Spring Break
Waking up the morning after a night out with friends at a downtown bar or club can produce a myriad of feelings. A headache, sensitivity to light, extreme hunger and thirst…can all follow a drunken evening. But some effects of these outings can't be solved with a cup of coffee or an aspirin.
ECU's Ledonia Wright Cultural Center (LWCC) will be hosting programs and events the month of February to celebrate Black History Month. "We have a whole series of programs [that we put on], and the celebration of Black History Month is one of the focuses of the series," said Rod Bradley, director of the LWCC.
Most college students at ECU and around the country are familiar with ratemyprofessor.com. Students can go on the site, click on the class they are taking (or are going to take) and see how other people rate a certain professor. Some ratings may be good, some may be bad and some might be so-so, but they are all just that…ratings.
The Dance 2008 concert being put on by ECU's School of Theatre and Dance will feature original choreography by faculty of the school and by this year's guest Monica Bill Barnes of New York. Barnes, a nationally and internationally renowned choreographer, will bring her humor and creativity to the concert by performing her amusing line dance called Falling Down Fred Astair.
It is hard to find a history student at ECU who has not learned a great deal from Anthony Papalas. Whether it is about life, success or just history, Papalas has taught an innumerable amount of students in his 37 years as a professor at ECU. Papalas, whose grandparents emigrated from Greece to the U.
Ledonia Wright Cultural Center Black History Month Events Feb. 5 6 p.m. in the LWCC Gallery Dinner and Movie: Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives Feb. 6 7 p.m. in the LWCC Gallery Brothers Council Feb. 8 6 p.m. in the LWCC Gallery Soulful Exposition Feb.
On Friday, Feb. 1, women across the U.S. will don red in the order to raise awareness in the fight against heart disease in women on what is now deemed as National Go Red Day. Those wearing red will pay tribute to the ongoing research and educational programs geared to fight and potentially treat the deadly disease.