Winston-Salem State head volleyball coach Eric Poitier selected Avoni Seymour as the recipient of this issue’s Game Ball. “She’s [Seymour] been leading the team offensively and defensively over the last two games,” Poitier said. Seymour has led the Lady Rams with 12 kills in each of the last […]
Month: October 2012
Campaign bus stops at WSSU to recruit volunteers
The 1911 United organization was on Winston-Salem State’s campus on Oct. 25. 1911 United, an organization created by the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., is on a 30-day tour endorsing the re-election of President Barack Obama. During the 23-city tour that began Oct. […]
Got financial aid yet?
After nine weeks into the semester, 135 Winston-Salem State students, still have incomplete financial aid packages. There are 6,000 students attending the University and 5,220 receive financial aid. This fall more than 595 students received their financial aid packages outside the four-to-six weeks standard processing time, said Robert Muhammad, […]
Sophomore music major wins $10,000 scholarship via national concert event
A choir student sang his way to the top of the 105 Voices of History National Concert and won a $10,000 scholarship. Jonathan Figgers, a sophomore music business major from Tallahassee, represented Winston-Salem State in the “105 Voices of History HBCU National Concert Choir” performance Sept. 21 in Washington, […]
You don’t know this? Are you serious?
Stop complaining, and do something about it! As college students we should keep up with what is going on in our community, state and country. Do you know which Republican or Democratic candidates are running for election in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or your hometown? Shame on you if you […]
A fashion statement imported from Italy
I’ve always wanted to study abroad and travel outside of the United States. But never in a million years did I ever imagine that the first country I would travel to and study in would be Italy, the capital of fashion. During the summer 2012, I had the opportunity […]
Students spot bed bugs in Rams Commons
Over the last two months, some of the residents of Rams Commons have been bothered by unwelcome guests – bed bugs. According to one student, the pests were spotted in dorm rooms during move-in week, back in early August. “The first time I noticed bites on my body was around […]
Sex, drugs, booze — the course
English composition and similar traditional general education courses are no longer the only means for students to meet curriculum requirements since fall 2011. Provost Brenda Allen led the general education reform. The reform is a 60-60 model which requires students to take 60 hours of general education courses […]
COACH’S GAME BALL: Andrew Chebii
Cross Country Head Coach Inez Turner chose Andrew Chebii as the recipient of this issue’s Game Ball. Coach Turner described Andrew as her best runner. “He is just amazing,” she said. “He’s a very talented and hardworking runner.” Chebii, a senior from Kenya, has won the past two […]