Tag: winter 2018
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WSPD Chief Catrina Thompson Addresses Triad NOW Meeting
NATALIE PATTERSON On Tuesday, Feb. 6, Traid NOW, the local chapter for the National Organization for Women, hosted its monthly meeting at Parkway UCC, welcoming guest speaker Catrina Thompson, Chief of the Winston-Salem Police Department, and colleagues. Chief Thompson, a 24-year veteran of the WSPD, presents herself as an advocate for domestic violence and mental…
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Comic Strip: Non-Equilibrium
DIONNE BOONE
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This Month in History: February
NATALIE PATTERSON February 1, 1960: Four African-American students sit down at a Woolworth’s lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., and refuse to leave upon being denied service. This is repeated for several days, with protests spreading to other southern states, and over 1,600 people are arrested for participating in sit-ins. February 3, 1870: The 15th and…
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Black History: The Story of Excellence
MARY DANIELS This black history month, we are looking at some of the extraordinary men and women who demonstrate black excellence. Salem student Zykeria Carlton explained that, “before slavery we were fine. We had our own businesses. We were dependent on ourselves…we had our own civilizations. We were well off. I think that’s what people…
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The Women’s March: One Year Later
GABI IORI On Jan. 21, 2017, millions of people across the world marched together in protest of the inauguration of Donald Trump. The one year anniversary of this event, Jan. 20, 2018, resulted in more turnout from citizens who are still disgruntled with the Trump Administration. The march this year came at a particularly timely…
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News in the World Beyond Salem
MARY DANIELS Taliban Attack in Afghanistan BBC News reported on a Taliban attack in Kabul, Afghanistan on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018. The attackers filled an ambulance with explosives and detonated the bomb at a security checkpoint in the Ministry of Interior Affairs. The bomb killed 95 people and left 158 injured. The previous week, the…
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Contemporary Poetry Review: Celebrating Immigrants in “Home: Where Everyone is Welcome”
NATALIE PATTERSON “Home: Where Everyone is Welcome” By Deepak Chopra, Kabir Sehgal and Paul Avgerinos Grand Central Publishing 2017 The immigrant-inspired poetry and music collection “Home: Where Everyone is Welcome” is not naive. It does not attempt to suggest that America is a country wholly welcoming of immigrants, nor does it imply that all who…
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Hollywood’s Night of Self-Reflection
*All views expressed in the opinion section are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the position of the Salemite GABY IORI The Golden Globes celebrated their 75th anniversary on Jan. 7, 2018. The Globes are usually seen as an escape from award-season norms such as the Academy Awards or the BAFTAs, and…
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Spotlight on Salem: Kim Varnadoe-Carden, Professor of Art
JULIA JENNINGS Q: What made you decide that you wanted to be an artist and an art professor? When you were a child, did you have dreams of being an artist? A: I was a first generation college student in my family, so I did not have much guidance as to what options were available…
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Safety First!
Welcome back to Salem, sexy Salemites. I hope all of you lovelies are having a wonderful Jan Term- relaxing, taking some time for yourself, maybe making some time for that special someone (or someones). So, let’s talk about the sexiest kind of sex of all – safe sex. There are plenty of ways to have…
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