PRIZE PATROL
East Carolina University has taken first place and a $10,000 prize in the third annual Collegiate Hunger Challenge, a competition among North Carolina colleges and universities to raise awareness about...
Students Archives
KICKIN’ IT
Wednesday was a day for sharing and support on campus as S.H.O.E.S. returned after a hiatus in 2021. S.H.O.E.S., which stands for Students Honoring Others’ Everyday Struggles/Stories, is an award-winning...
College of Nursing welcomes new students during ceremony
The ECU College of Nursing officially welcomed more than 140 future nurses with its Lamp of Learning Ceremony at the East Carolina Heart Institute on Thursday, Jan. 27. The college’s...
Student: Zachary Singletary
Zachary Singletary has found his place at East Carolina University. He’s close to family and his hometown of Roper, while being challenged and supported in graduate school by his English...
ROBOT WORLD
Seymone Gugneja gave a firm command — “Hands up.” The response was immediate — “I surrender.” Gugneja is no police officer. She’s a senior computer science major at East Carolina...
CARING FOR SMILES
Although Darian Askew has worn out the beaten paths between Greenville and Ahoskie, the roads in both directions lead home. Askew, a fourth-year dental student in the East Carolina University...
Supporting the Pirate community
Mental health is an important issue on college campuses. A recent survey found that more than 51% of students believe they have more stress and anxiety now than they did...
EXCELLING ONLINE
East Carolina University’s online graduate programs in business, criminal justice, education and nursing have been ranked best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Online master’s programs in...
Bone marrow donation virtual event highlights need for donors, diversity
Participants in a virtual panel Jan. 20 learned about the process of signing up for the bone marrow donation registry through Be the Match, operated by the National Marrow Donor...
POLAR PIRATES
The lure of free T-shirts brought friends Mackenzie Lancaster, Makenzie Robinson, Isaiah Bussey, Joshua Gordon and Emmanuel Ruffin to the Eakin Student Recreation Center at 5:15 p.m. — more than...