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SPORTS
Sharon Holloway
Center for Lady
Rams
By Melanie Beatty
Sharon Holloway a 1984 graduate of
Athens Dr. High School, and a Raleigh
native, is rolling here at WSSU.
Sharon is the starting center for the Lady
Rams’ Basketball Team. Last year, she was
also picked as outstanding Freshman
Athlete here at WSSU. While attending
Athens Sr. High School, Sharon received
sveral awards, for her outstanding abilities
in basketball. She was chosen for All-
Conference her junior and senior year not to
mention, All-Metro and “Female Athlete of
the year” while a senior. She was also
selected for the All Star Team at Kay Yow
Basketball Camp, where she was team cap
tain for two consecutive years.
Sharon’s future plans are to graduate
with a degree in Business Administration.
She would like to continue to perform to her
fullest potential while playing womens’
basketball at WSSU.
Her philosophy of life is “never look down
on a man, unless you are picking him up.”
With this positive attitude it is evident
Sharon Holloway will do well in the years
ahead.
Miller High Life
Sponsors “Win The
Finals ” Basketball
Sweepstakes
The “Win the Finals” Sweepstakes spon
sored by Miller High Life offers basketball
fans a chance to watch their favorite teams
in the college basketball finals in Dallas.
Basketball fans can enter the
sweepstakes by completing an official entry
form. Each entry must include the seat
numbers depicted on tickets held by Miller
High Life spokesman A1 McGuire, as pic
tured in retail displays.
Official entry forms will be in February
issues of Sports Illustrated, Basketball
Times and USA Today. Entry forms also
will be available in college newspapers and
on point-of-sale displays, where legal.
The grand prize winner will receive
$10,000 plus a trip for four, with McGuire, to
the finals. Five first-prize winners will
receive big screen television and $1,000
each. Twenty-five second-place winners
will get VHS recorders and $1,000 third-
place winners will receive official A1
McGuire sports bags.
“The college basketball finals are one of
America’s top sporting events,” said
Robert Tyley, Miller High Life brand
manager. “The Miller High Life ‘Win the
Finals’ sweepstakes will give basketball
fans throughout the country an opportunity
to attend this exciting event and witness the
crowning of the next national champion.”
Miller is an operating company of Philip
Morris Incorporated, the wholly owned sub
sidiary of Philip Morris Companies Inc.
Principal beer brands include Miller High
Life, Lite, Lowenbrau, Magnum, Meister
Brau and Milwaukee’s Best.
Basketball Ram
Player of the Month
Alexander Hooper
by Shelton Bullard
Sports Writer
Alexander Hooper a junior Business Ma
jor from New York, New York, scored 25
points and had 7 rebounds in the J.C. Smith
game Saturday. Hooper stated that “I knew
it would be a physical game and that we had
a good chance of winning.”
Hooper is a graduate from Tunxis Com
munity College with a Associate degree in
Science. He has been confident about his
performances in the previous games.
Hooper is very happy with his perfor
mance this season as well as that of the
team. Hooper said that, “I knew there were
going to be some problems this season,
because the team is young.” Hooper also
states that, “the team is going to be a big
surprise to everyone.”
“I feel that WSSU has a good chance of
winning the Tournament, because it is up
for grabs,” stated Hooper.
In high school Hooper played baseball and
football; however his football career was
ended quickly because of an injury before
the season. Also Hooper’s father would not
allow him to play basketball his senior year
in high school for academic reasons.
Hooper’s father who is a former basket
ball player and roommate with Earl
Monroe, owns a steel company in N.Y.,
where Hooper would not mind working if his
dream of going pro does not come true.
Hooper’s main concern at WSSU is to
keep good grades. Winston-Salem has come
to be a home away from home for Hooper
and he would not mind working here one
day.
Hooper has also stated that “Coach
Gaines is like a father figure to me and you
can’t play under anyone more understan
ding and knowledgeable.
“Mat Men” Lose
First Home Match
by Tonia Johnson
Winston-Salem State University wrestling
team had their first home match of the
season at the C.G. Gaines Complex on Jan.
27.
The Rams wrestled against Livingston
College and the rebuilding squad did well in
their first home match.
The wrestlers for WSSU are: James
Hargrave, Rod Davis, Michael Peller,
David Raleigh, Joel Shackleford, Marshal
Taylor and Robert Toran.
Livingston College defeated the Rams in
an overall score of 33-21.
Wrestling coach Melvin Fair, is determin
ed to make this a successful season for his
young team.
He urges “all Ram fans to come out and
support the wrestling team at all of their
home matches.”
New NCAA
Ruling:
Proposition 48
by Melanie V. Beatty
and
Robert Toran
Proposition 48 is a set of athletic eligibili
ty guidelines that will take affect for college
athletes during the 1986-87 school year. This
amendment was introduced at January’s
NCAA convention.
More than 50 percent of the athletes in
football and baskeball would be ineligible
under the Proposition 48 rule.
No longer will a “C" average—2.0 on a 4.0
scale - be enough to qualify an athlete for a
Division I scholarship and playing eligibili
ty. Starting in August, 1986 incoming
freshmen must have the “C”average in at
least 11 college preparatory courses. The
athlete must also achieve a SAT score of 700
or an ACT score of 15.
Proposition 48 is currently in effect. If a
student-athlete doesn’t qualify, he can’t
practice or play as a freshmen and he loses
that year. This means that the athletes’
college-athletic career is limited to three
seasons.
Alex Hooper and Dawn Hand, two WSSU
athletes have their opinions on Proposition
48.
Alex Hooper, a junior and a member of
the WSSU mens basketball team, feels the
new ruling will be unfair. The new ruling
will not only affect athletes, but others who
are not able to score above 700 on the SAT.
There are other alternatives, such as a
Junior College, but the ruling will hurt alot
of talented athletes.
Several athletes that attend Wake Forest
University, feel the ruling is very fair. In
order to attend WFU they had to score a 700
or above on the SAT and a accumulative 2.0
GPA. It will stop alot of guys from entering
school and probably eventually dropping
out anyway, I think the ruling is very fair.
Dawn hand, a sophomore, and a member
of the Lady Rams Basketball team feels, if
the institution focuses only on the academic
aspects of an athlete then it will delay the
progress of that person’s college career.
This new system also allows the institution
to up-grade the process by which student
athletes are recruited and admitted, it also
instills more discipline in the student
athletes, not only to perform well on the
athletic courts and fields but to perform
well in the classrooms.”
Karla’s Korner
by Karla Barksdale
News Editor
Beating the Seasons Blahs!
Chapped Hands
Start with an ounce of prevention, wear
mittens or gloves so your hands aren’t ex
posed to the cold, dry air. Try to keep hand
washing to a minimum, and when you do
wash them, immediately pat dry, and apply
lotion.
Irritated Eyes
Since red, teary eyes often result from the
wind and cold, get in the habit of wearing
sunglasses outdoors. If your eyes do sting
after exposure to the elements, treat them
to soothing drops, but avoid the frequent
use of eye drops intended to reduce redness.
They work by constricting blood vessels,
but eyes can become desensitized, requiring
more and more drops for the same result.
Fatigue
The morning after a big night out, get
yourself going with a few minutes of exer
cise. Running in place or jumping rope are
two ways to get your body going.
Throughout the day, take time for a no
sweat exercise break like side stretching or
arm circles.
Hangover Horrors
Sorry, when you overdo the alcohol, you’ll
have to suffer some. But there are ways to
alleviate the agony. Before retiring for the
night, eat some honey spread on toast or a
cracker. Sounds odd, but it works. The fruc
tose in it helps your body metabolize
alcohol. Drink coffee to relieve headaches,
the caffeine constricts dialated blood
vessels. To help hold down fluids, sip some
salty water, preferably bouillion, instead of
plain water.
(Claremont Avenue location only)
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a purchase of $1®® or more
for all WSSU students
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