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Career Services hosts 40th job fair MIJA GARY

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The Office of Career Services at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is hosting their 40th annual career fair today. The theme is “Unlocking Your Potential.”

Many companies were invited to the career fair.

Students of many different majors have the opportunity to network with various recruiters and companies and market themselves.

Many students have are pre-

pared themselves, and polished their resumes for the career fair because they believe it is beneficial.

Students are seeking out internships, job opportunities, and even volunteer experience.

“I think it’s beneficial since it helps a lot of people get internships as well as jobs. My goal is to get an internship for the summertime,” said Tiffany Richmond, a junior biology student from Winston-Salem, N.C. “The career fair has great opportunities for internships, and co-ops, and just places where

you can get experience before you graduate,” said Jasmine Taylor, a junior computer science engineering student from Atlanta, Ga. “My goal is to find an internship and if not an internship, just a place where I can learn something for my career and gain experience.”

N.C. A&T houses many different majors for students to choose from. However, some students believe that the career fair only caters to certain majors.

“I’m probably not going to

the career fair this year,” said Rae’Ghan Foster, a junior fashion merchandising and design student from Spartanburg, S.C. “Usually they don’t really have anything that fits my major, so nobody will be here for me to talk to. It is mainly for engineering and business majors.”

“I didn’t plan on going to the career fair because they don’t have much that fits my needs,” said Alexa English, a junior journalism and mass communication student from Charlotte, N.C. “We go to an engineering school, so most of the people

Students share their 9/11 memories

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“I was in my second grade class when it happened. My teacher’s name was Ms. McIntosh and she was from Brooklyn. So when it happened I remember my teacher started crying because her family lives two blocks from the accident and I be- Taqiyah lieve she lost family members that day. I Shabazz wasn’t impacted directly because none of my family was there, luckily, because my stepmom had just left New York the day before,” -Jasmine Taylor, junior, Computer Science Engineering student from Atlanta “It didn’t impact me. I didn’t know anybody that was there. I was in elementary school and we were coming back from lunch, and it was on the screen. I am a big jokester so I thought it was a movie going on and I was like ‘this is a really cool movie’ and my teacher was like ‘No, this is not a movie there’s a terrorist attack,” -James Brown, senior, Supply Chain Management from Miami

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“I believe I was in the fourth grade when it happened and I was attending Fair Oaks Academy, a private school” that is in close proximity from the Pentagon. “It was announced over the intercom that the twin towers had been hit and then the pentagon had been hit also. I was so terrified because my mom would actually commute frequently to the Pentagon because she works for the government. Parents were rushing to school to pick up their children, and I was sitting there watching children run up to their parents, but I hadn’t heard from my mother yet. I remember being so afraid and lost. Then finally my mother came and picked me up and explained to Kristopher me that our country was under attack. I SMITH still think of how my mother could have been called into the Pentagon that day, and she would work on the side that was hit,” -Ashleigh Wilson, junior, journalism and mass communication student from Herndon, Va.

“I was in school and being that little, you don’t know what’s going on. By the time I got home all I knew was that my uncle worked in Manhattan and we couldn’t reach him. The lines were down. My aunt was a court official so we didn’t hear from her until the next day. My uncle worked on Wall Street and we didn’t know where he was either. It was messy and a little blurry at eight years old, but you really didn’t know what was going on.”

- Taqiyyah Shabazz, junior, journalism and mass communication student from Queens, N.Y. “I remember it vividly. I was in the second grade. As soon as classes started, the people from the front office called me and told me I was leaving. I knew something had to be wrong. I started thinking, ‘I just got here! Who’s picking me up now?’ My aunt called everyone and she’s like ‘Oh my Gosh! The twin towers fell!’ I start thinking ‘Where is my mother and where is my brother?’

He went to high school in Manhattan, too. It was just really scary. My mom did not get home until 12 that night. I was relieved. It was the day before my birthday and everybody was crying. I just wanted to celebrate my birthday. From that day on I didn’t know if I wanted to back to Manhattan anymore. I didn’t know what was going to happen. I didn’t want to be in any tall buildings. I didn’t know if somebody was going to come blow it up. 9/11 just messed everything up for a while for everybody.”

-Kaleema Williams, junior, journalism and mass communication student from Brooklyn, N.Y. “9/11 impacted me mentally because both of my parents are in the Army, so they had to get deployed quickly after the incident happened. The whole time that it was happening, I was worried for my parents. At the time, I was at school. I can’t remember all the details of what we were doing.

All I remember is we were getting evacuated to get home,” -Kristopher Smith, junior, journalism and mass communication student from Montgomery, Ala.

Kamalipour is among 109 new faces the next level in academic excellence with the help of students, faculty and administration.”

Dr. Kamalipour, who is Editor’s Note: This is part one of an ongoing series to in- highly educated within the comtroduce new faculty and staff to munication field, left Iran for America for the sole purpose of the Aggie community. education.

In 1975, he obtained his A.A. For the fall semester of 2014, North Carolina Agricultural and in communication at MarshallTechnical State University hired town Community College in Marshalltown, Iowa.

109 employees, rangIn 1977 he received his ing from chairpersons B.A. in mass commuof specific departments nication with a focus in to Equipment Operapublic relations at Mintor’s for parking sernesota State University. vices.

In1978, he obtained his M.A. in mass meOn Aug. 15 and Aug. dia with a concentra18 new and returning tion in radio and film faculty gathered to go from the University of over procedures for the Kamalipour Wisconsin. In 1986 he new school year. The completed his doctoral training on Aug.18 was program in communigeared towards helping new faculty become acquaint- cation with a concentration in ed with the system and setting radio and film at the University fMisouri. t h e mup with park-ing passes, o He has also taught at many Aggie one cards and reviewing universities across the Midwest. benefit information.

Amongst the new hires, was Dr. Kamalipour, who has a genDr. Yahya Kamalipour, the new eral interest in global communichairman for the journalism and cation, has come right on time mass communication depart- to assist with N.C. A&T’s transformation to diversity following ment.

Dr. Kamalipour, originally the Preeminence 2020 plan.

“Creating a diverse, inclusive from Iran, recently left Purdue University in which he spent a and high productivity work cultotal of 28 years as a professor. ture,” said Linda McAbee, vice Fourteen of those years were chancellor for human resources spent as the head of the depart- when explaining the objective ment of communication and of hiring N.C. A&T faculty. Accreative arts and director of the cording to McAbee, diversity in thinking provides diversity in center for global studies.

Intrigued by the current recruitment strategies, and prostandings of the journalism motion.

As the university moves department, Dr. Kamalipour wanted to make a difference. ahead with plans of diversify“This department is in an ideal ing the campus, faculty is exposition. What attracted me was pected to contribute to giving what lies ahead,” said Kamali- students the extra push to move pour. “My goal is to transform this department and move it to  See Hires on Page 3 MEAGAN JORDAN Editor In Chief

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middle of the day,” Taylor said.

“It’s kind of like you have to rearrange your whole day to get to the career fair. You have to sacrifice something like your classes to get there, opposed to it being on a day like Saturday or Sunday where you don’t have to compromise your schedule to go.”

The career fair will be held in Corbett Sports Center from 9a.m.- 3p.m.

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Other students had different recollections of the tragedy

that are at the career fair are looking for engineering students.”

“There are not many companies for biology students because there are a lot of us who are going in to the medical field right after we graduate or wanting to go to medical school,” said Richmond. “There aren’t many options for us. It’s usually only one or two.”

Although the career fair is a great place for students to market themselves, scheduling has become an issue for students.

“The career fair is in the

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AGGIE BUSINESS PROFILE

Pish Posh e i g Ag l igh t Fashion designer’s H igh

Afro-centric Ts pop Since high school, Harris has designed sneakers.

“Any shoes I had that was getting too old, I spray painted them. I even used to draw cool designs on them just to make it different.”

Harris also likes to draw designs on heels, clutches, bags, jeans and sneakers.

In the future, Harris would like to travel and become a lawyer. Although unsure of the type of lawyer she wants to become, she is adamant about bringing awareness to the treatment of African Americans.

“It’s not that I actually want to be different from your average Black person, I just want to be an example of how greatly profound we are and not what is exploited of our race. We are misunderstood.

I feel as though we are great in every aspect. I just want to really show those who see us at a negative view that we are actually great in many ways.

They do not see that talent and I want to show them.”

Harris plans pursue her law career, but until then she will continue taking special orders for Pish Posh.

Aliyah benton Contributor

Imani Harris, a sophomore pre-law student, from Philadelphia, Pa. just started her fashion line, in which she has big plans for.

Harris, who maintains a track scholarship decided to attend North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University because she wanted to use her skills to represent an HBCU. Harris, who takes after her mother, began running track when she was nine years old.

Although she desires to be a lawyer, she attended an Arts High School where she focused on fashion illustration, which inspired her passion for clothes.

“Three weeks ago I started making the t-shirts with Photo by MEAGAN JORDAN • THE A&T REGISTER bleach on them,” Harris said. PISH POSH Emani Harris displays one of her T-shirt creations.

“I named my clothing line Pish Posh. My friend told me “Modern African Art is the word of mouth, many people it popped. I wanted the name inspiration. I usually find the now know about Pish Posh. to stand out like my clothing.” designs on Tumblr or Google.

“I’m excited that I have so In order to make the shirts, I also look at different paint- much support and this is just Harris uses a dark t-shirt to ings and try to change it up.” the beginning. I have over 80 paint on with a paintbrush usHarris will have two photo designs ready in my head. I am ing bleach. It takes up to 30 shoots which will feature her also starting on men’s clothing minutes to paint a shirt. Once clothing line. She is also mak- tonight!” said Harris.

—Email Aliyah at abenton1@ painted, the t-shirts are air- ing it a point to get her brand Luckily, t-shirts are not aggies.com and follow her on Twitdried. out. Between social media and the only items Harris designs. ter @crueltalesoflee

Q&A with new SGA Advisor 1.What made you want to be the advisor for SGA at N.C. A&T?

My decision to apply for the Assistant Ashleigh Director of Student Ac- TAYLOR tivities/Director of Student Government position came from a multitude of instances. I ran across the position while scrolling through Facebook of all places. I loved that the position worked primarily with Student Government and Royal Court, which were my passions in undergrad. North Carolina A&T is a dynamic institution, so what better place to start my career!

2.Describe your first home game experience at A&T? My first A&T home game experience was nothing short of exciting! I was shocked by the amount of students, staff, and community members that

filled the stands. The chants and cheers were awesome to watch, especially during halftime and PFunk.

3.What school is your alma mater? Was it an HBCU? I am a proud HBCU graduate of Tennessee State University, where I served as Miss Tennessee State University during my senior year.

4. What are your goals for SGA? My goals for SGA this year are to Think Effectively, Work efficiently and Serve with Influence. I want SGA to be the true sentiment of student concern and progress. Innovation and risk taking will play a major part in the things we do to get the best result possible.

5. What exactly does your position entail?

As the Assistant Director of Student Activities/Director of Student Government, I have direct oversight for the Student

Aggiesland app on the rise Taylor Young

Managing Editor

Aggiesland is an app developed for North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students that helps fill the gap of communication between the students and the university.

It has the capability of helping students find their way around campus, it informs them about social events on and near campus, displays bus routes, and will soon be a platform for student discussions.

The developers of Aggiesland also have an app development firm that plans to develop more than just apps called Little Brown Box Works (LBBW).

LBBW is made up of four current N.C. A&T students Everette Slocum, Keenan Smith, Kendrick Smith, Neegbah Reeves, and one alumnus Perron Johnson.

Slocum and the Smith twins are the brains while Reeves and Johnson are the programmers.

Keenan Smith said that they created LBBW because of the lack of innovation and design in the nation. “After [we] designed Aggiesland for North Carolina A&T, we turned our sights to throw more apps into the nation that people would love,” said Smith.

Slocum came up with the concept for LBBW. Little Brown Box is unique because when a child plays with a brown box, the child can become, create or do anything, which is the basis of their company.

Aggiesland and LBBW started in a small apartment in University Park back in 2012; today

it has grown to an official office that is in a business park about 15 minutes away from campus.

Today, 1,400 have downloaded Aggiesland to their Android or iPhones.

These five men plan to take the technology field by storm.

At an Idea Slam at Geeksboro, a potential investor saw the greatness in their work.

Troy Knauss, partner with Velum Partners and President and on the Board of Trustees with Angel Resource Institute, instantly fell in love with the concept of all the apps they developed and future apps to come.

Knauss is an angel investor.

According to Investopedia, an angel investor is someone who provides financial backing for small startups or entrepreneurs.

“In the case of Little Brown Box Works, I instantly noticed their creativity, willingness to learn and ask questions, and drive to succeed; these traits are not easily taught. While most startups will fail, having dedicated and capable co-founders executing on solid ideas should greatly mitigate the investment risk,” Knauss said.

Little Brown Box Works has met with multiple people and investors in the Greensboro area who are impressed that they come from N.C. A&T. They were able to locate these investors by a contact they made with the director of the North Carolina Entrepreneurship Center at UNCG, Justin Streuli.

Streuli described how rare it was to see a group of students, u See AGGIESLAND on Page 3

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Government Association and the Royal Court. I focus on leadership development, programming, legislation and everything in between!

6. How are you liking your new position? Where were you before you came to A&T? I like Aggieland a lot! The students are the best part of the job. Each day I enjoy student shuffling into my office with new ideas, concerns and plans.

Before A&T, I was in graduate school at the University of Louisville. I recently graduated with Master’s in Education (College Student Personnel).

7. Anything else you want to tell the student body..

I absolutely love couponing, thrift shopping, cooking great food, attending amazing concerts and traveling!

—Email Taylor at tlyoung1@ aggies.ncat.edu and follow her on Twitter @sweeteey94

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The new platform Aggies Do is being designed to attract and enroll students who will thrive in the supportive environment around campus.

North Carolina and Agriculture and Technical State University will be recognized as a first-choice university and continue to be respected for its long lasting legacy.

Nicole Pride, chief of staff and interim vice chancellor for university advancement, said “the new intuitive is simply a part of delivering a fresh brand that can appeal to alumni, the community, new and prospective, and current students.”

“Since the winter of 2012, N. C. A&T has partnered with a responsive marketing and communications agent to research and assess its current brand perceptions among key constituents and to develop a new brand messaging/positioning platform for future university communications,” said Samantha Hargrove, director of media relations.

Current students are questioning the new brand Aggies Do. Aggie Pride was never the brand of the institution. The institution never had a brand before Aggies Do was established.

“Aggie Pride is a personal, emotional and visceral experience. It’s a call, it’s a chant, in other words it is an internal con-

AGGIESLAND From page 2 such as these men with such ambition and talent.

“They have a diverse skillset, positive attitudes and unique ideas. Their apps and app concepts solve problems as well as provide social benefit. Their design is well thought out and pleasing,” said Streuli, “These are the type of students we need to make an extended effort to support, grow and keep here in the Triad.”

Their slogan is, “We create awesome.” This signifies the history and potential of their company.

Little Brown Box Works has two more apps to be released before 2015.

One app is called Today Was

nection that binds us all together that represent the love and infinity that we have for this institution,” said Pride.

According to the American Marketing Association, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that identifies one seller’s good or service as a distinction from those of other sellers.” It is a customer experience represented by a collection of images and ideas.’

It refers to a symbol such as a name, logo, slogan, and design scheme.

“Your opportunity is like none other. As an Aggie, you have the support of a global community that will encourage your dreams, nurture your growth and promote your achievement. Nothing is impossible. You have the vision. You have the means. You have the drive. Because that’s what Aggies Do!” Current students should not hesitate to announce the Aggies Do message. It is the underlying factor of why they should strive to be great while at this institution. “Students are critical to the brand, and should wear it with some Aggie Pride,” said Pride.

Students are crucial in the success of Aggies Do. “With Aggies Do being the new branding platform, A&T communications look to overcome misperceptions regarding the University’s standards, build internal and external relations, a Good Day (TWAGD) which is a social platform app that will be open to anyone. Users will be able to post positive things about their day anonymously for others to read, comment and like. This project is to be released on Oct. 17 for iOS and Android.

The other app is called Dorm Storm which allows students to be able to buy and sell things to each other on one campus. This will be an app that is projected to be used on every college campus, not just N.C. A&T. Keep an eye out for more to come from LBBW. —Email Taylor at tlyoung1@ aggies.ncat.edu and follow her on Twitter @sweeteey94

support the key goals outlined in A&T Preeminence 2020, and promote and leverage the accomplishments of A&T alumni, faculty and students.”

“Aggies Do!” is the call to action that captures the essence of A&T and what it means to be a member of a pleasing community,” said Chancellor Harold L. Martin.

Although “Aggies Do!” is still in the beginning stages of becoming the new brand for the university, here is a sample of how “Aggies Do!” will be implemented. Aggies Lead. Aggies Create. Aggies Discover.

Aggies Inspire. Aggies Achieve.

Aggies Dream. Aggies Love.

Aggies Do! The new platform Aggies Do is being designed to attract and enroll students who will thrive in the supportive environment around campus.

North Carolina and Agriculture and Technical State University will be recognized as a first-choice university and continue to be respected for its long lasting legacy.

Nicole Pride, chief of staff and interim vice chancellor for university advancement, said “the new intuitive is simply a part of delivering a fresh brand that can appeal to alumni, the community, new and prospective, and current students.”

“Since the winter of 2012, N. C. A&T has partnered with a responsive marketing and communications agent to research

HIRES From page 1 ahead. “Ensure applicant pools are diverse and meet the defined qualifications of the jobs,” said McAbee.

With diversity being one of the main focuses, students are worried about the legacy of N.C. A&T. “North Carolina A&T State University’s goal to expand our classrooms to include a diverse population in no way means that we will decrease the number of African American students at this institution.

It simply means that the university will grow to include a diverse population,” said Joe B. Whitehead Jr., provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.

“If an organization is to grow, it must provide different perspectives in the classroom. We believe that this will enhance the quality of education that our students need. We are charged with preparing our students to become global citizens and experience the diversity of the world in an environment that is conducive to learning. We expose our students to a variety of cultures and schools of thought through a more diverse student body. This is key to giving graduates a competitive edge in the workforce and in their careers. We will always be a predominantly African American institution.

That will not change,” said Whitehead.

Dr. Kamalipour is excited for change. “It’s an exciting time. I am very excited, I look forward to accomplishing a lot.”

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and assess its current brand perceptions among key constituents and to develop a new brand messaging/positioning platform for future university communications,” said Samantha Hargrove, director of media relations.

Current students are questioning the new brand Aggies Do. Aggie Pride was never the brand of the institution. The institution never had a brand before Aggies Do was established.

“Aggie Pride is a personal, emotional and visceral experience. It’s a call, it’s a chant, in other words it is an internal connection that binds us all together that represent the love and infinity that we have for this institution,” said Pride.

According to the American Marketing Association, a brand is “a name, term, design, symbol or any other feature that identifies one seller’s good or service as a distinction from those of other sellers.” It is a customer experience represented by a collection of images and ideas.’

It refers to a symbol such as a name, logo, slogan, and design scheme.

“Your opportunity is like none other. As an Aggie, you have the support of a global community that will encourage your dreams, nurture your growth and promote your achievement. Nothing is impossible. You have the vision. You have the means. You have the drive. Because that’s what Ag-

gies Do!” Current students should not hesitate to announce the Aggies Do message. It is the underlying factor of why they should strive to be great while at this institution. “Students are critical to the brand, and should wear it with some Aggie Pride,” said Pride.

Students are crucial in the success of Aggies Do. “With Aggies Do being the new branding platform, A&T communications look to overcome misperceptions regarding the University’s standards, build internal and external relations, support the key goals outlined in A&T Preeminence 2020, and promote and leverage the accomplishments of A&T alumni, faculty and students.”

“Aggies Do!” is the call to action that captures the essence of A&T and what it means to be a member of a pleasing community,” said Chancellor Harold L. Martin.

Although “Aggies Do!” is still in the beginning stages of becoming the new brand for the university, here is a sample of how “Aggies Do!” will be implemented. Aggies Lead. Aggies Create. Aggies Discover.

Aggies Inspire. Aggies Achieve.

Aggies Dream. Aggies Love.

Aggies Do! —Email us at theatregister@ gmail.com and follow us on Twitter @TheATRegister

Food Trucks bring new taste to campus Kristen Shipley Contributor

Unless it is fried chicken Friday, the cafe can be pretty unpredictable for tasty food options.

If you are tired of hamburgers, fries, pizza and deli sandwiches, check out some of the new options the university offers with the food trucks located beside the university bookstore.

Students wait in long lines for food at the food trucks during the afternoon and in between classes. “We wanted to reach out to local food trucks for a balanced variety of food options for students,” said Amanda Steiner, General Manager of Sodexo.

Alumni and manager of Belly Backers, Kesha Tisdel said that the school reached out to her to her about the opportunity to “set up shop” on campus. As the 2013 US National Whitewater Center Beast Feast Food Truck Champions, Belly Backers knows their craft and their Bang Bang Shrimp.

“I want (students) to know everything is authentic, home cooked, fresh and made from scratch,” Tisdel said. “I like that I get to congregate with my fellow Aggies and be back on campus. I came to support and be here for the Aggies,” she said.

Looking for something different?

Across the parking lot stands the Bang Bang Banh Mi Gluten Free Vietnamese food truck.

Do not let its name scare you.

Banh mi is a vietnamese term for bread, or in this case a sandwich, one of their main dishes, while the Bang Bang is just catchy. Owner Addy Gaddis said he switches the menu up everyday, so there is always something new to try.

“All of the food is cooked from scratch, everything is fresh,” said Gaddis, whose whole staff has culinary degrees. He says his goal is to provide options students may not get elsewhere, such as chicken curry and 5-spice chicken, the menus best sellers. Meals costs are between $7 and $8.

“I’ve always been skeptical about ordering food off the street or from a truck, but Banh Mi has both good food and a

good health rating,” said freshman, mechanical and computer engineering student, Shanel Smith. “I’ve had multiple entrees and all of them have been delicious.”

Steiner said other food trucks include Sweet Cold Treats, which does concessions at the football games and understands the crowds. Wright Up Ur Galley, a restaurant with a Mediterranean flare and the 2014 NC Food Truck State Championship winner. Hickory Tree Turkey and Barbeque, a local restaurant with a good name. Aggie Wing Truck, a campus favorite, and a classic like Papa Johns. All the food trucks had to meet certain quality, health codes and insurance liabilities before coming to campus.

“We want students to participate and give feedback about their dining experience,” said Steiner, who encourages students to follow Campus Enterprises and NCAT Dining on Twitter and attend monthly dining committee meetings.

“When it’s hot and rainy it would be nice to have somewhere to eat because I stay offcampus,” said junior, journalism student Miles Henderson.

Overall, even though some students miss the union, many have also began to embrace the food trucks and all they have to offer. “(The food trucks) are less congested than the union,” said junior, social work student Shalee Ford. “I think they are a great addition on campus; I just wish there was a good sub place.”

Belly Backers is open Monday through Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Bang Bang Banh Mi is open Monday and Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Fridays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sweet Cold Treats is open Monday and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Friday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The other food trucks are open during lunch and dinner times throughout the week.

—Email Taylor at tlyoung1@ aggies.ncat.edu and follow her on Twitter @sweeteey94

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Wednesday

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Career Fair

Corbett Gym Upper Level 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.

SGA Fall Elections Forum Harrison Auditorium 6 p.m.- 9 p.m.

Black History Club Meeting Marteena 220 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

MAPS Full Body Meeting Hines 100 Auditorium 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Thursday

11 Career Fair

Corbett Gym Upper Level 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.

“Protect and Serve” Gibbs 123 Auditorum 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

AEI Full Body Meeting Mcnair Auditorium 11 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.

COE Colloquim

Mcnair Auditorium 11 a.m. - 12:50 p.m.

friday

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ExxonMobil Interviews Mcnair129 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Ayantee Yearbook Distribution Williams Dining Lobby 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Senate Training NACB 109 3 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Carolina Bully Bash 4 Farm Shelter 4 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Career Fair

Corbett Gym Upper Level 6 a.m. - 6 p.m.

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Visions of Pride

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Mcnair Faculty Lounge 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Fall Returners Series NACB 109 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Carolina Bully Bash 4 Farm Shelter 7 a.m. - 9 p.m.

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Open Gym

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NATO confirms Russian invasion

Victoria Butenko & Carol J. Williams MCT Campus

KIEV, Ukraine — Russian tanks and troops fired their way into eastern Ukraine on Thursday and seized a strategic gateway town on the road to the heavily militarized Crimean peninsula that Moscow annexed in March, Ukrainian and NATO officials reported.

NATO released satellite photos of Russia’s recent troop and armor buildup on its border with Ukraine, and images showing columns of tanks and armored vehicles entering Ukraine from Russia’s Rostov region.

The Western military alliance evidence was bolstered by

a pro-Russia separatist leader who told Russian state television that at least 3,000 Russian gunmen, many of them retired military or active-duty Kremlin troops on leave, have been fighting alongside the Ukrainian separatists since their uprising began five months ago.

“They are fighting with us, understanding that it is their duty,” said Alexander Zakharchenko, the self-styled leader of the breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic, undermining Russian President Vladimir Putin’s insistence that Russia has no role in the Ukrainian conflict.

Ukrainian security officials reported a major expansion of the armored incursion into Novoazovsk that began Wednesday. The report by Col. Andriy

Lysenko of the National Security and Defense Council that two armored columns had crossed into Ukraine after firing rockets over the border prompted Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to cancel a trip abroad and summon the government’s security council for an emergency meeting.

“I have made a decision to cancel my working visit to the Republic of Turkey due to sharp aggravation of the situation in Donetsk region,” Poroshenko said. “Today the president’s place is in Kiev.”

A report from the security council said the Russian armored incursion, which has opened up a new front in Kiev’s battle against separatists, was carried out by regular Russian

military forces replacing local militants and nationalists who had lost significant territory last month to Ukrainian troops.

Government forces were overwhelmed by the armored columns and ordered to withdraw, the security council statement said, leaving Novoazovsk for the invading Russians to take.

Ukrainian troops were reinforcing their positions on the seaside road leading to Mariupol, a city of nearly 500,000 that is a key shipping terminus and steelmaking venue. The same road leads eventually to the Crimean peninsula, where Russia’s Black Sea Fleet and about 25,000 troops are based.

The Russian deployments onto the Sea of Azov road have

heightened fears that the Kremlin is planning to seize the corridor to provide a land bridge from the Russian mainland to

Crimea.

At NATO’s military headquarters in Mons, Belgium, a Dutch general in charge of the alliance crisis management center released satellite images captured over the last two weeks and said they confirmed Russia’s military intrusion.

“Over the past two weeks we have noted a significant escalation in both the level and sophistication of Russia’s military interference in Ukraine,” said Brig. Gen. Nico Tak. “Russia is reinforcing and resupplying separatist forces in a blatant attempt to change the momentum of the fighting, which is currently favoring the Ukrainian military,” Tak told journalists at a news conference.

New airport announced for Mexico City Tim Johnson

MCT Campus

MEXICO CITY — President Enrique Pena Nieto announced plans Tuesday to build a new airport in Mexico City that can handle four times the traffic of the existing one, the second busiest in Latin America.

The new airport will have six runways and is projected to cost $9.1 billion.

Pena Nieto said the airport “will be the biggest infrastructure project in our country in many years and even one of the biggest in the world.”

It will be built on vacant

federal land to the east of Benito Juarez International Airport, which handled about 31.5 million passengers last year.

Pena Nieto, in a 90-minute annual address to the nation, said Mexico couldn’t keep “postponing a solution” to the overcrowding at the capital airport, which regularly exceeds its operating capacity.

The bottlenecks at the airport “restrict movement around the country, limit Mexico’s ties to the world, put a brake on trade and investment, and create delays for users,” Pena Nieto said.

When engineers finished work on the existing airport in

1952, the capital had only 3 million residents. Since then, the metropolis has swollen to more than 20 million inhabitants, partially engulfing the airport, which occupies a dry lake bed.

A second terminal was added in 2007, but only two runways serve both terminals and they can’t be used simultaneously.

The airport, which is Latin America’s second busiest, after Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport, has surpassed the 340,000 annual takeoffs and landings experts say it’s capable of handling, hitting 389,226 last year.

That means aircraft take off

and land at a pace of nearly one per minute during peak periods.

The airport is less than three miles from the capital’s main square, and the standard landing approach has jetliners skimming over the city.

An annual report given by Pena Nieto’s government to Congress on Monday didn’t say how long it would take to build the new airport, which will arise on some 12,500 acres of mostly vacant land around the largely dry Lake Texcoco that is contiguous to the current facility.

Once built out to a capacity of 120 million passengers a year, the new airport could be one of

the largest in the world, depending on the pace of growth at busy airports in places such as Chicago, Dubai, Beijing and Atlanta. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world’s busiest, handled 94.4 million passengers last year.

The Mexico City airport handles a third of air passengers in Mexico and more than half of all airfreight. It’s more than twice as busy as the airport in the Caribbean resort city of Cancun.

The Mexican Institute on Competitiveness, a research center that promotes free-market ideas, issued a report last

week demanding action on expanding the airport.

“The current maximum capacity of the airport is 32 million passengers. But last year, it moved 31.5 million!” the institute’s report said. “We’re facing an undeniable reality: Our airport has reached full capacity.”

Pena Nieto said his government would offer more details about the new airport Wednesday. It has already studied bids for the design, including one from British architect Norman Foster, who drew up plans for Beijing’s international terminal, the world’s largest at the time of construction.

China limits options for election Stuart Leavenworth MCT Campus

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BEIJING — China’s top legislative body on Sunday struck a blow to democracy advocates in Hong Kong, ruling that Beijing can effectively veto candidates it deems undesirable from seeking the region’s top leadership job in a 2017 election.

The decision, while hardly unexpected, makes it virtually certain that Hong Kong will soon have large-scale protests and acts of civil disobedience that will disrupt one of China’s crucial hubs for trade and banking.

“The democrats will simply have to go to the streets now,” said Michael Davis, a law professor at the University of Hong Kong. Beijing’s leaders, he said are “offering the kind of democracy where they get to vet the candidates, and that is unacceptable to a lot of people here.”

Since it was reunited with China in 1997, Hong Kong has enjoyed a semi-autonomous status, with freedoms of assembly and speech that residents on the mainland can only dream about. But China’s recent ac-

tions towards the former British colony has alarmed many Hong Kongers that they may soon lose rights they took for granted.

At issue is Beijing’s interpretation of Hong Kong’s “Basic Law,” a type of constitution that resulted from Great Britain’s decision to return the territory to China in 1984. The basic law includes language granting Hong Kong a “high degree” of autonomy, including the ability of residents to elect their chief executive in 2017.

How that election will be conducted is now in dispute.

Activists in Hong Kong want groups and political parties in Hong Kong to be free to nominate their own candidates. Beijing officials and state media have said for months that would lead to chaos and is in violation of the Basic Law. On Sunday, the National People’s Congress affirmed that position, meaning that a Hong Kong committee seen as beholden to Beijing will decide which two or three candidates can vie for Hong Kong’s top office. The nominating rules released Sunday require that candidates both “love the country (China)” and “love Hong Kong.”

On Sunday, one of the group’s pushing for open elections, Occupy Central, issued a statement saying it was disappointed that Beijing had chosen to cut off avenues for discussion. The group says in the next few weeks it will be forced to launch “wave after wave” of demonstrations.

Some of the group’s critics fear such protests could shut down the city’s central business district, and possibly give Beijing a reason to directly intervene.

Davis doubts it will come to that. “Hong Kong has a long history of peaceful protests,” he said.

On Sunday, a youth group called Scholarism held a demonstration in Hong Kong.

Beijing’s handling of Hong Kong’s future has garnered interest from China watchers worldwide, many looking for signs that Beijing might be willing to experiment with limited democratic reforms in a small corner of its territory. Those hopes seemed dashed now under Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has detained and arrested numerous lawyers and political activists on the mainland who have advocated for reform.

Under the rules approved

Sunday by Beijing, candidates for chief executive must gain the support of more than half of the members on Hong Kong nominating committee to be considered for the next round. Since that nominating committee is dominated by pro-business Beijing supporters, the rule makes it nearly certain Hong Kong’s democratic wing will be unable to get one of its candidates on the ballot.

Democrats, however, hold 27 seats on the 70-member Legislative Council, which must approve the NPC’s elections rules by a two-thirds majority for them to become law. While Hong Kong’s Democratic Party has vowed to hold together and veto Beijing’s proposal, doing so might sinks hopes for an election in 2017, and expose the democrats to potential blame.

Last week, as the NPC committee was meeting, Hong Kong authorities raided the home of a media titan who has used his wealth to support pro-democracy forces. Jimmy Lai, the owner of Apple Daily and other media in Hong Kong, has accused the government of seeking to intimidate and silence his newspapers and other critics.

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NATO confirms Russian invasion

Victoria Butenko & Carol J. Williams MCT Campus

KIEV, Ukraine — Russian tanks and troops fired their way into eastern Ukraine on Thursday and seized a strategic gateway town on the road to the heavily militarized Crimean peninsula that Moscow annexed in March, Ukrainian and NATO officials reported.

NATO released satellite photos of Russia’s recent troop and armor buildup on its border with Ukraine, and images showing columns of tanks and armored vehicles entering Ukraine from Russia’s Rostov region.

The Western military alliance evidence was bolstered by

a pro-Russia separatist leader who told Russian state television that at least 3,000 Russian gunmen, many of them retired military or active-duty Kremlin troops on leave, have been fighting alongside the Ukrainian separatists since their uprising began five months ago.

“They are fighting with us, understanding that it is their duty,” said Alexander Zakharchenko, the self-styled leader of the breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic, undermining Russian President Vladimir Putin’s insistence that Russia has no role in the Ukrainian conflict.

Ukrainian security officials reported a major expansion of the armored incursion into Novoazovsk that began Wednesday. The report by Col. Andriy

Lysenko of the National Security and Defense Council that two armored columns had crossed into Ukraine after firing rockets over the border prompted Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to cancel a trip abroad and summon the government’s security council for an emergency meeting.

“I have made a decision to cancel my working visit to the Republic of Turkey due to sharp aggravation of the situation in Donetsk region,” Poroshenko said. “Today the president’s place is in Kiev.”

A report from the security council said the Russian armored incursion, which has opened up a new front in Kiev’s battle against separatists, was carried out by regular Russian

military forces replacing local militants and nationalists who had lost significant territory last month to Ukrainian troops.

Government forces were overwhelmed by the armored columns and ordered to withdraw, the security council statement said, leaving Novoazovsk for the invading Russians to take.

Ukrainian troops were reinforcing their positions on the seaside road leading to Mariupol, a city of nearly 500,000 that is a key shipping terminus and steelmaking venue. The same road leads eventually to the Crimean peninsula, where Russia’s Black Sea Fleet and about 25,000 troops are based.

The Russian deployments onto the Sea of Azov road have

heightened fears that the Kremlin is planning to seize the corridor to provide a land bridge from the Russian mainland to

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Crimea.

At NATO’s military headquarters in Mons, Belgium, a Dutch general in charge of the alliance crisis management center released satellite images captured over the last two weeks and said they confirmed Russia’s military intrusion.

“Over the past two weeks we have noted a significant escalation in both the level and sophistication of Russia’s military interference in Ukraine,” said Brig. Gen. Nico Tak. “Russia is reinforcing and resupplying separatist forces in a blatant attempt to change the momentum of the fighting, which is currently favoring the Ukrainian military,” Tak told journalists at a news conference.

New airport announced for Mexico City Tim Johnson

MCT Campus

MEXICO CITY — President Enrique Pena Nieto announced plans Tuesday to build a new airport in Mexico City that can handle four times the traffic of the existing one, the second busiest in Latin America.

The new airport will have six runways and is projected to cost $9.1 billion.

Pena Nieto said the airport “will be the biggest infrastructure project in our country in many years and even one of the biggest in the world.”

It will be built on vacant

federal land to the east of Benito Juarez International Airport, which handled about 31.5 million passengers last year.

Pena Nieto, in a 90-minute annual address to the nation, said Mexico couldn’t keep “postponing a solution” to the overcrowding at the capital airport, which regularly exceeds its operating capacity.

The bottlenecks at the airport “restrict movement around the country, limit Mexico’s ties to the world, put a brake on trade and investment, and create delays for users,” Pena Nieto said.

When engineers finished work on the existing airport in

1952, the capital had only 3 million residents. Since then, the metropolis has swollen to more than 20 million inhabitants, partially engulfing the airport, which occupies a dry lake bed.

A second terminal was added in 2007, but only two runways serve both terminals and they can’t be used simultaneously.

The airport, which is Latin America’s second busiest, after Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport, has surpassed the 340,000 annual takeoffs and landings experts say it’s capable of handling, hitting 389,226 last year.

That means aircraft take off

and land at a pace of nearly one per minute during peak periods.

The airport is less than three miles from the capital’s main square, and the standard landing approach has jetliners skimming over the city.

An annual report given by Pena Nieto’s government to Congress on Monday didn’t say how long it would take to build the new airport, which will arise on some 12,500 acres of mostly vacant land around the largely dry Lake Texcoco that is contiguous to the current facility.

Once built out to a capacity of 120 million passengers a year, the new airport could be one of

the largest in the world, depending on the pace of growth at busy airports in places such as Chicago, Dubai, Beijing and Atlanta. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world’s busiest, handled 94.4 million passengers last year.

The Mexico City airport handles a third of air passengers in Mexico and more than half of all airfreight. It’s more than twice as busy as the airport in the Caribbean resort city of Cancun.

The Mexican Institute on Competitiveness, a research center that promotes free-market ideas, issued a report last

week demanding action on expanding the airport.

“The current maximum capacity of the airport is 32 million passengers. But last year, it moved 31.5 million!” the institute’s report said. “We’re facing an undeniable reality: Our airport has reached full capacity.”

Pena Nieto said his government would offer more details about the new airport Wednesday. It has already studied bids for the design, including one from British architect Norman Foster, who drew up plans for Beijing’s international terminal, the world’s largest at the time of construction.

China limits options for election Stuart Leavenworth MCT Campus

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BEIJING — China’s top legislative body on Sunday struck a blow to democracy advocates in Hong Kong, ruling that Beijing can effectively veto candidates it deems undesirable from seeking the region’s top leadership job in a 2017 election.

The decision, while hardly unexpected, makes it virtually certain that Hong Kong will soon have large-scale protests and acts of civil disobedience that will disrupt one of China’s crucial hubs for trade and banking.

“The democrats will simply have to go to the streets now,” said Michael Davis, a law professor at the University of Hong Kong. Beijing’s leaders, he said are “offering the kind of democracy where they get to vet the candidates, and that is unacceptable to a lot of people here.”

Since it was reunited with China in 1997, Hong Kong has enjoyed a semi-autonomous status, with freedoms of assembly and speech that residents on the mainland can only dream about. But China’s recent ac-

tions towards the former British colony has alarmed many Hong Kongers that they may soon lose rights they took for granted.

At issue is Beijing’s interpretation of Hong Kong’s “Basic Law,” a type of constitution that resulted from Great Britain’s decision to return the territory to China in 1984. The basic law includes language granting Hong Kong a “high degree” of autonomy, including the ability of residents to elect their chief executive in 2017.

How that election will be conducted is now in dispute.

Activists in Hong Kong want groups and political parties in Hong Kong to be free to nominate their own candidates. Beijing officials and state media have said for months that would lead to chaos and is in violation of the Basic Law. On Sunday, the National People’s Congress affirmed that position, meaning that a Hong Kong committee seen as beholden to Beijing will decide which two or three candidates can vie for Hong Kong’s top office. The nominating rules released Sunday require that candidates both “love the country (China)” and “love Hong Kong.”

On Sunday, one of the group’s pushing for open elections, Occupy Central, issued a statement saying it was disappointed that Beijing had chosen to cut off avenues for discussion. The group says in the next few weeks it will be forced to launch “wave after wave” of demonstrations.

Some of the group’s critics fear such protests could shut down the city’s central business district, and possibly give Beijing a reason to directly intervene.

Davis doubts it will come to that. “Hong Kong has a long history of peaceful protests,” he said.

On Sunday, a youth group called Scholarism held a demonstration in Hong Kong.

Beijing’s handling of Hong Kong’s future has garnered interest from China watchers worldwide, many looking for signs that Beijing might be willing to experiment with limited democratic reforms in a small corner of its territory. Those hopes seemed dashed now under Chinese President Xi Jinping, who has detained and arrested numerous lawyers and political activists on the mainland who have advocated for reform.

Under the rules approved

Sunday by Beijing, candidates for chief executive must gain the support of more than half of the members on Hong Kong nominating committee to be considered for the next round. Since that nominating committee is dominated by pro-business Beijing supporters, the rule makes it nearly certain Hong Kong’s democratic wing will be unable to get one of its candidates on the ballot.

Democrats, however, hold 27 seats on the 70-member Legislative Council, which must approve the NPC’s elections rules by a two-thirds majority for them to become law. While Hong Kong’s Democratic Party has vowed to hold together and veto Beijing’s proposal, doing so might sinks hopes for an election in 2017, and expose the democrats to potential blame.

Last week, as the NPC committee was meeting, Hong Kong authorities raided the home of a media titan who has used his wealth to support pro-democracy forces. Jimmy Lai, the owner of Apple Daily and other media in Hong Kong, has accused the government of seeking to intimidate and silence his newspapers and other critics.

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Today’s journalists face new dangers LACI OLLISON Word Editor

PHOTO BY SYMONE’ AUSTIN THE A&T REGISTER STUDENTS wait in line for the new foods trucks parked at the Food Truck Junction in the Brown Hall parking lot. The trucks, unveiled by Campus Enteprises, offer an alternating variety of tastes, including pizza, barbecue, turkey legs, Vietnamese and sweet treats. Many of the offerings are deep-fried. Students may use their AggieOne cards.

For children, eating well is learning well MCT Campus Special to McCatchy-Tribune Urban Food Alliance

Serving food to students is what we do. As the Urban School Food Alliance, we represent six of the largest school districts in the nation (New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Dallas and Orlando), feeding more than 3 million elementary, middle school and high school students every school day.

Our mission is more than just supplying healthy meals for our children. We believe that school breakfast and lunch are integral to a student’s education. This is why we believe that meals need to be healthy and tasty, why we believe meals need to be accessible to all students and why we believe that mealtime needs to be viewed as

part of the educational day.

The USFA strongly supports the vision of the first lady and backs the larger goals of the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. The recent and ongoing debate in Washington on whether school food standards should be rolled back misses what we believe is the whole point of important nutritional standards: to bring healthier food onto our students’ plates and into their lives. And yes, we need to get them to eat it too.

Our districts have had success in exposing students to and having them eat meals under these new standards. Our districts have developed creative menus and innovative ways of providing lean proteins, whole wheat, low-fat dairy, and fresh fruits and vegetables. We can and should demonstrate action-

able leadership in this debate.

These healthy and delicious meals need to be accessible to all students. And we need to get away from the attitude that school meals are only for the kids who can’t afford to bring lunch from home.

The new approach to serving American children should mean offering free lunches to all students regardless of a family’s financial need. This would not only directly benefit the children and their families, but it would also cut through the current bureaucracy and enable American companies to sell more of their healthy products to our cafeterias.

We need to acknowledge that this would benefit American workers in American companies providing food to American children in American schools. It is money invested in

us.

To that end, there should also be more funding allotted to the commodity food program.

Doing so will allow districts to make their food-purchasing dollars go further and to remain focused on bringing healthier food into our cafeterias. The USFA can and should lead the way in setting standards and recipes that all districts, even the smaller ones, can use.

Eating is part of the educational day and mealtime needs to be treated as such. Students should be given enough time to eat so that they are not rushed or forced to skip meals altogether because of dwindling meal periods.

Just like math and science, food and eating should be thought of as part of, and not an intrusion upon, the educational day.

The Islamic military group known as ISIS killed Steven Sotloff and James Foley, both American journalists. While these two were the most recent and widely publicized in a while, they are not alone. The hard truth is that many journalists are killed while covering a story.

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, 385 journalists were killed during work-related assignments during 2008. In 2012 alone, 70 were killed; 74 in 2013.

When the general public looks at news anchors and reporters, most do not see the underlying danger that we face on a daily basis when covering our assignments. Investigative journalists face the danger of being sued, or sought after for uncovering and releasing information on criminals and wrongful acts committed by citizens. Meteorologists and weather reporters are constantly being thrust into the middle of natural disasters and severe weather just so that viewers receive information on current conditions. Foreign correspondents and freelance journalists often find themselves in the midst of civil wars, dodging bullets and suicide bombs as if they are defending a country, and not documenting the occurrence.

While attending the 2014 Investigative Reporters and Editors conference in San Francisco this past summer, I came in contact with many journalists who worked in those conditions every single day. They also told stories of their colleagues who risked their careers, reputations,

and their lives, just to report the truth to their circulation.

It was at this conference that my eyes were opened.

The truth is, although I imagined myself as a journalist, I did not fit in the notation of being caught in the midst of crossfire and animosity.

Somehow, that thought escaped my mind. But with the recent beheadings of the American journalists, I began to ponder on just how dangerous journalism is.

There is no class in college that prepares you for the real world; especially not in journalism. There is no course that teaches you how to prepare to cover a story that may very well be putting your life in danger.

In all actuality, how could it? No book or lecture by a professor can really prepare you for what lies ahead in the journalistic field.

Yes, the thought of being stuck in one of those situations scares the heavens out of me.

But it is what I so desperately want to do with my life. In some odd, patriotic way, I feel that it is my duty to report the news to America. Even if in doing so, I am putting my own self in harm’s way.

Despite the subconscious fear of what and where our next story will be, we continue to write and report.

Other’s will not understand, and may not ever understand the burning desire that a correspondent holds in their heart to report the news.

The passion that we encompass for our craft goes beyond the apprehension that lives between the lines of our job descriptions.

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Reality show stars set negative examples MIJAH GARY

Register Reporter

After “Love and Hip Hop Atlanta” reunion part two, the show should change its name to the “Stevie and Joseline Show.”

The “Love and Hip Hop” reunion aired the first of three parts on Aug. 25 and the second part on Sept. 1. During the taping of the second part of the reunion, things began to heat up between Stevie and Joseline and Benzino and Althea. Comments were made and words were exchanged until Stevie and Joseline decided to attack Benzino and Althea. Although security was there to break up the fight, that did not stop Stevie and Joseline from continuing to throw

punches It became so severe and uncontrollable that police were called and Stevie and Joseline were asked to leave the reunion while Benzino and Althea chose to leave the reunion following the incident. In the midst of the fight, Joseline also attacked Tammy Rivera, rapper Waka Flocka Flame’s wife, and Mimi Faust, the mother of Stevie’s child. There were many mixed reviews and opinions on social media about the altercation from fans, viewers and cast members. Some people agreed with the claim that Joseline was just tired and fed up. However, others, including cast members, disagreed and believed that it was “ratchet,” unnecessary, and inappropriate.

With that being said, is Joseline’s behavior the type of behavior that African American women tend to mimic, whether it is consciously or unconsciously? The social learning theory is the view that people learn by observing others. In many cases, African American women fall victim to the social learning theory because they are easily influenced and have a desire to mimic celebrities like Joseline. Some African American females refer to themselves as “bad bit**es” and will go anywhere prepared for a fight. They desire to live the glamorous lives that they watch on television and some will use any means to reach that level of fame.

When young African Ameri-

can females watch shows with such behavior, it becomes highly influential. They, too, want to be “bad bit**es,” exploit themselves, and marry hip-hop stars, just like the “Puerto Rican Princess,” Joseline. Does Stevie and Joseline represent our relationship goals that we work so hard towards?

On the other hand, some African American women watch these types of reality shows filled with obnoxious behavior purely for entertainment. In such cases, this can serve as a catharsis effect. The catharsis effect is the purification and purgation of emotions through art or any extreme change in emotion that results in renewal and restoration. It is the process of venting aggression in a so-

cially acceptable way to get rid of emotions. They could possibly be tuning in to LLHH to forget about their day, relieve any aggression, and get a good laugh. But, does that mean that they are not being influenced by what they are amused by?

That is when the third person effect comes into play. The third person effect predicts that people will tend to overestimate the influence that mass communication has on the attitudes and behavior of others. They also deny that the mass media have an impact on themselves. Those who fall under the third person effect believe that others are more influenced by media than they are.

Do African American women believe that these types of

shows do not influence them? If that proves to be true, then how do we explain the “bad bit**” trend? Where did the desire to marry a hip-hop star derive from? Did we come up with the long weave and nails, the celebrity makeup, and even some fashion trends on our own?

I am not encouraging you to stop watching reality shows like this, but I am encouraging you to be mindful of what you are absorbing. Pick up a book every now and then; get ahead on your homework instead of sitting in front of the television or on the phone gossiping about Joseline and Stevie’s fight. Educate yourselves, black women, so that you do not fall victim to the media and the many traps it has set for us.

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Aggies inducted into Hall of Fame Janay Boone

Sports Editor

The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Sports Hall of Fame inducted its new members on Sept. 4 at the N. C. A&T Alumni Event Center. Five football players, one track and field athlete and one men’s basketball player were honored for their athletic achievements.

This year’s inductees featured James Bowden, Darryl Klugh, Connell Maynor, Troy Pelshak, Barry Turner, Shenan Robinson, and James Sparrow.

Chancellor Harold L. Martin, Sr. congratulated the athletes on their achievements. “On behalf of the athletic department at North Carolina A&T State University, we would like to congratulate all seven of these exceptional athletes,” said Chancellor Martin.

James “JB” Bowden played wide receiver for the Aggie Football program from 19911995. He was a member of the Aggies 1992 MEAC Championship Team which posted a 9-3 record. Bowden is known for most receiving yards in a single

game. By his senior year he recorded 94 receptions, 1,659, and 9 touchdowns. He was an all MEAC selection and a four year letterman.

Darryl “Cap” Klugh was a three year starter and two year letterman for the Aggies in 1999.

He was voted an AP NCAA Division I-AA-All-American.

Klugh was the defensive back and eventually moved to safety for the Aggies. In 1999, Klugh led the MEAC in interceptions.

He was the defensive back of the year and voted first team All-MEAC. Throughout his career, Klugh received numerous awards such as Ebony Scoreboard All-American, N.C. A&T Male Athlete of the Year, and Aggie/Eagle Classic Defensive Player of the Game. He was also nominated for the N.C. A&T All-Academic team as a freshman, junior and senior.

Connell “Sweetness” Maynor played quarterback for the Aggies Football program. Under his leadership, the 1991 team posted a 9-1 regular season record and 5-1 conference record.

He was a first team All-MEAC selection in 1990 and 1991.

Maynor was offensive player of the year 1990 and 1991. He was

PHOTO BY SYMONE’ AUSTIN • The A&T Register INDUCTEES (from left to right) James Bowden, Shenan Robinson, Connell Maynor, Barry Turner,Troy Pelshak, James Sparrow,Darryl Klugh were inducted in the A&T Hall of Fame Thursday. Former head coach Bill Hayes was also in attendance.

the first player to receive that honor on the offensive side for the Aggies. Maynor holds the record for highest pass completion percentage rate for a single game at 81.5% and for a season at 64.3%. He ended his career with 4,318 total passing yards with 39 touchdown passes and 643 total rushing yards for 8 touchdowns.

Troy Pelshak played four different positions for the Aggies during his career. He played defensive end, defensive tackle, nose guard and tight end. He

was a first team All-MEAC selection in 1998 and a two year letterman. He recorded 7 tackles in one game and was a part of a tandem that led the nation in team sacks. He is the first Nigerian inducted into the N.C. A&T Sports Hall of Fame.

Barry Turner played running back for the Aggies and was a part of the 1992 MEAC Championship team. Between the 1991 and 1992 season, the team combined for an 18-6 win/ loss record. He was on the 1993 team, which was ranked 5th na-

tionally. Throughout his career, he recorded 2,726 yards with an average of 5.7 yards per carries. He is one of only three players in the history of the Aggie football program who had a career of over 4,000 all-purpose yards.

Shenan Robinson specialized in shorts sprints and horizontal jumps for the Aggie track and field program. He was a part of three outdoor championship teams (1994, 1995, 1996), and one indoor championship team (1996).

During his senior year, he achieved All-MEAC Honors for the 55 yard dash and was ranked 25th in the nation.

James “Bird” Sparrow is arguably the best player in the history of N.C. A&T Basketball. Sparrow played point guard and broke into the starting line-up as a freshman.

He played on all four AllMEAC championship teams.

He also was selected to the All-MEAC team and lettered all four years he played. He was also the Jet Magazine Player of the Year and Black Sports Magazine player of the year in 1975.

ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT McRae, Todd,

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and Cohen shine

Three Aggies made news in athletics. Defensive back Tony McRae, wide receiver Quentin Todd and running back Tarik Cohen. These Aggies made an impact in the 47-13 victory against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs.

Tony McRae, a junior from Larinburg, N.C. recorded his second career kickoff return with a 95-yard run in the MEAC/SWAC challenge against Alabama A&M. His first career kickoff occurred during the Aggies home opener last season against Appalachian State.

Quentin Todd, a senior journalism and mass communication redshirt student from Raleigh, N.C. was the winner of the Walter Payton Achievement Award. The award is an honor given annually to a player from each of the two universities participating in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge.

Todd, who was behind in the beginning of the race, won the award with 51 percent of the votes.

“I didn’t really expect to get it,”said Todd. “At first I was in last place, but luckily more people voted for me,” Todd said. “It is such an honor to be with an amazing team.”

Tarik Cohen, a sophomore sports medicine student from Bunn, N.C. is the reigning MEAC rookie of the year.

He also was awarded the MVP for the MEAC/SWAC Challenge.

“Being only a sophomore, I was surprised that I got the MVP award,” Cohen said.

Cohen rushed for 166 yards and 2 touchdowns on 11 carries.

“I just used my speed while the line made a hole and I just went for it,”said Cohen.

Although it is a very talented team, they could not be as elite with out head coach Rod Broadway.

“He works us very hard,” Cohen said. “Even though he makes us work, it makes it worth it in the long run.”

“You can’t expect anything but wins, what is losing?” Todd said.

AGGIES RUNDOWN

NEXT WEEK’S GAME: vs Wolfpack Invitational Cary, N.C. TBA

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PhotoS by SYMONE’ AUSTIN • The A&T register emotional loss Junior linebacker Denzel Jones(56) looks disappointed as the Aggies fall to the CoastaCarolina Chanticleers 31-30 on Saturday at Aggie Stadium.

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Aggies suffer tough loss by 1 to Chanticleers

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AROUND SPORTS

ALEXIS WAINWRIGHT Sports Reporter

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University hosted their first home game Saturday against the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. The Aggies took a tough loss to the Chanticleers with a final score of 30-31.

Kwashaun Quick had a 2 yard run in the last 3 minutes of the first quarter scoring a touchdown. Cody Jones kicked a good field goal, to give the Aggies the lead 7-0.

The Chanticleers sped things up in the second quarter. Thomas Pauciekko had a 6 yard pass from Alex Ross and a kick from Alex Catron making the score tied 7-7 at 14:05 in the second quarter. After 4 minutes, Alex Catron scored a 36 yard field goal to make the score 10-7.

With about 7:54 left De’Angelo Henderson had a 4 yard run to make a 17-7 lead above the Aggies. Before the first half ended, Tarik Cohen had a 22 yard run to score a touchdown, making the score 17-14 with the Aggies still down before halftime.

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back Ray Rice’s contract Monday after video of assault leaks.

Cam Newton to start vs. Detroit Charlotte(AP)-- Panthers coach Ron Rivera says Cam NewGame time The Aggies take the field for their home opener against Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.

Cody Jones began the second half scoring a 24 yard field goal to tie the score 17-17. Then with 1:36 left Aaron Aiken ran 1 yard for a touchdown. The Chanticleers took the lead 24-17 at the end of the third quarter.

To begin the fourth quarter, Kwashaun Quick ran 1 yard run and Cody Jones again with a good field goal to tie the game 24-24. Then with 7:16 left, Quick had a 29 yard run but the Aggies’

two-point conversion failed so the score became 24-30 with the Aggies up.

De’Angelo Henderson rushed for 131 yards and a touchdown as the Chanticleers gained 219 yard on 41 carries. N. C. A&T’s running back, Tarik Cohen, ran for 133 yards and scored a touchdown.

Aggies quarterback, Kwashaun Quick, ran 2 touchdowns in the fourth quarter, this gave

ton will start the team’s home the Aggies a 30-24 lead over the Chanticleers and 7:16 left in the fourth quarter.

With only 6:58 left the Chanticleers’ Devin Brown had a 99yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

The game ended with a final score of 31-30.

The Aggies will take on Elon University on Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Rhode Stadium in Elon, N.C.

opener Sunday against the Detroit Lions.

The two-time Pro Bowl quarterback was held out of Carolina’s win on Sunday in Tampa Bay with fractured ribs.