On September 8, Derwill Ewans, a Texas man, visited a local bank with a friend who was applying for a car loan. Ewans could never have predicted that this visit would take a turn for the worst. After meeting and conversing with loan officers, Ewans was unknowingly labeled by a […]

Shelbia Brown, a senior at North Carolina Central University in Durham, N.C., was just one of many students from historically black colleges and universities who headed to Jena, La., for Sept. 20 demonstrations. They hope to support the six African American teenagers known as the “Jena Six.” “We need to […]

Black T-shirts, purple ribbons, the U.S. and black liberation flags swinging high, handmade posters, picket signs and fists clenched while rising to the sky: This was the uniform for many of the thousands of people, black and white, who marched two miles from the Ward 10 Recreational Park in Jena, […]

For some white people, the fantasy of the “Magic Negro” is the only thing that helps them deal with the reality of successful black Americans. Take a black man, imbue him with talent, charisma and power beyond the stereotypes held by some white Americans and voila! you have a Magic […]

At Winston-Salem State University, celebrities don’t walk through the breezeway every day, but students got a glimpse of a rising star Sept. 17. R&B singer Trey Songz came to WSSU to promote his upcoming sophomore album “Trey Day”. While the students were eating in the cafeteria, Songz came out of […]

Across the globe, soccer is perhaps the most universally popular sport. However, in the United States, it has taken longer for the craze to reach the mainstream. For example, Winston-Salem State has 14 men’s and women’s varsity athletic teams, yet soccer is not one of them. WSSU Director of Athletics, […]

On Oct. 6, Winston-Salem State will compete against Florida A&M in the Coca-Cola Circle City Classic. The Office of Student Activities is offering students the chance to participate in the festivities. Activities will last through October 6, culminating in the game between the Rams and the Rattlers. Activities such as […]

When most people think of equipment managers, the first image that usually pops up is the pimple-faced lame in high school that washed uniforms after failing to make the team. Jay Robinson, Winston-Salem State’s equipment manager, and his staff don’t fit that mold. Robinson and his staff are responsible for […]

Recently, Winston-Salem State University has made a number of changes such as Donald Julian Reaves being named as the new chancellor in February and the completion of Foundation Heights residence hall this fall. The financial aid office also had a change about a year ago when Dr. Raymond Solomon became […]