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he News Argus
Volume 22, No. 3
Winston-Salem State University
February 1988
WSSU Students
Participate In
King Day Rally
by Carter Cue
Staff Writer
Students at Winston-Salem State Univer
sity disproved the familiar cliches of
apathetic, uncaring students by par
ticipating in the “Free South Africa” march
and rally on Monday, January 18, 1988.
The march and rally, which took place in
Winston-Salem, was just one of many events
planned by the Winston-Salem Ministerial
Alliance to commemorate the legacy of
slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.
Students representing various clubs,
organizations, fraternities, and sororities
marched to Benton Convention Center from
the Mt. Zion Baptist Church with over 500
other people carrying signs saying “Let
Freedom Ring and Living the Dream.”
After reaching the downtown area over
1,100 persons crowded into Benton Conven
tion Center to listen to City Alderman Larry
Womble, WAAA owner, Mutter Evans, and
Winston-Salem State University Professor,
William Turner.
Womble used this opportunity to en
courage the majority African-American
crowd to vote for Jesse Jackson because
“there’s one way to get power and that’s the
ballot of the vote.”
Dr. William Turner told the crowd to face
the problems of the world by following the
example set by Dr. King.
Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,
and the Gotham City Club served as securi
ty marshalls during the march and rally
because of bomb threats received from the
Ku Klux Klan.
Also, over 500 school kids participated in
the march; this was in conjunction with a
program sponsored by the Winston Lake
YMCA to educate the youth to Dr. King’s ac
complishments. The activities at the YMCA
included seminars, music, and oratorical
contest, and a video about the life of Dr.
King.
The commemoration activities concluded
that night at 7:30 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist
Church, where The Rev. A.G. Carlton
Eversley was the featured speaker.
According to Reverend Eversley the stu
dent participation from Winston-Salem was
excellent.
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WSSU Holds 7th Annual Job Fair
Winston Salem State University’s
Seventh Annual Teachers’ Fair was held
Wednesday, February 3, from 1-5 p.m. in
the C.E. Gaines Center on campus. Elon
College, Guilford College, High Point Col
lege, Salem College, and Wake Forest
University participated in the fair. Nearly
140 school systems from around the country
were scheduled to be represented. The
event was co-sponsored by the WSSU
Career Services Department and the
Department of Education and Physical
Education.
The Teachers’ Fair was designed to bring
together senior education majors and
school systems with anticipated vacancies
for the coming year. System represen
tatives will conduct interviews as well as
share information about their schools.
Faculty Member
Announces Candidacy
For NC Senate
(Winston-Salem) Vernon L. Robinson, an
assistant professor at Winston-Salem State
University, announced his candidacy for
the N.C. Senate at the Business and
Technology Center in Winston-Salem at
11:00 a.m. January 21. Highlighting the
need for creative leadership in the General
Assembly, Robinson has criticized the in
cumbents for failed leadership on a wide
span of issues including economic develop
ment, educational opportunity and election
law reform.
As no primary opposition is likely, Robin
son will face Senator Ted Kaplan
(D-Forsyth) who has expressed his interest
in replacing Senator Tony fland as Senate
Majority leader. Robinson feels “when
Kaplan displays leadership at all, it is in the
wrong direction. Ted is too partisan and will
oppose Governor Martin’s programs at
every turn whether they’re good for the
state or not.”
Robinson will work for greater regional
cooperation in the Triad to create new jobs,
greater incentives at the state level for
public schools to perform, removing the
four tier UNC system that leaves the region
without a major research university and the
economic development that comes with it,
and repealing multi-member legislative
districts and runoff primary election laws.
GOP State Party Chairman Jack Hawke
expressed great interest in the race.
“Robinson will be a tough competitor and
provide capable supportive leadership in
the General Assembly.” GOP Legislative
Candidate Recruitment Chairman Robert
Grady (R-Onslow) stated “Robinson has
raised over $3,000 in eight weeks as an unan
nounced and first time candidate. He'll be
aggressive on the campaign trail as well.”
As a former editorial columnist for the
Winston-Salem Chronicle, Robinson has
been a forceful advocate of the Free Enter
prise system. One consistent theme through
his writing is that conservative thought of
fers working men and women a greater
range of choices. The policies include
parental choice in education and daycare,
public housing tenant management and
enterprise zones.
A graduate of the United States Air Force
Academy, Robinson served as a missile
crew member from 1978 to 1982 during ac
tive service. He now serves as an Air In
telligence Officer in the Ready Reserves
and drills with the 4th Tactical Fighter
Wing in Goldsboro, N.C. He is married to
the former Helene Agnew of St. Louis, who
works on the staff of the Rural Hall Library.
Robinson served on the State Republican
Platform Committee in 1982.
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