Author: Brittani Parker

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Has the N.C. Education Lottery been beneficial?

According to the N.C. Education Lottery Web site, 100 percent of the net proceeds of the North Carolina Education Lottery will go to education expenses, including reduced class size in early grades, academic pre-kindergarten programs, school construction, and scholarships for needy college and university students. DigTriad states the purpose of […]

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First gay, straight student group formed on campus

Brandon Hughes, along with other students had a vision of bringing both gay and straight students together on campus, so they created the Gay-Straight Student Alliance. The group made its debut this semester. Hughes is a senior and GSSA’s first president. Hughes said that it’s hard on campus to be […]

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News Argus joins another online college media community

From political milestones to the next A-list celebrity scandal, The News Argus is covering it. The Argus staff has decided to affiliate with Collegenews.com, an excellent source of both serious and popular news for all college students. College news gives students the opportunity to participate in an online news source […]

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Lady Rams go down fighting a tough defense

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The Winston-Salem State Lady Rams (0-4) gave a tremendous effort, but was outgunned in a 76-38 loss to the local rival Wake Forest Demon Deacons (3-0), Monday afternoon. The Lady Rams struggled against a stingy Wake Forest defense that held the Lady Rams to their lowest shooting […]

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‘Always Watching’ Editorial

Barack Obama’s narrow victory over McCain among North Carolina voters was just as significant and historical as his election. In fact, North Carolina is bringing forward its own history. Has this “change” that America has waited for shown the progress in a region that hasn’t forgotten or forgiven its past? […]

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Seasons Greetings

Well, it is that time of year again when we must say so long and see you in the New Year. The News Argus staff has worked hard to give you the best we could both in print and online. In fact, we hope you will join our virtual community […]

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Election Night Campus Crew Question

Where were you when you heard about the Obama victory? How did you feel? Comments are those of WSSU students and do not represent the opinions of The News Argus Staff.Photos by Argus Staff BRANDON COLEYTransfer”: I was outside of Wilson dorm, and my friend called me on the phone […]

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Rams coach: ‘We’re going to be much more exciting to watch’

Bobby Collins isn’t making any guarantees about his team heading into his third year coaching at Winston-Salem State. But one thing he does promise is a more exciting game than last year’s season. “We’ll be a much more athletic team,” Collins said. “We’re going to be much more exciting to […]

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Campus Crew

How has your college experience been thus far as a freshman? Comments are those of WSSU students and do not represent the opinions of The News Argus Staff.Photos by ReDonah Anderson KIMBERLY PARRIS“The people are very nice and have unique southern hospitality.” KIERA HOLMES“I came to experience new things and […]

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Ram fan ready to binge on crow and humble pie

My recent op-ed, published in Nov. 4 issue, explained my reasons why the Winston-Salem State football team would not win another game. At that time the Rams were 1 and 5. Included in my piece, I stated head coach Kermit Blount would not receive the wins necessary to have the […]