Students face financial-aid issues every year and one student has taken her concerns to the Better Business Bureau. Angelik Edmonds, senior mass communications major from Omaha, Neb., filed a complaint against the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid with the BBB Sept. 17. “I investigated the third parties that regulated […]
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‘Only 13%’ of students registered for RAM alert
This year, only 13 percent of 6,163 students are registered to receive RAM Alert emergency notifications to their mobile phones. Winston-Salem State’s Emergency Notification System, warns faculty, staff and students via text and voice messages of emergency situations and the appropriate precautions they should take. RAM Alert uses other mechanisms […]
Students, locals compete for homecoming opening act
The final round of the third annual homecoming Battleground auditions took place 7 p.m. Sept. 30 in K.R.Williams Auditorium. The purpose of the auditions was to find an opening act for this year’s homecoming artists: Ace Hood, Dom Kennedy and August Alsina. The auditions were open to Winston-Salem State students […]
The Campus Incident Report- 10/9
Thursday, Sept. 12 Phone Harassment At 8:13 p.m., a female student filed a report for harassing text messages. She said she started getting messages from a chat group on a text message application, called KIK Messenger, by three individuals who made false accusations about her online. The student […]
Voting site may be cast off campus
Winston-Salem State students are fighting back after news that the early voting site at the Anderson Center may be closed. More than 40 students attended the Forsyth County Board of Elections meeting in August to combat claims that the voting site should be shut down. SGA President Bryant Bell said […]
Delayed stay: Freshmen sent to coed halls
Hopes fell short for freshmen anticipating to move into the Martin- Schexnider Residence Hall. The hall, scheduled to be complete before the freshmen move-in date, August 10, still remains unfinished. As a result, students have been rerouted to traditional halls, Dillard and Brown, until further notice. Director of Housing and […]
The Campus Incident Report- 9/11
Monday, Aug. 19 Resist, Obstruct and Delay At 11:21 p.m., campus police attempted to make a traffic stop for an expired license plate on a vehicle at the intersection of Reynolds Park Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The female student gave campus police a hard time and was […]
N.C. General Assembly approves Bowman Gray purchase
After more than two years of planning and several months of negotiations, Winston-Salem State is one step closer to owning Bowman Gray Stadium. The North Carolina General Assembly voted 102-10 on July 25 to pass the legislation allowing WSSU to borrow the money to purchase the stadium and the surrounding […]
Safety video launched: ‘See something. Say something’
The campus police and public safety departments are asking students to become more active and involved in campus safety. A new campaign, “See something. Say something,” was launched at the beginning of April to make students aware of how safety can start with them. Darrell Jeter, emergency management director, […]
Study says: U.S. Blacks largest group needing organ transplants
Black people make up the largest group of minorities in need of organ transplants. With more than 1,000 people on the waiting list, 29 percent are Black. The number of Black organ donors has increased over time. There were 1,368 Black donors in 2012 compared to just 513 in […]