The News Argus
Feb. 5, 2007
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Greeks to celebrate
Black History Month
with step'show contest
Jerome Hancock
STAFF REPORTER
"You can expect us to give it everything we got,"
said Danny Bush, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha
fraternity.
When asked about the step show coming up this
month, he said, "We have total confidence after win
ning the show in the fall. It was the first time stepping
for many of us, so our confidence is boosted for the
Black History Month step show."
WSSU fraternities and sororities will honor Black
History Month Friday, Feb. 23, with a hard-stomping,
hand-slapping, mean-mugging event that will show
case the hard work they put into the art of stepping.
Many don't know that stepping began with singing.
Members of organizations would sing and dance, and
eventually the dance turned into stepping. This may
be why some still refer to a "step show" as a "sing" far
ther south. It is said that the Omegas and the Sigmas
were the first to step. Other fraternities soon caught on
to it, and the art of stepping was taken to new heights.
Sororities began stepping years later, and it boomed
into a respected tradition. The addition of "Kanes" and
blindfolds, along with creative themes, added excite
ment to the art of stepping.
The Alphas and the Deltas are the current champions
at WSSU, and they look forward to defending their
titles. Both organizations battled their way to glory at
Homecoming last fall in a heart-pounding, pulsating
competition, but many of the other organizations have
been practicing and are determined to take the crown,
so they may claim that they are the best.
The men and women of WSSU are gearing up, and
pretty soon you will hear the sounds of marching. The
battle is soon to start, but will the results be the same
during Black History Month as they were at
Homecoming? Many students witnessed the agony of
defeat and the glory of champions last fall. If you did
n't, you can experience it firsthand at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 in
the C.E, Gaines Center .
Everyone is invited to this exhilarating event, where
the men and women of Greek life will put on a display
of tradition that you will never forget.
Photos by Lee Adams
TOP LEFT:
Fraternity brothers step it up witii an energetic
performance.
TOP: WSSU step shows are big crowd pleasers.
ABOVE:
WSSU step shows offer excitement and fun.
Dr. Carolyn Ann Knight to deliver
James A. Gray lecture Feb. 8
Media Relations
The Rev. Carolyn Ann Knight,
former assistant professor of
homiletics at the
Interdenominational Theological
Center in Atlanta, Ga., will deliv
er the third in the four-part James
A. Gray Lecture series on
Thursday, Feb. 8, 9:45 a.m. in
Dillard Auditorium of the Albert
H. Anderson Conference Center.
A native of Denver, Colo.,
Knight received her bachelor of
arts degree from Bishop College
in Dallas, Texas, with a major
concentration in philosophy and
religion.
Her theological training began
at Colgate Rochester Divinity
School in Rochester, N.Y. She
later transferred to Union
Theological Seminary in New
York to study under her mentor.
Dr. Cornel West. She was award
ed a Master of Divinity and a
Master of Sacred Theology at
Union Theological Seminary in
New York, and a Doctor of
Ministry from Union Theological
Seminary in Dayton, Ohio.
She is in constant demand
nationwide as a preacher and
evangelist, and has been called a
one-of-a-kind preaching voice for
this generation.
She was named one of
America's Fifteen Greatest
African-American Women
Preachers by Ebony magazine in
1997. In March 1996, Knight was
inducted into the prestigious
College of Preachers by
Morehouse College in Atlanta.
Sponsored by the James A.
Gray Endowment and Winston-
Salem State University, the lec
ture series is designed to spark
thought-provoking discussion
about some of the most pressing
moral and ethical considerations
of our time. Dr. Cedric S. Rodney
is James A. Gray Professor of
Religion and Ethics at WSSU and
is the program coordinator. For
more information about the lec
ture series, contact Rodney at
(336) 750-2479 or e-mail him at
rodneyc@wssu.edu.
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Photo couilesy of Media Relations
Dr. Carolyn Ann Knight will be a guest of the
James A. Gray Lecture Series.
WSSU Drama Guild collaborates
with community theater to perform
Crowns/or Black History Month
Media Relations
The Winston-Salem State University Drama Guild
Players are charting new territory by venturing away from
campus for a new theatrical collaboration with a communi
ty theater group to present a musical production during the
first three weekends of February at the Stained Glass
Playhouse, 4401 Indiana Ave.
The Guild is partnering with the Stained Glass
Playhouse to present the moving and celebratory musical
play, "Crowns," based on a book inspired by the hats worn
by African-American women in the Piedmont Triad region
of North Carolina, as an expansion of the Guild's commu
nity service outreach.
Adapted from the book by noted photographer Michael
Cunningham and acclaimed author Craig Marberry,
"Crowns" explores the history of church hats in the
African-American community as seen through the eyes of a
young woman who has come to the South for her brother^s
funeral.
"This is an exciting new venture for us," said Avis Gray,
Guild coordinator and "Crowns" associate director. "All of
our productions, until now, have been done on campus. We
look forward to future opportunities to share our work
with the community."
Robin McGhie is the director of the production. Tickets
are $10 and reservations are encouraged. For performance
times and reservations call the Stained Glass Playhouse box
office at (336) 499-1010.
MLK committee
announces 2007
‘Building the
Dream’ awards
Erin C. Perkins/ Courtesy of
Student Activities
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF .
Winston-Salem State University
Senior Shirlette Chambers and Dr.
Irene Phillips, Associate Professor of
Occupational Therapy are the award
recipients of the 2007 "Building the
Dream" award.
For the second year in a row. The
Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) com
mittee has chosen to recognize those
who live a life that upholds, encour
ages, and builds on the dream of Dr.
King.
Representatives from Wake Forest
and Winston-Salem State universities
formed the annual Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. "Building the Dream"
Award, which is presented to one
professor or administrator and one
student from each university. This
award is given to persons who
embody qualities that Dr. King him
self epitomized, and who actively
exercise these qualities in his or her
community on and off campus.
The awards were announced Jan.
15 at the Seventh Annual Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Celebration in Dillard
Auditorium. Other WSSU nominees
included the following professors
and administrators:
Arthur Hardin, Coordinator of
Community Service
Dr. Winston-Bell, Adjunct
Professor in the Department of
English & Foreign Languages
Dr. Sylvia Flack, Special Assistant,
Chancellor's Office
Dr. Irene Phillips, Associate
Professor of Occupational Therapy
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