The 2008-09 Lady Rams Basketball team looks to improve from last season’s 3-25 record. Eight players return from last year along with six newcomers. “The key returners from last season are Vontisha Woods and Rene Rector,” said head coach Dee Stokes. “T’hey were our top two leading scorers last year, […]
Month: November 2008
‘We are not related’
Theodis Chunn and Alonzo Turner are two WSSU students who share many things in common, including the fact that they resemble but are not related. Faculty, staff and students have a hard time telling them apart. What they have in common: – Chunn is 5 feet 8 inches tall- Turner […]
Election Night Photos 11-04-08
Election Night Photos of the 44th President of the United States: Barack Obama To see a larger version in a new window, click the link below Election Night Photos 11/04/08
SGA wants more money
The Student Government Association is asking for an increase and a separate operating budget that will reflect the growth in student enrollment for the 2009-10 academic year. SGA, along with other student organizations, is funded through the student activity fee. The activity fee for the 2008-09 academic year is $380 […]
RAMalert
In response to the recent robberies during homecoming week, WSSU’s public safety department has stepped up its efforts to keep the campus safe by heightening the RAMalert system. RAMalert was implemented after the April 2007 Virginia Tech tragedy. “The WSSU RAMalert is an internet-based communication tool,” said Jonathan Martin executive […]
It’s Homecoming Y’all!
The Homecoming theme for this year was “Operation Code Red” which will included a weeks worth of activities for students, alumni and the local community. The celebration kicked off Oct. 19 with House II, the gospel play featuring Stephanie Drake of Tyler Perry Madea’s Class Reunion, Bishop John Health of […]
‘Always Watching’ Editorials: “Have some school spirit”
I almost forgot about homecoming this year, or it could be that nothing going on during the week really caught my attention. Because of the lack of promotion, I did not know it was homecoming until I saw workers putting up decorations. I hate when WSSU students compare our homecoming […]
Five reasons for ‘bleak’ Ram season: Op-Ed
The Winston-Salem State University football team is having one its worst seasons in history. Many fans are asking, “Will the Rams turn around this bleak season?” The Rams have a mediocre schedule facing five teams and only one has a winning record, the Wildcats of Bethune-Cookman University. The Rams were […]
Lady Rams Volleyball struggle in conference play
The Lady Rams experienced a heart-felt loss to the South Carolina State Bulldogs Oct. 26. Then the team (4-21) traveled to Charleston, S.C. to face the Citadel Bulldogs (8-17) Oct. 28. The Lady Rams hoped to bounce back from the previous loss, but offensive struggles hindered the team against the […]
Rams offense unable to capitalize on early defensive performance
Bethune-Cookman scored four second half touchdowns to hand Winston-Salem State a 27-6 loss in front of 12,121 fans on homecoming Oct 25. The Rams took an early 6-0 lead on quarterback Jarrett Dunston’s 1-yard plunge into the end-zone. With 1:17 left in the first quarter, this held the Wildcats offense […]