Month: November 2006

Uncategorized

Overseas, I Made Them Respect Me As A Black Woman

Last year, as a sophomore at the University of Cincinnati, I decided to live and study abroad as part of the university’s Global Studies Program. I chose Dubai, part of the United Arab Emirates, a desert country about the size of South Carolina that boasts one of the highest standards […]

Uncategorized

New Grant Hopes To Reduce Risky Behavior Of Young African-Americans

The Healthy Choices create Empowered Changes (HCcEC) project, sponsored through WSSU’s Division of Student Affairs, began January 1, 2006. Healthy Choices create Empowered Changes (HCcEC) provides HIV/AIDS and substance abuse prevention education to female students at Winston-Salem State University. “The grant is specifically for women; however, we hope to impact […]

Uncategorized

WSSU Employee Upgrades To Universal Super Producer

Working to make money is a vital component of living in today’s world, but the opportunities that present themselves to make ends meet may turn out to be a minor stepping stone towards an ultimate goal. Koryell Williams, also known as Kory L. on the Beat, matched his hard-working attitude […]

Uncategorized

Rams hammer Falcons, win 26-6

As he watched his team stand on the field at Bowman Gray Stadium with their helmets held in the air, Rams head coach Kermit Blount could not help but crack a smile. On a day where his offense struggled for much of the game, his defense came up huge, forcing […]

Uncategorized

Nascar and a new curriculum help put WSSU in the driver’s seat

On Thursday, Oct.19, university officials unveiled plans for a new curriculum: Motorsport Management. The announcement was made at a press conference in the Cleon F. Thompson Student Services Center. The announcement of the new bachelor of science curriculum marked the beginning of a day filled with opportunity and high expectations […]

Uncategorized

Advanced degree may guarantee success

Similar to high school diplomas in the past, nowadays, bachelor degrees come a dime a dozen. In order to become professionally accomplished in most occupational fields today, students, especially underrepresented minorities and women, need to be better than good, smarter than average, and more ambitious than most. Graduate school is […]

Uncategorized

Bill English set point record in basketball at WSSU

To say that Kobe Bryant’s 81-point performance against the Toronto Raptors was historic doesn’t begin to describe what took place recently. Kobe Bryant put together the greatest regular season scoring exhibition in the NBA since Wilt Chamberlain hit the century mark against the Knicks in 1962. But did you know […]

Uncategorized

Tougher punishment needed in the Miami-FIU brawl case

PHILADELPHIA It doesn’t really matter what University of Miami administrators say or don’t say right now about the job status of football coach Larry Coker. Coker’s gone. That was true even before Saturday’s spectacle against Florida International. Coker already had lost the support of many former Hurricanes stars and probably […]

Uncategorized

New dormitory puts WSSU on the map

Construction officially began on the new Foundation Heights residence facility at 11:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 6 during the dormitory’s groundbreaking ceremony. The event was on-site between Brown Hall and the C.E. Gaines Center. Many student participants and community officials were in attendance, reflecting the large amount of student involvement in […]

Uncategorized

WSSU offers studying services

Anticipation to view midterm grades can be nerve-wracking for anyone. However, midterms allow students to see how effective their study habits are and provides them with enough time to improve their grades before the end of the semester. Students should remember that studying does not take place when they leave […]