President Barack Obama spoke to the nation in his first State of the Union Address Jan. 27. With so many events that have occurred in this country within the past 12 months, our newly appointed Commander-in-Chief had a lot of subject matter before him. During his address, Obama spoke about […]
Author: Jaye Cole
Volunteer to make a ‘BIG’ difference
We are often told the importance of giving back and doing community service. Community service is great. If you really want to make an impact volunteer with Big Brother Big Sisters of America. BBBS is an agency that provides children in single parent homes a volunteer who can serve as […]
Basketball coaches sideline shoes, go barefeet for needy cause
Women’s head basketball coach Dee Stokes and men’s head basketball coach Bobby Collins participated in “The Barefoot for Barefeet” Coaches Initiative Jan. 25 at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum against NC A&T. Winston-Salem State partnered with Samaritan’s Feet, a national non-profit organization, to raise awareness and generate traffic to their […]
Hayes brings new ideas to athletics
Since his hiring date of Nov. 3 as Winston-Salem State’s athletic director, Bill Hayes has taken the athletic department by the horns at a non-stop pace. Hayes, a former winning head football coach at WSSU has had other coaching successes at NC Central and NC A&T. He also went to […]
ROC helps campus groups with funding, networking, training opportunities
The 100 active organizations at Winston-Salem State should have circled Jan. 30 on their calendars. On that day the Registered Organizations Council will have a Retreat in the Thompson Center. ROC is an organization that serves as a governing body for all of the organizations on campus. The speaker […]
Rams begin 2010 with strong January effort
The Winston-Salem State men’s basketball team began the 2009-2010 season below .500 with a 2-8 record in November and December. The resolution: a turnaround resulting in a 5-3 January record. The Rams bounced into the new year with a convincing 94-60 home win Jan. 4 over Washington Adventist […]
Winston-Salem State offers ‘Ultimate’ exercise with Frisbee class
You were always told not to throw things in class, but now it’s okay to break the rules. An Aerobics class featuring a Frisbee is offering students at Winston-Salem State a new way to get in shape. Ultimate Frisbee known as Ultimate is a limited contact sport like basketball, and […]
Educating illegal immigrants in North Carolina community colleges
Gov. Bev Perdue and Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton are weak leaders for disagreeing with the decision to permit illegal immigrants to enroll into any of North Carolina’s 58 community colleges. Politicians should want what is best for the state. Allowing illegal immigrants to enroll in community college is the right […]
Spend now, pay with interest later
We have just experienced the time of the semester that all college and university students look forward to: Student net loan proceeds checks, commonly known as a refund check. We all enjoy receiving all the money that is handed to us, but do we really know where the money came […]
Student wins tickets to Panthers game
A contest during the “Rams Have Heart” project in October gave one lucky Winston-Salem State student a chance to attend a Carolina Panthers game. Tazjanne Swinnie, a sophomore Exercise Science major from Rockingham, won two tickets to watch the Carolina Panthers play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in […]