Author: Steven Gaither

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Rams open season with back-to-back losses

Starting the 2008 season by losing back-to-back games to two of the Football Championship Subdivison’s (Division I-AA) worst programs is not what WSSU head coach Kermit Blount had in mind. The Rams scored just 22 points in their first games and came up short in losses against N.C. A&T (14-8) […]

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Rams lose ‘offensive’ coach

The WSSU football team is 1-4 on the field and missing one of its coaches. Nick Calcutta and the athletic department reached an agreement that Calcutta could no longer be the Ram offensive coordinator because he was accused of making a racial epithet during a team meeting. “In the best […]

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Morris brothers, two sides, same story.

With a height difference of almost a foot, Corey and Colby Morris make a very rare twin tandem. Colby stands 6 feet 1 inch, while Corey is 6 feet 10 inches. The Morris’ grew up just like any other twins, “Mom says we both were the same height for a […]

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Bisons ‘RAMMED’ 34-10 in first victory

Despite coming into the game winless, Winston-Salem State proved to be too much for Howard, beating them 34 – 10 at home on Oct. 4. The win came just in time for a team desperate for a victory. With the Rams facing a 0-5 start heading into a showdown in […]

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WSSU parking policy overhauled

When it comes to the parking procedures at Winston-Salem State, change is always constant. The campus has added more assigned parking lots for commuters. They have added seven new gated lots for faculty and staff. New parking meters have been added and the shuttle services have been improved. “We are […]

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Wedlock: Easy To Be A Phantom

The last 18 months of Jonathan Wedlock’s life have brought many changes and challenges. Since the fall of 2006, Wedlock has gone from starting in Winston- Salem State’s backfield, to being viewed as a pariah by administrators, and fulfilling his dreams of playing professional football. Despite finishing his time at […]

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WSSU Student-Athletes Help Out In W-S

Winston-Salem State student-athletes continued to give back to their community on April 22 in Winston-Salem, as nearly two dozen current WSSU student-athletes from nine different athletic teams participated in the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Forsyth County Special Olympics at Wake Forest University’s Kentner Stadium. The annual Forsyth County Spring […]

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Rams Add 2 New Players

Winston-Salem State University head women’s basketball coach, Dee Stokes, announced Wednesday that two student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent on the first day of the late signing period. Stokes announced the commitments of center Elizabeth Maas and guard Shatara Jackson for the Rams’ recruiting class of 2008. Elizabeth Maas, […]

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Facebook Ad Cost Student Presidency

Pittman, a junior mass communications major from Calhoun, Miss., ran for Mr. Senior and won, only to find out that his votes would not matter because one of his campaign strategies led to his disqualification. Campaigning for Student Government Association positions for the 2008-2009 academic year began on Feb. 11. […]

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I’m Out: What More Can I Say?

FIrst off, let me preface this by saying I hate goodbyes. So, with that in mind I won’t make this one. So lets call it a year in review. When the fall semester began, my goal was to make The News Argus more news oriented. I feel like we’ve done […]