Winston-Salem State University
Saturday, June 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A list of the “Top 50 Most Influential Marijuana Users” in the United States was released Wednesday by the nation’s largest marijuana policy organization. The Marijuana Policy Project’s annual list is topped by President Barack Obama, media mogul Oprah Winfrey, former President Bill Clinton, Supreme Court […]
After more than two years of planning and several months of negotiations, Winston-Salem State is one step closer to owning Bowman Gray Stadium. The North Carolina General Assembly voted 102-10 on July 25 to pass the legislation allowing WSSU to borrow the money to purchase the stadium and the surrounding […]
Winston-Salem State students are fighting back after news that the early voting site at the Anderson Center may be closed. More than 40 students attended the Forsyth County Board of Elections meeting in August to combat claims that the voting site should be shut down. SGA President Bryant Bell said […]
Lee Daniels’ “The Butler” is one of the most talked about films released this summer. It topped the North American box office in its first two weeks of release, receiving mostly positive reviews. Film critic Richard Roeper has praised the film, describing Forest Whitaker’s performance as “the performance of his […]
Monday, Aug. 19 Resist, Obstruct and Delay At 11:21 p.m., campus police attempted to make a traffic stop for an expired license plate on a vehicle at the intersection of Reynolds Park Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The female student gave campus police a hard time and was […]
Winston-Salem State started the 2013-14 academic year with a new dean of the College of Arts and Sciences: Corey Walker. Walker had been an associate professor and former chair of the Africana Studies Department at Brown University in Providence, R.I. The News Argus interviewed Walker about his role as dean […]
Welcome back to school, Rams! With the new school year come worries about financial aid, purged schedules and campus housing. Luckily, I’m here to keep you in touch with everything happening at Winston-Salem State. Throughout the year, my column “The Fly on the Wall” will address the most pressing rumors […]
Welcome and congratulations to the incoming class of 2017 on starting a new life chapter to becoming a Ram! I extend a spirited welcome back to our returning Rams students, faculty and staff! I am the new editor-in-chief, Chelsea Burwell, of this award-winning student newspaper. I am a senior mass […]
The Winston-Salem State football team lost its first game to UNC Pembroke, 25-21 on Sept. 5. It was the Rams first regular-season loss since 2010; they had won 20 straight. Head Coach Connell Maynor, now 35-5 in just over three seasons at WSSU, said his team did not play as […]
To The News Argus Editor, Allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Jaye Cole and I am an alumnus of this esteemed HBCU. I use the adjective esteemed because I am very proud of my matriculation and the resulting degree. But my degree is more than just a SACS […]