SOURCE Jackson State University officials called an act of vandalism in which racial epithets were spray-painted on an on-campus fraternity plot “an isolated incident” not believed to be “racially motivated.” Images of the defacement to the Kappa Alpha Psi marble marker and bench, including the n-word, another racial slur, and a crude drawing, circulated widely on social […]
SOURCE For the 40th semester in a row, the combined GPAs of University of Central Florida (UCF) fraternities and sororities exceeded those of the overall undergraduate population. A report for the Fall 2015 semester showed that Kappa Delta, Delta Phi Lambda and Kappa Alpha Theta had the highest academic performance of all UCF chapters. The […]
SOURCE In fall 2015, the African American population made up only 4.9 percent of IU’s population, while white students made up 79.9 percent of IU’s population, according to a report from University Research and Reporting. This lack of diversity for the black population was a topic of discussion at a National Panhellenic Council event Tuesday […]
SOURCE Sports, volunteering, college classes, fraternities and a part time job yet he still finds time to get 8 hours of sleep a night. Sophomore student-athlete Lewis Folli has involved himself in numerous activities around campus to further his network connection throughout his four years at Christopher Newport University (CNU). Folli was born in a […]
SOURCE When Sedrick, Spencer and Sterling Jackson graduated from Peoria High School in 2011, they knew exactly where they were going. The Jackson triplets were headed to Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, where Sedrick planned to major in mechanical engineering, Spencer planned a course that would lead to becoming a sports agent, and Sterling planned […]
SOURCE Western Illinois University Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Cadet Laurkee Kate Veal, of Chicago, was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during Fall 2015 Commencement Weekend on the WIU-Macomb campus. Veal graduated during the Fall 2015 ceremonies with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in military science. Veal […]
FLINT, MI (WNEM) – The cold, cutting wind that whips through Flint makes sleeping outside a real-life nightmare for Europe Dye. “It gets hectic, especially during the cold months,” Dye said. “Especially trying to find something to eat.” Dye has lived on the streets on and off again for the last 20 years. He said […]
Artisia Green was a senior at William & Mary, prepping for a production of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf,” when a visit by the choreopoem’s author changed Green’s life. Now an associate professor of theatre and Africana studies at the university, Green gave her own students the opportunity to […]
Bland was found dead in her jail cell in Waller County, Texas on July 13. Fourth-year Engineering student Kiana Warren said the purpose of the vigil was to remember not only Bland, but all who have lost their lives to violence inflicted by state agents. Following Warren’s remarks, third-year College student Alexis Jones […]
Source Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority returned to its roots recently to grooms a new generation of leaders by offering a leadership summit for undergraduate members on the campus of Butler University for members of the 93-year-old sorority. The summit gave the college students, from all over the country, an opportunity to improve their leadership skills, […]