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Darryl Lloyd UNCC Students etjfht hours ouch, with couples ■on*. <4n* "We decided to sponsor the dance marathon partly because of the recent raising of the drinking age," said UNCC Associate Pro fessor of Residence Life Ted Phillips. "We wanted to have an event which would be fan for stu dents but which wouldn't involve alcoholic beverages. Also, we wanted to encourage students to stay on campus for the weekend and to raise awareness of sickle cell anemia." WBTVs Darryl Lloyd will be on hand to kick off the marathon, which begins at 7 pan. in the Lu cas Room of UNCC's Cone Cen ter. A variety of music will be featured and door prises will be awarded throughout the mara thon, along with prises to the top five couples in each segment of the marathon. , Registration forms and a notar ised waiver of liability form must be turned in to the Residence Life Office in Scott residence hall or the Oak Hall office by January 80. Participants may turn in any collected pledge money at the marathon, and all pledge money must be turned in by March 1. Couples may request preferred dance times, and dance times will be confirmed by February 1. For more information, call Deb bie LoBiondo, residence coordi nator at 647-2746, or Ted Phillips, 647-2676, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays. African Dance Group Tp Perform Family Day at the Charlotte Main Library, 810 N. Tryon Street, will celebrate Black Histo ry Month with the Be Ifa Umoja Cultura Bearers on Sunday, Feb ruary 8,8 p.m. Hie Ha Ifa Umqja Cultura Bear ers are a family dance troupe that perform a traditional aonga, dances, and games from African nations. Their program high lights include a diecuasion of Af rican cultura, exhibitions of Afri can clothing, and audience par ticipation in a Waat African afnging and counting game sim ilar to "Simon Bays," called "Cha Che Kuley." By Loretta Manage Managing Editor ^ Say goodbye to the little girl who took the world by storm when she sung "Love On A Two-Way Street" and say hello to a young woman whose talent as a songtress has devel oped like the singer, herself. Indeed there has been a new emer-i gence for Stacy Latti saw. Having taken an absence from the entertainment stage, Stacy Lattisaw is back and is in rare form. Her latest sin gle. "Nail It To The Wall" is a perfect tes tamony that Stacy means "business". She has managed to stay alive in an in dustry where new stars are born every day, for one reason alone, Stacy Lattisaw has axi enormous amount of talent. And it’s not talent that takes to going unnoticed or un tapped. Despite her tender age, Stacy has been singing long before she was discovered, Her initial singing lessons began with her mother in the comfortable setting of their kitchen. Sta cy’s mother, Saun dra, who boasted of being one of Marvin Gaye’s playground singing mates, com mented, "By the time Stacy's age had hit double figures, she Stacey Lattisaw .Jin rare form" was way ahead of me." "From the kitchen sink, it was a short jump to amateur fashion and talent shows in Washing ton. At age 11, Stacy decided , 1 was good enough to go pro.’ The big test came with her appearance in Fort Dupont Park. Singing before an es timated Crowd of 30,000 on a bill with Ramsey Lewis, backed by ace side man, Stacy per formed five songs flawlessly." Not by her own standards was she ready, but from the reception of the crdwd, they top, thought she was ready. "At first, I was scared," recalled the young vocalist, "But when I came onstage I was okay." There is a saying that when you’re good the word gets out and if there is a recording company that thinks you could make increase their business, then they will come looking for you. How true that statement is remains in doubt, but it is true that the word of Stacy Lattisaw got out and before long, Cotillion Records president, Henry Allen got wind of this new, talent and had signed her to a contract. That debut album was titled, "Young And In Love." Pro duced by the late Van McCoy and released by Cotillion in June of 1979, the Lp show - cased Stacy in two di verjje musical styles - da dee tempo lum bers and ballads. Those who have fol lowed Stacy since the release of. that debut album cap't help but be impressed at the maturity and the rich development df Stacy's sound. Gone is the little girl quali ty that may have had a limited appeal to a young audfonce. re placed is a sound that can reach out and touch all audi ences of all ages. |f When she released - her second album, "Let Me Be Yqur Ai£ gel," critics were say ing, that one songi included on that raE "My Love" would be enough to answer any questions as to the maturity and ver satility of this talent ed, but - yourig per former. "Nail It To The Wall”, Stacy's latest effort has the double assignment of presenting &tacy at her best, vocally and it also inspires listen ers to expect more from her. From "Love On A Two-Way Street" to "Nail It To The Wall" Stacy has come a long way, but with her talent and determination, the I E Gantt To Speak As part of Black History Mayor Harvsy Gantt will TJZm****'' junior nign ruary 2, at ■t "Qualitiss of Lsadsrsldpr . Traveling Exhibit Showcases Women Scientists9 Achievements What sparks a young woman's decision to choose a science ca reer? Find out the answer to this question and more when you visit "My Daughter, the Scientist" ex hibit at Discovery Place, January 81-May 8. Sponsored by Presbyterian Hos pital, this traveling exhibit show cases the achievements of today’s women scientists, increases pub lic awareness of the challenges facing women in scientific ca reers, and encourages girls and . young women to consider careers in science, engineering, mathe matics, medicines and related fields. Divided into three sections, the first part of the exhibit presents the human side of 12 contempo rary women scientists through personal artifacts, audiovisual materials and profile panels. So cial barriers are explored in the second section which providee in formation on aax stereotyping, Job discrimination, math anxiety, and career concerns. The final section of the exhibition includes a timeline marking the contribu tions of women to science, histori cal artifacts, and a trivia quia about women scientists. In addition, a permanent exhib it spotlighting local women sci entists is being developed by, Presbyterian Hospital and a Board of key community woman. This exhibit will be unveiled this spring and remain at Discovery Place. • To kick-off the opening of "My Daughter, the Scientist," astro naut Dr. Kathryn C. Thornton will share her views on women in science with a lecture on January 29 at 7:80 p.m. in Performance Pla'te auditorium at Spirit (lentrial Piedmont, IBM To Sponsor High Q Tournament Charlotte - HIGH Q, tha tourna ment that matchaa braina inataad of brawn, begins Saturday, Janu ary 31, whan more than 300 high aehool eeholare from acroae tha atata match wits in the qualifying round at Central Piedmont Com munity College (CPCC). Single elimination con teats fol , low, to be televised by WTVI, Channel 42, fend will para the 38 teams to two finalists for tha April 5 championship. The winning high school earns a stiver trophy ■'* 'C' r>-ot e2 : *, .’•> ‘ ' and an IBM PC. Sponsored by CPCC, WTVI, and IBM, the opening round on Super Saturday features teams from 63 high schools in 22 counties. HIGH-Q begins with IBM and CPCC volunteers posing identical questions to each of the Super Sat urday teams. The 16 teams With the highest scores advance to the second round February 7, when they each face an opposing team for the first time. Eight teams emerge to compete in seven tele <’ ' • v |ir'; * •-•’PJhS vised matches broadcast by WTVI at 6 p.m. on consecutive Sundays, February 22 through th* finals April 5. HIGH-Q is a race against the clock as well as against opposing teams. Contestants rush to sound their butasrs - sometimes before th* question is completed - to earn a chance to answer and field a bonus question. The contest is modeled after College Bowl. Contestants try out for their high school teams in ear ly fall, then spend tip time until Super Saturday studying current events, sports, history, science, religion, music, politics, geogra phy, and more. This is ths eighth annual' HIGH-Q competition at CPCC. Teachers coaching HIGH-Q teams praise the contest as one that encourages scholarship and upholds the image of public schools.'
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