Spring Break
Tomorrow the Center for Counseling and Student Development will sponsor World Mental Health Day at ECU. World Mental Health Day, which was observed for the first time in 1992, is a nationally recognized event that aims to educate people about different mental health issues and diseases.
GREENVILLE (Oct. 5, 2007)-East Carolina University officials today announced the completion of an investigation into the report of an alleged noose found in the basement of Belk Residence Hall last month. Todd Johnson, interim vice provost for student life, said the investigation by ECU police included interviews with students who live in the hall, a review of surveillance tapes from security cameras in the area, and a thorough examination of the entire basement of the building.
UNC Association of Student Governments (ASG) president, M. Cole Jones, retracted his statement of resignation on Oct. 6. Jones, who announced his resignation on Sept. 26, was expected to have officially stepped down by last Saturday's ASG assembly at UNC-Pembroke.
ECU hosted Teacher Cadet Day 2007 on Oct. 2 in the Mendenhall Student Center. The event, sponsored by the Office of Professional Development and Student Outreach, was designed to help high school students who are interested in becoming teachers better understand what it takes to reach that goal.
Local activist Juvencio Rocha-Peralta Jr. visited ECU on Oct. 4 to present his lecture, "New Latino Immigrants in Eastern North Carolina." The event, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, was held in the Multipurpose Room of the Mendenhall Student Center at 7 p.