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I Lie Central Renaissance 'Renaissance enaissance enaissance 11 viK/a Greek Life 72 1997-98 'i\ ^w»i!!i?i5:^Specia/ Features 138 8^ Student Honors %\ Ourhav^\v./-:''' Student Life 130 w litontheLord:he(>l'i;oodcourai;L'aiidhewillstieriiitlicnihineheart.Waiton the LORD. Psahn27:14 ThechancetoserveasEditorolthe1997-98"Eagle"hasbeenanexcitingand rewarding learninge.\perience. This opportunity hascertainly made me becomea problemsolver,moreorganizedandtomanagemytimewisely.Generally.I"vebecome abetterstudent,strivingforeducationale.xcellence.Andasablackwoman,whosequest i.stobeacompletesuccessinthe21stcentury,mypathisshiningbright. ThecommitteehascreatedthisYearbookthroughblood,sweat,tears,and manysleeplessnightsthispast\ear.r\espent thenights,lookingblindlyatcomputer screens,photographs andarticles. Nowthatthisexperienceisnearfinished.1wouldneverchangeitforanything else.Itwasanexperienceindeed.Manyofyouhaveaskedwhenyousawmearound campus""Jamila.areyouokay'Youlooktired,wherehaveyoubeen?"Icouldonly answer."Ohjustspendingqualitytimewith"Mac"....(asinMacintosh).Well,now whenIlookback,beingtheeditoroftheEaglewasoneofmymostfavoritecollege experiences.Iamgladit isatanend.ManypeoplecontributedtomakethisYearbook possible,anditisnow timetogi\ethemtheirrecognitionandthanks. First.Igiveallthanksandpraisestothe"Lord"youblessedmedaybyday in myjourney. Ipassedthetestbecauseyouhave stoodby mysidealways.The ^^v.c^ii..v^ following people are theones whogave me wordsofencouragement and advice. Withoutthem.IdonotknowwhereIwouldbe.Yourwordsofwi.sdomkeptmeabove theseaofinsanity.Icouldneversayenough,howmuchIpersonallythankyou....Ms. .AnnieBennett.Mr.MurielJordan.MichelePatterson.ChesterAllen.KojoWilson. Shahid Seabrook. Aisha Williams. I thank Dr. Melvin Carver. Dr. AngelaTerry, DietrichMorrisonforgivingmetheopportunityofbeingEditorofthe"Eagle." Ihope you are pleased with the outcome. We worked hard and diligently to make this publicationasuccess.ChiefAchaDebela.thankyouforentrustingyourcomputersto inc. ThoughIranintomanyglitches,youweretheretoaidme. IfIwereacloud,thefollowingpeoplewouldcertainlybemysiherlining.You arethebestIThankyouforalwayskeepingmelaughingwhentheworldhadmestressed out! Sekou Gargonnu, Nikki Joyner, llaWheeler. Sharon Davis. StewartJohnson. DayanKnox,the"TriniConnection",andtheInfamousArtCrew.Loveya!ToMs. SoniaFreeman,theworld'sbestroommate.Ican'tthankyouenough.Ibetyoudidn't knowwhatyouweregettingintowhenyouroomedwithme.Youwerealwaystherefor me.Iappreciateyourdealingwithmyhecticworld.ABIGthankyoutoalltho.sewho gavemearideanywhere!YousavedmefromtheDATAbussystem!Shahid.Kojo.and ErnestPerry,youarethebesttransitsystemever! WherewouldtheEaglebewithoutthosebeautifuldrawings,andphotography? All ofthe creative talents ofRobert Lawson. Paul Phipps, Alvis Grier. Rebecca Robinson,andDustinHarewoodareprintedhere,Alvisyourdrawing improvethe qualityofthebook, Iloveyou.man!Dustin.Iwassuretoputyouinacolorpicture, nou vour"fans"canseeyouasastar. Thankyou.YearbookStaffandtypists.ChristinaAnglinandShaylaNunally. "you'rethebest".LesliePittman.youareagreatresourceperson.Youboughtsunshine tothestaff!CamishaMcAllisterandAdinnaBannister,thankyouforyourefforts.Mv BlueandWhitefamily,muchlove!BluePhiForever!Ma.pappy,andJasmine,now I canreallycomehometorest!StudentsofNCCU.Ifilledeachandeverypagewithyour EaglePride.Ourspiritwillliveonforeverinourhearts.Maywccontinuetosoar' Peaceeveryone! JamilaRene'Davenport A Central Renaissance NorthCarolinaCentralUniversityisexperiencingasilentrenaissance. It'sassubtleasthe activitiesoncampus,butithasgoneunnoticedorunnientionedinstudents"dailyconversation. Duringthe1997academicyear,studentscontinueonasusual,burthereisachange.Studentsstill weartheirpagers,butnotasmanyasinyearspast.Ifagirlwantedtokeeptrackofherboyfriend,she couldpagehim.butmosllikelyshe'dcallhimonhercellphone.Thistypeoftechnologyandmany othermeansofcommunicationaretheforcesbehindtheCentralRenaissance.Quitedifferentfrom theHarlemRenaissance,wheretherewasarenewaloftheArts.Centralhasputanewperspectiveon therenaissance,whereitisarenewaloftechnology.Nowyoucanexperiencedistancelearning, locatedonthethirdflooroftheShepardLibrary.'Weareabletoshareliveacademiclecturesviaan electronicclassroomconnectionwithuniversitiesaroundthecountry. Wecanengageindialogwith professorsandstudentsattheneutralsite. ThiscanonlybecalledaCentralRenaissance. Technologyismakinggreatchangesinthewayweoperatealtheuniversity.Chancellor JuliusChambershasputtogetherateamofgreateducatorsonwhomthestudentscandepend for leadershipandcounsel.Thoughcampusfacultyareexperiencingnewchanges,theyarestillmoving onwithgood"OleEaglespirit." Forthefirsttimeinmorethantenyears,youcanseebuildingprojectsoncampussuchasthe newBiomedical-BiotechnologyResearchInstitute,anewSchoolofEducation,andanewChildey Hallonthehill. Whiletheseprojectsareinprogress,therearenewrenovationprojectssuchasthe FineArtsBuilding,WalkerComplex,Famson-NewtonCommunicationsBuildmg.withmanyothers tobeginduringthesummer. It'sevenrumoredthatwehaveacquiredtheoldHillsideHighSchool andweareseekingresourcestopurchasethelandonBrantstreetleadingtotheschool. Allofthis propertyisbeingretainedforexpansion.BuildaCentralRenaissance. TheRenaissancestillcontinueson. NinetypercentoftheEaglesoncampushaveanE-mad addressandu.setheWebpagesdaily. Itisnotunusualtohearof averyshysophomorewhofounda friend"ontheNet. Theycanexchangepicturesbyscanningpersonalphotosanddownloadingthem onthesystem. SeniorscaneasilyfindemploymentbyusingtheWeb. Theycanfindjoblistings, submittheir resumeson-line,andwaitonacallforajobinterview.Ourcampus'srenaissanceis growingdaybyday.NCCUispreparingitselfforthefuture,sowecancontinuetosoarasEagles.A CentralRenaissanceforabettertomorrow. SherosefromaRhicebeddown AroundasmalltownofSims,N.C. Herhighpressurewindsproved Itwasahurricaneeveryonecouldsee. Sheblewthroughthepublicschools Knockingdowngradesbygrades Usingcyclonicmoves,highwindvelocity Andastormyvaccumasheraides.HurricaneNancybrewedrainandwinds FromoverthemightyAtlantic,CamethroughWilsonupRoute64blewinto Raleighwithoutmuchpanic.ShemadeasaintoutofAugustineandstormed throughthebuildingsthere.Sheupsetclassroomswithknowledgekeptthe professorspullinghair.Whensheputittogetherlikemosthurricanesusuallydo ShecameNancyRowlandintoDurham,throughNCCUherwindsblew. Herhighpressuretyphoon-likemoodrippedtheDurhamCitySchoolsapart. Shestormedthroughthesafetypatrols,cheerleaders,andhittheSoftballhard. Shetaughtthetoughoneslessonsandcounseledotherswithdepressions. ShewhirledtheDurhamHighfamilytogether,hertornado-likeactions createdgoodrelations.Nancythehurricaneupsetclubs,churches,withher wailingGospeltune.Sheblewroof-topsofftheNEA.DCAE,DCTand handledsororitywithaspoon.Nanc\ uprootedteamsonthesofthallfield withherhurricanepower.Shewhirled throughgyms,parks,stadiums, ithemoneypursebythehour, trolaloftandlaunchedmembei She_wrappedthecheerleadersintoaballandflungafieldtosetthemfree. lightygalessentgraduatesHoodingcoU nthusiasni,dynamicwmdsandhurrican •lancylettaMpttter,anemptyspotintheDurh Weshallplantarounditroses,shrubs,andflowerslinedwithr/ts •1-* «e^V*Jonicwindmaynothavebeeits^cmgenoughatN 'Soshereversedherpathandraflrnedteseewhatelseshecoulddo. Nancy,thehurricanehasbeen^inassettoourentirecommunity. Herdevotion,excellence,an^humorhavesetthetoneforDurham'sunity. WeloveOleNancyRowlandwhereeverherhurricanemayblow. Weknowshewillbehelping.someoneinsunshine,rain,orsnow. CharlieT.Roach