Month: February 2013

News

You call on UCaLL

  Fall semester University College and the division of Life Long Learning merged to form UCaLL.  UCaLL is now a “one-stop shop” for freshman, transfer and nontraditional students said Doria Stitts, associate provost and dean of UCaLL.  The reorganization of the two units has evolved into three distinct areas which […]

Features

Coming this fall: Students won’t have to gamble anymore on-campus housing

Winston-Salem State students have spoken and Housing and Residence Life has listened.  The lottery-style housing assignment process will not be making a comeback, and changes in the housing process will be effective as soon as next semester, according to Director of Housing and Residence Life Peter Blutreich.  According to a […]

Features

WSSU may be transitioning to new grading scale

Winston-Salem State faculty could be joining their counterparts at other colleges and universities throughout the state who are using a “plus-minus” system for student grades. If approved by the Board of Trustees during the meeting in March, the new grading system will be implemented at WSSU in the fall. Craig Richardson, associate […]

News

Survey results lead to housing changes

  During fall 2012 semester, 43 percent of the Winston-Salem State students living on campus participated in a comprehensive survey asking what they wanted and what they needed. Because of the student responses, hall renovations, policy changes and new programs will be implemented effective fall 2013. A focus group of […]

News

Female student caught using fake parking decal

Campus police has had approximately seven cases dealing with counterfeit decals this academic year. The most recent case took place Feb. 4. At 1:19 a.m., Traffic Enforcer Andrew McDowell was checking decals in Lot C when he discovered a decal in a vehicle that did not match the vehicles assigned […]

Sports

CIAA Tournament: Bigger than basketball

It’s that time of the year again for the annual CIAA Basketball Tournament. The tournament will be from Feb. 26 to March 2 at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte.  Winston-Salem State will be trying to repeat as champions for the first time since 2000.  Even if you are […]

Opinion

We have to do better: The problem is not just with our professors

  I agree. We can’t blame it all on the professors. Students cause many problems too. I wrote an op-ed about professors who don’t teach.  I received many comments about this article.  If you did not read my article I suggest you stop reading right now, and go to www. […]

News

Professor directs, acts the role of Malcolm X in ‘The Meeting’

  The play “The Meeting” depicts a fictionalized account of a secret meeting between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Winston-Salem State faculty performed the play on Feb. 15 at the International Civil Rights Center and Museum.  The play was performed to pay tribute to King during the month […]

Sports

Lady Rams ‘focused’ on outdoor season

The Winston Salem-State women’s track and field team fell 3 points short of winning the indoor CIAA Championship Feb. 9-10 at the Boo Williams Sportsplex in Hampton, Va.  “It’s hard to digest as a competitor and a competitive coach,” said Head Coach Inez Turner. The Lady Rams finished the first […]

Sports

Rams baseball can practice, play in BB&T Ballpark for 5 years

The Rams baseball team has a new five-year deal to practice and play all of its home games at BB&T Ballpark in Winston-Salem. Home of the minor league Winston-Salem Dash, the ballpark was built in 2010 and is widely considered one of the top stadiums in minor league baseball. The […]