Hargette is a sophomore CIAA winner Thirteen-year Winston- Salem State Softball Head Coach Lataya Hilliard-Gray has high hopes for this season "We have to play at a different level," said Gray, a three time CIAA coach. Though the Lady Rams have had a competitive schedule, the offensive execution still needs […]
Month: February 2015
A Closer Look Editor’s Column: Equality isn’t equal
Editorial Cartoon: Sabrina Robinson, Graphics Editor Hey, you know that thing in Hollywood where all the celebrities go to decide if that light-skinned man named Oscar would finally acknowledge their careers? Did you watch it? No? You’re not the only one. So I’ll just sum it up for you. It […]
Students participate in spring break volunteer ‘road trip’
For students, spring break is usually a chance to soak up the sun rays along the beach or go home to make a little extra money. This year, 15 Winston-Salem State’s residential students will participate in the first "Alternative Spring Break Trip." The trip is a substitute for "traditional" spring […]
Farewell to a paragon
By the end of February, Winston-Salem State will be losing a paragon in Student Affairs- Campus Life: Theo D. Howard, assistant vice chancellor. Theo Howard Howard’s odyssey at WSSU began in 2003 when there were about 2,500 students. Twelve years later and a population of about 5,500 students, Howard […]
List proves WSSU not a dangerous campus
The website StartClass.net listed Winston-Salem State among the 25 most dangerous colleges Feb. 3. However, 16 days later StartClass.net revised the list — removing WSSU in the process — and issued an apology on their website. "…We identified an error in the original analysis of the data used in the […]
Crime Incident Report 2/23/2015
Tuesday Feb. 3 Communicating Threats At 3 a.m. a female student needed a campus police escort from Gleason-Hariston Terrace Hall to Martin-Schexnider Hall. She said she was afraid of her roommate because she threatened to kill her. The parents of the threatened student are in the process of pressing […]
Second Take February 2015
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Second Take January 2015
Students demand to deans: Do your Job
Concerned and eager students filled L05 in the Student Success Center to discuss issues at the "Let’s Talk: Three Deans," event, hosted by the Non-traditional Adult Student Organization Jan. 29. Joshua Recore, senior mathematics major, and panel host at the "Let's Talk: Three Deans" event. Lawrence Bridget, , voiced his […]
WSSU athletes champion academics
Winston-Salem State is putting the "student" in student-athlete. Seventy-seven WSSU student-athletes finished the fall 2014 semester with a 3.0 GPA or higher and made the dean’s list. "That’s a third of our student-athletes, and we find that very respectable and very good," said Clifton Huff, chief academic adviser for […]