First on-campus homicide brings tragic end to 2015 Homecoming celebration
Staff Report
In Winston-Salem State’s 123year history, there has never been a documented on-campus homicide – until Nov. 1. That day, sophomore Anthony White Jr., 19, was shot and killed by former student Jarrett Jerome Moore, 21. At approximately 1:20 a.m. Nov. 1, a shooting in Parking Lot W near Wilson Hall and Gleason-Hairston Terrace dormitories was reported. Another student, Troy Bowden,was wounded and taken to an area hospital. The student was treated for non life-threatening injuries and was released. The campus was placed on lockdown at approximately 1:30 a.m. until 4:50 a.m. Moore was arrested in Charlotte Nov. 2, and charged with murder and possession a firearm on campus. According to the Charlotte Observer, Moore had been charged with another shooting three days prior to the incident at WSSU. The WSSU shooting is part of an active, ongoing investigation by the Winston-Salem Police Department and the Winston-Salem State Police. The funeral was Nov. 7.
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Photo by Nigel Peterson, Staff Photographer
Above is a display of some of the handwritten letters at a Nov.4 event in the Thompson Center. Students, alumni, faculty and staff wrote letters or sent postcard’s to the Anthony White Jr.’s family. The letters will be given to the White family at the on-campus service at 5 p.m. Nov.12 in DJR.
Student violators of alcohol ban risk legal, health consequences
Desrick Rhooms Staff Reporter @drhooms112 Edited by Matt Parmesano
Winston-Salem State is a dry campus. Alcohol is banned. Despite that rule, this academic year, there have been 75 students who have or will be undergoing the Student Conduct process for an alcohol or drug infraction. Of those 75, about 45 individuals are associated with some form of alcohol infraction, according to the Student Conduct office. “Homecoming and the begin-
ning of the year is when we see the peaks in alcohol infractions amongst freshmen and upperclassmen,” said Deona Cureton, director of Student Conduct. Students charged with an alcohol offense are sent to the Office of Student Conduct and an appropriate punishment is given. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, about 1,825 college students between the ages of 18 and 24 die from injuries related to alcohol each year, including car accidents.
Roughly 90 percent of all campus rapes occur when alcohol has been used by either the attacker or the victim, according to studies from Brown University Health Education. Effective fall 2013, WSSU requires incoming freshmen to complete an online program called Alcohol Edu, The program was designed to teach students to make good decisions when it comes to alcohol and to overcome peer pressure.
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LGBTQ students eligible for undergrad, grad scholarships Edited By Dysheada Reid
LOS ANGELES PRNewswire -- The Point Foundation scholarship provides financial assitance to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer students seeking financial assistance for their undergraduate or graduate. Students enrolling in undergraduate or graduate programs for the 2016-2017 academic year are eligible to apply for Point’s multi-year scholarship.
Point Foundation is the nation’s largest scholarshipgranting organization for LGBTQ students of merit and provides financial assistance and programmatic support to 85 students. Applications open online Nov.1 at www.pointfoundation.org/apply . Students may submit part one of the application before 11:59 p.m. Jan. 19, 2016.
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