News Argus, Mayl 2001
Campus News
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MISS WSSU: Candace Jeffers wins
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2001-02 title
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Candace Jeffers is a junior sports management major at
WSSU. During her reign as Miss WSSU, Jeffers plans to pro
mote WSSU’s stature in the community.
By Christina Simons
Argus Feature Editor
On Tuesday, April 3,
the Kenneth R. Williams
auditorium was filled the
loud buzz of students'
conversations while they
waited anxiously for the
Miss Winston-Salem State
University Showcase to
begin.
This annual event
allowed the student body
to listen to see the Miss
WSSU candidates in the
categories of creative
wear, career wear, formal
wear, and the talent, open
forum, and oratorical seg
ments.
This year's candidates
were Sheheira Finch,
junior; Laronya Teague,
junior; Candace Jeffers,
junior; Anita Holloway,
junior; Colene Kelly,
junior; and Ijeoma Chuku,
senior.
On April 4, the students
voted Candace Jeffers
Miss WSSU 2001-02.
Jeffers, 20, is from
Spartanburg, S.C. She is a
sports management major
and is a member of Alpha
Kappa Alpha sorority.
Jeffers has definite
goals for her reign at
WSSU.
"I want to help bridge
the gap between the com
munity and students
through community ser
vice projects and increas
ing school spirit," she
said.
"I had a fun time at the
competition. That was the
most contestants they'd
ever had."
She also said that all six
contestants got along well
and "worked together for
one cause to make it as
good as it could be."
She will be installed
over the summer and has
plans ready for the fall to
reach out to youth of the
community, create a men-
torship project in Happy
Hill community in East
Winston-Salem and visit
Sunrise Towers to interact
with elderly residents.
"To me, (the title)
means that I get to be a
voice for the students and
help them interact with
the community and over
all help students get along
better."
She also wants to
increase WSSU's visibility
in the community and
publicize the school.
Allergy sufferers have options for relief
By Keisha Satterwhite
Argus Reporter
Could your runny nose
and itchy eyes be a com
mon sign of hay fever?
Doctors say yes. During
the spring season, many
people mistake their aller
gies for common cold
symptoms.
When the weather
starts to get nice and
warm, flowers bloom.
trees bud and grass pro
duce spores that cause
millions of people to have
"allergy attacks."
Because pollen travels
through the air, simple
things such as avoiding
the outdoors during the
morning hours and dri
ving in your car with the
air on and windows up
will alleviate allergy suf
fering.
Over-the-counter medi
cines can help, too. Eye
drops and allergy cold
medicine will do the trick
this allergy season. The
first few months of spring
are the worst, but as time
progresses your nose will
get use to all the flowers
buds and trees sprots.
But until that time
comes, keep some tissues
handy.
SOULJAH
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school facilities — sharp
ening thinking and ana
lytical skills, and the abili
ty to research information.
"If you are a college
graduate and can't solve
problems, build business
es, create finance and
stimulate the economy for
African people, then you
have failed as a student."
According to Souljah, a
person should never be
limited by money if their
mind is powerful, and
pointed out that students
can apply for any pro
gram, scholarship or trav
el if they exert their men
tal and intellectual ability.
Claiming to have no
substantial amounts of
money, she visited
England, France, Zimbab
we, South Africa, Portu
gal, Holland, Finland and
Spain to "represent the
interest of African peo
ple."
The self-proclaimed
"raptivist" has also con
veyed her message by
publishing two books. No
Disrespect and The Coldest
Winter, and a rap album,
360 Degrees of Power,
which addressed issues
including race, education
and sexism.
She credited hip hop
for introducing new
financial structures which
created new sets of
careers that young, black
people were traditionally
locked out of, such as
fashion designers, man
agement, and video pro
ducers and directors.
However, she told peo
ple not to confuse hip hop
as a culture.
"Hip hop is not a cul
ture because it is not full
enough. It's not multi
dimensional enough to be
a real way of living. A cul
ture shows you how to
live on every level, every
day of your life."
Souljah said that a cul
ture has more to do with
how one thinks, lives and
loves, and their relation
ship with friends, family
and the community.
"I believe our culture is
African culture. I believe
we want to say that hip
hop is our culture because
we don't really love
African culture."
Having culture is very
important to her.
"When you don't have
culture, false things come
along and mislead. It
could be drugs, gangs or
alcohol. It could be hip
hop. But if you're a black
man, African culture is
your culture and all these
other things are a cheap
imitation of what you
ought to be."
Needless to say, some
may differ on her views
and, in a way, she sup
ports them. Being a criti
cal thinker is the underly
ing theme of her speeches.
Summer School
Calendar
May 11 Advanced payment period ends for
registered WSSU students
May 16 Purge classes for nonpayment of
tuition and fees
May 23 Residence halls and dining hall open
May 24 Placement testing for freshmen
Advisory sessions for all students
Registration for all sessions for those
not previously registered
Add/Drop
May 25 First day of classes
Last day to add/drop a class for
financial credit
May 28 Memorial Day holiday
June 22 Advanced payment for the second
summer session
JiJly 1 Residential halls and dining hall open
for second summer session
JiJly 2 Registration for second session for
those not previously registered
JiJly 3 First day of classes second summer
session
•J^ly 4 Independence Day holiday
Summer Session Options:
First 4-week session — May 25-June 25
First 5-week session — May 25-June 29
Second 4-seek session — July 3-July 31
Second 5-week session — July 3-Aug. 7
Six-week session — May 25-July 8
Eight-week session — May 25-July 23
Ten-week session — May 25-Aug. 3
Registration for all sessions is Thursday, May 24 from 8:30 a.m.
to 6 p.m. at the Thompson Student Services Center Multi-
Purpose Room
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