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A Manhattan artist, made headlines this month when she revealed to the press that she had photographed a McDonald’s Happy Meal every day since she had purchased it — six months prior. Despite being left out in the open on a plate, the only notable alterations were that the bun dried out and the burger shrank. Even the smell disappeared after 24 hours. Source: www.collegenews.com
Great American Smokeout More non-blacks attend HBCUs A bionic burger?The American Cancer Society is
marking the 35th Great American Smokeout Nov.18 by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit, or to plan in advance and quit smoking that day. By doing so, smokers will be taking an important step towards a healthier life – one that can lead to reducing cancer risk. Source: www.quitsmoking.com
Elizabeth Hallaren, a 20-year-old white woman, said she is starting to understand what it’s like to be a minor-ity. As a fourth-year nursing student at Hampton University, she is part of an increasing number of non-black stu-dents attending HBCUs. Enrollment trends have diversified greatly over the last two decades at traditionally black colleges, experts say. Hallaren’s reason for attending HU is why many non-black students are enrolling: It’s practical. Source www.blackcollegewire.org
Jordan HowseEditor in ChiEf
Chancellor Donald Reaves has been at Winston-Salem State since 2007. Some of his major accomplishments include the re-affirmation by SACS, a return to Division II CIAA, stabilization of enrollment, and plans for the new Students Activities Center. During a recent interview with The News Argus, Reaves discussed a vari-ety of topics.
Hear the interview in its entirety online at thenewsargus.com.
News Argus: How far are we with correcting SACS cites?
Chancellor Reaves: We have corrected those [cites] and sent them into SACS some time ago. We are going to the SACS
conference in January, where they will inform us formally of the re-accreditation.
News Argus: Do you think Division I is in WSSU’s future?
Chancellor Reaves: No. There are teams that have been in Division II all their lives and do very well and could do well in Division I, but Division I is a lot more expensive.
News Argus: Now that we have a baseball team will we get a base-ball field?
Chancellor Reaves: They are going to have to play somewhere. The AD [Bill Hayes] is working on it, and we are look-ing at all options.
News Argus: Why did you decide
to close then re-open the Child Development Center?
Chancellor Reaves: The Center was costing us money that we didn’t have and shouldn’t be spending. We were not using it as it was designed to be used. It was being used as a day care for the com-munity. We found a not-for-profit child care provider to come in and run it. The Center is paid for entirely by those who use its services.
News Argus: Why do you want to keep enrollment at about 6,300 stu-dents?
Chancellor Reaves: We were able to put a model in place that will allow us to take smaller first-year classes and more transfer students.
Photo by Brandon Wainright Argus Staff Photographer Students line up in the Anderson Center to register to vote early from Oct. 14 through Oct. 30 in the mid-term elections.
E-mail spurs GOP backlash
Argus Q&A with Chancellor Reaves
Reavescontinued on Page 6
E-mailcontinued on Page 6
Early voting at WSSU
Jaye ColeAssistAnt Editor
Forsyth County GOP chair is asking for the “immediate ter-mination” of Winston-Salem State’s interim Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Michele Releford.
Nathan Tabor made this comment in response to an e-mail Oct. 18 sent to students, faculty and staff encouraging them to vote early. At the end of the message, which origi-nated from Student Affairs, was a request to help the Democratic Party.
Tabor said he was forwarded the e-mail through an anony-mous Yahoo account and con-tacted the University to com-plain about the message.
“WSSU’s administration was in violation of state law,” Tabor said.
The Administration called the situation “regrettable” and sought to rectify the mistake.
“We sent out a retraction and said to disregard the earlier e-mail,” said Nancy Young, WSSU’s public relations direc-tor.
Releford said that she sent the e-mail at the request of students. Student Affairs usu-ally forwards e-mails sent to them by student organizations, faculty and staff, but Young said that Releford “just didn’t look at” the e-mail before she sent it.
In addition to disseminating a retraction, the Administration also sent an e-mail similar to the original.
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Tuesday, Oct. 12At 2 p.m. a written report was generated
for a student whose book bag was missing from her room in Atkins Hall. There is no further information at this time. The case is closed.
Wednesday, Oct. 13At 10:21 p.m. an officer responded to a call
involving a police officer and another indi-vidual at Cromartie and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. There were no injuries sustained by either party. The individual’s driver’s license was suspended. There is no further informa-tion at this time. The case is closed.
At noon a traffic officer issued a citation to a vehicle for not having a parking decal. The vehicle had an insurance stop and the plate was seized and turned into the DMV. There is no further information at this time. The case is closed.
Friday, Oct. 15At 2:50 p.m. a student became ill at the
Computer Science Building but did not require medical attention. There is no further information at this time. The case is closed.
Sunday, Oct. 17At 1:33 a.m. an officer responded to an acti-vated fire alarm during the pre-dawn party. There is no further information at this time. The case is closed.
At 11:40 a.m. a student living in Foundation Heights reported a break in and several itemswere missing.There is no further information at this time.
Monday, Oct. 18At 9 p.m. students and a non-student were
observed smoking marijuana at Gleason Hairston courtyard. No criminal charges were filed. The non-student involved was issued a warning for trespass. The students were not issued campus appearance tickets. There is no further information at this time.
Wednesday, Oct. 20At 11 p.m. an officer responded to a fight
in Wilson Hall. The fight stemmed from an earlier incident at the comedy show. The inci-dent will be reported to Student Affairs with written statements from individuals.
Friday, Oct. 22At 4:10 a.m. a security officer observed a
male revealing himself in Brown Hall park-ing lot. He was issued a campus appearance ticket. There is no further information at this time. The case is closed.
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.
Source: WSSU Department of Police and Public Safety
Compiled by Myiesha Speight, News Argus Contributor
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Bianca Pender & StaffstAff rEportEr
The Winston-Salem State Friends of the Library will be celebrating 25 years of service and support to C.G. O’Kelly Library Nov. 5 at the Village Inn Golf and Conference Center in Clemmons, N.C.
The silver anniversary gala will honor those who have assisted with Friends pro-grams and events over the years.
The event is also a fund-raiser to support the library staff’s efforts to provide scholarships to students who have “been excellent” workers in the library for more than two years.
Founded in April 1985, Friends of the Library, is one of the longest running library-based organizations at HBCU’s.
Membership consists of alumni, retired faculty, cur-
rent faculty and staff, and members of the community.
When state financial sup-port has been exhausted, Friends provides funds for C.G. O’Kelly to purchase books, DVDs, equipment and furniture.
The organization co-sponsors workshops for fac-ulty and staff designed to encourage students to use the Library’s resources.
Jocelyn Corpening, a rehabilitation studies major from Salisbury, is a student employee at the Library and will be assisting with the gala.
“I feel that the organiza-tion [Friends of the Library] is essential so that the cycle of giving and receiving will remain, which will ensure that the Library is the foundation of knowledge,” Corpening said.
The event will include music, dinner, dancing, and a video montage of interviews from members of the orga-
nization who have attended past events. The Library media production team con-ducted the interviews during the summer. The video clips are designed to capture the organization’s history and accomplishments.
Friends is also raising money by selling advertise-ment space in the souvenir booklet.
The gala has been adver-tised in The Winston-Salem Chronicle newspaper and during Time Warner Cable local programming on CNN and Lifetime networks.
“Because it’s the 25th anni-versary, I feel it is important for the organization to shine at its brightest, and I think that the programming com-mittee has accomplished this goal,” said Melde Rutledge, program specialist at the Library. He has been the photographer for various pro-grams and events since 2008.
Ebony S. SmithstAff rEportEr
After performing a rendi-tion of the national anthem at several Winston-Salem State football games, and a num-ber of on-campus showcases this semester, the musical trio ‘Silhouette’ has been generat-ing interest around the area.
Most recently, the group opened the homecoming game at Bowman Gray Stadium Oct. 23, as well as one of the first home games this season for the Winston-Salem Dash base-ball team.
The group consists of three young women, Calebria Webb, senior music education major from Detroit; Rolyndria Anderson, junior music edu-cation major from Lanham, Md.; and Jossi Isler, senior exercise science major from Four Oaks, N.C.
Silhouette was formed spring 2009 when songwriter and friend of the trio, Justin Redd composed a song he thought would fit the musical talents and capabilities of the female singers.
The name, “Silhouette,” was suggested, and later became the title the group chose to represent the ‘mystery’ of their personalities.
“We felt the name symbol-ized us: three different ladies from three different environ-ments, with three different styles, coming on one accord to create the image and style known as Silhouette,” Webb said.
The trio incorporates a plethora of musical genres into their style, and their musical selections include blues, jazz, old-school hip-
hop, pop, and rock. “Trying to restrict ourselves
to one genre would be diffi-cult,” Webb said.
“There are so many genres to choose from, and they each reflect a facet of our person-alities as individuals. We perform a variety of genres with a home base of R&B, but we like to describe our style as ‘Neo-Pop & B’ to say the least.”
The group showcased their talent with their performance of an original piece titled, “I’m Goin’ Out,” during the home-coming step show.
Silhouette has been busy building a name for itself throughout North Carolina. The group performed at the Women’s Empowerment Expo March 20 in Raleigh.
“The energy was high, the crowd was receiving, and the camaraderie was amazing,” Isler said.“
Every other performance has to meet that standard.”
As students on campus, the three singers value both criti-cism and recognition, as well as support from fellow Rams.
“I really do enjoy hearing the girls perform. They are all so vocally talented, and together they definitely make a dynamic and powerful force to be reckoned with,” said Devon Newsome.
Newsome is a sophomore music business major from Goldsboro, N.C.
“The feeling is incredible when it all comes together-- from music to outfits, all the way down to the live band,” Anderson said.
“The best part is being able to witness growth and satis-faction with the ones you hold dear to you.”
Student singing trio performing gigsoff and on campus
Friends of the Library to celebrate 25 years of service with gala, fundraiser
Today is Election Day
VOTE!
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Ebony S. SmithstAff rEportEr
Author Rondolyn Hickman probably never imagined becoming the recipient of Winston-Salem State's 2010 Alumni Achiever Award, or seeing the debut of her third fiction novel.
Oct. 22 at the Founder's Day convocation, Hickman became the third mass communications alumni to receive the award.
Each year, faculty from each department nominates gradu-ates for the award.
During her book signing after the convocation, Hickman spoke with readers, and auto-graphed copies of her latest novel, “Playing the Hand You're Dealt.”
A native of North Carolina and 1991 graduate, Hickman spent her younger years writ-ing stories and often dreamed of writing novels, and being at the top of The NY Times Best Sellers List.
“The third release, ‘Playing the Hand You’re Dealt’ is a stand-alone book, and a little different from the first three, but there are a few characters that make a cameo appear-ance,” Hickman said.
“This book is very different in the sense that this is the first book that I’ve written in first-person.
This time, the characters speak to the reader.”
After graduating from WSSU, Hickman accepted a 9 to 5 job. Although she spent the next several years as a com-munity developer to the assis-tant president of an executive fund, she could never ignore her desire to write.
“The publishing industry, which is much like the music industry, was extremely hard to break into,” Hickman said.
Writing under the pseud-onym, “Trice,” Hickman mar-keted her manuscript to sev-eral publishers and agencies, only to be turned down. She then decided to take an active approach to fulfilling her life-long dream.
She made the decision to resign from her job, and formed the independent publishing company, Platinum Books.
Her first novel, “Unexpected Interruptions” was self-published and released in November 2007.
Following the success of her first novel, she released the sequel, “Keeping Secrets and Telling Lies” in June 2009.
“The first release was about falling in love, and the second focused more on what happens when you make certain deci-sions in life,” Hickman said.
Fans followed the charac-ters from her first book, and received the answers and end-
ings to the story and couple sthat they had grown to love.
“I looked forward to read-ing her second book, “Keeping Secrets...” because I wanted to know what would happen with the old characters, or if they would all be included,” said Corteshia Bailey, a junior political science major from Charlotte.
Collectively, Hickman has won several awards for her literary works including an African American Literary Award.
She served as the guest author earlier this year in Atlanta at the National Book Club conference.
Hickman has recently been signed under a three-book deal with Kensington Publishing Co., with the re-release and worldwide distribution of her first novel scheduled for April 2011.
“In addition to the redistri-bution of my books, I am also looking forward to starting a few publishing and literary workshops for aspiring writ-ers,” Hickman said.
With storylines already composed for her fourth and fifth novels, Hickman said she will still continue her writ-ing and has plans to feature other authors. under Platinum Books.
Natalie DavisAssistAnt Editor
The Association of Rhythmic Talent will perform a play, “Beyond Me” Nov. 18.
A.R.T. was formed in 1991 by Winston-Salem State alumni Kent and Angela Beatty.
It has three sections; A.R.T. Voices for the singers, A.R.T. Dance Company, and A.R.T. Expressions for the spoken word and actors.
Kent Beatty is a staff mem-ber of the Conferences and Institutes Department.
The C and I Department coordinates conferences and meetings.
He said he was watching dancers and drama guilds from other schools come to WSSU to perform.
“There are so many talented students, and they didn’t get a chance to express themselves and showcase their talents,” Kent Beatty said.
A.R.T.’s performance will will include music from former member Stanley Johnson’s upcoming album, “Beyond Me.”
Stanley Johnson, a WSSU alum, is a staff member of the C and I Department, and “Beyond Me” is his first solo project on the independent label, PreAmp Entertainment.
He wrote, produced and co-produced every song on the album and is receiving national radio play although the album has not been released.
“’Beyond Me’ has become more than just an album but a movement,” Stanley Johnson said. “It is a lifestyle and it has become a part of me.”
He said that he was play-ing music from his album and Kent Beatty heard the heart-wrenching lyrics and decided that A.R.T. would perform a play based off of several songs on his album.
“The concept of the play is that there is more than just ‘you’ and instead of getting caught up in the aspect of ‘yourself,’ we hope that ‘you’ see the bigger picture,” Kent Beatty said.
The songs on Stanley Johnson’s “Beyond Me” album included in the play are “Beyond Me”; “Running to You”; “I Found Joy” and the first single, “Hiding Place.”
The play will also feature gospel and some R&B.
The play involves many issues, including homosexual-ity and self-centeredness.
Jayquanne Johnson, a junior psychology major from Charlotte, is a member of A.R.T. Voices.
He said that the play includes people who look down at others who are not up to their standards.
“It’s not about them, but about God,” Jayquanne Johnson said.
“It should not be about ‘man’. God will show you who he is by the situations you go through.”
Stanley Johnson said that A.R.T. is known for their R-rated plays.
“R-rated means real, as in real life,” Stanley Johnson said.
“It does not mean provoca-tive or nasty. We [A.R.T.] give you relatable situations and always leave a message. A lot of people will see themselves or pieces of themselves in this play.”
Mass Comm. 1991 grad recipient of WSSU Alumni Achiever Award
A.R.T. performanceto feature gospel,R&B,controversial issues
Today, Election Day, I implore all college students to vote. In the 2008 election, most students voted for the first time.
Some students are just now old enough to vote, and, although it is not a presidential election, it is just as important. Now students get a chance put officials in Congress that reflect thier political views. We can still impact the presidency of Barack Obama.
Change in Washington, D.C. is not the only change we can make this elec-tion. Vote to improve the way the city is governed, whether you are a resident of Winston-Salem or not.
Several offices are open in Forsyth County and even though this may not be your birth place, it is where you are now and may be for another four years.
Two years ago, I watched this campus explode with political involvement. Independent organizations chartered vans and buses to take voters to polling stations. Several students took initiative to work on campaigns, both locally and nationally.
I was so proud to be a Ram. Jan. 20, 2009, a very large group of students went to the
nation’s capitol to witness history, the inauguration of our first black President of the United States.
I remember my freshman year, going home to vote in the midterm elections because I didn’t feel a part of the Winston-Salem community yet. I remember 2008, voting in my first presidential election, and in 2009, going to vote for Derwin Montgomery, an alumnus of WSSU.
This year, as a registered voter of Forsyth County, I voted early to make sure my voice was heard.
When we conducted our Campus Crew portion of The News Argus, we asked students if they voted early and a few responses surprised me. One student said she didn’t know we could vote early and another student said he didn’t see the point.
In 2004, we saw an example of what can happen when voters wait to the last minute to vote. Ballots get missing, added, or whatever may or may not have happened in Florida that year. When people take advantage of early voting, political analysts can make better predictions about who will control the House of Representatives and the Senate.
If you don’t want Congress to be controlled by a particular party, you would still have time to change the outcome.
That is why every election I make sure my voice is heard.I vote early.Early voting is over, but if you haven’t made it to the polls
yet make it a priority to vote today.As Gandhi said, “Be the change you wish to see in the
world.”
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JORDANHOWSEEditor in ChiEf
Did you vote early in the midterm elections?
Photos by Jarrett Dawkins; Interviews by Jamie Hunter
CHRIS COUNCILJUNIOR, COMP. SCI
NEW YORKYes, I am voting early because I signed up for it so I might as well do so.
KOREY KIGERSOPHOMORE, JUSTICE STU
WINSTON-SALEMI’m voting early because a lot of people expect change, but they don’t go out and support the changes that are needed.
ALESIA CALHOUNSENIOR, REHAB STUDIES
FOREST CITY, NCYes, after seeing all the con-troversy about that accidental e-mail sent and after all the comments made about WSSU.
DOMINIC TOTTENSENIOR, ENGLISH
BURLINGTONI’m not sure yet, but I’m thinking about it so it’s a pos-sibility.
LEONZA SANDERSSOPHOMORE, MARKETING
WILSON, NCNo. I’m not voting early, no reason as to why.
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Get out and vote
Today is Election Day. Early voting in North Carolina started Oct. 14 through Oct. 30. Winston-Salem State students did not have to leave campus to
cast their votes because they could vote in the Anderson Center.
This issue’s Campus Crew asks...
The National Honorary Band Sorority of Tau Beta Sigma and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc won the homecoming Greek Step Show.
The sorority beat six other organiza-tions in a four-hour step show Oct. 23.
Five National Pan Hellenic Council fraternities, one NPHC sorority and one Council of Independent Greek Organization fraternity and sorority par-ticipated.
Phi Beta Sigma stole the show by end-ing their set with a very impressive step performance in which the NPHC frater-nity members blind folded themselves and performed their routine without physically assaulting a member beside them.
CIGO sorority Tau Beta Sigma also stole the spotlight with their Wizard of Oz theme. They finished with a surprise drum performance which caused a stand-ing ovation.
The night, however, didn’t go as smoothly for all participants.
From the beginning, the show was met with many difficulties.
The first occurred with the show’s host who, after a mere five minutes was booed and heckled off of the stage and the DJ had to step in and keep the audi-ence occupied in between stage set-ups.
Technical difficulties started with the per-formance of R&B trio Silhouette, whose muffled singing was eventually drowned out by the audience’s multiple conversa-tions.
The Greeks’ performances were not immune to technical issues.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.’s awe-some presentation was soured by their video which was projected backwards on the stage’s screen. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. had lip synching difficul-ties, when a soror stumbled over her dia-logue.
The National Honorary Band Fraternity of Kappa Kappa Psi experienced audio difficulty with their second video which premiered mid-way through their perfor-mance.
I credit Kappa Kappa Psi with having the longest video of the night with their eight-minute performance opener that clearly did not go well with the audience.
On a brighter note, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. took turns turning up the temperature for the females in the audience, much to the pleasure of hetero-sexual females [and homosexual males] in attendance.
The fraternities finished their set by removing their shirts and grinding to a
slow jam The Kappas, of course, added a little extra to their routine by distributing their roses to the women in the audience.
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. closed the show performing to a much smaller crowd than the preceding participants. The show was running behind schedule because of technical difficulties and pos-sibly the lack of time limits for each per-formance.
Regardless of the smaller crowd the Iotas put on a great step show and received a positive response from the remaining audience.
In all, it was a very interesting night of stepping at Winston-Salem State.
My only wish is that these organiza-tions took the time to have dress rehears-als, before presenting these drastically flawed routines to an unforgiving student body and alumni.
Had they done so, video and audio glitches could have been caught ahead of time and fixed, and their show may have had the impact that I’m sure the partici-pants were hoping for instead of the obvi-ous mess that it turned out to be.
Jennifer RooksArgus Contributor
One day I was going through a stack of News Argus issues, and all I could do was shake my head in frustration as I thought about the trouble The News Argus senior staff and reporters go through to produce the paper.
It is probably safe to specu-late that many in the WSSU community have ever won-dered or cared about what it takes to get the paper out twice monthly.
We [The News Argus] are the official student newspaper and we have rights, and they are being ignored. I cannot understand why we report-ers are consistently being sent here and there by the faculty and staff of the University as we go on our quest to collect accurate information for our news assignments.
I recall a story I was assigned.
If only I had known what
I was getting myself into, I would have never taken the story.
I contacted source after source and received more information online than I did in person.
When I finally found some-one to interview, that person was told not to tell me any-thing.
A day later, I managed to pull together a story to meet my deadline, but it did not contain enough information to make it newsworthy.
Does the staff or faculty have something to hide?
The News Argus is not a controversial newspaper.
We have no intent to harm anyone’s reputation.
We are simply attempting to report the truth.
It seems there is always something hindering our prog-ress. There was a time when we could not get access to the
Campus Police Crime Blotter, but we persevered and now we publish it regularly.
In another instance, at least two staff reporters attempted to write a story about the 10-year suspension of the cam-pus chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. No one was willing to talk on record.
After multiple attempts, we had to turn the DST incident into a picture story. [Oct. 19 issue]
We understand and respect that some topics are taboo, but we also need others to under-stand that under the First Amendment, we have rights. And we deserve respect as well as cooperation.
We are student journalists and we have deadlines.
We are writing and report-ing stories to earn a passing grade in our class. Missing deadlines due to lack of com-munication or information
places us further away from our goals.
We are polite and respect-ful when we attempt to make appointments for interviews, and we try to accommodate our sources’ schedules. We understand that many of the persons we want to interview have busy schedules, but if we ask for something as simple as an e-mail response, it would be nice if our e-mails are not deleted or ignored.
We go through great lengths to make the award-winning News Argus successful.
We hope that the WSSU faculty and staff will be more friendly, more flexible, and more willing to assist us as we write stories that are accurate, fair, balanced, and newswor-thy.
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Technical glitches steal step show stage
That message contained information on how to contact the Forsyth County Republican Party.
According to articles in the Winston-Salem Journal and the News & Record [Oct. 20 issues], the University sent a second message, which Tabor referred to as an “equal time” e-mail.
Tabor said he was dis-pleased by the response of Winston-Salem State, noting that although the University sent an e-mail with GOP con-tact information, the law had still been broken.
“Two wrongs don’t make a right,” Tabor said.
In response to the incident, UNC School Systems President Erskine Bowles issued an e-mail to all chancellors Oct. 20.
“We certainly support cam-pus efforts to encourage their faculty, staff, and students to exercise their right to vote,” Bowles said, “[but] I want to remind you that North Carolina law prohibits the use of state resources to sup-port any political candidate or issue.”
According to N.C. General Assembly statutes, “No state employee may take any active part in managing a campaign, or engage in political activity.”
Because of its neutral stance in the voting process, the University was chosen by county officials as a voting site because it was a “fair and just location,” Tabor said.
Tabor sent a letter to the Forsyth County Board of Elections requesting they find an alternative site for early voting.
“Michele Releford has let the students down,” Tabor said.
“This whole situation has gone viral. This has made the University look like cheaters in front of the entire nation.”
Releford was contacted Nov. 1 about Tabor’s remarks and she replied “no comment.”
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In order to improve the quality of students, we have to decide whether we want to be bigger and accept more students that have tremendous developmen-tal needs or accept a quality class where everyone learns. We chose the latter.
News Argus: How much will the University pay in addition to the $27 mil-lion the state is providing for the Student Activities Center?
Chancellor Reaves: At some point I’m sure some of the fees
will have to go up in order to maintain some of the activi-ties in that building, but at this point I just don’t know what those are.
News Argus: The campus chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. has-been suspended for 10 years. How do you feel about the punishment and have you received any information regarding their appeal?
Chancellor Reaves: Right now, I feel that the punish-
ment is just right. Yes, I have received information but once lawyers are involved, we stop talking about it.
News Argus: Is there any-thing you would like to add?
Chancellor Reaves: I am hopeful for the University. We brought a quality class, smaller but good. We are starting to make changes in the curriculum and I am opti-mistic about really turning the University around.
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Grace AndersonArgus Contributor
Enter Coltrane Hall 211 and you might think you were sitting in a meeting at the United Nations. This room is the site for Winston-Salem State Model United Nations Club.
The Model U.N. Club was started more than 20 years ago by a group of students with a common interest in the U.N. It teaches students proper U.N. etiquette and helps familiarize them with international customs.
The Club is preparing students for the 22nd Model U.N. Conference in Fayetteville, March 2011.
Several students from HBCU’s will
attend the conference including those from N. C. A&T and Bennett College.
One of the advisers for the club, social science professor Guy Martin, is passion-ate about the club and hopes to have a good turnout of students.
“Students are taught the logistics of the actual Model United Nations Club such as the proper way to speak and address oth-ers,” Martin said.
Additionally, a United Nations course will be offered beginning in spring 2011, taught by Martin. Students of all classifica-tions are welcome; however, juniors and seniors are preferred said Martin.
While most of the students in the Model United Nations Club are political science majors, students of all majors are encour-
aged to participate. “The United Nations club is a campus
wide organization that deals with global issues of all kinds, so therefore all students should take an interest in it because they can actually learn various skills simply by interacting with other students,” said Donald MacThompson, associate profes-sor and coordinator in the Political Science Department.
“Skills include debating, negotiating, bargaining, also general communications.
About 12 students attended the interest meeting Oct. 25, MacThompson said.
“We didn’t experience the turnout that we hoped, but the meeting went well,” MacThompson said.
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Jordan HowseEditor in ChiEf
SGA president Jonathan Jackson has been in office for 122 days. Let’s evaluate his progress so far.
Jackson said his administra-tion’s purpose is to re-establish a foundation for quality pro-gression within the academic, athletic, and extra-curricular spectrums.
Because of the increas-ing number of safety issues on campus, Jackson and his executive board have teamed with Campus Police to estab-lish new procedures.
In his address to students
this past spring, Jackson said he was going to start several programs, includ-ing “Programming Assistant Initiative”.
The Initiative gives students the opportunity to submit an idea and receive funding from SGA.
“Our [to-do] list continues to grow as we continue to com-plete tasks,” Jackson said.
The Jackson Administration is also trying to improve aca-demics by working with administration to extend library hours.
Under Jackson, SGA has also increased communication with students by publishing the
first-ever SGA Newsletter. Alessia Phillips, a junior
rehabilitation studies major, said she likes the direction SGA is going.
“They are more involved with students and campus life,” Phillips said.
“I always feel informed about what’s going on and looking forward to new things and upcoming events.”
All these accomplishments do not come without some dis-appointment. Jackson said the turnout for the Student Senate opening was less than pleas-ing.
“I wish we would have been able to get more attendance at
our Student Senate Opening,” Jackson said.
“We had a great speaker come in, and Yolanda [Paylor, vice president of internal affairs] did a great job in plan-ning; students simply did not show up.”
Jackson told the student body in his spring speech that, with their help, this is going to be a big year for WSSU.
“It definitely has been [a big year]. The energy being dis-played by our students in our academics, athletics, and extra-curricular activities has been awesome and I look forward to more great things coming as the year continues.”
SGA working to improve student life
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Greensboro native Kevin Rice was selected by track and field Head Coach Inez Turner as the Game Ball recipient because of his performance in the CIAA championships and growth through the season.
“It was very surprising that coach [Turner] had chosen me for this award,” Rice said, a freshman exercise science major.
“Coach always tells us to stay positive, and it will lead to great success,” Rice said.
“He has a lot of talent and trains very hard,” Coach Turner said.
“He was very determined and motivated during the CIAA Championship.”
Rice finished eighth overall and fourth among Rams cross country runners.
Rice is a graduate of Ben L. Smith where he earned numer-ous awards in both track and field and cross country. He also earned all-conference honors while in high school.
Awarded to Kevin Rice
Jordan Hollowaysports rEportEr
In front of more than 18,000 raging Winston-Salem State fans, alumni, and friends at Bowman Gray Stadium, the Rams defeated the NCAA Division II Independent UNC-Pembroke Braves 21-7.
The homecoming game Oct. 23 featured two of the NCAA Division II best defenses with the Braves being ranked No. 1 and the Rams No. 6.
This win marks the first time that the Rams have won a homecoming game since 2006, when they defeated the Howard Bison 12-0.
Both teams are chasing NCAA Division II playoff berths.
In the first quarter, the Rams defense shut down UNC-P. They held the Braves to only one first down and 37 yards on 12 plays, and forced them to punt three times and also intercepted one pass.
The Rams offense saw great success by gaining 190 yards on 20 plays and scoring one touchdown. The lone touch-down came on a 47- yard pass from sophomore quarterback Kameron Smith to sophomore wide receiver Jahuann Butler.
The Rams started the second quarter by scoring on a 30-yard pass from Kameron Smith to Butler. That score put the Rams ahead 14-0.
The Braves answered that score with a 34-yard punt return that gave UNC-P’s offense the ball deep in Ram territory and threatening to score. The Braves capitalized off the huge return by scoring on a 2-yard run by running back Keith Gore. That touch-down trimmed the Rams lead to seven points, 14-7.
The Rams struggles to score continued with the offense having three consecutive three and outs and only one first down.
The defense continued the dominant play to end the sec-ond quarter by sacking UNC-P quarterback, Cory Smith, for a 13-yard loss. That sack took the Braves out of field goal range.
On the last play of the half, UNC-P quarterback Garrett Sutphen was intercepted by defensive back Malcome Rowe for a 1-yard return.
“Our defenses strong play in the first half helped us hold on to the lead that we have, and if it wasn’t for that punt return earlier, I believe they would not have scored,” said head coach Connell Maynor.
The Rams offense in the sec-ond quarter was very pedes-trian by only being able to amass 51 total yards and one first down.
“Our offense just needed to take better care of the foot-ball and take advantage of our missed opportunities and stop missing blocking assign-
ments,” Maynor said.In the third quarter, the Rams
defense continued their stellar play by forcing the Braves to turn the ball over on a fumble on their first possession.
The Rams offense then drove down the field quickly by scor-ing on a 6-yard run by quar-terback Kameron Smith. That touchdown capped off a nine play 79-yard drive that took more than three minutes off the clock.
The Rams defense proved to be too much as the Braves couldn’t get the punt off on a three and out. On their next drive, punter Bill Stanley was tackled for an 11- yard loss by freshman defensive lineman Barry Tripp after a bobbled snap on fourth down.
With the game in hand, the Rams defense held on in the fourth quarter by not allowing any points and only one third down conversion. The final score of the contest was 21-7 Rams.
“Winning never gets old,” Maynor said.
“We knew we had a great defense and that we would have to rely on them to get the victory.”
“We are very excited and proud of this win because its homecoming,” Butler said.
The No. 18 Rams 8-1 (5-1) finish off the regular season when they take on the Shaw Bears 6-2 (5-0) Oct. 30.
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Even with the CIAA championship out of reach for WSSU, the Division II playoffs are still a possibility after the Rams suffered a 31-27 loss at the hands of the Shaw Bears Oct. 30 at Durham County Stadium.
The Rams scored on half of their pos-sessions during the game, but couldn’t hold up against the fourth quarter surge of the Bears.
The Rams scored touchdowns on their first two possessions and had all of the momentum in their favor.
Shaw answered the Rams’ with two early scores, with a touchdown on their third drive that sliced the Rams lead 14-7.
The Rams added to their lead on their opening drive of the second quar-ter with a 33-yard field goal by kicker Landon Thaylor that gave the Rams a 10-point - lead, 17-7.
Shaw methodically drove down the field on an eight-play 80-yard touch-down drive that was capped off by a touchdown pass from quarterback Kevin Atkins to wide receiver Tyrone Bolden that slimmed the WSSU lead
17-14.After watching the Bears score on an
eight-play drive, the Rams only needed one play to increase their lead again and go up by 10.
Running back Nicholas Cooper broke a 48-yard run that put the Rams ahead 24-14.
On the Bears next possession, they used 10 plays for 53 yards, and scored on a field goal to end the half, trailing the Rams 24-17.
In the second half, the Rams could only muster three points early in the third quarter.
During the fourth quarter, the Rams offense struggled to move the ball. They also gave the ball away on an intercep-tion thrown by Kameron Smith in Rams territory that gave momentum to the Bears.
The interception set the Bears up with great field position on the Rams 12-yard line. The Bears scored on a run by quar-terback Kevin Atkins that ultimately gave them the lead 31-27.
The Rams had one more chance to score and failed when a pass intended for wide receiver Dominique Fitzgerald fell incomplete.
The Rams still lead the all-time series versus the Bears despite the loss 8-7-2.
Jaye ColeAssistAnt Editor
For the first time in its five-year his-tory, the Winston-Salem State cross country team has been crowned CIAA champions after five years of existence.
The men’s and women’s teams marched into Cary, N.C. Oct. 21 and outran their competition, defeating their closest opponent by 24 points. Sophomore Andrew Chebii and fresh-man Brittney Killebrew led the teams to victory.
Killebrew finished with a time of 19:40.6; Chebii clocked in a time of 24:33.3, over a minute faster than his closest contender, fellow teammate Aaron Barnes.
The women took the field first as the Lady Rams set the stage for a day dominated by WSSU athletes.
In addition to Killebrew’s first place performance, sophomore Manuela Rigaud trailed close behind, offer-ing up a time of 20:01.6 to take sec-ond place. Sophomore Tyrah Winfrey placed eighth with a time 21:06.8, and junior Ashley Lawson turned in a time of 21:15.8 to claim a 10th place finish.
Success was contagious for the Rams as the men’s team managed to clinch the top three spots.
Juniors Barnes and Desmond Wiggan rounded out the men’s top three finish-ers with a time of 25:57.6 and 26:06.0, respectively.
Strong performances by these run-ners solidified milestone victories for both teams.
Inez Turner, head coach for the men’s and women’s cross country team, con-tributes both programs tremendous success to keeping a positive perspec-
tive on training and a dedication to the sport.
“I was always preaching how we should approach training in our atti-tude toward winning and making sure that our attitude stays positive,” Turner said.
Their work ethic has produced not only big wins for the team, but also individual honors have been garnered.
Chebii, Barnes, Wiggan and fresh-man Kevin Rice earned All-CIAA hon-ors for the men in the CIAA champion-ship.
The women also took home hard-ware, with Killebrew, Rigaud, Lawson and Winfrey attaining All-CIAA hon-ors.
Turner was excited about the achieve-ments of her athletes, citing that hard work and a positive attitude were key.
“We feel very blessed, and it sets the tone that nothing is impossible,” Turner said.
The cross country team is happy about its success but doesn’t plan on stopping now. Turner and the team are already preparing for next season.
“We need to recruit well and con-tinue to push a positive attitude, and continue to push the ability to win and never settle for less,” Turner said.
Although the Rams cross country program has just a few years under its collective belt, the 2010 team has already contributed to WSSU Athletics’ ‘Return to Glory.’
Tricked, no Treat Bears defeat Rams, 31-27
Photo courtesy of WSSU AthleticsTop row: Coach O’Neil Wright, Kevin Rice, Bobby Grier, Brandon Izzard, Middle row: Aaron Barnes, Matthew Noble, Desmond Wiggan, Cornell Jones, Front row: Coach Inez Turner, Fabian White Jr., Elijah Strickland, Marquis Staton, Andrew Chebii, Darius Cureton, Cleighton Williams, Coach Wesley Chapman.
Cross Country clinches CIAA Championship