 "Photo: Echo file photo")
Homecoming Week on the campus of N.C. Central University provides students, family, community and alumni a chance to celebrate, reconnect, and have fun.
There are step shows, reunions, and, up until three years ago,a Homecoming concert. This year, for the third year in a row, there won't be a Homecoming concert.
"I was looking forward to having one," said mass communications freshman Adrian Bynum.
"I feel like we should have a concert, that's something everybody would be interested if it's possible."
The past two years students have had to settle for guest artists at the pre-dawn dance. Last year, rap group Travis Porter performed at the pre-dawn. In 2009 rapper Shawty Lo was the guest artist.
This year's pre-dawn also features a guest artist, yet to be named. Events such as pre-dawns, and the Homecoming Concert are selected by the Student Activities Board.
These events are funded through the $122.47/semester Student Activity Fee included in tuition. Student activity fees steadily increased by 34 percent since 2008, the last time there was a concert.
The sparsely attended 2008 show featured R&B singer Lloyd and rapper Ludacris as headliners. In years past artists such as Young Jeezy, T.I., and Lil' Wayne have performed.
The lack of a concert wasn't a surprise to elementary education senior Kalah Taylor.
"It wasn't a surprise to me, it's always been like this," said Taylor. "I feel like when we did have a concert, nobody showed up, so why would they go the extra mile to have a concert? It's more to life than having a concert, it's not that serious."
Representatives from SAB declined to speak to the Campus Echo until after Homecoming. No concert has some students genuinely upset.
"This is my senior year, it makes it hard to show school spirit when we can't compete with other HBCU homecomings," said business senior Charles Hunt.
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