GPA
from pagt U
major, she aided in a project
to enhance the* ie\t messag
ing svstem with Java using
engineering software
The 2 1 -year-old also
interned with the North
America Space Agenc)
(NASA) for two consecutive
summers in Virginia There,
she worked within the
Langlev Research Center
and had responsibilities
ranging from programming a
graphical user interface to
researching the effects of
space weather on aviation
communication
As a student, she was a
member of the Computer
Science Honor Society.
Upsilon Pi Epsilon She
belonged to the university
organizations Aggies Elite.
Association of Computing
Machinery and the National
Society of Black Engineers
Marshall also gave back to
the Aggie community by
being a Student Success
Coach and a Peer Adv isory
Leader tPALi
Although she was hea\i
1> involved within the uni
versity. Marshall still found
tune to concentrate on her
studies.
'Honestly, it was not
hard for me to balance
everything." she said. "1
don't know why it wasn't
hard, but it wasn't."
Marshall, as she reflects
on her years as a student, is
proud of her accomplish
ments and FasksTn her suc
cess. She offers words of
ad\ ice for students w ho have
the potential to reach the
highest level of academic
success as she did
"Remember that some
one is pay ing for you to be in
school. Though it is fun to
party, you must remember
why you are here." said
Marshall, the daughter of
Regina Davis and Lee
McGill. "Work hard now.
because before you know it.
your four years in college
will be over."
Second Chances
from page ,45
time period, a dismissal of the
chaise is entered. People like
Chris, who take advantage of
the program, will still have a
clean criminal record.
Of course, if the conditions
are not met. the presiding
judge is notified and a plea of
guilty is entered. Once the
plea of guilty is entered, judg
ment will soon follow This
means that now there is a con
viction on the defendant's
record and sentencing will
occur. No more clean record.
Therefore, it is important to
comply with the terms and
conditions to complete this
" program.
Assuming that the deferred
prosecution program was a
success, the law offers one
more alternative to completely
remove any accounts of this
incident from the defendant's
criminal record, which is
called an "expungement."
"This is found in North Carolina
General Statute Section 15A
145 and 146. Generally, an
expungement allows a per
son's criminal record to be
restored to the status he/she
occupied before the charges
were filed. In its simplest
terms, to expunge means to
remove, wipe out. or obliter
ate. It allows defendants to
have chaises that were dis
missed or found not guilty by
the court, and in a select few
instances, a conviction, to be
removed from public record.
An expungement is
allowed in two specific
instances. It is allowed for first
offenders like Chris, individu
als who had charges against
them dismissed or found not
guilty by the court. It is also
allowed for a person who: (1)
pled guilty or was found guilty
of a misdemeanor: (2) at the
age of 16 or 17; (3) with no
new convictions: and (4) not
received an expungement pre
viously.
Deferred Prosecution and
an expungement can work
together to completely remove
a charge from a person's crim
inal record. However, both
options only lend themselves
to a person one time in life. It
is not for repeat offenders.
Therefore, it is important to
take advantage of the opportu
nity at the time it is available
Obviously, the best way to
avoid the criminal process is to
stay away from criminal
charges in the first place But.
for individuals like Chris, there
are options available that iuay
enable defendants to make one
mistake without having to
endure long-term conse
quences.
Artrese Ziglar is a local
attorney and the treasurer of
the Winston Salem Bar
Association.
Gem Pimp
Reggie Lewis died in 1993.
Deaths
from pane AH
Louisan Damicn Nash, who
played running back at the
University of Missouri and
for the NFL's Denver
Broncos, is suspected to have
died from HCM.
To help reduce the risk to
athletes and raise awareness
of this life-threatening condi
tion, Barnes-Jewish Hospital
and the Washington
University School of
Medicine is planning a
springtime conference on the
topic.
Dr. Mankowitz is target
ing the seminar to anyone
who works with young ath
letes because there is some
difficulty in spotting HCM
by many physicians.
"Patients usually present
with either chest pain or
shortness of breath and some
of them will present w ith pal
pitations," says Mankowitz.
"It can present and look in
many different ways, it has
many different faces and the
appearance of the heart can
mimic other conditions."
And for a young athlete
who may be overexerting.
Mankowitz says HCM can
bring on abnormal heart
rhythms that could be lethal.
"Other conditions such as
coronary artery disease are
not common for young ath
letes and this is a condition,
that if they're not counseled
on it and at exercise activities
if they overdo it they can be
at risk for dying." he says.
If a patient has a history
of HCM in their family or
suffering from the aforemen
tioned symptoms. they
should talk to their doctor.
"What they need is a his-"
tory and physical exam, an
electrocardiogram and an
echocardiogram." says
Mankowitz. "With those
modalities we can make the
diagnosis with certainty in
the majority of cases."
He adds that while HCM
is not curable, it can be man
aged with medications like
beta blockers and calcium
blockers
Kwanzaa events start on Friday
CHRONICLE STXFF REPORT
Kwanzaa. a week-long
African American cultural cel
ebration. will begin on Friday.
Dec 26 at the Wmston-Salem
Urban League and continue
through January 1. 2009.
Here is a complete list of
locations and activities
? Friday. December 26 -
Umoja - at the L'rban League.
201 W 5th Street at 6 pm.
Sponsored Winston-Salem
Urban League Young
Professionals and National
Association for Black
Veterans. The event will
include the Otesha Creative
Arts Ensemble. Praise Dancers
and a Unity Feast
? Saturday . December 27 -
Kujichagulia - at Emmanuel
Baptist Church. 1075 Shalimar
Drive, at 4:30 pjn. Sponsored
b\ The Whole Village
Program Events will include a
Rites of Passage and Crossing
Over Ceremony.
? Sunday, December 28 -
Ujima - at Quality
Independent Living House,
5068 Lansing Dr . at 3 pjn.
Sponsored by the Quality
Independent Living It will
feature the mtergenerational
program. "Rapping With the
Elders" and storytelling by
Amatullah.
? Monday. December 29 -
Ujamaa - at the William C.
Sims Recreation Center. 1201
Adler Street, at 6:30 p.m.
African American businesses
and vendors will be show
cased There will also be a
Soul Food feast.
? Tuesday . December 30 -
Nia - at Grace Presbyterian
Church. 3901 Carver School
Road, (the church is also the
sponsor i at 6 pm The Otesha
Creative Arts Ensemble will
perform and awards will be
given to Judge Roland Haves
and George Redd Food will
be sen ed.
? Wednesdav . December 3 1
- Kuumba - at the Central
Library . 660 West 5 th Street, at
2 pjn The sponsors are the
Forsyth Count) Public Librarv
and the NC Black Repertor>
Company Teen Theatre The
Black Rep Teen Theatre will
perform " Back in the Day: A
Kwanzaa Celebration," writ
ten by Joel White A Karamu
Feast will be served!
? Thursday, January 1
Imani - at Sweet Potatoes
Restaurant. 529 N Trade St.. at
1p.m. Triad Cultural Arts Inc
is sponsoring the event There
will be a special tribute to
President-Elect Obama
Week of 12/26/08 thru 12/30/08
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