#8220;Paranormal Activity” began as a low cost production Indie horror flick. It was made with a shoe-string budget of $15,000 and was shown in 13 theaters nationwide. It has since transformed into a critically acclaimed box office heavyweight shown in more than 600 theaters earning more than $60 million to […]
Opinion
Take care of your good hair!
We have all heard about the new documentary “Good Hair,” produced by actor/comedian Chris Rock and Nelson George. Rock decided to produce the documentary after his 6-year old daughter asked, “Daddy how come I don’t have good hair?” Good hair has always been a topic of discussion in the Black […]
Editorial: Why I will return home!
When I think of homecoming, I picture former and current students gathering at one place they all can call home. Homecoming is like those short but sweet fall and spring breaks. We wait all year for it to roll around and try to pack as much fun as we can […]
Print editions of colliegiate newspapers are useful — and won’t hurt
A couple of weeks ago, when I delivered our Oct. 6 issue, a faculty member asked me, “Why do we still print the news when we have a website?” Our paper, The News Argus, is published twice monthly this semester. During the same week that the printed edition is circulated, […]
Campus Crew
Editorial: Does civility exist anymore?
We all know the stories. Joe Wilson, GOP congressman from South Carolina shouted out during President Obama’s health care address to Congress. Tennis pro Serena Williams displayed unsportsmanlike conduct during a match with unkind remarks to the lineswoman. Rapper Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech during the MTV Video […]
Why a college newspaper matters
#8220;The squeaky wheel gets the oil.” It is important for every University to have a campus newspaper, and one that students are involved in. Campus newspapers provide the squeak that many areas on campus need. For example, the campus police blotter, which is a summary of crimes that have occurred […]
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From TV Star to Thot: Reaction to Mimi Faust scandal
In a page ripped straight out of the Kim Kardashian Guide to Infamy, Mimi Faust, star of "Love and Hip-Hop: Atlanta," has released a raunchy sex-tape. The tape features her suspect boyfriend Nikko, and was released by top porn distributor, Vivid Entertainment — you know — the same company that […]
Entertaining Criticism: Love and Regrets
Love, sex and deceit are abound in Love & Regrets, a novel by California-based author Sheryl Mallory- Johnson. Johnson, a graduate of Texas Southern University, is the mother of Winston-Salem State's quarterback, Rudy Johnson. The tale follows the lives of three close friends: Carmen, Tempest and Dana. All of the […]