Vol. XIV No. 4
Winston-Salem State University
February, 1980
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WILL THE U.S, participate IN
SUMMER OLYMPICS?
A Survey
By Everett Jackson
Should the United States boycott the 1980 Summer Olym
pic games in Moscow? This is a question that is in the minds
of all Americans and relates to the unity of people worldwide.
A recent poll was taken using 200 students (100 men - 100
women) on the campus of Winston-Salem State University.
Of the 100 females polled, the majority (68 percent)
answered “yes,” while 29 percent replied “no.” A slight 3
percent were undecided.
Sylvia Arrington explained her “no” reply by saying,
“Personally, I feel that the U.S. should not boycott the
Olympic games because it is a tradition that has proceeded for
years and should not be interrupted.”
The male point-of-view was somewhat similar to the female
response. Seventy-eight percent answered “yes,” while 14
percent “no.” More males were undecided (8 percent) concer
ning the status of the Olympic games.
Christopher Barnes, taking more of a neutral approach
replied, “Yes and no, I feel it doesn’t make much difference
because it’s already boycotted in my opinion.”
Overall, most of the students (73 percent) agreed that the
Olympic games should be boycotted. Twenty-one and one
half percent were for the games and 5.5 percent were undecid
ed.
The poll will have little or no effect on the final decision.
However, this poll stresses the opinion of college students
who chose to reveal their ideas and express their knowledge of
athletic and political affairs.
New Faculty Arrives
By Faye Vernon
The News Argus Staff and
the faculty and administration
of Winston-Salem State
University (WSSU) have
welcomed the following peo
ple as new faculty members.
Ms. Arcennia Davis, a
graduate of WSSU and a
Winston-Salem native, has
joined the art department as a
part-time ceramics teacher.
She received her masters at the
University of North Carolina
Students Complete Field
Work At Reynolda House
at Greensboro.
Ms. Lenora Richardson, a
native of Fort Pierce, Florida
and a graduate of Florida
A&M in Tallahassee, will be
teaching a nutrition course in
the Division of Nursing. She
received her masters at the
University of Maryland.
Mr, John Geis has joined
the department of business on
a part-time basis. He is a
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By Sheila Monroe
Two art majors from
Winston-Salem University
completed a four week intern
ship in art appreciation at
Reynolda House.
Cynthia Rogers, a junior
from Lumberton, N.C. and
Paula Yancy, a senior from
Elon College, N.C. returned
to Winston-Salem January 3
to begin the internship. The
program gathered liberal art
majors from different parts of
the United States for an in
tense study into various
aspects of art appreciation.
As a final project, the students
were required to choose a
painting and correlate a piece
of music, along with a work of
literature from the same time
period.
In the form of an oral
presentation and a paper, Miss
Yancy’s project was the
representation of American
society during the 1970s, as
seen in a Roy Lichtenstein
print entitled “Peace through
Chemistry,” a recording by
Charles Dodge called “The
Earth’s Magnetic Field,” and
Alron Toffters book, Future
Shock.
Miss Rogers presentation
was on the rhythmic emotion
in the abstract nature scene,
“The Woodpecker,” by
Charles Burchfield. Miss
Rogers incorporated a violin
concert by Prokofieu and also
the peom “Ovenbird,” by
Robert Frost.
The highlight of the inter
ship was a trip to Washington,
D.C. The group made visits to
Hirshborn Museum, the Na
tional Gallery and the Ken
nedy Center. At the center
they saw a performance by the
National Symphony Orchestra
and the Stage Musical, West
Side Story.
Both Miss Yancy and Miss
Rogers remarked on their im-
mence enjoyment of the ex
perience. However, Miss Yan
cy said she was somewhat
“uneasy” going into the all
white situation, but both
ladies quickly adapted to the
environment.
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ART MAJORS
Cynthia Rogers and Paula Yancy recently participated in an art
internship in art appreciation at Reynolda House, here in Winston-Salem.
The two students were the first Blacks to successfully complete the intern
ship. (PHOTO BY SHEILA MONROE)
INSIDE
WSSU Marks Black Heritage Page 7
Wrestling Team Wins Tourney Page 8
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