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75 cents WlNSTON-SALEM GkKKNSBOKO II ICII POINT - Vol. XXVII No. 35 ^**-w- m . For Fleference ? ^ Chronk V)lNs^0^ ; ' I 41- ? 4 ? \r from thus liUnarv The Choice Jar AJrican-American News ___ _ _ . .. I '^SfSippr MtfHH Should you have another cup of Java? Photo by Kevin Walker Octavia Rainey, a vocal critic of the payday lending industry; talks with Johnny Smith, a local pay lender, as Smith's business partner, Tim Brewer, looks on. BY PAUL COLLINS THE CUKOMCI ? Millions of Americans have a hard time getting going in the morning without their coffee, and some continue to drink it during the day. But what are the health effects from drinking coffee in moderate amounts? Here are some findings and opinions from CoSIC (the Pan European Coffee Science Informa tion Centre) and some other sources. We asked Mindy Nichols, R.D.. L.D.N. C.D.E.. a dietitian and nutritionist for Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, to comment as well CoSIC established in the United Kingdom in 1990 by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee, which is bused in Paris gave this summary on coffee and health: "Thousands of scientific papers have been written about the rela tionship between coffee drinking and health and the overwhelming bulk of evidence shows that moder ate coffee drinking is perfectly safe and is in no way a health risk. "There is no sound scientific evidence that modest consumption of coffee has any effects on the out comes of pregnancy or on the well being of the cniltl. Bone health is not affected by coffee drinking. Adverse effects in some published studies have been attributed to aspects of lifestyle that are often shared by coffee drinkers, such as smoking and inactivity. "There is no evidence that cof fee drinking is a risk for the devel opment of cancer. For several types of cancer there is disagreement between studies but again, other aspects of lifestyle may be implicat ed. There is even a strong sugges See Coffee on A8 Kally aims to mtorm would-be parents Picture courtesy of DSS Me/vin and Cassandra Moore pose with their adoptive children, -a -a m ? ** There is an urgent need for fos ter and adoptive families in Forsyth Comity and currently early 80 children are waiting to be adopted. The first-ever awareness campaign promoting adopting in Forsyth County will kick off Sat urday at the First Assembly of God church on University Park way. The event will start at 3 p.m. and is spearheaded by Families for Kids Rally, a wing of the Forsyth County Department of Social Ser vices. The campaign theme asks the question, "Will You Love the Chil dren?" To answer that question, the event will include a video dis cussing adopting and feature adopted families in Forsyth Coun ty "When individuals and couples leave the rally, we want them to have a renewed insight about adoption," said Dawn Perdue, Families For Kids Program Coor dinator. "We believe that it does take a village to raise a child and we want the children to believe that a village does exist." Perdue believes that there is something everyone can do to get involved in a child's life. "If you can't foster or adopt, you can vol unteer as a special friend to a child who is waiting. It takes all of us to raise our children." Organizers plan to also use the event as a massive information ses sion. educating those who are thinking about adoption and dis mantling myths that have kept some from pursuing it. The Forsyth County DSS has hired an Asheville marketing com pany to design eye-catching bill boards and church leaflets to push adoption to the forefront in the Si * Adoption mi A3 Payday lenders in limbo General Assembly to decide fate of controversial industry this summer BY T KEVIN WALKER THECHRON1CLE The controversy behind payday lending eame to light last week dur ing an event billed as an "education al forum" on the topic of thriving industry. Supporters and opponents of payday lending pitched their argu ments to a group of local residents at the AKA Clubhouse at Ivy Arms Apartments. Blown-up pictures from "Too Much Month at the End of the Paycheck" served as the back drop for the discussion. The book claims to tell all sides of the payday lending story, capturing pictures and quotes from those who have used the service to those who own the busir>S?t,A roving exhibit of photos from the book has been making its way around the state. Forsyth County General Assem bly members Larry -Wamble and Pete Oldham lobbied for the exhibit to come to Winston-Salem. Both men attended last week's forum. They and other members of the General Assembly will have to decide the late of the payday lending industry in July. That's when a bill approved by the General Assembly in 1997 to give payday lending a test run in North Carolina will expire. The General Assembly can either decide to renew the bill and allow the industry to continue as is or refuse to renew the bill, which would make it harder for payday lenders to oper ate, but not impossible. The General Assembly also has the option of renewing the bill but tagging on .Vtr Payday on A8 Photos by Kevin walker Paola Tartarello, left, and Veronica De La Rosa get their first look at the book. Below, Emeory Cor nelius signs her name beside the poem she contributed to the anthology. . New Dawns Forsyth Tech venture spawns dozens of new student authors BYT KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE Many of the people who recently packed an auditorium in West Campus of Forsyth Technical Community College have worn many different titles over the years. Some have been high school dropouts; others have been addicted to drugs and alcohol: and others have been branded dumb of stu pid. But the only title that mattered last week was the newest one they picked up author. Students enrolled at programs on or based at the campus received crisp copies of "Awakenings," a book of poems, short stories and personal narra tives penned by students and a few stalkers. It was the second version of "Awakenings" that the school had put together. Last year marked the debut vol .S'<v Authors uu A2 Building Futures City graduates its latest crop of construction workers BY T KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE Women dominated the latest class tq complete a construction training program administered by the city. < )f the six graduates who received certificates last week during a cer emony that feted ? their hard work, patience rind dedication, four are women and sparks are mothers, hoping that their new training will help hedge a path toward better lives for them and their families. The ladies got a jolt of inspira tion from Tad/.ia Treadwell. A 19% graduate of the program. Treadwell admits to being lost in life before entering the class The young moth er said she was searching for change when see noticed people about her age working construction at a site near her home at the time. Today. Treadwell owns her own home and is tin inspector for the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem. She was chosen to keynote the 2(X)I ceremony. Her sendoll' to the graduates included three words of advice "listen, watch and pray.'" She singled out the ladies in the class w ith another piece of advice. "Women in nontraditional jobs are looked down upon....I wanted to prove that I could wear a hard hat. nails and still be a lady." she said. Success stories like those of Treadwell are quite possible through the program, says Reginald McCaskill, coordinator of the con struction program. The graduates have already passed the first test with flying eol ors. McCaskill said, simply by stick ing with the year-long course of study, which is partly administered by Forsyth Technical Community College. Sixteen people started the course, but only a fraction of them walked away with certificates of completion last week. "What you see is what can hap pen if you put your all into some thing." McCaskill said, referring to the six who stuck with the program. The city started the program six years ago through funds from Com S . Construction mi AS WSSU moves into high-tech age School hopes new technology will alleviate long lines at campus offices BY. T KEVIN WALKER llll CHRONICLE Winston-Salem State Universi ty took some giant steps forward in the computer teehnology game last week, unveiling a dual Web based teehnology that will help students and staffers perform tasks and get information. With Rams Online, students will be able to perform such tasks as registering for classes and access financial aid accounts from com puters on or off campus. The soft ware package will also allow prospective WSSU students to submit admissions applications and apply for financial aid, via the Internet. Such services have been avail able at other schools in the UNC system for years. Chancellor Harold Martin said WSSU is now catching up and looking toward the future. "With these tools we arc able to provide excellent electronic ser vices for our students, services that we should have been able to pro vide some years ago," he said. "This is very, very important in the life and future of Winston-Salem State University." The school has paid special attention to its technology needs within the last year. Martin said. Computer access in classrooms \<v Technology on A8 Photo by Kc\ in Walker WSSU student Kevin Henry accesses Rams Online. ? FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS CALL (336) 722-8624 ? MASTERCARD, VISA AND AMERICAN EXPRESS ACCEPTED ? BY CORTNEY L. HILL THE CHRON jq I
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