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RALEIGH - At North Carolina Central University, alumni are dying to support their alma mater. As the university prepares to launch a capital campaign aimed at growing its privately funded endowment to perhaps more than $50 million, NCCU administrators say an alternative fundraising strategy linked unmistakably to deceased graduates is likely to play a substantial role in the effort. (Triangle Business Journal)
Tar Heels Add Two Assistant Football Strength & Conditioning Coaches Jun 12, 2007
Harbor earned his bachelor's degree from North Carolina Central University in 1997. He is a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. (Tarheelblue.com)
More of this story Jun 11, 2007
Turner, who plans to attend North Carolina Central University in the fall, said he is excited to tart my new life without my parents. ip hip hooray. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Carter, Reynolds Post Regional Qualifying Marks May 13, 2007
ATLANTA --- more than took advantage of her last chance to achieve an NCAA regional qualifying standard Saturday at the Georgia Tech Invitational at George C. Griffin track, and added a qualifying mark of his own in the shot put at the North Carolina Central University Last Chance Meet as the North Carolina men's and women's track and field teams concluded competition for the regular season. Carter leapt 5-8 3/4 in the women's high jump to put herself in a four-way tie for the event win at... (Tarheelblue.com)
Spangler Foundation giving $27M to UNC System May 12, 2007
Among those campuses is North Carolina Central University in Durham. The others include Elizabeth City State University, Fayetteville State University, North Carolina A&T State University, the North Carolina School of the Arts, UNC-Asheville, UNC-Pembroke, Western Carolina University and Winston-Salem State University. (Triangle Business Journal)
FAMU's Interim President To Leave Post Early May 12, 2007
Ammons is chancellor at North Carolina Central University and was FAMU's provost. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Dramatic play changes opinions of drug abuse: study May 6, 2007
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A dramatic play about drug abuse can change the opinions of the audience and even prompt them to donate money to prevention programs, researchers said (Reuters.uk)
Play Alters Attitudes about Drug Abuse May 5, 2007
It was shown six times at North Carolina Central University and attended by over 700 people. About 250 adults who saw it agreed to take a survey before and after the play to determine if it had influenced their knowledge and opinions about drug abuse. (MEDLINEplus)
McClellan Signs With Panthers May 4, 2007
He helped lead North Carolina Central University has been declared the 2006 Sheridan Broadcasting Network Black College Football National Championship, the school's first such title in the 33 years SBN Sports Network has conducted the poll. He played two seasons at Coahoma Community College in Clarksdale, Miss. (The Ledger)
Report calls Duke rape charges unsupported (Jerry Seper) Apr 29, 2007
A divorced mother of two children, she was a student at North Carolina Central University at the time of her accusations. The North Carolina State Bar has accused Mr. Nifong of ethics violations and has set June 12 trial date for hearing, at which he could be suspended or disbarred. (Washington Times, DC)
Duke team back on track Apr 27, 2007
At North Carolina Central University, where the accuser was a student when the case broke, officials scrambled this week to apologize for a column in the school paper suggesting a vigilante response to the case's dismissal. Scrutiny ranged far. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Fred Applin To Join Husky Women's Basketball Staff Apr 21, 2007
Applin received his master's degree in therapeutic recreation from North Carolina Central University in 1989. Applin was a commissioned officer in the North Carolina National Guard and completed his U.S. Army Quartermaster Officer School Training at Fort Lee (Virginia) in 1986. (Gohuskies.com)
New FAMU President Praises Villa CDC Apr 20, 2007
Ammons is the chancellor at North Carolina Central University and will take over leadership of Florida A&M in July. FAMU's board of trustees selected Ammons by only one vote over University of Maryland Eastern Shore President Thelma Thompson. (The Ledger)
Robert Cummings, an expert on African development; 67 Apr 16, 2007
In 1965, he received a master's degree in American history from what is now North Carolina Central University. In 1969, while he and his wife were teaching at Winston-Salem College, he took part in a teacher education project that allowed them to travel to six African countries, beginning his fervent interest in Africa. (Boston Globe)
FAMU President Proof Not All Dreams Are Fleeting Apr 16, 2007
Current job: Chancellor at North Carolina Central University ... Before he became the chancellor at North Carolina Central University, Ammons was FAMU's provost ... How were you able to grow enrollment at North Carolina Central University and how do you plan to grow FAMU's enrollment amid the ongoing financial controversy. (The Ledger)
Column: Duke rape case shows why censoring names of victims is bad idea Apr 14, 2007
The woman is black and attended nearby North Carolina Central University. Cooper said no charges would be brought against the woman. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
FAU deal hurts universities' budget pleas Apr 14, 2007
In December, he made an early cut for the president's job of FAMU but ultimately lost to James Ammons, former president of North Carolina Central University. What are your thoughts about this issue. (The Palm Beach Post)
HBO Documentary Films in Partnership with Clifford Chance Law Firm and the Apr 14, 2007
Law Schools of Duke University, North Carolina Central University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to Host Screening of HBO Documentary 'The Trials of Darryl Hunt' on Thursday, April 19 at the Carolina Theatre ... DURHAM, N.C., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- HBO Documentary Films has partnered with global law firm Clifford Chance US LLP and area law schools at Duke University, North Carolina Central University and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to bring the Triangle... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Duke Prosecuter: It was a tragic rush to accuse Apr 13, 2007
The woman is black and attended nearby North Carolina Central University; all three Duke players are white. The attorney general said the eyewitness identification procedures were unreliable, no DNA supported the stripper s story, no other witness corroborated it, and the woman contradicted herself. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Duke athletes' ordeal ends Apr 13, 2007 Victims of `rush to condemn' Apr 12, 2007 Prosecutors drop all charges against Duke lacrosse players Apr 12, 2007 'No attack occurred' Apr 12, 2007 Duke lacrosse program ready to turn page Apr 12, 2007 All charges dropped Apr 12, 2007 Duke lacrosse players exonerated Apr 12, 2007 Crystal Gail Mangum: Profile of the Duke Rape Accuser Apr 12, 2007 Duke case tossed, players 'innocent' Apr 12, 2007 The flaws of justice in a hurry Apr 12, 2007 FAMU's new leader faces storm clouds Apr 8, 2007 Legislator: Brogan 'stonewalling' on FAU deal Apr 6, 2007 Plays promote prevention of drug abuse Apr 5, 2007 FAU fundraiser gets huge severance Apr 3, 2007 CAMPUS BRIEFS Apr 1, 2007 New FAMU Chief Vows To Restore Integrity Mar 30, 2007 FAMU President OK'd by Fla. Board Mar 30, 2007 Department of Defense Hosts 2007 Mentor-Protege Conference and Presents Nunn-Perry Awards Mar 29, 2007 Optimism creeps in for Duke parents Mar 28, 2007 Report: All Charges Against Duke Lacrosse Players to Be Dropped Soon Mar 23, 2007 Interview ordered in Duke rape case (Jerry Seper) Mar 23, 2007 NCCU bus tour stops in Washington, Plymouth Mar 18, 2007 Police group upset Durham leaders missed officer's funeral Mar 2, 2007 Duke DA Answers Critics: Denies Unethical Conduct, Wants Some Charges Dropped Mar 1, 2007 Allegations divide community Feb 28, 2007 In shadow, Duke returns Feb 24, 2007 N.C. apartment fire kills 3 Feb 23, 2007 NC Central honors alumnus, education advocate with dorm renaming Feb 21, 2007 NCCU to hold Black History Month events Feb 16, 2007 The Division I-A AD's McLendon Minority Scholarship Steering Committee Announces the Inaugural Induction of the Feb 13, 2007 UNC board approves ECU tuition increase Feb 10, 2007 Duke case reveals distrust of legal system Feb 8, 2007 Black History Month begins at FSU Jan 31, 2007 Shall he stay, or must he go? Jan 28, 2007 Duke prosecutor's troubles mount (Jerry Seper) Jan 25, 2007 A Queen Amongst Kings Jan 24, 2007 Woman held without bond in NCCU student's death Jan 24, 2007 Nifong's out, but heat's still on Jan 21, 2007 Players' parents fault Duke's role in lacrosse team sex allegations Jan 21, 2007 Players' parents turn anger at Duke Jan 20, 2007 Grambling hires Broadway as head coach Jan 19, 2007 NAACP asks for thorough exam of Duke lacrosse case Jan 19, 2007 Native son honored Jan 18, 2007 Prosecutor Mike Nifong Removed From Duke Case Jan 15, 2007 State takes over Duke case Jan 14, 2007 Rape case questions linger Jan 14, 2007 North Carolina AG takes over case Jan 14, 2007 D.A.wants off Duke lacrosse case Jan 13, 2007 When feelings outweigh facts (Clarence Page) Jan 13, 2007 Duke prosecutor asks off case Jan 13, 2007 Embattled D.A. asks offDuke lacrosse case Jan 13, 2007 Delayed test scores push back tutoring Jan 13, 2007 D.A. in Duke case gives up the fight Jan 13, 2007 DA asks out of Duke rape case Jan 13, 2007 14 DPS teachers to get Duke training Jan 12, 2007 Woman charged in NCCU slaying Jan 10, 2007 Mount Gilead to honor native son Jan 10, 2007 Guilford 911 dispatcher arrested in NCCU student death Jan 10, 2007 N.C. legislators from Hertford County die on successive days Jan 9, 2007 N.C. program helping college-bound students Jan 7, 2007 Duke Rape Accuser Gives Birth to Baby Girl Jan 5, 2007 Student found dead outside N.C. Central University apartment building Jan 5, 2007 2 Accused Athletes Invited Back to Duke Jan 4, 2007 Mike McFadden Repeats As Gene Upshaw Award Winner Jan 3, 2007 Duke case adds another word to vocabulary Jan 2, 2007
" Seligmann said he did not know how other suspects, who lacked financial and family resources, could prove their innocence. "I truly hope you never have to experience what we did," he said. The case began the night of March 13, 2006, when Duke's highly rated lacrosse team threw a party. A 28-year-old African American woman who attended nearby North Carolina Central University was hired to perform as a stripper. She claimed she was gang-raped by three white players. The claim captured in one... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Duke Shows Little Harm From Lacrosse Case Apr 12, 2007
Across town, and a world away, at North Carolina Central University the school the accuser attends there are concerns this is not a time for Duke to gloat. "The perception (is) that the three defendants have been called to Raleigh for a big victory celebration and that is the wrong message to send. And it is not going to be something that is going to be well received, not only by the students here but by members of the African-American community," said North Carolina Central University law... (CBS News)
After a 12-week re-examination of the highly charged case, Cooper said accusations by the stripper, 28, who attended historically black North Carolina Central University, were inconsistent and contradictory. The woman identified the athletes at what Cooper said were deeply flawed photo lineups approved by Nifong. (FOX59, IN)
Irving Joyner, a law professor at historically black North Carolina Central University, said a few African-Americans see the dismissal as "continuing part of an effort to taint this young woman." He said questions of differing treatment of blacks and whites by the justice system "will exist after this case is over. This case does not impact that one way or another.". The case's ending shouldn't lull people into believing all is well on college campuses, said Robert Thompson, a professor of... (USA Today -- Sports)
He said the woman, a student at North Carolina Central University, "may actually believe the many stories she has been telling" but that the lack of evidence "led us to the conclusion that no attack occurred.". He said he wasn't inclined to seek charges against her based on the inconsistencies. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
"But Duke University speaks for itself, and Duke lacrosse will in time speak for itself, and this is something that eventually will be a bruise but nothing more than that. "It will not define this program, just like it will not define" the players, he added. The Blue Devils have been the focus on intense scrutiny since last March, when the team threw an off-campus party that featured underage drinking and a pair of strippers. One of the women, a student at nearby North Carolina Central... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
"Evans, Reade Seligmann and Collin Finnerty were indicted last spring on charges of rape, kidnapping and sexual offense after the woman told police she was assaulted in the bathroom at an off-campus house during a team party where she had been hired to perform. The rape charges were dropped months ago; the other charges remained until Wednesday.The case stirred furious debate over race, class and the privileged status of college athletes, and heightened long-standing tensions in Durham between... (ESPN -- College Sports)
Rape charges were dropped in December after DNA evidence showed no link to any of the Duke players, and the plaintiff, a 28-year-old student at North Carolina Central University, changed her story several times during the investigation. Cooper offered no explanation for why the stripper told such a story and would not discuss her mental health or other medical history. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
At the time of the Duke lacrosse rape allegations, she was in her second year as a full-time student at North Carolina Central University, studying police psychology and maintaining a 3. 0 average. (Fox News -- Views)
The allegations at first outraged the Raleigh/Durham community - the woman is black and attended nearby North Carolina Central University; all three Duke players are white. But that anger largely shifted to Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong as his evidence against the three fell apart and questions surfaced about the accuser. (Washington Times, DC)
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. "Tragic rush to accuse" Dave Evans, left, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann at a press conference after all charges were dropped. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
The FAMU board of trustees voted to hire James Ammons, chancellor of North Carolina Central University -- by one vote. Alumni responded to the split vote by demanding lawmakers and Gov. Charlie Crist purge dissenters from the board. (The Miami Herald)
He applied for the opening at Florida A&M University that recently went to James Ammons, former North Carolina Central University president. Brogan said he and Davenport agreed that the latter's career ambitions would not mesh with FAU's planned kickoff of a major capital campaign that would require a multiyear commitment. (The Palm Beach Post)
The production was performed six times under the direction of Karen Dacons-Brock at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). The NCCU research team, led by Allyn Howlett and graduate student Aileen Stephens-Hernandez, asked the Durham, NC audience to fill out a 22-question survey as they entered the theatre lobby, together with a further post-performance survey. (EurekAlert!)
Davenport unsuccessfully sought the presidency of Florida Aersity, which was recently filled by James Ammons, former North Carolina Central University president. Davenport is the second lead fundraiser at FAU to resign since 2005. (The Miami Herald)
"It is indeed an honor to have someone of Mr. Williams' caliber join North Carolina Central University," said Chancellor James Ammons. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience for our students to learn and study first-hand from an individual that has succeeded in the theater and television industry.". (Herald Sun)
I didn't see anything that wasn't fixable," Ammons said. He will replace Castell Bryant, who took the presidency on an interim basis in January 2005 after Fred Gainous was dismissed in 2004. Ammons pledged to work with a task force appointed by the board to restore financial and operational control of the state's only public historically black university. It would appear that not much has improved since an audit by the KPMG accounting firm more than two years ago showed the university didn't... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Ammons, who grew up in Winter Haven, said in his six years as chancellor at North Carolina Central University he had six clean audits and saw the enrollment grow from 5,000 to 8,600. He said he would like to see FAMU's student body grow from about 12,000 to 15,000. (The Ledger)
The award honored the dedication of the following institutions to the mentor-protg program: Alabama Aersity; California State University, Long Beach; Central Missouri State University; Florida International University; George Mason University, Mason Enterprise Center; J.F. Drake Technical College; North Carolina Central University; Prairie View Aersity; Southern University and Aege; Southwestern College; The University of Texas at El Paso; and Tuskegee University. In January the review panel... (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
The charges were filed after a stripper -- a student at North Carolina Central University -- alleged that she was pulled into a bathroom and raped during a March 2006 party at an off-campus house rented by three lacrosse captains. The season was canceled after eight games, but the program was reinstated for this year. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
As the months went on, the story of the accuser a 28-year-old student at North Carolina Central University continued to change. When she acknowledged late last year that she could not be sure if she was actually raped, Nifong dropped the rape charges against the three players. (Fox News -- Views)
David F. Evans, 23, of Bethesda; Collin Finnerty, 20, of Garden City, N.Y.; and Reade W. Seligmann, 20, of Essex Falls, N.J., originally were charged with restraining the 28-year-old dancer from North Carolina Central University in a bathroom during an off-campus party and raping her. Mr. Nifong dismissed the rape charges after a Dec. 21 interview by his office of the woman, during which she said she was not certain that Mr. Seligmann had taken part in the assault and was not sure that she had... (Washington Times, DC)
Representatives of North Carolina Central University are visiting areas in eastern North Carolina to educate prospective students on what the Durham school offers. Their effort is part of their fourth-annual recruitment bus tour of the region. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Mayor Bill Bell and Councilwoman Cora Cole-McFadden missed the funeral because they were attending a previously scheduled ceremony at North Carolina Central University in honor of the late civil rights activist Ben Ruffin. Miller said the association and city officials have had a "great relationship" and the two sides will find a way to mend it. (The Daily Reflector)
District Attorney Mike Nifong speaks during a community forum at North Carolina Central University in Durham, to discuss the rape allegations against the Duke lacrosse team. Nifong is defending himself against misconduct charges made by the North Carolina Bar Association. (ABC News)
Irving Joyner, a law professor at historically black North Carolina Central University, where the accuser was a student, says as long as she can identify the men in court, the photo lineup is "really unimportant.". Physical evidence. (USA Today)
But Diggs and others say the president didn't support the athletes and should have recognized early on that the accusations leveled by the North Carolina Central University student and exotic dancer were flawed. "If I were a board member in dictating the direction of the university, I would easily lobby and garner support for his Brodhead's removal," Diggs said in a letter to Duke last year. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
In Durham, a brother and sister died in a house fire near North Carolina Central University, city spokeswoman Beverly Thompson told the News & Observer of Raleigh. Vera Ashe, 62, died at UNC Hospitals burn center. (USA Today -- News)
DURHAM, N.C. North Carolina Central University has renamed one of its residence halls for a civil rights activist and higher education advocate who recently died. Ben Ruffin, a former chairman of the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, died of a heart attack in December at age 64. (The Daily Reflector)
DURHAM -- North Carolina Central University has scheduled nearly 40 events in honor of Black History Month. The national theme is "From Slavery to Freedom: Africans in the Americas.". (Herald Sun)
Dr. LeRoy Walker - Walker started out his athletics administration career as a coach and an athletics director at North Carolina Central University. He coached football, basketball and started the institution's track and field program. (Nacda.com)
Debt service fees ranged from $81 at North Carolina Central University to $452 at UNC-Wilmington, where the total tuition and fee bill rose 5. 7 percent to $4,312. (The Daily Reflector)
Some of accuser's fellow N.C. Central students believe her story, others uncertain, but many doubt that trial would uncover truth By Jeff Barker Sun Reporter Originally published February 8, 2007 DURHAM, N.C. // Seventeen North Carolina Central University undergraduates in a communications class were asked to think like a jury: Raise your hand if you believe the accuser in the Duke lacrosse sexual assault case fabricated her story ... "You have this team of white lacrosse players from Duke, and... (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
In 2005, North Carolina Central University had the opportunity, and in February of 2006, Bowie State University hosted the conference. This year it is FSU's turn to showcase its music students to the CIAA and MEAC Conferences, and to all attendees. (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
"Right now, I'm still the chancellor of North Carolina Central University," Ammons said in December. "I'm just not at a point where I can really divide my attention.". (Herald Sun)
" Questions about Mr. Nifong's handling of DNA evidence in the case surfaced last month when it was learned that his office had arranged for tests through a private lab, DNA Security Inc. During a Dec. 15 pretrial hearing, DNA Security Director Brian Meehan said he shared tests results with Mr. Nifong, but a summary report given to the defense did not contain the information that semen found in the accuser's underpants and in her body did not match any of the Duke players. He said the decision... (Washington Times, DC)
She spoke at the United Nations at age 17, and in her career, has spoken at The White House, Department of Defense, Lockheed/Martin and many colleges and universities including Duke University and most recently, North Carolina Central University. Under the mentorship of TV's Judge Hatchett, Bernice King served as a law clerk in the Fulton County Court System, and interacted with troubled youth who, King felt, were victims of inadequate parenting and a justice system that sought to punish instead... (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
DURHAM, N.C. -- More details were released today in the case of a North Carolina Central University graduate student who was murdered earlier this month at her apartment building. Denita Smith's fiance has told police that the woman accused of killing her was "stalking" him. (Herald Sun)
"I doubt that would hold water," North Carolina Central University law professor Irving Joyner said of the Banzhaf and Borovina theory on Friday. "You would expect the prosecutor to consult with the Police Department," said Joyner, referring to the photo lineup. (Herald Sun)
The stripper, a student at North Carolina Central University, alleged that she was pulled into a bathroom and raped during a March 13 party in a house rented by three team captains. On March 28, the university indefinitely suspended the season pending a legal resolution. (Buffalo News -- National)
The stripper, a student at North Carolina Central University, alleged that she was pulled into a bathroom and raped during a March 13 party at a house rented by three team captains. On March 28, the university indefinitely suspended the season until there was a clearer legal resolution. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
(AP) -- Grambling State on Thursday hired Rod Broadway, football coach at North Carolina Central University for the past four years, as its new head coach. Broadway, a 28-year collegiate coach, last season led North Carolina Central to a second consecutive Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association title. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
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After graduating from Peabody High School in 1954, he went on to graduate summa cum laude from North Carolina College (North Carolina Central University), earn a master's in history from the University of Michigan and graduate first in his class from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he was the first black at a historically white school in the South to serve as editor of the Law Review. He later earned a master's in law from Columbia University, founded the first integrated... (Troy Montgomery Herald, NC)
Nifong led the investigation into allegations a 28-year-old student at North Carolina Central University hired to perform as a stripper was gang-raped and beaten at a March 13 party thrown by Duke's highly ranked lacrosse team. His frequent interviews with news agencies in the early days of the case generated much scrutiny; at one point, he called the lacrosse team "a bunch of hooligans.". (CBS 4, CO)
Nifong led the investigation into allegations by a 28-year-old student at North Carolina Central University who was hired to perform as a stripper. She said she was gang-raped and beaten at a March 13 party thrown by the Duke lacrosse team. (Boston Globe)
Some people think the Duke players should be prosecuted "whether it happened or not," as a student at North Carolina Central University, the mostly black college where the alleged victim is enrolled, told Newsweek a few weeks after the March incident. "It would be justice for things that happened in the past.". (Buffalo News -- Opinion)
" Cooper pledged that his office would not comment on details of the case as officials review the investigation and the charges of sexual assault and kidnapping against Reade Seligmann, Collin Finnerty and David Evans. Last month, Nifong dropped rape charges against the men after the accuser changed a key detail of her description of the alleged attack. Nifong has led the investigation into allegations a 28-year-old student at North Carolina Central University -- hired to perform as a stripper... (ESPN -- College Sports)
From the cases earliest days, Nifong has led the investigation into allegations that a 28-year-old student at North Carolina Central University was gang-raped and beaten at a March 13 party thrown by Dukes highly ranked lacrosse team. The accuser had been hired as a stripper for the party. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Some people think the Duke players should be prosecuted "whether it happened or not," as a student at North Carolina Central University, the mostly black college where the alleged victim is enrolled, told Newsweek a few weeks after the March incident. "It would be justice for things that happened in the past." No, it wouldn't. (Washington Times, DC)
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From the case's earliest days, Nifong has led the investigation into allegations that a 28-year-old student at North Carolina Central University -- hired as to perform as a stripper -- was gang-raped and beaten at a March 13 party thrown by Duke's highly ranked lacrosse team. Experts have said it appears Nifong's case is based only on the testimony of an accuser who has told wildly different versions of the alleged assault. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
The choices are: Academic Plus, "Ace It" Tutoring through Sylvan Learning Center, Brainfuse, Brame Institute, Bright Futures, Club Z, Failure Free Reading, Mastermind Prep, North Carolina Central University, Southridge Learning Center, and University Instructors. Tutoring will take place at individual schools, but not all tutoring vendors service every school, Gill explained. (The Daily Reflector)
A student leader at traditionally black North Carolina Central University, where the ac-cuser was a student, told Newsweek that the players should be prosecuted "whether it the rape happened or not. It would be justice for things that happened in the past." Members of the Durham City Council called the lacrosse team "a ticking time bomb that has not been dismantled.". In a letter delivered to North Carolina Atty. (Los Angeles Times)
The Duke athletes -- Mr. Finnerty, Reade Seligmann and David Evans -- originally had been charged with rape after the woman, a student at North Carolina Central University who also worked as a stripper, said she was sexually assaulted during an off-campus party attended by Duke University students. Mr. Nifong, who declared himself the lead prosecutor in the case, told reporters the 28-year-old woman was "gang raped" and beaten at the March 13 party thrown by Duke's lacrosse team. (Washington Times)
"This, along with the similar program at North Carolina Central University, is making it easier than ever for our teachers to receive training that will support our efforts in boosting academic rigor for our students.". One factor that spurred the program's creation was a decision last summer by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction to require teachers pursuing a gifted teaching license to earn college course credits instead of receiving field credits from public schools' professional... (Herald Sun)
NCCU Police Chief Willie Williams commended police: "I have observed numerous death investigations and great talent throughout my 35 years in this profession. I must say that I have never witnessed better coordination, team spirit or greater leadership. NCCU Chancellor James Ammons, who knew the victim personally through her association with the school's student newspaper, The Campus Echo, released his own statement through the Durham Police Department: "The North Carolina Central University... (Herald Sun)
Dr. Chambers, a native of Mount Gilead, has had a long and distinguished career, including his successful law practice and his tenure as chancellor for North Carolina Central University. Included in the day's festivities, which will be held at Highland Community Center gymnasium, will be remarks from Lt. Governor Beverly Perdue and Congressman Mel Watt. (Troy Montgomery Herald, NC)
DURHAM, N.C. Durham authorities arrested and charged a suspended 9-1-1 dispatcher today for the murder of a North Carolina Central University student. Shannon Elizabeth Crawley was arrested in Greensboro and charged with the shooting of 25-year-old Denita Monique Smith. (FOX Carolina, SC)
"He will be remembered as a strong voice for people who were unable to advocate for themselves, said U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., who knew Hunter for 40 years and was his classmate at North Carolina Central University. Colleagues and friends recall Hunter as a friendly and witty man. He co-owned his family's Hunter's Funeral Home in Ahoskie and Murfreesboro. "Howard was always upbeat even during his illness," said Rep. Mickey Michaux, D-Durham, a fellow Legislative Black Caucus member who... (Herald Sun)
Chancellor James Ammons of North Carolina Central University, home to the Josephine Dobbs Clement Early College High School, agrees there has to be "a close and trusting relationship between the university and the school system.". "One of the things we did over the year was to build that," Ammons said. (Herald Sun)
At the time of the alleged incident, the woman, a divorced mother of two, had worked for an escort service to help support her children and to pay for classes at North Carolina Central University ... The university was swept up in a tide of publicity, outrage and shock last spring when a black woman who attended nearby North Carolina Central University alleged she had been raped at the party. (Fox News)
DURHAM, N.C. A graduate student who university officials described as an academic star was found dead outside her apartment complex near North Carolina Central University. Authorities say 25-year-old Denita Monique Smith was found yesterday at the bottom of a stairwell at the residence hall where more than 500 students live. (FOX Carolina, SC)
The university was swept up in a tide of publicity, outrage and shock last spring when a black woman who attended nearby North Carolina Central University alleged she had been raped at a lacrosse team party last March. Rape charges against Finnerty, Seligmann and co-defendant Dave Evans _ who graduated in May a day before he was charged _ were dropped last month, after the woman wavered on some key details. (CBS News -- US)
The other finalists for the award included Newberry College offensive tackle Heath Benedict, North Carolina Central University center Robert Duncan, California University of Pa. center Tim McCutcheon, University of South Dakota center Chris Morton and Northwest Missouri State University defensive end Ryan Waters. (Gvsulakers.com)
As one student at Durham's historically black North Carolina Central University put it to Newsweek, he wanted the lacrosse players punished "whether it happened or not. It would be justice for things that happened in the past.". Nifong also cut corners early in the case during the process of identifying suspects. (Topeka Capital-Journal -- News)
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