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The News Argus, March 2002 STUDENT New dean of health sciences looking ahead . . . , OU^ »-.T f/X 1 By Claresa Simmons ARGUS REPORTER As the new dean of the School of Health Sciences, Dr. Sylvia Flack said she "would just like for [stu dents] to know about the career opportunities there are out there [in health sciences]." The new dean makes this her primary goal as growth and advancement are a huge issue in her department. Flack began her first semester as dean of the School of Health Sciences last fall. She has been on the campus of Winston- Salem State University for 12 years. She has con tributed to the depart ment in the capacities of Coordinator for Nursing, Division Director for Health Sciences, and interim dean of the School of Health Sciences. While speaking of her contributions to the department. Flack said, "There were things that I had not completed that I still wanted to do here." Now, her position as dean has given her the status to start working on Photo coutesy of Health Sciences Dept. Sylvia Flack has worked at WSSU for 10 years. those things to enhance the growth of the depart- Argus photo by Keith Caesar Mass communications major Donnell Holmes credits his professors with prepar ing him for his trip to New York. WSSU student's essay earns him a trip to N.Y. ad conference By Nakida McDaniel ARGUS ARTS EDITOR Mass communications major Donnell Holmes and professor Sherrie Wallington went to New York City to participate in the American Advertising Federation's Most Promising Minority Students' Conference on Feb. 6. Holmes became eligi ble after he wrote an essay concerning a minority pioneer in advertising, completed the application process, and submitted his resume. "I benefited a lot from the conference. 1 was able to make some last ing connections," said Holmes. Over the weekend. Holmes and the other 24 finalists attended resume workshops and met and interviewed with recruiters from major corporations nationwide, including Heineken, Saatchi & ment. She is trying to establish programs for students to receive Master's Degrees in Nursing or Bachelor's Degrees in Healthcare Administration. Although the School of Health Sciences is under going construction in the F.L. Atkins building, the improvements may not be enough with all of the implementations of new educational programs. "We're just busting at the seams," said Flack of the growth of the depart ment. "It's all long over due.' The addition to the building is designed to house components of pro grams she helped to establish in the areas of physical therapy and occupational therapy while providing more room for clinical laborato ry sciences and nursing, which are all programs that are continuing to flourish. At present. Flack has a desire to inform others See FLACK, Page 9 Some common names have deep meanings By Janell J. Lewis ARGUS REPORTER Saatchi, Darcy, and ABC. Holmes said that preparing for the trip was tedious but he feels he was adequately pre pared, thanks to Wallington and other professors in the mass communications depart ment. "Ms. Wallington and Ms. Roseboro are excel lent professors and stu dents should take heed See HOLMES, Page 8 Deborah, Martha, Doris, Bernadette ... sound like the names of any of your friends? Chances are, probably not. Some of the names that African-Americans hold today have been labeled as weird, crazy or just ghetto. What is in a name? A great significance is attached to the naming of a child in Africa. It is believed that the name chosen will exert an influ ence for better or for worse on the life of the child. The question has been posed as to where some of the black names of today are coming from. Are parents getting ridiculous with these names, or is there mean ing behind them? It is not uncommon to meet a black female today named after a car or an alcoholic beverage with such names as Champagne, or Mercedes. Are these true African- y Afmcm NAMES Armani - Derivative of Imani, meaning faithful Aja - High priestess of Mecca Aisha (l-ee-sha) - She is life (Swahili) Ayana - Beautiful flower Chalondra - Smart Gina - Powerful moth er of black people Imani - Faith American names? Are they from television shows or a they maybe biblical names? For some reason, there is a large amount of black females with names end ing in "a" such as Latonya, Jaquita, Rolonda, and Devona. Why? Well, if one were to look into it a little deeper, he or she could see that in Africa, Jaquita means bold, black, and beautiful. There is a man by the name of Juyuna (who-na). See NAME, Page 9
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