Dear Mr. Sammy Sosa, Excuse me for everything that follows in this letter. I have a few questions. Rightfully so, considering I just discovered that you were not on the juice though the bats you have used might have been. How do I view you career? Are your stats as […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

#8220;Music will be a big part in your life.” These are the words that Rosice “Ceasefire” Batsuli read in 11th grade as he cracked open a fortune cookie. That piece of paper has now become a reality. Batsuli, better known as Cease or deejay Ceasefire, is a junior music business […]

A phone call from Chancellor Martin, the inspiration of friends and a genuine passion for the Winston-Salem State University community all led to the election of Mignon Turner to direct students under her reign as Miss WSSU in the fall. Turner, raised in Burlington, showed off her talent at the […]