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Howard Rallies Over Bethune To Win 26-24
39 seconds remaining that sent the Wildcats to a 1-3 record overall and 0-1 in league play.
Bethune-Cookman took a 21-20 lead with 8:58 remain- ing in the third quarter on Que'shaun Byrd's 24-yard run, then added to it on Uriel Hernandez' career-long 42- yard field goal with 1:24 left in the period.
The Wildcat defense had made two successful stands prior to Howard's game-win- ning drive, but Newton, who finished with 140 yards rush- ing and 157 passing, con- verted a pair of third-downs to keep the march going.
Larry Brihm, Jr. com- pleted 16 of 28 passes for 185 yards for the Wildcats, includ- ing a second quarter 23-yard touchdown to Frank Brown, who finished with seven catches for 84 yards.
The Wildcats host Savan- nah State on Saturday, Sep- tember 30 at 4 p.m.
Norfolk State President
And CEO Eddie Moore
Announces His Retirement
Eddie Moore, Jr., an iconic figure in Virginia who has led three of the state’s historically black colleges, has announced his plans to retire at the end of this year.
The Norfolk State Spartan Echo student newspaper broke the news on the retire- ment, delivered through a let- ter from the NSU Board of Visitors to the campus com- munity Monday morning.
The BOV formally ac- cepted his retirement deci- sion through a special call meeting the same day and said they will “soon name an interim president and delin- eate the plan for conducting a national search for a new president.”
President Moore began service with NSU in the fall of 2013 and immediately faced the challenge of dealing with the university’s probation with their accrediting body, the Southern Association of
Norfolk State President and CEO, Eddie Moore, Jr.
Colleges and Schools Com- mission on Colleges (SAC- SCOC), due to unfinished annual audits and what the BOV said were “serious insti- tutional governance issues.”
President Moore was hired due to his previous suc- cess as President of Virginia State University and his fi- nancial expertise as State Treasurer, which the BOV characterized as “sterling and outstanding service to the Commonwealth of Virginia.”
Voters Dropped
10% In 2016
Election
A new study out from Tufts University’s Institute for Democracy & Higher Educa- tion reveals that voter partici- pation among college students was up overall during the 2016 presidential election, but that among students at histor- ically black colleges and uni- versities, voting dropped by just over ten percent from 2012.
The center compared vot- ing records to student enroll- ment records for more 9.5 million college students na- tionwide for its data, which shows that voting increased among white, Hispanic and Asian students overall, black college student voting dropped by five percent, two points below the national seven percent decrease in African American voting par- ticipation after record turnout in 2012.
BCU qb Larry Brihm did all he could do, but Cam Newton’s little brother Caylin Newton pushed his team to the top
Bethune-Cookman's four- game season-opening road trip ended with a 26-24 loss at Howard in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener for both teams Saturday after- noon at Greene Stadium.
Bison quarterback, Caylin Newton, the younger brother of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, scored on a 5-yard run with
Howard Students Disrupt Speech By Former FBI Dir. James Comey
James Comey was heckled and jeered throughout a speech at Howard University Friday by a group of protesters - a loud, contentious standoff that didn't end until he finished his remarks.
MEAC Entertaining
FAMU Claws To Win Against Savannah State
Devin Bowers shakes a defender en route to his first 100- yard game of the season.
Other Cities
Students at Howard Uni- versity chanted and sung during a convocation address from former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey last Friday morning, the latest example of HBCU students rejecting and disrupting speeches from government officials both former and current.
As he began his com- ments, protesters could be heard yelling from the back, raising their fists and shout- ing several slogans, includ- ing: “Get out James Comey, you aren’t our homey,” and “No justice, no
peace.”
At one point, Comey said
from the podium that he hoped the protesters would listen to what he has to say.
The scene - a former sen- ior government official being shouted down and trying to speak over angry demonstra- tors - marked a bizarre pub- lic reapparance for the man fired by President Trump in May.
It was Comey's first pub- lic speech since he testified before Congress in June about his firing, and few in the crowd of 1,000 could not hear much of what he said.
The MEAC men’s and women’s basketball tourna- ments seem to have thrived the last five years at Norfolk’s Scope, but that isn’t stopping the league from asking other cities to bid to host the events.
Norfolk’s contract with the MEAC expires after this season’s tournament.
Commissioner Dennis Thomas confirmed the MEAC has asked for bids, adding, “We’ve had a good re- sponse.” He didn’t put a time- line on the decision and declined to say what other cities submitted proposals.
Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander said he under- stands why the league would seek other bids.
“You should always look at what’s out there,” he said. “They want to see what they can find in the marketplace in the way of revenue and amenities. I think that’s a smart move on their part.”
Still, I’d be surprised if the MEAC leaves Norfolk, whose central location has helped the tournament draw pretty well. The league sold 52,293 tournament tickets here in 2013, and that grew to 74,904 last season, a league record.
A stirring defensive stand in the shadow of their end zone lifted the FAMU Football team past a determined Sa- vannah State squad, 20-14 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener for both teams Saturday evening at Ted A. Wright Stadium.
The win for visiting FAMU (2-2, 1-0 MEAC) was their first win in a conference opener since 2012, while Sa- vannah State (0-3, 0-1 MEAC) dropped their third straight in heartbreaking fashion within sight of the goal line.
Saturday's contest was hard-fought from start to fin-
ish, as the winless Tigers re- fused to relent for 60 minutes, drawing the game down to the final seconds.
Thankfully for FAMU, the Savannah State run game was neutralized as the Tigers had no time outs with 13 seconds left, and was forced to pass.
The Rattlers will play their first home game since their August 26 opener against Texas Southern, next Thurs- day against defending MEAC champion North Carolina Central (2-1, 1-0 MEAC) in a nationally-televised bout on ESPNU, kicking off at 7:30 p.m.
For Basketball
Championship
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