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THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF WAYNE COMMUNITY COLLEGE :
WCC’s
new
president
Dr. Albertson talks
about her plans
By HANNAH COLEY
Staff Writer
After looking intd who it
believed would be the best
person to replace Dr. Ed
Wilson as president of Wayne
Community College,the WCC
Board of Trustees selected
Dr. Kay Hall Albertson, vice
president of academic affairs
and student development.
The state board of community
colleges agreed with its decision,
and Dr. Albertson will take over
in July.
The Campus Voice talked to
Dr. Albertson recently. Here’s
what she had to say:
Campus Voice: As vice
president of academic affairs
and student development,what
do you do ?
See Dr. Albertson, page 2
CAMPUS VOICE
Monday, May 7, 2007
Wayne Community College, Goldsboro, N.C.
53rd Issue
Photo by HANNAH COLEY
Dr. Kay Albertson is looking forward to her new role at
Wayne Community College.
Reaction to medicine led to a battle for life
By MIRANDA
ALLEN-LILLARD
Staff Writer
Almost two years ago on May
17, 2005, WCC staff member
Meredith Mozingo called into •
work saying that she would
be late. Feeling sick, she went
to a medical facility and was
prescribed an antibiotic. She had
the prescription filled and was at
work by 9:30 a.m. She took her
first dose of the antibiotic and
began to feel sicker. By the next
morning on May 18, her father
Photo by SHANTEL HERRING
took her to Wayne Memorial
Hospital. §he was immediately
placed in the ICU where she
stayed for two days. She was
then airlifted to the Chapel
Hill Jaycees Bum Center. She
remained there for six weeks on
life support.
Meredith was diagnosed with
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.
This is a potentially deadly
skin disease that usually results
from a drug reaction that can
affect any age group. Internally
and externally, the skin and
body burn. Meredith explains
that “my skin was so bad, they
had to wrap it to keep it from
falling off. Because I lost my
sight, everyone explained to me
See Ms. Mozingo, page 13
INSIDE YOUR CAMPUS VOICE .
Photo by ROXANE SHERARD
A pull-out fashion section can be found in this issue beginning
on page 7. Learn what’s new for summer, including these sun
dresses from Maurices. From left, Alicia Watson, Hannah
Coley, Amanda Houston and Vivian Taylor.
Photo by WADE HALLMAN
Dr. Ed Wilson, college president, is honored at a retirement
party. Pictures on page 3. From left, John and Connie Crook,
Dr. Wilson, Sue Wilson, and Anne and Jack Rogers.