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higiier education and to do
things in institutions tliat have
a lot of resources where you
can come to understand what
really matters in student learn
ing.
"At some point you know
enough and you want to take it
back to the communities that
are high priority and for me
those institutions are HBCUs/'
Allen said.
Allen said that her priorities
for the University include
addressing tiie condition of
Hill Hall, the former science
building.
She said she was shocked to
find Hill Hall — a big academic
building in the middle of cam
pus — boarded up with ciiains
on the doors.
"When you walk between
the alley of Hill Hall and the
Fine Arts building it can make
you weep that the core of the
campus has not received the
kind of attention that I think it
should, " she said.
"We are in the process of
finding budget models that
will allow us to invest in the
core."
The provost said another
major initiative involves the
University committees she
oversees.
"One of my first goals with
the committees I run is to get as
much diversity with the voices
that are there. That includes
adding students [as members]
wherever possible," she said,
"We have to figure out how
to have a presence of home
coming on the breezeway that
also relates to what we are here
to do,"
She continued, "One of
things we really want to do is
to get the academic units more
involved with homecoming,
"Homecoming or anytime
tiie alums come back is really
about getting them to under
stand the challenges and aca
demic challenges so that they
will be giving donations and
money to support new initia
tives, and it's always about the
teaching and the learning,"
Allen said she wants student
media including, SU Radio and
The News Argus newspaper
presence to continue to grow,
"I'm really happy we have a
student newspaper that is
active. They are out doing their
job. I think the way the
Department of Mass
Communications works with
the newspaper is appropriate,"
Allen said.
The provost said she is still
learning about the SU radio
station and its role. She has
spoken with the faculty and
staff in the DMC about what
they want to do witii the NPR
[WSNC] station and how it
relates to the radio station and
to the DMC major
"The kind of knowledge you
gather from running whole
radio stations can count so
much more than any one
course you take," Allen said.
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inform students about the
importance of repaying their
loans.
To participate in commence
ment seniors must purchase a
cap and gown and comply
with the dress code.
Both males and females will
be required to "dress up."
Nov. 14 - Dec. 1
Female graduates must wear
black dresses and black shoes
with black or dark hose under
neath their gown. Male gradu
ate are required to wear dark
pants, black shoes, a dark tie,
white shirt and black socks.
"There will be no sandals,
boots or tennis shoes allowed,"
Thompson said.
The keynote speaker will be
Larry Womble, Democrat in
the State House of
Representatives for the 71st
district.
Womble is an alumnus of
WSSU.
SGA President Whitney
McCoy will speak also.
CAMPUS CRIME BLOTTER
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.
Saturday, Nov. 14
At 4:15 a.m. an officer responded to a report
about personal items stolen from a woman's
purse in the Brown Hall parking area. The offi
cer questioned students in the area. However,
the purse and the items were not found. The
case is closed.
Friday, Nov. 20
At 11:30 p.m. an officer detected a smell of
marijuana in Brown Hall. Upon investigation
the officer obtained contraband from students
in the area. The students were issued campus
appearance tickets, and the contraband w'as
placed in the evidence locker. The case is open.
Saturday, Nov. 21
At 4:10 a.m. an officer investigated a shoot
ing in an area near Gleason-Hairston. A stray
bullet from the shooting hit a window and
entered a student's room. The bullet was
placed in the evidence locker No medical
attention or counseling was required for stu
dents in the area.
Tuesday, Nov. 24
At 11 a.m. an officer investigated a vehicle
that was broken into in Parking Lot P. Personal
property was stolen from the vehicle and some
of the items were found on campus. The stu
dent was advised to report the incident to an
insurance company. The case is closed.
Wednesday, Nov. 25
At 12:30 p.m. campus police responded to a
call about an intoxicated employee in Eller
Hall. The officer checked all offices and occu
pants and detected no odor of alcohol. The
case is closed.
Monday, Nov. 30
A WSSU employee forwarded information
to campus police regarding fraudulent activity
against WSSU accounts. An investigation was
conducted and the case is still open. The time
of the incident was not reported in the blotter
Tuesday, Dec. 1
At 10:30 p.m. campus police observed an
alcohol violation in Wilson Hall further inves
tigation revealed five subjects and marijuana.
A criminal citation was issued to one of the
subjects for possession of a weapon, and each
subject was issued a campus appearance ticket.
The subjects were released, and all items were
placed in the evidence locker The case is still
open.
Source: WSSU Department
of Police and Public Safety
Compiled and reported by Marcus Cunningham,
Copy Desk Chief
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of approximately 16 students.
There are two paid co-editors
[Shasta Jones and Amiya
Lilly] and "experienced" vol
unteers, the staff calls interns.
The yearbook is funded by
Student Activities, The year
books are paid through the
student activity fee.
According to Cole, in the
2004-05 academic year, there
were approximately 3,000-
3,500 yearbooks ordered.
However, due to the large
number of leftover year
books, only 1,000 were
ordered in 2007-08 and 2008-
09, The yearbook staff has
changed the release period of
the yearbook from the spring
semester to the fall semester
Yearbooks are distributed
from the yearbook office,
"The leftover yearbooks are
dispersed throughout cam
pus offices per request and
mailed to alumni," Cole said,
"I like to think the yearbook
is a great recruiting tool
because it shows aspiring stu
dents a first hand a view of an
institution. So I'm glad the
yearbook's tradition will still
be the same,"
MARCUS
CUNNINGHAM
Copy Desk Chief
Kill germs, prevent illness
by following the basics
So you sneezed in your hand or you just got off a public com
puter during flu season but can't find a sink. Staying healthy can
be a daunting task on a campus but there are
techniques that can greatly reduce the risk of
getting sick,
Carisa Hoyle, the nurse supervisor in the
department of student health services at
Winston-Salem State, said it is important for stu
dents to follow the basics when trying to avoid
illness and germs,
Hoyle said students should eat well balanced
meals throughout the day, receive adequate rest,
exercise regularly, and wash hands frequently,
"When hands are visibly soiled, they should
be washed in warm soapy water for at least 20 seconds and dried
thoroughly,"
While hand sanitizers are not a replacement for hand washing,
Hoyle said, they are "an effective solution when you cannot get
to a sink,"
Before purchasing a hand sanitizer, one should consider the
percentage of alcohol in the ingredients, Hoyle said the higher the
percentage of alcohol in a sanitizer, the more germs it kills.
"Sanitizers with at least 62 percent alcohol kill 99.9 percent of
germs."
Some of the sanitizers that meet these requirements are brands
like "Germ-X", "Dial", and "Purell."
Hoyle says it is important to wash your hands or sanitize them
after contact with frequently used surfaces including door knobs,
gas pumps, keyboards, and more.
The University has been taking precaution to protect the cam
pus community from illness.
Jonathan Martin, executive assistant to the chancellor for exter
nal relations, said University protocol is guided by the guidelines
of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In the beginning of the fall 2009 semester, Provost Brenda Allen
sent a campus-wide e-mail about the prevention, treatment and
protocol for the HlNl virus. This e-mail cited CDC guidelines
and recommendations.
The WSSU website also features a direct link to the CDC.
Martin said WSSU posts PSA's from the Forsyth County
Health Department Director Dr. Tim Monroe.