Month: January 2013

Sports

Rams shoot for CIAA, national titles

The Winston-Salem State men’s basketball team is off to a great start this season and has high expectations. After losing to West Virginia Wesleyan,  57-54 in the first round of the Division II tournament last season, Head Coach Bobby Collins and his players say that they are on a mission […]

Opinion

Do renovations, constructions meet student needs?

Some buildings on our campus are more fortunate than others.  Take for example the Hill Hall, Fine Arts, and the campus police buildings. Hill Hall has been vacant since 2005 because of asbestos and other hazardous materials. It has been scheduled to be renovated and turned into a Student Success […]

Sports

Lady Rams focusing on defense, closing

Despite an overall record of 9-8 and conference record of 4-3 [as of Jan. 19], the Lady Rams basketball team is currently second in the nation for their defensive game. “Coach makes us focus on defense and rebounds because offense will come,” said Raven Fields, sophomore from Columbus, Ga.Chaylia Coleman, […]

Sports

COACH’S GAME BALL: Michel-Ofik Nzege [Ziggy]

Men’s basketball Head Coach Bobby Collins chose Michel-Ofik Nzege [Ziggy]as the recipient of this issue’s Game Ball. Nzege, a 6-8 freshman forward from Geneva, Switzerland, is already starting in his first season. “He’s made great strides from the first day he stepped on campus to now by working hard and […]

Features

Students’ Day of Service honors King

Scholars from Winston-Salem State, Salem College and Wake Forest united on Wake Forest’s campus for the 4th  annual MLK Day of Service on Jan. 18. The event was hosted by HandsOn Northwest North Carolina, an organization that promotes nonprofits and volunteer service. “The purpose of this event is to celebrate […]

News

New look for campus police building

After receiving a $655,347 facelift, the Old Maintenance Building — the Winston-Salem State campus police building — reopened  in December. The building had been unoccupied about a year. Old Maintenance has been the workplace for the campus police since 1988. Director and Chief of Police Patricia D. Norris said the […]

Opinion

WE HAVE TO DO BETTER: “Do something about it, or shut up!”

Everyone always has something to say about what needs to be done on our campus, but people don’t want to put in the work to get it done. Everybody can come to the party at club Therapy or a probate. But  most Winston-Salem State students don’t attend homecoming events, educational […]

Opinion

LiveStrong for life

I believe in Armstrong.         I believe in the LiveStrong brand. I believed that Lance Armstrong was innocent.  Up until the exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey, I could not be convinced that Armstrong was guilty of taking performance enhancing drugs.   During the interview, Armstrong admitted, among other things, that he […]

News

Music prof, graduate compose book

Unable to find a children’s book about string instruments for her 2-year-old daughter, a music professor partnered with a recent Winston-Salem State graduate. “I really wanted to find a book that would introduce instruments in a way that my daughter, Leena, would understand,” said Christina Placilla, associate professor of music […]