Author: Matt Parmesano

Features

Q&A with Provost Brenda Allen

Brenda Allen is WSSU provost Brenda Allen is Winston- Salem State’s provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Prior to taking her position at WSSU, Allen served as associate provost and director of institutional diversity at Brown University where she worked under former chancellor, Donald Reaves. When Reaves became chancellor at […]

News

Need your Rx refilled?

The pharmacyis located in the A.H. Ray Student Health Center Since November, students have convenience of a pharmacy in the A.H. Ray Health Center. The health center was built in 2007 and included the pharmacy; however, it wasn’t until the pharmacy received all of North Carolina’s permits and registrations that it […]

Features

O’Kelly pioneer closes chapter

Mae Rodney Mae Rodney will say farewell to her 32-year career at Winston- Salem State June 30 as the director of O’Kelly Library. According to Rodney, her bitter-sweet decision to retire was set in stone Christmas day. Rodney said the Library is at another transition period, and the staff […]

Sports

Diamond domination

Senior catcher and CIAA Tournament MVP, Connor Andrus (front row, third from the left) celebrates with his team, coaches, Athletic Director Tonia Walker and Chancellor Elwood Robinson following the CIAA Championship victory. Caption The No. 25 Winston-Salem State Rams won their fifth consecutive CIAA baseball championship May 2 when the […]

Features

‘No Fear’ led by Moses 1st black female

Breona Moses, a member of the Winston-Salem State graduating 2015 class, has made Army Reserve Officer Training Corps history. Breona Moses She is the first Black female commander of the No Fear Battalion in the Army ROTC program. A battalion is a large body of troops. Wake Forest is […]

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‘Glory’ to the 2015 Graduates

Rapper Lonnie Lynn Jr. also known as "Common" is the 2015 WSSU commencement speaker   Friday morning, May 15: cap and gown time for the 2015 graduating class. It is an exciting event for approximately 1,400 graduates and their loved ones that marks the end of one road and the […]

Opinion

A Closer Look Edtiors Column: 51% of the population but…

Pat yourselves on the back ladies. We are the leading ladies. • The percentage of degrees earned by females remained between approximately 60 and 62 percent for associate’s degrees and between 57 and 58 percent for bachelor’s degrees. • Black females earned 68 percent of associate’s degrees, 66 percent of […]

Sports

Webster ‘stepped up’ to the plate

The Winston-Salem State baseball team is 18-6 overall and 3-1 [as of March 20] in conference as it looks to win its fifth straight CIAA championship. Fifth-year Head Coach Kevin Ritsche, who also serves as an assistant professor of exercise physiology, brought baseball back to WSSU in 2010. Ritsche said […]