SAFE CONSUMPTION
East Carolina University researchers are in the second year of a long-range alcohol consumption study aimed at helping students make safer choices. Researchers are collecting baseline data on alcohol use,...
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STOPPING THE ‘BRAIN DRAIN’
The East Carolina University Board of Trustees is recommending a 5 percent tuition increase for in-state undergraduate and graduate students in each of the next two academic years. For in-state...
PLAY-WITHIN-A-PLAY
East Carolina University seniors Robert DiDomenico and Amanda Higgins are pulling double duty in the upcoming production of “Kiss Me, Kate.” Each will play two roles in the School of...
‘SACRIFICE AND SUPPORT’
East Carolina University remembered those who sacrificed and served during a Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11. “This day is about honoring service above self,” said Dr. Steve Duncan, assistant...
BEYOND BRICKS AND MORTAR
Field of Honor recognizes U.S. military service members By Grace Haskin In a display of patriotism, 166 miniature American flags were planted on East Carolina University’s campus on Sunday. In...
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...
FULL CIRCLE
About 70 East Carolina University students were willing to forgo fall break for the chance to dance with an internationally-known company. Thirteen made the final cut for “Standing in Tears,”...
ENGAGING GIRLS
Eighth-grader Beyoncé Best portrayed a plant manager for a Goldfish cracker manufacturing facility in an exercise Oct. 10 at East Carolina University. When there were too few red crackers to...
PIPELINE OF ENGINEERS
East Carolina University’s engineering program launched at a perfect time for Kyle Barnes. The 2004 Roanoke Rapids High School graduate planned to enroll at ECU for two years and then...
LIFE-SAVING GIFT
Three years ago, East Carolina University’s Kim Walters donated a kidney to her husband, Dean, whose own kidneys failed after almost 30 years with diabetes. Three months later, Dean walked...