Dozens of students showed up at Mendenhall Student Center Great Rooms to watch debate of SGA candidates. The candidates made up three separate tickets that were hoping to be voted into these positions collectively. Each candidate introduced themselves to the audience, followed by a series of questions the candidates got the opportunity to address.
Chancellor Ballard spoke at the first of a series of leadership lectures hosted by the department of construction management on Tuesday night. Ballard spoke in Hendrix Theater to a receptive audience, detailing accounts in his life that led him on his path to where he stands today as the chancellor of ECU.
More sightings of Carolina blue could be seen on campus on Tuesday, March 18 due to students wearing the color in remembrance of Eve Carson, UNC-CH student body president. Carson was the victim of a senseless crime that has impacted many throughout the nation.
The ECU School of Art and Design will host "Another Voice," an art exhibit that illustrates political voice and difference. The exhibit will display in the Mendenhall Student Center Gallery March 20 through April 18. "Another Voice" features 50 artists from all over the country and over 150 pieces that exemplify the tradition of political expression through art.
Students returned from Phoenix City, Alabama this past weekend after attending Alternative Spring Break's program, the Collegiate Challenge, sponsored by Habitat for Humanity. Ten students and two faculty members participated in this trip, making it ECU's ninth year involved.
The Visual Arts Forum and the coordinators for the Mendenhall Student Center (MSC) art gallery met Thursday, March 6, to address concerns over the handling of student artwork displayed in various exhibits in the MSC gallery. Members of the Visual Arts Forum presented their grievances to Ameena Mohyuddin, who serves as assistant director for student activities and major events.
Despite the rainy weather and the large amount of students that were out of town for spring break, the "When Enough is Enough" march still drew big numbers. Marchers gathered at the Intergenerational Community Center on Friday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m. to begin their route through the West Greenville neighborhood to raise awareness about juvenile violence.
Thirty-six students return to campus riding on a wave of leadership after spending their spring break at the LeaderShape Institute. Krista Wilhelm, assistant director of student involvement, said students had their hearts in their boots while waving their goodbyes to fellow mates after spending six days in an intensive leadership-developing program designed to help youth "lead with integrity.