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volume lXXXVI No. 7
October 24, 2012
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Despite glitch, students marched to polls register staff report Early voting for the presidential election began in North Carolina on Oct. 18. N.C. A&T is one of the 16 voting locations for students, faculty and surrounding communities. This was the first time Guilford County had this many sites open for early voting. To many people’s surprise, technical difficulties caused a setback in efforts to get people to vote early. The polls were scheduled to open at 10 a.m., but due to human error in correctly setting the machines, voting did not start until after 11:30 a.m. “There was a conflict with the voting machines and the PEB’s (Personal Electronic Ballots),”
said George Gilbert, Guilford County director of elections. To his knowledge, A&T was the only early voting location for that had an issue. Individuals who got up early to vote were disturbed by the errors with the system on the first day. “The people in charge should have checked to make sure that there were no defective machines before the polls opened,” said student Lashonda Jones from Washington, D.C. who waited for over an hour to vote. “A lot of people left entirely because of this…hopefully, they’ll come back out and vote, and if this would have happened on Nov. 6, it would have been a total mess,” she added. In order to get some students motivated to vote early, there was a surprise guest to get students to the polls later in that
afternoon. Musician and actor Fonzworth Bentley made his way to Greensboro during the Obama for America N.C. Early Vote Express RV Tour. Bentley got students fired up near the ticket office about voting by promoting his revelation of being a CEO. He believes everyone is his or her own CEO. After encouraging words and insight on this year’s election, the march began and Fonzworth Bentley led chanting students to the Dudley Building Multipurpose Room. “I think students were excited that Fonzworth Bentley was an advocate for early voting, and I think he was very effective because students actually listened to what his thoughts u See EARLY VOTING on Page 2
Photo by alicia funderburk • the a&t register
George Gilbert, Guilford County director of elections explains the reason for the glitch in the systems for early voting last Thursday.
Presidential debate rundown from beginning to end Dashawn fleming Staff Reporter
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N.C. A&T Lyceum Series kicked off with drummer and singer Sheila E. and the E. Family in Harrison Auditorium on October 17, 2012.
Legendary drummer and family kickoff Lyceum
The third and final presidential debate aired Monday night on the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy telling the world about the Soviet Union’s nuclear missiles in Cuba moderator Bod Schieffer, CBS News Correspondent, began by posing a question on the nights topic, foreign policy. In this round table debate, the candidates responded to questions on Libya and Syria while continuously fact checking one another. During the decision on the Middle East, President Barack Obama attacked Governor Romney, “So, what we need to do with respect to the Middle East is strong steady leadership, not wrong and reckless leadership that is all over the map. And unfortunately, that’s the kind of opinions that you’ve offered throughout this campaign, and it is not a recipe for American strength, or keeping America safe over the long haul.” Romney said “Attacking me is not an agenda.” A good portion of the debate, the candidates remained off topic, addressing issues such as women’s rights, education and the economy. According to businessweek.com, Monday’s debate drew 59.5 million viewers despite other competition including Monday night football. Just a week earlier, howev-
audience and gaining participation and building anticipation for the nights event. The opening performance evoked an emotional moment for the legendary female percussionist, as she had never been honored in that manner before throughout her career, she said. “A&T University. The most amazing time of my entire career. U welcomed us in a way we will never 4get! Indescribable,” tweeted Sheila E after her performance. WNAA The Voice officially declared Oct. 17 “Sheila E. & The E. Family at A&T Day.” The Lyceum series focuses on bringing the most provocative, culturally diverse pro-
grams to not only the university, but neighboring communities as well. “This was my opportunity to actually introduce to N.C. A&T students and the general public Latin music and the impact that it has globally on all types of genres of music,” explained Ezinma Murphy, a Lyceum series committee member. “My goal was to expose students to global music and expose cultural diversity in performing arts,” she said. In previous years, the Lyceum series has had a number of events put in place for students and the A&T community but decided to downsize this year with two great performances, not due
to budget cuts but they want to focus on sharing more unique quality programming. “It’s hard to bring top rate programming without having the means to attain it,” stated Gregory Horton, co-chair of the Lyceum series. “In order to keep the momentum up from the students and the community, you can’t bring anybody. I realized this generation knew who Sheila E. was mostly from their parents and past generations, as well as her smash hit ‘Glamorous Life.” he said. He expressed how sur-
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brie-anne robinson Staff Reporter “Rock, rock, holly rock, everybody wanna holly rock,” screamed fans as Sheila E. and the E. Family chanted while the band rocked the house with their performance to her critically acclaimed song “Holly Rock!” Fans filled Harrison Auditorium as Sheila E. and The E. Family launched this year’s Lyceum series. N.C. A&T Cold Steel drumline opened the show with a riveting, impelling percussion tribute to Sheila E. as they filled the aisles of the auditorium with excitement. The drumline came together all in fun hyping up the
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er, the second debate had more viewers coming in at 65.6 million. On Oct. 3 the viewership for the first debate was 67.2 million. Business week also notes that the candidate’s first two debates were rated in the top 10 mostwatched presidential debates since President Ford and Carter in 1976. Viewership is not the only thing that differed among this year’s presidential debates. On Oct. 3, the focus of the debate was domestic issues. The second was driven by questions from 82 undecided voters. In the first debate, Governor Romney appeared more aggressive and many polls and analysts claimed he won. In contrast, nearly two weeks later during the town-hall debate President Obama took an assertive approach that nonetheless resulted in what some call a victory. Taylor Evans, a junior political science major from Durham realized the shift. “From the first debate, you can see how the energy level from President Obama has increased. Romney and Obama both are matching each other’s energy and are challenging each other’s plans and policies more and are pointing out the inconsistencies in the opponents’ statements.” Monday’s debate showed that both Governor Romney and President Obama to some extent agreed on many of the same issues. All of the debates provided viewers with insight u See DEBATES on Page 2
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