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Sep 24, 2014

Students Discuss Being of Color at a PWI

ALFRED ANDERSON | Staff Writer  N.C. State students gathered at Daniels Hall to discuss the disadvantages faced by students of color at predominantly white institutions ,PWIs. The Eta Omicron Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the Beta Chapter of Sigma Omicron Epsilon, Inc. and the Gamma Sigma Chapter of Lambda Theta Phi collaborated with…

Sep 24, 2014

The State of Black Education Today

AACC Hosts Panel Discussion ‘60 years after Brown’ CHRIS HART-WILLIAMS | Editor-in-Chief  A group dedicated to education in various ways highlighted the importance of supporting education with time, love, and votes. On Tuesday, the African American Cultural Center, AACC, hosted a discussion that asked its panelist to examine the state of education since the integration…

Sep 9, 2014

For New MSA Director, it’s Back to the Pack

Eboni Bryson | Staff Writer Following the sudden resignation of the former Director Mr. Rod Bradley, Multicultural Student Affairs quickly hired a new director to ensure students are well-served during this academic year. The Nubian Message sat down with the bubbly interim director Dr. Jennifer Brown to discuss her role and aspirations for the year.…

Sep 9, 2014

A Pack Divided by Ferguson

Nia Doaks | Managing Editor Aaliyah Singleton | Staff Writer Pack Poll, an N.C. State student polling entity, recently polled students on their feelings concerning the events in Ferguson. The findings served as a source of insight into the Pack’s perspective on an issue that continues to divide the nation. The survey was conducted on…

Sep 9, 2014

Intersections: Young, Black and Queer

Qasima Wideman | Correspondent The following article is written based on the premise that we are experts in [only] our own experiences. The perspectives expressed below are based on my experiences and those shared by two other queer and Black members of NC State’s GBLT-CA (Gay, Bisexual, Lesbian, Transgender Community Alliance); and are not intended…

Sep 9, 2014

Black in the Classroom

Caslee Sims | Correspondent It all began in 1954 with the infamous Brown v. Board of Education decision and a subsequent case that would force schools in the United States to desegregate with “a deliberate speed”. Of course, the implementation of this ruling was not one that had been culturally accepted in America; there were…

Sep 3, 2014

Search for Leader of the Pack underway

  Aaron Thomas | Staff Writer   The Leader of the Pack scholarship program recognizes students who have made significant contributions to the university based on leadership, scholarship, and community service. Applications are now open until 5 p.m. on Sep. 30. Austin Bath, last year’s winner of the scholarship, likes the way the program is…

Sep 3, 2014

New student committee to help plan Hillsborough Street’s future

Nia Doaks | Managing Editor Student leaders and Hillsborough street developers are merging with one another to create a committee of students who will help plan the historic street’s future this year and beyond. “The goal of forming this committee is to give students a chance to give their input on [decisions] involving the street,”…

Aug 27, 2014

A Jam PACKed Festival

Caslee Sims | Correspondent Despite clouds and even sporadic rain more than 50,000 people gathered on Hillsborough Street for N.C. State’s Packapalooza festival, Saturday. “The students and alumni know this event better than anyone else; it’s part of being affiliated with N.C. State – it comes with being a part of the Pack, said Maurita Harris,…

Aug 27, 2014

STAFF EDITORIAL: MIKE BROWN

This unsigned editorial is the opinion of the Nubian Message’s editorial board, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.  Six. Six is the number of bullets an American police officer thought was appropriate to fire at an unarmed teen. Its been reported U.S. Navy SEALs used only three to kill wanted terrorist Osama bin Laden.…

Aug 27, 2014

New student group urges students to ‘S.P.E.A.K.’ up

Chris Hart-Williams  | Editor-in-Chief  , Nia Doaks | Managing Editor Days before Michael Brown’s community of family, friends, and supporters said their goodbyes at his funeral service, students of N.C. State rallied to host a campus-wide conversation regarding the circumstances surrounding Brown’s death.  “Recently, a lot of N.C. State students have been very active within this current case…

Aug 27, 2014

A Letter to the Editor

Good afternoon Editor-in-chief Chris Hart-Williams, My name is Alexis Perry.  I am a current rising junior and (African-American) member of the NC State women’s track and field team. I greatly appreciate all that the Nubian Message does for the African-American community but I especially value the voice it provides for the African-American population at NC…