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Flu Shot
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the top of the list according to the
Center for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) Web site. For
the people who may not be able
to receive the vaccine, the CDC
recommends covering your
mouth when you cough and
washing your hands many times
a day.
This means not all
colleges may receive all the
vaccines they need for all of the
students on campus. The local
health clinic has to abide by
governmental guidelines and
give people of higher risks the flu
vacciiie first.
Election
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were some problems from the
get-go.” In the end, the most
important factor seemed to be
the war on terror, and though
Kerry lead among voters in the
area of domestic issues. Bush
was seen as the stronger of the
two to lead the war on terror.
Those who thought the war in
Iraq was going poorly voted
overwhelmingly for Kerry.
Another surprise was
the win for Republicans in both
the House and the Senate, where
they picked up three new Senate
seats and ousted Democratic
Party leader Tom Daschle. A
major victory for Democrats was
the election to the Senate of
Barack Obama from Illinois.
Obama, who defeated
Republican Alan Keyes, is a
rising star among the Democrats
and a future presidential hopeful.
Though voter turnout
among the 18-29-year-old age
bracket was much lower than
expected, some ECSU students
who voted for Kerry had quite a
disappointment on Wednesday.
Asked about where she though
the country was heading after the
Bush victory. Sociology student
Monet Basnight said, “I think
there will be problems like
higher taxes, war, less money for
education...” Though Bush has
promised to cut taxes again,
Basnight doesn’t believe it. “I
think Bush is going to, raise
taxes.”
Students were not the
Enrollment
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a new student center, not to
mention the planned pharmacy
school.
McCants said, “It’s an
exciting time for our campus.”
Since 2001, student enrollment
has grown more than twenty-two
percent. The university has
2,448 students. “By next year, we
expect to grow to 2,557, but
that’s just the minimum,”
McCants said.
The university’s
population is diverse, according
to McCants. Seventy-five percent
are African American, twenty-
one percent are Caucasian, and
four percent are other. “It makes
us the most diverse in the
system,” he said.
What made the
difference this year? McCants
said, “We took advantage of a lot
of our strengths. It is more
intimate, face-to-face. You go to
a school of 36,000; I can
guarantee you won’t have that.”
According to McCants,
the students at ECSU, “...have
changed, period. Their
intellectual capacity is very high.
It’s not all measured by SAT
scores. The caliber of students is
outstanding.”
only ones with an opinion on the
election. Dr. K.O. Boansi,
Professor of Political Science at
ECSU, had some thoughts on
why there seemed to be such a
shift to the right in the U.S. this
election. “The country is so
polarized,” he said. “Moral
issues such as gay marriage
trumped economic concerns in
a lot of red states. There is a
cultural war, and it tipped the
balance to Bush. The
international community
thought people were sick of
Bush, that we were going to
throw him out, but Americans
don’t see things the way the
international community sees
them. There is a disconnect
between the international
community and the American
people.” Boansi believes the
war in Iraq was the deciding
factor. “He (Bush) was able to
link the war on terror to the war
in Iraq.”
Dorms
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Thompson. Even with minor
problems Thompson’s spirits are
still high about living in Viking
Village. Some said they were
inconvenienced by not having
cable or a phone. Thompson
said, “ Not having a phone just
made it hard to communicate. I
hope I get a check for my cell
phone bill.”
Wayne Halloway, a
sophomore, says that living in
Viking Village is better than
regular campus life but not much
different. Jennifer Mason, a
junior, said, “It is totally different
and better.” She said that she
enjoys being able to cook in her
suite. Mason said that having no
phones or cable didn’t bother
her, “I’m just happy to finally be
in here.”
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sophomore, is one of the ones
whose dishwasher
malfunctioned on him his first
time using it, but he still likes
the new dorm. “It’s a better
campus experience, plus these
joints is nice. No cable, no
phone. Fine, I’ll find another
way to occupy my time”, McNeil
said.
Ashley Edwards, a
sophomore and second floor
resident assistant in Viking
Village, says that living in the
Village is a great experience.
“It’s nice over here! I don’t
watch TV and I have unlimited
minutes on my cell phone so I
enjoy it either way”, Edwards
said. Richard Hewlin, a senior,
said, “It’s way better than living
on the yard! It’s like a whole new
world over here! I never would
have thought ECSU would have
something like this.”
The one major
inconvenience that most
Museum
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Elizabeth City Chamber of
Commerce; Russ Haddad,
director of tourism, Elizabeth
City Chamber of Commerce; Ms.
Melanie Blackford, ECSU
Foundation; Howard Draper,
educator. Museum of the
Albemarle; Pamela Etheridge,
Albemarle Hospital; and Doris
Creps, US Coast Guard.
The closest North
Carolina science museum to
Elizabeth City is Imagination
Station in Wilson, North
Carolina. According to its
w e b s i t e
(www.imaginescience.org), all
the exhibits at the museum are
hands-on. Some of the activities
available include generating
your own electricity; watching
yourself float in air by looking
in a special mirror; racing against
a bat, a bear and a cheetah;
feeling the pull of a magnet, the
working parts of a sailboat and
the spinning force of a
gyroscope, and more.
Imagination Station also has a
science on wheels program
which will bring hands-on
science demonstrations directly
to a school or other facility.
ECSU is not the only
institution interested in seeing
the project flourish. “There has
students living in Viking Village
have is the parking. “The only
problem I have is the parking,”
said Hewlin. “ They need to use
some of that extra land by the
main road for some parks.”
Thompson, Halloway, Mason,
McNeil, Edwards, atid Hewlin
all say that their number one
inconvenience is the parking.
Both Shakema Thomas, a junior,
and Natasha Yancy, a senior,
agreed that parking is their only
problem. Yancy said, “We should
share parking with Harrington
Village.” Thomas said, “We
shouldn’t share parking with
Harrington Village, but we need
more parks.” Students living in
Viking Village are not allowed
to park in Harrington Village, an
apartment complex located next
to \^king Village.
Resident
Administrator Arvin Mullins
says that students are not allowed
to park in Harrington Village at
the owner of Harrington
Village’s discretion. He goes on
to say that in an attempt to
accommodate students for the
parking situation, the school is
providing a shuttle bus service
that runs from 8:00a.m to 5:30
p.m. and at night students have
to park behind the Psychology
building. Campus security
provides rides to the Village.
Mullins defends the
buildings late opening saying it
was caused by contract delays.
Also, Mullins says that the
plumbing issues are just routine
problems that occur when
moving into a new building.
“Every student I talk to tells me
that they are happy with the
building and that they love
staying here” said Mullins. He
said that he has already received
room deposits from students
wanting to return and students
trying to get in to the Village for
the 2005-2006 school year.
been so much enthusiasm. North
Carolina’s Grassroots Science
Museum Collaborative has been
very encouraging,” said
Pendergraft. The NCGSMC is
an organization that began in
1990 with the association of
eight North Carolina science and
technology centers. In 1992, the
North Carolina General
Assembly authorized
appropriations to support the
statewide collaborative which
now includes twenty-four
science centers throughout the
state, such as Imagination
Station and others.
The science center
project complements other
Elizabeth City cultural
initiatives including the new
Museum of the Albemarle and
the expanded Pasquotank Arts
Center set to open in the restored
Chesson’s Building. It is
anticipated that with these
attractions, visitation to
Elizabeth City will continue to
increase and will generate
additional tourism related dollars
for the local economy.
Pendergraft named
several positive effects the
science center will have on the
local community. “The science
center will be positive for
economic development, will
enhance quality of life, and will
be a valuable tool for educational
Professor LuAnne
Pendergraft, director
of the science center
project, poses with
Dr. Carolyn Mahoney,
provost and vice
chancellor of
acedemic affairs at
ECSU.
Photo by Don Pendergraft
development. It will also build
upon the University’s
community outreach programs
including the free planetarium
presentations for the public and
the Lyceum series at the fine arts
complex.”
The science center will
also work hand in hand with
local schools to provide
educators with additional hands-
on science tools and programs.
Beginning in 2006 North
Carolina schools will be doing
end-of-year testing in science,
along with math and reading.
“We hope that the science center
will provide educators and
schoolchildren with resources to
increase access to and enhance
appreciation and utiderstanding
in the sciences,” Pendergraft
said.
Though the first step of
hiring a coordinator has been
taken, much is still needed to get
the ball rolling on the science
center.project. “We’re at the
investigating and visioning
stage,” said Pendergraft. “We’re
still seeking funding from grants
or private sources for the master
plan project, which covers the
programs, mission, marketing,
and design. Right now we’re
doing small public focus groups
to get community feedback.”
About the staff and
faculty at ECSU, Pendergraft
said, “the faculty has been
enthusiastic and great to work
with.” As for the museum, “It’s
hot strictly a children’s
museum,” she said. “It will
encourage parents, grandparents
and caregivers to learn together.”