Not much to celebrate Multicultural ism at Aggie homecoming ' X%| highlighted at event teamwork at St. Aug's see aa see c? Halloween get-ups j"*7 Chronicle FORSYTH CN7Y PUB LIB I N S TON-S A 1. K VI ? GREENSBORO ? H IL H PoiVI Vol XXIX No.7 WINSTON SALEM NC 27101-2755 - Miracle woman inspires able-bodied Photo hy Kevin Walke Tav/ana Williams speaks aslity husband, Toby; looks on. BYT. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE Tawana Williams has no arms and one of her legs is slightly shorter than the other, making it doubly difficult for her to balance her barely four and-a-half foot frame while walking. But Williams doesn't consider herself handi capped. Iys the DeoDle who con sider themselves normal - those with two arms and two perfectly proportioned legs - but who make excuses instead of living that , Williams says are the real handicapped people of the world. "Stop complaining. You are blessed just as you are," Williams said. "No more excuses. A lot of time we take life and our limbs for granted and we complain all the time about little issues. Do for yourself. Stop being slothful and lazy and complaining. You got everything you need." Williams came to Kern ersville Friday to add a touch of inspiration to a wealth building seminar that was held on the campus of Dud ley Cosmetology University. Since giving her life to God in 19%. the Wilson native has become a popular speak CI llll UIC llclllUM al circuit, show ing thousands < how a can-do attitude is stronger than any barrier. Williams, 39, was born wiujoui arms. Her mother - fearing that without the right training her daughter would become dependent on others for all of her life - wrote to President John F. Kennedy when See Williams on ATO "/ used to saw 'Why me?' o Now I say; ' Why not me ?'" - Tawana Williams Two look to oust popular politician BYT. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE . It is already a fact that Forsyth County's next state House delegation will include new faces. For various reasons, several vet eran lawmakers here have decided to say goodbye to Raleigh. State Rep. Larry Womble believes that his experience in Raleigh has never been as relevant as it is this election year. Womble, who represents the 71st District, says he will continue to fight for the people of Forsyth County Womb/e on sucn rronis as economic development, educa tion and the environment. "It is important for us to have some continua tion. It is important for us to have some stability," he said. Mac Weatherman, a bold Republican, and Lynn Haggerty, an optimistic Lib ertarian. stand in between Womble, a Democrat, and his fifth term in the House. Weatherman has come out swinging since he con vincingly won the Republi can primary last month. He has lobbied for support at places such as the Winston H J Haggerty Salem State Homecoming Parade and at a meeting of the Winston-Salem Black Chamber of Commerce, places where white Republicans traditionally have not ventured. Weatherman says he has been well received. "I am reaching out to the community because I want the community to be one," he said. weatnerman ana Womble were on hand for a racial relations forum last month sponsored by the city's Hutpan Relations Commission. At the forum, which was covered by The Chronicle, Womble. who is known for not holding his tongue, said it was a racist act when two white Democ ratic candidates for sheriff endorsed the white Republi Weatherman can nominee alter the pri mary. Womble said that if the Democratic nomi nee, John Polite, had been white (Polite is black). See 71 st on A4 Photos by Kevin Walker Rams football player I Victor White, a sen ior, talks to prospec tive WSSU student Paulicia Harkin, far left, and her mother, Drema. Mother and daughter traveled from Fayetteville for the university's Fall Open House. Tooting Their Own Horns WSSU enjoying record growth and expansion and still pushing for more BYT KEVIN WAl.KER THE CHRONICLE ; Three years ago, Winston-Salem State University was the furthest thing from Rolanda Patrick's mind as she was preparing to finish high school in Elms ford. N.Y. Her guidance counselor, who happened to be a WSSU alumnus, changed that. "At that time. 1 really had not heard much about this institution." Patrick recalled. "My guidance counselor sat me down and said. 'Rolanda. I am going to pay your application fee. I just want you to apply.'" Patrick trxik his advice, eventually following up her application with a visit to the campus. "I did not visit any other college. I fell in love with this campus the first time I stepped foot on it." she said. Today, Patrick is a popular senior who was crowned Miss WSSU two weeks ago. One of her duties is selling Sco WSSU on A9 ^ a ?ii hi Tuba players Wille Nichols (from right), Reggie Scott, Albert Morgan and Corey Hill play at an open house pep rally. Satellite voting OK'd : for sites Election officials had to scale back plans for four sites BY COURTNEY GA1LLARD THE CHRONICLE Forsyth County residents will have a chance to vote early at two satellite voting sites this election season. | State and local elections officials gave the green light to sites at Winslon Salem State Cardwell University's Anderson Center and Reynolda Manor Library. Both satellite sites will open for absentee voting Tuesday and will remain open through Nov. 2. The Forsyth County Board of Elections had wanted to open four satellite sites but did not receive enough funding from the state board to open sites in Clemmons and Kernersville. Yet the chairwoman of the Forsyth County Board of Elec tions said the two sites chosen still a cover key areas of the county. "The board is trying to represent as much of the county as possible in differ Gaither ent areas of the county," Joan Cardwell said. "We take our responsibility very seriously as protectors of all of the citizens, and that was what the board was trying to do (by providing vot ing) sites throughout the coun ty" Local Democrats are sup porting the two satellite voting sites. Berni Gaither. chair woman of the Forsyth County Democratic Party, said the sites will serve well the county's east em and western reaches. "We think absolutely any See Voting