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Norfolk St. financial operations concern lawmakers
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – State lawmakers are calling for more financial accountability at Norfolk State University, which has not been able to complete a financial audit for two years. Norfolk State does not have adequate administrative staff or documentation to complete the audits for fiscal years 2011 and 2012, state Auditor Of Public Accounts [...]
Spartan Reflections Yearbook looking for fall staff
Students interested in gaining experience and working on a student publication are encouraged to submit a Spartan “Reflections” Yearbook application. Applications are located on the Norfolk State University web site at https://www.nsu.edu/student-affairs/student-activities/forms. Applications should be sent to dwcrawford@nsu.edu as an email attachment, or submit a printed copy to the Office of Student Activities on the [...]
Studio, fans in ‘overdrive’ for ‘Hunger Games’
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Hunky love interest Liam Hemsworth is promising the highly-anticipated “Hunger Games” sequel will not disappoint fans. It was a low-key pitch at the movie theater convention CinemaCon, where most stars boasted their films would be the biggest, loudest, splashiest blockbusters of the summer. Then again, “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” is [...]
Hoops coach Anthony Evans resigns at Norfolk State
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Norfolk State says men’s basketball coach Anthony Evans has resigned, and a person familiar with the situation says he has accepted the same position at Florida International. Florida International says it has hired Anthony Evans as its men’s basketball coach, and will introduce him to the university community at a news conference Tuesday. Evans [...]
Season-Bests, PRs and Nkrumah’s school record highlights for Spartan men at NSU relays
NORFOLK, Va. – Season-best marks and personal records fell by the handful, including one school record, during the 2013 NSU Relays collegiate track and field meet on Saturday, April 13, at Dick Price Stadium. Perfect weather conditions and a home-track advantage helped the Spartans post a slew of standout performances. Leading the way [...]
Beyonce, Jay-Z turn heads in Havana
HAVANA (AP) — Beyonce and Jay-Z caused a big stir in Havana as they marked their fifth wedding anniversary Thursday, April 4. R&B’s power couple was mobbed by dozens of well-wishers at the renowned restaurant La Guarida on Wednesday night, and police had to step in to keep the crowds at bay. La Guarida [...]
‘The Mountaintop’ brings MLK story to Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Memphis motel where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 45 years ago has been transported to the city where the civil rights hero led his March on Washington. A new production of the award-winning Broadway play “The Mountaintop” opened Thursday night, April 4, at Arena Stage for a [...]
Scientists find hint of dark matter from cosmos
GENEVA (AP) — A $2 billion cosmic ray detector on the International Space Station has found the first significant hint of dark matter, the mysterious substance that is believed to hold the cosmos together but has never been directly observed, scientists say. The first results from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, which was sent into [...]
Obama proposes $100M for brain mapping project
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday, April 2, proposed an effort to map the brain’s activity in unprecedented detail, as a step toward finding better ways to treat such conditions as Alzheimer’s, autism, stroke and traumatic brain injuries. He asked Congress to spend $100 million next year to start a project that will explore [...]
2 guys have a ball as Michael Jackson on Broadway
NEW YORK (AP) — If making your Broadway debut at age 12 doesn’t sound scary enough, imagine doing it in an iconic role. Now triple it. That’s what Raymond Luke Jr. and Jibreel Mawry are facing. They’re taking turns portraying a preteen Michael Jackson, a young Motown founder Berry Gordy and an adolescent Stevie [...]
President Obama’s remarks on his BRAIN Initiative and American Innovation
by President Barack Obama April 2, 2013 Ideas are what power our economy. It’s what sets us apart. It’s what America has been all about. We have been a nation of dreamers and risk-takers; people who see what nobody else sees sooner than anybody else sees it. We do innovation better than anybody else [...]
‘BUCKWILD’ star found dead with 2 others in W.Va.
Shooting for the second season of the MTV reality show “BUCKWILD” has been suspended after a popular cast member was found dead along with two others inside a sport utility vehicle in West Virginia. Shain Gandee was found dead Monday in the vehicle, which was found partially submerged in a deep mud pit about a [...]
Louisville’s Kevin Ware expected to return next season
A look at the leg injury to Kevin Ware, a sophomore guard for Louisville’s basketball team: — WHAT HAPPENED: Ware broke his lower right leg in two places as he contested a 3-point shot during Louisville’s victory over Duke in the Midwest Regional final on Sunday. Ware jumped to try and block the shot and [...]
CBS halts replays of basketball player’s injury
After two initial replays, CBS stopped showing footage Sunday of Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware breaking his leg during the first half of his team’s NCAA men’s tournament game against Duke. The injury during the nationally televised game, and the shocked reaction of Ware’s fellow players, called to mind the gruesome broken leg suffered by [...]
