ECU is usually pretty tardy when it comes to alerting students of weather emergencies. With Hurricane Irene, it was no exception. However, other than taking longer than they should have to acknowledge the hurricane's impending arrival, ECU actually han...

My afternoon siestas have been disturbed, as of late, by singing from a nearby sorority house. It appears that sorority recruitment is upon us. They begin early, don't they? A freshman girl has barely made herself at home in Greenville and sorority sis...

Most students revel in the idea of winter break. After a semester of tedious work and gradually being bogged down by winter clothes as the months went by, a brief respite with the family around the Christmas tree is just what a college student needs. ...

Why did the ECU ALERT Emergency Notification System not sound during the 2 days Hurricane Irene was DESTROYING campus? Campus Officials sure did find it necessary to test the annoying thing 10 times during Move-In Weekend. To the hippos that live a...

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the east coast last Tuesday. The widespread event was felt from New York all the way to Georgia. The epicenter occurred near Mineral, VA, which is 35 miles from Richmond and 85 miles from Washington, DC. The earthq...

Some people dream when they are younger that they will grow up to be a professional athlete, a ballerina, an award-winning musician, a firefighter or even, a model. However, Ashley Hooper, a senior history and German double major, has dreamed her...

Finding an affordable place to go out to eat on a college student's budget can be difficult and hellip; until now. Cheddars Casual Caf and eacute; recently opened their third North Carolina location here in...

This column will run once a month and review five to seven albums over a range of genres. The choices aren't quite a representation of my personal tastes, but cater instead to artists most readers will be acquainted with. As for my own musical origins,...

As Hurricane Irene was in full preparation to do some damage up and down the east coast, it could be said that the real storm was going on inside Minges Coliseum. The volleyball team did some s...

During the 1960s and 1970s, ECU fielded a varsity wrestling team that won multiple Southern Conference championships and ranked as one of the be...

ECU soccer moved to 2-1 on the season after shutting out in-state rival UNC Wilmington (1-1) last week. However, the Pirates match against UNC Green...

Hurricane Irene made landfall on the N.C. coast early Saturday morning as a Category One storm. Irene was the first hurricane to hit the continental U.S]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 1.2568391 News N.C. coast early Saturday morning as a Category One storm. Irene was the first hurricane to hit the continental U.S Cameron Gupton News http://www.theeastcarolinian.com/news/virginia-earthquake-shakes-east-coast-1.2568389 Cameron Gupton
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Last Tuesday, N.C. residents felt the effects of a magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered in Mineral, Va. According to the 1.2568389 News N.C. residents felt the effects of a magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered in Mineral, Va. According to the Cameron Gupton News http://www.theeastcarolinian.com/news/university-keeps-exercise-requirement-1.2568387 Alexa DeCarr

As universities throughout the nation are cutting foundational exercise courses due to financial crunches, ECU will maintain the required course in attempts to fight obesity. In an interview with ECU News Services, Glen Gilbert, dean of the College...

Bev Perdue has been touring Eastern Carolina and surveying the damage left by Irene. She began her tour at 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, making stops in Rocky Mount, ]]> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 1.2568386 News a.m. on Tuesday, making stops in Rocky Mount, Staff Reports News http://www.theeastcarolinian.com/opinion/public-education-versus-the-government-1.2536342 Ben Cochran

If you're anywhere near as obsessed with Chick-Fil-A's lemonade as I am, then you know that a large drink costs $1.90. However, if you've purchased one in the last week and a half, you proba...

Unlike the aristocratic militant officers of the past (whose members wanted nothing more than to return to their estates), our officers are career-men whose advancement depends upon war. The American officer embraces war as a desirable state of existen...

Saturday night in Greenville should be about drinking shots, not firing them. People are getting mugged out in front of houses where people live, within a few blocks of campus. WTF? WOO! EXACTLY 3 MORE WEEKS TILL I'M BACK IN G-VEGAS! CAN'T...

If a student is reading this paper at this very moment, it is most likely because they are one of the many who have chosen to stay in Pirate Nation over the summer. Whether it be for dreaded summer session classes, putting off the hassle of moving ...

Glamour Magazine recently launched their June 2011 issue with 'House' star Olivia Wilde, wearing a nautical outfit. This nautical look is one of New York Fashion Week's debut 2011 summer trends th...