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LIFE
THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 2006
IN RELIGION
Black and white
masons have yet
to come together.
Section
True to your school
For alumni of historically black colleges,
homecoming is like a family reunion
By Chens F. Hodges
cheris.hodges@fhecriariofre']bosico/D ••
The crowd barely looks at the football field
. and on this special Saturday winning isn’t
the top priority
Then again, winning is the only thing that
wUl make the day even more exciting. It’s
homecoming and everyone’s back in effect.
Homecoming at historically-black colleges
means more'than a football game. It’s a time
when the game crowd puts on a fashion show
, fi-atonities and sororities come tx^ther and
recall the da>^ of pledging and the bands put
on a show at half time.
Whether your ahna mater is having a win
ning season or not is irrelevant. Jeffrey
Lathan, a 45-year-old graduate of North
Carolina A&T State Univefreity isn’t happy
the Aggies haven’t won a football game all
season, but last week he was fix)nt and cento'
TO take part in the homecoming festivities.
“Homecoming is an event all itself,” he said.
“The game is almost secondary”
The Aggies lost their homecoming to
Howard University 26-0, but that didn't mat
ter a whole lot.
‘Teople still look forward to homecoming,”
he said. ‘Teople come back to see folk they
went to school with and see who got married
and who has kids.”
Lathan, who comes fixxm a long fine of
Aggies, said that he’s had cousins that may
have gone off to other schools, but every year,
they make the pilgrimage to Greensboro for
what A&T calls the “greatest show on Earth.”
As Johnson C. Smith University gets set to
cdebrate its homecoming and a winnir^ foot
ball team, excitement is building for almuni.
Robert Johnscai of BennettsviLle, S.C., who
graduated fiom JCSU in the 1960s and
pledged Kappa Alpha Psi, made his way to
Charlotte on Thursday to begin the celebra-
tdon.
When asked if he was excited about Smith’s
season and this year’s homecoming, he said,
“Oh yeah.”
Erin Quick, a graduate of Clark Atlanta
University said she attended homecoming
this year, but she wasn’t too excited.
‘T really didn’t see anybody” she said. “I just
saw one person that I hadn’t seen in years,”
Homecoming at some HBCUs can be a
source of healing. Take Southern University
for instance. Following the devastation of
Hurricane Katrina, the game and festivities
went on. It was a party with a purpose as the
theme was “Honoring the Past, Chartering
the Future.”
Last year, according to Black America Web,
910 displaced students from NeW Orleans
were able to attend all of Southern’s home
coming events for fi'ee.
Members of Miss JCSU’s court prepare
for the queen’s coming out party,
From tennis to meetings to football and parties, there’ll be plenty for young and old alike
to do at Johnson C. Smith University’s homecoming this weekend.
Oct 27:
8 a.m, - Alumni golf tournament. The Tfradition Golf Club. For informa
tion, call Frauds Pendergrass at (704) 578-8437 or James Saunders at
(704) 451-5434.
9 a.m. - Alumni registration, Blake Hotel convention foyer.
1 p.m. - National Alumni Assodation Executive Committee meeting,
Blake Hotel, Mecklenburg 3 ballroom.
2p.m. -Blue&GoldAlumni Ifennis Play Day, campus toiniscourts. Call
James Cuthbertson at-(704) 378-1282 for information
4 p.m. General alumni meeting, Blake Hotel, Mecklenburg 1 and 2 ball
rooms. /-'■
5: 30 p.m. - Class %ent meeting, Blake Hotel, Meddenbvu^ 1 and 2 ball
rooms.' )
6 p.nt.-Pep rally-the Block.
7:30 p.m. - Lyceum concert with The Young Ei^t, The String Ensemble
at Jane M. Smith Memorial Church. Free.
9p,m. - Alumni party Blake Hotel, Symphony Ballroom. Admission $10.
1 a.m. - Alumni hospitahty Blake Hotel, Governor’s Ballroom 1-4.
Oct 28:
8 a.m. - Parade lineup, Ttade and Cedar streets
9 a.m. - Alumni registration, Blake Hotel convention foyer.
10 a.m, - Parade along East TYade Street to Memorial Stadium features
JCSU marching band as well as bands fiom hi^ sdiools across the
Carolinas.
1 p.m. - The Golden Bulls football team, winners of six of eight games,
take on Savannah State at Memorial Stadium.
4 p.m. - After all that walking, talking and football, you’re bound to be
hungry Head to the campus for the alumni soul food dinner in the dining
hall. Cost is $9.
5 p.m - Your^ Alumni meeting, Grimes Lounge.
9 p.m. - The Charlotte Alumni Chapter hosts its aimual Fellowship Ball.
Music provided by Johnny White & The Elite Band at the Blake Hotel
Symphony Ballroom. For information, call Peggy Lide at (704) 568-6847.
Admission is $25.
1 a.m. - Alumni hospitality Blake Hotel, Governor’s Ballroom 1-4.
Oct 29:
10 am. - Wdship service, Jane M. Smith Memorial Church on campus.
2 p.m. - Alumni gospel concert, Jane M. Smith Memorial Church.
Tour stop puts shine
on hair and makeup
By Chens F. Hodges
cheris.hodgesSfhediortottepost.com
W 'ant to know what the
trends are for fall hair
and make-up?
Then, the 2006 Shine Trend
Release and Education tour is
the place to be.
The tour stop, which begins
Svmday at Center Stage(5-
NoDa and runs through
Monday, will showcase the
hottest hair and fashion trends
seen fiom couture runways to
chic streets. Experts will also
learn techniques as they take
advantage of the SoftSheen-
Carson Professional Product
and Stjie Educators on staff
discussing ‘look” creation.
inspiration and development
process. Celebrity styfist-
taught classes will include top
ics such as Tricks of the
Celebrity Stylist, Creating
Flawless Color, and Hair
lYauma 101. Other event high-
li^ts will be an anniversary
presentation by Charlotte salon
Hera by Him that showcases
the stjie and flair of the local
professional market.
Featured at the event wiU be
Oscar James, a world renowned
stjlist whose client list includes
Star Jones, Tyra Banks, Tman,
Vanessa Wiliams and KeUy
Rowland; Jacqudine Tarrant,
director of education for
Please see HAIR/2B
The faces and hairstyles of fall will be on display Sunday and Monday.
Derek Jeter Driven:
New cologne smells like team spirit
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEWYORK—Derek Jeter might wear a 2 on his New York
Yankees’jersey but, right now, he’s No, 1 with a group of
devoted female fans—Avon ladies.
Jeter is the inspiration, spokesman and model for Derek
Jeter Driven, the newest men’s fi-agrance fiom Avon Products
Inc.
The cologne won’t be available until the end of Novanber,
but Avon reports advance sales are strong.
The AP sat down with Jeter when the announcanent was
made earlier this year, and he said he was as svuprised as
anyone that a beauty company came to him with a partner
ship deal- “Tt was something I never thou^t about, some
thing that never crossed my mind.”
AP: Have you always worn fi'agrance?
Please see NEW/2B
Ihe itiflVB ffesEWu
on Rlifiowy
Cancer study
seeks sisters
The Maya Angelou Research
Cento on Minority Health is honoi*ed
to dedicate tiiis weeks colimm to a
National Institutes of Health preject
caked the Sister Study
As we have discussed in previous
articles, the National Cancer
Institute has reported that, though
breast cancer is more common iii
white women, Afiican American
women experience higher death rates
fiom it than any other racial or ethiuc
group. Research is important in help
ing us understand why
We’ve all been touched by breast
cancer. Whether we’ve pereonaUy
experienced the disease or have a rel
ative, good girlfiiend or colleague
who’s dealt with the challenge head
on - breast cancer can be devastating.
In the midst of the uncertainty it’s
reassuring to know there’s hope on
the horizon. In an effort to find tlio
causes of breast cancer, the Sister
Study is seeking the help of women
whose sistere had breast cai.cer.
The Sister Study is a nationvride
effort, conducted by the National
Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences, one of the National
Institutes of Health of the U.S.
Department of Health and Hiunan
Services to learn how the envh’on-
ment and genes may affect' the
charts of getting breast cancer. Tlio
study needs 50,000 women whose sis
ters had breast cancer to help find the
causes of the disease. The Sistei'
Study is particularly committed to
enrolling women in every state, and
fiom aU backgroimds, occupations,
races and ethnicities, so that the
study results represent and })enefit
aU women.
Is breast cancer caused by some
thing women come in contact with at
work, at home, in their comnauiitif-!
or in the personal products they use'?*
That’s what the Sister Study
research team is working hard to
answer.
Women ages 35 to 74 are eligible to
join the study if their sister (living or
deceased), related to them by blood,
had breast cancer; they have never-
had breast cancer themselves; am!
they live in the United States oi-
Puerto Rico.
The Sister Study has made pai-tici-
pation as convenient as possible. “At
the beginning, women will answer
some over-the-phone and written sm--
veys and provide blood, urine, house
hold diost and toenail samples,” said
Dr. Dale Sandler, principal investiga
tor of the Sister-Study “After that for
about 10 years, we’ll touch base once
a year to learn about chains to theii'
addi-ess, health or envii-onment.” She
added, “The Sister Study does not
require participants to take any iiied-
icine, undergo any medical ti-eat-
ments, or make any changes to tlieii-
habits, diet or daily life.”
Organizations that are in pailnei--
ship with the Sister Study include tlie
American Cancer Society, the
National Center on Minority Health
and Health Disparities of the
National Institutes of Health, Sistere
Network Inc., the Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation, the Y-ME
National Breast Cancer
Oi^anization, and the Intercultiu-nl
Cancer Council. In addition to work
ing with its national partnere, ti>'
Sister Study works with sorerities,
churches, labor and professional
organizations, civic groups and,
numerous other local and national
organizations to infoi-m diveree
women about the study
Joining the Sister Study is fahlj'
simple, can be done fiom home when
it is convenient for women, and is
available in English and Spanfeh. Tb
volunteer or learn more about the
Sister Study, visit the web site
www.sisterstudyorg, or for Spanish
visit www.estudiodehefmanas.oi'g. A
toll fi«e number is also available 1 -
877-4SISTER (877-474-7837).
DeafHard of Hearing call 1-866-TTY-
4SIS (866-889-4747).
Woman by woman....Sister by sis
ter...We can make a difference.