Month: September 2011

News

PAST DUE

The two main dining areas at Winston-Salem State are past due on health inspections. WSSU’s last inspection for Kennedy Dining Hall was reported April 29, 2010, and the last inspection for the Ram Food Court [Ram Shack] was June 14, 2010. WSSU is a Risk Category IV establishment because Kennedy […]

Sports

Rams still undefeated

Nic Cooper has a career day rushing as the Winston-Salem Rams mauled the Fayetteville State Broncos 56-20 on Sept. 24 at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem.  It was the first home game.         Cooper finished  with 257 yards and four touchdowns.         “Nic really burst out today,” head coach Connell […]

Features

Welcome home Rams!

Homecoming 2011 began Sept. 25 with the 90s pre-dawn party featuring 9th Wonder. Other events in the lineup include a gospel play, a lecture featuring Rev. Run and the Alumni Scholarship Gala. Winston-Salem State homecoming activities culminate with a vendor fair, carnival, and the homecoming game. The vendor fair and […]

News

Eco-friendly living coming to WSSU

Grace Anderson Contributor Eco-friendly living in the guise of “themed housing” is coming to Winston-Salem State. High-recycled content carpeting, programmable thermostats, energy efficient appliances and compact fluorescent light bulbs are just a few of the upgrades that will be used in a four-bedroom unit in Rams Commons this semester. The […]

Sports

Rams Football Roundup

At the start of the Ram football 2011 season, head coach, Connell Maynor, declared that the team would have a 15-0 season.  So far his prediction is flawless. After four games, the Winston-Salem State football team is undefeated.  The Rams started the season by competing against the Elizabeth City […]

Sports

HOMECOMING WIN

The defense was the catalyst behind No.16 Winston-Salem State’s second homecoming win in a row as they defeated Johnson C. Smith, 28- 10 on Oct. 1. The WSSU Rams 5- 0 (5-0), forced three turnovers  making it difficult for the JCSU Golden Bulls 2-3 (1-1), to move the football […]

Opinion

Cursing has no place at work

I recently read a story on CNN online about the former CEO of Yahoo, Carol Bartz, and her reputation of using curse words. She criticized board members that fired her and some of her famous quotes were  published in The Wall Street Journal. Society expects women to have a feminine […]

Opinion

Wal-Mart: Low prices at what cost?

After reviewing the film “Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price,” my view on the Wal-Mart Corporation has completely changed. I was most surprised at the mistreatment of Wal-Mart workers, pay cuts, lack of insurance, sexism and racism. Former managers confessed to being trained on how to cheat workers out […]

Features

Car, bus, or train: Commuting options

In these difficult economic times, driving a car is becoming very costly for Winston-Salem State commuters. There is the cost of the car, maintenance, personal property taxes, tags, parking fees and the list goes on. Several students, staff and faculty commute from High Point and Greensboro to Winston-Salem. The average […]

Sports

Ring leaders

Six Winston-Salem State athletic teams were honored with CIAA championship rings for their 2010-11 performances during halftime of the football game against Fayetteville State, Sept. 24.    The athletic teams were baseball, softball, women’s tennis, women’s track and field, and both cross country teams. “To be able to give […]