In Sports: NFL fan laments lack of enthusiasm HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY Camgus Chronicle VOL. 13, NO. 4 RIDAY. January 27. 2006 HIGH POINT, N.C. Starke shares vision in High Point United- Way Life experiences provide pertinent perspective for all students, regardless of race Scholarship By Pam Holley Starke was welcomed with cheers there 's a great divide." Later in her speech Sta.ff Writer and a standing ovation. She opened by that Wanda Starke struck a compelling established at HPU saying, "Dr. (Hal) Warlick (Dean of the theme that really hit home with the audi­ Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is the Chape l) invited me months ago and I ence. "If life was a canvas, bow many only holida y on which Americans cel­ could not say no. I thank God for this colors would you use?" she asked. Beginning in fall 2006, the United ebrate the life of an African-American. It opportunity." Starke lived through a period of Way of Greater High Point and High wasn't even until 1999 that all 50 states She described Dr. King as a man with segregation, extreme racism and white Point University are joining to provide in the nation decided to commemorate the impressive numbers. He was ja iled over water fountains and colored water foun­ a scholarship for an incoming fres h­ civil rights leader's life and the cause that 30 times, gave around 2500 speeches and tains. Separation existed even at a family led 200,000 people in the March on Wash­ physician's. "Everywhere I went, every­ man to make higher education possible he died for. ington. However, Starke would also edu­ one was black until I went to Dr. for at-risk students in the greater Hi gh Th e High Point University fami ly cate and sho ck the audience with some Poindexter's office. All of the people my Point area. The award of $5 ,000 can and memb ers of the community gathered other numbers. mother and I passed by were white. They be renewe d annually and is specifically Jan.16 in Hayworth Chapel to honor King. The Genesis Gospel Choir set the tone for As Starke quoted from a survey, bad a nice waiting room adorned with designated for incoming freshmen who the program with melodious sounds as it the audience reacted with surprise. flowers. Then we went to the room that are involved in a United Way agency sang, "A in't gonna let nobody tum me "We have made great strides. Fifty­ was for blacks. This room was tiny and as a vo lunteer or a client. Applicants around ... Gonna keep on walk.in', keep on five percent of all Americans think race dingy. Later, I got to see what King did to must include a letter of reference from talkin' all the way to Freedom Land." relations have improved ... (but) sixty ­ knock down racial barriers.'' a United Way partner agency and meet Guest speaker Wanda Starke, co-anchor three percent think race relations wiJJ al­ In her speech, Wanda Starke stated, HPU 's academ ic standar ds for admis­ ofWXIT, Channel 12, Evening News, also ways be a problem , and only 20 percent " I challenge you to add color to your can­ sion, and the recipient will be se lected made a powerful connection with the au­ ofb lacks think that MLK's dream is com­ vas. First , examine your belief s about by a joint committee of United Way dience. ing true . So, on issues that really matter , races. Look for opportunities and make it and High Point Unive rsity offic ials. a priority. People are too afraid to talk about race. It requires honesty and mov­ BCA seeks cultural ing beyond blame. To get to that point you understanding have to have a genui ne friendship." The program closed with "We By Ericka Norris Shall Overcome. " Sta.ff Writer As the High Point University com­ munity sang, tears filled the eyes of some BCA is an organization that eel of the older women in the audience who brates black culture on campus. It spon were possibly reminde-d of a time when ors activities for students and is involve America was so divided. the community. Members ofBCA par "It was a good but an emotional ser­ icipate in Big Brother Big Sister and oth vice for me," said freshman Meaghan entoring programs such as lunch bud Price. "As a kid, racism is never intro­ ies and tutoring programs for loca duced to you until you witness it firsthand. outh. This year BCA celebrates its I 5d Now we have the opportunity to not see ear on campus. color, but in her [Starke's] world they This year it has been proposed b did," Price continued. ara Williams, a BCA officer, to becom Yes, we do have that opportunity to­ part of a bigger organization, ASALH day. Today, we can freely put Wanda ara feels, "it will add African America Starke's lesson in practice--to examine ·ulture to High Point's campus." ASAL our beliefs about races and to add color r the Association for the Study of Afri to our canvas. an American Life and History is a na ional organization that promotes Afri an American history in schoo ls, colleges hurches and the government. ASAL Katrina can't keep Krueger away from home as founded in 1915 by Carter G oodson whose goal was to help today' By Modu Kamara upon her, Laura and her family were able long distance trips with her family, but outh develop a positive selfun derstand Staff Writer to escape the storm. 'I went home and this one was unusual. She was not on a ng through knowledge of history. BC started packing ... it was kind oflike a big vacation; she was running from the storm. ants to establish ASALH in order t "I was in class and my instructor rush," she said. To beat time, Krueger said, "I listened ducate faculty and students on black bis could not let us leave," junio r Laura Krueger left New Orlean s with her to music, played games and text-mes­ ory as well as to promote academi Krueger said. She was anxiously wait ing pare nts, brother and her dog. She recalls saged my brother who was couple of feet chievement and to enhance awareness o dismis sal from her geology professor at the slow-moving traffic on interstate IO away from me." When they finally made lack culture on HPU's campus. the University ofNew Orleans at the time as hundr eds of thousands of people were it to a pit stop, "it was almost impossib le By becoming a branch of ASALH when the eye of the deadly storm picked rushing to evacuate at the same time. "At to use the bathroom ... People took their igh Point University would become th up speed to reach the Gulf Coast. Despite one point we cou ld walk faster than the ust predominantly white school to do so the unnecessary delay that was imposed cars," Krueger says. She enjoys ta.king See New Orleans, page 2 raditionally, historically black college ere a part of ASALH, but BCA woul Page3 Page 7 ike for HPU to become a part of this or anization . Donya Jackson, Vice-Presi The Lion, ent of BCA , says, "It would be a goo Creation the Witch, eflection on HPU, and good timing for and hange with all the physical changes o and the ampus." BCA would also receive read evolution? real C.S. ng materials that would be useful durin Lewis See BCA, continued on page 8 2 Canipus Chronick EDITORIAL Friday, January 27, 2006 Addicted to cyberspace? Addictions ... we all have one of Many up-and-coming bands have pages, Snowball 2006 some sort or the other. Some choose al­ as well as those more estab lished groups, cohol or tobacco, others movies, and still such as Dashboard Confess ional, Kanye February 4, at the Radisson more have the internet. Being college stu­ West and Third Day. It's a fantastic too l ickets: $5 in advance, $10 at the door dents , many of us have a tendency to pro­ for bands sea rching for a following; crastina te. It seems the addictions evolve MySpace released their first CD this past gradually, more and more towards tech- December , with Fuse , a relatively new n o l o g y music channe l hosting a show commemo­ AIM ... Facebook.com ... MySpace. We rating its release. know these sites, we visit them on a regu­ The newest development is lar basis, some of us more regu larl y than Facebook.com. It's been serving HPU others. Even some of our pro fessors have since early May, and thousands ofus have joined Facebook. joined the network; Dr. Qubein even has It's all about connection, staying in his own group . Find your best friend from the know with what everybody else is 3rd grade, conn ect again with people you doing. With Instant Messenger, we have haven't seen since graduation and stay in away messages to check, profiles with contact easily with your friends at HPU links to pictures and biogs . There 's al­ with the message function - by that , ways something different. It's when it meaning the ones who don't stay on AIM devolves into checking the away mes­ all day and night like you do. sages every 20 minutes that you know you And what is this poking thing? What haveaproblem.