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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship NCAT Student Newspapers Digital Collections 10-2-2003 The Register, 2003-10-02 North Carolina Agricutural and Technical State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atregister Recommended Citation North Carolina Agricutural and Technical State University, "The Register, 2003-10-02" (2003). NCAT Student Newspapers. 1286. https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atregister/1286 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Digital Collections at Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship. It has been accepted for inclusion in NCAT Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship. For more information, please contact [email protected]. North Carolina A&T State University www.ncatregister. com VOLUME 5 REGISTER THE78, NO. Thursday, October 2, 2003 COPYRIGHT © 2003 SGA offers Tools for Success' series By Patrice Withers ness," SGA Students, faculty members and cam- book smart. Register Contributor It will touch the life of President, pus administrators are invited to attend someone and inspire them." The Student Government Association Terrence Jenkins the first series entitled "Tools for The SGA board has in collaboration encouraged with the Office of said. Success." speakers to share valuable lessons, sto- Career Services will present the first "SGA didn't "This is a very important program to ries and experiences that they have annual Aggie Enterprise Series. The first only want to plan have because it is important for students gained during their careers and personal event will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, fun events, but we to have book sense and be able to apply lives. Oct. 9 in the Stallings Ballroom of wanted to be able it to business sense to be well devel- Speakers for the program include Sara Memorial Student Union. to provide a lead- oped," SGA Attorney General Ivy Nettinga, director of film, television "The Series an ership _ , Aggie Enterprise is program Anderson said. and music entertainment at NASCAR, enriched Sarah Nettinga... program that highlights indi- to enrich students "This will provide a good foundation Scott Abdul-Salaam, vice president of viduals from different fields of busi- and prepare them for the workforce." and add valuable resources to being Please see SGA, Page 3 Board 50 Cent headlinesA&T's holds first 2003 Homecoming concert meeting By Patrice Withers Register Contributor By Karina Hardy Rap star 50 Cent will headline N.C. A&T's Hip- News reporter/Online editor Hop Headbanga homecoming concert, at the The Board of Trustees held its first Greensboro Coliseum on Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. meeting Sept. 24 in Dowdy addressing The concert will close out a two-week long various campus projects at N.C. A&T Homecoming celebration full of activities includ- and giving an optimistic view onthe Las ing pre-Homecoming events, a comedy show and Vegas classic. gospel explosion. This semester A&T took in 2,300 new "A&T has really been blessed to get 50 Cent for freshmen bringing the total population a concert. We are the first college or HBCU to get of students attending A&T to 10,044. him to come," said Ty'Juan Turner, vice president More than 40 faculty members were of external affairs for Student Government hired this year to accommodate the Association. "Our board has been working very number of students. hard all summer and it is now time to put our As the number of students continue plans into action." to grow, the campus continues to grow. "This will be the first year that students will be New dorms, classroom buildings, reno- able to purchase packages for homecoming vations and expansions are taking place events. The blue package will include comedy to accommodate the rising number of show, step show and concert tickets for $45. students coming into A&T. Students also have the option of purchasing the Two additional parking lots have been gold package, which includes the gospel show, added on campus to elevate the parking comedy show, fashion show, step show and con- shortage. cert for $55. "The parking lot at the back of Holt This year SGA wanted to bring some events hall has been under construction since back on campus, and also provide more activities last semester. There are 163 spaces for A&T students, Turner said. Photo courtesy of publicist Greg Miller. available for students to park and will Rapper 50 Cent will headline A&T's homecoming be set to open at the end of October," Please see CONCERT, Page 3 concert at the Greensboro Coliseum on Oct. 25. Assistant Chancellor, Andrew Perkins said. Another parking lot is set to open on Benbow Road. "This parking lot will hold 171 spaces A&T logo to be unveiled for students to park," Perkins said. By According to Young A&T will be get- Tornetha Baldwin and we want more," Bennett said ed with the process of meant Register Contributor change ting parking deck and is in the early "After being asked this question I speaking and negotiating with A&T's phases of development. N.C. A&T will soon have a new logo. began to think, "Well I don't see alot of licensing merchandiser and giving sam- A&T is also in the process of devel- A&T's Legal Counsel Trademark students wearing our stuff. I have even ples of what was to come to our schools oping new resident dorm facilities to Director Lesley Renwrick said the uni- asked some students and they said that business manager. alleviate the housing shortage prevalent versity's logo will be getting a new pol- it was unattractive, listening to others "The Collegiate Licensing Company on campus ished look. one of the things that show school was brought to A&T six years ago to Chancellor Renick feels that construc- This discussion began about four pride is wearing our trademark," start the logo licensing program to pro- tion is progressing successfully at A&T. years ago in the board room among top Bennett said tect the university's marks. They came "Andrew Perkins and his team have administration in Dowdy, Bennett said, In hopes of finding a solution she along to help us with our growth been doing an excellent job and are when a question was asked by vendors began talking with administration about process in royalties and gave financial making big changes on campus," Renick who handle the university's merchan- changing the symbols to represent A&T advisement," Bennett said. said. dise. "Why doesn't A&T give us as a university moving forward while "CLC began looking at the bigger pic- options? We have such a limited variety still staying true to what Aggies know Please see Q&A, Page 3 and that's "Aggie Pride"! Getting start- Please see LOGO, Page 3 INDEX Da Band Lady Aggies has been defeat News 2-3 E-Vibes 6 ECU made. 3-1. Opinion 4-5 Sports 7 Page 6 Page 7 2 Campus News October 2, 2003 NEWS BRIEFS Text-in-Community Series CIA leak being investigated celebrates W.E.B. DuBois WASHINGTON - The White House By Tiffany S. Jones marketing and delivery of programs." program that is a part of the School of staff began goingback through records News reporter This series also serves to link the local Education. "The purpose is to be and telephone logs Wednesday in search The Text-in-Community Series is cele- community with the university commu- exposed to more ideas outside of the of any information relevant to the brating the centennial anniversary of nity. classroom and to enrich the students' criminal investigation into public disclo- W.E.B. Du Bois' book, "The Souls of "It is also an invitation to strategic experience here," Vickers said. sure of a CIA undercover officer's iden- Black Folk." The series is a part of goal partners to learn about who we are and The series will continue throughout tity, President Bush's spokesman said. one of the Futures plan. our distinguished heritage," Meyers said. the school year with roundtable discus- Press secretary Scott McClellan said "The series represents the university- Joseph Monroe of the College of sions in November and February. The he had no knowledge about anyone wide focus on a topic of interest and Engineering, Leiia Vickers of the library has linked Du Bois Virtual going to the Justice Department with significance," said Provost Carolyn School of Education and Rita Lamb, University, related essays and sketches any information about the case, as Bush Meyers. "And it provides the opportu- director of the Center for Student from its website. had urged. Similarly, he said he did not nity for the learning for the entire A&T Success, all volunteered and were The School of Business and know of anyone hiring legal counsel. community. appointed as the leadership for the Economics will have a Business and The first goal of the FUTURES plan series. Cultural Arts Exhibit beginning in Do-not-call list's states, "Establish and ensure an interdis- "Ourrole has been to help select the October and ending inApril in addition ciplinary focus for N. C. A&T that man- book, make recommendations and plan to faculty and student panel discussions future uncertain dates overall high quality, continued activities," Vickers said. and other interdisciplinary projects. and effective involve- Vickers volunteered when she realized For more information, contact Joseph WASHINGTON The national do- competitiveness - ment of global strategic partners in the program supported the book club Monroe at 334-7589.