Author: Maurika Smutherman

Opinion

Entertaining Criticism: “The Butler”

Lee Daniels’ “The Butler” is one of the most talked about films released this summer. It topped the North American box office in its first two weeks of release, receiving mostly positive reviews. Film critic Richard Roeper has praised the film, describing Forest Whitaker’s performance as “the performance of his […]

News

The Campus Incident Report- 9/11

Monday, Aug. 19 Resist, Obstruct and Delay At 11:21 p.m., campus police attempted to make a traffic stop for an expired license plate on a vehicle at the intersection of Reynolds Park Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The female student gave campus police a hard time and was […]

Features

COAS welcomes new dean

Winston-Salem State started the 2013-14 academic year with a new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences: Corey Walker. Walker had been an associate professor and former chair of the Africana Studies Department at Brown University in Providence, R.I. The News Argus interviewed Walker about his role as dean […]

Opinion

A buzzing introduction

Welcome back to school, Rams! With the new school year come worries about financial aid, purged schedules and campus housing. Luckily, I’m here to keep you in touch with everything happening at Winston-Salem State. Throughout the year, my column “The Fly on the Wall” will address the most pressing rumors […]

Opinion

Write or Die Editor’s Column: Time to press on

Welcome and congratulations to the incoming class of 2017 on starting a new life chapter to becoming a Ram! I extend a spirited welcome back to our returning Rams students, faculty and staff! I am the new editor-in-chief, Chelsea Burwell, of this award-winning student newspaper. I am a senior mass […]

Sports

Maynor: ‘We can still obtain all of our goals’

The Winston-Salem State football team lost its first game to UNC Pembroke, 25-21 on Sept. 5. It was the Rams first regular-season loss since 2010; they had won 20 straight. Head Coach Connell Maynor, now 35-5 in just over three seasons at WSSU, said his team did not play as […]

Opinion

Alum calls on students to protect HBCU legacy

To The News Argus Editor, Allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Jaye Cole and I am an alumnus of this esteemed HBCU. I use the adjective esteemed because I am very proud of my matriculation and the resulting degree. But my degree is more than just a SACS […]

Sports

Henderson becomes new volleyball head coach

The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams volleyball team has a new head coach. Andi Henderson, from Swansboro, N.C., was an assistant at Catawba College for three seasons and helped the program produce five all-conference players. Prior to joining the staff at Catawba, Henderson spent three seasons at Greensboro College. Her inaugural […]

News

Delayed stay: Freshmen sent to coed halls

Hopes fell short for freshmen anticipating to move into the Martin- Schexnider Residence Hall. The hall, scheduled to be complete before the freshmen move-in date, August 10, still remains unfinished. As a result, students have been rerouted to traditional halls, Dillard and Brown, until further notice. Director of Housing and […]

News

Voting site may be cast off campus

Winston-Salem State students are fighting back after news that the early voting site at the Anderson Center may be closed. More than 40 students attended the Forsyth County Board of Elections meeting in August to combat claims that the voting site should be shut down. SGA President Bryant Bell said […]