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Apr 25, 2024

Black Career Panel

On April 9, NC State’s Black Student Board (BSB) hosted a panel with Black professionals called “Pathways to Success: Black Career Empowerment Panel” at Talley Student Union’s Coastal Ballroom. The event gave students a chance to connect with and learn from Black professionals. The BSB’s Instagram account advertised the event alongside other Pan-African Week events.…

Apr 1, 2024

Bias Case Thrown Out

The United States Supreme Court will not rule on Virginia Polytechnic University’s (Virginia Tech) former Bias Intervention and Response Team’s legal standing. On March 4, 2024, the Supreme Court said the case was no longer relevant, as the team is no longer in effect. The case concerned the Bias Intervention and Response Team (BIRT), a…

Mar 26, 2024

DPS Pay Dispute

Image from Creative Commons Main Building at Durham School of the Arts This February, the Durham Public Schools (DPS) Board of Education faced controversy after approving an 11% pay raise for classified employees in response to a payment error made in 2023. Due to the error, this pay raise is now temporary for many of…

Feb 8, 2024

Marginalized Communities in Elections

Image from Creative Commons   Election years are always difficult, to say the least. Politicians attempt to convince people of all backgrounds, interests and priorities that they are on “the peoples” side. In politics, catering to those in power is common as that is where the money often lies. However, neglecting marginalized groups will ultimately…

Feb 5, 2024

Harvard President Resigns

On Jan. 2, 2024, Harvard President Dr. Claudine Gay announced her resignation effective immediately. Gay resigned after facing controversy over her handling of student discipline during the Israel-Hamas war along with plagiarism allegations brought against her. Gay’s tenure at Harvard was the shortest in the school’s history. Dr. Gay became became Harvard’s president on Jul.…

Nov 16, 2023

New Plan For Homeless Youth

Image From Creative Commons On Oct. 21, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) released an action plan to help homeless youth. The plan focuses on helping homeless children and their families access underused resources and improve public awareness. The proposal is known as the “Action Plan for an Early Childhood…

Nov 2, 2023

New Embedded Counselors

Image From Creative Commons In the past year, NC State has added embedded counselors for each college of study. These counselors work with students in their specific college, giving students easier access to counseling services. Their offices are located within their college’s buildings, closer to the students’ classes than the Counseling Center itself. The embedded…

Oct 20, 2023

Where will Upperclassmen Live?

On Sept. 25, NC State released a message regarding the impact of the state budget on the university. In this message, NC State spoke about several projects funded by the North Carolina General Assembly to help improve facilities and support the university. NC State did not announce any new projects related to housing in this…

Sep 28, 2023

Latinx Heritage Month Kickoff

Image by Aleksandra Senyukova, Staff Photographer Eduardo Sanchez (left), a second-year studying Mechanical engineering, Liz Sarabia (center), a third-year studying Criminology and Political science and Joey Guevara (right), a second year studying Computer engineering, pose for a photo at the Latinx Heritage Month Kickoff in Talley Student Union on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023.   The…

Sep 18, 2023

COVID-19 Rates Spike in July and August

As of early May, COVID-19 hospitalizations and positive test rates have spiked in the US.  Since May 6, 2023, positive COVID tests in the United States have risen from 4.9% to 14.9%, and 7,727 more people have been hospitalized. A similar trend has emerged in Wake County, where there have been 230 more hospitalizations since…