by Siera Jones Running has always been one of Martha Bissah’s greatest joys, but she views track and field as more than just a sport. To the Norfolk State middle-distance runner, her running ability has brought her education and opportunity, as well as joy, and will remain a central piece of her life long after … Continue reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved the first drug with a sensor that can track whether patients have taken their medicine. The Abilify pill was first approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2002 to treat schizophrenia, and the sensor technology was approved for marketing in 2012. The FDA said in a statement … Continue reading
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Irma grew into a dangerous Category 5 storm, the most powerful seen in the Atlantic in over a decade, and roared toward islands in the northeast Caribbean Tuesday on a path that could eventually take it to the United States. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Irma was … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – Norfolk State seniors Kiara Howell and Deon King were named the University’s Female Athlete and Male Athlete of the Year, respectively, as the athletics department’s annual all-sports awards ceremony on Monday evening at the NSU Student Center. Howell, a senior from Chesapeake, Va., is in her fourth year on the Spartan … Continue reading
LANDOVER, Md. – Senior Kiara Howell earned MEAC Indoor Championship Co-Most Outstanding Field Athlete honors on Saturday, Feb 13, as the Spartan women’s track and field team capped its indoor season at the 2016 conference championship at the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex. Howell placed second on Saturday in the shot put with a … Continue reading
LANDOVER, Md. – Chris Lee broke his own school record in winning the shot put gold medal and Steve Coles sprinted to a victory in the 200 meters as the Norfolk State men’s track and field team placed fifth at the 2016 MEAC Indoor Championship at the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex on Saturday. … Continue reading
by Jessica Toliver As Indoor track season slowly comes to an end, and preparing for MEAC starts, Norfolk State University track and field teams have been reaching for one goal, and that is to win. With a total of eight competition meets and three more to go, NSU men and women track and field teams … Continue reading
The Department of Mass Communications and Journalism and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. will present a screening of the short film “Bird,” written and directed by NSU alumnus Booker T. Mattison (’95) on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. in Bozeman Education Building, Room 231. Following the film will be a panel discussion on wrongful … Continue reading
LANDOVER, Md. – Junior Rachel Webb placed fourth in the 5,000 meters in a personal-best time for the NSU women’s track and field team on Thursday in first-day action at the 2015 MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex. Webb crossed the line in 18 minutes, 25.23 seconds to earn … Continue reading
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Freshman Romero Hines set a new personal-best in winning the long jump title at the Vince Brown Invitational hosted by Christopher Newport Invitational on Sunday, the final meet of the indoor season for the Spartan men’s track and field team. Hines capped indoor season like he started it, with a long jump victory … Continue reading
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The Norfolk State men’s track and field team claimed three first-place finishes on Saturday at the University of North Carolina Open. Freshman Xavier Collins (22.80) sprinted to victory in the 200 meters and junior Steve Coles (49.74) did likewise in the 400 meters to lead the Spartan sprinters. Collins, Coles, De’Von Booker and Andre Pickett capped a solid day for … Continue reading
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