Month: October 2009

Sports

Lady Rams tennis near perfect at Guilford College

Women’s tennis team recap The Lady Rams tennis team  dominated during a Davis Cup style tournament against the Guilford  College Quakers   Oct. 4.  Winston-Salem State controlled the close to perfect match 13-1, 11-0 after the singles matches and losing only one of their three doubles matches.    The young […]

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Winston-Salem State University celebrates 117 years

This Friday, Founder’s Day,  Winston-Salem State will honor 117 years.   WSSU was founded Sept. 28, 1892 as Slater Industrial Academy.  The events of the day will  include a  tribute to the University’s founder, Simon Green Atkins and numerous other activities.  “It [Founder’s Day] means a lot to me,” said […]

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Four Winston-Salem State alumni ‘Achievers’ recognized during Convocation

Friday, during the Convocation, four will be honored with a 2009 Alumni Achiever Award. The award, sponosored by the Alumni Relations Department, is made to celebrate alumni that meet the criteria of great career accomplishments and service or work in the community or Winston-Salem State.   Four recipients were […]

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Winston-Salem State participates in annual Heart Walk

Approximately 200 people from the Triad, including several Winston-Salem State students participated in the annual American Heart Association Heart Walk Oct. 17. Campus Life Marketing Committee and the Honors Program represented WSSU.   “I’m walking because heart disease and stroke run in my family,” said Jasmine Green, junior, exercise science major. […]

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New organization features ‘top 10 percent’ of WSSU male students

The Talented Tenth, a new male organization comprised of student leaders, inducted its first class: The 13 Cornerstones of Talented Tenth. The event took place Oct. 7 in the Thompson Center. The Genesis class members are James Cherry; Delante Hatchett; Dejon Holland; Jonathan Jackson; Joshua Lockhart; Anthony Travis McGhee; Derwin […]

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Alumnae reminisce about school spirit

The alumni of Winston-Salem State have set a standard of school spirit.   Avis Gray, a professor in the English and Foreign Languages Department, has fond memories of homecoming.   Gray is from Windsor,  N. C. and  a 1991 alumna.     Gray said she always enjoyed the step show […]

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Bianka Locklear awarded Coach’s ‘Game Ball’

Bianka Locklear, from Washington D.C. is a freshman on the Lady Rams  tennis team. The former student of H.D. Woodson High School entered her first year as a dominate right-handed player. Lady Rams head coach Charlie Schoderbek selected her the recipient of the Coach’s Game Ball. Locklear’s performance against Guilford […]

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Campus Crime Blotter: Sept. 19-Sept.29

The Campus Crime Blotter is a concise summary of the up-to-date incidents that affect the Winston-Salem State population.  Certain incidents may lead to News Argus articles that discuss them at great length.   Saturday, Sept. 19 At 2:30 a.m.  an officer  was called to investigate a drug violation at Gleason-Hairston […]