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A monumental archaeological expedition has uncovered the location of the Buc-ee's where the people of Israel stopped for refreshments while wandering in the desert after being freed from slavery in Egypt.
Published: Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 @ 11:28 am
By: Babylon Bee
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A New York university will force all incoming freshmen to take a course focused on “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice” — or they won’t graduate.
Published: Saturday, February 11th, 2023 @ 12:38 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Marjorie Taylor Greene, U.S. House Representative from the 14th District in Northern Georgia, spoke to America about her situation as a freshmen congresswoman after she was stripped by the unprecedented vote by the Democratic Socialist majority in the House to strip her of committee assignments.
Published: Sunday, February 14th, 2021 @ 8:54 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The governor's behind it, and state Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen is for it. Some freshmen legislators have made it a priority, some leaders in the N.C. House think it's a good idea, and 32 states have implemented a version of it.
Published: Monday, February 11th, 2019 @ 8:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Wednesday, January 9, 2019 one-day session featured the swearing in of all legislators who had not already taken their oaths in local ceremonies.
Published: Thursday, January 17th, 2019 @ 9:27 pm
By: S. Henri McClees
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Students will soon be able to apply for the Cheatham-White Scholarship, a newly established merit-based scholarship program for incoming freshmen attending North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University or North Carolina Central University beginning in the fall of 2018
Published: Saturday, August 19th, 2017 @ 3:50 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ten years ago, the University of North Carolina began raising minimum admission requirements for all schools in the system. Those changes worked, helping to raise retention and graduation rates since their implementation. Thirty-five percent of 2005 freshmen graduated four years later. By 2010...
Published: Thursday, October 8th, 2015 @ 12:22 am
By: John William Pope Center
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East Carolina University continues to set records with its enrollment numbers. Fall 2015 marks a milestone for the university with a total enrollment of 28,289, the largest in its 108-year history.
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2015 @ 3:27 am
By: ECU News Services
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Every year, local newspapers announce the Golden Leaf Scholarship as an opportunity for NC residents. It is a scholarship offered by the Golden Leaf Foundation for high school seniors entering as Freshmen into eligible 4yr college/universities OR Community College transfer students.
Published: Saturday, January 24th, 2015 @ 12:26 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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About one-third of all freshmen are enrolled each year in a remedial class. Yet current remedial methods are not very effective. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, a mere 17 percent of four-year students enrolled in remedial reading and 27 percent of four-year students...
Published: Sunday, December 7th, 2014 @ 12:58 am
By: John William Pope Center
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East Carolina University welcomed its largest number of undergraduate students to campus with the start of the fall semester.
Published: Monday, September 15th, 2014 @ 7:56 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Theater arts, physical therapy, nursing, engineering and business are a few of the planned fields of study for 20 incoming freshmen selected for East Carolina University's prestigious EC Scholars Program.
Published: Friday, May 23rd, 2014 @ 9:59 pm
By: ECU News Services
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At first glance, Fayetteville State University may seem like a run-of-the-mill institution. Out of the sixteen UNC system schools, FSU's enrollment ranks twelfth, and among the system's five historically black schools, it ranks third. The average SAT score for entering freshmen (844) is the...
Published: Tuesday, January 28th, 2014 @ 8:08 am
By: John William Pope Center
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It's simple enough to calculate the impact of 110 freshmen Honors College students on the community through a series of semester-long service projects this fall. Just look at a sample of what they produced: four benches built for potential pet parents, seven science exhibits presented to 50 kids...
Published: Thursday, December 12th, 2013 @ 11:21 am
By: ECU News Services
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The freshmen in East Carolina University's Honors College were on campus for fewer than 24 hours this fall before they were loaded on buses and dispatched to various nonprofit organizations across Pitt County.
Published: Wednesday, August 28th, 2013 @ 3:16 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Emily Nelson of Havelock and Emily Wilder of Wilmington were randomly placed together in Umstead Residence Hall as freshmen in 2012. They have become such good friends that they finish the others' sentences and are part of each other's families.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 6:00 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Freshman year in college is a time of celebration for most. Freed from the babysitting and busy-working grind of high school as well as from the direct supervision of family members, most freshmen revel in their newfound liberty. It is a profoundly strange time for anybody to be...
Published: Friday, July 12th, 2013 @ 11:55 am
By: John William Pope Center
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Today’s college freshmen can be trained to write well—and in one semester. I will describe one way it can be done.
Published: Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 @ 4:35 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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When commentator John Stossel was at ABC News, he said that talking to his colleagues about their bias was like talking to fish about water--"What water? It's just...
Published: Sunday, April 7th, 2013 @ 8:49 am
By: Jane Shaw
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East Carolina University freshmen and transfer students who earned a 3.0 GPA or higher during the fall semester will be recognized for their academic achievements on Feb. 1 and 8 as part of the annual ECU EXCELS program.
Published: Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 @ 10:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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