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MARCH 9, 2005

CampusHad an omelette lately?Get to know the gentle-

man who cooked it for you

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A&ERobert E. Holmes

collection, ‘Affirming a Legacy,’ is now in

NCCU’s museum

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OpinionsIs romance dead?

According to Gautam,it is for black men!

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FeatureCheerleaders set thehouse on fire on theCIAA Super Saturday

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The 2005 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association tourna-ment held at the RBC Center in Raleigh last week is one thatN.C. Central University would like to forget soon. Both the

men’s and women’s basketball teams bowed out of the tournament inthe second round.

But amidst all the despair, the Eagles can take solace in the indi-vidual feat of Lady Eagle Cassie King.

WASHINGTON— Each year 4million babies around theworld die in the first monthof life. More than half thedeaths could be avoidedwith simple measures suchas cutting umbilical cordswith sterile blades, pre-scribing antibiotics forpneumonia and keepingnewborns warm.

Those are among thefindings of a group of stud-ies released Thursday thatseek to direct the world’sattention to the large num-ber of infants in poor coun-tries who die soon afterbirth, usually at home andoften unnamed.

The high mortality arisesfrom poverty, ignorance anddisorganization in poorcountries, and is exacerbat-

ed by fatalism on the part ofmany parents, a lack ofpolitical will in govern-ments and the inattention ofglobal health experts, theresearchers concluded.

“This disaster has toend,’’ Vinod Paul, an Indianphysician and expert in thecare of newborns, saidThursday at a launch of theinitiative in Washington. “We believe the vast majori-ty of these deaths can beprevented by the knowledgewe have today. We do notneed new knowledge.’’

“In West Africa, one ofevery three mothers willlose a newborn,’’ said AnneTinker of the charity Savethe Children, calling thatevidence of “an unaccept-able disparity between thehaves and the have-nots.’’

KING HOLDS THE CROWN I #30 BREAKS RECORD World’sinfants dieby millions

Simple efforts could save newborns’ lives,show studies that seek to spur global action

KING RULES

BY DAVID BROWNWASHINGTON POST

Lady Eagle’s 59 points give NCCU something to smile aboutBY ASHA SUTTON

ECHO STAFF WRITER

King was the talk of the Trianglewhen she scored 59 points in theEagles’ 84-79 victory over BowieState. She broke the record set byBowie’s Allyson Hardy, who scored50 points against St. Augustine’s lastseason.

King, a sophomore, may be themost well-rounded, versatile andexplosive player among CIAA womenand in NCCU history. Her impactmay be as great as the one AmbaKongolo left in her time as a LadyEagle.

Kongolo, NCCU’s second all-timeleading scorer and rebounder, wasthe first CIAA athlete to get draftedinto the WNBA. Over her career sheamassed 41 career double-doublesand was voted CIAA Player of theYear in 2001 and 2002.

King is well on her way to achiev-ing similar feats. In her 59-pointgame, she set the tone early by scor-ing within the first minute of thegame to reach 1,000 points in herNCCU basketball career.

She played 45 minutes in thegame, which went into overtime. She

made 21 of 38 field goals and 17 of 18free throws and also had a team-highof 13 rebounds.

King is now the second Lady Eagleto score 600 points in a season, whichhas not been done since 1986.

“This is going to be the talk of thetown,” said NCCU junior point guardPorschia Holmes.

But King, who averaged 22 pointsin the regular season, was more con-cerned with the performance of thewhole team and bringing team glory.

“I wasn’t really thinking about anyrecords. I was just trying to help myteam get to the next round,” Kingsaid.

King, from Wendell, N.C., mighthave a sweet smile and dispositionwhen she is outside the athleticarena, but give her a basketball andshe turns into a different person.

“We’ve had some good playerscome through here through theyears,” said Assistant Coach StephenJoyner. “She’s almost the best offen-sive player we’ve ever had.”

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Student’s lifeon new course

An unexpected accidentleft an N.C. CentralUniversity football playerparalyzed from the chestdown, after a pick-up foot-ball game in November.

Brant Daye returnedhome Saturday, March 5,after being at The ShepardSpinal Cord RehabilitationCenter in Atlanta.

Daye has a cervical injuryto six vertebrae. Doctors sayit is unlikely he will everwalk again.

But Daye’s mother,Eureka Daye-Todd, said shehas hope for a different out-come.

“God has the last word,”

she said.Daye has learned to deal

with the difficult situationplaced before him. He is

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Provost searchgets underway

BY DENEESHA EDWARDSASSISTANT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The search for a newprovost continues.

It has been more thanthree months since thedeparture of Lucy J.Reuben, former provost andvice chancellor of AcademicAffairs at N.C. CentralUniversity.

Since then, a search com-mittee has been formed byChancellor James H.Ammons to find a replace-ment.

The 19 members searchcommittee is led by Carlton

Wilson, chair of the depart-ment of history.

The committee is made ofboth supporters and oppo-nents of the former provost.

The members say theyhave put their differencesbehind them and are work-ing toward the future for thegood of the University.

“There is no animosityamong the members,”Wilson said.

According to Wilson, theUniversity has advertisedthe position in many publi-cations, including The

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Reservist MarquisJackson was attending afaculty meeting Jan. 14last year at Hillside HighSchool, where he teaches,when his cell phone rang.

It was his UnitAdministrator informinghim that he had beeninvoluntarily transferredto another unit in Florida,which was preparing to goto Iraq.

Jackson’s wife waseight months pregnant,but he had to leave forFlorida to join his newunit before leaving forIraq on Feb. 7.

“To be in the military,you are a number,”Jackson said. They put youwhere they need you.”

Jackson, who majored inpolitical science at N.C.Central University from1997 to 2001 and is expect-ing to finish a seconddegree in English educa-tion, was stationed at CampBucca prison for about 10months. The camp is 300miles southeast of Baghdad

In the unknown world,he looked back at his daysat NCCU and remem-bered many words of wis-dom from his professors.

“Dr. Ferebee told me tolook at the world in abroader view and to beoptimistic,” Jackson said.

“Dr. Ware, Harrington-Austin and Bockting

taught me to appreciatelife. You never know whenyour education is going tobe valuable to you.”

After seeing the strug-gles that the people of Iraqface to make a living,Jackson said he came back“much wiser and grateful.”

“The Americans don’tknow poverty,” Jacksonsaid. “The level of povertyblew my mind.”

Jackson served as aprocessing non-commis-sion officer — he ensuredthat new detainees at thecamp had proper identifi-cation and that the rightdata were collected.

He said at times heprocessed the data of 200to 300 detainees a day andthe camp had about 4,000detainees. Their crimesincluded illegal possessionof weapons, assault andrape.

Some of the detaineeswere from countries suchas Syria, Lebanon andPalestine.

Jackson said the pris-oners were rarely violentand he was inspired to seethe prisoners face thesame direction to bowdown and pray.

“They were some of themost sensible people Ihave ever encountered,”Jackson said.

Jackson said he did notwitness any ill treatmentof the prisoners, but hesaid he heard about theprisoner abuse scandal by

American soldiers at AbuGhraib, another Americanrun detainee camp in Iraq.

At Abu Ghraib, someAmerican soldiers wereaccused of inhumanetreatment of Iraqi prison-ers by putting them onleashes and piling them upnaked, among other things.

Jackson would not com-ment on the Abu Ghraibscandal. He said he treat-ed detainees with respectand never received illegalorders from his superiors.

Jackson said he cheateddeath one day when a mis-sile landed 10 feet fromhim. He’s alive today, hesaid, because the missiledidn’t detonate.

“Had it detonated Iwould not be talking toyou,” Jackson said.

Jackson, who said hehad to work between 12-18hours a day during his stayin Iraq, said he thinksAmerican soldiers haveoverstayed their welcomein Iraq.

“I believe there was atime when the UnitedStates’ presence wasneeded in Iraq, but Ibelieve we surpassed thattime,” said Jackson.

The long working hoursdid not deter Jackson fromreading his books. Hefound some time to readbooks like NelsonMandela’s “Long Walk toFreedom” and the“Autobiography ofMalcolm X.”

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An inside view of American prisons in IraqBY LOVEMORE MASAKADZA

ECHO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

“Shalom” — The word isinscribed onto a finely knit-ted maroon and gray pillowin the tidy office.

N.C. Central University’sProfessor Pamela Allison saidthe word is Greek for peace.

According to Allison, theword was a source ofstrength during her senioryear at North Stanly HighSchool in Stanly, N.C.

In 1964, Allison was thefirst African-American stu-dent to integrate NorthStanly High School, an all-white school. She trans-ferred in from KingvilleHigh School.

“I was apprehensive andnervous about my safety,”Allison said. “But I wasmore afraid of what wouldhappen to me academicallythan physically.”

According to Allison, herstay in Stanly High Schoolwas “a fierce challenge inthe eye of the storm.”

A few days later, anotherblack student, ChristineConnor, joined her at thehigh school

Connor said she was ter-rified and nervous aboutbeing in a white school, butin the end, she had a won-derful time.

On Feb. 25, Allison andConnor got to see each otherfor the first time in 20 yearsat a reunion sponsored by theNorth Stanly Octagon Club.

The club designed thereunion to recognize thefirst black students to inte-grate in North Stanly, callingit, “Celebrating TrailblazersPast and Present: Jewels inthe Crown.”

At the reunion Allisonand Connor read a newsreport about the event forthe first time.

Allison said she wasastonished to read a newsarticle that called her andConnor “two Negro girls.”

“There were no incidentsand the other studentsapparently accepted the sit-uation as normal,” the arti-cle read.

The reporter never inter-viewed Allison to ask her ifshe viewed the situation asnormal, she said.

“They assumed that wewere fine,” Allison said.

Connor also said that shedid not learn about the arti-cle until their reunion.

“Discovering the article didnot upset me,” Connor said.“It’s been more than 40 years,and we have already gonethrough the worst of it all.”

Allison said one of herproudest moments was whenshe was the only studentable to recite the prologue toChaucer’s literary classic,“The Canterbury Tales.”

“Many of my white instruc-tors had a preconceivednotion that I could not meas-ure up academically,” Allisonsaid. “It shocked them that ablack student could recitethe prologue by heart.”

Both Allison and Connorsaid they heard racial slurswhile in class.

They also said they felt iso-lated at Stanly High School.

But since they were pre-pared for the worst, theywere able to get through itall, they said.

“Graduating from StanlyHigh was a thing of gratifi-cation and accomplishmentfor me,” Allison said. “Iwould not trade the experi-ence for anything.”

During graduation,Connor was “thrilled to walkup on that stage realizingthat we made it,” she said.

“I learned that all whitesare not bad, and that not allwill mistreat you,” saidConnor.

At the reunion Allisonand Connor spent much oftheir time sharing bitter-sweet memories and makingup lost time.

A witness to history

NCCU instructor was first tointegrate Stanly High School

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The committee has beenlooking over candidateapplications every week.

Wilson would not revealthe number of applicants inthe pool, but said that a“considerable amount” ofindividuals had applied forthe provost position.

“We want to get thisresolved as soon as we can,but we are not rushingbecause we do not want tocompromise the process,”Wilson said.

Beverly Washington-Jones, former dean ofUniversity College, has beenacting as interim provostsince Jan. 1.

Several committee mem-

bers and other faculty haveremarked that Washington-Jones is handling the posi-tion professionally.

According to AchamelehDebela, president of theFaculty Senate, Washington-Jones has been doing anexcellent job and has devel-oped a good rapport withfaculty members.

“She’s honest, transpar-ent and practical,” Debelasaid.

“This has been acceptedvery well.”

Branislav Vlahovic, chairof the Department ofPhysics, has a similarassessement of Washington-Jones peformance.

“She’s proven and shownexcellence and perform-ance,” he said.

“I think she’s qualifiedfor the job.”

“Congratulations. Youare in the running tobecome America’s next topmodel.”

Those are the wordssome N.C. CentralUniversity women wouldlove to hear from super-model Tyra Banks, the cre-ator of “America’s NextTop Model.”

“I would be totallyexcited,” said AurielYoung, criminal justicesenior .

Auditions for the showwill be held March 19 inthe Alfonso Elder StudentUnion.

The auditions will pro-vide an opportunity forlady Eagles and areawomen to show off theirmodeling skills.

“This event is a greatopportunity for the com-munity and theUniversity,” said SharonSaunders, assistant to theChancellor for public rela-tions.

“We thought it was greatexposure for theUniversity. This is why thechancellor approved theauditions on NCCU’s cam-pus,” Saunders said.

The auditions are opento women 18-27 years old,of any body shape, whomeet the 5-foot-7-inchheight requirement.

“America’s Next TopModel” is one of the UPNhighest-rated programsand one of the most popu-lar reality televisionshows.

“The show offers adiverse pool of realitystars,” said Heather Kuh,marketing director forWRDC UPN 28. “Otherreality shows aren’t asdiverse. I think it’s a posi-tive show for everyone.”

Theatre senior ChadJohnson is looking forwardto the auditions.

“I’m interested in seeingthe potential models,” hesaid. “I hope they look asgood as the past contest-ants on the show.”

According to Kuh, 300-500 women are expected toturn out for the auditions.“We are expecting womenfrom all over the country,”Kuh said.

But students and admin-istrators said they hope thestars of the auditions willbe local.

“I think it’s great to givepeople in this area theopportunity to fulfill theirdreams,” said SanieceWilliams, a businessadministration freshman.“This puts our universityin a positive light.”

“We hope someone localgets it so we can blow it upwith viewing parties,” Kuhsaid.

BY JOANNA HERNANDEZECHO STAFF WRITER

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We offer workshops on resume writing, interviewing, cover letter writing, and stressmanagement.Plus, in our Glaxo Career Library, you’ll find career-related videos, brochures, pam-phlets, and magazines, as well as graduate school catalogs and annual reports — allthere for you to review. Call for an appointment or drop by to meet with one of ourcounselors.

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According to DukeUniversity associate profes-sor William Turner, you donot know where you aregoing unless you knowwhere you have been.

During a March 3 lecturesponsored by the N.C.Central University depart-ment of sociology, Turner, astudent of the art of preach-ing, spoke about the role ofthe black church in contem-porary society.

With an audience of about40 students and faculty mem-bers, Turner discussed howthe church affected theblack community from the

days of slavery. Turner described the

transformation of the churchover the last two centuriesfrom small, family-based set-tings, to cathedrals with mas-sive congregations.

Turner said he feels mate-rial possessions, such asmoney and fancy clothes andcars, have shaped the devel-opment of the church.

He also addressed thenotion that slaves were onlythe objects of free labor.Slaves were the backbone ofearly society and were instru-mental in building the firstBaptist church in America.

According to Turner,African American religiouspractices can be traced back

to the African past.Forms of this relationship

to African culture includedancing and up-tempomusic.

Another example is theway a preacher will placehis hand on the head of acongregant seeking a heav-enly blessing or a connectionto God, according to Turner.

This form of prayer has itsroots in an African ceremoni-al tradition called “layinghands,” that involved markingthe face and forehead.

He also said slave ownersused the Bible to keepAfricans in the clutch ofservitude.

One simple Bible verse,“Slaves obey your masters,

for your reward will begiven,” was used by earlyslave masters to keep slavessubmissive.

“His historical referenceswere so profound,” said sociol-ogy professor Michelle Laws.

“The past is so important,but, young people know solittle about their own ori-gins,” Turner said.

It is one thing to teachyoung people about blackhistory, but the environmentaround them should alsoreflect on black historyTurner said. It’s important totheir own self-worth, he said.

“This was a great way toend Black History Month,”Laws said. “We have to bringhim back.”

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Next fall students willhave an important resourceon campus: the N.C. CentralWomen’s Center.

A task force has beenexploring ways to use thenew center since June 2004.The panel was made up of15 students, faculty and staffmembers.

It was headed by FrancesGraham, associate vicechancellor of studentaffairs, and Yolanda Tibbs,assistant director of resi-dential life.

“When I took on theresponsibility of theWomen’s Center, I suggestedwe have a task force to getinformation about the cam-pus, student needs and thestaff ’s perception,” saidGraham, co-chair of the taskforce.

According to Graham, 67percent of NCCU’s studentsare women.

The Women’s Center wasthe vision of Roland Gaines,vice chancellor of studentaffairs.

“With so many femalestudents we need to concen-trate on women’s issues,”Gaines said.

“I think it would be greatfor women to have a venueand opportunity to discusstheir issues.”

The task force has beenmeeting monthly to decidewhat the center should looklike, how it should bestaffed and what programsit should offer, Graham said.

According to Tibbs, thetask force co-chair, thegroup has visited other col-lege women’s centers forideas.

“We liked the women’scenter at N.C. StateUniversity,” Tibbs said. “Weliked the services it heldand its atmosphere.

“Their center primarilyfocused on the needs of stu-dents,” she added.

“We want ours to focus on

the needs of not only stu-dents, but faculty and staff.”

The group plans to offer alibrary with books aboutwomen’s issues, meetingspaces and classrooms.

They also plan to have achanging station, kitchenand even a breast pump forstudents and faculty withchildren.

They also plan to holdseminars and forums toeducate students about gen-der issues.

“The possibilities toenjoy the space will be end-less,” said Graham, whoadded that the center willalso be open to men.

“Men who have women intheir lives — mothers, sis-ters, girlfriends, etc. — andsingle fathers can gain agreat deal from the Women’sCenter,” Graham said.

The task force hasalready sponsored pro-grams on campus.

Their first program wasin September, when LoriRobinson, a rape survivor,shared her experienceswith students.

“The program was verysuccessful and well attend-ed,” Graham said.

The task force will alsobring the poet Mona Daye tocampus during the week ofMarch 28.

The group plans to postan online survey this monthfor students to offer sugges-tions.

Graham said a women’scenter is just what NCCUneeds. “The center willbring a lot of attention towomen’s needs and will givewomen a chance to havetheir voices heard.”

“There is a lack ofwomen in leadership posi-tions,” Graham said.

“They arxe often behindthe scene. Young womenneed role models to allowthem to build leadershippositions and the Women’sCenter will allow us to buildthe skills for women tobecome great leaders.”

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learning how to use his backmuscles and he plans to par-ticipate in some sports activ-ities for wheelchair users.

“I have to look forwardand not back,” Daye said. “Itry not to think about it.”

Daye’s stepfather ThomasTodd said it is exciting forhim to be back in Durham.

“It’s good that he’s back,but it will be better when hegets to come home,” Toddsaid.

Daye is currently stayingat the Durham Hilton Hotelbecause his house has to bemodified to accommodate

him. Daye’s mother said it is a

blessing that family, friendsand the community are help-ing.

“The community is myfamily,” Daye-Todd said.“Everyone pulls togetherand looks out for eachother.”

Daye-Todd also said thatshe appreciates the helpgiven by NCCU. She said shetalks frequently with headfootball coach, RodBroadway and George“Bulldog” Smith, assistantathletic director for student-

athlete development.Members of the Student-

Athlete Advisory Committeeraised funds at the NCCU vs.Winston-Salem StateUniversity basketball game.

The Division of StudentAffairs is collecting tax-deductible gifts.

“We as a communitywanted to contribute to getthe home ready for Brant,”said Vickie McNeil, specialassistant to the vice chancel-lor of student affairs.

Daye, a transfer fromEast Carolina University, isa junior studying sports soci-

ology at NCCU. Daye chose NCCU

because he knew it was anup and coming school.

“Central wasn’t too big ortoo small,” Daye said. “Itwas just right.”

He plans to start takingcourses again in the summer.

Daye’s home church,Orange Grove MissionaryBaptist Church, is having abenefit concert at 4 p.m. onApril 2. For more informa-tion call (919) 596-8088.

“God has a plan for me. Ineed to find it out and makeit happen,” Daye said.

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With so many female students, we needto concentrate on women’s issues.ROLAND GAINES, VICE CHANCELLOR FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS

BY STEPHANIE CARRECHO STAFF WRITER

N.C. Central Univer-sity’s Neuroscience andDrug Abuse Program willrecognize Brain Awareness

Week with alecture byL i n d aPorrino at 4p.m. today atthe Julius L.C h a m b e r sBiomedical/B i o t e c h n o -l o g yR e s e a r c hInstitute.

Porrino ison the

board of directors at theCollege on Problems ofDrug Dependence, a con-sortium of researchers,and on the faculty in theDepartment of Physiologyand Pharmacology at WakeForest University.

In her lecture,“Marihuana: From Mice toMen,” Porrino will explainher research on the effectsof marijuana on the brain.

Porrino looks at thebrains of live mice usingmagnetic resonance imag-ing, after the mice havebeen injected with mari-juana compounds.

“The work she’s donehelps us understand thelong and short term effectsof marijuana,” said Howlett,an NCCU biology professor.

Brain Awareness Week isan international effortorganized by the DanaAlliance for Brain Initiatives,a non-profit organization of250 neuroscientists.

The week is designed toadvance public awarenessabout progress in brainresearch.

NCCU’s Neuroscience/Drug Abuse ResearchProgram is funded bygrants from the NationalInstitute on Drug Abuse.

In all, five researchersare exploring differentfacets of how drugs affectthe brain.

Howlett’s work exam-ines the way cells respondto the active substances inmarijuana.

Associate professorSteve Franklin examinesthe way stress hormonesaffect the body’s ability tomake its own opiodes.

Research scientistSomnath Mukhopadhyay isexamining how the body’sown chemicals, ones simi-lar to the active ingredi-ents in marijuana, work onblood pressure and bloodvessel formation.

University veterinarianDerek Norford examinesthe way drugs change theshape of the brain’s cells.

And researcher JohnShim is creating molecu-lar models of the brain’sdrug receptors.

According to Howlett,“students need to remem-ber their goals and shouldnot let something as crazyas drugs get in the way.”

“A lot of people in ourculture don’t believe thatmarijuana can actuallychange the brain.”

Staff writer TamekaStephenson contributed tothis story.

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Before he ever flipped anomelet, Stanley Fogler, N.C.Central University’somelette cook, was a worldtraveler.

At 14, he went with hisuncle to see historicalsights.

“We went to D.C., the FBIbuilding, the SmithsonianInstitute, and various monu-ments,” said Fogler. Hisuncle even let him pickwhere they were going tolive.

Fogler decided to live inNew York, right around thecorner from the ApolloTheatre.

There, he met all kinds ofinteresting people whotalked to him about theirtravels.

Inspired by their adven-turous spirits, he joined theU.S Marine Corps.

Fogler enjoys travelingand trying new foods.

“My time in the military… I loved it,” said Fogler.“I’ve done desert training inthe Mojave Desert, climbedmountains in California, andtrapped monkeys in the rainforest in Central America,”said Fogler.

“I’ve been to Puerto Rico,spent 13 months in Vietnamin South East Asia, and ninemonths in theMediterranean in an aircraft carrier.”

Fogler has also traveled

to Europe. “My first passion was

working with hair,” saidFogler.

Fogler was a cosmetolo-gist for 18 years. In theMarines they made him thecompany barber.

“That was the first job inmy life I was enthusiasticabout,” said Fogler.

According to Fogler hecut everyone’s hair — blacksand whites.

Fogler was successful incosmetology — even afterthe military.

“I opened the first salonin Roxboro that did black,white, and Asian hair,” saidFogler. “It was called theHoliday Hair Fashion.”

Fogler and his wife hadthe business for 9 years.

After he sold the busi-ness, he heard that NCCUwas hiring and applied. Hewas hired as the omelettecook.

“He’s a wonderful work-er,” said Princess Dickson,the cafe’s safety coordinator.

“His personality is goodbecause he knows what hewants. He’s a people person.He has a lot of respect forpeople. He’s always smiling.”

Business administrationsophomore Rasheed Hickshas nothing but praise forFogler’s work.

“I eat omelettes everydayat the cafe,” said Hicks.“Stanley’s kind and gener-ous. His food portrays hispersonality. It nurtures me.”

Fogler works on the clockfrom 6:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., buthe often stays until 2 p.m. orso. “I just love working withpeople,” said Fogler, “I likeseeing the day go well. I likebeing a part of that.”

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Four studies reviewingthe magnitude of “neonatal”mortality worldwide, strate-gies for reducing it, a roadmap for improving newborncare in poor countries and anestimate of costs were pub-lished online Thursday bythe Lancet, a European med-ical journal.

Much of the data haveappeared elsewhere inrecent years. What is new isgathering in one place the“evidence base” for action bydonor nations, charities andthe developing countriesthemselves.

Among the new informa-tion was the calculation thatat least 41 percent of the 4million deaths, and possiblyas much as 72 percent, couldbe prevented if currentknowledge was put to use.

The Lancet NeonatalSurvival Steering Team, com-posed of researchers at manyuniversities and charitableorganizations, also estimatedthat to cut neonatal deaths inhalf would cost $4.1 billionper year on top of the $2 bil-lion now being spent on theproblem by poor countriesand outsiders.

The 4 million deaths occuramong the 130 million babiesborn worldwide each year.Deaths in industrializedcountries account for 1 per-

cent of the total. Two-thirdsoccur in 10 countries: India,China, Pakistan, Nigeria,Bangladesh, Ethiopia,Congo, Indonesia,Afghanistan and Tanzania.

Programs to improvehealth in developing coun-tries traditionally targetpregnant women and youngchildren. Newborns havebeen relatively overlooked,even though they are themost vulnerable — especiallyin the first few days of life. Ofchildren who die before age5, 38 percent die in their firstmonth. Of them, three-quar-ters die in the first week.

One cheap interventionthat could eliminate the 7percent of deaths caused bytetanus is giving pregnantwomen two tetanus shots, ifthey have not had any. Themothers pass their immunityto their babies, who canbecome infected if the umbil-ical cord is cut with a con-taminated instrument.

Teaching mothers andhealth workers to recognizeinfection in very youngbabies—and get them to adoctor or provide antibioticsthemselves if that is impossi-ble—could reduce the 26 per-cent of deaths caused bypneumonia and sepsis(bloodstream infections). Making those improvements,

however, will require train-ing many more midwives andother health care workers—ahuge undertaking. In southAsia and sub-Saharan Africa,only about one-third ofwomen deliver with the aidof a “skilled birth attendant.’’

But some interventionscost nothing.

One author of the Lancetseries, Gary Darmstadt,described success by a teamof U.S. and Indianresearchers to change behav-ior in 300 villages and 100,000people in the northernIndian state of UttarPradesh.

Traditionally, women whohave just delivered consult aHindu holy man, called apandit, on when to startbreast feeding. After check-ing astrological tables andother sources, the panditgenerally advises that feed-ing begin two or three daysafter birth. Until then, thebaby is given tea or sugarwater.

Many new mothers alsosqueeze out of their breastsand discard the thick, anti-body-filled, disease-prevent-ing first milk, known ascolostrum, because it is mis-takenly considered old anddirty.

One pandit in the areawas a physician. After gain-

ing his trust, the researchersasked him to consider chang-ing his advice.

“We just leveled with himand said: You’re a medicallytrained person; you knowthat breast feeding is critical-ly important,’’ recountedDarmstadt, of the JohnsHopkins University’sBloomberg School of PublicHealth.

The man agreed and per-suaded five other local pan-dits to change their advice,too.

“I think, in essence, hetook an evidence-basedapproach,’’ Darmstadt said.

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HIV-infected teens don’t halt risky behaviorBY JAMIE TALAN

NEWSDAY

Teens infected with HIVare engaging in risky sexualbehavior twice as often asyoung people did in the yearsbefore the availability of drugtreatment that postpones theonset of AIDS, a new studyhas found.

Today’s HIV-infected teensare also twice as likely toabuse drugs and alcohol astheir counterparts a decadeago, the study found.

“Despite the drug treat-ments, kids today are doingworse,” said MargueritaLightfoot, a research psychol-ogist at the University ofCalifornia-Los Angeles’ DavidGeffen School of Medicinewho conducted the study.

“Young people think theyare invulnerable,” said

Robert Klitzman, co-directorof the Center for Bioethics atColumbia University. “Youngpeople think that HIV is nobig deal.”

Highly active therapies,known as HAART, were intro-duced in 1996. The drugs havesuccessfully lowered viruslevels and prolonged lives,but their availability hasgiven patients more opportu-nities to transmit the virus toothers, Lightfoot said.

“Evidence suggests thatmany people living with HIVbelieve that sexual behaviorsthat could lead to the trans-mission of HIV, like unpro-tected sex, are less risky ifviral levels are low,” she said.

One-third of the youngpeople in the survey lived inNew York. The rest were inSan Francisco, Los Angelesand Miami.

Only half the teenagerswere taking the drug treat-ment “cocktail,” which BruceSchackman of Weill CornellMedical College’s departmentof public health said has beensimplified in recent years.His group has been designingbehavioral interventions toprevent HIV infection.

The constant medical carepatients receive when theyare taking HAART provides agood opportunity to providecounseling, he said.

The study began in 1994,when Lightfoot and her col-leagues tracked high-riskbehavior in 351 young peo-ple, ages 13 to 24, two yearsbefore HAART becameavailable. The next surveywas conducted in 1999-2000,when researchers inter-viewed another 175 teenagersand compared the level of

high-risk drug, alcohol andsexual activity.

The 1999 group had beeninfected a year longer thanthose in the earlier groups, afinding that Lightfoot saidsuggests that people arebecoming infected earlier.

“Today’s teenagers report-ed feeling more emotionallydistressed and felt they had apoorer quality of life thanyoung people interviewedover a decade ago,” she said.

The Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention esti-mate that 36,299 adolescentsand young adults in theUnited States have been lostto AIDS through 2002. In thatyear, teenagers accounted for11 percent of newly diag-nosed HIV cases. The majori-ty are Hispanic or black. “Themessage just isn’t gettingthrough,” Lightfoot said.

That little baby with agenuine smile flash-ing on its lovely face.

That little baby who doesnot know how to hate orhow to kill. That little babywho thinks everything andeveryone is a friend.

Oh, how sweet littlebabies are.R e p o r t sr e c e n t l ys h o w e dthat fourmillion ofthese love-ly childrenare perish-ing in theirfirst monthof life ascitizens ofthe world.Let thatsink in fora second or

two: four million. That’s almost half the

population of NorthCarolina.

It’s more than the com-bined population of SouthDakota, North Dakota,Vermont, Alaska, Dela-ware, Montana andWyoming.

These poor babies arenot dying in the FirstWorld countries, but theThird World.

The report cites poverty,ignorance and the lack ofcommitment to health, dueto the government andglobal organizations, asthe contributing factors.

The report calculatesthat up to 72 percent ofthese infant deaths couldbe prevented, if currentknowledge was put to use.

The solution to this dev-astating problem is there.However, the world must

make saving the lives ofthese babies a priority.

Has the human raceaccepted defeat?

Or is the world a victimof a “Why-worry? It’s-their-problem,-not-ours” atti-tude?

There’s a problem whenthe world ignores the exis-tence of countries likeBangladesh, Tanzania,Congo and Indonesia justbecause everything is finewhere they live.

Surely, something canbe done to help those whodo not have the healthfacilities found in the FirstWorld countries.

Those who have fewconcerns should at leastsoften their hearts forthese newborn babies.

Add the deaths of thesechildren to the mountingnumbers of those dying ofAIDS, and see where theworld is going.

Most of those peoplewould really appreciateany form of help that theycan get, particularly edu-cation and medication.

There are people outthere who walk barefoot,have no clothes other thanwhat they are wearing, livein shacks, use bushes astheir bathrooms and haveno clean water to drink.

When one of them getssick, he or she is usually ingreat danger of dying.

And four million newlyborn babies are dyingevery year, before learningto say, “Papa” or “Mama.”

They are only babies,and they deserve better.They never chose to beborn of poor parents, or inthe Third World.

A tragedy that’sgot to end

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Champagne, N.C. Central University’s cheerleading squad, combined school spirit with a bootcamp routine.

T o many observers cheerleading is just a side act to the mainevent -- the basketball or football game. A group of pretty girlswith no brains dancing on the sidelines.

But their impression of cheerleading is completely inaccurate.To be a cheerleader means that you’ve mastered more than

100 different cheers. It means that you’ve managed to juggle your classes,your school work, and your job with the training demands of being a cheer-leader.

To be a cheerleader means that you’ve been creative enough to develop aroutine that draws the attention of the crowd.

However, cheerleaders are athletes. They practice everyday. They traintheir bodies for the rigors of their routines. They run. They do crunches. Theydo lunges and jumping jacks. They run the gym steps and around their cam-pus.

Their athleticism was on display at the cheerleading exhibition on SuperSaturday during the CIAA. It was a show of precision, timing, technique andskills. The routines were intense and bold.

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“I read somewhere I’mhomophobic/S**t/ Go through thehood/ it’s mad ni**as on my d**k.”

— 50 Cent from “Ryder Music” off ‘TheMassacre.’

Once again, hell naw. I can’t get down with ol’ FiveDimes sometimes. I just want everyone to know he saidthat. It ain’t me, it’s him. I just thought the line sounded

a little strange. I already have my suspicions but I’mgoing to say nothing further. Watch for 50, y’all. He look-

ing for beef from everyone now.

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50 CentThe MassacreShady/ Aftermath/Interscope Records

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black hand side

All right, FiveDimes. It’s time for us tohave a little talk.

You were right. I likedyou better when you reallywere on the corner lookingashy and grimy. Now you’re

all greased up and big time. Now don’t get me wrong,

I still love “Get Rich or DieTrying” but “The Massacre”sounds like a repeatof your first main-stream album.

‘Disco Inferno’ ishot. ‘Piggy Bank’ ishot. Even ‘CandyShop,’ when I’m hav-ing a good day andthe sun is out, is hot.

But the entire album as awhole honestly bores meand makes me wish youwere still on the corner,pushing out a hardcore

grind with mixtapes in yourhand promoting yourselfendlessly.

You let me down brother.Maybe I need

to listen to thealbum moreoften but I can’tget past thefirst threesongs or listento more than 45seconds of the

other songs on the albumwithout having to hearabout how great you are orhow great G-Unit is becom-ing.

Honestly, I prefer D-Block and my battlebetween who the king ofNew York will alwaysbounce between Nas andJay-Z.

Taking shots at heavy-weights like Nas andJadakiss and promotingbeef aren’t helping yourstyle. It’s actually crampingyour style.

Your album is good butnot the best. Mixtapesyou’ve dropped are betterthan this. Give me thegrime again.

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Four dark-skinned menare hanging from four differ-ent trees with flames burn-ing beneath them.

This is not a picture fromthe problematic MiddleEast. Nor is it picture fromAmerican history.

However, it is an image inthe Robert E. HolmesCollection: “Affirming aLegacy” currently on displayat the NCCU Art Museumfrom February 6 throughMarch 27.

The depiction of the fourmen hanging from trees withflames is a piece by JoseClemente Orozco, a Mexicanmuralist. The picture is acalled “Hanged Men.”

Orozco greatly empha-sizes human figures by usingstrong lines, dramaticangles, and brownish colors.

Orozco is best known forexpressing his reaction tothe struggles of the commonman through his paintings.

The Robert E. HolmesCollection is an exhibit thatis on display for the firsttime in Durham. There are40 paintings out of 400 worksof art being shown at NCCU.

The Holmes collection isnot only comprised ofAfrican-American artists,but also includes the worksof Mexican artists.

Works by the artistsdepict the common theme ofoppression.

Included in the display isthe well-known painting byBeauford Delaney, “Self-Portrait as a CrouchingMan.”

The self-portrait is alarge scale painting of

Delaney, circa 1970 withharsh brushstrokes and off-beat color pairings.

Delaney was called a“genius” during his time asan artist for his extensiveselection of color and abilityto capture raw images ofhumanity.

He has been praised forhaving the ability to showgreat human strength in someof his paintings. In some ofhis other paintings, Delaneyshowed human frailty.

During his career, criticshave said that Delaneycould paint as though hewas looking through some-one else’s eyes.

The Holmes exhibit sup-ports the NCCU purpose ofbeing a Liberal ArtsInstitution which informsthe community aboutoppression and about over-coming oppression.

Robert E. Holmes startedhis collection while workingas an associate counsel atMotown Records from 1971-1977.

While working at MotownRecords, Holmes structuredrecord deals for Diana Ross,Michael Jackson, MarvinGaye, Smokey Robinson andStevie Wonder.

In addition to working atMotown, he worked as vicepresident of business affairsand publishing for ColumbiaPictures and Television.

He also organized majorsoundtrack deals for filmssuch as Close Encounters ofthe Third Kind, La Bamba,Philadelphia, and Men inBlack. Holmes also oversawthe large music publishinginterests of ColumbiaPictures and Televisionthroughout the world.

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‘Legacy’ beatsoppression

Sam Jackson is ‘In my Country’

“I don’t need to fly 5,000miles to interview somewhite cop killing blackfolk,” said LangstonWhitfield, played bySamuel L Jackson, in thenew film “In My Country.”

“In My Country,” a filmthat examines the Truthand ReconciliationCommission hearings,shows the effort of NelsonMandela to mend scarsacquired during the South

African Apartheid.The TRC hearings,

which began in 1996, wereopen sessions where peo-ple who committed murderwere invited to come for-ward and confront theirvictims.

“It is amazing thatthrough the hearings SouthAfrica, which has sufferedso terribly through racism,was now able to teach theworld a lesson,” saidJackson, in a press releasefrom Roz Stevenson Public

Relations.“I hope that this film

will engender conversationand debate after peoplehave seen it.”

But did this film yieldgood conversation from thecritics world?

Early reviews suggestthat the film “follows hardon the heels of HotelRwanda” according toreeltalkreviews.com.

Grapevineculture.com,suggests there are “toomany scenes of the media

pack departing buses overand over again.”

“In My Country,” direct-ed by John Boorman, direc-tor of “Deliverance,” bringstogether actors includingBrenda Gleeson (De Jagar)from “Troy” and Menzi“Ngubs” Mgubane (Dumi)from “Mission ImpossibleII” and “Lake Placid”

“In My Country,” basedon the book, “Country ofMy Skull” by Antjie Krong,is scheduled to debutworldwide March 11.

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CIAA 20058 Campus EchoWEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2005

When men’s basketballCoach Henry Dickerson washired by N.C. CentralUniversity last year, it wasno secret that he wanted towin a CIAA tournament.

His first CIAA safaricame last week, but theEagles were forced out ofthe tournament in their sec-

ond gameafter goingdown toJohnson C.Smith 69-79.T h i n g sseemed tobe off to agreat startwhen theEagles wal-

loped Virginia State 72-55 inthe team’s first game.

“My goal was to win it,”Dickerson said.

Dickerson was disap-pointed, but he said that oneday the Eagles will win thetournament they last won 55years ago.

“The goal is still to winthe championship,”Dickerson said.

When asked when NCCUwould win the tournamentDickerson joked:

“Yesterday,” adding thatthere’s no way to put a timeon winning it.

Dickerson, who has a 16-12 record in his first seasonat NCCU, said he has had tomake some tactical adjust-ment “based on the team heinherited.”

He said he hopes torecruit players who will suithis system of play.

“Recruiting is the blood-line of any athletics pro-gram,” Dickerson said,adding that the players needto have the “right chemistry.” It’s also important, accord-ing to Dickerson, that the

players stay eligible andstay injury free. Having a bitof luck is also important.

Dickerson attributed theearly exit of the Eagles fromthis year’s CIAA to the play-er’s inexperience.

But all in all he wasimpressed with the team’seffort.

“They never quit,”Dickerson said. “Theyplayed hard all the time”

NCCU has only one playerfrom last year’s starting lineup to play in this year’s CIAA.

Under Coach Phil Spencethe team reached the CIAAfinal game, but lost 72-80 toVirginia Union. Spence’scontract was not renewed in2004.

Dickerson is the formerhead coach at theUniversity of Tennessee atChattanooga. He has over 20years of collegiate coachingexperience.

Dickerson said the sup-port from NCCU studentswas important.

“I really truly appreciatethe students,” Dickersonsaid. “Win or lose they werecheering.”

Among this year’s Eagles,Dickerson was particularlyimpressed with JonathanMoore, a player who he seesas having a chance to play inthe NBA.

“He is a special player.They don’t come so often,”Dickerson said.

But Dickerson said hisbest moment at NCCU willbe when he sees his players“walking up and getting adiploma.”

He said all the otherthings may come and go but,“the diploma will always bethere.”

Dickerson also remainsoptimistic that one day theEagles will win the CIAA.

“If it’s not under me itwill, it will be someone else.”

Joyner has coached girls’basketball since 2002,Kongolo’s last season.

But King is not just asolid basketball player,according to her teammates,she’s also a natural leader.

“I think she sets a goodexample for us but, she’s notthe flamboyant type,” saidteammate Sasha Vann. “She

goes out and does what sheneeds to do in practice andgames and the rest of us fol-low suit.”

Unfortunately, King wasnot able to parade her scor-ing prowess in the CIAAfinal as the Lady Eagleswere beaten in the secondround by the tournamentwinners, Shaw University.

BY LOVEMORE MASAKADZAECHO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Dickersonlooks ahead

Coach hopes to nab CIAA title

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ASSISTANT WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACH SPEAKING OF CASSIE KING

Season comesto harsh end

An optimistic LadyEagles basketball teamentered 30th annualWomen's CIAATournament. They wentin hoping for the best andin their first day of play,they ended going down inhistory.

N.C. CentralUniversity's Cassie Kingset an NCCU record alongwith a CIAA tournamentrecord and NCAA recordscoring 59 points andleading the Lady Eaglesto an 84-79 overtime vic-tory over Bowie State.

With such a dynamicand promising start in thetournament, all eyes wereon NCCU to see if theycould pull an upsetagainst powerhouse Shaw.

Unfortunately, just likethe tournament left forCharlotte, so did theirhopes of winning a CIAAtitle in Raleigh.

Shaw's Lady Bearsdemolished the Lady

Eagles 86-44 in the semi-finals. King's star-qualityperformance two daysbefore, fizzled into a lessthan average showing,only scoring 14 points.

"We came into thegame trying to run thesame game plan but wecouldn't," said HeadCoach Joli Robinson. "Wecouldn't get into the gamementally and we had toomany mistakes. We can'tafford to have mistakes."

The Lady Eagles’ lack-luster performance wasfilled with multipleturnovers and effortlessoffense.

“By no means is thisgame going to destroy us,”Robinson said.

“We just have to pre-pare for next year. Thisteam is very young andthey played their heartsout this season,” she said

The Lady Eagles havemuch to build on for nextseason. Robinson’s con-tract was renewed andthere are no seniors onthe team.

BY SHEENA JOHNSONECHO SPORTS EDITOR

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tournament is one of themost anticipated collegeevents of the year. Fanscome from miles around tocome to witness black col-lege basketball at its bestand to cheer on theirfavorite team.

N.C. Central fans haven’thad much to cheer about at

the CIAA.The lasttitle for themen waswon in 1950.So why

hasn’tNCCU wona basketballchampi-onship late-ly?No coach

has a chanceto build aprogram.

The fact of the matter is,you can’t become a dynastyovernight.

It has become a trendhere at NCCU to get rid ofcoaches when they haveless than stellar seasons ordon’t live up to the stan-dards of those higher onthe totem pole.

Only a few coaches hadthe chance to cultivate awinning team.

The basketball coachwith the best winning per-centage was the legendaryJohn McLendon, whocoached NCCU for 12 years.Under his tenure, theUniversity won its only twoCIAA tournament champi-onships in 1946 and 1950.

Floyd Brown, whocoached NCCU for 18 sea-sons, was able to advancehis Eagles to the secondround of the NCAA playoffs.

Get this: MichaelBernard took the NCCU allthe way to a NCAADivision II NationalChampionship title in hisfourth season. He was thecoach for six seasons.

Gregory Jackson whocoached from 1991-2000made it to the NCAARegionals twice and to thequarterfinals once.

Along comes PhilSpence. In his third seasonwith NCCU, he won theWestern Division title andnamed Coach of the Year. Inhis last season he was run-ner-up in the CIAA tourny.

Two days after the tour-nament, he was fired.

After achieving so much,why wasn’t he given thechance to build on what hehad already begun?

Honestly, I have no clue,and we will never know forsure what he could havedone. The potential wasthere and everyone knew it.

Now, NCCU basketballhas entered a new era withHenry Dickerson who hashigh expectations for histenure. But Ammons andHayes’ expectations areeven higher.

When Dickerson gothere he said his expecta-tions have been laid out forhim and that he should winthe CIAA.

Well, he fell a little shortof that goal.

So, with three years lefton his four-year contract,will he have the opportunityto lead the Eagles to a muchdesired championship?

Nobody knows.But what I know is that

if we continue to playmusical chairs with thecoaching staff, NCCU willbe one step behind the restwhen it comes to athletics,especially since theUniversity is dancingaround the idea of movingto Division I.

Without coaching stabili-ty, the program is destinedfor continued mediocrity.

If we can’t dominate theCIAA, then moving toDivision I should definitelybe out of the question.

If you can’t pass EnglishComposition I then there isno need to sign up for II.

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Lady Eagles’ team faces obstacles early in season

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N.C. Central University’swomen’s softball team hasbeen plagued with injuriesfor the 2004-2005 season,which has resulted in aslow start for the LadyEagles.

“This season has beenfrustrating,” said head soft-ball coach Larry Keen.“Overall they work well, butthey are not at the levelwhere I want them to be,but they are coming along.”

Last season, the teamfinished third in the springsports CIAA tournament,losing just one run away

from the championshipgame. NCCU won back-to-back CIAA championshipsin 1998 and 1999. .

The Lady Eagles are arelatively young team. Theyhave no seniors this seasonwith a majority of the teambeing sophomores.

The Lady Eagles haveplayed 12 games so far thisseason, however only two ofthose games ended in victo-ry.

Keen blames injuriesand sickness on the team’slack of success.

On Sunday’s double-header against BloomsburgUniversity, the Lady Eagleswent scoreless with a final

score of 0-11 and 0-7.The lady Eagles strug-

gled with only five total hitsin 40 at bats. and theystruck out 10 times.

“The only thing we didwell was pitch,” Keen said.

The lady Eagles sufferedtwo key injuries. LadyEagle’s shortstop AshaSutton and pitcher ClarisseSteans were injured.

Steans, who was lastyears CIAA Rookie of theYear, was hurt in the firstgame when she was hit inthe mouth by the ball. Shequickly recovered from herinjury; however this wasnot the case for Sutton.

Sutton received an

injury to the elbow whileattempting to hit the ball.The injury put her out forthe rest of the game,butKeen was hopeful for herreturn by Tuesday.

“Hopefully she will beable to play on Tuesday,Keen said. “We will haveher re-evaluated and see.”

With more that half ofthe season to go, the LadyEagles look to bounce backand capture a CIAA titlethat they were so close tolast year.

The Lady Eagles’ nextgame is today at 3 p.m. atHillside High Schoolagainst cross town rivalShaw University.

It’s tennis season onceagain at N.C. CentralUniversity and the women’sand men’s teams are off to adecent start.

The women are currently2-4 in the overall season and2-3 in the CIAA. The menhave not been very success-ful and have yet to earn avictory.

Head men’s and women’stennis coach David Nasssaid that he hopes both themen and women will finishin the top tier of the confer-ence.

“Both teams are clearlyworking hard in both prac-tice and the games,” said Nass. “That’s what a coachlooks for and really needs tosee in the players.”

Johnson C. SmithUniversity, which won themen’s conference last year,and Fayetteville State,which won the women’s

title, are the two teams theywant to beat this year.

As of right now, Nass saidthat it is too early to tell howthe season will wrap upbecause a few of the match-es were cancelled due tobad weather.

“There will not be anyeasy victories this year,”said Nass. “Most of theteams we play against willbe pretty close in scores.”

Nass has several playersthat have stepped up theirgame and can be major con-tributors to the team.

Nass said seniors JosephHeaden and Dennis Wilsonare already looking strongplaying number one dou-bles.

“Hopefully we can giveJohnson C. Smith andFayetteville State somecompetition this year,” saidWilson. “They are first andsecond in the CIAA.”

Nass also said that seniorChelsea Ray, who plays atthe number three position

for the women, is playingher at best already.

The number one playerfor the women is JohnelleLigons.

Now in her sophomoreseason, she is currently 2-3in her singles game.Nasssaid he hopes Ligons willhave a strong year playingnumber one singles.

“Playing singles bringspressure because all of theplayers are strong and thereare no easy matches,” saidNass.

Ray said that she is reallyproud of the team andthinks they will do well thisseason.

“A lot of our players cameback from last year and theyhave improved a lot,” saidRay. “I think we’ll make it tothe CIAA.”

Ray said that the team islearning more and is gettingbetter as they play differentcompetition.

“The more we play thebetter we get,” said Ray.

BY JEAN ROGERSECHO STAFF WRITER

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“There are toomany males coming at femalesthe wrong way,instead ofapproaching themwith respect anddignity.”

– Alvin Hudson Jr.

“I feel most are perceived as ‘bitch-es’ simply becausetheir mothersraised them tospeak their minds”

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I am writing this editorial inresponse to “Sex, love ...then marriage?” and

because both Black HistoryMonth andValentine’sDay were cel-ebrated inFeb. Thismonth Ilearned thebiggest thingslaverydestroyed forAfricanAmericanswas the con-cept of loveand romance.

I came to this conclusionafter reading numerous bookson slavery, African Americanculture, and meeting someonewho is very special to me.

I also wondered why I didnot see people being romanticwith each other at N.C. CentralUniversity.

Then I discovered two-thirds

of the studentsat NCCU arefemale. Thisimbalance hascreated an envi-ronment of bru-tal gender capi-talism.

Since there isone male forevery twofemales, NCCUwomen will fighteach other for aman that might be low quality.

Unfortunately, because ofthe low population most NCCUwomen will not end up with anAfrican American man. Thisbrutal environment has causedmany students to give into lustand forget romance.

If you read slave journalsyou find out that family was themost important possession ofevery African American.

Though they were “proper-ty” of white men, AfricanAmericans freely fell in love

picked eachother as hus-band or wife.The love start-ed withromance.

Even thethreat of sepa-ration or hav-ing their chil-dren sold didnot stop thediscovery oflove.

Now many African Americansdo not want romance. 50 centand Ludacris have replacedthe Temptations and StevieWonder.

The shortage of men com-bined with the perverting ofAfrican American culture fromfamily to “bling” has destroyedromance in the AfricanAmerican community.

As I read about the experi-ences of today’s AfricanAmerican female, I realize notonly have many of them never

been exposed to true romance,but many have been abused bymen who pervert romance justto score with them.

True men are willing towork to earn time with awoman. African Americanwomen need to be treated likethey are made of platinum andAfrican American males needto stop being boys and learn tobe men. Unfortunately,many NCCU women will notfind romance because theyspend time looking for theopposite. Therefore, they endup abused, sad and hurt.

I know from experience. Nowoman should believe they aremeant to be alone and can notbe loved.

If this issue is not taken careof now within 50 years therewill be no African Americanculture or community.

To the woman who meansthe world to me I did every-thing for you because youdeserve it.

Where is the romance?

On behalf of the N.C. CentralUniversity cheerleaders,also known as Champagne,

we would like to say thank you tothe entire Eagle family for yoursupport this year.

We haveworkedextremelyhard, and itseems that thecrowd enjoyedour appear-ances.

As a newmember ofChampagne, Ihave watchedthese youngladies per-

form to the highest degree ofexcellence.

So many people want to over-look cheerleading as a sport, but“it’s hard work being a Centralcheerleader.”

We spent many long nights inpractice. We exercised, ranthrough our list of 150+ cheers,

and choreographed and prac-ticed our exhibition routine.

Champagne is not just a groupof girls who lookcute in theiruniforms.

We arefemale athletes,and we areecstatic that somany peoplerecognized us asmuch more than‘skirt shakers.’

This year, thegirl’s basketball team, the crowdand the band did an outstandingjob in cheering on the team aswell as joining in on our cheers,especially “Do it!”

We were so impressed withthe number of fans who traveledthis season. The games inWinston-Salem, Charlotte, andthe CIAA were hype thanks toyou guys.

In addition, the cheerleadingexhibition was the highlight ofour season.

This year there were morefans there than ever before.

It brought us so much joy tosee how manypeople got up outof their bedsearly on aSaturday morningto see us.

We are thankfulto have the sup-port that theEagles haveshown us.

Please continueto support Champagne as well asthe JV cheerleaders.

We know that each year getsbetter and better. Next year, weknow that our support willincrease even more, right?

Thank you again to the girl’sbasketball team, the SoundMachine, Eagle fans and alumni.

We would like to extend a veryspecial thanks to the team wesupport, Coach Dickerson andthe boy’s basketball team alongwith the entire coaching staff.

“Make some noise for the boys!” Thank you all for the recogni-

tion we have received. Good luckto all teams next year.

We would also like to thankour bus drivers and all otherswho have played a part in assist-ing Champagne.

To our coach, Mrs. LuAnnEdmonds-Harris, thank you foryour motherly love and guidanceand everything you do for yoursquads. WE LOVE YOU! Thankyou to Mrs. Dot and Mrs. Free,our other mothers.

Finally, I would just like to saythanks to Champagne for theopportunity to be a part of thesquad.

I’m going to miss you ladies. Iwill take all of my experiencesand memories with me whereverI go.

I wish you all the best for theseasons to come and in your aca-demics. Junior varsity, keep upthe good work.

Peace and EAGLE PRIDE,AMPLIFIED.

The shortage of mencombined with the

perverting of AfricanAmerican culture fromfamily to “bling” hasdestroyed romance ...

So, we are estatic thatso many people recog-nized us as much morethan ‘shirt shakers’.”

CourtneeRascoe

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