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Community Leaders Contribute To Metro Magazine's 10th Anniversary Edition

News: July 30, 2009 (RALEIGH, NC) – Holden Throp, Carter Wrenn, John Kane and many other key figures in the Triangle community will highlight the significant events of the past 10 years and discuss what they see ahead in essays to be published in...
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Triangle athlete, Duke grad, UNC med school student wins national paratriathlon

Triangle resident, recent Duke University graduate, lower-leg amputee and soon-to-be University of North Carolina medical school student Kelly Bruno also is a newly crowned national triathlon champion. Maybe she'll become a world champion, too.

Bruno won the division for her physical impairment at the Accenture USA Triathlon Paratriathlon National Championships held Sunday, July 26, on the New York City Triathlon course, according to a USA Triathlon news release.

Bruno, who says on her Web site that she lost her lower right leg to a birth defect when she was 6 months old, had a time of 2 hours, 37 minutes, 57 seconds over the course, which consisted of a 1.5 swim in the Hudson River, 40k bike along the Westside Highway and a 10K run through Central Park.

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Allie Pierce of Cary leads UNC MicroFinance Group in Dhaka, Bangla Desh

News: CARY, N.C. Allie Pierce, 20, of Cary is in Dhaka, Bangla Desh studying at the Grameen Bank in an internship through the UNC-Chapel Hill Microfinance Initiative. Allie, a 2006 Enloe HS grad, chairs the International ...
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HBCU's were a necessity and still are

Submitted by mwilliam on May 13, 2009 - 12:36pm. Education | NC State | NCCU | Shaw | UNC

Shaw University President Clarence Newsome will take a one-year, paid sabbatical ending his six-year tenure at Raleigh's historically black college as it weathers hard financial times. Read the story here.

The news of Newsome's departure has generated some discussion about HBCU's and the differences between them and traditional universities like UNC or N.C. State.

You may recall that some time ago blacks were not permitted to attend tradition universities. As a matter of fact, you may remember what James Meredith went through in 1962 when he wanted to attend The University of Mississippi. If you don't know who James Meredith is Google him.

In my opinion, men like Henry Martin Tupper (founder of Shaw) and Dr. James E. Shepard (founder of North Carolina Central) had to open places where blacks could get an education. There were no other options.

I understand those who think these institutions add to the racial divide, I just think they're wrong. HBCU's are a necessity. Their purpose isn't to separate students, but to give students a chance.

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Would you want to coach John Wall?

John Wall of Raleigh, one of the country's most prized college basketball prospects, was charged with breaking and entering at a Raleigh residence. Read the story here.