The struggle to live for African- Americans in the Jim Crow South was at best, extremely difficult, and at worse, deadly. Many African-Americans escaped that oppression in a mass migration North in the hope of finding a better life. That migration is the subject of a new book titled, The […]
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GREEN: It’s The New Thing
It’s what’s in style, it’s the new trend, and everyone is doing it. No, it’s not the latest fashion trend or new gizmo, it’s “going green.” Going green is a conscious decision to make environmentally friendly changes to one’s lifestyle to help and reduce the human effects on global warming. […]
Old Policy: Up In Smoke
The new smoking policy at Winston-Salem StateUniversity is causing smokers to walk a little farther inorder to have a cigarette. According to the new University of North Carolina campussystem law, smokers must be at least 100 feet awayfrom any school building. This does not leave many spotson campus for smokers. […]
A Rivalry Renewed
When Winston-Salem State and North Carolina A&T meet on Saturday in Greensboro it will be the first time that the two former CIAA powers have met since the 1998 season. The two schools are separated by less than thirty miles, and while it may not gain the national attention of […]
Slugfest: HU edges WSSU 64-62
Watching Winston-Salem State and Hampton play at Lawrence Joel Coliseum, you wouldn’t know the teams hadn’t played each other in more than a decade. The game between the two former CIAA schools resembled a heavyweight championship fight, literally and figuratively. It was a physical and emotionally draining game for both […]
Celebration: A Ring For The Pearl
More than 40 years after leading Winston-Salem State to the 1967 College Division (Division II) championship, Earl “The Pearl” Monroe finally got his championship ring. Monroe and his teammates received their rings on November 2 at WSSU’s Celebration of Champions. “I couldn’t be happier,” Monroe said. “There are a lot […]
Homecoming 2007 Game and Parade Photos
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King and Queen Are Crowned
Winston-Salem State University formally introduced its 2007-2008 king and queen at the Coronation Wednesday at 7p.m. in K.R. Williams Auditorium. Michael Brown and Amber Jefferson officially received their crowns as Mr. Ram and Miss WSSU respectively. The event was titled “Shades of Red: A Royal Masquerade.” The Inner Witness Jazz […]
All Men Aren’t Dogs
An issue that has caused a lot of debate, controversy and painful personal experiences is this: For centuries, women have believed that all men are dogs. I don’t believe it’s true, but several factors push both genders in different directions. Good men are often the ones you never notice because […]
Youth Movement
As Winston-Salem State’s women’s basketball team heads into its second year in Division I?competition, the team will look alot different than it did last season. A serious youth-movement is on the way for the Rams this season as the only returning player from last year’s team will be senior guard […]