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THE A&T REGISTER VOLUME 68,N0.8 NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL ANDTECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, GREENSBORO, N.C JANUARY 31,1994 lEEEEST Davis leaves financial aid post A&T's Duane Canadylearns from With an enrollment ofabout 8,00.0 StaffWriter his experiences in theDominican greatest ac- students, there are only six financial aid c o mp 1 i s h counselors atA&T.Each counselorhas 1,500 Republic. "When I growing up, was I always menthas been students in theircaseload. Davis would like prayed thai I would have lot of a money and working my to see the financial aid office enlarged, as be able to help a lot of Does Jamaine Williams want to people. And my way up from wellassmallercascloads for staffmembers. grandmother always told me to be Tctum to the careful a work study Nincty-cightperccntofA&T's stu- Aggie basketball team? about what I prayed for because 1 just might clerk to thedi- dents apply for financial aid while only 68 r> ri, get it. Well I do managea lot of and , money rector," she percent receive financial aid, Davis said. I help a lot ofpeople. I justforgotto tell •Greek organizations gather for 8th God said The most rewarding part of Davis annual I wanted it to be money," Pan-Hellenic Summit. my said Dolores job is notjust the numerous cards and visits Davis, financial aid director,as shereflected Davis fondly she receives fromboth studentsand parents, •Resident on her 20-yearcareer at comes Aasistem'tstell all. A&T as it to remembers but also knowing that she has helped so an end her days as a many students that would not have had the Davis has been hired as the new Dolores Davis work study opportunity to go to college. financial aid director at Hampton Univer- clerk. Every- While in her position, Davis has sity. photo by Natasha Arlis served as the state president of the N.C. She started her career in financial thing was done manually and all work was Association of Financial Aid Administra- aid A&T as an at undergraduate majoring in done out of cardboard boxes, she said. tors and she currently serves as a represen- business. She wenton toreceive hermaster's Davis attributes the biggest change tative to the National Association ofFinan- in management business from A&T. in the Financial Aid Department to "auto- cial AidAdministrators. As a bright-eyed freshman from mationandcentralization ofdata."She views As for the reason she's leaving, Charlotte, began Davis working in the fi- A&T's biggestproblem as "limitedresources Davis said A&Tnow"holds too many memo- nancial aid office as a work study student. in order to meet the demands ofstudents." continued p. 6 Rhonda Jacobs,RA at Barbee Hal! Karate: a physical and mental challenge By CorwinThomas Staff Writer Register gets new look "I stress disciplineandrespect so it For a more reader friendly can effect thestudentslives at school, home, paper, the Register has changed in society and holistically." lo a tabloid format. This is just one of the rules Dr. The paper first began as a Gilbert Casterlow, a professor in A&T's tabloid in 1893. Math Department, teaches in his Japanese Besides frying to make the pa- Karate class, which consists of A&T stu- per more interesting, the editorial dents as well as area students. Poard is working to make the Reg- The class is held during evenings ister more graphically appealing on weekdays in Holt Gym. Freshman Julian Cheefus, achemi- cal engineering major, who enrolled in the class last semester, said "I have learned discipline and confidence." Assisting Casterlow in instructing the students is Hariston. News/Campus 2-3 Willie "Foot" Dr. Gilbert Casterlow congratulatesWillie "Foot" Hairston on his World Champion Karate success Hariston was recently ranked in the Point of View 4 third Sports 8 world after finishing third out of 37 athletes Features ...10 in the 1993National Black BeltLeague WorldChampionship in New Another student, James C. Karney, a junior electrical Entertainment 11 Orleans in December. engineering major, said "Karate has been a life long interest." Karney Classifieds Ads 12 Hariston was named "Foot" by Casterlow because he re- competed in the Southeastern Open Tournament last sembles former undefeated Karate champion Bill Wallace when he April,placing first inKata, second in fighting and third in fighting kicks andwarms up. Hariston hasbeenaKarate instructorfor more than Kata. Kata is the physical movements ofKarate without contact. 17 years at A&T. Karate is more than physical strength; its also mental, Casterlow, an A&T alumnus, has practiced Karate for 26 explained Casterlow years and has taught at A&T for 17 years. "Karate is 10percent physical and 90 percent mental. "You're mine. And Black- At the beginning ofhisKarate career, Casterlow worked with Teaching students how to focus mentally is one of the most ness, the red of it, the A&T alumni such as the late astronaut Ronald McNair and Judge important training methods in Karate," he said. milk and cream of it, the Laurence Swayne. Casterlow recalled when he and McNair practiced The fact that Karate helps students focus is reflected in breaking bricks withtheir heads and hands. McNair on win first their grades. Most students in Casterlow's class are on A&T's tan and yellow of the went to it, place honors in A&T's firstKarate tournament in 1971. McNairbroke Dean's List or honorroll. deep-brown, middle- 12 inches of concrete in the contest. Ann-Cheri Foxx, a sophomore electrical engineering brown, high-brown of it, Not only docsCasterlow leach hisstudents Karate techniques. major,said "I havebecome a more positive thinkerand ithelps me better." the "olive" and the ochre "I teach them self respect, respect for others and leadership skills," he focus said. Casterlow said he believes in his students, and tries to of it. marches Blackness Mohammed Dennis, a junior electrical engineering major, instill in them high morals, often telling them "If you are going on said he began taking Karate classes for self defense and because he is to pick a role model, pick a positive one, not just someone off Gwendolyn Brooks a member of theFruit of Islam. the street NEWS/CAMPUS PAGE 2 JANUARY 31,1994 A&T REGISTER Overseas trip offers Two girls robbed at gunpoint By Ayanna Brown and Corwin Thomas invaluable experiences Staffwriters Tworesidents ofAlex Haley Hall wererobbed at gunpointin thedormitory'sparking EXPERIENCES IN DOMINICAN sludy and travel mademerealize how impor- lot lastFriday night. REPUBLIC 'UNEORGEEl'ABLE' EOR tant it is to work with people. 1 also learned According to police reports, the suspects were three males, all around the age of 20. A&TSTUDENT how toappreciate my country more. "Prior to The victimsreported that they saw the males approach them as they got out of their car. A&T Information Services going to the Dominican Republic, Canady, a Onesuspect then pulled a mask over his face whileaiming a small caliberhandgun at one native oftiny Mcbanc, said hehadnever done of the victim's head. Altera 16-weck stay in the Domini- any travel, had never beenout ofthe country, The suspects lied from ihe scene, police reports said. canRepublic, A&T student DuaneCanady, is nor had he ever down in an airplane. The victims were not injured, but loss more than $7(X) in money and personal convinced that he has what it lakes toachieve He said he got the idea for the trip belongings. a career in international relations because he "wanted to learn Spanish in an In other reports Canady, a senior political science environment where I was forced to speak the major with a minor in Spanish, wanted to language." January 24 secure some international experiencesbefore One ofhis political science profes- •A male, who does not attend A&T, was arrested on drug charges while visiting his he graduated from college, so he orchestrated sors, Dr. Samuel Moslcy, told him about a cousin in Cooper Hall. study opportunity in the DominicanRepublic Police confiscated 22 bags of marijuana from Yasin Sadig Muhammad, 21, of New but he needed $7,000 to cover expenses and ersey his tuition. He generated this by securing Muhammad was charged with felony possession of marijuana with intentto sell and encouragementandcontributions fromChan- deliver. He wastransported to the GuilfordCounty Magistrate'soffice and placed under cellorEdward B. Fort, Academic Vice Chan- a $10,000 secured bond. cellor,Dr.EdwardB. Hayes; andfrom Dudley Products, Inc. January 21 "After talking with Mr. Canady, I •A student waspulled from the swimming pool inCorbett Gymby Dr. Leonard Dudka, was convinced thatheis motivated to do well associate professor of thePhysical Education Department. in the field of international relations," said thestudent who According to police reports, Dudka immediately began CPR on was Canady Fort. pool. Duane not breathing and did not have a pulse when he was pulled from the He arrived in the Dominican Re- Within minutes, EMS arrived and transported the victim to Moses Cone Hospital, his trip to the liny Caribbean nalion public last August and immersed himself in police reports said.