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PAGE TWO THE NEWS ARGUS DECEMBER 5, 1973 Editorial The Right To Be Heard Closes The Gap Why don’t you, the administration, want to talk to us, the students? Members of the newspaper staff have had difficulty trying to interview people on the administrative level for articles for the newspaper. So I the editor, feel that maybe we should try to combat apathy on the administrative level first and continue from there on to student apathy. I personally feel that for the campus newspaper to function properly, everyone should and must cooperate. Students do want to know how things are going, especially on the Hill. As a predominantly Negroid administrative unit, functioning for a predominantly Black student body, any information that could help in any way, seemingly should be made available. But I can see and understand the breakdown there too. Why, won’t you help us progress and make a better world for ourselves? Why won’t you enlighten us on things that could save us time, trouble and money? All we as students ask, is that you work with us for a better future for our selves and other Brothers and Sisters less fortunate than we. As educators, human beings and even Blacks, a coalition must be had and the confusion among us must end. Don’t be the op pressors of a beautiful, thinking group of young Black adults, who are working to achieve better lives for all. We have been oppressed for three hundred years and still are to a degree. Let this end, for we refuse to be victims of such oppression. / e The image of the RAM is spirit reborn. Couch Clarifies Meal Problems The most talked about subject on campus, other than sex, is the cafeteria food. So, being one of the major subjects for discussion, I thought it would be good to explain some of the major problems that the cafeteria staff is encountering and what is being done to correct these problems. Our food is brought to us compliments of ARA food service with B. T. Couch as director. ARA supplies the Student Union snack bar and Kennedy Dining Hall. As well as we all know, sometimes the food and especially the meat is not fully cooked. This is not the fault of the staff. This is due to the inadequate facilities. For example, the grill only has enough room for twenty-four hamburgers at a time and there are approximately eight hundred students to feed. Couch said that plans were being made to expand cooking facilities. New equipment is also being requisitioned. Couch also says that next fall, we will have four lines instead of two and this should curb the problem of overcrowded lines. He explained. When the basic plans are complete, the basic problems will be eliminated.” Many of the students would like for the school to get on the meal book system. “The meal book system is a little far fetched at this time. Meal books do not guarantee you a meal because if it is lost or stolen you can’t get it replaced unless you buy another one,” explained Couch. On the system now in operation, if a student loses a meal ticket, he can get a temporary meal book. Couch also talked about the general ROTC Emphasizes Training, Education What is Army ROTC? Do you know that Army ROTC pro vides military leadership instruction in over 290 colleges and universities across the Nation. Army ROTC develops se lected young men and women for posi tions of responsibility as officers in the Active Army and its Reserve compo nents. Do you know that Army ROTC on campuses just like WSSU commissions approximately 67 percent of all new lieutenants entering the Active Army. Brief History The tradition of military instruction on civilian college campuses began in 1819 when Captain Alden Partridge estab lished the first ROTC unit at Norwick University. As the years passed the colleges and universities which sponsored Army ROTC expanded greatly in num ber. By the beginning of WWI, colleges across the country had placed some 90,000 officers into uniform. And by the end of WWH over 100,000 ROTC offi cers had served their country. attitude of the students and the em ployees. All problems and disagreements should be carried to him. There have also been complaints about serving the same food from lunch to dinner. It was pointed out that if they threw away the food which is not eaten from one meal to the next, the students would not be able to afford the price of eating in the cafeteria. Many colleges and universities limit their meat, bread and beverages. However, at WSSU we have meat every day and as much bread and as much soft drink as we want. The student union canteen services are another pressing problem. The canteen hours are 8 a.m. thru 11 p.m. through the week. Couch stated that he was unaware the canteen was closing earlier and that he would check into the situa tion immediately. There are many things that we as students overlook about the food service. We only see that the meal is sometimes half done, and the potatoes did not taste like Mother’s and Mrs. Pauline opened the doors five minutes late. Have we ever noticed how the dining hall is decorated on special oc casions, the flowers that are placed out from time to time, the free meals that our visitors from other schools get, and what about the snacks we get delivered to our dorms during final exams. There are many improvements to be made at WSSU and we can start taking our complaints to the right people. Mr. Couch assured me that he was open to suggestions, complaints and criticism. If you would like to see him, his office is located in the basement of the dining hall. The Four-Year Program The Army ROTC four-year program consists of a basic course and an ad vanced course. The basic course, taken in the freshman and sophomore years, provides instruction in the fundamentals of leadership and management with em phasis on leadership development. The advanced course is normally taken in the junior and senior years. Students who have demonstrated a potential for becoming officers are selected for this instruction which includes advanced leadership and management, the theory and dynamics of the military team, and the development of students’ abilities to think creatively and to speak and write effectively. Financial Support Students in the advanced program re ceive $100 per month for up to 10 months of the school year, a total of 20 months for the course. Six weeks of leadership instruction is given at an advanced camp between the junior and senior years. Pay for this camp (approximately $400) is at the rate of one-half the pay of a second lieutenant, Cross-Enrollment Program Currently Winston-Salem State and Wake Forest University have agreed upon a cross-enrollment policy. This means that any student at WSSU can enroll in Army ROTC at Wake Forest University. The Military Science Depart ment is located on the ground floor of the Smith Reynolds Gymnasium at WFU and is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In the event you desire personal discussion with the ROTC faculty, contact them by phone or visit. Also, information may be obtained from the Dean of Men at WSSU. Love is all a woman has to give, and it is the only thing God permits us to carry beyond the grave. —Theodore Drieser Sigma Tail Delta Plans Induction On October 23, the list of persons who are eligible for membership in the Winston-Salem State University Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society was released. The list included two seniors and nine juniors. Listed respectively, students include, Janice Gilliam of Winston-Salem, Luberta Parker of Rocky Mount, Saundra E, Curry of Raleigh, Camilla Drew of Eden- ton, Sheila J. Kinston from Navassa, Karen McCoy of Morven, Carolyn Wayne of Kinston, Dianne Williams from Wil- liamston and Cheryl L. Woodburn from Aberdeen. An induction ceremony is being planned for late November. Sigma Tau Delta was founded for the following purposes; to confer distinction for high achievement in undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies in English Language and Literature: to provide cultural stimulation on college campuses through its local chapters: to furnish community interest within En glish departments through its local chapters; to impose upon members high citizenship responsibilities; and to en courage creative and critical writing. In order to be eligible for membership in a local chapter, an individual must be interested in promoting the mastery of written expression, encouraging worth while reading, and fostering a spirit of fellowship among men and women spe cializing in English. He must subscribe to the motto of the organization, “sin cerity, truth, and design”, symbolized by the Greek letters Sigma Tau Delta. He shall seek to express life in terms of truth and beauty and to make first-hand acquaintanceship with the chief literary masterpieces of our language. — Karen McCoy Fell()\v.shi})s Available CHAPEL HILL — Graduate business fellowships for minority students are available through the UNC School of Business Administration in Chapel Hill. Blacks, American Indians and Spanish- surnamed Americans are eligible for the fellowships which provide tuition and living allowance of $2,000 for the first year of the master of business adminis tration (M.B.A.) program and $1,000 for the second year. Financed by grants from 135 U. S. corporations, the fellowships are spon sored by the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management which UNC joined in January. The Consortium is a six- university program to encourage minor ity men and women to enter management careers in business. In addition to UNC, it includes Indiana University, Wash ington University in St. Louis and the Universities of Rochester, Southern Cali fornia and Wisconsin. Students may apply to the M.B.A. pro gram of any Consortium universities. Thirteen fellows are enrolled now at UNC-Chapel Hill. Persons wishing further information should write to the director. Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, 101 N. Skinker Blvd., Box 1132, St. Louis, Mo. 63130; or Executive Director, M.B.A. Pro gram, UNC School of Business, Chapel Hill, N. C. 27514.
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