Jovan Gladden came to Saint Augustine’s University to play football, but when he got hurt he had to change plans. He had to focus on other activities and he found out he could be as successful off the field as on the field The sports management major from Baltimore has […]
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SAU’s app goes live and is getting good reviews
On Oct. 15, Saint Augustine’s University’s first ever mobile app went live. “This has been a large project in the making for the past few months” said Cianna Fisher of the Office of Marketing and Communications. The app began a few months ago when Ready Education reached out to faculty […]
Saint Augustine’s alumnus vying to become Wake County Sheriff
Until a couple of years ago, Gerald Baker was a student at Saint Augustine’s University. Now he wants to be Wake County Sheriff. Baker graduated in 2014 from Saint Augustine’s Extended Studies Program. He already had a lot of career experience when he attended Saint Augustine’s. He had worked for […]
Volleyball team loses on road in Winston-Salem
RALEIGH, N.C. (Oct. 15) – Saint Augustine’s University fell 3-0 to Winston-Salem State University in a CIAA volleyball match at Emery Gymnasium on Monday. Brittany Jamison (Jr./Charleston, SC) and Janina Mayers (Fr./Christ Church, Barbados) totaled five kills apiece for the Lady Falcons. Mechelle Moss (So./Nassau, Bahamas) contributed four kills, 12 […]
Freshman cross country star sets new personal best
RALEIGH, N.C. (Oct. 14) – Baron Freeman (Fr./Hampton, VA) of Saint Augustine’s University posted a personal-best time in the men’s 8K race at the ECU Pirate Invitational cross country meet on Friday, Oct. 12. Freeman ran 25:20.04 to finish first among Division II team runners and 16th overall. One hundred […]
Golf team is off to a good start
The Saint Augustine’s University golf team is off to a strong start, finishing third and second in its first two golf tournaments. On Sept. 28 and 29, the Falcons competed in the HBCU College Golf Invitational in Newnan, GA, and finished third among Division II teams at the HBCU College […]
Travis Scott is bringing his Astroworld Tour to Raleigh
One of the benefits of going to college here in the capital of North Carolina is that there is always a lot to do off-campus. Next month, multiple Grammy nominee and Houston rapper Travi$ Scott will be coming to the PNC Area. Scott’s concert tour, entitled “Astroworld: Wish You Were […]
Lil Baby concert was worth waiting for
The doors to the Ritz Raleigh opened at 7 p.m. and Lil Baby was scheduled to hit the stage at 9 p.m. but didn’t start performing until about 9:45. The show was worth waiting for. Lil Baby came out rapping one of his hit singles, “Yes indeed.” He performed 16 […]
University deserves credit for its handling of the hurricane
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 […]
Retired newspaper editor came to SAU to ‘give back’
“I want to give back to the great minds of the next generation,” said Dan Barkin when asked why he joined the faculty at Saint Augustine’s University. The Massachusetts native spent more than 40 years in journalism before retiring in May of 2018 as managing of the Raleigh News and […]