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Stanley Johnson: student and community leader
Picture courtesy of Stanley Johnson
Political Science major Stanley Johnson with N.C.
Sen. Kay Hagan
By Amber May
Contributing Reporter
Winston-Salem State stu
dent, Stanley Johnson, is a sen
ior a political science major.
Over the last four years,
Johnson has given an abun
dance of selfless service to his
soon-to-be-alma mater and
community.
Johnson has established
himself as a student leader
and an activist with an eager
ness to finish what others may
have only started.
On campus, Johnson is the
President of the Pre-Alumni
Society, a member of the
Drama Guild, F.O.C.U.S and
Voices of A.R.T.
He volunteered with the
Obama campaign and encour
aged his colleague, senior
Debony Jones to lead the mas
sive registration efforts on
campus.
Arthur Hardin said,
"Stanley energized males to be
involved in the campaign."
Johnson made it his respon
sibility to make sure everyone
voter registered correctly.
Jones made sure the efforts
ran smoothly.
Dr. Larry Little, an instruc
tor of political science, has
known Stanley for more than a
year. He used phrases such as
"highly intelligent" and words
like "committed" to describe
Johnson.
"Johnson along with Jones
helped drive students through
the snow in West Virginia to
Columbus, Ohio for door-to-
door campaigning," Little
said.
"He told me, 'Doc, we can
do it.'"
Miss WSSU, senior Latoya
Perry said, "Other men can
pattern themselves after him.
He's always ambitious [and] a
true leader in every way."
After graduation Johnson
plans to teach secondary edu
cation and attend graduate
school.
He also plans to run for a
state office later in his career.
"My job as a political science
major is to encourage people
to become informed of politi
cal and world issues and to
actively participate in the
process," Johnson said.
When asked about the ways
the election inspired him he
said.
"Obama's victory is only the
beginning and it's time for
people to stay engaged,
inspired, energized and atten
tive to the things that affect
them."
The ‘C’ stands for convenience continued from Page i
By Alexis D’Anjou
News Reporter
All it takes is a hop, skip, and jump to grab a
quick snack. The C-Store, short for convenience
store, comes in very handy when one wants a
bite to eat.
The new C-Store is in the commuter lounge
on the first floor in the Thompson Center.
It is not replacing the other C-Store that is
located on the other side of MLK by Rams
Commons.
The new store offers a relaxing atmosphere
for commuting students to come lounge and
kick back.
Store hours are Monday through Friday from
10 a.m. until 11 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday
3 p.m. until 9 p.m.
The store sells things like cold beverages,
sandwiches and candy. The store, however,
does not include hot services, but it continues to
get a great response from the students.
"Being a commuter, I usually come here on
Tuesdays and Thursdays during my break in
between class," said Dameka Mack a senior.
The C-Store opened during the week of
homecoming.
"We were looking at what other venues we
could offer the students," said Damon Scott,
Director of Dining Services.
There weren't many changes that were made
to the lounge to make it become the new C-
Store. The original table and chairs were
replaced.
There are now cooler's and the cash register.
The television is still present in the lounge.
"I've heard that some customer's were won
dering where the microwave went the first day
it was here, and then it left," said Katrina
Powers, one of the cashiers at the C-store.
Scott said, we are looking at getting more
electrical work done, but at the same time we're
looking at how to revamp the new location, and
enhance it with more options and more vari
ety."
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want to be in the same predica
ment as the Virginia Tech stu
dents.
"I watched as people went
unaware of what was happen
ing on their campus, right out
side of their doors," she said.
Many institutions, including
WSSU are examining their
emergency response systems
in order to determine whether
or not their systems are pre
pared to handle, respond, and
communicate information dur
ing an emergency.
Martin explained that after
the database of student names
and numbers is complete, the
RAMalert system will start its
testing phase, which should be
complete by January 2009.
RAMalert should be fully
frmctional by February.
RAMalert works in conjunc
tion with campus police and
the office of the chancellor.
To sign up for RAMalert,
visit www.wssu.edu , scroll to
the bottom of the page and
click on the RAMalert banner.
Budget continued from Page 1
events of the year."
Harold Respass, SGA
President said that SGA needs
more funding to keep up with
the trend of skyrocketing bills
and travel expenses.
"The rest of the budget will
go to office bills, supplies, com
munity service projects, travel
costs to conferences, business
attire, and time compensation
for the president and two vice
presidents," Respass said.
The current economic crisis
may make it difficult to for the
proposal to be passed.
Steve Stephens II, Associate
Director of Student Activities
said, "We are going through a
recession, which is a very big
issue for our economy.
"Things did not go as well as
we planned because it [the
economy] hindered our
chances from receiving more
money from outside sources,"
he said.
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