Month: April 2010

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Burke Singers still ‘outstanding’ after 15 years

The  Burke Singers of Winston-Salem State celebrated 15 years of legacy highlighted by a concert April 17 in the Anderson Center.  The Burke Singers gave an outstanding performance, continuing in the tradition that began in 1995.  Signature selections such as “I Got Shoes” and “No More Auction Block” were performed. […]

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Energetic, comedic campus M.C. selected, joined by first female

After several rounds of group interviews, auditions, and  a test run in Kennedy Dining Hall, the winner of the  Winston-Salem State  2010-2011 Campus M.C.,  Brandon Wainright, was chosen.   Wainright, also known  around campus as  “Kahlorado,” said his initial reaction to receiving   confirmation that he won the role was excitement […]

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Honda Team wins $3,000 for WSSU

The Winston-Salem State University Honda Team finished with a 2-3 record during the 2010 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship Tournament April 10-13 in Orlando. The HCASC is the nation’s largest academic competition between HBCUs.  The team competed in the Round Robin Division I and the Maggie Walker Division along […]

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ROC seeking new adviser

The Registered Organizations Council will be without one of its most important members, Steve Stephens.  Stephens, former Student Activities associate director, left in March. “The loss of such a leader will be a huge blow,” said Jonathan Jackson a management information systems major form Charlotte. Jackson is also the vice […]

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Depression, stress leading causes of death among university students

Alex Foxx, a student at the University of Education is suffering from test anxiety, and he becomes even more depressed when exam week approaches. Although both Foxx and the U of E are fictional, he is undergoing a dilemma that many real students face every day.  However, Winston-Salem State students […]

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Mass Communications Conference focuses on ‘Social Media’

The 9th annual Mass Communications Conference, “Social Media: Free Speech at What Cost?” was April 15 in the Anderson Center. This year’s conference, sponsored by the Liberty Tree Initiative, McCormick Foundation and the First Amendment Center, stressed the importance of the First Amendment.  Conference keynote speaker Christopher Martin, known  as […]

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Coming in fall 2010 new biology course for non-science majors

Fall 2010 an alternative biology course for nonscience majors will be offered by the Life Science Department. The new course, BIO 1340, will fulfill the general biology requirement for undergraduate students and discuss the relationship between basic biological principles of human health and disease.  This will be done by applying […]