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Tricky technology page 3 Plan ahead for Homecoming! pages 2, 3 Fashion tips only a step away page 5 Tm News Argus www.thenewsargus.com Winston-Salem State University’s Student Newspaper Oct. 2, 2006 Up-and-coming songstresses find large fan base at WSSU Erin C. Perkins EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Hysterical screeches and the toothy grins of excited students wel comed Hip-Hop and R&B recording artists Megan Rochelle and Shareefa Sept. 16 to Winston-Salem State University's campus. The up-and- coming songstresses are part of the featured acts that are performing this fall for Cingular's Go Phone Jam, presented by Cingular Wireless and Def Jam Records. The artists are touring Historically Black Colleges and Universities this fall season, providing students a chance to meet some of the top emerging artists in Hip-Hop and RcfeB, and attend free concerts fea turing the artists as well. During the young women's stop on WSSU campus, each one took some time to share her inspirations, aspirations and insights about her journey and her debut albums. Megan Rochelle The 20-year-old Brooklyn native's new release, You me & the radio has been described as the beginning of a wonderful relationship between a talented singer and her adoring audience — an adoring audience which seems to be well-populated on WSSU campus. "I love your voice!" and "You are beautiful!" were just a sample of the commen tary overheard through the crowds waiting to meet her in the Thompson Center breezeway. The beautiful songbird, at the mere age of 18, began her profes sional life behind the mic. After seducing the eardrums of Nathan Norris, from Boys II Men, with her piercing voice, she signed with his management company. Adlib Entertainment; and later, she also sealed a deal at Def Jam. Perkins: What is You, me & the radio comprised of? What are your inspirations and what is behind the album? Rochelle: It is inspired from a song on my album called. You, Me & the Radio. It means you — my listen ers and audience; me — Megan Rochelle — and the radio. It is giv ing you a chance to have an inti mate relationship with me and to get to know me, my personality and my music. This album was inspired from all the R&B pioneers that I lis ten to, from Brandy, Mary J. BUge, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Lauryn Hill and Aaliyah. All of these people combined helped me to make an incredible album because I take little pieces of each artist. This album is very relatable and real. It is based on all the things I have been through including rela Photo by Sharrod Patterson R&B recording artist Megan Rochelle charms WSSU fans with her personality and smile as she autographs her new album, You, me & the radio. tionships. I am quite sure that male or female, young or old will be able to relate to this album. Perkins; Is the songwriting col lective or mostly you writing songs? Rochelle: It is mostly collective songwriting. As a new artist, they do not really give you control over your first album, unless you have written a hit for someone in indus try. So, they reached out to a lot of incredible writers on this album from Ne-yo, Beyonce and Corner Boys. It is crazy; I have so many incredible people on this album! Perkins: Are you looking for ward to songwriting in your future, maybe on your sophomore album? Rochelle: Definitely! Before I got my deal that is all I used to do. I would write and record on my own time. So, definitely on my second album, it will be all about me. Perkins: So what can your audi ences expect from you in a live per formance? Rochelle: In a live performance, you can expect anything! Like, me dancing, me talking and communi cating and connecting with my audience and a real display of vocal ability, which is lacking right now. It will be a live show that shows who 1 really am as an artist and a person. Perkins: So what are three words that describe you as an artist? Rochelle: Passionate, loyal and dedicated. Perkins: What was the process of making your debut album? Perhaps some of the difficulties and challenges you faced? Rochelle: There were a lot of them. I began working on this in January 2005. The album was com plete, but I am getting ready to record two more songs for the album. Recording is never really over, especially as an artist because you can never get enough of record ing! It is a fun process because I got to work with Rodney JerJdns, some one who I really admire so much! With being in the studio environ ment and working with all these people, the good outweighed the bad. Perkins: Describe the moment when you knew you made it, when you knew it was your time to shine. Rochelle: I knew I made it when I met Nate from Boys II Men. He is my manager. I knew that regardless of what direction he took me in, it was going to work, not only because of who he is, but of how passionate he is about my career. I knew it would eventually work whether, it was Def Jam, Sony or whoever. Perkins: What would you like potential listeners and fans to know? Rochelle: I definitely want them to know that if you are following a dream, whether it is in music or whatever you want to do, that it's not going to be easy. Anything worth having is worth fighting for. To read Editor-in-Chief Erin Perkins' interview with Shareefa, turn to page 6. Photo by Sharrod Patterson Parking is still a major concern for commuters and stu dents staying on campus. Opinions differ on the parking problem Darius Porter STAFF REPORTER It is just another typical day at Winston-Salem State University. Several students find themselves driving around five or 10 min utes, just looking for a place to park. Some are lucky enough to find someone leaving campus, while others end up parking on the grass or in the woods. Police Chief William Bell, who is in charge of campus parking and transportation, commented on what is being done to help solve the problem. "The main issue with parking is the enforcement of parking violators," he said. "These violators do not have a decal and are taking up many parking spaces that could be used by students with decals." Bell also added, "Another problem is the students who have resident decals and park on campus during the day instead of leaving their vehicles in their respective resident park- ing lots." There are approximately 2,400 parking spaces available around school campus. The current price for an on-campus decal is $145 for a gated lot and $120 for a non-gated lot. A commuter decal for students is $120, and for the shuttle lot at the stadium the decal price is $70. Many students are not able to afford a parking decal because they are still waiting to receive refund checks. "I sent out three campus-wide memos to inform students still waiting on refund money, they can buy a $12 temporary decal which is good until October 1," Bell said. "If they still do not have their refund by October 1, they can purchase another $12 decal which will be good for the entire month of October. If com muters can not afford $120 for a commuter decal, they can pur chase a shuttie lot decal for $70. This will allow them to park their vehicles by the stadium and catch the school shuttle that operates from 7 a.m. to 7 at night. "Making counterfeit decals is against the law and can lead to arrest," Bell added. More than 20,000 citations are given out yearly and more than 100 on a daily basis. Three unpaid parking citations will get your vehicle towed. The price of all parking fines has doubled since last school year. Many students feel that the fines have increased to bring campus police more revenue. "No funds are given to Winston-Salem State University for parking," Bell said. "Eighty percent of fine money goes to the state K-12 school systems. We have doubled tlie fines to help deter violators fi-om parking on campus witliout a proper decal," he continued. "We are trying to become a pedestiian campus and have perimeter parking. We have just created a new gated 55-space parking lot for the faculty. The main focus this year is the com muter lots. If the parking problem does not get better, then we plan on gating all commuter lots to keep violators off campus. We are in the top five out of the 16 colleges in the state in park ing and parking lot spaces," Bell informed. Junior Business Management Major Onyinyechi Anyanwu, shared his insights on parking. "I feel that with the [costly] price [students] pay for gated or non-gated decals, we should have designated parking spots." Anyanwu concluded, "I park very far [away from campus] for someone who has a decal because people with no decals have the close parking spaces occupied. 1 believe that towing should be enforced more stiongly around campus." Anyone with questions or concerns regarding campus parking should contact Chief William Bell, (336)750-2902. The mystery voice of Winston-Salem State University revealed Steven J. Gaither SPORTS EDITOR Rudy Anderson is the voice of Winston-Salem State University. If you have been around campus for a substan tial period of time, chances are, you have heard his voice, that pulsating, deep voice that leaves university messages on your voicemail. Anderson, a Winston-Salem native, credits his parents for cultivating his deep, rich voice. "My tone comes from my father, he has a baritone voice and can still sing at 80 years old," Anderson said. He credits his mother, an Advanced Placement English teacher, for developing the mechanics of his voice. "She helped me to develop the enunciation and the inflec tion in my voice," he said. After graduating with a degree in Mass Media Arts from Hampton University in 1974, Anderson worked at jobs that gave him opportu nities to craft his voice. In the late 1970s he served as news director for a local radio sta tion. He then moved on to television news at WXII-12 in Winston-Salem. After leaving the station in 1990, he began teaching special education students in Forsyth County Schools. In 1997, Anderson was hired at WSSU's Office of Marketing and Communications. Shortly thereafter, he began record ing messages for the univer sity's internal communica tions. Anderson's tone and artic ulation make him the perfect man for the job, said William Patterson, Vice Chancellor and Chief Marketing and Communications Officer at WSSU. "His experience was a definite plus," he added. Anderson's current title is Internal Communications Manager for WSSU's Office of Marketing and Communications. He writes and edits the university's press releases and helps com pile the Ram Pages, the faculty newsletter. And as we all know, he is something of a record ing artist. Anderson and his wife, Goldia, have been married for 32 years and have two children. Photo Courtesy of Media Relations “The man behind the voice” gets up close and personal.
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