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Aggies take another AGGIE BASKETBALL PREVIEW dive to the Rattlers of In next week's issue Florida A&M PAGE 7 The A&T REGISTER FREE NOVEMBER 12,2008 WEDNESDAY NCATREGISTER.COM SERVING THE AGGIE COMMUNITY FOR OVER 80 YEARS THE STUDENT SPAPER OF NORTH CAROLINA A&T ON CAMPUS Tuition Marching increases Machine announced headed to at forum Atlanta MICHAEL JONESAND DEXTER MULLINS TheA&T Register DEXTER MULLINS Asst. Managing Editor As theMemorial Student Union Stallings Ballroom filled in with Ten of America's elite HBCU concerned students and university bands are gearing up for the big- faculty last Wednesday, discussion gest competition of the year, and shifted from the election to possi- for the first time, TheBlue & Gold ble increases for students to attend Marching Machine will be in the A&T. mix. The Tuition and Fee Committee The Honda Battle ofthe Bands revealed the proposed increases in Invitational Showcase is scheduled fees for the 2009-2010 school year to take place on Saturday, Jan. 24 PHOTO BY LER0Y V. MIKELLill in a question and answer type fo- at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. AGGIE VETERANSA&T tookthetimeto honorveterans with a program in theMemorialStudent rum Union. Afterwards everyonemovedoutside fora flagraising and a wreath laying. The Showcase is actually a nation- Veterans with ties toA&T watchedtheceremoniesand thanked everyone fortheirsupport. Knight right) spoke Akua Matherson, chair of Tu- MSG(Ret.) JamesB. (far highly ofA&T ROTC and theprograms. al scholarship program emphasiz- itionand Fee Committee,presented ing music education. an informative power point presen- American Honda will award the tation detailing the increases in tu- ten bands selected to participate ition and fees, what it will be used Veterans honored in Aggieland in this year's Showcase $20,000 towards, and how they fare against for their music scholarship pro- the other 16 schools inThe Univer- grams, which is $10,000 more than sity North Carolina system. LaPORSHA lowry by the Aggie Opus Project. the purpose of the program tunity to serve this country. last year. They will also receive a The Committee is comprised Contributor There was an invocation by and the Office ofVeteran and Barriers have been destroyed $1,000 grant for their participation of the Student Government Asso- Min. Charles Watkins and Disability Support Services, because of their service and in the Celebration Tour, which is ciation Treasurer Jennifer James, The Veteran and Disabil- Chancellor Battle offered designed for the different there will be many more ob- the pre-qualifying event. administration, faculty, and other ity Support Services hosted greetings to all of the veter- faces that come with the dif- stacles, but we must not let For the band, the money is well student representatives. the 3rd Annual Veterans' ans and guests in attendance. ferent challenges. them define us." earned and highly needed. Band While all the proposed increas- Day program entitled "Hon- "We pay homage to veter- "This office has encour- Dr. Judy Rashid, theDean Director Dr. Kenneth Ruff says es have been presented and calcu- oring Those Who Served" on ans and military dignitaries aged, nurtured, educated, of Students, gave her clos- that the money will go where it re- lated into next years overall setup, November 11that 12p.m. in of this great institution and supported, inspired, and ing remarks by thanking all ally needs. nothing will become official until the Memorial Student Union to the innumerable veterans comforted many students. of the special guests for at- "It (the money) is marked for the university's Board of Trustees Stallings Ballroom. worldwide, who have gone The staff members are here tending and reiterating the scholarships, so it will go towards meets to decide ifthey are in favor Peggy Oliphant, the di- beyond the call of duty and to meet that challenge." recognition of the veterans that," Ruffsaid. of the fee increases the committee rector of the Veteran and boldly faced unknown chal- After a brief intermission for their service. She recited "I will add the money into the has come up with. Disability Support Services, lenges-many of whom paid for lunch, Penny Torrence, a poem by Jared Jenkins en- pool ofscholarship dollars we have "Value is the main thing we try presided over the event. The the ultimate sacrifice on our the VA Certifying Official, titled "Heroes". currently. I try to distribute the to get across," said Matherson. panel that was seated on behalf." introduced the guest speaker, "Some call them soldiers, money evenly, so I will just divide "Even though there are increas- stage included Chancellor Oliphant returned to rec- Dr. Sullivan Welborne. The others call them heroes.. .our it up and see what I will be able es, when you think about what Stanley Battle, Senator-elect ognize special guests, who Vice Chancellor for Student veterans were more than sol- to do with it to stretch it out for as you're getting it's not a lot. We try Kay Hagan, and Dean of included the newly elected Affairs spoke about the need diers, they were, and still are many students as possible." to contain things but still provide Students Dr. Judy Rashid. Senator Kay Hagan and vet- to show appreciation for the heroes." The University scheduled a quality service. The presentation As the event began, the erans who had served the veterans, especially within The Aggie Opus Project press conference onMonday to an- puts perspective on what you're NC A&T ROTC presented country from the 1950'suntil the Aggie family. returned to lead the audience nounce to the public that the band paying. Honestly, we're a bar- the colors, followed by the now. "You have to appreciate in the singing of the Black would be taking place in the event. National Anthem, performed Telesia Griffin explained them for taking the oppor- See TUITION on Page 2 See VETS on Page 2 See BAND on Page 2 /IPUS JRLl J u 4lVI# Engineering students win trip to Vegas ASHLEYVENABLE this was her first year compet- students are about pursing a ca- demic bowl team, Hemming Contributor ing in the academic bowl, "I reer in engineering. has attended the national con- thought it would be a great ex- "It felt wonderful to win the vention previously and said, "I The weekend of Oct. 31st perience to take part in. I also competition and the trip to Las know what to expect so I can the A&T chapter of NSBE got a chance to prepare myself Vegas," said Harrison. get the most from this upcom- (The National Society ofBlack for the FE exam," said Harri- As the winners of the re- ing conference." Engineers) attended the NSBE son. gional academic technical bowl In addition to the first place fall regional conference inNor- The academic technical team willreceived complemen- win oftheacademic bowl team, folk, Va. bowl was a jeopardy style tary registration and a travel the NSBE step team at A&T The conference consisted competition that used FE style stipend to attend the national walked away with its fourth ofa series ofworkshops, semi- questions. "The questions come convention where they will consecutive win. nars and several competitions. from all the different types of compete for a national title and "Words can barely describe This year A&T students took engineering," said NSBE advi- a cash prize of$1,000 dollars. my feelings toward winning first place in both the academic sor, Diane Brown. "The feeling you get from four consecutive times. But I technical bowl and step team The Fundamentals of Engi- attending a conference is noth- believe we deserve all of our INSTANT competitions. neering exam (FE) is taken by ing short of pride from repre- wins because we put so much "I have never competed in college students who are ma- senting my school and to see so time and effort to ensure our a academic bowl", said Talore joring in any ofthe engineering many strivingblack engineers," victories," said Robert Cun- PHOTO (MCT) Harrison, a junior, industrial disciplines. It is used as an as- said junior, civil engineering ningham, ajunior, architectural BY MUNENEKltONGI engineering major. As a mem- sessment tool by employers to major, Dorian Hemming. Evans Juma displays a Barack Obama t-shirtoutside a print shop in Nairobi, Kenya, wherehe team works. Orders for Obama T-shirts are soaring in Nairobi. 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