North Carolina Central University Saturday, May 11 at 8 a.m.O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium, Durham Commencement speaker: Fredricka Whitfield, news anchor and correspondent for CNN  North Carolina State University Saturday, May 11 at 9 a.m. PNC Arena, Raleigh  Commencement speaker: Phil Freelon, founder and president of The Freelon Group, Inc.  William Peace University Saturday, May 11 at 10 […]

You may remember on Aug. 1of last year, St. Augustine transitioned from being named a College to being classified as a University. This weekend 228 seniors marched and received their bachelor’s degrees as the first graduates of St. Augustine’s University. Congratulations! ALSO SEE: The Light Presents Chief Apostle Marilyn Winslow With Her Pastor Of The […]

  SATURDAY GRADUATIONS:  North Carolina Central University: Date and time: Saturday at 8 a.m. Location: O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium Speaker: Rev. Dr. William Barber II, president of theNorth Carolina chapter of the NAACP   North Carolina State University: Date and time: Saturday at 9 a.m. Location: PNC Arena Speaker: Philip Rivers, quarterback for the San Diego Chargers […]

  Today the Board of Governors approved a tuition hike on UNC system campuses for the 2012-13 school year, while many protested.  Find out what this means for students.

Junior Josh Thompson Wins The 2011 Madness Before Midnight Slam Dunk Contest By Dunking Over His Mom. Judge Darryl “Chocolate Thunder” Dawkins, A Big Fan. The 6-foot-5, 200-pound forward from Wagner College in Staten Island, N.Y., risked a tough welcome home had he not successfully completed a daring dunk that placed his mom at risk […]

The University of North Carolina has placed its football program on two years probation and vacated wins from the 2008 and 2009 seasons as a result of an NCAA investigation into impermissible benefits and academic misconduct. UNC’s response to the NCAA’s June 21 Notice of Allegations, which was due Monday and released – with redactions […]

I don’t quote Ronald Reagan often, but the annual sight of parents taking new freshmen to college always reminds me of one of his sayings. Negotiating arms-control agreements with the Soviet Union, Reagan said that his principle was, “Trust — but verify”: We wouldn’t sign a treaty with the Soviets if there weren’t a basic […]

Before you start school in the fall, you will have to know great study techniques. These include using a lot of repetition; studying in a comfortable atmosphere; taking frequent breaks from reading; focusing heavily on the summaries and captions in your textbooks; studying intensively at night before a big test; and thinking critically while going over your material.