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THE A REGISTER April 28,2006 Unity festival to be held on campus By Jameya Porter founded and organized the festi- historically black colleges and uni- that we were given when we went Carey said that the idea was kind of like the 'people's' idea Online Editor val. The event is a way "to bring versities and also make them to the Movement in October will created in general discussion with "We (eventually) started calling Black folks together for a day to socially responsible for some be given at this event," he added, Bass about "Black Hour," an idea it a 'rally' instead because so address some current issues affect- things going on in our communi- referring to the 10-year Million that would have students travel many people were talking about For the first time in history, ing our people right now," Man March anniversary follow-up the campus, informing large coming. It justkept growing, and A&T will host the first annual according to Carey, who is presi Breckenridge said that informa- event that tookplace in amounts ofstudents about impor- we started talking about enter- National Black Unity Festival. dent of the A&T History Club. tion about such issues as the Washington, D.C last fall tant issues with the use ofa bull- tainment and vendors; and we Chris "Arnari" Bass, Wayne Breckenridge, the sophomore Voting Rights Act and The festival, which will be held horn. just started calling it a festival." Carey, Orrin Bynes, Wesley class president and incoming Greensboro school closings will on April 29 inthe Holland Bowl, "It obviously escalated into Breckenridge said that the Morris and Leo Breckenridge are attorney general, said that the fes- be shared with attendees. from 1-6:30p.m., is the result of something else," Carey said. the three A&T students who tival's purpose is also to"unify "A lot of the same information a combination ofvisions. He said that the festival was See UNITY, Page 2 Repairs University shuffle suspends '06 classes fraternity Gibbs, Barnes and Frazier will close. in hazing By Chad Roberts Copy Desk Chief allegation Up, down and all around A might be the best way to describe police report lists next year'sbuildings, classes and "internal injuries" office space for next year. What's up? That would be the to campus resident. New Science Building. It current- ly houses the chemistry and psy- By Chad Roberts chology departments. What's down? Gibbs, Barnes Copy Desk Chief and Frazier halls. Those building to are scheduled be renovated campus chapter Kappa during The of the summer. Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. has been And while those buildings are suspended for three years, accord- closed for repairs, classes will be ing to the Office of Greek Life. distributed all around campus, A March 9 incident report, according to David Aldridge, the obtained from campus police assistant dean ofthe College of records, states that a 20-year-old Arts &. Sciences. black male campus resident suf- "Classes be wherever we will PHOTO BY JEFF SINER/CHARLOTTE OBSERVER-KRT fered internal injuries during an can find space appropriate for the initiation. The police report lists size of the class," Aldridge said. Duke lacrosse player Collin Finnerty (center) walks to the front ofthe courtroom to begin his preliminary hearing at the Durham County Judicial the victim's relationship to the "Students have a harder time Building Tuesday morning, April 18,2006, in Durham, North Carolina. Collin Finnerty along with teammate Reade Seligmann have been arrest- will offender as "frat." getting classes, think." ed on charges from a March 13,2006 incident involving the alleged rape ofan exotic dancer. I "Hazing is something that the Frazier Hall is scheduled to university takes very seriously," its move classes and office space Robin Campbell said. Campbell on May 15. Gibbs Hall will move is the director of the Office of its offices and on July classrooms Greek Life. She said her office, 25. Barnes Hall moves July 27. along with the vice chancellor for political The science and crimi- change affairs TIME' for student and the dean of nal justice offices move will from students, decides the punishment Gibbs Hall into office space in for fraternities and sororities who the New Classroom Building, engage in hazing. along with the history depart- Phone calls and messages left ment offices. The sociology and Students want for JudyRashid, the dean of stu- social work department will move tojight injustice dents, were not returned. into available office space in Attempts to reach Roselle Craig Hall, which currently hous- By Mike McCray child of Curtis Walls and Derrick Walls said that the idea the respond for do something to to the Wilson, the vice chancellor for es the School of Business. Beasley, both members ofthe organization came from a to injustices our day." Photographer need of student affairs, were not success- biology department Beta Epsilon. Chapter of Alpha the today's problems. The biggest The will address thing toremember ful. temporarily move into Phi Alpha Fraternity The two "Originally it the third Inc. started offwith about T.I.M.E. is that their cause North Carolina law defines haz- floor of Hines Hall. six after hope to form a cohesive unit our campus, based on race. Walls that Almost weeks the the Duke isn't added ing as: "to subject another stu- "It's not the ideal situation, but alleged rape of an exotic dancer between college campuses and and Central incident, I started T.I.M.E.'s main concern is not dent to physical injury as part of we will a by A&T organizations for the cause of jus- case race issues have to make it work for Duke Lacrosse players, thinking about the whole an initiation, or as a prerequisite year," said Doretha Foushee, a are joining tice in eradicating issues of and basically just a whole wrong students together with bunch "Wrong is and we're to membership, into any organ- biology professor. NCCU for positive change. inequality in the community of other things," he said. "I against that." ized school group, including any The music department, which T.I.M.E. (Taking Initiative through continued networking talked to some other people and society, athletic team, fraternity or includes the A&T marching Moving Efficiently) is and direct action. came up with an idea trying to See TIME, Page 2 the brain of sorority, or other similar group." band, might be affected the most A violation is a Class 2 misde- by the renovations. One possibili- meanor. ty, Aldridge said, is to move the The university's punishment music department to North for hazing is listed in the student Campus, which is about 20 min- A&T kickboxer goes global handbook. The handbook states utes awayfrom A&T's main cam- that hazing penalties and restric- pus. In that scenario, A&T would tions governing the intake process provide shuttles to transport stu- By Ignasiak Darrick for the International Kickboxing are "due to past destructive activi- dents between the main campus Sports Reporter ties of several fraternities and and the North Campus. Federation's (IKF) Amateur International Rules sororities during the intake mem- The North Campus Lightweight is the for- World Title. At 5-foot-6 and bership process." mer site of the N.C. School for competing in the 125-pound Punishment, according to the the Deaf, located in Browns It takes most kickboxers three weight class, trained three- student handbook, includes crim- Summit. A&T operates the facili- years to do what Dedrick Jones and-a-half hours a day for the inal prosecution, university disci- ty jointly with UNGGreensborb. "Deejay" II, a senior print Jones match plinary action, and sanctions. Gibbs was built in 1926and journalism major, has done in "Probably, a year-and-a-half Lieutenant M. Tillery, the offi- was named after the fourth presi one year. ago, it wentfrom me and my girl- cer who is listed on the incident dent ofA&T. Barnes Hall was In this time span, he has won friend going to fights, then being report, declined to give any specif- built in 1967 and named for an three championships. Yet, at first shot over to England for a World ic information regarding the alumnus who practiced dentistry he wanted to compete as a boxer. Title," said Jones, who has a investigation or the incident in Greensboro. Frazier Hall was His trainers, Frank Price and 4-2 career record. report. built in 1961 and named in Ron Chewning, had another Nationwide, 44 states have laws honor of Robert H. Frazier, the idea Inside of Olympia Stadiumin England, opponent was prohibiting hazing. former chairman ofthe A&T "When he first came in, he Jones' Gilbert, the IKF OnApril 10,five students who Board of Trustees started boxing," Chewning said, Jamie current English, British and European are members ofFlorida A&M's Former UNC system President a trainer at Sportsplex Gym in was in Kappa Alpha Psi chapter were Molly Broad called Hines Hall Kernersville, N.C.