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The News Argus
Winston-Salem State University
E-mail: newzargus@yahoo.com
April 2002
Lecturer: Students must reach for the stars
Keith Caesar
ARGUS MANAGING EDITOR
Most of us look to the
stars and view them in
awe. However, one recent
WSSU lecturer has seen
them perched between
heaven and earth.
In the final lecture cele
brating Black History
Month activities. Major
General Charles F. Bolden
Jr. of the U.S. Marine
Corps spoke to an audi
ence at Dillard
Auditorium in the
Anderson Center. Bolden
spoke mainly on opportu
nities and letting them
take you on the journey of
life. He also spoke about
the importance of Black
History Month.
"It is very important for
all of you to understand
what happens when peo
ple take advantage of
opportunities. Everybody
is afforded opportunities
every single day of their
lives," said Bolden. "But
most of us fail to recog
Argus photo by Keith Caesar
Charles Bolden (left) and
Chancellor Harold Martin
nize that there is an
opportunity to do some
thing."
A native of South
Carolina, Bolden encour
aged students to reach for
their goals and ask for the
things that will help them
achieve their goals along
the way.
"Think about why we
have this observance," he
said. "Because people
took advantage of oppor
tunities."
Bolden has flown in
four space missions. He
was on the mission that
deployed the Hubble
space telescope in orbit
back in 1990. He has
flown on the shuttles
Discovery, Columbia and
Atlantis. Prior to that,
Bolden had flown combat
missions in North and
South Vietnam, Laos and
Cambodia.
Bolden also led the first
See BOLDEN,
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Argus photo by
Nicole Ferguson
Police chief
Linda Davis’
role in Winston-
Salem goes
beyond law
enforcement.
WSSU works
out seven-year
strategic plan
By Claresa Simmons
ARGUS REPORTER
Winston-Salem police chief
Davis fights more than crime
Nicole Ferguson
ARGUS NEWS EDITOR
Winston-Salem's chief of
police is appointed by the city
manager with the consent of
the Board of Alderman. The
chief directs, plans and evalu
ates the operations of the
Police Department. He is
responsible for - wait a
minute - He?
This passage is used to
describe the responsibilities of
the city of Winston Salem's
Chief of Police. It may be
found on the city's Web site.
The only problem with the
passage is that all "he's"
should be replaced with
"she's."
For the first time in the
city's history, there is a female
chief, Linda Davis. Davis
operates the Police
Department with a positive
outlook on her colleagues,
responsibilities and most
importantly, her community.
A native of Winston-Salem,
Davis describes her job
metaphorically.
"Well, I have often said that
I'm the equivalent of a CEO
of a $ 40 million corporation,"
said Davis. "Basically 1 am
responsible for assuring that
this city is safe."
Davis's' role as chief
involves the directing and
evaluating of all other depart
ments to include administra
tive, legal and recruitment.
She attributes success with
her job to strong resources.
"Obviously, I have to have
See DAVIS,
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With so many projects in development,
students at Winston-Salem State
University are questioning the new direc
tion in which the university is headed.
In February, the administration at WSSU
implemented a strategic plan for the next
seven years to produce graduates who
will be resources to drive economic devel
opment in the future.
The new direction will focus on creat
ing learning opportunities, strengthening
academic programs and enhancing the
University's image.
In a recent interview with the campus
radio station WSNC, Chancellor Harold L.
Martin said the primary goal of the strate
gic plan is to restore the University's
image to a national level, as when it was
called Winston-Salem Teacher's College.
At that time, the university had the capa
bilities to recruit a large number of stu
dents, and offer them an abundance of
educational resources, making them pro
ductive in society while giving the school
a positive reputation.
This was all done in accordance with
the university's heritage as a Historically
Black University.
According to the executive summary of
the strategic plan, the emphasis is on five
See STRATEGIC, Page 7