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Sunday, June 4, 2023
Hurricane Florence wreaked havoc in North Carolina and across the South, and compared to the damage people suffered elsewhere we got off easily at Saint Augustine’s University. The impact on nearby places like Rocky Mount and Fayetteville ranged from power outages and flooding to damaged houses and cars, and the […]
It’s hard to believe that on Saturday, May 12, beginning at 9 a.m., I will take part in a commencement ceremony. I am very excited at the prospect of being a Saint Augustine’s University graduate but it’s hard to believe I have been in college for four years. It seems […]
The annual CIAA Tournament, which this year ran from Feb. 27 to March 3, was a fantastic event for basketball fans, parents and athletes. The event was in Charlotte, NC in the Bojangles Coliseum and Spectrum Center. Everyone was excited about this fantastic event, and it delivered as usual. Tickets […]
What does it mean to be black? Does it mean you listen to rap music, wear baggy clothes, live in impoverished neighborhoods and become a societal menace? Or does it mean to strive ad conform to being the closest thing to being white as possible, and denouncing your race? Or […]
Indeed, the holiday seasons are not the only times one can give back and make their contributions to someone in need. The need for individuals who are finding themselves and, at times their entire family homeless or financially unstable is not just a situation that happens during Christmas time. However, […]
I am very excited just to make it to my senior year in college. It seems as if my senior year of high school when I began applying to colleges, was just yesterday. I already have earned my associate of arts degree from Wake Technical Community College; now, after transferring […]
There is nothing more relaxing than finishing up your last final exam for the fall semester. I know there are many students here at Saint Augustine’s University who would agree that, after working hard all semester students, faculty, and staff deserve to enjoy the holidays. Christmas break for me is […]
Working with Sheen Magazine as a student ambassador is so much fun. It has been about four months since I have been working with Sheen. The ambassador program is supported by Sheen Magazine’s, Chapman Foundation. Their ambassador program helps support Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’S). The program seeks students […]
Fall has begun and the Thanksgiving holiday is fast approaching. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, with Christmas being next. For the Saint Augustine’s University community, the turkey holiday starts on Wednesday, Nov. 22, at noon. Until classes resume at 8 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27, hopefully, students, faculty, […]
“Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” is one TV show that I would unquestionably recommend that Saint Augustine’s University students watch. Bourdain is an American chef, author, and television personality. He studied at Vassar College and the Culinary Institute of America in New York City, his hometown, although Bourdain also spent a […]
