After flirting with retirement for years, Brett Favre means it this time. The Green Bay Packers quarterback quit after a 17-season career in which he dazzled fans with his grit, heart and rocket of an arm.”I know I can still play, but it’s like I told my wife, I’m just […]
Month: September 2010
Over sensationalized football
There is something very disappointing here in Boise. There is an over sensationalized element here at Boise State – football. While I think our team has done a great job and the Fiesta Bowl was a win, do remember that was last year. It’s done, over with. Come on people, […]
The way we see it…
Huge tests to take, portfolios due, essays and papers to write and books to read. All this and Christmas is right around the corner. We have to buy presents, shop, work hard and it is cold and the days are shorter and the nights longer. All of the computers in […]
No Holtz barred:
Third-year East Carolina Head Coach Skip Holtz picked up plenty of hardware in earlier endeavors before moving to his current location. Holtz enjoyed success at South Corolina under current Head Coach Steve Spurrier, and also helped lead the Fighting Irish to a 21-2-1 record as a coordinator. His units were […]
Owning a pet is good for your health
With the New Year fast approaching, we are bombarded with advertisements for gyms memberships and treadmills to aid our New Year’s resolution to be “healthier.” Instead of buying weights that will, inevitably, collect dust in a corner, why not own a pet? More than half of all U.S. households have […]
Perfect debut for Ram football: For the first time since 1991, the WSSU Rams are off to a 3-0 start
The 2010 Rams football squad, which has been re-appointed to Division II CIAA Athletics, has already turned the tide of last year’s losing season. The Rams only managed to put up a single win during their 2009-10 run. During the offseason, the Rams underwent a number of administrative, personnel and […]
After 38 years, baseball returns to WSSU
Let’s Play Ball! Baseball fans wait every spring to hear those words. Now Rams fans only have to wait until the spring to hear those words. For the first time since 1973 Winston-Salem State will have a baseball team. WSSU is now one of eight schools that have a […]
Vets at WSSU suffering financially due to incorrect online catalog information
The veterans attending Winston-Salem State have yet to be awarded their government stipends. Students — vets —who fall under Chapters 30, 31 and 33 (Montgomery GI, Vocational Rehabilitation and Post 9/11 Veterans) are entitled to receive financial compensation as long as they are enrolled in school. Their funds are usually […]
Mr. Senior selection decided with 56 votes
After numerous rounds of applicants and interviews, and weeks of deliberation, the Senior Class Council and SGA announced that JaEric Brooks- Shoffner is Mr. Senior 2010-2011. This past April, e-mails were sent to the students stating that SGA elections were soon to be underway. Immediately after the deadline for […]
Education Department undergoes re-organization
The Education Department at Winston-Salem State has re-organized and added new sequences. “The changes are meant to reposition the entire teacher preparation programs at WSSU,” said Madu Ireh, assistant professor of education and human performance. “It is a welcomed reorganization and meant to improve instruction, learning, and services to students […]