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Cates Holds
VP Position
by Erica Gilbert
Staff Writer
“I believe very strongly in
Winston-Salem State University and
its purpose. However, I am also
aware of the many problems that
exist here and if I am not a part of
the solution then by default, I am a
part of the problem,” stated the
1992 -93 Student Government
Association Vice President.
Alvin L. Cates, a native of
Hillsborough, knew he had won the
VP position before most of the other
SGA candidates because his
competitors dropped out of the
race two weeks prior to elections.
“Initially I was relieved but then I
realized that this was an example of
one of the major problems here at
WSSU, which is apathy,” explained
Cates. He also felt that since the
Vice President position is “the
second highest position in the
hierarchy of student leaders, there
should have been just as many
candidates vying for this tide as any
other office.”
Cates wants the SGA to have a
new image during the 1992 -93
The News Argus
staff
Staff Writers:
Cameo Buchanan
Robert Crutchfield
Connell Cuthbertson
Kelley Goodman
Tamara Puddy
nhy Smith
Tonya Woods
Advisor:
‘ Dr, Valerie S. Saddler
Interim Department Chairman:
Dn Brian Blount
Alvin Cates
academic year. “I want to see the
SGA cabinet take on the role of
student ambassadors for WSSU and
play a more functional part in the
affairs of the university.”
Cates, a senior Management
Information Systems major, is very
active on campus and in the
community. Some of his on campus
activities include: Campus All-Star
Challenge Quiz Bowl Team, a
member of the Beta Iota Chapter of
Alpha Phi Alpha, Fraternity Inc.,
and Trumpeter/Soloist for WSSU’s
Jazz Band.
In closing, Cates shared his
personal feelings about WSSU’s
Centennial Celebration, “I feel that
our Centennial Celebration should
not only be a time of reflection,
but should also be a time of
projection.”
Carter Leads
Student Body
by Michaell E. Parker
Graduate Staff Writer
“This will be the best SGA
cabinet in the history of the
university. I have confidence in the
SGA and my advisors will be the
students,” says William “C.C.”
Carter, WSSU’s Student
Government Association President.
Carter always wanted to be
WSSU’s SGA president. This was
one of the four major goals he had
when he entered the university. He
wanted to be the driving force that
would change WSSU and student
apathy.
There are many issues and items
on his agenda for the upcoming
academic school year. 1. Student
Body Meetings: This will be an
opportunity for students to air out
any problems or concerns. These
meetings will be probably be held at
the 10 a. m. hour on either
Wednesdays or Fridays. 2. SGA
Newsletter: The newsletter will be
an informative tool for the students.
It will serve as a “check and balance
system” where students can read
about SGA happenings. The goal
is to have it published on a bi
monthly basis. 3. Two-minute
address: Time will be allowed
during the first two or three minutes
of class for reading handouts about
campus news and events. 4. He
wants to make all documents readily
available for students and
faculty/staff. Carter wants to
eliminate myths about the SGA
and their extensive expenditures in
the past. 5. Recruiting program:
This program will encourage high
school students to attend WSSU
Miss WSSU , Continued frc
Dorinda Patterson, Miss Senior)
will also be actively involved in
these volunteer efforts.
“Student recruitment is also very
important to me. I also plan to go
to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County
schools and talk to students about
continuing their education by
attending WSSU,” she said.
Clyburn is a member of the
Mozik Modeling Troupe, Gamma
William Carter
and it will reflect a positive image
on the university. He hopes
these planned additions will
encourage better student/SGA
relations, faculty and staff/student
relations, and WSSU
students/community relations.
Carter, a Winston-Salem native,
is a senior Mass Communications
major, who attributes all his success
to God and his mother. “God and
my mother instilled leadership, hard
work, and dedication into me,” says
Carter.
Prior to being elected SGA
President, Carter was involved in
other activities. He was a member
of the WSSU Wrestling Team, the
Food Services Committee, served
as the president of the Campus
Activities Program Board (CAPB)
duririg the 1991-92 school year; an
on-air personality for WSNC-FM
and Power 97 and holds a radio
operator’s license from the FCC.
Carter is seeking to help bring
about a change here at WSSU. He
feels that the only way this can
work is if he continues to receive
support from the students that
elected him to the office of SGA
president.
In closing he said, “I have great
student support which is an asset to
building a strong SGA.”
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Lambda Chapter, Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Inc., and is vice
president of the Psychology Club.
She is the daughter of Jeanette
Mason and Selwyn William
Clyburn and is the youngest of three
daughters. After graduating from
WSSU in May 1993, she plans to
enter graduate school to pursue a
masters and doctorate in Clinical
Psychology.