When Saint Augustine’s University students left for spring break, everyone was thinking about fun and relaxation. Who would have imagined that an individual from our institution would be critically injured during the break? Howard Boone, a junior criminal justice major from here in Raleigh, North Carolina, was shot in the […]
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Luck and hard work help professor achieve goals
For Assistant Professor Dan Holly, earning a good salary and living a balanced life were both important goals. But he had never been able to really achieve both until a chance conversation in a bathroom at his church in 2011 changed his life. The friend, Benjamin Money, knew that Mr. […]
Lady Falcons’ bats are on fire
SALISBURY, N.C. (April 12) – Saint Augustine’s University displayed its hitting power in a softball doubleheader sweep of Livingstone College at the Jaycee Optimist Sports Complex on Thursday. The Lady Falcons amassed 45 hits, including eight inside-the-park home runs, and 39 RBIs to rout the Lady Blue Bears 27-0 in the first game and […]
A Stepping Stone for New Beginnings: Briana Snipes
When Briana Snipes was in high school in Mount Vernon, N.Y., she had big dreams of being an actress, and she knew going to college would help her achieve those dreams. But she wasn’t sure how to get started on her journey to success. “Getting to college was an obstacle,” […]
Freshman Falcon wins CIAA golf tournament
CLAYTON, N.C. (March 27) – Sam Cudjoe (Fr./Bethel, Trinidad and Tobago) of Saint Augustine’s University continued his impressive performance this season by winning the CIAA Southern Division Golf Tournament at Pine Hollow Golf Course on Tuesday. Cudjoe shot a two-day score of 138 to win low medalist honors. He led […]
Lady Falcons roll in CIAA Softball Round-up
RALEIGH, N.C. (March 17) – Saint Augustine’s University got off to a rousing start on the first day of the CIAA Softball Round-Up. The Lady Falcons upended Elizabeth City State University 17-1 in six innings and Lincoln (Pa.) University 10-0 in five innings at the South Park Softball Complex in […]
The CIAA Tournament really is all that!
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 […]
He came to SAU to push himself and he’s not wasting any time
Student Spotlight: Justin Bush is only a freshman but he already has blossomed since coming there. “Back in high school I really wasn’t involved in the institution,” he said. “I felt that once I graduated from high school I wanted to come to Saint Augustine’s University and be nothing but […]
She once was a Bear, but now she’s at home in the land of the Falcons
Staff Spotlight: Courtney Brown graduated from a certain university across town that happens to be Saint Augustine’s University’s archrival. But that doesn’t keep her loving her job here as technology manager for the Prezell R. Robinson Library. “I always had a great interest working for a HBCU,” she said. She […]
CIAA Tournament is a hit, trophy or not
The Falcons did not have to win the CIAA Tournament for it to be a rewarding experience. Several players said the tournament, which was held Feb. 27-March 3 in Charlotte, was worthwhile even though neither the Falcons’ men or women’s team came home with a trophy. “I think the tournament […]