October 2014

October 2014

‘Doug E. Fresh! Doug E. Fresh!’

RALEIGH, NC – Doug E. Fresh beatboxed for more than five minutes – so long that John Newman’s arm got tired while holding up his phone, which he was using to document the event. Newman, an alumni, was among the large crowd to see Fresh perform on the campus quadrangle […]

October 2014

President Obama: I Still Believe

“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” I feel as though this quote exemplifies the direction in which Barack Obama has gone great lengths to take as […]

October 2014

Falcons think pink for a day

The campus of Saint Augustine’s University turned pink Friday for a series of events commemorating Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The celebration kicked off at noon as more than 70 members of the Falcon community linked arms to create a pink ribbon – the symbol of the fight against breast cancer

October 2014

Lewis Earns Fourth Straight CIAA Rookie of the Week Honor

Claytin Lewis of Saint Augustine’s University captured his fourth consecutive CIAA Football Rookie of the Week award on Tuesday, October 21, 2014. The standout wide receiver/return specialist caught eight passes for 85 yards against nationally ranked Winston-Salem State University on Saturday, October 18. He finished with 167 all-purpose yards in […]

October 2014

Ebola Hysteria: Don’t Stress!

Ebola. That simple word has sent the United States of America into a complete uproar as the threat of the virus among the American people grows. I don’t feel, however, that the actions of those going into such frenzy are justified. Let’s take a look at the plain and simple […]

October 2014

Lady Falcons upset Lady Rams

Raleigh, NC – Saint Augustine’s University started it’s Homecoming week off on the right note with an electric five-set CIAA volleyball victory over Winston Salem State University at Emery Gymnasium on Monday, October 20, 2014. The Final Set Scores were 28-26, 20-25, 25-22, 15-25, 15-13. The win came on a […]

October 2014

JMC Department chair emcees prestigious event

J. Peder Zane, Chairman of the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, served as Master of Ceremonies for the induction ceremony at the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame on Oct. 12. It was the fourth time Zane has presided over the ceremony, which is one of the highest awards […]

October 2014

Game vs. Winston-Salem State to be televised

Urban Sports & Entertainment Group and ASPiRE Cable Network will team up to televise the Saint Augustine’s University road football contest against Winston-Salem State University on Saturday, October 18, 2014, at 1:30 p.m. For Time Warner Cable subscribers in Raleigh, N.C., the contest is on channels 185 and 1250. Viewers […]

October 2014

Congressman headlines Lyceum series

                  The sharp partisan divide between Republicans and Democrats is preventing Congress from addressing the nation’s pressing problems, Rep. David E. Price said in a speech at Saint Augustine’s University on Thursday. When “your politics is gridlocked,” the North Carolina Representative told […]