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Mr. Ram Corey Ruffin plays Mr. Smooth on Sunday nights

It’s about 10:02 p.m. on a cool Sunday night. Students on the campus of Winston-Salem State University are engaged in a number of activities. Some are pulling an all nighter in RJR’s 24 hour computer lab. Others are closing the books up for the night, while some didn’t come close to cracking a text open during the entire weekend. But a pretty safe bet may be made that the majority of them have at least one thing in common- they’ve got their radios locked to WSNC 90.5, Sunday’s edition of “Evening Silouhettes.”They’ve tuned in to hear one of the campus’ most influential voices, that of the reigning Mr. Ram, Corey Ruffin. Every Sunday night from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m., the senior mass communications major from Charlotte delivers a night full of take-me-back-and-make-me-smile R&B, starting many students’ weeks off just right. “First let me say I’ve been doing this legally for two years,” laughed Ruffin in between playing songs in the station.”I first got started three years ago when a campus police officer would let me in the building. I’d learn to use the equipment at 1 and 2 in the morning. I did the first 20 shows on my own, taped, edited and gave them to Mr. Franklin.”I took a chance.”Ruffin’s chance obviously paid off. He began receiving requests and shout-out calls at the station, and then his cell phone rang.” Yeah dawg, I’m on the air right now.”Seems like Mr. Ram radio is a hit from coast to coast. His call came from California, and Ruffin proudly spoke of his Internet listeners in several other states.Ruffin says the formula to Mr. Ram radio, an alias the show took on after his crowning last spring, is pretty simple.”I play a lot of R&B from the late ’80s, early ’90s,” said Ruffin, whose musical selections for the show stem from his personal collection. “Between 10 and 10:30 p.m. I may throw in a little modern R&B and rap.”However, you won’t hear anything that’s less than quality coming out of the station when Ruffin is in control.”I don’t listen to rap that doesn’t have a meaning.”Ruffin’s work at WSNC serves as a guiding tool in pursuing career goals. He believes that involvement on campus is the only way to get ahead.”For some odd reason, we (students) have the misconception that as long as I have this degree, I can get a job,” said Ruffin. “These cats don’t understand that these places are looking for you to have at least two to three years of experience coming into the game.”