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young lovers kill themselves to
escape their families’ fighting.
Phoebe Hall believes the story
still fits into today’s
circumstances because the
issues involved in it are timeless.
This is why she can so easily fit
the story into a 1965 setting. She
has a theory that suggests the
summer heat is a metaphor for
both the passions of love and of
anger that is so prevalent in the
play.
Hall said, “One of the biggest
challenges will be language and
learning and understanding the
lines.” This is because many of
the performers are either new
to the stage or new to
Shakespearean language. She
stresses the importance for the
actors to understand the
language. “Acting is never
about words. It is not what you
say, but what you mean.”
SirWalter Hemphill shares
Hall’s sentiments.
“The only thing I am worried
about is learning and
memorizing the language,” said
Hemphill who has a reason to
be nervous as he is playing
Romeo.
Hemphill is one of the students
who are fairly new to the stage.
“I have done a lot of plays, but
- usually on the tech side,” he
said. His first time acting was
in the spring of 2001 when he
performed a minor role in The
Colored Museum. Even
Rhos
thought it was a small part,
Hemphill revealed his acting
talents. Hall said, “It was
enough for me to see there
was something for me to
pursue.”
Charles Mardre’, who will
be playing Lord Montagu,
Romeo’s father, is not a
stranger to Shakespearean
language. Not only is he taking
a literature class in
Shakespeare this semester, he
has also had experience on
stage. “I was in a
Shakespearean play; The
Merchant of Venice. I played
a judge in the production.”
Though he is still in the
process of learning his lines,
Mardre’ is not worried. “I feel
that 1 can do the part justice,”
he said.
Another member of this
semester’s Shakespeare class
is finding herself working both
onstage and off. Crystal
Howard is playing a member
of the crowd in the play and
is helping to build the sets for
the play in her senior
technology class.
For Howard, the hardest part
about building sets is “learning
how to use all the machines
and tools to build the scenes.
It is very time consuming.” In
the end however it pays off
“It’s a great feeling when you
look at the set and say ‘Our
class did that! ’” said Howard.
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The man responsible for the
set is tech director James
Knight. He is currently
developing the set for Romeo
and Juliet.
For most people in the play,
the rehearsal is the favored part.
Hall said, “As a performer, my
favorite part is the rehearsal,
because I get to experiment and
try new things. As a director,
my favorite part is the rehearsal,
because I get to see what other
people come up with. Their
interpretation of a scene can
make you look at the play in a
brand new way.”
Hall is very confident in her
production. “I think I have a
very fine cast. I am very
pleased with the talent and
pleased w'ith the interest in the
play,” Hall said. She also said
she is “pleased that we have
the opportunity to not only do a
classical piece of literature, but
we also have the opportunity to
make people think about the
actions and choices they
make.”
Hemphill agrees that, ""Romeo
and Juliet is something that’s
timeless no matter what your
walk of life; everyone can
appreciate it. Working with Ms.
Hall, I know I will be part of
something good.”
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fi-om this incident.”
Jo-Van Nicholas, the
sorority’s spokesperson, shared
a few comments.
“We did not expect our
disagreement to result into a
physical altercation. We were
shocked that it went that far.
We hope that other Greeks do
not look down on us in any way.
We wish to move on and
continue to strive to be the best
that we can be. Sigma Gamma
' Rho Sorority Inc., does not
condone violence, although we
did fail to refrain from violence
» at the time the altercation
occurred. We have learned from
this experience and we wish to
move on to bigger and better
things. We stand for (Greater
Service, Greater Progress), and
■ that’s the goal we are trying to
reach.”
Otiier Greek organizations are
not looking down on Sigma
Gamma Rho Sorority Inc.
“Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Mr.FSU.
Inc., in no way condones
violence, but we feel that we do
not have to blow out someone
else’s candle for ours to shine
brighter. We will continue to
support Sigma Gamma Rho
Sorority with their future
endeavors,” said Megan Mills,
a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority Inc.
“What people have to realize
is that you’re a woman before
you are a Greek woman. Every
one makes mistakes. The
important thing is to be able to
learn from your mistakes,” said
Andrea Neal, president of Delta
Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.
Indeed, you are a ‘regular’
woman before you are a
‘Greek’ woman. There is
something powerful about the
bond that women share. There
is something special about being
around someone who can
understand what you go
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Staff Writer
Construction of a New
Residence Hall, and expansion
of Nick Jeralds Stadium was
among many of the projects that
will be taking place on campus
for several years to come.
During the last Board of
Trustees Meeting, the hot topics
discussed were the
improvements and renovations
of buildings on campus,
construction for Phase II of
University' Place Apartments,
and ways of raising more money
for the university through the
present S5 million campaign.
Some of the construction and
renovations discussed are as
followed:
New 275 Bed Residence
Hall, total Bond project costs,
$6,872,300. Plan; Construction
of new Residence Hall to
relieve critical housing shortage
on campus. Current Status:
Site selection under review,
construction scheduled to begin
Fall 2002.
Phase II of University
Place Apartments, plans are
underw ay to begin construction
of Phase II and of the new Club
House. Phase II is scheduled
to be complete Fall 2002.
Nick Jeralds Stadium
through. In the company of
sisters one can find loyalty, love,
and companionship. On the
flipside, one can also find
betrayal, hate, and
abandonment. Sisterhood, is
such a powerful and
complicated word, how can one
describe it?
Sisterhood resembles a piece
of fabric that has been woven
together with various different
threads.
The threads are different from
one another because each one
is colored differently from the
next; or one thread may be
smooth, while the other is rough.
No matter how they differ, they
are all put together for the same
purpose, to hold the piece of
fabric together.
The ladies of Sigma Gamma
Rho’s fabric has been tom, now
they are in the process of
weaving it back together again.
Will they be successful?
Second runner-up was
Johnson, a junior from
Richmond, VA. Johnson also
tied with McCrimmon for the
Artistic Expression Award.
McNeill won Most
’ Supportive Award, which was
voted among the participants.
Raphael won the Interview
Award.
When Raphael’s name was
announced as the new Mr.
FSU, he said “it felt unreal at
first, the participants were very
competitive, but in the end I
had a feeling of
accomplishment.”
A student in the Alumni guest
book felt like the pageant was
rigged because the panel of
judges consisted of two AKA’s
and an Alpha which could have
swayed the votes.
But on the contrary, Raphael
was second to Lewis in the
student vote, only by five
student votes, which is worth
20 percent.
Expansion and Improvements.
projected costs, $1,200,000-
$1,500,000. Plan: To construct
grandstands for relocation of
new home side and expansion
of both end zones. New total
stadium capacity of6,500-7,000
seats. New state-of-the-art
press box, football coaches’
offices, weight room facility, and
public address system. Funding:
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being reviewed and will be
presented at next Board of
Trustee meeting. (Non-bond
projects)
Renovations and Additions to
T.vons Science Complex, total
Bond projected costs,
$15,146,900. Plan: Additional
stand alone building and
renovations to the existing
Lyons Science Complex.
Current status: Construction is
in the design phase, and is
scheduled to begin Fall 2003.
The Office of University
Relations and Development
committee is currently
conducting a $5 million fund
raiser campaign. The Tom
Joyner Sky Show held last Fall
during Homecoming, where
$240,000 was raised, was the
kick-off for this campaign.
Currently, the committee has
raised about $2.5 million for
Fayetteville State University.
“I think it’s a good idea that
there are plans underway to
expand Nick Jeralds Stadium.
When we have big games, we
don’t have enough seats to
accommodate everyone,”
freshman, Shamecca
Ethridge.
“Fayetteville State is a
growing campus and it is time
to expand to accommodate
everyone. As a science major,
I really look forward to the
additions to the Lyons Science
Building. We will be able to
add more classes to the
curriculum during the year
and it will eliminate the need
to have to travel to other
campuses to use their
facilities,” junior Erica Bell
said.
times a week compared to two
times a week for the members
of Blue Ice.”
“1 enjoy being a part of
something that will allow me to
show spirit for FSU,” said
JaMika Witherspoon.
“Being on the squad is a lot
of fiin. We’re just starting out
but it’s a good organization and
I think we’re doing great,” said
Nicole Ray-Price, president of
Blue Ice.
Nakia Palmer, captain of
Blue Ice, shared the same
views as Nicole. “The squad
is doing great. I can’t wait for
basketball season.”
The annual membership fee
is $25, which is open to all FSU
students, and will be used to
Raphael also won the
interview which is also 20
percent of the competition;
therefore Raphael had nearly
40 percent of the contest
before the actual pageant.
“This was one of the best
competitions. Everybody
brought something to the table,
everyone was known on
campus and well represented
the student body,” stated
Raphael. “These group of guys
were great to work with.”
Report
student.
The last and final charge to
the university is crystal clear.
Those organizations that feel
they can’t follow the proper
guidelines for initiation should
receive the death penalty for
Greek-lettered organizations -
banishment from campus for
good. If it takes using a rules
violator as a means of getting
the message across, then so be
it. A firm message should be
sent to all nine organizations
cover uniform costs. The
uniform includes 2 T-shirts and
1 pair of shorts. Ms. Miller’s
goal is to have at least maintain
15 members on the team.
Current Blue Ice members are:
Nicole Ray-Price- president
Nakia Palmer- captain
Kim Conyers
Kendra Davis
Harley-Dee Flora
Marcia Johnson
Chantrell Lewis
Lydia Milbum
Kakia Simmons
Precious Smith
Claudia Timmons
Donita Williams
Irene WilHs
JaMika Witherspoon
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that illegal initiations will not
be tolerated under any
circumstances. The rules are
clear. They are in black and
white. It will certainly make
these organizations think
twice about corrupt activity,
and it will certainly make the
playing field level for those
who aspire to become
members, but are denied
admission solely because of
who they don’t know and not
what they do know.