Beginning this month, Winston-Salem State University will become the first campus in the country to provide its security officers with electric-powered bicycles like ones currently used by U.S. military forces overseas. “Regular bike patrols are somewhat limited because it all comes down to the energy level and how in shape […]
Month: April 2004
CD REVIEW
Special to the Argus “College Dropout,” Kanye WestRockafella Records Sometimes you come along something which is really unexpected. As is the case with Rockefella’s newest artist Kanye West. His freshman CD “College Dropout” hit the stores last month. It’s nice. At best West is one of the good emerging artist. […]
WSSU students have a variety of summer plans
By Layla FarmerArgus Reporter The air is getting warmer, the sunshine is plentiful, and most of us can’t help but turn our minds to summer, for it is nearly upon us. That coveted three month break is almost a reality once again. Students at Winston-Salem State are getting restless, like […]
Students are encouraged to get an MBA
By Lisa BooneArgus News Editor Earl Granger, associate director of recruitment at Kenan-Flagler Business School of UNC-Chapel Hill, encouraged students in all majors to consider pursuing a master of business administration degree when he spoke last month on campus. Granger was a speaker at a gathering arranged by the […]
Ram parents get support with new club on campus
School is hard enough, but for many students at Winston-Salem State University, school is only part of the equation. Many women and men on campus are juggling a full time school schedule with the responsibilities of taking care of a family as well. Ayanna Ross, 22, is an example. Ross […]
Jos. A. Bank will hold ‘Dress for Success’ seminar April 7 featuring campus models
If you are a man and you want the job, then you need to dress the part. That is the message of a “Dress for Success” seminar being conducted by renowned national male clothier Jos. A. Bank., at Winston-Salem State University on Wednesday, April 7, at 5:30 p.m. in room […]
WSSU students should expect tuition increase
By Lakisa LeakeArgus Reporter Despite their best efforts, student protesters from across the state failed last month to stop a vote to increase tuition at universities within the University of North Carolina (UNC) system. The tuition hike takes effect two years from now. The decision by the Board of […]
Sweet Potatoes is more than a meal, it’s an atmosphere
By Tammy BankheadArgus Reporter Looking for a place where the food is great and the prices are within your budget? Sweet Potatoes, a soul food restaurant on Trade Street in the downtown arts district, is a sure bet. It offers quality dining without breaking the wallet. The restaurant opened in […]
Excellence
It is such a dramatic quote that it has influenced and remained with the renowned human and civil rights leader, Dr. Dorothy I. Height, through most of her adult life. “Dont’ tell me that you have done your best, your best is not good enough, it has to be excellent, […]
Jemison is graduation speaker
Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel into space, will deliver the keynote address for Winston-Salem State University’s 113th Spring Commencement at the Lawrence Joel Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, May 8. A native of Decatur, AL, Jemison was reared in Chicago, IL, where an uncle […]