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The News Argus
Winston-Salem State University
E-mail: newzargus@yahoo.com
March 2002
Online registration for fall begins soon
By Nicole Ferguson
ARGUS NEWS EDITOR
With spring on the way,
Winston-Salem State University
students can expect the normal
routine - out with friends on the
yard, shedding big jackets, regis
tering for next semester and
standing in ridiculously long lines
hoping to receive housing. Right?
Well yes, with the exception of the
housing situation.
This spring, students will be
able to apply for campus housing
online for the fall. The process
will be much like registering for
classes. Once the student's cam
pus Rams Online account has
been accessed, the request for
housing may begin.
Step One includes reading and
agreeing to the Housing and
Residence Life Contract. Step Two
is filling out the application. Then
an instant e-mail conformation
will be sent out informing the stu
dent that his request has been
received by Housing. The student
will then print out a conformation
sheet and take it, along with a
housing fee, to the Cashier's
Office. The fee is $100 for all dor
mitories, except Rams Commons.
The new dorm will require a $50
housing fee and a $150 security
deposit, totaling $200. If the stu
dent's apartment in Rams
Commons is in good condition at
the end of the semester, the secu
rity deposit will be refunded. The
final step in the online housing
process is to take the conforma
tion slip and receipt of deposit to
the Office of Housing and
Residence life in Room 300 of the
Thompson Center.
Finally, a room assignment will
be e-mailed to the student.
There are no definite dates for
the online housing-application
process, but it will last for one
week.
"We're looking to do that
[online housing] soon after Spring
Break," said Linda Inman, the
director of Housing and
Residence Life.
All continuing students will be
eligible to use the online housing
process. Incoming freshmen will
still be receiving housing pack-
See ONLINE,
Page 2
Photo courtesy of
Floyd Taylor
Dr. Melody
Pierce, the vice
chancellor of
student affairs,
gives speaker
Bryan Burwell
the Flame of
Truth award.
See related
story, page 5.
Students of HBCUs unite
their minds in Think Tank
By James Jones Jr.
ARGUS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Historically Black Colleges
and Universities throughout
the nation met to participate
in the 1st HBCU Student
Think Tank held at Tennessee
State University in Nashville,
Term.
The three-day event began
on Friday, Feb. 22, with an
opening ceremony and sever
al lectures by notable speak
ers including poet and author
Sonia Sanchez and Black
Panther Party co-founder
Bobby Seale. The evening
ended with an opening ban
quet titled "Enchanted By
Unity," which featured perfor
mances by the Village African
Dance Troop, the New
Direction Gospel Choir, the
Restoration Praise Dance
Ministry and a speech by
motivational orator Lecia J.
Rives.
Saturday was highlighted
by morning lectures from
Ayinde Jean Baptiste, who is
widely known for his address
at the 1995 Million Man
March and poet Jessica Care
Moore, who is the author of
the best seller titled "Words
Don't Fit in My Mouth."
The afternoon featured con
current sessions on topics
ranging from "Preparing for
the Business World as an
African American" to "The
Black Woman: Discovering
the Queen Within." The ses
sions were followed by the
"Tennessee State University
See THINK TANK,
Page 2
New modeling
troupe looking
to add flavor
By Stephanie Price
ARGUS REPORTER
What does the word mean? Webster's
Dictionary defines it as a sudden manifes
tation of the essence or meaning of some
thing.
At Winston-Salem State University,
Epiphany is a new modeling troupe ready
to give the students what they want.
Founded by Jimalle N. Stevenson, Isaac
West 111 and Tanya Craft, their main focus
is to bring something new and different to
WSSU that everyone will enjoy.
The troupe started in November. The
name of the group was created by
Stevenson, who said that Epiphany is the
perfect name.
"1 always wanted to start something
that would be fun, entertaining and
include everyone by giving them a fair
chance," said Stevenson, a sophomore
mass communications major.
Everyone has an equal opportunity to
audition, and they are voted on by their
ability to walk and not popularity
"Epiphany is a mind-blowing, challeng
ing experience. They are fair, open to
everyone, and at the same time it's a
learning experience," said Chandra
Richards, a freshman mass communica
tions major.
See EPIPHANY, Page 2