Page 2 The News Argus — March 1992
Editorially Speaking . ■ ■
I’m too cool to learn
By the Ghetto Philosopher
Excuse me my Nubian brothers
and sisters, but I thought that I was at
a University. “What a university, man
you are here to get on all the girls that
you can.” Only I didn’t know that is
the function of a black university. "Is
that why we are killing each other out
in the streets?”
Yes excuse me I dare to think that
I pay money to learn unless on some
scholarship. I didn’t know that col
lege was going to be like this. There
is no excuse. I look around and what
do 1 see? Please don’t bother to an
swer or even second guess. 1 see "too
cool dudes.” I see brothers that 1 see
out on the streets hustling. This is not
a place to come and be separate. We
were taught separateness on the plan
tations. Why do we still bring it here
at a University? Why do I have to be
bothered with it and yet we ask why
are there so many brothers that make
it in our society and don’t look back?
Simple the answer is that they are
tired, tired of striving by themselves.
There are more black brothers and
sisters out there in the streets and in
jail then there are attending colleges
and universities. That bothers me and
it should bother you no matter what
color or hue that you represent. It is
our business and our duty to be the
best well rounded individuals that we
can be.
There are no co-ops that want
someone who is not well rounded in
verse and every little aspect of life,
even at this age and time. People we
are a college and university not
Crescent Hill projects or another high
school. It is well time to grow up. 1
mean for seniors to be an example as
well as the freshmen regardless of
hour accumulations.
There are kids, black kids dying
out there in our streets as well as all
over the world but yet we can walk
past one another and not even say so
much as "hi or what’s up.” This my
brother and sister is what is killing us
off as a people. There are enough
drunks in our communities and dope
fiends in our backyards and weed
heads in our jail cells. We do not
need to distribute nor contribute any
of the above to our Universities.
Brothers and sisters we are the
only minority in America who has a
large number of colleges and imiver-
sities for ourselves. We need to wake
up and smell the coffee not the weed.
I cannot condemn but only try to in
form. You need to take full advantage
of your college's resources that are
here for you. Why pay for a dinner
and not eat?, that is in a sense what
you are doing when the school offers
so many opportunities for you to
make yourself a better person.
Lastly people nothing will re
solved until we make things better in
our universities. Everyone is not
going to love everyone but the at
tempt should still be tried. Also don’t
wait for any alumni to make your
school known, you should do it your
self. Here are resources and we have
everything that Harvard, Yale,
FAMU, Howard and Morehouse
have. Lets use it people
If no one does it then you can.
There is no one that will do every
thing for you . The school is here for
us so lets make the best out of what
we have and don’t form stumbling
blocks for each other but pave the
way and make the road a little
smoother I’m Audi.
The News Argus
Editors:
Staff Writers:
Lavoice Faison
Regina Brooks
Michaell E. Parker
Erica Gilbert
Karen Hannon
Patrice Michael
Sports Writers: Stefany Sowell
Errol! Brower
Altonya Washington
Ronald Vample
Greek Editor:
Advisor:
Danielle Gray
Dr Valerie Saddler
Layout Staff:
Department Chair:
Erica Gilbert
Dr Maurice Odine
Michaell E. Parker
Evening students have
concerns too, you know!
By Karon Hannon
Staff Writer
With the beginning of a new year
and academic semester, Winston-
Salem State University, you have
seemingly made no adjustments to
better accommodate your part-time or
evening students.
Granted, your first argument in
your defense may reference your invi
tation directed to evening students
that appears on the last page of every
semester’s tabloid schedule of classes.
If some of your students have not no
ticed the form, it says, “As part of the
university’s ongoing effort to improve
communications to all segments of
the student body, we are asking all
students who take courses primarily
in the evening to complete this form.”
This form asks for a student’s
name, social security number, ad
dress, and phone number and tells
where to drop off or mail the form.
After two completions of this form,
I’ve received no additional informa
tion that wasn’t already passed on to
me by word of mouth from other stu
dents. After receiving no response
from the completion of this form, an
evening student’s already-developed
feeling of not being an integral part of
the school has been reinforced.
One of our loudest-heard com
plaints concerns class scheduling.
Evening students are perplexed over
how we will graduate with our spe
cialized major courses being offered
only during the day. Many of us hold
jobs during the day with no possible
way to take time off for day classes.
For the sake of your defense, WSSU,
I have seen more specialized major
courses offered in evenings this
semester than last, but there is still
room for improvement.
Another common complaint re
lates to bookstore and administrative
office hours. Although we understand
most of your students on campus can
take care of school business between
8 a.m. and 5 p.m., it is imposible for
those of us who work those hours to
conduct any business in person. Some
situations require a personal visit to
clear a problem that a telephone con
versation cannot.
You seem to try to address this prob
lem with the bookstore only during
the first week after registration by ex
tending store hours to 6 p.m. But if a
book is out of stock and doesn’t come
in until a week later, the bookstore
has returned to its 4 p.m., closing
time. It would help evening students
if bookstore and administrative office
hours were extended to 6 p.m.
through the first two weeks of classes
instead of one.
Evening students are your most
uninformed students, WSSU. We
miss out on information of campus
events. Some evening instructors
compensate by passing student activi
ty calendars to their students in class,
while others seem to be apathetic to
our plight. If every evening student
received a calendar in class, we
would be less lethargic toward cam
pus activities.
This also includes our lack of at
tendance in sporting events. If full
time students are the only ones who
receive game passes, part-time stu
dents may not be able to afford regu
lar admission fees. This also makes us
feel left out.
Lastly, all departmental meetings
seem to be held during the day. It
would be nice to meet with my fellow
Mass Communication majors to dis
cuss common concerns and gain
knowledge of up-coming events. I’m
sure some of my fellow classmates
would attend at least one evening
meeting out of the school year.
Sure, it’s up to each of us evening
students to reach out and get involved
in campus activities. But if those ac
tivities seem to disappear with the
sunset, so will we from your campus.
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Profound &rcititucte to
those Corporations,
founciations,
Individuals, and A.lumni
for Their Support oj the
Centennial Campaign