The News Argus December 1994 - Page 5
CAMPUS HAPPENINGS
Daniels Heads To Local
Television Station
BY DEVONA MCPHATTER
Staff Writer
The Department of Mass
Communications recently said “Good
Luck and God speed” to one of its staff
members, Joseph Daniels Jr.
Daniels, who had served as the
department’s radio/television engineer
for four years, left to take a position at
WGHP-Channel 8 in High Point.
Most of the students (who came in
contact with him) felt Daniels was a
hard worker who loved his students.
“ Mr. Daniels was just like one of
us. He never acted like he was better
than any of his students and he treated us
like we were his equal. That’s why
students swarmed his office everyday to
speak to him and eagerly learn from
him,” said Celena Wynn, a junior Mass
Communications major. She was also
one of his former Work Study students.
“ Mr. Daniels was worth more than
he was being showed. He was the best at
what he does and I am going to miss
him,” said Queyana Woods, a junior
Mass Communications major.
Bom in Cincinnati, Ohio, Daniels
and his family moved to Winston-Salem,
where he graduated from East Forsyth
High School and Winston-Salem State
University. He received his bachelor's
degree in Music Education in 1976.
While here at WSSU, he not only
worked at WSNC-FM 90.5, the campus
radio station, as the engineer, but he also
taught a popular culture music course.
He also taught his work study students
different radio and television skills and
techniques.
Daniels is married to Shelita
Daniels. He has a teenage daughter
named Nicole.
According to Daniels, one of the
biggest events of his life occurred
recently when the university named one
of the conference room in Wilson Hall
after his father, Joseph Daniels, Sr.
WSSU's College
Choir Adopts
A Highway
BY JAMITA GRIFFIN
Editor
“1 just wanted to give something
back to the community, and it was
important that I do it in a black
neighborhood,” said Kenyetta Richmond,
president of the WSSU University Choir.
Richmond was crowned Miss
University Choir 1993-94, during
October's Homecoming activities. She
and other choir members decided that
their queen would could to be visible
beyond the coronation and Homecoming
Week activities.
They decided to do something
positive for the community by adopting
a highway.
“When she (Richmond) came up
with the idea, I was very excited about
it,” said Calsine Pitt, vice-president of
the University Choir. “I enjoy doing this
for our black community."
The choir's two mile-long stretch of
highway is located on Carver School
*ts
Kenyetta Richmond
Road. The only requirement after
adopting a highway is to clean it at least
four times during the course of one year
or when the organization see fit. There
are certain color of bags to pick-up the
different types of trash. The organization
has to recycle the aluminum on their
own. “It is not much, but we do earn a
liule money, said Richmond.” “Keeping
our black neighborhoods nice and clean
is our goal,” she continued.
Before adopting the highway, they
had to have at least 15 signatures stating
that the highway will be kept clean.
“Our black community does a lot for
us, and this is just our way of giving back
to our community.”
DST and AKA
Delta Sigma Theta
Sorority, Inc.
BY QUEYANA WOODS
Staff Writer
On January 13, 1913 at Howard
University, 22 young women formed a
sisterhood based on service to the
community and all mankind. They
bonded together to form Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority Inc.
The ladies Gamma Phi Chapter who
wear the crimson and cream have been
quite busy. During the summer, the
Deltas began a Black Entrepreneurship
Workshop Series where African-
American entrepreneurs came to campus
and provided WSSU students with tips on
how to become business owners.
A Fire Prevention Seminar, Campus
Clean-Up activity, a Freshman Talk
seminar, a Hospice seminar and a Greek
Forum are some of the activities
sponsored by the sorority this semester.
During High School Open House
Weekend, three Deltas lead a campus tour
for a group of students from Statesville
High School. On October 9th, the
chapter will participate in the Crop Walk
1994.
In November the sorority sponsored a
Self Defense Workshop, tutored children
at a local elementary school and
presented another workshop in its Black
Entrepreneurs Series.
The 1994-1995 Gamma Phi officers
are: President, Jacqueline Jackson; First
Vice President, Shanta Yelverton;
Treasurer, Sherritta Johnson; and
Financial Secretary, Sylvia McMillan.
Miss Delta Sigma Theta is Jacqueline
Jackson and Miss Gamma Phi is Kenya
Mitchell. Miss Winston-Salem State
University 1994, Kimberly Alexander, is
also a member of Gamma Phi.
“Gamma Phi Chapter of Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, Inc., is fully committed in
advancing education, improving health
care and helping people to become aware
of political issues,” said Kenya Mitchell.
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc.
“Gamma Lambda is made up of very
different and unique women, but we all
come together as one to perform service
to all,” said chapter member Letitia
Rainey.
On January 15, 1908, Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Inc., was founded at
Howard University by twenty young
women. Gamma Lambda Chapter was
founded here at Winston-Salem State
University.
Since this academic year began, the
members of Gamma Lambda have been
very busy. They have adopted a stretch
of Stratford Road in the Adopt-a-
Highway Program and participated in a
Campus Clean-up project.
Other projects for the remainder of
the semester include; AKA Water
Day/Day for the Homeless, visiting Oaks
Rest Home, Senior Citizen’s Day,
Halloween Candy giveaway to members
of the Girls and Boys Club and a
Thanksgiving canned food drive.
According to Leslie Cofield,
“ Alpha Kappa Alpha has over 100,0(X)
women united by a bond of sisterhood
and commitment to service for all
mankind in which 1 am proud to be apart
of this sorority.”
Gamma Lambda’s 1994-1995
officers are: Nessan Salmon, basileus;
Lantoya Hobbs, anti-basileus; Tyke
Crawford, grammateus; and Rhonda
Johnson, tamiouchos. Letetia Rainey is
Miss Alpha Kappa Alpha and Kya Lewis
is Miss Gamma Lambda.
Keep Up
Tfve Good
Worft Ladies!