Winston-Salem State University
Monday, June 30, 2025
The Rams struggled to take advantage of opportunities from the free throw line in an 81-73 home loss to the Livingstone College Blue Bears Feb. 5. The Rams struggled to hold on to the ball turning it over 20 times and only having five assists for the game. “When […]
As a child, Charmaine Shuford decided failure was not an option for her. She grew up in Washington, D.C., where the urban life of many minorities often serve as a measure of how much they will achieve academically, and in life. Being a young, black girl in one of America’s […]
A new member, Denise Pearson, was added to Winston- Salem State’s administrative team as assistant provost Jan. 4. Pearson was hired in the midst of state-wide budget cuts. Pearson said she has wanted to serve at a HBCU since she was a graduate student. “WSSU was on the top of […]
More than one million online-voters chose two Winston-Salem State students in the 2011 Honda Battle of the Bands HBCU filmmakers’ contest Jan. 23. Mass communications majors, Leslie Miles, a junior from Mount Olive, N.C., and Antonio DeGraffenreaidt, a senior from Henderson, N.C., submitted a two-minute documentary video highlighting the WSSU’s […]
The wisdom and knowledge of older folks combined with the passion and the energy and the drive of those who are younger equals a powerful force for change, explained Roland Martin, keynote speaker for Winston-Salem State’s MLK Day program. A capacity crowd of students, faculty, and members of the community […]
In the past four years, Winston-Salem State has totaled $21 million in cuts and revisions. The University must cut another $1.7 million by June and reduce between $7.3 million and $10.9 million. Chancellor Donald J. Reaves called a budget meeting Jan. 14 to come up with a solution to the […]
Two months following the first progress report of SGA and two weeks into the spring semester, SGA has made progress. “We are taking a different approach this semester finalizing and planning for the future, trying to identify priorities and determining what it is that needs to be spear headed,” said […]
After winning first place at the 5th annual Black College Quiz Show, Winston-Salem State’s Honda team returned to campus with a trophy almost four feet tall. WSSU was one of the eight HBCUs invited to the show Dec. 10-12 at Tennessee State in Nashville. The team beat Florida A&M […]
Whitaker Gym was crowded as the Kappa chapter of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. and Raging Rams sponsored a free Stroll Off Jan. 19. The event raised more than $400 in donations. A Stroll Off is when each Greek organization shows off their signature steps. Iota Phi Theta has hosted […]
Winston-Salem State’s Tau Chi chapter of Alpha Phi Omega, National Service Fraternity, Inc. has been working to start the first campus clean-up committee. “We wanted to instill in the students the importance and awareness of the mistreatment of our campus, and that is why we created the committee,” said Jasmine […]