ECU News Services Archives

Feb 19, 1997
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Theatre student wins major scholarship

Brinley Arden Vickers of Morehead City, a student in the East Carolina University Department of Theatre Arts who has done professional stage, film and television acting, is the winner of...

Jan 15, 1997
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ECU professor leads efforts to restore presidential retreat

The Anderson Cottage, site of an assassination attempt on President Lincoln as well as some of Lincoln's most important writing, needs a major restoration, according to an East Carolina University...

Jan 09, 1997
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ECU sets programs to remember MLK

East Carolina University will commemorate the birthday of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with public programs that include a candlelight march and speech by a North Carolina attorney...

Jan 08, 1997
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The new student recreation center opens for spring semester

East Carolina University's $18 million Student Recreation Center gives students one of the largest, best-equipped recreation and fitness centers in the region. The 150,000-square-foot facility at the west end of...

Dec 13, 1996
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ECU School of Education passes performance review

East Carolina University’s School of Education has been accredited this fall under the new, performance oriented standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). East Carolina is...

Dec 02, 1996
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ECU to graduate 1,692 Dec. 7

East Carolina University will recognize 1, 692 seniors and graduate students at its fall commencement on Saturday. The colorful ceremony in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium begins at 10 a.m. Prior to the...

Nov 20, 1996
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ECU librarian calls for freedom on web

Gene D. Lanier, a library studies professor and outspoken opponent of literary censorship, is taking a stand against those who want to build road blocks on the information highway. “When...

Nov 20, 1996
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ECU shows field station during “Swan Days”

East Carolina University’s Field Station for Coastal Studies at Lake Mattamuskeet will take part in the National Wildlife Refuge’s popular Swan Days program, Dec. 7 - 8. The program at...

Nov 02, 1996
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Cupola replica offers link to ECU’s heritage

East Carolina University dedicated on Saturday (Nov. 2) its new campus landmark -- the replica of the Old Austin Cupola. The new cupola is a double-size version of the domed...

Oct 29, 1996
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ECU signs pact with Osaka University

One of Japan's leading universities for preparing school teachers has signed an exchange pact with East Carolina University, opening the way for student and faculty exchanges at both campuses. Shigemitsu...