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PASS THAT BILL! African American Student Advocacy Organization Urges Representatives to Pass Jobs Act JASMINE HARRIS | MANAGING EDITOR The Society of Afrikan American Culture (SAAC) will be hosting a program this week entitled “PASS THAT BILL!” The program will provide students with political awareness on what they can do to make a difference in the political process. Also, the purpose is to fulfill the mission of SAAC to be the political voice of the university. SAAC came up with the idea for the program during their last general body meeting. The SAAC executive board discussed the American Jobs Act with the general body following President Barack Obama’s visit to campus to speak on the bill. SAAC also discussed the importance of knowing Congress and who our representatives are. One of the members of the general body suggested the idea of calling representatives and sending letters during a SAAC meeting, and the idea developed from there into a educational program the organization would provide to all students. Students will learn more about the bill, including how it presents the grand possibility that the nation’s economy will be boosted, and provide a better situation for all AmeriPhoto by CJ Guion can’s economically. Students will be encouraged to call represenPresident Obama visited NC State on September 14th to push the Americans Job Act. He urged students to tatives, write letters and send e-mails to help President Obama call their representatives to get the bill passed in Congress. pass the bill that may salvage our country. “As a political voice, we want to make sure that all students are politically aware, and that we want to make sure that students are Society of Afrikan American Culture making the right choices when it comes to elections. We also want to make sure that students are able to get good jobs when they graduate, as well as “PASS THAT BILL” make sure that our economy improves,” said Jazzmine Small, the president of SAAC. She mentioned how it was important for students to know what’s When: Thursday, September 29th going on, since political decisions affect us all as students, even in indirect ways. “If we don’t know what’s going on we don’t know what to do when it Time: 6PM comes to finding jobs after graduation and will struggle after graduation in building a stable economic base.” The act may affect Americans in countless ways; it could affect the families Where: Washington Sankofa Rm. 126 (Witherspoon) of students and even affect schools. Over the past six years, many teachers have been laid off, and the jobs act could restore many of those jobs that were Purpose: The organization will be writing letters and making calls to lost. Not to mention that it will also provide jobs for the working classes, so Congressmen/women in an effort to urge them to pass the American that they will be able to progress to even higher positions in their fields. “We want to urge students to do their research and find out what’s going Jobs Act which was introduced by President Obama on in our surrounding community. We only decide to vote in the bigger elections, but we must realize that the mid term elections matter,” stated Debra Buck, the vice president of SAAC. “The choices that we made during the mid American Student Advisory Council (AASAC) in the future to bring awareterm election are effecting us right now. The senators and representatives vot- ness to campus about many issues facing our community. They desire to beed in determine voting districts, State bills, and make decisions about things come a united front. that effect us in our day to day lives.” SAAC is also looking forwardtoworkingwith otherorganizations of theAfrican