Just more than a month after the horrific shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 20 children and six adults dead, Jan. 16 President Barack Obama and his administration revealed new gun control proposals sparking a national debate. In an incident that occurred six days after the president’s […]

  All buildings on any college campus should be handicapped accessible. Unfortunately, some of the buildings on Winston-Salem State’s campus are not.   Too often, I see students in wheelchairs on our campus struggling to open doors and get into buildings. For example, Carolina Hall has a wheelchair ramp but the door is […]

Everyone always has something to say about what needs to be done on our campus, but people don’t want to put in the work to get it done. Everybody can come to the party at club Therapy or a probate. But  most Winston-Salem State students don’t attend homecoming events, educational […]

Some buildings on our campus are more fortunate than others.  Take for example the Hill Hall, Fine Arts, and the campus police buildings. Hill Hall has been vacant since 2005 because of asbestos and other hazardous materials. It has been scheduled to be renovated and turned into a Student Success […]

I believe in Armstrong.         I believe in the LiveStrong brand. I believed that Lance Armstrong was innocent.  Up until the exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey, I could not be convinced that Armstrong was guilty of taking performance enhancing drugs.   During the interview, Armstrong admitted, among other things, that he […]

A study conducted by the National Sleep Foundation in January concluded that 63 percent of college students do not get enough sleep. The average amount of sleep of a college student is roughly six hours, an hour less than what is recommended. The study described college students as being sleep […]

I started my matriculation as a WSSU student in 2008. I came here with the understanding that I am responsible for my learning and that professors are responsible for presenting the information or course material effectively. I’ve had a few classes where the professor used my class time talking about […]

  I’ve always wanted to study abroad and travel outside of the United States.  But never in a million years did I ever imagine that the first country I would travel to and study in would be Italy, the capital of fashion. During the summer 2012, I had the opportunity […]

  Stop complaining, and do something about it! As college students we should keep up with what is going on in our community, state and country. Do you know which Republican or Democratic candidates are running for election in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or your hometown? Shame on you if you […]

  This past summer I participated in a media internship in Urbino, Italy, and I stayed on campus at Urbino University.   It was an amazing experience.    I learned a lot about multimedia and about Urbino, a small college town.  Among the interesting things I learned, outside the classroom, […]