Those from the St. Augustine’s University attending the Christmas parade in downtown Raleigh today will see a familiar site: The Superior Sound Marching Band. The WRAL-TV Raleigh Christmas Parade steps off at 10 a.m. from the corner of Hillsborough and St. Mary’s Street. The 1.2 mile route takes bands, floats […]
December 2012
St. Agnes Hospital has a new purpose
Saint Augustine’s University is now celebrating founder’s week. This week is dedicated to those who help create the school in 1867 and those who have made it prosper in the years since. There are many historic buildings on campus. One of the most notable will be a focal point of […]
New assistant coach joins Falcons basketball team
Tom Stewart has been added to the Saint Augustine’s University athletic staff recently as the assistant baseball coach. He will work with the pitchers. “I am excited to have Tom Stewart on board,” St. Aug Head Baseball Coach Charles Whitaker said. “His coaching experience will be an asset to our […]
Track team earns nine qualifying marks at Holiday Open
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Led by the trio of Kelly Shaw, Dane Hyatt and DeJon Wilkinson, the Saint Augustine’s University track and field team earned nine new NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks at the 2012 CNU Holiday Open hosted by Christopher Newport University at the Freeman Center on Saturday, […]
Lady Falcons put up a good fight put lose
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Saint Augustine’s University gave a very respectable showing in an 83-74 loss to Division I Winthrop University in a women’s non-conference basketball game at the Winthrop Coliseum on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012. Three freshmen in particular were outstanding for the Lady Falcons (4-4 overall) in the […]
Falcons edge Carver College in away game
ATLANTA, Ga. – Saint Augustine’s University scored a tough 86-84 men’s basketball road victory over Carver College on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, by staying poised. The Falcons (5-2 overall) trailed 77-70 with just under five minutes left but finished with a 16-7 run for their second consecutive win. It was […]
‘Tis the season to be thoughtful
December has come and with it all the joys of Christmas. But what is the real meaning of Christmas? Is it the gifts under the tree, the lights in the windows, the cards in the mail, turkey dinners with family and friends, snow in the yard, stockings […]
Kroger is closing two stores in SE Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. – Kroger has announced plans to close two stores in Southeast Raleigh near the Saint Augustine’s University campus. In a press release earlier this week, the corporation stated that it was closing stores on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and New Bern Avenue in mid-January. “Due to lowering […]
Some academic advice: explore!
Just about all the schools that make up Saint Augustine’s University require you to take free electives to graduate. Free electives are classes that you take outside of your major. I personally think its necessary to take them; you will be surprised how what you learn could open your eyes […]
We are all different; be yourself
We are all very complex beings and unique in our own way. Not including the fact that almost everyone has different DNA, no two people are exactly the same. So why is it that we challenge each other’s measure of success? With college graduation season just around the corner, a lot […]