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These three videos by the Piano Guys well reflect their inspiration toward these most special season of gift and hope and community best wishes.
These three videos by the Piano Guys well reflect their inspiration toward these most special season of gift and hope and community best wishes.
 
Sophomore Jayden Gardner led four Pirates in double figures with 22 points to help East Carolina snap a four-game losing streak with a 79-67 win over Campbell inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Saturday.
Sophomore Jayden Gardner led four Pirates in double figures with 22 points to help East Carolina snap a four-game losing streak with a 79-67 win over Campbell inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Saturday.
 
After a 13-day layoff, the ECU women's basketball team is back in action on Monday night as the Pirates play host to Howard.
After a 13-day layoff, the ECU women's basketball team is back in action on Monday night as the Pirates play host to Howard.
 
The University of North Carolina System’s Board of Governors has a transparency problem. Again.
 
Here’s bad news for college students: A Princeton University study says financial stress can make you less smart.
Here’s bad news for college students: A Princeton University study says financial stress can make you less smart.
 
Forty protesters marched out of a Chapel Hill meeting room Friday, Dec. 13, raising their voices against a recent decision surrounding Silent Sam, the Confederate monument that formerly stood on UNC Chapel Hill’s campus.
Forty protesters marched out of a Chapel Hill meeting room Friday, Dec. 13, raising their voices against a recent decision surrounding Silent Sam, the Confederate monument that formerly stood on UNC Chapel Hill’s campus.
 
The State Judicial Council convened Thursday, Dec. 5, to discuss judicial branch reforms and to push for increased funding.
The State Judicial Council convened Thursday, Dec. 5, to discuss judicial branch reforms and to push for increased funding.
 
With new data on student debt and earnings released by the Department of Education, high school graduates can make better decisions about which school and major they choose.
With new data on student debt and earnings released by the Department of Education, high school graduates can make better decisions about which school and major they choose.
 
Returning home for an extended holiday break – after being away since the dog days of August – can bring conflict and stress to the most joyful of family-centered times.
Returning home for an extended holiday break – after being away since the dog days of August – can bring conflict and stress to the most joyful of family-centered times.
 
During the golden age of tapping, in the 1930s and early 1940s, this quintessential American art form played a sizable role in pop culture.
During the golden age of tapping, in the 1930s and early 1940s, this quintessential American art form played a sizable role in pop culture.
 
As many predicted, the California-based consulting firm WestEd is recommending North Carolina spend billions of taxpayer dollars on pre-schools and district schools to meet the requirements of the Leandro case.
As many predicted, the California-based consulting firm WestEd is recommending North Carolina spend billions of taxpayer dollars on pre-schools and district schools to meet the requirements of the Leandro case.
 
North Carolina should make it easier for public school teachers to grow professionally, and for principals to spend money and direct personnel as they see fit, a pivotal new education report says.
North Carolina should make it easier for public school teachers to grow professionally, and for principals to spend money and direct personnel as they see fit, a pivotal new education report says.
 
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and former N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory lead the pack in the latest Civitas Institute poll focusing on the Republican primary.
U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and former N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory lead the pack in the latest Civitas Institute poll focusing on the Republican primary.
 
What began a year ago with a $1 million gift to increase scholarships at East Carolina University has become another successful initiative for student aid and recruitment.
What began a year ago with a $1 million gift to increase scholarships at East Carolina University has become another successful initiative for student aid and recruitment.
 
A long-anticipated report from an education consulting group suggests North Carolina should boost public school spending by at least $8 billion over the next eight years to satisfy its constitutional obligations.
A long-anticipated report from an education consulting group suggests North Carolina should boost public school spending by at least $8 billion over the next eight years to satisfy its constitutional obligations.
 
The deal turns over the Confederate monument, which stood on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus for more than a century, to the Confederate group, along with a promised $2.5 million trust fund for the statue’s upkeep and eventual display.
The deal turns over the Confederate monument, which stood on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus for more than a century, to the Confederate group, along with a promised $2.5 million trust fund for the statue’s upkeep and eventual display.
 
Dana Cea, a second-year East Carolina University doctoral student in rehabilitation counseling and administration, is an advocate for people with disabilities and the LGTBQ community.
Dana Cea, a second-year East Carolina University doctoral student in rehabilitation counseling and administration, is an advocate for people with disabilities and the LGTBQ community.
 
When Hurricane Florence battered North Carolina, vaccines spoiled in Lee Ann Amann’s clinic and across the coastline. Without a reliable generator, her clinic shut down and lost tens of thousands of dollars.
When Hurricane Florence battered North Carolina, vaccines spoiled in Lee Ann Amann’s clinic and across the coastline. Without a reliable generator, her clinic shut down and lost tens of thousands of dollars.
 
Mike Van Scott, senior associate vice chancellor for East Carolina University’s Division of Research, Economic Development and Engagement, has been appointed interim vice chancellor for the division effective Dec. 16.
Mike Van Scott, senior associate vice chancellor for East Carolina University’s Division of Research, Economic Development and Engagement, has been appointed interim vice chancellor for the division effective Dec. 16.
 
After Democrat Roy Cooper narrowly defeated Republican Gov. Pat McCrory in 2016, the GOP-led General Assembly moved quickly to dispossess the incoming governor of some of the office’s powers.
After Democrat Roy Cooper narrowly defeated Republican Gov. Pat McCrory in 2016, the GOP-led General Assembly moved quickly to dispossess the incoming governor of some of the office’s powers.
 
The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is proud to announce the following scholarship recipients for the fall 2019 semester.
The Beaufort County Community College Foundation is proud to announce the following scholarship recipients for the fall 2019 semester.
 
Free speech is in trouble on college campuses. Social justice indoctrination is to blame.
 
Silent Sam may soon find a new home nowhere near the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
 
A new N.C. Free Enterprise Foundation report shows Republican lawmakers scored an average of 91.95% on business-related decisions during the 2019 legislative session.
A new N.C. Free Enterprise Foundation report shows Republican lawmakers scored an average of 91.95% on business-related decisions during the 2019 legislative session.
 
And all across our land, Melania and I would like to wish you a very, very Merry Christmas. And now, the First Lady will do the honors of lighting the National Christmas Tree.
And all across our land, Melania and I would like to wish you a very, very Merry Christmas. And now, the First Lady will do the honors of lighting the National Christmas Tree.
 
If they played football, they’d wear long, black jerseys, and their end zone would be a judicial bench.
If they played football, they’d wear long, black jerseys, and their end zone would be a judicial bench.
 
That’s the takeaway from a new survey of nearly 1,700 teens and tweens, conducted by Common Sense Media.
That’s the takeaway from a new survey of nearly 1,700 teens and tweens, conducted by Common Sense Media.
 
Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson has spent the past 20 years as a professor and administrator at East Carolina University, and today he occupies the big desk in Spilman, responsible for seeing the university through the transition to its next permanent leader.
Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson has spent the past 20 years as a professor and administrator at East Carolina University, and today he occupies the big desk in Spilman, responsible for seeing the university through the transition to its next permanent leader.
 
The Silent Sam deal might encourage copycats.
 
The quartet's selection are the most by the Pirates in one season since they had six honorees in 2015.
The quartet's selection are the most by the Pirates in one season since they had six honorees in 2015.
 
The life of a parasite can be difficult. At best they’re exploitative; at worst they turn their host into a zombie.
The life of a parasite can be difficult. At best they’re exploitative; at worst they turn their host into a zombie.
 
Emma Anthony and Taylor Woodring have signed national letters of intent to attend East Carolina University and compete for the softball program beginning in the fall of 2020 according to an announcement by fifth-year head coach Courtney Oliver.
Emma Anthony and Taylor Woodring have signed national letters of intent to attend East Carolina University and compete for the softball program beginning in the fall of 2020 according to an announcement by fifth-year head coach Courtney Oliver.
 
Playing its ninth game in less than 30 days, the ECU women's basketball team will take on Liberty on Tuesday night.
Playing its ninth game in less than 30 days, the ECU women's basketball team will take on Liberty on Tuesday night.
 
North Carolina’s state pension plan is prepared to weather another recession, a Pew Charitable Trusts stress test says.
North Carolina’s state pension plan is prepared to weather another recession, a Pew Charitable Trusts stress test says.
 
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