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Withdraw, but no more than 4

Caution students: do not go past four withdrawals. In 2013, the UNC System Board of Governors met with the Faculty Assembly and amended the Fostering Undergraduate Student Success policies. Colleges and universities were told to adopt the policies by the fall 2014 semester. Among the amendments is a new […]

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No extra pay for teachers seeking M.A.

Gov. Pat McCrory's Mansion   It is not surprising that the N.C. law that eliminated the 10-15 percent supplemental pay incentive for teachers obtaining master’s degrees has support for and against it. The N.C. General Assembly passed the bill in 2013, and the law went into effect beginning with the […]

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List proves WSSU not a dangerous campus

The website StartClass.net listed Winston-Salem State among the 25 most dangerous colleges Feb. 3. However, 16 days later StartClass.net revised the list — removing WSSU in the process — and issued an apology on their website. "…We identified an error in the original analysis of the data used in the […]

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Students demand to deans: Do your Job

Concerned and eager students filled L05 in the Student Success Center to discuss issues at the "Let’s Talk: Three Deans," event, hosted by the Non-traditional Adult Student Organization Jan. 29. Joshua Recore, senior mathematics major, and panel host at the "Let's Talk: Three Deans" event. Lawrence Bridget, , voiced his […]

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Illegal parking tolerated for campus police

You can park your personal vehicle minus a parking decal anywhere on campus — if you’re a Winston-Salem State campus police officer. LayPrecious Graves said the personal vehicles of campus police officers are parked illegally in Lot J with a Lot FFS parking decal. About 7.500 parking citations have been […]

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Reaves offers DST a Christmas gift: Permission to return to campus

Effective Christmas day, the 10-year suspension of the Gamma Phi Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated will be over.         Among his priorities – before he steps down as Winston-Salem State’s chancellor–Donald J. Reaves decided to give the Deltas permission to return to campus.         The irony of […]

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BOT vice chair challenges chancellor search process

Winston-Salem State’s new chancellor, Elwood L. Robinson, will assume his duties in January. However, the overall chancellor selection process has been somewhat controversial. Winston-Salem State Board of Trustees Vice Chair Victor Johnson has been firing accusations against Chair Debra Miller. During a recent interview with The News Argus, Johnson said […]

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Student criminal activity not always reported to WS Police Department

On or off campus crimes involving Winston-Salem State students are under the jurisdiction of the Winston-Salem State Campus Police — a self-contained, fully operating police department. Student crimes are not reported to the Winston-Salem Police Department unless they involve a homicide or sexual assault. Campus police do not have the […]

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BDaht: ‘I felt insulted’

Winston-Salem State alum Brian "BDaht" McLaughlin took his talents from the athletic press box to the comedic stage during Homecoming 2014. WSSU kicked off the football season on Sept. 6 and for the first time in 10 years McLaughlin attended a football game as a 102 JAMZ representative and […]

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Water-damaged floor in C.E. Gaines under renovation

Digital Forsyth Forsyth County, North Carolina The hardwood floors in C. E. Gaines Center were damaged this past summer. The repairs began Oct. 1 and are scheduled to be completed by Nov. 12. The heat exchanger‘s two gaskets ruptured, causing a flood in the boiler room, said Dianne Walker, director […]