Whitney Joi Sessoms was born on March 23, 1989. She is from Como, North Carolina. Como is located on the state line between North Carolina and Virginia. Whitney grew up in a single parent home with three half siblings, one sister and two brothers. In high school she was a cheerleader [...]
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Elizabeth “Liz” Marie Darling is described by her friends and family as a very solid and very, very strong young woman. “She was rolling over in her crib (from her stomach to her back) when she was only 3 days old!” says her mom, Marcella. And this 22-year old public relations student at ECU has [...]
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“Jack will be president one day if we have not killed him first.”
Debora Hanley, Jack’s mom, recalls this quote from one of Jack’s kindergarten teacher. Jack is very determined and can be in your face sometimes. These qualities still determine Jack’s character, but they only describe one side of him.
Currently, Jack is a [...]
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For Alexandra Lynn Duty, friends are a major part of her life, as she is a big part of her friend’s life. Alexandra and her friends have had some good times. All of them have made an impact on her life and the lives of her friends.
She’s known for her way with people. [...]
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This article by Marion Blackburn was published in February by East Magazine, ECU’s online magazine, to give students a look at a little known incident during the school’s first steps on the “road to desegregation.”
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Preparing for this piece I spent some time looking through pictures on sites like the Newseum’s front page archive and worldsfamousphotos.com to find the common denominator that makes them good photojournalism. I also looked at archives of dozens of old newspapers and “Picture of the Week” columns from MSNBC and National Geographic. I spoke with [...]
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