The Broncos' Voice
December 5,1997
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
SIGMAS &
AKAs STEAL
THIS YEAR’S
STEP SHOW
by Roger A. Harris
In what many observers
have called an upset, Phi Beta
Sigma and Alpha Kappa Alpha
took home the winners’ tro
phies at FSU’s homecoming
step show held October 17,
1997 at Capel Arena. All par
ticipants represented well, and
in the end, all who witnessed
or participated in the event
came away a winner.
The step show was set up
and set off by none other than
Fox 99.1’s very own Uzi-D
(Jeff Anderson) and profes
sional comedian Affion “Flex”
Crockett. Both graduated from
FSU, are best friends, and kept
the crowd hyped.
First on was The Boys and
Girls Club of America’s La
dies of Distinction step team.
By way of Groveview Terrace,
Jessica, Constance, Yaya,
Gale, Erica, and Donna let it
be known that GVT had the
goods.
Sigma Gamma Rho’s can
slapping instead of hand clap
ping was quite original, as was
Tri State
Sculpture
Exhibition
Press Release-- The
Fayetteville Museum of
Art, in association with
the Arts Council of
Fayetteville/Cumberland
County, Inc., is proud to
present an exciting exhibi
tion of art work from pro
fessional sculptors work
ing in North Carolina, Vir
ginia, and South Carolina.
Approximately one
hundred pieces of art will
be exhibited. This art
work will range from
large-scale outdoor sculp
tures to interior sculp
tures, drawings ,and in
stallations. This showcase
will capture the exciting
medium of contemporary
sculpture with works that
have never been exhibited
in a gallery or museum.
The Arts Council on
Hay Street is Exhibiting
indoor sculptures and
drawings. It is located at
301 Hay Street and their
phone number is (910)
323-1776.
the McGruff escort, although
one couldn’t quite hold on to
their theme.
That last observation was
put to rest by Delta Sigma
Theta, whose clearly ex
pressed theme was a call for
all to make a stand against fe
male abuse. Black, hooded
robs draped these messengers
of the light as they solemnly
walked through a huge pyra
mid to form the emblem of
their sorority. Their stepping
was tight, their tribute to
Omega Psi Phi on point, and
the pressure was now on.
Zeta Phi Beta’s stepping
has really grown over the last
few years. Angela “Nikki”
Lewis and her sisters in crime
held it down like a Master P
bassline.
Next, Alpha Kappa Alpha
brought the rain and the pain.
These sisters hit the stage
some twenty-plus deep, sport
ing some of the finest pink,
green, and black tuxedos in -
america. They looked good,
stepped better, and if they
made any mistakes, they were
all invisible. The judges now
had a very difficult job to do.
Phi Beta Sigma hit the
stage sporting fab white
hooded sweat suits and per
forming the dance routine
from Puff Daddy’s video
“More Money, More Prob-
FSU Announces
Fine Arts
Concert Series
For 1997-98
Press Release-- the
Department of Fine Arts
and Humanities at
Fayetteville State Uni
versity is pleased to an
nounce its artists for the
1997-98 Fine Arts Series.
Amandi Hummings—
Violist, will visit FSU
November 21-23, 1997.
Crystal Harris—So
prano will visit FSU
January 30-February 1,
1998.
Roy Belfield, Jr., —
OrgSTTtSt,' will visit FSU
on March 13-15, 1998.
Gregory Sheppard—
Bass Baritone, will visit
FSU April 17-19, 1998.
For further informa
tion on these programs,
please contact the De
partment of Fine Arts and
Humanities at FSU at
(9 1 0)486-1 571 or Dr.
Marvin Curtis at (910)
486-1276.
lems.” The brothers didn’t stop
there. They dedicated the
show to Chico (respect due)
and broke into some of the
most sonically creative step
ping heard in a long while. The
Bro’s could dance and made
this fact known to all, but
when they formed a single file
line and then threw the lead
stepper backward, over the top
of the others, to the end of the
line, everyone in the house
went wild.
Alpha Phi Alpha put in a
strong bid for the title, falling
on stage with desert khaki gear
and their traditionally power
ful stepping. An original touch
was offered when the steppers
had their hats removed and
brows brushed by some of the
finest Bedrock clad beauties
that FSU has to offer. Nice. So
was their tongue-in-cheek'play
on that old school Dolomite
toast “The Signifying Mon
key.”
The smoove and suave
brothers of Kappa Alpha Psi
opened their set with a line of
little junior Kappas. The youth
involvement was cool, plus the
young turks knew how to step.
These brothers have one of the
hardest routines in that they
have to step using a cane. It’s
tough, as exhibited when one
of their best steppers dropped
his cane one too many times.
Groovin’
by Rayshone Hodges
The Blue and White
Dance was attended by
many FSU students
filled with that old
BRONCO PRIDE. The
theme of the dance was
blue and white. SAC re
quested that everyone
attending please wear
blue and white if they
could. In spite of the
stormy weather condi
tions outside, inside of
the Lilly Gym fellow
Broncos were grooving
to popular R&B jams.
Words are not
enough to express the
feeling that was present
at the dance. If you
missed this party you
really missed some
thing. But don’t feel
too bad; be very as
sured that the Migthy
Broncos will once
again set it off with a
bang at the next school
dance and you can
count on yours truly to
be there scoping out the
jam.
Still, these brothers held their
own (one love, Micah)!
The Illusions Modeling
club topped off the affair with
fresh gear from local
habadasheries. These brothers
and sisters are beautiful be
cause they are real, and it
shows in how they walk.
The evenings drama came
to a head when the judges an
nounced that Alpha Kappa
Alpha had won the event. The
Delta’s powerful theme and
tight presentation had many
convinced that they had again
pulled off another victory, but
this was not to be. As for the
Bro’s, it was pretty obvious
that Phi Beta Sigma is trying
to establish a Chicago Bull-
type dynasty with their third
consecutive victory.
A shot out to Daphine
Avery, Andrea Jones, and
Rodney G. Harris-I for their
comments and input. Until
next year, Peace.
Recording Artist
Visited
Fayetteville State
University
By Rayshone Hodges
Kilo Ali “The Great” re
cently visited the campus
The Pre-Dawn
Jam
by Rayshone Hodges
The Pre-Dawn dance
was the hypest activity
of all of the Homecom
ing festivities. Busta
Rhymes geared most
people into coming.
Despite the rain, FSU
students and guests con
tinued to party unto the
early morning hours
The party was
dejayed by rapper and
D.J. Biz Marke who got
the crowd jumping with
tunes from 70’s sitcoms
such as “Sandford and
Son”, Fat Albert”, “The
Brady Bunch”, “Good
Times”, and “The
Jeffersons”.
This dance was just
one of the many events
to make Homecoming
‘97 here at Fayetteville
State University a very
memorable one.
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of Fayetteville State Uni
versity as part of a two-
month promotional Tour.
Ali hails from Atlanta,
Georgia and may be known
for his hit single, “Nasty
Dancer.”
When asked about his
music, Kilo did not agree
that his music should be
categorized as “booty shak
ing” music; rather he pre
fers.to call his music
rhythm and base.
This 24- year-old ac
quired his name because of
his deep admiration and re
spect for a man who spoke
his mind while performing,
the greatest of all times,
Mohammed Ali. Kilo Ali
also admires artists from
every end of the music
spectrum. Such artists that
deserves his respect are the
artist formerly known as
Prince, Michael Jackson,
Stevie Wonder, and Phil
Collins.
Kilo Ali has performed
with such artists as DJ Taz,
Cooly C, and Kool Asa.
“Prayer and hard work has
brought me to the point
where I am today.” Kilo’s
advice to upcoming enter
tainers is to get an attorney
first. Expect to see big
achievements for Kilo Ali
in the future.
Responses to Step
Show
by Joanna Lowe
Brandon Perry: “Ev
erybody hyped up the
AKA’s and they backed
it up. The Sigmas
ripped it. I got what I
expected and I look
forward to next year’s
show.”
Qiana Cauthorn: “The
sororities and fraterni
ties were good, but
there should have been
better entertainment
between perfor
mances.”
Keesha Sinclair;
“They should have
started on time so that
I wouldn’t have had to
get talked to death by
my mom before the
show began.”