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The Compass Wednesday, April 29. 1992 9 Photo by DtAmim Joyrtte Robinson. Miss ECSUfor1992-93. is the third menrterof her immediate famly to reign. Robnson plans to Tx»st up the studertrTx>ralearKlpfkte by being an exanrple myself- Miss ECSU proud of her ‘African heritage By Lavenia Dameron and Tarsha White The Robinson family has done it again. Following in her mother and sister's footsteps, Joynita Monique Robinson will reign as Miss ECSU for 1992-93. Her mother, Joycelyn Berry Robinson, was Miss E^U (date); hw sister, Alisa, served as Miss ECSU for the 1990-91 tenn. When she learned she had won, Robinson said was ovennme with emotion. "All! could do was stare in space," she said. 'Tm very emotional and I couldn't take all that emotion. Even now, I get goose bumps just thinkir^ about it" ThefliemeofRobinson'scampaignwas "More than just loyalty, the essence of royalty." Diamond-cut buttons witii the slogan centered around Robinson's face were distributed throughout the campus to ^rmbolizethe foctthatSOpercentof the world's diamonds come from Africa. "My entire campaign was designed to acknowledge my African heritage," she said. 'The royalty refers to our lines of Idi^ and queens. I am proud of my African heritage." Inconunentii^onsomestudents' sug gestion that Miss ECSU shoukl be a "true sister" and have a darker complexion, Robinson said, "It doesn't matter what tone your skin is because if you have Africa in your heart, then you are a true African American. It is tin>e for us as women to recognize our uniqueness and royalty. We are all queens." In the Miss ECSU Showcase, Robinson chose Queen Inzingha, a renowned war rior queen, as her own patron African queen. "Queen Inzing^ led her army against the Portuguese and won battle after batde," saidRoljinson. "^le'stheepitome of resistance against domination within the African interior. She is a major person in Angolan history." Robinson said she was able to identity with Queen Inzingha because the queen was able to keep hw political friends as well as her social friends. Robinson said she tries to "keep a balaiKe betwren the Mends I have in Student Government and my social friends." "The best queens are those who can laugh, love, and live," Robinson said. "I can be that leader. I can laugh, love aixi live, and still get goals accomplished or make dreams into realities." Robinson said she doesn't mind being compared to her older sister, Alisa, who participated in last year's televised Miss African American QjllegiatePageantand was ranked among the top 8 finalists. "I don't mind being compa^ to Alisa as long as it's poative," she said. "We have a lot in conunon, but I am an individual." Rottnson was quick to credit her three campaign managers, McGrue Booker, Felix Deloatdi and Terry Lewis, for her victory. "I couldn't have won this elec tion by mysdf." Booker "did a lot of talking on my behalf," said Robirtson. "Felix was my creativestrealghedesigned my campaign pins, arvi Terry Lewis kept my hair and nails looking good." Robinson has already set her agenda for her term as Miss ECSU. "One of my main goals is to start an outreach program to encourage high school students to stay in school," she said. "I hope that it will brii^ ECSU and the community closer together." She also hopes to build student morale and studoit pride witi\ more student involvement. "I plan to boost up the stu dent morale aitd studoit pride by beii^ an example mysdf." Afto-graduation, Robinson plans to go to medical sdKX)l and become a doctor. She has already received early accep tance to the Ohio Univeraty College of Osteopathic Medicine in Attens, Ohio. RoUnson has been involved with the Student Government Association for three years holding sudi offkes as fresh- man class vice president, sophomore class president and SG A vice-president She is a member of the ECSU Varsity CheerleadingSquad, Gospel Choir, Hon ors Program, Eta Chi Chapter of Tri-Beta Biology Honor Society, Students of Sd- OKeQub, Kappa CteltaChapterof Kapp» E>elta Pi Education Honor Sodety aivd Delta Theta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Al pha Sorority, Inc She is the first bla^ and first ECSU representative to serve as vice president of tiie NC Academy of Science.
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