After 17 seasons, Kermit Blount the head football coach for the Winston-Salem State Rams has stepped down following the final football game of the season. The Rams lost to Norfolk State University 28-21. The loss put the Rams at 1-10 overall, the worst season for the Rams under Blount since […]
Month: November 2009
Intramural sports introduces women’s flag football to WSSU
After two years of attempting to establish an Intramural Women’s Flag Football League, the Campus Recreation Program of Winston-Salem State has finally accomplished its goal. “After enough participant interest we were able to get the league started,” said Dash McNeal, director of intramural sports and recreation. The women’s league began […]
Reader gives tips on ‘winterizing’ your car
Fall break has passed and many students have returned to campus prepared with winter clothes. However, the same attention in preparing vehicles for the change of seasons is sometimes overlooked. “Winterizing” is a coined term by mechanics referring to preparing your vehicle for winter. “When winterizing your car, the cooling […]
Sebrina Brunson gives MEAC officiating a ‘woman’s touch’
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has stepped away from having the typical officials work the sidelines during football games. Sebrina Brunson is a full-time felony probation officer in Gwinett County, Ga, but every weekend she travels to officiate college football games. She is originally from Florida and resides in Georgia. […]
Chancellor Reaves chooses Bill Hayes as Athletic Director
After a nine-month search to fill the Athletic Director position at Winston-Salem State, Chancellor Reaves announced in late October that former WSSU head football coach Bill Hayes would occupy the vacancy. I am very happy about Bill coming on as the University’s Athletic Director,” Reaves said. “I am looking forward […]
Reader says RAMble Online, dress code good ideas for WSSU
I like the idea of this [about a dress code at WSSU] poll because the fact that this is a public university has absolutely nothing to do with a dress code. Our students are aspiring to become full-fledged adults and are preparing for their chosen careers. Therefore, the […]
Take care of your good hair!
We have all heard about the new documentary “Good Hair,” produced by actor/comedian Chris Rock and Nelson George. Rock decided to produce the documentary after his 6-year old daughter asked, “Daddy how come I don’t have good hair?” Good hair has always been a topic of discussion in the Black […]
Not another ‘Scary Movie’: Paranormal Activity
#8220;Paranormal Activity” began as a low cost production Indie horror flick. It was made with a shoe-string budget of $15,000 and was shown in 13 theaters nationwide. It has since transformed into a critically acclaimed box office heavyweight shown in more than 600 theaters earning more than $60 million to […]
Devin Cherry sets school record in golf tournament
After a multiple knee ligament surgery in January 2009, sophomore Devin Cherry bounced back in the HBCU Golf Invitational to set a record and assisted the Rams to a fourth-place finish. The criminal justice major from Charlotte won an individual medal, and his round of 68 gave him the lowest […]
Rebellious fashion is recycled through decades
I am a 22-year-old black male. My hair is locked. I wear earrings, a goatee, sneakers and low riding pants. Some of my peers don similar styles of dress. We may turn heads, but our approaches to fashion reflect the styles worn by our own critics — teachers, bosses, and […]