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THE NEWS ARGUS
DECEMBER, 1971
... editorial...
Recently the noise condition in the library has become a prob
lem of grave concern. Some students have stated “The library
is the last place I go to try and study.” Such a statement shouldn’t
have any grounds of validity whatsoever. Unfortunately a few visits
for observation will definitely support a statement of this nature.
It is not up to Mrs. Lanier, Mrs. Bradshaw or the other staff
workers in the library to keep mature soul sisters and brothers quiet!
The students on this campus should have enough maturity and respect
for their fellow students to adhere to the silence policy of the library.
The library is not the place to discuss the latest gossip or recent
pro football games. The university is equipped with over 70 acres
of sprawling gossip territory. Why not try the tennis court (when
not in use) for your daily meeting of gossip review? It is unfair for
your fellow students to have to listen to “Who was with whom” and
“What she said.” It is unfair mainly because this is not the reason
they come to the library.
There are students on this campus who need a quiet atmosphere
in order to study. This atmosphere does not exist in the dormitories
(although it should) but it’s supposed to exist in the library. It
seems that the stoop outside the library window is an ideal place to
review the latest gossip. Now sisters and brothers of the struggle,
let us all be realistic. The library and its immediate surroundings
should be places of extreme silence. Because you are fortunate enough
to be able to study in a noisy atmosphere does not mean others
are equally blessed.
In the future let us all try to be respectful of the silence policy
of the library. This respect will surely be appreciated bj’ the library
staiT and your fellow students. Until the next issue—
Quiet Please.
Mum’s the word.
Shh—
Joseph Johnson
Managing Editor
The News Argus has made space available in this issue
for opposing views on the editorials which appeared in its November
issue. All letters to the editors are unedited.
Representatives from various campus organizations participated
in “Operation Involvement” to give students some idea of their
origins and purposes. The gathering, sponsored by the Day Student
Association, was open to all members of the student body.
Each club and organization had a table set up with information
about its activities and eligibility requirements. With the microphone
and lecturn at hand, each club’s representative informed the audience
of some points of interest concerning his organization.
The requirement for most academic organizations is association
with the departments they represent; for example, the Student Nurses
Association for nursing majors and the SNCAE for teaching majors.
Other groups require that you merely be interested, i.e. the Student
Religious Council. Still others require only that you be willing to
work, like The News Argus.
The success of the project can only be ascertained through
increased involvement in the organizational activities available to all
WSSU students.
By Shelia Bailey
Staff Reporter
EDITOR Marilyn Roseboro
MANAGING EDITOR Joseph Johnson
NEWS EDITOR Melvyn Brown
SPORTS EDITOR John Martin
BUSINESS MANAGER Rosalyn Rivers
CIRCULATION MANAGER Gilbert Cooley
PHOTOGRAPHER John Martin
SECRETARY Valerie Merritt
REPORTERS Shelia Bailey, Earnest Goodman, Artimus
Graves, Donna Ingram, Gloria Leggett, Karen
McCoy, Ronnie Wingate
THE NEWS ARGUS is a student publication of Winston-
Salem State University, the contents of which are the sole
responsibility of its students.
Marie Denning, Advisor
SNA NEWS I
One of the organizations sel
dom talked about around campus
this year is the Student Nurses
Association. This organization is
composed of young women major
ing in nursing. New officers for
this year have been elected. They
are:
President Linda Francis
V. Pres. Rosalyn Rivers
Secretary Edna Brown
Asst. Sec. Beverly Baker
Treasurer Bertha Russell
The SNA has planned a numb
er of activities for this semester.
The first, which was recently com-
completed, was the sending of
“Love Packs” to the men in
Vietnam for Christmas. This
project was a co-ordinated effort
between the three schools present
ly in the District Five Student
Nurses Association (Forsyth Me
morial Hospital School of Nurs
ing, Baptist Hospital School of
Nursing, and WSSU School of
Nursing). Recently also the
Winston-Salem State University
SNA hosted the entire district in
Hill Hall lecture room.
Winston-Salem State’s SNA
is sponsoring a contestant in the
State Student Nurse of the Year
contest. She is coed Virginia
Tyson, a native of Laurinburg,
N. C. Virginia will be competing
against student nurses from all
over the state, but she must first
win the District contest.
Finally, the SNA is planning
a number of money-making pro
jects. Within the next few weeks
cakes will be raffled off. Tickets
will be ten cents a piece. Also
'look for signs concerning the
SNA catering service—get a
chicken sandwich without walking
a mile!
YWCA GETS
'MNVOLVED^^
The Young Women Committed
to Action organization partici
pated in “Operation Involve
ment” which was recently held in
Coltrane Hall. Club members in
formed interested persons of the
club’s purpose and activities. The
purpose of the YWCA is “to dis
solve or minimize the effects of
racism by supporting public fig
ures or candidates in positions
to relieve the pressures of rac
ism.”
The YWCA is currently in
volved in Christmas season activ
ities. The group presented a
Christmas program to the chil
dren in Reynolds Memorial Hos
pital December 12th. A second
Christmas program was given
December 13th with the YWCA
on Patterson Avenue.
On the national level, the
Young Women Committed to
Action are involved in a project
to support Rep. Shirley Chisholm
with her campaign for the presi
dency of the United -States.
In a fund-raising effort, the
group has been sponsoring a
babysitting service for the facul
ty, staff, and any persons in the
area who respond to tlieir ad
vertisements. This project has
been in progress for more than a
month and the group members are
still eager to be of service to any
one who needs babysitters.
Watch for a fashion show and
dance in the new union with live
music which will be spon
sored by Mrs. Ricky Williams
and the Young Women Commit
ted to Action!!
Letters To
The Editors . . .
At this time 1 would like to clear up a few misconceptions in
your editorial. In your editorial you stated that many of the students
have questioned the initial purpose of Chairman Bobby Seale’s ap
pearance. Some of the students liave argued that if Seale is so much
in favor of “uplifting his brothers” then why such an enormous
fee for his appearance. Why not donate the money directly to the pro
grams of wliich he spoke. In answer to these questions try reading
the December i, 1971 edition of the Black Panther which contains
Chairman Seale’s speech. I would like to point out at this time that
he stated specifically that the honorarium that he was receiving
the night he spoke on Winston-Salem State University campus would
go back to those survival programs of which he talked about.
You stated that the pros and cons of Seale’s appearance have
been greatly voiced and that it appears his visit to WSSU failed
to have that “great meaning” which the SGA had undoubtedly hoped
for. Having listened to many students here on campus voice their
opinion, I have found that many of the people were able to under
stand where the chairman was coming from and that he did
enlighten those who were in the dark and had misconceptions of the
Black Panther Party. Many of the students and 1 who under
stood the Chairman’s speech do not feel that it was of revolutionary
rhetoric. Simply by your using the term rhetoric reveals to many
and myself that you are unaware, uninformed, and misunderstood
the Chairman’s speech entirely. His speech was not that of rhetoric.
The Chairman was talking not about abstract ideas but concrete condi
tions. Conditions that the people can relate to because they can see
that through the 10 point platform and program their level of living
will be uplifted and their awareness will move to a higher level of
understanding.
You said that you are positive that there are programs on
this campus that could have made better use of $1500.00. To this 1
say that it is according to how you define the term better. I'm sure
that if you mean using the money for cabarets and such to provide
maybe a basket of food for a needy family while at the same time re
maining in your escapism bag then it would be better for you.
But look at all of the families who need food everyday and are going
to be helped with the money received by the chairman.
You stated that you personally feel that the Cliairman’s ap
pearance on the campus was meaningless and that his speech added
no more to “the cause” than the Latest edition of the Black Panther
paper. At this time 1 would like to pose a question. How can you
say that Chairman Seale’s speech was meaningless when you
don’t know and understand the Philosophv of the Party which is
Dialectical Materialism. I’m saying that his speech was perhaps
meaningless to you because you did not understand these terms, there
fore you couldn’t possibly understand what the Party is about and
what the chairman was talking alwut. As far as the statement
is concerned about the speech not adding anymore to “the cause”
than the latest edition of the Black Panther paper again I find that
you are entirely unaware. There are numerous unfamiliar words in
the theory section of The Black Panther. There are large words
that mean simple things, but you must understand that the world is
in a continuous transformation, therefore we must create new words
to define new and changing situations. In Chairman’s Seale’s speccli
he analized the entire situation, moving from the simple to the
complex in an effort to relate to the people on their level of con
sciousness.
You also stated that the only ones who benefited from the appear
ance was the local chapter of the Black Panther Party. I agree with
you partly in that the local chapter benefited because they were re
cognized as never before. But you must you must view the situation
in this manner, wliich is at one time there were rumors circulating
that the local Black Panther Party was not a branch of the National
Chapter. I m sure that this rumor has been proven to be a lie, simply
by the Chairman’s appearance here. As vou may note, I said partly
because the local chapter was not the only ones who benefited from
Chairman Seales’ appearance. I would go so far as to say that the
majority of the people here in Winston-Salem who attended the pro
gram and understood the Chairman benefited from his appearance.
There has been a change in the people’s attitude in general and the
students attitude in particular. The people here in Winston-Salem
know how the conditions are and when they see someone who is out
there trying to close the gap between the have and the have nots,
they are not going to knock this individual or group. It will un
doubtedly leave a pondering question in tiieir minds as to what they
can do to help those who need lielp (and we as oppressed people
definitely need it), or how to pull another brother out of the rut.
So from now on before you go, try knocking or trying to distort
the people s opinion of a servant of tile people who is out there with
them everyday and not sitting back viewing the situation in a passive
manner and throwing out not revolutionary but reactionary, confused
and distorted rhetoric (in the sense that you don’t know what you
are talking about) try getting involved with the people and not dc-
vorcing yourselves from the people.
All Power To The People By Don na R. Inpjriini
WSSU Will Host CIAA Division Meet
In a meeting of the CIAA held The CIAA championship meet
in Raleigh this week, it was de
cided that Winston-Salem State
University will be host to the
Southern division CIAA track
meet on May third of next year.
will be held at Virginia State
(Petersburg, Virginia) on May
fifth and sixth in 1972. The con
ference tennis tournament will be
held at Hampton Institute, April
28-30.