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(JHRC Vol. XXXIV No. 5 THURSDAY, October 11, 2007 'Special' athlete returns from China -See Page B1 Mother uses story to save young lives 3 Survivors > calendar p0" I unveiling ee held at YW -See Page B7 irth Ca rsyth Co iom ft 75 cents jea/\s ^ <t>) <5 "nity >? Reaves opens wallet, sets agenda New WSSU leader well-received at first address before school staffers BY LAYLA FARMER THE CHRONICLE The new chancellor of Winston Salem Stale University is making some bold statements about his intentions for the school, vowing to bring the institu tion to a new platform in the realm of higher education. And Dr. Donald Reaves is putting his money where his mouth is - to .the tune of $100,000, the amount the chancellor and his wife are personally contributing to WSSU. "We hope that this gift will serve as a catalyst so to speak and encourage oth ers," Reaves said of his generous dona tion. "We've not yet decided what we Chancellor Reaves want the gift to support ... but we want ed to send the message that this is impor tant, and send the message by putting our money on the table." The announcement was part of a campus-wide meeting held last week in the school's Thompson Center, where Reaves met with his faculty for the first time since officially assuming the role of chancellor at the start of the fall semester. Reaves, who served as vice president of administration and CFO at the University of Chicago prior to coming to WSSU, has big plans for the university, as he explained to faculty members in no uncertain terms. Among his chief objectives are improving on-campus safety and cus tomer service, introducing an ideal of shared governance, where the opinions of faculty members are considered in the decision-making process; and making a smooth transition into Division 1 athlet ics. Gaining financial ground is impera tive to the school's success, in Reaves' opinion. "We need to improve substantially our ability as an institution to raise money," he told the audience. "If we want to move this university to the next level, move this university from good to great, we have to have more money than is currently provided by the state of North Carolina." The new chancellor's no holds barred attitude seemed to resonate with the pro fessors, who erupted into applause at sev eral intervals during his talk. Creating a tougher admissions process is one of the first things on the agenda for Reaves. "We 'need to admit students who are better prepared; we need to raise the admissions bar," he declared. "I believe that access to higher education in North Carolina does not mean guaranteed admission to Winston-Salem State See Reaves on A12 Photo* by Todd Luck Clement "Universal Mathmatics" Mallory performs a poem. Poetic Justice Project brings poems, art to city buses BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Posters showcasing local poetry and art will start adorning the insides of city buses. The project was announced last week at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, where veteran poets and local leaders hailed the proj ect as a way for Winston-Salem to further cement its reputation as the "City of the Arts." The "Word Up!" poster fea tures two poetry excerpts illustrat ed by art created by students at Sherwood Forest Elementary School. The posters will be dis played inside city buses indefi nitely. The poster is the brainchild of Rodney Holman. of the organ ization Poets in Public Service. Holman 's goal is to promote poet ry and get people thinking about the art form. "If you've ever been in the buses there's rows of ads above Jordan Williams with his art. the windows of advertisements this size but in cities like New York and Los Angeles and London some of the posters are really poetry posters, so I thought since my hometown was an arts town, it would like a project like this," said Holman. who also led an effort a few See Poster on A12 Lani Guinier Guinier slated to give law lecture CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT The woman who became a household name in the 1990s after her nomination to a high ranking U.S. Justice Department post was yanked by President Clinton, will speak at Winston Salem State University next week. Lani Guinier, an acclaimed Harvard University law profes sor, will deliver the school's J. Alston Atkins Memorial Lecture in Constitutional Law on Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Anderson Center's Dillard Auditorium. Although considered one of the nation's foremost legal scholars and Harvard Law's first black female tenured professor, Guinier is best known for the opportunity that passed her by. She was nominated by President Clinton in 1993 to head the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, only to have her name withdrawn with out a confirmation hearing after members of Congress labeled her "a quota queen" because of her strong support of affirmative action programs. Guinier turned that incident into a powerful personal and political memoir. "Lift Every Voice: Turning a Civil Rights Setback into a New Vision of Social Justice." The Jasper Alston Atkins See Lecture on A13 Bittersweet Memoir With both parents gone from Alzheimer's, Oliver opens up in new book BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE In a new book. "Breakfast with Bubby," Cheryl Oliver shares the pain and struggle she endured as both her late mother and father battled the devastating effects of Alzheimer's Disease. "I felt like it was a way for me to heal and. in the healing process. I could help other caregivers," said Oliver, a retired edu cator who most recently served as the inter im director of the N.C. Black Repertory Company and the 2007 National Black Theatre Festival. Her book starts in 1991 when her father, William Robert Oliver, was hospitalized and diagnosed with Alzheimer's, a disease that robs the brain's ability to function and often leads to death. Her father passed away only a few weeks after his diagnosis from causes unrelated to his Alzheimer's. Sadly, Oliver discovered that her mother - Blanche Rann Oliver, who was lovingly nicknamed "Bubby" - also had the disease. The book chronicles the highs and lows Oliver experienced when she took her moth Oliver er into her home and cared for her. Bubby passed away in 1996. after the severity of her disease forced Oliver io place her in a nursing facility. Oliver's book is short at 109 pages in length but powerful. She took notes when she was taking care of her mother. She thought she could relieve the stress of hav ing to deal with Alzheimer's everyday by writing about the funny things that hap pened. But as her mother's symptoms became worse, she eventually concluded, "nothing was funny." Oliver kept writing anyway, as a form of therapy. Years later, turning the notes into a book was another form of therapy. Oliver knew very little about Alzheimer's before it struck her parents. She quickly got a crash course. Her parents could remember things thai happened 50 years ago but not recall events that occurred five minutes before. Oliver be&hie a stranger to her own parents, who became completely different people as the disease progressed. She said her father was very quiet in his final weeks, and when he did talk it was almost always in anger. Bubby lived through the three stages (mild, moderate and severe) of the disease. Oliver said she was forgetful and confused at first. She began referring to Oliver as "mommy," which Oliver attributed to the fact that she was taking care of Bubby. Later, Bubby's became very combative and See Oliver on A13 Photo cooitciv of thr Otiver fwnilv William and "Bubby" Oliver shortly before the disease set in. In Grateful Memory of Our Founders, Florrie S. Russell and Carl H.Russell, Sr. "Growing and Still Dedicated to Serve You Better" JRussell ifunmtl Home Wishes to Thank Everyone For Their Support & 822 Carl Russell Ave. (at Martin Luther King Dr.) Winston-Salem, NC 27101 (336) 722-3459 Fax (336) 631-8268 rusfliome @ bellsouth .net
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