Cate Edwards, daughter of democratic vice presidential candidate, NC Sen. John Edwards, visited Winston-Salem State University last month. While at WSSU, Cate spoke to a small group of students in a brief question and answer session. She talked about how important it is for young people to vote and some […]

Winston-Salem State University broke ground today on a new $17.6 million privatized student housing facility, located near the tennis courts beside the university’s Albert H. Anderson Conference Center. The 130-unit, 404-bed facility will contain approximately 135,000 square feet and be located on the WSSU campus in the proximity of the […]

The Winston-Salem State University women’s bowling team finished out three days of CIAA bowling action recently at Countryside Lanes in Kernersville with a cumulative record of 10-5 after posting a 3-2 record in Sunday’s Baker Match format competition. The Lady Rams started out the morning with a 2-1 loss to […]

Michael Magruder, WSSU’s new marching band director, is proof that the old adage “good things come to those who wait” is true. After 22 years of waiting and preparing, Magruder’s dreams are finally being realized. He has taken over from Emory Jones, who spent nearly a decade as director of […]

Charles William Dodd is not a typical freshman. He dresses rather conservatively, preferring blue button-down shirts to oversized t-shirts; neat gray slacks to sagging jeans. But what distinguishes him most from other students is not his dress, but rather his age. Dodd is 75. He is not only older than […]

Textbooks – you can’t afford them and you can’t afford not to have them. As tuition fees increase and refunds decrease, it becomes harder to squeeze the cost of books into your budget. Fortunately, opportunities to buy books at reasonable prices are available. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, ecampus.com and many […]

Jayson Blair, the fast-track New York Times reporter who resigned in disgrace after editors realized that he plagiarized and fabricated stories, told an audience of aspiring journalists at WSSU that he owed them a debt. “As an African-American and former journalist, I owe you all an apology,” Blair said. But […]

The Office of International Programs kicked off its International Film Studies in Dillard Auditorium in the Anderson Center with a documentary titled “Black Is, Black Ain’t.”The 86-minute documentary focused on the many shades of black culture. African-Americans are referred to in the film as “gumbo” because of the diversity of […]

All across America, worried mothers are asking their college-age children the same two questions: “Honey, are you eating right? How’s the food there?”  Most students would agree that the food served in college cafeterias cannot compete with Mama’s fried chicken, mashed potatoes, collard greens and homemade peach cobbler – or […]

Tiffany Johnson hears an alarm sound in Rams Commons at least 20 times a day. She is a freshman resident of building three, and her room is located at the end of the hall, near one of the entranceways. “The alarms are very aggravating,” she said, “but I think they […]