Author: Janell J. Lewis

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Not the average 15-year-old

The average fifteen year old female–she’s in the 10th grade; maybe she’s running for homecoming court; she could even be on her high school track team…Or just maybe, she’s strolling the sidewalks of a college campus! Shalonda Ingram began fall classes this semester with a cumulative GPA of 4.3 (3.98 […]

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Haki Madhbuti shares literary talents with WSSU

Poet, essayist and entrepreneur, Haki Madhubuti, embodies a true spirit of renaissance man as he moves through the worlds of literature, business and education. Madhubuti was the guest speaker for a program was held by the Department of English and Foreign Languages on September 4. Many students were given opportunities […]

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Fashion is center-stage in exhibition at the gallery

Fashion has always been an important part of African American culture. Since June 13, Diggs Gallery has taken a look at fashion and the role it has played throughout history with an exhibition created by the Black Fashion Museum, also known as BFM.Master-minded in Washington D.C., the BFM created “A […]

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Have lessons been learned from War?

I remember reading about the ancient Greek tale of Pyrrhus, the great war general that became famous for his example to mankind about fighting battles that, even in victory, would be at too great of a cost. The skirmish in Iraq is a parallel to this story, as the US […]

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Housing still a concern

If it weren’t obvious by the scarcity of seats in the dining hall, then it certainly was more than evident that the number of freshman accepted and enrolled by Winston-Salem State University was well above past averages when some people found themselves short of a place to live during the […]

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Student learns lesson from behind bars

A study abroad trip for one WSSU student ended in three nights of jail time, and a dismal perception of the Finnish culture.Tiffanie Adams, a 20-year-old junior molecular biology major from Charlotte, said that because of racism and a poor justice system, she spent time in jail in Finland while […]

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Blacks battling with anorexia often scrutinized

KRT CHICAGO In many ways, Stephanie Doswell is your regular college student in a T-shirt and flare-legged jeans. But she is also anorexic, bulimic and African-American, a combination so rare that it sometimes goes unrecognized.”If someone sees a sickly, thin white person, they automatically think that they have anorexia,” said […]

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Career services has busy semester

The Office of Career Services is specifically designed to assist students with obtaining a job and with their career options. Career Services teaches students how to prepare for the world of employment by providing seminars, career fairs, teaching how to write resumes and the best conduct during interviews. They also […]

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Phase 1 to be completed in December

Students at Winston-Salem State University were greeted with the noise and detours of a campus wide construction project. Even though the heart of Winston-Salem State is torn out, hopes are that the new renovations elevate school spirit. The university has many different on going projects in progress. One project is […]

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Jenkins becomes WSNC 90.5 new station manager

The campus radio station, WSNC F.M. 90.5, has hired a new station manager to fill the leadership role at the station. Elvin Jenkins, who previously worked at Elizabeth City State University, has begun his term as the General Manager of Radio and Television Services and has high hopes for Winston-Salem […]