Letters to Editor
SGA President Speaks
RAMS RAP
Fellow Rams,
I come to you again with
greetings of peace, power and
love. I hope that this year is
bringing you success. Perhaps
many of you are fed up with these
“SGA letters, but this is the only
way to reach all of you.
I am disturbed over a few
things, I hope that you can help
me out. First of all, you elected
me to do a job, but somehow you
won’t let me do it. My most
important duty to you is that of a
trouble shooter. I am here to go to
the bat for you. If you don’t send
me, nothing will get done. The
power of this office is at your
disposal. If you refuse to use it
adequately, you are very
powerless. I understand that the
President of the SGA should be
aware of the problems on the
campus, but you cannot expect
him to be a mindreader. It is
possible for me to know all of the
problems. I cannot be expected to
handle that which I do not know. I
want to do all I can for you, but
unless you come and let me taiow
what you need, how can I do it? In
a word, my hands are tied unless
you help me to do the job. A day
or so ago, a very reputable club
held a Complaint Day, and it
turned out beautifully, but did
you know that everyday is a
complaint day in this office? That
is the main reason we’re here. I
want to hear from you. Is it that
you don’t trust me? If so I have no
choice but to resign and let you
select someone that can receive
your trust, because trust is a
must for this position. I refuse to
be an ineffective leader, and if
you won’t let me know your
needs, I cannot function in this
capacity a day longer. I ask you;
do you know what the SGA is? Do
you know who the SGA is? Do you
know the power of the SGA? If
you know none of this I will
personally get you the
information. I just want to do this
job the right way. I am begging
you for work. Let me know what
you want, and I’ll try my
damndest to get it for you. I
promise no miracles, but I do
promise you some concrete
things which will be beneficial to
you, just give me the chance.
Without you I am pwwerless, and
I do not feel that you need a
leader who is powerless. I leave
you with a question: Do you need
a Student Government
Association or not?
Thanks,
Mike
Conflict?
Dear Editor,
Heretofor, experience with
Homecomings have been cen
tered around the fair young lady
elected as Miss Homecoming.
Strange though it seems as this
year’s events are being centered
around the throne of Miss WSSU.
What are their functions?
Is she (Miss Homecoming)
neglecting her duties or simply
being neglected?
It has always given us an
overwhelming sense of pride
when we’ve visited out of town
games and could see our own two
queens together showing a unity
common in our schools leaving
our rivals with a sense of awe of
two young ladies so well-
balanced in beauty, poise, and
personality. It disappoints us to
see our queens going in their
separate ways.
Is there competition between
them or simply a lack of com
munication?
As students, we stand behind
both of our queens. Whatever the
cause, let it be resolved so that
our queens can stand before us.
We’re prouder of you than
words can say with the two of you
working together, this can be a
Soulful Spirit of ’76.
Eugtna Parker
and Vonzella Scales
Dear Eugenia and Von,
According to Candice Michaux,
Miss Winston-Salem State, there
are no conflicts between Miss
Homecoming and Miss WSSU.
“Patsy (Lynch) and I work
together beautifully,” Candice
said. “I see Homecoming as her
day. I’ve worked hard and ac
tively for that. I may have in
truded on some student’s privacy
to make sure she is welcomed
and presented in the fashion she
should be.”
“She deserves the best and it’s
been my responsibility to make
sure that time is hers.”
“As far as the other queens are
concerned, they should be happy
to be queens to be part of Miss
WSSU and Miss Homecoming
coronation festivities. I don’t
mean to outshine anyone just
become involved so we all can
shine,” she said.
SGA Report
The Student Government
Association, at this time, reports
its progress to the student body.
Of the list of objectives
established, the following have
been undertaken:
L Teacher evaluation by
students-completed in May of
this year and scheduled to begin,
second semester.
2. Dormitory comfort-The
president has appointed a six
member task force that is
working toward solutions to
dormitory problems. The group,
of which the president is a
member, is touring all
dormitories to see the problems
first hand. Colson Hall was first.
All interested students are asked
to report to the SGA office.
3. Adoption plan: The SGA had
plans to adopt a black child this
year and provide for him-her
through college. This will be an
on going project. To date, we are
still taking candidates.
4. Professors Assistants-The
president has proposed that
students be selected in the spring
of their junior year to serve as
assistants to professors. The
students will be either salaried or
receive six hours of credit if the
proposal passes.
5. There is a plan in effect to
keep dormitories open for short
holidays such as Thanksgiving.
This will provide residency for
those students who live too far
away to go home.
It is the request of the SGA that
more students volunteer their
services and ideas in order to
usher in a progressive mood. We
all have an obligation to you. You
also have one to yourself. Please
help us in this massive
undertaking.
POTPOURRI
To the young man who cracked
on Mr. Mason in the Mr. Ram
Pageant...my lawyer wants to
see you and soon!
Co-educational visitation was
implemented this year. So far it
is working, but it needs help. The
main question is... “Do students
really want co-ed visitation?”
The SGA will conduct a survey on
co-ed visitation in December. We
need to know about it. If we keep
it, it must work.
Respectfully submitted
WSSU Student
Government Association
EDITOR-
MANAGING EDI'l OR—
BUSINESS MANAGER -
REPORTERS
. Mickey Flowers
Ron Jordan
Eugenia Parker
TYPISTS.
CIRCULATION-
ADVISOR
Althea Bailey, Beverly Blackwell, Barbara
Evans, Martha Hampton, Jackial Herring,
Jimmi McEactaem, Barbara O’Neal, Gloria Ross,
Sharon Samuels, Vonzella Scales, Johnny Wilson,
Nell Smith, Byron Murrain, Charles Young
Janet Brower, Wanda Brown, Linda Bmnson,
Jennifer Harris, Terry Hayes, Debra Johnson,
Gwendolyn Moore
Devola Davis, Della Wiggins
Charisse Cannady
The NEWS ARGUS is a student publication of Winston-Salem State University, the contents are the
sole responsibility of its students.
WSSU’s role as a Bicentennial
Campus will automatically throw
many students on this campus
into participating in Bicentennial
celebrations. However, many
civil rights activists say blacks
should have nothing to do with the
celebrations.
Should black people celebrate
the Bicentennial?
Fred Gibson, soph., Salisbury,
N.C.
No. Black people don’t have
anything to celebrate the
Bicentennial for because the
Bicentennial shows freedom,
liberty and justice. Black people
don’t have freedom, they don’t
have liberty and they sure don’t
have any justice.
Jessica Lennon, senior,
Whiteville, N.C. agreed.
“There is nothing to celebrate.
We are still struggling to be free.
Although there isn’t slavery, we
still have racial discrimination,
high rate of unemployment
among blacks.”
Robert Barrier, junior. Con
cord, N.C. said,
“I think we should be patriotic
in the celebration of the Bicen
tennial because this is our
country and America has done a
lot for us even though we look at
some of things it hasn’t done-it
really has done a lot for black
people.”
Calvin Banks, senior, Winston-
Salem, N.C.
“I think we should celebrate it.,
We should bring out the fact that
there are many blacks that have
contributed to the country other
than Booker T. Washington,
George Washington Carver and
all those other well-known
blacks. Within the 200 years
we’ve been in America, black
Americans have the respon
sibility of pointing out to this
country that we have not sat idly
by and watched progress made—
we’ve been a part of it, too.
Michael Brown, freshman,
Philadelphia, Pa.
No. The Bicentennial is a
representation of white history
and black people were left out. I
think to honor the Bicentennial
we would be prejudice against
ourselves, as far as history is
concerned.
Clayton Scott, senior, Statesville,
N.C.
I personally feel that the
Bicentennial is defined as 200
years of freedom. And to look
back over the past the Black man
has never been ableto say that he
is completely free. “All men are
created equal,” is one of the
greatest lies ever been printed in
the American Constitution. For
the Indians, Blacks, and other
minorities there is not a
Bicentennial celebration.
Bicentennial Qiallenge
We have the opportunity to live
through a part of history which
happens to be the Bicentennial
Celebration of the Declaration of
Independence.
The noble ideals of equality and
justice embodied within this
document, however, have not
been fully realized in this
country.
Within America, we the Black
race are still fighting to make the
noble ideals manifest. There are
those among this race who feel
that we as a people have nothing
to celebrate at this time. They
feel that there is no reason for our
participation in this celebration.
Maybe the word celebration
has something to do with it.;
However, every year Black
people celebrate the Fourth of
July. The Bicentennial is only a
blown up version of the Fourth of
July.
If we are thinking in terms of
boycotting the Bicentennial, then
why haven’t we been boycotting
or protesting by not observing tne
Fourth of July?
The Bicentennial offers Black
people an opportunity to measure
their progress from 1776 until
now. From Crispus Attuck to the
death of Martin Luther King, we
can trace the accomplishments
and downfalls of our race.
The Bicentennial has provoked
much thought among the Black
.conmiunity and on our campus,
the Homecoming theme is “The
Soulful Spirit of ’76.” In an effort
to find out what is the soulful
spirit of ’76 and to better
understand our place in the
Bicentennial celebration, I would
like to invite all students
interested in writing a
Bicentennial essay to enter his or
her essay in the Bicentennial
Essay Contest.
I hope we’ll get some good
essays representing many
differences of opinion.
C.W. Young
“We can’t stay on the down beat!”