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r FEATURES b SPORTS 1 HRTS Freshman elections B candidate listings p. 2 fl McAdams ready to play p. 6 1 Durham Blues Festival p. 4 Issue 37 THE CAMPUS ECHO EXCELLENCE WITHOUT EXCUSE NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY Sept. 12,1994 Freshman voters will have many choices for elections on Hiesday By Kendall Jenkins Staff Reporter On the evening of Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the first of two interest meet ings, SGA issued a challenge for the freshman class to produce quality lead ers and to take part in the shaping of NCCU’s future. Not only does the class of’98 have every intention of meeting the chal lenge, but they may have even broken a record along the way. More than 150 students showed up that night to show that there was more than just a passing interest in helping to govern the student body. According to Kevin Jochems, head of the SGA election board, that was probably one of the biggest if not the biggest interest turnouts this school has seen in years. There has been a gradual increase in student awareness and involvement. Getting involved is what this year’s SGA is all about, he said. There are eight presidential can didates and six vice-presidential can didates this year, Jochems says. That’s twice as many candidates as last year for both of those offices. Those two positions, along with the student con gress have attracted many more inter ested candidates than last year, he said. As one freshman, Henry “Tre”’ Lee, from Siler City puts it; “I think it’s great that we have lots of fresh men getting involved in the student government, which means there is a better selection and wider variety of leaders to choose from. This mass involvement shows that the class of ’98 is clearly not a bunch of sleepers and will not be overlooked or passed- over. We’re out to prove not only that we have the skills to put NCCU atop the list of fine institutions but also that we have what it takes to keep it there! ” Another freshman, Christopher Battle from Pinetops, commented: “It's very important for freshmen to get involved in the SGA because poli tics is a part of life. SGA trains students to be responsible for getting their voices heard. SGA also instills a sense of unity, involvement, and de termination to bring about change in your environment. These are all quali ties of importance, particularly in the Black community.” DATES TO REBAEMBER September 11 (Sunday) Speeches: Congress candi dates & Miss Freshman 7 p.m. - Alfonso Elder Stu dent Union September 12 (Monday) Speeches: Class Offices 7 p.m. - Alfonso Elder Stu dent Union September 13 (Tuesday) Election Day 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Note: Freshmen can vote in theStudent Union only. Student ID is required. Election results should be released by 9 p.m. on Election Day. i SAT averages score nearly 100 point rise Freshman class only 7 points behind Chancellor's goal See Candidates Listing Pg2 By Madelyn Hooker Staff Reporter When Chancellor Julius Cham bers announced N. C. Central University's new SAT average would be 900 - over 100 points higher than ia previous years, the admissions office rolled up their sleeves and went to work. This year’s freshman was just seven points short of the goal with an average of 883 for total admit- students in 1994-95, said ancy Row^d, director of ad- issions. ^ “Last year’s average was 781, so we went up about 100 points. We did very very well this year,” WNCU to broadiQast this fall from NCCU Format will be mainly jazz/ informational; targeting a cross- cultural audience By Sheliria Dancey Staff Reporter The newest voice on NCCU's campus this fall will beWNCU-90.7 FM, the campus radio station. WNCU- 90.7 began its fall agenda Thursday, September 1 st, with a two-hour work shop in a classroom with few seats empty. WNCU-90.7 received its broadcasting license in May of 1992 and now broadcasting is scheduled to begin. WNCU-90.7 will air a wide range of music forms, including gos pel, hip hop, salsa, reggae, blues, and R&B. However, the station’s format is primarily Jazz/Information. Says Station Manager Donald Baker, “Jazz is an area we can cover and cover well. We believe we will get many listeners—cross-cultural.” WNCU-90.7 encourages vol unteers from NCCU and the surround ing community and arrangements are being made to employ programs that will involve NCCU students in pro gramming, production, and broadcast ing. Students in the English depart ment will be recruited for future projects (such as delivering audio from WNCU-90.7 on NCCUNET cable television), and jazz music from the music department will be incorpo rated into the station’s sound. Baker has high hopes for the future of WNCU-90.7. “We hope to build the station up to the point that there is broad support for the station, and the listeners will support the sta tion by listening, and by participating through financial support and volun teering.” A1 Stevenson, dubbed “Jazz Musicologist,” says of WNCU-90.7, “Our music will have historical, cul tural, and political integrity. Fun is the bottom line when it comes down to it. The world of music is all the same...there are some key notes and when you hit those everything will be fine.” said Rowland. So why the big hike in SAT averages? What’s the big deal anyway, since many agree the test is not a good predictor of college success? The person who gave the man date knows best. However, the chancellor was unavailable for comments. One misconception that Louis Aikens of the department of edu cation feels students have is that there is a standard minimum score that will be raised. "When we're talking about rais ing the score we;re talking about raising the average [score]," he said. The average, which is a total of all the scores divided by the number of new students, is what has been raised, he said. This higher average is already attracting students who were con sidering Howard, Spelman, UNC- Chapel Hill and N.C. A&T, said Rowland. Conversely, UNC-Chapel Hill’s chancellor is saying em phasis will no longer be put on SAT scores, which averages aver 1000 currently, she added. Some of the reasons for raising NCCU’s average are to improve academic climate, to receive aca demic funding and to be capable of getting more money to either fund programs or construct new buildings, said Rowland. The school will not consider in-state students with scores less than 700, nor out-of-state students with scores less than 800, she added. In her opinion, students from the north have higher SAT scores than those in North Carolina be cause they have been exposed to SAT prep classes. Rowland says she is not a strong advocate of the SAT as the only indicator of collegiate success because students with scores lower than 700 sometimes succeed aca demically than those with the high scores. “If we are going to say we are among the elite then our averages will have to rise. I think alumni would feel better when they read in the paper that their alma mater is not next to the bottom,” said Rowland.
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