Television has been taken over by a new genre of programming-Reality TV. You know, “real life” people exposing their fortunes and misfortunes for all America to see. Why are these shows so popular? What causes viewers to stay glued to the tube?One obvious reason is money. The networks continue to […]
Author: Tammy Bankhead
Students stay in college longer
Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT) DETROIT Angela Samuels is in her fifth year at Grand Valley State University. Her art major is almost impossible to finish in the traditional four years, she said although that’s not what she thought when she started college. “I was thinking the usual four years,” said […]
McDonald’s plans to drop Super Size fries, sodas
The Dallas Morning News DALLAS Chad Johnson doesn’t apologize for eating a lot. He changes truck tires for a living. It’s strenuous work that he says burns a lot of fuel. So he had no stomach for a decision this week by McDonald’s Corp. to slice Super Size french fries […]
Aristide says he was forcibly removed from Haiti by U.S.
Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT) WASHINGTON The Bush administration on Monday vehemently denied ousted Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s claim that he “did not resign” and was kidnapped” by U.S. diplomatic and military officials. Aristide’s first day in exile, spent in the Central African Republic, was as contentious as his four-year rule, […]
OutKast has CBS apologizing again
A performance at the Grammy’s by the popular recording artists OutKast led to yet another public apology from the CBS network. OutKast’s performance was not sexually offensive, as the one that led to the first public apology was, but it was racially offensive to Native Americans. OutKast’s Andre 3000 came […]
Move over and make room for the Hip-Hop generation
Argus Managing Editor The Hip-Hop Revolution. Some who are reading this do not know the significance of those four words, but whether you understand it or not, everyone is living in it as we speak. In fact, we have been living in it for several years now. According to an […]
WSSU plans $35 million dollar Capital Campaign
Argus Managing Editor A capital campaign to raise $35 million for Winston-Salem State University is off to a good start with $7.4 million in commitments from area banks, alumni and numerous other contributors. Michelle Cooke, executive director of the University Foundations and chair of the campaign committee, described the capital […]
Greenspan urges cuts to future Social Security, Medicare benefits
Knight Ridder NewspapersWASHINGTONFederal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan weighed in Wednesday on the contentious debate over the future of Social Security and Medicare by suggesting that Congress scale back future benefits, saying America can’t afford the programs. The impending retirement of the baby boom generation, those born from 1946 to 1964, […]
Washington’s trip causes him to rethink his plans
Special to The ArgusAside from the value of an education, the most important aspect of the four (or five for this writer) years that we spend in college is experience. We experience both meaningful and worthless relationships with friends and “love interests” that socially mature us into adults. Then there […]
Baylor athlete’s murder trial set for August
By Jeff Caplan Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT)WACO, Texas Carlton Dotson, the former Baylor University basketball player charged with murder in the death of teammate Patrick Dennehy, will go on trial in August. State District Judge George Allen set a tentative Aug. 9 trial date Friday after lead defense attorney Russ […]