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NOVEMBER 19, 2014 N O R T H C A R O L I N A C E N T R A L U N I V E R S I T Y VOLUME 106, ISSUE 51801 FAYETTEVILLE STREETDURHAM, NC 27707

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Admins stifle student orgsStudent organizations speak out about faculty, staff and other organizations limiting their abilities

We came, we saw,we conquered.

From Nov. 2-9, N.C.Central University’s

Homecoming 2014 showtook center stage.

The week commencedon Nov. 1 with a home-coming kickoff in

McDougald-McLendonGymnasium.

Students watched per-formances that included

Members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. celebrate after being named the winners of the Homecoming stepshow. ANTHONY ORTIZ/Echo staff photographer

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BY LEAH MONTGOMERYECHO ASSISTANT EDITOR

Not long ago, studentorganizations planned andexecuted homecoming-week events.

The student activitiesboard (SAB) was there to to

help organize, providepractice spaces and times,etc.

So it’s no wonder thateyebrows raised whenAnita Walton, N.C. CentralUniversity’s assistant vicechancellor of studentaffairs, said that student

organizations could nolonger plan events duringhomecoming week.

“I was told that claim wasnever formally document-ed, but rather remains apolicy of tradition,” saidmass communication seniorand EVALESCO models

choreographer FranklinMcKoy.

EM had planned to holdits own show for homecom-ing, but was shut downbecause of the policy.

Walton’s new policy wasjust one of many that hinderstudents from holding their

own programs on campus. Mass communication

seniors Bernatta Palmerand Bryan McIntosh heldthe “NCCU Edition Cypher”earlier this semester, butnot without a cost.

“We had to get a venue,and it was difficult to get a

booking on campus,” saidPalmer.

Palmer said even thoughshe and McIntosh areNCCU students, they wereunable to hold an event oncampus without being part

Immigrationface-off likely

Illustration by Justin Gregory Ellis

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That big post-grad job ... Taco Bell?

Natasha Griffin graduated with a degree in psychology. KIMANE DARDEN/Echo photo editor

BY LATEKA JOHNSONECHO STAFF REPORTER

Seniors graduating thisDecember and May mighthave to brace themselves forunemployment or underem-ployment — the prospectthat they may be working injobs that they are overquali-fied for.

According to the CurrentPopulation Survey by theEconomic Policy Institute,just under 17 percent ofyoung college graduates areeither jobless and huntingfor work; working part-timebecause they can’t find afull-time job; or want a joband have looked within thepast year, but have nowgiven up searching.

This group is up from 9percent in 2007.

In all, 8.5 percent ofyoung college graduates aredefined as unemployed.This figure is up from 5 per-cent in 2007.

But these statistics don’tcapture the full force of thedilemma college graduatesface.

According to the U.S.Census Bureau, in 2012 over40 percent of recent collegegraduates are underem-ployed, meaning that theyare working in jobs forwhich they are overquali-

fied. That is to say, they are

working in jobs that don’teven require a collegedegree.

These sobering statisticsdon’t surprise N.C. CentralUniversity psychology grad-uate Natasha Griffin, a shiftmanager at Taco Bell.

Griffin graduated in May2014 with a 3.0 GPA.

“Hell yeah, I am scaredabout living in the realworld — I was expecting tobe living large and incharge!” said Griffin, whoearns $9.50 an hour at herfull-time job.

Griffin’s brother and sis-ter, neither of whom attend-ed college, also have workedin the fast food industry.

“It’s not my dream job,”said Griffin, adding that herpay is better than what someof her friends, also NCCUgraduates, earn.

“Most of the people Iknow have settled for jobs atWal-Mart and McDonald’s,making $7.25 an hour,”Griffin said.

Unemployment andunderemployment are driv-ing many recent collegegraduates back into the fold.

Up to 38 percent of 2014graduates may be living at

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Language warsBY ADRIENNE STEPHENS

ECHO STAFF REPORTER

Some black Americansput other black Americansdown for speaking standardEnglish. They say they are“acting white.”

But others are proud oftheir ability to have mas-tered a dialect that may bequite different than the onethey grew up with.

In a recent Live Leakpost with more than 380,000hits, a young blackAmerican raises theseissues with the followingstatement: “There’s no such thing as‘talking white’ or ‘speakingwhite.’ It’s actually called

‘speaking fluently’ ‘speak-ing your language correctly.I don’t know why we’ve got-ten to a place as a culture,as a race, if you sound as ifyou have more than a 5thgrade education, it’s a badthing.”

There are a lot of ideashere. There’s the idea thatsome black Americans putothers down for not alwaysspeaking black English (orEbonics as it’s sometimescalled).

There’s the idea that oneversion of English, stan-dard — aka white —English, is somehow betterthan black English.

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BY FRANCO ORDONEZ &LESLEY CLARK

WASHINGTON BUREAU

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rancorover immigration escalatedFriday after PresidentBarack Obama, speakinghalfway around the world,promised to go through witha controversial executiveorder that would shield asmany as 5 million undocu-mented immigrants fromdeportation and to actbefore a new RepublicanSenate can take over.

Obama repeated that hewould issue an executiveorder by the end of the yearand promised not to backdown over Republicanthreats that taking unilater-al action would cripplefuture cooperation.

“They have the ability tofix the system,” said Obamaduring a trip to Yangon,

Myanmar. “What they don’t have the

ability to do is to expect meto stand by with a brokensystem in perpetuity.”

Confident that Obamawill soon issue the executiveorder, supporters havebegun developing an infra-structure to help qualifyingimmigrants.

They’re lining up attor-neys around the country, set-ting up a hotline and creat-ing a website where vettedinformation about necessaryrequirements for the orderand instructions could beshared.

They expect the Obamaorder would grant work per-mits to millions of undocu-mented immigrants, loosen-ing requirements ofObama’s 2012 executiveorder that shielded more

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of an official studentorganization. “That’s when we decidedto ask Bon Vivant to per-form,” said Palmer.

If the duo had not gonethrough BV, they wouldhave had to pay upwards of$3,000 to reserve a spaceon campus.

But that was not the endof their struggle.

“We went through a lotof problems because wehad to have at least fourcampus police at the eventbefore we could start,” saidPalmer.

“At the time there was aanother event happeningon campus, so we had towait at least an hour and ahalf before we couldbegin.”

But the police didarrive, and it seemed theevent would finally begin.

“Even then it was stillchallenging, because thecops didn’t want to stay forsomething they weren’t get-ting paid for,” saidMcIntosh.

“They wanted $250 incash on the spot.”

McIntosh had to pullmoney from his personalaccounts to pay the police.

“I see why outsideorganizations don’t usuallywork with Central,” saidMcIntosh.

McIntosh and Palmerweren’t the only studentsto have trouble hostingevents on campus.

House Arrest IIChampionship DanceTeam also has been giventhe runaround when itcomes to setting up campusevents.

“Since the school didn’tallow an opportunity forperformance organizationsoutside of modelingtroupes to perform duringhomecoming, we plannedto do the show withEVALESCO,” said HouseArrest II president andEnglish senior CornichiaKrider. “Homecoming is an excit-ing time and we were readyto perform!” Krider said.

However, due to thedecision to shut down theshow, they and others wereunable to perform.

“If we are students inregistered campus organi-zations, why can’t we per-form?” asked Krider.

“We’ve never had prob-lems like this before, so Iwas surprised.”

Krider said HouseArrest II also had problemsgetting practice spaces fortheir performance.

“One time, we were toldthat we couldn’t use a roomin the Union because itwas occupied,” saidKrider.

“But it wasn’t.“It was empty.”Krider said she is frus-

trated with faculty andstaff who are limiting theagency of student organiza-tions.

“For us to have been oncampus as long as we have,it was unfair,” said Krider.

“We, as students, shouldbe able to express our-selves.”

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home. Griffin, who is fromWinston-Salem, said that’snot an option for her.

She cherishes her inde-pendence, so she’s strug-gling to pay for her ownapartment.

Then there’s the prob-lem of student debt.According to CNN, upwardsof 40 million college gradu-ates have student debt.

Since 2008, the averageamount of student debt has

jumped from $23,000 to$29,400. Griffin owes evenmore than the nationalaverage – $39,000.

Her solution: As herrepayment grace periodbegan approaching, shetook out more loans and re-enrolled in NCCU to get asecond degree, takingonline courses in familyand consumer sciencesteacher education.

The refund check, she

said, helped her make endsmeet.

Griffin, who admits thatshe might need to spend alittle more time at CareerServices, says that, despiteher struggles, she would“still do it all over again.”

“Except this time I wouldknow what to do and whatnot to do, so I would havebeen better prepared forthe world and on my way.”

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And there’s the idea thatstandard English and blackEnglish are just twodialects or forms of speak-ing.

But is speaking stan-dard English a better wayof speaking? Or is privileg-ing standard English sim-ply recognizing that one isunlikely to succeed in mostprofessional environmentswhile speaking blackEnglish, especially in itsmore urban forms.

“I don’t think it is thatyou are trying to act white,I think it is that you aretrying to better yourselfand convince or show peo-ple that you are educatedbut it has nothing to dowith color or race,” saidmass communication sen-ior Brittney McPherson.

“It is about you showingwhat you have learned andputting it into action whenyou go out to get a job.”

According to Larry

Nessly, language and liter-ature associate professor,it’s all about context.

“Clearly, standardEnglish is appropriate incertain circumstances,”Nessly said.

“I think every blackspeaker knows darn wellby now that you can’t useslang at a formal interview,but it is perfectly OK andexpected to use it at homewith friends, when you arebeing informal.”

This distinction appliesto whites as well, explainsNessly.

“It depends on whatyour goal is,” he said.

“If you want a higherprofessional job, then it’snot just blacks, but whitesalso need … to gauge lan-guage usage for the level ofcareer that they want.

“Often the differenceisn’t as large but it is stillthe same principle.”

Mass communication

instructor Shelvia Dancy iscritical of black Americanswho taunt other blackswhen they use standardEnglish.

Dancy said that blackparents who teach theirchildren standard English“deserve credit for theirhard work.”

“The propaganda of‘talking white,’” she said,“takes credit away fromthose deserving parents.”

The confusion ariseswhen individuals deemstandard English, which issimply one dialect amongmany, to be a higher formof English.

In fact, standard Englishis just a dialect that hasacquired prestige andlegitimacy, largely becauseit has been the dialectused by the powerful.

It’s that association withthe powerful that makesstandard English a desir-able educational target.

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BY DIAMOND GWYNNECHO STAFF REPORTER

Junior class presidentNathaniel W addell aims toplease.

“Being class president, tome, is serving my class tothe best of my ability,”Waddell said.

“When I think of a classpresident, I think of some-one who is willing to putforth work day and night tomake sure that their class istaken care of.”

Waddell’s main goal asclass president is to makesure the class of 2016 knowswhat's being offered tothem, be it a campus organ-ization, or awareness of thevariety of community serv-ice hours available forthem.

"Right now we're plan-ning on doing GRE andLSAT prep courses and hav-ing people from Kaplancome out and speak to thejuniors about graduateschool," he said.

To involve the studentbody, Waddell said he isworking on moving meet-

ings from the inside theStudent Body Associationoffice to campus residencehalls.

Waddell, a mass commu-nication junior and MisterAlpha Chi of the AlphaKappa Alpha SororityIncorporated 2014-2015, isthe new face and presidentof the junior class.

Waddell dreams ofbecoming a well-known tel-evision host or co-host andeventually getting moreinvolved in journalism,because he loves to write.

Waddell his friendsspurred him to run foroffice.

“My real close friendshave really played a majorpart in me running for classpresident,” he said.

“Everything I do isbecause of them.

“I really appreciate allthat they have done for methus far.

“They are always there togive me feedback on choicesand serve as my voices ofreason when I am stuck in adilemma.”

Waddell ran for Mr.

Sophomore last year, butlost.

He said that loss motivat-ed him to work harder tobecome junior class presi-dent.

He said he wanted to be amodel for his class.

Waddell said there are nocampus issues that he feelshis office needs to address.

He said he was proud ofwhat he and campus com-mittees did to contribute tohomecoming.

He said it was the besthomecoming he’s experi-enced at NCCU.

Waddell said that so far,he has enjoyed campaigningand engaging in studentinvolvement sessions.

“I have had the bestexperience getting to knowstudents who are a part ofthe class of 2016, and it con-tinues to grow daily,” hesaid.

“I know I have made thebest decision in becomingpresident because I knowthat I have the faith of myclass to make decisions nec-essary for us to succeedtogether.”

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N.C. Central University’sphysical education andrecreation managementdepartment hosted aVeteran’s Day brunch Nov.11 in the student union.

In his opening speech,Provost Johnson Akinleyeacknowledged all veterans.

“We take this moment,this day, and this time tohonor, to remember, and tocelebrate those who contin-ue to make the sacrifice togive us that freedom that weso cherish and nurture,”Akinleye said.

Commander ChrisDickerson, executive officerat the Navy Recruiting

District in Raleigh, spoke onthe significance of theAmerican military.

Dickerson served in theU.S. Navy for 23 years.

Dickerson told stories ofthe sacrifices of soldiers.

“War is a serious busi-ness and it is real,” he said.

“It has real costs and realimpact on all who serve.

“Our veterans representthe best of America … theyrepresent the tapestry ofour nation and they arewhat makes us a global forceto be reckoned with.”

Ja’nell Henry’s grandfa-thers are examples of thosewho sacrificed for her gen-eration.

“[Veteran’s Day] is just away to honor their memory,”Henry said.

“The military was a bigpart of their lives and inturn impacted my parents.

“Now that they’re goneit’s a way for me to appreci-ate, remember, and thankthem.”

Veterans AffairsCoordinator DawnWhetstone, event creatorand a Navy veteran, said it’simportant for veterans tofeel appreciated.

“Most of them are toohumble to admit that theyhave done anything,”Whetstone said.

“I wanted to make surethis was more of a socialevent and less of individualrecognition so they couldjust take a breath andrelax.”

Brunch honors vetsNCCU honors service members on Veteran’s Day

Junior, and Air Force soldier, Sophia Ephraim at the Veteran’s Day brunch in the Alfonso Elder Student Union.

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NCCU’s joint debateBY CHELSEE POMPEY

ECHO STAFF REPORTER

N.C. Central University’sdepartment of student rightsand responsibilities hosted"The Great MarijuanaDebate" Thursday night inthe school of law.

Students from NCCU andElizabeth City State met viaweb cam for a panel discus-sion on the legalization ofmarijuana in NorthCarolina.

Durham County AssistantDistrict Attorney ShamiekaL. Rhinehart and Durhamcriminal defense attorneyAlvin "AJ" Hudson served onthe panel, presenting argu-ments on the issue as well asinforming students of theirlegal rights when accused ofusing marijuana.

Rhinehart, who arguedagainst marijuana legaliza-tion, said the drug causesbad decision-making andhas negative cognitiveeffects on young people.

"We already have alcoholand cigarettes,” Rhinehartsaid.

“We don't need anothervice for this state to regu-late."

Hudson, a proponent ofmarijuana legalization,argued that legalizing a drugthat is already popular canhave a great effect on theeconomy.

"There would be revenuegrowth in a way that tobaccoand alcohol can't," Hudsonsaid.

Rhinehart believes thatrates of DWIs and healthissues will increase as aresult of the legalization ofmarijuana.

She said she wishes to ridpeople of the misconceptionthat marijuana is harmless.

Hudson countered with,"Alcohol is more dangerousthan marijuana."

He said marijuana putsusers in a sedated state, andthat as a result they will beeither too lazy to drive or,

more likely, drive slower.Despite their personal

opinions on the use of mari-juana, both attorneysemphasized that marijuanais still illegal in NorthCarolina.

At Thursday’s discussion,students received informa-tion on probable cause laws,how to deal with officerswhen accused, and the con-sequences and options afterbeing charged with posses-sion of marijuana.

Hudson warned thatsome law enforcement offi-cers will do a backgroundcheck on a person and use ahistory of marijuanainvolvement to search theirvehicle, claiming to smellmarijuana.

"Do not, in my opinion,put yourself in this situationbecause the consequencesare drastic," said Rhinehart.

Hudson believes mari-juana will eventually belegalized in North Carolina.

Junior class president Nathaniel Waddell plans to make sure the class of 2016 is privy to all of the opportunities afforded to them.

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The fruit fly in youNCCU professor uses fruit flies to study human cancers

Print kiosks --useful stopgap?

BY SHAKIRA WARRENECHO STAFF REPORTER

Students arrived atF a r r i s o n - N e w t o nCommunications Buildingon a recent Wednesdaymorning to find a once-closed computer lab hadreopened — with one com-puter and one printer.

“One computer and oneprinter are not very help-ful,” said mass communica-tion senior Wanda Foster.

“I haven’t used the com-puter or printer becausethere is always a line,”Foster said.

“I am still very upsetabout the closing of the labsin July, so I will not be usingwhat they have provided inplace.”

N.C. Central Universityofficials have placed theseprint kiosks in four of thenine computer labs thatwere closed in August.

These kiosks are locatedin the school of education,criminal justice and lawbuildings.

According to an emailsent out by ChiefInformation Officer LeahKraus on Aug. 13, the com-puter labs were closedbecause they were not beingused as expected.

“Faculty complained.They said they needed anarea for their students toprint,” said Kraus.

In retrospect, she said, “Ishould have communicatedmore and thought of some-thing that would be able toaccommodate the students’needs.”

Some faculty believe thatthe kiosks are not sufficient.

“It is not helpful in thecommunications building toonly have one print kioskstation,” said ShauntaeWhite, associate professorof mass communication.

“Until the institutionrequires everyone to havelaptops, it is very importantto have computer labsaround campus,” White said.

Kraus said the long-termplan is to install a printkiosk in the lobby of everyacademic building.

Bruce DePyssler, associ-ate professor of mass com-munication, said the kioskin Farrison-Newton “helpsa little bit. I’m curious tosee what the long-term solu-tion is.”

According to Kraus, amega-lab, with computers,printers and laptops acces-sible to all students, willopen in the library in thespring.

Mass communicationsenior Marrisa Dorian wasnot enthusiastic about thekiosks.

“There are too many stu-dents to one computer andone printer,” Dorian said.

“I have to go to thelibrary just to complete mywork.”

Kraus said the instruc-tional technology depart-ment also has created a vir-tual lab environmental app,Eagle Apps, which allowsfaculty and students toaccess Microsoft Office ontheir phones as long as theyhave access to the Internet.

BY BAILEY CLEMMONSECHO STAFF REPORTER

It might feel a little humbling to findout that human beings have a lot incommon with tiny fruit flies.

Yes, we’re talking about the onesthat buzz around the week-old applesand bananas you’ve left sitting on yourkitchen counter.

But fruit flies can serve as usefulsubstitutes for human beings in basicresearch, said Catherine Silver Key,N.C. Central University assistant pro-fessor of biology.

Key, who has taught at NCCU since2005, uses fruit flies to study humancancers and diseases.

Particularly, she studies the role acertain gene called CDT2 plays in liverand breast cancers.

The relationship between fly andhuman genes is so close that thesequences of newly discovered humangenes, including disease genes, canoften be matched against their fly coun-terparts, she said.

For this reason, fruit flies, whose sci-entific name is Drosophilamelanogaster (pronounced druh-SAW-FUH-luh), can be used to study a widerange of human issues.

“At least 50 percent of the genes thatare in flies are diseased genes inhumans, or genes that are associatedwith diseases in humans,” Key said.

The flies, which live about 30 days,are also popular with researchersbecause they are small and easy to carefor.

Key’s research involves performingbehavioral assays on the flies.

A behavioral assay is a process ofcarefully analyzing behavior changesafter earlier changes to some variable.

“First, I knock them out with carbondioxide, and then turn them on theirbacks,” Key said.

Fruit flies serve as a “test tube” forexploring how things go wrong in cells. Researchers use them to “look at sleep,aging and other behaviors that can beapplied to humans.

“For example, at North CarolinaState University, they look at alco-holism in flies,” Key said.

According to “Mutant Fruit Flies,” awebpage published by the SanFrancisco Science Museum for Kids,“Biologists learn about the properfunction of any gene by studying muta-tions.

“If a defective gene causes shortwings, for instance, scientists know thatthe healthy version of the gene isresponsible for correct wing forma-tion,” the website says.

Key said she started working withfruit flies after earning her Ph.D. inmicrobiology and immunology fromUNC-Chapel Hill, when she was doingpost-doctoral research at DukeUniversity’s department of biochem-istry.

“At Duke, I would take the littleworms, larva, and I would pull themapart,” she said.

“They get these really big DNA mol-ecules that one can actually see with alight microscope. I would squish thosecells so that one could see the DNA-polytene chromosomes.”

Fruit flies have been used as a“model organism” in research for morethan 100 years. Fruit flies even becamea topic of conversation in the 2008 elec-tion, when vice-presidential candidateSarah Palin sarcastically mocked fruitfly research as frivolous and wastefuland not serving the public good.

Little did she know that fruit flieshave a pedigree in biology as famous asGregor Mendel’s famous peas, whichMendel used to establish the rules ofheredity and the science of genetics.

NCCU biology professor Catherine Silver Key uses fruit flies in her research becausethey serve as “test tubes” for gaining insight on why cells become unhealthy.

ANTHONY ALEXANDEREcho staff photographer

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NCCU’s Marching Sound Machine, the Black Eagles,and the Association of Students for a Better Africa.Students also collected their homecoming shirts forthe upcoming week.

The next day, students gathered in theMcDougald-McLendon Gymnasium again for theMiss and Mr. NCCU Coronation. Demarre Collins andTania Irwin were crowned as Mr. and Miss NCCU,along with their Royal Court.

That Monday, the B.N. Duke Auditorium explodedwith R&B, gospel and contemporary music as NCCUstudents took part in the Choir Ball. Students

embodied the personae of musicians fromIndia.Arie to John Legend.

NCCU was going up on a Tuesday with perform-ances by the modeling troupe De Haute Allure andrap artists YG and Big K.R.I.T. in the Rip the RunwayFashion Show.

Wednesday, NCCU hosted Eagle Fest, filled withvendors, inflatables, games and rides. There wasalso live entertainment featuring the ReactionBand.

Gospel artists Tye Tribbett and Kierra Sheardmoved NCCU students with their powerful voices

and exhilarating performances at the LyceumGospel Concert on Thursday.

Friday’s National Pan-Hellenic Council stepshowcapped off the week’s festivities with performancesfrom three fraternities and three sororities. Thisyear’s winners included Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,Inc. and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Homecoming came to a fitting end with theEagles’ victory over the Hampton University Pirates,47-13.

— Story by Jamar Negron & Leah Montgomery

Business management senior Khayri Burns performs with his line brothers.LEAH MONTGOMERY/Echo assistant editor

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., won first place among the three competing NCCU sororities in the 2014 Homecoming stepshow.LEAH MONTGOMERY/Echo assistant editor

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., won first place among the three competing NCCU fraternities in the 2014 Homecoming stepshow.LEAH MONTGOMERY/Echo assistant editor

Mass communication senior Cori Baston sings Syven Streeter’s “I Like It” at choir ball.ANTHONY ALEXANDEREcho staff photographer

NCCU football head coach Jerry Mack leads his players onto the field in the homecominggame against the Hampton Pirates.

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Criminal Justice senior Andrea Liles flashes her grit face while performing with AlphaKappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

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History junior Deatrin Sutton hypes up the crowd at the Homecoming fashion show and concert.

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Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., won second place at homecoming stepshow.LEAH MONTGOMERYEcho assistant editor

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than 500,000 young immi-grants brought to the coun-try illegally as children.

It also could include theparents of children who areU.S. citizens.

“I think that they havesignaled pretty clearly thatit is going to be based on thenumber of years that some-one has been here,” saidAngela Maria Kelley, vicepresident of immigrationpolicy at the Center forAmerican Progress.“They’re looking for rooted-ness, if you will.”

Vice President Joe Bidensaid Friday that Obama willissue a set of administrativeacts that would increaseenforcement measures andprotect undocumentedimmigrants who have beenhere the longest.

“Our hope is thatCongress will follow hislead and do the right thing,but waiting is not anoption,” said Biden, speak-ing at an Inter-AmericanDevelopment Bank seminarthat included the presi-dents of El Salvador,Guatemala and Honduras.

Despite all the talk ofcooperation and opennesswith a new incomingCongress, the prospects of amajor bipartisan agreementon immigration appearedremote.

Democrats have ralliedaround the president insupport of a “bold andmeaningful” immigrationoverhaul. In a letter toObama released Thursday,

116 House ofRepresentatives Democratssaid Republican leadershave proven they won’t passa comprehensive immigra-tion overhaul.

“By failing to do theirjob — and repeatedly inter-fering with your efforts to

do your job — congressionalRepublicans threaten totake our immigration sys-tem hostage and preserve astatus quo that everyoneagrees is unacceptable,” theletter said.While Republicans wereunited in their opposition,

the party was divided overhow to confront Obama.

Rep. Matt Salmon, R-Ariz., said Friday thatnobody wants a governmentshutdown. He indicatedthat Republicans would tryto attack whatever Obamadoes on immigration

through the budget process. He said he’d like to see

language in upcoming legis-lation to fund the federalgovernment beyond Dec. 11that would prevent Obamafrom using federal moneyon the executive action.

Salmon wrote a letter

with more than 60Republicans pressing theHouse AppropriationsCommittee to include lan-guage in the spending billthat prohibits funding foran executive order.

House Speaker JohnBoehner, R-Ohio, saidThursday that “all optionsare on the table,” includingusing the spending bill toblock Obama from takingexecutive action on immi-gration, but incomingSenate Majority LeaderMitch McConnell, R-Ky.,ruled out a governmentshutdown.

“We’ll not be shutting thegovernment down or threat-ening to default on thenational debt,” McConnelltold reporters after meetingwith GOP colleagues.

Republicans who sup-ported a 2012 Senate immi-gration proposal that wouldhave placed millions ofundocumented immigrantson a path to citizenship sayObama should at least givethe new Congress an oppor-tunity to see if it can passlegislation through normalchannels.

“If he were serious aboutit, he’d say, ‘I’ll give the newCongress some time to see ifthey will act on it or notbefore I act on an executiveorder,’ “ said Sen. JohnMcCain, R-Ariz., one of thearchitects of the Senate bill.

William Douglas and AnitaKumar contributed to thisreport.

Supporters of immigration reform protest outside the White House on Nov. 7, 2014 in Washington, D.C. OLIVIER DOULIERY/Abaca Press (MCT)

White House may veto Keystone projectPotential showdown between Congress and Obama over controversial pipeline

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BY WILLIAM DOUGLASMCCLATCHY WASHINGTON

BUREAU(MCT)

WASHINGTON — The House ofRepresentatives approveda bill Friday authorizingconstruction of theKeystone XL oil pipeline,setting up a potential show-down between PresidentBarack Obama and CapitolHill over the controversialproject.

Following the House’s252-161 vote, attentionshifts to the Democratic-controlled Senate, wherelawmakers are expected tovote Tuesday on a Keystonebill co-sponsored by Sen.Mary Landrieu, D-La.

If the bill overcomes the60-vote threshold in theSenate, Obama would haveto decide whether to sign it,a calculation complicatedby 2014 election politicsand the White House’s hopeof building a presidentiallegacy on environmentaland climate change issues.

Signing the bill mighthelp Landrieu, who failedto gain over 50 percent ofthe vote in her re-electionbid and faces a runoff Dec.6 against Rep. Bill Cassidy,R-La., who sponsored theHouse Keystone bill.

“The president doesn’thave any more elections towin, and he has no otherexcuse for standing in theway,” House Speaker JohnBoehner, R-Ohio, said afterthe vote. “It’s time he startlistening to the vast majori-ty of Americans who sup-port Keystone and help getmore people back to work.”

House and SenateRepublicans have champi-oned the pipeline as a shov-el-ready job creator thatwould allow reductions inoil imports from volatileregions such as the MiddleEast. Obama, liberalDemocrats and greengroups have expressed con-cerns about the environ-mental impact of the proj-ect.

Obama didn’t sound as ifhe were in a bill-signingmood when he was askedabout the pipeline during avisit Friday with Myanmar

opposition leader Aung SanSuu Kyi in Yangon.

“If my Republicanfriends really want to focuson what’s good for theAmerican people in termsof job creation and lowerenergy costs, we should beengaging in a conversationabout what we are doing toproduce more homegrownenergy,” he said. “I’m happyto have that conversation.”

White House press secre-tary Josh Earnest had sug-gested Thursday inMyanmar that Obamawould veto the bill.

“I think it’s fair to saythat our dim view on thesekinds of proposals has notchanged,” he said.

If built, the Keystone XLpipeline would stretch

1,700 miles and bring crudeoil from the Canadian oilsands in Alberta toAmerican refineries on theGulf Coast.

The project has been apolitical dispute — andtalking point — for years,with Republicans using itas an example of what theysay is the Obama adminis-tration’s lack of concern forjob creation and mostDemocrats characterizing itas Exhibit A of theRepublicans’ disregard forthe environment.

In April, the WhiteHouse delayed a decisionon the pipeline until afterthe November elections,saying administration agen-cies needed more time toanalyze pipeline-related

litigation in the NebraskaSupreme Court.

The debate over thepipeline suddenly reignitedWednesday, when Landrieu,aided by other moderateDemocrats, pressed outgo-ing Senate Majority LeaderHarry Reid, D-Nev., for avote on the project, some-thing he had been reluctantto have.

Within hours ofLandrieu’s request, theHouse announced its inten-tion to vote on Cassidy’sbill. While thrilled to havevotes on the pipeline inboth chambers, congres-sional Republicans dis-missed the upcomingSenate vote as a stunt toboost Landrieu’s re-elec-tion prospects.

“Now, miraculously, andI will call it a job bill, theSenate is now entertainingthis because of one job,”Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., saidduring debate Thursday onthe House bill.

“The tens of thousands ofjobs of all these Americanswho you’ve turned a deafear and blind eye to arenow being answered by theSenate because of one job... one senator who has thepossibility of losing her seatbecause of the Keystonepipeline not being able togo through the Senate,” hesaid.

Landrieu has insistedthat the Senate vote isn’tabout her political career.Meanwhile, HouseDemocrats attacked the

pipeline project as a sweet-heart deal benefiting the oilcompanies and Canada.

“We get all the riskswhile the oil companiesreap the rewards,” Rep.Henry Waxman, D-Calif.,said in prepared remarksThursday. “The tar sandspipeline will worsen cli-mate change. Keystone XLwill create a dependenceon tar sands crude, revers-ing the carbon pollutionreductions we have beenworking so hard to accom-plish.”

In the end, all but oneRepublican voted for thebill: Rep. Justin Amash, R-Mich., voted “present.”Thirty-one Democratscrossed party lines to sup-port the measure.

Tom Genung from Nebraska, and a member of the Cowboy and Indian Alliance sets up camp on the Mall in Washington, D.C.

as a protest of the proposed construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, April 22, 2014. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)OLIVIER DOULIERY/Abaca Press (MCT)

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014Campus Echo

BY LEAH MONTGOMERYASSISTANT EDITOR

Six-time Grammy Awardnominee Nnenna Freelonwill perform Dec. 7 withJohn Brown for their BigBand Christmas concert atthe Carolina Theatre inDurham.

The annual concert isFreelon’s way of giving backto Durham—a place she hascalled home for more than30 years.

“I really came of age asan artist here in Durham,”said Freelon.

Raised in Cambridge,Mass., Freelon said in child-hood she was immersed inpoetry readings, ballet con-certs, modern and Africandance performances andjazz concerts.

“My mother was born inTexarkana, Texas in 1928—she was not allowed to go toa library or live performanc-es or anything,” saidFreelon.

“She was determined thather children would haveopportunities that she didn’t.

“She really believed thatthe arts had a humanizingfactor and that was some-thing she wanted for herselfand for her children.”

After moving to Durhamin the ’80s, Freelon saidestablishing herself as anartist was “a slow, but beau-tiful process.”

“Back in those days youmade mixtapes and sentthem to everyone you knew,”she said.

“Record companies werealways looking for newartists. I learned on the job.”

Since then, Freelon has

performed with jazz and soulartists like Jessye Norman,Herbie Hancock, ArethaFranklin, Ray Charles, Take6, Al Jarreau and others.

She has performed at leg-endary venues like CarnegieHall, the Hollywood Bowl,the Monterey and NewportJazz Festivals, along withvenues across Europe.

“I believe in bloomingwhere you are planted, notNew York, not L.A.,” saidFreelon.

“It means dreaming adream right where you are.I’ve learned as an artist thatit’s more about the journeythan the destination.”

Even after becoming aworld traveler, Freelon saidshe appreciates Durham’srich heritage and brightfuture.

“I love Durham. I love itsgrit, its grind and its diversi-ty,” she said.

“It’s very different than itwas when I moved here. I dosee gentrification downtown,but you have to work tomake community.

“It’s an active exercise inlooking beyond your ownborders to see what kind ofcommunities you want tobuild.”

Since Freelon took lastyear off from her annualconcert, she said she isextremely excited aboutDecember’s performance.

“We gon’ rock it, baby, wegon’ rock it!” said Freelon.

“It’s all about celebratingthe end of 2014. It’s myChristmas present to mycommunity. Across race, gen-der, class sexual orienta-tions—we’re all justgroovin’.”

Big Band ChristmasFreelon kisses 2014 goodbye with jazzy Christmas performance

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In light of its 65thanniversary, N.C. CentralUniversity’s department oftheatre and dance cen-tered this season’s plays onfaith.

Following October’s pro-duction, “Leap of Faith,”the department closed itsseason with a black boxperformance of JoyceSylvester’s “Women in thePit” Nov. 13-15.

Located in room 103 ofthe Farrison-NewtonCommunication building,the 60-seat black box the-ater provides a more ofintimate space than theUniversity Theatre.

Stephanie “Dr. Asabi”Howard was the artisticdirector and Kamora“KamoraLi” Avent servedas assistant director.

The play is set during

the 2008 presidential elec-tion between BarackObama and John McCain.

In the play, the churchof Mt. Zion, a predominant-ly black church, is lookingfor a new pastor.

After six years of tempo-rary pastors, the congrega-tion longs for a long-termoption.

After examining manycandidates, they find onewho stands above the rest.

The candidate hasextraordinary references,and the church is com-pelled to call the candidatefor an interview.

However, the church’sexcitement turns to confu-sion when they discoverthat the candidate is awhite woman.

Mass communicationsenior Cameron Cliftonplayed Elder Mason, themain opponent of appoint-ing the white woman as

pastor. The play was Clifton’s

first time being cast as amajor character.

“The prep for the playwas very fast-paced, andwe only had three weeks toprepare for it," saidClifton.

He said it was also hisfirst time performing aplay on a thrust stage,which has audience mem-bers on three sides of thestage.

"Getting used to thethrust format was a bitchallenging, but I reallyenjoyed my role," saidClifton.

Theater senior EmerieGerm plays Reverend E.R.George, the white pastorcandidate.

“The overall message[was that] we should notjudge people based onrace, gender or because oftheir background,” said

Germ.Germ initially became

involved with the playbecause she “thought themessage and context of theplay was very interestingand it is still somethingrelevant today that every-one can relate to.”

Many of the play’s char-acters did not want to hirea woman pastor, let alone awhite woman, for theirpredominately black con-gregation.

Theatre sophomoreJonathan Able playedDeacon Vons, who opposesappointing the whitewoman.

“To me, the play is abouthow the church has toovercome discriminationand racism,” said Able.

“At the end of the story,we come to a conclusionthat it's not good to dis-criminate [against] raceand gender.”

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Please see below for the rest of the week’s events.

• Wednesday, Nov. 19, 10-10:50: Commemoration of the Day

of the Imprisoned Writer - 219 Farrison-Newton Communications

Bldg.; 4:30-5:45: Global Education Day - 3rd Floor, Shepard Library

• Thursday, Nov. 20, 12 - 2: International Webinar –

School of Law & Shepard Library; 6-8: Information Session on

the Peace Corps Program – Miller Morgan Auditorium

• Friday, Nov. 21, 11-1:30: Global Cultural Awareness Day – 1st Floor

Lobby, Nursing Bldg.; 6:30-8 Presentations by MPA Students on their

Internships in Liberia – 201 Whiting Criminal Justice Bldg.

Inside ‘Women in the Pit’

Photo courtesy of the NCCU Department of Theatre and Dance

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Coming off a magicallyhistorical season, N.C.Central University’s men’sbasketball team looks for-ward to the upcoming 2014-2015 season determined tolive up to expectations.

Last year, the team keptalive a still-in-force 22-home-game winning streak,won the Mid-EasternAtlantic Conference cham-pionship and earned 14thseed in the NCAA MarchMadness tournament.

That is why the men’sbasketball team is sur-rounded by a lot of hypethis year.

Conference coachesproject that the team willbecome MEAC champions.

But the Eagles look for-ward to their schedule, notbecause of the pre-seasonrankings but to build offlast season’s success.

Coach LeVelle Motonknows better than tobelieve the hype.

“I don’t care about thatstuff,” Moton said.

“No one cares about aneducated guess or ahypothesis.”

“A lot of it is just baitanyway, so it is great andrespectable, but games arenot won on paper or in thepre-season.”

Co-captain senior for-wards Jordan Parks andKaramo Jawara were rec-ognized for their outstand-

ing performances last sea-son.

Parks was awarded FirstTeam All-MEAC andJawara earned Third TeamAll-MEAC honors.

However, these pre-sea-son honors don’t mean any-thing to the new team cap-tains.

“I don’t really care aboutthe individual stuff,”

Jawara said. “I just want to win. If I’m

third team, sixth team orfirst team, it really doesn’tmatter to me.”

Parks cosigned with

Jawara.“I don’t think the selec-

tion of being first team iswhat gives me my drive andexcitement,” Parks said.

“I am just as excited as

last year. I want to come outwith my teammates and goon a great run again.”

After last season’s suc-cess, NCCU was rewardedwith much more difficultopponents this season.

Their first game of theseason is against the No. 6Tar Heels of UNC-ChapelHill on Nov. 14.

Parks spoke on theteam’s excitement aboutopening their season onsuch a huge stage.

“Everyone on the team issuper amped for the UNCgame,” Parks said.

“We know the lights willbe on and everyone is look-ing to produce and get thewin.”

The Eagles face a fewmore respected Division Iprograms besides the TarH e e l s : C r e i g h t o n ,Cincinnati, MD-CollegePark and Memphis.

“I am looking forward toplaying UNC and Marylandagain,” Jawara said.

“I don’t care about thatstuff.

No one cares about aneducated guess or

hypothesis.”

LEVELLE MOTON

ON PRE-SEASON RANKINGS

MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM HEAD

COACH

The NCCU men’s basketball team digs deep into their bench against the No. 6 Tar Heels of UNC-Chapel Hill Nov. 14.JAKAI BAKER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

BY LYNDON BASSECHO SPORTS REPORTER

After coming off an impressiveMEAC championship season, the“unsatisfied” Eagles of N.C.Central University found them-selves in their first competitive

challenge in the season opener. On Friday, Nov. 14, the men’s

basketball team traveled to theDean E. Smith Center to face the6th-ranked Tar Heels of theUniversity of North Carolina.

This was only the second timein history that the two teams have

met. The Eagles struggled early on,

allowing the Tar Heels to go onan 11-0 run at the start of thegame.

They shot 1 for 10 from thefield while forcing 5 turnoverswithin the first 10 minutes of the

game. The Eagles scored their first

basket of the season at the 15-minute mark in the first half.

By halftime, the fightingEagles had erased the deficit to 9points with a score of 28-19.

This was not exactly the startthe Eagles were hoping for, butthe team still had a fightingchance going into the half.

UNC started the second halfwith three consecutive and-oneopportunities, giving the Eaglesearly second-half foul trouble.

Once the Eagles settled down,their defense helped force theTar Heels to 14 turnovers.

“Our first-shot defense waspretty good,” Levelle Moton said.

“It was just the second one.That’s what killed us.

“I thought we were playing vol-leyball a couple of times.”

Moton also explained that histeam likes to run in transitionagainst their opponent.

NCCU outscored UNC 9-6 intransition points throughout thegame.

“It was about taming the thor-oughbreds,” Moton said.

Eagles settled down afterbeing down by 21 at one point,lowering the deficit to 12 pointsin the second half.

“We have a lot of new guys andit showed,” Moton said. “We werenervous in the first half,” Motonsaid.

“Once we made a few shots, westarted to settle down.”

NCCU senior transfer guardAnthony McDonald was one ofthe new faces who didn’t showfear leading the team, with 16points.

McDonald was one of threeEagles who scored in double fig-ures Friday night.

Returning senior forwardKaramo Jawara and junior guardDante Holmes both contributed11 points each.

First Team MEAC finalistJordan Parks added to the teamwith 7 points.

The final score of the gamewas 76-60.

Although the Eagles left on thelosing end, Moton explains howthe team will build from the mis-takes and learn from it.

“I am never pleased with loss-es, but I am pleased with oureffort and fight,” said Moton.

“We can build upon thosethings.”

The Eagles will continue tobattle it out this season as theyhave such well-known opponentsas Cincinnati, Maryland,Memphis and Creighton.

The Eagles are looking for-ward to playing HowardUniversity in the “Big AppleClassic” in Brooklyn, N.Y., thisDecember.

Anthony McDonald attacks the paint against a solid Carolina defense Nov. 14.JAKAI BAKER/Staff photographer

MEAC superior collides with Heels in opening game NCCU takes first loss of season to No. 6 UNC-Chapel Hill, 76-60

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W hen I was a child,my parents alwaysexplained that

racism is wrong, and theyhave stressed the impor-tance of equality, sensitivi-

ty andrespect. Transitioningto an HBCUfrom a pre-dominantlywhite highschool hasbeen an eye-opener forme.

Racismstill both occurs and goesunnoticed.

On the surface, racismdid not seem to be presentat my high school.

However, racism doesnot always come in theform of an obvious exclu-sion or verbal insult.

What plagued my shel-tered, uninformed highschool was “low-key”racism.

Many classmates fromethnic backgrounds otherthan black were under theimpression that as long asthey were nice to black stu-dents, they weren’t beingracist.

But niceness doesn’tequate to racial sensitivity.

My black classmates

were always reminded thatthey were different.

They were expected toplay sports.

Their athletic successwas attributed to theirrace, not to their hardwork.

Some people wouldpraise my black classmatesfor their athletic success,while using racial slurs todescribe them.

They obviously didn’tget the big picture.

This issue reminds meof the movie “Rememberthe Titans.” [explain]

It’s still happening fre-quently.

“Low-key racism” is notmeant to demean someone,but is usually dangerous.

It is much harder to con-vince someone to stopdefaming someone whenthat person doesn’t feel asif he or she is being racist.

The major culpritbehind the persistence ofracism is stereotyping.

Individuals may be fedan image of how people ofa certain race “should”look and behave.

When someone hasnever been told otherwise,these stereotypical imagesmay be accepted as thereality.

No matter one’s race,

stereotypes exist, and theyhave taken their toll.

HBCUs have a rich his-tory. Our universities havefought for individualequality and civil rights.

There’s not much recog-nition that HBCUs areextremely welcoming.

All races are acceptedand respected at HBCUs.

As a white student, Ihave been welcomed andhave felt right at homehere at NCCU.

But it is the subtleinstances of prejudice andracism that persist — evenat our institution — due tolack of awareness.

Like the students at myhigh school, some studentshave not had past interac-tions with people from dif-ferent racial backgrounds.

It is essential that stu-dents help to eradicate“low-key” racism andchoose not to participatein it themselves.

Our world is becomingincreasingly more diverse.

Interactions betweendifferent cultures will notend.

It is time that welearned to accept andrespect each other regard-less of the pigment of ourskin.

Being nice isn’t enough.

“Low-key” racism

EvanOwens

If you have been a studentlong enough at N.C.Central, then you know

how hectic and crazy chick-en Wednesday can be.

We all know it’s the timeof the week when everyonecomes out in their Sunday’s

best to beseen.

Oh and ofcourse, to getsome goodchicken andsoul foodfrom the caf.

While inall, this maybe fun andinteractive,but let’s talk

about the real situation athand.

“RESERVED SEATING.” Why do people feel as if

they can reserve tables?Last time I checked,

there has not been any typeof website implemented toreserve seats.

I’ve been here at NCCUfor the past four years.

Granted seats are hardto come by in the caf onChicken Wednesday.

Besides the fact there’sbarely any seats in the cafe.

Getting upset and beingpressed over a seat isn’t asserious as the situation.

Chill out!I personally do not think

there is a problem with sav-ing a seat for one or twofriends, but when someonetries to reserve the wholetable, that’s ridiculous.

No one should have theprivilege to do so no matterwho you are.

The problem at NCCU isthat some people feel“grand.” Meaning, theythink that they are betterthan other people.

Some people think thatthey hold some type ofauthority or power to holdseats.

The issue is, people feel

entitled to a seat. The seat-ing should be on a firstcome, first serve basis justlike any other day in thecaf.

At the end of the day weall just want to eat and con-verse with our friends.

Instead of getting upsetabout someone taking yourseat or being in your spot,make a new friend.

We all should be aboutpromoting a family atmos-phere for our peers.Whether you are a student,faculty/staff, or visitor, youare a part of NCCU.

Or if the seating is yourissue, then talk to the prop-er administrators and staffmembers.

We all know the chickenis delicious so let’s enjoy ittogether.

Don’t be pressed!

Pressed

ShambreTillman

As a white student, I have been welcomed and have felt right at home hereat NCCU. But it is the subtle ... racism that persists — even at our

institution — due to lack of awareness.

M any people areignorant to thefacts of domestic

violence. It is common forwomen of all ages to beinvolved in violent rela-tionships.

In fact, 21 percent ofcollege students arereported to have had expe-rienced domestic violence

by a currentpartner; 32percent expe-rienced dat-ing violenceby a previouspartner.

Why is thisviolence socommon?And why dowomen staywith their

abusers?There are multiple rea-

sons why a woman may feelshe’s obligated to stay withan abusive partner.

Some young girls havewatched their mother orguardian experience a vio-lent relationship.

When you see abusivebehavior in your ownhousehold, you may notknow it’s your decisionwhether to tolerate an abu-sive man.

Some women areunaware that love should-n’t hurt.

Women are in touchwith their emotions, so inrelationships we wantsomeone to express howbeautiful and special weare.

Women may stay with anabusive partner becausethe lack of love and affec-tion from a “father” figure.

These women look forlove and approval in rela-tionships.

An abusive relationshipcan initiate from insecuri-ties.

Violent men choosewomen who have struggledwith mental abuse or inse-

curities. A man can brainwash a

woman into thinking itwould be impossible forher to find a better manand that she doesn’tdeserve better.

Now that domestic vio-lence has been brought upin the media, and womenare standing up for them-selves, knowing it’s notokay, young girls feel as ifit’s not acceptable to bedisrespected and abusedby a man who claims heloves you.

Take the Ray Rice inci-dent, for example. RayRice, former football play-er for the BaltimoreRavens, was caught oncamera knocking out hisfiancé in an elevator.

Rice carelessly draggedher out as if it was a com-mon situation.

The incident wasbrought out in the media,and Rice was suspendedfrom the NFL, and hiscareer was put on the line.

While the mediabashed him, his fiancéstood up for him.

She basically blamedthe media for the contro-versy.

We all know about, andmost want to forget about,the Chris Brown andRihanna incident.

After Brown assaultedRihanna, she initially con-tinued the relationshipwith him.

She eventually removedherself from the relation-ship, because of her fansand young girls who maybe in the same predica-ment.

When girls see idolizedwomen in the media toler-ate such abusive behavior,they feel it’s acceptable tobe treated as if they areworthless.

And of course, there arewomen who believe theyshould stay with an abu-

sive man for the sake oftheir children.

I’m not here to judgeanyone.

But the worst thing youcould do to a child is forcethem to live around abuse.

For either your daugh-ter to grow up thinking it’sokay for a man to lay hishands on her, or gives yourson approval to hit womenis the last thing one shouldwant.

You must start at theroot of the problem!

If you are in this situa-tion and you do have chil-dren, remove yourself fromthe relationship, for yourchildren. Seeing a parentbeing abused can be trau-matizing.

If not, do it for yourself! At a young age, we have

time to find love. Don’t bein such a rush to getinvolved in relationship.We should be finding our-selves, and preparing forthe future.

Love will come later.Remember, a violent

man will take full advan-tage of an insecure woman.

A woman must value herworth.

You may feel as if youneed someone, but youdon’t! There is alwayssomeone better. Don’tsearch for love — let lovefind you.

Besides, having a under-standing for love, find lovefor yourself. A relationshipcan’t prosper without self-love.

If you are afraid toremove yourself from anabusive relationship, or ifyou just need that extraencouragement to do so,visit North CarolinaCoalition Against DomesticViolence onhttp://www.nccadv.org/,there’s also hotline num-ber: 1-888-232-9124.

What does lovehave to do

with it?

DiamondGwynn

As a white student, I have been welcomed and have felt right at home hereat NCCU. But it is the subtle ... racism that persists — even at our

institution — due to lack of awareness.

It seems as if either people asa human race are misled,have a misconception, are

unsure, or pretty confusedabout the makings of a relation-ship.

Neither kickingit with yourchildhood crush;dating your firstlove; marryingyour high schoolor college love,nor being bestfriends with anindividual sincechildbirth;makes a rela-tionship.Yes, having anemotionalinvolvement

with a significant other is a typeof relationship.

And these relationshipsdevelop from a friendship, wellsupposedly. Intriguing, but I ambesides my point.

Whether you have a relation-ship with your boyfriend,“bestie”, n****, girlfriend, sissy,mother, or your sister-in-law’sbaby cousin Tracy, a relation-ship is built on loyalty.

In today’s generation, “beingfake” is trendy. Unfortunately,people are just as bogus asthese silver or gold grillz, assur-ing their grillz are real. It’sironic, everyone claims to bereal. Keep 100, Keep it HOT!

Everyone can’t ultimately bereal, because people are“shady”, people are hiding outthe truth.

Learn loyalty!No one should attempt to be

loyal, it’s a natural being. When we aren’t aware, we

are easily be misled. When we’re uncertain or lack

a clear understanding, it cre-ates confusion.

What’s loyalty?Loyalty is a true hearted

commitment.When you’re true hearted,

you’re true to one, being able tobe true to oneself will allow oneto be faithful and honest in arelationship.

One has to be strong mindedand confidence when involvedin a relationship.

And the confidence has to beretained in the mind.

Honesty is to be truehearted.Through complications in arelationship, honesty is valu-able. Being honest builds astrong sincere bond.

If not, the relationship will

struggle because no one willhave trust their friend to take asecret to grave or trust herboyfriend who’s kicking it witha side chick because their rela-tionship is low-key.

You have to trust theirfriends!

What’s a relationship withouttrust?

I’ve heard people say youcan’t trust all your friends. Ifyou can’t trust all your friendsthen it’s obvious those individu-als aren’t your friends.

And everyone isn’t yourfriend.

Just because she matchesyour fly, or he’s from your city,3-3-6, doesn’t make an individ-ual your friend.

A true friend is someone whounderstands the person you are,supports your ambitions, andhas a voice for the things you dowrong.

It’s that simple.Today, many couples estab-

lish a low-key relationship andhide their relationship fromothers.

Couples are together fortheir sake of love, and peopleon the outside of their relation-ship don’t matter.

Cool! But I believe hiding a rela-

tionship defeats the purpose ofbeing in involved.

Young generations couldembrace the beauty of strongblack couples, so that they areassured of an intimate andhealthy relationship.

When you’re dating someoneit isn’t necessary to either postyour significant other on “ManCrush Monday” or “WomanCrush Wednesday.”

However, when you’re inrelationship with someone,everyone should know.

Everyone should know that’syou!

You may have strong faith insomeone, but if you all’s faithisn’t balanced your faith will beworthless.

Actions speak louder thanwords.

Whether you’re in a relation-ship with a significant, or sharea friendship, you must have anunderstanding of commitment.

Devoting time in a relation-ship is important. If you believeit’s irrelevant you’ll most likelygrow apart.

In all everything in a rela-tionship will not always be easygoing but you must alwaysremain loyal.

A s I walk across the slop-ing hills and verdantgreen of N.C. Central, I

see a multitude of differentpeople. I see a number of ethnicities,

hairstyles, skin tones, height,weight, eye color, etc., it’s

impossible tomiss all of thediversity. However, I still

notice some-thing upsetting.

I have noticedthat so manyindividuals lackone very impor-tant thing: thecourage to freelyexpress them-

selves. Many of us have been condi-

tioned to believe that self-expression can only be a physi-cal expression.

While that is possible, it’sonly one way — self-expressioncan take on many forms.

But many of our peers aretoo afraid to explore otheroptions.

They fear telling each otherwhat they believe in, what they

stand for, what excites them,what they’re passionate about.

They are afraid that theirthoughts, ideas, and feelingsare not adequate.

We have become accus-tomed to conformity. Our gen-eration is slowly beginning toact, look, and think in a similarmanner.

Social media makes itimpossible for us to miss thesenseless memes and postscreated everyday.

Young women and men arerelentlessly trying to mirrorthe images and behaviors oftheir favorite celebrity, or fitthe mold of the hottest songlyrics.

How do we stop this? How do we reverse the damagedone to the precious notion ofself-expression?

How do we teach one anoth-er that being true to oneself is

always superior to forcingyourself into a plastered mold?

Each time we judge some-one for expressing their opin-ion, we inadvertently causethem to doubt themselves.

Each time we laugh at some-one’s feelings, we are promot-ing a generation of seeminglyemotionless, spineless robots.

When will we realize thatour oddities and little quirksare what make us unique?

When will we see that vari-ous opinions are needed inorder to better the world andstimulate change?

I task each of you to digdeep within and discover whoyou truly are.

Not who you are whenyou’re around your “friends.”

Not who you portray your-self to be on Instagram andTwitter.

I want you to dig deep down,

to your core and pull out whatlies at the root of your being.

What would you say and doif you were guaranteed yourwould not be judged?

When you look in the mirror,who stares back at you? Whose eyes are you staringinto?

Do you recognize yourself? A life lived pretending to be

someone else is a life notlived.

It starts with us.You never know just how

much you can inspire someoneby simply being yourself.

Faking it, holding it in, pre-tending … it all gets so heavy.

You will grow weary goingthrough life as a copy of some-one else.

So instead, I want you to trysomething new.

Tomorrow, I dare you toexpress yourself freely.

Ignore the confused glares,rude snarls, and childishsnickers of those around youand just BE!

I promise you that by theend of the day you will feel 10times lighter and completelyrejuvenated.

14 Campus EchoWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014

“Challenges arethe best thingsthat can happen.Whether it’s goodor bad, you can’tchange what hap-pens, so treat it asif it’s the bestthing that hap-pen.”

— Dajah Johnson,Sophomore

“My faith inChrist. He providesthe opportunityfor another day.Having intregrityis key too. Doingwhat you saidyou will do. Beingdependable andkeeping promises.”

— JacquainMiddleton, Senior

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Tomorrow, I dare you to express yourselffreely.Ignore the confused glares, rude snarls, andchildish snickers of those around you and just BE!

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