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N O R T H C A R O L I N A C E N T R A L U N I V E R S I T Y VOLUME 100, ISSUE 11

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Here she goes again:Now Britney Rooks is

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Photo Feature

Dancers Brang It onlike popping corn.

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BY RENEE SCHOOFMCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS (MCT)

WA

SHINGTON Capping years

of work by U.S. government

scientists, the Environmen-

tal Protection Agency on

Friday declared that the

heating of Earth's climate

from fossil fuel use threat-

ens human health and the

environment.

The decision paves the

way for the EPA to order

the nation's first mandatory

reductions of global warm-

ing emissions.

Congress is working on

legislation that also would

require emissions reduc-

tions. President BarackObama and EPA

Administrator Lisa Jackson

said they would prefer

using a new law, rather than

EPA rules, to make the

reductions and spur renew-

able energy.

The EPAs announce-

ment on Friday, however,

serves notice that if

Congress doesn't take

action, the EPA will.

The EPA had no choice

but to make a declaration

on whether the science is

clear that global warming

poses risks.

The Supreme Court in

2007 ruled that greenhouse

gas emissions were pollu-

tants under the Clean Air

Act and ordered the EPA to

determine whether they

harmed health and welfare

or whether the science was

too uncertain to make a

judgment.

The EPAs response on

BY DENIQUE PROUTECHO STAFF REPORTER

She was an outspoken,thoughtful and loving civilrights worker with anenchanting smile.

Her dedication as ateacher and civil rightsactivist is well known.

Joycelyn D. McKissick,who died in 2005, will behonored by her youngest sis-ter, Charmaine McKissick-Melton, at the College ofLiberal Arts AnnualSymposium.

This years event, takingplace at the UniversityTheater April 27-29, willfocus on Women'sContributions to theHumanities.

Professors will give pre-sentations on the roles ofwomen in language, musicand other aspects of thehumanities.

The symposium is beingcelebrated with a seriesprints on the front windowsof the Farrison-NewtonCommunication Building.

The prints, crafted by art

students, depict well-knownwomen throughout history,including Angela Davis,Maya Angelou, MotherTeresa, Virginia Woolf, ToniMorrison and others.

Marco Polo HernndezCuevas, associate professorin Modern ForeignLanguages, organized thesymposium series.

Claudia Becker, aGerman professor in theDepartment of ModernForeign Languages, will talkabout German poets andtheir experiences living in

the United States.Those voices are impor-

tant because they capture aside of the American dreamthat has either not beenexpressed or listened to,Becker said.

Spanish professor ReineTurcato will speak abouthow women can find theirvoices in a male-dominatedsociety.

It is through the use oflanguage that women use intheir writing that one can

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Morialto speak

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Urban Leagueprez, May 16

BY MARK SCOTTECHO STAFF REPORTER

Marc H. Morial, the presi-dent and executive officer ofthe National Urban League

will deliverN.C. CentralUniversitysc o m m e n c e -ment address.

Morial is aNew Orleansnative and isthe son ofpolitical fig-ure ErnestMorial. He

attended the University ofPennsylvania for undergrad-uate studies and a JD fromGeorgetown.

He has been involved forseveral years in public serv-ice. During the 1990s, Morialwas a state senator inLouisiana, and mayor ofNew Orleans.

Since 2002, he has beenthe head of the NationalUrban League while contin-uing to work in the commu-nity.

As presiden t of TheNational Urban League,Morial says he is committedto empowering African

Americans to enter the eco-nomic and social main-stream.

Morial also writes aweekly column titled To BeEqual, which is syndicatedto more than 400 newspa-pers in the U.S.

In an April 1 column,Morial paid tribute to histo-rian John Hope Franklin,who died March 25.

John Hope Franklin wasa once-in-a-lifetime gift to

America, and indeed, to ourworld, Morial wrote, citingFranklins work with

Thurgood Marshall on thelandmark Brown v. Board ofEducation case.

In a more recent column,Morial lauded PresidentObamas emergence as aworld leader.

NCCUs 113th commence-ment exercises will takeplace 9 a.m. on May 16 atOKelly-Riddick Stadium. nSee EPA Page 9

tionApril 14 at N.C. Central UniversitySchool of Law.

Working in two teams of three, thefinalists, Williams, Robert Dodson,Kahlida Lloyd, John Stuart, LaTanyaHarris, and Matthew Reeder, argueda hypothetical case: whether it wasunconstitutional for the U.S. govern-ment to give anti-psychotic medica-tion to criminal defendant Jeremy

Arrington to restore his ability tostand trial for threatening a federal

judge.The case noted Sell v. United

States, in which the U.S. governmentcould obtain a court order to useanti-psychotic medication against adefendants will in order to make thedefendant able to stand trial.

The facts have to meet a four-parttest.

During the arguments, issueswere raised regarding the applica-tion and evaluation of the Sell fac-tors that have not yet been addressedby the Supreme Court.

Presiding over the competitionwas U.S. Supreme Court Chief

Justice John Roberts.This marked the first time in the

schools 69-year history that a U.S.

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A Supreme test at NCCU

BY CARLTON KOONCEECHO STAFF REPORTER

Recent studies concern-ing black student gradua-tion rates have alarms ring-ing across the educationsector.

In 83 federally designat-ed four-year historically

black colleges and universi-ties, only 37 percent of stu-dents receive a degree with-in six years, according to arecent Associated Pressstudy.

This is in comparison toa national overall six-yearcollege graduation rate of56 percent.

Another alarming statis-

tic: only 29 percent of blackmales at HBCUs complete abachelors degree within sixyears.

This statistic raises ques-tions about the viability ofHBCUs in America today.

The most recent data atthe University of NorthCarolinas Web site reportsthat the graduation rate in

2007 for all N.C. CentralUniversity students males and females was 49percent.

Females at NCCU gradu-ated at a rate of 56 percentin six years, while malesgraduated at a rate of 34percent.

At N.C. A&T, an HBCU inGreensboro, the overall six-

year graduation rate in 2007was 48 percent, with a malegraduation rate similar toNCCUs, at 35 percent.

Elizabeth City StateUniversity, which has madean effort to identify strug-gling students, has a six-year male graduation rate

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After more than six weeks of case studying,

critiques and planning, Dominique Williams

was finally ready for his day in court.

As the third-year student at N.C. Central

University School of Law argued his case before a

panel of renowned judges, the butterflies and

teeth-clenching questions did not faze him. He

knew to stay relaxed and keep his ground.

All I thought about was the hard work put into

this week after week, said Williams.

Williams, along with five other finalists, partici-

pated in the final round of a moot court competi-

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chief justice has come tocampus.

Roberts was accompa-nied by Allyson Duncanand Henry Frye.

Duncan is a formerNCCU law professor andthe first African-American

judge to sit on the UnitedStates Court of Appeals forthe Fourth Circuit; Frye isthe first African-Americanappointed as N.C. Chief

Justice.Williams, who spoke for

the defendant, said hewanted to keep the dia-logue between himself and

the judges conversational.The judges really put

me at ease, said Williams.I appreciate them formaking this fun.

Althoug h the judgesdelivered quick rebuttalsand stern questioning tothe students arguments, inthe end each judge gavethe students marks ofapproval for their knowl-edge and composure.

Im a little disappointedthey werent more nervous,Roberts said jokingly to theaudience and both teamsafter the proceedings.

Duncan said she wasmost impressed with thestudents confidence and

wondered if she, alongwith her fellow judges,were intimidating enough.

They were so self-pos-sessed, confident andpoised, said Duncan.

It is lovely to be back tosee the quality of studentsbeing produced.

After watching the stu-dents perform in court,Frye, a 1959 graduate ofUNC-Chapel Hill School ofLaw, said he wishes hedhad an experience similarto theirs.

You dont get manyopportunities such asthis, Frye said. It wasclear they were ready.

The competition startedin January, when partici-

pants could side witheither the U.S. governmentor the defendant.

Participants prepared abrief, which was examinedby faculty, addressing alllegal issues raised whileattempting to make asound argument.

In February, after oralarguments were heldbefore faculty membersand attorneys, four final-

ists were selected andpaired into teams.

The teams preparedfinal case briefs andreceived training fromattorneys on how to oratetheir arguments.

After grueling confer-ences with area lawyersand judges, second-yearNCCU law student KahlidaLloyd said prayer was hertool in the weeks leadingup to the competition.

We all prayed for nonervousness and prayedthat we were prepared,Lloyd said.

Lloyd said while shewas dead center with the

judges, most of her nerv-ousness was channeledthrough her excitement,calling her experiencephenomenal.

Just the thoughtprocess of being able torepresent our law schooland this University wassomething we all felt wasimportant, Lloyd said.

Lloyd and opposingteam member MatthewReeder received the

judges honor as the com-petitions best speakers.

Reeder, who will gradu-ate in December, attrib-uted some of the groups

success to their recentvisit to the U.S. SupremeCourt Building to witnessan actual Supreme Courtargument.

He said this helped himget a feel for what his dayin court would be like.

NCCU School of Lawsassociate dean for academ-ic affairs, David Green,said Roberts had a strongreputation for askinglawyers tough questionsduring trial.

Thats typical, saidGreen.

All the judges ques-tions were pretty tough,but the students anticipat-ed that.

Besides judging the

mock trial, Roberts wasalso present April 13 toswear in 20 candidates, allalumni of NCCU School ofLaw, for admission to theU.S. Supreme Court Bar.

In the end, all threejudges advised the final-ists to slow down whenspeaking, control thetempo of the argument andunderstand their casesbetter than anyone else.

The judges really put me at ease. I appreciate

them for making this fun.

DOMINIQUEWILLIAMSNCCU LAW STUDENT

that is 11 percent higherthan NCCUs.

Meanwhile, the gradua-tion rate for black students

at the University of NorthCarolina-Chapel Hill is 76percent.

The low graduation ratefor black males has somestudents wondering: Whatsthe problem?

One must understandthe outside causes whichhinder black men beforethey even reach college, ifthey ever do, said MonetPhillips, a history senior.

This sentiment is sharedby others at NCCU.

I dont think it has to dowith the college experi-ence, said Jonah Vincent, a

jazz studies senior.It has everything to do

with before you got here.

How prepared were you?Vincent enrolled at NCCU

in 2004 and will be graduat-ing in May.

He said black male gradu-ation rates have more to dowith a negative home andneighborhood environmentthan the culture on anHBCU campus.

The drop-out rate amonghigh school students, saidPhillips,is higher amongmales than females.

Vincent said that theroot of the problem needsto be addressed.

The public educationsystem is a failure, he said.

Public schools shouldmake it easier to learn.

Black men are more thancapable. It all starts earlierthan college.

Phillips said HBCUs canincrease graduation rates byreaching out with mentors toblack middle grade studentsand instilling the impor-tance of education in themearly.

The program should bedesigned to not only mentorand tutor, said Phillips, butto also expose them to the

HBCU experience.Show the intellectual as

well as the leisure side ofcollege.

According to an AssociatedPress analysis, some HBCUs Howard University, forexample has graduationrates that exceed the nationalaverages for both black and

white students.Howard has a combined

male and female graduationrate of 60 percent.

Ivy League schools suchas Harvard and Yale univer-sities have lower blackenrollment rates thanHBCUs, but top the list ofgraduation rates for blacks,with 96 percent and 94 per-cent, respectively.

At some HBCUs, the blackmale graduation rate is soabysmal that these schoolsbring down the national aver-age male graduation rates atall HBCUs to 29 percent.

Texas Southern, MilesCollege in Alabama, andEdward Waters in Florida,for example, have six-yearmale graduation rates under10 percent.

Besides identifying strug-

gling students and makingall resources available tothem, Elizabeth City StateUniversity brings its facultyin to help retain and gradu-ate black males.

That university asks itsbest professors teach intro-ductory and developmentalcourses.

It convenes mandatory

sessions to help students

apply for financial aid cor-

rectly.

When a student drops out,

the university follows up

with a call to find out what

the problem was, and tries to

convince the student to

return to school.

At Howard University,

regular reports are pre-

pared concerning male

retention and graduation

rates.

NCCUs Dean of

University College, Bernice

Johnson, said the University

recognizes the severity of its

retention problem, and is

working on initiatives to

begin next fall.

Johnson said the

University plans to create

learning communities

across the campus, one of

which will focus on African-

American freshman males.

My philosophy is that

students can do the work,

said Johnson.

Our job is to connect

what we have to what the

student needs, early on.

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see their voice screaming tobe heard, Turcato said.[The symposium] is anexcellent opportunity for allto hear what it is thatwomen are saying.

Blues singers BessieSmith and Alberta Hunterwill be the focus of LenoraZenzalai Helms presenta-tion.

Helm, a music professor,will sing Smiths andHunters music as well asone of her own songs.

My program, WellBehaved Women Dont MakeHistory, will featureexcerpts about women inmusic whose business andentrepreneurial boldnessand innovation paved theway for women in musicdecades later, Helm said.

McKissick-Melton wantedto honor her sisters role infighting for equality for

African Americans.The oldest daughter of

civil rights leader Floyd B.McKissick Sr., JocelynMcKissick, at age 14, partici-pated in the picketing ofRoyal Ice Cream in 1957,considered to be NorthCarolinas first sit-in.

She was the first blackfemale to attend and to grad-uate from Durham HighSchool, her sister said.

She attended SpellmanCollege before graduatingfrom North Carolina College(now N. C. CentralUniversity), and received an

M.A. in education fromHarvard University in 1971.As an educator, McKissick

taught at several federal pris-

ons and was a teacher andcounselor at Kittrell JobCorps and at Vance-GranvilleCommunity College.

McKissick was one of thefew female student leadersof the American civil rightsmovement.

She spent three days in

jail after protesting segrega-tion at a Howard Johnsonsand participated in numer-

ous sit-ins and demonstra-tions.

As a member of theFreedom Riders, she wasbeaten and jailed whileprotesting in Mississippiand Alabama.

Her injuries left herunable to have children, her

sister said.M c K i s s i c k - M e l t o n

believes her sisters injuries

were the cause of a doublebrain aneurysm in 1986.

She became her sisterslegal guardian before shedied in 2005.

She was brilliant, eccen-tric and an artist with lots ofpersonal style, McKissick-Melton said about her sister

in her symposium submis-sion.

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ECHO STAFF WRITER

Stephen Allsop, biology juniorand jazz studies minor, has beenawarded the 2009-2010 BarryGoldwater Scholarship for mathe-matical and scientific excellence.

The award is considered themost prestigious award in the U.S.given to undergraduates in the sci-ences.

This year, 278 scholarships wereawarded nationally to undergradu-ate sophomores and juniors in thefields of mathematics, science, engi-neering and computer disciplines.

The prestige of the scholarshipmeans I am put in a caliber of stu-dents that when I apply for MD andPh.D. programs, it will put me aheadof my competition, said Allsop, anNCCCU Chancellors Scholar.

Recipients for the GoldwaterScholarship were selected from afield of 1,097 national applicants.

I am delighted Stephen won the

scholarship because no one atNorth Carolina Central ever had theopportunity to win, said Antonio

Baines, an NCCU assistant profes-sor of biology.The scholarship covers the cost

of tuition, fees, books and room andboard up to $7,500 per year.

Allsop, a native of Trinidad,Tobago by way of Brooklyn, was cho-sen out of 1,100 other students in thefield of mathematics, science andengineering.

The Barry Goldwater Scholarshipwas instituted in 1986 by the U.S.Congress in honor of former five-term Senator Barry M. Goldwater.

Goldwater represented Arizonafor 30 years from 1953-1965 and from1969-1987.

He was defeated as theRepublican nominee for presidentin 1964 by Democrat Lyndon

Johnson and died in 1998.Since 1986 the foundation has

awarded 5,801 scholarships worthapproximately $56 million dollars.

Allsop is the oldest of three chil-dren. His father is a naturopathicdoctor and his mother is a high

school special education teacher.He said he has always had a pas-sion for science and rememberswatching the National GeographicChannel before he was old enoughto attend elementary school.

The more I learned, the more Ibecame engaged, he said.

After graduating, Allsop plans todo cancer research and surgicaloncology.

He said he wants to develop waysto treat cancer in a tumor- specific,minimally toxic manner.

Allsop wants to advise his peersto challenge themselves.

We have to raise our expectationof ourselves, he said.

Often, I hear many people say, Ijust want to pass, and that bothersme because it demonstrates anexpectancy of mediocrity that per-petuates the way other institutionsviews us as an HBCU.

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BY ADRIANNE FOWLKESECHO STAFF REPORTER

Though the commercialparking lot at the corner ofLawson and Merrick streetsis conveniently locatedacross from the newly reno-vated Pearson Cafeteria, itis not free.

Any student who thinksits free is in for a headache.

Students who park thereshould prepare to fork over$200 to the owner, JimmieYoung, for towing and stor-age.

I honestly thought it wasfor students, said mass

communication sophomoreLea Randolph.

I never noticed it [theparking lot] before.

Despite the sign at theentrance of the lot inform-ing people that the lot is pri-vate, many students makethe mistake of parkingthere.

I came from the cafete-ria looking for my car, and itwas gone, said family andconsumer science sopho-more Curtisha Sellars.

I was livid.Sellars was not the only

student to suffer the steeptowing and storage fee at

Action Towing.I saw the towing sign,

but I only stepped away tothe convenience store for

like 10 minutes, said busi-ness management juniorDanielle Copeland.

Copeland said shereturned to her FordExplorer while it was gettingtowed, but she still had toredeem it at the towing lot.

Youngs lot is mostly usedby faculty and staff, who pay$30-$40 per month for anassigned parking space.

Since the cafeteriaopened, faculty are startingto see more students park intheir assigned places.

Its only happened to meonce, but that only hap-pened since the cafeteriaopened, said CharmaineMcKissick-Melton, associ-ate professor of English andmass communication.

Faculty and staff useYoungs commercial lotbecause they have difficultygetting assigned campusparking.

Michele Ware, associateprofessor of English, usedYoungs lot for two yearswhile waiting for herassigned parking space inthe Farrison-NewtonCommunications Buildingparking lot.

She pays $250 a year forthe University-ownedspace.

I waited on the waiting

list for seven years beforegetting a spot behind the

Communications building,said Ware.

She said that Youngs lotwas close, convenient andsafe.

Ware said that before shebegan using the lot, sheused to park way downDupree Street.

Sometimes I left afterdark, and I didnt feel safeat all, she said.

Before becoming a dirtparking lot, the 601 E.Lawson Street location washome to an abandonedhouse with a long history ofhousing code violations.

The Durham Departmentof Housing issued a demoli-tion order in December1999 after a 1998 fire.

Young bought the proper-ty in 1998 from James andCarolyn Walker for $42,000.

He then demolished thehouse and opened the pri-vate lot in 2005.

It was the first private lotserving NCCU.

Sellars said that she willsteer clear of the lot fromnow on.

I definitely know not tochance parking therebecause they will tow yourcar in a heartbeat, shesaid.

Theres nothing like

seeing your car one minute,and not seeing it the next.

Art bonds neighborsHillside drama, music alumni flourish at NCCU

BY DAVID FITTSECHO STAFF REPORTER

The family relationshipbetween N.C. CentralUniversity and HillsideHigh School goes back tothe days when the twoschools were known respec-tively as the NationalReligious Training Schooland Chautauqua, and James

A. Whitted High School.Whitted, a former princi-

pal of Hillside, establishedthe school in 1887.

In 1909, James Shepardestablished what is knowntoday as NCCU.

Since then, both schoolshave been working toimprove both city and eachother.

NCCU students and fac-

ulty work with Hillside stu-dents through mentoringprograms and other proj-ects designed to help stu-dents achieve.

Perhaps the most endur-ing bond has been formedthrough the performingarts.

Right now, 12 Hillsidegraduates are in NCCUsband program and two arein the theatre program.

We share a number ofstudents who choose to bein the band, as well as onthe stage, said KarenDacons-Brock, associateprofessor of theatre atNCCU.

Dacons-Brock said thatNCCU thrives on the coop-

erative relationshipbetween the arts programsof the two schools.

Both programs allowsome flexibility whenschedules overlap, shesaid.

Students who have par-ticipated in both programsappear to be satisfied withboth.

Xavier Cason, director ofbands at Hillside, is a 1984NCCU alumnus. He was adrum major during his sen-ior year, earning a B.A. inmusic education.

Cason was band directorat NCCU for eight years,before he went to Hillsidein 1997.

Hillside and Centralborrow a lot from eachother, as well as Hornetswho become Eagles, which Iam happy to see, saidCason.

Another NCCU graduate,Wendell Tabb, is director oftheatre at Hillside.

Tabb said his studentsalso benefit from the con-nection between NCCU andHillside.

Many of our high schoolstudents are given opportu-

nities to perform on theNCCU stage, and many ofthe NCCU students workwith our students in theatremanagement, lighting, andset building and designs,said Tabb.

Tiffany Agerston, theatreeducation freshman and a2008 Hillside graduate, per-formed in numerous playsthroughout her four yearsthere.

She performed in herfirst college play, Home,in October.

Agerston said herHillside credentials havehelped her form bonds atNCCU.

I notice when peopleask me where I went to high

school and I respond withHillside, they say they knowwhat Im talking about, shesaid.

Tabb said hes glad tohave a fellow Hillside gradon board.

Tiffany is an amazingperformer, Tabb said.

If she applies the train-ing she received at Hillsidewith the knowledge andtraining she will receivefrom the NCCU theatre fac-ulty, I am sure she will con-

tinue to grow as a profes-sional artist.

Roy Ector, drum juniorand a 2006 Hillside gradu-ate, was a drum major dur-ing his senior year atHillside.

I feel blessed andproud, Ector said.

Being a drum major atHillside High was like adream to me.

So when I was appoint-ed to that position, it was anhonor because of the legacyand tradition that it has.

However, Ector said thatthe band also can pose chal-lenges.

You have to eat andsleep band 24 hours, sevendays a week, and its goingto be hard at times, but itpays off, he said.

Cason said he is happywhen he hears that one ofhis students has decided togo to NCCU.

Its good to see someonetake the path that I took,and I hope that I have influ-enced them in the sameway, said Cason.

Tabb echoed those senti-ments.

When my drama stu-dents decide to attendNCCU, that really touchesmy heart, he said.

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Check is in the mail255 nonrefundable deposts to be refunded

BY BETHANY SNEED

ECHO STAFF WRITER

If all goes as planned,255 students will receivehousing deposit refunds inearly May.

Residential life hasmade an exception to their$150 nonrefundable depositpolicy for rising juniors andseniors who paid theirdeposits before January 23.

Central made a gooddecision on returning hous-ing deposits to studentsthey were unable to accom-modate, said nursing jun-ior Osrielle McKoy.

Jennifer Wilder, N.C.Central University directorof Residential Life, made

the decision on March 19 torefund housing deposits tothose students who met thepayment deadline, but did

not receive a room assign-

ment.The housing situation is

unfortunate, but at least thedeposits are being refund-ed, said mass communica-tions junior DorianNewton.

Wilders letter containeda form to be filled out andreturned to ResidentialLife on or before March 31in order to obtain a depositrefund.

If eligible students fail toturn in the form on time,they will not receive theirhousing deposit refund.

The check request forrefunds will be turned intothe Comptroller Officetomorrow.

The checks will then bemailed to the students per-manent address on recordin Banner.

We anticipate it will be

approximately two weeksbefore students receivetheir checks, as they have tobe processed and approvedin the Comptrollers officebefore the checks can beissued, said Wilder lastweek.

Residential Life hasworked with the Office ofFinancial Aid andUniversity Police to easethe difficulties students arefacing with housing with aseries of educational ses-sions.

On March 3, ResidentialLife held a housing fair.

There is also an off cam-pus housing list on NCCU swebsite and a list of off

campus residences in theResidential Life office inthe Student AffairsComplex.

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Fruit flies earn no respect ... except among scientistsFlies and humans share many genes that control similar biological functions

BY ROBERT S. BOYDMCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS (MCT)

WASHINGTON That annoy-ing kitchen pest, the fruitfly, occupies an honoredplace in science and medi-cine, despite slurs frompoliticians such as Sen.

John McCain and his 2008sidekick, Sarah Palin.

Scientists have beenstudying these dinkyinsects for more than a cen-tury, but they say thattheyre still turning upvaluable new informationin more than 1,000 labora-tories all over the world.

Fruit fly research is con-tributing to biomedical

advances against autism,birth defects, diabetes,

Alzheimer s, heart disease,cancer and a host of othermaladies.

It also sheds light on theintricate process by whicha single fertilized celldevelops into an adulthuman being.

Four Nobel prizes havebeen awarded for work onDrosophila, the scientificname for the fruit fly. Itmeans dew-lover inGreek.

The humble fruit fly hasbeen a workhorse for biolo-gists for almost a century,said Scott Hawley, a cancergenetics expert at theStowers Institute forMedical Research inKansas City, Mo.

No other organism hascontributed more to ourunderstanding of evolu-tionary and populationbiology than Drosophila.

Scientists prize fruitflies as ideal model organ-isms for study becausetheyre cheap, easy to raiseand can produce 200 off-spring in a life cycle of only10 days.

Unlike houseflies, they

carry no diseases. Theycan, however, damage fruitcrops, such as Californiasolive groves, a behaviorthat brought them a dash ofill repute in last yearselection.

To protect his statesolive growers, Rep. MikeThompson, D-Calif., insert-ed a $742,764 earmark inthe last congressionalappropriations bill toresearch ways to controlthe pests.

Some of the money is tobe spent in France, wherethe U.S. Department of

Agriculture has a researchstation.

Palin, then the

Republican vice presiden-tial candidate, snatched atthis item.

She scoffed at dollarsthat have little or nothingto do with the public good,things like fruit flyresearch in Paris, France.... I kid you not.

In the Senate last month,McCain again singled outfruit fly research in hiscondemnation of budgetearmarks.

Despite such jibes, mod-ern science is deeplyindebted to the fruit fly.

These studies estab-lished our understandingof the basic principles ofgenetics, said CarlThummel, a fly researcherat the University of UtahSchool of Medicine in SaltLake City.

Fly research revealedthe nature of the gene,how genes are linked to oneanother along the chromo-some and how chromo-somes can recombine withone another.

Despite their enormousdifferences, flies andhumans descended from adistant common ancestorand share many genes that

control similar biologicalfunctions.

Seventy percent ofhuman and Drosophilagenes are conserved, mean-ing the genes resembleeach other in structure andstill carry out a related oridentical function, said

Allan Spradling, a biologistat the Carnegie Institute ofWashington in Baltimore.

It is much easier tounderstand gene functionin Drosophila than inhumans.

The same tool kit estab-lishes body plans in fliesand humans, said TerryOrr-Weaver, a Drosophilaexpert at the Whitehead

Institute for BiomedicalResearch in Cambridge,Mass.

The same genes buildthe fly eye and the humaneye.

A few of the many recentachievements in fruit flyresearch: Rolf Bodmer at theBurnham Institute forMedical Research in La

Jolla, Cali f., ident ifiedgenes in Drosophila thatcause heart rhythm defectsin eight out of every 1,000babies born each year. Scientists at theUniversity of NorthCarolina at Chapel Hill dis-covered a Drosophila pro-tein called neurexin thatsa risk factor for autism. Researchers at theLangone Medical Center inNew York discovered anenzyme connected to Barthsyndrome, a sometimes-fatal childhood heart dis-ease.

A hundred years work-ing with this organism andwe are really now just hit-ting our stride, Hawleysaid.

There is so much moreto come.

Seventy percent of human and Drosophila genes are c

onserved, meaning the genes resemble each other in structure

and still carry out a related or identical function.

ALLAN SPRADLINGBIOLOGIST, CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON IN BALTIMORE

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15 years after apartheid, S. Africa at a crossroadsPolls show that a plurality thinks the country is headed in the wrong direction

BY SHASHANK BENGALIMCCLATCHY NEWSPAPES

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It's easy to look around thisproud, polyglot city and thinkthat the favorite slogan of thenew South Africa aRainbow Nation of racesstriving together for prosper-ity is becoming a reality.

Blacks and whites minglein buzzing bars and restau-rants, in state-of-the-art busi-ness parks and shoppingmalls, and in tree-lined sub-urbs that recall SouthernCalifornia more than south-ern Africa. A blossomingblack middle class fills theboardrooms and back offices

of a diverse economy thatsthe engine and envy of the

continent.In the 15 years since

Nelson Mandela won the firstdemocratic elections here,finally closing the book onfour decades of whiteapartheid rule, a lot has goneright with South Africa. Yetdays before a new election, adeep malaise has taken hold,a creeping fear that the nextdecade and a half wont be asgood as the first was.

For months, the newspages have been dominatedby stories about political cor-ruption, intimidation andback-room dealing at the

highest levels of the AfricanNational Congress, the party

that led the fight againstapartheid and has controlledthe government ever since.The man who figures tobecome president after the

April 22 elections, JacobZuma, had a long-runningbribery case against him sud-denly dropped this month onlegal technicalities thatmany suspect were the resultof political pressure.

In low-income black town-ships, residents complainthat while the leaders of theliberation struggle are get-ting rich running the newSouth Africa, theyre stillspinning their wheels in theold one a place of depriva-tion where electricity, cleanwater, affordable homes and

decent schools remain out ofreach.

Among the still-prosper-ous white minority, worriesabout crime and corruptionare driving many young, edu-cated people overseas, leav-ing the country short of doc-tors engineers and otherskilled professionals.

Since capturing theworlds imagination in 1994,this country has seen itself asexceptional, an African oasis.Now, for the first time, pollsshow that a plurality of peo-ple thinks the country isheaded in the wrong direc-tion.

People thought this wasnot Africa, said Simanga

Khumalo, a professor of reli-gion who grew up in theblack township of Soweto inthe 1970s, when it was a caul-dron of anti-apartheid resist-ance.

People looked at oureconomy and businesses, andwe look like an advancedsociety. But this is Africa. Weare no different. Our leadersalso love power.

In many ways, class barri-ers have replaced the oldracial divisions. Despiterobust economic growthunder former PresidentThabo Mbeki, unemploymenthas risen to 38 percent from32 percent in 1994.

The number of jobless hasdoubled. Despite one of thelargest welfare systems in theworld, more than half ofblacks live below the povertyline, compared with about 10percent of the rest of thecountry.

The black diamonds the fast-growing black mid-dle class comprises 6 per-cent of the country but morethan a quarter of its buyingpower. Grants and govern-ment loans have helpedmany launch new businesses,while affirmative action hasdramatically diversified oncelily-white corporate ranks.

A loan helped Ndumi

Medupe, armed only with abusiness plan, start a consult-ing firm in 2007. Now she has20 employees, offices in atree-lined business park andclients spread across a rangeof government departments.

Medupe grew up in asmall eastern village andwent to college on loans. Nowshe and her husband live in a

gated home in a quiet suburb.Their two children, 13 and 5,live in a different world.

But she only has to look atthe childrens privateschools, where three-quar-ters of their classmates arewhite, to be reminded thatnot everyone is thriving inthe new South Africa.

From our point of view,the Rainbow Nation exists,Medupe said, invoking, aspeople here often do, theterm coined by Nobel Prize-winning ArchbishopDesmond Tutu to describethe dream of an integratedSouth Africa.

For someone at the bot-tom of the ladder ... thingshavent changed much fromthe apartheid years.

Still, polls predict a com-fortable ANC victory in afield that includes severalsmaller parties, although itlikely will fall short of the 70percent it won in 2004.

Speaking last month at abusiness breakfast, Zumaacknowledged the inequitiesbut said the countryremained fiercely protec-tive of the party. Supportfor the ANC among South

Africans is as big and asenthusiastic as ever, he said.

For those who fear forSouth Africa, Zuma is the

great bogeyman. The 67-year-old head of the ANC haspolarized the nation like nopolitician before him.

Supporters think the for-mer liberation fighter is astrong leader in the mold of aZulu tribal patriarch (whichhe is, reportedly keepingfour wives) and the corrup-tion case against him, which

dated to a multibillion-dollararms deal in the 1990s, wasplotted by his political ene-mies.

To critics, hes anunschooled rabble-rouserwith troubling views onwomens rights, the rule oflaw and AIDS. In 2006, dur-ing a trial in which he wasacquitted of raping a womanhe knew to be HIV-positive,he cast himself in the role ofa traditional Zulu male, forwhom it was required to havesex with a woman if she camebefore him wearing a skirt.

A former ANC parliamen-tarian, Andrew Feinstein,who resigned in 2001 over thepartys failure to probe thearms deal, thinks the dis-missal of the Zuma briberycase has irreversibly dam-aged South Africas demo-cratic credentials and couldscare off foreign investors.

All of these things makeme very alarmed about therule of law in the country,Feinstein said.

If the nature of SouthAfrican democracy is that bigbosses can get away with any-thing, people feel there is noreal equality before the law.

Theres more and morehand-wringing among South

African whites.In rural areas, farmers are

troubled by high crime ratesand a lack of governmentsupport. In cities, resentmentat affirmative-action policiesand the attraction of better-paying jobs abroad havelured thousands of profes-sionals in their late 20s andearly 30s to places such as

Australia and Great Britain.The fears run so high that

one of the best-selling localbooks last year was calledDont Panic! a plea toSouth Africans to stay andhelp build their nation.

It began as an e-mail toemployees from Alan Knott-Craig, head of an Internetfirm that circulated to South

Africans around the globeand eventually became abook.

In an interview, Knott-Craig said that crime andpolitical instability are con-stant concerns. But the glob-al economic slowdown hasforced many young South

Africans to rethink movingabroad, and he noted thatZuma has pledged to reducecrime, which affects South

Africans of all races.Theres a lot of uncer-

tainty. Jacob Zuma has quitea bad reputation, he said.But, ever the optimist, hequickly added: I personallyfeel well be pleasantly sur-prised.

Anyone with a brain mustbe very happy with our polit-ical situation. Our presidentsleave office peacefully they dont stay for 20 years, orchange the constitution orget the army to protect them.Its a true democracy. The bigthing we have lacked sinceMandela is true leadership.

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SHASHANK BENGALI/MCT

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Is modern life hasteninghuman evolution?

BY ROBERT S. BOYDMCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS (MCT)

WASHINGT

ON Were not fin-ished yet. Even today, sci-entists say that humanbeings are continuing toevolve as our genesrespond to rapid changes inthe world around us.

In fact, the pressures ofmodern life may be speed-ing up the pace of humanevolution, some anthropol-ogists think.

Their view contradictsthe widespread 20th-centu-ry assumption that modernmedical practice, antibi-otics, better diet and otheradvances would protectpeople from the perils andstresses that drive evolu-tionary change.

Nowadays, the idea thathuman evolution is a con-tinuing process is widelyaccepted among anthropol-ogists, said Robert WaldSussman, the editor of theYearbook of Physical

Anthropology atWashington University inSt. Louis.

Its even conceivable, hesaid, that our genes eventu-ally will change enough tocreate an entirely newhuman species, one nolonger able to breed withour own species, Homosapiens.

Someday in the far dis-

tant future, enough geneticchanges might haveoccurred so that futurepopulations could not inter-breed with the currentone, Sussman said in an e-mail message.

The still-controversialconcept of ongoing evolu-tion was much discussedrecently at the annual

meeting of the AmericanAssociation of PhysicalAnthropologists in Chicago.

Its also the topic of anew book, The 10,000 YearExplosion, by anthropolo-gists Henry Harpendingand Gregory Cochran of theUniversity of Utah, SaltLake City.

For most of the last cen-tury, the received wisdomin the social sciences hasbeen that human evolution

stopped a long time ago,Harpending said.

Clearly, received wis-dom is wrong, and humanevolution has continued.

In their book, the Utahanthropologists contendthat human evolution hasaccelerated in the past10,000 years, rather thanslowing or stopping. ... Thepace has been so rapid thathumans have changed sig-nificantly in body and mindover recorded history.

Evolutionary changesresult when random muta-tions or damage to DNAfrom such factors as radia-tion, smoking or toxicchemicals create new vari-

eties of genes.Some gene changes areharmful, most have noeffect and a few provideadvantages that are passedon to future generations.

If theyre particularlybeneficial, they spreadthroughout the population.

Any gene variant thatincreases your chance of

having children early andoften should be favored,Cochran said in an e-mailmessage.

This is the process ofnatural selection, whichCharles Darwin proposed150 years ago and is still theheart of modern evolution-ary theory.

For example, a tinychange in a gene for skincolor played a major role inthe evolution of pale skin in

humans who migrated fromAfrica to northern Europe,while people who remainedin Africa kept their darkskin. That dark skin pro-tected Africans from thetropical suns dangerousultraviolet rays; northern-ers lighter skin allowedsunlight to produce morevitamin D, important forbone growth.

Another set of gene vari-ants produced a differentshade of light skin in Asia.

Asians and Europeansare both bleached Africans,but they evolved differentbleaches, Harpendingsaid.

Despite modern medical

and technologicaladvances, the pressuresthat lead to evolution bynatural selection have con-tinued.

The massive AIDS epi-demic thats raging insouthern Africa, for exam-ple, is almost certainlycausing gene variants thatprotect against HIV, the

virus that causes AIDS, toaccumulate in the Africanpopulation, Harpendingsaid.

When he was asked howmany genes currently areevolving, Harpendingreplied: A lot. Several hun-dred at least, maybe over athousand.

Another anthropologist,John Hawks of theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison, said, Our evolu-

tion has recently accelerat-ed by around 100-fold.

A key reason, Hawkssaid, is the enormousgrowth of the worlds popu-lation, which multiplies thesize of the gene pool avail-able to launch new vari-eties.

Today, beneficial muta-tion must be happening farmore than ever before,since there are more than 6billion of us, Cochran said.

The changes are so rapidthat we could, in the verynear future, compare thegenes of old people andyoung people to detectnewly evolving genes,Cochran said.

Skeletons from a fewthousand or even a fewhundred years ago alsomight provide evidence ofgenetic change.

Human evolution didntstop when anatomicallymodern humans appearedor when they expanded outof Africa, Harpendingsaid. It never stopped.

Human volution did not stop when anatomically modern humansappeared or when they expanded out of Africa.

HENRY HARPENDINGANTHROPOLOGIST, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH

EPACONTINUED FROM PAGE 1

Friday was that the scientif-

ic evidence required action

to reduce risks.

U.S. and international

climate scientists agree

that observed changes in

the atmosphere, oceans and

ice show the world is warm-

ing because of human

actions, and that the trend

carries risks of irreversible

climate disruption that

could persist for centuries.

Scientists have charted

an increase in Earths aver-

age temperature in recent

decades, as the amount ofthese gases in the atmos-

phere has grown to levels

higher than any time in

human history.

The EPAs statement, a

proposed endangerment

finding, was based on

peer-reviewed scientific

analysis of the effects of an

accumulation of emissions

of carbon dioxide and other

greenhouse gases from

burning fossil fuels.

This finding confirms

that greenhouse gas pollu-

tion is a serious problem

now and for future genera-

tions.

Fortunately, it follows

President Obamas call for

a low-carbon economy andstrong leadership inCongress on clean energy

and climate legislation,

Jackson said.

This pollution problem

has a solution one that

will create millions of

green jobs and end our

countrys dependence on

foreign oil.

TIMELINE

1999 Environmental andrenewable energy groupsfiled a legal petition request-ing that the Clinton adminis-tration EPA regulate green-house gas emission from carsand trucks under the Clean

Air Act.

2003 The Bush adminis-tration denied the petition. Itsaid that it lacked authorityunder the Clean Air Act toregulate greenhouse gases tofight climate change, andthat even if it did have theauthority it chose not to doso. Environmental groupssued over the denial.

April 2007 The SupremeCourt ruled that the EPA didhave authority to regulatethe emissions under the law.

It said the EPA had todetermine whether green-house gases endangeredhealth and welfare orwhether the science was toouncertain to know.

December 2007 TheBush administration pre-pared a proposal for findingthat the emissions endan-gered the environment, butdidnt release it.

July 2008 The Bushadministration called forfurther comments on poten-

tial regulations of green-house gases under the Clean

Air Act.

April 17, 2009 The EPAissued the endangermentfinding. It said the emis-sions endanger both healthand the environment. Such afinding requires the EPA totake action to prevent thatharm.

This finding confirms that greenhouse gas

pollution is a serious problem now

and for future generationsa.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCYAPRIL 17, 2009 ENDANGERMENT FINDING

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Photos by Mitchell Webson /Story by Siegfried Leyh

Rockin to the Rhythm

The Brang It dance bat-

tle rolled through N.C.

Central University

M c L e n d o n - M c D o u g a l d

Gymnasium on Saturday,

April 18.

The event was being

filmed for a TV pilot featuringdancers from small-town

America.

The sun came down, the

lights came up and the music

started to rumble.

The judges ran out to the

middle of the floor and posed

everyone.

I was very excited to see a

different type of perform-

ance. It had my attention to

where I was in a state of

shock, said Martha Butler,

history junior.

Everything was put

together well and it look like

a story line, clean, like it was

start from a Hollywood studio

set, she said.

McLendon-McDougald

Gymnasium was set up tocapture the feel of an eye-

catching arena

Cameras were set to

record action from all angles.

It looked like a movie,

said Dominique Holiday,

physical education senior.

It really looks better than

ABDC, where the judges get

involved with the show,

Holiday said.

Judges included Roland

Ro Ro Tabor, international

b-boy/breakdancer Jacob

Krazy Kujo Lyons, popping

and locking artist Salah from

France and street dancer

Prozak, aka John Gillette.

Host Prozak started the

show with the solo males.

Then came solo females,solo youth, and the big event:

dance crew and step team.

Dancers came from area

middle and high schools and

colleges from as far away as

Chicago and New Jersey.

There was a live musical

performance, with Brandon

Broadway Robinson and Dev

Dixon doing the songs they

made famous.

A highlight was Salahs

signature performance.

Salah is a star on the

French version of So You

Think You Can Dance.

He creates his perform-

ances out of his dreams.

The audience reacted with

oooos and aaahhs.

How did he do that? theyasked.

After head-to-head bat-

tles, the winners were Ashsia

from Wakefield High School

as female solo, Josh, aka

Skatz, from Southern High

School as male solo, Little

Rockstar from Neal Junior

High as youth solo, and

Underground Legendz from

NCCU as dance crew.

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Campus Echo

Wale fromDC to NC

Stand-up guyBanner encourages students to step up and lead

BY ERICA MCRAEECHO STAFF WRITER

Students were truly caught offguard last Thursday when rapperDavid Banner walked into their HipHop in Context class.

Banner is a rap artist and pro-ducer who has made an impact onthe hip hop community because ofhis ability to reach out to his audi-ences motivationally, spiritually andsincerely.

He helps his listeners under-stand the importance of appreciat-ing where they come from andwhere they are going.

In our quest to chase theAmerican dream, we have forgottenour opportunities at leadership,

Banner said.He used Martin Luther King, Jr.

and Malcolm X as examples of greatleaders who made a few mistakeson their journeys to success.

Yes, Malcolm was a pimp, yes,Martin was a womanizer, but thatdidnt affect their ability to lead,Banner said.

You cant let your mistakes stopyou from becoming a leader.

The hip hop activist stressed theimportance of utilizing yourstrengths, talents, and weaknessesto prepare yourself for future situa-tions.

Take your mistakes and learnfrom them you never know whenyou have to use your utility belt, hesaid.

Mass communication sophomoreAlesha Russell said, I really appre-ciate Banner for coming to speak toour class because most hip hopartists wouldnt have; and to know

that his advice and words of wisdomwas genuine means a lot to me.Banner pointed out his personal

values and positive accomplish-ments, which he said the media

rarely acknowledges.Banner was SGA president at

Southern University in BatonRouge, Louisiana, graduating with a3.99 GPA.

He also holds a masters degreein education from the University ofMaryland and was lauded by theNational Black Caucus of StateLegislatures for his relief workafter Hurricane Katrina.

Psychology senior Marcus Waterssaid, David Banner has alwaysbeen a stand-up guy.

Most people lecture at us andnot to us, but Banners connectionwas real.

He related and understoodwhere we came from and didntsugar-coat his message.

Banner ended by urging studentsto stay focused and to take responsi-bility in their universities, jobs, andcommunities to become better lead-ers for future generations.

Day 26Forever in a DayBad Boy Records

2out of5 on theblack hand side

Rhythm & Blues hasgiven us some amazing malemusic groups.

These groups have givenus classic albums.

When one thinks of Day26, does classic come tomind? How about gimmick?Causegimmickworks forme.

Thegroupslatestalbum,Foreverin a Day,is typicalpre-dictableDiddy.

I guessthis isthe perk of being realityshow stars on Bad Boy, big-name producers and song-writers.

The album features pro-ducers like Bryan Cox,

Jermaine Dupri, Jazze Pha,and T-Pain.

Tank and Ne-Yo are justtwo of the artists whohelped with songwriting forthe album.

Willie and Qwanell arethe only members of Day 26who participated in thesongwriting process.

Dang, there are five ofyou can you give us

something original?One of the best tracks on

the album is PerfectlyBlind, which fits the feel ofthe group and was co-writ-ten by Qs boo Dawn.

Songs like Bipolar andGirlfriend sound awkwardand messy they dont mixwell with the group.

Its understandable towant to try new things. Lets

just make sure they workfirst.

The rest of the album isbasically all the same song.

This album doesnt standout against the classic R&B

dudes weknow andlove.This is just

another oneof Diddysmoney-mak-ers.Wait for thealbum to beon imeem its not amust to take

home.Besides, allyour other

cds will want to move out.This whole Day 26,

Danity Kane thing is unrealto me. Honestly, is it real?Should we take them seri-ously as artists?

Can we honestly say theydeserve the fame and atten-tion over artists whoworked their way to thetop?

A true artist is one of akind. If Diddy can replaceyou at his own will, thenyou could be anyone whocan keep up with his image.

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Workshop at Hillside High Schoolwas the hightlight of the weekend.

Participants received intensetraining from the judges, beginningwith Prozaks crash course in streetdance.

I got my start posting my videofreestyles on BoogieZone.com andasking anyone for critiques on any-thing, said Prozak.. Prozak is originally from Mobile,

Alabama, but reside now in Denver,Colorado.

Serious dancers travel to takehis intense class, but because of the

Brang It tour, it was possible tobe here in Durham.

This whole event made a bigimpact on everyone, making themaware of what they have to give tothe world.

Ater his t raining session Kujoshowed B-Boy/Breaking, Salah,showed his methods of warmingexercise and popping, and Ro Rotaught a choreographed routine inwhich nine dancers were given theopportunity to be in a music videofilmed at Digital Circus in Raleigh.

This was the first time ever

Salah has taught in the UnitedStates.

The competition and workshopwas the greatest thing that I everexperience, said Noel Bailey crim-inal justice junior.

Baily said she has been to fourfourth, but Brang It gave her theopportunity to feel like a familymember with the instructors.

You can be afraid, she said.But you have to go out there andshow your heart and that is what alot of new fellow family memberswould say too.

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Hip Hop is a genre ofmusic that is considered tobe ever-evolving. What

started withtwo turnta-bles in thepark wouldturn into aboulderwith mas-sive velocity,collidingwith every

other genreof music inits way.Contrary to

popular belief, hip hop didnot have the same originstory in every area.

Meet Wale, a 24-year-oldD.C./Maryland native andnewcomer to this age of hiphop.

He broke into the main-stream with his fusion ofhis regional love of Go-Gomusic with hip hop. Wedidnt have turntables, said

Wale during his set.Instead we had musi-

cians.It wouldnt be historically

incorrect to say that go-gomusic, which derived fromfunk, would later aid in thebirthing of hip hop in D.C.,Maryland, and Virginia.

Although known locally,his name would begin totravel in 2006 due to thesuccess of his song DigDug and his first mix tape,Paint a Picture.

In 2007, he would joinforces with Grammy-Award-winning producer Mark

Ronson, who is responsiblefor the success and sound of

Amy Winehouses Fade toBlack. Ronson would inkWale to a production dealwith his Allido Recordsimprint.

W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E., hisrendition of electronic duo

Justices hit songD.A.N.C.E., would garnerhim more national attentionfrom a wide span of musiclisteners.

Clothing sponsorshipswould come from LRG and10Deep and the mix tapeswould follow until he wouldannounce to fans that hewas closing a major distri-bution deal with InterscopeRecords.

In preparation for therelease of his first album,Attention Deficit, Wale ison an eponymous nation-wide promotional tour. J.Cole, a North Carolinanative and Roc Nation

signee, and Colin Munroealso perform on the tour.

Last week during thetours stop at the CatsCradle in Carrboro, Walebrought out N. C. Centralsown Patrick 9th WonderDouthit to announce thathe would be working with9th Wonder for his upcom-ing major release.

Wales highly anticipatedBack to the Feature mixtape will feature full pro-duction from 9th Wonder.

More information onWales visitwww.elitaste.com.

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BY AARON SAUNDERSECHO SPORTS REPORTER

After N.C. CentralUniversity fired formerhead basketball coach offive years Henry Dicker-son, the search for a viablecandidate was on.

Many applied but onlyone man survived: NCCUalumnus LeVelle Moton,who was announced as the17th mens basketballcoach on March 25.

Moton attended NCCUfrom 1992-1996. He wasnamed to the ALL-CIAAfirst team his junior andsenior years and amassed1,714 points.

Upon graduation in1996, Moton played profes-sional basketball for four

years in Indonesia andIsrael.In 2004, he was inducted

into NCCUs athletic hall offame .

Moton started his coach-ing career in 2001 as headcoach at West MillbrookMiddle School, where hestayed until 2004.

Moton then becamehead coach at SandersonHigh School in Raleigh, aposition he held until hewas hired as assistant bas-ketball coach at NCCU in2007.

Moton, NCCUs 3rd alltime leading scorer, isecstatic about his new job.

He described last monthas one he would never for-

get.Its an incredible feel-

ing and I am still at a lossfor words. I am just happythat God blessed me with agreat chance, he said.

Moton said he is hon-ored to coach at his almamater.

Its not about me, hesaid. The biggest accom-plishment to me is to be a

part of something greaterthan myself, and to be apart of this great coachingchain.

According to Moton

NCCU coaching has a greathistory.

John McClendoncoached here and helearned the game from thecreator of basketball, Dr.James Naismith, he said.

Moton came from whatsome would be considereda hopeless road. Growingup in the Lane Street

Projects in Raleigh, Motonplans to draw from hispast to help return promi-nence to the basketballprogram.

I believe that adversityintroduces a man to him-self, Moton said.

He said living in thosenegative situations gavehim the drive to succeed.

I am no savior. I dontwalk on water.

Hard work, dedication,discipline and recruiting iswhat it will take to get the

program back on track.One thing that will help

on that journey is recruits.NCCU has already land-

ed one: C.J. Wilkerson, a 6-

4 wing man from ClintonJunior College who wasfirst-team all-region.

Moton described him asa very talented and goodkid.

The Eagles struggledlast year to find scoringfrom the inside and attimes seemed to be over-matched by other teams

depth.The lone bright spot

from last seasons abysmalrecord was freshman guardJamar Briscoe, the Eagle

leading scorer and go -toman at all times .

As for the Eagles sched-ule next year, Moton saysthat nothing is concrete.

We dont know for surewho we will be playing, butwe are working diligentlyto finish the schedule. Wewant to add five or sixmore games to complete it.

BY AARON SAUNDERSECHO SPORTS REPORTER

When one thinks of thetrack and field in America,two meets come to mind: theOlympics and the historicPenn Relays.

Penn Relays started morethan 100 years ago and hasseen many great athletesparticipate from highschools, colleges and theprofessional ranks.

This Thursday, N.CCentral University will trav-el to Pennsylvania to com-pete in the annual event inwhich the athletes competeagainst the best track and

field athletes the UnitedStates has to offer.

The lineage of Penn

Relays is classic and his-toric. The greatest of runnershave run here from JesseOwens to Maurice Green.

Head track coach MikeLawson enjoys the atmos-phere of this landmarkevent.

Lawson, who ran for St.Augustines College from1977-1981, describes the feel-ing of 55,000 screaming fanslooking down at him on thetrack as very exciting andnerve-wracking.

For me the Penn Relaysfeels like going to theOlympics, Lawson said.

There is just that electricbuzz that you get from being

there.Traditionally, NCCU has

been a force to be reckoned

with when it comes to trackand field.

In 1972, two Eagles relayteams won their respectiveraces.

The sprint medley relayteam was enshrined on thePenn Relay Wall of Fame in1995; ten years later, the 880-yard relay team wasenshrined.

NCCU has also had indi-viduals selected to the Wallof Fame such as Larry Blackand Lee Calhoun.

Black, an Olympic goldand silver medalist andCalhoun, a two-time 120Yard NCAA champion, areconsidered two of NCCUs

greatest runners.Under Head Coach Mike

Lawson, NCCU has been

competitive in the relays.Last year, NCCU won the

4x100 collegiate relays.NCCU senior Will Scott

also took home the triplejump for the collegiate divi-sion.

This year, we wont beable to defend our 4x100crown due to some injuriesthat we had during the sea-son, but we expect our 4x200mens team to be good, saidLawson.

Our girls have a reallygood chance of doing well,we just have to bring our bestgame.

The meet will start thisThursday morning. The

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