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Dr. Uchenna Vasser Named Interim Director Of International Programs

Dr. Uchenna Vasser, assistant professor of Spanish in the Department of English and Foreign Languages at Winston- Salem State University, has been appointed interim director of the Office of International Programs (OIP), effective March 15. Vasser assumes the role of Dr. Funwi Ayuninjam, who had served as director of OIP […]

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Respass elected SGA President

The 2008-09 Student Government Association election results are in, and junior Harold T. Respass was elected SGA President; students also decided that future Campus Activity Board Presidents must be elected. Theodis Chunn was elected Mr. Winston-Salem State, and Latoya N. Perry was voted Miss WSSU. Respass defeated his opponent junior […]

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Students Learning To Adjust To High Gas Prices

Across the United States, spiking gas prices have left consumers in general, and students in particular, anxiously waiting for relief. Gas prices continue to rise, seemingly by the hour, leaving many people wondering when the price will stabilize or, more importantly, drop. According to CNN.com, gas prices nationwide dropped approximately […]

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Student leaders oppose athletic fee increase

Feb. 20, Winston-Salem State’s Student Government Association distributed copies of a letter that Student Body President Robert Terrell Stephens sent on Feb. 11 to WSSU Chancellor Donald L. Reaves. The letter contains seven request of the student body to the chancellor, the last of which addresses an increase in students’ […]

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Eagles fly past Rams

Winston-Salem State coach Bobby Collins had a premonition about Saturday’s game against North Carolina Central. Collins said that he’d been at the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference since games began on Tuesday, and he’d taken note of how many games had come down to the wire. “I asked myself, ‘how would […]

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Perfect Brew: Nugroove Cafe Hits The Spot

By day, Winston-Salem State’s Java City is a coffee house where students and instructors gather to enjoy a cup of morning or afternoon coffee with the occasional pastry. By night, Java City transforms into the soulful Nugroove Café. Dale Williams of the Office of Student Activities organizes events at Nugroove, […]

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Rivalry Between WSSU And A&T Has Long Colorful History

When Winston-Salem State and North Carolina A&T met on Jan. 26 in Greensboro, it marked the first time that the two former CIAA powers have met since the 1998 season. The two schools are separated by less than 30 miles, and while it may not gain the national attention of […]

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MEAC is the future

For more than 60 years, Winston-Salem State was one of the best and most consistent athletic programs in the CIAA. WSSU produced top-flight athletes like Earl Monroe, Cleo Hill, Tim Newsome, Richard Huntley and the winningest HBCU basketball coach Clarence “Big House” Gaines. Monroe and Gaines helped the Rams win […]

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Bring back the good old days

Do you ever get the feeling that instead of moving up to Division I and joing the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference [MEAC], that Winston-Salem State should have remained in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association [CIAA]? The CIAA is a Division II Historically Black College and University conference composed of10 schools in […]

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SGA sends letter to Reaves

On Feb. 11, Winston-Salem State Student Government Association President Robert Stephens sent Chancellor Donald L. Reaves a letter listing requests of the student body towards his office. The letter, which was written by the SGA and signed by Stephens, took aim at a seven issues involving Reaves. The note addressed […]