Angry rams “go RN” at WSSU

Some Winston-Salem State University supporters are not happy with the performance of their chancellor, Donald Reaves. To voice their concerns, they’ve turned to blogging.

The “Fire Donald Reaves” blog demands new leadership at the university. Its anonymous authors and commentators have posted a long list of grievances against the WSSU leader. They accuse him of:

-Cursing out WSSU supporters and calling them racially offensive names such as “spooks.”

-Hiring under-qualified administrators;

-Making poor spending decisions;

-Marching fired employees “out under police escort as if they were common criminals;” and

-Blaming past administrations for problems he actually created.

For Rattlers, these problems might sound eerily familiar.

When asked about the blog, WSSU spokeswoman Nancy Young said: “Yes, the chancellor is aware of the blog. We all are aware of the blog. It cannot rule our life.”

She also questioned the accuracy of the blog’s information.

"It's anonymous and it talks in broad generality or specifics that may or may not be correct, but when you don't know who's saying something and you can't hear their side and speak, there's nothing you can do about it," she said.

Tensions between the chancellor and alumni have steadily risen throughout his less than two year tenure. The alumni association president recently asked the state to perform a special audit of the university administration.

Here are some friendly suggestions from Rattler Nation to the “Fire Donald Reaves” blog: Post more regularly, add some pictures, make full use of public records, and don’t lose your sense of humor.