To all my fellow students and Ram family, Welcome Back. I especially want to welcome all the new rams on campus. You’ll discover, sooner or later, that your time here will mark some of the best years of your life. The majority of you have no serious debt and no […]
Other News
Grade-point averages rising at many colleges
By Sharif DurhamsKnight Ridder Wire Service Up is winning. A UNC Chapel Hill study this year confirmed grades at the campus keep rising. Forty-one percent of the university’s grades were A’s in spring 2003 compared with 38 percent four years earlier. Chancellor James Moeser pledged to so do something about […]
WSSU ranked No. 1 for fourth consecutive year
Courtesy of Media RelationsWinston-Salem State University has been ranked first among Top Public Southern Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor’s category for the fourth consecutive year in the 2005 America’s Best Colleges issue of U.S. News and World Report Magazine. The rankings are part of the magazine’s 2005 annual ranking of top universities in […]
Career Services Column
STAFF REPORTWelcome back for Fall 2004! As you begin the new semester, please spend some time learning about the programs and events that we have planned for you in the Office of Career Services. We have workshops, employer visits, career fairs, job postings, print and web resources, and other services […]
Exercise your rights – vote in this year’s election
Want to make your voice heard, then vote. That’s what politicians across the country and here in Winston-Salem are hoping everyone will do on Election Day this year. In North Carolina, anyone interested in voting Nov. 2 must register at least 25 days before the election date, which means Oct. […]
Construction is essential to WSSU growth
The multiple construction projects underway at Winston-Salem State University are a necessary inconvenience, precipitated by increasing enrollment on the campus, according to Jorge Quintal, director of facilities planning. Quintal described the work as “essential.” He added that despite hassles, the overall redesign of the campus (as with the newly completed […]
College Student Voter Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2004 Contact: Schorr Johnson, Communications Director, North Carolina Democratic Party (919) 821-2777, ext. 216 College Student Voter Education: Out-of-State Students Can Vote in NC and Valid Student Photo ID Is Acceptable to Vote Raleigh-As part of the North Carolina Democratic Party’s Get Out the Vote […]
D-Day for Voter Registration
Dear Editor,OK, students, North Carolina’s October 8th deadline for registering to vote is nearing. If you’re from out-of-state, you may have an October 4th deadline.So, if you’ve procrastinated, please kick into high gear and get your application completed without delay!If you need information, go online to www.rockthevote.com and they will […]
Press Release
For Immediate Release:SAVE Stands Up Against Student Recruiting Business Have you ever answered a vague but very attractive help wanted ad and come down for the interview only to find out it’s not a job ad at all, but instead is a business opportunity they have to take an hour […]
Jayson Blair
Dear Editor: Much like the students on the Winston-Salem State University campus I was perplexed to read that the former New York Times writer, Jayson Blair, was invited to speak to journalism students. Mr. Blair recently resigned from the New York Times for writing fabricated stories during his eight-month tenure. […]