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It has been a very busy start to the school year for organizations from planning interest meetings, to creating a yearly calendar and agenda, or collecting dues. Amongst the many organizations on campus are Ladies of Excellence, 100 Collegiate Women, and Bombshells in Business that plan to have their interest meetings in the next coming weeks. All three of these organizations target one thing: women’s empowerment. There has been a lot of speculation about whether

the three organizations are in competition with one another, leaving many students to question the differences between the Crawford three. Ladies of Excellence was founded on N.C. A&T’s campus in 2001 by a group of women who were interested in gathering women to help them be the best they can be professionally. L.O.E.’s mission is to promote business etiquette and professionalism among college

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women. “We are here to help provide the tools to be as well-rounded as possible in a professional manner,” said Jasmine Davis, president of L.O.E. “We do a lot of career building workshops. We do resume workshops, interviewing skills, anything that

is necessary to help women succeed when it comes to getting a job, keeping a job, and how to perform successfully. We are also here to try to break those stereotypes that women think when it comes to the business world or whatever field they decide they want to be in. We really want to show them that they have the tools and have the power to be as successful as anybody else,” said Davis. “We talk about all of the professional stuff, but we want to talk about what’s going on personally with women too,” Davis said. Whatever we think is important to women and developing as a woman, we will discuss

it no matter what,” she said. Founded in the 2013-14 academic school year, Bombshells in Business is an organization to equip women with the necessary skills and experience to step into their dream careers and cultivates creativity, innovation, and professionalism in a fresh and modern way. Bombshells advocates for professionalism and presenting its members with internship opportunities to get them ready and make them more competitive when they step out into the global career market. “We advocate for entrepreneurship, ownership, and career readiness, but we’ve updated

it,” said Shelby Christie, founder and president of Bombshells. “Older organizations and more traditional professional organizations will do things like dinner etiquette, how to have dinner with your bosses and things like that. We’ve updated that to social media etiquette and how to interact with other professionals on social media sites in order to represent your brand and your business the best way.” The mission of Bombshells on campus is to encourage women empowerment and sisterhood.  See WoMEn on Page 2

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Fall elections came and went without much notice. Fall elections were Thursday, Sept. 11. Most students were not aware of elections until the day before when an email was sent to the entire student body with instructions on how to vote. Spring elections are pretty popular amongst the student body because they are generally expected. Fall elections are for positions to be filled within SGA and SUAB that were not previously filled during the spring. They are also for the incoming freshmen class to be able vote for their class executive board. During this election alongside freshmen candidates were SGA elections committee, SGA judicial Council, senior and junior class treasurer, and sophomore secretary. Many vacancies are still open in the judicial council, elections committee, and senate. Students are still able to apply for these positions. Since the spring, SUAB elections have been electronic and combined with SGA. Denise Iverson-Payne, assistant vice chancellor for student development, expressed how the elections committee was asked to add SUAB candidates on the ballot. The entire population is now able to vote conveniently for SUAB until further notice. This addition made a huge difference with elections last spring 2,021 students voted. This fall, only 8,927 students were eligible to vote. Eligibility is based off of student status.

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Visions of Pride, Greensboro’s Urban LGBT Community group partnered with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s P.R.O.U.D and Multicultural Center, for Saturday’s PRIDE festival at Aggie Stadium. The event, which was originally in the Holland Bowl, was moved to the stadium due to inclement weather. Free HIV testing, food, and games were provided for families and friends to enjoy as well as educational opportunities regarding LGBT awareness, which

was the main focus. “It’s really about bridging the gap,” Gerald Spates, director of the multicultural student center. Spates wants to help improve diversity on campus, and wants to “make sure the LGBT community is respected, and the campus understands there is a presence.” Last year’s Visions of Pride was in Center City Park downtown, sponsored by a grant from Guilford County Public Health Department and Moses Cone Hospital. N.C. A&T’s fairly new LGBT organization P.R.O.U.D., (People Recognizing Our Underlying

Differences), partnered with Visions of Pride providing the location along with A&T’s Multicultural Student Center. According to Secretary James Blackburn, P.R.O.U.D. is a “safe place,” serving as a special interest organization that is LGBT friendly and open for transgender students. The organization is pushing for N.C. A&T to implement transgender bathrooms on campus. P.R.O.U.D. however is not only geared to students who identify within the LGBT community, but allies as well. “We are working on how to improve. We have the community but we are only as strong as our al-

lies,” said Spates. By 2015 the organization hopes to achieve their goal in having a resource center for students. Spates and Ferreli McGilvary, both co-advisors of P.R.O.U.D were very proud of Saturday’s outcome. “AIDS or STD testing should be done at every event,” said Spates, who does not want those who do not identify with the LGBT community to think that sexually transmitted diseases are only limited to those within that community. Vendors who are involved with LGBT were  See pRidE on Page 3

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In lieu of world Alzheimer’s month, students, faculty, family, and friends participated in the Alzheimer’s Walk on Saturday morning to show their love and respect for those who are impacted by the disease. Malcolm Hodge, a junior, architectural engineering student attended the Alzheimer’s Walk in memory of his grandfather. “I never really got the chance to talk to my grandfather as much because he’s a really quiet person, but just knowing that my grandmother didn’t have him in her life anymore, as long as they’ve been together, bothered me a lot because I knew that he was a lot of her happiness and I knew without him, a lot of that would be gone. They were really close,” said Hodge. “I chose to do the Alzheimer’s walk because ever since my grandfather passed away, I haven’t really had any other things that I could do to really recognize Alzheimer’s or be able to recognize him besides his funeral,” said Hodge. “So the Alzheimer’s walk, I felt like it was something special that I could do just to pay my homage and my respects to my grandfather and my family.” Alzheimer’s disease is a form of dementia that gradually gets worse over time. It affects memory thinking, and behavior. Hodge’s grandfather, Leroy

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Biology Dept: Freshman Orientation Barnes Auditorium 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Constitution Day

GCB 218 Auditorium 6 p.m.- 9 p.m.

Reviving the Black Family Gibbs 242 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

HBCUs vs. PWIs Carver 104 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

100 Collegiate Women Interest Meeting Carver 104 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

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Women From page 1 “Sometimes professional women’s orgs are too professional,” said Christie. “There’s not really a focus on bonding and sisterhood so we want to kind of want to be that middle ground where we can be good friends, we can be sisters, and then we can also get this work together,” she said. Bombshells places an emphasis on professionalism and the way the brand is presented. “We don’t think of ourselves as an organization, we think of ourselves as a brand,” Christie said. One of the clear differences is visuals and the thought that goes into how we promote and brand our org. Our shirts never say Bombshells in Business. It’s always something relevant, m students. It always something that connects with our audience.” 100 Collegiate Women is a women’s organization on campus that promotes general women’s education and empowerment. 100 Collegiate women focuses on all aspects of womanhood. They focus on etiquette, business, and different things that effect women on a day to day basis. “While everyone is in preparation and trying to join all of these orgs and trying to come out, essentially, there are still day to day things that need to be handled,” said Oni Crawford, president of 100 Collegiate Women. “Girls need to know that they have someone they can talk to and they also need to know that they are resources on this campus that go further than Sebastian or Murphy.” In regards to 100 Collegiate Women, the National Coalition of 100 Black Women does not charter collegiate chapters. “Reaching out to them was extremely difficult,” Crawford said. “Trying to get that affiliation was, to be completely honest, not beneficial. It is really sticky and it is really complicated, but the “black” was not necessarily taken out on purpose. We are an HBCU, so clearly our girls are majority black;

pride From page 1 also in attendance. One of the purposes was to provide out-of-state students with resources that they can benefit from, one being N.C. A&T’s counseling services. “We are there to provide support,” said Daniel Paredes a clinical counselor for counseling services. “When people are going through finding their sexual orientation identity we provide information and support.” Pamphlets regarding dating violence, and drug abuse were available to students. Counseling services also provides Safe Zone training for students and faculty to raise awareness and involvement in LGBT. “It’s all about making the campus more affirming,” said Paredes. All who were in attendance was encouraged to tweet photos and post Instagram selfie’s using #visionsofpride and #notaphase to

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but we still want the other demographics on campus to still feel as welcome as possible.” L.O.E. and 100 Collegiate women plan to work together a lot this year. “We did a couple programs with them last year, but myself and their president, Oni Crawford, we are really committed to kind of merging the two,” Davis said. “We are going to be doing a lot of interesting programs. We’ll still be separate entities. Ladies of Excellence will always still exist and 100 Collegiate Women will still exist. We want to remain true to who we are and always promote business etiquette and professionalism.” Bombshells also plan to collaborate with 100 Collegiate Women. L.O.E. plans to reach out to elementary and middle schools in the local Greensboro area in order to facilitate a program where they can go to schools and talk to the girls about their personal development and about girl issues. “We’ve all been there before and we all know what it’s like to be a young girl,” Davis said. L.O.E. wishes to partner and form a meaningful relationship with those schools. Although there is friendly competition between the orgs, all of the presidents are very familiar and support one another. “We want to show women that there’s really not a divide between our overall, but we want to make women as wonderful as they can possibly be,” Davis said. “We want to do a lot of programs together so that way we can show them that we can unite with women that are in different areas of business, that do different things, that are different classifications and really show them that it’s possible.” “There is a friendly competition there, but it’s not a ‘let’s chop down each other competition,’ Christie said. “Anything for women, I’m for.” Whether you join one of these organizations or others, be sure to get involved this semester!

1. What made you want to become VPIA? I decided to become VPIA to bring awareness to senate and become a liaison between the deans, faculty and student body. I’m really big Coltrane on Advocacy and that’s the platform I ran on. I want the students to get involved with senate, get to know their senators, and really hold them accountable. 2. How long were you apart of the student senate? What made you want to join? I was a part of senate for a year which was my sophomore year; you can’t join senate as a freshman. I wanted to join senate to become more involved with my school and college. Senate was also a way for me to get more involved with SGA and figure out the behind the scenes of the Student Government Association. It was also my goal to provide reliable and resourceful information to the students through senate. 3. What difference do you plan on making at N.C. A&T? What mark are you

SGA From page 1 About 1,600 students voted. It is hard to gauge because students have the option to not vote for an office that is on every ballot. Voting is available online and this year, despite the union under construction, was held in Murphy Hall so it is easily accessible. Some upperclassmen think it’s unfair that they aren’t made aware of elections until the day before. Most upperclassmen don’t follow freshmen on social media to notice their flyers. The SGA constitution was changed in the spring semester of 2014 by the Turner Adminis-

going to leave? By the time I graduate North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, I want my peers to know me for the impact that I left on the campus, and the voice of change I was able to provide through senate. I want my peers to be able to tell me how senate helped with their matriculation through college and how successfully we represented the student body. 4. You are a junior, do you plan on running for VPIA again next year? Only time will tell. 5. Do you plan on making any changes to the constitution this year? Isiah Guinyard and the 46th Legislative Assembly took care of the constitution with revisions and new legislation. If there is something as a senate that we feel needs to be changed and or added to benefit the student body we will look into more revisions and adding legislation.

tration to make elections a little faster. Former Vice President of Internal Affairs, Isiah Guinyard, said, “I thought the changes were necessary so that candidates can find out who won as soon as possible. It also allows the boards to fully operate when all the positions are filled as soon as possible.” According the 2013-2014 SGA Constitution, Article 5 Section 4, “ Elections- SGA officers listed in Section 1 shall be elected annually by a majority vote (50% + 1) using secret ballots. The new rule is based on popular vote. Article 5 Section 5 states that any SGA office requires a popular vote. The only

6. Where are you from? Have you enjoyed your HBCU experience thus far? I’m from Fredericksburg, Va., and I have immensely enjoyed my HBCU experience. There is truly nothing like attending an HBCU, the best one at that, filled with so much pride. I absolutely love it. 7. What do you do for fun? What activities do you enjoy doing indoor/ outdoor? I love to read and spend quality time with my friends when I’m not doing things for SGA and senate. I’m more of an indoor person. I’m learning to work on that. I need to go out and experience a little more. 8. What do you plan on doing once you graduate N.C. A&T? Well I am a social work student. Once I graduate I plan to attend graduate school to get my master’s. —Email Taylor at tlyoung1@ aggies.ncat.edu and follow her on Twitter @sweeteey94

way a run-off is conducted is when the top candidates are 50 votes or less between each other. The freshman class is the test dummy for this new law. Iverson-Payne had no comment about this new law; she implied that it’s what the students wanted. When and if it becomes a problem that is when she will have to step in. Run-off elections will be held on Sept. 18.

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inform others that sexual identity is not a phase in which one goes through. “Family field day,” said Lonnell Butler, a senior, professional theater student. Butler attended the festival with boyfriend Jquan Baxter. “I was there to enjoy a comfortable setting with people of like mind, body and soul.” Butler was one amongst many to get tested for HIV, and receive resources from the student health center. According to McGilvary, this year was more kid friendly because a lot of LGBT members have kids. “I am so proud to be apart of this initiative for this campus,” said Spates. Aliyah Benton contributed to research on this story. -Email us at theatregister@ gmail.com and follow us on Twitter @TheATRegister

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alzheimer’s From page 1 Hodge Sr., was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in between the years of 2009 and 2010. He was a freshman transitioning into his sophomore year when his grandfather was diagnosed. “My initial reaction wasn’t too bad because at the time I wasn’t too sure what Alzheimer’s was so I wasn’t freaking out or anything,” Hodge explained. “I didn’t know that it was a fatal disease.” Hodge Sr. suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for approximately three years before he passed away in 2013. Hodge has since overcome his grandfather’s passing. He continues to maintain a good relationship with his grandmother. “Now I’m better,” Hodge said. “I like to check up on my grandmother every once in a while just to make sure that life

is still going, things are still going, and she’s still doing well without him. She’s better as well. She likes to stay busy and she likes to be productive and stay involved with her community so that way she’s not just constantly at home missing him.” Hodge is clear in his advice to others who may be going through what he went through. “Remain close with family members and relatives because you never know when somebody will pass away,” Hodge said. “I just like to keep a good relationship, especially with my grandparents, and just call them regularly to see how they’re doing. I’m not asking for anything, but just checking up on them and asking how their day was,” he said. —Email Mija at mggary@ aggies.ncat.edu and follow her on Twitter @heelson_check

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U.S. troops watch, wait on Iraq ROY GUTMAN

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BAGHDAD — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry raised the possibility Wednesday that U.S. troops might be committed to ground operations in Iraq in extreme circumstances, the first hedging by an administration official on President Barack Obama's pledge that there will be no U.S. boots on the ground to battle the Islamic State. Kerry made the comment during a news conference after a day of meeting with Iraqi officials, who he said hadn't requested or shown any desire to have U.S. troops or forces from any nation in Iraq to confront the Islamic State, the extremist organization that's now in control of more than a third of the country's territory. Kerry reiterated that Obama has said no U.S. combat troops would be deployed to fight the Islamic State in Iraq, before adding, "Unless, obviously, something very, very dramatic changes."

That formulation hasn't been used previously by administration officials in discussing the growing U.S. confrontation with the Islamic State, and it's sure to feed concerns that the United States may be making a greater commitment to a new conflict in the Middle East than it first intended. In announcing the authorization for U.S. airstrikes in Iraq in August, Obama said they'd be limited to preventing Islamic State attacks on the Yazidi religious minority and to stopping any Islamic State advance on the Kurdish capital of Irbil. Since then, the U.S. has provided close air support for Kurdish troops fighting to recapture the Mosul Dam, Iranian-trained Shiite Muslim militias breaking the Islamic State siege of Amerli and Sunni Muslim tribesmen battling to push Islamic State forces from towns near Haditha. Kerry didn't elaborate on what dramatic change might prompt the U.S. to commit

Syria blast kills rebel leaders MOUSAB ALHAMADEE MCT Campus

ISTANBUL — An explosion of uncertain origin Tuesday killed nearly all the leaders of the largest rebel group fighting to topple the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad. At least two dozen senior leaders of Ahrar al-Sham, a conservative Islamist group, died in the blast, which came 10 days after the group had distanced itself from al-Qaida's official Syrian affiliate, the Nusra Front. The death toll, by some accounts, was as high as 75. Activists and witnesses gave varying versions of what took place at a former government agricultural research center outside the town of Ram Hamdan near the Turkish border that had become a major Ahrar al-Sham base. One account attributed the blast to a car bomb. But a senior member of Ahrar al-Sham who tweets under the pseudonym Mujahid alSham posted on Twitter that the explosion had originated in a workshop for manufacturing bombs that was adjacent to the room where the Ahrar al-Sham leaders were meeting. He said the explosion detonated huge amounts of TNT. Among the dead was the group's top leader, Hassan Abboud, and its military leader, Abdulnaser al-Yassin, al-Sham tweeted. Only one survivor was reported, Allam Abboud, Hassan Abboud's younger brother. He was reportedly hospitalized

in critical condition. Al-Sham said in his Twitter account that the devastated meeting room had no windows and had quickly filled with acrid black smoke from the blast. He said it took 10 minutes for rescuers to reach the blast site and that by that time, most of the leaders and their bodyguards had suffocated. Zaki al-Idilbi, a reporter for the opposition Orient TV, told McClatchy that doctors who'd examined the dead told him that most had died from smoke inhalation and that injuries from the explosion itself were few. Al-Idilbi said the meeting of so many key leaders apparently had been called to consider whether Ahrar al-Sham should join a new rebel coalition, the Council for Leading the Revolution, that would unite moderate rebels, including those receiving U.S. aid. The decision to join the coalition, whose formation was announced hours after the explosion, would have been a major change for the group, whose ties to the Nusra Front were so close that some U.S. intelligence officials have advocated that Ahrar al-Sham be classified as an international terrorist organization. Most of the dead were members of Ahrar al-Sham's moderate wing, al-Idilbi said.

New reality: Islamists now control the other side JOEL GREENBERG MCT Campus

EIN ZIVAN, Golan Heights — The green and white ﬂag ﬂuttering above a border checkpoint not far from the Ein Zivan kibbutz on a recent afternoon symbolized the new reality that has taken hold for Israelis who live on the Golan Heights: Islamist rebels now control areas of Syria on the very doorstep of Israeli-controlled land. For now, the groups are focused on consolidating their positions and pushing toward the Syrian capital, Damascus. But there are worries in Israel that once the Islamist militants establish control, they will turn their guns toward the Israeliheld sector of the Golan. "Right now it's not on their agenda, but it's inevitable," said Eyal Zisser, an expert on

Syria at Tel Aviv University. Just how big a threat the rebels ﬁghting to topple Syrian President Bashar Assad are to Israel remains an open topic. But with the capture Aug. 27 of the Syrian side of the Quneitra border crossing, Islamist rebels now occupy land adjacent to the Israeli section of the strategic plateau, changing the calculus of concern. Despite attempts by the Syrian army to reassert control, the rebels have captured more villages near the Israeli-held Golan, raising the prospect that the frontier area will become a stronghold of Islamist groups. "Israel might be literally the front (line) of the West toward the radical Islamic movements ... if they succeed in taking control on the Golan Heights," said Yaakov Amidror, a former Israeli national security adviser.

ground forces, and it wasn't clear whether his statement reﬂected administration policy. The White House declined to provide on-the-record reaction to the comment, but former Rep. Lee Hamilton, an Indiana Democrat who chaired the foreign affairs and intelligence committees when he was a member of the House, called it "a loophole a mile wide." Kerry said Iraqi leaders had promised him that they'd move swiftly to resolve the grievances of the Sunni and Kurdish communities, both of which are unhappy with the way the new Iraqi government was assembled. Kerry praised the newly elected government, headed by veteran Shiite politician Haider al-Abadi, and said he'd received assurances that addressing the grievances of Iraq's Sunni Arabs and Kurds was a top priority of the government. He said Obama had sent him on the unannounced visit "to underscore to the people of Iraq

that we will stand by them in this effort ... and overcome the threat they face today." In the meetings with alAbadi, President Fouad Massoum, Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari and parliamentary Speaker Salim al-Jabouri, Kerry said, he also discussed ways to reconstitute the Iraqi army, which collapsed in June under attack from Islamic extremists. All, but al-Abadi in particular, were focused on creating a national guard in Iraq's major regions, an institution favored especially by Kurds, who have the peshmerga militias, and Sunnis, who chafe at operations carried out by the Shiite-dominated national army. Kerry said the national guards, who’d be integrated into the national security forces, would “protect the population of Iraqi cities and towns and deny space” to the Islamic State, which has introduced a brutal reign of terror where it’s conquered. He said that all of Iraq’s new

leaders had agreed on the importance of enhanced regional autonomy, resolving the issue of territories disputed between Kurds and Arabs, and resuming budgetary payments to the Kurdistan Regional Government, which former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki had cut. Kerry said he was very encouraged by his meetings. “I’ve been here many times and in many meetings, and never in any of those meetings seen the unanimity — without complaint — of a sense of direction and commitment to the concept of inclusivity, and of addressing the unaddressed issues of the past eight years or more,” a reference to the divisive rule of Maliki. Kerry had arrived here as part of a hurriedly arranged Middle Eastern tour that coincided with Obama’s address to the nation Wednesday night on how he intends to combat the Islamic State insurgents. Kerry then ﬂew back to Jordan and was to travel Thursday

to Saudi Arabia, where he’ll urge leaders of Arab nations to form a coalition to fight the Islamic State, which also controls more than a third of the territory in neighboring Syria. Kerry said nearly 40 countries had already committed to contributing military or humanitarian aid to Iraq. Kerry also noted that the Saudis had invited Iraqi Foreign Minister al-Jaafari for one of the first such visits after years of bitter enmity between the Sunni royal family and al-Maliki’s Shiite-led government. Kerry said he thought Iraq’s new government, sworn in Monday night, was a historic step forward and that Iraq’s leaders seem determined to keep the country together. “Every single leader I talked with today in the strongest terms possible affirmed that they had learned the lessons of the past years” and were determined “to move in a different direction from the direction of years past,” he said.

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HOPING FOR INDEPENDENCE V.O. Devlin, 50, says he’s spent his life as one of Scotland’s million-plus disillusioned citizens, never having made it to the polls to vote a single time. But for the vote on independence scheduled for Thursday, he believes hundreds of thousands of other Scots finally see a reason for hope in politics. “If the ‘no vote’ wins, I’ll be crushed,” he said in Edinburgh on Sept. 15, 2014.

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Outcome could yield uncertainty MATTHEW SCHOFIELD

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EDINBURGH, Scotland - It was raining Monday as V.O. Devlin took his stand for Scottish freedom, seated in his coffee shop on Leith Walk, Edinburgh’s longest street, surrounded by banners and stickers urging “yes” on Thursday’s vote on independence from the United Kingdom. His stance is, he admits, a bit less dramatic than the William Wallace cry of “Freedom!” that in the movie “Braveheart” was shown to echo through the land while the iconic Scottish warrior was being hanged, drawn and quartered. But, Devlin notes, it shares a bond. “An independent Scotland is inevitable,” Devlin, 50, said. “The Union is doomed. Still, I’ll be crushed if our bid for independence fails this time. I’d rather our freedom come sooner, rather than later.” A recent flurry of polls indicates that about half his countrymen agree _ and half disagree _ with him. With only days remaining before Scottish voters decide whether to dissolve a 307-year-old union with the rest of Great Britain, all that’s really clear is that this nation of whisky, kilts and lochs is deeply divided. There are independent polls indicating a race too close to call, others indicating “yes” winning by a wide mar-

gin and still others indicating “no” will win comfortably. Maybe that degree of confusion makes sense. On one level, the vote for Scottish independence is as simple as a referendum gets: Yes or no. But Thursday, when an expected record number of Scots make their way to the polls, the decision will be anything but simple. There are newspaper stories saying that independent Scots would have to pay more for groceries, and others that say they’d pay less for higher education. Other stories claim that grocery prices would remain stable, but the cost of higher education would go up. Scotland would benefit from not sending taxes to the rest

of the United Kingdom. Or it wouldn’t, because it receives more in benefits than it pays in taxes. Pro-independence supporters cite reports that there are 24 billion barrels of recoverable oil for Scotland in the North Sea. The pro-union camp cites different reports indicating that there are only 10 billion recoverable barrels in those wells. Even the stars are divided. Soccer player David Beckham and “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling urge voters to keep the union. Movie actor Sean Connery and “Trainspotting” author Irvine Welsh urge voters to pick independence. Douglas Smith, nearing retirement age in Edinburgh, said the uncertainty is too much for him, and he’ll certainly be voting no. “Maybe everything would be fine, but maybe it would take a couple years to sort out, and at 63 years old, where would I be then?” he said. “I admit mine is a selfish vote, but I’m worried.” Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, the executive body of the European Union, said in a February interview with the BBC that it would be “extremely difficult, if not impossible,” for an independent Scotland to join the EU. Admission to the EU requires a unanimous vote by other members, and Spain is fighting against the possible separation of Catalonia in November. Recently, more

than a million independence supporters turned out in Barcelona. Spain hardly would favor providing them with an encouraging precedent. The uncertainty crests in the discussion about what money an independent Scotland would use. George Osborne, the United Kingdom’s chancellor of the exchequer, the British government’s top economic and financial official, backed up by the three main political parties in the British Parliament, said there won’t be a currency union with Scotland, meaning Scotland would either have to abandon the British pound or use a currency over which it has no control. Scottish independence supporters, from Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, the leader of the independence effort, say that’s simply fear-mongering, and the remaining parts of the United Kingdom would want a currency union. Sarah Bettie Smith, 29, was dancing on the streets of Edinburgh Monday, despite the rain, hoping to inspire voters to back independence. She said there have been some unpleasant moments in this campaign. But Scots will vote. An amazing 97 percent of eligible voters have registered to vote; 16-year-olds are eligible for this election. “I want to see the Scottish people empowered,” she said. “I want to see that democracy matters. I guess we’ll find out if it does on Thursday.”

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States gets millions to fight labor violations Franco Ordonez & Mandy Locke MCT Campus

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor on Monday awarded $10.2 million to nearly two dozen states to beef up enforcement of a labor scheme that companies employ to evade their tax obligations. The announcement of the first-of-their-kind grants comes one week after McClatchy's five-part series that uncovered the federal government's failure to stop companies that wrongly classify their workers as independent contractors instead of employees on federal contracts. Labor Secretary Tom Perez said the grants, which range from $28,000 to $1.3 million, will help states identify and stop so-called worker misclassification and protect state unemployment insurance benefits. "This is one of many actions the department is taking to help

level the playing field for employers while ensuring workers receive appropriate rights and protections," Perez said in a statement. McClatchy reported that the federal government allowed companies on federal contracts to get away with not paying state and federal taxes by wrongly classifying workers as independent contractors. Honest business owners were unable to compete with the bad actors, who could save more than 20 percent in labor costs. Their workers were left without labor protections and often were denied overtime and workers compensation. State and federal lawmakers have vowed to exhaust legislative and regulatory avenues to confront the practice that costs taxpayers up to billions of dollars annually. “This is another example of corporate greed ruling over the rights of workers, and it's an insult to all Americans who

work hard, pay their taxes and play by the rules,” Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., chairman of a government affairs subcommittee on the efficiency of federal programs, said in a statement Friday regarding McClatchy's investigation. "False classification of workers robs them of their wages and worker protections. I will not stand for that." The Labor Department grants do not specify whether they're for enforcement of private or public contracts, and officials did not return follow-up requests on whether and how these funds could be used on federal contracts. While some states have existing programs designed to stop worker misclassification, this is the first year the U.S. Labor Department has awarded grants targeting the practice, federal officials said. Texas will receive nearly $1.3 million — one of four states awarded an additional “high-performance bonus,” be-

cause of ongoing work in fighting misclassification, officials said. Other states received much less: Florida was granted $31,792 despite high levels of misclassification in the state. An estimated 37 percent of 805,000 construction workers in Texas are misclassified, according to McClatchy's analysis. In Florida, nearly 16 percent are misclassified. The practice was so pervasive on federal contracts in Texas that roughly $1.2 billion in tax revenue was lost, according to McClatchy's analysis. In Florida, it was nearly $400 million. The California Department of Labor was not specific on how its $499,792 award would be used. The money was awarded to state unemployment insurance agencies to hire more staff to conduct audits, to enhance methods that will detect employers more likely to misclassify and to educate them on how

to properly classify workers, said Labor Department spokesman Leo Kay. Not every state received Labor Department money that could have used it. North Carolina didn't receive a grant despite McClatchy's analysis showing that more than a third of construction workers are misclassified. Dale Folwell, the state's assistant secretary of employment security, said North Carolina did not apply for the grant. Folwell said these federal grants carry tight deadlines and often obligate states to use vendors or programs that aren't compatible with technology already being used. “I don't have a shortage of money for this purpose,” said Folwell, whose office finds and fights misclassification through audits of companies paying unemployment tax on workers. “I can't divert resources for efforts we can't ensure will work.” Proponents for greater en-

forcement of misclassification saw the grants as a good sign of needed collaboration between states and the federal government as well as among different agencies. “In order to deal with misclassification, you have to work across governments, the tax side with the labor enforcement side, and this seems like a step towards that,” said David Madland, the managing director of economic policy at the Center for American Progress, a leftleaning think tank in Washington. Matt Capece, a lawyer who works with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, recommended states use the grants to invest in new computer programs that can help uncover misclassification. Capece said states such as Washington and Louisiana have successfully implemented software to help them identify companies misclassifying their workers to avoid tax obligations.

Microsoft buys ‘Minecraft’ maker for $2.5 billion Janet I. Tu

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It's official: Microsoft said Monday morning that it's buying Mojang, maker of the popular "Minecraft" video game, for $2.5 billion. The Mojang team will join Microsoft Studios, maker of games such as the "Halo" and "Forza" franchises, according to a Microsoft news release. "Microsoft's investments in cloud and mobile technologies will enable 'Minecraft' players to benefit from richer and faster worlds, more powerful development tools, and more opportunities to connect across the 'Minecraft' community," the company said in the news release. Microsoft said it expects the acquisition, which is expected to close in 2014, to be break even in fiscal year 2015. "Minecraft" has had more than 100 million downloads on PCs alone since its launch

in 2009. It is the most popular online game on Xbox and the top paid app on the iOS and Android platforms in the U.S., Microsoft said. "The 'Minecraft' community is among the most active and passionate in the industry, with more than 2 billion hours played on Xbox 360 alone in the past two years," the company said in the news release. " 'Minecraft' fans are loyal, with nearly 90 percent of paid customers on the PC having signed in within the past 12 months." Phil Spencer, head of Xbox and Microsoft Studios, said in a blog post Monday morning: "We respect the brand and independent spirit that has made 'Minecraft' great, and we'll carry on the tradition of innovation to move the franchise forward. ... " 'Minecraft' adds diversity to our game portfolio and helps us reach new gamers across multiple platforms. Gaming is the top activity across devices and we

see great potential to continue to grow the 'Minecraft' community and nurture the franchise. That is why we plan to continue to make 'Minecraft' available across platforms – including iOS, Android and PlayStation, in addition to Xbox and PC." Mojang is a small, independent game developer studio based in Stockholm, Sweden. Last year, the company made a profit of $128 million on $360 million in revenue, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported last week that Microsoft was considering the purchase. “Change is scary, and this is a big change for all of us,” the Mojang team wrote in a blog post Monday morning, seeking to reassure the community of “Minecraft” players. “It’s going to be good though. Everything is going to be OK.” Mojang agreed to be acquired, the game studio said in the blog post, because “Mine-

Square raises $100 million for $6 billion valuation Heather Somerville MCT Campus

San Francisco payments company Square has raised $100 million from investors, and may be on track to double that. The company, founded and led by CEO Jack Dorsey, who also helped create Twitter, issued 6.4 million new Series E shares at around $15.46 per share, compared to the $11.01 per share paid for Series D shares in late 2012. The new funding puts Square’s market value at $6 billion _ ranking it fifth among largest U.S.-venture backed companies, a category led by Uber ($18.2 billion) and Aribnb and Dropbox ($10 billion). According to research firm PrivCo, Square valuation has

nearly doubled since September 2012, when its market value was about $3.25 billion. Square did not disclose the investors, but Fortune reports that the $100 million largely came from the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, and that a second $100 million has been verbally committed from new and existing investors. The funding provides a much-needed boost for the floundering company, whose future remains tenuous amid competition from Amazon’s online payments and credit card processing platforms, and Apple’s newly unveiled mobile-payments system, called Apple Pay. Square lost about $100 million in 2013. The cash infusion will likely help Square make ac-

quisitions and grow a new line of products directed at small merchants, an acknowledgement perhaps that Amazon and Apple have a grip on consumer payments. For instance, Square recently launched a suite of analytics tools — Square Analytics — to help sellers track how their business is performing in real-time. The service is free and integrates with Square’s point-of-sale system, Square Register. Square has also long been rumored to be considering an IPO. TechCrunch reports from unnamed sources that Square and Apple were in acquisition talks, but that Square walked away. The discussed price — $3 billion, half the company’s current valuation — was reportedly the deal breaker.

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craft has grown from a simple game to a project of monumental significance. Though we're massively proud of what Minecraft has become, it was never Notch’s intention for it to get this big.” Markus Persson, known by gamers as “Notch,” is the creator of “Minecraft” and Mojang’s majority shareholder. According to the Mojang blog post, Notch decided: “He doesn't want the responsibility of owning a company of such global significance. Over the past few years he's made attempts to work on smaller projects, but the pressure of owning ‘Minecraft’ became too much for him to handle. The only option was to sell Mojang. ... “There are only a handful of potential buyers with the resources to grow ‘Minecraft’ on a scale that it deserves. We've worked closely with Microsoft since 2012, and have been impressed by their continued

dedication to our game and its development. We're confident that 'Minecraft' will continue to grow in an awesome way." The company said it expects most of Mojang's employees to remain there for the time being, though Mojang's three founders — including Persson — are leaving. This is Satya Nadella's first major acquisition since becoming Microsoft CEO in February. In a July memo, in which Nadella outlined his vision for the company, he said the company would focus on "digital work and life experiences that are reinvented for the mobile-first and cloud-first world." "The single biggest digital life category, measured in both time and money spent, in a mobile-first world is gaming," he said in the memo. Given Nadella’s vision, the “Minecraft" acquisition is important to Microsoft’s mobile strategy, IDC analyst Al Hilwa

said in an email Monday morning. Hilwa continued: “Microsoft is a mobile ecosystem owner and has no choice but to keep building it if it is to maintain its relevance in the long term. ... ‘Minecraft’ strengthens Microsoft’s hand in the battle with Google, Apple and Amazon. ... ‘Minecraft’ is a solid business with intense user loyalty. That it can be purchased with overseas cash is also a part of the attraction, but its strategic value is that it is another brick fortifying Microsoft’s consumer services, a key lever in its mobile relevance. Gamers on other platforms will demand 'Minecraft' for some time to come... “Successful and sticky games like ‘Minecraft’ are powerful strategic consumer services for their owners. Microsoft is wise to build up its services assets to make its mobile platform more compelling.”

Credit cards are back, but in a more sensible way Kevin G. Hall

MCT Campus

WASHINGTON — America’s torrid love affair with the credit card appears over. In its place is a less passionate, more stable relationship. Wild spending and mounting personal debt characterized the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis. The subsequent Great Recession was marked by frugality and a long slog back. Now Americans are comfortable enough to take on more debt, especially credit card debt. Just not too much. That was evident in Federal Reserve data released last week that showed the amount of credit extended to consumers grew at an annual rate of 9.7 percent in July. Revolving credit — bankissued credit cards and retail store cards —grew at an annual rate of 7.4 percent. That was almost three times June’s annualized rate of 2.5 percent. The growth rate stands out when compared with last year, when the full-year rate of the growth of debt on bank cards and retail cards was 1.3 percent. Card debt was largely flat in the two previous years and it had fallen sharply in 2009 and 2010, when Americans frowned on debt. The website CardHub, a place for consumers to shop for cards and rates, projects a $41.9 billion net increase in credit card debt this year, 8 percent more than in 2013 and 14 percent above 2012. A CardHub study earlier this year raised concerns that con-

sumers are paying off less debt than they did a year ago. Signs of a credit bubble as before the crisis? Theodore Iacobuzio, MasterCard’s vice president of global insights, a research unit, isn’t worried. “Yes, people are going back to using the credit card, but they’re not going back to how they used them before,” he said. Before the financial crisis, Americans had about seven general-purpose credit cards per household, he said, excluding debit and store cards. Today the average is about four, he said. Americans are using credit cards now as one of several financial tools, along with debit and prepaid cards. And they’re paying off much bigger chunks of what they borrow. “Cards are now being used by consumers as a way to navigate economic waters . . . not as wish fulfillment,” Iacobuzio said, adding, “I can’t emphasize enough how much of a 180 this was.” Indeed, payment delinquency rates, which tend to be high when consumers have overextended themselves, are at record lows. From April through June, 2.25 percent of credit card accounts were delinquent. It suggests two overlapping realities: Many Americans have sharply paid down their credit card debt and are wary of taking on more, while others who defaulted on their payments can no longer get credit cards. The 2.25 percent delinquency rate is the lowest since the

Federal Reserve began publishing the number in 1991, and roughly a third of the peak of 6.78 percent during the same period in 2009, when the financial crisis was in full bloom. Tempering the return to credit cards is growth in prepaid cards from companies such as Green Dot and WalMart, which have become a viable alternative to checking accounts and debit cards. These cards are bank-like. Consumers can check their balances online or via text message, without the fees and relationship of a bank account or bank-issued credit card. With so many jobs lost during the Great Recession, and so many Americans working two or even three jobs to make ends meet, the prepaid card was a good fit for many consumers. “I think that has definitely helped the growth in prepaid,” said Madeline Fernandez, the chief customer officer for Green Dot, based in Pasadena, Calif. “It’s unfortunate that that’s the way we’ve been helped, but it’s definitely made consumers think about how are they managing their finances, how much debt they want to take on.” The sums loaded onto general-purpose reloadable prepaid debit cards nearly tripled from 2008 to 2012, to $76.7 billion. Researcher Mercator Advisory Group Inc. projects the number will rise to $168.4 billion by next year, according to CardHub.

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Bullying between females exists at A&T CORNISHA WILLIAMS & KRISTEN SHIPLEY

Not being able to sit with a group at lunch. Being made fun of for no-name brands. Gossip whispered through the halls. Bullying seemed to be a common issue throughout middle and high school. The main message was “don’t do it and stand up for those that are bullied.” But, does bullying still exist at the collegiate level? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Students may experience bullying in the form of intense peer pressure, hazing, and online targeting. Girls have it especially tough

as they face immense pressure to look and act a certain way. Ladies on North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University’s campus weighed in on female bullying: “Girls are always in competition with each other. If it’s not about who has the best outﬁt, it’s about who has the best hair,” said senior, business management student, Christen Johnson. “Not a lot of girls encourage each other.” “Other than bullying as a whole being wrong and despicable, for women it is much different,” said junior, multimedia journalism, student Taqiyyah Shabazz. “As a young woman who experienced verbal bullying

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ing the new girls do simple things, such as holding bags and getting stuff from their cars. Sometimes this hazing has physical consequences. “They sometimes make us do extra ‘punishment’ by running more,” said B. This type of behavior can make girls question being on the team. It can also be difﬁcult for students because in some cases they may not have family close by to support them, and the pressure of college can be stressful to deal with. According to a Health Day News study in 2012, 15 percent of college students studied reported being bullied. “It makes me feel like I’m not part of the team,” B said.

“They have their cliques.” Although B does not like the bullying on the team, she does suggest a way to change the team dynamics. “Some team bonding sessions would help,” B said. “I think if we had some time to get to know each other instead of being thrown into things, we’d be better off,” she said. *Names have been changed to protect the identity of the victim. -Email Laci at theatregister@gmail. com and follow her on twitter @laci_ollison

Life skills: Learning to cope in college “My grandmother just passed away.” It was a text from a friend who just entered into a new phase of life that I was all too familiar with. I knew the pain and confusion that she was about to experience. I immediately began to encourage her, understanding that my words meant almost nothing to hear at this moment. Two days later, another friend received devastating news from her family at home. I tried to comfort her as well, hoping that something that came from my mouth would give her at least a little bit of strength to go on. As I have been through

my own struggles, I of solution to your probam beginning to reallems. I can; however, try ize that it is a growing to help you get through commonality for colwhatever it is that you lege students to have are going through. problems from their I know how hard it is families at home, folto remain focused when low them or find them there are things going on in college. at home. But you cannot School is hard lose sight of why you are enough without any here. I cannot stress how extra worries. But it is Laci important it is for you almost as if the world OLLISON to push yourself to condecides to change tinue through and earn as soon we enroll in college. your degree. We experience death amongst During your academic caour family and friends, family reer, you will experience some heartbreak, and sometimes it heartache, but do not let your may even seem like places that circumstances define you. Alwe left collapse upon our arrival though obstacles may arise, at college. keep your eyes on the prize at I cannot offer you any type the finish line set before you.

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Is it worth it? Domestic violence relationships MIJA GARY

In 2009, R&B singer Chris Brown plead guilty to assault on his ex-girlfriend, pop singer, Rihanna. Brown was sentenced to five years of probation and 180 days in jail or the equivalent. “Scandal” star Columbus short was fired from “Scandal” after he was allegedly charged with misdemeanor spousal battery. Short’s estranged wife, Tanee Short, filed for a temporary restraining order against him after he allegedly threated to kill her and himself due to accusations of her cheating. Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy was sentenced to 18 months probation after he was convicted of domestic violence. San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald was arrested after a domestic violence case involving his pregnant fiancée. Ravens running back, Raymell Rice, was banned from the NFL after a video was released of Rice punch-

ing his then ﬁancée in an elevator. Statistics show that one in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year. 85% of domestic violence victims are women. Historically, women have been most often victimized by someone they knew. Most cases of domestic violence are never reported to the police. Is it worth it? Is it worth remaining in an abusive relationship, whether it is verbal abuse or physical abuse? Money, emotional attachment, sex, children, and fear are just some of the factors that may contribute to why women choose to remain in abusive relationships. Twitter and Instagram trends “#WhyIstayed” and “#WhyIleft” are inspirational campaigns via social media where women tell their heartbreaking, yet powerful stories of domestic abuse. There are many important factors that contribute to the reason why women choose to remain in

abusive relationships. “I wanted to talk to someone about him, but was scared he’d ﬁnd out,” said blogger Alex Gabriel, author of “Godlessness in Theory.” “Even two miles away I felt he was watching me,” she said. “Godlessness in Theory” is a blog about religion, popular rhetoric and political dissent, nerd and LGBT cultures, sexuality, and gender. Fear is a factor. “Humiliated and manipulated,” one user tweeted. “Thought I could change abuser and not feel like a victim.” Humiliation is a factor. “Kept telling myself if he didn’t hit me, it wasn’t abuse,” another user tweeted. Denial is one of the many factors. “My girls needed a father,” another user tweeted. Children are a factor. “I couldn’t afford the life that we established by myself,” said Kate Ranta of Coral Springs, Fla. “I was drowning.” Ranta’s story is part of “Why Didn’t You Just Leave?” a Hufﬁngton Post series on domestic violence in which six women share their reasons for staying in abusive

relationships. Money is a factor. “He warned me that if I told anyone or left him, he would hunt me down,” said Nicole Beverly of Ypsilanti, Mich. Beverly’s story is also a part of the Huffington Posts’ series on domestic violence. “It worked. I didn’t tell a single person for five months. I knew if I did leave, he was capable of following through with the threats he was making. I was paralyzed with fear. Fear is a factor. Emotional attachment, love, sex, shame, guilt, isolation, and fear are some other factors that contribute to the reason why women choose to remain in an abusive relationship. Domestic abuse is wrong and unjustifiable. If you are in an abusive relationship, tell someone and get help or call the National Domestic Hotline at 1-800-799-7233. -Email Mija at theatregister@gmail.com and follow us on twitter @theatregister

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Aggies beat Elon for Three Aggies make two consecutive years pro-teams roster Alexis wainwright Sports Reporter

The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Aggies took on the Phoenix of Elon University at Rhodes Stadium in Elon, N.C. As the Aggies received the ball first, it was a tough start as no one scored. Elon’s John Gallagher had a 20-yard field goal to take the lead 0-3 in the first half. Aggies’ kicker Cody Jones had a 24-yard field goal, bringing the game to a tie of 3-3 with 4:52 left in the first quarter. Then with 28 seconds left in the quarter, Denzel Keys had a 2-yard pass to Tarik Cohen for a touchdown. Jones scored a field goal that gave the Aggies a 10-3 lead. At the start of the second quarter, Elon’s kicker, Gallagher had a 23-yard field goal to bring the score to 10-6 with 6:40 left. The Aggie defense continued to give Elon trouble. Cohen had a 40 yard run for the Aggies to move them closer to a touchdown, but Elon’s defense held them back. Both teams continued to play tough defense as sacks came to both quarterbacks. Elon broke through with Gallagher again. He scored a 32-yard field goal to take the lead before halftime 10-12. After the half, there were 2 interceptions in 3 plays. The Aggies’ Lorenz Suttles managed a sack against Elon’s quarterback, Mike Quinn, and then intercepted the ball for the Aggies. Elon’s Gallagher had a field goal for 22 yards. “We have to get better at stopping people midfield and continue to get better,” says Aggies’ head coach Ron Broadway.

The game got competitive in the forth quarter. Cohen had an 81-yard run and Jones with a kick, making the score 1712. As the Aggies took the lead they held Elon from any scoring for the last 11 minutes to take the win for a second year in a row against Elon. “Without a doubt, Tarik is one of the best in the country, he’s one of those special players you get to coach once in a lifetime. He’s a warrior and he can play,” said Broadway. Cohen ended the game with 234 rushing yards, as he played against a high school teammate, Andre Davis. Davis says Tarik is “a special player with a big heart.” “It’s a lot of great things to say about him and it was good to see him excel in the game even though it wasn’t good for our team,” Davis said. “The game played out how I thought, the offense was about what I expected,” said Rich Strosky, head coach for Elon said at the post-game press conference. “I think it was a great game. We will be back at Rhodes stadium next year then we go back to the Aggie Stadium. It’s a great atmosphere, top-notch band, and a good crowd,” said Strosky. “The thing that I like is that we have a good group of guys and we have good work ethic and the guys are working. I just wish we can eliminate some of the mistakes that we make. A block on the punt returns against Coastal Carolina, those are the type of things that can lose you a game. Those are the types of things we need to correct if we’re going to be a good football team,” said Broadway. The Aggies take on Chowan for Family Weekend on Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Aggie Stadium.

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Isles, Olatoye and Tendler go pro Janay boone

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Nathan Isles, Ayodeji Olatoye, and Luke Tendler have made it to the big league after leaving their legacy on North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s athletic programs. Nathan Isles, football Former right tackle for the Aggies, Nathan Isles is member of the Seattle Seahawks practice squad. Isles (6-5, 324, Atlanta, Ga.) came to N.C. A&T to play defensive line. During his sophomore season, he was an addition to the Aggies offensive line as right tackle. He helped Tarik Cohen lead the conference in rushing in 2013. Isles recorded more than 1,500 snaps, started 31 games, and made 42 appearances. During training camp, Isles ran the 40 in 6.01 seconds, the short shuttle in 5.29 seconds, the 3-cone in 8.81 seconds, and registered a 21inch vertical. Deji Olatoye, football Deji Olatoye, a transfer from University of Colorado made the Baltimore Ravens practice squad. Olatoye (6-1, 194, Dublin, Ohio) started all 21 games. In his career as an Aggie, he recorded 78 tackles, picked off five passes and broke up 13 more. He

played in 10 games with 10 starts and started three games at free safety. He was tied for 54th in the nation and second on the team in interceptions. Luke Tendler, baseball Luke Tendler, a former All-American baseball player at N.C. A&T is off to a new professional career for the Spokane Indians. As an Aggie, Tendler started in all 51 games and finished with a .369 average, 25 doubles, four triples, five home runs and 34 RBI. He was ranked sixth in the nation in doubles, and ranked among MEAC leaders in average, hits, RBI, doubles, home runs and total bases. He picked up first-team All-MEAC honors and Louisville Slugger third-team AllAmerican honor. The left-handed batter ended the 2014 season hitting .400 with 11 home runs, 57 RBI, 13 doubles, two triples and 31 runs scored in 39 games played. Tendler (5-11, 190, Wilmington, N.C.) was selected with the 876th overall pick in the 29th round of the 2014 MLB amateur draft by the Texas Rangers on June 7. He played his first game for the Indians, a Class A Short Season organization in the Pacific Northwest, on June 13. — Email Janay at @jlboone@ aggies.ncat.edu and follow her on Twitter @Ayo_IsThatBoone

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LADY AGGIES FALL TO 0-11 AFTER WEEKEND TOURNAMENT

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THIS WEEK’S GAME: vs. Chowan (Family Weekend) Aggie Stadium 6 p.m. NEXT WEEK’S GAME: vs. Howard Burr Gymnasiun 1 p.m.

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Janay Boone & Enoila Adeniyi Bruce Myers has resigned as the head coach of the men and women’s tennis teams. After forgoing the 2006 season because of financial reasons, Earl Hilton, the current athletic director reinstated the tennis team summer of 2013. In May, Myers announced the signing of four players to compete during the 2015 season. Myers’ historic class was expected to bring men’s tennis back in style with a home match at the Aggie Tennis Complex against the Big 10’s Michigan State Spartans on Jan. 18. Myer’s, who was named the interim women’s head coach on Dec. 3, 2013, resigned from his position in hopes of being closer to his family. Anton Morgan, a junior at the university is the captain of the men’s tennis team said, “I’m just really shocked that he didn’t contact or say anything to the players and he wouldn’t respond to any of my text messages.” It was recently announced that he will be the head women’s coach at Longwood University in Farmville, Va. The Aggies were scheduled to play in the Elon Invitational, but they did not participate due to them not having an interim coach for the 2014-2015 season. The team sat down with Athletic Director Earl Hilton to discuss temporary replacements, but he still feels that “it is a shocker that coach would not respond to any one, especially him since he and coach were really close,” said Morgan. “We are looking to find an interim coach in the next day or two,” said Hilton. Myer’s received his bachelor’s of arts in business economics from Randolph Macon in Ashland, Va. He went on to be the director of tennis at his alma mater. He recorded a 10-7 overall record, and was 5-6 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. Four of his players were named to the All-ODAC team in singles and doubles. The men and women’s tennis team are scheduled to play in the HBCU National Tournament in Atlanta, Ga. this weekend.

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PhotoS by SYMONE’ AUSTIN • The A&T register The Lady aggies are now 0-11 after losing in the Aggie’s/Spartan Invitational after losing to UNCG, Alabama A&M and UMES this weekend.

A&T drops two in Invitational Cierra Matthews

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The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University volleyball team dropped two matches against UNC Greensboro (3-0) and Alabama A&M (3-2) at the AggieSpartan Invitational on Saturday. The Aggies (0-11) ended the tournament with five set matches. The Bulldogs were victorious with all five wins (25-19, 25-20, 25-18, 25-23, 15-10). In the opening match against UMES, the team came up short in a 3-2 (25-21, 25-23, 25-19, 27-25,15-6) heartbreaking loss. Against the UNCG Spartans, the Aggies took a trip to UNCG to face their in town rival in Fleming Gymnasium. The Spartans swept the Aggies 25-22, 25-28, 25-6. Freshman Samara Brown was named to the all-tournament team and finished the tournament with 18 kills, 23 digs, 10 bocks and 3 aces. When asked about the team, head coach Hal Clifton said, “we are still seeing the same results. We play two and a half good sets, then two and a half bad sets. It doesn’t put us in a position to win.”

Lady Aggies Struggle against a fairly new uncg team at the Aggie/SPartan Invitational on Saturday

In the first set the Aggies were on fire winning the first set 25-19. The Aggies loss the next two sets. The drive to win came back in the last set, leaving the Aggies to face off in a tiebreaker. The Aggies could not excel in the last match and suffered a loss. N.C. A&T went to work to force a fifth set and with the game tied at 23, McDaniel delivered a kill from sophomore Liz Martino to take the lead. “Next game we need to just

fix the little things. We need to shake off this loss and go in wanting to win,” said junior Ashley Johnson. The Aggies middle hitter Jade Boone finished the game with a career-high of seven kills and Brown added seven kills. The game Friday had a full crowd of Aggie supporters. Although the Aggies dropped both games, the Aggies played better with a full stadium rather than an empty one. “We feed off the

energy of the crowd. If it’s a good vibe we play better,” said junior Aleena McDaniel. “It would really help if we always had a good crowd,” McDaniel said. The Aggies are set to play against Elon at Elon University today at 7 p.m. -Email Cierra at @cecemonet01@gmail.com and follow her on Twitter @Cierramatt.

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AROUND SPORTS

Vikings Peterson back despite abuse charges

Eden Prairie, Minn. (AP) — Star running back Adrian Peterson returned to the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, insisting he is not a child abuser. Peterson will play on Sunday against New Orleans.

Clippers re-sign Turkoglu Los Angelos (AP) — The Clippers have re-signed forward Turkoglu on Friday. Turkoglu averaged 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in 10.3 minutes per game. The signing puts the roster at 14 players.

Rihanna out of CBS telecast New York(AP) — CBS and Rihanna are splitting up, as part of more fallout from the Ray Rice domestic violence incident and the turmoil it has caused for the NFL.

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Good Hair?

Aggie surveys local students to get to the root of “good hair”

Survey Says.... Which type of hair is the best? UNCGMales A&T Females

Straight - 18% Straight – 6% Curly - 44% Curly – 46% Long - 26% Long – 6%

Females Straight -8% Curly – 42% Long – 18%

Males Straight – 14% Curly – 48% Long – 14%

Kinky - 4% Short - 2% Wavy – 6%

Kinky - 20% Short – 4% Wavy – 8%

Kinky – 4% Short – 0% Wavy – 20%

Kinky - 2% Short – 2% Wavy – 28%

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Males Permed – 6% Permed – 2% Weaved – 2% weaved – 0% Natural – 92% Natural – 98%

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Permed – 10% Weaved – 12% Natural – 78%

Males Permed – 8% Weaved - 4% Natural - 88%

Natural hair has been a rising trend for the past couple of years. Women of color are foregoing relaxed hair in favor of curly styles. Brands best known for their relaxed line of products, like Motions and Pink, all have lines of styling products for natural hair now. Even nonethnic brands like Pantene have released products for natural hair, showcasing how massive a shift the black beauty industry has had. Black women are embracing their natural beauty and redefining what it means to be black and beautiful but the question “what is good hair?” is still floating around the community. Black beauty has not always been recognized or rewarded and what it meant to be black and beautiful has been redefined time and time again. In the early 20th century African-Americans used heavy styling creams like Dax and other pomades to “tame” their hair into slick styles that were thought to be more presentable. Madame CJ Walker brought the hot-comb, a hair straighntening tool, to the masses in the early 1920’s, forever changing black hair care. In the 40’s it was considered more presentable to wear your hair processed and from that time forward most of the African-American community adhered to the belief that our hair wasn’t “good” enough to wear in it’s natural state and that it was only presentable after processing it.

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Chris Brown “X” Album

After a series of delays, Chris Brown’s long-awaited sixth album “X “finally hit storeslast week. The album is star-studded, with 10 appearances from artists including Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Brandy, Usher, Rick Ross, and Trey Songz. The album features a duet with R. Kelly on “Drown In It” and a classic Breezy ballad “Autumn Leaves” with Kendrick Lamar. This album really highlights his diversity as an artist. But did X mark the spot? Not quite, in my opinion. The album wasn’t very ambitious. What I expected to be another classic Chris Brown album was watered down by pop-beats and club mixes. -S.C.

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Freshman Dominique Williams conducted a survey of 100 students from North Carolina A&T State University on what they thought “good hair” was. Dominique runs an Instagram page to promote and celebrate natural hair on campus called @Aggie_AfroStyle. When asked “What is good hair?” 42% of females answered curly, 20% kinky, 18% of girls answered long, 8% accounted straight hair and wavy hair while only 4% answered short (it is important to know these answers were the only options with which they could choose one). In addition, Dominique asked these same girls which hair is considered best – weaved, permed, or natural? Seventy-eight percent of females said “natural” and the remaining 22% was just about split between weaved and permed. The male’s answers did not change drastically – curly hair was chosen 48% of the time, while wavy hair was received with 20% approval. Straight and long hair had 14%. Kinky was considered good hair

from 4% of boys. When asked if permed, natural, or weaved hair was “good” a whopping 88% answered natural. Boys answered weaved 4% of the time and permed was the remaining 8%. Out of curiosity, he gave the same survey to 50 men and 50 women from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. For females, the highest rated answer for good hair was curly at 44% for girls and 46% males. And like A&T’s campus, the most common form of good hair was natural. The only difference was, 98% of guys thought natural hair was the best hair, and similarly, 92% of Spartan females picked natural. Over all, by these standards curly hair was “good hair.” -Email us at theatregister@ gmail.com and follow us on Twitter @theatregister

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ONLINE ICLOUD HACKED AGAIN! CELEBRITY NUDES LEAKED. Three weeks after hackers posted stolen nude photos of celebrities, another batch of intimate pictures surfaced on social media over the weekend. Stars affected by this latest breach include actresses Gabrielle Union and Meagan Good, singer Rihanna and reality personality Kim Kardashian. Gabby and Meagan confirmed that their photos were stolen. Gabrielle Union released a statement “[It] has come to our attention that our private moments, that were shared and deleted solely between my husband and myself, have been leaked by some vultures,” Union said. “I can’t help but to be reminded that since the dawn of time women and children, specifically women of color, have been victimized, and the power over their own bodies taken from them. These atrocities against women and children continue worldwide.” Gabrielle and her husband Dwayne Wade have contacted the FBI to investigate.

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WHITE HOUSE FENCE JUMPER had 800 rounds of ammunition, a machete and two hatchets in his car.

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NEWS

Big K.R.I.T.

Big K.R.I.T. hardly ever abandons his style, usually displays persistence and consistency in his music. He’s been releasing mixtapes since 2005. All of his tapes, like his 2011 Return of 4 Eva mixtape, carry the torch for an older tradition of southern rap with hints of funk. But on his latest tape, See Me On Top Vol. 4, Krit strays away from his usual template. Billboard said the mixtape sounds “post-Drake.“ Krit definitely tried out something new with this mixtape. I prefer his usual sounds and southern-fried flow. Eh. This mixtape wasn’t what fans wanted from Big K.R.I.T. His album Cadillactica is set to release in November. We will see if we get the new Krit or the old on the album. -S.C.

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DOMINIQUE WILLIAMS

HBO Airs On The Run On September 21st HBO premiered Jay-z and Beyonce’s On the run tour. The Beyhive was alight on Twitter and Instagram to swoon over Queen Bey. HBO announced Sunday that it would be airing re-runs of the concert for 24 hours straight on HBO Zone starting at 11:30 p.m. When On The Run faded to black on HBO, fans could immediately flip to HBO Zone to watch it all over again. As if one could even handle that much Beyonce greatness! If you were not able to be in front of your TV at 9 p.m. Sunday, noworries! You’ll have another 10 opportunities to watch!

Omar J. Gonzalez, managed to jump over the north fence of the White House on Friday and escaped capture until he was inside the North Portico entrance of the presidential mansion. The event led to an evacuation of much of the White House. The Presidnet his family were headed to Camp David when the breach occurred Friday evening.

ONLINE TERRIBLE RAPE JOKE Several NY high school seniors are facing disciplinary action after they tweeted out an insensitive rape joke. Immediately after taking their class photo, five high school seniors at Commack High School posed in black shirts with “RAPE?” spelled out in duct tape. A second photo shows a sixth person wrapped in the duct tape from the question mark, with the shirts now spelling out “RAPE.”