* Photo by Courtney Gailluul
* Tiffany McMichael looks through the lens of a camera on a soundstage at NCSA.
jNCSA student wins lofty
'honor for screenwriting
BY COURTNEY GA1LLARD
THE CHRONICLE ?
Tiffany McMichael has
1 always loved movies. Her
dream of becoming a screen
writer led her to the N.C.
School of the Arts, where she
recently won a $9,000 Grand
Fellowship for her screenplay
"Noise" from the PRISM
Generation Next program.
"It's cool. I enjoy it. The
money is really nice, but I was
' really surprised," said
McMichael. who is originally
from Spartanburg, S.C. She is
a senior studying cinematog
raphy in the School of Film
making at the NCSA. She
plans to use the money for
graduate school and a trip to
Europe.
McMichael's'script, which
dealt with two sisters forced
to connect during their moth
er's alcohol rehabilitation,
was chosen out of 14 entries.
Taniya Hossain, a student at
New York University,
received the' $4,000 prize for
her television script.
"I used to work at a juve
nile alcohol rehabilitation
center, so I kind of built upon
my experiences there," said
McMichael, who considers
David Lynch, who directed
"Mulholland Drive" and TV
series "Twin Peaks," to be one
of her favorite filmmakers.
The PRISM Generation
Next program encourages col
lege-level film and television
students to depict the nature
of addiction through creative
works. The program is an
extension of the Entertain
ment Industry Council Inc. - a
nonprofit organization found
ed by the entertainment indus
try - which focuses on health
and social issues. Eleven
schools from around the coun
try competed in this year's
PRISM program.
McMichael isn't discour
aged by the very few black
female screenwriters who
exist in the industry today.
She said her goal is lo make
films that will generate emo
tion in viewers.
"You get pressure being
two types of a minority. 1
don't necessarily want to
make a black film or a female
film or a Christian film
because I'm a Christian. 1
want to make a movie for an
audience," said McMichael.
She characterized her writ
ing style as drtfmatic, so don't
look for her to write any
comedies in the future.
"I just want to make
movies that make people go
out and see them and want to
live in those worlds for two
hours," said McMichael, who
will graduate in May and is
planning on pursuing a mas
ter's degree in Australia.
The award-winning
screenplay is already in need
of a rewrite, said McMichael,
who still doesn't consider it to
be a perfect script - even
though it was good enough for '
some industry pros.
Police chief announces
promotions
Chief Linda Davis of the
Winston-Salem Police Depart
ment announced the promotion
of eight employees effective
Dec. 8 and 9.
? Lt. David C. Clayton was
promoted to captain.
? Sgt. David J. Perry and
Sgt. Bryan S. Blakley were
promoted, to lieutenant.
? Cpl. Douglas A. Nance
and Cpl. Kenneth W. Bishop
were promoted to sergeant.
? Vickie L. Myers was pro
moted to identification director.
? Chad C. Higgins was pro
moted to senior public safety
communications operator.
? Jackie L. Linville was
promoted to senior administra
tive assistant.
The promotional ceremony
was held Dec. 4 at the Public
Safety Center Auditorium, 725
N. Cherry Street.
N.C.'s DNA database
expands
North Carolina increased
its ability to use DNA evidence
to catch criminals beginning
Dec. j. Attorney General Roy
Cooper said. A new law man
dating DNA profiles from all
felons and some misdemeanor
offenders went into effect.
Those profiles will be added to
the state's existing DNA data
base, giving investigators bet
ter chances of catching repeat
offenders.
Cooper, who pushed the
General Assembly to make
North Carolina the 29th state to
include all felons in its DNA
database, also has joined with
the N.C. Sheriff's Association
to make sure law enforcement
officers are ready to take the
new samples. November train
ing sessions in Smithfield and
Morganton included 62 sheriffs
and more than 200 sheriffs'
officials.
"This DNA evidence will
help us crack more cases and
stop repeat offenders." said
Cooper. "The expanded data
base will improve our ability to
catch and convict criminals,
especially in cases without a
suspect."
Samples taken from offend
ers are submitted to the State
Bureau of Investigation, which
operates the state's DNA data
base. The SB1 will process the
submissions and add the DNA
profiles to the approximately
40.000 that are currently in the
database. Prison officials are
expected to take 30,000 sam
ples and local authorities
another 10,000 in the first year
under the new law, which
would double the size of the
database.
At Cooper's request, state
lawmakers provided more
experts for the SBI lab to ana
lyze DNA evidence. Five
agents will be added to handle
analysis of samples from the
new law, and another six new
analysts will work to analyze
rape kits and other untested
evidence collected by local law
enforcement across the state.
Denise Franklin named
assistant manager at WFDD
Denise Franklin, news
director
of 88.5
WFDD,
has been
given
addition
al duties
of assis
tant sta
t i o n
manag
er,
Sta- '
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manager Jay Banks announced.
Franklin's duties will sup
plement those of the station
manager in the area? of mem
bership marketing, program
ming, research and implemen
tation. among other special
projects. She will continue as
news director.
Franklin joined 88.5
WFDD as an interim host in
early 1999. She returned to the
station in 2001 as senior news
host and editor, responsible for
the operation of the news
department before being named
news director in 2002. She
Franklin
founded and hosts "Voices and
Viewpoints," an area program
featuring Piedmont Triad peo
ple, often less publicly known,
who are accomplishing signifi
cant achievements nationally
and internationally.
"Denise Franklin is a high
ly capable leader and has
worked hard to improve our
news coverage and staffing, in
addition to playing a key role
regarding many managerial
matters at the station," Banks
said. "As 88.5 WFDD faces a
more complex and competitive
public radio marketplace,
Denise's energy and focus will
help our staff position the sta
tion for ongoing success."
Franklin is a graduate of
Wichita State University and
has worked in broadcast jour
nalism for more than 20 years.
School of Education to
offer study skills clinics
Four study skills clinics
for middle school students
and their parents will be
offered in February and
March by the School of Edu
cation at The University of
North Carolina at Greens
boro.
The sessions will run
from 7-8:30 p.m. on the fol
lowing Mondays:
? Feb. 2 - for parents
only.
? Feb. 23 - for parents
and students.
? March I - for students
only.
? March 15 - for parents
only.
The cost is $35 per person
per session except for the
Feb. 23 session when the $35
fee admits both a parent and
a student.
The clinic will cover
organizational skills, test tak
ing, note taking, written lan
guage strategies, reading
comprehension, SQ3R Study
Skills Method, time manage
ment and prompt writing. In
addition, time will be spent
on various strategies related
to the required eighth-grade
N.C. competency test.
To register, contact
Melinda Ryan in the school's
Center for Educational Stud
ies and Development. Call
(336) 334-3400 or e-mail
mjtrost@uncg.edu.
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