Kids’ art sparkles in NCCU’s Art Museum
In the crowded, bustling N.C. Central University Art Museum Jan. 22, fourth grader Abuk Cham stood beneath her painting "The Exaggerated Tree," one of 220 selected art works showing in the "Durham's Finest" art exhibit. Abuk wasn't looking at her own painting. Instead she gazed at the massive crowd of parents, teachers, students and art lovers feasting their eyes on the vibrant student artwork from 46 schools in the Durham School District.
Full story
NCCU students star in Shakespeare classic
The legacy of legendary creative endeavors remains long after death. William Shakespeare's legacy is his written word. For an actor, leaving a legacy often means performing those same words on stage. Six N.C. Central University students performed in Shakespeare's comedy "As You Like It" Nov. 3, 4, 11 and 12. The staging was a joint production of the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham and the Durham Family Theatre.
Full story
Last week N.C. Central University faculty, staff, students and alumni celebrated Homecoming. The festivities began on Sunday with Coronation which saw our 2011-2012 Miss NCCU be crowned. Monday saw Eagles showcase their muiscal talent in Choir Ball. On Tuesday Eagles were moved by the sounds of Gospel Artist Donald Lawrence & Co., Vashawn Mitchell and Marcus Wiley.
Full story
Tahj Giles ventures into the homecoming concert crowd documenting Kendrick Lamar's performance wowing attendees.
Full story
Tahj Giles ventures into the homecoming concert crowd documenting Ace Hood's performance wowing attendees.
Full story
In celebration of N.C. Central University's centennial year, the College of Liberal Arts has produced "Eagle Pride," directed by Gil Faison, to commemorate the milestone.
Full story
Over 100 people gathered for Occupy Durham at the CCB plaza
The revolution will be improvised. Sunday, nearly one hundred "Occupy Durham" protestors gathered at CCB Plaza downtown. The demonstration was held in solidarity with "Occupy Wall Street."
Full story
During 10:40 break today around 40 students gathered outside the Hoey Administration Building to protest the expulsion of N.C. Central University student Roddrick Howell. The students organized the protest through twitter following the Campus Echo article "On the outside Looking In," of Oct. 5
Full story
NCCU alumnus Stephen Hayes depicts his vision of enslaved Africans during the middle passage.
Full story
Hear what freshman are saying about North Carolina Central University in their first semester.
Full story
In a small warehouse building, a garage style door opens to the smell of vinyl leather, six-month-old paint and musty sweat. Back 2 Basics Boxing Gym sits conveniently at the corner of Ramseur and Fayettville Streets. Bay 803-D is where Harold Cook's gym has been for the last seven months. He says he opened the gym to give the community a place where people could learn to be "responsible, productive citizens." With about 22 students passing through its doors each day, Back 2 Basics is doing just that.
Full story
Campus Echo videographer Tahj Giles chromes Richmond Hall.
Full story
Chidley North to ease campus housing shortage
Imagine something you hold dear vanishing before your eyes, and nobody knows its significance to you. This took place in May 2006, when Chidley Annex, named after Howard J. Chidley, a financial contributor and supporter of N. C. Central University, closed its doors forever — due to mechanical issues — after housing 25,000 male students over a 55-year period.
Full story
Campus Echo videographer Tahj Giles tours the new luxurious Chidley Hall.
Full story
The annual Spring Dance Group Performance and N.C. Central University's Dance Group brought along elegance, poise and spunk to Leroy T. Walker Complex's Dance Studio Sunday, April 10. Special guest performances were given by the Monument of Faith Dance Ministry, and special guests Gregory Hinton, Miriam Gattis, and Siarah Stanfield.
Full story
Shay Youngblood's "Shakin' the Mess Outta Misery" has personal meaning for director Johnny Alston. "This production gives us a passionate look at the strength, faith and determination of a group of marvelous black women," said Alston, who is also the chair of the theatre department.."Like Daughter [the main character in the play], I was raised by some of the wisest women to see the light of day,my mother and four older sisters."
Full story
Midnight Madness, a concept combining March Madness and the All-Star games, continues to flourish with the student body and faculty. After a couple glitches in its first official year, the Recreation students can call their second annual event a success. Last year's student count totaled to 1,200 students but this year the department was able to rally together 1,500 students. The purpose of Midnight Madness is to bring the student body together as a whole and introduce the campus to the intramural program.
Full story
Campus Echo A&E Editor road trips to Austin for annual music festival
You may not have known what the letters stood for, but indeed it was flooding your Twitter timeline. Any music lover was lost in misery, staying off favorite blogs until the weekend was over. After 20 hours of riding in a 15-passenger van, I touched down in Austin for the 25th anniversary of the SXSW Music and Media Conference.
Full story
NCCU Lambda Pi Eta gets schooled on concert production
There are more than 400 chapters of Lambda Pi Eta worldwide, but last Monday the N.C. Central University chapter became the first historically black university to receive the Bon Jovi experience.
Full story
Since receiving word that construction could begin on June 17, 2010, a construction team from Balfour Beatty has been moving at a blinding pace. The construction of N.C. Central University's new School of Nursing has the team working daily at laying bricks, paving new parking lots, and installing elevators.
Full story
Lynn Nottage's "Ruined" opens at N.C. Central's University Theatre on Friday, Feb. 11. The action in "Ruined," which won a Pulitzer Prize in 2009, takes place in the Democratic Republic of Congo during what is sometimes called Africa's World War, a war that involved eight countries, lasted from 1996-2003, and took over 5 million lives.
Full story
The time has come for the Bull City's finest youngsters to flaunt their art – and what better location than at N.C. Central University. The NCCU Art Museum starts the year with kiddie joy, showcasing the work of Durham's elite young artists, in an exhibit called "Durham's Finest." The annual exhibit showcases eclectic, the reflective, the playful and the downright crafty, art of K-12 students from Durham schools.
Full story
N.C. Central University's Marching Sound Machine performed at the 122nd Annual Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year's Day in Pasadena, Calif. The Sound Machine was chosen out of over 10,000 applicants," according to Lamon Lawhorn, assistant band director. The Marching Sound Machine was the only HBCU band in the parade this year. The parade is seen in more than 200 international territories and countries. It was broadcast on ABC, Hallmark Channel, HGTV and NBC.
Full story
Saturday's commencement marked the last major event of N.C. Central University's centennial year (see: Campus Echo Centennial Edition). It also marked the largest December graduation class on record. Graduates and their families packed McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium, forcing others to overflow locations across campus. In all, 605 Eagles graduated -- 375 undergraduate and 230 graduate and professional degrees were awarded.
Full story
About 25 NCCu students attended Radio One's Media & Entertainment Convention in Raleigh on Nov. 20. The keynote speaker was Beyonce's father, Mathew Knowles. The full day annual conference was coordinated by former Campus Echo advertising manager Sherise Malachi, who is now the Director of Marketing for Radio One in Raleigh.
Full story
A few students discuss what they world like to see in future NCCU homecomings.
Full story
For the final Campus Echo Sound Off for the year and decade, NCCU students discuss holiday plans.
Full story
It was on Thanksgiving day, 1960 that Edward R. Murrow aired his eye-opening documentary, "Harvest of Shame," on CBS Reports. This was the first glimpse many Americans had into the plight of migrant farm laborers in this country. The film documented the deplorable housing, low pay and lack of access to education that the men, women, and children working the fields faced.
Full story
N.C. Central University students cast their votes in the midterm elections from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Alfonso Elder Student Union. Two students, who said they worked tirelessly to get out the vote at NCCU, said they were disappointed by last night's outcome. Both said they were proud of their efforts to get out the vote.
Full story
On Wednesday night mass communication instructor Brett Chambers hosts Open Mic night at Papa Mojo's Roadhouse. Open Mic, which begins at 8 p.m. and runs to closing time, is open to musicians, poets, and singers. The house band, with Chambers on the drums and trumpet, opens the action each night with R&B and jazz, Chambers teaches a variety of communication courses at N.C. Central University University,including video broadcasting, media and society, and documentary.
Full story
Homecoming 2010 was surely amplified with a lot of Eagle pride. The week started off with the crowning of Miss N.C. Central University, Jennifer Langston and Mr. NCCU, Terrance Jones on Sunday Oct. 24 following a private reception and the coronation ball held afterwards.
Full story
N.C. Central University students cast their votes in the midterm elections from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Alfonso Elder Student Union.
Two students, who said they worked tirelessly to get out the vote at NCCU, said they were disappointed by last night's outcome. Both said they were proud of their efforts to get out the vote.
Full story
Students comment on this week's anticipated homecoming events
N.C. Central University Homecoming began Oct. 24 and wraps up Sunday, Oct. 31. Students comment on this week's anticipated homecoming events. N.C. Central University Homecoming began Oct. 24 and wraps up Sunday, Oct. 31.
Full story
Police substation, bookstore and undergratuate admissions expected by December
Timoth McMullen, NCCU's director of Design and Construction, talks about the University's new Latham Deck. The deck sits on the corner of Lawson and Lincoln Street. It is a $15-million, 750-space, solution to some of N.C. Central University's parking issues. The deck will house a bookstore and a campus police sub-station, that should be up and running soon. A free shuttle will run students from the parking deck to campus destinations.
Full story
Along with the excitement of trips to pumpkin patches and creative costumes, October now means more than Hallowe'en. Orange has been replaced with pink to support and to inform that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Over the course of three days, I traveled around the Triangle to events supporting breast cancer victims and survivors. According to Breastcancer.org, about one out of eight women will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer during her lifetime.
Full story
The beat dropped, followed with "Freedom is coming tomorrow." With fists of rage in the air, backed up with vocals in unison and tribal dance steps … Sarafina! was moving. Sarafina was amazing. This past weekend, the N.C. Central University department of theatre started its fall season with the Broadway musical "Sarafina!" Kanye West says "No one man should have all that power," but I say it applies to this musical.
Full story
On Tuesday Sept. 28, 2010 W.G. Pearson Cafeteria was turned into a Democratic rally. N.C. Central University's streets were closed for Ronald "Ron" Kirk the United States Trade Representative and David Price N.C. Congressman high profile political figures and the cafeteria crammed with the voices of hundreds of middle, high school and college students in anticipation of President Obama's address in Madison, Wisconsin.
Full story
The Red Cross Blood Drive this year celebrated not only N.C. Central University's centennial but also the 100-year anniversary of the formal discovery of Sickle Cell Disease.
Full story
University students adopt natural hair phenomenom
The natural hair population has grown. At N.C. Central University, many students have taken on the challenge of sporting Afro-puffs, locks, and sister locks. But is this a trend or the start of another Black Pride movement?
Full story
The Chicago skyline is iconic with spectacular sunsets. Particulate matter in the air adds character to the beauty of the skyline. The skies of Chicago are mesmeric; the people are congenial; Chicago is addictive. I visited Hyde Park, three blocks from the residence of President Obama and Louis Farrakhan, where my sister lives.
Full story
Graduate student Kadir Muhammad smooths out the night with his trumpet. The Alfonso Elder Student Union transforms to "Jazz Central" on Monday nights at 7:30. The jazz sessions are open to the community.
Full story
Students comment on the upcoming heated rivalry game, the Aggie/Eagle Classic, to be held on N.C. Central University's campus on Saturday, Sept. 25. The game is highly anticipated by both schools.
Full story
Sunday, August 29, I had the pleasure of witnessing one of the highly anticipated functions buzzing in hip-hop's building history. The type of gathering where one dreams of a modern day Woodstock surrounded by array of eccentric, free-spirited modern day hippies and hip-hop heads.
Full story
As part of N.C. Central University's spring fling celebration, NCCU and Duke University recreation departments held the first annual Bull City Showdown April 17. The all-day event, which was held on the NCCU campus, included students from both campuses.
Full story
On May 15, Dr. Bruce dePyssler was awarded the Board of Govenors Award for Excellence in Teaching. Below is what was said about him in the commencement program.
Full story
Praises were held high over the weekend in Northeast Central Durham as Mt. Gilead Baptist Church celebrated its first annual youth explosion.
Full story
J. William Becton, a self-described "Durhamite," has been in the media mix for decades. From his early beginnings as the Campus Echo sports editor at N.C. Central University to serving as the "godfather" of the WTVD Minority Advisory Committee, Becton has been involved.
Full story
English honor society honors outstanding students
David Fitts, Ashley Griffin, Tanya Lipscomb, Brian Moulton, Dee Dee Mozee, Demetrius Phillips and Ashley Roque are newest members of the Alpha Sigma Tau Delta, International Honor Society. The seven English and mass communication majors were inducted Wednesday. The purpose of the honor society is "confer distinction for high achievement in English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies." Students inducted into Sigma Tau Delta must rank in the top 35 percent of their class.
Full story
Some call it the city that never sleeps, some call it the Big Apple, but whatever you decide to call it, I call New York my hometown. When I want to get out of Queens, the borough I grew up in, I often head to Manhattan's Upper West Side. It's calmer there than in other parts of Manhattan. In fact, it's the most laid-back area in the city.
Full story
The 2010 N.C. Central University baseball season started on a new home field — the newly renovated historic Durham Athletic Park. Renovations of the park were completed last summer, with the grand opening on August 14, 2009. The goal of the renovation was to preserve the rich tradition of Durham baseball.
Full story
Owning a home is a dream that is often out of reach. But volunteers from N.C. Central University, Duke University and the Durham chapter of Habitat for Humanity are working hard to make that dream come true for one family and build a house. The groundbreaking ceremony for the future home of Tijuanda Farrington and her daughter Constance was held on Martin Luther King Day at 615 Hickory Street in the Eagle Village community.
Full story
The Word for 2010: "Have Faith in God," is the motto of the Life in the Word Fellowship Church located in Lexington, N.C. Life in the Word was founded October 2, 1994 by Pastors Eddie and Linda Scott.
Full story
Freshmen have a cut loose in B.N. Duke
The first ever Wildin' Out Wednesday was held on Wednesday, January 6, 2010 in B.N. Duke Auditorium. The event was sponsored by the NCCUSGA Sophomore class council and hosted by President Regina Glover who got the idea from BET's "106 and Park."
Wildin' Out Wednesday provided N.C. Central University students with an outlet to showcase their various talents -- and it was a hit. There was standing room only. This week's talent included: a spoken word segment, a male and female vocalist selection and a several dance teams. Each of the winner in their respected catergory received a trophy for competing.
Full story
ReCYCLEry: It’s a bicycle shop unlike any other in town.
While the economy continues to place a strain on commuters, Sunday afternoons at the ReCYCLEry in Carrboro have people looking to make cycling an option when venturing out on the town.
Full story
Northeast Central Durham was once a prosperous textile and tobacco industrial zone, but today the area, located just east of downtown, faces some of the toughest challenges facing America's cities: dilapidated housing, unemployment, crime, drugs, lack of economic development, and lack of health care.
Full story
State-of-art skatepark opens in Durham
A city embracing skateboarders is rare, but Durham happens to be one. Durham Central Park and Durham Parks and Recreation have introduced a new, state-of-the-art public skate park in Downtown Durham.
Full story
For 20 years Welcome Baby has been in the business of creating happy families. Located at 721 Foster st. in Durham NC and funded by Durham's Partnership for Children, Welcome Baby has a number of programs including a car seat safety program and a free clothing closet. Welcome Baby also helps individuals link to outside community resources
Full story
Gospel singer brings music and message to Centennial Lyceum
Some say that Tye Tribbett's gospel performances are not like the one's your grandmother used to see. And last night Tribbett and the members of the Greater Anointing made that point crystal clear in front of a sold out crowd in N.C. Central University's McDougald-McLendon Gymnasium.
Full story
"I traded my cleats for canvas, my bruises for brushes"
The art of alumnus Ernie Barnes will be the centerpiece of N.C. Central University's homecoming and centennial celebration. His art, which he called neo-Mannerist in style, has been described as unequaled in the world of modern art.
Full story
PHOTO GALLERY: Aggie Eagle Classic
Once again Eagles fall in OT
Shock and disbelief set in on the N.C. Central University sideline Saturday night after redshirt-sophomore wide receiver Wallace Miles dived across the goal line to land the N.C. A&T Aggies a 23-17 victory in double overtime. It was all joy on the Aggie sidelines at the 82nd meeting of the Aggie-Eagle Classic.
Full story
See video of several plays from the Bull City Classic.
Full story
Residential hall to be replaced by parking deck, bookstore and police substation
Over the years, Latham Residential Hall has been home to about 9,000 N.C. Central University students. The co-ed residential hall, which has 188 beds, was built in 1960 for just over $.5 million. It was last renovated in 1996 at a cost of over $3 million.
Full story
It's not just the Eagle football squad that's preparing for the Sept. 5 season opener with Hampton University in Hampton, Va. on Sept. 5.Staff photographer Jerry Rogers caught the Eagle "support teams" in action at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium on Aug. 13.
Full story
It is easy to see why so many people fall in love with the beautiful complexity of New Orleans. Even if you do not call this city your home, it’s as if the city whispers in your ear ...
Full story
Photo Gallery: Durham at Night by Kenice Mobley
The arts are essential to every child’s education, but at Hillside High School’s Performing Arts Department, the arts are a way of life.
Full story
"Brang It" dance battle rolls throught NCCU
The “Brang It” dance battle rolled through N.C. Central University McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium on Saturday, April 18. The event was being filmed for a TV pilot featuring dancers from small-town America. The sun came down, the lights came up and the music started to rumble.
Full story
It's just 5 days into the practice season and Chris Hooks of NCCU Sports Network interviews Eagle offensive coordinator Dick Portee. Portee describes season so far as a "whirlwind."
Full story
An inside look as NCCU's Eagles prepare for their September 5 season opener against Hampton University. Courtesy NCCU Sports Information
Full story
is a member of the 
