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OCTOBER 31, 2012 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 104, ISSUE 41801 FAYETTEVILLE STREETDURHAM, NC 27707

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FeatureEarly voting rally atNCCU starts youth

election push

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OpinionAngel Brown wantsto know — is it time

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Zombie apocalypse a legit fear?What precautions need we take in anticipation of the End Times?

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BY MONIQUE LEWISECHO STAFF REPORTER

A funeral is a ceremonyfor celebrating, respectingand remembering a per-son’s life. And the placewhere someone is buried istraditionally a dignifiedsetting.

But at Geer Cemetery in

North Durham, the realityis a resting place that is intatters.

The entire cemetery isovergrown.

Trees need to be trimmedor removed. Gravestonesare tipped over. Some arebroken, perhaps vandalized.Some seem to be missingaltogether.

“There’s so many peopleburied here and there’s somuch covered up, literally,”said Jessica Eustice, secre-tary and vice president ofthe Friends of GeerCemetery. “I mean figura-tively covered up — thatisn’t in the history books —and literally covered up bydirt and leaves, that we

don’t know. “Who knows how many

headstones were made ofwood that are gone today?To me it’s a symbol ofAmerica’s denial,” Eusticesaid.

Geer Cemetery, on fouracres of farmland onceowned by Jesse Geer, is one

USA’s “climate silence”

BY JAMAR NEGRONECHO STAFF REPORTER

Civil rights leader andObama supporter the Rev.Jesse Jackson visited N. C.Central University Friday to

rally students to vote earlyfor the presidential election.

Using his classic call-and-response interaction,Jackson had the audience

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Geer cemetery languishes‘Resting place’ overgrown and crumbling under lack of attention

BY MATTPHILLIPS

ECHO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Some 18-29-year-olds vote,some don’t. Butdivision isn’talong partylines or raceor religiousaffiliation.

Instead, themajor predictor of whetheryoung Americans will vote iseducation level.

Youth voters with either apartial or a full college-leveleducation vote at almostdouble the rate of those whohave not attended any col-lege.

In the 2008presidential elec-tion, 62 percent ofeligible collegeeducated youthvoted, as com-pared to only 36

percent of thosewho were eligi-ble, but who hadno college edu-cation.

N.C. CentralUniversity social work fresh-man Kendra Jones said shealready has made importantdecisions about the upcom-ing presidential election.

“I know who I’m voting for.I’m strong-minded about

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BY ERIKA BOLSTADMCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS (MCT)

WASHINGTON — For the first timesince the topic surfaced in apresidential race in 1988, nomi-nees made no mention of cli-mate change during the prime-time television debates thisyear between the presidentialcontenders themselves or theirrunning mates.

Debate moderators also

chose not to ask PresidentBarack Obama or formerMassachusetts Gov. MittRomney about the issue,despite a clamor by climateactivists and some not-so-gentleprodding on the part of punditsand scientists.

The national hush on cli-mate change — which became atoxic political issue after a cap-and-trade bill collapsed inCongress in 2010 — became so

deafening this election yearthat some activists dubbed it“climate silence.”

Some environmentalistsstruggled to summon enthusi-asm for the Democratic presi-dent’s re-election campaignuntil Obama’s assertion that“climate change is not a hoax”brought delegates to their feetat the Democratic NationalConvention.

Even former Vice President

Al Gore, whose film “AnInconvenient Truth” swayedpublic opinion on global warm-ing, made mention of it duringMonday night’s debate on for-eign policy.

“Where is global warming inthis debate?” he asked onTwitter. “Climate change is anurgent foreign policy issue.”

But no matter who takesoffice in January, the next

The Battle for America:Part four of a four-part

series

Youth withdegrees vote

Jackson callsall to register

and vote

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From talks of collidingplanets to the arrival of theAnti-Christ, human beingshave attempted to predictwhen the End of Times willoccur since before theCommon Era (AD).

Fast-forward to 2012 andthe Earth still stands.

Despite each failedprophesy, the public is per-sistent in its search for theEnd.

Current word on thestreet is that the Mayanspredict Dec. 21, 2012 to beDoomsday. Skeptics believethat day will come and go,as have all the other so-called Doomsdays.

And then the “Miami

Zombie” happened.On May 26, 2012, Rudy

Eugene chewed off 80 per-cent of Ronald Poppo’s facein an unprovoked attack.

The police speculatedthe street drug “bath salts”was involved; however, tox-icology reports only identi-fied the presence of mari-juana.

The event and incidents

that followed seemed tocome straight from horrorfilm director George A.Romero.

One man in New Jerseystabbed himself 50 timesand threw bits of intestineat police.

In Maryland, AlexanderKinyua killed his roommate

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Annoying alarmsFalse fire alarms dangerous, costly

BY JADE JACKSONECHO STAFF REPORTER

From a hold on youraccount to life-threateninginjuries, false alarms oncampus are creating majorproblems for students, theirsafety, finances and peace ofmind.

Between May and Octoberthere have been more than31 false fire alarms in N.C.Central University’s 10 resi-dential halls.

And the Durham CountyFire Department has shownup for every one.

This increasingly incon-venient safety precautionfrustrates NCCU students.Fire alarms continue to gooff and, according to the stu-dents, these false alarms arenot only an irritation, theyare costly.

“The thing is these alarmsare going off between 12 and3 o’clock in the morning,”said Brittney McPherson,executive secretary for EagleLanding Residence Hall.

McPherson serves as theliaison between theResidential Life Office andstudent residents.

“Residents are expectedto be out of the building inless than four minutes.”

As a resident of EagleLanding, which houses 408

beds, McPherson has beenfined for these false alarmsthat rush her out of bed dur-ing the wee hours of thenight.

“They do fine us. And wewill get holds placed on ouraccounts if we don’t pay thefine. I’ve lived in New Res IIsince 2009,” saidChristopher Nelson, a masscommunication junior.

New Residence Hall II,located on East LawsonStreet, has one of the highestnumbers of incident reportsfor fire alarm pulls on cam-pus.

“Sometimes alarms go offtwice a week,” said Nelson.“Usually it’s because peopleare smoking or cooking intheir rooms.

“When one smoke alarmgoes off, the entire buildingis expected to evacuate.”

Nelson accepts the dis-ruptions as a normal part ofdorm living. He said he does-n’t mind evacuating becauseit is in everyone’s best inter-est to continue following pro-cedure every time the alarmgoes off.

“I would just think peoplewould have more respect fortheir own living space. It’sjust a sign of immaturity ontheir part,” he said. “We have surveillance cam-eras at the fire alarm pull

stations because sometimesstudents are the ones pullingthe alarms without valid rea-sons,” said NCCUEmergency ManagementCoordinator Sergeant RobertMcLaughlin, adding thatthere is about a 50 percentchance that campus policewill catch the individualswho pull false alarms.

“When they are caughtthey are fined and chargedwith a misdemeanor forpulling the alarm,” saidMcLaughlin.

But when they are notcaught, residents are collec-tively held responsible.

“It costs the school $100every time the DurhamCounty FD comes out. Inturn we charge the stu-dents,” said Jennifer Wilder,director of residential life.

Even more upsetting forWilder is that some studentsdisregard the alarms, falseor not.

“People need to take firealarms seriously,” she said,adding that failing to evacu-ate is a life-threatening deci-sion.

“If they don’t evacuate,they could die.

No one wants to call thatstudent’s parents to say,‘Your child is dead becausehe refused to evacuate thebuilding.’”

of the oldest African-American cemeteries inDurham.

A story told to RobertaHughes Wright and WilburB. Hughes III, the authorsof “Lay Down Body: LivingHistory in AfricanAmerican Cemeteries,”states that before the ceme-tery was established, Geerused the land to bury an 11-year-old African-Americanboy who had been draggedand killed by a horse whileworking on Geer’s farm in1876.

A year later, Geer soldthe land to Willie Moore,John Daniels and NelsonMitchell for $50 to be usedas a cemetery for AfricanAmericans.

The cemetery, located at800 Colonial Drive, is hometo many prominent AfricanAmericans, including theRev. Dr. Augustus Shepard,pastor of White RockBaptist Church from 1901to 1911 and father of JamesEdward Shepard, founderof N. C. Central University.

Also buried there are Margaret Ruffin Faucette,founder of White RockBaptist Church, and EdianMarkham, founder of SaintJoseph’s African MethodistEpiscopal Church, two pil-lars of Durham’s African-American community.

“Many of these peoplebuilt Durham, and it’s apart of Durham that shouldbe seen as a monument,”Eustice said.

But today’s GeerCemetery, which has overthe years been called CityCemetery, Old City

Cemetery, East Durhamand Mason Cemetery, canhardly be described as amonument.

It has been neglectedsince it was closed in 1944by the Durham CountyHealth Department due toovercrowding.

The problem, Eusticesaid, is that nobody reallyknows who owns the land.

“I try to help take care ofit,” she said.

“It’s across the streetfrom my house so I’malways going to feel a senseof responsibility for it.

“Even if we move I’llfeel a sense of responsibili-ty for it.”

The Friends of GeerCemetery was formed in2003 to help clean up thecemetery, establish owner-ship and advocate formaintenance.

The group also has alsoworked to catalog thenames of the burials in thecemetery.

In October 2010, a newGeer Cemetery monumentthat reads “Geer Cemetery1877-1944” was installed,with stone donated byDurham Marble Works.

Triangle Brick donatedbricks and NathanielMcLaughlin and WilliamTurner did the installation.

The new monumentreplaced an old metalmarker that had fallen andwas covered by under-brush.

There are 1,532 docu-mented burials in thecemetery, but many areundocumented becauseDurham County did not

begin issuing death certifi-cates until 1908.

The cemetery has a longhistory neglect.

In 1900, under the head-line “Colored BuryingGround North of CityNeeds Attention,” areporter wrote: “The col-ored burying grounds, orcemetery, just beyond Mr.F. C. Geer's, out on theRoxboro road, is in ratherbad shape.

“Numbers of the graveshave sunken in, and insome instances not a thingcan be seen to even indi-cate exactly where some ofthe graves are located.”

In 1989, a Durham citycouncil member made amotion to have the ceme-tery cleaned up each yearduring Black HistoryMonth. This, Eustice says,has not been done lately.

The last major clean-upthe cemetery has receivedwas last May when KeepDurham Beautiful, Inc. didwhat they could in one day.

According to Eustice,many questions remainabout how to restore thecemetery.

She wonders: Can youput stones back together?

Can the names be foundfor unmarked graves?

“These are all questionsthat come to my mindwhen I think of how it real-ly ought to be,” Eusticesaid.

“The cemetery needs aserious commitment ofmoney, energy, and equip-ment to clean it out.

“I don’t know if that willever happen.”

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and proceeded to feast onhis heart and brains.

A less morbid but equallydisturbing case occurredwhen students and teachersat a Florida high schoolwere transported to adecontamination centerbecause of an inexplicablerash.

Software developerDavid Criswell is one ofmany zombie fans whothinks these unfortunatecircumstances are morethan coincidences.

“I think it’s radiationfrom nuclear power plants,”said Criswell.

He said that law enforce-ment’s inclination to blamedrugs and mental healthissues for disturbing activityis probably part of a cover-up.

Criswell said he has been

a fan of zombie lore since hewas a kid. When he saw“Dawn of the Dead” (1978),his fascination with theundead began.

His interest in the livingdead can be seen in hisdaughter, Alicia Criswell.She said the graphic novelof the “Walking Dead” iswhat piqued her interest.

The younger Criswellsaid that in the case of azombie invasion, herweapon of choice would def-initely be an axe.

“I’d prefer close combat,”said Criswell. “If you use agun, you might miss.”

Citizens aren’t the onlyones gearing up for a zombieinfestation. On Oct. 31, hun-dreds of military and lawenforcement officers willparticipate in a simulatedzombie apocalypse.

The purpose of the sum-mit is to counteract terrorfrom living beings ratherthan zombies.

"No one knows what thezombies will do in our sce-nario, but quite frankly noone knows what a terroristwill do," Brad Barker, presi-dent of the security firmHalo Corp., told theAssociated Press.

The CDC and U.S.Department of HomelandSecurity also have hoppedonto the bandwagon. Lastmonth, the U.S. Departmentof Homeland Securityissued a statement saying,“The zombies are coming!”as part of a health aware-ness campaign.

On the CDC’s blog,“Preparedness 101: ZombieApocalypse,” one tip reads,“Plan your evacuationroute. When zombies arehungry they won’t stop untilthey get food (i.e., brains).”

Though governmentagencies are taking ahumorous approach to thefictional issue, zombie sur-vival tips may prove useful –in both supernatural andnatural disasters. The theo-ry is that if people are well-equipped to handle onecatastrophe, they will beprepared for another.

If the hype turns out to bejust another false alarm,people will not have wastedtheir energy on unnecessaryresources – unless theyreplaced their hands withchainsaws.

that,” Jones said.The issue that tipped the

scale for Jones was women’srights. Threats and attemptsto limit women’s access toabortion services solidifiedher decision.

She said that abortionshould be available for allwomen to use at their dis-cretion, but they should beresponsible in doing so.

“Abortion should not betreated as birth control,”Jones said. “There’s toomuch free birth controlavailable to do that.”

Criminal justice fresh-man Destinee Winstead saidshe is most concerned aboutthe escalating cost of educa-tion, and the candidates’positions on that will influ-ence her vote.

Winstead said she hopesto become a police detec-tive, but by the time she fin-ishes her undergraduateprogram at NCCU she maybe forced to consider gradu-ate school.

The financial accessibili-ty of higher education maydetermine her future.

“A high school diploma

does not get it anymore,”Winstead said.

“I’ve always been inter-ested in law. I’ve alwayswatched ‘Law & Order,’‘CSI.’”

Jones agreed withWinstead about the impor-tance of ensuring the afford-ability of advanced degrees.

“You can’t really be suc-cessful without education,”Jones said.

“I know a master’s canget you a much highersalary, can get you a super-visor position.”

Crysta Cox, a staff mem-ber at the “WOW” restau-rant in the Alfonso ElderStudent Union, bucks thetrend of non-college educat-ed non-voters.

Unlike almost 75 percentof non-college educated 18-to-29 year olds, Cox says sheis definitely going to casther ballot.

Cox said she plans to votebecause she doesn’t like theway the working class isbeing portrayed as depend-ent on government hand-outs.

“I’m part of the middle-

class. I’m not dependent onthe government, but theones who do get help, wedon’t want to stop the littlehelp they get.”

Cox said she recently hada baby girl and will factorher child’s future into allvoting decisions. She addedthat her vision for the futureis to own a home.

“Right now it’s kind ofhard getting a house,” shesaid.

“I want it to be easier forher to get a house. That’severybody’s dream — ahouse. I know I want one.”

Eddie Jenkins, account-ing and finance junior, saidhe plans to vote for BarackObama.

Jenkins said he will domore research as the elec-tion nears, but so far formerMassachusetts governorMitt Romney hasn’t swayedhim.

“If you don’t vote you’regiving up your voice,”Jenkins said.

“The way the governmentis structured it’s the mostequal way to get thingsdone.”

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BY TRAE SPELLERECHO STAFF REPORTER

On the second floor of N.CCentral University’s W. G.Pearson Cafeteria sits a tinyoffice all the way in the backof the building.

The office’s walls arefilled with birthday cards,awards, pictures of staff andstudents who have graduat-ed.

The office belongs toShelita Nelson, Sodexo areageneral manager.

Nelson, who began work-ing at NCCU four years ago,has more than 22 years ofexperience.

She has worked atValdosta State University,Florida A&M University, andthe University of Chicago.“Do I have to give all my

background history? “I’ve worked at a lot of

universities,” said Nelson. Nelson said her parents

worked to instill a positivework ethic.

And she thanks them forthat today.

“My parents were alwaysthere and always motivatedme no matter what I wantedto do in life,” said Nelson.

Nelson, who was born andraised in Louisiana, endedup in food service by acci-dent.

She graduated with abachelor’s degree from

Xavier University ofLouisiana in accounting.

She then relocated andfound a job as an adminis-trative assistant, which ledher to her current position.

She is amazed that theone opportunity shereceived a few years aftergraduating college left herin the position she is in now.

“I got to this position bybeing nosey and asking ques-tions,” said Nelson.

“What other people weredoing and how they weredoing it always interestedme.”

Nelson is married andhas two children, 24 and 29.

In the kitchen, Nelson isknown as “boss lady.” Whenshe walks in, everybody getson their best behavior.

“Mrs. Nelson is a no non-sense kind of woman,” saidstaff worker Bianca Evans.

“You want somethingdone immediately, that’swho you go to.”

“She works hard to keepeverything in order.”

And work hard she does:“In a 24-hour day I’m usuallyworking 16 of those 24 hours.

“My day consists ofemails, phone calls, textsand Web mail.

“Only free time I have isat home,” said Nelson.

Nelson oversees otherdining services for Sodexo,including those at Bennettand Wesleyan colleges.

Along with NCCU, thesecolleges report contracts,customer service issues,employment relations, menuschedules and sales to her.

She said she’s privilegedto have 12 managers atNCCU helping her keepthings straight.

“I was fortunate enoughto have good role models inmy life and also a supportingfamily,” said Nelson.

“My main goal in life is tohelp others like I was helpedwhen I was younger.

“I want to be able to bringat least one person per yearinto this field, career ormanagement.”

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BY ANDRE LEE-MOYEECHO STAFF REPORTER

Kabreeya Lewis is a stu-dent concerned about thehealth choices of herpeers, and she is being rec-ognized nationally for herefforts.

She’s getting an HBOspecial, coming in 2013.

In a special episode ofits “Weight of the Nation”health series, HBO willdocument Lewis’s effortsin an episode called“Weight of the Nation:Kabreeya’s Salad Days.”

Lewis, an incomingfreshman from Goldsboro’sWayne School ofEngineering, grew interest-ed in student health duringher freshman year in highschool.

“It was just me beingcautious about my healthas far as heart disease, dia-betes, high blood pressure… my family has a historyof those things,” saidLewis.

According to the Centersfor Disease Control andPrevention, heart diseaseis the No. 1 killer inAmerica.

The Department ofHealth and HumanServices also states thatAfrican-Americans are 40percent more likely to con-tract diabetes and 50 per-cent more likely to contract

high blood pressure thantheir non-Hispanic whitecounterparts.

After polling the studentbody to get ideas about howto improve her and herpeers’ opinions on the sub-standard cafeteria foodthey were being served,she came up with an ideathat sparked a drasticchange in school nutritionpolicy: a salad bar.

A simple concept, yetone that was met with asurprising amount ofresistance.

“[There were] just a lot

of nos as far as me notbeing able to get the saladbar because they were say-ing — this was not themajority of Wayne Countyor Goldsboro saying theywant a change,” said Lewis.

With a little moreresearch and an unlimitedsupply of passion, Lewisdid bring her salad bar tothe Wayne School ofEngineering, as well as toGoldsboro High School.

“She always had pros-perous spirit and becauseof that spirit, doors thatmay have never appeared

were opened to her andshe took full advantage,”said Gary Hales, principalof her high school.

“Kabreeya was able toinfluence others toembrace a lifestyle thatemphasized health andhard work,” said Hales.

“We are very proud ofher and know she will con-tinue to thrive.”

But Lewis wasn’t in italone.

Like any good collegestudent, she gives creditwhere credit is due.

A flagship member ofthe Wayne County-basedagriculture awarenessgroup SWARM, Lewisreceived the support ofnot only her peers, butalso adults who were on amission to get “food jus-tice.”

Lewis’s goals are aslofty and admirable as herpast achievements.

She plans to become aninspirational speaker, andis already working on anautobiography and a bookof poems, each entitled,“The Art of Me.”

“I hope my actions canbecome a chain reaction,and that others can be aspositive and as motivatedas I am to do whateverthey want to do and make adifference, not only for theworld, but for themselvesin general,” Lewis said.

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“I got to this position by being nosey and askingquestions. What other people were doing and how

they were doing it always interested me.”

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repeat such affirmations as:“I am somebody. Respect me,protect me, never neglectme.” and “I can vote, I willvote, I must vote.”

Jackson summarized thehistory of the black suffragemovement, and the efforts heand many others put forthtrying to free the South fromsegregation and unequalstandards.

“In so many ways, I havestruggled to make this a moreperfect union,” said Jackson.

“You have a burden tomake a great nation greater.”

Jackson said the voter’srole of uncovering injusticesand calling for them to befixed is the role of the canaryin the mine, or the truth-tester.

Jackson also paid homageto the deceased members ofthe civil rights movement.

“We are a better nationtoday, made better by themartyrs,” said Jackson.

Jackson asked audiencemembers to stand if they hadany association with Pellgrants, financial aid, rela-tives in jail or foreclosure.

Almost everyone stood forat least one of the associa-tions he mentioned.

“There is no reason what-soever for an NCCU studentnot to be registered to vote,”said Jackson.

Among Jackson’s specificreasons students should votewere Pell Grant preservation

and the preservation of gov-ernmental affirmative actionprograms.

“[Affirmative Action] forblacks and women is not just amatter of equality, it is a mat-ter of justice,” said Jackson.“We must be actively involvedto protect our rights.”

Political science seniorJeron Hayes said the speechwas great.

“You’re more likely tocome out to vote if someoneof importance is speaking,”said Hayes.

Senior Charlotte Jacksonsaid that Jackson’s speechhelped reinforce the signifi-cance of the upcoming elec-tion.

“This is one of the mostimportant elections we areever going to face,” Jacksonsaid.

Belinda Jones, adjunctpublic health instructor, saidit mattered that Jackson wasboth a political activist and aman of faith.

“Being a person of faithdoes not negate your respon-sibility to be an active partic-ipant in politics,” Jones said.

Mass communicationdepartment chair CharmaineMcKissick-Melton said thespeech was inspiring, andshe hopes that students donot take the ability to votelightly.

“We as a people have diedfor the right to vote,” saidMcKissick-Melton.

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No Marco, no PoloNCCU pool looking good, but where are the swimmers?

Greek lifebuilds student

communityBrothers, sisters share camaraderie

BY JONATHANALEXANDER

ECHO ASSISTANT EDITOR

Money. That is what Thornton

Draper, associate professorand aquatics director, said itwill take to prevent anothershutdown of the N.C. CentralUniversity swimming pool.

“Maintenance, becausethe biggest problem thefacility has had is lack ofmoney to maintain the facil-ity,” Draper said.

“That’s the problem wehave all over campus.”

Virginia Politano, physi-cal education and recre-ation professor and chair,agrees.

For 12 years she said she

requested maintenance fundsfor the University’s swimmingpool but her requests werenever answered.

“This year we got supportfrom the administration,”Politano said.

“Students complained.When students complainthings get done. When I com-plain nothing happens.”

According to Politano,Facilities Management hascome up with $60,000 forthis year’s supplies andmaintenance.

The pool now has a $2,000service contract covered inthe budget that she hopeswill help continue to main-tain the pool for the future.

For three years, studentswaited for the NCCU

Olympic-sized (50 meters)swimming pool to reopensince repairs closed it downin 2009.

The pool reopened inJune.

However, AssistantDirector of CampusRecreation and Facilitiessupervisor, Willie Thomassays nobody uses it duringthe free time.

The pool’s hours are 6a.m. to 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 9p.m. Monday through Friday.

Thomas, one of the pooloperators, said he’ll seeabout two people on averagecome to the swimming poolin the morning and very fewin the evening.

“If this was a whiteschool, we’d have way more

people coming to the pool,”Thomas said.

“We could get more out ofthat pool if we rent it out toswim teams, but the schoolis primarily for the students.They don’t use it.”

He said there are six lifeguards getting paid $10 anhour to watch water.

Thomas thinks it has to dowith students fear of swim-ming.

Next semester Politanosays the department plans toimplement water safetyclasses to train students tobecome life guards.

Campus recreation doesoffer a free water aerobicsclass on Tuesday andThursday which Thomassays mostly faculty use.

BY TAIQUAN UZZELLECHO STAFF REPORTER

Amondre Smith, N.C.Central University publichealth and pre-medicinejunior, joined a Greekorganization for the cama-raderie.

“One will obtain asense of authentic broth-erhood and sisterhood,”said Smith, a member ofPhi Beta Sigma FraternityInc.

“Other organizationsneglect to illuminate theimportance of those twowords.”

Fraternities andSororities are Greek let-ter organizations.

According to the NCCUwebsite, there are cur-rently nine Greek letterorganizations on campus— The Divine Nine.

They are comprised ofAlpha Kappa Alpha, ZetaPhi Beta, Sigma GammaRho, Alpha Phi Alpha,Iota Phi Theta, Phi BetaSigma, Delta Sigma Theta,Kappa Alpha Psi andOmega Psi Phi.

Alpha Kappa AlphaCquadayshia Harrington,social work graduate,encourages students toresearch Greek Life andtalk to other Greek Lifemembers if they have aninterest in an organiza-tion.

All organizations holdevents, such as informa-tional programs for stu-dents and the local com-munity.

Both sororities and fra-ternities encourage stu-dents to join their organi-

zations with recruitmentevents throughout thesemester.

“I joined Kappa AlphaPsi Fraternity Inc., forseveral different reasons.Kappa Alpha Psi matchedmy personality the best,”mass communication jun-ior Dennis Meeks said. “Iliked what the kappa’swere doing around cam-pus my freshman year.”

Greek membershipcontinues after gradua-tion.

“When you join a fra-ternity or a sorority, youare making a lifetimecommitment,” Harringtonsaid.

Harrington said one ofthe hardest parts of beingin a Greek organization ismanaging her time wisely.

She recommends stu-dents have a good balanceof school, friends andtheir organization.

Greek organizationshave the opportunity togive back to their commu-nity and participate incommunity service events.

“Kappa Alpha Psi doesseveral community serv-ice projects aroundDurham,” Meeks said.“The main two are theBrother to Brother men-toring program andHighway Clean-up.”

Greek life assists stu-dents at NCCU as theybegin their career aftercollege.

“By networking throughyour fraternity or sororityyou possibly have endlessamounts of people you canconnect with to begin yourcareer,” Meeks said.

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Domestic violence — ‘The worst kept secret’The criminal justice and law departments try to raise awareness for domestic violence in October

BY JONATHANALEXANDER

ECHO ASSISTANT EDITOR

More than two millionwomen and men around theUnited States are assaultedby their partners annually —and most will not say a wordabout it.

Throughout October,Domestic ViolenceAwareness Month, Alpha PhiSigma, the criminal justicehonor society, has been col-lecting cell phones and otheritem donations for theDurham Crisis Relief Center.

“We collect phonesbecause they give them tothe women when they are

leaving the shelter as theirfirst tool if they call thepolice to seek assistance,”said Lorna Grant, assistantcriminal justice professorand adviser of Alpha PhiSigma honor society.

She explained that most ofthe time, abusers will taketheir partner’s phone to keepthem from contacting any-one. As a result, abusers gaincontrol over their victim.

Domestic violence is whentwo people get into an inti-mate relationship and oneperson uses a pattern of coer-cion and control against theother person during the rela-tionship and/or after therelationship has terminated,

according to the N.C.Coalition Against DomesticViolence website. It oftenincludes physical, sexual,emotional or economicabuse.

In a panel discussion onOct. 9 in the Albert WhitingCriminal Justice Building,hosted by Alpha Phi Sigma,Corporal Thaddeus Ochmansaid there were 2,400 domes-tic violence cases in Durhamin 2011.

He also stated that everyyear there is a 10 percentincrease in domestic vio-lence in Durham.

About one in threeAmerican women have beenphysically or sexually

abused by a husband orboyfriend at some point intheir lives.

However, some of thesevictims still do not leave.

“On campus there are stu-dents that have been victim-ized and are fearful to talkabout it,” Grant said.

“They do not know how toseek help and many believethey are by themselves whenit comes to that.”

Assistant Clinical LawProfessor and AttorneyDeria Hayes said shebelieves it’s an emotionalattachment. Leaving, shesaid, is the most dangeroustime for the domestic abusevictim.

“The problem withdomestic violence is that it isvery secretive in nature,”Hayes said. “People don’ttalk about it.”

Hayes said it’s importantto be aware because itaffects others and couldresult in death.

She points to the shootingin Milwaukee where a manwalked into his wife’s work-place, after being ordered toturn over all his weaponsafter a domestic dispute, andkilled three women and him-self.

Hayes has hosted a three-part panel discussion of herown in collaboration withfive other HBCUs to discuss

domestic violence.“In having the discussion

I’m trying to make sure peo-ple have access to legalinformation they may nototherwise have,” Hayes said.

“I’m making sure I’mengaging students in the con-versation about how we canaddress domestic violence,dating violence, and stalking,but also how we can be a partof the solution.”

Grant echoes the samesentiments.

“They need to be giventhe knowledge base or beaware, then they can sharethe knowledge to those theyknow are being abused,” shesaid.

5Campus EchoWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012 Beyond NCCU


CLIMATE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

administration will have totake bold steps to addressglobal warming and its con-sequences, environmentalexperts say.

Already, sea levels arerising in some places, andsea ice covering the ArcticOcean fell to the lowestextent in satellite historythis summer.

Emergency managershave begun grappling withmore intense hurricanes,drought and other extremeweather that could be tiedto changing global temper-atures.

In contrast to their lackof discussion on climatechange, both candidateshave talked extensivelyabout developing domesticfossil fuel energy duringthe debates, with Obamadisappointing some envi-ronmentalists by not turn-ing his back on traditionalsources of energy.

The question isn’twhether anything must bedone on climate changeafter the election, saidAndrew Steer, president ofthe World ResourcesInstitute, an environmentalthink tank.

The question instead iswhat must be done andwhether it’s too late to ade-quately address globalwarming, he said.

“We are at the moment ina period in American histo-ry when, for various rea-sons, there’s been a conflu-ence of factors that com-bined have led to thisastonishing unwillingnessto grapple with what clear-ly is a huge issue for thefuture for us all,” Steersaid.

“I’m not confident that itwill change. It’s a very seri-ous and extremely discour-aging situation right now.”

The time spent on theissue may have beeneclipsed by the economyand increasing gridlock inWashington.

But in 2008, presidentialcandidates devoted 10 to 15minutes to debating cli-mate change, said Brad

Johnson, who helpedlaunch the “climatesilence” activist website forForecast the Facts andFriends of the EarthAction. But there is onesign of progress for thosetracking the issue.

A Pew survey releasedlast week found that thepercentage of Americanssaying that there’s solidevidence of global warminghas steadily increased overthe past several years.

Pew found that 67 per-cent of those polled believethere’s solid evidence theEarth’s average tempera-ture has been gettingwarmer over the past fewdecades, said LeahChristian, a seniorresearcher for the PewResearch Center.

That’s up 4 percentagepoints since Pew asked thequestion last year, and up10 points since 2009, a lowpoint for American atti-tudes toward global warm-ing.

It remains unlikely,though, that Congress willhave the bipartisan where-withal to once again takeon global warming. ThePew poll shows thatDemocrats are more likelyto believe the Earth iswarming.

“We continue to see awide partisan gap on thisissue,” Christian said. “Thepartisan gap hasn’t reallyshifted a whole lot.”

That may be why much ofthe work to address climatechange is happening out-side of Washington, saidSteer, who pointed toCalifornia’s plans inJanuary to launch its owncap-and-trade program forlarge polluters and utili-ties.

Reducing emissionsdoesn’t have to be a parti-san issue or one of big gov-ernment, he said. With aframework in place, hesaid, much of the work canbe left to the private sectoror state and local govern-ments with creative ideas.

“In the meantime, we

may need to rely on leader-ship elsewhere,” Steersaid. And the electionmay prove a turning point,say environmentally mind-ed political strategists.

It can be a winning issueon the campaign trail, saidBetsy Taylor, a politicalstrategist who works withenvironmentalists.

She teaches candidatesand advocates to talk aboutputting American ingenuityto use to address globalwarming, rather than focus-ing on science. They alsoneed to focus on theimpacts of extreme weath-er, she said.

In that context, peoplesee climate change as theirproblem, not a farawayglobal one. “It’s here,” shesaid. “People believe it.”

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Early voting kicks offW E D N E S D A Y , O C T O B E R 3 1 , 2 0 1 2

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On Oct. 18, N.C. Central University stu-dents flocked to Brant Street to kick offthe first day of early voting. The areabetween Eagle Landing and RuffinResidence halls looked like a Political

Block Party. Radio personality Wade Banner mannedthe turntables and people showed up with Obamashirts and voting signs. The Marching Sound Machine

played selections to keep the crowd hyped. The Rev.William Barber, president of the North CarolinaNAACP, chronicled the struggle African Americanshave faced fighting for the right to vote.

After that he changed his tone.“Who’s heard that song ‘The Wobble’?” asked

Barber. DJ, play that song for me because we’re goingto ‘wobble’ to the polls!”

Once Banner played the popular song by V.I.C. thecrowd ignited and people started to wobble andmarch towards the Alfonso Elder Student Union.

The band and members of Student GovernmentAssociation and Royal Court led the crowd of hun-dreds to the Alfons Elder Student Union to cast theirvotes.

Early voting ends Nov. 3 and Election Day is Nov. 6.

Photography by Gabriel Aikens and Saige Brown

Freshman Lashonda Smith assisted in registering students to vote.GABRIEL AIKENS/Echo photo editor

Sophomore Jasmine McClaine and the Eclipse dance team performed during the get-out-the-vote rally.SAIGE BROWN/Echo staff photographer

The Rev. William Barber II, North Carolina president of the NAACP, spoke to students at the get-out-the-vote rally.GABRIEL AIKENS/Echo photo editor

N.C. Central University sophomore Norman Jones marched with a sign toward the voting booth.GABRIEL AIKENS/Echo photo editor

Mr. NCCU, senior Steven Cannady, showed his support of President Obama. GABRIEL AIKENS/Echo photo editor

Obama supporters were out in full force at N.C. Central University on Oct. 18.SAIGE BROWN/Echo staff photographer

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012Campus Echo

Dress code woesStudents take advantage of weak regulations


As students transitionfrom high school to college,the line between profession-alism and inappropriatenessoften becomes blurred.

In primary and secondaryschools, dress codes rangefrom light regulations likeno hats to strict regulationslike mandatory uniforms.

Though public collegessometimes have dress codes,students are treated likeadults and expected to knowhow to dress.

Some, however, takeadvantage of this freedom.

Without constant supervi-sion from parents and staff,the hems rise and the waist-lines lower.

N.C. Central Universitywas no exception.

So Charlie Nelms, formerNCCU chancellor, began amovement to discouragewhat he called “suggestive,revealing clothing, by men orwomen,” along with sloppyclothes and nightwear.

But the impact did notlast.

Darlene Eberhardt-Burke, interim chair ofhuman sciences at NCCU, isone proponent of collegedress codes. Shesaid she has seen a lot ofmen sagging, women withexposed breasts and otherquestionable attire on cam-pus.

“I was in the cafeteriaone day and I saw a boy witha naked woman on his T-shirt,” said Eberhardt-Burke.

She said students may beemulating media and othercultural influences.

“On predominantly whitecampuses, it’s more casual,”said Eberhardt.

“You won’t see a lot ofmicro-minis or 6- inch stilet-

tos.”She said that inappropri-

ate clothing not only gives anunprofessional impressionbut also presents a safetyissue.

“You can’t tell the differ-ence between a student anda street thug or street walk-er,” said Eberhardt-Burke.

“That’s the reason for alot of crime.”

Though the campus doesnot have a dress code, somedepartments do.

The department of sociol-ogy forbids tight shorts, hats,sagging pants and low-cuttops.

Annette Bailey, adjunctinstructor, supports thedepartment’s regulation.

“This is supposed to be aplace that is preparing peo-ple to make a place forthemselves in the world,”said Bailey.

“College is a practiceground.”

Bailey is concerned thatwhen students pursue jobs,they won’t be able to transi-tion their method of dress.

She said that some youngpeople may not realizethey’re being judged andwill consequently be turnedaway.

“What is that need to beso revealing? What is themessage and who are youtrying to send it to?” askedBailey.

One particular trend thatBailey wants to see disap-pear is sagging trousers.

She said that though shedoesn’t see it much now, it’sstill a problem.

Bailey pointed out thatthe controversial trendbegan in a less-than-fashion-able institution.

In prisons, the combina-tion of ill-fitting uniformsand lack of belts led to con-victs wearing their pantsbelow the crotch.

“You’re in college, so whywould you emulate a groupof people who’ve beendeprived of their freedom?”asked Bailey.

While she’s aware thattimes have changed sinceshe was in college, she wantsyoung people to distinguishbetween media and reality.

“I don’t want us to makethat jump from dressingcasually to dressing likewe’re all on TV in an MTVmusic video,” said Bailey.

“I want my students to beclean and not looking likethey’re going to a nightclub.”

Psychology sophomoreJasmine Green does not sup-port dress regulations butagrees that club attire isunacceptable.

“There shouldn’t be adress code but you shouldknow what’s appropriate,”said Green.

She said that some stu-dents take it to the extremewith see-through tops withtheir bras out and crudegraphic T-shirts.

When she sees peopledressed like that, she feelsthat they have no self-respect or moral standards.

Terry Huff, coordinator ofDimensions of Learning atNCCU, said that the way astudent dresses does notdefine who they are, but maygive them a negative reputa-tion.

“Our students are veryintelligent and in tune,” saidHuff.

“It’s just that some oftheir choices may send amisconception.”

Huff doesn’t want his stu-dents to feel pressured buthe said they should knowthere is a time and place foreverything.

“I’m not saying studentsshould wear neckties, butthere are ways to dressappropriately,” he said.

KendrickLamargood kid, m.A.A.dcityInterscope/TDE

of on the black hand side

Kendrick Lamar tookthe world by storm on Oct.22 when he released hishighly anticipatedInterscope label debut,“good kid, m.A.A.d city.”

The Compton MC hasdeveloped a widespreadbuzz in hip hop circleswith projects like O(verly)D(edicated) and his debut

studio album, “Section 80.” Lamar, who is known for

his thought-provoking andconscious lyrics, presenteda new style— the abilityto tell sto-ries throughhis music,like thegreat hiphop story-tellersEminem,Biggie andNas.

In GKMC he tells thestory of a good kid (him-self) experiencing a madcity (Compton, Ca.) througha lyrical movie.

Lamar, also known asK.Dot, opens the albumwith the track “SheraneA.K.A. Master Splinter’s

Daughter.”Sherane is agirl K.Dot whomet at a houseparty duringhigh school.

Hoping tohook up withSherane, heborrows hismother’s mini-van to drive to

her house. As the song nears an

end we hear a voicemailon K.Dot’s phone left byhis mother.

From the message welearn that Kendrick wassupposed to be home in 15minutes and that Sheraneis one of the neighbor-hood’s “hood rats”— hencethe song title.

The first part of thealbum chronicles the per-ils of Compton, with songslike “The Art of PeerPressure” and “M.A.A.D.City.”

Deep down, K.Dot is agood kid, but he getssucked into the evil thingsCompton had to offer whenhis friends pressure him totake drugs and participate

in gang violence. With lines like “Look at

me I’m usually drug freebut I’m with the homies,”K.Dot lets us know thatthis isn’t the usual for him.

He’s smoking marijuanabecause his friends are.

Later we find out thatK.Dot smoked marijuanalaced with PCP, or angeldust. Which is where“m.A.A.d.” comes from:“My. Angels. on Angels.Dust.”

In the end, the death ofa close friend’s brotherleads Lamar to a realiza-tion, which becomes thetheme of the end of thealbum.

He finally understandshimself, and learns hemust love himself.

On the track “Real,”Lamar plays with the manydifferent meanings of theword. Are you “real”because you representyour hood (The GangBanger)?

Are you “real” becauseyou try to escape life tomake something of your-self (The Good Kid)?

GKMC is an example ofwhat hip hop should be.

Real.

— Trenton Little

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2012Campus Echo

Fest celebrates diversity International Festival displays array of cultures at NCCU


Students, staff and com-munity members celebrat-ed diversity at N.C. CentralUniversity’s sixth annualInternational Festival lastweek.

The crowd gathered inthe Alfonso Elder StudentUnion for the multicultur-al event, which included avariety of music, food andculture from LatinAmerica, Europe, Africaand Asia.

Nursing freshmanFantasia Blue was volun-teered at the event.

Blue and six other stu-dents from Tita Hunter-Herod’s Spanish II classassisted with the Asiatable.

Blue said that a lot ofpreparation went into theevent.

“It took three hours to

prepare the egg rolls,” shesaid.

Blue said she especiallylooked forward to the foodtasting.

The arrangementincluded “arroz con pollo,”beans, tortillas and redvelvet cheesecake.

The popular Indiandessert Rasmalai wasdonated by English profes-sor Kuldip Kuwahara, whois from Punjab, India.

Kuwahara said that foodis one part of raising thelevel of peace conscious-ness on campus.

“We need food forthought,” said Kuwahara.

“Once there’s food, peo-ple will sit down and talk

together.” Kuwahara dressed in a

traditional Indian dressknown as a Saree, or Saricomplete with a bindi, aforehead decoration thatrepresents the third eyeaor inner eye.

A Saree is a length ofmaterial – Kuwahara’s wassix yards – draped aroundthe body.

Sarees are draped dif-ferently in differentregions of India.

After eating, the crowdsettled down to view theperformances, whichopened with a dance bythe Association of Studentsfor a Better Africa.

Other highlights were a

belly dance by MastewalGezahegn, singing byVitavious Wilson and danc-ing by the Spanish club,Voces Unidas.

Students from theBushido Judo School alsodemonstrated martial artstechniques with audienceparticipation.

Hilarity ensued whenaudience members werepulled onto the floor todance to the Korean hit“Gangnam Style.”

Spanish junior ErinMclaughlin, a member ofVoces Unidas, performedto a song that translatedinto “Where I ComeFrom.”

Mclaughlin said she waspleased to see differentcultures come togetherand have fun.

“It’s important to seethat we have a lot of inter-nationalization on cam-pus,” she said.

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Photos record major marches

BY CHRISTA WATSONECHO STAFF REPORTER

The Hayti HeritageCenter’s exhibit “One MillionStrong” captures unity inseven human rights marches.

The exhibit includes photo-graphs of marches from 1995-2005, starting with the MillionMan March and ending withthe Millions More MovementMarch.

Katina Parker, filmmakerand photographer, created theexhibit to show how peopleunified for a common cause.

“It was a wonderful experi-ence,” said Parker.

“Each march was differentand it was amazing to seethousands of people gatheredtogether at four in the morn-ing for a cause they were pas-sionate about.”

Parker was initially one of12 artists selected for last year.

“Last year we called forartists and we chose her workas one of the exhibits, butbecause she needed time forpreparation, we postponedher exhibit until now,” saidJanella Sellars, interim direc-tor of the Hayti Center.

“She has wonderful workand we wanted to use it.”

Parker has been working onthis project for 10 years, sinceshe was a senior at WakeForest University.

“My family participated incivil rights movements and Iknew that I would do some-thing in terms of that as well,”she said. “So when I heardabout the Million Man March,I wanted to go and experienceit.”

Although Parker has a longlist of titles, including teacherand writer, she loves photogra-phy and filmmaking more.

“I started off drawing andwriting when I was around 7,then I received a camerawhen I was 13 and from thereit’s been my calling,” saidParker.

Five special programs atthe Center encourage peopleto see the exhibit.

The next program, “ThePeople United Part II -- APost-Election StrategySession,” will be held Tuesday,Nov. 13 at 7 p.m. will encour-age everyone to vote — notjust for president, but for statelegislatures.

“It’s important that people

vote for state legislatures andcouncil members becausethose are the people thataffect us more directly thanthe president,” said Parker.

The Hayti Heritage Centeris also raising money so theexhibit can travel. Their goalis $10,000; so far they haveraised $7,000.

Parker is excited at theprospect of having her workknown in other places, andhopes that people get a senseof unity from her work.

“The purpose is to remem-ber a time when people gath-ered for a common agenda,”said Parker.

“It shows that looks don’texceed our common goals toaccomplish what we need to.”

One of the marches shephotographed was particularlysignificant to Parker.

“The Million Youth Marchspoke more to me becausewhile people were there fortheir cause, there were a lot ofpolice officers there as well tocontrol it, and I saw thepolice’s aspect along with thepeople,” she said.

After photographing theMillions More MovementMarch, Parker decided to puther pictures together.

“At the Millions MoreMovement March, there weresome that seemed tired ofprotesting, although otherswere still showing their pas-sion,” said Parker.

“Then it seemed that peo-ple were using the marchesfor profit by selling propagan-da, and it felt like people lostsight on what marches arereally for, so I’m not sure if Iwould’ve done another oneafter this.”

The “One Million Strong”exhibit has been shownaround N.C. and in LosAngeles, and according toParker, it has had a goodturnout so far.

“Groups of people havecome to check it out and havegreat feedback to give me,”she said.

“I’m always curious fortheir opinion because I livedit, and hopefully they see thepassion in my pictures.”

The exhibit runs throughNov. 30.

More information is avail-able at www.indiegogo.com/onemillion-strong.

Sports Campus EchoWEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 201210


BY JONATHAN SPRUILLECHO SPORTS REPORTER

The chance to erase thememory of a loss at thebuzzer in the quarterfinalsof the MEAC tournament isfinally here for the N.C.Central University Eagles.

Head coach LeVelleMoton has not forgottenabout the game-winningshot that ended his team’sseason, but he is ready tomove on.

This year could go eitherway for the Eagles, who areseeing a lot of turnover ontheir roster.

Losing three startersfrom last year, Moton isconf identin his teambut knowsthat therewill be abit of al e a r n i n gcurve.

“ T h eteam isyoung and inexperienced— with that comes immatu-rity,” said Moton.

“This team will be ledby committee.”

There will be more com-petition among the playersfor playing time and therole of “team leader” withthe departure of senior for-ward Dominique Sutton.

Last season, Sutton ledthe team in scoring at 16.4points per game, while alsoleading in rebounds (7.4)and steals (2.2).

“We lost a monster,” saidMoton.

“If anyone made a mis-take, [Dominique] wasthere to bail them out.”

Among the players towatch on this year’s team issenior guard Ray Willis.

He finished last seasonsecond in scoring and inminutes on the court,receiving second-team all-

conference honors.Willis and junior guard

Emanuel Chapman willgive the Eagles a solidchance in the MEAC.

Their playmaking abilityshould be a major part ofwhat the Eagles do early inthe season, as they look tobuild chemistry and findother emerging talents.

One of those emergingtalents will be junior guardJeremy Ingram.

“I used last season asmotivation to come backand do the things for theteam that I didn’t do as wellas others, and at the sametime do the things I didwell even better,” said

Ingram.

I n g r a mbecame akey con-tributor tothe Eagles’last season,a v e r a g i n g9.3 points

per game. He also scored acareer-high 27 pointsagainst Howard University.

The Eagles are lookingto build upon last year’sfifth-place finish in theMEAC, when they posted animpressive 17-15 overallrecord.

Moton said there’s a lotof parity among the teamsin the conference, and isvery excited about theupcoming season.

The Eagles will be testedearly in the season withaway games at NorthCarolina A&T Universityon Dec. 1, and a matchupwith the Golden Eagles ofMarquette University onDec. 29.

The season kicks off Nov.10 when the Eagles travelto Wichita State University.

The first home game isNov. 12 against Johnson &Wales University.

“This team will be led by committee. ”

LEVELLE MOTON

HEAD COACH, MEN’S BASKETBALL

Dawn of ‘Super Teams’ – death of NBA?W ith the NBA season

tipping off thisweek, most fans are

on the eager to take in theopening-day match-ups.

O nOct. 30,t h eB o s t o nC e l t i c swill takeon theM i a m iH e a t ,and theD a l l a s

Mavericks will travel to LosAngeles to take on theLakers.

I approve. I am one of those fans

anticipating the return ofbasketball.

However, I must admit I

do not like where the NBA isheaded.

Since LeBron’s cowardlydecision to take his talentsto South Beach and joinDwyane Wade and ChrisBosh, the new norm is forall-stars to look for other all-stars to team up with tomake a super team.

Carmelo Anthony fledDenver to unite with AmareStoudamire and TysonChandler.

During the off-season thissummer, the Lakers addedDwight Howard and long-time rival Steve Nash to cre-ate their own super team.

Who’s next?Yeah, there are fans and

analysts out there who likethe “Super Team” theoryand think it’s good for theleague.

I disagree to the fullestextent.

Michael Jordan neverwould have joined a teamwith Larry Bird or MagicJohnson because of his willto compete.

Likewise, I do not thinkMagic Johnson or LarryBird would have wanted tojoin the Bulls with MichaelJordan.

They wanted to be knownas NBA greats.

You can’t be the greatestwhen you’re playing along-side players who arearguably in that same con-versation LeBron.

Pave your own way,LeBron.

The trio of LeBron James,Dwyane Wade and ChrisBosh accounted for 70 of theHeat’s 98.5 points per game,

with each player averagingmore than 20 points pergame.

So how can Lebron beconsidered the greatest ?

I’m no Skip Bayless — Ijust want to see the best bas-ketball the NBA has to offerand the “Super Team” theo-ry is not it.

Super Teams in the NBAwipe out the small marketteams, like my hometownteam, the Charlotte Bobcats.

Attendance was so poorat their games last seasonthat the Bobcats were forcedto give away tickets.

The only time the TimeWarner Cable Arena wasnear capacity was— yeah,you guessed it—when theLakers or the Heat came totown.

The more Super Teams in

the NBA, the fewer smallmarket teams, which meansfewer NBA teams overall.

Mark Cuban, owner of theDallas Mavericks, said it thebest: The super team theorydoesn’t allow the small mar-ket teams to compete on thesame level playing field thatthe large market teamshave.

The only option smallmarket teams have is in theNBA draft, he said.

“Small-market teamsmust draft smarter, becausethats the only way they cancompete,” said Cuban.

The Oklahoma CityThunder is a small-marketteam that made it to thefinals last season.

They have been able tocompete because of theirrecent success in drafting

Kevin Durant, RussellWestbrook, James Hardenand Serge Ibaka.

Cuban is the owner of alarge-market team, butknows the ins and outs ofbusiness in the NBA.

Large-market cities likeMiami and Los Angeles offerathletes who become freeagents more revenue andamenities small-marketcities can’t match.

While the Oklahoma CityThunder have been success-ful, the large-market vs.small-market team debate inthe NBA will end in one way.

In the end, the issue oflosses and money will be toomuch for a small-marketowner to take.

The NBA is about money.If you aren’t making

money, you’re dead.

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When it is intentionalhaving children can bea wonderful experi-

ence. Science has given us the

choice to have some controlover when wewant to havechildren or notby creatingbirth control.

I am a big fanof birth control.

We are alladults, butfalling in lovedoes not meanwe want to bringchildren into the

picture just yet. I had an interesting conver-

sation with some of my malefriends discussing the contro-versies of male birth control.

I am so for it!No objections whatsoever. Women have had the awe-

some choice of birth control forthe past 52 years. So why notinclude our male counterparts?

I’d like to see equal respon-sibility between men andwomen when it comes to pre-venting childbirth.

On another note, would aman keep up with taking hisbirth control?

Maybe. Maybe not. I think emphasizing the ben-

efits of birth control wouldencourage men to take it.

Benefit No.1, preventing thefertilization of the female eggby sperm.

Researchers have beenworking on a drug called JQ1,which is supposed to createamnesia for the male reproduc-tive system, tricking the bodyinto forgetting how to producesperm.

Researchers have only test-ed male mice for efficiency.

The positive side is it canprevent reproduction and alsobe reversed when the male andhis partner have decided theyare ready to rejuvenate hisbaby making machine.

They have not solidifiedusing this drug yet because ofthe risk of mutation to othercells in the male body. It wasoriginally discovered throughcancer research.

The next benefit is the greatbalance of contraceptionresponsibility. Instead of theargument , “You said you were

on the pill!” being the insultingaccusation thrown at thewoman, let it now be a respon-sibility shared by both parties.

Of course it should be any-way, but realistically whocatches the blame when we arethe only ones using birth con-trol?

Women.Society’s blame game contin-

uously leans more towardswomen when it comes tounplanned pregnancies.

I think male birth controlwould be a groundbreakingbarrier for male responsibility.

I do not support what somemay perceive as a benefit:reckless fornication. I repeat Ido not support reckless forni-cation, but for those of you inlong term relationships wehave to be considerate of reali-ty.

Couples tend to become verycomfortable with each other,especially after being intimate

for a long time.Not many will talk about

using the pull-out method. Butit happens.

It’s not something lookeddown upon either, secretly thatis.

So what do you think thebenefit of a male birth controlpill would be for a crazy in lovecouple wanting to enjoy eachother more fully?

Unprotected sex?Let’s hope not, because birth

control doesn’t prevent sexual-ly transmitted diseases, includ-ing HIV.

So many different perks to amale birth control pill, but Ifeel that I’ve mentioned themost important ones.

Outside of a vasectomy therearen’t many options given tothe male species for preventivecare.

As a woman I have plenty ofoptions to choose from.

I think men would be opento the concept of a having thischoice available to them.

The main thing that con-cerns me is if they will beresponsible enough to remem-ber to take the pill or evenhonest about being on it?

In conclusion it’s still worththe inquiry. More research sci-entists!

Create a pill for Jack andnot just Jill.

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As a woman I have plenty of options to choose from. Ithink men would be open to the concept of having this

choice available to them ... will they be responsibleenough to remember to take the pill?

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Vote darn it!Dear Editor,

At a time when this countrydesperately needs to move for-ward, politicians are trying todrag us backwards by targetingthe voting rights of African-Americans, like me, and othervulnerable populations.

While they say the goal is tostop voter fraud — which isimportant — their intentionshave more to do with trying tomanipulate the system forpolitical gain.

As a college student at N. C.Central University, I make upone-fifth of the electorate — 44million eligible young voters —and we will not be silenced.The Declaration ofIndependence states all menare created equal.

To live up to that ideal, wemust prevent misguided law-makers from blocking eligible

Americans from voting. All who are eligible must be

allowed to vote. Recently, the Student North

Carolina Association ofEducators, or SNCAE, has

been doing all it can aroundthe state to ensure that all eli-gible young voters will have avoice in North Carolina.

They have had voter com-mitment campaigns, where

members would ask as manypeople as they could to justcommit to vote because regis-tering is not enough.

Later on in October therewill be trick or vote campaigns,where members will go outinto the community and knockon doors and remind peoplethat November 6, 2012 isVoting Day.

Even here at NCCU thelocal SNCAE chapter heldwatch parties advocating vot-ing and ensuring that voterswere knowledgeable about thecandidates.

Know your state laws andcorrect polling location.

Your vote is needed to keepour democracy strong and ournation moving in the rightdirection.

Donavon HarbisonSecondary Math EducationMajorSNCAE State President

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Support the Sound Machine!

Dear NCCU Alumni,Students and Friends:

Yes indeed, the NCCUMarching Sound Machinewill be out numbered atapproximately 2.5 to 1, con-fident and undaunted, whenit proudly performs againstthe approximately 375member band of Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU)Marching Wildcats.

Although B-CU has oneof the best marching bandprograms in the UnitedStates and the world, ourband students will proudlymake the trip to supportand lift the spirits of ouroutstanding NCCU Eaglesfootball team, alumni, stu-dents and fans this week-end, in Daytona Beach, Fla.,as the musical ambassadorand voice of NCCU’s “EaglePride, Amplified”!

Last Sunday, at theAdrian Carroll Battle of theBands at NCCU’s O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium, NC A&T’sBlue & Gold MarchingMachine displayed approxi-mately 225 or more bandmembers for this year, dur-ing their performance. TheNCCU Marching SoundMachine also performed inthe same Battle of theBands.

NCCU only has approxi-mately 150 marching bandmembers for this year, via— in my personal opinion— a very shortsightedNCCU administration,hasrefused to plan effectivelyfor the pressing resourceneeds and growth develop-ment of our marching band,over the last five years ormore.

The NCCU band directorworks wonders and tireless-ly with what he has, andoften has made very posi-tive and award winning dif-ferences in many band com-petitions over the last 11years, with his very faithful

and dedicated band stu-dents and faculty assistants,coupled with volunteerband staff, who work withhim.

However, the NCCUadministration — in mypersonal opinion — hascontinued to be unrespon-sive towards the total needsof growing the NCCUMarching Band into arespectable Division I mem-bership size, comparablewith its national MEACpeers and State of NorthCarolina Division I (FCS)rivals like NC A&T, WesternCarolina and AppalachianState, to name a few.

Something has to bedone to bring the NCCUMarching Sound Machineinto respectable Division Istandards with its MEACpeers — FAMU, B-CU, SCState, Norfolk State andNCA&T. The top 5 Bandprograms in the MEAC,range from about 225 to400+ in band student mem-berships. NCCU is the 4thlargest student populationsized school in the MEAC,but nowhere close to 4th inthe MEAC regarding march-ing band student member-ship. Something seems to bewrong with that picture.NCCU can and must do bet-ter regarding the muchneeded support and fund-ing for its marching band.

It has become very con-cerning to many of ouralumni, students andfriends, regarding our bandprogram, being constantlyoutnumbered against thetop 5 band programs in theMEAC. During the CircleCity Classic this year inIndianapolis, Indiana, theMarching Sound Machinewas outnumbered morethan 2 to 1, via the SouthCarolina State’s Marching“101” Band.

NCCU can do much bet-ter. No one is saying thatNCCU needs a 300 member-ship marching band at thispoint and time. But, there is

no excuse why the NCCUMarching Sound Machineshould not be funded for aminimum of 225 - 250 bandmembership — about thesize of NC A&T and NorfolkState.

It is time that NCCUalumni, students andfriends start to speak out,regarding the much neededsupport for the band. Ourband students should neverbe put at any resource dis-advantage, regardingNCCU's lack of appropriatemarching band support, asthey are now and have beensubjected to, over the lasttwo years or more.

Think about it EagleNation. You know that I amspeaking the truth!

Please help NCCU tofinancially support andgrow our band.

If you feel the same wayas I do, please let ourNCCU Marching SoundMachine band studentsknow that you are proud ofthem, and support them,with your advocacy on theirbehalf, by writing the NCCUVice Chancellor of StudentAffairs, the Chancellor andthe NCCU Board ofTrustees and let them knowhow you feel about addi-tional support for our Band.

Your financial supportvia the NCCU Foundation,targeted for the NCCUMarching Sound Machine,or your active membershipwithin the Sound MachineBooster Club, would begreatly appreciated by ourmarching band students.

Additional informationregarding the SoundMachine Booster Club maybe obtained at:http://NCCUsmbc.com.

Thank you for your sup-port of our NCCU MarchingSound Machine band pro-gram and its student mem-bership.

Yours in Truth & Service, Dennis W. Ellis NCCU Class of 1977

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