ECU News Services Archives

Members of the ECU club hockey team took on the Cat5 Canes during an adapted sports clinic exhibition of sled hockey Oct. 18. (Photos courtesy of Courtney Tittus, team photographer)
Oct 29, 2014
  • Crystal Baity

ON THE ICE

Black Jack resident William Hulslander tried sled hockey at a clinic hosted by East Carolina University and liked it so much that he ended up joining a team. Hulslander, who...

Oct 29, 2014
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Zipf Named president, Historical Society of North Carolina

East Carolina University history professor Dr. Karin Zipf was elected president of the Historical Society of North Carolina Oct. 24 at the organization’s biannual meeting in Montreat. Zipf has been...

Oct 29, 2014
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ECU’s Joyner Library honors ECU faculty authors

The fourth annual Joyner Library/Academic Affairs Faculty Author Book Awards held Oct. 24 honored 35 faculty members for scholarly book publications. “Publishing a scholarly book is a significant professional achievement...

Oct 27, 2014
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Pirate Veterans holding Field of Honor Nov. 8 – 15

The Pirate Veterans Organization is holding its inaugural Field of Honor Nov. 8-15 in conjunction with Veterans Day. The FOH is a way to remember, honor or memorialize veterans, military...

East Carolina University was awarded for attention to providing healthy, alternative modes of transportation, including bricked bike paths and walkways for students making their way to class, pictured above. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 27, 2014
  • Grace Haskin

ON THE RIGHT PATH

10 Benefits of Biking to Class It’s much faster than walking, which means you get to sleep in later. It minimizes the risk of coronary heart disease by giving your...

Oct 27, 2014
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EC Scholars help raise nearly $70,000 for Charleston library

Every year during East Carolina University’s fall break, the senior class of EC Scholars travels to Charleston, South Carolina. A major component of this capstone experience, called the senior impact...

Oct 27, 2014
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ECU professors to hold book signing Oct. 29

Oct 27, 2014
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ECU’s Joyner Library awarded Grassroots Art Project Grant

J.Y. Joyner Library at East Carolina University was awarded a $1,750 Grassroots Art Project Grant to support the planning and implementation of the upcoming project “African American Life in Eastern...

Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri spoke to a selected group of students on campus Oct. 22, followed by a presentation in Hendrix Theatre. Davuluri urged her audience to celebrate diversity, while sharing her own experiences with cultural stereotypes. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 23, 2014
  • Grace Haskin

‘EVERYONE HAS A STORY’

Nina Davuluri, Miss America 2014, challenged East Carolina University students to celebrate their diversity – whatever that may be – and to be accepting of others. Davuluri, who spoke Oct....

Visiting author Wes Moore, author of ECU's Pirate Read selection
Oct 22, 2014
  • Spaine Stephens

BEYOND TRANSCRIPTS

A hush swept over the standing-room-only crowd Oct. 21 in Wright Auditorium as Wes Moore bounded to the center of the stage. The author of “The Other Wes Moore” delivered...