Knight Ridder Newspapers(KRT) WASHINGTON _ College graduates who fall behind in repaying their college loans and other debts may find themselves jobless, as well. Thereason: Many employers are now using credit checks to vet job applicants. Banking, accounting and information technology companies, along with government agencies and police and fire […]
Month: May 2003
JOB Hunting
BC-CMP-STUDENTDEBT-ADVICE:WA _ national (370 words)Job seekers with bad credit histories should get credit reportsKRT NEWSFEATURES(HAS TRIM)By Tosin SulaimanKnight Ridder Newspapers(KRT) WASHINGTON _ Job-hunting college graduates with bad credit histories should first read what employers will learn about them. You can get yourcredit report from the three major credit bureaus. Experian […]
HAZING
BC-CMP-HAZING:TB _ national (1170 words)Anti-hazing laws weak, often overlookedKRT NEWSFEATURESBy V. Dion HaynesChicago Tribune(KRT) The activities of the Kappa Alpha Society at Cornell University caused a national furor when one of its pledges, a young man from St. Louis,died after plunging into a canal during a hazing ritual. Amid the […]
SOUL MUSIC FAMILY AFFAIR
BC-MUS-KINDRED:PH _ entertainment, people (1280 words)Soul music is this couple’s family businessBy Annette John-HallKnight Ridder Newspapers(KRT) PHILADELPHIA _ The smoke machine at the Five Spot in downtown Philadelphia emits a dreamy cloud on which the music of Kindred theFamily Soul, the city’s soulful husband-and-wife duo, wafts and lingers. Jill Scott […]
RAPPER SPEAKS OUT
BC-MUS-BUCK65:SP _ entertainment, people (770 words)Canadian rapper Buck 65 says hip-hop can grow old tooBy Reggie RoystonKnight Ridder Newspapers(KRT) When rapper and DJ Rich Terfry scans the music press’s annual laundry list of greatest albums and performers, often he’ll see much-repeatednames like Lennon and McCartney, Bob Dylan or Miles Davis. […]
Four is to Go
It was an unfortunate ending to an almost magical run. Many times before the Los Angeles Lakers have overcome with all the chips stacked against them, but not this time. Yesterday I jokingly said that Robert Horry missing the game winner in Game 5 was the reason the Lakers might […]
That Shot
We’ve seen it before. That shot, late in the game that defines the Los Angeles Lakers as 3-time champions and not summer break vacationers. Robert Horry shot, that shot, two days ago in the Lakers game 5, two-point loss to San Antonio. But he didn’t make it. He missed his […]
Keith
hey keith. what’s a number i can reach you at this summer? or email?
SGA may no longer pay for concert at homecoming
Issues concerning safety and Homecoming 2003 were addressed at Winston-Salem State University’s full student body meeting last month. SGA President Kristie Swink presided over the meeting that about 20 students attended to ask questions in an open forum.WSSU’s campus police chief, Willie Bell, and Lt. Marcus Sutton addressed student concerns […]
College stepping stone for life, career
College for many is an experience that alters the perception of life. For some, college may simply be the process taken to get to the next level of their careers. Although it should be both, young people entering the world of responsibility, academics, and partying often cross-different paths. For me, […]