Marc Lamont Hill delivered a powerful and vital message on the state of education in the black community at the Black Male Symposium Feb. 17 in Dillard Auditorium. The program was presented by Black Men for Change. BMC is a student organization founded in 2003 to help empower […]
Month: February 2011
Lockout threatens 2011 NFL season
Can you imagine a late September Sunday afternoon with no football to watch? It’s not because your favorite team has a bye week, but it’s because of a labor strike. The National Football League has a March 3 deadline set to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement between the NFL […]
Lady Rams show balanced offense in 75-53 victory
The Lady Rams 13-7 (8-3) showed just how dangerous they can be in a 75-53 home win over the Lady Blue Bears of Livingstone College 12-4 (7-3) Feb. 5. The Lady Rams had three players in double-digit scoring figures. “We have a very unique offense,” said Women’s Basketball Head Coach […]
Money, budgeting play key roles in college
Money is a part of college life. Whether students don’t have any, work two jobs to get some or badger Billings and Receivables for their refund check, college students and money are always coupled. According to United College Marketing Service, 8.5 percent of students drop out of college due to […]
Students take tropical trip for spring break
While most students head home for spring break, some students from the Honors program and the Intercultural Communication course will be enjoying sunny skies and the tropical weather of Jamaica. Florida A&M University faculty and students will join 19 Winston-Salem State students for a spring break study abroad program. Over […]
Track & Field team show promise, preparing for CIAA championships
The Winston-Salem State track and field team has picked up right where the cross country team left off. The team had an impressive showing at the Mountaineer Indoor Open at Appalachian State University Jan. 22 by finishing in the top five for both the men’s and women’s 800-meter run. “The […]
Social media a necessary nuisance
Famous author and American literary icon Edward Eggleston once said “Journalism is organized gossip.” Eggleston died in 1902 but if ever there was a prophetic voice that would define post-millennial information trafficking, the Midwestern novelist provided it for us more than 100 years ago. You see it everywhere, and it’s […]
‘CSI’ techniques taught in new course
DNA, fingerprinting, crime scene analysis and reconstruction. It is not CSI or NCIS, familiar television shows that use these tools to unveil the nature of crimes. It is an introductory forensic science class. Twenty one students are learning how to do the work of the professionals. The class is cross-listed […]
Politics as usual must come to an end
In lieu of President Obama’s State of the Union address, I feel as though there are certain issues that we as Americans should be focusing on now more than ever. It seems as though politicians have lost sight of why they were elected in the first place: to speak for […]
Two commit to Rams
Bringing in the new year means bringing in new talent. Coach Connell Maynor and the nine coaches on his staff are looking to add to the abundance of talent the Rams have. That brings the Rams to Signing Day. National Signing Day was Feb. 2 for schools across the country. […]