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FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT PRESS www.fsuvoice.com FOR STUDENTS, BY STUDENTS Veterans find support at FSU By John Caldwell Voice Staff Writer “A veteran is simply someone who has served their country in an honorable way,” said Charles Stevens, a retired Army Com- Tnand Sergeant Major who served with the Triple Nickel, Parachute Infantry Battalion - the U.S. Army’s first African-American Pararoopers It’s hard to explain the sense of together ness that former military members experi ence. It’s even harder to explain the sense of loss after leaving the inilitary. Members share a connection that is beyond service to their country. Whichever branch of the military they served, they answered the call which began when Dr. David Allen, Special Advisor to the Provost at Fayetteville State University, arranged the first interest meeting Jan 12. In little over a month the newly formed Fayetteville State Veteran’s of America (FSVA) was officially chartered as a univer sity organization on Feb 18. Just 10 days later on Feb 28, FSVA hosted its first official program presenting the 555th (Triple Nick el)- for its inaugural event. At the event a film was shown which in troduce several of the original members of the Triple Nickel. It expressed the hardships and triumphs they experienced. The film depicted that within even months prior to President Harry S. Truman Executive Order 9981 which is credited with desegregating the military services, the Triple Nickel was deactivated Dec. 15, 1947. Most of the members were absorbed by the previously all-white 82nd Airborne Division’s 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment. An emotional CSM Stevens said “if I could just tell you how I really feel about Triple Nickels and when I saw this film here this afternoon, it’s an honor to be an Ameri can Soldier.” Dr. Allen, a retired US Army Colonel and Iraq/Afghanistan Veteran, says the idea for a student vets organization began on Novem ber 12,when Chancellor James Anderson was contacted by Jason Lindsay, a former North Carolina State University student and Iraq Veteran in Washington D.C. 555th Triple Nickle National Association (with permission) Above, Paratroopers of the all-Black 555th “Triple Nickles” Parachute Infantry Battalion await inspection prior to a 1945 jump. Below, Command Sergeant Major (Ret) Charles Stevens, member of Samuel Council Chapter of the 555th Nickles Association addresses the audience at the Triple Nickles’ Pro gram hosted by the Fayetteville State Veterans of America” on Feb 28 at Shaw Auditorium. meeting because he knows the potential all vets possess in executing a mission, goals and tasks. In addition to his fiill time course load, he is the VP of the BioPhiChem Club, and secretary of the HOSA Club. He also aspires to become an Army medical doctor. As of March 1, ;he FSVA is a chapter member of the Nat onal Student Veterans of America, which was founded in 2008. This is the first SVA Chapter to organize at an HBCU in Non h Carolina. Yet FSU’s past has intertwined with the military to in clude a veterans club as early as 1947 said Dr. Bertha Miller, J.pecial Assistant to the Chancellor and FSU Historian. “Increased enroll nent of veterans at the college after Workl War II was so great, that trailers had to t e used, establishing an see VETERAN’S, page 2 Voice photo 6y Dorian Caldwell The FSVA Chapter was officially recog nized by the university. The organization’s president Daniel Ramos, a junior biol ogy major, served three tours in Iraq dur ing his 13 years in the Army. Mr. Ramos said he was shocked to leam a camgiis with so many veteran students coupled with its proximity to Ft. Bragg did not have a vet erans group. According to Mr. Ramos he agreed to take the lead role during the first interest March 16, 2011 • Vol. 2, Issue no. 9 OPEC: Gas Prices on the Rise By Naadiya Hopkins Voice Staff Writer Imagine if you had to pay six dollars a gal lon for gas. Around the world there are some countries paying over six dollars a gallon for gas. In Fayetteville gas prices are now three dollars and fifty-seven cents a gallon. We may be headed in that direction. There are many factors that influence gas prices, from international and domestic is sues to, civil and political issues around the world. Other factors include financial situa tions affecting stock markets, and supply and demand. Upheaval throughout the Middle East and North Africa has greatly affected the confidence of the crude oil supply through out the world. A major contributor of crude oil internationally is the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The mission of OPEC is to coordinate and unify petroleum policies among the member countries, in order to secure fair and stable prices for petroleum producers and make it efficient for the regular supply of petroleum to consuming nations. They also create a fair investment return for countries in the petro leum industry. Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Ven ezuela are the five founding countries of OPEC. Between the 1970’s and 1980’s a lot of the member countries took control of their petroleum industries when gas prices began to rise because of the Arab Oil embargo and the Iranian Revolution. As the violence continues in oil prices will continue to go up. Not long after unrest began to spread across several OPEC member countries Lybia was also suddenly embroiled in an uprising against its leader Moammar Qadhafi who has been in power since 1969. Citizens of Libya want him to step down and leave the coun try. Libya is an oil-rich country that holds the most oil reserves in North Africa. Yet the majority of the population lives in poverty. In Lybia the population is impoverished. There are no jobs created to help the country’s econ omy . In Libya the price of crude oil is now $105 see GAS, page 2
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