RALEIGHMore legislators want to apologize for the state’s role in perpetuating slavery. Lawmakers are now being asked to consider not one, but two, resolutions apologizing for the state’s role in slavery. Two state House members, Rep. Larry Womble and Rep. Earline Parmon, Democrats from Winston- Salem, filed a resolution Wednesday […]
Month: September 2007
Web Surfing May Come at a Price
Online safety is an important issue not only on the Winston-Salem State campus but also all over the nation. With various programs that track Web site visitation and the increasing amount of personal informationavailable through the Internet, safety has become a greater priority. Cuthrell Johnson, director of the Academic Resource […]
Campus Safety Policies More Responsive in Times of Disaster
No one could have predicted the tragic events that plagued Virginia Tech lastspring – events that caused colleges and universities across the country to take a second look at their campus safety policies. Winston-Salem State University is no exception. The WSSU Police Department is continuing its efforts to ensure campus […]
Financial Issues Force Some Students to Start Classes Without Books
For various reasons – including financial – some students were not prepared for classes their first two weeks of school at Winston-Salem State because they were unable to purchase their textbooks. “It’s frustrating, very frustrating,” said freshman Rondal Moore, a nursing major. Moore said she submitted her financial aid application […]
A piece of Africa
There are many factors that have helped shape art of the past and the way we look at art today. Influences range from culture, music, location, and even climate. Usually when most people think of art, they think of Picasso, Michelangelo, or Rembrandt. Ever thought of Tibebe Terffa, Afewer Tekle, […]
Jena Six Picking
A year ago, Mychal Bell was known in Jena, La., simply as a 16-year-old sophomore at Jena High School and a winning starter on its football team. Today he stands convicted of aggravated second-degree battery and faces up to 22 years in prison.He is nationally known as one of the […]
Where’s the Grass?
For all but the most hardcore-college football fans, practice is an afterthought. As long as players perform well on Saturdays, most casual fans could care less about what goes on at practice. The field on which the players practice is even less of a concern. This summer, however, the practice […]
Conference addresses reasons for shortage of Black nurses
Since the School of Health Sciences at Winston-Salem State University is currently the fourth-largest producer of nurses in North Carolina, one might think that there would be a large number of African American nurses. Think again. “There has always been a shortage, and I feel that it is increasing,” said […]
Vick case raises questions about personal responsibility
#8220;The System” has been a source of worry and woe for black men, since Africans in America learned how to pronounce the word “system.” When it comes to blacks and brushes with the law, it is often the system that takes the blame for the crime, though the man is […]
New Brick City
Just down the hill from Winston-Salem State University, the Downtown Arts District Association (DADA) of Winston-Salem is helping revitalize the local arts scene by sponsoring a personalized brick project. The “Word on the Street” fundraiser enables individuals and groups to buy bricks that become a permanent part of downtown Winston-Salem. […]