The Red Sea of Sound, Winston-Salem State’s marching band, has two new drum majors for the 2012-2013 band season. Drum major tryouts took place April 20. Joshua Hayes and Braxton Allen defeated three other participants trying out for Chain Reaction, the drum major squad for the Red Sea of Sound. […]
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Phi Mu Alpha chapter celebrates 33 years, new plot, probate
The campus grounds received yet another addition to the landscape, only this time in the form of a new Greek plot. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, a music fraternity, joins the small list of Council of Independent Greek Organizations members to receive a Greek plot. The plot, which is in […]
Campus to be saturated with lifesaving defibrillators
The University is placing automated external defibrillators, in buildings throughout the entire campus to increase the survival chances of anyone who may experience a sudden cardiac arrest. According to American Heart Association, AEDs are lifesaving tools. Each year, sudden cardiac arrest claims the lives of at least 250,000 people. The […]
Michael Eric Dyson to address more than 1,000 graduates
More than 1,000 Winston-Salem State undergraduate and graduate students are expected to walk across the stage during the 2012 commencement ceremony at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum May 12. Michael Eric Dyson, a well-known author, radio show host will be the commencement speaker. Dyson is also a professor of […]
4th annual CAS celebration honors students for service, academics, research
Approximately 100 Winston-Salem State students, faculty, and their family members filled Diggs Gallery March 27 for the fourth annual College of Arts and Sciences Awards. Established in 2008, this event was created to recognize students for achievements in their college career and in their academic department. The 2011-12 CAS Awards […]
Women’s History Month program features poetry, hats, TV anchor
The song “I’m Every Women,” by Whitney Houston, sprang from the speakers of the Thompson Center at the 2012 Women’s History Month Luncheon March 21. About 50 female students, faculty, and staff wearing their colorful eccentric hats marched around the room to the song. Joi Holliday, a senior mass communications […]
An array of self expression
Twenty art majors showcased their work, making the 2012 Senior Art Exhibition the largest exhibit shown in Diggs Gallery. The exhibit opened March 23 and will run through May 5. “When you have more students involved, they push each other and they inspire each other to get better,” said Leo […]
New students leaders elected in low voter turnout
A mere 18 percent of the 5,291 eligible students voted in the recent election on April 5 for the 2012-13 new student leaders. Some of the major positions that the small portion — 975 students total — elected were Mr. and Miss WSSU and the Student Government Association president. […]
WSSU is ‘primary source’ of income for local towing service
If your car has been towed from the campus of Winston-Salem State over the past eight years, it was probably removed by McAuley’s Recovery & Towing Service. McAuley’s, a 24-hour towing service, on 3856 N. Patterson Ave. is about five miles from WSSU. The […]
Hill Hall renovations make way for new Student Success Center
After seven years of being vacant, Hill Hall will be renovated and will become Winston-Salem State’s new Student Success Center. Hill Hall, built in 1965, was formerly used as the science building. It was shut down due to issues with asbestos. “The building, as all old buildings, had asbestos,” said […]