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Sep 19, 2012

Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number … Or Is It?

Destiny Diamond | Staff Writer With age comes experience, wisdom, and knowledge, but whether that statement applies to all people is debatable. While I personally cannot speak for anyone but myself and my experiences, I think it’s safe to say that in the case of dating, dating someone older is automatically better than dating someone the…

Sep 19, 2012

Masculinty as Defined by Hip-Hop

Robert Marshall| Staff Writer  The Kappa Omicron chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. hosted a program entitled “Party Rock or Party Fail?” on Sept. 6. The program focused on the ideas of gender and sexuality, specifically in the entertainment industry, but expounded on how it affected the mentality and actions of society in a…

Sep 19, 2012

Students Suffer in Chicago Teacher Strike

Chelsea Gardner Staff Writer  Editor’s Note: The Chicago teacher strike came to an end Tuesday. Union leaders signed off on an agreement with Chicago Public Schools. Class will resume for students today.  Last week, the Chicago Teachers Union and school board resurrected a 25-year power struggle. The two groups are in a heated dispute about…

Sep 19, 2012

Fashion Chronicles: New York City Fashion Week

Joelle Purifoy | Contributor I was invited back for the second year in a row to assist with Tracy Reese’s Spring/Summer 2013 Fashion Show. Having interned with Reese in the summer of 2011, this was one of the wonderful perks that enabled me to get more involved, by meeting and networking with people from different aspects of…

Sep 19, 2012

Giving Movies the Remix

DeErricka Green | Staff Writer Hollywood has fallen into a pattern, and old-school movies are being remade left and right, much to the chagrin of some viewers. In the weeks since the release of the highly anticipated remake of the film “Sparkle,” as well as the hype surrounding the upcoming release of the made-over “Steel Magnolias,”…

Aug 29, 2012

HBCU Braid Ban Revisited

Kierra Leggett | Editor-in-Chief   In 2001, Hampton University banned all male students enrolled in the University’s five-year M.B.A. program from wearing their hair in cornrows or dreadlocks. Eleven years later, the controversial ban set in place at the private and historically black university is making headlines yet again. On Friday, Aug.24, blackamericaweb.com ran an …

Aug 29, 2012

Solange, Face of Madewell

Joelle Purifoy | Correspondent Brooklyn-based songstress and DJ Solange Knowles will star in Madewell’s fall 2012 campaign, “Mix Well. Madewell.” Already the face of Carol’s Daughter and Rimmel London, this is Knowles’ first major clothing campaign with the contemporary store. Knowles served as “brand ambassador” for Armani jeans in 2008 and appeared with Anna Lynne…

Aug 29, 2012

Inconsistences in Chavis Carter Death

Jasmyn Morere | Staff Writer   For most people, the word “police,” evokes concepts like integrity, protection, honesty, and a dedication to the law. This may not fit the bill in the baffling case of Chavis Carter, a 21-year -old man who is said to have committed suicide while handcuffed in the back of a…

Aug 29, 2012

Restaurant Review: Dame’s Chicken & Waffles

Ryan Barnes | Staff Writer Upperclassmen know the woes of on-campus dining and freshmen are quickly learning. The first full week of classes is over and Fountain is probably on your list of places to avoid. If you aren’t an athlete, Case-where rumor has it they serve steak, lobster, and sushi on occasion-is off limits…

Aug 29, 2012

Cheating: The New Generation’s Definition

Destiny Diamond | Staff Writer Austin Green | Staff Writer Disclaimer: To insure that this column remains balanced, Austin Green, my boyfriend, will contribute. Relationships are all about commitment, and with commitment, comes trust. Austin and I know this firsthand. Without trust, a relationship cannot work. So why is cheating still a hot topic? Earlier…

Aug 29, 2012

The Haute Seat

Christopher Lynn |Campus Style Correspondent This week’s installment of the Haute Seat is a special one. All students in the surrounding areas and colleges know about N.C. State’s infamous Talley parties. Students from Shaw University, St. Augustine, Meredith College, William-Peace University, UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke, North Carolina Central and even East Carolina University, all come to…

Aug 29, 2012

Alpha Corner

D’Andra Troy | Campus Style Correspondent As students here at N.C. State we all know about the many struggles of our college lifestyle. Oodles of Noodles for dinner, arriving at the club after “free before eleven, ‘balling out’ the week you get your refund check, then being broke for the rest of the semester. These…