WSSU Rams cruise 59-7 over Edward Waters to stay unbeaten

Winston Salem, North Carolina -- Winston-Salem State overwhelmed yet another opponent on Saturday. This time it was Edward Waters as the Rams rolled to a 59-7 win in front of about 5,000 at sunny Bowman Gray Stadium.

The Rams, ranked 11th, improved to 8-0 and have a chance to move into the top 10 on the NCAA Division II poll, thanks to an offense that scored seven touchdowns in its first nine series. The Rams are 8-0 for the first time since 1978.

"The guys really came out and were ready to play," coach Connell Maynor of the Rams said. "I thought they were focused and we jumped on them early."

Wide receiver Tehyvn Brantley caught two touchdown passes, Dominique Fitzgerald also caught one, and running back Nic Cooper ran for 120 yards on 19 carries and scored a touchdown. Quarterback Kameron Smith also had a productive day, completing 12 of 20 passes for 196 yards and running the offense with precision.

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SUNO athletic director looking forward to building program

New Orleans - House Bill 537 was a proposal to merge Southern University at New Orleans and the University of New Orleans, a measure intended to solve the educational crises at the two universities.

The bill aimed to solve problems, but it also created problems for SUNO Athletic Director Elston King. He waited for months, not knowing if he would have an athletic program to oversee in the future. The bill forced him to put recruiting on hold.

But when the bill died in the Legislature on May 18, King rejoiced.

"We're very relieved, because our athletes didn't know for sure if there was going to be a SUNO," King said. "That's what stopped us from recruiting some great kids. But now that this is over with for at least this year, I really do believe we're going to put that on a platform for next year."

Now free to address the future of his program, King hopes to add golf and tennis within...

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GCAC Unveils New Conference Logo

                                                                           

Hattiesburg, Miss. - The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference recently released a new logo that will be used by the GCAC. This logo was chosen from a design submitted by Eddie Frances, Director of Public Relations at Southern University of New Orleans.

Frances provided the following information concerning the design of the logo:

The five stars represent the five pillars of the Champions of Character program.

The letter A signifies the commitment to our athletes' successful matriculation through college.

The biggest star shows our commitment to Servant Leadership (keeping in mind our particular institutions' connection to their respective communities).

Dr. Thomas Howell, Commissioner of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, expressed his appreciation to Mr. Frances and stated that "I'm proud of the result and will delight in showing it off to commissioners of other conferences".

The president of the GCAC, Kiki Barnes of Dillard University, echoed Dr. Howell's comments concerning the logo and also stated "I would like to thank all of the conference sports information directors for your submissions and work in getting this done. Thanks again for your hard work and the great spirit in which you do it."

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Dr. Walter Kimbrough: No time to abandon black colleges

Little Rock, AR - In the Wall Street Journal, a recent article ran that questioned the need for black colleges and universities, because of falling enrollments. In the USA Today, Dr. Walter Kimbrough fired back with an op ed piece that ran on June 23rd.



In his piece, Dr. Kimbrough maintained that the black college continues to be more affordable for the economically challenged student. As he said on Today's THV at 6:30, taking race out of the equation, and instead using socioeconomic parameters, there is a place for black schools like Philander Smith. And as Dr Kimbrough pointed out, these schools, like Philander Smith also are a part of families histories and legacies. To close them down would be a disservice to the heritage of so many black families.

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