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THE VOICE
Alumni Thoughts on Fayetteville State
By: De’Voshia Mason
The Voice
John Reavis, class of 1959,
graduated with a degree in
elementary education.
As a student he was sports
editor for the newspaper, an
all around athlete, dean's list
student, and is a member of
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
What do you believe is es
sential in the continuing success
of FSU?
"I believe the mentoring
program on and off campus
needs to be strengthened.
Remaining strong is going to be
the necessity of expanding. It is
very important that each back
ground be touched through
mentoring. Blacks, along with
other cultures, have come from
a lot of different past histories
and each story needs to be
understood. In my time a lot of
us came from sharecropping
families and the mentoring of
each of us is the way we suc
ceeded."
What do you think you can
do to help in the growth of FSU?
"I wish the alumni could
have a foundation to donate
money to, so that we still fee!
connected to our educational
roots. Also, I believe we (the
alumni) should start recruiting
students to become a part of
HBCUs. Culture is important."
Mary Ann McLean Scott
class of 1965, graduated with
a degree in elementary educa
tion.
She was a writer and mem
ber of the drama club.
What do you thinic needs to
occur to guarantee achievement
at FSU?
"I believe students need to
stay united and never forget
their past. Sometimes we take
GOD out of everything and
HE needs to be present in all
things. With GOD all things are
possible."
Samuel L. Greene class of
1967, graduated with a degree
in elementary education.
He was a baseball player
and is still a faithful sports sup
porter of FSU.
"I attend all football games
and basketball games. This
football season is a little off
but I have faith that we will get
back on track. Every team has
its season."
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"I feel the focus is mainly
on academics and that's great.
But, athletics needs to be ad
dressed. Without giving sports
the proper funds and attention
we will not be able to com
pete with other universities. Of
course the athlete's education
is vital, consequently; games
and student activities are what
contribute to a college's finan
cial accomplishments."
Edgar Crook class of 1969,
graduated with a major in
mathematics while living off of
campus.
"Getting food was a chal
lenge of not living on campus.
There was no meal plan for off
campus students."
What do you see in the
future of FSU?
"Good things are in the
future. FSU has grown miracu
lously. Feels good to say you're
an alumnus. There's a sense
of pride just seeing how FSU
has grown. Diversity is present
just looking from a far. FSU is
now reaching to out of state
areas, publicizing that we are
expounding and becoming a
better university."
Leonard McCain class of
1969, graduated with a major
in sociology accompanied by
0 concentration in political sci
ence while living off campus.
He is a member of Kappa
Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
How do you feel FSU treats
its alumni?
"We are treated well but I
believe that there should be a
more effective outreach to the
alumni. We could possibly get
monthly letters about upcoming
events for that month or aca
demic calendars. Communica
tion is key. I feel a little out of
touch, kind of ungrounded with
my connection to FSU. I don't
want that feeling. I want to be
apart of FSU, always. Alumni
are willing to help."
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“Incubus Dreams”
Highly Anticipated
By: Melissa WUliamson
The Voice
Kia Samuels is a sophomore
majoring in Mass Communica
tions from Charlotte, NC. I had
the opportunity to interview
Samuels about a play that she
wrote and is seeking to produce
right here on FSU's campus!
The play entitled The
"Danger with Incubus Dreams"
is about a group of college stu
dents who flourish off of rumors
and stereotypes.
The play gives its audience
an in-depth perspective on the
extremities to everyday college
life, while encouraging students
not to become just another
statistic.
Samuels states, "Students
will get a sense of reality and a
sense of friendship."
Samuels has been writing
plays since the age of fifteen.
She states that her inspiration
for writing this particular
play came from a "Personal
experience with a cousin and
the way she was acting. She
dropped out of high school
and ran away from home. She
got arrested several times and
finally came back home."
Auditions for the play will
be held on Nov. 29th. For
any Mass Communication and
Speech Theaters majors this is a
great opportunity to get experi
ence.
We encourage everyone to
come out!
Kia Samuels can be
reached at fireecho52@yahoo.
com or (704) 756-4955.
It’s Crunch
Time for Finals
By;
Melissa Williamson
The Voice
It's almost the end of the
semester and finals are swiftly
approaching. For graduating
seniors upcoming finals mean
the difference between walking
across the stage at gradua
tion and walking back into the
classroom of a class they must
retake. For all of us, finals can
either stall our academic career
or allow progression towards
our career goals.
It's time to pick up the pace
once again slackers. Hope you
enjoyed it while you could. But
if you're here at FSU with a
purpose, then finals are just one
thing you need to take time out
to prepare for.
Various methods of prepa
ration have been devised by
college students when it comes
to taking finals. There's the tra
ditional study the text from front
to back and know the material
inside out. Shalisa Irby states
that she was taught to "Just
keep going over the material
everyday. Memory is the best
thing."
You can take initiative and
form a study group for a class
you and fellow classmates may
be struggling in. Kezie Mwaniki
advises to "Form a study group
and go to your instructors and
seek more help."
Several instructors use
blackboard to post class materi
als to help develop understand-
ing,'so now might be a good
time to check it out. And when
all else fails, please ask a ques
tion. There's no point in sitting
in a class for a whole semester,
not understanding the mate
rial, just to get an embarrassing
grade engraved on your official
academic transcript.
You're here to get an
education, so go get it. And if
paying tuition or having some
one else pay it isn't motivation
enough, then stop taking up the
space and opportunity another
individual could have had.
Get motivated and start
preparing now.
It Feels Like Forever...
Alumni Meet at Fayetteville State
By: De’Voslua Mason
The Voice
Rocky Mountain resident Mr.
Thomas Williams graduated in
the class of 1946 with a degree
in elementary education and
his wife Mrs. Mable S. Williams
graduated in 1945 also with a
degree in elementary educa
tion. The couple met around
1941. They knew each other
from participating in the choir.
Mr. Williams was an upper
classman to Mrs. Williams
at the time and was infatu
ated with her. Even though he
expressed his feelings Mrs. Wil
liams thought he was just play
ing with her because he was an
upper classman. Nevertheless,
Mr. Williams still pursued his
wife to be.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams' relation
ship was put through trials and
tribulations as they dated. Mr.
Williams joined the military and
had to be stationed overseas
during the years of 1943-1946.
While Mr. Williams was over
seas they wrote to one another
in hopes of spending the rest of
their lives together. Mr. Wil
liams wrote songs of affection
and Mrs. Williams wrote back
faithfully. Once Mr. Williams
returned and graduated in
May 1946. The two of them
married on December 20th in
Wilson, NC at Jackson Chapel
1 st Baptist. This month they will
Photo by: Ashley Smilh
be celebrating their 60 year
anniversary. If it had not been
for FSU they would not be what
they are today...happily mar
ried.
Cold Season Is Here: Beat It
By: Jasmine Walters
The Voice
During the winter season
people want to know how to
avoid getting sick. There is
coughing, sneezing and sniffling
all around you. How do you
keep yourself safe?
The best way not to get
sick is to have a strong immune
system.
This prevents bacteria tak
ing over your immune system
and enables you to fight it off.
Studies have shown that if
you eat right and exercise then
you can build a stronger im
mune system.
Having a strong immune
system is not enough though.
You need to dress appropriately
also,
Bundle up and keep warm
in these changing conditions.
Wearing tank-tops and shorts
during this weather is not the
smartest thing to do.
In elementary school we
were taught how to wash our
hands and to keep up good
hygiene.
This is because about 80%
of germs are spread through
human contact.
In order to wash your
hands correctly you need to
wash your hands for as long
as it takes to sing the birthday
song twice.
Clean under your nails and
in-between your fingers because
these are places that germs can
hide. Wash your hands before
you eat and after you have
been in public places.
When in public places, you
may come in contact with highly
touched areas that can be in
fested with all sorts of germs.
Many people are absent
minded and forget to wash their
hands after they have touched
dirty areas so there is a vaccine
shot that is available.
A vaccine shot will help
your body become immune to
the flu and build you immune
system up so that if you become
infected with the flu your body
can fight it off.
The winter season can be
enjoyed with out getting sick if
you follow my few tips to keep
safe. Eat healthy, exercise,
bundle up, wash your hands,
and get a vaccine shot.
Will the paper fade away, when we graduate?
It will if more people don’t get involved with
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