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BOSTON (AP) — With swing voters in his sights, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is tacking toward the center on health care and defense spending now that he’s put his final partisan hurdle behind him and the sprint to Nov. 6 is underway. Romney said in an interview that aired Sunday that he would retain some popular parts of the 2010 health care law he has

pledged to repeal, saying the features he would keep are common-sense measures in what he calls an otherwise costly, inefficient plan. The former Massachusetts governor also faulted congressional Republicans for going along with the White House on a budget deal that has set up automatic spending cuts that include huge reductions in defense spending — a deal his running mate, Rep. Paul Ryan, helped steer. Meanwhile, President Ba-

rack Obama focused Floridians’ attention on the Republican ticket’s stand on Medicare, an issue that’s been more favorable to Democrats. Romney’s campaign dismissed the idea that the comments were a lurch toward the middle now that the Republican convention, the last partisan event of the campaign, has passed, even as Romney was visiting the most competitive states on the election map. “I’m not getting rid of all of health care reform. Of course,

there are a number of things that I like in health care reform that I’m going to put in place,” Romney told NBC’s “Meet the Press” in an interview taped Friday and Saturday. He cited coverage for people with medical conditions and new insurance marketplaces. Romney’s aides said that was consistent with his previous position that those who haven’t had a gap in coverage shouldn’t be denied coverage. But the comments brought renewed attention to the simi-

larities between Obama’s plan and the one Romney championed when he was Massachusetts governor, which included protections for health conditions and an individual mandate that the Republican has since railed against. The GOP nominee, who attended church in Boston before debate practice sessions Sunday, didn’t offer specifics for how he’d deal with the affordability of insurance, but suggested competition would help bring down costs. For seniors, Rom-

ANNIHALATION Aggies destroy Yellow Jackets 77-0 KARMEN ROBINSON Managing Editor

The Aggies set a new school record for most points scored in a football game as they exterminated the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets 77-0. After Marlowe Wood’s twoyard touchdown and a successful extra point by freshman kicker Zach Cimaglia, the Aggies passed the 76 point record set Oct. 12, 2011 when A&T defeated Howard 76-30 in Aggie Stadium. The score would have been even higher had it not been for a flag thrown at the Aggie 42 as junior cornerback D’Vonte Graham returned a punt for 68 yards scrambling from one sideline to the other tight-roping and shuffling his way into the end zone. It would have been the first touchdown of Graham’s collegiate career. “When I thought I scored I was happy because it was my first home game back, and I wanted to make an impact on the game,” Graham said. “I’ll make the next one count and score again next week.” With quarterback Lewis Kindle and running back Ricky Lewis returning to the starting lineup after having sat out the

29-13 loss to Coastal Carolina, A&T managed to compile a total of 489 yards. Safety Travis Crosby and the A&T defense held the opposition to a mere 41 yards. “It’s good to have all the guys that were missing the first week back,” head coach Rod Broadway said. “There’s a difference in our football team.” Kindle completed 11 of 14 passes for 176 yards and two rushing touchdowns all in the first half. The game was out of reach by halftime. A&T scored 42 points. “It’s just one game…a bit of a mismatch. We were playing at one speed and they were playing at another speed,” Broadway said, referring to the Yellow Jackets being a Division II team. The Yellow Jackets’ defense could not stop the running game of Lewis, Dominique Drake, and Mike Mayhew. “We’re very fortunate to have three running backs of that caliber on the same football team,” Broadway said. “They definitely make each other better, and they have to work hard everyday to get their carries. All three of them bring something different to the table.” Lewis was the game’s lead-

ing rusher with 14 carries for 95 yards and a touchdown, and Drake finished with nine carries for 62 yards along with three touchdowns. In the first game of the season, Mayhew broke Stoney Polite’s (A&T running back from 1984-1987) school record for the most carries in a career. He is now just 41 yards shy of passing Maurice Hicks’s 2,812 yard record and becoming A&T’s all-time leading rusher. “It would be a great accomplishment,” Mayhew said. “It’s about time somebody got to break it.” He finished the game with 14 carries running 74 yards and scored two touchdowns. The Aggies (1-1) will play their second home game against the Virginia University of Lynchburg Saturday at 6 p.m. where Mayhew could possibly make school history. Again.

With the negative attention about the team not being able to compete in the postseason due to the academic progress rate as well as losing offensive lineman Tony Sunkins, who suffered a broken leg in the first game of the season, the Aggies finally have something positive to lean on. The VUL game will be A&T’s last game before they play Morgan State in Aggie Stadium, Sept. 27. That game will be televised on ESPNU. –klrobin2@ncat.edu and follow her on Twitter @KayRob_

Mike Mayhew runs for a touchdown as a WVSU defender tries to stop him. -Christopher Martin-The A&T Register

The East-West Barbecue Festival came to downtown Greensboro this past weekend. Allen McDavid, host of the Texas Pete Twin City Rib Festival in Winston-Salem since 2005, brought the festival to Greensboro for the first time. “My dream is always to bring

the three North Carolina styles together,” McDavid said. “Folks in Winston sure have responded to it so we hope the folks in Greensboro will respond to it as well,” he added. Pit masters from as far west as Arkansas and as close as Battleground Ave were nestled in the food area serving the festivals attendees. The barbeque vendors

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housed trophies in front of their stands showcasing recognition of their expertise. Mark Grant, one of the barbeque vendors and principle of Porky Chicks, had a number of trophies he won from competitions over the years. “We won several [trophies] I don’t even know how many to count them,” said Grant. He has been in the barbecue

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business for roughly 13 years commuting to various competitions. “You can’t count [the trophies] after you get so high,” he added. Barbeque vendors were not the only businesses in attendance. Other notable vendors such as DirecTV, Dish Network, and AT&T were on hand as well.

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Barbecue festival grills up in Greensboro tracy durandis & dashawn fleming Contributors

ney has called for restructuring Medicare by giving retirees a government payment that they would use to choose between traditional Medicare and private insurance. Romney aides dismissed the idea that the candidate’s comments about the defense cuts or health care were an effort to appear less partisan with the race for undecided voters now under way. Spokesman Kevin Madden

A smaller vendor among the crowd was Hillbilly Bob’s Soda, a nearly 50-year-old homemade soda business that was started by the current owner Barry Muse’s grandfather in Somerset, Kentucky, which has since been passed down from generation to generation. Muse u See BBQ on Page 3

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ARLINGTON, Va. – There is a weighty silence, the kind that drapes the shoulders, at the gravesite of Navy Lt. Cmdr. Otis Vincent Tolbert. Time remains frozen. On this anniversary there is a blue sky above, as unblemished as it was 11 years ago. That day, Tolbert showed up for work at the Pentagon, a naval intelligence officer born and raised in California’s San Joaquin Valley. He was a week away from his 39th birthday, a big guy who once played football for Fresno State. His wife, Shari, whom he met while working at a Fresno movie theater, was at home tending their three children. About 9:37 a.m., EDT, Tolbert was killed when terrorists flew American Airlines Flight 77 into the western face of the Pentagon. The blast and fire blew away the triple-locked doors meant to keep the intelligence staff secure. He was one of 125 Pentagon personnel to die that morning, along with all 59 people aboard the airplane. The hijackers lost their lives as well, but that was part of their job description. The toll of the passenger jet turned suicide missile included an Army lieutenant general and a Navy rear admiral, a 69-yearold retired Army master sergeant, and a couple of 21-yearold sailors. Among the victims aboard the disintegrated aircraft were two sisters from suburban Maryland, one 8, the other just 3. “It was a day like this one; a clear blue sky, but a sky that would soon be filled with clouds of smoke and prayers of a nation u See 9/11 on Page 2

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said Romney was sharper in his criticism of Obama than he was of House Republicans on military cuts. Madden also said calling for the repeal of the 2010 health care law and supporting some of its provisions are consistent. “Repealing Obamacare is a focus because it costs too much and the taxes and regulations are hurting small business. That’s common sense,” Madden said. “Affordability and portability of health care insurance aren’t partisan issues.” Obama, campaign for a second day in Florida, tried to move past a weak jobs report Friday and highlight the impact of Romney’s proposals on older workers and those nearing retirement. The president promoted a study showing that future retirees under Romney’s plan would pay tens of thousands of dollars more for health care over their retirement period. The report was rejected quickly by Romney’s campaign, which faulted Obama for relying on “discredited attacks” and noted the study was conducted by Obama’s former adviser. Obama told about 3,000 supporters in Melbourne, Fla., that if Romney had his way, Americans will pay more so insurers could make more. “No American should have to spend their golden years at the mercy of insurance companies,” he said. In Ohio, another critical battleground, Vice President

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Joe Biden piled on, mocking Republicans for saying they want to protect Medicare and claiming that under Romney’s leadership, benefits would be slashed. Hoping to put a human face on the issue, Obama ate breakfast at a Florida cafe with two older couples concerned about Medicare costs. But a brief interaction with another patron and Romney supporter underscored what polls show is a persistent problem for Obama with voters who like him personally but question his economic competence. “I always thought he was a very personable person, nice person,” said 73-year-old Bill Terrell of Cocoa, Fla. “I just don’t think he’s doing a good job on the economy.” In broadcast interviews, Romney and Ryan kept the heat on Obama on the economic front, warning that across-the-board spending cuts set to take effect at the start of 2013 could devastate the defense budget. Half of the cuts are expected to come from the Pentagon if Congress doesn’t reach a budget solution in the next few months. But Romney’s attacks on the president for signing the deficit-reduction measure had some collateral damage for his running mate, who as House Budget Committee chairman both voted for and loudly praised the bill that created the trigger for the automatic spending cuts.

BGMM marches for Macy’s fund kayla mclaughlin Online Editor

The Blue and Gold Marching Machine presses forward in their efforts to raise money for their performance in the 2012 Macy’s Day Parade in New York City. The band’s percussion and auxiliary sections will march a span of 220 blocks. However, they will only have about one minute to perform a feature on the Macy’s star. “Band members are still unaware of what Dr. Ruff has planned for the performance,” said senior journalism major Olivia Campbell, a clarinet

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shaken to its core,” President Barack Obama recalled at a Pentagon memorial service. Afterward, the president and first lady Michelle Obama made an unscheduled stop at Arlington National Cemetery, where they walked to a collective memorial for those who died in an Oct. 26, 2009, helicopter crash in Afghanistan. At the memorial, as well as at several individual gravesites, Obama placed challenge coins, military medallions handed out for merit and motivation. Others, identities unknown, already had placed small stones

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player. “But knowing him and the history of the BGMM, it’s going to be an extravagant performance that people will be talking about for a while.” T h e parade will be held Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012. The budget for the trip is $500,000. So far, $350,000 has been raised. There are several fundraisers to aid in covering the cost such as 52” flat screen TV raffle. Tickets are $1 each, and the drawing will be held the day of homecoming, Oct. 27. Band members are selling tickets. You can also visit McDonald’s or Quizno’s on Battleground Ave. to help the band reach

their goal. McDonald’s will donate a percentage of their sales between 5pm-8pm on Sept. 20, Oct. 18 and Nov. 8 towards the Macy’s Parade fund. Quizno’s donates 10% of all sales to the BGMM from Aug. 15-Nov. 14. The easiest donation method is The Text-to-Give Campaign. You can text “BGMM” to 50555 to make a $10 donation to the Macy’s Parade fund. “I’m so excited about being a part of the Macy’s 2012 Thanksgiving Day parade,” said UNCG sophomore and French major Ashley Daugherty, a piccolo player. “We’ve been working really hard and have raised a lot of money.”

For more information regarding the fundraisers, visit the band’s website: www.marchingmachine.net; A&T’s website: www.ncat.edu and click “Give to A&T”; contact the band center at (336) 334-7776; or Contact Carletta Simmons, Director of Annual Giving at (336) 334-7600 or gcsimmon@ ncat.edu.

on some of the grave markers for the Pentagon’s 9/11 victims. A flat, oblong, earthen-colored stone with a tiny crack sat atop Tolbert’s. Other gravesites had more. All of the 9/11 plots had small American flags planted next to modest red, white and blue bouquets, each one small enough to fit into the palm of a hand. Some of the 9/11 remains are now mingled beneath a fivesided memorial in Section 64 of the cemetery, a 15-minute walk from the visitors center. The memorial lists the victims’ names in alphabetical order and stands about 4 { feet high, near the individual 9/11 gravesites.

Tolbert’s marker is about 25 yards away. “We pray,” Army Lt. Col. Tom Helms said Tuesday morning, “that we may remember their sacrifice.” Helms is the senior chaplain at Arlington National Cemetery. He wears jump wings and an 82nd Airborne Division patch. He has gray hair, a trim build and a soothing manner. He can’t dwell too much on looking back; today’s funerals keep coming. “I spend a lot of time over in Section 60,” Helms said. “It’s where we bury a lot of our Iraq and Afghanistan guys.” While Obama was still

participating in the more choreographed Pentagon service, Helms was leading a very small remembrance at what’s formally called the Victims of Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon. Two other Army officers were with him, along with a gray-haired woman of dignified air. Three civilians and a reporter stood with the officers and the volunteer. As 9:37 approached, Helms offered a Christian prayer, then asked for silence. In the distance, some sporadic muffled booms concussed the air. No one spoke. There was quiet time to read banners stretched across several wreaths placed on stands around the memorial.

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The A&T Register | ncatregister.com | Wednesday, September 12, 2012 used to dig up the sassafras roots to make tea and then we decided to make root beer out of it,” said Muse. Over time, three more flavors were added: cream soda, black cherry and grape. Muse said they do not plan on adding any other flavors to the menu, “[You] can’t give people too many choices it takes them too long to decide,” he said jokingly. Also on tap were attractions for the kids. From camel rides to the quad power jump, children had plenty of exciting and fascinating things to captivate their minds. Despite the rain that attempted to ruin the parade Saturday, live music artists performed on two stages. Entertainment ranged from reggae to rock and roll. One performing musician was twenty-four-year-old Laila Nur. Originally from N.Y., she gradually made her way to the south, with the Greensboro area

Debate focuses on $60 million 9/11 memorial Jennifer peltz

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NEW YORK (AP) — A debate over balancing the need to honor the memory of Sept. 11 with the enormous costs of running a memorial and museum at ground zero has been reawakened on the eve of the attacks’ 11th anniversary, as officials faced questions Monday over the project’s expected $60 million-a-year operating budget and an agreement paving the way for the museum’s completion was reached. The number comes on top of the $700 million construction cost of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. A report Sunday by The Associated Press noted that $12 million a year would be spent on security, more than the entire operating budgets of Gettysburg National Military Park and the monument that includes the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who leads the board of the nonprofit foundation that controls the museum and memorial, on Monday called the memorial’s operating cost a necessity for security and other costs unique to hosting millions of visitors

a year on the reborn site of two terror attacks, in 1993 and 2001. Some congressional Democrats underscored their efforts to help get federal money to cover some of the operating cost, while a Republican senator reiterated his opposition. Even some victims’ family members are divided over whether the annual price tag represents the price of paying tribute to the nearly 3,000 lives lost or the cost of unnecessary grandeur. At ground zero, several visitors Monday to the memorial plaza were surprised but not put off by the $60 million-a-year figure. “Really?” said Pat Lee, a Walmart manager from Atlanta. But, she said, “I don’t think the money is too much. Because it’s important to keep alive the memory of what happened.” The memorial, the centerpiece of the rebuilt World Trade Center site, includes a serene, solemn memorial plaza, where waterfalls fill the fallen towers’ footprints, and a mostly underground museum that is to house such artifacts as the staircase workers used to escape the attacks.

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Happy birthday to you, Sugar Shack Brie-ann robinson Contributor

Aggie alumnus, Shawna Chrimson, and business partner JoAnna Kirkland celebrated their sweet one year anniversary -as co-owners of The Sugar Shack located in Friendly Shopping Center, Greensboro, NC. The Sugar Shack had its grand opening on Sept. 1, 2011. Chrimson was first given the idea of opening a candy store by her daughter. Before opening their business, both Chrimson and Kirkland fell victims to the economy, becoming unemployed due to the recession. They decided to take a small loan and become shareholders of their business and turn it into a one-stop sweet treat. They located their busiPhoto by Brie-ann robinson-the A&T Register ness in the Friendly Shopping Center where there was a sweet celebration cas the owners of the Sugar Shack in the Friendly Shopping Center celebrate their one year anniversary since opening in 2011. a generous amount of foot traffic giving better visibility into business for ourselves, it set for themselves. They should people of all ages and sells over allowed us to maintain the time not to be limited by where they 200 current and nostalgic canto The Sugar Shack. Chrimson, an aggie alum- for the family things we still are, and should find their true dies The Sugar Shack is located at nus who majored in agricul- wanted to be able to do. It was happiness in what they do. tural engineering at gradu- one of those things I couldn’t Chrimson and Kirklands advice 3121 Kathleen Avenue Greensimagine doing with someone for upcoming business owners boro, NC in the Friendly Shopated in 2000. Chrimson hopes to gain else. One of the benefits of own- is to find something they love ping Center across from Five Guys. Its hours of operation are early retirement, financial se- ing and running our own busi- and are passionate about. ness is that we are able to set our The co-owners want to mainMonday-Friday 10:00 a.m.-9:00 curity, and enjoy more family time after her first year own rules! At the end of the day, tain the current success of their a.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 success in being co-owner of anything you do, you do to ben- business, as well as keep their p.m., and Sunday 1:00 p.m.efit yourself. It’s different from business growing at a steady 6:00 p.m. The Sugar Shack. – Email her at brieanne.robinChrimson and Kirkland having an employer. You have pace. At present, their primary goal son@hotmail.com and follow us on worked together for eight a lot more pride in your work,” is to keep the doors open to their Twitter: @ATRegister years at an engineering con- said Chrimson. As an aggie alumnus, Chrim- growing public. The stores longsultant firm where they became good friends. After son wants her business to be- term goals for their business are unemployed, they decided come an example for all upcom- to have the ability to open more to go into business together. ing Aggies by letting them know stores in various locations. The Sugar Shack caters to Kirkland stated, “By going they can achieve any goals they

Freshman and junior classes face off in fall election run-offs taylor young & courtney young Contributors

Here we go again! This week both the freshman class and the junior class faced Fall Run-Off Elections. Candidates had to suit up for yet another week of war. They eagerly reached out to their classmates, asking once again, to vote in their favor proving they truly were the best for the job. The freshman class had steep competition but the only two remaining categories were freshman class President and Freshman Class Queen. Running for President were Batrice Ramsey and Austin Ogletree. Ramsey sparked the interest of her fellow classmates with her warming personality. Camera Dixon, a freshman voter, stated, “her intelligence sparked her attention.” Ramsey made sure her fellow classmates noticed her by staying true to herself. She became vulnerable to her entire class and allowed others to feel comfortable and proud to be able to vote for her. Ramsey felt she could be the one to make a difference here at A&T by uniting the Class of 2016. As for freshman class queen, Brianna Boatswain was the only candidate on the ballot, and questions swarmed as to why. The other candidate chose to promote her campaign on Instagram; therefore, she was disqualified. Nathan Kemp, the 2012-2013 Elections Committee Chair, stated, “At the moment, students are only allowed to advertise on Facebook and Twitter because in

order to keep the integrity and the sacredness of the elections, we must be able to monitor candidate activities.” This brought up a stir amongst the freshman class as to why this ridiculous rule was in place. Kemp also said “We are in the process of reviewing the protocol.” If candidates read the manual and follow it they will not be disqualified. Although the main focus of the Fall Run-Off Elections was the freshman class, many upperclassmen were also battling for the title as an Executive Board Member within their class. One upperclassman seeking an officer position with the Junior Class was Tabatha Moore. Moore was in competition with two opponents during the general election, but the RunOff Elections came down to her and LaRhonda Copeland. Using the slogan “Stand T.A.L.L,” Moore sought to win her peers votes by encouraging them to be “trustworthy, achieving, loyal, and legit.” She also campaigned how she wanted to rebuild the relationship between her fellow classmates and how it was also now time for the Class of 2014 to live up to their reputation of excellence. Moore used dorm storming, Twitter campaigns, and networking through Facebook to gain the voter support she needed during the general elections. She took the time to have one-on-one interactions with her peers to show them she was very sincere about the elections and that she genuinely cared about what her class needed and wanted from an Executive Board member. Moore also described how although the general elec-

tions were stressful and tiring, it brought an opportunity for her to meet new friends and to build new relationships within her class. Using the same strategies she did during general elections, Moore approached the Run-Off Elections with new gained knowledge, experience and a little more confidence. Moore, however, did state, “the Run-Off Elections was way more stressful than the first elections, because we had to wait an additional day to find out what the results were.” No matter how great the stress was, Moore did not buckle under pressure and she came out with the victory as the 2012-2013 Junior Class Vice-President. Moore was more than elated when she found out the final results and she was relieved that all, “the dorm storming, networking, and advertising truly paid off.” She also expressed that she was “honored to have experienced such an opportunity to go places and do things that she normally would not have done before.” Through new relationships Moore built with her peers while campaigning, she plans to work diligently with her fellow Executive Board members to provide many programs for the Class of 2014. Moore has a vision for her class and she knows that with hard work and persistence, her class will be able to build stronger relationships with each other and to continue the tradition of excellence within the university. –theatregister@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter at: @ATRegister

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as her last stop. Nur, whose sound could be audibly linked to the neo-soul genre, sings to inspire and be inspired. Nur started out when she went to buy a keyboard but could not afford it and instead bought a guitar that she would later regret buying since it could not be returned. She does not know any chords and cannot read music, so she just plays by ear. Her sound is a mixture of everything but she goes by a genre she created called revolutionary love music because, “regardless of the genre everybody feels it because it’s revolutionary love music.” People sat on the lawn, watched the performances, walked around, and sat under the large tent to enjoy their meals. One of these people was Angela Aldrich who said, “I love[d] it, I love[d] all the performances… I just walked up on it I was going to the park over there and I just came over.” –theatregister@gmail.com and follow us on Twitter at: @ATRegister

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Car bomb kills 17 people in Syrian city JAMAL HALABY

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AMMAN, Jordan (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A car bomb ripped through Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest city of Aleppo on Sunday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 40 in one of the main battlegrounds of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s civil war, state-run media said. Al-Qaida-style bombings have become increasingly common in Syria, and Western ofďŹ cials say there is little doubt that Islamist extremists, some associated with the terror network, have made inroads in the country as instability has spread. But the main ďŹ ghting force looking to oust President Bashar Assad is the Free Syrian Army, a group made up largely of defected Syrian soldiers. Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blast came hours after a Jordanian militant leader linked to al-Qaida warned that his extremist group will launch â&#x20AC;&#x153;deadly attacksâ&#x20AC;? to help the rebels in Syria topple Assad.

In a speech delivered to a crowd of nearly 200 followers protesting outside the prime ministerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce in Amman, Mohammad al-Shalabi, better known as Abu Sayyaf, told Assad that â&#x20AC;&#x153;our ďŹ ghters are coming to get you.â&#x20AC;? The warning fueled concern that Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s civil war is providing a new forum for foreign jihadists, who fought alongside Iraqi Sunni insurgents after the 2003 invasion of Iraq and are sending ďŹ ghters to help the Taliban in Afghanistan. A Jordan-based Western diplomat who monitors Syria from his base in Jordan said the number of foreign ďŹ ghters is about 100 but that ďŹ gure is gradually rising. He spoke on condition of anonymity, saying identifying him further could risk his ability to gather information on Syria. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From this podium, we declare jihad (holy war) against the wicked Assad, who is shedding the blood of our Sunni Muslim brothers in Syria,â&#x20AC;? Abu Sayyaf

yelled through a loudspeaker. Abu Sayyaf is the head of Jordanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SalaďŹ Jihadi group, which was blamed for the 2002 assassination of U.S. aid worker Laurence Foley outside his Amman home. He himself was convicted in 2004 of plotting attacks on Jordanian air bases hosting American trainers but served his term and was released last year. The Syrian conďŹ&#x201A;ict has its roots in mostly peaceful street protests that started in March last year. Since then, it has expanded into a civil war, with 23,000 people killed so far, according to human rights activists. French ofďŹ cials have acknowledged providing communications and other non-lethal equipment to Syrian rebel forces, but say they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t provide weapons without international agreement. France played a leading role in the international campaign against Libyaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dictator Moammar GadhaďŹ last year. Makdessi reafďŹ rmed that Syria is â&#x20AC;&#x153;fully committed to cooper-

ating with Brahimi,â&#x20AC;? adding that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the only way to make Brahimiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mission a success is the cooperation of all parties to enable him to bring about calmness and then the political process.â&#x20AC;? In Iran, a Foreign Ministry ofďŹ cial said that Brahimi would visit Iran as part of efforts to revive a peace effort, according to the semiofďŹ cial Mehr news agency. It quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Eraghchi as saying Brahimi will visit Tehran at an â&#x20AC;&#x153;appropriate timeâ&#x20AC;? but gave no other details. Back in Syria, activists also reported clashes between government forces and rebels in a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of the capital, Damascus, in the central city of Homs, in the northern city of Idlib, in the eastern city of Deir el-Zour and the restive southern town of Daraa bordering Jordan. The Observatory said the heaviest ďŹ ghting was in Homs, where 17 people had been killed.

Rihanna, Jay-Z, and Coldplay perform at Paralympics STEVE DOUGLAS

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LONDON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Farewell, London. Good luck matching that, Rio. Coldplay, Rihanna and Jay-Z rocked the Olympic Stadium on Sunday night to give the biggestever Paralympic Games a rousing send-off, wrapping up an unforgettable summer of sports in Britain. The three-hour party at the packed 80,000-seat arena in east London gave the world a chance to celebrate 11 days of Paralympic competition that have shifted perceptions and shattered stereotypes about the disabled.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this country, we will never think of sport the same way and we will never think of disability the same way,â&#x20AC;? said Sebastian Coe. Central to the closing ceremony â&#x20AC;&#x201D; called the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Festival of the Flameâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were the 4,200 Paralympians from 164 nations who encircled the ďŹ eld of play from the start, waving ďŹ&#x201A;ags and taking in the extraordinary atmosphere. By the end of the extravaganza, they created an international mosh pit in front of the stage as volleys of ďŹ reworks rocketed above. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been an absolute triumph from start to ďŹ nish,â&#x20AC;? said British Prime Minister David

Cameron, whose disabled son Ivan died in 2009. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think back to Ivan. As every parent, you think about all the things they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do, but at the Paralympics they are superhuman, you see all the things they can do. Coming after a hugely successful Olympic Games, the 2012 Paralympics broke all records, with 2.7 million spectators cramming into venues, more than $70 million raised in ticket sales and the games broadcast in more than 100 countries. They are unprecedented ďŹ gures as the British public displayed an enthusiasm previously unseen in the 52-year history of the Paralympics.

The wide exposure introduced the world to Paralympians such as Dutch wheelchair tennis player Esther Vergeer â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who extended her nine-year unbeaten streak to 470 matches by winning the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s singles â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and David Weir, a British wheelchair racer who won four golds in his home city. It also enhanced the reputation of iconic South African double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius, who became the ďŹ rst track athlete to compete in both games. He won two golds in the Paralympics, including in the 4x100-meter relay which was one of 251 world records broken at these games.

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BAGHDAD (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Iraqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fugitive Sunni vice president was sentenced Sunday to death by hanging on charges he masterminded death squads against rivals in a terror trial that has fueled sectarian tensions in the country. Underscoring the instability, insurgents unleashed an onslaught of bombings and shootings across Iraq, killing at least 92 people in one of the deadliest days this year. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unlikely that the attacks in 13 cities were all timed to coincide with the afternoon verdict that capped a monthslong case against Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, a longtime foe of Shiite Prime Minister Nouri alMaliki. Still, taken together, the violence and verdict could energize Sunni insurgents bent on returning Iraq to the brink of civil war by targeting Shiites and undermining the government. Al-Hashemi ďŹ&#x201A;ed to Turkey in the months after the Shiiteled government accused him of playing a role in 150 bombings, assassinations and other attacks from 2005 to 2011 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; years in which the country was mired in retaliatory sectarian violence that followed the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Husseinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sunni regime. Most of the attacks were allegedly carried out by al-Hashemiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bodyguards and other employees, and largely targeted government ofďŹ cials, security forces and Shiite pilgrims. The politically charged case â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which was announced the

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day after U.S. troops withdrew from the country last December â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sparked a government crisis and fueled Sunni Muslim and Kurdish resentment against alMaliki, whom critics say is monopolizing power. Violence has ebbed signiďŹ cantly, but insurgents continue to stage high-proďŹ le bombings and shooting rampages. Al-Qaidaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Iraq branch has promised a comeback in predominantly Sunni areas from which it was routed by the U.S. and its local allies after sectarian ďŹ ghting peaked in 2007. The countrywide attacks began before dawn, with gunmen killing soldiers at an army post in the central Iraqi city of Dujail. A few hours later, a car exploded in a lot where police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs outside Kirkuk in the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s north. Both Dujail and Kirkuk are former insurgent strongholds. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The attacks today on the markets and mosques are aimed at provoking sectarian and political tensions,â&#x20AC;? the ministry said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our war against terrorism is continuing, and we are ready.â&#x20AC;? The courtroom at Baghdadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s criminal court was silent Sunday as the presiding judge read out the verdict. It convicted al-Hashemi and his son-in-law, Ahmed Qahtan, of organizing the murders of a Shiite security ofďŹ cial and a lawyer who had refused to help the vice presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s allies in terror cases. The two defendants were acquitted in a third case of the killing of a security ofďŹ cer due to a lack of evidence.

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Agreement reached in Unemployment could affect Obama campaign completion of Sept. 11 museum tom raum

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The disappointing August jobs report raises yet another campaign obstacle for President Barack Obama and makes his hopes of holding onto his own job even more challenging — especially in closely contested battleground states with painfully high levels of unemployment. Coming less than 12 hours after the president accepted his party’s nomination for a second term, the lackluster report could wipe out or diminish any traditional bounce in the polls he might have gotten from the festive, well-choreographed three-day Democratic National Convention. “The broad message here is flat, flat, flat,” said economist Heidi Shierholz with the laboraffiliated Economic Policy Center. A disappointing report for one month might be dismissed in normal times as an aberration, she said, “but a stagnant report when the unemployment rate is over 8 percent represents a continuation of the crisis,” meaning that getting back to pre-recession employment levels will take many more months, even years. The bleak news played right into the hands of Republicans, who claim that Obama’s policies inhibit job production and have made the economic picture worse. “Did you see the jobs report this morning by the way?” Republican rival Mitt Romney asked reporters in Sioux City, Iowa. “Almost 400,000 people dropped out of the work force altogether. It’s is simply unimaginable.” The overall unemployment rate declined from 8.3 percent to 8.1 percent last month, which should be good news, but

the “improvement” came only because more people gave up looking for work. Just 96,000 new jobs were created in August, sharply down from the revised July number of 141,000 and below the threshold of 100,000 to 150,000 new jobs needed each month just to keep pace with working-age population growth. That’s not good news for an incumbent president up for reelection in just 60 days. It was another sharp reminder that the economy isn’t Obama’s friend. Even though the president likes to talk about recent private-sector job growth — for 30 consecutive months now, as he noted Friday in a campaign stop in New Hampshire — there are still 261,000 fewer people employed today than when he was sworn in. The jobless rate then was 7.9 percent. It hasn’t been below 8 percent since. Job production clearly is “not good enough” and the economy needs to churn out jobs faster, the president said, calling the road to recovery “a long, tough journey.” Friday’s jobs report complicates the electoral math for Obama and increases the political pressure on his campaign in battleground states with unemployment rates even higher than the national average. Nevada, for instance, has a 12 percent jobless rate, North Carolina has 9.6 percent, Michigan 9 percent, Florida 8.8 percent and Colorado 8.3 percent. Those state figures are all for July, the most recent month available. So far, Obama has generally held the edge in polls in many of these states. Both Obama and Romney campaigned Friday in battleground states with better-thenaverage jobs numbers. Unemployment in New Hampshire in July was 5.4 percent and in

Iowa, 5.3 percent. Other battleground states in this category are Virginia, at 5.9 percent; Ohio at 7.2 percent, Wisconsin at 7.3 percent and Pennsylvania at 7.9 percent. Obama aides suggested that the jobs report reminds people of what they already knew — that the economy is healing, but slowly. White House senior adviser David Plouffe said despite Friday’s jobs report, “we come out of the convention with momentum.” But, he added, “that doesn’t mean the race is going to change significantly.” The Romney campaign, enjoying a recent fundraising edge over the president, began airing a barrage of new ads shaped to fit the situations in different states and regions. The weak August employment report “just goes to show that nobody in the administration really appreciated early on the depth of the hole we fell into in 2008,” including Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and former White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers, said Ross Baker, a political science professor at Rutgers University. “It took 10 years to get out of the Great Depression,” said Baker. He said people shouldn’t be surprised “if this recovery is half as long.” Nigel Gault, chief U.S. economist for IHS Global, said that, if he were advising the Obama campaign, “I’d say we’re still creating jobs, though not at a satisfactory pace. It shows how important it is to stick with us and let the policies we put in place bear fruit.” But, Gault added, “I’m more optimistic that whoever wins the presidency, the next four years will be much better than the past four years.”

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Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — An agreement that paves the way for the completion of the Sept. 11 museum at ground zero was reached on the eve of the 11th anniversary of the terror attacks. The memorandum of understanding between the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the foundation that controls the National September 11 Memorial & Museum was announced Monday. The museum was supposed to open this month, but construction all but ceased a year ago because of a funding squabble between the foundation and the Port Authority, which owns the World Trade Center site. Three powerful political figures became entangled in the dispute: The governors of New York and New Jersey control the Port Authority, while New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is the foundation’s chairman. “By ensuring that no additional public funds are spent to complete the memorial and museum,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said, “today’s agreement puts in place a critical and long overdue safeguard to finally protect toll payers and taxpayers from bearing further costs, and, at the same time, put the project on a path for completion.” Bloomberg said the agreement “ensures that it will be restarted very soon and will not stop until the museum is completed.” “The museum is important to the families of those who died on 9/11 — they’ve contributed photos and memories of their

lost loved ones, who deserve a thoughtful tribute,” he said. Earlier Monday, before the agreement was announced, Bloomberg was asked if the museum could be finished by 2013 if construction started soon. “We have to do it safely, and we want to do it with the quality of work that will stand up to time,” he said. “Whether it’s doable by then, I don’t know. ... To me, the date is nowhere near as important as the other two things. Third I would say you’ve got to do it within budget. You know, you can work 24 hours a day, with enormous overtime — in this day and age, there isn’t the money for that. The date will be great whenever we get it. And nobody’s going to remember whether it was one months or three months later.” Mary Fetchet, who lost her son Brad Fetchet in the attacks and founded the support group Voices of Sept. 11, said she was “ecstatic” when she heard the news of the agreement. “There’s been such an incredible response from people around the world visiting the memorial,” she said. “We feel that it’s really critical to open the museum, to tell the story of the lives of those that were lost.” Michael Burke, whose older brother, Billy Burke, a firefighter, died while helping two people in the World Trade Center, said he was glad to hear the museum will be “completed eventually.” “I hope this allows an admission price that’s affordable for the average family,” he said. The price of an admission ticket to the museum has not

been set, but the memorial president has suggested it could be up to $20. The memorandum of understanding announced Monday addresses issues including coordination of the site and general financial terms but doesn’t go into detail on specific levels of financing. The agreement outlines that the memorial will have six months’ operating expenses on hand as net working capital and that it will give the Port Authority a security deposit equal to six months’ utility expenses, but it doesn’t say what those figures are. It remains unclear how the foundation will cover the costs of running the museum, once it does open, although the agreement calls for the memorial and the Port Authority to work together to try for federal funding. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said in a statement he was “gratified to be a part of a unified commitment and agreement with Governor Cuomo and Mayor Bloomberg to immediately resume around the clock construction at the 9/11 Museum.” The underground museum is to house such artifacts as the staircase workers used to escape the attacks. Visitors also will be able to see portraits of the nearly 3,000 victims and hear oral histories of Sept. 11. The memorial includes a plaza, where waterfalls fill the fallen towers’ footprints. Almost 4.5 million people have visited it since it opened last September.

Draft order seeks to improve U.S. digital defense richard lardner Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is preparing an executive order with new rules to protect U.S. computer systems, after Congress failed earlier this summer to pass a cybersecurity bill. The provisions include voluntary standards for companies, a special council run by the Homeland Security Department and new regulations covering especially vital systems, according to a draft of the order obtained by The Associated Press. But just weeks before the election, the White House risks complaints that President Barack Obama is anti-business from Republicans and the same pro-business groups that killed the legislation on Capitol Hill. National security officials have warned that electric grids, water plants, banks and other essential industries operated by the private sector are vulnerable to cyberattacks. Yet there are deep divisions over the best approach for keeping hackers and other criminals, foreign governments or terrorist groups from penetrating these systems, which rely heavily on computer networks to remotely control switches, valves and terminals. Critical infrastructure systems provide services that are part of everyday life. But an enemy with the proper know-how could cause catastrophic damage and chaos by giving them incorrect commands or infecting them with malicious software. Potential nightmare scenarios include high-speed trains being put on collision courses, blackouts that last days or perhaps even weeks, or chemical plants that inadvertently release deadly gases. “If those intruders get into those systems and then can determine how they can in fact interfere in the command and control systems of these systems, they can do things,” White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan said last month. The draft order obtained by the AP said it would seek better digital defenses for critical infrastructure while encouraging economic prosperity and promoting privacy and civil liberties. It would create a new

critical infrastructure cybersecurity council, which would be run by the Homeland Security Department and include representatives from the departments of defense, justice and commerce, and national intelligence office. The group would submit a report to the president to assess threats, vulnerabilities and consequences for all critical infrastructure sectors. The draft order also allows federal agencies to propose new regulations or broaden existing ones, based on recommendations from the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology. It would require agencies within 90 days to describe the legal authorities they would use to protect especially important computer systems, define what systems should be covered and determine whether existing regulations were adequate. The private sector would collaborate with the cybersecurity council and also cooperate with NIST in the development of cybersecurity guidance, according to the order. A spokeswoman for the National Security Council, Caitlin

Hayden, described the order as “one of a number of measures we’re considering as we look to implement the president’s direction to do absolutely everything we can to better protect our nation against today’s cyber threats.” Hayden declined to comment further on what she described as ongoing, internal deliberations. The order reviewed by the AP was undated and could be revised before Obama signs it. Executive orders are legally binding but can be contentious because they bypass Congress. Republicans and the Chamber of Commerce opposed the Senate bill that would have implemented a similar, voluntary program because they said it would lead to costly rules and regulations and would burden companies without reducing the risks. Obama and senior national security officials said minimum security requirements were needed so that companies would protect critical infrastructure. Obama has been dogged during the presidential campaign by Republicans who claim his administration is anti-business.

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Guidelines for scholastic success Kamilah Blackston Contributor

The day after 9/11 MTC Campus Contributor It can sometimes take a tragedy to reveal a truth. Who does not remember where they were on Sept. 11 when they heard that the towers had come down? But terrible times also can provide insight that might otherwise never come. In 2001, I was teaching in Chicago. My main break from work was frequent participation in a daily pickup soccer game that I stumbled onto soon after arriving in town. It was a virtual United Nations, with players from Argentina, Russia, Germany, Iran, Italy, Turkey, Georgia, Brazil, Poland, Korea, China and Mexico. I was the only non-immigrant who was a regular, and

each group had its own style. Most of the South Americans and Southern Europeans were finesse players. The Eastern Europeans were brawlers. You not only didn’t intentionally foul them, no matter what the game situation, you played them loose to avoid even risking an unintentional foul, and in the space that that created lay their tactical advantage. The Arabs had a nicely balanced game. The Asians had a balanced game and doggedness. I had only doggedness. In our normal routine, we would warm up and chat in small groups until, at the appointed time, the best players present _ usually a middle-age Argentine and a younger Pole _ would quickly point out teams and we were off. But on the day after 9/11,

things were different. As people collected at the field, they were quiet. At the appointed time, apparently by prior arrangement, the players came to the center of the field and stood in a circle. They went around the circle, each in turn saying something, not about the attacks the day before but about what the country meant to them. The common theme was opportunity and freedom, with each person offering a specific example from his own life and how it had changed. Some were less articulate, some more articulate, some downright eloquent. I came late in the circle. I had not seen this coming and didn’t know quite what to say. I didn’t have a changed-life story. I saw some skeptical looks, as if they were used to Americans

not appreciating what they had. I finally said only that I could not imagine there was another country in the world where a circle like this would be taking place, and how lucky I felt to be here. The exercise had touched me, and I was emotional. I have thought about that circle many times in the intervening years, always getting a little misty. The memory colors my judgment on a wide variety of issues, including immigration, patriotism and American exceptionalism. I wonder whether there ever has been another country in the history of the world to which so many people from so many countries have so badly wanted to go and, once there, have been so devoted.

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Cafe Confessions: Weekend Services Anonymous It’s Saturday night and I’ve been serving my community all day. The café is closed and I’ve eaten my last TV dinner, now I’m looking weak on my way to Cookout preparing to spend my last 5 dollars because the union is closed. You thought it. Now let’s address it. I find it utterly deplorable that places that are supposed to provide a safe haven from the ritualistic cafeteria meal are closed on the weekends. What happened to the fact that there are still people here on campus, starving to death because they don’t want to have to pray backwards to the Porcelain God

just an hour after they finished indulging? I mean, let’s be real. Your destination after you spend your precious time fellowshipping at the café is undeniably your local toilet seat, getting to know each other a bit more personally than before. What I find even more disrespectful is the fact that A&T most likely has written somewhere in its “unwritten policies, procedures, and bylaws” that there aren’t enough funds to provide for my unthawed cheddar and broccoli soup at McAlister’s or my toaster oven Pizza Hut pasta, let alone the workers who “slave” behind a register for hours at a time swiping Aggie OneCards and pretending

they can’t type in the banner ID number when you left yours. But A&T has money for homecoming. But A&T has money for the band. But A&T has money from when I was forced to buy that new $150 textbook that I could only sell back for $15. But A&T has money from that pointless parking pass I had to show some skin to buy, but I still can’t find parks. But A&T has money from raising tuition every year, or does that money go to the continuous development of the endless speed-bumps that send my SUV flying on two wheels when I’m only going 5 miles per hour? But, despite all the racks on racks on racks

that A&T raises every year on that forgettable strip of grass in front of the ticket office, they cant find it in their hearts to pop one band to feed us quality food on the weekends? Why though? All I’m saying is, when I end my week of grinding, I would like to have more options than just a laxative formed to look like my favorite home-cooked meal. And if the main entrée is pork I might as well shrivel into a Craisin. We pay the money to keep these establishments up and running, yet we continue to get played because it’s past 8 P.M. Bottom line. Did you eber really lub me Steebie?

Last Wednesday, after my 12 P.M. class, I grabbed the Register and began to read. As I read through my favorite sections, the Word and the Scene, I noticed there were several stories and features regarding Freshman do’s and don’ts. I noticed that throughout the features, though very amusing and very true, there was nothing regarding freshman do’s and dont’s as far as classes, dorm life, etc. So I decided to go over a few things that I’ve experienced in my years at A&T that may benefit new students. The first thing freshmen should know is to not rely on A&T to make sure your classes and financial aid are together. A&T will not do anything for you on time except charge you outrageous fees, drop your classes, and send mail reminding you that tuition is due. It is necessary that you stay on top of all your business regarding A&T because if you do not, they will have you here longer than you are willing to pay for. Second, stay on top of your advisors and always seek second opinions. While some of the advisors at A&T are God’s Gift to college students, many of the advisors can’t tell you the difference between sugar and salt. In some cases, advisors, those here to help you stay on track, are the sole reasons some students are here for more than four years. Stay close to your teachers, talk to other advisors in your department, and pay attention to your major curriculum. It helps to have a guide that shows you what classes you need to take rather than an advisor who can’t tell you where the nearest bathroom is. Next, do not, I repeat, do not drop classes. Unless it is absolutely positively necessary that you drop a class, try your best to stay on top of your schoolwork. While dropping classes seems like a great idea at the time, those classes and those missing credits always come

back to haunt you right when it’s time to graduate. Dropping classes will keep you here forever so don’t drop them, which leads me to my next point. When you drop classes, those credits still count toward your attempted hours here at A&T. Unfortunately, if you go over 140 attempted hours, you are hit with a surcharge when you least expect it which is 50% of your total tuition. While it may not be so bad for in state students, it can be a real pain for out of state students when it’s time to graduate and you have a remaining balance of over $3000. Don’t drop classes so you won’t become a professional student! Also, if you can afford it, take summer classes. Summer classes are easy, allow you to focus on the material, and can boost your GPA. Summer classes can also be of use if you struggle during the fall and spring semesters. Summer classes can be the difference between being here for four years and 6 or more. Furthermore, be a good roommate. The best way to fall out with roommates is not being clean and not having respect for others’ property, space, and learning environment. You can meet amazing people in college but you have to go about it the right way. Keep common areas clean, don’t play your music disrespectfully loud, and keep your hands to your stuff. Last but not least, enjoy yourself in college. Get involved in extracurricular activities. Network as much as you can because it will provide you with way more opportunities than just being a “straight A” student. Know your chairpersons, deans, and professors. They have the power and connections to get you where you want to be. Most of all, do your work! After all, it is the reason you pay thousands of dollars to be here! -kjblacks@ncat.edu and follow us on Twitter@ATRegister

Ask a Black Guy What would you do if you found one million dollars in unmarked cash? Guy #1 To be real with you I would probably just go to the mall and get some red and black 12’s, cop a season ticket to the Panthers and take my folks on vacation. Guy #2 Who loses a mil? I wouldn’t take it. It would seem too good to be true. Somebody wouldn’t just leave that much money. Somebody is setting you up. Guy #3 It doesn’t even have to be a million, give me a hundred grand and I’ll take myself to Atlanta and start a club called the Clap house. Does poverty equal crime? Guy #1 No, the problem is the guns. Everybody has to have a gun these days. Like Craig’s daddy said in Friday, “Kids these days are sissified.” Other than that, the drugs whether right or wrong play a huge roll.

Guy #2 Yeah, people are going to do what they have to so they can eat. Unless they make some more jobs it’s going to get even rougher. It’s really tough. Guy#3 It’s the money that causes the crime. People are conditioned to think that having money is the only way to feel secure. Money makes the world go around. How do you fix the economy? Guy #1 You can’t.w Bush messed it up when he was in office. Wars are not free they cost the country a ton of money. That’s why I’m a Democrat. Guy #2 I think you have to tax the upper class more. I mean that’s the plan that makes sense to me. The poor shouldn’t be taxed the same as the wealthy. Guy #3 I seriously don’t know, that’s a deep question. Maybe we can do it through spreading the wealth. All I know is that Obama better win.

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Panthers-Disappearing Offense STEVE REED

Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — The Panthers are trying to stay optimistic as they ﬁgure out what caused their highoctane offense to sputter and crash in a 16-10 season-opening loss at Tampa Bay. They’ll need to come up with answers soon to avoid falling into a big early season hole. The Panthers host NFC powers New Orleans and the New York Giants in the next 10 days, teams with quarterbacks who know a thing or two about putting points on the board. Another outing like Sunday — one in which the Panthers ran for just 10 yards, tying a dubious franchise record — likely won’t get it done. Although second-year coach Ron Rivera wasn’t happy with his team’s performance, he remains upbeat insisting “there’s no reason to panic or do anything rash now.”

Rivera is confident Carolina’s offense, which finished fifth in the league in points scored and third in rushing a year ago, will bounce back. “There’s some cause for optimism as the mistakes on the offensive side are all correctable,” Rivera said Monday. “It wasn’t a glaring thing as far as schematically. It was a player here or a player there, something that they did (wrong). We’ll get better at it.” Rivera hopes that begins this Sunday. The Panthers face a Saints defense that allowed rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III to throw for 320 yards and two scores and run for 42 yards in a loss to 40-32 loss to the Washington Redskins. Like Griffin, Newton is a dual-threat quarterback. “There are some things we can do against them,” Rivera said. The Panthers couldn’t do anything against the Bucs outside of

one touchdown drive to open the third quarter. That was a head-scratcher considering Carolina’s recent success against the Bucs. Carolina scored a combined 86 points and racked up 818 yards in a home-and-away series sweep of the Bucs last year. But Tampa Bay coach Greg Schiano stacked eight men in the box Sunday and dared Newton to beat them. The strategy worked. The Panthers were forced to abandon the running game early after DeAngelo Williams carried twice on the opening drive and lost 7 yards. He didn’t carry the ball again until the second half and ﬁnished with minus-1 yard on six carries. Newton completed 23 of 33 for 303 yards passing, but two interceptions and three sacks in the second half proved to be Carolina’s undoing. Much of the blame falls on Carolina’s offensive line. The Panthers started rookie

Amini Silatolu, a second-round pick from tiny Midwestern State, at left guard and he looked confused at times. He was flagged for two penalties and had a hand in two of the sacks allowed on Newton. Chudzinski and Rivera wouldn’t pin it all on Silatolu, saying the entire offensive line lost too many one-on-one battles. “I think they were more physical and it was a missed block here or there and everybody took their turn” making mistakes, center Ryan Kalil said. “This offense requires you to be discipline in how we ID what doing. If you miss one guy here or there it disrupts everything.” Throw in some self-inflicted wounds in terms of costly penalties and turnovers and you have a recipe for disaster. Without a running game, the Panthers struggled on first and second downs and found themselves with six possessions where they had third-and-11 or more.

“The good thing is those mistakes can be corrected,” Chudzinski said. “We need to get those things corrected and we will get them corrected.” The Panthers played without running back Jonathan Stewart due to a sprained ankle, but Chudzinski doesn’t know he’d have made a difference. “When you miss a block it isn’t going to matter who the running back is,” Chudzinski said. Notes: Rivera said the Panthers escaped Sunday’s game without any injuries. ... The Panthers are re-sodding a big portion of their field prior to Sunday’s game because of damage caused by the Democratic National Convention. Although President Barack Obama’s speech was moved from that location due to inclement weather, the structures being in place for more than a week still caused significant field damage.

From the court to the web, athletes turned bloggers SYMONE KIDD

Sports Editor

Years ago, sports were big on radio and television stations. Since the era of advanced technology, sports have become big in the world of social media. Athletes from all over the world use social media including A&T’s athletes. The Lady Aggie basketball team has taken to Travel Pod, a “blog built for travelers” to keep students and alumni informed with what is happening with the team understand the life of a player. Each week players will make a blog post about what happened during the week or what they encountered over the weekend. The idea for the women’s basketball team to blog came from Shavon Earp, the team’s new assistant coach. “I originally took my idea of starting a blog to sports information, but the athletic website is not set up to link the two together,” said Earp.

It worked out for the best as Earp created the blog on her own. She was able to get the word out about the blog to more people through twitter. So far, there have been five blog posts from the team. Junior guard Tracy King wrote the first post with a greeting “Hello Lady Aggie Supporters,” which informed readers about the second week of the new school year, the first week of weights and conditioning, as well as the player’s season standards. The players have a schedule of when they are to write on the blog. Not only will players be blogging, but coaches will as well. “The particular blog I chose was a travel blog that can pick up location so that when we are on the road and it is not a players week, we can post updates along with pictures,” said Earp. This week’s post will be done by Earp focusing on the big recruiting weekend they had. Social media can be both good and bad but is a winning

combination with athletes if done correctly, and the Lady Aggies are well on their way. “Social media with athletes is a great thing if used for the right reasons. There are always pros and cons, but we are using it for good to enlighten people,” said Earp. Focused on marketing their team and showing they are more than just basketball players, their well written posts are connected to Twitter and Facebook engage socially and connect personally with students and alumni. The team has those in mind who are not on social media and have the blog posts sent to them by email. The blog will be up all year, and with time, the team hopes to gain more followers throughout their journey as well as school support. All blog posts can be accessed from the teams twitter account @LadyAggieBall. – sckidd@ncat.edu and follow her on Twitter @Per_SempreBella

AGGIES RUNDOWN FOOTBALL TEAM

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Bethune Cookman Norfolk State Delaware State Howard Morgan State N.C. A&T N. C. Central Florida A&M Hampton South Carolina State

1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1

OVR. 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 1-1

THIS WEEK’S GAME: Saturday vs. Virginia University of Lynchburg Aggie Stadium 4 p.m. NEXT WEEK’S GAME: vs. Appalachian State Kidd Brewer Stadium 1 p.m.

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Northern MD Eastern Shore 0-0 Hampton 0-0 Coppin State 0-0 Delaware State 0-0 Norfolk State 0-0 Howard 0-0 Morgan State 0-0 Southern South Carolina State 0-0 Florida A&M 0-0 N. C. Central 0-0 N. C. A&T 0-0 Savannah State 0-0 Bethune-Cookman 0-0

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THIS WEEK’S GAMEs: Friday vs. Winthrop Rock Hill, S.C. 2:30 p.m. Saturday vs. North Florida Rock Hill, S.C. 10 a.m. Saturday vs. Mercer Rock Hill, S.C. 5 p.m. NEXT WEEK’S GAME: Tuesday @ Appalachian State Boone, N.C. 7 p.m.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYERS (from left) Amber Calvin, Tracy King, and JaQuayla Berry helped served meals at the Albert Pick Road McDonald’s that was awarded the fastest drive-thru in the Triad.

Aggies lose to UNC-Asheville LILIANE LONG

• The Aggie football team is now 22-10 in home openers since 1981 when the stadium first opened.

Staff writer

• The longest A&T football winning streak was from 1940-1941. • The largest A&T football win was by 46 points on Oct. 23, 1943 against last week’s opponent West Virginia State. • The most points scored by the football team was 46 in 2011. • The football team has not lost to a Division II school since 1995 when they were defeated by Lane College 12-4.

PHOTO BY ALICIA FUNDERBURK • NC A&T

FRESHMAN, BROOKE STAMNES, OUTSIDE HITTER has 89 kills so far in the season.

Fans gathered Saturday in Corbett Sports Center to support the N.C. A&T volleyball team in the last match of the Spartan-Aggie invitational. The Aggies (0-11), lost a hard fought fight to the ladies of UNC Asheville (4-9) in all three sets 2514, 25-15, and 25-20. NCAT had a hard time in the beginning of the first set allowing to UNC Asheville to put up three attack error points on the scoreboard before a kill by senior, Andrea Evens gave the lady Aggies their first point. After a time out, in the first set, the Aggies

quickly picked up their game putting points on the scoreboard with kills. The trend continued onto the third set where the Aggies managed to get a 16-14 lead against UNC Ashville. The lead was quickly lost however, due to attack errors by A&T and kill points by UNC Asheville. Nevertheless, the lady Aggies put up a good ﬁght, earning a .180 hitting percentage in the third set. The ladies will suit up to play Garner-Webb next; the game is scheduled to occur on Tuesday Sept. 11 at 6 p.m. -lilong@ncat.edu and follow us on Twitter @ATRegister

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AROUND SPORTS TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Keith Miles has been around the Florida A&M football program for nearly a half century and doesn’t remember any game when the school’s famed Marching 100 band didn’t perform. Until now. The football team is home alone this fall with the band suspended in the aftermath of last November’s hazingrelated death of drum major Robert Champion following the Rattlers’ final game of the 2011 season. Recording artist FUTURE is filling in as the halftime entertainment for Saturday’s game against Hampton. “There’s going to be some music, (but) it won’t be coming from the band,’ Florida A&M coach Joe Taylor said Tuesday. “There’s going to be a lot of music and a football game. We’re going to find a way to still enjoy it and have a good time.” Florida A&M (0-2) looks to bounce back from a 59-13 defeat last week at fifth-ranked Oklahoma when the Rattlers begin their Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference schedule against Hampton (0-2). The halftime shows featuring marching bands has long been more of a main attraction at games involving Historically Black Colleges and Universities than during other NCAA contests. Perhaps none are better known than the exuberant, high-stepping Marching 100. Like many of his teammates, left tackle Robert Hartley said he’s never seen the band perform, spending the halftime break in the locker room. Although Florida A&M attendance has averaged about 15,000 for home games in recent seasons, Miles said he’s hopeful fans will pack the 25,000-seat Bragg Stadium as a show of support for the university during one of its most difficult times that has among other things led to the abrupt resignation of President James Ammons.

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Dream Come True: From A&T to Runnin’ E! jenell mcmillon Senior Reporter

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Same Wayne mixtape, just another day brie-anne robinson Contributor

Once Hot Boy turns luke warm with the release of his “Dedication 4” mixtape. Lil Wayne’s metaphoric whimsical wit draws the attention of fans and current listeners, but is not enough to keep it. Wayne’s 15-track mixtape attempts to recapture the lyrical beast that was unleashed in his previous dedication projects, but unfortunately falls short. It is no secret that Wayne approaches his mixtapes showing other artists their beats are up for grabs. There is no safety zone when Wayne gets on that track. His delivery pattern even resembles the original artists’ delivery style. It is safe to say Wayne goes harder on the majority of those tracks than the original artists. He improves and enhances the quality of his tracks by featuring artists such as J.Cole, Nicki Minaj, Young Jeezy, Jae Millz and more. The song selections are impressive. Wayne pulled some of today’s hottest tracks from

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Meek Millz “Amen” to old school classics such as G-Dep’s “Special Delivery.” In contrast, Wayne’s lack of lyrical creativity and duplicated themes throughout his songs brings into question whether the once dubbed “greatest rapper alive” has now turned into a punch line rapper. Wayne utilizes the Dedication 4 as an advertising platform to promote his new clothing line Trukfit in many tracks. Wayne introduces 13-year old Lil Mouse on his track “Get Smoked” that leaves a bad aroma with listeners. Lil Mouse speaks of life inside the club as if he learned about it through outside sources, which may very well be true with bars like, “Heavy load, throwing hella bands, in the club doing the money dance.” Certainly Wayne has done nothing tremendous with his mixtape. His best work is not reflected and “Dedication 4” should be a free-for-download.

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He thought like a man, played “The Game,” and stayed on the block of 106 & Park for seven years. Move over Ryan Seacrest, Terrence Jenkins has announced his new gig as “E! News” co-host. Along with Giuliana Rancic, Jenkins will start on Nov. 12. At this position, “Jenkins will work on personality profiles and will report for the news program,” stated The Hollywood Report. “E! News” is going towards a new brand, which will help their credibility by bringing in a host like Jenkins’ with experience and talent. In an interview, Jenkins stated, “I’ve always had a passion for the wide spectrum of pop culture that E! News’ covers so well. I can’t wait to get started.” “I’ve had a great career so far, and it’s all been building toward this.” He has been building his dream since his tenure at N.C.A&T. Jenkins’ leadership and love for the journalism department was something every student could see on campus. He served as student body president, DJ for WNAA-FM, host for events on campus, party promoter, and was initiated into the Mu Psi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. in 2004. His inspiration has come a long way from A&T to his start at BET in 2005. Terrence J took a chance after graduation by moving to New York for the 106 & Park search audition.

“I was really poor and really desperate when I moved to New York. I was sleeping in my brother’s basement on a couch. When I went to New York it was a struggle. It was so many people saying I couldn’t do it. When I first auditioned, I was told ‘no’ and I had to drive to Los Angeles,” stated Jenkins. Realizing his potential, he decided to take that second audition and was spotted as the new host of 106 & Park. Jenkins realized after graduating from N.C.A&T that things do not come easy. “When you go to an HBCU you know what it’s like to get that refund check and for financial aid to come through but in the real world it takes no’s and chances to get to your career.” “It’s us against the world. And when you get out of school you will know that,” stated Jenkins. His accomplishments include: BET host on “106 & Park”, “Stomp the Yard 2: Homecoming”, “Burlesque”, the fourth season of “The Game”, “The Heart Specialist”, Steve Harvey’s “Think Like a Man”, and “Sparkle”. This is a new start for Jenkins and there is more to come. Terrence J is the motivation that many students need to see. He showed that anything is possible with hard work and dedication. Congratulations! -theatregister@gmail.com and follow @ATRegister on Twitter

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movie Resident Evil: Retribution makes its debut in theaters this Friday and with its sci-fi action, it is sure to please. Alice is still on her never ending battle to save the world from the flesh eating dead caused by the Umbrella Corporation. If you have seen the series, a lot of familiar faces, action sceens and suprising developments are sure to arise. Will Alice be able to save the world and her friends before it is to late? This movie is also shown in 3D, IMAX 3D and Real 3D.

Fashion Topshop and Topman for nordstrom is a every college boy and girl’s dream come true. The popular British store and website has collabed with the stylish retail store to offer some exclusive cheaper pieces. These are perfect fall additions to everyone’s closet!

Aggies let their voice B.E. Heard kamil lockley Contributer

The Beta Epsilon chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. hosted the “B.E. HEARD” poetry slam Sept. 6, in Webb Hall Auditorium. Many students came out to hear talented poets recite their pieces at the full house event, which eventually packed out the auditorium. Jehuti Willis, member of the Beta Epsilon chapter, hosted the event. “This year we decided to do things differently and came up with the idea of a poetry slam instead of an open mic event,” said Willis. The poetry slam included seven talented poets. The judges panel consisted of chapter members from different sororities and fraternities along with someone chosen from the audience. The event had three rounds and two performers were eliminated after each round. All of the performing poets spoke about life, college, current events, loved ones, and economic issues of today. Taylor Grier, senior education major explained her experience at the poetry slam. “I am so happy I came out. I

was very inspired and educated from the poets I saw perform tonight. Everyone did an awesome job.” Tianna Cummings, sophomore economics and public relations double major, was one of the night’s two female performers. Cummings’ poems were inspired from current events, family, and personal life stories. ”Kaleidoscope,” one of her newest pieces, spoke about bullying, and brought awareness to the worldwide issue many children are facing today. The winner of the “B.E. HEARD” poetry slam was Brandon “iShine” Evans, senior media and African American studies major with a minor in business, from UNCGreensboro. Evans began writing short story narratives in high school, and did not get into poetry until his freshmen year of college. During his senior year, he became interested in spoken word and performing at different events. The inspiration from his work comes from his identity, culture, and real life incidents. Evan performed one of his favorite pieces “AFS 101.” “This poem came from a situation where a white girl in

my African American studies class asked why black people would refer to each other as the ‘N-word’,” said Evans. In the poem, Evans explains stereotypes blacks people face while bringing attention to where the ‘N-word’ originated. “I want to spread the word and tell a story through my poetry,” said Evans. “I tell other poets all the time, ‘you’re great so be great.’ Everyone has a purpose.” Evans shares his poetry both on and off campus. As a member of the Bull City Slam Team in Durham, NC, Evans stated, “The goal this year is to win Nationals as a slam poet.” “Events such as these are very important to our organization,” explained Emmanuel Johnson, president of the Beta Epsilon chapter. “When we host events our goal is to get more people involved on campus and bring unity to our university.” -theatregister@gmail.com and follow @ATRegister on Twitter!

1. How many of you finally became Aggie football fans this weekend? 2. Did our team get better or did the opposing team just suck? 3. Is it us, or was Golden Delight sloppy?4. How many laps did you all have to run this week ladies? 5. If your boyfriend kissed his ex girlfriend that everyone considered the sexiest woman alive, would you be mad? 6. You do know that we are refering to Chris Brown, Rihanna, and Karruche right? 7. Don’t you think that she looks like a stupid ***, as Nicki Minaj would say? 8. Speaking of Nicki Minaj, would you base your electorial vote off of her lyrics? 9. Or are you embarrased to say? 10. How many found last week’s do’s or don’ts offensive? 11. Is it because your outfit was featured? 12. How many people were watching Honey Boo Boo during the DNC? 13. You do know that the show repeats right? 14. How ignorant are you really? 15. So what exactly is the new VPEA’s job? 16. Is it serving as a hype man? 17. Or just someone to give the last VPEA’s free tickets for homecoming to? 18.How many people embarrased themselves at Couture open tryouts? 19. You know we laughed at you right? 20. How long will Ryan Reynolds marriage last this time?

mixtape Detroit is Big Sean’s newest mixtape which made its debut the same day as Wayne’s mixtape. This G.O.O.D music artist came strong with great collabs with artist like J Cole, Common, Juicy J, Jeezy and Jhene Aiko. This is must listen to to prepare for the Homecoming concert. Do you think its better than Dedication 4?

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