A diverse crowd of students, faculty and community members packed Dillard Auditorium Monday night, Jan. 15, for the Seventh Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration well before its scheduled 7 p.m. start time, so much so that an overflow room had to be arranged. Hundreds came to help make […]
Author: Tiphane Deas
Alumna Honored
#8220;I never could have imagined that Winston-Salem State University would grow to be this large,” Sadie B. Webster, the second dean of the School of Health Sciences recently said. Webster, who attended WSSU as a student in the early 1950s, later became dean of the School of Health Sciences. When […]
New study show cramming college students pay hefty price
College freshman Edie Weiner arrived home for winter break on a Saturday night, fell into her childhood bed and didn’t get up for 20 hours. By the time the 18-year-old stumbled out from hibernation at 5 p.m. the next day, her parents were growing a bit anxious.Weiner, like many of […]
Get ready for “Trouble”
Any number of phrases could fill in the space in the statement, “(blank) is the essential element of a successful musical group,” but when the members of Nuthin But Trouble were asked why they chose to play in a band with each other, everybody’s first thought was, “Good vibes.” And […]
“Stomp the Yard”: Have we seen similar films?
Stomp the Yard is being compared to Drumline, but with college fraternities and sororities stepping and dancing instead of college bands marching. DJ (Columbus Short) of Los Angeles and his crew of dancers battle and win a dance battle filled with Krumping, a new form of hip-hop dancing. Victory turns […]
Rams ready for Primetime
The spotlight will be on WSSU’s track and field teams this season as the teams compete in two nationally televised meets. Both events will be televised as a part of the Visa Championship Series this spring. The first meet will be the 100th Millrose Games in New York, N.Y., on […]
Rams to play Florida A&M in “Circle City Classic” in RCA Dome
Winston-Salem State’s football team is about to go places no Rams have ever gone before. The Rams are set to open their second season in fall 2007 on Oct. 6 in the Championship Subdivision of Division I when they take on Florida A&M in the “Circle City Classic” in the […]
What Are You Listening To?
I spent the past week leaning over peoples’ shoulder to ask the common question, “What are you listening to?” How much do your musical preferences correlate to your personality? From the answers I received, one of the most controversial genres of music prevalent at Winston-Salem State University is rap music. […]
NBA takes stiff action against offensive fan
Do you consider yourself a pretty tolerable person? How much verbal abuse can you take? Could you take being called a monkey? That is the situation Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutumbo found himself in recently. During a preseason game against the Orlando Magic, the 40-year old Congo native was verbally […]
Demonstration shows power of massage therapy over stress
Cedric Lewis is more than just an assistant dorm director in Gleason Hairston Terrace; he is also a stress reliever. When accepted in 2000 to the master’s program of in physical therapy, Lewis quickly realized that his calling was in another place. Lewis found his niche in the field of […]