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THE GUILFORDIAN NOVEMBER 13, 1998 Dwayne Cherry: Guilford student prepares for future as elementary school teacher By Jacob Noble STAFF WRITER The statistics are alarming. While the amount of African- American children who are at H 71 — " x ' T* 1 - Stes^ j^ : , # - JACOB NOBIE Dwayne Cherry plans to use his talents to enrich the minds of children. tending elementary school in North Carolina has risen to 30%, only 14% of the teaching staff are Greensboro coffee shops: catching the buzz By Leanna Born STAFF WRITER Where can a frenzy-eyed Java junkie go for their daily fix of caffeine? Luckily, there are al ternatives to the $1.50 Dixie cup of lukewarm brew a la Under ground. Greensboro boasts an abun dance of coffee shops, from the sophisticated Starbucks to the trendy Tate Street Coffee Each shop differs in ambi ance and price range and carries its own distinct line j of coffee-based beverages. ! Let's start with the commercialized Java giant... Starbucks. Upon entering the ' store, the customer is lured to the counter by the smell of fresh coffee beans mixed with the sput- ter of cappuccino machines. To say that the selection here is vast is a gross understate ment. My eyes glazed over at the sight of the massive menu behind the perky coffee guru who was pressing me for an order. Panick ing, I stuttered out a stream of adjectives, "Grande double half black. Even more troubling is the fact that black male teach ers make up only 5%. Dwayne Cherry knows this and is concerned, but he also knows he has a job to do. His mented, "Parents used to put a lot of trust in me even though I was a young age myself." caf skim iced mocha latte" fol lowed by a sheepish grin. The guru nodded and in a blur of scoops, shakes, and whirs, I was presented with a $3.50 brew sure to put some pep in my step. The verdict: Starbucks is a sophisti cated (slightly pricey) haven for the weary yuppie but hardly eco nomical for the average college student. Tate Street Coffee in the LAURAH NORTON WORLDS away from the corporate-flavored Starbucks. You will feel infi nitely more relaxed in this groovy little cafe. Eclectic in its decor of mismatched tables, chairs, and booths, Tate Street Coffee draws a younger, hipper group of pa Features dream is to assure that every child, re gardless of color, re ceives an education. Cherry discovered his love of children early in life. "Growing up in my neighbor hood, I used to al wa y s watch kids who were younger than me." Cherry fur ther com- All throughout high school and college, Cherry worked with children of all ages and has made a difference in each and every one of their lives. Cherry knows the statistics about black male teachers but does not con cern himself - with them. He is told by many that they hope he works in the inner city or in areas where the students are predominantly black, but Cherry feels differently. "The white community needs me just as well as the black community." Fur thermore, "a lot of white people might have stereotypes about black people. Me coming into the classroom as their teacher, I might downplay those stereo types." Cherry's goal is to "be a role model to all students." Guilford has helped Cherry pursue his goal of becoming a teacher. In one class Cherry took, he recalls that they put him in an environment totally differ ent from his own. In this differ- trons. The more serene sur roundings allow students to study and contemplate life as Van Morrison croons softly above their heads. Tate Street offers a more in telligible menu including unique concoctions like Tupelo Honey and Sugar Magnolia. If you choose to enjoy your drink at the cafe, you are invited to have a seat and wait for your coffee to be brought to you. Prices at Tate Street Coffee are much more student friendly (a large Tupelo j Honey was only $2.50) and the portions are significantly larger. Whether you are going to socialize or study, this little treasure is well worth the ten-minute drive from Guil ford. Across the street, another chic cafe lies nestled in a strip of shops. Cup-A-Joe, like Tate Street Coffee, boasts a variety of seating arrangements. The at mosphere is slightly more ab- Please see Coffee, page 10 ent environment Cherry learned how to understand and appreci ate other people's cultures. Cherry has many people who are enthusiastic about his abil ity to teach. Of those people is his professor, Kay Doost,who "Dwayne is a calm and quiet person, and they [the children] see that quiet strength." —Kay Doost lieves Cherry to be "wonderfully generous" and that "he has a calm presence, which allows the children to feel safe and eager to learn." Cherry loves what he does. Most important to Cherry is not his color but his dedication to be great at what he does. He already knows that just being black and being a male he is add ing something positive to the class. What is important to him, however, is that the kids really learn. Wherever Cherry goes, inner city or nice suburb, he is bound to bring positive insight to those eager to learn. Coffee Shops in Greensbo ♦ Starbucks Coffee Battleground Village 2969 Battleground Avenue (336) 282-0445 ♦ Tate Street Coffee House 334 Tate Street (336) 275-2754 ♦ Cup A Joe 411 Tate Street (336) 275-2386 ♦ Carolina Coffee Roasting Company 5701 West Friendly Avenue (336) 547-8929 C 9 said, "Dwayne is a calm and quiet person, and they [the children] see that quiet strength." Deborah Roose, another professor at Guilford, be-
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