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problem, but I’m scared to
take the bus,” she said.
Whitfield said for a chance
for Chariotte to be the center
of black America’s sports and
social attention, she doesn’t
mind the hassle
“Ibis exposes us to a whole
different group of people that
have never heard of
Chariotte or the tournament
before,” she said.
Johnson C. Smith
University graduate Joseph
Major said he enjoyed going
to Raleigh during the tour
nament’s run there because
he likes to travel Having
the tournament at home
doesn’t give his Golden Bulls
a home court advantage,
though.
“I don't look at it as being
an advantage because there
is a strong alumni base finm
all of the institutions,” he
said.
One thing Major does like
about the tournament in
Charlotte is that everything
isn’t as spread out as it was
in Raleig^i. With the tourna
ment in the heart of center
dty, the majority of events
are ri^t around Charlotte
Bobcats Arena.
“People can stay down
town, park their cars and go
out and have a good time,”
he said. “Everything is in a
close vicinity”
Johnny Smith, a loyal
CIAA fan who said he’d fol
low the tournament any
where, said Chariotte has a
ways to go to get on Raleigh’s
level. His concern was the
attendance on Monday and
Thesday for the women’s
tournament.
“It seems like the first two
days in Raleigh there were
more people,” he said.
Bodies may not have been
in the seats, but league offi
cials and Charlotte organiz
ers say the tournament is a
sellout Some people, like
North Carolina Central
University graduate Edward
Cook, waited until midweek
to come to Chariotte.
“I’m coming to see what
Charlotte has to offer,” he
said. And in order for him to
come back next year, the city
has to be hospitable
“Hospitality is really big
for me. Raleigh gave (the
tournament) its aU,” he said.
Cook has had a taste of
Charlotte hospitality when
his fi-atemity hosted their
national convention here.
“When the Kappas had
their conclave, I ready
enjoyed myself in Chariotte,”
he said.
And though Herndon and
Winston are enjoying them
selves, they’re not sure if
they will be back next year.
“The cost is just too expen
sive,” Winston said about
parking “Maybe if we can
get a hotel in downtown, it
would be better ”
Since Uptown hotels were
booked one week after the
tournament left Ralei^, if
they do return, theyll be
making reservations soon.
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ing back to help others in
need.
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Charlotte concert at
ImaginOn raised scholarship
money for the Gerson L. and
Daisy Spears Stroud
Foundation.
Daisy Stroud, a Fayetteville
State University graduate,
and her husband Gerson, a
Johnson. C. Smith University
grad, are longtime champions
of education in Charlotte.
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capable students there are
today in pursuit of education,
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vehicle where in we can give
back,” Daisy Stroud said. “My
dream is to present the first
scholarship to a deserving
student at Johnson C. Smith
University in the name of
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the community and also in
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