The Register, 2006-10-18

              comments about reporter speaks out on a&t's album is diddy's new news 2006 greensboro nc 27411 newsroom 336 334-7700 e-mail register@ncat.edu the a&t register boxe-25 1601 e market st against bush students rally out internet blogs drought win 2,3,5 4 6-7 8-9 news y editorial arts and life jgg sports wall street journal 11 sports photo credits michael mccray charles watkins;submitted photo capturing the essence of homecoming through pictures of past homecoming games crowds parades and excitement featured a&t football team cheerleaders and saniya shine a couple hundred citizens return from the march and rally at the greensboro courthouse downtown for a politically charged convention protesting fascism in america outraged citizens holding signs banners and flags marched the streets of downtown greensboro determined to drive out the bush regime on oct 5 2006 the production team feels that the commercial couldn't have been any better it has some creative spins that will catch stu dents eyes as well as their ears and a hip-hop field that is an eye catcher as well there are alumni shots singing and danc ing that will help alumni to remi nisce said martin the commercial is intended to be very victorious in getting the invitation and message across to the general public about home coming commercial he feels that it's a stepping stone for doing more things in the future lectively encouraged by the burney burney also wishes that he could have provided more infor mation and thoroughly explained a&t's homecoming more col it's very lively it's hyping up the event and there is nothing dull about it i think it will have an impact and catch the attention of those who see it said it helped me learn that it is not always about what you know but who you know and how you present and market yourself to those people said simmons each student was able to bring their knowledge of production and contribute their creative ideas as well as learn valuable information that they can apply to other productions producing the commercial meant following up with clients such as university relations staff collecting and collaborat ing ideas gathering talent pro duction shooting locations times and footage needed following that the students edit ed and produced the show while assuring that everything was organized to be thrown into an area as big as this the homecoming commercial that's going to be on all the stations that's a big deal martin said martin expressed excitement about working on the project simmons the students who participated in developing the commercial were senior kristin martin and juniors nakia burney and bobby community in addition to stu dents and alumni created the commercial to reach out to the greater greensboro in an effort to further publicize this year's homecoming several journalism and mass communi cation majors worked as a pro duction team to create an adver tisement for this year's home coming celebration students friends said nakia burney the voice of this year's homecoming television commercial alumni students family and its homecoming again at a&t state university calling all students and city locals rally against bush freedoms the rally was planned and presenters discussed recent political developments such as the legalization of torture the continuation of the war in iraq and efforts by the bush regime to restrict many of our social a variety of speakers took the stage to speak out about the fas cist acts of the bush regime several local political leaders student leaders from both uncg and guilford and even a chilean teacher whom has lived under fascist rule attended the rally said my brother-in-law is doing his sec ond tour over there now he left last weekend the first time he missed the birth of his daughter now he's missing her first birth day they keep rotating him in and out honestly i don't think he was ready to go back because his mind just wasn't right there are no checks and balances with that organization they've gone too far gee bush rally on page guilford college student fatima figueroa who also rally future the world our children and the along with the large number of uncg students in attendance several students from guilford college also turned up for the together uncg is probably one of the most aware and active i think uncg is very active in the community said tori a lot of the students there get amongst the crowd were many students from local col leges and universities twin sis ters attending uncg tori and terri johnson attended the rally cism first action on november 2nd 2005 we realized that the direc tion this government was taking our society was straight into fas scott trent said we had our coordinated by a national organi zation called world can't wait world can't wait organizer office politically repudiated and thoroughly discredited anything else would be unacceptable to they communicate their viw that the bush regime must leave as part of a mission statement released by world cant wait today's weather mostly cloudy hi 74°f lo 54°f the a&t register serving nc a&t su since 1891 see 7 day forecast on page 2 october 18,2006 homecoming is here again a&j celebrates 8vyears ofhomecoming aggies produce homecoming commercial for tv jomc majors demonstrate their skills for the greensboro public by nailah haywood contributor by sheridan long contributor inside student mccray