Winston-Salem State University
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
As we (The News Argus staff) look forward to the 2010 spring semester, we also reflect on the old and rediscovered photos of some of the most memorable WSSU events during fall 2009. A VERY short list of the semester’s highlights not pictured on these pages include: “Walk a Mile […]
While I was reading the front page story in the current edition of The News Argus on the criticisms of Dr. Reaves by the WSSU National Alumni Association, my blood began to boil. While I will acknowledge that Dr. Reaves has not been perfect in his every decision or interaction […]
The 2009-2010 season is the final run in the MEAC for the Lady Rams basketball team. The season is also the last of head coaching for Dee Stokes. Stokes, 39, said she believes she has been called to do something greater and hopes to pursue a career outside of the […]
For several years, N.C. Central and Winston-Salem State have laid the groundwork for moves to Division I athletics – spurred by the intoxicating new level of prominence it promises. But these two public universities, are on divergent paths. NC Central has made steady progress and recently gained entrance to the […]
The Winston-Salem State football team had a 2009 season filled with growing pains. The Rams, who played their last year in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, saw an emotional exit to their head coach Kermit Blount. Blount is a 1980 WSSU graduate and a former four-year starting quarterback for the Rams. […]
I decided to come to Winston-Salem State because of cost, proximity to my home and because of the Mass Communications major offered. Like many freshman Mass Comm. majors, when I arrived at WSSU I heard the Department of Mass Communications is not a nationally accredited program. Let me set the […]
In keeping with the holiday spirit, I decided to share my thoughts about a good holiday DVD. “A Christmas Story” is a 1983 comedy film based on the short stories of author Jean Shepherd. The movie includes material from his books “In God We Trust,” “All Others Pay Cash” and […]
Rene Rector, from Winston-Salem, is a junior on the Lady Rams basketball team. The former student at Mount Tabor High School is a 5-foot-6 point guard who averages 13 points per game, as well as 2.5 rebounds. Lady Rams head coach Dee Stokes sleected her as the recipient of the […]
Shields is the winner of the QEP contest. The QEP Development Committee selected Shields’ slogan, “Rams Write: Improving Writing in the Major.” Falon, a mass communications major, was awarded a $200 cash prize on Nov. 23.
Dec. 18, at 4 p.m. Winston-Salem State will say goodbye to its 525 graduating seniors. Andrea Thompson, senior class adviser, said graduation rates increase by approximately 20 percent during the spring. “Spring graduations are generally a few hundred more in size,” said Registrar Sharon Hush. “They [fall and spring Commencement] […]