2015 Homecoming News Letter
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College of Arts & Sciences<br />
In the <strong>News</strong> 2014 - 15<br />
Delfeayo Marsalis, A&T jazz players play magnificently<br />
Along with the rain, a little bit of New Orleans blew into town Thursday night<br />
when jazz trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis joined the N.C. A&T Jazz Ensemble<br />
for its Jazz Jubilee Concert.<br />
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Pursuing a dream, escaping a nightmare<br />
As he talks about the corruption he saw in his home country, the Democratic<br />
Republic of Congo, he closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. He brings back<br />
memories of 16 years ago: the killing, the fighting, the knowing that he needs<br />
to leave his homeland and his job as a school principal to save his life and his<br />
family.<br />
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NC A&T Program aids women, minorities in science<br />
According to the most recent National Science Board report, women make<br />
up only 28 percent of those who hold science or engineering jobs in the<br />
United States. Blacks and Latinos make up only 10 percent of the science and<br />
engineering workforce, although they’re about a quarter of the nation’s adult<br />
population.<br />
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‘No Dwelling Homeless in America’ confronts a tough subject<br />
The show effectively tackles the modern American issue of homelessness<br />
in a manner intended to educate and entertain the audience, as well as to<br />
challenge the audience to find compassion and take action on a personal<br />
level. That is a difficult task, but one that Lucky and his cast of both students<br />
and local performers successfully accomplish.<br />
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