by Keona Frasier As the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened world-wide health precautions, Norfolk State is among the many educational institutions that suspended classes in effort to limit the spread of the virus. In response to student upheaval, NSU has implemented a temporary pass or fail option to alleviate academic stress for some … Continue reading
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Winter graduation and the job search
by Kaitlyn Wolodkewitsch Winter graduation is an option for students wishing to graduate early or those who were a semester behind. Graduating in the winter allows students to take a semester off before starting graduate school or they can begin to start looking for a job at a time when there are fewer people in the … Continue reading
“Super senior” strikes back
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
Graduation is a milestone
Everyone goes to college to leave it some day; it’s called graduation and it looms large for seniors at the end of their studies. Spartan Echo TV reporter Kahlil Montague spoke with graduating seniors on the campus of Norfolk State University to see how they’re dealing with this monumental life transition. Continue reading
Seniors getting ready for graduation
It’s that time of year! Norfolk State University seniors are eagerly anticipating graduation and getting ready all over campus. Spartan Echo TV reporter Najah Whitaker spoke with some graduating seniors to see what they plan to do after walking across the big stage. Continue reading
Sweet Briar’s keynote speaker slams closing at commencement
SWEET BRIAR, Va. (AP) — A visitor to Sweet Briar College would be hard-pressed to find signs of the financial stress that is shuttering the tiny women’s school. Twenty-one buildings on the 3,250-acre campus are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Days before Saturday’s planned commencement, seniors astride horses rode through a quad … Continue reading
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