Author: Argus Staff

News

Local church continues giving to honor late chancellor

Winston-Salem State received $10,000 from United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church on Feb. 9 in honor of late chancellor Haywood L. Wilson Jr . The church celebrated its annual event Winston-Salem State University Day to present the Haywood L. Wilson Jr. Memorial Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship is named after Wilson, who […]

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Parking deck, bridge to shorten drive time

Driving maintenance golf carts on Interstate Business 40 with fast traffic zooming by is not the safest, neither is walking pillar to post from Lowery Street but there is hope for a solution. Winston-Salem State is in the process of building a parking deck and bridge for the convenience of […]

Opinion

Black Twitter

When you think of the most popular social networks, Twitter definitely comes to mind. The site is a haven for those craving the latest, hottest news of the day. For that reason, Twitter has become a microcosm consisting of many small communities, one of which has taken the world by […]

Sports

COACH’S GAME BALL: Tajanel McNeill

Who says that a walk-on athlete can’t have the same success as a recruited athlete? Winston-Salem State’s Tajanel McNeill wasn’t recruited to run track in college, but she tried out for the team during her freshman year at WSSU and made it. McNeill, now a junior, has been chosen by […]

Opinion

Entertaining Criticism: “Shock Exchange”

Ralph Baker is no stranger to the stock market. His father introduced him to the Wall Street Journal in fifth grade, and since then Baker has worked his way to a lucrative more than 15-year career in corporate finance. In 2006, he founded the New York Shock Exchange, an inner-city […]

Opinion

Write or Die Editor’s Column: Watch who you idolize

I take pride in being a woman. After all, we are nurturers, trend setters, muses for fashion; face it — humanity is nothing without us. But, there is more to womanhood than that. As author-poet Ntozake Shange said, “Where there is woman, there is magic.” Women have undoubtedly played a […]

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The Campus Incident Report- 2/26

The Campus Incident Report is a concise summary of the up-to-date incidents that affect the Winston-Salem State campus and community. Incidents may lead to News Argus articles. Tuesday Feb. 4 Larceny A male student parked his car in the grass on Diggs Blvd. When he returned, he no­ticed that his […]

Sports

Rams basketball teams seeking CIAA titles

Winston-Salem State’s men’s and women’s basketball teams will compete in the CIAA tournament in Charlotte. The tournament started Feb. 25 and ends March 1. Head Women’s Coach A.G. Hall feels very confident about his team. “There are still a few things we can fix, but I feel we have the […]

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National, state accolades Argus staff wins 10 awards

The News Argus staff members won 10 awards in recent national and state-wide competitions for student communications in February. Editor-in-chief Chelsea Burwell earned first place for best online multimedia package for 2013 from the Black College Communication Association. The newspaper also won second place for the best information graphics or […]

Sports

Attention athletes: Stick to sports

Michael Sam is a man that has gotten a lot of pub­licity over the past several weeks for something that, in my opinion, is not worthy of the recognition he has received. Sam, 24, is a former Missouri football player and current prospect for this May’s NFL draft. He was […]