Month: October 2013

News

The Campus Incident Report- 10/9

Thursday, Sept. 12   Phone Harassment   At 8:13 p.m., a female student filed a report for harassing text messages. She said she started getting messages from a chat group on a text message application, called KIK Messenger, by three individuals who made false accusations about her online. The student […]

News

Students, locals compete for homecoming opening act

The final round of the third annual homecoming Battleground auditions took place 7 p.m. Sept. 30 in K.R.Williams Auditorium. The purpose of the auditions was to find an opening act for this year’s homecoming artists: Ace Hood, Dom Kennedy and August Alsina. The auditions were open to Winston-Salem State students […]

Sports

Rams will defeat Golden Bulls

Heading into homecoming week there will be a lot of built up emotion from students and alumni when the Rams take on Johnson C. Smith University. The Rams are riding high on a four-game winning streak after losing their season opener to UNC Pembroke. I don’t see why they won’t […]

Features

Drug-sniffing K-9 has nose for narcotics

Meet Hank, the first K-9 dog to ever step paws on campus. Campus police purchased a K-9 drug dog July 18, 2012 to aid them with finding narcotics on campus. Patricia Norris, chief of campus police, said that the department was using the Winston-Salem Police Department’s dogs to search the […]

Features

Gopalan steps in as interim dean for School of Business

Following the recent resignation of Jessica Bailey, associate professor Suresh Gopalan has stepped in as interim dean for the School of Business and Economics. Gopalan agreed to serve as interim dean, after Bailey’s resignation was announced via email Sept. 11. According to the letter sent by Chancellor Donald J. Reaves, […]

Opinion

Entertaining Criticism: Breaking Bad

The “Breaking Bad” era came to an end, raking in 10.3 million viewers for the series finale Sept. 29. Creator Vince Gilligan, the cast and crew have even more to celebrate after finally winning the Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series this year. The final season kept fans on the edge […]

Opinion

Write or Die Editor’s Column: This is our year

It’s that time of year, SU! No, not midterm exams; those can wait a while. I’m talking about the highlight of fall semester – homecoming! Before attending Winston-Salem State, I was not familiar with many HBCUs, nor was I prepared for the experiences I would encounter. As a Virginia native, […]

Opinion

Stop trying to make ‘twerk’ happen

Thanks to Miley Cyrus, twerking has become a national epidemic. The term “twerk,” which was added to the Oxford Dictionary Aug. 28, is a verb that means dancing to popular music in a sexually provocative manner involving thrusting hip movements and a low, squatting stance. Before Miley’s terrible MTV Video […]

Sports

Rams overwhelm Bowie State Bulldogs, 56-21

Created with flickr slideshow.   The Rams offense was spectacular, and their defense was strong as they trounced the Bowie State Bulldogs 56-21 in their CIAA home opener at Bowman Gray Stadium on Oct. 5.    Winston-Salem State (4-1, 2-0 CIAA) got on the board first when junior quarterback Rudy […]