Groundbreaking for a new residence hall is scheduled to begin July 1 with a grand opening in August 2013. The dormitory is being built to accommodate freshmen and possibly sophomores who are required by Winston-Salem State to stay on campus during their first two years. Nearly 800 students […]
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Athletics reduced by three
Men’s indoor and outdoor track and field and golf teams have been cut by the Athletic Department to save approximately $232,000. The change will eliminate one coach and 13 scholarship athletes. The revenue allocated for those sports will be used to fund the other athletic programs, said […]
CAMPUS INCIDENT REPORT
Sunday, March 4 At 7:37 p.m. Campus Police responded to a call of larceny and vandalism of a vending machine in Rams Common. The machine’s front glass had been broken and items removed. No suspects have been reported. The case is open. Thursday, March 8 At 2:18 p.m. […]
CAS to host 4th annual student award ceremony
The 4th annual College of Arts and Sciences awards ceremony will be March 27 in Diggs Gallery. Established in 2008, this event, was created to recognize CAS students for outstanding achievement in their college careers in their academic departments. The CAS Awards is comprised of several categories […]
WSSU hosts record attendance at N.C. student media conference
Winston-Salem State and The News Argus went into North Carolina College Media Association history book, by bringing in the largest number of conference participants in the five years of the Association’s existence. At least 131 students and their advisers were in attendance Feb. 18. Forty-six colleges and universities competed in […]
Campus Rec striving to become ‘elite’
The Campus Recreation Program at Winston-Salem State is working diligently to become an elite HBCU program. WSSU has seven components for its Campus Recreation Program: Club Sports, adventure trips, special events, open recreation, campus fitness, intramural sports, and the RAM Zone. Dash McNeil, the director of Campus Recreation, came to […]
Honda team preparing for next year
The Winston-Salem State Honda All-Star team may not be competing this year but it is gearing up for next year’s competition. The Honda Campus All-Star Challenge is an initiative created by the Honda Corp. for Historical Black Colleges and Universities, in conjunction with Honda Battle of the Bands. The Q […]
Sports media expert speaks at WSSU
Roxanne Jones, a founding editor of ESPN The Magazine, and media entertainment expert was the guest speaker at an open forum at Winston-Salem State Feb. 17. A national lecturer on sports, entertainment and women’s issues, Jones has appeared across television and radio as a sports expert. Her visit […]
$24,000 average debt for college grads
When Mark Holley, a senior from Detroit, graduated from Winston-Salem State in December 2011, he was $24,000 in debt. Holley, an interdisciplinary studies graduate, says that he plans to pay his loans off in 10 years. Like Holley, nationally, two out of every three graduates have an average of $24,000 […]
Students, organizations make a difference at MLK Read-In event
More than 68 children and 98 volunteers participated in the third annual “Martin Luther King Jr. Read-In” event at Wake Forest University, Jan. 21. The Read-In promotes Dr. King’s messages of service and literacy. The 2012 theme was “Follow the Leader, Become a Leader.” WFU was this year’s lead organizer. […]