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ECU students research broadband access for rural, low-income eastern North Carolina communities
Five East Carolina University students are helping a Grifton-based wireless broadband provider increase access in eastern North Carolina, the university announced. HarvestBeam Inc. is the recipient of a $199,000 USDA grant to collect data on broadband access in rural, low-income communities in the eastern region of the state. Owner Jessica Zufolo told Grifton officials in March that HarvestBeam will use the funding in part to conduct an in-depth local market...
Black Conservative Federation launches bus tour for Trump
One of the leading Black conservative organizations is launching a bus tour across battleground states in the hopes of mobilizing Black voters to cast their ballots for former President Trump. The Black Conservative Federation announced Thursday its “Black Voters for Trump” bus tour. The tour will hit the road Friday and travel through the key…
Free speech report: Four UNC System schools rank in top 25
(The Center Square) – The speech climate at four schools in the University of North Carolina System ranked “above average” in the largest annual review of free speech for colleges and universities. The quartet of UNC Charlotte (No. 9), East Carolina (No. 13), UNC Greensboro (No. 22) and Appalachian State (No. 24) all made the national top 25, with Duke leading the private contingent at No. 27. FIRE, the acronym for Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, based the rankings on 58,000 students at 257...
OFFENSIVE STRUGGLES: Wesleyan women manage three shots in loss to Guilford
The North Carolina Wesleyan University womens soccer team continues to struggle offensively in the early going of the 2024 season. The Bishops fell to 0-3 overall as Guilford earned a 4-0 shutout in a nonconference match at Scalf Field on Wednesday afternoon. Wesleyan generated just three shots in 90 minutes, and returning junior midfielder Samantha Dell managed the only shot on goal just 51 seconds into the match. ...
Proposals to reject federal funding for NC public schools would lead to disaster
Every student has the right to a high-quality education and to learn in an environment that helps them thrive. An equitably resourced public education system is the cornerstone of a strong society and produces many health, social, and economic benefits for all of us. For two groups of students facing additional barriers to education equity—students with disabilities […]
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