Month: November 2006

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“Locals” Increase Students’ Concern For Safety

Nowadays, it is not just the student population that increases on campus, another population has also risen: “locals,” which many Rams define as Winston-Salem city residents who do not attend Winston-Salem State University, but who use the campus as a “hot-spot” or local hang-out. Because of the recent burglaries and […]

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Rams close out season with 31-14 loss against Norfolk State

As expected, emotions were running high on the field after Winston-Salem State’s final game against Norfolk State. Unfortunately for the Rams, they were on the wrong side of the spectrum, as the Spartans’ defeated the Rams 31-14 at Dick Price Stadium in Norfolk, Va. After the game, WSSU head coach […]

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Rams pick up first win, defeat Anderson University 67-44

Winston-Salem State opened up a new era in their basketball history with a 67-44 win over Anderson University on Nov. 14. The game, played in the C.E. Gaines Center, was the Rams home opener and one of only six home games of this season, their first in Division I. It […]

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Pirates plunder Rams’ hopes for upset, win 13-3

Late in the third quarter, Winston-Salem State defensive end William Hayes blew past the right tackle and batted a pass in the air, only to watch Hampton quarterback T.J. Mitchell catch the ball and fall forward two yards. It was just that kind of game for the Rams (3-6), as […]

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Step Your Game Up – BET: Bad Ethnic Television

Twenty-six years ago, a young black businessman from Washington, D.C., named Robert Johnson bought airtime at a local station. It was from those meager beginnings that America ‘s first blackowned and oriented network, Black Entertainment Television, emerged. Starting a year before MTV, Johnson’s network was groundbreaking. Today, however, that ground […]

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WSSU To Offer New Master’s Degree In Teaching.

Winston-Salem State University will begin offering a new Master of Arts in Teaching(MAT) degree starting January 2007. This is an alternative teacher certification program to initial teacher licensure for those with qualifying undergraduate degrees. It will address the teacher shortage in the Piedmont region and the state. The program providesadvanced […]

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Feast May Lead To Fat

An increase in obesity is plaguing America, and students should become more concerned about improving their eating habits and avoiding weight gain. Researchers at a private northeastern university recently conducted studies concerning the weight gain of college students. The study included 382 freshmen, with each student being weighed once at […]

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No More Parking Tickets – Please!!

It is a white slip of paper with a red banneracross the top tucked inside a yellow envelope. What is it? It is a parking ticket. “Enter to learn and depart to serve,” one student says sarcastically. We want to learn, but we have a hard time entering to get […]

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National Coalition Of Negro Women Forms New WSSU Chapter

The Winston-Salem State University Section of the National Coalition of Negro Women had its first meeting in October. This new and upcoming organization was inspired by the division of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune in 1935 to uplift and empower African-American women within the community. She coined the motto for this […]