Wes Helsabeck, junior starting pitcher, has been chosen by Head Baseball Coach Kevin Ritsche as this issue’s “Game Ball” recipient. Helsabeck is a local kid from Rural Hall and is in his first season at Winston- Salem State. He transferred to WSSU this past fall after spending the previous two […]
Author: Matt Parmesano
Letter to the Editor: Former Argus editor responds to RAMble poll controversy
First things first, Ram family, we have to start using the vocabulary that we all should have when we reach college. There is absolutely no reason to use foul language in any letter to anybody, especially one to a professor. Now with that out of the way, the RAMble poll […]
Dear White People
Imagine attending a college where less than 5 percent of the student population looks like you. This is the reality for many Black students attending Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). In 2006, UCLA admitted just 96 Black students out of a freshman class of 4,800. This came 10 years after California […]
Write or Die Editor’s Column: Crossing the line
I am not apologizing for the most recent RAMble Online poll. I began receiving emails about it less than two hours after it was distributed. The first message was forwarded from my adviser, who was the original recipient of the email. Once I read it, my eyebrows immediately raised. What […]
Women in STEM receive honors
The Winston-Salem State University Friends of the Library 2014 fundraising event is “Forethinkers: The Evolution of Math Beyond Equations and Solutions.” The luncheon will be 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the S.G. Atkins Community Development Center, located at 1922 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive on March 22. Attendees […]
Student juggles classes, acting career
Vonii Bristow is not your average college student. It’s not that his life of balancing schoolwork and two jobs sets him apart from the thousands of students at Winston-Salem State – it’s his acting career. Bristow, a senior economics major from Greensboro, is channeling his inner thespian as he ventures […]
Entertaining Criticism: The Lego Movie
From the directors of 21 Jump Street, The Lego Movie has become one of the top-grossing films of the year. Voiced by Chris Pratt (“Parks and Recreation”), Will Ferrell (Anchorman 2), Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption) and more, the animated film premiered Feb. 7 and has received critical acclaim. As […]
Greek Life Director dispels probate rumor
Campus has been buzzing about whether to expect a dry period for probates until fall 2015. Spring marks the time where many Greek organizations at Winston-Salem State reveal the newest inductees of their organization, in what is called a probate. This semester, rumors about canceled probates have spread quickly. However, […]
Students, volunteers clean up historic veteran cemetery
Winston-Salem State students, the Professional Grounds Management Society and others united for an Outreach project at the Odd Fellows Cemetery Feb. 22. Beginning promptly at 10 a.m., PGMS branch members, high school and college students, volunteers and Greek organizations participated in the cleanup at the 13-acre site. Approximately 20 WSSU […]
Argus wins 3 awards in national competition
The News Argus won three awards at 16th annual National HBCU Student Media News Conference Feb. 6-9 in Houston, Texas. First Place for Best Online Multimedia Package (Chelsea Burwell, editor-in-chief; Second Place for Best Informational Graphic or News Illustration; and Third Place for Best Non-Sports Feature (Da’Yona Mclean, copy desk chief). […]