Jan. 23, 2013

BY MONIQUE LEWISECHO STAFF REPORTER

The “caretaker of N.C.Central University history,”Brooklyn T. McMillon, passedaway at his home on Jan. 10at the age of 97.

“Mr. McMillon was a giantwho dedicated his life toenriching the University andthe Durham community,”said G.K. Butterfield, U.S.Congressman and NCCUalumni, in a statementreleased on his Web site.

“The NCCU communityhas lost a real treasure. Ioffer my deepest sympathiesto his family during theirtime of grief.”

There was no bettersource of information aboutNCCU’s history thanMcMillon.

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Some musicianswant fame andfortune. Butfor others,

their art has a deeperpurpose.

Fans of OliverMtukudzi — known as“Tuku” — would agreethat he’s an artist.

Mtukudzi is aZimbabwean singerwhose music deals withunity and peace. Hehas a unique musicalstyle that blends tradi-tional South Africanmusic and instrumentswith electronic ele-

ments. With nearly 60

albums to his name, the60-year-old performerhas a diverse audiencefollowing with fansfrom South Africa andthe UK to Canada andthe U.S.

The performer visit-ed the Durham musicvenue Casbah last weekfor an intimate listen-ing session the nightbefore his sold out per-formance at DukeUniversity’s ReynoldsTheater.

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Owing People Money

Go to school. Get yourdegree. Find a job. Stay outof debt.

If you connect those dots,your life becomes a prettypicture. But it’s harder thanit looks on paper. That’sbecause the middle part —get your degree — is becom-ing too expensive.

Unless, in their Februarymeeting, The University ofNorth Carolina Board ofGovernors refuses to approvethe N.C. Central UniversityBoard of Trustees' recom-mendations, undergraduatetuition will increase by $211this fall at NCCU, and gradu-ate tuition will increase by

$265.There are also assorted

fee increases planned total-ing $114.06 for undergradu-ates, and $109.40 for graduatestudents.

While the tuition and feeincreases are considerednecessary by administration— NCCU has lost $60 millionin state appropriated fundsover the last decade — theymake it far more difficult forlow-income students to com-plete degree programs.

More than half of under-graduates enrolled at NCCUqualify for, and receiveFederal Pell Grants — inter-est-free, need-based finan-cial aid for low-income stu-dents.

It’s a certainty that many

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BY JONATHAN ALEXANDERECHO ASSISTANT EDITOR

Rashawn King had alwaysdreamed of being on ESPN.He’d do whatever it wouldtake to make it on television,he often told his mother.

And fittingly enough, onChristmas Day, that dreamcame true when ESPN’sRachael Nichols interviewedKing about his long battlewith leukemia and his meet-ing with LeBron James.

The interview aired dur-ing the halftime show of theMiami Heat/Oklahoma CityThunder basketball game.

Chris Hooks, NCCU’sassistant sports informationdirector, pitched the story toESPN with about 20 emails.

Finally, ESPN repliedexpressing interest. Nicholsalso got word of the storyfrom another source andexpressed interest in inter-viewing King.

King, a walk-on freshmanguard for the NCCU basket-ball team, said he wasshocked when he heardRachael Nichols wanted tomeet him.

“I mean it’s RachaelNichols,” King said.

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With the gun controldebate intensifying, Durhamis feeling pressure from boththe national and local levels.

Durham and surroundingareas have gained a reputa-tion for excessive violence.

According to the DurhamPolice Department, therewas at least 864 gun relatedcrimes in 2012 with 21 homi-cides.

Last Monday, Mayor BillBell — a member of MayorsAgainst Illegal Guns —expressed a need for con-gressional action on toughergun laws.

In the following days,President Obama signed 23executive orders on gun con-trol that echoed Bell’s senti-ments.

Obama’s executive orderincludes measures likenational background checks,an increase in law enforce-ment and tougher punish-ment for gun trafficking.

But it’s proposed legisla-tion that has gun-rightsadvocates most heated,specifically legislation thatwould ban military-styleassault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

Gun-rights advocatesargued that the ban is aninfringement on their rightto bear arms and wouldincrease crime.

Brett Webb-Mitchell, vis-iting associate professor ofLanguage and Literature atN. C. Central University, saidcivilians don’t need thosetypes of weapons.

“Semi-automatic rifleswith high capacity bulletsand armor vests are clearly athreat to human beings,”said Webb-Mitchell.

He said he understandsthe importance of theSecond Amendment, butfeels it’s time to have a dis-cussion about it.

As for the fear of increas-ing criminal activity, he saidthat’s what law enforcementand the military are for.

But since support for guncontrol has grown, manygun-advocates have accusedthe government of tyranny.

Some see the SecondAmendment as protectionfrom an overzealous andcorrupt U.S. government.

Without the means ofdefending themselves, thesepeople worry the govern-ment could abuse its power.

But Gail Neely, executivedirector of NorthCarolinians Against GunViolence, said that train ofthought is illogical.

“The notion that theSecond Amendment wasimplemented to help thepeople rise against the gov-ernment is ludicrous,” saidNeely.

Neely pointed out theneed for militias at the timethe amendment was ratified.With no standing army, regu-lar gun owners were calledupon to protect the nationfrom foreign enemies.

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will also take out loans withinterest rates as high as 6.8percent.

And some will take part-time jobs too.

Kara Robinson, an ele-mentary education senior,wouldn’t make it without herjob at a small retail store.

She works 20 hours aweek, takes a full courseload, receives a Pell Grantand takes out some loans.

“I’m independent. So, Idon’t have my parents to buya new car, or give a little bitof gas money to drive to town,to go to school,” Robinsonsaid.

“Or if I need this and that— I have to work for it, andsave up.”

Robinson’s been on thatgrind — work, school, repeat— for three years.

That’s three years of loans,three years of interest andcrushing worries about whathappens when she graduatescome December.

“I’m just anxious aboutgetting that first [loan] bill,”Robinson said.

College students likeRobinson, those low on theeconomic scale, leave schoolwith debts like seasonedgamblers — they “owe peoplemoney,” as Robinson put it.

For some students, gettingthrough school in the firstplace is a superhuman feat.Never mind the debt.

Julian Melton graduatedin December with a bache-lor’s in mass communicationfrom NCCU.

While in school, Meltonworked at a grocery store, ashipping center and cut hairon the side for extra cash. Hesqueezed his full course loadin somewhere between stock-ing shelves and sorting pack-ages.

Melton didn’t have achoice. The jobs, coupledwith financial aid and loans–— he only took out loansduring his junior and senioryears — paid for school, andallowed him to send moneyhome to his mom.

“My mom raised me andmy little brother,” Meltonsaid. “My mom is not finan-cially able to support megoing to school and take careof the household.”

In the 2010-11 academicyear, undergraduate studentsat NCCU took out $46,680,939in loans, according to aFebruary, 2012 report fromthe NCCU Office ofResearch, Evaluation andPlanning.

Some of those loans aresubsidized, which means theinterest is paid by the govern-ment while students are inschool, but 4,928 undergradu-ate students — more thanhalf the undergraduate stu-dent body — took out unsub-sidized loans.

That means thousands oflow-income students areaccruing interest on theirloans while in school. Forthem, the “juice” is on.

Students like Robinsonand Melton aren’t the excep-tion at NCCU.

They’re the norm.

Diminishing Returns

This month, the UNCAdvisory Committee onStrategic Directionsannounced their goals forhigher education in NorthCarolina.

They expect 32 percent ofthe state’s population to havebachelor’s degrees or higherby 2018, and by 2025 theyplan to increase that numberto 37 percent.

Those goals have a nicering to them. They too, lookgood on paper.

But will minority-servinginstitutions produce moregraduates? Or will a largergap develop between those

students who can affordschool without assistance,and those, like Melton andRobinson, who have to hustleto make it?

One indicator whether auniversity is doing what it’ssupposed to — producinggraduates — is freshmenretention rate.

What percentage of first-time freshmen return fortheir sophomore years?

Retention rates at themost respected universitiesin the country hover over 90percent.

That translates to a highergraduation percentage, bothat the four-year and six-yearmarks.

In other words, high reten-tion rates signal success andfuture graduates.They’realso tied to cash.

“It’s a look at how we areusing the resources of thestate,” said Bernice DuffyJohnson, NCCU associateprovost and associate vicechancellor for academicaffairs.

At NCCU the 2011 first-time freshmen retention ratewas 71.5 percent, that’s up 3.8percent from 2010, but it’s farshort of NCCU’s 80 percentgoal.

In 2011, The University ofNorth Carolina-Pembrokehad the lowest retention ratein the UNC system at 62.4percent, but NCCU was thesecond lowest, according toUNC General Administrationstatistics.

Duffy Johnson said reten-tion is important becausethose first two years of col-lege determine the likeli-

hood that a given student willgraduate.

The development of col-lege-level math and writingskills translates into upper-division course success.

“We feel that’s kind of thebasis for student success,”Duffy Johnson said, thoughshe added that there areother factors which causestudents to drop out beforetheir sophomore years.

“Sometimes students dropout because they’re lonely —they don’t make connec-tions.”

Duffy Johnson said thatUniversity College, estab-lished in July 2008, presentsthe largest potential forincreasing retention atNCCU.

She also said less success-ful high school students whogain admittance to NCCUtend to struggle in lower divi-sion math, science andEnglish courses.

“They have to be reallyfocused, and stay focused tomake it,” she said.

While retention rate isused as one benchmark forinstitutional success, it does-n’t tell the whole story — thestruggle inside the institu-tion.

Administrators at NCCUare challenged to raise reten-tion and graduation ratesand simultaneously deal withcrippling budget cuts.

They are challenged toimprove the university, but todo it with less money.

The $60 million in cutsNCCU lost during the lastdecade is a large piece of thepie for an institution where

61 percent of the total operat-ing budget comes from thestate.

During a November listen-ing forum, Claudia Hagar,NCCU associate vice chan-cellor for finance andprocess improvement, saidtop-tier research universitiesdepend on the state for less,about 40 percent of theiroperating budgets.

That means state budgetcuts are a larger burden for aschool like NCCU, wherefreshmen enrollment contin-ues to increase.

Graduation rates at NCCUfor first-time freshmen –—four-year and six-year rates— have declined since 2002-03, when NCCU was hit witha 4 percent state budgetreduction. The four-yeargraduation rate was 23.3 per-cent in 2002.

The following year itdropped to 18.5 percent.By 2007 the rate had droppedto 15 percent.

In 2010, The Chronicle ofHigher Education collectedcollege completion data fromacross the country. Based onthe data, they calculated theaverage amount studentsspend to get a degree at theirrespective colleges.

The findings in NorthCarolina showed that minori-ty-serving institutions aren’texactly affordable.

The three most expensivecolleges per degree wereWake Forest University, DukeUniversity and UNC-ChapelHill, where less than 18 per-cent of students received PellGrants.

The next three mostexpensive colleges perdegree were HBCUs:Elizabeth City StateUniversity, NCCU and NCA&T, where more than 50percent of students receivedPell Grants.

Elon University placed aclose seventh. It was a fewhundred dollars cheaper perdegree there in 2010, than itwas at NC A&T.

Trying to Make It

Last November, on a week-day afternoon, JamesGraham, an NCCU Englishsenior, was surfing lawschool Web sites.

It was that time of yearwhen undergraduates startthinking about their impend-ing birth into the “real”world.

They hover like locustsover keyboards, jotting downminimum standardized testscores and G.P.A. require-ments. But Graham hadanother important consider-ation.

He was researching therequirements to waive hislaw school application fees,some with dollar amountsthat range into the hundreds,just so he’d be considered foradmission.

He was one of 57 malesaccepted into the first cohortof Centennial ScholarsProgram. The cohort isexpected to graduate thisMay.

It’s a program meant toincrease retention amongfirst generation, minoritymale students at NCCU.

Jason Dorsette, the pro-gram’s director, expects 89percent of that first cohort tograduate.

The concept for success ispretty simple — provideaggressive guidance and asense of community.

“It’s going outside thesefour walls,” Dorsette said.“It’s giving blood, sweat andtears to get them to buy in.”

Graham said the programhelped push him when heneeded it, and equated it to a“Big Brother” experience.

“There are people in theprogram that’ll push you,”Graham said. “It’s helped mekind of connect, and networkmore.”

Julian Melton has adegree now, but he is stillemployed at the same placeswhile he looks for work in thecommunication field.

He’ll have to start payingback his loans in five months.

Kara Robinson may havetrouble with her schedulethis semester, and workingtoo many hours could jeop-ardize her future.

“This semester I’ll startstudent teaching, and that’smy biggest issue I’m facingnow,” Robinson said.

“Should I keep my job atthe store and try to studentteach? Or should I quit myjob and be broke?”

Robinson’s dilemmabrings up an important issue.How are students supposedto position themselves forcareer entry if they can’t takeinternships?

Without relevant workexperience, it’s hard for stu-dents to make a case forthemselves as job candi-dates.

Robinson said she hasfriends who’ve graduated,but are still working mini-mum wage jobs.

They didn’t graduateready to enter their chosenprofession, and they’vestalled out.

She said that’s part of thedivide between students whoare forced to work and thosewho can manage without ajob.

“Sometimes I feel likethey’re separated,” Robinsonsaid. “It’s a group of us whohave a job, work and getloans, and then there’s anoth-er group that is privilegedand don’t have to do that.”

“It’s a group of us who have a job, work and get loans, and then there’s another group that is privileged and don’t have to do that.”

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Shortly before his death,he could be found in his firstfloor office of the James E.Shepard Memorial LibraryUniversity Archives andRecords “collecting, preserv-ing, interpreting and explain-

ing” the rich history and tra-dition of NCCU.

McMillon was a two-timealumnus, former professorfrom 1946 to 1966, formerchair of the HealthEducation Department, for-mer university registrar anduniversity archivist and his-torian volunteer from whenhe retired in 1982 until hisdeath.

McMillon witnessed everychancellor, three gymnasi-ums and three dining halls.

He was born Sept. 19,

1915, in Columbia, AL.In 1938, he enrolled at

NCCU, which was at the timecalled North CarolinaCollege for Negroes, wherehe eventually obtained amaster’s degree in health

education, and received anhonorary doctorate in 1990.

He was the last personhired by NCCU founder Dr.James E. Shepard as a healtheducation instructor and tocreate a student internshipprogram.

“This past Septembermade 30 years that he hadbeen volunteering. Can youimagine? Some people can’teven work 30 years,” saidAndre Vann, coordinator ofUniversity Archives andinstructor of public history.

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BY MATT PHILLIPSECHO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Kevin Rome has landed anew gig.

Rome, N.C. CentralUniversity vice chancellorfor student affairs andenrollment management,will head to Missouri thissummer as president ofLincoln University.

“I feel really good aboutthe impact I’ve had atNCCU,” Rome said.

He came to NCCU fromMorehouse College in 2008.

Rome was instrumental inestablishing the CentennialScholars and the Annie DayShepard Scholars Programs— two directives aimed atincreasing NCCU retentionand graduation rates.

Rome said he used aholistic approach to studentaffairs at NCCU.

“As a student affairs pro-fessional I’vea l w a y staught, and sofor me, if oneis passionateor interestedin studentsuccess, youhave to havea multi-f a c e t e da p p r o a c h , ”he said.

F r a n c e sGraham, associate vice chan-cellor for academic affairs,said Rome helped connectstudent and academic affairsat NCCU.

“His commitment toHBCUs is like no other,”Graham said.

“I think the work that he’sdone at NCCU has been verygood.”

In a prepared statement,

Chancellor Becton calledRome a champion for NCCUstudents.

“Vice Chancellor Romehas been a champion and anadvocate for our students,”Becton said.

“His hard work and lead-ership at the universityshows he is committed to stu-dent success.”

During his time at NCCU,Rome created the Office ofStudent Rights andResponsibilities and theStudent Affairs AssessmentOffice.

“NCCU is poised to be oneof the leading HBCUs andinstitutions in the country,”Rome said.

“I hope it continues onthat path. All the ingredientsare there.”Lincoln University is a pub-lic HBCU located inJefferson City, Mo.

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BY CHARDONEE BELLECHO STAFF REPORTER

A town hall meeting forstudents in the College ofArts and Sciences will takeplace on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m.in University Theater.

The meeting will be aninformal conversationbetween Carlton Wilson,dean of the College of Artsand Sciences, and stu-dents.

Wilson said he hopesthe meeting will “encour-age interaction betweenstudents and faculty in amore collective view.”

“Students need a voiceand they are the mostimportant voices,” Wilsonsaid.

“I’m always concernedwith how students feelabout the University andthings that they would liketo see being done differ-ently.

“It is vital for studentsto be involved in meetingslike these because theirideas can bring aboutchange and improvementswithin the university.”

The College of Arts andSciences has 1,700 under-graduate students.

Departments includeArt, Biology, Chemistry,Global Studies, History,Language and Literature,Mathematics and Physics,Music, PharmaceuticalSciences, Theatre andEnvironmental, Earth andGeospatial Sciences.

Mass Communication,one of the largest depart-ments, provides therequired speech coursesfor all NCCU students.

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nears end BY JAMAR NEGRON

ECHO STAFF REPORTER

We’ll all have a newboss soon.

The search for thenext chancellor at N.C.Central University isnearing its end.

The list that startedwith 65 applicants hasbeen narrowed to 15, andwill be whittled down tothree by the end of thisweek.

The remaining candi-dates will be reviewed byUniversity of NorthCarolina PresidentThomas Ross, who hasthe final say.

Reggie McCrimmon,Student GovernmentAssociation presidentand search committeemember, expressed con-fidence in the remainingcandidates.

“The strength of thesecandidates is great,”McCrimmon said.

“The final list willmake it very hard to picka new chancellor.”

McCrimmon said thecandidates he favorshave goals that include

student success, andshow the ability to gen-uinely care and engagewith the student body.

Students have theirown opinions of what achancellor means toNCCU, and what quali-ties are important in aleader.

Samantha Ross, athird-year law student,said a chancellor shouldbe friendly and trusted tomake decisions that arebest for NCCU.

“[A chancellor] issomeone who believes inthe mission,” Ross said.

LaPorsha Leake, afirst-year law studentwho got her undergradu-ate degree from NCCU,said the chancellor has alarge impact on the insti-tution’s direction.

“The Chancellor leadsthe direction of theschool,” Leake said.

Leake said “a hands-on approach” and an “in-the-midst mindset” areimportant qualities.

“A chancellor shouldbe accessible to the stu-dent body,” Leake said.

Neely said talk of atyrannical government isnot about the SecondAmendment but is a ployby NRA lobbyists andextremists to bring in moremoney from extremists.

While the NRA receivesmuch of its money frommember fees, the organiza-tion also benefits greatlyfrom gun and ammunitionmanufacturers.

According to reportsfrom American researchcompany IBIS World, thegun industry is valued at$12 billion.

Neely said increasingfear among the public is agreat way to ensure gunsales.

While she hopes some-thing will be done aboutthe issue, Neely said itshouldn’t have taken somuch violence to spuraction.

“It just sickens me thatthis is what it takes to havea sensible, open dialogue,”said Neely, referring to theSandy Hook massacre inwhich 20 children and sixadults where shot to death.

In the past year, over adozen places were targetedby mass shooters includinga Sikh temple, a movie the-ater, a shopping mall and aspa.

Mitchell said the shoot-ings made him questionthe nation’s level of vio-lence compared to other

countries. He said thesenseless violence is notonly embedded into oursociety but is a cause of thechanging times.

“People are afraid of thechanges occurring,” saidMitchell. “We have a blackpresident, marriage equal-ity and women are gainingmore rights.”

Mitchell said that as aCaucasian male it mayseem strange for him to sayit, but the fact that mostmass shooters and presi-dential assassins were het-erosexual, white men is nota coincidence.

“White males are losingtheir place,” said Mitchell.

Mitchell said he backsObama’s decision tostrengthen gun laws, andespecially his attention tohealth and counselingservices. The one thinghe’s concerned about, how-ever, is the president’splan to arm resource offi-cers.

Mitchell said the man-date could cause moreharm than good. As a kid,Mitchell said he worriedabout passing tests, gettingpicked on in gym and if itwas going to rain or not.

He said the one thing henever worried about waswhether he was going to beshot.

“The loss of innocence,that’s my main concern,”said Mitchell.

Women leaders make impactBY DANIEL HARRISON

ECHO STAFF REPORTER

Empower women.That’s the purpose of 100

Black Women, an N.C.Central University organi-zation.

According to ChristinaMoye, president of 100Black Women, their missionis to increase unity amongfemale leaders at NCCU,promote self-worth, respon-sibility, education and pro-vide community service.

“Some of the many goalsare to help the women excelin academics, improvesocial networking and buildself- awareness,” Moye said.

100 Black Women has

members across campus.This year they hosted

programs with Alpha PhiAlpha Fraternity Inc., SGAand Miss NCCU.

“I have been part of 100Black Women since myfreshman year,” saidCourtney Law, vice presi-dent.

“I chose to join because Iwanted to expand my net-work, and actually getinvolved with my campus.”

The organization stressesself-love, women’s healthissues and commitment tocommunity service inDurham.

“100 Black Women can-not be defined by one per-son, but instead a combina-

tion of all the women onNCCU’s campus,” said UyiIdahor, former president.

According to Idahor, thebond that these womenleave school with is strong.

After her term she waslooking for a passionatewoman that could put herheart into 100 Black Women.

“I was a little intimidatedat first to take on such alarge responsibility but Iwas trained by the best,”Moye said.

100 Black Women is alsohelping to build andincrease community by vol-unteering at John AveryBoys and Girls Club,Durham National Night Outand MLK Million Meals.

“This past September made 30 years he had beenvolunteering. Can you imagine?”

ANDRE VANNCOORDINATOR OF UNIVERSITY ARCHIVES

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

Full Text: President Obama’s Inaugural Address

Vice President Biden,Mr. Chief Justice, Membersof the United StatesCongress, distinguishedguests, and fellow citizens:

Each time we gather toinaugurate a president, webear witness to the endur-ing strength of ourConstitution. We affirm thepromise of our democracy.

We recall that what bindsthis nation together is notthe colors of our skin or thetenets of our faith or theorigins of our names. Whatmakes us exceptional –what makes us American –is our allegiance to an idea,articulated in a declarationmade more than two cen-turies ago:

“We hold these truths tobe self-evident, that all menare created equal, that theyare endowed by theirCreator with certainunalienable rights, thatamong these are Life,Liberty, and the pursuit ofHappiness.”

Today we continue anever-ending journey, tobridge the meaning of those

words with the realities ofour time.

For history tells us thatwhile these truths may beself-evident, they havenever been self-executing;that while freedom is a giftfrom God, it must besecured by His people hereon Earth.

The patriots of 1776 didnot fight to replace thetyranny of a king with theprivileges of a few or therule of a mob. They gave tous a Republic, a govern-ment of, and by, and for thepeople, entrusting eachgeneration to keep safe ourfounding creed.

Through blood drawn bylash and blood drawn bysword, we learned that nounion founded on the prin-ciples of liberty and equali-ty could survive half-slaveand half-free. We made our-selves anew, and vowed tomove forward together.

Together, we determinedthat a modern economyrequires railroads andhighways to speed traveland commerce; schools and

colleges to train our work-ers.Together, we discoveredthat a free market onlythrives when there arerules to ensure competitionand fair play.

Together, we resolvedthat a great nation mustcare for the vulnerable, andprotect its people fromlife’s worst hazards andmisfortune.

Through it all, we havenever relinquished ourskepticism of centralauthority, nor have we suc-cumbed to the fiction thatall society’s ills can becured through governmentalone. Our celebration ofinitiative and enterprise;our insistence on hard workand personal responsibility,are constants in our charac-ter.

But we have alwaysunderstood that when timeschange, so must we; thatfidelity to our foundingprinciples requires newresponses to new chal-lenges; that preserving ourindividual freedoms ulti-

mately requires collectiveaction.

For the American peoplecan no more meet thedemands of today’s worldby acting alone thanAmerican soldiers couldhave met the forces of fas-cism or communism withmuskets and militias.

No single person cantrain all the math and sci-ence teachers we’ll need toequip our children for thefuture, or build the roadsand networks and researchlabs that will bring new jobsand businesses to ourshores. Now, more thanever, we must do thesethings together, as onenation, and one people.

This generation ofAmericans has been testedby crises that steeled ourresolve and proved ourresilience. A decade of waris now ending. An economicrecovery has begun.America’s possibilities arelimitless, for we possess allthe qualities that this worldwithout boundariesdemands: youth and drive;diversity and openness; anendless capacity for riskand a gift for reinvention.

My fellow Americans, weare made for this moment,and we will seize it – so longas we seize it together.

For we, the people,understand that our coun-try cannot succeed when ashrinking few do very welland a growing many barelymake it. We believe thatAmerica’s prosperity mustrest upon the broad shoul-ders of a rising middleclass. We know thatAmerica thrives when everyperson can find independ-ence and pride in theirwork; when the wages ofhonest labor liberate fami-lies from the brink of hard-ship.

We are true to our creedwhen a little girl born intothe bleakest poverty knowsthat she has the samechance to succeed as any-body else, because she is anAmerican, she is free, andshe is equal, not just in theeyes of God but also in ourown.

We understand that out-worn programs are inade-quate to the needs of ourtime. We must harness newideas and technology toremake our government,revamp our tax code,reform our schools, andempower our citizens withthe skills they need to workharder, learn more, andreach higher.

But while the means willchange, our purposeendures: a nation thatrewards the effort anddetermination of every sin-

gle American. That is whatthis moment requires. Thatis what will give real mean-ing to our creed.

We, the people, stillbelieve that every citizendeserves a basic measure ofsecurity and dignity. Wemust make the hard choicesto reduce the cost of healthcare and the size of ourdeficit.

But we reject the beliefthat America must choosebetween caring for the gen-eration that built this coun-try and investing in the gen-eration that will build itsfuture.

For we remember thelessons of our past, whentwilight years were spent inpoverty, and parents of achild with a disability hadnowhere to turn. We do notbelieve that in this country,freedom is reserved for thelucky, or happiness for thefew.

We recognize that nomatter how responsibly welive our lives, any one of us,at any time, may face a jobloss, or a sudden illness, ora home swept away in a ter-rible storm. The commit-ments we make to eachother – through Medicare,and Medicaid, and SocialSecurity – these things donot sap our initiative; theystrengthen us.

They do not make us anation of takers; they freeus to take the risks thatmake this country great.We, the people, still believethat our obligations asAmericans are not just toourselves, but to all posteri-ty.

We will respond to thethreat of climate change,knowing that the failure todo so would betray our chil-dren and future genera-tions. Some may still denythe overwhelming judg-ment of science, but nonecan avoid the devastatingimpact of raging fires, andcrippling drought, andmore powerful storms.

The path towards sus-tainable energy sourceswill be long and sometimesdifficult. But America can-not resist this transition;we must lead it. We cannotcede to other nations thetechnology that will powernew jobs and new indus-tries – we must claim itspromise. That is how wewill maintain our economicvitality and our nationaltreasure – our forests andwaterways; our croplandsand snowcapped peaks.

That is how we will pre-serve our planet, command-ed to our care by God.That’s what will lend mean-ing to the creed our fathersonce declared.

We, the people, stillbelieve that enduring secu-rity and lasting peace donot require perpetual war.Our brave men and womenin uniform, tempered by theflames of battle, areunmatched in skill andcourage.

Our citizens, seared bythe memory of those wehave lost, know too well theprice that is paid for liberty.The knowledge of their sac-rifice will keep us forevervigilant against those whowould do us harm.

But we are also heirs tothose who won the peaceand not just the war, whoturned sworn enemies intothe surest of friends, andwe must carry those lessonsinto this time as well.

We will defend our peo-ple and uphold our valuesthrough strength of armsand rule of law.

We will show the courageto try and resolve our dif-ferences with other nationspeacefully – not because weare naïve about the dangerswe face, but becauseengagement can moredurably lift suspicion andfear.

America will remain theanchor of strong alliancesin every corner of theglobe; and we will renewthose institutions thatextend our capacity to man-age crisis abroad, for noone has a greater stake in apeaceful world than itsmost powerful nation.

We will support democ-racy from Asia to Africa;from the Americas to theMiddle East, because ourinterests and our con-science compel us to act onbehalf of those who long forfreedom.

And we must be a sourceof hope to the poor, the sick,the marginalized, the vic-tims of prejudice – not outof mere charity, butbecause peace in our timerequires the constantadvance of those principlesthat our common creeddescribes: tolerance andopportunity; human dignityand justice.

We, the people, declaretoday that the most evidentof truths – that all of us arecreated equal – is the starthat guides us still; just as itguided our forebearsthrough Seneca Falls, andSelma, and Stonewall; justas it guided all those menand women, sung andunsung, who left footprintsalong this great Mall, tohear a preacher say that wecannot walk alone; to heara King proclaim that ourindividual freedom is inex-tricably bound to the free-dom of every soul on Earth.

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Operation Eagle SwoopW E D N E S D A Y , J A N U A R Y 2 3 , 2 0 1 3

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If you were at N. C. CentralUniversity on Jan. 3, andunaware of the drill tak-ing place, it would havesurprised you to see

ambulances and S.W.A.T.trucks parked at the AlfonsoElder Student Union and “deadbodies” being escorted fromAnnie Day and Rush ResidenceHalls.

Fortunately, the “dead bod-ies” were live actors and theemergency vehicles were apart of the largest trainingexercise ever held on a UNCsystem campus.

Over 250 participants wereinvolved in “Operation EagleSwoop,” the all-day emergencytraining exercise that includedfive S.W.A.T. squads, threeSpecial Response Teams,police from N.C. State

University, N.C. A&T, NCCU andofficers from surroundingcities.

Although it was a simulation,the event appeared realistic.There were simulated soundsof gunfire. Snipers werecrouched near JosephineDobbs Clement Early College,targeting the entrance andwindows of Rush Hall for ter-rorists.

Campus police had their facemasks and pistols ready,stealthily entering the side ofthe dorm while the “terrorists”screamed threats with assaultrifles in hand.

“Where you think you’regoing, Slim? Stay back or we’llshoot a hostage!”

NCCU alumni Edren Bell wasone of the hostages, and“being in the action” was an

interesting experience for him.“Normally I’m on the phone

behind a desk, telling the offi-cers where to go,” said Bell.

“I think people will get asense of how much trainingand dedication goes to a crimescene and rescue. It’ll givethem insight on how serious itcan be.”

The event lasted from 9:20A.M. to 1:30 PM. NCCU PoliceSgt. Robert McLaughlin andEMS Evaluator Henry Smithsupervised the emergencyexercise.

“An important goal in theexercise was to get hostagesout as safely and quickly aspossible,” said Smith.

“We also wanted to neutral-ize the shooters as efficientlyas possible to limit deaths.”

Photography and story by Gabriel Aikens

Trained officers acting as the “terrorists” for the emergency training exercise. Officers escort a hostage from Rush Residence Hall to safety.

Police officers direct students away from danger in the Jan. 3 terrorist drill.

An injured hostage is taken to waiting ambulance. A member of the SWAT force takes up his position beside the Hoey Administration Building.

Community Director for Residential Life Brie Haupt being stabilized by medics. The SWAT team takes up its position in front of the Hoey Administration Building. Officers lined beside the William Jones Building before cautiously approaching Rush Residence Hall. An officer directs the action outside the Hoey Administration Building.

BY JADE JACKSONECHO STAFF REPORTER

Durham’s Finest ArtExhibit will end Friday,Jan. 25.

The exhibit showcasesmore than 100 works of art,featuring the talented artstudents of Durham Countyschools.

With a turnout of morethan 600 guests, this year’sJan. 6 reception was thelargest ever in the 27 yearhistory event said KennethRogers, director of the N.C.Central University ArtMuseum.

The idea for the firstexhibit was presented bytwo Durham County schoolsfeaturing the art of theirown students and has nowexpanded to over 40schools in Durham County.

As school participationgrows the range of art fromthe students continues toevolve. Winners are asyoung as first graders andas diverse as the dimen-sions created through theirart.

There were 4-D pieces,photography, pastels andplenty of colorful abstracts.

The reception, arrangedby events coordinator MaryCasey, offered a well organ-ized setting along withmusical accompanimentsfrom The String Ensemblefrom Riverside High.

“We were at maximumcapacity for this exhibit,everyone really workedtogether to support thesestudents,” said Rodgers.

“It was a great reception,but a lot of work goes intomaking this productionpossible, just getting all ofthe art here on time is achallenge.”

According to Rodgers,the process begins with theK-12 art teachers.

“The teachers create aproblem for the students tosolve,” said Rodgers.

“This art is the solutionto the teacher’s presentedproblem.”

The entire art class ispresented with the “prob-lem” and each student asan artist interprets andanswers differently.

The teachers thenchoose four students to dis-play their art in theDurham’s Finest Exhibit.

“Honestly, all the stu-dents whose work made itto this exhibit are win-ners,” said Rodgers.

The art is then judged bya panel of NCCU ArtsDepartment faculty whoaward their top picks fromeach school with a blue rib-bon.

“The panel examinestechnique, age and the‘problem’ when judgingthese works,” said Rogers.

“It is often very difficultbut there are times whenit’s very clear who the win-ner is.”

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013Campus Echo

“Mother & Child” by Jose Ramirez DuranGrade 1 ~ Spring Valley Elementary

“A View From Home” by Adriana SanchezGrade 12 ~ Southern High School

“M & M” by Mikaela HowardGrade 8 ~ Rogers-Herr Middle School

“2, 3 & 4 Dimensional Art” by Michelle PeraltaGrade 5 ~

“Wanderer” by Gia SmithGrade 12 ~ Northern High School

“Rainbow Dream” by Mariah PowersGrade 5 ~ Forest View Elementary

“The Illusion” by Jamal CampbellGrade 7 ~ Lucas Middle School

“Honestly, allthose students

whose work madeit to this exhibitare winners.” KENNETH RODGERS

DIRECTOR OF THE NCCU ART MUSEUM

Kids’ art rocks‘Durham’s Finest’ is a triumph of color and originality

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013Campus Echo

BY ROBERT TATEECHO STAFF REPORTER

Quentin Tarantino hasamazed us with adrenalinepumping films such as“Reservoir Dogs,” “PulpFiction” and many more.

Now, he has done it againwith “Django Unchained” inwhich action, romance andcomedy are crammedtogether.

The plot follows freedslave Django (Jamie Foxx)and bounty hunter Dr.Schultz (Christoph Waltz) asthey search for Django’swife, Broomhilda (KerryWashington).

Along the way, they leavea path of bodies in theirwake.

Leonardo DiCaprio playsthe part of a cruel slaveowner, Candie, and SamuelL. Jackson acts as his stereo-typical “Uncle Tom” house-man, Stephen.

The introduction sets thetone for the movie withenslaved males — one ofthem being Django —trekking across the desert inshackles.

The opening theme,“Django,” blends well with

the Old Western atmos-phere.

The soundtrack is veryfitting as a whole and addssuspense to the scenes. RickRoss’ “100 Black Coffins”reflects the grim and deadlysetting of the film with ahaunting tune.

John Legend, 2Pac andAnthony Hamilton alsomake an appearance on thesoundtrack.

Other tracks vary fromhip-hop to classical music.

Not one to shy away fromcontroversy, Tarantinodraws focus to the harshrealities of the time period.

In the opening scene, thecamera slowly pans to thescarred, bloodied backs ofthe slaves.

Certain characters fre-quently drop the N-bombthroughout the course of thefilm.

Tarantino successfullybalances the blood and gorewith dark humor, a signa-ture technique of his.

In one scene, the directorgives a hilarious and mock-ing take of the Ku Klux Klanwith a group of bumblingbag heads.

The name of Candie’s

mansion, Candyland, alsoprovides a bit of ironic,comedic relief.

Gun battles and chasescenes keep you on the edgeof your seat. The gun battlesare what make the filmgreat.

The ending shootoutbetween Django andCandie’s men is capturedfrom every angle imagina-ble.

The shots are really fan-tastic (exaggerated gunwounds included).

Each actor gives anauthentic performance butthe stand-out of the film is adraw between DiCaprio andJackson.

DiCaprio is trulydeplorable and realistic asthe main villain. His Oscarsnub was unfortunate,indeed.

Jackson is barely recog-nizable in this role thatstrays from his typicaltough-as-nails characters.

The suspense keeps youguessing. Some scenes arenail-biters.

Overall, “DjangoUnchained” is adrenalinepumping madness through-out.

Zimbabwean musician Oliver Mtukudzi at The Casbah in downtown Durham.ALEX SAMPSON/Echo A&E editor

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The session, presented byDuke Performances, wasmoderated by Duke profes-sor of ethnomusicology PaulBerliner.

It also included a ques-tion and answer sessionbetween Mtukudzi and theaudience.

The session began withMtukudzi discussing hisjourney into the musicworld.

Born in the city ofHarare, Mtukudzi had anopportunity that not manyother children had.

“I am the least educatedamong my peers, but I wasso advantaged because myparents could send me toschool,” said Mtukudzi.

Though he only went toschool to please his parents,Mtukudzi said he was ableto gain a better understand-ing of music through school.

When he bought his firstguitar, that understandingcame in handy.

Mtukudzi was able toteach himself the chords byear.

He also decided to imi-tate the sound from mbira, atraditional sub-SaharanAfrican musical instrument.

The mbira, or thumbpiano, creates a buzz-likesound by plucking metalstrips.

“I just adopted thesounds I heard from thembira,” said Mtukudzi.

Mtukudzi said he madeplenty of mistakes, but thatwas how he created a stylecompletely his own — astyle that has its own genreknown as “Tuku music.”

African songs are knownfor the contrast betweentheir joyful tunes and seri-

ous subject matter. Mtukudzisaid that’s how it needs tobe done in order to draw inlisteners.

“It has to be happy toattract you to listen,” saidMtukudzi.

But for Mtukudzi, thewords are the most impor-tant things in a song.

He said “lyrics are thesong.” Mtukudzi said evenwith a good beat, the lan-guage and effect it has trulymakes a good piece.

“If you can’t touch thenext heart then it’s not agood song,” said Mtukudzi.“The moment someone saysit’s a good composition,there’s something wrongwith the lyrics.”

Mtukudzi said that in anAfrican context, music ismeant to “heal the brokenheart, is to express, to givelife and hope to the people.”

And if anyone needs heal-ing, it’s the people ofZimbabwe.

In 1987, Robert Mugabeassumed office as the presi-dent of Zimbabwe.

Initially praised for hissuccess, his dictatorial rulebegan to cause unrest lessthan a decade later.

Under his regime, thenation has suffered frompoverty, violence and famineamong other issues.

Lovemore Masakadza, aformer editor-in-chief withthe Campus Echo who nowworks for the MecklenburgCounty Health Department,said he knows the personalvalue of Tuku music.

Masakadza is fromMasvingo, a well-known cityin Zimbabwe.

Masakadza said Mtukudziis a legend to the people of

Zimababwe. One of the rea-sons for this, he said, is themusician’s attention to thedaily struggles of his audi-ence.

Mtukudzi sings aboutserious issues like domesticviolence, civil unrest andfeminism.

One of his most praisedsongs deals with HIV/AIDSepidemic. The song, “Todii,”literally translates into“What Shall We Do.”

According to an HIVactivist in the audience, thesong helped lower the ratesof the disease in Africa byopening a discussion amongpeople.

Masakadza said whenpeople are in terrible situa-tions they turn to his music“to hear that it’ll get better.”

“Those songs are mes-sages of hope,” saidMasakadza.

Of the singer’s long list ofsongs, Masakadza said hisfavorite is “Raki” whichtranslates into “Lackey.”

The song is about peoplewho believe they’re lucky,not realizing their survivalis because of God.

Masakadza said he wasglad that Mtukudzi came toDurham.

He said the visit was ableto expose people to a differ-ent side to Africa.

“When people think ofAfrica they think of poverty,but we also have good thingsgoing on,” he said.

Read the lyrics to Todii atwww.maxilyrics.com/oliver-mtukudzi-todii-lyrics-1198.html.

See a short clip of Mtukudziat www.campusecho.com

“These songs are messages of hope.” LOVEMORE MASAKADZA

FORMER CAMPUS ECHO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FROM MASVINGO, ZIMBABWE

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Eagles’ defense too much for BisonEagles extend their winning streak to five games and are now (4-0) in the MEAC

BY JONATHAN ALEXANDERECHO ASSISTANT EDITOR

The N.C. Central

University men’s basketballteam (11-7) expected a com-petitive basketball gamefrom their conference foesMonday night. But the

Howard University Bison (4-15) failed to deliver.

The Bison shot terriblyfrom the floor in both halvesand the Eagles cruised to an

easy 71-36 win, extendingtheir winning streak to fivegames.

“We got a lot of work todo,” Moton said. “We werefortunate tonight we didn’tget their best shot.”

“That’s a good team. Theyare big. And they’re physi-cal. But we did some thingsearly that I guess kind of rat-tled them and threw them offguard a little bit and mixedup some zones and presses.

“We just didn’t want themto get comfortable.”

And uncomfortable washow the Bison looked allgame.

The game got out to a fastpace, but after the first fewminutes, it was apparent theBison didn’t stand a chanceagainst the Eagles’ zonedefense.

The pressure from thatdefense suffocated the Bisonoffense, forcing them to adismal 25 percent on 13 of 51shooting.

It was the total oppositefor the Eagles who finishedthe first half shooting 70 per-cent from the floor. Theyraced out to a 40-15 halftimelead.

The missed shots from the

Bison — some of which wereair balls — turned into fastbreaks for NCCU, which ledto high percentage shots.

A big reason for thoseeasy fast break points wasjunior forward StantonKidd, who had a team high12 points and 7 rebounds.His hands were everywhere,disrupting all passing lanes.

As a result, he collected 4steals.

The Eagles did howevergive back 10 turnovers oftheir own.

“We’re still not a champi-onship team yet,” Kidd said.“We’re still building. Romewasn’t built in one day, so westill got a lot to do.”

While four Eagles fin-ished scoring in double fig-ures, only one Bison couldmanage it.

Mike Phillips led theBison with 12 points on 3 of14 shooting.

The next matchup will beagainst Coppin State (4-15)on Saturday, followed byMorgan State (5-9) onMonday.

These two games havebeen marked on the calen-dar since the beginning ofthe year for Kidd, a

Baltimore native. “This game is real person-

al for me,” said Kidd,“because I felt like I wasn’trecruited by Coppin (State)when I was in high school.”

“I wasn’t recruited bythem and Morgan (State)told me I wasn’t good enoughto play in the MEAC so bothof those games are going tobe critical and real personalfor me.

“It’s no disrespect to thecoaching staff that’s there,but we’re going to be OK andget the job done.”

The Eagles are second inthe MEAC standings with a(4-0) conference record.

They trail only thedefending MEAC champs,the Norfolk State Spartans,who lead the conferencewith five wins and zero loss-es.

Moton claims that this isone of the best teams he hascoached camaraderie wise,but says how good the Eaglescan be remains to be seen.

“We got to lay one brick ata time,” Moton said. “Whatmatters is coming in tomor-row, working on the mistakesyou made today and gettingbetter.”

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person like she wanted tomeet me.”

According to Nielsen rat-ings, the game drew morethan 9 million viewers.

As millions watched hisstory on Christmas, King’sphone blew up with phonecalls, text and Twitter mes-sages.

He said he received 206friend requests on Twitter.He reached the maximum of5,000 friends on Facebook, 98friend requests on Instagram,48 text messages, manyphone calls and even door-bell rings.

The first to call King washis best friend Johnny RayAdams screaming that he sawKing on television.

“At the time I was with myfamily watching and they did-

n’t believe I knew him, so Icalled him up in front ofthem,” Adams said.

“I just told him, ‘I hopeyou make it,’ asking him ‘howdid it feel to be on nationaltelevision?’”

Adams and King havebeen friends since the sixthgrade. Adams said althoughhe knew King was special henever expected him to getthis far this early.

“I felt like it was a blessingbecause he’s been through alot,” Adams said.

Seeing that struggle first-hand was King’s mother,Michelle Merritt.

Merritt explained that itwas tough seeing him in thehospital bed, especiallywhen she knew thatleukemia has an estimated 60

percent survival rate.“From a mother’s perspec-

tive, just seeing and watchingyour child fight for their lifeis overwhelming,” Merrittsaid. “You don’t bury yourchild, your child buries you.”

She prayed and leaned onGod and others for strength.For months King struggled,but he battled back andrecovered.

The brief two and a half-minute segment during half-time brought tears to hereyes Merritt said.

“I thought about when wefirst went in, within a matterof hours he was on everymachine he could be on.

He was in tubes. He wasput on kidney dialysis. Helaid in intensive care. He wasswelling up. I thought I was

losing my child ... and then Ilooked at him sitting therewhile we were watching thatpiece,” Merritt said pausing.“And I was telling the Lord,‘Thank you, I’m just thank-ful.’ That was 2010 and nowit’s 2013 and I get to spendmore time with my child.’”

Merritt said that what’smost special about the ordealis all the support that her songets from others. Merritt saideven members of U.S.Congress have sent letters ofsupport.

King credits his motherfor his strength and her keep-ing him focused. She hasillustrated what it means tobe a supportive role model,he said.

“You can’t think you’regoing to make it life without

going out here and helpingother people,” Merritt said.

After ESPN

Today, aside from playingon the basketball team, Kinggives motivational speechesaround the Triangle.

He says he has plans toopen his own motivationalspeaking organization andtravel the world to encouragekids and adults.

Levelle Moton, head coachof the NCCU basketball team,has nothing but high praisesfor King.

“A beautiful kid. He’sprobably the most humblespirit, most mature kid thatI’ve been around,” Motonsaid. “He’s down to earth,he’s real. He’s everythingthat you would want in a per-

son.”According to Moton,

King’s story is God’s purpose,so King can reach out andtouch others.

King is still taking medica-tion and will be onchemotherapy until Sept. 30.

His message for others:“Never give up on yourdreams. Work hard for whatyou want, because when youwork hard good things comeout of it. Never give up.Always stay positive. Staypositive. And be determinedto conquer your goals.”

ESPN’s full four and a halfminute segment of RashawnKing’s story will air onCollege Gameday on Feb. 9.College Gameday airs from 10a.m. - 12 pm.

Lady Eagles’ stuggles continueBY JONATHAN ALEXANDER

ECHO ASSISTANT EDITOR

With the loss of their lead-ing scorer, redshirt seniorChasidy Williams to injuryand a second leading scorer,Amber Neely only averaging7.6 points per game, one ofthe main goals for the win-less Lady Eagles has been tofind another consistent scor-er.

But that consistent scorerhasn’t been located yet.

Monday night, the N.C.Central University women’s

basketball team continuedto struggle losing 30-56 to theLady Bison of Howard (10-7).

“Offensively we have tofind our niche,” Taylor said.

“In ball games we want toaverage in the 50s. We’restruggling to knock downwhen we’re getting openshots.”

Freshman guard AmberNeely did however reachdouble figures with 11points, while adding 4 steals.It took nearly 12 minutes forthe Lady Eagles to scoretheir first field goal of thegame.

By the time the LadyEagles scored that field goal,they were already down 19points.

Head coach VanessaTaylor said she was very dis-appointed with her team'splay in the first half.

She stayed in the lockerroom with her team after thegame for more than 10 min-utes before talking to themedia.

“I expected us to comeout a little bit more ener-gized with a better under-standing of what we’re actu-ally doing at this point of the

season,” Taylor said. “We didnot do that tonight.

“Certainly at this point inthe season our young ladieshave worked tremendouslyhard at getting themselves ata better place offensivelyand defensively. Tonight wejust looked totally out ofsync.”

The Lady Eagles had thetough task of trying to stopthe 4th leading scorer in thenation, Saadia Doyle (22.6points per game).

It was more than tough.Doyle went 10 for 12 fromthe field, scoring 24 points.

“Saadia Doyle is a specialathlete,” said Howard headcoach Nicki Reid Geckeler.

“I mean she’s one of thetop recruits in the country asit relates to scoring, so she isour go-to scorer.”

A lot went wrong Mondaynight. For example, the LadyEagles had problems gettinga shot off before the 35-sec-ond shot clock ran out.

The Lady Bison forcedthe Lady Eagles to 23turnovers on the night, sevenof which came from shotclock violations.

“We waited to the last sec-

ond to take a shot andrushed them,” junior guard Tenika Neely said. “We justhave to get back in the gymand go to work.”

Williams' return is uncer-tain, but Taylor hopes it willbe within the next couple ofweeks.

In the 13 games Williamshas played, she is averaging10.5 points per game and 6.7rebounds per game.

“We certainly miss her alot,” Taylor said. “Before shewent out, she led the team inscoring and rebounding, soit’s a major loss.”

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TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroductionChapter One ~ The Right Man: The Genealogy, the Genius, the Legacy of James E. ShepardChapter Two ~The Prodigal Son, 1875-1907Chapter Three ~ The National Religious Training School and Chautauqua, 1907-1912Chapter Four ~ On a Fixed Road to Destiny: Education and Politics, 1912-1916Chapter Five ~ War, Politics, and Race, 1916-1923Chapter Six ~ The Rise of Durham State Normal and the Ascendancy of North Carolina College, 1923-1930Chapter Seven ~ North Carolina College and the Great Depression, 1930-1940 (in progress)Chapter Eight ~ World War II and Beyond, 1940-1947Conclusion

ABOUT THE AUTHORHenry Lewis Suggs

Henry Lewis Suggs is a distinguished and published scholar ofAmerican history. His academic concentrations are the AmericanSouth, African American history, and African American journal-ism.He earned his Ph.D. in American history from the University ofVirginia in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1976. At Virginia, he wasawarded the Martin Luther King, Jr. Woodrow WilsonFellowship. His first teaching assignment was at Western CarolinaUniversity, Cullowhee, North Carolina. He was WCU's firstAfrican American faculty member. An academic scholarship waslater named in his honor. He taught at Howard University,Washington, D.C., for a number of years, and was selected forthe faculty of Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina, inAugust 1983. In 1992 he became the second African Americanfaculty member at Clemson to be promoted to the rank of fullprofessor.At Clemson, he taught American history, the American South,and African American history. In February 1994, he was selectedas the first Dupont Endowed Visiting Chair at LynchburgCollege in Lynchburg, Virginia. Also during his career atClemson, he was selected for a twelve-week summer fellowshipat the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. In 1997 he wasselected as a W.E.B. Du Bois Scholar at Harvard University inCambridge, Massachusetts. Dr. Suggs retired as ProfessorEmeritus of American History from Clemson University in2003. In August 2003, Chancellor James H. Ammons of NorthCarolina Central University in Durham, North Carolina, appoint-ed Dr. Suggs scholar in residence at NCCU. His assigned dutywas to write the history of NCCU.Dr. Suggs has edited and authored numerous books on AfricanAmerican journalism, and his scholarly articles have appeared injournals such as The Harvard University Business Review, TheJournal of Southern History, The American Historical Review,The Journal of Negro History, The Virginia Historical Review,and many others.

James Edward Shepard and the History of

North Carolina Central University,1875-1947

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James E. Shepard

In this tour de force and inspirational account you’ll

read about the genealogy of the Shepard family,

Shepard’s early years in Raleigh and at Shaw, his trip to

Rome to attend the the International Sunday School

Association’s international conference.

You’ll read about the birth of the National Religious

Training School and Chautauqua and its development

into the National Training school in 1915, the Durham

State Normal School for Negroes in 1925, N.C. College

at Durham in 1947, and NCCU in 1967.

You’ll read about war years, Shepard’s role in

Republican politics, and the role area businesses, such

as N.C. Mutual and the Scarborough Funeral Home,

played in the growth of NCCU. And much, much more.

In tribute to NCCU’s Centennial. A portion of funds frombook sales will be used to fund merit scholarships in historyand journalism and a proposed Shepard Research Center.

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T he year 2012 was certain-ly an eventful one thatmanaged to be historic

for better or worse, depend-ing on your perspective.

The re-election of the firstAfricanAmerican pres-ident excitedmany and man-aged to high-light this coun-try’s shiftingdemographics.

This year wasalso marked bytragedy thatresulted frommass shootings

as a result of the violent cul-ture we now live in.

Whether you believe thetheater shooting in Aurora,Colorado, the Sikh Templeshooting in Wisconsin, or themost horrific shooting atSandy Hook Elementary inConnecticut that resulted inthe death of 20 children werebecause of a devaluing of life,mental illness, or the result ofother external factors, theconversation that these eventsspurred was concerning theweapon used for mass murder.

Whenever the issue of gunsis brought to the forefront,this country spirals into aredundant battle over the“sanctity” of the SecondAmendment of the U.S.Constitution.

The proposition of armingteachers or just having armedsecurity has been discussed tocombat attempts to regulateguns through the banning ofcertain high capacity assaultrifles and universal back-ground checks.

Essentially the rationale ismore guns will decrease the

number of shooting deaths. There is no such thing as

arming the good guys to stopthe bad guys.

Looking to extinguish a fireby lighting a match is counter-intuitive.

Arming administrators orteachers is an idea that isalmost laughable.

Arming principals or teach-ers only invites trouble ratherthan prevents it.

Suppose a student is calledto the principal’s office, and issuspended from school. Whilein that principal’s office thestudent takes the gun from theprincipal and fires it.

Who is to blame in that situ-ation? Couldn’t that have beenprevented?

In that scenario the poten-tial law that allowed the prin-cipal to have a weapon alsoled to their death or injury.

Imagine the scenario inreverse as well … in that casethe principal prevents the stu-dent from getting the gun andinstead uses it on the student.

What happens then? Is theprincipal fired, or put inprison?

How will the parents react?Doesn’t that present the

same “stand your ground”defense Zimmerman used inthe alleged murder of Trayvon

Martin?The idea of stationing

armed security in every schoolthroughout the United Statesis costly, impractical, and adangerous precedent.

In a country where weseverely underpay those whoteach our children and poorlyfund the educational system, itis comical to entertain thethought of planting armedsecurity in K-12 schools.

Moreover, this type of reac-tion — it’s not a response —creates a state of fear.

Students will not feel thattheir safety is guaranteed.

In addition, it is almostimprisoning the children andteens in the school, which candisrupt learning and create anatmosphere of lower expecta-tions.

This will not preventfirearm deaths in the U.S.

Where would we draw theline?

What other area that wasonce thought to be safe couldpossibly be surrounded byhoards of police officers?

Those who want to preventany type of regulation onassault rifles and the enforce-ment of background checksthat flag people on the basis oftheir mental health, violentcriminal background, or drug

abuse continue to dig a holefor themselves.

In short, they are losing theargument.

This is all the more truewhen you have commentatorsand talk radio personalitiesdeclaring that AfricanAmericans wouldn’t haveneeded to march in the CivilRights Movement if they werearmed.

And yes, the people beingreferred to are talking aboutthe movement , which prac-ticed non-violent peacefulprotest and civil disobedience.

Rush Limbaugh was quotedas saying, “If a lot of African-Americans back in the 60s hadguns, and the legal right to usethem for self-defense, youthink they would have neededSelma? I don’t know, I’m justasking.”

“If John Lewis, who says hewas beat upside the head, IfJohn Lewis had had a gun,would he have been beatupside the head, on thebridge?”

This is disgraceful commen-tary for sure, but this is whywe can’t allow this conversa-tion and response to fade.

These are the thoughts ofthose who are unwilling to dis-cover long-term solutions toshift the irresponsible andinexcusable course we havetaken.

This is a real battle we’re inpeople, a battle for the soul ofthis nation.

I may not always be a fan ofthe way this government andsociety operates when itcomes to the people, but atrue RESPONSE, and neithera reaction nor inaction, isneeded.

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

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“The inaugurationcost way too much.

I hope they didn’tuse tax payer

money.” –Redeidre Edwards

“It was over the top.George Washington

had three peoplepresent at his inau-

guration. I don’tthink it was intend-

ed to be that flam-boyant.”

– Julius Graham

“That was unneces-sary. We have too

many social issuesin this country to be

spending moneylike that on one

day.”

–Jaron Allen

Question: The PresidentialInauguration cost about

$170 million. How do youfeel about that?

Mo’ guns, mo’ problems

Opinions

A zodiac sign on her lowerback. RIP Grandma onhis forearm.

Stars on herthigh. Only Godcan judge mewritten in cur-sive lettering onhis chest.

Tattoos arenow more a partof today’s socie-ty than everbefore. Tattoosused to be the

mark of bikers, hardenedcriminals and sailors.

Nowadays, people from allbackgrounds are indulging inwhat was once frowned upon

by mainstream society. Tattoos are insanely popu-

lar, mainly due to celebritiesand the media. Tattoos can beillustrations of anything.

Some people like to get tat-toos in spots that can only beseen while wearing a bathingsuit or in the nude, while oth-ers proudly display theirbodywork on their arms andlegs. Some even go as far astattooing their faces.

There are numerous rea-sons people get tattoos. Somepeople get tatted to commem-orate a family member orfriend who has passed away.

Some get tattoos to expressthemselves. Unfortunately,

people also get tattoos to fol-low trends — and in 10 yearsthey probably will regret it.

Personally speaking, I lovetattoos. I have eight of themmyself.

I’m currently working on ahalf-sleeve and within thenext two months I plan to addan AK-47 to my thigh.

I got my first tattoo at 18during my first semester atNCCU. It’s a symbol of free-dom.

I was away from my parentsand was armed with an $1,100refund check. I went toGorilla Ink and lost my tattoovirginity.

I continue to ink my body

because I love the pain.I know it sounds weird, but

I really love the feeling of theneedle on my skin.

One thing I hate is howpeople with tattoos are some-times judged by those who arenot brave enough to go underthe needle.

I have a full academicscholarship. I have multiplemajors.

I plan on getting my Ph.D.and my Juris Doctorate andI’m getting my real estatelicense this semester.

I know people without tat-toos who are nowhere near assmart as I am. So don’t judgeme by my ink!

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In a country where we severely underpay thosewho teach our children and poorly fund the education-

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