Campus and Community Happenings
Group Dynamics
Class Honors
Mrs, Rhyne
Mrs. Bessie Rhyne was the recipient of a
surprise from students enrolled in Dr. Lacy
Hall’s Group Dynamics Class on November
23rd.
Mrs. Rhyne, a Housekeeping Assistant
assigned to Coltrane Hall, “was surprised”
when she walked into 101 Coltrane Hall.
“A student said she needed to talk to me,’
explained Mrs. Rhyne. “I had no idea that
the class was having something for me.”
The students enrolled in Group Dynamics
have been learning the skills and attitudes
essential for functioning effectively as a
group member.
“We have learned a lot about how to func
tion as a member of a group,” explained
Vanessa Brown, a senior Psychology ma
jor. “Learning to work as a member of a
group and not individually is an important
skill to have.”
“The project given to the class by Dr. Hall
involved organizing an event for Mrs.
Rhyne,” explained Thomas Lofton.
“We decided to honor Mrs. Rhyne
because her services hadn’t been recogniz
ed by the community and the campus,” ex
plained Brown.
Mrs. Rhyne has been involved in caring
for foster children since 1974. She has cared
for nine foster children. She also has a
license that allows her to care for elderly
people.
According to Mrs. Rhyne, “TLC” (Tender
Loving Care) is one of the main things in
life. I am a people person. I enjoy caring for
and motivating people.”
The class organized and held a lovely
reception for Mrs. Rhyne. They also invited
the members of the Social Sciences Faculty
and staff to join them in their celebration
for Mrs. Rhyne.
Lita Fennell
Fennell Wins
Sigma’s Raffle
Lita Fernell, a WSSU senior, from
Kernersville, N.C., received some good luck
on October 30th, at the “Annual Homecom
ing Greek Stepshow.” She was the winner in
the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., “VCR
Raffle.”
The raffle was sponsored by Delta Alpha
Chapter here at WSSU. The raffle was spon
sored to benefit the chapter’s scholarship
fund. The monies will be used to award
financial assistance to a senior-minority
student who attends an area high school.
The scholarship will be used towards col
lege.
Angelou Performs At Mt. Zion
by Linda S. McKnight
Staff Reporter
On November 8, the Inspirational
Choir of Mount Zion Baptist Church under
the direction of Dyna McGriff, presented
“And The Walls Come Tumblin’ Down,” a
combination of song and poetry featuring
Maya Angelou and the Inspirational Choir.
Ms. Angelou, an activist, author, dancer,
producer, and actress is best known as
author of her best selling books: I Know
Why the Caged Bird Sings, Gather Together
in My Name, Singin’ and Swingin’ and Get-
tin’ Merry Like Christmas, and All God’s
Children Need Traveling Shoes. Her four
collections of poetry include: Just Give Me
A Cool Drink of Water ’fore I die, Oh Pray
My Wings Are Gonna Fit Me Well, And Still
I Rise, and Shaker, Why Don’t You Sing?
Dressed in an evening gown of purple,
red, burgundy and orange ruffles atop a
straight pink bodice accented with a violet
sequined turban, Angelou read various ex
cerpts of her poetry, followed after each
choral renditions. She used many variations
of body language, facial expressions and
voice tone to employ the meaning of the
poems she read as she walked among the
audience departing and entering at various
angles of the church.
Her poems included “Dark Testament,”
“Between the World and Me,” “Miss
Rosie,” “Black Like Me,” “Let America Be
America Again,” “Gabriel,” and “Still I
Rise.” The latter seemed to be everyone’s
favorite as it spoke of how black American’s
are always able to stand up and face the
world again after repetitive verbal abuse.
The songs of the choir seemed to blend as
their selections included “Eternal Life,”
“Stand Up,” “God is Still Moving,” “Fall
Fresh On Me,” “A Song in the Midst of a
Storm (Christ),” “Done Made My Vow to
the Lord,” “Hiding Place” and “Where
Shall I Be,” another favorite of the audience
as its upbeat tempo and its lyrics rang out
the self-asked question as to where the soul
would be when the first trumpet on judg
ment day sounded.
The program was indeed spiritually
touching as the song and poetry seemed to
uplift everyone in a special way.
The Drama Guild Does It Again!
by Linda McKnight
Under the direction of Dr. Fred A. Eady,
the Drama Guild of Winston-Salem State
University presented on December 4 and 5
at 8:00 p.m. For Colored Girls Who Have
Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is
Enuf, a choreopoem by Ntozake Shange.
The cast included Beverly Tucker as the
Lady in Brown, Patrice Gibson as the Lady
in Yellow, Valencia Harris as the Lady in
Red, Shandra Cammack as the Lady in
Green, Tammi Dunlap as the Lady in Pur
ple, Trinitte Ellis as the Lady in Blue, and
Andrea Crosby as the Lady in Orange.
The play focuses on seven black women
who at one time or another in their lives
received some harsh treatment from black
men which caused them to become a little
disturbed. It brings out the emotions and
feelings of today’s black women. The girls
are united in their sorrow spirit, pride,
dance song and soul.
Ntozake Shange a writer, dancer and
teacher was born in 1948 in Trenton, New
Jersey. She was educated at Barnard Col
lege, received a M.A. from the University of
Southern California and studied contem
porary Afro-American dance in San Fran
cisco. She has conducted readings of poetry
throughout northern California as well as
readings organized by Poetry-In-the
Schools and readings in prisons. She has
performed as a dancer with Raymond
Sawyer and Halifu. Her writings include
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered
Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, a play;
Invisible City; Amon; Third World Women;
Time to Greese; Phat Mama; The Gallery;
Sassafrass, a novel; and North Ridge 127.
N.C. Black Reperatory Company
Opens 9th Season With Hansberry Play
by Hershela Washington
The North Carolina Black Reperatory
Company in Winston-Salem, opened it’s
ninth season November 27th with Lorraine
Hansberry’s “A Raisin In The Sun.”
Hansberry was the first Black woman to
have a play produced on Broadway. “A
Raisin In The Sun” is a tale of how a Black
family’s fierce dreams for a better life are
frustrated. The play had it’s explosive open
ing on March 1959, and was powerfully at
tractive to White as well as Black audiences
and provided broadway with a huge hit that
ran for 530 performances.
Larry Leon Hamlin, Executive/Artistic
Director of the Repertory in Winston-
Salem, says the Company chose this par
ticular play to open the season because it’s
very explosive and will have value to the
community.
The cast is made up of professional enter
tainers as well as local talent. Performing
in the play is Winston-Salem’s own...John
Poindexter. Poindexter is a student at
Winston-Salem State University and is very
active in the school’s Drama Department.
Hamlin, who is a professional actor himself,
says “Poindexter is a fine actor with great
potential to go far.”
The final performance of “A Raisin In
The Sun” was on December 6th. The play
was a huge success and according to the
Repertory’s Interim General Manager,
James Lash, more great plays are lined up
for the season. “Colored Museum”,
“Hannah Davis” and “Night Voices”, a
musical, will be among the performances
given throughout the rest of the season.
Hamlin says the Company will take these
plays, along with many more, on tour in the
United States.
The North Carolina Black Repertory
Company was founded by Hamlin in 1979
and has ben going strong ever since with
productions to solely entertain the public,
says Lash.
Credle and Staley
Win Scholarships
by Hershela Washington
Staff Reporter
Financing a college education has been
made easier for two Winston-Salem State
University nursing students. Felicia Credle
and Cheryl Staley recently' received
scholarship/loan funds from N.C. Baptist
Hospital, Inc.
Baptist Hospital’s scholarship/loan pro
gram offers up to $2,000 per year to
academically qualified students who hope
to have careers in health technologies.
Credle, a 22-year-old senior from Mesic,
N.C. and Staley, a 21-year-old junior from
Winston-Salem, are doing their clinicals
now. Clinicals are the on-hand experience
student nurses receive while working in
hospitals and other health care facilities.
Credle said “I’m very excited about the
scholarship. It will help me out financially,
especially since I have to buy my own books
now.”
In a few years Credle plans to get her
masters degree to specialize in (Jeriatrics
or Obstectrics/Gynecology. Staley added
that she wanted to specialize in Pediatrics.
Upon graduation the students must com
mit to a period of employment at the
hospital, in return for the financial aid.
Alphas Celebrate
Founder’s Week
by Maria Williamson
The Beta Iota Chapter Fraternity of
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated
recognized a week of Founder’s Day ac
tivities November 30th-December 4th.
The fraternity was founded December 4,
1906 when seven distinguished black men
organized the first black greek fraternity at
Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
The activities of the week featured:
Monday paraphanelia and other items of
interest were displayed in the Hauser Stu
dent Union. Black and gold helium balloons
were also distributed.
On Thursday they presented a check to
the United Negro College Fund and passed
out carnations to WSSU’s female popula
tion.
Friday night they co-sponsored a dance
with the Student Union Programming
Board in the student union. Admission to the
dance was a can good. The can goods were
donated to the Crisis Control Ministry.
The Founder’s Day week ended Sunday
when the fraternity worshipped at Hanes
Memorial Church with Rev. Fails, a brother
of Alpha Phi Alpha, officiating at the ser
vice. Following the service a banquet was
held at the Winston Lake YMCA.
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