Winston-Salem State University
Monday, July 7, 2025
The last living umpire from the Negro Baseball Leagues, Robert “Bob” Motley paid a historic visit to Diggs Gallery Feb. 18. With approximately 75 people in attendance, Motley discussed his first book and shared his transition from a Marine to an umpire to an author. His book, “Ruling Over Monarchs, […]
The Winston-Salem State Honda team traveled to Morris College in Sumter, S.C. on Feb. 21 for the Honda Campus All-Star tournament regional, finishing with a 4-3 record and advancing to the national competition. WSSU’s team beat Fayetteville State, Voorhees College, Claflin University and St. Augustine College. “The experience was wonderful, […]
After a disappointing 3-8 season last year, Winston-Salem State head football coach Kermit Blount and his assistants hit the recruiting trail to find some new blood for the football program. Six of the 20 new recruits hail from the Triad area, while others come from as far away as Georgia […]
The Reserve Officer Training Corp may be viewed as a male dominated field; however, women have a substantial role in the program at Winston-Salem State. Thirty percent of the ROTC program at WSSU is female according to Capt. Kevin Larrabee, assistant professor of military science and recruiting and retention officer. […]
In these tough financial times, the future appears bleak for spring graduates. Graduates may earn their degrees, but the state of the economy may affect their earnings. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, payrolls are falling and the unemployment rate is increasing; it is now at a 16-year […]
The News Argus staff recently created “RAMble online,” a new interactive tool in our ‘Always Watching’ section where our readers can engage with the staff and the Winston-Salem State community. In creating this new “social interaction” with readers, it is our hope that you tell us what you want, really, […]
Ted Kefalinos, proprietor of Lafayette French Pastry in Greenwich Village N.Y. decided to “honor” the first African-American president on Inauguration Day by baking an unusual and controversial batch of “Drunken Negro Face Cookies.” The cookies feature huge red eyes, an enormous nose, and big thick lips. “I called them Drunken […]
The Winston-Salem State University Athletics Department has faced many changes, since transitioning to Division I, most recently firing former Athletic Director Dr. Percy “Chico” Caldwell earlier this month. Caldwell had been at his position since 2000, but Chancellor Donald Reaves announced Feb. 9, Caldwell would no longer retain the athletic […]
Dr. Randy Mills, associate vice chancellor of financial planning and budget said that WSSU was ranked the second worst overall out of the 16 colleges and universities in the UNC school system in the classroom utilization report. The report measures how well the University is using its classroom space given […]
After a nine-year literary hiatus, Sister Souljah, activist, novelist and former hip-hop performer satisfies her long-waiting fans with the prequel, “Midnight: A Gangster Love Story.” Centered on the fast lifestyle, drugs and violence of New York, Midnight, a supporting character in Souljah’s best-selling novel, “The Coldest Winter Ever,” takes center […]