Before I begin, I want Norfolk State University students to realize that this is a response from a student leader and not in any way, shape or form an argument demeaning our student writers, nor or student newspaper, The Spartan Echo. The question "Where has student leadership gone?" was posed by NSU student Josh Houston in lieu of concerns with the relevance of Student Government Association.
In days, my journey here at NSU will come to an end. Four years, research papers, reporter packages, production nights, gallons of energy drink, long days and sleepless nights later, I will become an alumnus of this wonderful institution. I have learned so much from so many people during my tenure here.
How do you know what you know? Why do you believe what you believe? These were the first set of questions that my basic writing professor, and now adviser at the Spartan Echo, Mr. Steven Opfer, asked me. I racked my brain trying to come up with the most fitting answer, and yet nothing seemed appropriate.
Wow. My time at Norfolk State is dwindling, and it is now the moment that I must say "farewell." Although a bittersweet moment, I revel in this transitional time between college and the "real world." I am anxious to start a new chapter in my life, all while being fearful of the uncertainty of where life may take me.
I've come to the point that we all strive for, graduation. After four years of hard work, tears and triumph, I've finally made it. My experience here at NSU has been one full of memories. Memories of freshmen transition week, block parties, football games, and construction of the police station, demolishing of the old student union, my first snow-storm, the resignation of the only president I knew and many more flood my mind.
President Barack Obama's health care reform was passed with intentions of calming the stormy seas of dysfunction with health care that have plagued America for five decades. However, what is perceived as the Democratic answer to an incessant dilemma is viewed by many Republicans as an unnecessary solution to a non-existent issue.
Looking back over past semesters, I, as well as thousands of other college students, can vouch for one fact: we spend a lot of money. Most of our first-year expenses are generally necessary. It is expected that we purchase laptops, bedding and meal plans. However, some textbooks, the second most costly purchase we make aside from the class itself, have become more and more expensive and less and less necessary.
Without a doubt, our country has a problem with throwing away its trash. Our highways and parking lots are littered with everything from fast food cups to cigarette butts and even used baby diapers. This problem is even bigger across college campuses, but the type of litter is the most shocking detail.
Tired of the same old, lame advice you get from friends who just tell you what you want to hear? Want to blow off some steam? You're not the only one! Watch for the newest advice column from NSU's own Nosaze Knight and Danielle Coley in "Keepin' it a Hun'ed," a 100% no-holds-barred, honest, open perspective on your personal situation so you can stay "a hun'ed" in your own life.
There were several warnings and talk about the snow storm prior to it coming down. I was still skeptical, because in my four years at Norfolk State University, I have only seen little flurries that do not stick. On Friday, Jan. 29, however, I took the initiative to go to Wal-Mart and stock up on necessities like water, soup and tissue.
While in college, you are bound to meet people from different backgrounds and cultural settings. One image becoming more apparent to me is the "hood" or "ghetto" representation. On a daily basis, I hear someone saying "I'm from the streets," or "I'm from the hood.
After reading the article featured on the front page of Sunday's The Virginian-Pilot, dated October 24, 2009, I had a couple of concerns as a student at Norfolk State University (NSU). First is the concern about the supposed $3.5 million that was anonymously donated this year.
Point Elizabeth Reed After competing against nine African American contestants, Hampton University has crowned its first white Miss Hampton University, Nikole Churchill. Being that Hampton University is an historically black institution whose primary focus is directed towards motivating African Americans, shouldn't the students who attend the school rethink the appointment? By definition, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before 1964 with the intention of serving the black community.
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