October 1997 The News Argus Page 16
FEATURES
Seniors Begin Laboratory Rotations
Senior Clinical Science Majors and Dr. Donna Leach
Photo By: Danielle Prophete
BY REAGAN BOLDEN
Suff Writer
Thirteen graduating seniors from
Winston-Salem State University’s
Department of Clinical Laboratory
Science have left campus to spend the
next six months gaining professional
experience working as laboratory
assistants.
Shenitra Dickerson, Tatia Tolbert,
Rajeshwari Patel, Guadalupe Leonard,
Donna Crump, Darren Hicks, Marel Delli
Santi, Christopher Weston, Michelle
Montgomery, Lester Jones, Rebecca
Williams, Michelle Pugh, Angel
Gallimore, and Lalonya Goins, will work
at different hospitals around the nation
doing their laboratory rotations. The
student will work in places as for away
as Hawaii, Tennessee and various places
in North Carolina.
Once the rotations are over some of
the students are hoping to get job offers
from the lab they are visiting. Pugh will
do her rotation in Hawaii.
On Oct. 1, 1997, they began
working in five different areas which
included: chemistry, hematology.
microbiology, blood bank and urinalysis.
At the completion of the six months,
each student will have received hands
on experience as laboratory technicians.
They then return to WSSU in May for
commencement where they will receive
their bachelor’s degrees in Clinical
Science.
These seniors are very excited about
beginning their rotations. They are even
more excited knowing once the rotations
are completed, they will receive job
offers. Because the versatility of this
field’s skills expands into many areas
(such as research and premedical
studies): these students may find work
with private laboratories, in government
laboratories or with the Center for
Disease Control (CDC).
“In the past the students have gotten
jobs,” said Hicks, who will be returning
to the military once he graduates.
Dr. Donna Leach, who is the interim
director of the Clinical Laboratory
Science Department is happy and proud
of her students. “This year’s class
seems to be more excited about their
rotations than last year’s class,” she
explained.
Overall, the students all agree that
the main benefit of participating in the
laboratory rotations is that they will
become exposed to newer technology.
The hospitals will have more advanced
equipment that most of the students have
not had the opportunity to work on and
they are really excited about getting
started.
Inside The 411
BY IRAQ TIERA A. KING
Staff Writer
Would you like to have the full 411
on the latest juice happening’ in Black
World Entertainment News? Well, The
News Argus has the real scoop! So if
you don’t know it, you’ll know the inside
stuff now.
It seems that a lot has been
happening with female celebs. The latest
with rapper Lil’ Kim is that she shot her
video in West Palm Beach, Horida and it
cost around $650,000. Although the artist
pays for only half of the production it was
the live animals (not those naked well
famed men) but the tigers, monkeys and
lions that sky rocketed the production
price. I would like to suggest that the
fashion police handcuff, ticket and mace
Lil’Kim for her ghetto image and broken
off blonde edges in the video, Ladies
Night because she looked a FRIGHT!
As for the ladies of TLC, Left Eye
has signed her own groups to her
production called. Left Eye Production.
One of the groups, “Black”, which
consists of three singers. “Sihouettee”
and "Nand’i are also signed with the
petite lady. As for Chili, she has her
hands full with a bundle of joy. About
two months ago Chilli gave birth to a
baby boy. She and producer Dallas
Austin are very proud parents. T-Boz is
also branching out and working with
various groups and plans to do animated
cartoons as well. T-Boz recently threw a
major bash for her sweetie of Jodeci,
Mr. Dalvin. Mr. Dalvin and T-Boz have
been a item for about two years now and
the party she held for her man was a 24-
Hour Party, named after Dalvin’s
upcoming album 24 Hour Party.
LaTocha from Xscape and her
fiance, manager, and fathe^-lo- be of
their baby boy, Rocky Bivens, recently
had a house warming and baby shower at
the couple’s new million dollar home in
Atlanta. Speaking of babies! Tommy
Ford from the non-returning sitcom,
Martin and his wife, Gina, are
expecting a baby in January 1998. You
can now see Ford on the new New
York Undercover when it returns next
season.
The every stylish and spiritual
Erykah Badu and her soul mate from
Outkast, Dre are also looking forward
to their first child in mid-spring. Giant
gospel great Kirk Franklin, is rising up
the charts with his praise and worship
team, “God’s Property.” Kirk and his
wife, Tammy shouted. Hallelujah
when their little lady came. Their
daughter, Kennedy, is about two months
old. If you haven’t seen the video or
purchased Franklin’s new CD - it’s a
must have for your collection.
Bobby and Whitney Brown have
been known for their drama in the media
but Bobby has stated his case. It is
rumored that Bobby was not the cause of
Whitnej’s two inch scar on her face that
took place while she was on vacation this
summer. Rumored as an accident, Bobby
was not there when the accident happened
but was by his wife’s side at the hospital
giving support. (We don’t need anymore
black on black crime. They have been
married for five years!)
Gladys Knight and her short term
husband, Les Brown didn’t last as long
as her new Atlanta based “ Gladys
Knight’s Chicken and Waffle Joint”
which is located on the east side of
Atlanta. I visited the restaurant this
summer, for my birthday with my
sweetie, and I must admit, the food was
DYNAMITE!*#@. If you’ve never had
chicken and waffles you’ll be licking
your fingers after paying your bill. We
wish Ms.Knight much love as she goes
forth as a single, suong and rich black
woman of the 90s. Vanessa Williams and
her hubby of some years ended their
marriage but you know there is no
stopping Ms.Williams. She has a new
album out , along with a new video and
she is starring in Baby Face’s new
moved Soul Food which Baby Face’s
wife, Tracey Edmonds, is the producer.
The Soul Food sound track was released
in September. On the soundtrack you
can hear smooth jams from, Xscape,
EnVogue, Blackstreet, Outkast , Tony
Toni Ton’e and Dm Hill.
Now before we leave this month’s
“Inside The 411” let me put a bug in
your ear. The word is that R. Kelly, “12
play. Bump and Grind,” now a Christian
has gotten married! Reports say that last
January, Kelly married Andrea, one of
his darKers. If this story is true we would
like to say, Congratulations!
Until next time that’s “Inside The
411”