The Register, 2001-03-19

              by tarah s holland index news 2 sports 7 catching up with a hot new talent page 7 mysteries are no mystery to this author page 6 any student who for weeks flyers have covered bulletin boards dorm lounges and classroom walls campus-wide portraying candi dates running for a position in the student government association william dudley jr is running as the sole candidate for s.g a vice president of internal affairs miss north carolina a&t candidates include jeanelle feimster ashley martin rosette ladson bonita casterlow and nataki smith president of external affairs register staff writer by tarah s holland radio show brings interviews with writers reprise back dr sandra alexander brings authors before the a&t audience on wnna program tarah holland/register staff in order to run for office all candi dates must follow viouslj involved with the so a those who are cur rently or have pre heeri chooses to run tor an office may do so but those who do run are usually e s.g.a latarsha cas-ter low christ-opher mitchell william levette ii rictor craig jr and keiah miller are running e can for the remaining positions are mia ross and jocelyn gooden for s.g.a secretary or tl please see election page 3 cannady continued by saying that she for another year it is related to my major and it has prepared me for a similar career and given me experience i feel that it would be best for me to run for this position i like what i have done and what i am currendy doing for the s.g.a said cannady a junior public relations major seeking re-election as vice president of external affairs judiciary council wanda hunter is run ning for s.g.a treasurer make up the candidates for s g a vice chester williams dejaris tucker shannon cannady and troy whitehurst the candidates for s.g.a president are kamien faison nashett garrett gregory drumwright destiny ramjohn and james harris experience gui tnes in a spec ified manual of the s.g.a for the major and most competitive positions of president vice president of internal affairs vice president of external affairs and miss north carolina a&t candi dates must have a certain amount of i thought it was a wonderful idea to bring the show back said alexander the english department sponsors forums about the readings of authors beginning this semester the show was resurrected by dr sandra alexander interim co-chairperson of the department of english she is also the author of black butterflies stories of the south in transition and a 1992 winner of the north carolina arts council writer's fellowship for fiction a&t was the when anderson also a graduate of the english department here at a&t left cancelled show the literary exchange was originally created by operations manager evonne anderson during her career at wnaa erary works with the hope inspire a&t students and the surrounding community wnaa 90.1-fm and the department of english have joined together to reproduce a talk show devoted to african-american authors and their lit please see show page 3 opinion 4 e-vibes 6 north carolina a&t state university the register www collegepublisher com atregister by tj moore register staff writer tarah holland/register staff this project is significant because this is the first time that the building has been expanded since it was built in 1967 said judy rashid assistant direc tor for programs this project gives the union some much-needed appeal after looking the same way for 34 years serve drinks wnaa will also broadcast live from the event pizza hut and blimpie's will also provide food while coca-cola will this all-day celebration will include receptions various student activities and last but not least tours of the building the student activities will include poet ry reading and a performance by the a&t gospel choir on march 22 faculty students and the aggie administration will celebrate the grand opening of the memorial student union expansion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 am the interior furniture is in its proper please see union page 3 the year and a half 6.1 million proj ect also culminated in a spacious ball room that seats 300 people for banquet purposes and 400 for assemblies and an outdoor quad that can be seefi from the windows of the plush lobby year's ground homecoming with the fitness and wellness center serving as the back reminiscent of this setting one side of the mural features a bas ketball scene where an a&t player dunks over a famu player while part of the band looks on the mural also has a the entire addition oozes aggie pride because the students picked out the designs and the decor the building's highlights will undoubt edly be the food court and the skillfully painted murals that grace the wall the food court holds a majority of the building's space while the mural epito mizes aggie pride students travis mclntyre a freshman business management major and freshman nick mcneill look over a portion of the colorful mural that will adorn the new student union elections large slate of candidates ready for march 21 voting volume 75 no 12 student monday march 19 2001 copyright 2001 union expansion marked register staff writer