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The News Argus won nine awards, including four first-place awards at the 13th Annual National HBCU Student Media Conference in Columbia, S.C. Feb. 11-13. Argus staffers won first placeTRANSCRIPT
Black Entertainment Television (BET) was founded Jan. 25, 1980 by Robert Johnson. BET was the first African-American network. In the early ‘90s BET became the first African-American-controlled company to be traded publicly on the New York Stock Exchange. Today, Centric, BET Gospel and BET Hip-Hop are a part of the BET network. Source: www.who2.com
First black president of NCACPPres. Barack Obama was the
first black president of the Harvard Law Review in 1990. Obama won a Grammy in 2006 for the audio ver-sion of “Dreams From my Father.” Barack met his wife Michelle Robinson, while he was interning at the Chicago law firm of Sidley Austin. Source: :www.telegraph.co.uk/
Chief Patricia D. Norris was named the first female and the first African-American to serve as president of the North Carolina Association of Chief of Police. Norris was also appointed to the North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission. She has been at Winston-Salem State since 2008, and is an alumna of the University.Source: www.wssu.edu
Little Known Black History FactsFirst minority president First black network
Jordan HowseEditor in ChiEf
Jaye ColeCopy dEsk ChiEf
For years The News Argus has been responsible for producing high-quality news for Winston-Salem State. Now, WSSU’s student-run newspaper has been tasked with a new assignment.
The News Argus staff has been selected to manage the sports and graphics sections
of Black College Wire, a premier source of online information for Historically Black Colleges and Universities’ campuses.
BCW has provided HBCUs with rel-evant news for nearly 10 years.
Recently, its advisers and editors have begun a transformation.
The Black College Communication Association, under the leadership of Valerie White, BCCA chair, and her gradu-ate assistant Kenta Joseph will manage the site.
“It’s a good opportunity for students to take advantage of a news service that is used by mainstream newspapers and to continue to be displayed to national and international audiences,” White said.
Jordan Holloway, The News Argus sports editor, will visit each student newspaper’s website that is a part of BCW, select sto-ries, edit them, send them to Joseph for second edits who will then publish them online.
Argus to manage sports, graphics for BCW
Bianca Penderstaff rEportEr
Winston-Salem State stu-dents will be using a new e-mail server and will no lon-ger see the message ‘Your mail-box is over its size limit’ in their inbox.
It has been five years since there has been a significant change to the school’s e-mail server.
The new e-mail server WSSU will be using is Microsoft Live@Edu. The conversion will take place the week of March 7.
the new system will consist of a larger mailbox capacity of 10 gigabytes. Gigabytes are units of data storage on the server that will allow more room for incoming e-mails. The current server only holds .145 megabytes.
The server will have a 25-gigabyte storage space using Windows Live Skydrive.
Skydrive is used to back up and share files online. Applications will be available to use on Live@Edu such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Windows Live Writer and Windows Instant messaging will also be acces-sible on the server.
Students will be able to store files online and share them with teachers and other stu-dents. Students can recover deleted items for up to 30 days.
“Through interactions with SGA, the Information Technology administration
The News Argus won nine awards, including four first-place awards at the 13th Annual National HBCU Student Media Conference in Columbia, S.C. Feb. 11-13. Argus staffers won first place for Best
Student Newspaper (non-regular production, once weekly or less); Best Editoral Cartoon; Best Informational Graphic or News Art Illustration; and Best Online Audio Story.
Students’e-mail capacityincreases
Graphic by Brandon Coley
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Source: WSSU Department of Police and Public Safety
Compiled by Mallory Green, Staff Reporter
Saturday, Jan. 29At 10:35 p.m. an officer responded to a
call regarding an underage non-student in Atkins Hall heavily intoxicated. The officer issued a trespass warning for consumption of an alcoholic beverage. No further informa-tion is available at this time.
Monday, Jan. 31At 10 a.m. an officer responded to a call
regarding a stolen iPod in O’Kelly Library. The case was closed pending any investiga-tive leads or new information. No further information is available at this time.
Friday, Feb. 4At 1:30 a.m. an officer responded to a call
in Dillard Hall of a disturbance that involved a physical altercation between two female students. Both parties were cited Campus Appearance tickets. No further information is available at this time.
Saturday Feb.5 At 11 p.m. an officer questioned two
females suspected of having a controlled substance behind the Old Nursing Building. The substance was seized and placed in the evidence locker. Campus Appearance tickets were issued and sent to Judicial Affairs. No further information is available at this time.
Tuesday Feb. 8At 4:14 p.m. an officer investigated a theft
of miscellaneous items from a student in Wilson Hall. The items were found in the room of another student. A housing report was generated and sent to Student Affairs. No further information is available at this time.
At 9 p.m. an officer was given notifica-tion of a physical altercation involving two female students in Wilson Hall. Both stu-dents involved did not require medical atten-tion and were issued Campus Appearance tickets. No further information is available at this time.
Thursday Feb. 10At 5: p.m. an officer investigated the theft
of parking passes from the Campus Parking office by two female students. Campus Appearance tickets were issued to both stu-dents. No further information is available at this time.
Sunday Feb. 13At 1:20 a.m. an officer was dispatched to
Brown Hall in reference to a student injuring himself by breaking a window pane. Upon investigation the student was transported to Wake Forest Baptist Hospital for medical attention. No further information is available at this time.
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.
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To address some of the issues of domestic violence, that college and university students face, the Kappa Lambda Chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honorary Fraternity presented the semi-nar, “Runaway Love-Domestic Violence Prevention”, Feb. 13.
The program featured speaker Sylvester Reed.
A case manager and victim advocate at Family Services Inc. of Winston-Salem, Reed deals with domestic violence issues for his clients.
Reed also facilitates groups for men and teenagers and oversees a program called Strong Fathers, a collaboration with the Department of Social Services focusing on domestic violence.
Reed’s lecture “Love Shouldn’t Hurt” focused on types of abuse and the ways to
avoid situations dealing with abuse.
“The main goal of the semi-nar was to share domestic vio-lence, abuse and ways to pre-vent them,” Reed said.
The U.S. Department of Justice and the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence show an increasingly large number of incidents amongst college and university students.
According to NCADV, 42 percent of reported cam-pus stalkers are boyfriends or ex-boyfriends. About half of all reported rape cases in the United States involve victims 18 and under.
About 71 percent of rape victims knew their offender, and 60 percent of rapes on col-lege campuses occur between casual or steady partners.
Those involved in violent or abusive relationships may face unique obstacles in accessing services to escape from them.
Reed said that domestic vio-lence is a disease.
“With Valentine’s Day com-ing up, a lot of people don’t understand just because you take one time out of the year to show somebody love that the stuff you do throughout the year is going to be forgiven,” said Darius Cureton, chapter adviser.
Reed’s lecture “Love Shouldn’t Hurt” focused on types of abuse and the ways to avoid situations dealing with abuse.
Domestic violence is not limited to pushing or hitting, either.
“’If I didn’t hit her in the face, it’s not domestic violence’ is the most common phrase I hear most,” Reed said.
“Physical abuse is easy. Any woman can try to fight back but it all comes down to power and control, this is what men have.”
According to Reed, four mil-
lion women nationwide are physically abused each year and many more suffer emo-tional abuse from their partner.
In approximately 5 percent of the cases, men are the victims of violence and abuse. He said that a person being abused and criticized by a partner often feels afraid, isolated, depressed and in need of support.
Although the seminar had a low number in attendance, that did not seem to bother the chapter adviser.
“I wasn’t particularly dis-appointed in the low number of students that attended that seminar because many enrich-ment and development pro-grams on campus, at least from what I know, boast low num-bers,” Cureton said.
Cureton also said that pro-grams focusing on sex and
relationships seem to attract the most students.
“When we had the Safe Sex, seminar back in September, we had just under 100 students,” Cureton said.
“Runaway Love” was the third installment of the Red Carnation seminar series.
The first two seminars “Safe Sex at WSSU” and “Meeting WSSU Deadlines” took place during the fall semester.
The Red Carnation is a series of workshops that Kappa Kappa Psi hosts three to four times a year.
The workshops were initially planned for the Red Sea of Sound band members, but the fraternity opened the seminars to all students.
Red Carnation seminar series
“I am more than honored to be the head of sports for BCW,” Holloway said. “I will diversify my selections and give proper coverage of each HBCU.”
Joseph said this is a great opportunity for students to sharpen their copy editing skills and see more of their own and their peer’s content published.
“Interested student editors are allowed to contribute to whichever section they desire,” Joseph said.
“This change will ensure that the voices of all HBCUs will be represented on BCW, as well as allow BCW to publish more content more quickly.”
Since 2002, several institu-tions and organizations includ-ing the FAMU Foundation, National Association of Black Journalists and North Carolina A&T Foundation have admin-istered Black College Wire.
“Their access is their ability to have a say in what content is featured on the website,” Joseph said.
Several schools were recently removed from BCW site.
“Sites that were removed were deleted until their sites become active again,” Stewart said.
When the colleges and uni-versities become active again, they can contact BCW through Facebook or at [email protected] with their updated infor-mation.
“It’s really unfortunate that on many campuses the news is not being reported regularly in any form. This should not be acceptable to students, alumni, faculty or administrators. Everyone should support the free flow of news and informa-tion,” Stewart said.
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Band fraternity sponsors event about domestic abuse
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decided to change the server,” said Terry Harmon, the director of IT Infrastructure and Client Services.
The new e-mail addresses will have the domain of rams.wssu.edu. The IT administration will be evaluating whether to keep the old server for a limited time after Live@Edu is available.
Evon Crooks, the technology support specialist says any e-mails that are on the old server will be moved to the new server.
“We will synchronize the old server with the new server,” Crooks said.
“It will take an estimated four-to-six days to complete.”
“With using Live@Edu, we can make sure service is up and running prop-erly,” Harmon said.
SGA president Jonathan Jackson says that he is grateful that Harmon and the IT administration worked closely with SGA to meet the needs of the students involving the e-mail server.
“Student Government Association has been piloting the new system, playing with the many features to ensure the students are getting all they want out the system,” Jackson said.
“The simple fact that students will not be getting that ‘System Administrator’ e-mail every night is reason enough to celebrate the e-mail server.”
The new server will only be available to students and WSSU alumni. It will be available to faculty and staff toward to end of the calendar year.
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Social Work Program takes last step for accrediatationNatalie DavisManaging Editor
The Winston-Salem State Social Work Program is on its way toward accreditation.
The program had its third site visit from accrediting team of the Council on Social Work Education, Feb. 3-4.
Commissioner Deloris Dungee-Anderson evaluated WSSU’s program.
“We have one last visit this upcoming winter and if all goes well, our program will be fully accredited by June 2012,” said Isaiah Marshall, an associ-ate professor and coordinator of social work.
“I’m excited that this is finally happening.”
Dungee-Anderson said that she analyzed various catego-ries including: the program administration; curriculum; faculty credentials; faculty’s concern and care about the stu-dents and their learning; and the program’s support from the University.
“The program is amazing,” Dungee-Anderson said.
“There is a dedicated focus on serving the students and their learning needs.”
Dungee-Anderson said that it was clear that students are addressed as individuals and their circumstances are con-sidered.
Marshall said that the pro-gram maintains this by it’s majors’ meetings, various fel-lowships, and the small class sizes.
The program’s small class sizes of roughly 15 to 18 stu-dents gives the professors a chance to get to know the stu-dents well.
“We are an upper division program, and there are 130 social work majors, but only 51 of them are in the Social Work Program,” Marshall said.
“Social work majors take the
core classes their freshmen and sophomore year, and then they take the upper division classes their junior and senior year.”
Marshall said the commis-sioner had very favorable things to say about the cur-riculum.
“She [Commissioner Dungee-Anderson] loved our students, and felt that they were very warm and knowl-edgeable,” Marshall said.
“She praised the faculty for the wonderful things they have
done, and our new department chair, who came in this past year and engaged in the pro-cess.”
Marshall also said that the program is in the process of creating elective and special interest courses, including social work with the interna-tional population, and social work in justice studies settings.
Dungee-Anderson said the students were overwhelmed by her visit. She said that they were also positive about the learning experience they were receiving, and lauditory about the care of the faculty.
“One student said there was a loving environment among faculty and students, and it made all of the difference to her,“ Dungee-Anderson said.
Lauren Waters, senior social work major from Accokeek,
Md., said the professors have practiced due diligence and have instilled it within the pro-gram.
“Through our collective hard work, we have flourished,” Waters said.
“I expected and anticipated nothing less than progression and expansion.”
Waters said that the large amount of progress that the program has accomplished is exhilerating.
Following accrediatation, majors will be able to apply advanced standing in gradu-ate school and will only have to attend for one year. Social Work Programs without accreditation have to spend two years in graduate school.
Waters said that if it were not for the work towards accredi-tation, she would have to take the two-year track in graduate school, and sit through foun-dational classes that she has already passed.
“Contrary to beliefs, social work is a very rigorous major,” Waters said.
Dungee-Anderson said that it is clear that the students are receiving the help and educa-tion that they need to become professionally socialized in the profession.
Marshall said that he feels wonderful about the success of his former students. Several of them are attending graduate school and are practicing social work..
“The program is very new, and I have done many accreditation visits,” Dungee-Anderson said.
“I am impressed with the program, and the curriculum will assist in reporting and training strong social work practitioners.”
Jordan HowseEditor in ChiEf
The Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s is a major part of what students learn during Black History Month.
But all the efforts of integra-tion may be unraveled in Wake County, , in Raleigh.
Feb. 12, thousands of pro-testors took to the streets of Raleigh with the NAACP and 90 other organizations as a part of the “Historic Thousand on Jones St.” campaign. The aim of the campaign is to show their disdain for the proposed plan for students to attend schools in their neighborhood.
For 30 years, the Wake County School Board consid-ered socioeconomic group and race for school assignments. The newly-elected, more con-servative school board moved last March to start going back to students attending neigh-borhood schools.
The school board did a sur-vey last year and 94 percent of parents wanted the system to stay as it is.
“Neighborhood school-ing would drastically reduce school diversity and roll back years of progress,” said Leila McDowell, vice president of communications for the NAACP.
Clayton Bennett, a sopho-more elementary education major from Raleigh attended the protest.
“It is despicable that this is even a consideration,” Bennett said. “The proposal doesn’t even make sense.”
The school board began its attempt to dismantle the nationally acclaimed integra-tion system almost a year ago.
“I have personally benefitted from the way Wake County
buses students,” Bennett said.“I don’t think I would have
graduated high school or gone to college if I went to school with the students from my neighborhood.”
The Century Foundation, and many other researchers agree with Bennett. Research says that the best thing you can do for a student from a low-income household is assign them to a middle-class school.
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, which is less than half the size of WCPSS, uses a choice system for school assignment.
“Elementary and middle schools are placed in zones,” said Theo Helm, the director of the department of market-ing and communications for WSFCS.
“Parents are guaranteed a spot in the resident school but have the option to send their child to one of their top three choices.”
High school students are assigned to schools based on where they live.
Char lo t te -Meck lenburg Schools were reassigned to neighborhood schools in 2005. Prior to this, parents and stu-dents were no longer allowed to choose which school they attended. Instead, students attend neighborhood schools.
No final decisions have been made, but the Wake Education Partnership and the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce presented the school board with a proposal that is a com-promise between the board and the people who oppose them.
The proposal would give parents some choice of where their children attend school.
“ Contrary to beliefs,
social work is a very rigor-ous major.”
— Lauren Waters,senior social work major
NAACP protestsWake County board‘re-segregation’ plan
Sometimes, college students get caught in limbo between ado-lescence and adulthood, and we forget to look at how fortunate we are.
Feb. 11-13, The News Argus editors attended the 13th Annual National HBCU Student News Media Conference. We learned a lot about other colleges and universities and the way they are permitted to write their newspaper.
The first thing I learned about journalism is the First Amendment. Every citizen of the United States has the right to free speech, among other freedoms. That is the most important aspect of journalism.
There are more than 100 HBCUs in the United States and only 21 have printed student newspapers.
I learned Hampton University, Benedict College, South Carolina State and some other schools are unable to fully exercise their right to free speech. Spelman College no longer has a student newspaper.
Hampton’s newspaper staff members said it is an inconve-nience to not be able to do stories on administration, but they still cover what the students want to know.
But I definitely understand their challenge because if I were told that I wouldn’t get my degree if I wrote a particular story, I wouldn’t write it either.
Other colleges and universities get their funding directly from administration or SGA and therefore, cannot cover things that shed bad light on those sections of their university.
S.C. State said that, in the past, their staff has been prohibited to enter events that SGA does not want them to cover.
At meetings, they get the age-old excuse of “We are discuss-ing a personnel matter.”
Essentially the student newspaper becomes a public relations newsletter. The stories are only topics that will make the univer-sity look good. In some instances, students have to submit their newspaper to SGA and administration for review before it is published.
We, the News Argus consider ourselves very lucky. We have the privilege to have a truly free press. We can criticize our administration, SGA or campus facilities without having to worry about being shut down.
We have to consider how lucky we are to have the things we have. There are schools without strong academic programs, accreditation, athletic programs or a student newspaper.
We have to celebrate the fact that we, the students, have a voice. If there is a problem, write about it or make sure the con-cerns of students are acknowledged.
We have a voice. Use it.
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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
Which African American would you nominate for an Academy Award?
Photos by Jarrett Dawkins; Interviews by Jamie Hunter
FRANK ALSTONGRADUATE, BUS. ADMIN.
BLACKVILLE, S.C.Will Smith because he knows exactly where he’s going in life and he is passing his leg-acy on to his kids.
ANTONY HOWARDFRESHMAN, NURSING
DURHAMJanet Jackson for “For Colored Girls” because she was superb in the movie.
SARAFINA SCOTTSENIOR, CLS
JACKSONVILLE, N.C.Queen Latifah because of her hard-work. I admire her style and she represents for the big girls.
TANISHA TURNERSENIOR, SOCIOLOGY
BROOKLYN, N.Y.Denzel Washington because puts all of himself into all of his work.
RISHAWN HARRISSENIOR, IDS CHARLOTTE
Jamie Foxx because he is a one man show. He can do anything.
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Consider yourself lucky
The Academy Awards is a time to give praise to actors and actresses who played strong roles in films for the past year. However, for the 2011 awards show, no African Americans were
nominated for any of the previous year’s perfor-mances. This issue’s Campus Crew asks…
OpiNiON
Did WSSU’s programs pay enough tribute
to Black History Month?
Yes
28%
No
31%
Some of them
19%
To participate in the poll,
register online @ thenewsargus.com
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I didn’t attend
22%
American history; Black history; African-American his-tory; Afro-American history; Negro history; emancipation; slavery; Africa.
The evolution of the Black experience has traveled more than four centuries, creating a tapestry of artists, musicians, writers, scientists, mathema-ticians, civil leaders, inven-tors and even a president, to deliver us where we are today.
The rich, cultural history of African Americans has been the productive undercurrent of this country. Its economic strength was built on the backs of our ancestors from the Mother Land.
Yet, despite the immense contributions and the world-class benchmarks that African Americans of the past have set, many blacks from genera-tions past often pose a ques-tion: What is this generation doing to make its mark on the historical timeline of America?
I would like to think the question would have been
answered Nov. 4, 2008, when President Barack Obama was elected the 44th Commander-in-Chief of the United States; however, there are several that would disagree.
An argument of those that oppose this is that black America cannot simply sit back and ride the coattails of President Obama’s appoint-ment and that young African-Americans, which appear to remain stagnant, are allowing the world — and opportunity — to pass them by.
I can agree on the fact that stagnancy will eventually lead to the demise of any group, especially one that is already crippled by a number of significant problems. I was taught that anything that isn’t growing is, in fact, dying.
But I don’t think this is an issue for this forthcoming gen-eration of African-Americans.
This generation is doing the same thing that genera-tions of the past have done. Historically, when change was
needed, there were those who stepped up to the plate.
President Obama saw a need for change and acted upon it. Not unlike his predecessors, he dared to dream the impos-sible.
He was not alone.Just 15 years after Tupac
Shakur, a martyr in the hip-hop community, vocalized his controversial yet candid verse ‘we ain’t ready, to see a black president’ on his song entitled ‘Changes,’ the impos-sible happened. President Obama, The black version of Generation Y, and a host of others defied the notion of ‘black is whack, white is right’ and caused an upheaval in the way things were. President Obama and company utilized the techniques found in his grassroots organizer past and successfully translated that into a nationwide campaign. Suddenly black America had a renewed sense of faith in the future, chanting about change.
I’m not sure if President
Obama had a ‘mountain-top’ experience, or if he just thought America needed something new; what I do know is that somewhere between 2007 and 2009, the black communities of this country came together, the same way our progenitors did in the past, and demanded change.
And that’s the ebb and flow of Africa-America; things may seem dismal, even to the point of extinction, yet somehow they find a way to thrive.
The struggle for blacks may seem never ending but as sure as flowers bloom in the springtime and harvest comes in the fall, growth will eventu-ally meet change.
This Black History Month, I encourage African Americans to continue to grow; because you never know when it will be your time to make your mark in history.
Jaye ColeCopy Desk Chief
Evolution of the black experience
Can you imagine a late September Sunday afternoon with no football to watch? It’s not because your favorite team has a bye week, but it’s because of a labor strike.
The National Football League has a March 3 dead-line set to negotiate a new collective bargaining agree-ment between the NFL Players Association and the owners.
If the owners and the NFLPA are not able come to an agreement, it would force the NFL into a lockout.
The last time the NFL has had a labor dispute this large it was in 1987 when the NFL used replacement players for three weeks until the dispute was settled.
When you hear about the
dispute you think of two things; the owners are being stingy and the players are being greedy. But, let’s exam-ine the effects of the possible lockout, shall we?
The immediate impact will be felt in the cities where the teams are located.
Each city is estimated to lose nearly $160 million and more than 115,000 jobs would be affected.
Those jobs include everyone from the concession stand worker to the beat writer for the team. Coaches and scouts for the teams would possibly be forced into taking pay cuts up to 50 percent or have their contracts suspended or termi-nated within 20 days’ notice of a lockout.
The 2011 draft class will also be affected by the pend-ing lockout. Imagine being the first overall pick in the draft and having no training camp, no organized team activities and most importantly, no money.
Because of the talks of a labor strike, it made the deci-sion to return to school easier for the juniors, but has the seniors who are entering the draft walking on eggshells, to say the least.
With television ratings for the NFL being the highest they have been in 20 years -- according to The Washington Post -- the lockout would do more than hurt the league. It would strip it of its title.
The NFL is the richest
league on the planet with a net worth of $7.6 billion in 2008.
NFL generates most of its revenue through lucrative media deals, not having a sea-son will actually cause them to lose more money than they would save.
The careers of the future NFL stars are also being affected. The juniors who had to return to college risk the possibility of injury playing another 13 to 14 game sched-ule, and killing any chances of a NFL career.
I guess without football for six months, we all need to find hobbies to kill time until 2012.
Jordan HollowaySports Editor
Lockout threatens 2011 NFL season
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Jamie Hunterstaff rEportEr
When the snow melts and the clouds reveal the sun, the same happens to fashion.
Sunny colors and patterns are filling the shelves of stores everywhere. One of the big-gest trends to watch out for this season: graphic prints, from floral to stripes these statement making pieces can be combined with one another to dress up even the drabbest outfit.
Glamour magazine recom-mends sticking to one or two colors within the same family when mixing patterns in order to avoid the “crazy-lady look.”
“Scarves are a great way to mix patterns for people who aren’t used to the idea,” said Gabriella Brown customer experience supervisor at dELiA*s a teenager’s clothing store in Hane’s Mall.
Crochet and sheer layers are another trend that women can appreciate. Lace provides an answer to cooler layering options that won’t weigh too heavily.
Matt Beane, a Forever 21 visual manager, recommends women wear a solid top over something sheer so that there is a thin filmy layer showing from underneath.
Forever 21 is a store in Hane’s Mall that offers wom-en’s and some men clothing.
“Paired with a pair of flats or wedges the look is ultra feminine,” Beane said.
Glamour magazine urges women to stay away from x-rated looks that leave noth-ing to the imagination.
This season is all about bright and bold. Citrus colors like orange and yellow make it easy to update last summer’s cobalt and aquamarine colored pieces.
Vogue and Lucky magazines recommend mixing bright colors with other solids to cre-
ate a fun color block effect. Primary colors work best for this look, especially when paired with bright white jeans.
White jeans are another must have for the spring season. Perfect for pairing with any bright color, white jeans and slacks are in high demand.
“We’ve had so many people ask about white jeans. I love them because they go with everything and make it easy to mix different trends,” Brown said.
1970’s style high-waisted pants and shorts are making a comeback. Wide-leg twill pants look great paired with striped tops, platforms and wedges. Another pants option for this season is the boyfriend jean. A slouchy straight leg jean that fits most every wom-an’s body type.
“There’s a very beatnik feel to this season, prints and wide leg pants give it a very Twiggy-esque look,” Brown said.
“These pants are a nice change of pace from all of the tightly-fitted jeggings of the winter.”
Being comfortable doesn’t mean looking sloppy. At a recent interview with Glamour magazine, fashion designer Michael Kors declared
It’s time to get rid of all of those painful heels and too-tight dresses,” spring will bring loose breezy fitting shapes. Long, billowy blouses and swingy dresses are going to be very popular in stores this season.
With accessories this season it’s important to remember that less is more.
Springs coolest pieces are low key and come in desert-inspired colors like rust, sienna and sand.
Woven bracelets and dad’s old watch are great to wear with tasseled loafers and striped totes.
Spring fashions to feature graphics, vintage prints
Bianca Penderstaff rEportEr
Marc Lamont Hill delivered a powerful and vital message on the state of education in the black community at the Black Male Symposium Feb. 17 in Dillard Auditorium.
The program was presented by Black Men for Change. BMC is a student organiza-tion founded in 2003 to help empower African-American males to rise above negative stereotypes and become pro-ductive citizens to their com-munity.
The theme of the Hill’s lec-ture was “Get Ya mind Right.”
In front of an audience of Winston-Salem State students and faculty, Hill talked about the problems impacting educa-tion and what measures should be taken to correct them.
Hill, a professor, author, speaker and activistm has cov-ered topics including politics, culture and education.
He has provided commen-tary on media outlets including “NPR,” ”Essence” magazine, “The New York Times” and “The O’Reilly Factor” televi-sion news program.
He is the author of “Beats, Rhymes, and Classroom Life: Hip-Hop Pedagogy” and “The
Politics of Identity.”Hill told the audience how
grateful he was to come to WSSU and how activism should be instilled in college students.
“I want to talk about the idea of getting your mind right and the educational crisis in the black community,” Hill said.
Hill discussed the reasons for an educational crisis.
He said that we are a few decades beyond the things that have oppressed African Americans.
“Black folks use to risk their lives to read books, but they said ‘we don’t want education’....‘Black folks are lazy...’ but they made us slaves,” Hill said.
“When you’re looking at education in America in 2011, you see a certain tradition.
“You see a certain reality and it represents the huge gap between what we get and what we deserve.”
Hill said standardized test-ing should not determine if a student has obtained knowl-edge of a subject.
“The idea of testing gets in the way of actually teaching something,” Hill said.
“The SAT is not going to determine whether you gradu-ate from college or not, statisti-cally it’s not.”
Hill said that students should not think college will provide everything for suc-cess. Personal enrichment goes “beyond what we learn in the curriculums.’”
Hill also talked about the correlation between schools and penal system.
Following the lecture, stu-dents shared their feelings about what Hill said.
“I do agree with Dr. Hill’s message because it’s not just young people that need to be involved and there are issues in our society that need to be changed said Joy Lowery, a junior rehab studies major from Charlotte.
Justin Redd, the president of BMC said that Hill’s lec-ture was motivational and was something that all students needed to hear.
“I just hope the lucky few who had a chance to listen were as inspired as I was,” Redd said.
“I hope goals were created, aspirations modified, and I hope to have a chance to work with him in the future.”
Hill’s final remark to his audience was a pivotal ques-tion to WSSU students.
“What are you willing to fight and struggle for?”
Hill addressing the WSSU campus com-munity at the Black Male Symposium Feb. 17. in Dillard Auditorium. His lecture focused on issues within the black commu-nity the importance of education and encouraged the campus community to become activists.
Photo by Garrett Garms
Hill says ‘get ya mind right’
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Brooklyn native Brittney Killebrew was selected by Coach Inez Turner as the Game Ball recipient because of her recent-three gold medals in the CIAA Indoor Championships.
“I feel great winning this award as a freshman,” Killebrew said.
Killebrew is a computer science major. Coach Turner said that Killebrew is very tough and deter-
mined to be a better athlete.“This award is just extra motivation for me,” Killebrew said.Killebrew took first place in the women’s 800 meter run,
the mile and the distance medley relay at the CIAA Indoor Championships.
Killebrew is a graduate of James Madison High School.
Awarded to Brittney Killebrew
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The Winston-Salem State tennis team started the 2011 season against stiff competi-tion but looks to improve with its young team.
The Rams traveled to UNC-Charlotte to take on the 49ers in their first match of the sea-son. The men suffered a 6-1 loss, with senior Brian Coxton earning the only win.
The women were out played, losing 7-0.
First-year head coach John Martin has some experienced athletes to work with.
“Both teams look very strong to compete in the CIAA and the NCAA tournament,” Martin said.
Martin is a native of Elkin, N.C. and a 2003 graduate of UNC Wilmington, where he played tennis.
He has put his stamp on the tennis program already, sched-uling mandatory early morn-ing workouts and condition-ing.
“I feel like our team is in the best shape we’ve ever been in and that will definitely pay off in tough battles,” said Sloan Holmes, a sophomore for the
Lady Rams.
On the men’s side, Coxton and senior Maximilian Glodde look to lead their team to a CIAA championship for the first time. They will have help from top prospect freshman Nick John, who was a five-time state champion at Mt. Airy High School.
“Brian Coxton had a huge win at UNC-C outplaying an All-Conference opponent,” Martin Said.
According to Martin, playing Division I teams looks good on your record when it comes to earning a NCAA division II tournament bid.
“We have the caliber to win. The players coming in are motivated and everyone has what it takes,” Coxton said.
Coxton, a senior from Atlanta, is looking to accom-plish his no. 1 goal, which is winning a team championship.
“Getting a ring would be a great achievement for the team and myself,” Coxton said.
The Rams are looking for their freshmen to perform well. But the transition from high school tennis to college or uni-versity tennis can be difficult.
“The athletes are better phys-
ically and mentally than they are in high school,” John said. “You have to adjust your game or you will get outplayed.”
Some other freshmen stand-outs are Chris Jeter, Creighton Jones; and for the women, Dominique Lindsay. They will be playing in the top six of the lineup.
The Lady Rams will rely on their talented sophomores to lead them to victory. Sloane Holmes, Kayla Carter, Bianka Locklear and Kalin Jarvis.“I feel like we really do have a dream team. There is absolutely no reason why we shouldn’t win the CIAA title and go on to see what damage we can do in the NCAA Championships,” Holmes said.
“Mental toughness and inex-perience are the two major weaknesses we have, as far as talent, potential and game it’s all there.”
The Rams are ranked 8th in the Atlantic Region, two spots behind conference foe Shaw University.
Shaw has won the CIAA tennis championship six years in a row. Competing against Shaw will be important match for us, said Martin.
Rams tennis looks to pick up 2011 NCAA tournament bid
Women’s track and field win CIAA Indoor Championship Jordan Hollowaysports Editor
The Winston-Salem State Women’s Track and Field team won their first CIAA Indoor Championship in team history Feb. 13. It was the first confer-ence title for the Track and Field program since 1960 when the men won it.
The Lady Rams finished the championships with 99 points, the majority of them coming in their performances in the mid-dle distance and relay events.
“I always try to push my ath-letes for greatness,” said Head Coach Inez Turner.
“They practiced hard and showed dedication. They sac-rificed a lot.”
The Lady Rams had good showings on both days includ-ing a first-place finish in the 800-meter run by fresh-man distance runner Brittany Killebrew. Killebrew also placed first in the mile run and she was a member of the distance medley that won first place as well.
“It feels good seeing our hard work reflect with the results on the field,” Killebrew said.
Killebrew is also the wom-en’s cross country champion.
The championship was not the only hardware the Lady Rams brought home from the meet. Winston-Salem native Dedricka Thomas won the most valuable player award for placing second in the wom-en’s long jump, high jump and triple jump.
“It was a joy to see her win the award,” Turner said.
“I’m very proud of her. She has a great future ahead of her.”
Turner said the men’s team was in full support of the women. Some of them were even crying from the joy of watching their teammates win.
“We are definitely proud of them,” said sprinter Matthew Noble.
“They were fighting for what they knew was theirs and they achieved it.”
The championship snapped a streak of 14 consecutive titles
by St. Augustine’s College.“We made history and we
take pride in that,” said Wright O’Neil, assistant track and field and cross country coach.
“We did something that has never been done before.”
Coach Turner expressed that she wanted the coaching staff to be the role models for the team.
“When you have various athletes coming up telling you ‘thank you coach’ it is very rewarding,” Turner said.
Noble said Turner is also a great motivator.
“We are here because she [Turner] believes in us. She tells us to be confident and always work hard.”
The championship is the sec-ond one in the first year of Turner’s regime as head coach.
The team is preparing for the outdoor season where they plan to bring home both the men’s and women’s champion-ships.
“Winning is addictive,” O’Neil said.
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Freshman outfielder Andrew Smith runs to third base in the Rams home opener against St. Augustine’s Feb.15.
Rams blow past Bears, take first place in CIAAJordan Hollowaysports Editor
The Rams protect home court as well as sent their seniors off as winners in their final home game with a 59-49 vic-tory over the Shaw University Bears Feb. 21 in front of a packed C.E. Gaines Center.
The win moves the Rams into first place in the CIAA Southern Division. The Rams have a one-game conference advantage over the Bears.
For the Rams to win an outright divi-sion title they need Shaw to lose their next game or to win their season finale against Fayetteville State Feb. 26.
“We are in first place, but we still need to take care of business against FSU,” said senior forward Paul Davis.
The Rams got off to a hot start in the first three minutes of the game jump-ing on the Bears 7-2.
“We knew we needed to start quickly and the crowd really helped us do that by providing a crazy environment,” Davis said.
The Rams defense was smothering, causing the Bears to make horrible shot attempts and forcing them into a two-for-12 shooting performance from three-point land in the first half.
“Coach [Collins] told us to give 100 percent effort on defense,” said redshirt sophomore forward Stephon Platt.
When the Rams forced the Bears into 13 turnovers in the first half and capitalized by scoring 15 points off turnovers and went into halftime lead-
ing 30-22.“The guys did a great job of stay-
ing focused,” said head coach Bobby Collins.
“We knew this was a big night for our seniors, and they didn’t let the events during the evening get to them.”
In the second half, WSSU continued to emphasize on playing lockdown defense and never trailed in the second half. The Rams also forced the issue of getting the ball inside and attacking the basket drawing fouls and getting to the free throw line.
“The plan going into the game was to go to the post early and often,” Platt said
“I give props to our guards; they were looking for us and got us the ball.”
The Rams have won six of their last eight home finales, with this vic-tory being the first one since Feb. 25, 2008 when they defeated Norfolk State 68-65.
“We call this class the ‘unforget-tables’,” Collins said.
“When they had the opportunities to transfer, they didn’t. They stayed and that showed me how loyal they were to the team and to me, and I appreciate them so much for that.”
After his final home game as a Ram, Paul Davis said that the game was very emotional.
“I love the atmosphere,” Davis said.“I’m going to miss this place. But
know we have to refocus and try to win the conference championship.”
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Jordan Hollowaysports Editor
For the first time in 38 years, the Winston-Salem State Rams Baseball team 5-5 (2-2) hosted a home game Feb. 15.
The doubleheader was against St. Augustine’s College 4-4 (2-0) at BB&T Ballpark in downtown Winston-Salem, where the Chicago White Sox farm team Winston-Salem Dash play home games.
The Rams lost both games 3-2 and 5-2.
In the first game, the Rams jumped out to an early 1-0 lead from a sacrifice bunt by junior catcher Michael Robbins.
“That first inning was big for us,” Robbins said.
“We gave our pitcher the lead early.”
The Rams were able to hold on to their lead until the third inning, when the Falcons scored on a two-out single. Pitcher Brice Rivenbark got himself out of the inning strik-ing out the next batter.
The Rams fell behind 2-1 in
the top of the fourth from an RBI single by Falcons desig-nated hitter Jeremy Wilkins. Rivenbark ended the inning by striking out the final batter.
The Rams struck back in the bottom of the fourth, tying the game 2-2.
Dual sport athlete Dominique Fitzgerald hit an RBI single that allowed right fielder Andrew Smith to score. Fitzgerald was caught attempting to steal sec-ond base, ending the fourth inning.
The Falcons took the lead again in the sixth 3-2 with an RBI triple. The Rams struck out four times in the sixth and seven innings, ending any chance of a victory.
The Rams couldn’t manufac-ture enough runs and strug-gled with base running in game No.2 loss to the Falcons.
In the second game, Rams starting pitcher Joseph Herbert loaded the bases in the first inning, but he was able to escape by striking out the final batter.
The Falcons jumped ahead in the top of the third inning on a RBI single that allowed short-stop Rashad Ingram to score from third base.
The Rams bats struggled dur-ing the first four innings, strik-ing out five times and aban-doning two runners on bases.
“They [St. Augustine’s] hit their spots and made it hard for us to score runs,” said Head Baseball Coach Kevin Ritsche.
The Rams had problems with fielding the ball and had a combined six errors in the two games.
“The errors killed us today,” Robbins said.
Coach Ritsche said that the teams’ defense did not play up to expectations.
“We have a lot of young guys and freshmen who can learn a lot from games like this.”
The Rams are looking to bounce back with two of their next three series being against conference opponents, Lincoln University (Pa.) on Feb. 20 and St. Paul’s College on Feb. 26.
Rams swept in doubleheader at home opener