Two-thirds of all sexually transmitted diseases occur in people 25 years of age or younger, most of whom are college students, according to the American Social Health Association. April 14, about 300 Winston- Salem State students were given the opportunity to “know their status” when “POSSE: Prevent Ongoing Spread of […]
Month: April 2011
A NEW WAY TO SOUND OFF
Each issue, The News Argus will ask for your thoughts on Twitter . The top tweets will be published in print and online. Tweet responses using #thenewsargus by noon on Thursdays to be considered for publication.
BWC strives to uplift females; hosts women’s history events
Aiesha Truesdale and Ariel Hope saw how involved the male students were at Winston-Salem State. They saw a need for female involvement. In September 2010 they started “Black Women for Change.” Truesdale, a junior political science major and Hope, a junior fine arts major, wrote the organization’s bylaws, constitution and […]
Argus Abroad
The final issue of The News Argus has been completed, but five of Argus staffers will continue to work and study on another media project in Urbino, Italy with ieiMedia. They will be in Urbino June 9-July 7 working as multimedia interns and producing a magazine. This is the first […]
Copy desk chief bids farewell to University
Wow. It is hard to believe that May 2011 is finally upon us. This month is significant for many people and for many different reasons, but for approximately 1,000 Winston- Salem State students this month is special for one specific reason — commencement. I’m thankful to be counted in that […]
97 students inducted into Honors Program
A total of 97 students were inducted into the Honors Program during a one-hour ceremony at Dillard Auditorium on March 23. Present were friends, family, honors students, faculty, staff, Chancellor Donald J. Reaves and Provost Brenda Allen. Andrea Woods, a senior from Greensboro, who sang two selections, and was accompanied […]
Coming this fall
Forrest Foster is on a mission to introduce a new perspective on learning to the students and professors of Winston-Salem State. Social Media, a prototype instruction module that he hopes to officially introduce to the campus in the fall, offers a bevy of online resources that would facilitate learning for […]
Softball team caps season with a 16-1 CIAA record
The Lady Rams softball team has a chance to post its best record in more the nine seasons in its return to the CIAA. The team has posted a 25-11(16-1 conference) record after a doubleheader sweep against conference rival Fayetteville State University April 16 to end the season. “I believe […]
Tennis team preparing for CIAA tournament
The men’s and women’s tennis teams have shown great improvement as they prepare for the CIAA conference tournament. The women open the tournament as regular season conference champions and the No. 1 seed. The men have a 14-11 (11-2 conference). The women’s record is 18-1 (16-0 conference). The men’s team […]
‘Defense impressive,’ Red defeats White 10-6
The Red team defeated the White team 10-6 in the spring football game at Carver High School’s David L. Lash Stadium April 9 in Winston- Salem. The Red team consisted of freshman and sophomores while the White team featured some of the Rams starters on offense and defense. Head Coach […]