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Feb. 18. 2008
The News A rgus
C am pus N fws/F eatures
Sculptures leave their mark
Black Men for Change hosts ball
to raise money for scholarship
Shadonna Boyd
STAFF REPORTER
Trygeania Dowell
STAFF REPORTER
M e l v in E d w a r d s , B everly
B u c h a n a n , R o b e r t B ertoia,
T y r o n e M itc h ell, J a m e s
M arlo w a n d D en n is Peacock
a r e all a r t is ts w h o h a v e left
t h e ir m a r k a t W i n s to n - S a le m
S tate. T h e s e a r t i s t s ' o r i g in a l
s c u l p t u r e s a r e p a r t of
W S S U 's e ff o rts to i m p r o v e
th e c a m p u s l a n d s c a p e .
In 1979, J a m e s M a r l o w 's
" H o m a g e " w a s in s ta l le d in
f r o n t o f th e H a ll - P a tt e r s o n
b u ild in g . " H o m a g e " w as
d o n a t e d b y Ira a n d K uth
Ju lia n .
In 1981 M e l v in E d w a r d s ,
w h o is b e s t k n o w n fo r h is
" L y n c h F r a g m e n t s " w o rk ,
w a s c h o s e n to se t h is l a n d ­
m a rk on c a m p u s after w in ­
n i n g a n a t io n a l c o m p e t i t i o n
for W S S U f u n d e d b y G o r d o n
H a n e s . In 1983, " S o u t h e r n
S u n r i s e " a ro s e . It is th e 12fo o t-tall steel s c u l p t u r e
b e t w e e n H a ll-l’a t te r s o n a n d
K.K. W i llia m s A u d i t o r i u m .
In 1984 a s e c o n d c o m p e t i ­
tio n to o k p la ce, a n d th r e e
fin a lists w e r e c h o s e n to c re ­
a te n e w o u t d o o r a r t w o r k for
th e c a m p u s . T h e a rtis ts w e r e
B everly B u c h a n a n , R o b e r t o
B erto ia a n d T y r o n e M itc h ell.
G a rd e n R u in s
B uchanan d isp lay ed h er
t a le n t s w i t h " G a r d e n R u in s,"
th e p i n k g r a n i t e s t o n e s c u l p ­
t u r e o n th e hill in f r o n t of
H a ll - P a tt e r s o n . " C a r d e n
R u in s " is a gift fr o m G o r d o n
H anes. T he scu lp tu re w as
a s t r a n g e tw i s t fro m
B u c h a n a n 's u s u a l w o r k . A s
a n A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n artist,
h e r art th e m e s are usu ally
fram ed a ro u n d shacks.
A rb o r S p irit
" A r b o r S p ir it" w a s lo c a te d
in th e p i a z z a o u t s i d e th e
m a in a u d ito riu m a n d w as
in s ta l le d in 1985, b u t w a s
t a k e n d o w n in 1995 b e c a u s e
o f d e t e r i o r a t i o n , " B erto ia
s a id . ■
' A r b o r S p ir it," w h i c h
r e m a i n s in s t o r a g e , s t a n d s 13
feet tall a n d is m a d e o f
c h e r r y w o o d . B e rto ia s a i d h e
w a s to ld in th e m i d to late
1990s b y B ro o k A n d e r s o n L in g e , th e d i r e c t o r o f D ig g s
g allery, t h a t a t t e m p t s h a d
b e e n m a d e to r e s to r e th e
s c u l p t u r e , i n c l u d i n g tr y i n g to
c ast it in b r o n z e . H o w e v e r ,
th o s e a t t e m p t s fa ile d d u e to
lack o f fu n d i n g .
P o T o lo
In 1985, T y ro n e M itc h e ll's
" P o T olo" w a s th e n e x t s c u l p ­
t u r e to b e b u il t a t W SSU .
T h is s c u l p t u r e , w h ic h w a s
p a i d for b y th e N a ti o n a l
E n d o w m e n t fo r th e A r ts a n d
G o r d o n H a n e s , w a s p l a c e d in
fr o n t of th e R.J. R e y n o l d s
center. M itc h e ll n a m e d "P o
T olo" a ft e r th e D o g o n w o r d
for th e s t a r S ir iu s B. M itch e ll,
w h o w a s b o r n in 1944 a n d
tr a v e l e d to A frica a n d
b e c a m e i n t e r e s t e d in th e
D o g o n p e o p l e in M ali. " P o
T o lo " w a s f o r m e d fr o m h is
im ag in a tio n , c o m b in e d w ith
t h e t r a d i t i o n a l r i tu a l e n t iti e s
t h a t h e e n c o u n t e r e d w h i l e in
A frica.
O n Feb. 1, 2006 Black M e n for C h a n g e h o s t e d its
first W in te r W a lter H a r le y Black M e n for C h a n g e
S c h o la rs h ip Ball. Black M e n for C h a n g e (BMC) is a n
o r g a n i z a ti o n a t W in sto n -S a le m S tate U n iv e r s it y in
w h i c h y o u n g m e n striv e for excellence.
T h e p u r p o s e of th e ball w a s to raise m o n e y fo r th e
W a lte r H a r le y Black M e n for C h a n g e S c h o la rsh ip .
H a r le y w a s a m e m b e r of B M C w h o d ie d o f Sickle Cell
A n e m ia .
A c c o rd in g to th e Sickle Cell D is e a s e o f A s s o c ia tio n
of A m e ric a Inc (SC DA A ), sickle cell a n e m i a is a b lo o d
d i s o r d e r th a t is in h e r it e d a n d affects r e d b l o o d cells.
P eo p le w ith sickle cell d is e a s e h a v e re d b lo o d cells
th a t c o n ta in m o s tly h e m o g lo b in ( S ), w h i c h is a n
a b n o r m a l ty p e o f h e m o g lo b in . S o m e t im e s th e s e red
b lo o d cells b e c o m e c re s c e n t s h a p e d (s ic k le -sh ap e d )
a n d h a v e d ifficu lty p a s s in g t h r o u g h sm a ll b l o o d v e s­
sels. W h e n th e se s ic k le - s h a p e d cells b lo c k s m a ll b lo od
v essels, less b lo o d c a n r e a c h th a t p a r t of th e body.
T iss u e th a t d o e s n o t receive a n o r m a l b l o o d flow
e v e n t u a ll y b e c o m e s d a m a g e d . T h is is w h a t c a u s e s the
c o m p lic a tio n s of sickle cell a n e m i a d is e a se .
C u rre n tly , th e re is n o u n iv e r s a l c u r e for sick le cell dis­
Photo by G rant Fulton
Po-Tolo sits in front of the R.J. Reynolds Center on cam­
pus. The sculpture was finished in 1985 by Tyrone
Mitchell.
( O th e r ) V o ic es
D e n n i s P ea c o c k 's " ( O t h e r )
V oices" steel s c u l p t u r e w a s
p la c e d in f r o n t o f th e
T h o m p s o n C e n t e r in 1996.
" ( O th e r) V oices" w a s f u n d e d
b y the A r t w o r k s for S tate
B u ild in g s Project. P e a c o c k is
a r e tir e d s c u l p t u r e te a c h e r at
th e U n iv e rs ity of T e n n e s s e e
in K noxville.' P h o to s o f h im '
c o n s t r u c t i n g " ( O th e r) v o ices"
ease.
A p p lic a n ts eligible fo r th e $500 W a lte r H a r l e y Black
M e n for C h a n g e S c h o la rsh ip m u s t d e m o n s t r a t e som e
in v o l v e m e n t w ith civic activities e i th e r in th e c o m m u ­
n ity o r o n c a m p u s . A c c o r d in g to B M C , se rv ic e to o th ­
ers to im p r o v e c irc u m s ta n c e s is a n a d m i r a b l e c h arac­
teristic. T h e a w a r d w ill h o n o r t h o s e w h o d e m o n ­
s tra te this tra it a l o n g w ith th e o t h e r s in d ic a te d .
A p p lic a n ts m u s t b e a m a le f r e s h m a n , s u b m i t an
u nofficial tra n sc rip t, h a v e a m i n i m u m 3.2 CPA, sho w
a n d d o c u m e n t 20 c o m m u n i t y se r v ic e h o u r s , s u b m it a
r e s u m e , a n d a n e s s a y w i t h a m i n i m u m o f 400 w o rd s
a b o u t th e ir e x p e rie n c e s a n d f u t u r e g o a ls at WSSU.
B M C r e q u e s ts th a t a p p l ic a t io n m a te r i a ls be su b m it­
te d b y M a r c h 21. A ll a p p l ic a t io n m a te r i a ls sh o u ld be
s u b m i t t e d v ia c a m p u s m a ilb o x #14235. T h e w in n e r of
th e W alter H a r l e y B lack M e n fo r C h a n g e Scholarship
w ill b e p r e s e n t e d w i t h th e s c h o l a r s h i p a w a r d at the
S t u d e n t A c tiv ities A w a r d s p r o g r a m in April.
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