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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship NCAT Student Newspapers Digital Collections 10-3-1986 The Register, 1986-10-03 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, 1986-10-03" (1986). NCAT Student Newspapers. 1055. https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atregister/1055 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]. JMm MmW lifllfil "COMPLETE AWARENESS FOR COMPLETE COMMITMENT" VOLUME LVIII i NUMBER 5 NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, GREENSBORO FRIDAY. OCTOBER 3. 1986 Homecoming activities scheduled to begin today A&T's annual Homecom- The coronation will be held ing, Oct. 3 to 11, looms as one at 8 p.m. in the Corbett Sports of the biggest ever, according Center, followed by a recep- to Dr. Sullivan Welborne, tion in the Memorial Student chairman of the Homecoming Union ballroom. Committee. A student pep rally will be The theme for the event, held Friday, Oct. 10, at 5 p.m. will be "Royal Splendor in in the Student Union PLaza, Aggieland.' followed by a bonfire at 7:15 "Plans are in place for a p.m. and a pre-dawn dance in tremendous celebration," said Moore Gym beginning at 1 Welborne. "We expect up- a.m. wards of 20,000 alumni and The annual Aggie friends to come to Greensboro Homecoming golf tournament 1 for the Homecoming." will be held Friday, beginning The event is promoted by at 8 a.m. in Bryan Park. the university, the Student The A&T National Alumni Government Association and Association will sponsor a investigate the A&T National Alumni reception and meeting of class Officers five-car accident in front of Graham Hal by W. N Association. coordinators at 8 p.m. in the Student activities will begin Holiday Inn Four Seasons Fri- Friday, Oct. 3, with a day, Oct. 10. Man charged in five-car accident candlelight ceremony at 7 p.m. The association's pre-dawn in the Holland Bowl. A gospel dance will be night at that 11 By MARCELYN BLAKELY The man, Elijah Mauric 1979 Mazda. music program will be held in p.m. in the Greensboro Special to the Register McNeil, was also charged wit Total damage to the cars Harrison Auditorium on Oct. Sheraton. A Winston-Salem man in- driving the wrong way on was estimated at $8,000. 5 at 7 p.m. The Chancellor's Leader- volved in a five-car accident one way street and reckles According to officer Monday, Oct. 6, the SGA ship Breakfast will be Satur- Monday in front of Graham driving. Charles Jenkins, the accident will sponsor an "Outrageous day, Oct. 11, at 7:30 in a.m. Hall has been charged with The cars damaged in the ac occurred while McNeil was Aggies at 6 Content Contest" Williams Cafeteria. The an- driving while consuming cident were a 1986 Subaru," putting his car in reverse. p.m. in Williams Cafeteria. nual mile-long A&T alcohol, according to campu 1976 Toyota, a 1965 Ford am Jenkins said McNeil collided A highlight of the student Homecoming parade will be police. a 1984 Honda and McNeil' with another vehicle. celebration will be the corona- held in East Greensboro Satur- tion of Miss Stephanie Tidwell day at 10 a.m. of Passaic, N. J., as "Miss A&T State University." (continued on page 8) A&T gets nother clean audit By DAPHNE M. PAGE In 1977 the State Auditor's Associate News Editor Office reported that A&T's Chancellor Fort has renew- books were so bad, they could ed his pledge to keep A&T's not be audited. Fo. t inherited fiscal affairs sound, following those financial problems when the school's second con- he arrived in 1981 and received secutive clean audit during his critical audits until last year. five-year tenure Fort said the clean audits Fort, in an interview, said are a result of the good work one of his 14 priorities "con- of the fiscal affairs staffhe has tinues to be to maintain the appointed fiscal integrity of this universi- "I am tremendously pleased tv." with the comments presented "Five years ago I made the to the office by the state % 1 commitment to the state and auditor," Fort said. the university system that this "The fiscal affairs staff and administration would take the the auditors staff are doing a action necessary to revitalize tremendous job under the our fiscal affairs," Fort said in leadership of Vice Chancellor an interview last night. "We (Charles) Mclntyre." are maintaining that commit- The state auditor praised ment." A&T for the clean books. The clean audit means that "I have noted in reviewing A&T's financial books do not the audit report that your contain any deficiencies that agency has done a very good violate federal and state job maintaining fiscal accoun- guidelines tability," stated State Auditor Students 11 Prior to Fort's arrival, A&T Edward Renfrow in from block colleges and universities attend Black College Day in Raleigh. Car -vlng banners received several critical audits eport and signs, they marched from Shaw University to the State Caoitol to show PAGE 2 Congress overrides South Africa sanctions caused bitter Republican- speech before the final vote WASHINGTON (UPI) The The House voted to override - against against-Republican clashes. "We are against tyranny Senate, rejecting President veto earlier this week. "We are the GOP leader Robert Dole of and tyranny is in South Reagan's and ignoring warnings tyranny and tyranny veto Reagan, despite Kansas supported Reagan, Africa," Lugar said. "We're threats of retaliation from Congress would defy him, is in South Africa," that although Dole admitted not destroying that govern- Pretoria, has voted into law vetoed the bill Sept. 26 and Lugar said. "We're Thursday before the final ment. That government is self- stiff economic sanctions quiet diplomacy is not destroying that argued that debate began that Reagan's destructing." against South Africa. persuade Pretoria to government. That needed to cause was lost. The U.S. sanctions prohibit Senators voted 78-21 Thurs- racial segregation government is self- abandon its The veto override was a all new investment in South day, getting well over the two- as apartheid. destructing. " policies known sharp foreign policy defeat for Africa, and add uranium, thirds needed to override the The sanctions package, he maintained that Reagan and came just nine coal, textiles and agricultural veto. said, would hurt blacks mittee, days before a surprise super- products to the existing list of The vote ended a already living under op- Reagan was out of touch with community power session in Iceland where embargoed trade com- yearlong battle between the the international pressive conditions. he will go one on one with modities. Effective in 90 days, White House and Congress Senators who supported and the American public on But Soviet leader Mikhail Gor- the sanctions also cancel lan- over U.S. policy toward South sanctions, led by Sen. Richard the South Africa issue. Lugar's position bachev ding rights for South Afric? Africa's white-minority Lugar (R-Ind.), chairman of unusual against administration Lugar gave an impassioned Airways. government. the Foreign Relations Com- the Suit challenges judges election RALEIGH (UPI) Ten blacks and one native American filed suit in U.S. 1 { District Court in Raleigh % Thursday to block statewide election of Superior Court Judges, lawyers for the plain- tiffs said. The class action suit main- tains that at least eight judicial districts could be drawn with enough minority voters to elect blacks or Native Americans as judges, and'that the current system of electing judges violates the Voting Rights Act. Charles Hobson Jr., one of the lawyers for the plaintiffs, said blacks and Native Americans cannot get elected KNOCK if judges continue to be selected on a statewide basis. The suit also seeks to carve out single-judge districts where blacks or native OUR SOCKS OFF Americans would form a ma- jority Hobson said the suit is a "natural progression" of legal ANDWIN $3000. decisions that compelled single member legislative districts The 1987 Honeywell Futurist Awards Competition applied the Voting and later chance to stop us our tracks: Power-up your imagination and make a 25-year leap into to election of Here's your in Rights Act the the future.Turn your visions into two short essays, and you could win one of ten $3000 prizes plus a Superior Court judges. Honeywell summer internship. Call toll-free 800-328-5111 (ext. 1581) for an entry form and Lawyers for the plaintiffs complete rules. Or write: Honeywell Futurist Awards Competition, MN12-4164 Honeywell said they will seek a Plaza, Minneapolis.MN 55408.We'll even send you a pair of future socks for preliminary injunction to practice. But don't drag your feet—you mustrequest your entry form before block the Nov. 4 election until December 31,1986; and mail your entry by January 31,1987 the suit is resolved. motion is Robson said if the Together, we can find the answers. granted, current judges will /J continue in office until the election is held so the courts / Honeywe would not be disrupted. y James White, one of plain- 3W tiffs in the suit, said minorities deserve to be represented on " the bench.