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
by Raeza Hoover Over the past week and a half, the case of 19-year-old Kenneka Jenkins has received much internet speculation. The Chicago fire department found Jenkins in a walk-in freezer days after attending a friend’s birthday party at the Rosemont Hotel. With little information given by the Chicago police, social media became the platform … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fraternity and sorority parties will be back this weekend at the University of California, Berkeley after a one-week suspension, but with new guidelines aimed at keeping the often booze-filled bashes free of sexual violence. Berkeley’s Greek system imposed a voluntary ban on parties a week ago, a move it called unprecedented, … Continue reading
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — One man was killed and four other people were wounded in a pair of shootings early Sunday, including one that happened on the University of Illinois campus. Police believe the two shootings in the eastern Illinois city of Champaign may be related. They say the first apparently stemmed from an argument … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Due to the likelihood of inclement weather on Saturday caused by the remnants of Hurricane Hermine, Saturday’s ABNB Labor Day Classic football game between Norfolk State and Elizabeth City State has been postponed and will now be played this Sunday at 6 p.m. at Dick Price Stadium. The NSU Ticket Center will … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — The dress code was purple, and the only requirement was to party. Hundreds of people obliged Saturday as Spike Lee threw a huge outdoor party for Prince ahead of the late legend’s 58th birthday. Al Sharpton, Rosie Perez, former Prince associates and others joined the crowd in paying tribute to the … Continue reading
DVF, PARTYING WITH HER SUPERMODELS No one ever accused Diane von Furstenberg of not having fun at her fashion shows. On Sunday, the designer known for her joyful victory laps at fashion shows took it a step further, joining a bevy of her models — a who’s who of cover girls, including Kendall Jenner, Gigi … Continue reading
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The right-wing and anti-migrant Law and Justice party has won a majority of seats in Poland’s parliament and can govern alone, the state election authority announced on Tuesday. The party got 235 seats in the 460-seat lower house of Poland’s parliament and also won a majority in the Senate — the … Continue reading
1 killed, 2 wounded in shooting in Norfolk NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — One man was fatally shot and two Old Dominion University students were wounded at an off-campus party, Norfolk police said Saturday. Police said in a news release that the shooting was reported shortly before midnight Friday. The statement said Keith Lendore, 26, of … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Norfolk spokeswoman says the city attorney has decided to dismiss criminal charges against a woman who was bitten by a police dog in a show of force that was deemed unreasonable by the police chief. Lori Crouch says city attorney Bernard Pishko has also offered to pay for London … Continue reading
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