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FINAL FOUR AND MORE INSIDE Send us your events...seriously! § The A&T REGISTER LXXXI, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2008 THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY VOLUME NO. 26 theYARD » DO YOU ASK OR DO YOU TAKE? One program looks at dating, relationships and sexual assault on campuses everywhere. PAGE 2 theWORLD » BUSH ASKS FOR NATO'S HELP President Bush asked NATO for help with a troop surge to keep CHASING THE MIKELL-REGISTER PHOTO BY LEROY the war in Afghanistan under FRESH FACES: The 2008-09Student Government Association executive board hasbeen elected and control. PAGE 4 the group isready to lead theAggie community through 'Rehab.' the WHAT DOES SUB Ready for rehab PRIME MEAN? DREAM Adjustable Rate Mortgages, Sub Prime lending and a turbulent economy? The Econ Boys have got 40 years after his death, students reflect on you covered. PAGE 5 MICHAEL J. McCRAY vice president for internal af- MartinLuther King's life, legacy and dream Editor In Chief fairs after getting over 59 per- the cent of the vote against Natalie Rehab, rehab, rehab Gwishiri WHERE THE HECK It's all that newly elected Justin Blake, a junior from Student Government Associa- Copperas Cove, Texas, will WAS MY NAME? tion president Marcus Bass can serve as vice president for exter- talk about these days. nafaffairs. Blake beat out An- One student reacts to her name The platform for his cam- thony Stevens for the position. being missing from the ballot dur- is a step to reality Dominic Jones, a juniorfrom ing recent SGA elections. PAGE 6 paign closer after SGA elections wrapped up Bowie, Md., edged out Alex Monday evening with a run-off Brown to become SGA secre- theSCORE between Amber Nave and even- tary. » tual winner Tanisha Fordham Jennifer Monique James and for Miss A&T locked down the Robert Braswell ran unopposed final piece ofnext school year's for their positions. James will SGA executive board. serve as treasurer and Braswell The 2008-09 SGA Execu- will serve as attorney general tive Board brings together a di- Tanisha Fordham was the verse group of students, many only executive board member One bullet ended one life, one in ofwhom had nothing more than who had to have a run-off for day a passing relationship with each her position and she edged out Memphis, Tenn. 40 years ago. other prior to being elected. Amber Nave after being behind Jaron Jones, a junior from just 12 votes after the general The affect that one life had on the lives of Greenville, N.C, will serve as elections millions ofAfrican-Americans and others in this country is still being felttoday as we work to actively keep one GET TO KN0WY0UR dream alive throughout multiple lifetimes. NEW MISS A&T That one man was able to rally many people around FAMU TAKE TWO Tanisha Fordham is the FROM AGGIES one common cause that opened doors forAmericans 2008-09 Miss A&T. Meet rest of the FAMU came intoWar Memorial ofall races to pass through one after another. her and the Stadium and took two of three Executive Board. games from the Aggies over the PAGE 3 weekend. Continued onPage 2 theSCENE » STUDENT ART GOES ON DISPLAY Boro Aggie artists the chance to dis hit the got Obama and "Change" play their works during the Spring Exhibition Dudley. PAGE 8 Art in LASHAWN PARKER screams, Obama opened with a from school have shown to Managing Editor quote from Dr. Martin Luther have a relatively low reading THE BEST SLICE King stressing the "fierce ur- level. In order to change this, Democratic presidential gency ofnow" as his inspiration Obama plans to invest in early IN TOWN? hopeful Barack Obama felt the for running childhood education from birth at "We can not afford to wait," through college graduation. Spring Garden area pizza shop love the War Memorial Au- $4000 tu- puts its name in the argument for ditorium Wednesday, March 26 said Obama. "We can not wait He wants to give a the best slice intown. PAGE 8 during his campaign tour to fix the schools, to fix health ition credit to college students Many stood in line for hours care, to bring good jobs back in exchange for doing commu- outside, then waited patiently and bring this warto an end." nity service. WEATHER for over an hour inside before Right in line with the hall- "We'll invest in young peo- » Obama approached the stage to marks of his campaign, Obama ple, they'll invest in America speak. said togetherness is was con- and together we'll march for- 61° Obama supporters anxiously vinces him that things can ward," said Obama. Hi: awaited the Illinois senator's to change In improving the quality of L :41 deliver an awe inspiring speech "Ordinary people can do ex- education he wants to increase .'to'* about his planto restore hope in traordinary things when they're teacher salaries, abandon the ° American government and lead- given a chance," said Obama. No Child Left Behind Act that THURSDAY: Showers | High 46° ership. Obama was preaching to Education is an issue that teaches children to standardized FRIDAY: T-Storms | High 72° the choir, choosing to address will have a huge hand in how tests and increase knowledge in major issues like health care, the next generation competes math, art, music, science and education, economics and for- internationally. reading INDEX eign policy. Obama, who worries that Obama's views on the econ- » He assured the crowd of his American children are not able omy, the impending recession theYARD... views and how his contrasted to compete internationally for and the struggling job market theWORLD other hopefuls. jobs or inthe realm of education were tied directly to President theBIZ from presidential a lengthy and graduation rates are very Bush's "ownership society" and theWORD.. After getting through low. PHOTO BY LEROY MIKELL-REGISTER theSCORE. standing ovation and a couple BARACK OBAMA to a crowd ofthousands at War Memorial Auditorium last Wednesday. theSCENE well-timed 'I love you Barack' Those who have graduated See OBAMA on Page 2 spoke The A&T Register I ncatregister.com I Wednesday, April 2,2008 mm Chasing The DREAM Obama welcomed by thousands in Greensboro "The state blackAmerica is in disarray, Dr. of if those who cannot afford it. He 1 King was alive today he '11 be disappointed. " OBAMA From page also offered a health care plan Dexter Mullins, 20 similar to that of Congress. WEDNESDAY - feels it has started a "you're on He wants to give war veter- your own" society. ans better benefits as well. He "There's no such thing as feels politics should liftpeople a thriving Wall Street and a up and lobbyist in D.C. don't crumbling Main Street," said represent real people as Sena- "Ifeel that his dream is still a dream and that Obama. He wants to bring jobs tor Clinton has said. More Than A Job, blackpeople are more divided in thepresent day back here from overseas. "They shut out the voice More Than A Business? He wants to put an end to of the people," said Obama of NCB Auditorium than we were then. In certain aspects he would be home foreclosures and provide lobbyists. 4:30 p.m.-6 p.m., FREE a happy about howfar we ve come but we still have mortgage tax credit as a form Obama then delivered Getting Down To Business of relief to those who have backhanded compliment to a long way to go. You havepeople like Barack Merrick Auditorium lost their homes and wants to Clinton saying, "Senator Clin- 7:30 p.m., FREE Obama, but besides him who else is there? " implement a foreclosure pre- ton is a smart and capable per- Brittany Dandy, 20 vention plan. son." then explaining why he FBI War Against Black America - He feels foreclosures lead disagrees with her about lob- NCB Auditorium to a decrease in property val- byists, evoking ovations about 8 p.m., FREE ue, which leads to a decrease how "the people" fund him. in purchases, which causes the "I got one money order for Virginia Aggie Interest Meeting "I would say that the 'dream' is somewhat still Memorial Room economy to become stagnant. $3 from a woman and appre- Student Union 209 I 8 p.m., FREE alive because he wanted us to do these great The economy has also been ciated it," said Obama. things like become doctors, lawyers, and have heavily effected by the war in The senator also addressed Iraq. his views on poverty in leadershippositions which we do have and didn't Obama used the war in Iraq America. "We have toremind have them back then. But I like morally when in his speech as a way to ham- ourselves that in a nation as feel mer home the fact that he was wealthy as this, there shouldn't he lookedat black on black crime and things like against it from the start and to be deeply impoverished peo- that he would be disappointed.