Raleigh N.C. – The Saint Augustine’s University Lady Falcons volleyball team season came to an end Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 as they lost in the Quarter Final of the CIAA Tournament to Chowan 3-0 (16-25, 16-25, 17-25) at Capel Arena on the Fayetteville State University campus. Olivia Porter (So./Bakersfield, CA) […]
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Lima’s three field goals lift Falcons over Shaw
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 […]
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 […]
‘Doug E. Fresh! Doug E. Fresh!’
RALEIGH, NC – Doug E. Fresh beatboxed for more than five minutes – so long that John Newman’s arm got tired while holding up his phone, which he was using to document the event. Newman, an alumni, was among the large crowd to see Fresh perform on the campus quadrangle […]
President Obama: I Still Believe
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” I feel as though this quote exemplifies the direction in which Barack Obama has gone great lengths to take as […]
Falcons think pink for a day
The campus of Saint Augustine’s University turned pink Friday for a series of events commemorating Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The celebration kicked off at noon as more than 70 members of the Falcon community linked arms to create a pink ribbon – the symbol of the fight against breast cancer