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The News Argus, February 2003 STUDENT WSSU student has overcome his limitations By Maria Singleton ARGUS REPORTER "I'm not Japanese, I'm not Chinese, I'm not Ko rean — I'm Mong." Lenny Vang replies in re sponse to a question con cerning his ethnic back ground. "I want my people to be known for my accom plishments," he says. Vang is a freshman biolo gy major from California. The fourth of seven chil dren (1 stepsister, 1 step brother, 1 biological brother and 3 biological sisters), Vang aspires to someday have his own business in hopes of being able to support his family later in life. Vang suffers from cere bral palsy, a disorder usu ally caused by brain dam age at or before birth and marked by muscular im pairment and often poor coordination. However, Vang does not feel that his condition plays a part in the way that he is, or ever was, perceived by his peers. "1 was popular in high school," he says. "People said that I was sweet, out going and kind, and I stood up for other people. Here at Winston every body treats me like every one else," he says. Vang made the decision to attend Winston-Salem State University on the grounds that he felt that he wanted to be different from the rest of his friends who were mainly going to stay in Califor nia. Vang says that while Argus photo by Keith Caesar Lenny Vang chose WSSU over several other schools. not overly exceptional, another factor that con tributed to his choosing WSSU was his SAT score. He did not say exactly what they were, although he did say that he had at least three other schools to choose from including Wake Forest University and basketball rival John son C. Smith University. Unfortunately for the aforementioned institu tions, Vang ultimately chose to become a Ram because it just felt right for him. There are a few older relatives in Vang's family who view him as "slow" because of his speech im pediment. However, it is quite evident that his physical condition had no effect on his mental capa bilities. Vang is a self-pro claimed "computer freak" who extends his help to anyone in need of assis tance. Like most people in this "age of the computer," Vang is also a frequent In ternet user. Besides being open-minded, he also has a highly diverse interest in all genres of movies and music. He could think of no definite favorite when it came to movies, saying instead that he likes "them all — romances, comedies, horror, action ... everything." On the music scene, Vang says he is a fan of rapper Ludacris, with "Roll Out (My Busi ness)" being his favorite song on the "Word of Mouf" album. In addition, Vang enjoys playing the piano and is currently in the process of learning how to be a dee- jay; he borrows an older brother's equipment from time to time in order to practice. One of Vang's only re grets about leaving his home in California was having to abandon his friends in pursuit of an education on the East Coast. As would be expected, he misses hanging out with them but maintains contact with his friends as often as possible. Regard less of the transitions that Vang has had to go through on his journey, he is happy to have made the decision to attend WSSU. "I miss my friends, he says, "but I'm making new friends with [Andre] Chinn and my new room mate... he's a nice guy." Langston Hughes' works are focus of Read-In Chain By Nicole Ferguson ARGUS NEWS EDITOR Winston-Salem State University participated in a national kick-off to Black History Month on Feb. 3. The African-American Literature Read-In Chain was sponsored by the Black Caucus of the Na tional Council of Teachers of English. The Read-In Chain, an annual tradition, sets a goal to help promote lit eracy and particularly to promote the reading of African-American litera ture. On a regular basis, the chain includes the read ing of all black authors and poets, but this year was a bit different. This year marks the centennial of Langston Hughes' birthday. The legendary artist re ceived tribute for his ac complishments as the en tire Read-In Chain was dedicated to his works. The chain works just like a chain. The readers are the links, and the oratorical aspect of the program represents the links being joined together. One by one, right after the other, registered readers read their favorite Langston Hughes work. Once all the readers, composed of students and faculty, fin ished reading, they were allowed to read another selection. The chain lasted for an hour. Not all of the read ers simply read their Hughes works. Many per formed the great artist's work. Loagie Meachum sang "Miss Blues Child." Others, such as Larry Leon Hamlin, read Hughes' work with pas sion and were full of per sonality. "I am very pleased with the turnout," said Elwan- da Ingram of the about 50 people in attendance. Stu dents enjoyed the Read- In'Chain experience. 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