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2.27.12
Vol. 59, I ssue 7
NEW LOOK, NEW DIRECTION: LIBRARY DOES A COMPLETE MAKEOVER
DR. WILLIAMS NAMED DIVERSE ISSUES IN EDUCATION EMERGING SCHOLAR
By: Marian Brooks Sky lights, spiral staircases and an architectural rotunda are just some of the stand-out features of the new library. There is also inviting censored lights, a bright, inviting fresh look in comparison to the previous dark and drab appearance. The abundance of new features which include glass encased study rooms equipped with Sony Bravia 40 inch televisions, news classrooms where librarians teach the students how to effectively use the library, and an area, the Information Commons Corner, can be
checked out for group projects and collaboration. “The new library is well worth the wait because the first one did not feel like a reasonable working environment,” freshman, biology major Ian Douglass said. James Satchell III, Coordinator of Access Services, said, “They will also have microforms and printers for research.” The Zeutschel is a German made book scanner that was acquired through Title three grant funding. “As far
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Norfolk State University opens their new state-ofthe-art library right after the winter break. Credit: Ricky Lawrence | Spartan Echo
In this Jan. 28, 2012 file photo, job seekers wait in line to register at a Career Fair event in San Francisco. Credit: AP Photo/Eric Risberg
families to attend college, and this means they do not have the connections that many white college students with generations of collegeeducated family members have. College tuition has increased by 60 percent in the past ten years and interest on loans increased by five percent from 2010 to 2011. These factors coupled with companies offering fewer jobs in efforts to reduce labor costs spell disaster for
Norfolk State University engineering professor, Dr. Frances Williams, was selected for the 2012 Emerging Scholars edition of Diverse Issues in Education magazine. The magazine recognizes each finalist for academic accomplishments and social consciousness. This is Dr. Williams’ first time being honored nationally, but she remains humble. “I am honored and excited, but I just want to continue teaching and working with great students,” she said. Diverse Issues in Education will contact Dr. Williams for a five-year follow-up. In addition to research recognition, Dr. Williams has achieved a number of accomplishments such as being granted a patent for research entitled “A Micromachined Acoustic Sensor for Monitoring Electrochemical Deposition” in
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BLACK COLLEGE GRADS
UNEMPLOYMENT ON THE RISE By: Krysta Ricks
African American college graduates’ unemployment rates more than doubled white’s in 2011; only eight percent of white college graduates are unemployed while the African American’s unemployment rate was a massive 19 percent. According to CNN’s economics reporter Annalyn Censky, “Black unemployment has been roughly double that of whites since the government started tracking the figures in 1972.” Many black college students are the first in their
By: Krysta Ricks
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