VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Five teams of Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association athletes hit the water and scaled walls as part of their training in April at the U.S. Navy SEALs' Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base in Virginia Beach, Va.

Old Dominion University will field a football team Saturday for the first time since 1940. The Monarchs will play their first game in 69 years against Division II Chowan University at S.B.

DARE COUNTY | For the fourth year in a row, Dare County Schools' dropout rate has earned a place among North Carolina's 10 best. The low rate of 2.07 for 2006-07 puts Dare County in third place in the state. The state's overall dropout rate was 5.24 percent, up from 5.04 percent the year before.

DARE COUNTY | The Outer Banks Community Foundation will provide a $5,000 renewable scholarship to a graduating student from First Flight High School or Manteo High School this year.

Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in user-centric networks and secure mobility solutions, today announced that Chowan University has selected Aruba's adaptive wireless LAN and user-centric networks for its 300 acre Murfreesboro, North Carolina campus.