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N O R T H C A R O L I N A C E N T R A L U N I V E R S I T Y VOLUME 97, ISSUE 31801 FAYETTEVILLE STREETDURHAM, NC 27707

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BY TRACY MOSLEYSTAFF WRITER

Winners of the 2004-05 StudentGovernment Association’s schol-arship competition, “EliminatingStudent Apathy,” have yet toreceive their awards.

The scholarship was estab-lished in 2001 under the adminis-tration of SGA PresidentStephanie Jackson. I twas written into the SGA constitu-tion that the president of SGAmaintain the scholarship fund.

D’Weston Haywood, 2004-05SGA president, blames the awarddisbursal failure on incomplete orobsolete student contact informa-tion.

The process of establishing andcontacting winners took so long

that Haywood could not get thescholarships issued before the2004-05 budget was closed.

“School had let out by the timewe — two cabinet members andtwo administrators and myself —decided on the winners,” saidHaywood. “None of the scholar-ship winners even knew they hadwon.”

Third-place winner and sociol-ogy junior Ericka Shearin saidshe called and came by all sum-mer at the beginning of the year.

“After not hearing anythingfrom anyone, I thought that thewinners had been notified andthat I was not one of them,” shesaid.

President Renee Clark,unaware of the situation regard-ing the scholarship, was busymaking plans for homecoming2005, signing contracts and allo-cating her administrative budget.

BY EDGAR GAISIEECHO STAFF WRITER

From ragtime to rap, North Carolina CentralUniversity’s department of theatre has made“Eubie” its own. The play premiered last Friday at

NCCU’s communications auditorium. “Eubie” is based onthe music by legendary ragtime pianist Eubie Blake and

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BY LISA MILLS-HARDAWAYECHO STAFF WRITER

Between construction,shiny cars and impatientdrivers, pedestrians cross-ing busy Fayetteville Streetmust stay on their toes.

“Just yesterday I wasalmost hit by a blue minivan.It was horrible,” said musiceducation junior DiannaParker.

Health education sopho-more Eugenia Rogers feelsthe same way.

“They ran a red light andalmost hit me,” she said,describing how she suddenlyheard the sound of screech-ing brakes while crossing atthe corner of Lawson andFayetteville streets.

“The car was obviouslygoing over the 35 mile-an-hour speed limit,” saidRogers.

“You basically have toplan your strategy beforeyou cross the street.”

North Carolina law dic-tates that all drivers yield topedestrians.

It reads as follows: “A driver of a vehicle

shall yield the right-of-way,slowing down or stopping ifneed be to so yield.”

Drivers who fail to yieldmay have to pay a minimumcourt cost of $110, plus fines.

Four points also may beadded to their license,according to OfficerCooninger of the DurhamPolice Department.

N.C. Central University

BY JAMIE LEONARDECHO STAFF WRITER

Outside the AlfonsoElder Student Union, stu-dents occasionally hangout before, after and evenduring classes.

But with the territorycome restrictions.

The campus policepatrol the area and admin-istrators keep it in order.

New construction haslimited pedestrian andvehicle traffic blocking the

entrance.“There has been an

increase of students whocome to the studentunion,” said ConstanceRoberson, program direc-tor.

One of the primary goalsof the union is to enrichstudents’ experienceswhile implementing aneducational and activityprogram that will supportresidential and academicefficiency at N.C.University.

This goal supports themission and vision of theDivision of Student Affairsat the University.

Athletic training andrecreation junior SherellSmith, a transfer studentfrom Virginia, said shefeels comfortable in thelounge at the union.

“I wouldn’t notice anychanges at NCCU because Iam new, but I feel the stu-dent union is a place I cankick back and relax,” shesaid.

Some students think oth-erwise.

“A lot of people don’tcome to the student unionbecause there is nowhereto sit outside,” said mar-keting senior Bano Owens.

Owens also explainedthat random checks of stu-dent IDs upset him.

“The police made meleave the union because Ididn’t have my card, but

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BY ANIESA HOLMESECHO STAFF WRITER

N.C. Senators BobAtwater and Jeanne Lucasvisited N.C. CentralUniversity on Oct. 4 at theAlfonso Elder StudentUnion.

Atwater, a ChathamCounty resident and formercounty commissioner, isserving his first term in thesenate.

Lucas, an NCCU alumnaand retired educationadministrator for theDurham County school sys-tem, has served five yearsin the senate and is chair ofthe Appropriations onEducation /HigherEducation Committee.

One issue discussed washow the lottery willimprove education in NorthCarolina through increasedfunding to the public schoolsystem. A t w a t e rexplained that despite crit-icism, the lottery wouldbring $400 million in rev-enue to the state.

Lucas responded to theargument that the lottery isnot effective because themajority of people who playthe lottery are poor.

“They’re going to play[the lottery] anyway,” saidLucas.

“We don’t tell rich peoplehow to spend money at thestock market.”

Also discussed waswhether North Carolina isprepared to face the devas-tation that HurricaneKatrina brought toLouisiana.

Atwater and Lucasagreed that North Carolinais not currently prepared tohandle a Category 5 hurri-cane, but there are plans tocreate an evacuation routefor the coast.

“We would experiencemore deaths than Lousianadid,” said Lucas.

“If those streets [on thecoast] flooded immediately,all of the traffic could notget inland within twohours.”

The political sciencedepartment sponsored thesenators’ visit.

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was originally directed onBroadway by Julienne Boyd andproduced by Ashton Springer.

It has recently been re-mixedby NCCU’s own director, KarenDacons Brock and producerJohnny B. Alston, department oftheatre chairperson.

“To parallel the University’s

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BY SHELBIA BROWNECHO STAFF WRITER

Assignment #N.C. Central University’s

SGA held its yearly state ofthe campus address in B.N.Duke Auditorium Thurs-day, Oct. 6.

The address serves asthe official inauguration ofSGA officers.

Other issues discussedincluded leadership issuesand current and futureimprovements to the cam-pus.

Chancellor James H.Ammons swore in SGApresident Renee Clark andvice president Agu Onuma.

All three then inductedclass presidents, senators ,executive board membersand judiciary board mem-bers.

New members of theSGA raised their righthands in unison and sworeto “uphold the constitutionof North Carolina CentralUniversity and the state ofNorth Carolina.”

Even before they wereinaugurated, all SGA pres-idents began to increasestudent unity and aware-ness of the SGA.

Whether with a socialrally, an educationalforum, or a newsletter,each new president hasspent time and effort tomake a difference on cam-pus.

“SGA is not just thevoice of the student body,

but a body for action andchange,” Renee Clark toldthe audience.

During her administra-tion Clark wants to changeand develop the structure

of the student government.She also wants to

enhance student involve-ment with both the cultureand the campus.

Clark may have gottenher wish: Students attend-ing the Thursday nightaddress became moreinvolved when theyexpressed concerns aboutthe state of campus park-ing and the housing short-age.

Chancellor Ammonssympathized with stu-dents, saying that recentrenovations, such asupgrade of RushResidence Hall, will helpmeet growing demand.

But the reality of growthhas outstripped the plans.

The original masterplan must be revised inlight of the continuedgrowth of the University.

According to Ammons,the plan will not bechanged until faculty, staff,and student focus groupsare formed and consulted.

“We have literally out-grown our campus,” saidAmmons.

“We are experiencinggrowing student numbers.”

The new class presi-dents sworn in were fresh-man class presidentArthur King, sophomoreclass president TomasiLarry, junior class presi-dent Muhktar Raqib, andsenior class presidentDeidre Ramsey.

2 Campus EchoWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 2005Campus

N O R T H C A R O L I N A C E N T R A L U N I V E R S I T Y

BY TWANIKA PEACOCKECHO STAFF WRITER

The Office of StudentLeadership, Training andDevelopment will sponsoran Organization Fair tomor-row at N.C. CentralUniversity’s McLendon-McDougald Gymnasiumfrom 3:30-7 p.m.

The Organizational Fairis an annualevent inwhich regis-tered stu-dent organi-z a t i o n sshare infor-m a t i o nabout theirclubs withstudents andrecruit newm e m b e r s ,e s p e c i a l l yfreshman.

Fraternities, sororities,and ethnic, religious, aca-demic and other clubs allintroduce themselves at thefair.

“It’s just the entiregamut,” said Peggy Watson-Alexander, director of theOffice of Student Leadershipand Training.

“This event is going to be afestive and fun occasion withfree food provided from thecafeteria,” said Alexander.

Organizations and clubsdecorate posters to displayinformation about theirorganizations at the fair.

Judges award first, sec-ond and third place ribbonsto the clubs with the mostprofessional, most original,most informative and mosteye-catching displays.

“We try to promote stu-dent leadership so we can

get the students involvedwith campus life,” saidWatson-Alexander.

She explained that themore students get involvedin campus life, the morelikely they are to graduate.

Alexander said the mis-sion of the three-year-oldOffice of StudentLeadership and Training isto provide an environmentand opportunities for stu-dents to develop both ethi-cal and leadership skills.

“Everybody is special,and has good leadershippotential,” said Watson-Alexander.

“It’s up to us to bring thatleadership to fruition.”

According to Alexander,skills like planning, timemanagement and good pres-entation skills are developedin clubs and organizations.

According to Watson-Alexander these skills willbenefit students in theircareers.

Tips for starting your ownregistered student organiza-tion include:

• Get together with otherpeople who share yourinterest;

• Start an NCCU founda-tion account;

• Draw up a constitutionagreement which states yourclub’s purpose, bi-laws, andelected or selected officers;

• Fill out a registrationform;

• And find an adviser. “Every organization must

have an adviser,” saidAlexander.

For more informationcontact the Office ofStudent Leadership, suite236 of the Student ServicesBuilding.

BY T. C. ANYACHONKEYAECHO STAFF WRITER

Emmanuel O. Oritsejafor,N.C. Central University’snew director of the Office ofInternational Affairs, hasbig plans for NCCU.

He wants to globalize thecampus by sending NCCUstudents abroad and bring-ing international studentsand faculty to NCCU.

Oritsejafor served asinterim coordinator beforethis appointment.

He also worked as anassistant professor in thepolitical science depart-ment.

For three years prior tocoming to NCCU in 2001,Oritsejafor was chair of aninterdisciplinary depart-ment housing political sci-ence, international busi-ness and foreign languagesat Saint Augustine’s Collegein Raleigh.

He envisions the samekind of interdisciplinaryventure at NCCU due to itsrich, liberal arts tradition.

According to Oritsejafor,the Office of InternationalAffairs exists to increasethe global scope of thisUniversity.

“The purpose of theInternational Affairs Office

is to provide guidance tosustainable internationaleducation through research,through teaching, andthrough cultural immer-sion,” said Oritsejafor.

The new directorbelieves that bringing stu-dents and scholars fromabroad “adds value” toNCCU students’ education-al experience.

Students and facultywith a greater worldviewhave more to offer in the

competitive workforce. NCCU currently has 10

exchange scholars andthree students from abroad.

There are instructorsfrom China, Croatia,Russia, Canada and theBahamas in the exchangeprogram.

Three NCCU studentsare studying abroad: one inAustralia and two inDemark.

Oritsejafor plans to cre-ate more globally academic

opportunities for studentsand faculty through greaterinvolvement with both theUNC and the Fulbrightexchange programs.

By better automating theprocess, Oritsejafor hasmade it easier for exchangeapplicants to fill out onlinevisa forms at the interna-tional affairs website(http://www.nccu.edu/Academics/international/office.htm).

In the fall, exchangescholars will make severalpresentations, in both thedepartments of history andthe modern foreign lan-guages.

By the summer of 2006,NCCU will have a study-abroad program atCuttington University inLiberia and at theUniversity of Economy inthe Czech Republic.

Recently Oritsejafortraveled to China andsigned an agreement for a3- to 4-week study-abroadprogram at Fudan andNajing University.

“My hope is to take thisoffice and to expand it intoan international center …the clearing house for inter-national education,” saidOretsejafor.

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Police Department CaptainSimpson said the depart-ment is aware of right-of-way issues on FayettevilleStreet.

“To my knowledge therehave been no incidentswhere a pedestrian wasactually hit at the intersec-tion,” said Simpson.

But that doesn’t meanthat Simpson isn’t worried. In fact, he has asked the Cityof Durham to conduct a sur-vey to monitor traffic.

However, no survey hasbeen conducted yet.

The N.C. Department ofTransportation has studiedthe Lawson-Fayettevillestreet intersection and hasan idea about how toimprove pedestrian safety.

One option being consideredto improve pedestrian safety atthe corner of Lawson andFayetteville streets is to install around-about that would slow

down and decrease the north-south traffic that flows up anddown Fayetteville Street.

“We are 90 percentthrough the planning stagesof placing a round-about atthat intersection,” said MikeKneis, division project man-ager of N.C. DOT, DivisionFive, which covers theDurham area.

Once meetings have beenconducted in the affectedcommunities and approvalis attained, the DOT willsend the plans to the right-of-way agencies and the util-ity companies.

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BY TIFFANY HOLDENECHO STAFF WRITER

Students at N.C. CentralUniversity have a new hang-out — and it’s anywherethere’s a computer terminalwhere they can log ontoFacebook.com.

“I think the Facebook isthe new way to chill, and anew way to get to know peo-ple from all over,” saidRandy Williams, a politicalscience sophomore.

Facebook was launchedon Feb. 4, 2004 by fourfriends at HarvardUniversity.

They meant to create alittle college network, justfor fun, but they started ahuge college craze.

By December of 2004,over one million studentsfrom more than 300 collegeshad registered withFacebook.

Some students onlyspend about 30 minutes aday on Facebook.

“It’s a good, inexpensiveway to keep in touch withpeople from your old highschool,” said English educa-tion sophomore EricaPender.

But others say they eat,sleep and breatheFacebook.

“Facebook is crack,” saidbusiness administrationfreshman Rodney Ward. “Igotta check it at least threetimes a day, and that’s ondays when I’m busy. I can’tget enough. I need aFacebook support group orsomething — FacebookAnonymous.”

Students first need avalid college e-mail addressto set up a Facebookaccount.

Once in Facebook, stu-dents create profiles withtheir likes, dislikes andother personal information.They can search for userswith similar likes and dis-likes, and send messages toeach other. Facebook isfunded by advertising and isfree for its users.

One of the most popularfeatures of Facebook is“The Wall,” a place wherepeople come to post whatev-er they want on each other’sprofiles.

Members are able tosearch for other membersby name, college, highschool, and more.

Forming groups is a pop-ular activity.

One NCCU group is the

The A.H.C.) [sic] or AlwaysHungry Club. It slamsNCCU’s Pearson Cafeteria.It was established with thedescription: “Central hassome nasty [expletive delet-ed] food. I starve untilchicken day. That’s why I’malways HUNGRY.”

Another NCCU groupwas founded by TiffanyBuchanan, an NCCU chem-istry junior and armyreservist now serving in theMiddle East. Her groupdescription says:

“We are the future of thiscountry. We attend thisinstitution of higher learn-ing in order to receive theeducation we need to doexceptional things with ourlives. We are the futuremovers and shakers … weare America’s WorstNightmare: because we areyoung, gifted, and black.”

BY EBONY MCQUEENECHO STAFF WRITER

“Why do they have to startdrilling during my class?”

This is what you mighthear one of your professorssay if you have classes in theF a r r i s o n - N e w t o nCommunications Building.

The building is one ofmany being renovated.

Unlike Eagleson andRush residence halls orother buildings being reno-vated, the communicationsbuilding has been occupiedduring its renovations.

“We have to bring thebathrooms up to handicapaccessible code and minorchanges need to be made tothe building,” said LacySummers, N.C. CentralUniversity capital projectsmanager.

The $1.9 million projectbegan the first week ofAugust and scheduled com-pletion in early January.

In the meantime, stu-dents, faculty and staff haveto deal with the renovation

noise.“It makes the classroom

feel like a dental office,”said Tom Evans, associateprofessor of English andmass communications. “It’slike trying to write an essaywhile getting your teethpulled.”

Some students say theconstruction makes it diffi-cult to concentrate.

“When we are takingtests, the whole class issilent and all you hear isdrilling,” said freshman poi-litical science major AdannaOmeni.

Despite the distraction,good things are in store.

“We are putting a newroof on the building, upgrad-ing the radio and televisionstudios and AudioNet, aswell as the Campus Echooffice,” said Summers.

“We are also reconfigur-ing both the men’s andwomen’s bathrooms on thefirst and second floors sothat they can be handicapaccessible.”

Some professors are anx-

iously awaiting the project’scompletion.

“I’m looking forward tohaving a studio resourcecenter on campus,” saidBrett Chambers, a masscommunications instructor.

“We just have to workaround the construction andadapt to it in the meantime.”

Summers says that theyare doing their best to mini-mize distractions.

“If professors or depart-ment chairs give us an ideaof their critical teachingtimes, then we will try towork around them,” saidSummers.

According to Summers,most of the constructiondoes not involve a lot ofdemolition, but when itdoes, it is only for a shorttime.

“We hope that everyoneunderstands what we aretrying to do and bears withus,” said Summers.

“Our goal is to eliminateany issues.”

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“I did not know aboutthe problem with thescholarship until after thebudget was written,” saidClark.

Haywood and Clarkhave spoken about the sit-uation and how to resolvethe matter.

Both agree that it’smore important that win-ners are awarded theirmoney than which budgetit comes from.

“It was unfortunate thatI had to hand this matterover to Renee under thesecircumstances,” saidHaywood.

“But she is committedto seeing that the studentsreceive what we promisedthem.”

Second-place winner,history junior Sasha Vann,is glad to hear of Clark’splans but is unhappy withthe lack of informationshe received.

“Taking over responsi-bilities that were left fromlast year shows her con-cern for the student body,”said Vann.

“But it does not erasethe fact that the situationwas handled incorrectly,”said Vann.

Even though Clark haspromised that the schol-arships will be disbursednext semester, first-placewinner Jamesa Staten, acriminal justice senior,still has some concerns.

“I expected to graduate

in December, and I feelthat it would be veryunfair if I did not receivethe scholarship because ofdelays and other issuesthat I had no controlover,” said Staten.

Clark said the scholar-ships will be awardednext semester from thehomecoming profit, evento those who have gradu-ated.

She said she under-stands the recipients’frustration, but asks fortheir continued patience.

“Work with me,” saidClark.

“I did not make thepromise, but I wouldnever let the student bodyor SGA down.”

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they knew I went to schoolon a regular basis,” Owenssaid.

Even though he feelsstereotyped because hedoesn’t look like an aver-age student, he would pur-chase clothing from thebookstore.

Political science seniorJamar McKoy said he lovesthe union.

“It’s a place of fellow-ship and the upgrade in thegame room is the beginning

of many changes to come atNCCU,” McKoy said

Inside the union, stu-dents wait in long lineswhile trying to find thecheapest books.

That’s depressing forbusiness management jun-ior Stakesha St. Clair.

“The prices aren’t rea-sonable, and if I need to getsomething quick I shouldbe able to find a bargain,”she said.

Other students feel the

same way.“The cashiers at the

Eagles Nest take too long,and the prices are a littlemuch,” said business man-agement senior QuientinFairman.

“It makes me want to goeat at Burger King.”

Roberson said someupcoming projects includesigns with the University’sschool colors, identifyingwhere the student union islocated.

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Food for your body, and your mind

BY QUENTIN GARDNERECHO STAFF WRITER

N.C. Central Universityopened its doors Thursday,Sept. 8 to KaShava Loganand Winteom Yohanes, twostudents relocated byHurricane Katrina.

They are two of 185 evac-uees admitted into UNCSystem universities whosetuition was waived for thefall semester.

Hurricane Katrina’s dev-astation displaced nearly73,000 students from 15Louisiana college campuses.

Logan, a chemistry junior,attended Xavier Universityof Louisiana.

She did not hear muchnews about Katrina until thestorm reached the Gulf ofMexico.

She was at a grocery storewhen an employee told herthat the latest news onKatrina was not good.

“He was telling us to grabsupplies and find a way toleave the area as soon as pos-sible, but at that time I didn’tbelieve him,” said Logan.

“I did not believe thatKatrina would have [caused]that much damage to thearea.”

When Logan returned toher dorm, she was notifiedthat Xavier would be closing

indefinitely. Students wereurged to evacuate as soon aspossible. Logan voluntarilyevacuated to Houston withher friends.

Yohanes, an electricalengineering freshman,attended the University ofNew Orleans. He heardwarnings of Katrina duringhis Saturday afternoonmath class.

“A police officer inter-rupted the class and told usto evacuate the area,” saidYohanes.

But Yohanes was at workon the 18th floor of a localhotel while Katrina rolledover parts of the Gulf Coast.

“I thought about it for aminute, but since[Hurricane] Ivan was notthat bad, I decided to stayat the hotel,” said Yohanes.

NCCU’s Office ofUndergraduate Admissionssmoothed Logan’s andYohanes’ transition into NCCU.

“At first, my mind was notwith the students. Then, afew days later, I askedmyself ‘what will these stu-dents do about their educa-tion,’” said LuAnn Edmonds-Harris, associate director ofundergraduate admissions.

The Office of Undergrad-uate Admissions receivedphone calls from studentsfrom institutions such as

Xavier, Dillard University,University of New Orleansand Loyola University inNew Orleans.

Shortly after Katrina’sdevastation, the UNCSystem Board mandatedthat North Carolina institu-tions enroll students dis-placed by Katrina, at anypoint in the semester.

Logan and Yohanes real-ize that they have somecatching up to do, but feelthat their warm welcomefrom NCCU has gottenthem off to a great start.

“I appreciate everyoneat NCCU who helped meout in this situation. I lovethe family-like atmosphereat NCCU,” said Logan.

Harris was pleased athow NCCU handled thistransition.

“I would like to thankeveryone at NCCU that hasmade this transition a success-ful and pleasant experience.

“This is a good humani-tarian lesson, not just fromNCCU, but [from] the state ofNorth Carolina,” said Harris.

Logan and Yohanes bothplan to finish their colle-giate careers at NCCU.

The University expectsabout 10 more studentsaffected by HurricaneKatrina to enroll at NCCUin January.

BY JESSICA PARKERECHO STAFF WRITER

Sones jaroches, a genre ofMexican music, floated outof the Chancellor’s DiningRoom 6 p.m. Wednesday,Oct. 5.

A crowd filled the roomexperiencing the food andculture of Latin Americancountries while listening tosones jaroches singer LaNegra Graciana, fromVeracruz, Mexico.

The event was part of themonthly Hispanic CulinaryArts and Culture Show,which is sponsored by N.C.Central University’s depart-ment of modern foreign lan-guages.

The program featuredseveral professors from thedepartment.

John Harrington, depart-ment chair, said the purposeof the program was to makelearning more interesting.

“What can be a dry expe-rience in the classroomcomes to life,” saidHarrington.

Marco Polo HernandezCuevas, an associate profes-sor in the department,demonstrated his culinaryskills

He served empanadas,pouches of fried bread filledwith meat and vegetables.

He also showed the audi-ence how to make salsa,while teaching them aboutthe countries that he saidare “known wrongly as LatinAmerica.”

Johnny Webster, associateprofessor of Spanish, andCristina Rodriguez Cabral,assistant professor ofSpanish, also spoke.

Rodriguez Cabral is the firstblack Uruguayan to receivea doctorate.

She talked about the ten-dency of people to focusmore on the Spanish influ-ence on Latin America thanthe African influence.

“When I was a child, con-dumbe was the music fromand for the blacks,” saidRodriguez Cabral.

Today everyone inUruguay claims the con-dumbe genre of music.

Rodriguez Cabral alsorecounted her experience ata workshop where a profes-sor said there were noblacks in Uruguay.

Rodriguez Cabral decid-ed to take a stand and let theprofessor and others knowthat black Uruguayans doexist.

Webster, a DominicanRepublic native, has writtenseveral books, articles and

poems. He read a few poemsand gave background infor-mation about his interest inblack Hispanic poets.

While was studying forhis master’s degree, Websterrealized that he was nothearing about any blackpoets in Hispanic America.

Jose Agudelo, visitingSpanish instructor, spokebriefly about his nativecountry of Colombia.

Agudelo and his wife willspeak more about Colombiaat a future department-sponsored Culinary Arts andCulture Show.

The students were enthu-siastic after the event.

Social work juniorClementine Smith said shelearned to appreciate foodfrom another culture. “Itwas very good,” she said,adding that she plans tocome to the next event spon-sored by the department.

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New Orleans’ loss,NCCU’s gain

What happens whenyou grind togetherscandal, cronyism,

incompetence and a war thatseems to drag on endlessly?

You end up with the incred-ibly shrinking Republican

party.Just two

years ago,the Republi-cans werewallowing intheir controlof the WhiteHouse andt h eCongress.

The Iraqiwar wasstarting andmany in thec o u n t r ywere fully

behind President Bush. Starry-eyed men and

women were proud of theirpresident, and his approvalrating was at an all-time high.

But today it’s clear thatBush and his grand old party,the GOP, are having sometechnical difficulties.

Irv Lewis “Scooter” Libby,Vice President Dick Cheney’schief of staff, and Karl Rove,President Bush’s chief strate-gist, are both suspected ofrevealing the name of anundercover CIA operative.

It seems they may havebeen unhappy with theagent’s husband, a critic ofthe information used to pro-mote the existence ofweapons of mass destruction-in Iraq.

A bumbling governmentresponse to HurricaneKatrina revealed both incom-petence and cronyism.

No one cared if the presi-dent looked forward to sit-ting on Trent Lott’s newporch.

And it turned out that

Michael Brown, the head ofthe FEMA, had more horsejudging experience thanemergency managementexperience.

He was just well connect-ed politically to a Bush sup-porter.

The war, billed as a shockand awe strike against tyran-ny, has become flounderedinto a nightmarish cartoon ofexploding bodies and end-less excuses.

Now Bush’s support hascrashed to 42 percent — hislowest ever.

Now the Republican partyis showing signs of disso-nance and desertion.

Some Republicans, facingdefeat in the 2006 mid-termelections, are deciding not torun for Congress.

Others are deciding toretire rather than face re-election.

It’s now clearer than everthat we’ve been manipulated,chasing a PR campaign runamok.

The shrinking GOP willbecome less of an issue aspeople wake up and bring theage of conservatism to aclose.

I definitely can’t wait tosee the next Republicandebacle as they continue tosplinter into 2008.

It’s like watching a day-time soap opera — vindictive,back-stabbing and utterly sin-ful.

The big question now isthis:

Are the Democrats goingto quit being sketchy, yellow-bellied eunuchs and seize theopportunity to regain controlof Congress again?

It was prayer and patriot-ism that brought Bush topower. It appears that Godand greed will now be hisdownfall.

5Campus EchoWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2005 Beyond NCCU


Quake shatters South Asia

Bird flu strainlike 1918 virus

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IISSLLAAMMAABBAADD,, PPaakkiissttaann ——Pakistan’s army and interna-tional relief agencies deliv-ered a first trickle of food,medicine and tents Mondayto some areas shattered bySaturday’s earthquake, butmost of the devastatedregion remained isolatedbehind barriers of rock-slides and broken bridges.

Hundreds of thousands,possibly millions, ofPakistanis who survived theearthquake are strugglingto survive exposure out-doors as nighttime temper-atures plunge to near freez-ing in mountain valleys oneto two miles above sealevel. On the third day ofthe disaster, its exact scaleremained uncertain.

Pakistani officials havedescribed a death toll of20,000 to 40,000, but alsohave wondered if estimatesmight not double when thelosses from valleys nowlocked in by landslidesbecome known.

The desperation of sur-vivors, and the inadequacyof aid reaching the area sofar, was underscoredMonday at the quake’s epi-center. In Muzaffarabad,people mobbed Pakistaniarmy trucks that reachedtown with food supplies andfought over bags of rice,according to TV reports andjournalists and relief work-ers in the city.

Muzaffarabad and nearbyBalakot are now half-popu-lated ruins. Their buildingswere crushed as though bygiant fists, the rubble oftheir walls spilling out toblock what used to be nar-row streets. Men inMuzaffarabad clamberedthrough the debris into shat-

tered shops in search offood -- or in some cases, any-thing of value. Merchantsfought back, throwing rocks,and police fired into the airto stop looters.

Thousands, possibly tensof thousands, were killed inMuzaffarabad, Balakot andsurrounding villages, resi-dents have said. AgainMonday, people clawedfutilely at the rubble withhammers and pickaxes,although now it is toreclaim the buried bodiesof loved ones, rather than inhopes of saving them.

In the ruined cities andalong the roads, survivors arecamping in the rubble, tryingto keep warm at night byburning shards of furniture.

Help from overseas, andpromises of more to come,began streaming intoPakistan on Monday. Butonly a trickle flowed to theshattered mountain com-munities of the north.

The World Bank, Westernand Arab governments, andU.N. agencies announcedmillions more in aid forPakistan. A U.S. military C-17cargo plane landed nearIslamabad with the first ship-ment of supplies promised bythe Bush administration.Eight American military hel-icopters, borrowed from U.S.forces fighting in neighbor-ing Afghanistan, arrived forthe critical task of ferryingloads of supplies to villagesas high as two miles up in theHimalayan and Karakorammountain ranges.

In an unnatural step fora Pakistani government ledby an army that has foughtthree wars with India, theadministration of PresidentPervez Musharraf acceptedan offer of emergency helpfrom the Indian govern-

ment. It did so only afterIndian Prime MinisterManmohan Singh personal-ly called Pakistan’s ambas-sador in New Delhi torestate his offer, madeSunday, to send food, medi-cine, tents and blankets.

It will be politically awk-ward for Pakistan’s govern-ment to hand out relief sup-plies from the Indians.Much of the earthquake’sdevastation in Pakistan isin Kashmir, the mountainregion over which Pakistanand India have fought.

Pakistan’s 58-year-oldclaim is that Hindu-domi-nated India unjustlyoppresses the mainlyMuslim people of Kashmir,and that only Pakistan — asthe Muslim state carvedfrom British colonial India— offers the Muslims ofSouth Asia a place to findjustice and security.

Musharraf turned downIndia’s offer to conduct jointrescue operations in therugged mountains wheretheir armies face each otheracross a cease-fire line inKashmir. Such a joint effortwould have meant invitingIndian troops across theline, something unthinkableto the Pakistani military’sofficer corps.

In a symbolic reciproca-tion of India’s gesture,Musharraf offered to sendhelp to the Indian-ruledside of Kashmir, wheredamage also has been great,but the death toll so far esti-mated at less than 1,000.

In Pakistan’s cities, peo-ple have erected tents out-side mosques and set uptables at street corners,pleading for donations forearthquake relief. The talkthere and on Islamabad’sradio stations makes clear

that Pakistanis are eager tohelp as a religious duty -- andalso as a way of reinforcingPakistan’s claims in Kashmir.

At a curbside in centralIslamabad Monday, volun-teers loaded pickup trucks,pulling tarps over piles ofblankets, cases of milk andsacks of flour and lentils.“Just as it is our duty to prayto God and to fast during holyRamadan, this is our duty tohelp our brothers and sis-ters,’’ said Zafar Khan, a uni-versity student, referring tothe current month of theIslamic calendar.

He felt a political duty,too. “Pakistan has foughtfor Kashmir before’’ tooppose the claim of pre-dominantly Hindu India torule in that region, Khansaid. “Now we must showthose people that Pakistanis ready to do anything totake care of them.’’

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The strain of avianinfluenza virus that has ledto the deaths of 140 millionbirds and 60 people in Asiain the past two yearsappears to be slowly acquir-ing genetic changes typicalof the “Spanish flu’’ virusthat killed 50 million peoplenearly a century ago,researchers said.

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“Dancer 4 Him 4 Ever” dance members Evelyn Sturdivant, Julie Sherrill and Wanda Boone perform a spritual dance Sunday at NCCU.

This spiritual event was held in front of the Alfonso Elder Student Union Sunday, Oct. 9.

Gray skies and predictions of rainy weather did not stopstudents and church members from praising God in frontof the Alfonso Elder Student Union on Sunday, Oct. 9.

The Holy Hip-Hop event was sponsored by CampusMinistries to reach out to N.C. Central University students.

“We have to get away from the traditional worship in orderto reach students,” said the Rev. Michael Page, director ofCampus Ministries. “Students can relate to cultural hip-hop.”

Holy Hip Hop was designed to give students the opportunityto enjoy church — to introduce them to a non-traditional wayof religious expression and worship.

Food was served, gospel rappers performed and studentswon gift certificates from a local Christian bookstore.

The dance-ministry troupe “Dancer 4 Him 4 Ever,” from theAt His Feet Ministries Church, on Cornwallis Road, performedin purple and gold robes to represent royalty and holiness, togive praise and worship back to God in the form of dance.

Students in the audience danced to the holy hip-hop beats.The Holy Hip-Hop Church International holds services on thelast Sunday of each month at the Crown Plaza across fromthe Durham Bulls stadium. For information you can go towww.holyhiphopchurch.com.

Holy hip-hhop international pastor, Anthony Black, performs gospel rap.

Photo essay by Roderick Heath

Erika White and Clarissa Bell give praise to God through dance.

7 Campus EchoWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2005 A&E


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The truth is in The Gospel

BY LAKELA ATKINSONECHO STAFF WRITER

Natasha Trethewey knew she was a poetat an early age.

And it’s brought her a long way: She isnow the 2005-2006 Lehman Brady JointProfessor in Documentary Studies andAmerican Studies at Duke University and theUNC—Chapel Hill.

Her third grade teacher was so impressedby her first collection of poems, a tribute tothe Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., that theteacher bound them for her.

Trethewey says her father encouraged herwhen she was young.

“My father is also a poet,” said Trethewey.“I read a lot of his poems as a child. Ourgame used to be, ‘write a poem about that,’ tooccupy long trips.”

Trethewey’s father, Eric Trethewey, anEnglish professor at Hollins University, is theauthor of five collections of poems.

Trethewey said that she uses a historicalapproach in her poems because much is leftout of history. Her poetry collection,“Domestic Work,” was awarded the 1999Cave Canem poetry prize, and her collection,“Bellocq’s Ophelia,” won the 2003 MississippiInstitute of Arts and Letters Book Prize.

Her most recent book, “Native Guard,” isscheduled to be published in March 2006.According to Trethewey, “Native Guard” isan elegy for the forgotten black men whofought during the Civil War.

Trethewey, a native of Gulfport, Miss., andthe product of an interracial marriage, wroteone poem, “Incident,” about a cross burningin her front yard.

“They were probably burning a crossbecause we lived across the street from ablack church, and not because I had a blackmother and a white father,” said Trethewey.

Joy Gonsalves, a visiting instructor at N.C.Central University is also a poet“I appreciate that she pays homage to theday to day individual,” said Gonsalves. “Sheis inspired by photos, and I am also captivat-ed by photos.”

Trethewey, an associate professor ofEnglish and creative writing at EmoryUniversity, has a bachelor‘s degree inEnglish from the University of Georgia, amaster’s in English and creative writing fromHollins University, and a master’s of fine artsin poetry from the University ofMassachusetts.

Being a Lehman Brady Joint Professorgives Trethewey the opportunity to teach atboth Duke and the UNC-Chapel Hill.

The professorship, coordinated by theCenter for Documentary Studies, is fundedby the Lyndhurst Foundation and theLehman Brady fund.

Trethewey said the opportunity gives herextra time to read and write, but she likes the“responsibility of sharing with students.”

“I have a light teaching load. There’s aconnection that makes it fun and easy,” saidTrethewey. “Though it sounds glamorous todo nothing but reading and writing, I almostcan’t imagine it.”

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like Alicia Keys and the Notorious B.I.G.among others, which are intertwined withthe play’s original music.

On the opening of “Eubie” last Fridayevening, Chairman, Alston addressed theaudience with a brief introduction, werehe described the play as, “an enlighteningtoe-tapping experience.”

“Eubie” has strong solo and group per-formances from cast members, DeniseBarnes, Douglas Bynum, Teccara M.Carmack, Brittany D. Currie, JoshuaJohnson and Lekeshia Johnson.

NCCU Chancellor, Dr. Leroy Walker wasoverseeing his school’s production fromthe back row of the auditorium. “I thinkit’s important to let the students get a feelof Broadway at our university,” Walkersaid during intermission. The chancellor,recognizing the modest-size crowd alsosaid, “we need to do more to get our stu-dents at these shows, like encouragingthose who do come, to bring a friend.” Hewas, however, pleased with the overallperformance, calling it “superb.”

“‘Eubie’ is a celebration in the song anddance of the music of Eubie Blake,” saidBrock. In his own life, Blake collaboratedwith his friend Nobble Sissle and the twoof them formed a group known as thevaudille team. Together they producedBroadway musicals like Shuffle Along,which was the first all-black musical tobecome a box-office hit, ChoclolateDandies, Blackbirds of 1930 and Swing it.

“Eubie” is showing at the NCCU theatreon Oct. 14 and Oct 15 at 8:00 pm. AndOct. 16 at Admission is $15.00 for adults,$10.00 for senior citizens and $5.00 forNCCU students and children.

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There’s no place like homeand a sold out performance forLittle Brother at Cat’s CradleFriday night in Carrboro, NC.

The atmosphere was excitingand lines for the show traveledforever as the Cradle crackedopen their doors after the showwas to start.

The North Carolina-basedgroup returned home aftermonths of being on their“Commercial Free” tour promot-ing their second LP, “TheMinstrel Show.”

Little Brother took centerstage after the crowd anxiouslywaited again in a fully packedvenue for the show to kick off.

The sang every song from“The Yo-Yo” to “Lovin’ It.”

“Our fanbase has definitelygrown,” said Phonte Coleman.“We did a show here this pastApril and we didn’t sell out.”

At one point, Colemanstopped to basically thank the

crowd for the love they wereshowing the entire night.

“Y’all don’t know the [exple-tive] we’ve been through on theroad,” said Coleman.

Joe Scudda and DarienBrockington, members of theHall of Justus, joined Colemanand Pooh for their guest spotson “The Minstrel Show” and

some impromptu synchronizeddance moves that were reminis-cent of the O’Jays.

The audience definitelyproved they all owned a copy of“The Minstrel Show,” and if theydidn’t, LB stated copies were onsale near by.

When everyone believed theshow was coming to an endColeman came out dressed ashis popular “pimptastic” char-acter, Percy Miracles.

Percy even took the time tohelp a man surprise his ladywith a marriage proposal onstage.

As the show came to a closeeveryone on stage began to singBoyz II Men’s “End of theRoad.” The tour had finallycome to a close.

“We’ve come a long way fromour first album and it’s gettingbetter,” said Pooh.

Yes, they have come a longway since “The Listening.” Thecrowd proved it and they provedit to themselves as they continueto make real hip-hop music.

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Church can have you clap-ping your hands, stompingyour feet and shouting “hal-lelujah.”

But now you can do thesame thing in movie theatersbecause “The Gospel” hasrevamped the screen with spir-it and song.

“The Gospel,” set in theAfrican-American church isinspired by the timeless bibli-cal story of the prodigal son.The film is a vibrant faith-filled world of song, praise andreal people with real prob-lems.

Through this the audiencecan learn that with faith andforgiveness you can overcomeanything.

Writer and producer RobHardy did a wonderful job inselecting the cast.

Hardy will blast you away.Hardy’s previous films include“Chocolate City,” about collegelife in Atlanta, and the sexual-ly dramatic films “Trois,” and“Trois 2: Pandora’s Box.” Whata transition.

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After capturing last year’s CIAAchampionship over reigning titleholder St. Augustine’s College, N.C.Central University’s men’s crosscountry team is working towardanother trophy. The women’s teamis on the same track, pushing for itsfirst title in years.

Under the direction of CoachMike Lawson, the Eagles are striv-ing to push the team’s newcomers toexcel. At the same time, the Eaglesrely on returning runners such asRashaad Lee for the men’s teamand Aisha Brown and YolondaBarber for the women’s team.

“We’re going in with a winningattitude,” said Lawson. “I’m lookingfor the men to get the title againthis year. As for the women, beingan up-and-coming team last yearwill take us all the way this year.”

Saturday, the Eagles defeatedShaw University during the annualNCCU Cross Country Invitational atForest Hills Park

While trekking a 5-mile course,

the men captured a one-point 27-28victory over Shaw with the Eaglesplacing three runners in the topfive.

Lee led NCCU with a time of27:06, falling in second place behindShaw’s Maurice Styles, Jr., who ledall runners at 26:50. Alongside Leewere Robert Curington and GeraldJones, coming in fourth and fifth,respectively.

The women’s team put in equallyconvincing work; the Lady Eaglesplaced five runners in the top sevenafter combating a 3.1-mile courseover Shaw, 20-40.

Barber, reigning CIAA crosscountry champion, took secondplace at 22:04.73 after Shaw’s LisaStewart made a surprise burst frombehind and clocked a winning timeof 22:04.48.

Brown placed third while fresh-men Rejon Littlepage, LaKishaGantt, and Latanya Lesine took fifththrough seventh place in the tour-nament.

The teams travel to Cary, NC Oct.20 for the CIAA Championship.

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The Lady Eagles volley-ball team came back fromtrailing UNC Pembroke twogames to one in an upset (30-23, 21-30, 26-30, 30-24, 15-12),improving their winningstreak to 12 matches. Thisalso makes the Lady Eagles’19th straight home victory.

Senior outside hitterBrenda Brown tallied amatch high of 20 kills alongwith a team best of 14 digs.Junior outside hitter TordraSessions added to the statswith 17 kills and 10 digs,while graduate middle hit-ter Danielle Johnson–Webbracked up 16 kills and foursolo blocks.

The Lady Eagles (18-7)will head to Charlottetomorrow for a double head-er against Livingstone andJohnson C. Smith.

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BY ERICKA HOLTECHO STAFF WRITER

After losing to Fayetteville StateUniversity for four consecutiveyears, the Eagles finally put a stopto the Broncos’ winning streak dur-ing a televised broadcast of thegame Saturday at O’Kelly Riddick

Stadium. Bad weather and

the injury of quar-terback AdrianWarren didn’t hin-

der the Eagles from riding theBroncos to a 17-12 victory.

The Eagles took a 7-0 lead with 10:35in the first quarter with BrandonAlston’s second punt return of the sea-son.

“The special teams did a good job onblocks and I felt untouched on myreturn,” said Alston.

The Broncos charged back whenquarterback Jay Autry connectedon an 8-yard pass to wide receiverVeon McHam. However, the extrapoint attempt was blocked bydefensive back Craig Amos.

“My first intention was to antici-pate the extra point, but I ended upblocking the ball,” said Amos, whoblocked another field goal with 3:29left in the second quarter.

Amos also led the defensiveteam with seven tackles, five ofthem solo.

In the second quarter, Warrentook a hard hit, aggravating a shoul-der injury which led to a fumbleand recovery by FSU.

Charles Futrell stepped up as quar-terback in the second quarter andsteered the Eagles on the ground.Futrell amassed 122 total yards, 72 rush-ing and 50 yards on 3-of-11 passing.

During the opening drive of thethird quarter, Futrell teamed up

with Corey Brown, setting up a 4-yard touchdown run for widereceiver Brad Hinton, pushing theEagles up 14-6.

Early in the fourth quarter, theEagles extended the lead 17-6 witha 32-yard field goal from BrandonGilbert.

The Broncos retaliated by scor-ing again when Autry converted a 9-

yard touchdown pass with widereceiver Charles Nieves.

On FSU’s last possession, Autrythrew up a hail Mary into triplecoverage, but his pass was inter-cepted by defensive back AndreGeorge.

The Eagles rushed for a season highof 251 yards. Brown led the team with aseason-best 127 yards on 24 carries. This

was Brown’s fourth time reaching thecentury mark this season.

The Broncos finished with Autrytotaling 201 yards and two touch-downs, making 20 of 42 passes withone interception. Four Broncos haddouble digits in tackles.The Eagles travel to Winston-Salem to face the Winston-SalemState Rams on Saturday at 6 p.m.

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Along with the first of themonth came the Eagles’football team’s first loss ofthe season to St. Augustine’sCollege during homecom-ing.

The Eagles remainedscoreless in the first half;not until the fourth quarterwas a touchdown scored byrunning back Greg Pruitt, Jr.on a 1-yard run, giving slighthope to the Eagles offenseand placing NCCU on theboard with a final score of22-8.

The Eagles finished thegame with 175 offensiveyards, making this their low-est offensive show sinceSept. 6, 2002 at Morehouse.The Eagles managed only 30rushing yards, the lowestaccomplished yards sinceOct. 17, 1998 againstWinston-Salem State.

By the end of the firsthalf, a previously injuredAdrian Warren was 16-of -34,passing for 145 yards withone interception.

Wide receiver Torey Rosshad only eight receptions for56 yards while Pruitt washeld to 33 ground yards on15 carries.

“They surprised us; theyhad great defense and weweren’t ready to play,” saidCoach Rod Broadway.

While offense spent mostof its time on the sidelines,defense spent more than 40minutes on the field.Derrick Ray topped thedefensive stats with 10 tack-les.

The Falcons finished thegame with 370 offensiveyards, 154 of them rushing.Quarterback Darrell Nesbittwas 17-of- 29 passing for 216yards. Wide receiver EddieMontgomery caught eightballs for 129 yards andscored two touchdowns.

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L e t t e r sCCuunnnniinngghhaamm tthhaannkksstthhee UUnniivveerrssiittyyDear Campus Echo,

I have had the distinctpleasure this semester ofrunning for city council,looking to represent notonly N.C. CentralUniversity, but the entirecity of Durham.

The support from theUniversity and the kind-ness that I have beenshown from faculty, staffand students has over-whelmed me.

When the word ‘fami-ly’ is used at NCCU ithas meaning, depth anda sense of oneness.

I am thankful for thissense of family and togeth-erness that has been show-ered upon me.

By the time this letter isprinted in the CampusEcho, the primary electionwill have passed and theresults will be known.

Win or lose I would liketo take this opportunity tothank the University fami-ly for the respect I havebeen shown and for thelove given to me.

Your words of encour-agement have gotten methrough some rough timesas the election drew closer.

Having the support ofmembers of the Universitycame in handy a few weeksago when my characterand integrity were ques-tioned in the local press.

I have served thisUniversity with character,honor and dignity for threeyears and the Universitydid not let me down whenI needed its support.

Although full informa-tion was not provided inthe press and incorrectinformation was used todisparage me, I receivedcalls, emails and dailyhugs of “we’re still withyou and we know the realShawn” each day.

“Thank you” is notstrong enough to expressmy gratitude.

Lastly, I am unable tothank each and everyoneof you here, but know thatI thank you and I thankGod for you.

Chancellor Ammons,Provost Jones, Dr. JarvisHall, Rosa Anderson, Dr.Franklin Carver and Dr.Bijoy Sahoo — I trulyappreciate the words youoffered each day.

It’s good to be a memberof the Eagle family.Sincerely,Shawn Cunningham

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The concept of separatefacilities for differentracial groups which weredefinitely separate, but notclose to equal, had detri-

mental effects for minori-ties who had to live, learnand lament through it.

But, in terms of educa-tion, have things really

changed?The

universi-ty systemin NorthCarolinais basedon a

separate but equal system. Of the 16 colleges and

universities, five proudlycarry the distinction ofbeing a historically blackcollege or university.

When a majority of aschool’s students areminorities, it’s not illogicalto ask if the students arereceiving amenities equalto other schools with com-parable tuition fees.

Of the universities,eight schools do not haveparking decks, or a deckcurrently in construction.

Of the eight, six arecomposed by all five of theHBCUs and UNC-Pembroke — schools withminority populationsgreater than theirCaucasian populations.

Equal?Also, universities not of

the HBCU distinction opentheir student recreationcenter by 7 a.m. and closeon average at 11 p.m. dur-ing the week.

No HBCU opens their recreation center tostudents before 5 p.m. andclose on average at 9 p.m.during the week.

What about the healthand fitness of minorities?

There are more dispari-ties than this article canaddress.

The question is why dothese inequalities exist?

With the future appoint-ment of Bowles over theN.C. university system,tough questions have to beasked about the state ofHBCUs.

If not, minorities willcontinue to make do with aseparate and unequaluniversity experience.Sincerely,Mike Silver

RReessppoonnddiinngg ttoo ““MMoorreetthhaann sskkiinn ddeeeepp”” Dear Campus Echo,

I am writing in responseto Trésaun Lee’s editorial“More than skin deep.”

While the author’spoints are valid, she does-n’t give any positives aboutwhat it means to be black .

Being black in Americameans many things, thebiggest thing it means isbeing obligated.

Every black person isobligated to be something

because theirancestors

were toldthey werenothing.

When youdie, you willmeet someonewho was

stripped offreedom,knowledgeand self.This per-son willask ,

“What did youdo with your life?”

Do you have answer? As a black person you

are the product of half amillennia of slavery, seg-regation and discrimina-tion. Many social scientists

have made excuses forTrésaun Lee’s complaints,you have a choice whetherto prove them right wrong.

I’m working with 26black males who are goingto high school and want toprove these social scien-tists wrong.

Many of the young menagree with Lee, yet theywant to create a new defi-nition of being black.

They want to create adefinition based on thevisions of former SGA pres-ident D’Weston Haywoodand Provost Jones.

D’Weston told them theyare soldiers and “thegreatest weapon of massdestruction you could everpossess is your mind.”

Provost Jones told themthey can always changeand make new choices inlife.

From these young men Ihave learned black ishopeful, from D’Westonblack is passionate, fromProvost Jones that black ispragmatic.

I know a grad studentwho left her job in the bio-research field to become acounselor, and an under-graduate who changed hermajor in her senior year topursue her dream.

They taught me black isbold.

My black professors andcolleagues show me blackis caring.

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The two questions youmust answer are:

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And “What am I willingto demand this school togive me so that I can fulfillmy definition?” Sincerely,Gutam Mohaptra

I f you’re under the impression that thedecadent scandal surrounding AbuGhraib prison was a thing of the past,

then you’re sadly mistaken.The Associated Press reports that on

Sept. 29, a district judge ordered a series ofmaterials which depictthe abuse of prisonersat Abu Ghraib to beturned over to the pub-lic.

The ruling comes as aresult of efforts by theACLU to expose theextent of these abuses. The ACLU will haveaccess to 70 picturesand three video tapesthat are currently beingblocked from release by

The Department of Defense. The DOD was overruled in its claim that

exposing these materials would lead toincreased violence in Iraq, but they werealso granted 20 days to file for appeal.

The DOD has been fighting the releaseof these materials ever since these abhor-rent practices were exposed to the publictwo years ago.

The DOD’s opposition to full disclosurecomes as no surprise given the fact thateven partisans like Donald Rumsfeld havedescribed the contents of these materialsto be “blatantly sadistic.”

The DOD has also been overruled inprevious arguments, making their new-found concerns seem like a final act of des-peration in their attempts to keep theseimages concealed.

I’m not at all implying that our govern-ment officials are lying when they expressconcerns over how these images mightaffect the stability of Iraq.

On the contrary, I believe that the DOD’sclaim has proven empirically true.

Without a doubt, Guantanamo Bay andAbu Ghraib have exposed the ugly face ofAmerican hypocrisy to the entire worldand these facilities have become the mosteffective set of recruitment tools availableto terrorists throughout the world.

If the US, as an unilateral invader, everintends to earn the trust of the Muslimworld and regain the respect of the inter-national community, we must tackle thisissue head on.

We must pursue this as if it were occur-ring in our own backyards and to our owncitizens.

Rectifying this situation will require usto be able to act without the involvement ofany political interference and calls fornothing less than full transparency.

We must also be willing and able tohold accountable all officials whom byincompetence, or by compliance, acted asenablers to these atrocities.

However, in a time when every branchof government is being controlled bypoliticians who have relentlessly evadedany form accountability, the first step inmending these wrongs will have to betaken in the court of public opinion.

Personally, I don’t buy the self-serving,circular argument stating that we’re fight-ing terror by torturing people and that itmight be wrong, but we can’t expose thetorture because it would only help the ter-ror that we’re trying to fight and weakenour national security.

This argument is completely devoid ofmorality, evades all accountability and cre-ates a never ending cycle of madness.

The blame for these abuses lies with thenational leaders who sought to underminethe accords of the Geneva Conventions bycontinuously questioning their relevancein this struggle.

If top U.S. officials are constantly under-mining laws which dictate the humanetreatment of prisoners, then how can webegin to blame soldiers that violate theselaws?

It is troubling to note that the Americanpublic, while fully equipped with a recent-ly replenished arsenal of “family values”,does not stand uniformly opposed to thesetactics.

A placid citizenry can be a nation’sgreatest threat, especially when consider-ing the full repercussions of a favorableruling for the DOD.

The DOD’s line of defense is essentiallyseeking to sacrifice our most basic liberty,the freedom speech, so that they and theirpolitical allies will not have to be heldresponsible for the immense catastrophethat is our foreign policy.

A ruling in favor of the DOD would alsocreate a scenario where our government isfree to continue its barbaric practicesunchecked and free from public scrutiny.

This scenario makes it increasingly hardto imagine that an appeal would be suc-cessful; however, our legal system has itsflaws and the permanent withholding ofthese items still remains a possibility.

If these materials don’t become avail-able through legal means, I am certain thatsome day, by some unknown source, theseitems will be leaked to the media.

The truth always finds a way to revealitself, and once the public becomes awareof the extent of these abuses, Americanswill be forced to ask themselves some seri-ous questions.

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Explain this, please!This guy, a good friend of

mine, loved this girl with allhis heart, despite the stupidmistakes he made.

To this day, he still loves herand is praying that she willcome back into his life.

It’s a question of curiosity. I mean, the man did what he

could for himself, his family,and on top of it all his sup-posed #1 sidekick.

This brings me to my point:some women don’t reallyunderstand what they are

doing to a man when they leavea man who is deeply in lovewith her hanging.

Yes, I did say a man who isin love.

Men, thugs, whatever youwant to call us, we do havefeelings. They are feelings ofconcern about the future, suc-cess and respect.

When it comes to men, weare simple, small soldiers ofthe world who put it all on thefrontline when it comes to love.

Some may not show it andsome will.

We are all different.You will not get everything

you want in your ideal man,but we will give you somethingto work with if you can staypatient and humble.

We want the best in theworld just like you do.

But we need lots of commu-nication, cooperation andtogetherness.

That’s the only way thingswill work and that’s the onlyway you will really know howmuch we love you.

All I am asking is for youbeautiful women of the worldto help us understand you.

L et’s use our imaginationsfor a moment. Imaginethat you are a female

graduate of PrincetonUniversity.

You studiedbusinessmarketing,you hadinternshipsall four yearsand employ-ers are seek-ing you.

Would yougive that upin 2 to 3years tobecome ahousewife?

Would yougive up your six-figure salaryto depend on your spouse andbe a “mini-van mom?”

Three weeks ago, the NewYork Times published an arti-cle on Ivy League women whodecided to hang up theirArmani suits for milk-stained

T-shirts and soc-cer games.

After readingthis article, Iwondered if thisdecision wascommon amongwomen here atN.C. CentralUniversity andat other HBCUs.

Would yougive up youreducation andcareer tobecome a stay-at-home motherand wife?

I asked student-athlete andmother of one Shawanda Hill.

With a frown of disapproval,she said she could never giveup her career goals for any-thing.

She said if she did that andher husband left, she and herbaby would have nothing.

I was sure that the rest ofmy interviews would be similar

until I spokewith DeniseRose, a friendfrom HowardUniversity.

She informedme that she andher boyfriendhad beentogether for sev-eral years andplanned tomarry in Junefollowing gradu-ation.

She said shewould not seebecoming a

stay-at-home wife and motheras abandoning her educationor career, but as starting some-thing new.

She said she wanted to sup-port her future husband and bethere for him because hewould need a push to become aprofessional.

“Are you serious?” I thought. I was shocked to that the

only thing she wanted to doafter studying hard and main-taining a 3.4 GPA at HowardUniversity was to focus on herboyfriend’s future.

I wondered, was I missingsomething by not having along-term relationship?

Maybe Shawanda and Iwere misunderstanding thewhole idea of commitment.

But when I asked 27-year-old wife and mother of twoTalisha Peterson of VirginiaBeach if she would give up hercareer for her husband, I felt alittle better.

Talisha said never in a mil-lion years would she dependon a spouse; she wants herchildren to see an independentblack woman who standsbeside her husband, notbehind him.

So who is making the bestcareer decision for themselvesand their families?

Ultimately, that decision isup to you.

“You will not get every-thing you want in yourideal man, but we willgive you something towork with if you can

stay patient and humble.”

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Talisha said never in amillion years, would

she depend on aspouse, that she wantsher children to see an

independent blackwoman who standsbeside her husband,

not behind him.

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