‘STRAIGHT TO THE JOKES’
“Earlier today, George W. Bush said he has one goal for these debates. He wants to show the American people that he’s presidentiamable.” -David Letterman. This is just one of...
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FLEXIBLE CURRICULUM
From zero to 142 majors in one year is rapid growth for a new degree program at East Carolina University. The university studies program has experienced that surge because its...
MORE THAN DRILLING & FILLING
Most people dread root canals and tooth extractions, crowns and dental fillings. But fourth-year students in East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine have been looking forward to those procedures...
BAD BUG
wenty-seven years of studying the bacterium Brucella have only served to increase Dr. Marty Roop’s fascination with it. That’s a good thing, because Roop, professor in the Brody School of...
FIRST-FLOOR RESOURCE
In the midst of receiving white coats and reciting pledges, another important message was delivered to medical students arriving at East Carolina University this fall: Diversity is valued at the...
FUNDAMENTAL CHANGES
In another sign of technology’s continuing impact on student life, a yearlong project to phase out mail delivery to the roughly 5,600 residents of East Carolina University’s 14 residence halls...
FORMAL RECOGNITION
ECU Physicians Neurology, a leading provider of care for people living with multiple sclerosis in eastern North Carolina, has been recognized as an official “Partner in MS Care” by the...
SHOWCASE FOR DISCOVERY
“Health Discoveries,” a production of ECU-TV, will launch at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31. The “Health Discoveries” series, hosted by Dr. Samuel F. Sears, will highlight specific successes of East...
‘CREAM OF THE CROP’
Thirty students, many of whom already teach in economically disadvantaged North Carolina communities, have enrolled in an East Carolina University master’s program to become media coordinators in underserved schools. In...
PUMPED UP PIRATES
An East Carolina University football standout helped pump up new Pirates at student convocation Aug. 25, on the eve of fall semester. Carlester Crumpler Jr., a Bank of America vice...