News Argus, November 2001
JONES
From the Editor:
Homecoming
spirit at its worst
This year's homecoming is offi
cially over. However, I am left won
dering how home
coming will be in
the future.
With this year's
homecoming spirit
at an all-time low, I
feel sorry for the
freshmen, who will
sadly claim this
homecoming as
their first, and the alumni, who had
to witness this year's spiritless
homecoming. Even the seniors will
want to forget this homecoming,
although I am sure they wanted the
week to be unforgettable.
There were a few homecoming
highlights, including the Slahtown
Convention play, the coronation of
Miss WSSU, the comedy show and
the step show after party.
Everything else appeared to be
something to do just because it was
homecoming.
It could not have been more obvi
ous that homecoming lacked spirit
than at the student concert. Our
Student Government Association
placed fliers around the campus to
remind students of the concert. It
even held a full student- body meet
ing in an effort to let students know
who was going to be performing at
the concert. Still, there was only a
small turnout at the concert.
The student concert was not the
only event in which student partici
pation was low. Dr. Kim Butler, a his
torian at Rutgers University, visited
our campus and gave informative
presentations and lectures on the
conditions of Afro-Brazilians.
However, only a few students and
faculty attended.
Last but not least, the football
game was the final indicator of the
absence of homecoming spirit.
Although our football team won,
many attendees did not stick around
to see the final play. Though the
weather may have contributed to
many Rams leaving the game early, I
believe that the football game is a
reflection of this year's homecoming:
many people were excited at first,
but no one stuck around for the end.
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Letters
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Dear Editor: In response to
your article in the October
issue of The News Argus, I
would like to acidress your
comments abc:>ut God's pres
ence in Africa thousands of
years ago. I must agree with
you in that as black people,
we have been suppresseci for
thousands of years.
Sterotyped and exposed to
injustice on more than one
occasion because of the color
of our skin. You are correct in
saying that we are now living
in a reality, and we must take
that aspect into consideration
when looking at the events
that are occuring in the world
today. My opposition to the
article stems from where you
suggest that God supposedly
abandoned Africa all those
years ago. There must have
been screams to the Almighty
as children were ripped from
the arms of their mother to be
sold in America to the highest
bidder. I can imagine the cries
of women being beat to death
while trying to escape the
white man's grasps. But keep
in mind that God allowed
these events to take place. Not
because he turned his ears
from his p>eople and refused
to hear their cries, nor was it
because he didn't love his
children. But it was for the
sole purpose of our existence.
We, as a generation, should
feel blessed anci chosen
because of the many lives that
were lost for our sake.
He allowed our ancestors to
be beat so that maybe we as a
generation can make the
world a better place. You ask
why should we feel sorry for
a country that has suppressed
us for so long? Because as you
said, black people are the
knuckles that form the fist of
America. I, for one, am very
proud to be a black American.
Ariel Goodman
Winston-Salem
Jordan's
back; can
he quiet
his critics?
By Donutea Johnson
Argus Reporter
"I am returning as a play
er to the game I love," was
the statement released by
Michael Jordan recently. So
what does this mean for MJ,
the NBA and basketball fans
around the world? It's sim
ple - the greatest player to
ever play the game is
returning for one last time
to entertain and to dazzle as
only he can.
There are those who say
he's too old; it's time for the
young players to state their
claim to fame. Others say
he'll be embarrassed and
that his return is bad for the
game.
Is it bad for the NBA and
basketball if Michael Jordan
comes back? Well let's see...
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