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DECEMBER 1, 2004

CampusPARADYCE creator

Pierre Batchler is bask-ing in sweet success

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SportsAn Echo and athlet-ics champion says

her goodbyes

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A&ERenowned alumnatalks ‘blackface’ to

Greensboro students

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FEATUREThe game room in theAlfonso Elder Student

Union is a ‘corner pocket’yet to be discovered

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Trustees OK fee increasesFaculty senateseeks

changes No confidencevote advanced

Eleven of 18 faculty sena-tors voted to form a commit-tee to explore the possibilityof drafting a vote of ‘no con-fidence’ in N.C. CentralUniversity’s administration.

Six senators votedagainst the proposal andone abstained at the Nov. 22meeting.

Chemistry professorWendell Wilkerson madethe motion to form the com-mittee. He said he did sobecause, among other mat-ters, the departments werenot getting budgets.

“In a parliamentary pro-cedure, I offered the motionthat a committee be createdto draft a bill of particularsfor a vote of no confidence,”Wilkerson said.

“If that committee meetsand finds that there are noparticulars, it would be moot-ed. If positive, then it will goback to the faculty senate.”

According to the minutesof the meeting, the senatorsraised 15 concerns.

These included: delayedfaculty contracts, communica-tion failures between facultyand administration, problemswith the distribution of edu-cational technology funds,lack of department budgets,administration interferencewith department hiring,tenure problems, and a top-heavy provost’s office andadministration.

Chancellor James H.Ammons, responding to ane-mail from the Campus

N.C. Central University’sBoard of Trustees hasapproved a 5 percentincrease in fees for cafete-

ria meal plans and dormrooms, as well as anincrease in educationaltechnology and athleticfees.

The increases must beapproved by UNCPresident Molly Broad andthe Board of Governors.

If approved, the increas-es are expected to generateabout $300,000 per year.

All meal plans will go up$86.

The mandatory athleticsfee will be increased by $25.

Mandatory technologyfees will be increased by$29.

The technology feeincrease will bring in$187,280 to pay for comput-ers, software and network-ing.

Student activities, healthservices and parking feeswill not be changed.

According to the Office ofPublic Relations, each stu-dent can expect to see a feeincrease between $264-$286, depending on theirdorm selection.

According to NCCUadministrators, the feeincreases will help the

University keep pace withrising utility costs and bringhigher quality services tostudents.

Greg Marrow, NCCU’schief information officer,said the technology feeswill help the Universityimprove its computer labs,networks and wireless con-

BY LOVEMORE MASAKADZAECHO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

BY JOELENA WOODRUFFECHO ASSISTANT EDITOR

Walker comes home

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BY STEPHANIE CARRECHO STAFF WRITER

Meal plan, technologyand athletic fees may

jump next fall

A$7 million re-design and reno-vation of N.C.

Central University’sW.G. Pearson Cafeteriais taking shape.

The project repre-sents one more step inthe $121.2 million beingspent on new construc-tion and renovations atNCCU.

The funds came froma $3.1 billion North

Carolina bond passed onNov. 7, 2000 for the UNCsystem and the state’scommunity colleges.

The redesign, whichis being done by MarchéDesign, an African-American design firmlocated in Columbus,Ohio, is the first phase inthe complete renovationof the cafeteria.

Marché is known forits design work at other

Universities, but this istheir first project inNorth Carolina.

The redesign willexpand the cafeteria toa total of 50,000 squarefeet, up from its current26,986 square feet. Boththe Old Senior Buildingand the Annex Buildingwill be torn down forthe expansion.

PEARSON SETFOR FACELIFT$7 MILLION PROJECT COMPLETE IN 2007

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SGAinducts,at last

LeRoy T. Walker, one ofN.C. Central University’sformer chancellors, camehome Thursday, Nov. 18 totalk about leadership.

According to the formerNCCU chancellor, being aleader means leading ateam and giving that teamfull recognition.

Walker was NCCU’sinterim chancellor from1983-1985 and chancellor in1986.

He also served as thechair of the Department ofPhysical Education andRecreation, head trackcoach and vice chancellorfor University Relations.

He is widely recognizedas one of the great trackcoaches of the 20th century.

“Leaders have to grip tothe fact that their successdepends on others,” saidWalker.

According to Walker,leaders experience joy

when they pass theirinspiration onto others.

Walker participated inthe Legacy of LeadershipLecture Series sponsoredby the James E. ShepardMemorial Library.

William Friday, presi-dent emeritus of theUniversity of NorthCarolina, and CharlesGaddy, veteran television

journalist, also participat-ed in the series.

Gaddy is the author of“An Olympic Journey,” abiography on Walker. Thebiography traces Walker’slife from the streets ofAtlanta to a coachingcareer at NCCU and withthe U.S. Olympic Team.

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Mold removed, butbooks not yet home

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It has been over a yearsince 600,000 mold-infestedbooks were removed fromthe James E. ShepardLibrary.

“I had to go to Duke to geta book, which is hard to dowhen you have homeworkand a job,” said RoderickHeath, a mass communica-tion junior.

Psychology senior JamesMungo Jr. said it is a hasslenot having the books in thelibrary. “It’s a problemwhen you have to go toanother school,” saidMungo.

Even though the cleaningbegan Oct. 8 was completedNov. 19, the books are stillunavailable.

According to senior proj-ect manager for capitalprojects, Virgil Bryan, thebooks are going to be storedat Durham Exchange ClubIndustries until the libraryrenovation is complete inOctober 2006.

“Students can tell thestaff of the library whatbook they need and thebook will be removed fromDECI for the student,” saidBryan.

The books were cleanedusing a process in whichthey were placed in dry-ing/dehumidification con-tainment areas until themold went dormant.

Afterwards, the bookswere cleaned either by vac-uuming them in an isolationchamber, or if needed, a dryrubber eraser method wasused.

“No chemicals were usedand all books were wipeddown,” said Bryan.

According to Bryan, notall of the books were infect-ed with mold.

“We wanted to be carefuland make sure,” saidBryan.

Library ServicesDirector Lionell Parker saidall the books had to be

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BY DENEESHA EDWARDSECHO STAFF WRITER

BY RONY CAMILLEECHO STAFF WRITER

BY TIANA ROBINSONECHO STAFF WRITER

After three consecutivepostponements, the SGAinauguration ceremony washeld Monday, Nov. 29 in theAlfonso Elder Student Union.

The inauguration, whichhas been a school traditionsince the SGA’s conception,was pushed back becauseof scheduling conflictsbetween the administrationand SGA members.

“It was just about findingthe time to accommodateeveryone,” said SGAPresident D’Weston Haywood.

“There were other issuesthat had priority over it.Homecoming kind of creptup on us.”

The ceremony acts as aformal entry into the SGAfor officers and staff.

Frances Graham, associ-ate vice chancellor ofStudent Affairs, explainedthe meaning of the occasion.

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cleaned as “a precautionmeasure.”

“We’d rather be over-protected than under pro-tected,” Parker said.

The library’s bookstacks were closed in fall2003 and students couldnot check out the books.

The inconvenience

frustrated students.“It gets crowded

because there is no roomand that causes it to get hotin the library,” said nursingjunior ShuRhonda Kirk.

The renovation ofShepard Library is partof N.C. CentralUniversity’s $121.2 mil-

lion Higher EducationBond Program.

Over $4 million will bespent repairing the library’sexterior, installing a firesprinkler system, replacingmechanical systems and con-trols, and upgrading the ele-vator and the electrical sys-tem.

N.C. Central Universityhas expanded its partici-pation in 21st CenturyCommunity LearningCenters, after-school pro-grams that help elemen-tary and middle school stu-dents improve their end-of-grade test scores in lan-guage arts and mathemat-ics.

NCCU and DukeUniversity collaborate torun the program and pro-vide tutors. The program isfunded with a $300,000grant from the N.C.Department of PublicInstruction and the U.S.Department of Education.

The new centers, whichwill also serve high schoolstudents, will operate outof Ebenezer MissionaryBaptist Church, BethlehemTemple Apostolic FaithChurch and Faith Gospel

Tabernacle United Church.Existing centers are

located at FisherMemorial United HolyChurch and NorthsideBaptist Church.

“We believe our expan-sion efforts will afford usan opportunity to have aneven greater impact in theDurham community,” saidprogram manager WillieTabor.

According to RilandraBatise, program adviser atthe Ebenezer MissionaryBaptist Church, studentsare benefiting from theprogram.

“We help the childrenwith homework and takeup their progress reportsfrom their school to keepup with their improve-ments and what we need towork on,” said Batise.“There is a good interac-tion between the studentsand the tutors.”

Political science sopho-

more A.J. Donaldson, atutor at EbenezerMissionary BaptistChurch, said it’s importantto help kids in the commu-nity.

“The achievement gapis ever-widening and it’simportant that we as col-lege students help closethat gap,” Donaldson said.

One student Donaldsonhelps with language arts isAmanda Heath, a sixthgrader from Lowe’s GroveMiddle School.

“I really feel as thoughthe program helps me,”said Heath.

Tabor said their goal isto have 300 students par-ticipate in the after-schoolprogram.

According to Tabor, 20students receive tutoringat Ebenezer MissionaryBaptist Church.

“Next year, we are hop-ing that their test scores goup,” said Batise.

“The new plan willaccommodate more thanenough of the expectedgrowth of the students,” saidVirgil Bryan, senior projectmanager of NCCU’s capitalprojects.

“There are going to besome challenges and incon-veniences during the con-struction. We want to mini-mize them as much as possi-ble, but it has to be done.”

According to Bryan, theentire renovation, whichwill expand the diningcapacity from 400 to 1,200,will be done without closingthe cafeteria. He said thatMarché designer ModdyNolan visited cafeterias atUNC-Chapel Hill and N.C.A&T to formulate ideas forthe redesign.

An NCCU committee alsoprovided input to the designteam. The committee includ-ed Roland Gaines, vice chan-cellor of Student Affairs,Charles O’Dour, vice chancel-lor of Financial Affairs, andTammie Hall, HUBB coordi-nator of Financial Affairs.

Former SGA presidentKian Brown and TempleCunningham, SGA director ofpublic relations, also con-tributed.

The design will featurehigh glass walls and sky-lights to provide an open-airfeeling.

“It will almost feel like amall when you’re in here,”said Bryan.

An underground walkwaywill connect different levelsof the building. The bottomlevel will be home to a food

court and the ticket office. The renovation will also

include a chancellor’s din-ing area and a facultylounge. The dining area andlounge will each have a bal-cony.

“It’s beautiful, but is itgoing to happen?” askedKristen Jones, criminal jus-tice senior.

The design phase of theproject must be approved bythe state constructionoffice, the department ofinsurance and theUniversity. Then contrac-tors will submit bids for theconstruction.

Major construction isscheduled for completion inDecember 2006, but theentire renovation is notexpected to be finisheduntil November 2007.

“I will definitely be look-ing forward to coming backand seeing the additions tothe campus. I think it’sgoing be worthwhile andworth the wait that a lot ofstudents have endured,”said Cunningham, a masscommunications senior.

“It will be better for thestudents so that it’s notalways packed in there,”said Patrick Long, an ele-mentary education sopho-more.

Pearson Cafeteria wasfirst built in 1966 at a cost of$640,000. It was last renovat-ed in 1991. The cafeteria isnamed after ProfessorWilliam Gaston Pearson, aclose friend of Dr. James E.Shepard, the University’sfounder.

Walker became presidentof the U.S. OlympicCommittee in 1992. He wasthe first African Americanto serve in that position. Hewas president of the com-mittee during the 1996games in Atlanta.

According to Walker,leaders must surroundthemselves with quality peo-ple or “super others,” as hecalled them.

“You must give them cred-it,” he said. “Your successdepends on them. You can’tmicromanage. You have toget them to understandthat.”

Walker is known for beingthe first African-AmericanOlympic head coach whenhe led the U.S. Olympictrack and field team in the1976 Montreal games.

During the 1996 Olympicgames, Walker played acalming role when a bombexploded killing one personin Centennial OlympicPark.

The 1996 Olympics wereheld just blocks away fromhis childhood home on

Pearson Street. Born in 1918, Walker was

one of 13 children. His grandparents were

slaves. During the GreatDepression in the 1930s heworked in the family’s bar-beque restaurant and win-dow cleaning businesses.

Walker was also presentduring the 1968 Olympicgames in Mexico City whenTommie Smith and JohnCarlos, two African-American track stars,famously raised their armsin support of the CivilRights Movement during anawards ceremony.

According to Walker, headvised Smith and Carlos tomake sure they knew whatthey were getting them-selves into if they wentahead with the protest.

Walker added anecdotal-ly that there was a simpleexplanation why one of theathletes raised his rightarm and the other his leftarm.

“They only had one pairof black gloves,” saidWalker.

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nectivity.“We want to be competi-

tive with every school in theUNC system,” said Marrow.

NCCU webmaster DerekBrinson said that it’s neverjust a matter of buying com-puters and technology.

“After you’ve paid offyour car, you still have topay maintenance bills,” saidBrinson. “It’s like that withtechnology.”

But students are not allhappy about the fee increases.

According to sophomoreclass president DerekPantiel, a fee increase is notnecessary.

“The money we arealready receiving is notbeing used properly,”Pantiel said.

“The increase should gotowards other things. Whatabout the departments thatare struggling?”

Pantiel suggests that theUniversity teach studentshow to help fund the

University themselves bywriting grants and propos-als.

Other students are justtired of the rising cost ofattending college.

“Why do they continue toraise prices at school?” saidnursing junior VictoriaBailey.

“I don’t think they realizethat every percent theychoose to raise in fees affectsus — especially me, since I’man out-of–state student.”

But other students under-stand the need for the feeincrease.

“An increase in fees forimprovements of our dailylives on campus is mandato-ry,” said health educationjunior Brittany Rueben. “Aswith anything, for betterquality you have to paymore.”

The proposed increasescome after a 8.5 percenttuition increase that wentinto effect this year.

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BY NICOLE SPRUILLECHO STAFF WRITER

Downloading music andspam are the main reasonsN.C. Central University com-puter networks are often

d o w n ,according toG r e gM a r r o w ,NCCU’s chiefinformationofficer ofinformationtechnologyservices.

“The roleof the CIO is

to stay focused on the needsof the students and theneeds of faculty and stafffrom a technology perspec-tive,” said Marrow.

Marrow has worked atIBM, Nortel and the SASInstitute.

“The number one prob-lem we’re facing as anorganization is the constantinflux of viruses into thecampus networks,” he said.

These viruses get on thenetwork when infected filesare downloaded.

When students openstrange e-mails from unfa-miliar senders, a virus canget on the network withoutthe student’s knowledge.

With this in considera-tion, the ITS team is in theprocess of making the com-puters on campus moresecure.

“We are in the processnow of putting new software,policies and procedures intoplace to guard our machineson campus against thoseviruses,” said Marrow.

Greg Marrow’s job as thechief information officer isto provide technology plan-ning for the campus.

He also ensures that thecampus is able to enhanceteaching and learningthrough the use of technology.

ITS is developing a way tohelp students become moreaware of viruses and moreeducated about informationtechnology.

Starting spring 2005, theIT program will introduce astudent technology supportorganization.

Students who are major-ing in computer science andwould like to gain experi-ence working in the technol-ogy field will be encouragedto join this organization.

The ITS team is alsoworking on a web page thatstudents can visit to stayabreast of the changes hap-pening on campus in termsof technology.

ITS also plans to estab-lish technology educationdays to be held in theAlfonso Elder StudentUnion.

“Our intent is to begineducating students, facultyand staff on what you can do,what you can’t do, what func-tions are available, and whatis offered through the net-work,” said Marrow.

But Marrow said themaintenance of NCCU’scomputer network is theirbiggest priority.

“One thing that is frontand center for us is makingsure that our network isavailable 24-7, 365 days ayear.”

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BY NARISSA SMITHERMANECHO STAFF WRITER

Catorra Simes gets back toher dorm around midnightfrom her shift at Bojangles.

After her morning classes,she grabs a nap from 11 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.

Then she catches the 1:10p.m. DATA to Bojangleswhere she works anothernine-hour shift.

On the weekends she does-n’t get in until 1 a.m.

Simes, like many studentsat N.C. Central University,has a part-time job.

But it’s a part-time job thatcomes close to being a full-time job.

According to Simes, sheonly has about three hours aday to study and about sixhours to sleep.

Simes said she carries a14-hour course load andearns mostly Bs and Cs.

“I am a political sciencemajor and my classes requirea lot of reading,” said Simes.“And because I work, I do nothave a lot of time to study.”

“I work at least 35 to 40

hours a week,” said Simes. Many students are in the

same situation as Simes. They work because they’vegot bills to pay: cell phonebills, car payments, tution,books, rent and more.

Criminal justice freshmanKathleen McGhee, works atTicon Properties 30 hours aweek. She said she has justone hour “more or less” tostudy each day.

Business administrationsophomore Loletta Simelton,who works at ExquisiteOccasions, a catering firm,works 20 hours a week and istaking an 18-hour course load.

“Time management istruly critical and can beextremely difficult at times,”said Simelton. “But it can beaccomplished with greatorganizational skills.”

But some professors saytoo many students lack theseorganizational skills andspend too much time work-ing, not studying.

“Students who work fulltime often find themselveswith NWs or Fs at the end ofthe semester,” said English

instructor Joyce Ellis. “Only the most disciplined,

focused, single-mindedundergraduates seem able tocombine the two obligations.”

Ellis said that working stu-dents are not successful intheir studies because they fallbehind in their assignmentsand perform poorly on exami-nations.

According to Ellis, stu-dents working at outside jobsoften submit substandardwork and have excessiveabsences.

She said they are oftensleepy and fail to contributesignificantly to the class.

“Rarely have I seen thosewho can work and satisfytheir academic obligations,”said Ellis.

Ellis is not alone. Englishinstructor Lynne Jeffersonsaid that students get into trou-ble with their studies whenthey work too many hours.

According to Jefferson,students overload themselveswith work and then findthemselves struggling to passa class that they need in orderto graduate.

Working students flirtwith academic failure

Too often work schedules hamper studies

A one-way ticket toPARADYCE

NCCU student finds success in the clothing businessBY STEPHANIE CARR

ECHO STAFF WRITER

The alarm clock sounds.It’s 8 a.m. A N.C. CentralUniversity student is get-ting dressed for her morn-ing class.

As she looks through hercloset she sees top namebrand labels: Baby Phat,Roc-A-Wear, Ecko, RalphLauren, Lacoste, andPARADYCE.

This is a sight thatPierre Batchler, creator ofPARADYCE Clothing,wants to see more often —his line of clothing next tothe top brands.

PARADYCE Clothing,which was started byBatchler, a history junior,in November 2003, can berecognized by its signaturepalm tree and globe, whichsymbolize relaxation andthinking outside of the box.

The company’s top itemis the T-shirt which theylabel with quotes such as“Simplicity stands out themost” and “Dare to dream.”The company’s T-shirts sellfor $15-$25.

The success of the com-pany surprises no one morethan Batchler who said theidea for the line came tohim as an epiphany.

“Just a blessing fromGod,” he said. “Somethinglike a light bulb over myhead.”

Batchler, who grew up inHarlem, said he wants tosell clothes that promote apositive lifestyle.

“To promote drugs, guns,and violence is a reality,”said Batchler.

“But it’s boosted me topromote more positivethings; the positive always

outweighs the negative. Wehave all taken college alge-bra before.”

PARADYCE is a feel-good clothing line aimed atmaking customers feelgood about themselves.

“If everyone feels supe-rior, then we all progress,”said Batchler.

According to Batchler,his clothes have an empow-ering message.

Each piece of clothinghas a something to say,whether it’s subliminal or

plainly stated. “When you wear these

clothes you bring positiveattention to yourself andsend a message at the sametime,” said Batchler.

“Positive confessions —that’s why I made thisclothing line.”

Coliscia Elwin, aPARADYCE sales repre-sentative, said that thebusiness is on solid footingwith Batchler at the helm.

“Pierre is a very hardworking individual and I’m

glad to be a part or whathe’s doing,” said Elwin.“When he puts his mind tosomething he doesn’t letanyone detour him.”

Batchler’s plans toattend law school and writea few books.

But for now, improvingPARADYCE is his mainconcern.

“This is my humblebeginning,” said Batchler.“As my finances progress sowill the quality of my mate-rials.”

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Graham, acting as therepresentative for RolandGaines, vice chancellor ofStudent Affairs, remindedthe SGA officers and staff ofthe responsibilities thatcome with being representa-tives of the student body.

“I just took the time tocongratulate the students,”said Graham. “I encouragedthem to keep their integrityintact.”

For SGA presidentD’Weston Haywood, the

inauguration delays didn’tchange the significance ofthe event.

Haywood said that heknew his responsibilitiesbegan at the beginning ofthe school year and thedelay didn’t matter.

“I know that the inaugu-ration is symbolic,” saidHaywood.

“But in some ways it’s agood thing that it happenedat the close of the semester,”he said.

”It’s like a relief and areward now that the semes-ter has come to an end. Wenow have a reason to cele-brate.”

Chancellor James H.Ammons administered theoath of office for Haywood.

Haywood administeredthe oath of office for SGAvice president SeanWilliams.

Sean Williams adminis-tered the oath of office forthe SGA cabinet.

Echo, said that the facultyhas valid concerns and he isworking to address them.

He said he plans to appointa task force to review theissues raised at the meeting.

“I believe the faculty areconcerned about having thetools and resources theyneed to do their jobs,”Ammons said.

“As the chief executive offi-cer of NCCU, it is my respon-sibility to make sure that ourfaculty, staff and administra-tion have what they need toperform their job effectivelyand efficiently. When I’minformed about issues andconcerns, I feel compelled toaddress them and that is whatI’m going to do.”

But Kofi Amoateng, facul-ty senate chair, said the voteis not valid because one for-mer faculty senate chair, whowas not supposed to vote,voted.

Amoateng said the motionwas “prestaged” and hewants the issue to be dis-cussed at the next facultysenate meeting Friday, Dec.3.

“The motion did not havemerit,” Amoateng said. “Youcan’t drive the father andmother away so that kids cantake over.”

Amoateng said the peoplebehind the motion have apersonal agenda and most ofthem are disgruntled formerdepartment chairs.

“They are crying for theirown heads,” Amoateng said.“They have not added muchscholarship on campus.”

He said a decision for avote of no confidence wouldgive the University a negativeimage.

Wilkerson said the motionto form the committee wasnot anything personal. Hesaid faculty members aregenuinely concerned aboutthe needs of the students.

He said that theChancellor addressed hisconcerns in a follow-up meet-ing on Nov. 23 and that most

of the problems have beencaused by a lack of communi-cation between the adminis-tration and the faculty.

Criminal justice professor,George Wilson, said, amongother issues, he is concernedthat educational technologyfunds are not channeledtoward student needs.

“Students do not havepaper to print their work,toner and other supplies,” hesaid.

Wilson said NCCU’s facul-ty has a tradition of sacrific-ing for students, even buyingsupplies for them.

“It has now reached apoint where people can nolonger continue doing that.”

Wilson, a teacher at NCCUfor 20 years, said the morale ofthe faculty “is at the lowest Ihave ever seen.”

Wilson said he cannot seethe situation improving unlessthere are drastic changes inthe administration.

Some faculty membersthink that the administrationis doing a good job.

Branislav Vlahovic,physics chair, said the prob-lems are only coming upbecause the provost isdemanding high standardsfrom the faculty members.

“I think the provost is doinga great job,” Vlahovic said.“What is irritating other facul-ty members is that she is mak-ing changes. She has set high-er standards than before.”

Vlahovic said theUniversity has grown underthe current administration asevidenced by, among otheraccomplishments, increasingenrollment.

Ammons said that he iscommitted to addressing thefaculty’s concerns, he is goingto meet with the differentdepartments before the endof the academic year, and heis going to have general meet-ings with the faculty.

“We are going to imple-ment some changes in theOffice of the Provost,”Ammons said.

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HACKENSACK, N.J. — Prideyourself on being an honestperson? Well, Julian Keenanwould like you to try not tolie for a month.

“Try telling a cop whopulls you over what you real-ly think or a hostess what youthink of her food,” saidKeenan, a Montclair StateUniversity professor. “You’llsee how difficult it is andhow much a part of your lifelying is.”

According to Keenan, whohas been researching theworld of deception for 10years, everybody lies.

Keenan, an associate pro-fessor of psychology whotrained at Harvard MedicalSchool in neuroscience, iseasy to talk to, energetic andenthusiastic.

“The average person tellsat least one lie per day,” saidKeenan, who admits he is notthe greatest at spotting fib-bers.

What surprised him themost in his studies of hun-dreds of Montclair State stu-dents is how prevalent lyingis, how bad people are atdetecting it and how differ-ent the genders are at lying.

Women, for example, tendto lie about their age, weightand looks — makeup, plasticsurgery, clothes that enhanceor manipulate the body.

“Men exaggerate howmuch they make and theirjob title or grade point aver-age,” said Keenan, 34. “Theytend to lie about wanting toget married and saying theywant to have children.”

But why lie at all? Thereare some good reasons thatprobably go back 5 millionyears, said Keenan, directorof the university’s CognitiveNeuroimaging Laboratory.

“Lying has played a keyrole in our evolution, in mak-ing humans, human,” hesaid. “It’s one of the mostamazing, sophisticated,advanced cognitive abilitieswe have. All evidence indi-cates that we are geneticallyprogrammed to lie. The liarhas such an advantage over

you. So the gene is passedon.”

Keenan points to therecent presidential election.“The party that lied betterhad an advantage and won,”he said.

It is a lesson learned early.About 95 percent of childrenlie, Keenan said, and theystart the practice early — atthe tender age of 2.

“We find it is a sign in chil-dren of high intelligence,” hesaid. “They have to be able tounderstand that you havethoughts. They need to hidethe cookie from you, notthemselves. Very few ani-mals lie, except maybe a fewapes. It’s one of the hall-marks of humans.”

It could also be why wefind pets so endearing. ButKeenan’s studies involvehumans, his decade-longresearch done with studentsurveys, videotapes andaudiotapes. His findingshave been published in topscientific journals.

Keenan, who has lecturedinternationally, included hisstudies on deception in abook published last yearcalled “The Face in theMirror: The Search for theOrigins of Consciousness.”Co-authored by Keenan, Dean

Falk and Gordon Gallup, itexplores why some speciesdevelop self-awareness andothers do not, and when andhow we become aware of ourpresence and thoughts.

Of course, some peopleare better at the game thanothers, regardless of age.What makes a good liar is theability to read the other per-son’s mind. Con artists areterrific at it.

“If you can get into some-one’s mind, you’ll have a realadvantage,” Keenan said.“The key to being a reallygood con artist is being areally good mind-reader,telling someone what theywant to hear.”

Getting into someone’smind is also what dating isabout, Keenan said. “Menwant to find out what womenwant to hear and womenwant to know what men wantto hear.”

And what, did he find, dothe sexes want to hear?

“Men like to hear thatthey’re funny and smart,”Keenan said. “Women wantto hear that a man makesgood money and wants to getmarried and have kids.”Another attribute of the goodliar is being self-aware.

“People who are aware of

their own thoughts and areintrospective are actuallybetter at reading you,”Keenan said. And, the longeryou are in a relationship, thebetter you are at telling ifyour spouse is lying, he said.

But hey, aren’t we hearinga lot about moral valuesthese days? Doesn’t lyingcome under that heading?

“Morally, lying is wrong,”said Keenan, who earned hisbachelor and master of artsdegrees from State Universityof New York-New Paltz, andhis doctorate in bio-psycholo-gy from State University ofNew York-Albany.

Advantage or not, lyingultimately carries a big pricetag: loss of credibility.

Currently, Keenan is con-ducting research with anelectrode cap that is put on astudent’s head to registerbrain waves. Polygraph testsare mainly physiological, hesaid, and register heart rate,sweating, etc.

“We would like to come upwith a neuro-polygraph test,”he said. “By monitoringbrain activity, we’re trying tosee if the brain is doing cer-tain things while someone islying. I’m trying to find thearea of the brain responsiblefor deception.”

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e v e r y d a y— have youe v e rpaused tow o n d e rhow youh a v ebecome anexpert onw o r l devents.

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lives on the line each andevery day.

They call on people whodon’t appreciate beingcalled upon.

In some countries theyare sometimes whipped,and sometimes impris-oned, for asking difficultquestions.

Journalists have seentheir colleagues blown upby bombs, yet they stillhave to go out there andget the story.

According to Committeefor the Protection of jour-nalists, 48 journalists havebeen killed around theworld this year.

Of the 48, 23 were killedin Iraq, the rest werekilled in in countries likethe Philippines, Sri Lanka,R u s s i a , B a n g l a d e s h ,Nicaragua and Ivory Coast.

It’s disturbing to hearabout the harassment ofjournalists.

Some people think jour-nalists face obstacles onthe war front, or only inthe Third World countries,but it happens in America.

In fact, here in NorthCarolina one of N.C.Central University’s distin-guished products, a formersports editor at theCampus Echo, was arrest-ed Nov. 14 for doing hisjob.

Demorris Lee, areporter at The News &Observer, went to Iraq ear-

lier this year so that hecould tell the readers theIraq story.

But he survived the dan-gers in Iraq only to bearrested for asking ques-tions back home.

When he came backfrom Iraq, Lee participat-ed in the annual CampusEcho Bootcamp andshared his Iraq experi-ences with NCCU’s aspir-ing journalists.

Those who attended hispresentation will remem-ber that he ended his slideshow with a photograph ofhis lovely daughter.

For the love of tellingthe story, Lee venturedinto the unknown. Andwhile many people appre-ciated his reporting, fewrealized that the life ofsomebody’s beloved daddywas on the line.

The journalist’s fight fora story is not only on thewar front, as shown by therecent arrest of Lee.

To conduct his routinereporting duties, Lee hadcalled a property roomtechnician with theDurham Police about testi-mony she had given abouta robbery three years ago.

She filed a harassmentcomplaint which led to hisarrest.

Fortunately, DurhamDistrict Attorney JimHardin dismissed thecharges for lack of evi-dence.

In a press release citedin The News & Observer,Hardin said the chargesagainst Lee had “signifi-cant implications” forissues of the FirstAmendment and freespeech.

Everyday journalistsaround the world faceobstacles.

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I remember a time when therewas about a 30-mminute wait just

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The pool hall just seems so dead. To draw more people in, the Student

Activities Board brought in television moni-tors.

On top of that, they included Xbox andPS2 game consoles with a wide variety ofgames to play.

And it’s free to play with a valid studentID.

Come on now people. It’s free!Even this new attraction isn’t creating any

more traffic in the hall. There is no reason why the union isn’t

packed every night. Fellow students, let’s bring campus life

back to the way it used to be. Let’s bring it back to the days when

nobody went home because there were somany things to do in the union.

The pool tables have new felt. They havenew pool sticks with great tips. They have aslew of video games.

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“Urban Legend” pops offwith the gangsta track “UDon’t Know Me.”

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He has been featured ontracks like “Encore” by Jay-Z, “Live this Way” byDilated Peoples and“Selfish” by Slum Village.

He even played thepiano on Lauryn Hill’s 1998hit “Everything isEverything.”

Recently he was featuredon the Truth Tour withUsher and Kanye West.

The CD features some ofhip-hop’s most talented andcrafty artists like KanyeWest, Snoop Dogg and pro-duction by Will.I.Am of theBlack Eyed Peas.

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Since graduating fromN.C. Central University in1987, McIver has traveledacross the United Statesdisplaying exhibitions ofself-portraits in blackface.

Recently, she movedbeyond self-portraits intopaintings of her mother

focusing on the transfor-mation of her mother frombeing alive to her death ofpancreatic cancer.

McIver invited art stu-dents from NCCU N.C.Central to make their wayfrom Durham toGreensboro to hear herlecture about her work andher close relationship withher mother.

She discussed her workintensively to the studentsmaintaining points aboutdetails, expressive brush-strokes, and bright, vibrantcolors.

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problems with racism shehad while attending gradu-ate school at PennsylvaniaState University.

Art professor IsabelChicquor said McIver usedclown-face to pretend to besomeone else during hercollege years.

From her wearing thismask, she painted herselfin whiteface later movingto blackface while in grad-uate school.

Ultimately, McIvershocked her audience withopen visuals of racism andstereotypes.

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When viewed, itbecomes personal to theaudience taking a look intoher psyche as an artist anda black woman.

The audience simplyfalls in love with the colorof the paintings whilebeing puzzled by her self-portraits.

Her work is currentlybeing represented at theKent Gallery in New YorkCity. It is on display atWeatherspoon until Dec.19.

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From meto you:Thanks

Ihave always wanted tobe in the sports world.When I was recruited to

be a volleyball player hereI never realized how farinto sports I would get.

Not a lot of high schoolathletes get a chance to

play in col-l e g e .

But I did.My volley-

ball teamwon a CIAAc h a m p i -onship. Iwas able tobe a part ofp r o b a b l ythe greatestbasketballteam NCCUhas everseen.

I’ve hadfun.

I’ve grown and becomestronger. Many have helpedme.

I’m saying farewell, but Iwill be sure to come back.

At times, I was fed upwith athletics. The lack ofmoney, having to pile 15girls into a 12 passenger vanand having to sleep four to aroom on road trips.

We put up with a lot, butevery time I stepped on thecourt with my teammates,they gave their all.

I learned what it meansto be part of a team atNCCU.

A good friend of mine,Crystal Thomas, said it per-fectly when talking about the2001 NCCU basketball team:

“We were a team. Wecould argue on the court,but when we stepped offthe court we were family.”

To the people thatthought I was a trouble-maker, or that I was hang-ing with the wrong peoplethis is to you: I appreciatethe drive and determina-tion that you helped megain, I needed it.

The people who were“bad for me” supported mein winning a CIAA champi-onship and an MVP honor.

Those same people arethe first ones I looked toafter I won.

Every aspect of being anathlete at NCCU has taughtme a great deal.

To the athletes to come:Do not take any mess fromanyone. Never settle for sec-ond. Demand the best. Andremember that if you do it asa team, you can do anything.

To my volleyball girls: Ilove you, and I hope thatyou go on to great things.

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The N.C.CentralUniversity Eagles mighthave added another loss to

their seasonM o n d a ynight atMcLendon-McDougald

Gymnasium againstClayton College & StateUniversity.

But it was the defense of

senior forward JonathanMoore that allowed theEagles (3-1), to take the onepoint victory over theLakers 59-58.

As the Lakers attemptedto move the ball down thecourt and score, Mooreintercepted the ball with10 seconds left on the clockto secure the Eagles’ win.

“Coach wanted us to runa fake zone,” Moore said.“When we went into[defense] I saw the ball andI went for it.”

With less than five min-utes to go, NCCU scorednine unanswered points totake a 57-56 lead.

At the 1:50 mark, the

Lakers scored to put themin the lead.

Eagles center JasonHervey responded withtwo points, giving theNCCU Eagles the lead andthe game.

Curtis Knight led theEagles with a season-highof 21 points.

“There was no pres-sure,” Knight said. “I justtook the open shots.”

Knight was 8 of 10 fromthe floor and 4 of 5 fromthree point range.

“It was a total teameffort,” Knight said.

“They were wellcoached, but we came outhere and we played hard

and played together.”The Eagles outshot the

Lakers 45.8 to 41.8 percentfrom the floor.

However, the Eaglescommitted 16 turnovers tothe Lakers’ 14.

Eagle fans showed theirsupport for the team theentire game, which addedto the intensity.

“I love games like this,when the crowd is into it,”Knight said.

NCCU has anothermatchup against ClaytonState Saturday in Morrow,Ga.

“It will be a dog fightwhen we go play them onthe 4th,” Knight said.

Defense was key in theEagles’ one-point victo-

ry against ClaytyonState Monday night.

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N. C. Central Universitysenior DanielleJohnson-Webb and

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Johnson-Webb, a 6-2 mid-dle hitter, led the LadyEagles with 430 kills andtopped the conference with163 blocks . She was namedFirst-Team All-CIAA and wasvoted Most Valuable Playerof the 2004 CIAA Women'sVolleyball Championship.

In three seasons at NCCU,Johnson-Webb has tallied 881kills and 454 blocks (162 solo).

Brown, a 5-7 outside hit-ter, topped the Lady Eagleswith 459 digs and was sec-ond on the squad with 355kills. She was named First-Team All-CIAA and wasselected as a member of the2004 CIAA VolleyballChampionship All-Tournament Team.

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IN BRIEF

Lady Eagles defeated, fall by two

For the majority ofMonday night’s matchupagainst the University ofSouth Carolina-Upstate, itwas uncertain which teamwould take the victory.

But withfive secondsleft the clock,USC-Upstate

dished N.C. CentralUniversity’s Lady Eaglestheir fourth upset of the sea-son 76-74 at McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium.

The Lady Eagles did nothave enough to beat theSpartans in the back-and-forth brawl. Poor free throwshooting and fouls did notallow the Eagles to gain asteady lead.

The Lady Eagles cameout slow in the first half.Their lack of enthusiasmkept them from gaining ahalftime lead.

“We have to have moreenergy,” head coach JoliRobinson said. “We have nointensity and we were justgoing through the motions.”

With 11 seconds left inthe game, sophomore guardCassie King was fouled andwent to the free throw lineand made both shots.

“I was nervous but it did-n’t bother me, King said. “Iknew that I could make theshots.”

King tied the game. With five seconds left in

the game, the Lady Eaglesfouled the Spartans, allow-ing them to go to the foulline.

USC-Upstate’s Shavon

Thompson made the freethrows for the Spartans,putting them ahead of theLady Eagles by two.

The Lady Eagles lack ofexperience was a of the con-tributing factors to theirdownfall.

“We have to develop theirgame,” Robinson said.

“They have a lack of con-fidence and when you haveinexperienced players itmakes it tough.”

King. led the Lady Eagleswith 19 points, 13 reboundsand five steals.

Freshman Karla Gamblealso contributed 14 points.

The Lady Eagles playLenior Rhyne College Dec.3 in the Lady Eagle Classicat McLendon McDougladGymnasium.

They are currently 3-4overall and 1-0 in the CIAA.

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10 Campus EchoWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2004Opinions


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“Bush getting elected.”

– James Murphy

“Personally, Iwould want Kerryand Edwards to bein office, handsdown.”

– DamonSmithwick

“The presidentialvote and gasprices.”

—DenriquaJohnson

QQuueessttiioonn::What would you

change about 2004?

Campus Echo Onlineccaammppuusseecchhoo..ccoomm

It’s been real

Idon’t often gripe but when Ihear things like, “I am a stu-dent and IT has not affected

me!” or “I am a Christian — Godcan and willheal ALLthings!” and“This is justsomething forstudents, I amTOO busy,” Iget fed up andwonder whatmy people arecoming to.

But before Igo on, let memake my sub-ject perfectly

clear.I am talking about Project 2

Against Aids which was heldFriday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 8p.m. in the lobby of theFarrison-NewtonCommunications Building.

The event was designed toraise awareness aboutHIV/AIDS and collected dona-

tions for theAIDSCommunityResidenceAssociation.

ACRA is anon-profit organ-ization that pro-vides housingoptions to indi-viduals and fami-lies withHIV/AIDS.

Those optionsinclude the 24-hour care facilityBelvins House, the Fitts PowellApartment complex, and aquadruplex, Buchanan Place.These facilities are all locatedin Durham.

Let me tell you why I am dis-gusted with some Eagles.

First, let’s address the stu-dents.

AIDS is consuming our blackcommunity, yet students contin-ue to avoid the issue. They donot protect themselves. And

they live byXXX nurseryrhymes [rap]thinking thattheir life issome musicvideo.

I have some-thing to tell you:black youthages 13-24 rep-resent 56 per-cent of thereported ado-lescent HIVcases.

Need I say more?Now to the faculty and staff. You talk about tenure this and

tenure that but you dare notspeak on your own apathy.

How do you expect studentsto love their University if youcan’t even come out of the cubi-cle you call an office and getinvolved?

Would you like to know thenumbers?

Of the 150 people who partic-

ipated in the Project 2 AgainstAids, only 7 were faculty and 4were staff.

I have nothing else to say toyou guys.

And now to those Christians Imentioned earlier. Don’t think Iforgot about you.

Don’t be fooled into thinkingyou can’t catch a sexually trans-mitted disease just because youthink God is on your side.

You need to get tested andget involved ASAP. This is notjust a “sinner’s disease!”

While I calm myself, I have tosay that Project 2 Against Aidswas a big success.

The Broadcasters Club alongwith the Eagle family raisedover $400 to benefit ACRA.

But to those Eagles on theirhigh horses: I am not your judgenor is anyone else, but justremember that those who wastewill one day want, and thosewho want probably neverspared a dime.

Class dismissed!!

AIDS is real, stupid!

Iremember the first day I cameto North Carolina CentralUniversity. I was so carefree and ready

to enjoy the college experience.I neverthought that itwould comeand go sosoon. Evenbefore I wasable to definethe phrase“life after col-lege.”

Over thelast four anda half years Ihave learnedso much, not

only academically, but in termsof my own life.

I have had good times andbad times, but I have lovedevery minute that I have hadhere. Every memory of minewill be cherished forever.

I had my privilege to havingthe best group of teachers.

The Department of Englishand Mass Communication pro-fessors havetaught meunforgettablelessons.

I have tothank theCampus Echostaff for lettingme express myopinion no mat-ter how insaneit might havebeen.

I have hadgood times inthat little Echoroom.

Even though there was littlespace and no air conditioning;there were always laughs.

I have made some greatfriends here at NCCU. I wasable to find people that I felt

comfortable surrounding myselfwith.

I have to thank my family forsupporting me. I could not have

made it this farwithout yourhelp.These years

have helped megain a betterappreciation formy parents.After my college

experience, it isvery hard for meto put my feel-ings for NCCUinto words.As we all know,

NCCU can be aburden at times

— financial aid, expensivebooks, registration ... and so on.

But that burden can neveroverpower the knowledge that Ihave gained and will take awayfrom NCCU.

Before I go, I have to giveone quick thank you.

When I came to NCCU Ithought I wanted to be a sportsbroadcaster. It wasn’t until Itook Public Relations with Dr.Lisa Carl that I realized my truecalling: public relations.

After taking Dr. Carl’s class Iwas able to become morefocused, because I had a goal.

Thank you Dr. Carl for help-ing me find my true calling.

Well NCCU, it’s been real.Thank you NCCU for helpingme find my true self.

You have prepared me to goout in the big world to pursuemy vision.

I will miss NCCU. I willnever forget my experience.

Someone once told me thatcollege would be the best timeof my life.

And it was. Thanks!

Aids is consuming ourblack community, yetstudents continue toavoid the issue. Theydo not protect them-

selves. And they live byXXX nursery rhymes

[rap] thinking their lifeis some music video.

As we all know, NCCUcan be a burden at

times — financial aid,expensive books, regis-tration ... and so on.But that burden cannever overpower theknowledge that I will

take away from NCCU.

DanielleJohnson-WWebb

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