Twelve Spartan Resident Assistants, along with two NSU employee advisors, recently attended the Virginia Association of College and University Housing Officers (VACUHO) Resident Assistant Conference. Hosted by the University of Mary Washington November 3-4, the NSU delegation represented Sparta with pride, professionalism, and sheer excellence. Twenty-four colleges and universities attended the annual event, with students … Continue reading
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Students feel at home in Spartan Suites
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
Campus housing has its advantages
Many students live off-campus at commuter universities and that has obvious benefits and freedom. But on-campus housing has it’s advantages, too. Briana Hudnall of Spartan Echo TV takes a look at what campus housing has to offer at Norfolk State University. Continue reading
Key races and issues in Tuesday’s, November 3, elections
In most states, the big elections will come next year. But on Tuesday, November 3, voters in a few states are electing governors and legislators, some cities will select mayors, and a variety of major issues will be settled at the ballot box. The elections, although likely to draw fewer voters than next year’s … Continue reading
Students can have the “college experience” on or off campus
Many incoming freshmen might ask themselves: do I want to live on campus or off campus? Spartan Echo TV reporter Nicholas McDonald asked around at Norfolk State University…and it sounds like that decision could go either way. Continue reading
3,000 homeless to leave areas seized in Brasilia
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The most fortunate of them have tents. The rest use black-and-blue plastic tarps draped over bamboo trunks to keep the brutal tropical sun from melting them at midday. About 3,000 people from Brazil’s Homeless Workers Movement, which invades open lands and buildings in cities across the continent-sized nation, pitched their … Continue reading