NCCU awards to honor saxophonist

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NCCU tuition and fees may rise

N.C. Central University students could see their tuition bills go up $200 next fall if a proposal endorsed by a trustee committee Tuesday wins support of the full board today.

Students also might have to pay more for health care, athletics and technology. And, in some cases, student meal plans could go up by nearly $200, too.

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors outlined rough guidelines in October for tuition and fee increases across the 16-campus system. Under that recommendation, NCCU could have boosted rates by as much as $322, or nearly 10 percent of the $3,095 that in-state students currently pay annually for tuition and fees.

Tar Heel: He's NCCU's music man

Two years into his tenure as N.C. Central University's band director, Jorim Reid reached a milestone in 2003 when he convinced the university to part with $60,000 for new band uniforms.

Though the band had been formally outfitted at times in the past, it had not for years. The band, tiny at 32 members when he took it over in 2001, had been performing in wind suits, humbling when compared to larger, more decked-out bands from other universities.

Some band members wept when they opened the boxes.

Omissions double cost of NCCU cafeteria

When finance officials at N.C. Central University worked up a budget for a temporary cafeteria the university would need while the main campus dining hall was renovated, they neglected a few key components.

Addressing those omissions after the fact has caused the project's cost to more than double.

The $840,000 budget request submitted to -- and approved by -- NCCU trustees last year didn't factor in a sprinkler system, fire alarm, handicap parking and other components required by state code, officials said this week.

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Durham student chosen for program

DURHAM -- Shivani Sud, a junior at Jordan High School, is one of two North Carolina students selected as a delegate to the U.S. Senate Youth Program, an opportunity to learn about the federal government.

Shivani earned a $5,000 scholarship to attend a weeklong trip to Washington, D.C., with other students from across the country. The students will visit Congress and the Pentagon and meet prominent leaders.

NCCU chancellor to aid holiday effort

James H. Ammons Jr., chancellor of N.C. Central University, will be spreading holiday cheer in Durham this week.

With campus cheerleaders, basketball players and members of the NCCU Marching Sound Machine Band by his side, he will distribute toys to more than 500 children.

Ammons will visit the Oxford Manor public housing complex at 3904 Dearborn Drive today and the John Avery Boys and Girls Club at 808 East Pettigrew St. on Wednesday.