Security
officer loves job, students
By Kate Gibson
For
nearly eight years, George McBride, a security guard at the Z. Smith
Reynolds Library has held the same position. He sits near the entrance
of the library, watching university students walk in with their eyes
open wide in awe as freshmen and walk out with their careers within
reach as seniors.
October
11 marks 50th anniversary of campus
By Elizabeth Bland and Elizabeth Turnbull
Today,
Oct. 11, marks the 50th anniversary of the university’s groundbreaking
– an occasion that the Old Gold and Black then called, “something
worth telling the grandchildren about.”
ADA
task force instituted
By Andrew Tillman
In
order to improve the university’s compliance to the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990, Ken Zick, the vice president of student life
and instructional resources, and John Anderson, the vice president of
finance and administration, initiated the Americans with Disabilities
Task Force in May of 2001.
SU
brings FBI terrorist expert to Wait Chapel for discussion
By Erin Moran
Danny
Coulson, the founder and former director of the FBI’s Anti-Terrorist
Task Force, spoke in Wait Chapel Oct. 8 about anti-terrorist movements
and domestic and international terrorism. The lecture discussed past
terrorist attacks on the United States and detailed possible results
of the Sept. 11 attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C.
Triathletes
run, ride, swim against domestic violence
By Jeff Harvey
If
campus seemed a bit livelier on Oct. 7 than most Sunday mornings, it
was most likely due to the scores of athletes who swam, biked and ran
around the grounds of campus as part of the fourth annual Baptist Medical
Center Excellence Triathlon.
W-S
mayoral race heats up
By David Irvine and Angel Hsu
Winston-Salem’s
upcoming mayoral election will be one of the most important in recent
memory, as the city is searching for solutions to new economic problems
arising out of the announcement that Wachovia Corp.’s headquarters
will be moving to Charlotte.
Student
organizes SpeakOut regarding Sept. 11 incidents
By Tom Clark
Students
and faculty gathered Oct. 4 in Tribble Hall to take part in the 911
SpeakOut, a forum held to discuss the Sept. 11 attacks on New York City
and Washington, D.C. Senior Lee Anne Quattrucci organized the forum
to give students the opportunity to find out more about the Taliban
and the current U.S. conflict with Afghanistan.
Leadership
council reorganized
By Tom Clark
After
a temporary hiatus, the Campus Leadership Council has returned to the
university to unite student organizations and facilitate interaction
among the group leaders.
