The Register, 2005-09-21

              senior band member marques lee said the old aggie spirit is a spirit song a&t never had a fight however old aggie spirit isn't actually a&t's fight song remember the old aggie spirit has been used as the fight song as far back as those here in leadership can crowd with struction now a&t has a brand new fight song for the band to wow the job search starts with campus career fair happy hunting bea smith talks to brandon mills a freshman chemical engineering major about job opportunities at marathon petroleum company llc good enough for me however as the a&t spirit song goes "... that old aggie spirit it's as of sept 20 the new fight song had yet to be named change is always met.with adversity the old aggie spirit is a tradition but it's also just a song it's a new day i guess new day new song said former band mem ber maurice hamilton other old-school band members reacted a little differently brand new song ine coming down to homecoming this year and having to learn a old aggie spirit is so ingrained in me it'll be hard to sing anything else said 2003 alum nus rictor craig i'm an old-head band member and i just can't imag not singing the old aggie spirit during and after games just seems weird it's not going to be the same a&t to me said senior business marketing major tequnna wells spirit while attending the game on thursday aggie alumna andrea james said that the freshman and transfer students to the university have no idea about the old aggie under the rug spirit and simply a much needed enhancement to aggie school spir it only time will tell if old aggie spirit will eventually be pushed said the new fight song is not a replacement of the old aggie i can't believe we have a new . song old aggie spirit was a great fight song even if they say it was only a spirit song what was a&t thinking she said jasmine galloway a senior music education major said the new fight song is absolutely amazing listening to the new fight song gives me hope it gives me spirit galloway said though some band members song was approached when the subject of a new fight there were mixed emotions rative effort the words to the new fight song were written by william trice a vocal teacher at a&t and arranged by eric campbell the head arranger and graduate assis tant to the blue and gold marching machine game the unveiling of the new fight song happened just in time to be aired on espn-u along with the band members new uniforms the new fight song was a collabo as gas costs rise bicycles popular assistance with resume wfitfng counseling for students needing we are expecting companies tsla'rge as kraft foods mccarr homes dollar general and financial services edwards said edwards said that the career fair prepares students for life after college there have been many suc sal career pap 2 the fair was sponsored by the office of career services and more than 150 employers from across the united states were in attendance for the 31st annual career awareness fair on sept 14 joyce edwards the executive director of career services and experiential learning said she expected 166 employers mostly from global markets interview etiquette appropriate business attire and communica tion skills was held from 9 a.m to 4 p.m in corbett sports center the goal of the office of career services is to aid stu dents by providing such things as job listings summer intern ship searches co-op referrals and scholarship information the office of career services also offers workshops and individual students help red cross photo by erica franklin see red gross page 3 news world arts & entertainment kappas win first at hbcu step show tv show wins another emmy india tabloid dismissed 2005 greensboro nc 27411 newsroom 336 334-7700 e-mail register@ncat.edu the a&t register box e-25 1601 e market st from the new orleans area she said ure is expected to continue to mcdonough also estimates that the local chapter will receive more than 400,000 in financial contri butions by mid-september this fig day activities i don't get to go home to charlotte as much as i used to parker said parker said that she no longer hangs out like she used to parker also said her family doesn't come visit her as much because of the the greensboro department of prices around campus lately students are doing things to conserve their gas during the past week a grow ing number of students were sight ed riding bicycles to class a significant percentage of the donations received by individual american red cross chapters are provided by members of public and katrina victims million meals had been served to united states and more than 2 housed nearly 135,000 individuals additionally the news release stat ed that more than 470 shelters had been utilized in the according to a sept 5 news release mcdonough estimated that all american red cross chapters throughout the country had increase over time dana gorham a retired employee for the american red cross discusses her tasks with cherry callahan at the disaster relief service center on sept 20 commuter students are feeling the burden the most omar bailey a senior journalism and mass com gallon according to the daily fuel gauge report provided by aaa the triad area average gas price for regular gasoline is 2.96 per gal lon some areas in greensboro are selling gas for as low as 2.75 per soaring gas prices have put a finan cial burden on many students this past week gas prices began to fall in greensboro moneycentral.msn.com fuel costs have become a prob lem for many a&t students according to hurricane katrina caused gas prices to soar because eight oil refineries were shut down which caused problems with the gas pipelines in the east and midwest we take three hundred dollars for two books a 200 parking sticker twenty-five dollars for a half a tank of gas how much more can the greensboro chapter itself has provided relief accommoda tions for more than 200 evacuees our mission is to help prevent prepare for and respond to emer gencies mcdonough said become one of many cities con tributing to the recovery effort melanie mcdonough public support director for the greensboro chapter of the american red cross explained that the city of greensboro has for these new residents of the triad the greensboro chapter of the american red cross has become a beacon of hope in the midst of incredible devastation and loss they owned the work performed by the members of the american red cross has once again gained national recognition the greensboro chapter of the american red cross has con tributed significantly to the recov ery effort the organization strives to help local evacuees cope with the struggle of daily life when many of them have lost everything that katrina during the weeks following one of the deadliest and most costly natural disasters in national histo ry the local chapter of the american red cross is still helping those devastated by hurricane there has been several students from the joint social work master's degree program from unc-g and callahan said that the american red cross has received help from many college students the hurricane cherry callahan a volunteer at the disaster relief service center for the american red cross said that the donations halp to provide debit cards for people affected by port she said these funds are necessary for the american red cross to provide basic services for the victims and their families the red cross is not simply limited to financial sup corporate communities many state and national agencies the salvation army along with organization mcdonough said that this cam paign is simply a collaboration of information students also provide the client with housing and social services interviewing evacuees and detef mining if the person or family is from an affected area callahan said that students who volunteer take on tasks such as a&t to help with relief she said the american red cross helps to ensure that the victims find ade quate shelter food water and clothing the organization also provides the victims of katrina katrina cannot be accomplished simply through the efforts of one however the effort to provide relief for victims of hurricane the appropriate emotional support with adequate medical treatment and assists individuals with getting necessary medications as well as business administration major said gas prices have affected her every keturah parker a sophomore gas has really made me consid er how many places i drive a day bailey said i still have to go to school so i just deal with it munications major commutes from raleigh on mondays wednesdays and fridays since gas prices increased adams said that most of the people riding the gta are college students but bruce adams the senior transit operations planner for the gta said that the number of passengers has risen more than 16 percent guilford and forsyth county if they fill out a quick survey how much they will save by riding the gta versus driving two free gta bus passes are being offered on the web site to residents of the site also has a calculator that will allows users to add up site www.dumpthepump.net explains why greensboro residents should ride the gta authority has started a campaign called dump the pump which encourages people in greensboro to start riding public transporta tion instead of driving the web transportation in conjunction with the greensboro transit sob gas paw 3 pirates too much for aggies news 2 college news 4 world/national news 5 entertainment 7 jgj features 8 k i business 9 editorial 10 sports 11 ifflwiiircqklu september 21,2005 low 63°f the regist aggies travecto my for ccinton initiative new fight song a&t unveils by kassidy johnson news editor photo b by crissy malone contributor by william fair contributor by jennifer branch contributor in the past five years substantial changes have taken place at a&t including a logo change shifts in athletic management and new con the announcement of a new fight song occurred 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