Five WSSU Honors Program students visited Samaritan Ministries shelter and participated in the devotion and overnight volunteer opportunity on Jan. 30. “It was an awesome and humbling experience,” said Courtney DuBose, a junior business management major. DuBose, Stephanie Douthit, a senior mass communications major; Shaun Trotter, a junior exercise science […]
Month: February 2009
Gay-Straight Student Alliance presents’For the Bible Tells Me So’
The Gay-Straight Student Alliance presented the viewing of “For the Bible Tells Me So” in Dillard Auditorium on Jan. 28. The 2007 documentary directed by Daniel G. Karslake first premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film identifies with homosexuality and how the historical context of the Bible views same-sex […]
Hobbs, Gibson provide depth on the bench
Winston-Salem State University’s top newcomers for the Rams Basketball team, Dionte Gibson and Brandon Hobbs may not be big-time recruits or blue chip freshmen, but both are positively impacting the team. In the span of a year, Hobbs has gone from dominating competition in Whittaker Gymnasium to setting up teammates […]
Students returning from ‘hotel living’ still readjusting
Nearly 200 Winston-Salem State students are back on campus this semester after spending the fall being housed in area hotels such as Wingate by Wyndham, Hawthorne Inn, and Brookstown. “Due to an increased enrollment in the freshman class, space was needed to house freshmen [off campus],” assistant director of Housing […]
WSSU cracking down on illegal downloading
So how many songs have you downloaded or shared lately? In response to the legal notices issued by the Recording Industry Association of America, Winston-Salem State University is cracking down on illegal downloading and sharing electronic media — including music, movies and software. Glenn Knox, director of Communication Technology and […]
Home woes continue for Rams
Winston-Salem State has struggled to defend its’ home court all season, and the Feb. 9 game against Coppin State followed that trend. The 68-58 loss to the Eagles was the Rams’ fourth straight home loss. It’s a fact that has not gone lost on head coach Bobby Collins or his […]
Future of NFL should not include quarterback Michael Vick
Lawyers of suspended NFL quarterback Michael Vick say he could be heading to a halfway home in his hometown of Newport News, Va. An Atlanta Falcons player, Vick was sentenced to almost a year in federal prison after pleading guilty to criminal animal cruelty charges in December 2007. He’s scheduled […]
‘Accident of Birth’ explores complexity of Africans, Americans
Author Heather Neff explains in her moving novel, “Accident of Birth,” that no one should be forced to spend their life suffering because of where they were born. Neff explores Africa and America and the discord of the larger world many choose to ignore. The protagonist, Reba Thorton, a specialist […]
Tennis teams heading full swing into season
Winston-Salem State’s tennis head coach Charles Schoderbek has the men’s and women’s tennis teams gearing up for a new season this February. Both teams, are still finding their way in the transitional stage from Division II to Division I. “We still have to approach this season as underdogs, in the […]
‘Always Watching’ Editorial: ‘The Michael Phelps Controversy’
The controversy brought up recently regarding the picture of Michael Phelps and the bong-smoking are causing quite a stir. I am not upset that he was smoking (nor am I surprised). However I am disappointed in his endorsement companies (i.e.? Speedo) for not dropping him like sponsors typically do with […]