Gov. Bev Perdue and Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton are weak leaders for disagreeing with the decision to permit illegal immigrants to enroll into any of North Carolina’s 58 community colleges. Politicians should want what is best for the state. Allowing illegal immigrants to enroll in community college is the right […]
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Spend now, pay with interest later
We have just experienced the time of the semester that all college and university students look forward to: Student net loan proceeds checks, commonly known as a refund check. We all enjoy receiving all the money that is handed to us, but do we really know where the money came […]
Student wins tickets to Panthers game
A contest during the “Rams Have Heart” project in October gave one lucky Winston-Salem State student a chance to attend a Carolina Panthers game. Tazjanne Swinnie, a sophomore Exercise Science major from Rockingham, won two tickets to watch the Carolina Panthers play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in […]
O’Kelly wants its overdue DVDs
Borrow: To take or obtain, with the promise to return. The C.G. O’Kelly library staff at the media desk wants everyone to remember this definition when they utilize the DVD checkout service. DVD checkout services began at the library during the 2004-05 academic year, when a policy was […]
Ram-TV station managers say they will be introducing new shows this semester
The signs, videos, and voices of the 2008-2009 RAM-TV shows are still being broadcast in 2010. Throughout any given day, RAM-TV audiences may view, and sometimes hear, an interview by former students, a faculty meeting, or a “Happy Holidays” sign. However, that is supposed to be changed this semester. “We […]
Welcome home to Pegram Hall in fall 2010
Pegram Hall is scheduled to reopen fall 2010. Pegram had been closed fall 2009 because the Office of Housing and Residence Life had not received enough housing applications. Enrollment determines whether dormitories at Winston-Salem State remain open. “With the [new] guaranteed housing process, we must now make all dorms […]
Campus Crime Blotter: Dec. 14 – Jan. 27
The Campus Crime Blotter is a concise summary of the up-to-date incidents that affect the Winston-Salem State campus and community. Certain incidents may lead to News Argus articles that discuss them at great length. Monday, Dec. 14 At 1:33 p.m. campus police dispatched to investigate noises similar to gunshots in […]
WSSU students witness history at opening of Civil Rights museum
In celebration of the grand opening of the International Civil Rights Center & Museum, 11 Winston-Salem State students, all mass communications majors, attended the Town Hall Forum Jan. 28 at the NC A&T State Alumni Event Center. The free event had approximately 700 people in attendance. The Museum opened […]
Way to go President Obama!
This time last year we were celebrating the inauguration of our first African-American President. Many of us traveled to Washington D.C. and stood in chilling temperatures to be a part of this great American history. President Barack Obama has not accomplished everything he said he would during his campaign, […]
Winter weather postpones fall 2009 ceremony
The events surrounding the day of the 2009 fall commencement are probably a time many Winston-Salem State graduating students and their parents will remember. But not for a good reason. Dec. 18 [the scheduled for commencement] a winter weather advisory was issued by the National Weather Service to the Winston-Salem […]