The Register, 2004-10-07

              13 lioth a hot h i i ret iitra 24 celebrate this wonderful city from this year's home coming there will be fellow aggies and friends travel ing from across the united states to greensboro to occasion due to the vast population increase of vis itors hotels are busy get please see revenue page 2 mount st helens blows smoke thousands awaited north carolina a&t state university's homecoming students faculty and staff alumni and members of the community prepared for this week of fun events businesses hotels restaurants department october 8-10 stores etc around the city also prepared for this homecoming weekend bureau estimated 12 mil lion as the revenue for the homecoming is one of the most profitable times of the year for the city of greensboro gale murphy of the greensboro area convention and visitors by erica franklin senior writer vice-presidential candidate edwards rallies at a&t the best of both worlds concert preview by patrice withers layout and design editor ml sunny hi 75°f lo 50°f mostly clear hi 74°f lo 50°f new nion entertainment w & e well as greensboro ar rounding area compiled from www.noaa.gov a&t gets off to a rough start and drops first confer ence game of 2004 season to norfolk state saturday □ friday □ sunny hi 75°f lo 50 f monday sunday mostly clear hi 74°f lo 50°f 10 8-9 1-3 5-7 george bush healthcare plan in america for the past four years has been pray you don't get sick edwards said we can do better than this by making healthcare that is available to members of congress available to every single american edwards also brought the message closer to home to north carolina residents mentioning the decrease of jobs we have a plan to get rid of tax cuts for american companies send ing jobs overseas instead give tax breaks to american companies so that it will be jobs right here in the united states of america edwards said contrary to what the current administration beliefs are about outsourc ing of jobs edwards said what will be good for our country is to outsource george w bush his appearance in greensboro also included chants of booing our current admin istration and reiterating no more bush edwards urged people to vote because this is about the americans future he added the truth is this is your country it doesn't belong to george bush and dick cheney it belongs to you he closed by saying that on election day if you drive by the polls and see a lot of young people out john kerry will win the election edwards also mentioned that under the kerry and edwards plan students can receive affordable tuition by giving two years of public service and in return receive four years of education greater opportunities for all students to attend col lege and building a stronger economy with healthcare premiums up 3,500 dollars he said that john kerry and i can do better dian this with new leadership and com mitment north carolina a&t state university i was there fighting for you and that is what this is all about he said similar to what americans saw at the democratic convention held in boston edwards reiterated the slogan hope is on the way he promised a more a fford able health care system edwards received posi tive feedback from the crowd when he asked if he made north carolina proud last night with his match against republican vice president dick cheney with less than 24 hours after the vice-presidential debate in cleveland senator john edwards arid his wife elizabeth returned back to north carolina for the seventh campaign since john kerry picked him up as his running mate the edwards accompanied by their eldest daughter cate held a rally oct 6 on die campus of n.c a&t at the parade grounds across from the dudley memorial building thousands of people began to pack onto the lawn around 5 p.m with the anticipation of hearing the north carolina native edwards distinguished state leaders greensboro residents a&t students and faculty gathered around the stage holding signs saying go john go women for kerry and fighting for us edwards gave his speech in front of a huge banner that read north carolina wins with kerry edwards i came to hear what edwards had to say because this was the first time a vice-presidential candidate made a trip to a hbcu jonathan santos junior political science major said i was really interested to hear what he had to say to the black community considering he didn't address us last night at the debate left the parade gr in front of the four statue fil people await t arrival of sen edwards a&t register volume lxxix issue 5 october 7 2004 inside www.ncatregister.org generate for city millions in a&t homecoming to revenue general revenue percentages for i events in greensboro