Rene Rector, from Winston-Salem, is a junior on the Lady Rams basketball team. The former student at Mount Tabor High School is a 5-foot-6 point guard who averages 13 points per game, as well as 2.5 rebounds. Lady Rams head coach Dee Stokes sleected her as the recipient of the […]
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Congratulations Falon Shields
Shields is the winner of the QEP contest. The QEP Development Committee selected Shields’ slogan, “Rams Write: Improving Writing in the Major.” Falon, a mass communications major, was awarded a $200 cash prize on Nov. 23.
525 graduates expected to participatein fall commencement exercises
Dec. 18, at 4 p.m. Winston-Salem State will say goodbye to its 525 graduating seniors. Andrea Thompson, senior class adviser, said graduation rates increase by approximately 20 percent during the spring. “Spring graduations are generally a few hundred more in size,” said Registrar Sharon Hush. “They [fall and spring Commencement] […]
Farewell ‘Mr. Breezeway’
You may all know him as “Mr. Breezeway,” but before that he was just Ray Johnson. Johnson, a senior mass communications major, is from Queens, N.Y. Ironically, in high school he was quiet but always had been interested in television and movies, accompanied with a passion for talking to people. […]
Zetas serve turkey, fixings to Sunrise Towers residents
Sorority has been serving Thanksgiving meals to seniors, disabled and low-income residents of Sunrise for the past 10 years. The residents of Sunrise Towers had something special to look forward to for Thanksgiving Nov. 20. Winston-Salem State’s Omega chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. held its annual Thanksgiving […]
30 participate in annual ‘Sleep Out’ hosted by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
To raise awareness for the homeless, students spent 12 hours outside in reported temperatures below 40 degrees. The Delta Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. hosted their 13th Annual Sleep-Out for the Homeless on Nov. 20. The event was near the clock tower area on Winston-Salem State’s […]
What a difference a year makes for ‘Mr. Ray’
For 64-year old Ray Famble, Thanksgiving means more than eating turkey with family, and going shopping the next morning on “Black Friday.” A year later, Famble, a shuttle driver at Winston-Salem State gives countless thanks for his miraculous recovery after his involvement in a near-fatal accident. Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, […]
WSSU one of 100 institutions to offer Swahili
Have you ever wanted to learn more about African languages? Seeking to fulfill your foreign language requirement? Consider Swahili elementary and intermediate level courses. According to the Stanford University Web site www.stanford.edu, an estimated 100 institutions teach Swahili in the United States, and Winston-Salem State is the only school in […]
14 percent: Graduation rates WSSU trail UNC-system average
Less than 50 percent of students attending colleges and universities in the UNC-system graduate “on time” in four years. In fact, the average four-year graduation rate for the UNC-system is 35 percent. More information about the UNC System can be found at www.northcarolina.edu/ira/ir/analytics/retgrper.htm. Winston-Salem State’s four-year graduation rate is dramatically […]
New Provost Allen discusses her goals
The new provost, Dr. Brenda Allen, has been getting acquainted with Winston-Salem State for about 150 days and counting. But during her brief tenure, she has had “a productive six months.” Allen has more than 20 years experience in higher education, making her move to WSSU a natural progression. When […]