North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Aggie Digital Collections and Scholarship NCAT Student Newspapers Digital Collections 9-30-2002 The Register, 2002-09-30 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, 2002-09-30" (2002). NCAT Student Newspapers. 1267. https://digital.library.ncat.edu/atregister/1267 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 THE www.ncatregister. com VOLUME 77, NO. 4 REGISTER Monday, September 30, 2002 COPYPJGHT© 2002 Stamps honor women By Jessica DeVault Register Contributor Pioneering female journalists were commemorated Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Women in Journalism Stamp Ceremony held in N.C. A&T's Stallings Ballroom. On the stamps, which were released Sept. 14,Nellie Bly, Marguerite Higgins, Ethel L. Payne and Ida M. Tarbell were recognized for their efforts to succeed in SGA President Nashett Garrett their field. Bly was known for her dangerous and outrageous stunts in order to get the story, and was one of the first stunt reporters, Garrett Higgins covered World War Vietnam and Korea. Her war corre- spondence paved the way for more women to enter this type of journalism. gives Payne was known as the "first lady of the black press." She was the first African American female to be employed by a national network, and _ _ Charles Photo was also known for being an Watkins/A&T aggressive Fox 8 anchor Neil McNeill, WFMY anchor journalist who asked difficult questions. Sandra Hughes, insight er En ,a C MiX and Cha "ce.U,r Renick ° " James Please see STAMPS, Page 2 Zl*TatenX?Tattend the stamp ceremony in°"the Stallings Ballroom. on SGA Mr. Aggie reigns Blood By Natasha Rogers Register Contributor It is 11:30 on a Monday night, and though it's the end of long day of meet- drive ings, Nashett Garrett, Student Government Association president 2002-2003, is obviously excited about the upcoming year. visits Garrett admits that presidency has been more than she expected, but she was prepared for any obstacles that she may have to overcome. "I have a A&T learned lot about how the university works. I have also learned a By Karina Hardy lot about myself. creat- Maintaining and News reporter/Online Editor ing relationships is something I have been exposed to more so now than TheAmerican Red Cross held a blood in drive the past. My tolerance and stamina is a Tuesday, Sept. 24 in the Memorial lot higher. There were times when Student Union Exhibit Hall. Aggies got being the up until 3:00 in the morning was rare, opportunity to save a life, by giving whereas now it is expected." blood. Coming to N.C. A&T as a freshmen, "We held this blood drive because there Garrett was aware that a lot of expecta- is always a significant need for blood at tions were placed on her. Friends and this time of the year," said Joan relatives expected her to fulfill Jeffries, administrative assistant of her des- Sharonda Eggleton/Register Staff tiny as a leader. Student Affairs. Derel Young won this year's Mr. Aggie "The "Being that I was involved in every- title Sept. 23. need for all types of blood is By thing from A-Z, growing up, knew I Tornetha Baldwin great. The numbers of donors in I Register had to do something," she said. Contributor America is decreasing at a time when The 22nd the Despite SGA's financial Annual Mr. Aggie Pageant tided "Invasion of a need for blood has never been high- difficulties Man, Sophisticated Aggie last year, when asked if there were sparked up Aggie pride among most N.C. A&T students er," said Chancellor James Renick. any At in attendant uncertainties about her SGA presiden- the pageant Monday, Sept. 23, in Harrison Auditorium, "We need donations from everyone wtth rules greetings along who can cy, she confidendy replied, "No. With and regulations were offered by April Moore followed give." Student by a prayer by every administration before or after, Union Activities Board President Raynard Sumpter Dr. Cliff Lowery, chairing the local committee of each administration is new. & GOSpd Ch k SanS school's Ataa Mater , sponsors involving sever- gettingJhZTktTaA&T students on u l ° al fraternities and "The 2002-2003 SGA will focus on their feet to show their respect and admiration for sororities, departmen- their administration only. Whatever tal clubs, ROTC and the School of The rest of the show was Nursing. fueled by performances from new gospel sensation 'We worked to Please see GARRETT, Page get the word out about 3 Please see AGGIE, Page 3 Please see BLOOD, Page 2 INDEX Bow Wow head- Find the latest lined the News 2 E-Vibes 6-7 Scream MEAC statistics 2 Tour that visit- and Opinion 4-5 volleyball Sports 10-11 ed Raleigh. highlights. Page 6 Page 10 2 Campus News September 30, 2002 IN BRIEF STAMPS Class of '52 makes Continuedfrom page 1 record-setting donation articles on the Standard Oil Co. and D. Rockefeller. In result, legal N.C. A&T's Class of 1952contributed John actions led to the breakup of the com- $50,850 to the university. This sets a record making it the largest donation pany. - News anchor Neill McNeill, from by a class. The announcement was WGHP Fox 8 presided over the pro- made during the class' recent golden Sandra anniversary celebration. gram and news anchor Hughes, of WFMY News 2, was the guest The class has designated $30,850 for the Class of '52 Endowed Scholarship speaker. Hughes was a prime example of a Fund, and $20,000 to the University's Annual Fund. continuing legacy with journalism and women. She has 30 of The Class of '52 leaders were Elwood years journalism under her awards and Bernice Doggett. belt, obtaining many Johnson such as an Edward R. Murrow award, a Brown promoted Gannett Broadcasting Award and an Outstanding News Service award from Akua JohnsonBrown has been named The Associated Press. assistant vice chancellor for budget and She is also currendy on the cover of planning in the Division of Business American Woman magazine. and Finance at N.C. A&T. Hughes spoke on her experiences and Brown has been working at the uni- hardships with journalism and the trou- versity since 1998 in several capacities, ble that came along with being a black including interim university budget female in that career field. director, assistant budget director and Hughes also spoke about herarrival at accounting assistant. WFMY News 2. She was one of the Prior to coming to N.C. A&T, she was few women to be employed at the sta- employed at Union Pacific Railroad in tion, but despite her differences in race Omaha, Neb., where she served as and gender, she was the first African- and financial analyst lead recruiter. She American female to have her own talk also worked as a capacity planning ana- show, "Sandra and Friends," in the lyst for U.S. Airways in Winston-Salem Piedmont. and a member servicerepresentative for The happily married mother of two the Greensboro State Sharonda Eggleton/Register Staff Employees' pointed out that the show often Credit Union. Many N.C. A&T students filled the Student Union ballroom on received bomb threats but she refused Brown is affiliated with numerous Sept. 24 to donate blood to the American Red Cross, but to get off the air. Her persistence and professional and community organiza- some feel the turnout would have been bigger if students had courage reflected the hardships of the tions North including the University of had more incentive to donate blood. four journalists who were commemo- Carolina Budget Officers Roundtable, rated in the unveiling. Salem State University, Saint Augustine Council of Logistics Management, Hughes also added that journalism Delta Sigma Theta and other local HBCUs competed to get Sorority Inc., and BLOOD came with "responsibility, but it's not a Las the highest number of donors. This Amigas Inc. She is a mentor for the job, it's a lifestyle, a passion." Guilford County Schools and volunteer Continuedfrom page 1 year Saint Augustine won first place. for the Beloved Community Center of Out of N.C. A&T's population of Greensboro. Nursing. nearly 9,000 students enrolled, only 121 A native of Greensboro, Brown "We worked to get the word out about people were present to donate and out Watch for received her B.S. degree in economics the blood drive through flyers, and pro- of those, 89 were able to donate a pint and logistics management from A&T. motions with the Pan Hellenic council of blood. Eight-five percent of these road closing and several other organizations on cam- were walk-ins. Motorists who use Murrow said. "I think that we can Bililign leads study pus," Jeffries get the number of Boulevard (SR 2629) will find it Unfortunately, due to historical Dr. Solomon Bililign is examining prece- donors would be higher if faculty closed in one area this week, said dents such as the Tuskegee Experiment offered students an incentive, such as issues of importance to chemical the N.C. Department of and some past practices of the giving extra credit, for giving blood," physics, in an effort to more Transportation.