the news argus - april 5
DESCRIPTION
Chancellor Donald J. Reaves called an impromptu budget meeting in K.R. Williams Auditorium April 1. He explained Winston- Salem State’s recent reduction and discussed some of the fis- cal details for the upcoming months.TRANSCRIPT
April brings awareness of les-bian, gay, bisexual and transgender lifestyles. On the National Day of Silence, April 15, hundreds of thou-sands of students nationwide take a vow of silence to bring attention to anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment in their schools. Source: dayofsilence.org
April is Autism Awareness Month
April 11-15 marks WSSU’s third “Go Green Week.” Chelii Broussard, coordinator of marketing and promo-tions is organizing events for the week including assigning each day a color and theme. There will be several educational and informative activities throughout the week, and the Earth Day Festival April 16. To see “Go Green Week’s” themes and colors visit thenewsargus.com.Source: The News Argus
Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears dur-ing the first three years of life and affects a person’s ability to commu-nicate and interact with others. The Autism Society estimates that the lifetime cost of caring for a child with autism ranges from $3.5 million to $5 million. The United States is facing almost $90 billion annually in costs for autism.Source: www.autism-society.org
Go green in April LGBT Awareness Month
Jordan HollowaySportS Editor
The Simon Green Atkins Community Development Corporation is spearheading a rezoning project that, if it comes to fruition, would bring more business to the Winston-Salem State community.
The rezoning project started in 2009.
The zoning overlay will make it easier for more busi-nesses and organizations to be closer to the University.
“This is beneficial for the stu-dents because it gives them access to different things,” said Endia Beal, creative director for the CDC. She is a Winston-Salem native.
The project is still in the stra-tegic planning stages.
There were two meetings about the rezoning project; one was in December and one in February. One more meeting is being planned for April. No date or location has been set yet.
“The project is really essen-tial to this side of town, the east side of town,” said Alan Lamarque, project manager from Rochester N.Y.
“You can’t predict what private businesses are going to come as part of the devel-opment. We know that there are going to be investors but you can’t predict what kind of investors are going to come.”MLKcontinued on Page 2
Jaye ColeCopy dESk ChiEf
In response to the March 31 double-digit layoff, Chancellor Donald J. Reaves called an impromptu budget meeting in K.R. Williams Auditorium April 1.
He explained Winston-Salem State’s recent reduction and discussed some of the fis-cal details for the upcoming months.
Accordining to a University statement, 15 staff posi-
tions were terminated saving Winston-Salem State about $1 million.
Cuts in the 900 full-time fac-ulty and staff were anticipated. Employees who were termi-nated received a 30-day notice, giving them time to transi-tion out of WSSU, said Nancy Young, media and public rela-tions director.
“Thursday was a difficult day for everyone,” Reaves said, as he addressed the crowd of more than 100 employees present. The chancellor offered
counseling for all faculty and staff.
According to Reaves the state budget is the culprit of much of the UNC School System’s financial woes, citing that the problem derives from the rev-enue portion of the budget. Two large sources of revenue, which include stimulus money and a one percent sales tax that contributes to higher educa-tion, will both expire next year. Each source of income con-stitutes about $1 billion each to the school system’s funds.
Reaves said that these cuts will likely leave a significant gap between projected revenue and projected expenditures.
Reaves also pointed out that North Carolina has a constitu-tional obligation to ensure the budget is balanced. Therefore, he could not ensure the audi-ence that there would be no more financial cuts.
Reaves addresses layoffs, strategies
Budgetcontinued on Page 6
CDCplans todevelop MLK
News & FeaturesPage 2 The News Argus www.thenewsargus.com
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Source: WSSU Department of Police and Public Safety
Compiled by Jordan Howse, Editor in Chief
Saturday, March 19At 10:15 p.m. while on patrol at a function,
a Campus Police Officer observed an intoxi-cated student. After retrieving additional information, EMS advised that the student be taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. There is no further information at this time.
Sunday, March 20A Campus Police Officer was dispatched
on reference to a fire alarm. After an investi-gation, officers found that food left in a skil-let led to a strong odor and smoke. There is no further information at this time. The case is closed.
At 9:37 a.m. a student reported a vehicle accident involving a pizza delivery man backing into an automobile. There is no fur-ther information at this time.
Tuesday, March 22At 7:32 p.m. a Campus Police Officer
arrived to Dillard Hall after being notified of a collapsed ceiling. All individuals living in the area were moved to other locations until the entire ceiling could be assessed. A report was filed and pictures were taken. One indi-vidual sought medical attention. There is no further information at this time.
Friday, March 25At 2:30 p.m. a Campus Police Officer
observed two individuals engaged in a heated argument while he was eating lunch in Kennedy Dining Hall. An investigation found that a student had a child under the age of 16 in a dormitory room. The students received Campus Appearance tickets. There is no further information at this time. The case is closed.
Sunday, March 27At 4:43 p.m. a Campus Police Officer
investigated the larceny of miscellaneous items stolen from rooms 423 and 506 in Brown Hall. The student provided a prop-erty description. Visible marks and scratches around the doors were found. There is no further information at this time.
Thursday, March 31At 10 a.m. Campus Police Officers were dis-patched to Lot Y in reference to a suspicious package. A University employee observed the package and reported it to public safety. The suspicious package was identified as a 2-liter soda bottle, containing a large Brillo Pad and an unknown substance. The Win-ston-Salem Police Department’s Bomb Squad, Fire Department, and Hazardous Materials Unit were dispatched and arrived on scene a short time later. A perimeter was set for the safety of all parties in the area. The unknown substance was analyzed and determined not to pose a threat. The scene was cleared with-out incident.
The Campus Crime Blotter is a concise summary of the up-to-date incidents that affect the Winston-Salem State campus and community. Certain incidents may lead to News Argus articles that discuss them at great length.
All New Mattress SetsIn Manufacturer’s Plastic & With Warranty
Twin Sets Start at...................$89 Full Sets Start at....................$99 Queen Sets Start at..............$109 King Sets Start at.................$191
25% Student Discounts off list prices,Delivery, and Free Layaway Available upon request.
Mattress Outlet: 336-992-0025Located only minutes from WSSU campus.
One of the projects under-way is the renovation of an old Boys & Girls Club near Bowman Gray Stadium. It will be open within the next month, Lamarque said.
The building, which will be called the Enterprise Center, will be used as a business incubator that will provide counseling and workshops for entrepreneurs and small busi-ness owners.
“WSSU’s School of Business and Economics will play a huge part with the incubator,” Lamarque said.
“They will provide business counseling, mentoring and workshops to businesses.”
The building will also serve as a community and learning center. The Enterprise Center will host community events in the gymnasium space.
“We want to make it a mul-tipurpose center as far as the gymnasium space is con-cerned,” Lamarque said.
“We can have events, work-shops and recreational facili-ties as well as do something for the children.”
The building sits on nearly eight acres. Behind it, the Enterprise Center plans to use the land for recreational events, a community garden or a farm-ers market, Lamarque said.
Victoria StaplesStaff rEportEr
There are ‘obstacles’ first-time students encounter when navigating through University offices such as the Office of Financial Aid and the Office of Housing and Residence Life, but the journey begins with Admissions.
Another Spring Open House has passed and the Office of Admissions is preparing to assist the Class of 2015.
The deadline for freshmen regular admission was March 15, but there were prospec-tive students at Spring Open House March 25.
“I am very pleased with the campus community and their participation, said Cheryl Pollard-Burns, associate direc-tor of Freshmen and Visiting Admissions.
“Our guests really enjoyed their visit.”
Admissions receives feed-back and complaints from
students concerning the notifi-cation process.
“New First-Time Freshmen sometime complain about the notification process; how-ever, students who applied [September to February] receive timely responses,” Pollard-Burns said.
There is a recruitment cycle. The later information is received from student appli-cants, the later the response. The notification process takes about seven to 14 days but may take longer.
“It may take 14 to 21 days because of the increase in vol-ume the Admissions Office begins to receive as the appli-cation deadline approaches,” Pollard-Burns said.
“Unfortunately, many stu-dents wait until the last min-ute to complete the application process.”
Pollard-Burns explained the importance of the way Admissions operates and how to deal with the concerns of
the new students and families.“We are careful to address
all concerns brought to our attention. The importance is
to understand when a com-plaint is valid and many times people complain when they don’t like the answer to their question or request.”
New freshmen that are not
a part of a bridge program are not allowed to take Summer Session courses.
“Visiting students can take classes in the summer; how-ever, new, first time freshmen cannot begin in the summer,” Pollard-Burns said.
“Our responsibility is to be courteous, remain consistent and apply our policies fairly across the board.
Pollard-Burns explained some of the complaints new students have as it relates to Admissions.
Admissions traveled to its first “Rams on the Road” ses-sion April 2 in Durham. Rams on the Road is a service assist-ing admitted students and their families with the enroll-ment process.
Placement testing is taken to a site nearest to prospective and admitted students’ com-munities who either did not take the test during the time allotted during Spring Open House or those who opted to
take it closer to home. Other cities Rams on the
Road will visit include Wilson, Fayetteville and Charlotte.
According to the Admissions website, the next Rams at Home is May 21.
Rams at Home sessions are available for those who do not live near either of the five cites selected for Rams on the Road.
Admissions provides dif-ferent programs to prepare prospective and admitted stu-dents for the University.
“We offer a variety of out-reach programs designed to meet students early to ensure they are aware of what they need to be admitted. Some of our outreach programs begin with eighth graders,” Pollard-Burns said.
“We are working to perfect our processes and program-ming.”
MLK continued from Page 1
Pollard-Burns: Admissions working to perfect process
“ we are work-ing to perfect our
processes and programming”
— Cheryl Pollard-Burns,associate director of
Freshmen and Visiting Admissions
News & Featureswww.thenewsargus.com The News Argus Page 3
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
PAY OFF YOUR EDUCATIONTuition costs shouldn’t stop you from reaching your goals in life. By joining the Army National Guard, you’ll receive the money you need to help pay for college as well as the skills and training you need to get the career you want. If you’re looking to get through college, with the Army National Guard, you can!
NATIONALGUARD.com • 1-800-GO-GUARD
State Font Standard
Font: Gill Sans Regular
Outline: .25
Size: 17pt
Tracking: 25
Horizontal Scale: 110%
Vertical Scale: 105%
NORTH CAROLINA
AMS-02_5x7.5.indd 1 3/22/11 9:06 AM
BWC strives to uplift females;hosts women’s history events
Phillip LongStaff rEportEr
Interdisciplinary Studies has become an independent program, departing from the English & Foreign Language Department this semester.
Cynthia R. Kasee has been appointed as the Program’s interim director. Jerry Howard Hickerson retired in January after being the head of the Program for 30 years. Kasee has been the assistant director and online faculty since August 2007.
“In careful tutelage, Hickerson taught me the skills I would need to take the reins of Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies when he retired,” Kasee said. “I would never say that I am “replacing” Dr. Hickerson, because that can’t be done.”
“I plan on maintaining the continu-ity in the administration of the pro-gram, but serving as interim director.”
The IDS curriculum involves inte-grating electronic and academic view-points to answer questions and solve problems too complex to be addressed by one academic discipline.
Lynn Harvey, a sociology professor said that different academic disci-plines bring different perspectives and each contributes to the full picture of what is happening and how it can be changed.
“Depth studies are what IDS calls concentrations.” Kasee said.
They include mass communications, history, physical education, art, math, chemistry, and exercise science. The most popular depth studies are sociol-ogy and psychology.
“Students looking to get a degree in IDS can take 30 semester hours of soci-ology and psychology as their area of concentration,” Harvey said.
Non-traditional students are typi-cal IDS majors who are between ages 30 and 40. These students may have families, full-time employment and have been out of school for more than 10 years.
According to Kasee, in recent years, IDS has been expanding its demo-graphic and attracting traditional stu-dents ages {18-23}.
“They [traditional students] are often those who changed majors two
or more times and now need a pro-gram with the flexibility to put those electronic course choices into a com-prehensive whole.”
For students with two-year transfer credits, it takes one-half to two years to complete. The average traditional student takes two to 2 1/2 years to complete the IDS program. These stu-dents come into the program with 60 credit hours within WSSU.
However, Kasee said there has been a long misconception about IDS being a last resort major.
“Students often come to us because courses they are required to take in their major are only offered infre-quently,” Kasee said.
“Most students can’t afford to wait a year or more for a required course to be offered.”
IDS take steps to help students when they cannot meet the require-ment of other programs. For example, student-athletes may transfer to IDS to meet academic requirements set by the NCAA.
“We are definitely not a program which people can come to with a lackluster attitude toward completing their academics and be able to gradu-ate,” Kasee said,
“IDS is hard, those who choose it as a path to degree completion are not taking the easy way out.”
Introduced in 1974, IDS is near-ing its 40th anniversary at WSSU. Formally known as the “2+2” pro-gram, it was originally for parents with full-time jobs that wanted to continue their education. WSSU is the only university in the state that accepts associates degrees in the IDS program.
The information about IDS has been through word-of-mouth. Students may go to IDS and find out that they meet all of the requirements. They will go back and tell their friends. This is how many students find out about the IDS program. There are only three advisors to about 200 students causing IDS not to heavily recruit students to their program.
Kasee said she hopes that in the next three years IDS becomes more independent and expand their student base when more faculty members are available. It averages about 60-100 graduates every year.
IDS expands bachelor program; offers independent curriculum
Jordan HowseEditor in ChiEf
Aiesha Truesdale and Ariel Hope saw how involved the male students were at Winston-Salem State. They saw a need for female involvement.
In September 2010 they started “Black Women for Change.”
Truesdale, a junior political science major and Hope, a junior fine arts major, wrote the organization’s bylaws, con-stitution and mission statement. With several other female organizations on campus including Legendary Ladies and My Sister’s Keeper, BWC had to find a way to stand out.
“Black Women for Change differs from other female organizations on campus because BWC wants to uplift the women on WSSU’s campus and surrounding communities,” Truesdale said.
“We are striving to change the per-spective of women on our campus by having forums, panel discussions, host-ing documentaries and even the simple “girl talk” in freshmen dorms.”
Truesdale said this organization wasn’t created for competition with the other female organizations. She said she believes that there should be much more involvement from women on this campus because females are the major-ity.
BWC hosted the first Black Women’s Symposium March 21 in Dillard
Auditorium. Speakers from the com-munity as well as faculty and staff members sat on a panel to discuss being a black female in the work force.
BWC partnered with Career Services and the Black Executive Exchange Program March 31 for a program titled “Sister to Sister: Do Nice Girls Finish Last?”
There are 30 members of BWC. Shana Adams, a sophomore English major from Raleigh said her interest in the organization has grown.
“I had always heard about Black Men for Change but after participating in a lot of Women’s HERstory Month I would like to see what Black Women for Change has to offer the women on this campus.”
Other events Black Women for Change has hosted are “Precious Pocketbook Conversations” in Atkins and Dillard halls and “NO!” a film documentary about various women telling their sto-ries of their encounters of being raped and how they handled the situation.
Truesdale said it was especially important to her to reach out to younger females.
“[For “Precious Pocketbook Conversations] We would take an item out of a purse and it would be symbolic to a topic that we wanted to talk about. For example, we’d take out a mirror and asked them how did they view them-selves and how did they think others viewed them.
It’s crunch time for graduating seniors. We’ve ordered our cap and gowns, sent our announcements and collected a substan-tial amount of debt. The only thing higher than our graduation
excitement is our stress.We have so much to do. Keep our grades
up, make sure our resumes are up to date and send them to potential employers, plan for upsets and surprises. Oh yea, and graduate.
It seems like some professors waited until after spring break, when the “senioritis” has
started to set in, to give the most difficult and time-consuming work.
And even after we walk across that stage with four, or five, years of hard work
behind us we have even more stress ahead.We all know the economy and the job market aren’t what they
used to be. Some of us will continue working our part-time jobs and send out resumes for a year.
Some of us will be fortunate to get full time jobs and some will even get jobs in their field of study.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in January an official unemployment rate of 21 percent for workers ages 16 to 24.
In some nations the unemployment rate of recent college graduates is approximately 25 percent. In Egypt, the frustrated youth has been cited as one of the causes of its revolution.
It’s difficult for me to imagine not having opportunities after graduation. My parents always told me and my peers, that with hard work, education and a drive to succeed, we will succeed.
But we have to prepare ourselves for the obstacles we may face. We may have to start in positions that are beneath us. We may have to hold down that job at the mall until a better oppor-tunity presents itself.
The post-graduation life isn’t all bad. We have so many options of what we can do.
We can enter the work force immediately to begin our chosen career. We can go to graduate school to enhance our education while riding out the economic downturn. Or we can continue to apply for internships, paid or unpaid, that will pad our resumes with more experience to eventually enter the job market.
We’ve got about a month left seniors. Whatever is ahead, we have to remember that there is so much in store for us. We are Rams. Future Winston-Salem State alumni. We’ve been given the tools to succeed and now it is up to us to use those tools to become as successful as this University prepared us for.
Page 4 The News Argus www.thenewsargus.com
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
OpiNiON
Argus Letter PolicyThe News Argus is a student publication of Winston-Salem State University. The News Argus encourages written comments to the edi-tor and guest columns, but some rules apply: q A signature, address and phone number must accompany all let-ters. Letters should be double-spaced and no more than 250 words. q Letters will be verified by The News Argus by a phone call prior to publication. If The News Argus is unable to contact the writer of a letter, the letter will be held until contact is made. Letters intended as adver-tising will not be published.q The News Argus does not publish “form letters”or letters sent to multiple newspapers outside the Triad unless the issue discussed in the letter is of importance to the WSSU community. q The News Argus reserves the right to edit letters and guest columns for clarity, length and libel. The News Argus will edit letters that are grossly inaccurate or cross the boundaries of good taste. q The News Argus allows readers to reply to someone response to any earlier letter only once. q Guest columns may be no more than 400 words. The News Argus will accept endorsements of candidates, but only one per writer per candidate. The letter may challenge a candidate’s record, but no intensely personal attacks will be printed. The News Argus permits candidates to write letters to the editor to specifically respond to another letter.
JORDANHOWSEEditor in ChiEf
What can WSSU do to continue helping the environment?
Photos by Phillip Long; Interviews by Bianca Pender and Natalie Davis
JuLiAN HOOKerJUNIOR, SOCIOLOGy
RALEIGHStudents can throw their trash away and not leave it around the campus.
JOAB OderAJUNIOR, MOLECULAR BIO
NAIROBI, KENyAWe need more trash cans and recycling bins and manage water usage more carefully.
GABrieLLe MCeNTireJUNIOR, REHAB STUDIES
DETROITThe campus already does enough by using recycling bins.
SAMANTHA diCKerSONJUNIOR, BIOLOGy
MONTEGO BAy, JAMAICAPut recycling bins closer to the regular trash cans or right next to them.
JuSTiN WiLKerSONSOPHOMORE, PHyS. ED.
OxFORD, NCPeople can help by cutting back on littering.
In the March 22 issue, our front page brief said the RAM-ble online could be
found on page 5. Be-cause of the awards
page, we did not publish the results of the RAMble online.
WSSUstudents,facultyandstaffselectedrandomlytoansweraprovocativequestionfromTheNewsArgus.CommentsdonotrepresenttheopinionsoftheArgusstaff.Tohearthecompleteresponsesvisitwww.thenewsargus.comandlistentothepodcasts.
Educated and frustrated
Winston-Salem State is celebrating “Go Green Week” April 11-15. National Earth Day is April 22. The University has several plans to make WSSU more efficient such as planting a garden,
installing motion sensor lighting in Brown and Wilson halls and decreasing the wattage of light bulbs. This issue’s Campus Crew asks…
OpiNiONPage 5 The News Argus www.thenewsargus.com
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today – Malcolm X.
From an early age, we are taught that education is important. We attend elemen-tary, middle, and high school, in hopes that we can attend a college or university. But as time passes, true education is fast fading into a void where its importance once resided.
In 2002, the Bush adminis-tration passed the No Child Left Behind Act.
According to the U.S. Department of Education’s website in a teacher update on March 14, 2004, its purpose was to “eliminate the achieve-ment gap that exists between groups of students within our nation’s schools.”
But in 2003, 39 percent of white fourth graders scored at the proficient level in read-ing, while only 12 percent of Black students and 14 percent of Hispanic students scored at the proficient level in read-ing on the “National Report Card.”
In elementary school, I learned the tools that I would need for college, including science, social studies, and health. Now, in most elemen-tary schools, reading and math are the only focus, leaving students to learn the other
subjects on their own.While tutoring at several
elementary schools, I noticed how unimportant education has become to parents and teachers. I tutored Black kin-dergarteners who were about to move on to first grade but could not recite their alphabet and Black fourth graders who could not read a sentence as basic as “See Spot run.”
I tutored in classes where several children, majority Black, attened special educa-tion classes. They did not attend these classes because of mental disabilities, but simply because they did not know the basic priciples of reading a sentence. One fourth grader told me that she did not know how to read because her grandmother told her that she would never amount to anything.
Is this something that we want instilled in our children?
We must remember that children remember everything that we say, even if it is not to them.
When I was in high school, our clesses were taught by uncertified teachers, retired teachers, and coaches teach-ing math who could not figure basic algebraic equations, I knew that if I did not teach myself, I would not be pre-pared for the collegiate level.
Our schools are suffering because education is about passing the required tests. I bow my head in disbelief at the failure in our systems.
Now the Obama adminis-tration is working to reform the No Child Left behind Act. Blueprints of this reform have been released.
Five key changes that the they are proposing includes, the goal of student proficiency in reading and math by 2014 would change to a standard of “college and career readiness” for students by 2020; evalua-tions of schools would shift, being less punitive and offer-ing more rewards; and schools that miss certain targets would not be required by the federal government to provide stu-dents with tutoring or with the option to transfer.
The act should be reformed but there is more that needs to be done for the future leaders of this country.
Teachers should be retrained, plans should be enforced, and students should be taught material that will prepare them for college.
We should motivate our kids to attend college, and not let them just accept a mini-mum wage job.
Peter Zsebik, educator, taught for over 20 years in countries such as Kuwait,
Singapore, Thailand, Austria and Canada, spoke of this problem in his new book, “Educational Leadership for the 21st Century.”
“It is a 120-year-old sys-tem that is having difficulty achieving the same educa-tional goals that it initially had set for itself,” Zsebik said.
“I believe that in order for public education to move past this point, a commitment must be made for all levels of family, education and society to participate in creating the right environment that would enhance a child’s educational development.”
Education starts at home. If the parents do not educate their kids, the teachers are left to pick up their slack. If parents do not motivate their kids, motivation from anyone else does not matter.
Education is a companion which no future can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate it and no nepotism can enslave -- Ropo Oguntimehin.
Knowledge is power, and we must instill that power in our children for they are the future.
Natalie DavisManaging Editor
Knowledge is power: Education must be reformed
Should teachers be
allowed to blog about their students?
Yes
47%
No
47%
I Don’t Care
6%
To participate in the poll,
register online @ thenewsargus.com
Four years ago when I was in high school, dropping out was unacceptable. The main reason: the economy of our city Martinsville, Va. There were no jobs outside of fast-food, call centers and retail. Additionally, without a high school diploma, those jobs were almost unattainable as well.
One issue that is prevalent is the and the lack of care from the school system. My high school was notorious for bad behavior and drug problems—getting worse each year. It seemed that there was no con-nection between school and the home. I witnessed parents defending their children even
when evidence was presented to them of their child’s behav-ior.
My junior and senior year, half of the faculty at my high school was teaching courses they were unfamiliar, inex-perienced and not educated to instruct. My art teacher also taught an upper level Mathematics course. A sci-ence teacher also taught Spanish. These are additional challenges to the problems. Teachers were passing stu-dents just to get them out of their classes.
I did not feel challenged in my high school courses, even in the upper level. Honors courses were really general,
basic courses for me and many of my classmates. Many times I walked out of class from boredom and still received higher marks than people with perfect attendance. I believe my challenge came from Governor’s School.
Many students spent more time suspended or in deten-tion than in the actual class-room. For some students, Internal School Suspension, out of school suspension and expulsion was now a habitual sentence. Others took voca-tional courses, which further led many to quit school and get a job in the vocation they practiced in. Even more students chose to enlist in
the military. It seemed that about 40 to 50 percent slipped through the cracks, making a mockery of “No Child Left Behind.”
Unfortunately, the school system is doing worse. There are in-house police officers. Gangs have become prevalent. My high school is in plans of building a clinic within the school as the pregnancy rates have also escalated. The teach-ers that I had that actually care are beginning to lose their pas-sion to help the students as it is almost unsafe for them.
Victoria StaplesStaff Reporter
Education failing at the secondary level
News & FeaturesPage 6 The News Argus www.thenewsargus.com
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Bianca PenderStaff rEportEr
Black Women for Change sponsored the Black Executive Exchange Program Women’s History Month panel dis-cussion “Sister to Sister: Do Nice Girls Finish Last” in R. J. Reynolds Business Center March 31.
The topics discussed were workplace socializing and networking, making a mark in the corporate world, develop-ing a personal brand and bal-ancing work and life.
The discussion panel included Kaniche Cezar, a group training manager for the North Carolina Group; Lisa Gardner, a subject mat-ter expert for the CIA; Denita Hedgeman, a director of career services at LeMoyne-Owen College; and Jessica Roberson, a leadership devel-opment program recruiter at BB&T.
Soncerey Montgomery, the director of Honors Program was the moderator for the dis-cussion.
The panelists gave advice on how students should know who they are and what skills they have.
“Being consistent is impor-tant no matter what career field is chosen,” Hedgeman said.
“Improve the areas of what you need to develop.”
The panelists also talked about how students can bal-ance work and their personal lives. They said finding a com-pany that gives tools to allow people to balance their work and personal life can help people be less stressed. Time management is a key to hav-ing a successful career.
Workplace socializing and networking involves mak-ing smart relationships in the work place and while net-working.
Also being mindful of the content on social networks that are viewed by possible employers can prevent making a bad impression.
The panelists gave insight to how they feel about not let-ting emotions affect their work
performance. “Women should not forget
to be aggressive in the work-place,” Gardner said.
The panelists discussed how people should want to learn more and be innovative.
At the end of the discussion, Montgomery opened the floor for questions from the audi-ence.
Roberson said she was grateful to be able to speak to the students and hope that the students learned many things from the discussion.
“Know your value and what you are worth,” Roberson said.
“The discussion panel was very motivational and inspi-rational and it encourages me to stay in school and have a job that I love,” said Darica Waller, a senior English edu-cation major from Durham.
BEEP was created in 1969 to encourage African-American executives to act as visiting professors and give lectures in their career field to students at HBCUs.
Jamie HunterStaff rEportEr
Diversity in study abroad programs is extremely low. According to a study from Research in Higher Education, minority groups--namely African Americans-are under-represented in study abroad opportunities.
Study abroad programs are comprised of mainly white students. According to the Institute of International Education approximately 81 percent of the 260,327 students who studied abroad during 2008-09 were white, even though white students make up 63 percent of those enrolled in higher education.
This number is greatly dis-proportionate to the number of African-American students, which account for 4.2 percent of the students who studied abroad during 2008-09 yet make up 13.5 percent of the college population.
Mark Salisbury, director of Institutional Research and
Assessment at Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill., is the head author of a paper that focuses on the growing diversity gap within study abroad programs.
“Better marketing might help,” said Salisbury in an interview with the Associated Press.
Instead of touting foreign study as an essential cultural experience, universities could stress it as a path toward self-reliance, independent thinking and valuable job skills.”
At Winston-Salem State the average number of students that travel abroad each year is approximately 30-35 students, this year is an exception with between 40 and 50 students traveling abroad, according to Rickford Grant, interna-tional programs director for the Office of International Programs.
“When I first came to WSSU almost three years ago there were really no programs going anywhere,” Grant said. “Now the number of programs has
grown to include the Ghana-Benin program which is spe-cific to WSSU, [and] motors-port management has a pro-gram that is going to France,” Grant said.
Grant said that there are more big programs this year because of what he believes to be more faculty interest in leading programs and more student awareness of what is offered. WSSU has also seen an increase in the number of individual students that seek to study abroad.
The data gathered by Salisbury and his researchers shows that studying abroad appeals to white students more because of the emphasis on attaining a cross-cultural , international experience.
Angela Boyd, an African-American finance and accounting junior, will be studying abroad in Marseilles, France during the summer for UNC-W’s “Summer on the Mediterranean program”. The program that she is going with is part of the UNC constitu-
ency, which allows students of any UNC school to participate in programs at other UNC col-leges and universities.
“I definitely wanted the opportunity to travel outside the United States to experience a different culture because I feel that you don’t have an accurate view of the world or even your own country, having never been anywhere else,” Boyd said.
A forthcoming published article written by WSSU professors, Soncerey L. Montgomery and Uchenna P. Vasser in the Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council stresses the impor-tance of studying and travel-ing abroad. The message of “Taking it Global” is that diverse cultural connections enhance the quality of stu-dents lives, and that study abroad programs are critical and unique channels through which students can be pre-pared for global understand-ing and interaction.
“In general some students may be unaware of the study abroad options available to them; we want to provide opportunities in a structured, safe learning environment for students if they decide that they would like to step out-side their comfort zone,” said Montgomery, who also heads the Honors study abroad pro-gram in Queretaro, Mexico.
There are many different options available for study-ing abroad. The OIP assists students in finding a program that best suits their needs and wants for their education. Scholarship and other types of aid information is readily available for students if they have an interest in going over-seas but do not think that they can afford to pay for it on their own.
“You learn so much about yourself and your culture when you study abroad,” Montgomery said. “The expe-rience is a great way to get an idea of just how big the world is.”
Study abroad down amongst minorities
BWC, BEEP give advice to womenB e f o r e G e n e r a l
Administration can finalize an answer, the legislative process would have to run its course.
Reaves said that WSSU has been tasked to submit a report of various scenarios to General Administration for the cur-rent and upcoming fiscal year. Reaves also spoke on the fact that tuition has increased in the UNC System 39 percent over the past three years, and may likely see another increase in the coming year.
To date, WSSU is operating under a three and a half per-cent reduction in its budget.
“One bright spot,” Reaves said, was that the University would more than likely exit the FY 2011 with no additional cuts. WSSU has experienced a $22 million budget cut over the past three years, but could peak at $32 million in the fourth year in a worse case scenario.
The Chancellor did say that the UNC System could expect another budget slash some-where between 16 and 20 per-
cent July 1. To comply with these cuts, Reaves said that the University developed a three-prong attack to trim some of its nonessential expenditures. The first prong, which Reaves labeled functionality, consisted of various managers around the University finding a way to perform the work within their units with fewer staff resources. What developed from that was the 15-employee layoff.
The second prong consists of a reduction in adjunct faculty.
The final prong is the elimi-nation of more than 100 vacant employee positions.
With the reduction in adjunct faculty, full-time faculty mem-bers will be expected to teach more. Provost Brenda Allen addressed the need for faculty to teach more, stating that the University’s commitment to educating students should not diminish due to faculty cuts.
Reaves said that the University does not plan to have another round of layoffs.
Budget continued from Page 1
SGA Elections are April 6VOTE!
www.thenewsargus.com The News Argus Page 7
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
spOrts
Jordan HollowaySportS Editor
Jameka Johnson the junior right handed bowler from Durham is the recipient of the Coach’s Gameball.
“I was surprised actually to receive this award,” Johnson said.
“She is the most improved bowler on the team,” said Head Women’s Bowler Coach Trenton Rawley.
Johnson is rehabilitation major. “She was very enthusiastic and even came up with
cheers for the team. She is always ready to practice.”“If so I could give the award to the whole team,” Johnson
said.“We all worked so hard this year.”Johnson joined the Rams in fall 2009.
Awarded to Jameka Johnson
Applications for staff positions for the 2011-12 academic year will be available in Carolina Hall G032 and The News Argus office in Carolina Hall G005.
Complete application packets are due by noon Monday, May 2, 2011
decision will be announced by May 23, 2011.
reQuireMeNTS:Applicants may be from any college/major/ sequence but must be full-time WSSU student for the entire 2011-2012 academic year.
Available Paid Staff Positions:Editor in ChiefCopy Desk ChiefOnline News Editor
Available Non Paid Positions:Assistant EditorAssistant Online ProducerGraphics ArtistCirculation ManagerAd/Marketing AssistantReporters, Feature WritersPhotographersCopy Editors
For descriptions about duties and responsibilities of Argus positions, send your questions to [email protected]
Rams sweep Vikings in home doubleheaderPhillip LongSportS rEportEr
Outstanding pitching and clutch defense helped the Winston-Salem State baseball team (20-11, 14-2 Conference), take a two-game sweep against the Elizabeth City State Vikings (11-16, 4-9 Conference) on March 26, in Elizabeth City, N.C.
The Rams got great pitching from freshman Scott Wells and sophomore Tyler Hickernell.
“Pitching was exceptional, Scott Wells threw 68 pitches while only throwing 13 pitches out-side the strike zone,” head coach Kevin Ritsche said.
“We played good defense, giving up just one earned run against ECSU.”
In game one, the Rams and Vikings were in a defensive struggle. The two teams totaled just seven hits overall. The Rams had four hits to the Vikings three.
Juniors Michael Robbins and Dominique Fitzgerald had an RBI each. While Wells and sophomore shortstop German Reyes scored the Rams only two runs.
“We had timely hits when we needed them and guys stepped up and made plays when the team needed it,” Robbins said.
In the second game, the Rams gave up a run in the first inning, trailing 1-0. The Rams then tied the game in the fourth inning, when Brice Rivenbark drove in Andrew Smith.
The Rams captured the win in the seventh inning, when Fitzgerald hit an RBI to bring home junior Michael Robbins taking the lead 2-1. Both teams combined for 10 hits, six by the Rams to the Vikings four.
“Weather conditions were a factor, but our defense is what got the wins for us,” Ritsche said.
Hickernell took the win in the first game, pitch-ing seven innings, allowing three hits and strik-ing out seven batters. Wells captured his third win in the second game for the Rams. Pitching six innings, Wells gave up just one earned run, while freshman John Markley secured the win with his first save of the season.
The Rams are 15-0 when they score six runs or more. Defense has been the key for the Rams this season, averaging a phenomenal 2.8 era.
According to Ritsche, pitching is the teams best weapon when facing tough opponents. The Rams have great depth in their pitching rota-tion.
The Rams are 14-4 in conference play and are looking to get a NCAA tournament bid by win-ning the CIAA.
“We have what it takes to win the CIAA and get into the NCAA tournament, we are a young team but improving as the season progresses. Going from spring to summer bats are warm-ing up which should lead to more hits for our team.” Ritsche said.
WSSU baseball is ranked No. 2 in the latest NAIA polls.
Lady Rams earn 16th win against WVSU Yellow Jackets
The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams (16-11) showed a lot of heart and determination on their way to scoring a doubleheader split with the West Virginia State Yellow Jackets (15-7) at Randy Jones Field in Twin City Park, March 26.
The Lady Rams staged a pair of rallies after falling behind early in both games and were able to take home a 5-3 win in game two after a 13-6 loss in the opening game.
The Lady Rams had a tough start to the open-ing game after falling into an 11-0 deficit after the fourth inning.
However, the team rallied for four runs in the bottom of the inning to keep the game going and added a pair of sixth-inning runs and finished the game with the 13-6 loss.
The second game was a much closer affair. The Lady Rams opened the game with an
opening inning run, but soon fell behind 3-1 after the third inning.
Faced with the challenge the Lady Rams answered with a fourth-inning home run by freshman infielder Hope Billings, followed by three fifth-inning runs to go ahead 5-3.
Once in control of the game, the Lady Rams turned up their defensive efforts to hold on for the win.
The Lady Rams had a solid overall effort on the day with six hits in the first game and eight hits in the second game.
Senior catcher Kayla Woodbury led the way for the Lady Rams with a two-for-three effort at the plate with a run scored in the first game. She had the same effort in the second game, but also added a pair of RBI.
Sophomore pitcher Brittany Lane (9-5) took the opening game loss with seven innings of action and seven strikeouts while fellow sopho-more Tiffany Burgess took the second-game win with seven innings and allowing just three earned runs with a pair of strikeouts.
The Lady Rams will return to action on Apri1 1st when the team hosts Saint Augustine’s College in a home doubleheader.
WSSU athlEtiCS
ADVERTISE HERENext issue April 19Call today (336) 750-8701
Join the award-winning 2011-12 News Argus team!
Page 8 The News Argus www.thenewsargus.com
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
spOrts
Bowling team rolls to 42-39 record in CIAA returnJordan HollowaySportS Editor
The Winston-Salem State women’s bowling team has seen exponential improvement since last year. The team improved its record by win-ning 32 more matches than last year, finishing with a 42-39 record (28-17 conference).
“I took a different approach this year,” said head women’s bowling coach Trenton Rawley.
“We have the same bowlers as last season and the mindset of the team changed and that makes a huge difference.”
Rawley is a 1978 WSSU graduate and a for-mer Professional Bowling Association bowler.
The Lady Rams finished the season second in the CIAA Southern Division behind the CIAA champion Fayetteville State University Broncos.
Before the season started, Rawley received help from Cliff Barnes Pro Shop, of Winston-Salem. The experts there provided individual evaluations
“The evaluations really helped,” Rawley said. The evaluations assisted the Lady Rams in
not only improving their record from last year, but also achieving personal recognition as well.
Miranda Day is ranked fifth in the CIAA and made the all-tournament team.
Desiree Artis was ranked 24th and was the second Lady Ram ranked in the top 30 for CIAA bowlers.
“I am proud to see the growth in the ladies this year,” Rawley said.
“This will help us with recruiting better bowlers in the future.”
The Lady Rams were led this season by Miranda Day. She helped her teammates work on what they needed help with, Rawley said.
The team placed no lower than third in any divisional event during the season. The improvement on scoring helped the Lady Rams become contenders this season. WSSU’s aver-age per game went from the low 700s to the low 800s.
“We had an outstanding year,” Rawley said.“Everything that we achieved was because of
our outstanding players.”The Ladies started the season as underdogs
and had to prove that they could compete in the CIAA after not being in the conference since 2005.
“We were looked at as the Cinderella of the CIAA,” Rawley said.
“The future is very bright for us.”The Lady Rams coaches are on the recruiting
trail and have their eyes on Tyler Barringer. She averages 150 pins per game. According to a recent e-mail from her coach Ron Vanderbilt on March 14, the Huntersville, N.C. native is considering WSSU. She has the potential to be a great bowler with the proper coaching.
“Our staff will work hard to make sure that we continue to improve the team and make us contenders for years to come,” Rawley said.
“My goal is to make sure that we can bowl in events outside of our conference.”
Photo by Garrett GarmsShanice Marshall attempts a strike during a match this season. Marshall is a junior right-handed bowler from east Orange, N.J.