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Sep 2, 2018

Harambee! to Welcome Incoming Scholars, Celebrate Community

Casey Johnson | Staff Writer The African American Cultural Center (AACC) will host its signature event Harambee! on September 6. Harambee!, which is Swahili for “Let us come together” and the official motto of Kenya, celebrates the new academic year by welcoming the new harvest of scholars to NC State. The event will begin at 5…

Aug 27, 2018

Students Dish on NC State Dining

Casey Johnson | Staff Writer If you’re like most college students, you love to eat. But as an incoming first-year, it’s easy to fall into the habit of eating at the same place every day. It can get overwhelming to choose where to go, especially when NC State has over 40 dining locations. To get you…

Apr 18, 2018

EBONY BELLTOWER: Volunteer Abroad

*DISCLAIMER: THE EBONY BELLTOWER IS PURELY SATIRICAL* Concept by Casey Johnson, graphics by Anna Lee.

Feb 15, 2018

Urban Bush Women Perform ‘Hair and Other Stories’ at NC State

Jessica Hernandez/Staff Photographer Du’Bois A’Keen, Tendayi Kuumba and Courtney J. Cook, performers in the Urban Bush Women company, list words used to describe Black hair in the “Hair & Other Stories” show in Stewart Theatre on Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. The mission of the Urban Bush Women is to “bring the untold and under-told histories…

Jan 31, 2018

Campus Representatives React to New Free Speech Policy

Adam Schmidt/Staff Photographer Students begin to gather in the Talley atrium during the blackout on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 As they entered, students sang “Life Every Voice and Sing.” After forming a circle around the NC State seal on the floor of the atrium in Talley Student Union, the students began a die-in, and laid…

Jan 20, 2018

Oprah for President 2020?

Casey Johnson | Correspondent After her amazing speech at the 2018 Golden Globes on female empowerment in the film industry, many fans and viewers are urging talk show host, actress and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey to run for president in 2020. However, there are also those who oppose this sentiment. The internet was flooded with articles and…