Surely by now, Willie Jeffries believed, things would be better. He never expected change to come overnight, but it’s been 26 years. In January 1979, Wichita State hired Jeffries as its head football coach. The reason anyone outside Kansas noticed was because no Division I-A program had hired an African-American […]
Month: October 2005
Functional exercise an easy way to trim down
Loathesome vulture. That’s how Rhonda feels, as she circles a campus parking lot, tailing yet another vehicle, praying that a driver pulls out, so that she won’t have to trek a half mile or more to get to class. Frustrated, she reaches for a greasy bag of fries from the […]
Hurricane relief program features debut performance by Burke Singers
While most of the nation watched helplessly as New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region drowned in rolling waters let loose by Hurricane Katrina, two student singers at Winston-Salem State University found a way to cope with the sorrow that the televised images stirred in their souls. They transformed their […]
ATTN: Features/Entertainment Editor
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It’s crucial for students to learn to budget money
Kisha Adams, a 21-year-old junior at Winston-Salem State University, learned to manage money the old-fashioned way: “By making mistakes and learning from those mistakes.” Spending money that she didn’t have, and having to go without, proved a real wake-up call for her. Adams said it took some time, but she’s […]
Alumni’s generosity benefits students
When senior Tina Foster graduates, she expects to remain an active alumnus, giving not only her time but money. “It’s important to give back so that the future students have what I enjoyed,” the 23-year-old said. Many current students profess to feel the same way that Foster does. But after […]
Credit debt can be risky
Graphic design major, Matt Hind, got his first credit card two months ago and he’s not afraid to use it – for just about any and everything. “Buy now, pay later” is Hind’s philosophy. “I use my credit card to avoid using my cash,” the 23-year-old Winston-Salem native said. “Students […]