Head Tennis Coach Brian Coxton chose Corey Bonnette as the recipient of this issue’s Game Ball. “He’s a great kid,” Coxton said. “He’s smart and gives his all every time he steps out on the court.” Bonnette, a 5’9″ freshman from Silver Springs, Md., has played well to this point […]
Month: March 2013
Student circulates pedestrian safety petition
Students seldom worry about their safety as they walk to classes. However, two students involved with a recent pedestrian-vehicle accident want this to change. Senior Anthonia Busuyi, a biology major from Brooklyn, was hit by a car Jan. 31, as she was walking across Cromartie Street. Busuyi said she was […]
The Campus Incident Report 3/2013
DANIEL BRASWELL, Editor in Chief Saturday, March 2 Disorderly Conduct At 12:44 a.m., a report was sent to campus police about a female student driving a Chevrolet Impala that ran through the security checkpoint toward Gleason Terrace. The driver parked the car in a handicapped parking space and did not […]
‘MAKING A DIFFERENCE’ BRINGS SOPHOMORE $20,000
A Winston-Salem State student received national recognition and $20,000 for a community service effort that she began when she was 14 years old. Olivia Stinson, a sophomore business administration major from Charlotte, has been committed to helping the children of incarcerated parents in the Charlotte area for the past five […]
Sign language students benefit from iPads, app
Students enrolled in the American Sign Language course are benefiting from the new iPads in C.G. O’Kelly library. The iPads will be not be available for other students until this fall because of IT issues. “We don’t have enough IT addresses on campus,” said Forrest Foster, information commons coordinator. Foster […]
ENTERTAINING CRITICISM: ‘Oz the Great and Powerful’
If you’re looking for a movie that’s visually appealing and stunning, then look no further. “Oz the Great and Powerful” is Disney’s latest fantasy production. Released March 8 with a profit of $79.1 million its opening weekend, the film remains one of the leading box office hits for this month. […]
The Editor’s View: Why does Satan have dark skin?
The History Channel has been under scrutiny the past couple of weeks for its television series, “The Bible.” Airing weekly on Sunday nights, it is based on characters and stories that come from the Bible. The series producers have been heavily criticized since the airing of their March 17 episode […]
Disability Services level playing field for students
Imagine being a freshman at a university. In addition to a class schedule, work schedule and social life, you have to struggle with impaired mobility or a learning disability. To the community of people without disabilities, this scenario may be too far removed from their own realities. For people with […]
“Apart from the different cultures, they’re just like us’
According to the Office of International Programs, there are 29 international students attending Winston-Salem State. Three of these students are on a semester student-exchange program, and the other 26 came to the United States on student visas. These students come from the countries of Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Kenya, Ethiopia, Japan, […]
Obama abandons climate change policy
As the weather experiences a chaotic parade of climbing sea levels, record droughts and ferocious storms, President Obama continues to skirt around the issue of climate change, causing activists to take charge. Thousands of protestors from social justice, environmental and community groups marched on Washington Feb. 17 as part of […]