Spring Break
Tomorrow marks the year anniversary of the Virginia Tech tragedy in Blacksburg., where gunman and student Seung-Hui Cho massacred over 30 students and faculty members in the deadliest shooting in United States history. The shooting both shocked and saddened colleges and universities across the country.
The Campus Living diversity education team is sponsoring and hosting ECU's first annual CultureFest tomorrow at the bottom of College Hill from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to promote diversity and awareness on campus. According to Ashley UpChurch, a resident advisor working to organize the event, CultureFest promises a wide array of entertainment from dancers to poets, all displaying their talents and promoting diversity through their art forms.
Wright Plaza is campus' prime location for various organizations to bring awareness about their cause, and last week the Student Organization for Animal Rights (SOAR) set up a booth to promote anti-fur awareness at ECU. ECU sophomore Catherine Parker, SOAR's current secretary and active member, was at the protest giving out information to students on the unnecessary usage of fur today and its affects on the animal population.
The title of ASHES dIVIDE's debut album, Keep Telling Myself it's Alright, led me to believe that this was just another teenage angst attack filled with mediocre musicianship and pragmatic songs of a love lost. Although Keep Telling Myself it's Alright is filled with songs about heartache and disappointment, the musicianship is anything but the status quo hopeless romantic serenades that saturate mainstream radio nowadays.