Students — please keep your belongings safe and your doors locked. In September the Winston-Salem State campus police crime logs recorded that one to two crime reports were filed every day. Larceny was at the top of the list. Nine larcenies in various locations on campus were reported in September […]
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Students unfazed by short homecoming
This year you have only Oct. 15-18 to celebrate one of the most anticipated events of the school year, “Homecoming 2014.” Chelii Broussard said this is the first time in her seven years at Winston-Salem State that the number of days for homecoming have been cut. Broussard is […]
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One of the three chancellor finalists has withdrawn his name from candidacy. Nancy Young, media relations director for Winston-Salem State, confirmed that Harry Williams, president of Delaware State, is no longer a candidate. The News Argus unable to reach Williams for comment. Before publication, The […]
As overall enrollment declines, freshman enrollment spikes
The class of 2018 — 825 new freshmen — is the smallest enrollment at Winston-Salem State since the 2011 spring semester. WSSU projected 700 freshman for the 2014-2015 academic year. "Overall enrollment is about 150 less than last year due to a combination of things: a large graduation class and […]
Crime Incident Report 9/22/2014
Wednesday, Sept. 17 Communicating Threats At 3:16 p.m., police responded to a claim that a male student sent a message to a family member threatening to shoot his roommate and harm himself. The police questioned the student and he said the claim was not true. Police determined him […]
WSSU celebrates class of 2014 graduation at Bowman Gray
Winston-Salem State will host commencement for the first time in the Bowman Gray Stadium at 9:45 a.m. May 16. In previous years, commencement has been held at Lawrence Joel Veteran Memorial Coliseum; however this year, with WSSU's purchase of Bowman Gray Stadium, the commencement committee decided to bring the ceremony […]
Residence halls to receive facelifts, repairs, upgrades
After this fall’s opening of Martin-Schexnider Residence Hall, the office of housing and residence life have no plans to slow down the improvement of on-campus student lodging. The latest addition to existing residence halls houses more than 220 freshmen and is equipped with electronic access to rooms, television-equipped lobbies, a […]
Shocking stats on college sexual assaults trigger national attention
In the past five years there have been seven sexual assault cases and one sexual battery reported at Winston- Salem State University. According to the campus police reports, the cases were pending, referred to higher authorities or unsubstantiated. This is a contrast from the report prepared by the White House […]
Student starts program to promote discounts at local eateries
If you’re a student, staff member or even alumni of Winston-Salem State, hold on before you pay full price for your next meal. Senior exercise science major from Greensboro Chinaemeze Okoro teamed up with business services to develop Ram Connect. Ram Connect will allow the WSSU community to dine in […]
Campus groups promoting STI awareness
One night of unprotected sex can turn into a lifetime mistake. It’s likely that most college students don’t know that nearly 1 in 4 new HIV infections are among youth ages 13-24. However organizations and researchers at Winston-Salem State are working to increase awareness on campus. There are 13 National […]