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Photo by Anthony Hill WSSU fantastic freshman Jed Bines is one of three very talented Ram running backs. Bines is a former Parkland High great. WSSU's Bines makes offense gel Normally, when a freshman football player is as good as WSSU's Jed Bines, fans scramble through the team's media guide to research his past. No need to do thai with Jed. He's no rumor. Most fans around Winston-Salem already knew how talented the fantastic fresh man was. The only question on most of our minds was. "When is he going to get the touches he deserves/ That question was answered last Saturday, when Bines carried the ball 16 times for a whoring 163 yards. While most of the Ram fans were anxious to see Jed do his thing on the field, he sal and wait ed patiently for his opportunity. That s how Jed is. He's a very patient and strategic runner. Just watch how he waits on blocks and plays to develop before he breaks an exciting run. For the few who haven't seen him do his thing. Sat urday w ill be a perfect chance to get a glimpse when the Rants bump heads with N.C. Central. Hey, and the game's going to be on television too. So everyone's going to see Jed get down. Anthony: What's the deal. Jed? Jed: Nothin' much. Just chill in'. Anthony: Now you had a pretty good game last' week. Just tell me how special that was for you to come out and show the fans what you could do? Jed: Oh. it was really good. It was a good chance for me to play. I hadn't really been getting to play much. Coach (Blount) put me in. and I just came out. the line blocked. and I just ran behind them. Anthony: Man, you got 163 yards in your first game, really getting some bum (playing time). So that s what's up. man. Jed: (Smiles.) Yeah. Anthony: That's tight. I know that most great players get a men tal picture of what they're going to do before games. Did you kind of imagine what kind of game you were going to have before last Sat urday? Jed: Not really. I just went out there and trxrk everything play by play. Anthony: Now at the begin ning of the season everyone was talking about this great freshman running back thai Winston-Salem State had and all. The media were everywhere, trying to talk to you and everything. How much pres sure was that for you. dealing w ith all the expectations? Jed: It was a lot ol pressure.-! didn t really know if I was gonna play. Then I had to try to live up to the hype. Right now I've just gotta wait my turn. Anthony: All right. What has been the most challenging part of being here at Winston-Salem State? Has it been competing on the field? Has it been the academ ics? What has been the most chal lenging part to you? Jed: Mostly getting adjusted to the classes. Most of the time w hen you wake up you don't want to go to class. So adjusting to that has probably been the toughest pari. Anthony: So. are you enjoy ing it here al Winston-Salem State? Jed: Yes. This is a good envi ronment to be in. I'm not too far away from home. Anthony: Let me ask this: How's the relationship amongst the backs? I mean, one game "Pedie" Byrd is doing his thing. Then Martin Hicks gets off. Now you. Jed: (Smiles.) Yeah. Anthony: With competition like that, how good is you guys' relationship, really? Jed: (Smiles.) Well, we're really tight. We're like brothers. When one of us shines, then we tell him congratulations. Every body can do as good as the next in our backfield. Anthony : Now you guys lost to Fayetteville State, and that had to hurt. Jed:Yeah. Anthony: Does the team real ly believ e that you all can still cap ture the championship? Jed: Yeah. Deep dow n inside. ' we know we can. Some people doubt us. but we all believe it's possible. Anthony: When you say, "some people," are you talking about people outside of the team? Jed: Yeah. Everyone on the team thinks we can still pull it out. Anthony: OK. Let me ask you this: I hate it that Monte (Purvis) had to sit out this year, but can you tell me how he's han dling sitting out? Do you two still talk as much? Jed: Oh yeah. He's chillin'. He stays on the second floor, and we're still doing our thing. He's handled the situation the best way he could. He's just chillin'. Anthony: That's good. (Pause.) Did you watch the foot ball game on Monday night? Jed: Yeah. Anthony: Do you still like Priest Holmes ? Jed: Yeah. I think he's the best running back in the NFL. I also like Edgerrin James. Anthony: Are those the guys you look at to kind of mold your style a little bit? Jed: (Smiles.) Yeah. I watch both of them. Anthony: Jed. what's the biggest difference between high school ball and college ball? You ripped up the field in high school, and you're seemingly doing the same thing in college, so what's the difference to you? Jed: It's a faster game in col lege compared to high school. You have to watch more film and get adjusted to teams now. I'm just now getting adjusted to that. It's moving pretty smooth for me right now. Anthony: Let's change this up a little bit. If you could play on any NFL team, which one would it be? Jed: Tampa Bay. Anthony: Why? Jed: That's my favorite team. Anthony: (Smiles.) So that was your team even when they sported the orange and white uni forms? Jed: (Laughs.) Yeah. Anthony: I can't believe that. 1 don't think anyone was a true But- fan back then. Jed: (Both laugh.) OK. when Warrick Dunn got there is when they became my team. Anthony: That's more like it. (Pause.) What's the most exciting class for you here at WSSU? Sec One-on-One on B11 Basketball from pane HI for ages 12-15 and 15-18 next month. Bailers who want to play in the 12-15-year-old league cannot have turned 15 years old before Oct. 15. while aspiring players of the 15-18 league cannot play if they're already out of school or turned 19 years old before Oct. 15. Sign-ups for both leagues will be held Nov. 3-7 at Min eral Springs Middle School. The sign-up times are 6-8 p.m. Each player will need a copy of a birth certificate and first-quarter report card. Any questions or concerns should be relayed to Hubert Crosby at 722-4337. The 'Board of Trustees, Administration, Jacuity, Staff, Students and Alumni ?f Winston-Salem State University request the honor of your presence at our founder's Day Convocation Jriday, October thirty-first two thousand three : 9{ine forty-five in the morning :Kenneth % Williams Auditorium Speaker AfV. Clifford A. Jones, Sr. Senior Minister, Jriendship Missionary Baptist Church Charlotte, 9{orth Carolina Dawn Staley to headline 2004 USA Basketball CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT USA Basketball announced recently that Charlotte Sting point guard Dawn Staley will headline the 2004 USA Basket ball Women's Senior National Team. Staley. a two-time Olympic gold medal ist and three-time WNBA Ail-Star, was named as one of the first seven members of the team, which is expected to represent the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games. "It's always an honor to represent your country, espe cially during these times." Staley said. "I believe that USA Bas ketball has afforded me some great times, some memorable times, that I will cher ish forever and ever. Anytime I have the opportunity to do this, I will put my name in the hat and play." Joining Staley are Lisa Leslie (Los Angeles Sparks). Katie Smith (Min nesota Lynx), DeLisha \ 4 I,/ I IVIIIllNI-JkMICA VL.U3 Angeles Sparks). Tamika Catch ings (Indiana Fever). Shannon Johnson (Connecticut Sun) and Tina Thompson (Houston Comets). The seven athletes have competed for a combined 68 previous USA Basketball teams in addition to their Olympic accomplishments. "I'm very excited at this time with the seven core players that USA Basketball has selected," said Van Chancellor, 2004 USA National Team and Houston Comets head coach who in 2002 piloted the United Slates to the gold medal at the FIBA World Championship. "I'm familiar with what they can do. and I'm excited to work with all of them again as we get ready for the Olympic Games. I'm sure that the other five players, who will be added in the future, will b< able to complement this core group and give us another win ning basketball team." Chancellor will lead the United States in its defense of its No. 1 world ranking at the 2004 Olympics, and the USA's three assistant coaches will be announced at a later date. The XXVIII Olympic Games will feature national teams from 12 countries competing Aug. 13-29 in Athens. Greece. File Photo Staley 9 ^Lost Treasure Waiting forYou? Bringing a metal detector to the beach ts one way to hunt for lost treasure. But visiting WWW.nccash.com is a lot easier. Nearly six hundred million dollars in unclaimed cash is waiting at the North Carolina Department of the State Treasurer. This can consist of aban doned bank accounts, utility deposits, stocks, bonds, a last pay-check, even the contents of a forgotten safety deposit box. With more than one million people owed money, you have a one in eight chance of finding your name on the list. And that sure beats a metal detector. I'm State Treasurer Richard Moore. This month I'm challenging North Carolinians to help me give back thre million dollars In unclaimed cash. www.nccash.com 1-919-508-1000 Proud Partners jsas. HCCasb
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