Month: October 2010

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THE WAY I SEE IT

Here we are again. It’s homecoming y’all! It’s time for a concert and coronation, football and Founder’s Day. As my last homecoming as a student, I hope to enjoy everything offered this year, but what people on campus don’t seem to understand is that homecoming isn’t technically for us. Homecoming […]

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Poli Sci club promoting midterm voting among students

As the midterm elections approach on Nov. 2, political candidates won’t be the only ones vying for support. Winston-Salem State’s Political Science club has been encouraging students to use their voices and vote. Their efforts include educating students within the Political Science Department and reaching out to the freshman class. […]

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Campus Police vigilant about school shootings

The Campus Police Department received a phone call on Oct. 7 of a shooting near Gleason-Hairston Hall. Witnesses said that they noticed an older model burgundy Dodge van. According to the witnesses report, a male passenger fired rounds as the van sped away from the scene. Campus Police received the […]

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WSSU offers programs, nutrition options to help fight obesity

With growing obesity rates, it seems as though the freshman 15 has become the freshman 40. According to Adebola Ilesanmi, assistant director of the A.H Ray Student Health Center, Winston-Salem State has seen an increase in weight-related health issues amongst young students. Problems such as hypertension, diabetes, arthritis and muscular […]

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WSSU chapter of My Sister’s Keeper:

Some Winston-Salem State students were able to take a Wal-Mart trip off their to-do list after attending Grocery B-I-N-G-O sponsored by My Sister’s Keeper in Dillard Hall this month. My Sister’s Keeper is an organization that was introduced to the campus spring semester and is working with female students. The […]

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Remembering the Cole on Columbus Day

September 11, 2001 is a day that rocked the country and undeniably changed the comfort level of the security of most Americans. What many Americans forget, is that less than a year before, on Oct. 13, 2000, the United States suffered its first real terrorist attack of the millennium.   […]

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Construction of $27m new student center to begin December

Construction for the new Student Activities Center will begin in December. The planning process for the new structure started several years ago with a committee that included students from diverse groups. The new student union, which will be known as the Student Activities Center, will feature an extended food court […]

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Hit-and-run incident investigation ongoing

A Winston-Salem resident turned himself in to authorities Sept. 21 after a warrant was issued for his involvement in a hit-and-run accident near Wilson Hall. Rayshaun Lamont Staley is a suspect in an accident that occurred on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive about 3 a.m. on Sept. 15 involving a […]

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WSSU campus avoids bedbug infestation — for now

Bedbugs may be infesting the beds in local dormitories at Wake Forest University and Catawba College, but they have not been reported at Winston- Salem State. The tiny insects were last seen in large numbers before World War II, but have been enjoying a worldwide resur­gence recently. Cimex lectularius, commonly […]

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WSSU trainers ‘diligent’ about Ram players’ health conditions

College athletes across the country train to perform and compete at an optimum level, yet an alarming number suffer from injuries, and even fatalities, each week. Athletic injuries are the norm; however, death is never expected. Each institution, as well as the NCAA, sets forth a policy to preserve the […]