THE Winston-Salem State University
TUESDAY
HARCH, 16
2010
VOL.47, ISSUE 9
WWW.THENEWSAR.GUS.COM
Photo by Brandon Wainright
Multiple tickets and a boot will lead to a hurt wallet for the owner of this
vehicle.
McAuley’s tows in big bucks
from WSSU parking violators
Jamie Hunter
REPORTER
Changes in the parking pol
icy and procedure at Winston-
Salem State in the past two
years have been noticed
around campus and in wal
lets.
On any day of the week one
is almost guaranteed to see
the flashing lights of a
McAuley's tow truck as it car
ries someone's vehicle away.
With all of the towing
many may wonder, "Where is
all of the money that's being
made going?"
The answer to that question
is McAuley's Recovery &
Towing.
During the 2008-2009
school year, 1,044 cars were
towed said Lt. Patrick Ansel,
crime prevention officer with
the campus police.
This is approximately three
cars towed per day, 20 cars
towed per week, and 87 cars
towed per month.
The cost of a towed vehicle
is $85 to $95, depending on
the time of day the tow
occurs. McAuley's collected
approximately $88,740 in
2008-2009 from towing vehi
cles at WSSU alone.
The only money the
University receives from the
towing process comes from
the citations issued by cam
pus police.
"We make no money from
towing," Ansel said.
Additional fines for parking
violation tickets range any
where from $10 to $250.
McAuley's Towing has a
contract with WSSU for the
exclusive rights to tow vehi
cles from campus, a contract
they have held for the past
five years.
McAuley himself admits
that several of his trucks stay
on standby just to tow from
WSSU.
Towing
continued on Page 3
WSSU prepares
for reaffirmation
from SACS
Argus Staff
March 23-25, a team of eight
reviewers from the Southern
Association for Colleges and
Schools will visit campus.
The team will examine docu
ments, speak to students, fac
ulty and staff to determine
whether Winston-Salem State
is in good academic standing
and financially sound.
Their visit, which occurs
every 10 years, is the final part
of the reaffirmation process for
the University's re-accredita-
tion.
"The University started
working on the reaffirmation
process in fall of 2007," said Dr.
Merdis McCarter, senior asso
ciate provost.
Reaffirmation determines if
an institution may continue
receiving federal dollars and
operating its academic pro
grams.
According to the SACS
Commission of Colleges,
"Accreditation ... signifies that
an institution has a purpose
appropriate to higher educa
tion and has resources, pro
grams and services sufficient to
accomplish and sustain that
purpose."
It is an institution's way of
publicly stating that it has the
"capacity to provide effective
programs and services" and is
committed to the "principles
and philosophy of accredita
tion."
In preparation for the visit,
WSSU created various reports
including a "Compliance
Certification Report" that con
tains 90 standards pertaining
to the University's mission,
library, student affairs, and
SACS
continued on Page 3
News Argus collaborates
to host senatorial debate
The News Argus has agreed to
collaborate with The Campus
Echo, the student newspaper of
NC Central, and five other
N.C. college newspapers to
host a student media spon
sored debate Sept. 22.
The debate will feature Sen.
Richard Burr (R-NC) and the
winning candidate of the
Democratic Senate Primary.
NCCU will be the first
Historically Black
College/University to host a
U.S. senatorial debate.
The candidates will be ques
tioned by student moderators
representing each of the uni
versity newspapers in collabo
ration, on the issues concern
ing college students and young
voters.
Source: Canvass for Carolina
2010: US Senate Debate
Sextape puts one HBCU in spotlight
Unflattering news about Florida
A&M University in Tallahassee has
been racing through the Internet. A
sextape video of alleged FAMU stu
dents in a dorm was released
through porn site DareDorm.com.
FAMU students say the dorm and
in the video does not resemble
dorm's on their campus. The site
that sells the video markets college
sex tapes.
Source: cnmnewsnetwork.com
GRE testing increasing
The Educational Testing Service
announced that 2009 GRE test vol
umes have increased 9 percent
globally with registration numbers
reaching 675,000. 2009 saw a 20
percent increase in GRE accept
ance in institutions worldwide and a
68 percent increase in MBA pro
grams accepting the GRE. The
GRE program also reports test tak
ers planning to attend business
school has doubled.
Source: ets.org/ gre
WSSU wins 3rd service award
WSSU won the Presidential
Honor Roll for Service for the third
straight year. The Corporation for
National & Community Service
names the recipients for their efforts
in the local community. The
Community Service Honor Roll
began 2006 and is the highest fed
eral recognition a school can earn
for community service. Arthur
Hardin is the WSSU coordinator of
community service.
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