Former Turkish ambassador
will give lecture at WSSU
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Dr. Osman Faruk Logoglu. former
Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the
United States, will lecture on rela
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Turkey at Winston-Salem State
University on Wednesday, Nov.
19, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in
room 136 of the R. J. Reynold^
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The lecture, whmh js free and
open to the public, is titfed
"Turkey: A Key U.S. Partner,
NovTand in the Future," and will
focus on U.S.-Turkish relations
and the Turkish perspective con
cerning the Caucasus. Iraq and
Iran.
Ambassador Logoglu retired
rrom puonc service m 2006 after 35 years in the
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Currently,
he is president of one of the leading think tanks
in Turkey, the Eurasian Strategic Studies
Center, headquartered in Ankara.
Dr. Lognglu
He joined the Turkish Foreign Service in
1971 . He was appointed Deputy Undersecretary
for multilateral political affairs in 1998 after his
return from Baku He then served at>
Undersecretary of the Foreign
Ministry from 2000 until his posting
as Ambassador of Turkey to
Washington D C. in 2001, where he
stayed until the end of 2005.
Dr. Logoglu was born in Ankara,
Turkey in 1941. He attended
Brandeis University in Waltham,
Mass.. where he received his
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
1963. He earned his Ph.D. in
Political Science from Princeton
University in 1969. x
Dr. Logoglu is both a lecturer
and author and also currently serves
as Deputy Chairman of the Turkish
National Commission for UNESCO, acting
president of the Foundation for Local
Volunteers for Disaster Relief and is a member
of the Board of the Strategic Studies Center of
the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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lism, the specialty that covers
diabetes, as well as for kidney
disease, which can be a dia
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Scientists and physician
researchers at Wake Forest
Baptist are approaching dia
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including basic science stud
ies that seek to understand the
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the genetics of diabetes in
minority populations, studies
on diabetes and aging, child
hood obesity and diabetes
prevention, stem cell research
and regenerative medicine,
and population-based studies
that seek better methods of
treatment and prevention.
"Diabetes mellitus is the
pandemic of the new millen
nium," said Donald W.
Bowden, Ph.D.. director of
the Diabetes Research Center
and an internationally-known
researcher specializing in dia
betes in African-Americans.
"It can be a devastating dis
ease. affecting the heart, kid
neys, eyes, nerves and brain.
Our scientists and physicians
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tions."
Coaches
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Niumatalolo is Samoan.
Staffers for Michigan
coach Rick Rodriguez told sur
veyors he is not Hispanic.
David Czesniuk of the
Center for the Study of Sports
in Society at Northeastern
University, a program
Lapchick founded, said he was
struck by who controlled the
money.
"What stood out to me, is
that in the biggest component
of dollars in college football is
the BCS, and every single
commissioner of a BCS con
ference is a white male,"
Czesniuk said.
Lapchick said the election
of Barack Obama - a big sports
fan - will have an influence.
"His presidency will get
people's attention, whether or
not he gets involved," he said.
"People will wonder: How can
we have an African-American
president and the lowest num
ber of coaches in 15 years?"
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walking a mile in Yvonne's
shoes. As is noted in the film,
about 3.5 million people are
likely to experience homeless
ness in a given year. It's a prob
lem that so permeates our soci
ety that virtually everyone
knows someone whose home is
the strtict.
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Wilson's
case, it was
a family
member
she knew
while she
was grow
ing up in
Houston.
"Some
people are
homeless
by choice because of stubborn
ness and pride and not being
able to work with anybody
else," she says. "They make a
choice to be out on the street.
They just refuse to function in
society. It's kind of a way of
rebellion and there's even an
element of pride about that.
And I have an uncle who made
that choice many years ago."
As for Yvonne, she had
become so complacent in her
dire situation that it took some
one as persistent and persua
sive as Baumann to prod her
into making a change. What
was heartbreaking about
Yvonne's struggles, Wilson
says, is the way she would "dig
her heels in" and convince her
self that she was satisfied,
"even though she wasn't really
seeing the reality of her life."
If "Accidental Friendship"
motivates even one viewer to
reach out to help someone in
need. Wilson says, all of the
uncomfortable hours that she
Verttn
spent on the set, covered with
dirt and grime, can be consid
ered time well spent. But
Wilson is also convinced that
every viewer can be inspired
by Yvonne's comeback. After
all, she says, aren't we all
guilty of self-destructive com
placency from time to time ?
"A lot of us are kind of par
alyzed and not getting on with
life - and I'm not just talking
about those of us who have lost
everything," Wilson says. "If
you truly want your life to get
better, you have to get out of
the complaining stage and stop
that 'if only' way of thinking
It's about what you choose to
do with your life. You have the
power to make choices that
make your life better."
The film also stars Tony
winner Ben Vereen, as Wes
Smith, a streetbound friend of
Yvonne's. Vereen is also proud
to apart of the though-provok
ing film.
"Having the chance to have
that little, vague glimpse into
that world is an honor," he said.
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Historic Encounter
A&T Photo
A group of North Carolina A&T State University students came face-to-face with his
tory on Sunday as they met Valerie Jarrett (second from left), the co-chairperson of
President-elect Barack Obama's Transition Team, in Washington. D.C. The journal
ism students, along with USA Today columnist De Wayne Wickham, an A&T profes
sor and director of the school's Institute for Advanced Journalism Studies, were in the
nation's capital for the opening session of the annual meeting of the Trotter Group,
an organization of black columnists and commentators that was formed in 1992.
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WINSTON-SALEM SYMPHONY
LENNY'S SPIRITUAL SIDE
Leonard Bernstein - American composer, conductor, and educator of unmatched
talent, energy, and pas^jon - was one of the most important musicians of the
twentieth century. To celebrate the 90th anniversary of his birth, Jamie Bernstein
joins the Winston-Salem Symphony in a moving program featuring her father's
sacred choral works. Please join us for this very special performance,
Bernstein
Symphony no. 3, Kaddish, Chichester Psalms, "Simple Song" from Moss
Guest Artists.
Jamie Bernstein, narrator
Amy Johnson, soprano
Winston-Salem Symphony Chorale
UNCSA Cantata Singes
Winston-Salem Children's Chorus
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2008, AT 3:00 P.M.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2008, AT 7:30 P.M.
Stevens Center of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts
TICKETS: $l5-$55
For more information, call 336-464-0145 or visit www.wssymphony.org.
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