Welcome home Aggies. It is my utmost pleasure to welcome you back to Greensboro, N.C. and to your home away from home.

My name is Kassidy Johnson and I am the 2005-06 news editor of the A&T Register. It is my duty to keep you up to date and abreast of all the issues that involve this campus, this city and the surrounding area. It is my job to ensure that you, the student, are informed.

Working with the A&T Register is a dream come true for me. I aim (along with my oh-so-fabulous staff) to present to you the best newspaper this campus has ever seen. If you believe that there is something we aren’t covering, haven’t covered or need to cover, come to me. I am here to cater to you.

To the first-year students (I’m starting the year off politically correct, the parents read this issue), welcome to the place where you are going to gain 10 pounds, lose 13 pounds and gain 8 more pounds over the course of a year.

Welcome to cafeteria food that isn’t quite mom’s food and $5 dollar pizzas and Chinese trays.

Welcome to the city of the groundbreaking Malcolm X University and the history making Greensboro Four.

Welcome to the place where young black entrepreneurs are born, raised and coexist.

Welcome to the home of “your voice, your choice” radio and impromptu concerts in the Union.

Welcome to Chick.-Fil-A day after day after day…

Welcome to Facebook.com pokes and groupie walls.

Ladies, welcome to fraternity boy crushes and gentlemen, sorority girl disses.

Welcome to the home of the Blue and Gold Marching Machine and the flag twirling, high-stepping, hip-shaking ladies of Golden Delight.

Welcome to school spirit, tailgating and “in vogue” fashion shows.

Welcome to The Greatest Homecoming on Earth, AggieFest and Greek Week.

Welcome to a place you will always be able to call home.

Sounds good, doesn’t it? Are you excited yet? Cause it sounded so sweet to me when I first heard it. I remember my freshman year. Oh, do I remember my freshman year…

How difficult could it possibly be to do the college thing? Well let me tell you. It is difficult, it does take hard work and it won’t come easy.

Just some quick tips:

Never walk alone.

Always have your Aggie One Card (don’t leave home without it).

Don’t buy any books until you go to class. If so, buy them from Edward McKay.

Get your refund check during class time, the lines are shorter.

There are plenty of parking spaces, just not in front of your building and you can park in the reserve spots after 6 p.m.

Handicap tickets are $250. Don’t do it.

Don’t step on the Greek plots; please don’t step on the plots.

Remember, I warned you. Financial Aid takes no prisoners. You will lose your money.

And yes, honey, you heard it from me.

Aggie Pride

Kassidy Johnson

News Editor

• Kassidy Johnson