Lighten the load
If a group of Pitt County seventh-graders had their way, eliminating heavy backpacks would be simple. Get rid of the usually thick science and math books. Make lighter books, or...
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Readers’ Theater performances begin Sept. 22
The Readers' Theater group at East Carolina University will hold three performances this fall of "A Question of Mercy," a short story by Dr. Richard Selzer about a terminally ill...
ECU moves forward as ‘leadership university’
East Carolina University took a step forward Sept. 8 and 9 toward attaining its strategic vision as “The Leadership University.” The progress came in the form of the 2011 Leadership...
ECU included in latest U.S. News rankings
East Carolina University moved into the top tier of colleges and universities in the latest national rankings by U.S. News & World Report magazine. ECU tied for 194th, along with...
More Wright Brothers artifacts verified at ECU
A set of shooting targets made and used by Orville and Wilbur Wright at their Kitty Hawk camp have been verified by an East Carolina University history professor and are...
Voice of the Pirates hosts motorcycle ride in memory of his daughter
The highways of eastern North Carolina will rumble Sept. 17 as nearly 100 motorcycles roll to raise money for a scholarship fund at East Carolina University. Leading the way on...
Riding for a cause
The highways of eastern North Carolina rumbled Sept. 17 as nearly 100 motorcycles rolled to raise money for a scholarship fund at East Carolina University. Leading the way on their...
9/11 at ECU: ‘Innocence died that day’
Ongoing concerns ECU Dean of Students Lynn Roeder was in the worst possible place she could be on 9/11 – away from the ECU campus. She was attending a conference...
Nursing class gift completed for village in Guatemala
GREENVILLE, N.C. (Sept. 8, 2011) — A village in Guatemala now has safe drinking water thanks to a class gift from May graduates of the East Carolina University College of...
Leadership for all
Trey Elam’s leadership experience started early, in church, where he still volunteers as a Baptist Men’s Association World Changer. The 24-year-old occupational therapy graduate student is student liaison to the...