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Powell to speak at Wake Forest SPECIAL rg 1 HE CHRONICLE Secretary of State Colin L. Powell is scheduled to deliver Wake Forest University's com mencement address May 17. Powell will address Wake Forest graduates during the 9 ! a.m. outdoor ceremony on I University Plaza (the Quad). ; The ceremony is not open to ' the public. A New York native, Powell was sworn in as the 65th secre tary of state on Jan. 20, 2001. Prior to his appointment, he was chairman of America's Promise, a national nonprofit ; organization dedicated to building the character and competence of young people. During his M-year career as a professionar soldier, Powell held several command and staff positions and rose to the funk of four-star general. He was assistant to the _ president for national security affairs from 1987-1989, and served from 1989-1993 as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest military position in the Department of Defense. During that time, he oversaw 28 crises, including Operation Desert Storm. Powell has received two Presidential Medals of Free dom, the President's Citizens Medal, the Congressional Gold Medal, the Secretary of State Distinguished Service Medal and the SfccYeuiry of Energy Distinguished Service Medal John R. Claypool, profes sor of preaching at Mercer University's McAfee School of Theology and author of sev eral books, will deliver the baccalaureate address May 1*6 at II a.m. in Wait Chapel. Claypool is the author of sev eral religious books, including "God is an Amateur," "Tracks of a Fellow Struggler," and "Sto ries Jesus Still Tells: The Para bles." fA Secretary of State Colin Powell takes questions from the news media. State set to get tough on license fraud CHRONICI I STAFF RETORT The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles has announced new measures that it hopes will help prevent driver's license fraud, a growing problem in the state. Called Operation Stop Fraud, the new initiative strengthens the state's driver's license and identi fication card application proce dures. The new procedures come in light of claims that the state's Jax license procedures could be "used by terrorists and illegal .' immigrants. Starting Feb. 2. the DMV will accept only proof of identity doc uments issued by federal or state governments, such as a valid out of-state driver's license, or an international passport validated by the federal government when indi viduals apply for a North Carolina driver's license or identification card. State statutes require that applicants for license or ID card present at least two forms of iden tification. Acceptable documents approved by the DMV include a Beatty valid dri v e r ' s license, passport with I 94 (visi tor sta tus) or I 5 5 I (work visa) stamp, original or certified hirth certificate or Social Security number. Statutes also require applicants to provide proof of residency in the state. The DMV wijl require that proof of residency documents contain a daytime phone number that can be used for verification. WFU, WSSU to stage MLK event SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE Students and faculty from Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State Univer sity will celebrate Martin , Luther King Jr. Day with a ; collaborative performance titled "Performing the Dream" at Wake Forest's Wait Chapel Jan. 19 at 7 p.m. The program will feature student group talent from both Wake Forest and WSSU and will include a variety of vocal and instrumental performanc es as weJl as poetry readings . and recitations. J The event, which is co sponsored by Wake Forest's Office of Multicultural Affairs ; and WSSU's Student Activi ties Center, also includes an ' "MLK Essay/Art/Poetry Con ' test" for students enrolled in ; Forsyth County high schools. Contest information has been sent to the local schools, and * the winners will be recog - nized that evening. Contest 2 winners will display their ' winning artwork, recite' their J poetry, or read their essays at - the performance. ? "This will be the third year " we've joined with Winstonr t Salem State in celebrating the . Martin Luther King Jr. holi * day. and we're excited to col laborate with them and our local high schools again. We believe it's important to con tinue building bridges as Mar tin Luther King Jr. taught, and this holiday has proved to be an excellent way to do just that with oth#[ universities and school^'^sbid Barbee Oakes c> a k e s . director of the multicul t u r a I affairs office at Wake Forest. Wake Forest also will celebrate King day with its sixth annual MLK Invitational Basketball Tournament Jan. 17 in Reynolds Gymnasium on the Wake Forest campus. Teams from N.C. A&T University. WSSU, N.C. State University, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Charlotte have' been invited to participate in the tournament. Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. for team play. Games will begin at I p.m. Admission is free. The performance is free and open to the public. You should be reading it!!!!! jt Call 722-8624 Q 1 to Subscribe "The purpose of Operation Slop Fraud is to ensure that people are who they say they are." said DMV head George TatSm. "These new procedures will make North Carolina's driver's license proce dures among the strongest in the nation and reflect security recom mendations from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Securi ty" The new procedures are the result of a joint partnership between ihe DMV and (Rime Control and Public Safety. "Since the terrorist attacks, the focus of driver licensing nation wide has shifted from just high way safety to public safety," said Bryan Beatty. secretary of the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. "These new meas ures will improve the integrity of North Carolina's driver licensing process." Other measures the DMV plans to employ immediately or in the immediate future include: ? A driver's license/ID Card checking system to scan and vali date each driver's license or ID card presented from another state. The equipment will be installed in all full-time offices and the busiest part-time offices. All customers seeking a license or ID card for the first time will be required to visit one of these offices to receive a license. ? A document validation sys tem in every full-time office. The system is programmed to recog nize the security features of all INS documents, all passports from countries around the world, and to examine other documents for the presence of (or alteration of) common security features, such as microprinting, moire pat terns and more. ? Special software to validate submitted documents and to-veri fy Social Security numbers. Beginning Feb. 2. J he DMV will begin verifying Social Security numbers with the Social Security Administration for customers as they are served In addition, the DMV also will verify all existing Social Security numbers in its sys tem: ? Interface N.C. driver's license records w ith National Law Enforcement Telecommunica tions System, which is used to broadcast to law enforcement agencies the natpes and identify ing information on persons being sought by law enforcement agen cies. * Facial recognition technolo gy to identify fraud. The DMV is seeking gnint funding for a pilot project involving a facial recogni tion system. Facial recognition systems compare facial features to determine whether they match existing images in the database. Magnet school fair starts Jan. 11 Parents will get chance to enroll their children in programs p SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE The Magnet School Enroll ment Fair will kick off the early bird enrollment period. Jan. II 23. The event will provide prospective parents and students with the opportunity to meet members of the faculty and to enjoy performances by current students. Ashley Elementary School, Diggs Elementary School, Hill Magnet School and Paisley Mag net School students will show case their dance, choral, drama and orchestra talents. Members of the faculty will be on hand to pro vide information and to answer questions. The Magnet School Enroll ment Pair will be held Jan. 1 1 from I to 5 p.m. at Manes Mall (lower level, in front of Belk). The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County magnet school programs attract kids to learning by offering in-depth studies and experiences in the child's area of interest, such as music, dance and the global community. The International Baccalaure ate Curriculum, at Ashley Ele rrtentary School and Paisley Mag net School, is designed to develop the unique talents and abilities of all students by teaching them to connect the experiences of the classroom to the world around them. The visual and performing arts and technology program, at Diggs Elementary and. Hill Mid dle Schools, provides students with opportunities to explore art forms and to develop their natural talents. For more information about the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Magnet Schools, visit www.wsfcsmagnets.net or call 727-2519. You use parenting instincts every day. Trust the one that says he's not learning the way he should. When it conies to your child, you're the expert. So if von l&\ . even the slightest inkling that your son or daughter is struggling in school, remember; he or she doesn't have to. I he fact is, children who experience learning difficulties are as smart as their classmates I he\ just learn differently. Hut the key is acting now. So call l-ftftti-478-MIND, or visit www.focusonlearning.org to find out more. ccld "ttifyrrw^Q ?( ?<
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