School Dazed: Tips For HBCU Freshmen

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Political/cultural blogger Leah Barlow is a sophomore at Hampton University. You can read more of her work at Carmalized. Now that college has officially started for most HBCU students, particularly freshmen, the tips and tricks on how to survive the first year are starting to be put into practice. Being newly out of the freshman [...]

Fayetteville State Launches ‘Chancellor for a Day’ Program

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Fayetteville State University today announced applications deadlines for its 2010-11 ‘Chancellor for a Day’ program. Designed to give FSU students insight into the daily demands of the school’s top post. From the release: They will participate in all of the activities and meetings scheduled for the Chancellor. The main goals of the program are to: [...]

B.E.T Releases Black College Tour Stops

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Black Entertainment Television has released the dates and times for its national HBCU tour beginning tomorrow at Fort Valley State University. From BET.com: The Tour is a key component of the BET brand and represents our continuous effort to highlight and support HBCUs by providing relevant, engaging and meaningful outreach to minority students. 1 Sept. [...]

Hampton’s Ricardo Silva: “We’re Going to Run Through the MEAC”

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As Hampton University prepares to open its 2010 season against Central Michigan, at least one Pirate is approaching the season with great expectations. Senior safety Ricardo Silva opens this HU football preview with two bold  predictions, both of which are made within five seconds of each other.   Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2010 HBCUDigest.com

Albany State Seeking to Honor, Confer Degrees Upon Expelled Student Protesters

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Albany State University is looking to celebrate and graduate more 41 students who were punished or expelled by the university for their roles in protesting and organizing Civil Rights activity in the early 1960′s.  ASU Assistant Professor Dr. Racquel L. Henry has identified and attempted contact with the former students of Albany State College, and [...]

Missing UMES Student Prompts Area Search

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Family members of Alex X. Arroyo-Flores, a 21-year-old University of Maryland Eastern Shore student, are asking for help in locating their relative who has been missing since last Friday. Arroyo-Flores, who is also a manager at an area McDonald’s, was last seen driving a silver 2007 Toyota Corolla. From the Daily Times: On Friday, Flores [...]

Legacy Bowl Vote Postponed in MEAC, Finance Details Revealed in Letter

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A vote from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s executive council will likely be pushed back until the spring of 2011, according to conference Commissioner Dennis Thomas. Additionally, the Times and Democrat has published details of a letter concerning the potential post-season black college bowl game sent from Thomas to South Carolina State University President Dr. George [...]

Statement from Delaware State Student Murder Case Ruled Inadmissable

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A statement from one of the alleged killers in the 2007 murder of three Delaware State University students was ruled inadmissible yesterday by a state appeals court. According to the panel of appellate judges, the Miranda rights of Gerardo Gomez, who was 15 at the time of the killings of Iofemi Hightower,  Terrance Aeriel and  Dashon Harvey, [...]

Freshman Anthony Carrothers Named Grambling Starting QB

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After a pre-season of controversy, health concerns and questions, Grambling State University will open its season against Louisiana Tech with at least one answer. Freshman Anthony Carrothers will be the team’s starting quarterback. With Greg Dillon losing an appeal for a sixth season of NCAA eligibility and the playing status of star defensive end Christian [...]

Fayetteville State Student Charged After Self-Inflicted Shooting

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A Fayetteville State University student who was shot in the buttocks last week outside of an off-campus apartment building occupied by students has been charged with felony gun possession, after telling police that his gunshot wound may have been self-inflicted. Bransford William Elmore faces once count of possessing a firearm on educational property after reporting [...]