Month: May 2003

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More Choices

Grad school or work? Travel or stay home? These are questions that may go throughout the minds of a college senior. Whether students need more time or want to graduate early, December graduation is supplying the average college student with more options. About 420 applications have been submitted to the […]

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Freshman writing contest yields five winners

Throughout the year, the English and Foreign Languages Department at Winston-Salem State University sponsors many activities and events. During the fall (as in the spring), the department holds a “mix and mingle” session with its majors and minors. This gives students a chance to spend time with their academic advisors […]

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Paul Robeson comes to life through play starring Junious Leak

It is a life that is legendary, a story that broke the conventions and created a legend of a man.A man with the voice to match.Last month, the Undergraduate Programs in conjunction with the Office of International Programs brought Paul Robeson to Winston-Salem State University.According to www. pbs.org, Robeson was […]

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It is important to continually recognize excellence

It gives me great joy to share time with you once again as we move towards the close of another exciting school year. We have reached numerous milestones as we persevered beyond challenges, both foreseen and unseen. You are truly exceptional students and that is clear in many, many ways. […]

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Halls to get makeovers

The Office of Housing and Residence Life is preparing for major renovations this summer as Winston-Salem State University seeks to further improve student living conditions.With the completion of WSSU’s newest residence hall, Rams Commons, Linda Inman, the director of Housing and Residence Life, has looked toward improving the existing dormitories, […]

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Abuse, stolen property forces removal of pool tables

The game room at Winston-Salem State University is a place where students congregate to do anything from engage in a card game to watch television, play ping-pong or shoot pool – well, at least that used to be the case.The game room, in the Thompson Center, has been void of […]

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New recruits brighten the horizon for football team

After the WSSU Rams football team’s dismal 2002-03 season, they will seek for a boost next season from two incoming freshman recruits.Jeffrey Romanelli and Dale Autrey, both from three time 4-A state champion Charlotte Independence High School, will provide help for both the offensive and defensive units next year.Autrey could […]

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Use Caution

ew york daily newsNEW YORK (KRT) – The Milwaukee Bucks fan on the phone recently was not offering the usual unsolicited advice. It was U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson – a former Wisconsin governor – and he wanted coach George Karl to know that the team, which […]

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BMC began as friends out to make a difference

Black Men for Change, a group whose aim is to be positive role models for black men, originated first with a close group of friends. “Sean Andrews and Corey Ruffin came up with the name. It came up with just the guys talking about different issues that affect black men. […]

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McGee catches contest’s top prize with ease

With fishing as an extended metaphor for a lost relationship. Winston-Salem State University’s Jeremy McGee walked home with the top prize in the North Carolina State University poetry contest.A win that he said freaked him out.McGee is a junior English major with a minor in art. He said he has […]