Tonia Walker, a Newberry, S.C. native began her collegiate athletic career at Hampton University playing softball and basketball on athletic scholarships. She has worked within the CIAA, been in administration, and was the former associate director. Walker is now the interim athletic director, after the Feb. 9 dismissal of former […]
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Health Center gets certified
A.H. Ray Student Health Services Center was recently certified by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care. This accreditation is effective from February 2009 through November 2011. AAAHC is the highest form of professional and public recognition for quality healthcare provided. It forces and supports the delivery of high quality […]
Awesome Austin performs at WSSU
Media Credit: Garrett Garms Patti Austin, Grammy award-winning singer performed in K.R. Williams Auditorium on March 24. She was accompanied by the WSSU Burke Singers. All proceeds from her appearance will benefit the WSSU Scholarship Fund.
‘Always Watching’ Editorial: “Among other things, President Robert Mugabe disregards women’s rights”
As we celebrate women and their accomplishments this month, let us also remember those who are not as fortunate as we. “Parade” news magazine (March 22), ranks President Robert Mugabe No. 1 on the list of the world’s 10 worst dictators. Mugabe, 85, has been in power since 1980 in […]
Our 2 Cents
Shaniek Dodson The law has finally caught up with Mabel “Madea” Simmons, played by Tyler Perry. Joshua, a prosecutor (Derek Luke) struggles to help an old friend Candy (Keisha Knight Pulliam) get out of prostitution. While Joshua tries to get Candy back on the right path, his fiancée Linda (Viola […]
WSSU Homecoming kickoff time revised
The Winston-Salem State Athletic Department today announced a change in the 2009 Homecoming schedule. The kickoff time for the homecoming game versus Hampton University, Oct. 31, has been changed from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. According to a press release, the reason for the change was to avoid time conflicts […]
SGA, Royal Court elections April 1
Student Government Association elections will be tomorrow, and the candidates have spent the better part of this month on the campaign trail. Voting will take place online and last from 8 a.m. on April 1 until 8 a.m. on April 2. Thirty-eight candidates began the official 2009-2010 student elections campaign […]
WSSU’s Career Services Officeoffers abundant resources
Spring graduation is approaching and WSSU’S Office of Career Services is developing career-based workshops to assist students in their internship and job search. “We are a referral service that offers a connection between the employer and the student,” said LaMonica Singleton, interim director of Career Services. “We usually post jobs […]
WSSU track & field
One of Winston-Salem State’s newest athletic programs, track and field, has quickly become one of its most accomplished. After shutting down the track and field program for five years, the university revived it for the 2005-2006 school year. “It’s a work in progress,” said head coach Halcyon Blake. “We’ve still […]
WSSU Kinetics team to host viewing party featuring NASCAR series
The Winston-Salem State NASCAR Kinetics team is planning a viewing party for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Samsung 500 Weekend, at Texas Motor Speedway April 5. The viewing party will be in the Thompson Center 207 and will begin at 12:30 p.m. The race will begin at 2 p.m. The […]