Winston-Salem State University
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Rapper Ice Cube returns to the big screen alongside comedian Kevin Hart in Ride Along. The film released Jan. 17, earning $41,237,000 during its three-day opening weekend. Directed by Tim Story, who brought us films like Barbershop and Think Like a Man, Ride Along has smashed the record for top-grossing movie during Martin […]
Winston-Salem State football coaches, players and fans couldn’t wait for the 2014 schedule to be released, and it’s finally here. The University’s Department of Athletics released the schedule Jan. 27. The Rams finished the 2013 season with a 10-2 record and made their third consecutive trip to the NCAA DII […]
Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bobby Collins chose the hometown kid Kerry Campbell as the recipient of this issue’s Game Ball. Campbell, a 5-foot-8-inch, 150-pound sophomore point guard, is from Winston-Salem and went to high school at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy. He’s played in all 19 of the Rams’ games this season […]
Music’s biggest stars showed up and showed out, wowing viewers with stunning fashions and intricate performances at the 2014 Grammys Jan. 26 in Los Angeles. The top five moments from the Awards show: 5. Pharrell Williams’ Smokey Bear hat Pharrell may have given a groundbreaking performance of “Get Lucky” […]
Winston-Salem State is seeking note-takers during the spring semester for the department of disability services. Accommodations are required for notetakers by the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitations Act of 1973 for students’ equal access to education. Note-taking is the practice of recording information captured from another source. Myra […]
With fences scattered between pathways to the Hall-Patterson Building and Carolina Halls, creating mazes for campus pedestrians; reconstruction for the Student Success Center continues as of Jan. 27 . The construction cost for the Student Success Center, which was formerly known as Hill Hall, cost $15 million, Nasser Massry, university […]
Former South African President Nelson Mandela, who has been ill for some time, has died at age 95. His New York Times obituary is here. “Our nation has lost its greatest son,” South African President Jacob Zuma said in a televised address on Thursday night, adding that Mr. Mandela had died at 8:50 […]
The Winston-Salem State women’s indoor track team seems poised for a successful season. Head Coach Inez Turner, who also coaches the cross country team, said that the team looked very strong at the JDL All Comers Meet in Winston-Salem on Nov. 16. “It’s a new meet that […]
On Oct. 28, a 39-year-old mother of five Oriana Farrell was pulled over in New Mexico for allegedly driving 71 mph in a 55 mph zone. Farrell, a Tennessee native who was vacationing with her family, allegedly argued with the officer when he attempted to issue her a […]
Head Men’s Basketball Coach Bobby Collins chose forward Preston Ross as the recipient of this issue’s Game Ball. Ross, a 6-foot-5-inch, 220-pound senior from Fayetteville, N.C., is in the midst of his first season at Winston-Salem State after transferring from Western Carolina. Although he didn’t choose to go to WSSU […]