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Check out some schedule events throughout the month of February for Black History Month at HU (Hampton University). The month’s theme is “R.E.P.:” Remembering the Past, Embracing the Present and Preparing for the Future. All events are free and open to the public. For more information about events contact the HU Office of Student Activities at 757.727.5691. Feb. 6 State [...]

The Lady Pirates took turns at the free-throw line in the last minute of play against Morgan State on Saturday at Hampton University’s Convocation Center. Beating Morgan State 66-60, HU (13-5, 4-0 MEAC) will maintain its No. 1 spot in the conference. The Lady Pirates had a slow start and allowed Morgan State to lead 25-23 at halftime. Morgan State [...]

Mr. Novelle Dickenson, Director of Athletics at Hampton University, announced on Monday that Donovan Rose will be continuing as Hampton University’s Head Football Coach. Since Rose’s return to Hampton in 1991, the Pirates have won 14 championships, graduated over 225 student-athletes and placed over 50 players in professional leagues. Rose has developed and placed several players in the pros and [...]

President Barack Obama has refused to extend to victims of Hurricane Isaac in Louisiana the same relief he criticized former President George W. Bush for withholding from New Orleans residents in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The move has frustrated state and local politicians and contradicts his own campaign rhetoric about disaster relief from just one election cycle ago. In [...]

The United Negro College Fund has recruited a crop of celebrities to drive home the message that getting into college is one thing, but getting through it is another. The 5th annual UNCF Empower Me Tour kicks off Saturday at George Washington University in the nation’s capital. It is co-hosted by Grammy-nominated singer Ledisi, and actors Boris Kodjoe, Kim Coles [...]

Hours before the first presidential debate, President Obama’s campaign was handling the fallout from the release of a 2007 video in which the candidate praises his controversial pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. The video, which has been relentlessly hyped by several conservative news outlets, was taken from an Obama speech to a largely black audience at Hampton University in Virginia. [...]

Two years ago, in September 2010, the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute treated its first patient for prostate cancer. After years of planning and seed money from local, state and federal sources, HUPTI, a $225 million project — the brainchild of Hampton University President William Harvey — emerged as the largest freestanding facility of its kind in the world and [...]

Rare and mysterious clouds that are so bright they can be seen at night have mystified people since they were first observed more than a century ago, but scientists have now discovered a key cosmic ingredient for these night-shining clouds: “smoke” from meteors as they burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere. Blue-white clouds that eerily glow in the twilight sky [...]

Desiree Williams of Virginia was crowned Miss National Sweetheart 2012 on Sunday in Hoopeston, IL. Williams was first runner-up at the Miss Virginia 2012 pageant, which she entered as Miss Peninsula. “Desiree is a native of Peachtree City, GA and current resident of Newport News, VA,” according to the Miss Peninsula website. “She is a Hampton University alum, where she [...]

By Lawrence “LAW” Watford It’s funny, I had just submitted my next piece for TM.com; a piece about the dangers of, what I call “hair imprisonment,” the condition of so many women who hold their hair as the sum total of their beauty and attractiveness. In fact, I was feeling pretty good about it and then I get tagged in [...]

In this day and age, entrepreneurs flourish by rebelling against traditional values, but a Dean of a renowned university whose roots are deep in Black history seemingly wants its students to drown in conformity. Hampton University, a historically black institution who is dedicated to “multiculturalism” according to its mission statement, placed a ban on cornrows and dreadlocks in 2001. The [...]

The Winthrop volleyball team pulled out a thrilling 3-2, five-set victory Friday in its season-opening match over the Hampton University Pirates in the 2012 North Carolina Central Volleyball Invitational. “I’m happy with the win,” coach Julie Torbett said. “We all know that we have work to do to get better, but it was good to see our competitiveness tonight to [...]

The City of Hampton is honoring local Olympians Francena McCorory and Kellie Wells with giant billboards displaying their images and successes. The digital billboards are up on Interstate 64 and Interstate 664 in Hampton. McCorory, a graduate of Bethel High School and Hampton University, won a gold medal as a member of the U.S. Olympic women’s 4×400 meter relay team. [...]

Yankee Stadium will once again play host to a classic college football matchup, as Hampton University and Morgan State University will meet in the New York Urban League Football Classic on November 17, 2012, at the home of the Yankees. The two-year agreement calls for the two schools to play at Yankee Stadium again in 2013 as well. The original [...]

Rodney D. Smith, administrative vice president at Hampton University has announced the appointment of Novelle Dickenson as the new athletics director, Alexiss Robinson as assistant athletics director and senior woman administrator and Kristen Drummond as compliance coordinator. A university committee, made up of faculty, staff and administrators reviewed the credentials of thirty candidates over the past four months and conducted [...]

Two women with local ties qualified this morning for the semifinals in the women’s 400-meter track event at the Olympics, according to the London Olympics site. Francena McCorory, 23, a former Hampton University and Bethel High School runner, finished first in the first heat with a time of 50.78 seconds. McCorory was running for the U.S. team. Marlena Wesh, 21, [...]

by: Tiera C. Harris Hampton University Helped Me. After reading Julian’s article about her displeasure with Howard University, I took some time to reflect on my own college experience. I recently graduated as a broadcast journalism major from Hampton University and I honestly believe that my experience at HU shaped the person that I am today. Unlike Julian, my mother [...]

Hampton University is hosting a computing conference next week that encourages women and minorities to enter the field. The seventh annual Students & Technology in Academia, Research & Service (STARS) Alliance Celebration is August 11-13 at the Embassy Suites in Hampton. The event is an annual leadership conference for faculty and students in the Alliance, which encourages students in middle school [...]