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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Athletic Director and legendary Head Track & Field Coach George Williams of Saint Augustine’s University was inducted into the Multi-Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday, September 17, 2014. The induction ceremony took place at the Tuscany Suites & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. This is the eighth Hall of Fame induction of his career. […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Olivia Porter (So./Bakersfield, CA) had seven kills and Akera McPhaul(Fr./Greensboro, NC) added six kills for Saint Augustine’s University in a three-set CIAA Southern Division volleyball loss to Winston-Salem State University at Whitaker Gymnasium on Monday, September 22, 2014. Juliseea Thomas (Jr./St. Croix, US Virgin Islands) finished with 12 assists and 10 […]
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Roderick Davenport (R-Jr./Orangeburg, SC) rushed for a career-high 178 yards on 30 carries as Saint Augustine’s University scored on its first two possessions, but Stillman College scored 31 consecutive points to defeat the Falcons 37-19 in a non-conference football game at Stillman Stadium on Saturday, September 20, 2014. Jordan Turkvant (R-Jr./Orangeburg, SC) […]
What is the Superior Sound Marching Band? From the outside looking in the band looks like an organization that may practice a few days out of the week and perform at the games just to entertain the crowd, but is that really the case? The life of a band member […]
“Megan, are you ready to go eat? Come on, Megan let’s go.” Jessica walked into Megan’s room. Bang, Bang, Bang. “Oh my God, Megan. NO.” This is how it ended for Megan Sentale Wright, a Johnson C. Smith University student, who took her own life in 2011 after years of […]
The robes and hoods worn by faculty members and graduates have historical origins and significance. Historically, there academic robes were worn on a daily basis. During the Middle Ages, scholars at the wore fur or wool garments to stay warm in the cold, stone buildings. Most wore hooded cloaks that […]
Three “sons” of Saint Augustine’s University marked the official start of the school’s 148th year at a convocation ceremony on Thursday. Speaking before a large crowd on a warm sunny day, Dr. Everett Ward, a 1981 graduate of the school who was named interim president last spring, urged students to […]
