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Hi RON _? 47 110805 * * * * ? 'CAR-RT-LOT* *C022 NORTH CAROLINA ROOM FORSYTH CTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 660 W 5TO ST f fo vyy 75 cw.WIliST011 SALH< ^ 27101-2755 flNG 30 YEARS OK COMMUNITY JOL RNAI this library 'ol. XXXI No. 35 THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2 5 Soccer twins kicking into gear ^ - See Page BI 8 Women upset after incident at jazz spot - See Page A3 Hotel donates bedding supplies - See Page AIO Sigmas pick local students for honor -See Page A3 Anjali Garg, a Wake Forest student , vol unteers at the Community Care Center. Bilingual students pitch in around city ;-BY COURTNEY GA1LLARD THE CHRONICLE " ' Some students travel abroad to Spain or perhaps to some South American country in order to hone their Spanish-speaking skills. But many Wake Forest University students Smith . tr ? ? ill C gUII!?, 1IU lUIUICI than Aprender Y Ensenar (which means To Learn and To Teach) in Winston Salem. Jessie Lee Smith is one of the students behind this nonprofit service group, which places students who speak fluent Spanish in agencies that assist local Hispanics. The waive ruicsi ?ciuui sap uiw uigaiu/.aiiun came about during her freshman year semi nar class about Mexican immigration. After she and her classmates volunteered with some local agencies as part of their course work . they learned that there were no student agencies directly serving the Hispanic com munity. In 2003, Smith along with Wake For est history professor William Meyers formed Aprender Y Ensefiar with the Hispanic Inter national Action Association. "We have lots of different organizations that reach out to the Hispanics and we have ' See Students on A1 1 Jesse Jackson expected at summit KRT Photo Rev. Jesse Jackson makes his way through the crowd earlier this month out - side of the hospice where Jerri Schiavo died. Local businessman again putting on State of Black North Carolina conference BY T. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE May 14. Remarks by Jackson will The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been added to the slate of speakers for the 2005 State of Black North Carolina Confer ence/Black Issues Summit. Richard L. Williams, the founder of the cohference, said that Jackson's representatives con firmed this week that me weii-Known acuvisi win attend the event, which is set to begin May 12 and wrap up on upcu lilt summit, which will be held at St. Peter's World Outreach Center, Williams said. "(Jackson com ing) says a lot about where we are going with this confer ence," said Williams, who held the first State of Black North Caroli na Conference in 2UU3 at the Benton Convention See Conference on AS Chancellor Harold Martin speaks at the funeral service for Clarence " Big House " Gaines. Community says farewell to Coach Gaines BYT. KEVIN WALKER THE CHRONICLE 1 During a life that spanned eight decades and touched thousands of peo ple. Coach Clarence "Big House" Gaines was used to having things his way. He always got the first and final words. And friends or even total strangers got his opinion regardless of whether they want ed it or not. So fittingly, at the funeral service for the legendary coach, tfe more than 2,500 people in attendance were directed not to sulk or shed tears because Coach Gaines would not have wanted to be remem bered amid pain and sorrow. "If Clarence was here now. he would be upset because we don't see anybody smiling." said Albert Roseboro. a long time friend of the coach's. Winston-Salem State University offi cials and Gaines' family and friends did their best to try to make last Friday's funeral a celebration. In between tradi tional gospel songs performed by the WSSU choir, an instrumental version of the song "My Way" was played to salute the late coach's assertive style. Even Abraham Mitchell - the man who earned the name Mr. CIAA for the many color ful suits he wears during the annual bas ketball tournament - tried to lighten the mood by changing from a bright red suit to a white suit with a red hat halfway through Gaines' memorial service. There were laughs during the serv ice, which was held in a breezy Joel Col iseum Annex, but the grief was still evi dent in the faces of those in the audience and the voices of the more than a 'ozen See Gaines on A4 Big House Gainmf Puttin' Their Money Where Their Mouths Are Photo Kevin Walker Linda Cole, a member of the WSSU staff, t peaks at Monday's kitk-off. WSSU faculty and staff contribute to capital campaign o BY COURTNEY GAILLARD THE CHRONICLE Faculty and staff at Winston-Salem State Uni versity are putting their money where their mouths are. On Monday. WSSU employees announced plans to raise $500,000 for the univer sity capital campaign over the next two years. Kim Reese, with WSSU Advancement, says this will be the largest in-house fund-raiser in WSSU history. It will officially begin in the fall "We will seek 100 percent participation from all faculty and staff through the duration of the campaign (which will) end in December of 2007." said Reese. Donning T-shirts and red balloons, campaign committee members encouraged their respective colleagues to raise as much money as possible. If faculty and staff raise $250 .(XX) apiece they will meet their overall half million dollar goal. The Set WSSU on A9 Our Heroes Photo by Char In- PTaff Dan Andrews (left) receives his Lifetime Achievement Award last Thursday from Garland Scarboro of food Lion. Andrews was among several people honored at The Chronicle Community Service Awards (see page CI). Food Lion, which is in the process of remodeling many of its local stores, is a longtime sponsor of the awards and many other Chronicle special events. In Grateful Memory of Our Founders , Florrie S. 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