Bipartisan legislation would protect students and strengthen transparency at colleges and universities Tuesday, April 2 — Today U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and a bipartisan coalition of Senators in reintroducing legislation to combat sexual assault on college and university campuses. The Campus Accountability and Safety … Continue reading
An editorial by Cherna Frederick-Brown Here at Norfolk State University, we have many activities that take place on campus, such as fraternities, sororities, marching band, ROTC, and many more. Having activities on campus is amazing because it gives students the chance to be able to express themselves, and show off their skills, and even be given … Continue reading
by Kaitlyn Wolodkewitsch As students go off to college, they head into an unfamiliar area, so it is best to know what to do to stay safe. There is no way to ensure safety, but there are precautions that can be taken to greatly increase your safety. Remain alert. Some advise keeping music turned down and … Continue reading
An editorial by Raeza Hoover I didn’t initially come to Norfolk State to further my education. I came to get away from my mother’s rules and curfews. I had no idea how naïve and sheltered I was. At 18 years old, I confused irresponsibility with adulthood like many others before me…bless my poor heart. We … Continue reading
Spartan Echo TV reporter Kahlil Montague knows it’s difficult to find and join the right campus organization. So he went across the campus of Norfolk State University and got some advice from various organization members on how students can make the right choice and get involved. Continue reading
Group of Republican and Democratic Senators reintroduce Campus Accountability and Safety Act to prevent sexual assault on college campuses, protect survivors, and provide accountability and transparency for institutions WASHINGTON — Yesterday, April 6, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues reintroduced legislation to combat sexual assault on college and … Continue reading
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Energy Secretary Rick Perry, whose agency oversees the nation’s nuclear arsenal, is inserting himself into an unusually small political dispute: an election for student body president at Texas A&M. In an op-ed submitted to the Houston Chronicle, the former Texas governor suggested that his alma mater’s first openly gay president may … Continue reading
Spartan Echo TV reporter Angelina Garland visited the Spartan Suites on the campus of Norfolk State University to find out why so many students seem to prefer the suites over normal dorm life. She found out that many who live there feel right at home because they enjoy the many benefits. Continue reading
There’s a new fountain on the campus of Norfolk State University, but it doesn’t seem to be the social hub it was designed for…yet. It might be the design, or maybe it’s just the cold weather. Jordan Thomas of Spartan Echo TV spoke with some students about the new “meeting place” on campus. Continue reading
STAUNTON, Va. (AP) — A breakdown in communication between Mary Baldwin University and alumnae has led to a cease-and-desist order and bad feelings on both sides. The announcement that Mary Baldwin would admit male undergraduates in the fall was met with an expected level of hostility from former students, concerned with the erosion of the … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Jasmine Guy is back at make-believe school. For the third time. At 54, she has had a varied career as a dancer, writer and singer as well as actress. But she remains best-known for her stint as college student Whitley Gilbert on the “Cosby Show” spin-off “A Different World” (which aired … Continue reading
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech is honoring its former president Charles W. Steger by naming a building after him on the school’s Blacksburg campus. The school said in a statement that it will dedicate the building Friday. The building that will become known as Steger Hall consists of two separately constructed parts of a … Continue reading
CINCINNATI (AP) — A jury of two blacks and 10 whites was seated on Monday for the murder trial of a white University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man during a traffic stop last year. The jury, with two black women, four white women and six white men, was chosen … Continue reading
