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 […]
Month: March 2004
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 […]
Rams CIAA hopes crushed in first round of tourney
COURTESY OF WSSU WEBSITERALEIGH, NC Once again the Winston-Salem State University men’s basketball team failed to play a full 40 minutes, and once again, it led to a loss for the Rams. The Rams fell to the Trojans of Virginia State University for the second time in the 2003-04 season […]
Lady Vikings end Lady Ram’s season with 73-59 Defeat In CIAA
COURTESY WSSU WEBSITERevenge is a dish best served cold. That is what the Lady Vikings of Elizabeth City State were thinking ever since January 8th, 2004 when the Lady Rams defeated them in Winston-Salem, NC by the score of 72-58. Elizabeth City State came into the CIAA Tournament looking for […]
Loss of season opener won’t discourage Lady Rams softball
By Janell J. LewisArgus Managing EditorThe Lady Rams softball team has a history of good talent stemming from a 2000 CIAA championship and a 2003 Western Division regular season title. In fact, the team has been unequivocally dominating the western division for several years now. The team is returning six […]
Enrollment is on the rise in U.S. colleges
Knight Ridder Newspapers (krt)Students enrolled in college hit a record high of 15 million last fall, and that number is expected to increase 10 percent in the next decade, according to a national study released Wednesday. But in Michigan, a struggling economy may be causing some students to rethink their […]