Winston-Salem State University
Wednesday, June 25, 2025
We are often told the importance of giving back and doing community service. Community service is great. If you really want to make an impact volunteer with Big Brother Big Sisters of America. BBBS is an agency that provides children in single parent homes a volunteer who can serve as […]
President Barack Obama spoke to the nation in his first State of the Union Address Jan. 27. With so many events that have occurred in this country within the past 12 months, our newly appointed Commander-in-Chief had a lot of subject matter before him. During his address, Obama spoke about […]
When you think of the prefix M.C. [emcee] what is the first thought that comes to mind? For those of you that keep up with pop culture or just old enough to remember, you would probably say M.C. Hammer. But Mr. “U Can’t Touch This” was only trying to […]
We have just experienced the time of the semester that all college and university students look forward to: Student net loan proceeds checks, commonly known as a refund check. We all enjoy receiving all the money that is handed to us, but do we really know where the money came […]
Gov. Bev Perdue and Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton are weak leaders for disagreeing with the decision to permit illegal immigrants to enroll into any of North Carolina’s 58 community colleges. Politicians should want what is best for the state. Allowing illegal immigrants to enroll in community college is the right […]
This time last year we were celebrating the inauguration of our first African-American President. Many of us traveled to Washington D.C. and stood in chilling temperatures to be a part of this great American history. President Barack Obama has not accomplished everything he said he would during his campaign, […]
In keeping with the holiday spirit, I decided to share my thoughts about a good holiday DVD. “A Christmas Story” is a 1983 comedy film based on the short stories of author Jean Shepherd. The movie includes material from his books “In God We Trust,” “All Others Pay Cash” and […]
I decided to come to Winston-Salem State because of cost, proximity to my home and because of the Mass Communications major offered. Like many freshman Mass Comm. majors, when I arrived at WSSU I heard the Department of Mass Communications is not a nationally accredited program. Let me set the […]
I, like many others, grew up in a home that not only housed our family, it also housed the “room.” The magical space I dared not enter without permission and once inside, I knew better than to touch anything unless specifically asked to do so. My voice would immediately become […]
I am a 22-year-old black male. My hair is locked. I wear earrings, a goatee, sneakers and low riding pants. Some of my peers don similar styles of dress. We may turn heads, but our approaches to fashion reflect the styles worn by our own critics — teachers, bosses, and […]