#8220;What do you guys think about Marcos Bryant?” This is a question that’s being whispered in classrooms across the campus. My standard response has been: “I thought you were innocent until proven guilty?” As all students, I was alarmed when I heard the news of Bryant’s arrest. No one wants […]
Author: Erin O'Neal
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to hear censorship case filed by former college student journalists
The U.S. Supreme Court declined recently to hear an appeal from former student journalists at Governors State University in University Park, letting stand a lower court ruling that could allow college administrators to censor student publications. The case was on appeal from three students who sued in January 2001 when […]
Students should follow example set by sports heroes and supermodels
For 14 years, supermodels Tyra Banks and Naomi Campbell had claws out for one another, and sports giants, Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, were like the lion and hyena, eternal enemies. The four could hardly be called role models. Their feuding egos left lots to be desired. But what person […]
Knowledge is power: Slavery museum would help Americans move forward
Learning about America’s one-time addiction to slavery is like peeling back layers of a tough white onion. For example, how many know that New Yorkers kept slaves through 1840; or that a fifth of New York City’s population in 1776 was slave? Outfitting slave ships was a churning engine of […]
Women are gaining power around the world
Sworn in as president of Liberia, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf vowed to attack the corruption that lay beneath the recent bloodshed and despair in her African nation. In Chile, newly inaugurated President Michelle Bachelet, tortured as a teen during a dictatorship, was propelled to power by voters who were weary of machismo […]
Shani Davis completes a chase that began as a joke two years ago–he wins the gold
The unpatriotic pose softened with each word, as Shani Davis eloquently explained what it was like to be an Olympic champion. There wasn’t any anger in his heart, only the satisfaction of completing a chase that began with a joke to a friend in Chicago 11 years ago. The chase […]
Linwood Ferguson leaving WSSU to work with long-time friend
After two seasons as defensive-back coach at WSSU, Linwood Ferguson is moving to Howard University in Washington, D.C. to take the position of offensive coordinator. “We hate to lose him but I think it’s a good move,” Head Coach Kermit Blount said. “He brought a lot of experience to the […]
Dear Danielle
Dear D: I am dating a 27-year-old man with a 6 year-old son. I am only 19. I think he is wonderful, and I love his son. However, his son’s mother is always butting into our business and interfering in our relationship. She is constantly trying to start arguments and […]
Muslims are focus of attention because of war in Iraq
In most ways, Esther Shahin, a 23-year-old junior from Charlotte, is a typical college student. However, in one important way she stands out from her peers on campus. Shahin is Muslim, and although there are no statistics on how many students at Winston-Salem State University are followers of the Muslim […]
Maya Angelou presents the ‘Words of Wisdom’ scholarship program
In conjunction with Black History Month, Alltel Wireless and Dr. Maya Angelou are proud to present the Words of Wisdom Scholarship Program. This scholarship, awarded to 10 Grand Prize winners attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), includes a $4,000 tuition check and a trip to Little Rock, Ark. to […]