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In A&E: Returning writer pans pop; summer rock earns kudos FWn'JgL HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY Campus ChronicleHIGH POINT, N.C. FRIDAY, August 18, 2006 Orientation highlights top speakers Bill Cosby to By Rebecca Fleming Godefroy's survival depended on his own Orientation, Monday, Aug. 21. Henry, a A&E Editor ability to provide for and protect himself. professional singer and songwriter for 10 When he arrived in America, from his years, combines his talent and sense of speak in May Every year, High Point University native Haiti, he had only $5 and a few humor to encourage students to reach their Bill Cosby was officially an- welcomes its students back with a series items of clothing. He taught himself En- fullest potential in the classroom and in nounced as the 2007 Commencement of lectures intended to inspire and en- glish as he worked any job available and life. Qubein feels Henry is a good choice speaker for High Point University on courage as the new year begins. This year now uses his experiences to motivate and for the beginning of this new year, say- Thursday, Aug. 17. Cosby is one of the featured speakers - Rene Godefroy encourage others. President Nido Qubein ing, "Patrick has spoken at hundreds of the most influential stars in America. and Patrick Henry - promise to be par- believes High Point students will learn high schools and colleges, and his pre- Many members of the class of 2007 ticularly inspiring and relevant. much from Godefroy because "Rene has sentations of word and music touch on grew up watching "The Cosby Show"; During the first General Session of a remarkable life story of survival, hav- issues very relevant to graduating seniors not only will Cosby be a warmly wel- Orientation, Sunday, Aug. 20, students ing come to the U.S. from Haiti in abject becoming freshmen in college." comed speaker, but a very familiar one will listen to Rene Godefroy - a man who poverty, and his lessons of life balance General Session lectures are held in as well. As Cosby joins the lineup of overcame amazing obstacles and is now will be inspiring to our freshmen." the Hayworth Fine Arts Center, at 7 p.m. our well-known commencement a celebrated and sought-after speaker. Patrick Henry, a professional speaker Orientation speakers were arranged by speakers, Queen Noor of Jordan and His story is one of determination and am- and musician, will entertain students in Roger Clodfelter, director of WOW. former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, we bition. From a very young age, the second General Session of can only wonder what treat the class of 2008 will receive. Cook tapped as top Reality of Katrina clean-up efforts scholar athlete opens eyes of student volunteer By Pam Haynes of the road. Waveland appeared to be a treme form when my relief team and I Junior basketball player Leslie Assistant Editor struggling community, still fighting a arrived at our destination. We navigated Cook has been honored as the 2005- storm that ended months ago. streets that still went without signs or 06 Women's Scholar Athlete of the When I first moved back home from The camp was held in an old NAPA names to find the faded blue house. On Year by the Big South Conference. Autoparts store surrounded mostly by the outside it appeared to be spared the She has made the Dean's List ev- college, my mother said my room looked colorful piles of wood and metal that had ery semester at High Point. Cook av- as if a hurricane had been through it. As damage compared to the hollow houses once been buildings as well. All of the across the street with the word "con- eraged 12.4 points per game, second I stared hopelessly at boxes stacked to the highest on the team. ceiling and pieces of stray clothing blan- volunteers, who included people from demned" spray-painted across them. The keting my floor, I recalled another places as far away as New Jersey and inside, however, was not so fortunate. instance involving a One glimpse into Littles enshrined hurricane and a hope- the house didn't less-looking room. make much sense once again Though my mother was to my eyes. The only using the word ceiling was in Gene Littles, the all-time leading "hurricane" as a meta- pieces on the floor, scoring in High Point University his- phor, I couldn't help but and mud was coat- tory, will be inducted into the Guilford take it literally. ing the soggy insu- County Sports Hall of Fame in Sep- After working at a lation draped over tember. He's already enshrined in the Katrina relief camp for the bare rafters. university hall of fame. a few days, I actually The refrigerator lay Littles, who starred for High Point knew what a room that on its side next to College, played in the American Bas- had experienced a hur- the bedroom door, ketball Association before it merged ricane looked like. which was bent in with the NBA. He coached the Char- Some friends and I half, still clinging lotte Hornets and was interim coach of drove to Waveland, to one hinge. Ob- the Denver Nuggets and Cleveland Miss, last May, eight jects that had once Cavaliers. months after Katrina been furniture A second High Point College had drowned the Gulf were morphed into graduate, legendary announcer Charlie Coast, to see what IHF HOI SF BEFORE ANN HUM; WAS C OMPI ETED PHOTO BY PAM HAYNES balls of dried, Harville will also be inducted. Known progress had been cracked dirt. It for his gentlemanly demeanor, Harville made and to contribute to that progress. Vermont, were split up into groups with was as if I was looking at one of those is often considered to be the first sports- We knew when we had entered the com- different assignments. I was assigned to games in a magazine that asks, "What is caster to appear on live TV in the munity, not because of a bright, friendly gut a house along with a few other volun- wrong with this picture?" In this case, I Tarheel State. The longtime sports di- sign that welcomed us, but because of the teers. would have circled everything. rector at WGHP, Harville, in his eighth dangling billboards still unrepaired, the Just as staring at my chaotic, un- To start the process of cleaning my decade, could be seen at Greensboro bent trees with naked limbs and the rem- packed room gave me that hopeless feel- room, my mother brought in a broom and Bats baseball games where, as was nants of thick mud and water on the sides ing, I felt hopeless in a much more ex- See Rebuilding, page 5 typical, he had a smile and a wave for everyone. Page 2 Page 4 Page 6 Page 8 Golfer wins kudos Darfur issue Alumni staff Little-known Panther Senior golfer Jenna Kinnear has virtually been named an All-American Scholar In this issue: update on bands draw pitcher has by the National Golf Coaches Associa- ignored: life rave reviews all-star tion. take action —Compiled by Amanda Roberts— summer now 2 Campus Chronicle Friday, Aug. 18, 2006 World's latest genocide is occurring in Sudan Ignorance is not bliss but a crime against humanity; after three years of struggle, no end in sight in Darfur By Amanda Roberts poor roads. Too often, these soldiers ar- graduating from high school and others Stand up for the violated rights of people Editor in chief rive after villagers have been massacred. were finally finding our niche. But this in a foreign land. Who cares that they're It's not just the president's responsi- is college - this is the most active time of not American citizens? Are we the only Genocide. The word evokes images bility to help end the slaughter; it's our our lives, the most exciting. For the tra- people in the world entitled to life, lib- of a world gone mad, nations warring with responsibility as human beings. To turn ditional day students, going straight to erty and the pusuit of happiness? Or is each other, a Jewish minority being bru- aside and pretend it's not there...that's just tally murdered. Over 60 years ago now. as much as saying that it's OK for people There's no such thing as genocide any- to be murdered, to die of hunger every more. Or so we tell ourselves, sitting in day. Hundreds of thousands of people our comfortable dorm rooms, hanging out are hungry in Darfur and refugee camps with our friends, playing Halo until the in Chad. Seventy years ago, a genocide wee hours of the started slowly, quietly morning. because people looked Half a world the other way because away, people are dy- it wasn't happening to ing. Not just in the them. By the time the Middle East; we hear slaughter of innocents about that every day, ended, 10 million bombarded by the were exterminated, in- breaking news every cluding 6 million 30 minutes on Fox Jews. And a world News. It's not break- war had been fought - ing news anymore, not for the purpose of MAI.Mil RISK 111 CHILDREN IN DARFUR WWW.CIIAN(;I:MAKKRS.NET kids. Sad to say, it's a stopping the genocide, daily occurrence. but because a leader college from high school, this is our first our indifference because they're in a Third A genocide over- wanted to conquer the taste of true freedom - the only time in World country with nothing (so to say) to looked by many is oc- world for "The Master our lives where we're not expected to hold offer us? Are we going to stand aside? curring in Darfur, in Race." down a 40-hour per week job, pay for Or are we going to help? Are we going the western part of the So what is this war insurance, and have a family.