Wake
freshman
proud of
QEA roots
-See Page BIO
Perdue
supports
efforts
ofUNCF
-See Page A2
Educated ^bra,/7*0""*
rapper ^
Kflartk^CaroUna Room p _ V / P
WrKS County Public /
(jStreet ?
Winston-Salem, NC ^
-See Page B1 >
W ^rn If 15 120712 1 ttttMoWMIGIT
I HF C JHkOP =r,c
Vol.XXXVIUNo.31 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, March 29, 2012
VOTED
xHK
Who Can
Vote and
How to
Dolt
Contrary to popular
beliefs, ex-felons,
out-of-state students
can cast ballots
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
As voting season
approaches, the Forsyth
County Board of Elections
has seen
a n
increase
in traffic
and ques
t i o n s
related to
voting
and regis
tering to
vote. One
of the
most
Sutton
common questions that BOE
Director Robert Coffman gets
is about deadlines for voter
registration.
Registration will close 25
days prior to the May 8
Primary Election on April 13.
The same deadline mle applies
to the Nov. 6 General
Election, which means those
who want to cast ballots then
must register to vote by Oct.
12. Many people are confused
about what it takes to register
to vote, but Coffman said the
process is really quite simple.
"All you need to have is
your address, date of birth and
North Carolina driver's
license or Social Security
number," he explained. "We're
not required to see the docu
ments, but we are required to
have that information."
Voter registration is open
to any legal citizen who is 18
or older (or will be by the
General Election) and has
lived in the county for at least
30 days. Those who will turn
18 between the Primary and
See Voting on A9
Football 101
for the Ladies
WSSU's first lady hosting
Gridiron clinic
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Winston-Salem State
University will be "kicking
off* an effort next week
aimed at winning over more
female fans for its football
acclimate women with the
game, explained Brian
Murrill, marketing coordina
tor for WSSU athletics.
"We can't automatically
assume that when our fans
come out to our games, that
they actually know what's
piv/gioiu.
Following in ["
the footsteps of
other universities,
WSSU is launching
the Dr. Deborah
Reaves Football .
Series, its first-ever
football clinic for
women. Athletic ?
Director Bill Hayes
said the clinic,
which can accom
Hayes
going on,"
Murrill pointed
out. 'The women
who come out to
the games never
get to see it from
the inside. We
want to give
them a chance to
experience what
Rams football is
all about."
The clinic
iuwuaic iuu^iuy UJ
women, is part of an ongo
ing effort to increase the
school's fan base.
"We're just trying to
grow what we're doing," he
said. "We're always reaching
out, trying to get greater fan
participation and touch new
peopTe."
Slated to take place April
3-5 from 1-2 p.m., the clinic
is a free brown bag lunch
series designed to better
will school participants on
the basics of the game, intro
duce them to the coaching
staff and even give them an
opportunity to try on the
gear the players wear. Coach
Connell Maynor, who will
be out of town during the
clinic, will pre-record several
sessions explaining some of'
the basics and his coaching
staff will highlight other
i
See Football on A9 1
Photo by Layb Farmer
Head Football Coach Connell May nor poses with Dr. Deborah Reaves,
WSSU's first lady, on the school's football practice field.
Judges Judge
District Court trio picks best speakers
at Whitaker Elementary
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
Whitaker Elementary School students tried to impress a trio of Forsyth
County District Court judges last week as they
gave speeches about volunteerism.
The school hosted the speech contest for the
fourth time on Thursday. Modem Woodmen of
America - a tax-exempt fraternal benefit socie
ty that sells life insurance and investment prod
ucts - sponsored the Whitaker contest and many
others like it at schools across the nation.
Twenty fourth and fifth grade students won
the right to give their speeches before the entire
student body after winning competitions in
their indvidual classrooms. Students centered
their remarks around volunteer-diven agencies
like Habitat for Humanity, Meals On Wheels
Cameron Glenn speaks.
and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Chief District Court Judge Bill Reingold and
District Court Judges Larry Fine andCamille Banks-Payne listened to the speech
See Speeches on A6
Photos by Todd Luck
Judges Camille Banks-Payne, Bill Reingold and Larry Fine at
Whitaker Elementary last week.
Pressing the Flesh
Photo by Layta Fanner
David Barber, chair of Precinct 206, poses with
City Council Member Denise "DD" Adams at a
North Ward community meeting on Tuesday.
Read more on page A3.
'
Locals join call for justice for Trayvon
BY LAYLA FARMER
THE CHRONICLE
Local residents are call
ing for justice for Trayvon
Martin, joining a movement
that has spread across the
nation since the African
American teenager was fatal
ly shot more than a month
ago in a gated community in
Sanfotd, Fla.
George Zimmerman, the
28-year-old man who killed
the 17-year-old, has not been
charged with any crime and
remains free. He is now
claiming he shot Martin in
self-defense. There are many
skeptics and critics, though,
who say that Zimmerman,
who has been described as a
Photo by Layb Farmer
Patrick Thomas shows his support for the Tray von
Martin movement.
white Hispanic in press
reports, racially-profiled
Martin because he was
black. Critics have also
pounced on the San ford
Police Department for lead
ing what many say is a
flawed investigation.
The case hit close to
home for Patrick Thomas, a
father of four who owns
Genesis Industrial
Automation.
"It could've been me; it
could've been my kids; it
could've been somebody
down the street," Thomas
said of the case, which many
believe was a hate crime.
"...This man was a vigi
lante. If it hadn't been
Tray von Martin, it would've
been somebody else black."
Thomas joined others
last week on social networks
for an online call for justice.
See Tray von on A5
CHAMBER ? P I V I ? If 1 V/.l H I I ir?| ? Si
I Uinrf tnn Diioinnos ???? H^L'
J vo