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Vol. XXXIV No. 31 -
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Unity
THURSDAY, April 17, 2008
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Today
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early
voting
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
After considerable contro
versy, one-stop voting will
begin today.
In recent months, the
Forsyth County Board of
Elections has heard from an
array of community members
a d o u i
early vot
ing. The
number
of loca
t i o n s
neeeded
and
length of
time each
site will
be open
have both
been
called into question.
State Rep. Larry Womble
was one of the most outspoken
proponents of adding early vot
ing locations. To this end,
"Womble and State Rep. Parlinc
Parmon have attended several
BOE meetings, bringing with
them a consortium of communi
ty members who also supported
the effort.
"It's convenient for people
who don't want to vote on
Election Day," Womble assert
ed. "That is the reason why we
have these early one stop voting
sites in the first place."
The board had originally
proposed to hold early voting at
four locations, including the
Forsyth County Government
Center, where the BOE' is
housed. An increase in that
number was later suggested by
the two Democratic board mem
bers as the competition between
Senators Hillary Clinton and
Barack Obama continued to
heat up in the Democratic
Presidential contest. One board
member dissented, asserting that
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WSSU Photo by Garrett Garms
The Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at WSSU last week.
Jackson extols the
virtues of black
colleges
BY LAYLA FARMER (
THE CHRONICLE
"It's a great day to be a
Ram," Student Government
Association President Robert
Stephens said Thursday after
noon. Stephens, a senior at
Winston-Salem State
University, greeted a crowd of
more than 1,000 at the K.R.
Williams Auditorium.
Behind him on the stage sat
Chancellor Donald Reaves and
Rev. Jesse Jackson. Jackson,
served as keynote speaker for a
student forum on the role and
relevance of Historically Black
Colleges Yesterday and Today.
"(Jackson) is a. leader who
has stood on the battlefield and
fought valiantly for all of us ...
and though you are an Aggie,
we will not hold that against
you," Stephens concluded to
thunderous applause.
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Making it Official
WSSU Photo
UNC System President Erskine Bowles (far left) looks on as Dr. Donald Reaves is sworn in last Friday as the new chan
cellor of Winston-Salem State University by US. District Court Judge James Beaty (far right). Standing next to the chan
cellor is his wife, Dr. Deborah Ross Reaves.
Dr. Maya Angelou
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Reasons
to Throw
a Party
City to celebrate ?
Angelou's birthday
Saturday
CHRONICLE STAFF REPORT
The community is being
encouraged to come out
Saturday (April 19) and help the
city wish its most famous resi
dent a happy 80th birthday.
Musical tributes, special
guests and, of course, cake and
punch are all on the agenda for
Saturday's celebration, which is
being billed as a "Hometown
Salute" for Maya Angelou. The
renowned writer has called this
city home for more than 25
years. Angelou came to town in
1981 to teach at Wake Forest
University, where she is thg
school's first Reynolds
Professor of American Studies.
She was already world
famous by the time she arrived
here. Angelou's 1969 autobiog
raphy, "I Know Why the Caged
Bird Sings," was an instant clas
sic. She followed that success
with five other successful auto
biographies and a slew of popu
lar books of poetry and essays.
Some of Angelou's poetry is
expected to be performed at the
celebration. Drummers, jazz
musicians and performances by
student groups from the N.C.
School of the Arts, Winston
Salem State University, Wake
Forest University and the N.C.
Black Repertory Co. are also on
the program.
Saturday's celebration will
be a belated one for Angelou.
The St. Louis native celebrated
her milestone birthday on April
4. She has already been given
birthday tributes and accolades
by friends and fans from around
the world. Now, it is Winston
Salem's turn.
"Dr. Angelou has enriched
our community both with her
work and her presence as one of
our most distinguished citi
zens," said Mayor Allen Joines.
"Our celebration is a fitting
recognition of her achievements
and a chance to introduce her
work to the next generation."
The festivities will begin at 1
p.m. at Corpening Plaza, which
is on the corner of Liberty and
First streets downtown.
In the event of rain, the cele
bration will be held in the
Kenneth R. Williams
Auditorium on the campus of
Winston-Salem State
University, 601 Martin Luther
King Jr. Drive.
John Maron talks about scams aimed at the elderly.
Pbotoa by Todd Luck
Seniors Beware
Seminar warns older folks about scams
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
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business for more than 15 years. She shred
ded all her old credit cards and bank state
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according to a 2001 AARP
survey.
Monica Julian, a Wake
Forest University law stu
dent, knows first hand the
prevalence of fraud on sen
iors. She works with the
Elder Law Clinic at Wake
Forest University, where stu
" dents provide free legal serv
ices to low income seniors.
All too often, the request for
legal aid involves fraud in the
thousands or tens of thou
sands of dollars.
"How are we letting our
parents, our grandparents and
our neighbors lose everything
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Angie Thompson
over $68,000 to a man who had
befriended her for several
months.
The story was far from
unusual at a forum on scams
aimed at seniors last week. It was
held at Senior Services and spon
sored by the Elder Law Clinic.
Angie Thompson shared her
aunt's story. Her aunt met a door
to-door salesman who sold her a
vacuum. The man came back and
sold her another. She refused to
buy a third from him but he still
kept coming around. A bond
formed between the two, the
woman came to view him . as
family. He even called her
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for?" said Julian.
Julian described one of her clients who
was as money savvy as they come. The client
mouier.
Then, Thompson said, the man went after
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