Michael Lima (Sr./Miami, FL) booted three field goals including a university-record 49-yarder and Claytin Lewis (Fr./Raleigh, NC) scored on a long kickoff return as Saint Augustine’s University enjoyed a 16-9 CIAA football win over across-town rival Shaw University at a packed George Williams Athletic Complex on Senior Day Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. The Falcons are […]
November 2014
Remember your history — your vote matters!
Our young African-American people have lost interest in the value of voting. In my opinion, I don’t think they understand the meaning of voting and how valuable it is to our society. For the past few days, I have been hearing my peers say things such as “My vote does […]
Basketball Practice Begins For Falcons
The Saint Augustine’s University men’s basketball team began a new era when the first official practice started at Emery Gymnasium on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. MarQus Johnson began his first season as head coach. He was a long-time assistant in the Triangle area, including four years at Saint Augustine’s University. Johnson […]
Lady Falcons Nearly Pull Off Upset In Five-Set Loss To Fayetteville State
Despite a loss to Fayetteville State, the Lady Falcons (3-5 Southern Division, 6-8 CIAA, 8-14 overall) are gelling as the regular season winds down. They have won five of their last eight matches. A victory against Livingstone College in Salisbury, N.C., on November 3 will likely send the Lady Falcons […]
Pride Game against Rivals
Raleigh, N.C. – The Saint Augustine Falcons will be playing in their final game of the regular season against their crosstown rivals the Shaw University Bears this coming Saturday, November 7, 2014. Both teams suffered heartbreaking losses this past weekend, which certainly dashed any post season hopes the two rivals […]
Election Day 2014
Saint Augustine’s University Interim President Everett B. Ward (right) and Chief Operating Officer Steven E. Hairston lead a “march to the polls” Tuesday morning. After speeches by Henry Capers Jr., the president of the NAACP chapter of Saint Augustine’s University, and from Michael Thomas, the university’s Student Government Association president, more than 100 marchers […]