The faculty at Winston-Salem State University is full of energetic, educated, cultured scholars. Over 42 faculty and staff come from more than 19 countries. When the university had to pick a professor to award Teacher of the Year, there was one person who clearly stood out. They chose none other […]
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Hoops for Hearts saves lives
What do Basketball and the American Heart Association have in common?The Physical Education Majors’ Club at Winston-Salem State University is sponsoring its fifth annual “Hoops for Hearts” event. Hoops for Heart is a national program that is sponsored by the American Heart Association (AHA) and The American Alliance for Physical […]
WSSU students take a free trip to ‘Black Mecca of the U.S.’
Not many people can have the opportunity to see Atlanta, Ga., the “Black Mecca of the United States.”However, 18 Winston-Salem State University students were given the chance to participate in the National TRIO Day Celebration 2003 free of charge.Those students are enrolled in the Student Support Services program on campus. […]
WSSU students break through misconceptions about college
In high school there are plenty of myths concerning college life. Teen-agers are ready to break free and explore the world of college freedom. But what is it really like? Here are a few student opinions on some of the biggest misconceptions of college and what the reality of it […]
Gender gap widens as men decline
So who are the new faces behind the positions of president, vice president and CEO of major companies? Who holds close to 16 percent of all corporate-office rankings in Fortune 500 companies? Who is graduating from college at increasingly higher rates than ever? Less than a decade ago, one’s answer […]
Lack of interest, support is disease of the lost generation
This month, I decided to write on a topic that has bothered me deeply since the beginning of my college career at Winston-Salem State University. That topic is why we have we let ourselves become the lost generation that many adults speak poorly of today? It appears that we are […]
Though strides have been made, affirmative action is still needed
It is a pleasure to spend time with you once again with this edition of the Chancellor’s Corner. As discussed at the onset of the first edition, one of the goals of the column has been to discuss areas of concern for you, the students. Based on candid conversations and […]
Former secretary of labor to speak at graduation
Alexis M. Herman, America’s 23rd Secretary of Labor, the first African-American and the fourth woman to head the U.S. Labor Department, will be the keynote speaker at Winston-Salem State University’s Spring Commencement, Saturday, May 10, at 9:45 a.m. in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Under Herman’s administration, unemployment was at […]
13-car break-in makes for poor April Fools’ joke
What is notoriously known as a day for practical jokes became no laughing matter for 13 Winston-Salem State University students who woke to find that their vehicles had been tampered with.The break-ins occurred to vehicles parked in the Rams Commons parking lot, along Price Street and into the Wilson Hall […]
Though often ridiculed, black leaders continue anti-war stance
We are now three years into the new millennium and as the country nears war with Iraq, black leadership is taking a sharp blow. Figures in particular who are coming under fire from others, blacks included, are: the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, and Louis Farrakhan. All three men […]