was one of the top ten queens to be featured in the 2010 Ebony/Jet Magazine Top Queens of Historically Black College or University (HBCU). The coronation ended with tributes by guests and closing remarks. This was the second crowning of Mr. A&T. “When they first proposed the idea of having a Mr. A&T, I didn’t want it because being alumni, I wanted to keep with the tradition,” said Dean Raphael Brown, the former assistant Dean of Student Development. Seeing now how it was created by the students and how it gets more students involved, I think it is a success.” The main goal of this year’s coronation was attract more students. “We wanted to get more students involved with the coronation experience,” said Brown. “Carla saw what the former queens did before, and stepped it up to another level. This is the most people we have ever had.”

“A&T Love Letter.” Buncum reminded the audience of the reason we were gathered saying, “This is a family reunion. Homecoming. We are a family.” She also reminisced on her days as SGA President at A&T. Buncum closed her brief address saying, “I want to say thank you. Two simple words that cannot express what you [A&T] mean to thousands… We thank you that you taught us how to think, not what to think…Thank you for producing such a loyal group of Aggies.” After a standing ovation for Buncum, Dr. Martin gave closing remarks. In reference to Buncum’s comments about student- administration relationships, Martin admitted, “We too recognize the important work ahead of us.” The program ended with an audience participation in the singing of the Alma Mater, the retrieval of colors by the Army and Air Force ROTC cadets and finally a recessional by the University Band and A&T cheerleaders. Jasmine Gurley, a junior public relations major said of the event, “Convocation is a summoning on A&T students to hear an uplifting word from those who came before us. Maya Angelou was phenomenal last year and Mrs. McCorkle-Buncum was inspirational, especially since her story began where ours is starting right now.”

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With the ‘Greatest Homecoming on Earth’ week of events selling out, the concert did not disappoint. Selling many tickets weeks before at the organizational fair for welcome week on Aug. 20, the homecoming concert was soon on its way to a sold out crowd just like the gospel, comedy, and fashion shows. Saturday night at the Greensboro Coliseum, Grammy award nominee Drake headlined the homecoming concert. The Light Dreams and Nightmares tour, presented by AT&T finished homecoming week with a bang. Stars such as California Swag District, Chrisette Michele, J. Cole, Rick Ross, Drake and special guests all performed at the concert. The lights dimmed in the coliseum and 102 Jamz, Wild Out Wake Up Show host, Kyle Santillian, welcomed fans. Cali Swag District opened the show with other singles that the crowd did not know. One of their songs, “Where You Are,” sampling from Michael Jackson’s, “I Wanna Be Where You Are” was crowd affiliated when they invited females on stage to dance with them. Finally, they performed their well-known single, “Teach Me How to Dougie” with the entire coliseum standing and dancing with the group. The only female in the lineup, Michele sung many hits from her first album and her current album, “Epiphany” such as “Epiphany,” “Blame It On Me,” “If I Had My Way,” and “What You Do.” Her performance was mainly based on relationships when she would talk to the crowd about a

certain relationship that she just ended. Along with performing, Michele also gave inspirational advice to all the students who attended the concert about getting an education. Before closing out her performance, Michele sung her new song, “I’m A Star,” that is off her new album, “Freedom Ring.” Fayetteville native, J. Cole is not new to the A&T homecoming atmosphere. “ I have been coming to this homecoming for years,” said Cole. Going to school at St. Johns University in New York, majoring in journalism and mass communications and graduated Magna Cum Laude, Cole feels that the difference in Greensboro and New York is that the network of knowing what’s going on around the state is very accessible. “I can know what’s going on in Greensboro for the night and I can live in Raleigh or Charlotte,” said Cole. Cole performed his single, “Who Dat,” rapped his verse from “All I Want is You” by Miguel, and made a tribute to the state of North Carolina and brought out special guest, Petey Pablo who performed “Raise Up.” Cole has made a big impact in the industry since being signed to Jay-Z’s label, Roc Nation back in 2007. Cole has been inducted into the Top Ten Freshmen of XXL magazine along with rapper, Wiz Khalifa and others. “That was dope…I remember years before that in my room looking at that cover and feeling like that should be me, having that happen, I just have to soak it up, I’m blessed,” said Cole. Petey Pablo coming out on

stage performing was a surprise, but Pooch Hall, better known as Derwin Davis on BET’s show, “The Game” also showed for a surprise. “I am doing an event at Lotus Lounge and I effs with Greensboro,” said Hall. Loving the atmosphere of Greensboro and supporting friend, Michelle at the concert, Hall decided to stop by. You can call him Big Meech, Larry Hoover or Mr. Teflon Don; Rick Ross got the crowd excited when he came out to his song, “Blowin Money Fast (BMF),” which was sung by the coliseum. Rick Ross also rapped his verses from “All I Do is Win,” “Super High” and “O Let’s Do It.” Every fan in the coliseum was anxious to see the headliner of the show, Drake. “Drake is worth every penny spent,” said Shakera Rodriquez, a freshman double major in Computer Science and Computer Engineering from Charlotte, N.C. Drake’s show was full of excitement as the crowd went crazy jumping up and down as the music started up. Drake performed many songs from his mixtapes and his album “Thank Me Later,” such as “Shut It Down,” “Up All Night,” and “The Resistance.” He made a dedication to the late, Aaliyah, before he performed his song, “Unforgettable.” With Lil Wayne not around, Drake gave a love shout out and a dedication to him and requested for the crowd to help him perform Lil Wayne’s verse in “Goin In” and “Miss Me.” Closing out the week, the concert selling out has definitely made the greatest homecoming on Earth a much success.

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North Carolina A&T alumni gathered during the ‘Night Shift’ on Friday for the annual alumni homecoming concert starring the Grammy awardwinning soul group, The Com-

modores. Held in the Guilford Ballroom at the Four Seasons hotel, this concert and buffet brought out hundreds of former Aggies and fans of this popular funk band. “We love that old school sound,” said Eunice Isley, ‘75.

“We come to these concerts every year.” Starting at 7 p.m., patrons were greeted by a lavish buffet filled with roast beef, meatballs and rice, fried fish, hush puppies, rolls, and assorted cakes just to name a few. Opening for The Commodores was international recording artist and Aggie alum, Sybil, also known as Sybil Lynch. She is best known for her hit, “When I’m Good And Ready,” as well as her covers to Dionne Warwick’s hits, “Don’t Make Me Over,” and “Walk On By.” The show started promptly at 8 p.m. with Sybil taking the stage by storm causing many people to stand and rush to the dance floor to show off their skills. After her hour set, the stage was taken over by the group of the night, The Commodores dressed in all black, heavily sequenced suits. Walter ‘Clyde Orange and William ‘Wak’ King who are orginal band members were joined by James Dean ‘J.D.” Nicholas on stage. They performed some their biggest hits including, “Three Times a Lady,” “Easy,” and their mega hit, “Brick House.” “I’m just so excited to hear Brick House,” said Saundra Tapp Booker, ‘75 prior to the concert. “It’s just my favorite!” This dynamic band performed for over two hours as many of these alumni stood and danced as they were reminded of their youth by hearing these songs. “We can act like teenagers again,” laughed Yardly Nelson-Hunter, ‘ 94. “It’s just a good time to reminisce.” During the set the band made it a point to stress the importance of voting for in this year’s election. Orange said that Obama needed our help, and that we needed to take over the polls in the November election.

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The misconceptions of black people part 1 Black people at HBCUs vs. black people at PWIs

It is amazing how deeply divided black America is. Some issues we face are based on historical events, however some of them are things we have brought upon ourselves. Everything from skin complexion, hairstyles, gender, age, politics, and even education have all played a factor in the division of black Americans. However, one of the most interesting dividers is the view of black people who go to Historically Black Colleges and Universities versus the views of black people who go to Predominantly White Institution (PWI). It’s a shame that we seem to face the same issues at our HBCUs every year yet we still feel as if we are being progressive. All the while, black people at a PWI feel that the education we receive at a HBCU is worthless, to say the least. The sad part is, both of these thought processes are completely wrong. Yet we have tricked ourselves into nearly accepting

these thoughts as facts. When in actually the thing we should be arguing about is going to college and actually graduating regardless of where you go! I’ve seen too many professors and students on this campus walk with their nose stuck up and their chest poked out just because they teach or attend a HBCU. I, like many others, love my HBCU. However, the time has come for us to stop holding onto history and start thinking about reality. Because in reality, black Americans struggle everyday to get an education and a lot of times HBCUs do not make it any easier for us. I have spent a large chunk of my life supporting HBCUs. However, as addressed by Darryl Peterkin, a blind man can see that most HBCUs struggle due to the lack of proper leadership, lack of faculty, and unmotivated students. Too many of our presidents and chancellors are sadly far

behind with the common needs of a modern university. This is why HBCUs struggle. Just because, we attend an TRUMAINE HBCU, does MCCASKILL not mean we are slow. It is because we lack basic materials and facilities that most schools have. And with this, it causes for a much larger burden to be placed on the rest of our faculty and staff. Most of our faculty and staff are forced to meet the ridiculous demands of multiple department and university committees. With this, they rarely have time to participate in research and studies from which they may be able to gain more knowledge and teach in a more modern way. This trickles all the way down to the students who have become reluctant to investigate

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day and night on this paper and although we are constantly criticized, very few of you ever comes to our meetings to voice your opinion on what we could and should do better! Perhaps it is because everyone around this campus simply wants to complain instead of making the newspaper that represents the student body better. We’re bad writers? We don’t talk about anything relevant? We need to fix something about our paper? Well come to the newsroom and voice your opinion! It does not have to be at 5 p.m. on Wednesday’s. It can be any day of the week. Our door is always open. However, do not complain about what you see in this paper since basically 10 writers are forced to cover everything that happens on this campus. This is a call to action to please contribute to The A&T Register if you feel like we’re not doing our job.

And if not, please stop complaining about what you see because believe it or not, with the small staff that we do have, this is still a very wellrespected paper who has received an enormous amount of awards, scholarships, respect and praise from people who can appreciate true journalism from all over the nation. From A&T to San Diego, and from Cuba to Africa, people from this staff have been recognized and receieved opportunities that many students on this campus only dream of. So with that being said, we encourage everyone to join the A&T Register family. But if not, please stop complaining about what you see in the paper because your complaints do nothing except make you look ignorant! Sincerely, Opinion’s Editor Trumaine McCaskill

new ideas and practices that challenge the current conditions of HBCU life. Which in turn, does not make us educated individuals. It simply makes us students who have memorized a few books here and there and ultimately leads to us walking across the stage just as confused as we were when we first entered college. HOWEVER, as discussed by Dr. Marybeth Gasman, the problem many black people who attend PWI do not realize is this is an issue at most universities, not just HBCUs! Most universities struggle with leadership, heavy teaching loads, and a lack of student motivation. However, while many educated black Americans look down on HBCUs, they fail to realize that 66.3% of black students are failing at PWI. So how dare any black American look down on HBCUs when they are simply doing the one thing PWI cannot

do; and that is graduate black students? I have always firmly believed that if you are a black American and you think HBCUs are so bad, then come and make it better. Most people who are so critical of HBCUs have never stepped foot on a HBCU campus during a regular school day. They do not know the hurdles we overcome on a daily basis. They do not know the doors many of us have to open for ourselves simply because we are that motivated to be successful. They do not know what it means to attend a HBCU because they have never attended one for themselves. Many of the people who are so critical of HBCUs can donate money, attend one and help raise our standards, or even come and host a program where you show us what educated black people should look like. However, too many blacks refuse to assist black education and this is where the division

comes in. Simply pointing to problems as if they are strictly for HBCUs is foolish because blacks are struggling in the field of higher education EVERYWHERE! I’ve met black people who have dropped out of A&T, and I’ve met black people who have dropped out of UNC. The problem with black education is not HBCUs. The problem is that educating and graduating black Americans has become a task that America refuses to address. However, black people rarely can connect in public, or even in private for that matter, to find a helpful solution to fixing this problem. Therefore, we are just as much to blame, if not more so, for our mis-education as anyone else. Our historical values are fine. However, black Americans need to become more intellectually progressive. And that goes for black people who attend and work for HBCUs as well as PWI.

Marijuana’s health effects ITAI DANOVITCH MCT Campus

In the debate on legalizing marijuana, the health risks of marijuana are often overlooked. Legalizing marijuana will almost certainly lead to a decrease in its price and an increase in its use, according to a recent Rand Corp. study. And because no drug or medicine is without side effects, increased marijuana use will mean increased health risks. But what kind of risks? Supporters of legalization say marijuana is no more harmful than caffeine, whereas advocates of criminalization suggest that marijuana is highly toxic. Like other complex health issues, the truth lies somewhere in between. The California Society of Addiction Medicine is an association of physicians specializing in the treatment of alcoholism and other addictions. Though neutral on the issue of marijuana legalization itself, the society is concerned that Proposition 19 which Californians will vote on in November, spreads misinformation about marijuana by stating: “Cannabis is not physically addictive, (and) does not have long-term toxic effects.” Unfortunately, this statement ignores a large body of national and international scientific research over the last four decades that proves marijuana can be addictive. About 9 percent of adults who use marijuana develop an addiction to it. Among people who begin smoking before the age of 18, this number is as high as 17 percent. Although addiction to marijuana does not cause

dramatic physical dependence, it can lead to substantial problems in education, work and relationships. In fact, addiction to marijuana is defined by the inability to stop using despite recognition of harmful consequences. Without harmful consequences, there is no diagnosis of addiction. The short-term effects of marijuana intoxication are well established. As part of the high produced by marijuana, intoxication impairs memory and learning. Marijuana use also impairs driving, causing a twofold to threefold increase in accidents. Though not as dramatic as the fifteenfold increase in accidents caused by alcohol intoxication, marijuana’s impact on traffic safety does have significance. The long-term effects of marijuana are not often recognized because they are subtle, but they can have a cumulative impact over time. In people with preexisting vulnerabilities, marijuana use can unmask psychiatric problems such as schizophrenia. Many people with anxiety and depression use marijuana to soothe their symptoms; however, there is evidence that over time it may actually make these problems worse. Smoked marijuana irritates the linings of the respiratory passages and can lead to inflammation and bronchitis. Although marijuana has not been definitively shown to cause cancer, smoked marijuana has been linked to precancerous changes in the lungs. These long-term effects of marijuana are not as dramatic as those seen in other, “harder” drugs of abuse, but they do take a toll, and that toll appears to be

greatest among people who begin smoking marijuana during adolescence, before the brain and body are finished maturing. Long-term marijuana use has not been shown to reduce general measurements of intelligence; however, there is evidence that the processing of highly complex information is slowed. Even after 28 days of abstinence, brain scans of longterm marijuana users show less activity in regions serving memory and learning. The bottom line is that although marijuana is less hazardous to health than many other legal or illegal drugs, it is not without risk, and voters and potential users need to fully understand this. Among treatment professionals, there is widespread consensus that incarcerating people for marijuana use or possession is wrong, and therefore, an alternative policy is long overdue. If we are to promote the public health, however, we need to anticipate and deal with the consequences of our policy decisions. California already does an abysmal job of making treatment resources available to people addicted to marijuana and other drugs, including adolescents. In the advent of legalization, there will be an increased need for prevention programs, education and treatment services. The decision to legalize marijuana is in the hands of California voters. It is vital that they make their decision on the basis of accurate facts. And if Californians do legalize marijuana, they should insist that revenue from its taxation be applied toward any problems that arise from its increased use.

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Aggies fall short in Homecoming prince j. Grimes Sports Editor

Saturday’s 27-14 loss to Morgan State marked the seventh straight homecoming loss for the North Carolina A&T football team. Once again the winless Aggies (0-6, 0-3 MEAC) were plagued by turnovers in versatile sophomore Ricky Lewis’ first career start at quarterback. “Tough loss, homecoming loss; still searching for a victory” said head coach Alonzo Lee. “Turnovers and miscues bit us pretty good.”

Their first drive of the game began promising however. The Aggies marched into Morgan State territory with the help of a 31-yard run from Mike Mayhew. The drive unfortunately came to an end on a 3rd-and-1 from MSU’s 24-yard-line when Lee put Shelton Morgan in at quarterback and he threw an interception. The Bears turned that mistake into points with a 10-play, 77-yard drive capped off with a 17-yard touchdown run by their first time starting quarterback, redshirt freshman Delonte Wil-

liams. The extra point was missed but a fumble by Lewis on the first play of the Aggies next possession gave MSU the ball back at the A&T 27. It was his first of two fumbles. “I noticed that college football is way faster than high school football,” said Lewis. “I had fun, but I didn’t leave it all out on the field. I had two turnovers.” Two plays later Williams ran in his second of three rushing touchdowns from 10 yards out. The Aggies found themselves down 12-0 in the first

quarter after the Bears failed on a two-point attempt. A solid running game to begin the second quarter led the Aggies down to the Bears 17yard line. Morgan completed a touchdown pass to Devon Stewart to pull the Aggies closer at 12-7. Morgan State proved to be too much for the Aggies however, scoring on each of their next two possessions. The Aggies scored their only other touchdown of the game in between those two scores on a 90-yard kickoff return by Justin Ferrell.

It was the fourth kickoff return for a touchdown this year for the Aggies and the third by Ferrell who set a school record. The 27-14 halftime score would hold up for the remainder of the game. A bruising rushing attack helped Morgan control time of possession as they ran for a total of 261 yards on the game, averaging 5-yards per carry. The Aggies will try to avoid losing their tenth consecutive game dating back to last season on Saturday when they play against Delaware State.

A comparison of the playmakers

AGGIES RUNDOWN football TEAM

MEAC 3-0 2-0 1-0 2-1 2-1 1-1 0-2 0-3 0-3

Hampton Bethune-Cookman South Carolina State Morgan Florida A&M Norfolk State Delaware State Howard North Carolina A&T

OVR. 3-1 4-0 3-1 3-3 2-3 2-2 0-4 1-5 0-6

THIS WEEK’S GAME: Saturday vs. Delaware State Dover, Del. 1 p.m.

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Northern Division MD- Eastern Shore Delaware State Morgan State Hampton Howard Coppin State

2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2

13-9 5-10 5-12 5-17 4-15 3-14

Southern Division Florida A&M Norfolk State South Carolina State Bethune-Cookman North Carolina A&T

2-0 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-1

4-11 7-14 6-17 3-18 2-21

UPCOMING GAMES: Friday vs. Bethune-Cookman Daytona Beach, Fla. 6:30 p.m. Sunday vs. Florida A&M Tallahassee, Fla. 1 p.m.

AROUND SPORTS WILLIAMS vs. MORGAN

LEE vs. MAYHEW

CHERENFANT vs. MILES

NORTH CAROLINA A&T: Quaterback Shelton Morgan finished the game completting 9-of-20 passes for 125 yards. He recorded one touchdown and threw for one interception. MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY: Bears Quaterback Delonte Williams also recorded an interception but finished the game 7-of-20 passes for 100 yards and recorded 3 rushing touchdowns.

NORTH CAROLINA A&T: Aggie Runningback, Mike Mayhew rushed for 89 yards averging 4.7 yards on 19 carries. A&T finished the game with 177 yards on 41 carries. MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY: Keith Lee, MSU runningback, averaged 5.1 yards on 15 carries totaling 77 yards. The Bears finished the game with 261 yards on 52 carries.

NORTH CAROLINA A&T: Wallace Miles, A&T Wide Reciever recorded 90 yards off 5 receptions. The Aggies finished the game with 10 receptions for 132 recieving yards. MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY: Tight End Jephle Cherenfant finished the game for the Bears with three receptions for 60 yards. In their victory, MSU recorded 100 recieving yards off 7 receptions.

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The North Carolina A&T Volleyball team continued their losing streak, losing to GardnerWebb, North Carolina Central University and Norfolk State. The Bulldogs of GardnerWebb defeated the Aggies 3-0 ( 25-20, 25-22, 25-17) Tuesday night at Corbett Sports Center making this their ninth loss in a row. Though the Aggies played hard in all three sets the Bulldogs played just as hard clenching the win. After tonight’s loss, the Aggies drop to 2-21 overall. A key leader in the game were Sophomore Andrea Evans with eight kills, 18 total attacks and 10 score points. Freshman Tatiana Cooper added six kills and 26 total attacks. Freshmans Mia Gray and Jeana Daniels also had an outstanding performance. Gray ended the game with six kills, 23 total attacks and 11 score points. Daniels recorded six kills, 21 total attacks and six scoring points in the Aggie loss. Senior Amber Inman added 26 assists. On Friday night the Aggies played Norfolk State in their first conference match of the season. Norfolk State dominated the Aggies, which led to a 3-0 (25-19, 25-14, 25-14) win for NSU. The NSU Spartans started and finished the first set strong,

with the Aggies trying to catch up during the second set. The Aggies grabbed the lead in the third set by taking the first point. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough and the Spartans won the game. Cooper led the Aggies with five kills and 15 total attacks. Inman added five digs and a team high 14 assists. Freshman Elisha Boyer recorded 17 total attacks. Boyer believed the team played hard but admitted the team’s effort was not enough. “I think we did good, but we could have pushed some more at the end,” says Boyer. After this loss, the Aggies dropped to 0-1 in the conference. “The loss to Norfolk gave the team a look at the strengths in the teams in our southern division of the MEAC. We will be working to improve consistency in our serve, receive and defensive efforts,” says Head Coach Toni Conway. On Wednesday night at the Corbett Sports Center the Eagles of North Carolina Central defeated the Aggies 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-14). The Eagles carried a 17-9 lead in the first set, but Evans completed an 11-3 Aggies run with a kill that tied the set at 20. The run would not be enough for the Aggies, and the Eagles would go on to win the set. In the second set, Gray’s kill

helped the Aggies fight back from being down 16-12 to within one at 20-19. The Aggies still ended up losing the second set as well as the first. The 11-1 start by the Eagles in the third, set the momentum for them to once again overpower the Aggies and capture the win. Evans led the Aggies with six kills while Boyer added 21 total attacks. Inman recorded 15 assists and nine defensive digs with Cooper coming close behind with seven. When asked what we could expect for the rest of the season from the team, Conway stated, “You can expect to see a constant improvement in effort and energy. We are in a rebuilding year which means there is a lot of learning taking place for our young team.” The Aggies fall to 2-21 on the season, 0-1 in the Meac. On Friday afternoon they face Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach, Fla. BethuneCookman (0-1, 3-18) is in the Southern Division of the MEAC along with the Aggies. Friday’s game marks the Aggies second conference game this season. A&T will face Sothern Division MEAC Rival Florida A&M (2-0, 4-11) on Sunday in Tallahassee, Fla. The Aggies look to improve on their 0-1 MEAC record as well as end their losing streak.

BIG SOUTH PICKS CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Coastal Carolina was picked to unseat defending champion Winthrop in the Big South on Tuesday and High Point junior guard Nick Barbour was voted the conference’s preseason player of the year. The Cliff Ellis-coached Chanticleers, who return six players from last season’s team that won the league’s regular-season title, received 10 of 24 first-place votes by the league’s coaches and a media panel. It marks the first time since 1993-94 that Coastal Carolina is the preseason No. 1. The Chanticleers last made the NCAA tournament in 1993. “It’s an honor to be the preseason pick to win the Big South, but nothing is determined until we start playing games,” Ellis said. “Last season we were picked eighth and we ended up winning the league, and I really feel like there is not one game in this league where one team won’t have a good chance to beat the other.” Winthrop, which won on Coastal Carolina’s home floor in the tournament championship game last season, was picked to finish second. The Eagles have won the Big South title and reached the NCAA tournament five of the past six years and nine times since 1999. UNC Asheville was picked third at media day, followed by Presbyterian, High Point, Liberty, Charleston Southern, VMI, Radford and GardnerWebb. Presbyterian is eligible for the regular-season crown but won’t compete in the Big South tournament as it transitions to Division I. Barbour averaged 18.9 points last season for the Panthers and shot a Big Southbest 40.1 percent from 3-point range. He’s joined on the allconference team by Chad Gray of Coastal Carolina, Al’Lonzo Coleman of Presbyterian, Jamarco Warren of Charleston Southern and Austin Kenon of VMI. Defending women’s champion Liberty was picked to win that title again. High Point was picked second. Liberty sophomore Devon Brown is the women’s preseason player of the year.______

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‘Avatar’ and ‘The First 48’ domination Charles johnson Senior Reporter

Rihanna sings praises of “Loud” collaborator Nicki Minaj Though scheduling issues forced Nicki Minaj to drop out of Rihanna’s Last Girl on Earth tour this summer, the pair did eventually get to hook up on “Raining Men,” a track that will appear on the singer’s forthcoming album, Loud. And from the way RiRi praises the up-and-coming Minaj, this won’t be their last time working together. “You know, I worked with her before on [2009’s] Rated R and she was just writing me some really good ballads, and I couldn’t wait to work with her again and finally have her on my record,” Rihanna told Capital FM. For more information on this story go to: www.mtv.com/news - Jocelyn Vena

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With bragging rights for the year and a $4,000 dollar prize on the line, the sororities and fraternities of A&T came out Friday night to the annual Homecoming Step Show presented by the National PanHellenic Council. After the preliminaries, which included meeting the hosts and judges, the show began with last year’s sorority winners, the ladies of the Alpha Phi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha. Sorority, Inc. The 2009 champions engaged the audience with their video clip which saw the ladies of Alpha Phi trying to break the “pretty” mold of an AKA which, landed them all in an insane asylum. Once on stage they proceeded to move with distinction and grace (all while sporting wild hair and straight jackets) with one of the highlights being a crowd rousing nod to the Delta’s “nurse” theme from the prior year. The men of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. were the first fraternity to hit the stage with a theme inspired by the 1999 feature film, “The Wood.” Dressed in brown tuxedo vests, the steppers from the Zeta chapter seemed to dazzle the crowd, especially with their precision and stunts with cutting blades. Afterwards, the monitors throughout the Coliseum turned red as spectators tuned in for an episode of “The First 48: Alpha Mu” edition. After the clip a squad of “Delta Detectives” graced the stage as they stepped to reclaim their “stolen identity.”

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Homecoming Stepshow took place Friday at the Greensboro Coliseum. The Alpha Mu chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. won for the sororities. The Eta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma, Fraternity Inc., won for the fraternities for the sixth year in a row.

After a long hiatus from the Homecoming step show, the crowd was hype in anticipation for the return of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. The men of the Alpha Nu chapter enthralled viewers with their crimson-tinted take on the movie “Takers.” With their signature “shimmy” and cane-twirling the Kappas kept the crowd entertained and even brought out a few special ladies on the stage for their set. The ladies of the Zeta Alpha chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. wasted no time taking the audience back to 1993 with their “Living Single” remake. “Khadijah,” “Max,” “Synclaire” and “Regine” took everyone on their journey to get prepared for a night at Club 1920. Even “Overton” and “Kyle” made guest appearances as the ladies stepped with challenging movements. Defending fraternity champions, the brothers of Phi

Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. chose to get inspiration from the highest grossing movie of all-time, Avatar. The Eta Chapter chose to represent the two opposing forces, the Na’vi natives of Pandora and the people of Earth. What stood out most was their blindfolded routine, which included acrobatics and jumps that would’ve been a challenge with both eyes wide open. Freshmen English secondary education major from Charlotte, N.C. LaShea Barnes seemed to thoroughly enjoyed her time at the event. “The step show was a great way for me to start my GHOE. As a freshman it was a great experience. The music was great and so were all the steppers. I loved the themes!” After an exhibition performance from the UMOJA Step team of Dudley High, the winners were announced. In the sorority category the

Deltas won, with the AKAs placing in second and the Zetas coming in at third. The fraternity winners were the Sigmas, with the Iotas claiming second and the Kappas taking third. “It’s very rewarding. I feel like we’re back where we should be, where we’ve always been and I feel like it’s a result of hard work for the year. I’m really proud of the team and what we’ve done. It feels good,” said Alpha Mu’s head step master, Latoya Lee, a senior marketing major from Pemberton, N.J. Donavon Dunn, a junior Biology major from Raleigh, N.C. and co-step master for the Eta Chapter said, “We couldn’t be happier. It’s a lot of hard work; seeing as how we’re six time defending champions it takes a lot to keep it going; to make this show even better than the last show.”

1. How many of you saw your professors acting “funny” on the plots on Saturday? 2. Did you see the 80’s guys? 3. Why were they wearing L.A. Gears? 4. How many of you know what L.A. Gears are? 5. Really? Hi-top fades? 6. Does looking like Big Daddy Kane in his prime get you the girls? 7. Why does it feel like the last time we won a Homecoming game, black people weren’t allowed to vote? 8. Was our star player a guy named Jim Crow? 9. How many of you skipped class on Monday following Homecoming? 10. Why was Petey Pablo at the concert? 11. How long is he going to get paid off his one song? 12. Was Pablo’s last paying gig his 2 and a half minutes in “Drumline?” 13. Did you know Miss A&T had a coronation budget of $17,000? 14. How many of you are struggling to stay in school? 15. Do we really even need a Miss A&T? 16. Did Mr. A&T get the same budget? 17. Did Miss A&T have to wait for her coronation check like we have to wait for our refund checks? 18. Is it just us, or does the coronation seem like a waste of money? 19. Could we use Miss A&T’s budget and buy a better football team? 20. How many of you still don’t have books for class?

on screen RED starring Morgan Freeman and Bruce Willis comes out Friday. CIA’s top agents just made them the Agency’s top targets. Framed for assassination, they must use all of their collective cunning, experience and teamwork to stay one step ahead of their deadly pursuers and stay alive.

- S.C

on campus Coffee house poetry showcase presented by the Kappa Psi chapter of Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity takes place tonight at 7 p.m. in Stallings Ballroom. Tickets are $3 with A&T I.D and $5 without I.D. Performances by a live band, alto saxophonist, and A&T poets and many more.

- J.V.

u presS PLAY Travis Porter

“Make it Rain” “All The Way Turnt Up” and “Go Shorty Go” were club bangers and this song is definitely another song for the club and the car. Travis did it again with another club banger. In my opinion this is a song that the ladies will love. -S.C.

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Chris Brown, Tyga, and Kevin McCall “Deuces” The mixtape,“In My Zone” was a great success for Chris Brown. But its time to stop throwing up the deuces and go on to the next song.

on stage imagine me presented by the YWCA Greensboro Healthy Beginnings Program, NCA&T and UNCG Joint Master of Social Work Program, and the NCA&T Theatre Arts Program is the story of mothers who are pregnant dealing with the struggles and navigating barriers in our society. Event takes place Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. This is a free event for all.

-J.V

-S.C.

u presS PLAY Nicki Minaj

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“Right Thru Me” Following the success of “Your Love” Nicki Minaj comes back with “Right Thru Me.” With anticipation of her debut album, “Pink Friday,” she is showing off her vocals skills along with her dynamic rap style. -S.C.

A Women’s worth/how to define a man presented by NCA&T Junior Class as apart of the Women’s and Men’s Appreciation Week takes place tonight in GCB room 105 at 7 p.m. Along with the week, tomorrow night is Our Love for Him/Her in Stallings Ballroom at 7 p.m. -S.C.