Winston-Salem State University
Saturday, July 5, 2025
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has stepped away from having the typical officials work the sidelines during football games. Sebrina Brunson is a full-time felony probation officer in Gwinett County, Ga, but every weekend she travels to officiate college football games. She is originally from Florida and resides in Georgia. […]
After a nine-month search to fill the Athletic Director position at Winston-Salem State, Chancellor Reaves announced in late October that former WSSU head football coach Bill Hayes would occupy the vacancy. I am very happy about Bill coming on as the University’s Athletic Director,” Reaves said. “I am looking forward […]
I like the idea of this [about a dress code at WSSU] poll because the fact that this is a public university has absolutely nothing to do with a dress code. Our students are aspiring to become full-fledged adults and are preparing for their chosen careers. Therefore, the […]
We have all heard about the new documentary “Good Hair,” produced by actor/comedian Chris Rock and Nelson George. Rock decided to produce the documentary after his 6-year old daughter asked, “Daddy how come I don’t have good hair?” Good hair has always been a topic of discussion in the Black […]
#8220;Paranormal Activity” began as a low cost production Indie horror flick. It was made with a shoe-string budget of $15,000 and was shown in 13 theaters nationwide. It has since transformed into a critically acclaimed box office heavyweight shown in more than 600 theaters earning more than $60 million to […]
After a multiple knee ligament surgery in January 2009, sophomore Devin Cherry bounced back in the HBCU Golf Invitational to set a record and assisted the Rams to a fourth-place finish. The criminal justice major from Charlotte won an individual medal, and his round of 68 gave him the lowest […]
I am a 22-year-old black male. My hair is locked. I wear earrings, a goatee, sneakers and low riding pants. Some of my peers don similar styles of dress. We may turn heads, but our approaches to fashion reflect the styles worn by our own critics — teachers, bosses, and […]
I, like many others, grew up in a home that not only housed our family, it also housed the “room.” The magical space I dared not enter without permission and once inside, I knew better than to touch anything unless specifically asked to do so. My voice would immediately become […]
In its quest for students of a higher caliber, Winston-Salem State has raised GPA requirements as well as SAT scores. Fall 2008 WSSU required high school students to have a 2.87 GPA as well as an 889 SAT score. The following year, eligible students needed a 3.19 GPA and a […]
A ‘voice without sound’ may best describe Winston-Salem State’s student radio station, SU Radio, formerly WRAM. Oct. 22, Elvin Jenkins, general manager of WSNC 90.5 FM Radio Station and adviser of SU Radio, took SU Radio off air because he said the students had violated the station‘s protocol. Jenkins […]