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Aug 21, 2014

Back 2 School Jam Recap Video & Photo Gallery

The Back to School Jam was yet again a success for the Black Students Board of UAB this year. Despite the temporary shower of rain, a variety of organizations on campus were able to share knowledge about their group and showcase their talents. Here’s a recap of the 2014 Back to School Jam, in pictures…

Aug 16, 2014

Symposium Issue: The Story Behind the Cover photo

Inspired by the past  The Symposium Issue cover photo was inspired by the past, a 1970’s photo entitled ‘Going Places; Students walking by the Bell Tower.’ The Nubian Message wanted to pay homage to past students of the Wolfpack while also welcoming the incoming , so the replica was created with current students. The recreated…

Aug 13, 2014

5 Things You Will NOT Find at N.C. State

Taari Coleman | Staff Writer 1. A quick bus ride Unless your class is an 8:05a.m., a 3:00p.m., or after 4:00p.m., the streets around and on campus will be crowded. Plan ahead: if you’re going to catch a bus, choose the one that leaves half an hour before your class is over or the one that…

Aug 13, 2014

A Day in the Life

Nia Doaks | Managing Editor • Photos by Kelly Darden Welcome to all of our new N.C. State students! North Carolina State University was founded on March 7, 1887 and from there has expanded to maintain an enrollment population of what is currently 31,000 students. It has many historic buildings, such as the Bell Tower, which has become…

Aug 13, 2014

A Word From the Head of the Pack

Chancellor Woodson talks diversity & more Chris Hart-Williams | Editor-in-Chief @CHartWilliams NUBIAN MESSAGE: What advice would you give an incoming N.C. State student? CHANCELLOR WOODSON: I think that the most critical advice is that this is a big place. I think the most critical thing for freshman is to try to find sort of their niche.…

Aug 13, 2014

A Letter from the Editor: Meet Chris

I am Chris Hart-Williams, 2014-2015 Editor-in-Chief of the Nubian Message. I will be graduating in the Spring of 2015 with a degree in political science and a minor in journalism. It is a privilege to serve the N.C. State community in such a capacity. To be given the responsibility to lead something so valuable to…

Aug 13, 2014

The Struggle: Finding the Right Balance

Alfred Anderson | Staff Writer  The beginning of your college experience at N.C. State can be one of the most exciting, yet difficult times of one’s life.  On one hand, students are in for the best four years of their lives. Students get the opportunity to meet new people, try new things, become self-sufficient and further…

May 7, 2014

A Message from the Editor: N.C. State Embraces Diversity?

University Dining’s Cinco de Mayo Event Strays From N.C. State’s Diversity Promise  Chris Hart-Williams | Editor-in-Chief  University Dining’s distasteful Cinco de Mayo event on Monday proved that N.C. State at times, fails to fulfill its promise to embrace diversity. Just as the rest of the student body, on Monday I received an email from University…

Apr 9, 2014

Tolu Takes The Torch

Aaliyah Singleton | Staff Writer    Next year, Toluwalope Oyelowo, a sophomore in biomedical engineering will take over the position of AASAC Chairperson. Affectionately known at Tolu to friends, Oyelowo currently serves as AASAC Secretary, and an Engineering Ambassador with N.C. State’s National Society of Black Engineers chapter. When she came to N.C. State, Oyelowo…

Apr 9, 2014

Seniors Prepare to Face the Job Market

Aaron Thomas | Staff Writer There are two weeks left until the end of the spring semester at N.C. State and students are on edge. While some are struggling to beat deadlines for final projects and papers, graduating seniors are faced with more pressure as they prepare for graduation and putting their degrees to use.…

Apr 9, 2014

Sign Off From the Editor

  To All My Nubian Brothers and Sisters, It is nearly impossible to have ties to the Afrikan American Cultural Center at N.C.State and not have memorized the African proverb, “Until the Lion has his own historian, tales of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.” For the past 21 years, the Nubian Message has…

Apr 9, 2014

We Don’t Mean Any Disrespect, But…

  This unsigned editorial is the opinion of the Nubian Message’s editorial board, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.   The acceptance rate for African American students at N.C. State remains at an all time low. Black students have felt racially profiled by campus police while eating lunch in the Atrium. Students have received hate…