Winston-Salem State University
Saturday, June 28, 2025
Men’s basketball Head Coach Bobby Collins chose Michel-Ofik Nzege [Ziggy]as the recipient of this issue’s Game Ball. Nzege, a 6-8 freshman forward from Geneva, Switzerland, is already starting in his first season. “He’s made great strides from the first day he stepped on campus to now by working hard and […]
Scholars from Winston-Salem State, Salem College and Wake Forest united on Wake Forest’s campus for the 4th annual MLK Day of Service on Jan. 18. The event was hosted by HandsOn Northwest North Carolina, an organization that promotes nonprofits and volunteer service. “The purpose of this event is to celebrate […]
After receiving a $655,347 facelift, the Old Maintenance Building — the Winston-Salem State campus police building — reopened in December. The building had been unoccupied about a year. Old Maintenance has been the workplace for the campus police since 1988. Director and Chief of Police Patricia D. Norris said the […]
Everyone always has something to say about what needs to be done on our campus, but people don’t want to put in the work to get it done. Everybody can come to the party at club Therapy or a probate. But most Winston-Salem State students don’t attend homecoming events, educational […]
I believe in Armstrong. I believe in the LiveStrong brand. I believed that Lance Armstrong was innocent. Up until the exclusive interview with Oprah Winfrey, I could not be convinced that Armstrong was guilty of taking performance enhancing drugs. During the interview, Armstrong admitted, among other things, that he […]
Unable to find a children’s book about string instruments for her 2-year-old daughter, a music professor partnered with a recent Winston-Salem State graduate. “I really wanted to find a book that would introduce instruments in a way that my daughter, Leena, would understand,” said Christina Placilla, associate professor of music […]
Head Coach A.G. Hall of the Winston-Salem State Lady Rams basketball team chose Keyrra Gillespie as the recipient of this issue’s Game Ball. “Keyrra is our leader right now,” Hall said. “She’s distributing the ball well, she’s looking for her scoring opportunities and she’s playing good defense.” Gillespie, a 5-5 […]
Winston-Salem State’s women’s basketball coach A.G. Hall said his team is continuing to improve and that he is looking forward to the rest of the campaign. “I feel good,” Hall said. “We’ve made progress from when I first took over a couple of months ago. We have a lot of […]
For the first time in school history, the Winston-Salem State football team will be playing in the NCAA Division II National Championship Game after defeating West Texas A&M in the semifinals 41-18 Dec. 18. The No.1 seed Rams (14-0) are also the first CIAA team to get to the […]
Winston-Salem State defeated the nation’s top-ranked defense in its 21-17 win against Indiana University of Pennsylvania to advance to the NCAA Division II semifinals. The Rams won in the quarterfinals for the second straight season. The Crimson Hawks (12-2) came in to the game allowing just over 250 yards of […]