Every year students, faculty, staff and alumni look forward to the events during homecoming (Oct. 14- 20, 2012). This year will be the first homecoming for what now is Saint Augustine’s University and the second football game held on campus. To prepare us for what is to come students, Brandon […]
October 2012
Issue One Stories
Thank Supreme Court for this ugly campaign
Next month, we can go to the polls and select our next president as well as our representatives in Congress. Some of us will help choose one of our state’s two Senators. Until then, we will continue to be bombarded with advertisements, almost all of them ugly personal attacks on […]
Education is expensive but it pays off later
I don’t have to tell you that college is expensive. We are all paying $25,000 per year to attend St. Augustine’s. Almost all of us will leave here with heavy loans to repay. We are not alone; the federal government’s Credit Protection Bureau reports that, in America, total student debt now […]
Do we have to have “good hair” to have good hair?
Few groups takes as much pride in their hair – or spend as much money on it – as African-American women. Just as men argue about their favorite sports teams, black women love to argue who has better hair. “Good hair” is a term familiar to every black woman. It […]
The perfect date under fifty dollars
For anyone the pressure is on to impress that special someone, but for a college student it is twice as hard. Juggling course work, non paid internships, and ex-curricular activities, the typical college student’s budget can be the downfall that sets limitations on dating options forever. With a little creativity, […]
What would the world be like without art?
Dr. Synthia Saint James, Saint Augustine’s University’s Artist in Residence, author, actress, poet, and playwright, returned to the campus on Friday, September 21st for a viewing and signing of her latest works of art. SAINT JAMES presented her New Haitian Series of paintings in the Prezell R. Robinson Library, where […]
HIV addressed with testing, book signing
The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), in partnership with the Act against AIDS Leadership Initiative, offered free HIV testing at the Gordon Health Center on the campus of Saint Augustine’s University on Wednesday, Sept. 26. In addition to the free testing, award-winning author and filmmaker Tina McElroy Ansa, […]
Laughinghouse named NCAA Division II Special Teams Player of the Week
Tyron Laughinghouse of Saint Augustine’s University was one of six players chosen NCAA Division II special teams player of the week by Beyond Sports Network on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Laughinghouse earned the honor as a punt returner. He returned three punts for 105 yards including one for a 77-yard touchdown […]
Thomas of SAU wins second straight CIAA Rookie of the Week
Juliseea Thomas of Saint Augustine’s University was named CIAA volleyball rookie of the week on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012. She has won the award two consecutive weeks. Thomas, a freshman setter from St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, tallied 36 assists and 12 digs in a five-set win over Winston-Salem State […]
146th Convocation: in some ways the first
The morning of Sept. 20 was beautiful as students, faculty, staff and visitors marched into place on the campus quadrangle to celebrate the 146th convocation — and the first as Saint Augustine’s University. Dr. Dianne Boardley Suber, university president, addressed each class in attendance. Dr. Suber expressed to the freshman […]