The Winston-Salem State University Honda Team finished with a 2-3 record during the 2010 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge National Championship Tournament April 10-13 in Orlando. The HCASC is the nation’s largest academic competition between HBCUs. The team competed in the Round Robin Division I and the Maggie Walker Division along […]
Author: Bianca Pender
National Council of Negro Women honors high school senior in ‘Princess for a Day’ Contest
Prom is quickly approaching, and the economy remains in a slump. Many hopeful high school female seniors are anticipating memories of their special night; however, some of these students will need financial help preparing for their special occasion. The National Council of Negro Women’s Chapter at Winston-Salem State created […]
ROC seeking new adviser
The Registered Organizations Council will be without one of its most important members, Steve Stephens. Stephens, former Student Activities associate director, left in March. “The loss of such a leader will be a huge blow,” said Jonathan Jackson a management information systems major form Charlotte. Jackson is also the vice […]
Depression, stress leading causes of death among university students
Alex Foxx, a student at the University of Education is suffering from test anxiety, and he becomes even more depressed when exam week approaches. Although both Foxx and the U of E are fictional, he is undergoing a dilemma that many real students face every day. However, Winston-Salem State students […]
Mass Communications Conference focuses on ‘Social Media’
The 9th annual Mass Communications Conference, “Social Media: Free Speech at What Cost?” was April 15 in the Anderson Center. This year’s conference, sponsored by the Liberty Tree Initiative, McCormick Foundation and the First Amendment Center, stressed the importance of the First Amendment. Conference keynote speaker Christopher Martin, known as […]
Coming in fall 2010 new biology course for non-science majors
Fall 2010 an alternative biology course for nonscience majors will be offered by the Life Science Department. The new course, BIO 1340, will fulfill the general biology requirement for undergraduate students and discuss the relationship between basic biological principles of human health and disease. This will be done by applying […]
Gay-Straight Student Alliance sponsors concert to recognize gay musicians, bring awareness to WSSU
The sound of music was in the air because of the concert performance of “Queer Compositions” at Winston-Salem State to celebrate all gay musicians April 21. The Gay-Straight Student Alliance arranged a concert to recognize gay musicians in the music industry and to bring awareness to WSSU students and the […]
CAS recognizes 36 students at 2nd annual awards program
A total of 36 students were honored during 2nd annual awards program for the College of Arts and Sciences March 24 in Dillard Auditorium. CAS faculty selected the students for four awards: Outstanding Students-Academics; Outstanding Students-Research; Outstanding Students-Service; and Most Improved Students. One student in each of the four categories […]
Student hit while crossing Cromartie
A graduate student was hit by a car on Cromartie Street April 5. According to a report from the Winston-Salem Police Department, the accident occurred about 8 a.m. when the student, Patricia Hall Stephens from Greensboro, crossed the street in a non-crosswalk area and was hit by a car. The […]
Social Work program seeking national accreditation
Since its inception three years ago, the social work program at Winston-Salem State has been seeking its accreditation. The program began in fall 2007, and the faculty started to work toward the Social Work program’s accreditation with the Council on Social Work Education. Isaiah Marshall Jr., associate professor and program […]