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Apr 11, 2019

Trap N Paint Unites Community, Celebrates The Culture

On Monday, April 8, University Activities Board’s Black Students Board hosted Trap N Paint as part of Pan-Afrikan Week in Mountain-Piedmont Ballroom in Talley Student Union. This annual event combined painting with listening to trap music.

Apr 4, 2019

First NC State Giving Day Raises $13.5 Million in 24 Hours

NC State’s first Day of Giving raised $13.5 million from 10,810 gifts to several funds and endowments across campus on Wednesday, March 27.

Feb 14, 2019

Q&A with Dr. Kami Kosenko on Infertility

Dr. Kami Kosenko is an associate professor at NC State and has taught courses on human and sex communication. In an email interview, Kosenko spoke about her latest work on the sources of uncertainty in infertility and what not to say to someone who is trying to conceive.

Jan 17, 2019

I Am A Man: AACC Gallery Honors MLK

The African American Cultural Center Gallery opened their doors on January 16 to honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with an exhibit that recognized and illustrated the work that he did in the Civil Rights Movement, the leader he was, and the huge imprint he left on this world. The exhibit entitled ‘I Am A Man’ is a collection of artwork designed by second-year students from the 2017-2018 academic year under the direction of Dr. Derek Ham and Scott Townsend, professors in the College of Design.

Nov 8, 2018

Holmes Hall: A Dedication to First Black Graduate

On Nov. 1, NC State’s University Commons was officially renamed Holmes Hall to honor Irwin Holmes Jr., the first African-American to earn an undergraduate degree at NC State and first African-American athlete to participate in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Oct 24, 2018

Culture Appreciation or Appropriation?

Oluwajoba Ogun | Correspondent Halloween is one of the most anticipated days of the year. Children go trick-or-treating, scary movies are playing on the TVs, people are getting the scare of their lives in the haunted houses. And the best part? The costumes. Costumes are what make Halloween so popular. For one day of the…

Oct 11, 2018

Fake Love: African Americans After Black Panther

Oluwajoba Ogun | Correspondent “Wakanda Forever” is a popular phrase that has been repeated over and over again by fans of “Black Panther” (2018), the groundbreaking movie about a fictional African country that undergoes the threat of losing their prized possession that happens to supply everything they need. This movie brought the African-American community together,…