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More speak out for WSSU as J* ; J ,y:. ;| early voting site BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE The Forsyth County Board of Elections (BOE) heard more pleas for early voting at Winston-Salem State University during its Friday, July 1, meet ing. The board still did not debate an early voting site at Anderson Center on the cam pus or Winston-Salem State University (WSSU), which BOE Member Fleming El-Amin described as "the elephant in the room." However, attendees had no problem weighing in on the topic, with most of the public comment period being devoted to those speaking in favor of the site, which was used from 2000-2012. Anderson was among the sites sug gested by Michael Pisapia, an assistant professor of political science at Wake Forest University, because it was well used, familiar and easily accessible. Even though it was summer break, five WSSU students showed up in support of early voting returning to their campus. Zahir Garrou "The students of WSSU are active vot ers who are being denied their right to vote by accessibility," said Mona Zahir, WSSU Student Government Association presi dent. Students read off an online petition that, as of last week, garnered nearly 1,000 signatures in favor of the site. Many com ments were about the difficulty WSSU students have get ting to the polls, especially since freshman aren't allowed to park on campus. Linda Garrou, a former lawmaker who served for 14 years in the N.C. Senate, said cater ing to young voters is part of helping attract and keep young people in Winston Salem. "We want to do everything we can to be sure that they feel welcome here, that they feel an opportunity here, and certain ly by putting off their right to vote, it's harmful," said Garrou. BOE Chair Ken Raymond responded to the comments, saying he felt terms like "voter suppression" were being used Photo by Todd Lack Michael Lewis was one of several Winston-Salem State University students who asked for early voting to return to WSSU during the Forsyth County Board of Elections meeting on Friday, July 1. "carelessly and recklessly." He said the BOE is trying its best to make voting accessible to all. "No one is trying to stop anyone from voting," said Raymond. Anderson Center is once again not on the early voting site lists for the two Republican board members: Raymond and Stuart Russell. It is on the list for El Amin, the sole Democrat, who said he'll appeal to the N.C. State Board of Education again if it's not included. The board made slow progress on other early voting sites. Industries for the Blind's (IFB) Chris Flynt spoke in support of early voting at IFB. "We have about 350 blind and visually impaired employees at the facility in Winston, and that makes it a lot easier for the ones in Forsyth County to vote," said Flynt. BOE Director Tim Tsujii said that he found the space and layout of the room IFB is offering to be good for early voting, but had some concerns about possible overflow parking. If approved, this would be IFB's first time as an early voting site. The site was on two out of three board member's early voting site plans. The board also discussed alternatives to South Fork Recreation Center, having conceded that the two craft shows and numerous other activities that go on there during the week of early voting provided too much of a conflict. The BOE is hoping to use Calvary Baptist Church as an alter nate site. The next BOE meeting is Friday, July 15, at 4 p.m. The BOE's deadline for sub mitting early voting sites to the state is July 29. UNCSA alumnus wins Tony for 'Hamilton' work SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) alumnus Paul Tazewell has won a Tony Award. Tazewell, a 1986 grad uate of UNCS A's School of Design and Production (D&P), won for best cos tume design of a musical for the groundbreaking 'Hamilton,' which won 11' awards of a record 16 nom inations. 'The Humans,' directed by UNCSA alumnus Joe Mantello, a 1984 graduate of the School of Drama, won four awards including best play. Mantello was nominated for best director for 'The Humans,' which garnered six nominations. Mantello is also direc tor of 'Blackbird,' which was nominated for three awards, including best revival of a play. Howell Binkley, a Winston-Salem native and frequent UNCSA guest artist, won for best lighting design of a musical for 'Hamilton.' And behind the scenes, UNCSA alumnus Charles Osborne, a 2012 graduate of the School of Drama, is special assistant to Jeffrey Seller, producer of 'Hamilton.' UNCSA alumni have connections to other nomi nated productions, includ ing: 'American Psycho,' which received two nomi nations, features Winston Salem native Dave Thomas Brown (Drama BP.A. '10, high school '06) in the cast; 'King Charles III,' which received five nominations, features cast member Lucas Hall (Drama '03) and former Drama faculty member Ben Furey as dialect coach; 'School of Rock, 'which received four nominations, had Peyton Becker (D&P' 13) as a pro duction assistant in 2015; and 'Tuck Everlasting,' which received one nomi nation, featured Terrence Mann (Drama '78) in the cast. The Tony Awards were presented Sunday night, June 12, and broadcast on CBS. UNCSA pho<. UNCSA alumnus Paul Tazewell visits UNCSA in December 2013. WE'RE HAPPY HERE. ??-?, - ?' wJJ53MK??K8&, flF^B &? ?ydl % ':'Wk " HP^Eiic'la? 'fp-wrlr aSV^fliH r :: Publix WHERE SHOPPING IS A PLEASURE*
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