Winston-Salem State has experienced rapid growth in enrollment recently and so has the marching band. The Red Sea of Sound now totals 180 members, up from 130 members during the 2007-2008 season. Director of Bands, Dr. Michael Magruder credits the bands participation in the 2008 Honda Battle of The Bands […]
Month: October 2008
Mister and Miss WSSU 2008
#8216;I want my legacy to be something memorable…’ Latoya Nicole Perry, Miss Winston-Salem State University is a senior marketing major from Fayetteville, N.C. She is the daughter of Rickey and Cynthia Perry. “I came to WSSU because I was offered a full scholarship, and I saw an opportunity and took […]
Parking decals reported stolen from vehicles in campus lots
Window decals have been reported stolen in at least three parked vehicles within the past two months. According to the WSSU police blotter, a record of campus incidents, vehicles parked in lot P and lot DD were broken into and WSSU parking permits were the only things reported stolen. Sept. […]
Rams open season with back-to-back losses
Starting the 2008 season by losing back-to-back games to two of the Football Championship Subdivison’s (Division I-AA) worst programs is not what WSSU head coach Kermit Blount had in mind. The Rams scored just 22 points in their first games and came up short in losses against N.C. A&T (14-8) […]
Rams lose ‘offensive’ coach
The WSSU football team is 1-4 on the field and missing one of its coaches. Nick Calcutta and the athletic department reached an agreement that Calcutta could no longer be the Ram offensive coordinator because he was accused of making a racial epithet during a team meeting. “In the best […]
Morris brothers, two sides, same story.
With a height difference of almost a foot, Corey and Colby Morris make a very rare twin tandem. Colby stands 6 feet 1 inch, while Corey is 6 feet 10 inches. The Morris’ grew up just like any other twins, “Mom says we both were the same height for a […]
Bisons ‘RAMMED’ 34-10 in first victory
Despite coming into the game winless, Winston-Salem State proved to be too much for Howard, beating them 34 – 10 at home on Oct. 4. The win came just in time for a team desperate for a victory. With the Rams facing a 0-5 start heading into a showdown in […]
WSSU parking policy overhauled
When it comes to the parking procedures at Winston-Salem State, change is always constant. The campus has added more assigned parking lots for commuters. They have added seven new gated lots for faculty and staff. New parking meters have been added and the shuttle services have been improved. “We are […]
Wedlock: Easy To Be A Phantom
The last 18 months of Jonathan Wedlock’s life have brought many changes and challenges. Since the fall of 2006, Wedlock has gone from starting in Winston- Salem State’s backfield, to being viewed as a pariah by administrators, and fulfilling his dreams of playing professional football. Despite finishing his time at […]