Index-of-Winter-2006-issue

Maynard's
Midas Touch

By Suzanne Wood

The Golden Corral restaurant chain attracts millions of hungry people each month because the food is great and because founder James Maynard '65 knows the secret to making his 12,000 employees love serving others. Full story

Building
the Future

By Steve Tuttle

Surging enrollment that has propelled ECU to the third-largest in the UNC System necessitated a massive campus expansion that has seen six new buildings constructed or renovated in the past five years at a cost of more than $200 million. Full story

In Their
Footsteps

By Marion Blackburn

A fourth generation of the "Magnolia Belles" graduates from ECU, continuing a tradition begun when woman had to overcome major obstacles to go to college. Full story

Bouncing Back

By David Droschak

Ricky Stokes faces a big challenge rebuilding ECU's men's basketball program after eight straight losing seasons. But he's beaten other long odds, such as when, as a 5-foot-9 guard, he was deemed to small to play for a Virginia team that competed in two Final Fours. Full story

Boom Box

By Marion Blackburn

You can hear an eclectic range of music on campus radio station WZMB but what listeners don't see are students working behind the scenes who are learning marketable skills. Full story