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North Carolina A&T State University THE REGISTER www.ncatregister.com VOLUME 78, NO. 13 Thursday, January 22, 2004 COPYRIGHT© 2004 Nursing Annual receives sleep-out grant draws crowd despite cold By Sharonda Eggleton ByKarema Hardy RegisterPhoto Editor News Reporter/Online Editor On Saturday, 16, while most people N.C. Jan. A&Ts School of Nursingrecently were at home in a warm house the men of received a grant from the department of the Eta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Health and Human Services Center for Fraternity Inc. chose one of the coldest Medicare and Medicaid services to go nights of the year to serve others. towards the cardiovascular research pro- "We want to show that we are not just sit- gram. ting back and watching, but as African- The total amount of the two-year grant American men we are up holding our received was $249,341. The grant will be motto, culture for service and service for dispersed to the program in two segments. humanity and making a difference." said For year, $124,898 of the grant will be Alex Miller the, second international vice- given towards the school of nursing and president of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. the second year the remanding $124,443 The fraternity was founded on the cam- will be given towards the school. pus of Howard University on Jan. 9, 1914. "The focus of this program is to prevent Just one year later on the campus of A&T cardiovascular problems amongst African College, the fraternity was chartered as the American," said Dr. Lorna Harris, a pro- first Greek organization on A&T's campus. fessor at the school of nursing. The Sleep Outfor the Homeless is a serv- The program plans to work with parish ice project that was started in 1989 by the nurses and three African American Eta chapter. What started out as a simple churches in the Guilford County commu- project to raise awareness in the communi- nity. ty would in 2000 bring the chapter national "We willbe working with GenesisBaptist recognition, and would become a national- Church, Gethsemane Baptist Church and ly mandated program throughout the fra- Bethel A.M.E church. We will work with ternity the Sharonda Eggleton/Photo church membership as wellas the com- This year's Sleep Out for the Homeless editor munity to inform Members of Phi help them about cardio- went from 10pm Friday until 7 the next Beta Sigma Fraternity collect vascular disease and its causes," Harris items during their annual sleep said. Please see Page out for the home- According to Dr. Harris many health COLD, 2 less. problems are often aggravated through stress. "Stress triggers other mechanisms within your body which can lead to health prob- lems A&T senior including cardiovascular problems. copes with hearing Stress management is necessary to help us to deal with stress and reduce the risk of health problems," Harris said. loss, helping others Dean Patricia Price Lea feels like the understand grant is very important to the school. By Tornetha Baldwin Though Hobbs is deaf she "This grantwik help the school Special to The Register had college to mainstream of nurs- never had any college was dif- ing to increase our research encounters with deaf ferent because every and provide Almeda Hobbs spends her days like culture until university is dif- opportunity for ferent," the A&T senior community outreach," Lea most college students, going to class she was journalism said. and mass communication and working. But the one thing that offered a major said. "Itis a part of our "After being at a mission and will help makes her different is that she goes scholarship university for the us to have a positive effect deaf, I realized that there health services through her day learning and observ- to attend are some locaky changes that to and across the state,"Lea added. ing without hearing. Gallaudet need be made to fur- One of the ther accomodate deaf programs within the school Hobbs was born able to hear things University, a students of nursing that wik the around attending mainstream benefit from grant her, but at the age of 4, things private uni- universities, is the HBCU Health particularly here at A&T," she Promote Alliance. changed when she developed yellow versity for said. The When asked what she Historically Black Cokeges and fever and was diagnosed adventitious- the deaf. would recom- Universities mend for a more (HBCU) Health Promotion ly deaf, which means that she was Hobbs, comfortable env- Alliance Project has a iornment here at A&T Hobbs partnership with born hearing but lost her hearing due described her said, "I N.C. A&T, St. Augustine's Cokege, to medical illness. Hobbs would recommend that all lectures'be Fayetteville State experience as video taped and close University and NCCU Hobbs has always went to pubkc "culture shock." captioned tele- along with the three state visions be used in every class agencies in schools and has always been around "I had never ever been room North Carolina. The Division of "The around deaf because when a video is Medical Mainstream," a word used by people so it was somewhat played I feel Assistance is one of the state weird for offended because I can't agencies that deaf people to describe people that me to start understand are a part of the learning sign language, but what the video is about. project can hear, Hobbs said. it was I also feel "This grantis a of wonderful to be among other that front row part many health serv- "I went to elmentary school and people like me." seating should be avail- ices grants that we sponsor," said high school able in every class and at every uni- Donna with kids that were not After graduating from Gallaudet Robertson, program assistant in deaf. versity event such as plays con- the School It was never hard for me to fit in Hobbs attended S.C. State and of Nursing. with people University certs. I would also appreciate it if because I liked school," before transferring to N.C. Hobbs said. A&T. some professors don't walk behind "Basically coming back from a deaf Please see HOBBS, Page 2 INDEX Hip-Hop fashion Take an early News 2-3 E-Vibes 8-9 earns positive sales. look at A&T Opinion 4-5 Sports 10-11 Page 8 baseball Page 10 2 Campus News January 22. 2004 NEWS BRIEFS Gerima brings COLD Continuedfrom page 1 Bush lays out morning. "This year's sleep out was very suc- campaign Sankofa to A&T cessful. More people stayed through out the night, as well as we also had WASHINGTON out cam- - Laying more support from various organiza- paign themes, President Bush is tions." said Larry Person a member of hailing progress fighting terrorism, the Eta chapter. the economy and recharging helping The men collected non-perishable care. Americans afford health But food items, clothing and monetary Democrats say his election-year State donations before the event, as well as of the Union address underscores how that night. paltry his achievements have been. Person said, "We collected more The morning after he addressed a clothes and food then we normally national television audience and a joint have. This was one of the more suc- session of Congress, Bush was cessful sleep outs that we have had embarking Wednesday on a two-day since I have been a member." swing through Ohio, Arizona and Clothing, food and monetary dona- New Mexico to highlight his job train- tions were distributed to the Urban and ing counterterrorism proposals. Ministries and the battered woman's shelter. Israeli charged "People asked us, how are you going to deal with the weather, but we looked with bribery past that and saw the big picture." said Miller, "The big picture is that there are TEL AVIV, Israel An Israeli busi- - people less fortunate than we are, and nessman was indicted Wednesday on Sharonda Eggleton/Photo editor that we blessed to have what we do of Ariel Sharon with are charges bribing As part of A&T's Lyceum series Wednesday, Jan 14, the black film festival was have." hundreds of thousands of dollars, fur- kicked off with Hake Gerima's "Sankofa." ther compUcating the prime minister's Gerima's inspiration for "Sankofa" came whke in cokege at UCLA. Not wanting clouded legal situation. Analysts said anyone to dictate what he say'd or does Gerima founded Mypheduh Films In cre- the indictment against real-estate ating "Sankofa" Gerima wanted to capture what he felt was our story. developer David Appel increases the "Sankofa" is a moving piece which examines the time of slavery. "Sankofa" is an chances that Sharon may face charges, Akan word that means that one must return to the past in order to move forward.