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Women’s track and field win CIAA Indoor Championship

The Winston-Salem State Women’s Track and Field team won their first CIAA Indoor Championship in team history Feb. 13. It was the first conference title for the Track and Field program since 1960 when the men won it. The Lady Rams finished the championships with 99 points, the majority of […]

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Spring fashions to feature graphics, vintage prints

When the snow melts and the clouds reveal the sun, the same happens to fashion. Sunny colors and patterns are filling the shelves of stores everywhere. One of the biggest trends to watch out for this season: graphic prints, from floral to stripes these statement making pieces can be combined […]

Sports

Rams blow past Bears, take first place in CIAA

The Rams protect home court as well as sent their seniors off as winners in their final home game with a 59-49 victory over the Shaw University Bears Feb. 21 in front of a packed C.E. Gaines Center. The win moves the Rams into first place in the CIAA Southern […]

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Marc Lamont Hill says ‘get ya mind right’

Marc Lamont Hill delivered a powerful and vital message on the state of education in the black community at the Black Male Symposium Feb. 17 in Dillard Auditorium. The program was presented by Black Men for Change.        BMC is a student organization founded in 2003 to help empower […]

Opinion

Lockout threatens 2011 NFL season

Can you imagine a late September Sunday afternoon with no football to watch? It’s not because your favorite team has a bye week, but it’s because of a labor strike. The National Football League has a March 3 deadline set to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement between the NFL […]

Sports

Lady Rams show balanced offense in 75-53 victory

The Lady Rams 13-7 (8-3) showed just how dangerous they can be in a 75-53 home win over the Lady Blue Bears of Livingstone College 12-4 (7-3) Feb. 5. The Lady Rams had three players in double-digit scoring figures. “We have a very unique offense,” said Women’s Basketball Head Coach […]

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Money, budgeting play key roles in college

Money is a part of college life. Whether students don’t have any, work two jobs to get some or badger Billings and Receivables for their refund check, college students and money are always coupled. According to United College Marketing Service, 8.5 percent of students drop out of college due to […]

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Students take tropical trip for spring break

While most students head home for spring break, some students from the Honors program and the Intercultural Communication course will be enjoying sunny skies and the tropical weather of Jamaica. Florida A&M University faculty and students will join 19 Winston-Salem State students for a spring break study abroad program. Over […]

Sports

Track & Field team show promise, preparing for CIAA championships

The Winston-Salem State track and field team has picked up right where the cross country team left off. The team had an impressive showing at the Mountaineer Indoor Open at Appalachian State University Jan. 22 by finishing in the top five for both the men’s and women’s 800-meter run. “The […]

Opinion

Social media a necessary nuisance

Famous author and American literary icon Edward Eggleston once said “Journalism is organized gossip.” Eggleston died in 1902 but if ever there was a prophetic voice that would define post-millennial information trafficking, the Midwestern novelist provided it for us more than 100 years ago. You see it everywhere, and it’s […]