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The News Argus
Feb. 18, 2008
Spokis
Rec’inShop: campus
recreation is a hit with students
Photo courtesy of Campus Recrecration
Winners of the spring basketball league will play in a
tournament at the Unit, of Georgia.
Charlene Wheeler
STAFF REPORTER
Although official sporting
events are no longer held in
Whitaker Gymnasium, the
fires of competition still
burn bright within its walls.
The gym is home to open
recreation from 7 to 10 p.m.,
Monday through Friday,
unless a class or special
event is in session. Open
Rec is also available
Saturdays and Sundays
from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.
The winners of the
Winston-Salem State
spring basketball league
will play in a tournament
at the University of
Georgia tournament.
Recreation basketball
teams play in the gym on
Mondays and Wednesdays
at 7:15 p.m.; and Tuesdays
at 8:15 p.m.
Intramural sports is just
one of the areas that com
prise the campus recre
ation department.
The department com
prises six areas: Intramural
Sports, Adventure
Recreation, Club Sports,
Open Recreation, The
RAM Zone and Special
Events.
"I look forward to taking
students to the recreational
tournaments. You have
students representing your
school at different places,"
said Quintan Robertson,
assistant director of cam
pus recreation.
The Adventure Recreation
portion of Campus
Recreation is a growing
entity on campus. It consists
of activities such as white-
water rafting, fishing and
skiing. Students go on these
trips at a surprising dis
count.
"Most of the expenses are
covered out of the recre
ation budget, which is
$45,000 a year," said Dash
McNeal, director of campus
recreation.
Club Sports is the newest
addition to Campus
Recreation. A Club Sport is
a campus group activity
that provides recreation,
competition and/or instruc
tion. All clubs are student-
run and are a part of the
Recognized Organization
Council (R.O.C.).
The Ram Zone in
Thompson Center offers a
variety of recreational activ
ities for students. Ram Zone
is equipped with two pool
tables, a ping-pong table, air
hockey table, game tables,
dart boards, seven X-Boxes
with a variety of games, and
a new 50-inch plasma TV.
Ram Cards must be shown
to the attendant to enter.
Campus Recreation also
sponsors special events
throughout the year such as
Bowling Nights, Special
Student/Staff games
throughout the year.
National Fitness and
Recreation Day (Feb. 22),
and Freshman/Sophomore
Challenges.
The Intramural Sports
program is one of the most
popular activities on cam
pus. Intramural Sports
offers team, dual and indi
vidual sports leagues where
participants compete for the
coveted "Intramural
Champion T-Shirt."
Students can organize their
own teams or utilize the
free-agent list. The
Intramural Sports staff
organizes the leagues,
supervises play, monitors
and tracks league standings
and organized the tourna
ments.
"We do most of our plan
ning session during the
summer and bring students
into it to see what we can
improve on or if they have
any ideas," McNeal said.
For more information
about campus recreation,
contact the office at (336)
750-3384.
Photo courtesy of Campus Recreation
Students compete in a spring basletball league game in Whitaler Gymnasium.
“Black Magic” screening Feb. 22
SILENT
AUCTION
Benefiting tlie Mission of Good Hope
Service trip to South Africa
Come help raise money for a great cause! There will be amazing
prizes to bid for, including:
UH certlflcates to local restaurants and
vouchers for fun experiencest
Beauty and Fashion luxuries tannins,
jewelry, massages, personal training
sessions and moret
All Students of Winston-Salem State University Are Invitedti
February 19, 20, 21
10am-4pm each day
Benson Center breezeway tables
COURTESY OF WSSU MEDIA RELATIONS
They were among the most prolific
scores and top defensive players in college
basketball. But in the 1950s and 1960s,
most people had never heard of them and
had no idea of the impact African-
American basketball players from
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (HBCUs) would ultimately
have on the game or in the area of civil
rights until now, thanks to an exciting and
informative documentary film. Black
Magic. A special pre-screening of the film
will be shown at Winston-Salem State
University's K.R. Williams Auditorium on
Friday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m.
The 90-minute preview screening of the
film is free and open to the public. What
will be shown at WSSU is a modified ver
sion of the actual four-hour documentary
that will air in two parts on ESPN. The
telecast of Black Magic on ESPN at 9 p.m.
on Sunday, March 16 and Monday, March
17 is brought to you the way a film of this
importance should be presented. Through
the sponsorship of the Russell Athletic
Group and State Farm, Black Magic will be
broadcast without commercial interrup
tion. The first time that ESPN has ever pre
sented a broadcast in this manner.
Part One will air immediately following
ESPN's Bracketology show and Part Two
will be televised after the network's exclu
sive live announcement of the NCAA
Women's Tournament on Selection
Monday. Actor, Samuel L. Jackson and jazz
great, Wynton Marsalis narrarate the film.
NBA great, Julius "Dr. J" Erving will intro
duce part one of the film on March 16.
New Orleans Hornets star point guard,
Chris Paul will introduce part two on
March 17.
Directed by award-wirming filmmaker
Dan Klores and co-produced by Klores and
NBA legend and WSSU graduate, Earl
"The Pearl" Monroe, who also appears in
the film. Black Magic tells the story of the
injustice which characterized the Civil
Rights Movement in America, as told
through the lives of the coaches and play
ers who attended HBCUs.
"The university community is quite
honored to have an event of such impor
tance brought to our campus, where
much of the history captured in the doc
umentary occurred," said WSSU
Chancellor Donald J. Reaves. "We are
appreciative to Mr. Monroe, Mr. Klores,
other producers of the film and to Chris
Paul and the CP3 Foundation for helping
to make this possible."
Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines called
the event historic. "Winston-Salem is very
honored to be one of only a few sites in the
country to have a preview screening of
Black Magic," Joines said. "I believe this
reflects the recognition and respect that the
national sports community has for WSSU
and our city."
The film contains excerpts from more
than 200 hours of interviews and footage.
It illustrates the socio-political backdrop of
the times from separate leagues and facili
ties, to championship games and titles that
never qualified for the history books.
Black Magic also documents the secret
games played between blacks and whites
in defiance of the law, the players and pro
grams at HBCUs that not only thrived, but
laid the groundwork for the proliferation
of the modern athlete.
Those interviewed for the film include
some of the biggest names in professional
and black college basketball including Ben
Wallace,Cleo Hill, Bobby Cremins and
Monroe .
Historians Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Dr.
Cleveland Sellers, Dr. Milton Katz and the
widows of Clarence "Big House" Gaines
and John McLendon are also among those
interviewed for the film.
Klores says the film is about injustice,
refuge and joy. "It's a story of exclusion and
therefore invention. The film reveals the
blacklisting of players, the murder of inno
cent children, the pride of attending an
HBCU, the psychological effects of desegre
gation and the long-term debates surround
ing integration," explains Klores.