By Lakisa LeakeArgus Reporter Despite their best efforts, student protesters from across the state failed last month to stop a vote to increase tuition at universities within the University of North Carolina (UNC) system. The tuition hike takes effect two years from now. The decision by the Board of […]
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Sweet Potatoes is more than a meal, it’s an atmosphere
By Tammy BankheadArgus Reporter Looking for a place where the food is great and the prices are within your budget? Sweet Potatoes, a soul food restaurant on Trade Street in the downtown arts district, is a sure bet. It offers quality dining without breaking the wallet. The restaurant opened in […]
Excellence
It is such a dramatic quote that it has influenced and remained with the renowned human and civil rights leader, Dr. Dorothy I. Height, through most of her adult life. “Dont’ tell me that you have done your best, your best is not good enough, it has to be excellent, […]
Jemison is graduation speaker
Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman to travel into space, will deliver the keynote address for Winston-Salem State University’s 113th Spring Commencement at the Lawrence Joel Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, May 8. A native of Decatur, AL, Jemison was reared in Chicago, IL, where an uncle […]
Is rehabilitation a reality in the American legal system?
By Janell J. Lewis Argus Managing Editor Three African-American men, all of whom recently walked out of state prisons after spending years behind bars, shared their views on injustices in the legal system, on their experiences as prisoners and on their regrets during a public forum held at Bennett College […]
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
By Janell J. Lewis Argus Managing Editor Enter to learn. Depart to serve. This is the mission statement of Winston-Salem State University, and Moses “Moe” A. Lucas is a shining example of a graduate who has lived up to this code of honor. Lucas, a graduate of the Teacher’s College, the […]
WSSU alum Raoul Davis shares Iraqi war opinion
Special to the Argus Let’s start with the premise of honesty. Saddam Hussein does not deserve to be in power and his current home, a jail cell with a large picture of President Bush smiling at him is an appropriate location for him to rot. He is a liar and […]
HIV: It’s time to address the real problem
Recently a note was left for the News Argus office by an unidentified person. The person left an editorial which appeared in the Atlanta Journal and Constitution. The title of the article, “Blacks flee gays, can’t flee AIDS,” The unidentified person wrote that we should print the article, because the […]
Hispancs giving new meaning to “The New South”
Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT)LYONS, Ga. _ Juan Reyes spends his days in the dusty trenches of the vegetable fields that populate the tiny southeastern town of Lyons, Ga. He spends his nights in the commercially seductive aisles of the local Wal-Mart. After plowing row after row of onions, cucumbers or […]
Rice likely to be grilled about 9-11
Chicago Tribune (KRT) WASHINGTON In defending the White House against accusations by a former aide that President Bush was not paying adequate attention to potential terrorist attacks prior to Sept. 11, 2001, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice portrayed the accuser, Richard Clarke, as someone who couldn’t keep his story straight. […]