Newspapers / Elizabeth City State University … / Dec. 1, 2005, edition 1 / Page 5
Part of Elizabeth City State University Student Newspaper / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Page 5 The Compass Dec. 2005 PAGEANT continued The next test, similar to Jeopardy, was called Intellectual Beauty. The women were put into groups and had to answer questions concerning different topics. Wykesia Brown, a finalist, said, “I enjoyed this activity the most because it made us think and it was fun.” The group with the least amount of points had to recite a poem entitled, “Where Have You Gone.” Each person who couldn’t recite the poem was dismissed. The third task was called “Dance Moves”. The remaining girls were put into three groups and had to imitate a dance that was choreographed, by Lee to a song entitled “Ok” by Nivea, a well-known R&B singer. Another challenge was “Walk a Mile in My Shoes,” a particular test which showed the girls’ creativity and required them to express Hurricane Katrina through a creative medium. Slowly but surely, the girls began to dwindle down to the top five. Before the beginning of her senior year, ECSU student, Krystle Lee, came up with the idea to have a pageant for plus size women on campus. The ladies in the pageant are pleasantly plump, lusciously large, and showing ECSU Vikings who’s in charge. “I wanted to do something different because many full figured females do not get the chance to participate in pageants without being ridiculed,” Lee, the director, producer, and editor said. “As a plus size woman, we have to work twice as hard as the average sized person to get half the respect that we very much deserve.” Dominique Lewis, afmalist said. On August 25, 30 young ladies went to the Little Theatre located beside the GR. Little Library to audition for the pageant. The auditions consisted of introducing themselves, showing off talent and answering questions. The judges were Krystle Lee, Nykki Nianda and Dr. Delbert Games. All of the judges are members of the Alpha Psi Omega, a theatre fraternity which sponsored kesia Brown, Angel Sease, Leandrea Hill, Dominique Lewis and Devonnda McCormick. “I feel that everybody is my competition because we all have good qualities about ourselves,” McCormick said. On November 30, the contestants who survived will participate in the pageant in the Fine Arts Building. The ladies will get to demonstrate their dancing abilities, showcase their inner and outer beauty, display their personal talents and participate in an academic questioning and answering session. Derreka Walkup, a senior at ECSU, has been filming each challenge. Each activity airs on channel-15, ECSU’s television station, every Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. On November 29, the ladies who are left will present their speeches. The students will get to vote by logging on www.ecsu.edu and clicking the Viking Voice Exchange icon at the top. “You should vote for me because I am what a big girl should be, what an average woman can’t be and what a small lady is not. No offense!!” Angel, a finalist, said. The community can vote by watching the last episode on November 29. The winner will receive a cash prize and a gift certificate. Students’ votes will determine who will be crowned Ms. Thick and Lovely. 0 ENERGY continued Improvement Council says, ‘Though coUege students do not pay utility bills or anything that the school personally takes care of directly out of pocket. It would helpful for them to also save energy in the dorms. If they start this process certain necessities such as books would be a whole lot less.” Starting November 7-18, 2005 the Department of Social Services was accepting applications for the Low Energy Assistance Program. Their goal, to get as many homes as possible in North Carolina weatherized. Shi- town By Roychelle Payton Staff Writer Watch out Tyra, she’s got Top Models, Oprah... she’s got real issues, and Ellen, she’s bringing comedy. Who is she? She’s Shianne Dance. Elizabeth City’s own, home- bom Shianne Dance is a star in the making. Dance is the creator and producer of her own talk show at Elizabeth City State University, which she says she started because it was a “Goal in life.” Dance’s dream has become even bigger than she imagined.” I see it on a state, city, national, and intemational level. Instead of just an intemship it’s an outlet to my dreams, and it doesn’t look bad to have experience in the business,” said Dance. The lines wrap around the door at the New Student Union, “Ghetto passes” are handed out by the Ghetto Girls, Tynetta Hunt and Ashley Yelity. The audience is settled and it’s a packed house. The grips “all-around helpers” are in motion. The assistant director is in the green room calling shots, just like in the big time. Shi-Town is in the building and the show is about to start. None of the issues addressed are controversial. “I can’t have any controversy that may stem back to the show,” said Dance. Shi- Town concerns itself with general topics of importance to the ECSU student body and community. The show’s topics include organizations on the yard, the myths about black relationships and, modeling. Primarily general topics so that no one is offended. “The show is an opportunity for the students Shianne Dance as well as the university and it’s also entertaining,” said Dance. With the help of Melba Brown, the director of Television Services, the university is seeing a new outlook at networking communications. Brown gives much respect to Dance for the idea of her show and for also stepping up to the plate in writing and producing it. Brown said, “The show is heading in a good direction. However, it is truly unfortunate that Dance is graduating in December because of her talents.” When Dance leaves, there may be no one to keep the torch burning. Brown knows she will have to scramble to replace Dance. My first celebrity interview By Carla Layton Staff Writer As soon as I heard ■ about the opportunity to interview Ray JI jump at the chance. I met with my professor to get in touch with the publicist company representing Ray J. I gave the company all of my information, including my number so I could get started. I wasn’t sure how this was going to work because I had never interviewed a celebrity before. I was very excited; this was a staple to my future career. The next day I received a phone call from the publicist to set up a date for Ray J to call. The date was set; all I need to do now was find sQmeway to get the interview recorded. I went to the radio station, but apparently the radio station had new phones installed, and they could not receive long distance caUs to the station yet. So I did the next best thing and found an old fashioned hand held recorder, and a speaker phone. By the time I got everything situated I had to leave for cheerleading practice, but I stiU had to call the publicist back and let her know the new number; it would have to wait until after practice. After practice I called the company and had to leave a message, due to the late time. I left a message and praved that thev got the new number, because if the call went to my cell phone there was no way I could record it. The day arrived and I was super excited. I thought about the Interview all morning. The time had come and I sat and waited patiently for the phone call to come through. Was Ray J going to call me directly himself? Is he going to call my cell phone, or did he get the new number in'time? These were just some of many questions running through my mind, so I sat and waited by the phone, watching the clock. I began to get more excited as the clock continued to cUmb. I had my tape recorder and questions ready. It was three minutes past the time he was supposed to call and I began to get a little worried. Suddenly a call came through on my cell phone, oh no! The phone rang three times, before I realized I needed to pick it up. I just couldn’t believe that I wouldn’t be able to record this interview, and on top of that Ray J was calling my other phone! I picked up the phone on the third ring. A woman was on the receiving Une. It was his manager; I was a little relieved and a little sad, because I was expecting to hear a male’s voice. The manager was telling me the details of the interview; 1 had to keep it less than 15 minutes. I asked her if she could have Ray J call the alternate number and she had no problems with it. Whew! That was a relief. So I hung up, and the other phone began to ring. Okay this was it; this was the moment that was going to start my career. I picked up the phone and, and I hea:rd the manager’s voice again, dam. “Okay I’m going to connect you with Ray J now, are you ready?” “Yes ma’am.” “Okay.” “Ray J this is Carla, Carla meet Ray J. See INTERVIEW on pg 7 MUSEUM continued The Museum Studies Minor includes Museum Studies I, the introduction to the Museum processes. Exhibition Design, Museum Education, Interpretation of Historic Sites, and Internships. The ECSU Department of History also offers a degree in history with a concentration in public history. Elizabeth City State University again has offered a unique opportunity for its students, along with other Art Department concentrations: Graphic Design, Art Education for teacher preparation, and a minor in Art Therapy as well as the studio specialties already established. AID continued to Gregory, is failing to provide an electronic signature for their parents when they fill out the FAFS A online. The electronic signature is a quick way of authorizing that aU information on the FAFS A is accurate so that the U.S. Education Department can process the application. The signature is implemented by a unique four digit pin number for each student. Most freshmen will have to save their appUcation until they receive their pin Gregory said. However, the U.S. Education Department will not process their application without their parents’ signature if the student registers as a dependent. By the time most parents try to apply their pin, the school year has started. This poses a problem for students and parents who rely heavily on government aid to fund their child’s college education. “I had to postpone college two semesters because my mother didn’t have her pin in time. They seriously need a better way to handle their business,” said Sylvester Hawkins, former college student at ECSU. Ironically, the pin was initiated as a way to make completing the form easier. For returning students, they need only to estimate their parents’ aid when it’s time to renew their application. “If their parents’ financial information is not right, they (U.S. Education Department) will not process their application,” Gregory said. He added that the best solution is to do your application as early as you can with their parents. Students who fill out their FAFSA on time become priority to the financial aid office. The office focuses on those students and tries to provide them with priority funding. Priority funding includes state grants and federal work study. For students who don’t fill out their application on time are forced to accept what is left, which is mostly loans or nothing at all. The U.S. education department will provide more than $67 billion this year, about 70 percent of aU student aid, to help millions of students and families pay for postsecondary education. Only 68.8 percent of public four year college students will receive financial aid, while 38.6 percent of all college students will receive nothing. Work on the campus newspaper - The COMPASS - stop by Room 118 Moore Hall for more information.
Elizabeth City State University Student Newspaper
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Dec. 1, 2005, edition 1
5
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75