RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia officials say roughly 91 percent of high school students in the state who started ninth grade in 2012 earned their diploma in four years. Gov. Terry McAuliffe says 91.3 percent of the roughly 95,000 students in the class of 2016 received a diploma. That’s up from 90.5 percent of students … Continue reading
Category Archives: Lifestyle
The Latest: Superintendent: Training saved students’ lives
TOWNVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on a teenager who is accused of killing his father before shooting three people at a school in South Carolina (all times local): 7 p.m. The superintendent of a South Carolina elementary school where a shooter opened fire says the staff and principal saved lives by flawlessly putting training … Continue reading
Campus Life / Education / Local / TV / Virginia
President Moore optimistic about NSU’s future and challenges
An exclusive interview with the Spartan Echo and the National Broadcasting Society (full video below) by Tiana K. Allen and Malik Glaspie In an exclusive interview with the Spartan Echo and the Norfolk State University chapter of the National Broadcasting Society on Sept. 29, President and CEO Eddie N. Moore, Jr. touched on several topics … Continue reading
Kim Kardashian stuns at Balmain show at Paris Fashion Week
PARIS (AP) — Among the forest decor at the star-studded Balmain collection, pop star and former French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy killed time chatting with French Vogue Editor Emmanuelle Alt. Guests were all waiting on one person: Kim Kardashian, who arrived late to the usual whirl of paparazzi flashes in her first appearance since getting … Continue reading
6 Portland health providers give $21.5M for homeless housing
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Five major hospitals in Portland, Oregon, and a nonprofit health care plan said Friday they will donate a combined $21.5 million toward the construction of nearly 400 housing units for the city’s burgeoning homeless and low-income population — a move hailed by national housing advocates as the largest private investment of … Continue reading
National / Politics / Technology / TV
Do police shoot out of fear or racial bias?
An editorial by Shaye Southall At this point in time, cell phones are the judge, jury, and executioner. For just about every officer involved shooting of an unarmed black man or Latino man, there is a witness that captures the fatal moments on film. This phenomenon has been taking place throughout history, but America is … Continue reading
LiveSafe could save your life
by Daniel Smallwood The LiveSafe app puts a mobile security system in the hands of everyone. Users can send text, photos, videos and precise location information to report incidents ranging from routine maintenance needs to suspicious activity to safety threats. LiveSafe’s cloud-based command dashboard receives tips in real time and allows security officials to respond … Continue reading
9 states to vote soon on expanding legal access to marijuana
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — From California, with its counterculture heritage, to the fishing ports and mill towns of Maine, millions of Americans in nine states have a chance to vote Nov. 8 on expanding legal access to marijuana. Collectively, the ballot measures amount to the closest the U.S. has come to a national referendum on … Continue reading
Virginia on-time high school graduation rate tops 91 percent
RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Thursday, Sept. 29, that over nine out of ten students who entered the ninth grade in 2012 earned a diploma within four years, and more than half graduated from high school with the Commonwealth’s most rigorous diploma, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) reported today. Of the 95,130 students … Continue reading
House OKs plan for $170 million to fix Flint water system
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House easily approved an election-year plan Wednesday to provide $170 million to help Flint, Michigan, rebuild its lead-poisoned water system, as Congress moved toward addressing a public health catastrophe that became an acrimonious partisan dispute. Wednesday’s vote was 284-141 and came nearly a year after Michigan officials declared a health emergency … Continue reading
Rihanna, new top designers debut at Paris Fashion Week
PARIS (AP) — New designer debuts from powerhouses Lanvin and Saint Laurent — and popstar Rihanna’s first Paris catwalk show for Fenty Puma — marked the start of Spring-Summer 2017 shows in the City of Light. Here are the highlights of ready-to-wear collections. SAINT LAURENT DEBUT A huge crane in the colors of the French … Continue reading
Official: 2 students, 1 teacher wounded in school shooting
TOWNVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A teenager opened fire at a South Carolina elementary school Wednesday, wounding two students and a teacher before the suspect was taken into custody, authorities said. Investigators also responded to a death “believed to be related” to the school shooting at a home nearby, Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore told the … Continue reading
Campus Life / Celebrities / Local / Movies / Politics
Nate Parker visits NSU to promote new film
by Malik Glaspie Norfolk State’s Brown Theater had a full audience Tuesday, Sept. 27, to hear a lecture from Nate Parker. Nate Parker is an actor, writer, director, producer, and musical performer who has played a part in numerous films such as The Great Debaters, Non-Stop, Red Tails, and Beyond the Lights. Parker is also … Continue reading
Yves Saint Laurent designer makes highly-anticipated debut
PARIS (AP) — A huge crane in the colors of the French flag hoisted up a giant neon YSL logo above a construction site in the French capital, literally setting expectations high for this year’s YSL show at Paris Fashion Week. The decor announced that the grand debut from Saint Laurent’s new designer Anthony Vaccarello … Continue reading
NSU to host education Appreciation Day Saturday with title sponsor the Virginia lottery
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State University Athletics will host Education Appreciation Day sponsored by Team Spartan Corporate Partner the Virginia Lottery this Saturday against Howard University. Kickoff is 2 p.m. at Dick Price Stadium. The pre-game festivities will include a recognition of Hampton Roads secondary school city-wide teachers of the year from 2015-16. During breaks … Continue reading
No average scores being released this year for new SAT exam
WASHINGTON (AP) — No score results yet, but students didn’t seem to be scared off by the new version of the SAT college entrance exam. The College Board, the nonprofit organization that owns the SAT, said Tuesday that nearly 1.4 million high schoolers took the newly redesigned SAT between March and June of this year. … Continue reading
SpaceX chief envisions 1,000 passenger ships flying to Mars
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — On a personal quest to settle Mars, SpaceX founder Elon Musk envisions 1,000 passenger ships flying en masse to the red planet well within the next century, “Battlestar Galactica” style. Musk outlined his zealous plan Tuesday to establish a self-sustaining city on Mars, complete with iron foundries and even pizzerias. … Continue reading
China begins operating world’s largest radio telescope
BEIJING (AP) — The world’s largest radio telescope began searching for signals from stars and galaxies and, perhaps, extraterrestrial life Sunday in a project demonstrating China’s rising ambitions in space and its pursuit of international scientific prestige. Beijing has poured billions into such ambitious scientific projects as well as its military-backed space program, which saw … Continue reading
Deep-sea volcano a hotspot for mysterious life
GEOLOGIST SEAMOUNTS, Hawaii (AP) — The turquoise waters became darker and darker, and squiggly glow-in-dark marine creatures began to glide past in the inky depths like ghosts. The three-man submarine went down, down, down into the abyss and drew within sight of something no human had ever laid eyes on: Cook seamount, a 13,000-foot extinct … Continue reading
