After a disappointing 3-8 season last year, Winston-Salem State head football coach Kermit Blount and his assistants hit the recruiting trail to find some new blood for the football program. Six of the 20 new recruits hail from the Triad area, while others come from as far away as Georgia […]
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‘Always Watching’: The Argus staff wants to hear from our readers
The News Argus staff recently created “RAMble online,” a new interactive tool in our ‘Always Watching’ section where our readers can engage with the staff and the Winston-Salem State community. In creating this new “social interaction” with readers, it is our hope that you tell us what you want, really, […]
Athletic Dept. revamp
The Winston-Salem State University Athletics Department has faced many changes, since transitioning to Division I, most recently firing former Athletic Director Dr. Percy “Chico” Caldwell earlier this month. Caldwell had been at his position since 2000, but Chancellor Donald Reaves announced Feb. 9, Caldwell would no longer retain the athletic […]
‘Always Watching’ Editorial: “Drunken Negro Face Cookies”
Ted Kefalinos, proprietor of Lafayette French Pastry in Greenwich Village N.Y. decided to “honor” the first African-American president on Inauguration Day by baking an unusual and controversial batch of “Drunken Negro Face Cookies.” The cookies feature huge red eyes, an enormous nose, and big thick lips. “I called them Drunken […]
Bad Timing: MEAC tournament during spring break
Winston-Salem is preparing to host the Mid-Eastern Athletic basketball tournament for the first time, but a scheduling conflict may leave some empty seats when the tournament starts on March 10. Both the men’s and women’s tournaments will be held at the Lawrence Joel Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum, just minutes away from […]
Housing takes ‘gamble’
A Winston-Salem State student’s classification or grade point average will no longer determine if and where a student will reside on campus. The Enrollment Management Committee decided a lottery is the best option for the housing process, which will go into effect for the 2009-2010 academic school year. In addition […]
ROTC provides cushion for students in tough economy
The Reserve Officer Training Corp at Winston-Salem State has been increasing its enrollment as the U.S. economy continues to falter. “The ROTC program creates stability at an uncertain time,” said Capt. Kevin Larrabee, the assistant professor of Military Science and recruiting and retention officer at Wake Forest University and WSSU. […]
‘Midnight’ returns from Souljah’s most popular novel
After a nine-year literary hiatus, Sister Souljah, activist, novelist and former hip-hop performer satisfies her long-waiting fans with the prequel, “Midnight: A Gangster Love Story.” Centered on the fast lifestyle, drugs and violence of New York, Midnight, a supporting character in Souljah’s best-selling novel, “The Coldest Winter Ever,” takes center […]
WSSU ranks low on classroom utilization report
Dr. Randy Mills, associate vice chancellor of financial planning and budget said that WSSU was ranked the second worst overall out of the 16 colleges and universities in the UNC school system in the classroom utilization report. The report measures how well the University is using its classroom space given […]
Going back to Division II not an option
Unless you’ve been under a rock, it’s easy to see that Winston-Salem State athletic department is struggling. Just go to a home basketball game, any home basketball game other than the one against North Carolina A&T, and take a look at all the empty seats. Or pick up the Winston-Salem […]