The promises we made to ourselves because of Sept. 11 embarrass us now four years later. Our shocked and bereaved hearts whispered pledges to live more focused lives. After religious fanatics used passenger planes as guided missiles, killing 3,000 people in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania – including my own […]
Month: September 2005
Black college students find themselves in an awkward position
Our community tells us to embrace and express our identity as African-Americans and as individuals in the way we walk, talk and present ourselves. However, tattoos, body piercing, dreadlocks, full beards, gold teeth, blonde hair, skimpy clothes and other unique ways that some individuals choose to express themselves are not […]
Working for you
The Career Services office is starting its year of service to the WSSU community with the following events: Career and Cooperative Education Fair Thursday, September 15, 12:00 -4:00 pm 207 Thompson Center Employers are coming to campus to share information on careers with their organizations. Sessions will be held the […]
WSSUs Shannon Davis picks up state Woman of the Year honors
At 22, Shannon Davis has already proven that she is both a winner and a leader. She is an All-CIAA performer in bowling and softball. She is president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, former president of the Sports Management Program, and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. […]
Possibility of a draft remains hot topic among potential draftees
Andrew Darata wants to graduate college, not go to war. Someday, however, the college freshman believes he will have no choice. President Bush says there will be no military draft. But Darata believes Eminem, the rapper, when he says that Bush is “lying to us.” “When you’re talking about a […]
Higher gas prices force students to make sacrifices
When Calvin Foster, a Winston-Salem State University senior, budgeted for school costs this year, he had no way of knowing that gas prices would take an unexpected leap. The nationwide average for a gallon of gasoline is $3.05, although prices are much higher in most major metropolitan areas. What this […]
New state-of-the-art residence facility eases demand for on-campus housing
Christina Davis, a 19-year-old nursing student, couldn’t be happier with her double suite in Gleason-Hairston Terrace, the university’s newest residence hall. “It’s better than what I expected,” she said, smiling. WSSU’s newest hall contains 84 apartments, 27 two-bedroom suites, 17 one-bedroom suites and two apartments for resident managers. Each bedroom […]
Dreadlocks a no-go for sports club
Ronald Stevens, a WSSU senior and president of the Sports Management Club, knows firsthand how important it is to make a good impression, especially when it comes to a prospective employer. He also understands that you should always be dressed to impress, because you never know if the person you […]
Three students from Gulf Coast come to WSSU
Blaring horns did not disturb the thoughts of Hurricane Katrina evacuee Arteeca Eccles as she watched an uninterrupted stream of brake lights creep along the backdrop of a dark New Orleans morning. “We left for Texas at 3 a.m.,” said Eccles, an Xavier University freshman now enrolled at WSSU. “It […]
Students say transition from two-year school not that bad
Among the mix of returning students, incoming freshman and accelerated-learning students, there is another group at Winston-Salem State University: Transfer students. Stephanie Feggins, a 20-year-old resident of the city, is one of them. Feggins attended Forsyth Technical Community College before enrolling at WSSU. She said she chose the university because […]