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The A&T Register | ncatregister.com | Wednesday, March 23, 2011
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Ms. A&T candidates ‘survive’ forum
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SGA ELECTIONS Exhibit Hall 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
SGA Senate Meetings - VPIA Proctor Hall 7:15 p.m.
thursday
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Celebration for Spanish Majors/ Minors The Memorial Room 3 p.m.
NABA Leadership Conference Stallings Ballroom Section B 6 p.m.
IAMM Deal or No Deal Exhibit Hall 7:30 p.m.
friday
25 GMAT Preparation Classes Merrick Hall, Rm 123 1 p.m.
Intramural Basketball Moore Gym 6 p.m.
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Alexis Sutton
“Push the right button, Vote Alexis Sutton” Dashawn fleming Contributor
A candidate for the next Miss North Carolina A & T State University must possess a number of qualities to get the majority student body vote. In order to display these qualities, the annual Miss A T Forum was held March 20 in Harrison Auditorium. This event allowed, the four candidates (Jennifer McClendon, Jasmine Gurley, Alexis Sutton, and Brittni Bennett) running to become the next Miss A&T, to get more personal with fellow students. The current Mister and Miss A&T, Todd Porter and Carla Saunders, hosted the annual showcase. The theme was Survivor—similar to the reality show. There were four different segments: Introduction, Oratory, Talent and Formal Question and Answer.
Brittni Bennett
“A Reflection of your wants, needs, & YOU”
During the introduction, the contestants first presented themselves in a personalized army fatigue outfit—they stated their name, major and slogan. Contestant number one was Jennifer McClendon, a chemical engineering major from Greensboro. Her slogan is “Jenni Mac, bringing Aggie Pride back.” Contestant number two was Jasmine Gurley, a public relations major hailing from PG County, M.D. “Service with a S.M.I.L.E.” is her motto. Next, was contestant number three was Alexis Sutton, a marketing major from Plymouth, NC. On March 23, she encouraged Aggies to “Press the right button! Vote for Sutton.” Lastly, was contestant number four, Brittni Bennett, an English Technical Writing major from Spring Lake, NC. Her motto is “A Reflection of YOUR Wants YOUR Needs and YOU.” After contestants introduced
Jasmine Gurley “Service with A S.M.I.L.E.”
themselves, they all performed a group routine to Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor,” to enhance the theme. For the next section of the event, oratory, Mr. A&T stated that the contestants had to express themselves in a platform. McClendon felt that her follow Aggies have “lost true Aggie Pride,” and in order to get this back she is prepared to “Bring forth change and action!” Gurley used intellectual quotes from prosperous individuals to define S.M.I.L.E as Service. Mindset. Intellect. Love. Excellent. Sutton correlated her civic duties to the country as a soldier and how she would have that same commitment to the A&T community. Bennett expressed her platform through a poem. She ensured that behind the makeup and what some may see as the “pageant girl” she is just like ‘you,’ a regular person.
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For the talent portion of the show, McClendon sang Lauryn Hill’s “Can’t Take My Eyes off You.” Gurley recited her poem “Biracial Hair.” Sutton did a dance to Kirk Franklin’s “More Than I Can Bear.” Bennett also danced to Michael Jackson’s “Man in the Mirror.” Because of technical difficulties however, Sutton was the only one of the contestant to have a slideshow playing behind them to go with their performance. For the last portion of the night, formal question and answer, the contestants were elegantly dressed in either a blue or beige long gown. Each was asked different questions regarding their personal qualities or preferences. They were all asked if selected as Miss A&T, would they represent at the National Black
“Bringing Aggie Pride Back”
College Alumni Hall of Fame Miss HBCU competition; the contestants proudly said that they would. Between each category, fellow candidates and current Mister and Misses were acknowledged. There was also a spoke and word piece performed by former Miss A&T Ngozi Opara. The 2011 Miss A&T Forum left students feeling more informed about the four candidates who could serve as Miss A&T 2011-12. Te’Ana Mason, a Psychology major from Capitol Heights, M.D., said “it provided a chance for the candidates to really showcase their platforms, while giving the audience a chance to know who they were voting for and why.” She continued by saying “Miss A & T not only represents herself but the whole campus and the only way to make a good choice about a candidate is to come to a forum.”
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“Hello My Name Is” art exhibition Gian Spells Contributor
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“Hello My Name Is” an art exhibition was held on March 18 in the lounge area of the student union. The event was named “Hello My Name Is” to make it a formal introduction from the artists to the citizens of Greensboro who are not use to coming to art exhibitions. The artists ranged from different styles, backgrounds, schools and areas including students from UNCG, Elon University, and Wake Tech Community College. “If it was just me I would feel as if I didn’t deserve it, the special part is the unity of people from different schools and places,” said Arrington West the creator of the event. The art in the showcase displayed paintings that ranged from different focuses such as body parts, portraits, animations, and others that go uncategorized. “Some people like drawing creatures and some like drawing different cultures and ethnicities and I think that’s cool,” said Tracie Baker, a junior accounting major. Arrington West art style deals a lot with animations, his influences stem from different cartoons and clothing brands specifically “Bathing Ape.” “I want to be an animator, I’m heavily influenced by graffiti and street art, so you get an animation that is based on street art and culture; the character is the fantasy part of the animation I didn’t want it to
be really serious,” said West. West is a visual arts media major and hopes that one day the animation will become very marketable like Mickey Mouse or Snoopy. One of the key factors in the art exhibition was the music, “Me and Arrington were talking about getting the right mood and vibe mix in there, getting the right songs,” said Winston Rathbun the disc jockey from Wake Tech. “The music gave me energy, it fit with the different pieces it wasn’t just hip hop, he played techno electric mixes it was a variety of genres,” said Yabnel`el Yisrael a junior psychology major.
Rathbun’s concentration of art deals more with music, he has been disc jockey for three years and influences first stemmed from Indy rock, electronic rock, and house music; he will soon be setting up a sound club with his own productions. The event overall influenced all that intended in some way, “It inspires me, but not in the art type of way but it makes me want to be creative in whatever I’m doing,” said Baker. West hopes that the event will serve as a gateway for students to go to more art exhibitions and galleries and even b ecoming the norm as far as things to do.
Photos by Arrington west
“Hello my name is” Art gallery Examples of the students artwork (ABOVE).