New Student Organization S.A.U.C.
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Spartan Spotlight
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Bigg B ignites encouragement
Battle of the Bay
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“Justice or else”
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Vol. 63, Issue 3
10.02.15
Black Lives Matter by Shareen Nicholson
Norfolk State students join the movement in letting the world know that Black Lives Matter. Photo by Reginald Thomas.
Black Lives Matter is the activist movement that began after George Zimmerman was acquitted of the shooting death of Trayvon Martin back in 2013. This movement was designed to help aid campaigns against police brutality in the United States. They have advocated and protested for several unarmed African-Americans who died at the hands
of law enforcement including, Tamir Rice, Eric Harris, Walter Scott, Freddie Gray, Michael Brown and Eric Garner. This movement was co-founded by three black activists: Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi. Black Lives Matter started as a hashtag and has since turned into a nationwide organization with 26 chap-
ters in the U.S., Canada and Ghana. Their website states that Black Lives Matter is “a unique contribution that goes beyond extrajudicial killings of black people by police and vigilantes.” This campaign has come under fire lately as some who claim to associate themselves with the organization have placed the name under scrutiny. Activists interrupted a rally continued on p.7
President Moore confident probation will be lifted as enrollment slowly increases by Danielle Kirsh
Norfolk State University remains to be caught up on issues that led to its probation in Dec. of last year while Interim President and CEO of Norfolk State Eddie N. Moore Jr. is still confident that our probation will be lifted as enrollment slowly increases. NSU’s reports were sent
to the university’s accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), and were filed and received on Sept. 4, four days before their Sept. 8 due date. In an exclusive interview with the Spartan Echo in May, President Moore said
that from the SACSCOC point of view, “we fell behind.” The probation placed on the university last Dec. has had a lasting effect on the university. Enrollment has declined at NSU since the probation was placed. As for enrollment this
semester, the official headcount is 5,088. President Moore said our enrollment numbers are “slightly above estimate.” Freshman enrollment is only off by 15 students and transfers are “significantly below what we expected them to be” at approximately 125 off of the esti-
mate. When the university does not meet enrollment requirement, some faculty and staff do not get signed on for another year. The departments that lost most faculty members were in the freshman courses. About 20 staff members continued on p.3
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