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Alumni holding signs at the Greek plots during homecoming festivities Oct 30.
Tiffany Gibson
Editor In Chief
Homecoming Friday, Oct. 30,
approximately 500 alumni, stu
dents and staff attended a
"Call To Awareness, Action,
Accountability" to address
their concerns about the deci
sions made by Chancellor
Reaves that affect Winston-
Salem State and the commu
nity.
Victor Bruinton, president of
the WSSU National Alumni
Association, said he organized
the "Call" because Reaves had
been unresponsive to him and
the Alumni Association.
"I requested a meeting [on
behalf of the Alumni
Association] with Chancellor
Reaves and sent a letter of con
cern before deciding to Viold a
call to action," Bruinton said.
In the letter sent Oct. 28 a
lawyer from Tharrington
Smith LLP outlined some of
the alumni's grievances.
Reaves said that he was
aware of the event a week in
advance.
"I've been in higher educa
tion since 1977, and I have
been at universities where
protests are common. I encour
age people to protest that's
their right to protest," he said.
"Freedom of speech is one of
the most cherished freedoms
that we have, and they should
speak out if they want to. That
is why we have the free speech
zone on this campus."
During the "Call" alumni cir
culated a flier titled
"Chancellor Reaves' Report
Card: Initial Priorities "He" set
for WSSU."
According to the flier. Reaves
tailed seven of the eight priori
ties and was given an incom-
Faillng grades
continued on Page 6
SU radio no longer broadcasting
after violations of station protocol
WSSU seeking students with
higher GPAs, SAT scores
Marcus Cunningham
Copy Desk Chief
In its quest for students of a
higher caliber, Winston-Salem
State has raised GPA require
ments as well as SAT scores.
Fall 2008 WSSU required
high school students to have a
2.87 GPA as well as an 889 SAT
score. The following year, eli
gible students needed a 3.19
GPA and a 909 SAT score.
Tomikia LeGrande, the assis
tant vice chancellor in enroll
ment services and enrollment
management, said the
University reached a decision
September 2008 to begin
increasing enrollment require
ments over the next six years.
LeGrande said WSSU's envi
ronment has few resources,
and that students with a higher
academic profile would be able
to thrive in such an environ
ment as the University devel
ops.
The resources include more
writing centers, improved
technology and language labs.
LeGrande said the
University will use the 2009-
2010 academic year to plan and
develop more resources, and in
2011 they will start to become
visible.
Dr. Michelle Releford, the
dean of University College said
Hauser is being renovated to
accommodate freshmen.
Releford added that the Xerox
lab in Hauser was renovated
and converted into a Language
Arts Center.
"Past data has shown which
students succeed," LeGrande
said.
GPA
continued on Page 2
Corderlus Cowans
Reporter
Tiffany Gibson
Editor In Chief
A 'voice without sound' may
best describe Winston-Salem
State's student radio station,
SU Radio, formerly WRAM.
Oct. 22, Elvin Jenkins, gen
eral manager of WSNC 90.5
FM Radio Station and adviser
of SU Radio, took SU Radio off
air because he said the stu
dents had violated the station's
protocol.
Jenkins refused to disclose
the specific violation. "There
were violations that called for
action to be taken," Jenkins
said.
"I pulled them [students] so
we could all sit down and
rethink policy and proce
dures."
SU Radio doesn't require a
Federal Communication
Commission license because it
is an Internet radio station,
wssuradio.media.officelive.com
It was broadcast Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m.
until 10 p.m.
Radio
continued on Page 2
No pajama pants at NC Central
Asmar McGlone, a junior at NC
Central was stopped by campus police
because he wearing pajama pants on
his way to class. McGlone said the
officer told him he could not wear
pajama pants [in public] and explained
to him the “dress code.” The NC
Central Police Capt. had no comment
other than, “We do not enforce house
rules.”
Source: Black College Wire
Blackboard goes mobile
Blackboard Inc. is launching an
application for BlackBerry smart
phones. The application debuted at
the University of Washington as part
of the new Blackboard Mobile plat
form. The new application will allow
users to navigate course catalogs, e-
mail professors, receive real time
campus updates and more. A number
of schools look to adopt the applica
tion.
Source: PRNewswire
10 ways to use leftover turkey
The National Turkey Federation
released the “Top 10 Ways to Use
Leftover Turkey.” The list features
entrees, appetizers, soups salads and
more. Thai Grilled Pizza, Turkey
Monte Cristo and Easy Cheesy
Turkey Enchiladas are among recipes
on the list. The number one use is
Mandarin and Poppy Seed Salad.
Source: PRNewswire
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