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Mar 25, 2015

45 years: Celebrating our culture

Nia Doaks | Managing Editor N.C. State is home to a variety of traditions and festivals. One week in particular, Pan Afrikan Festival Week, is especially important to those who wish to celebrate African-American culture and community on the University’s campus. Pan Afrikan Festival Week is a tradition that is in its 45th year at…

Mar 25, 2015

College for a day: Mentors host local Elementary school boys

Chris Hart-Williams | Editor-in-chief On a typical day, a student might drop by the African American Cultural Center, walk through the Free Expression Tunnel , and most important of all, sit in a classroom. Last week, 10 students did that and more with 36 fourth and fifth graders. Joshua Moore, a senior studying sustainable materials…

Mar 25, 2015

Oklahoma University Fraternity chant video highlights millennial racism

Jillian Smith | Staff Writer Sigma Alpha Epsilon, one of the largest fraternities in the United States, had to shut down its Oklahoma chapter on Sunday, March 15, because of a nine-second video showing a bus full of brothers enthusiastically participating in a racist chant. All of the participants are young white men, dressed formally,…

Mar 25, 2015

A Message from Chancellor Woodson

Dear NC State Community, As NC State continues to earn top rankings and broad recognition as a leading research university, our campus is also addressing some challenging and troubling issues. In particular, over the last few months issues around sexual assault, racism and sexism, along with the unacceptable behaviors we’ve seen associated with fraternities around…

Mar 20, 2015

Next AASAC Executive Board Announced

The next leaders of AASAC have been determined. The newly elected officers will officially assume their roles in April and after the leadership oath at the 2015 Ebony Harlem Awards. Candidtes gave presentations before AASAC leaders, who voted on behalf of their organization during this week’s General Body meeting. The 2015-2016 AASAC Executive Board Chairperson…

Feb 27, 2015

Community Candidates

Seven candidates share why they are running for Student Government Voting for the Student Government  Spring 2015 Election starts  at 8:00 p.m. Mon., Mar. 2, up to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 3. All Eligible Candidates for the Election   Brayndon Stafford, Student Senate Division of Academic and Student Affairs “I am running because being a part of…

Feb 26, 2015

We are black history

Undergrad’s visual project aims to encourage today’s history makers Nia Doaks | Managing Editor While studying sustainable materials and technology in the College of Natural Resources an innovative student is starting a new tradition to celebrate black history month on campus. Josh Moore, a senior, recently built a visual board that depicts various black student leaders…

Feb 26, 2015

Are surprise albums the new normal?

ALFRED ANDERSON | Staff Writer Grammy Award-winning recording artist Aubrey Graham, known around the world as Drake, set the internet ablaze just before Valentines day weekend with the surprise release of his seventh solo LP entitled If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late. The 17 song LP came as a surprise to fans after rumors circulated…

Feb 26, 2015

50 Years Later: Malcolm X’s daughter says her father would critique the rhetoric of today’s activists

JESSICA STUBBS | Staff Writer 50 years after the death of her father, Ilyasah Shabazz speculates about where Malcolm X might stand on issues affecting black Americans if he were living today. What Would Malcolm X Think? is the name of her opinion piece published in the New York Times on Saturday. Shabazz claims X…

Feb 26, 2015

OPINION: Combating thoughts & beliefs, the new battlefield

Jillian Smith | Staff Writer Black news has encompassed a variety of matters within the past couple of years. In 2012, we lost Trayvon Martin and the man that killed him was acquitted. Voters’ rights legislation was an ongoing issue throughout 2013 as a limitation on the usable ID threatened to take away the rights of…

Feb 25, 2015

Fox News: friend or foe?

Jillian Smith | Staff Writer Fox News, an affiliate owned by Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox media company, has a long-standing history of conservative right-wing opinions. Murdoch, born in Melbourne, Australia was raised in the United States, proudly achieving what some might consider “the American Dream.”  In the years since, Murdoch created News Corp., his media…

Feb 4, 2015

Students to gather in support of SGA proposed bill to address structural inequalities and support of minorities

Staff Report Student Senate will decide whether or not it will pass Resolution 68, the Inclusion Act on Wednesday night at 7:30 pm in the Senate Chambers, 4th floor of Talley Student Union. The meeting is open to the public. At the senator’s first meeting of the Spring semester the bill was not fast tracked and sent to committee because…