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Apr 1, 2024

Norte Dame College Closing Its Doors

Image from Creative Commons Notre Dame College (NDC) is closing its doors after 102 years as a university. Not to be confused with Notre Dame University, NDC is a small private Roman Catholic institution located in South Euclid, Ohio. NDC announced that it will be shut down at the end of the 2024 Spring semester.…

Sep 18, 2023

The Misrepresentation of the Latine Community

Image by Kaela Belingon, Photo Editor Flags of multiple South American Countries Growing up, I never really saw myself or anyone that looked like me in any of the movies I watched. There are very few instances where I felt seen in any and all of the media I consumed. Even now as a young…

Aug 31, 2023

Wildfires Continue Across Maui

Image from Creative Commons  On Aug. 9, Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke issued a state of emergency in Maui and Hawaii that still continues today. The Hawaiian island of Maui, specifically the city of Lahaina has been on fire since early August of this year. 115 people have died from the fires and over 850 people…

Jul 18, 2023

The Soul Social

On Wednesday April 5, during NC State’s 51st Pan-Afrikan week, NCSU’s Black Student Board (BSB) held The Soul Social featuring bubbles, vision boards, yoga, plants and much more. With the best of the 2000s blasting, students lined up at the food trucks and with smiles everywhere, The Soul Social was a hit giving students a…

Mar 9, 2023

Mass Shooting at Michigan State University

On Feb. 13, 2023, 43-year-old Anthony Dwayne McRae opened fire on Michigan State University’s campus killing three students and injuring five more. McRae, who had no connection with the school, first opened fire at MSU’s Berkey Hall before moving to the Michigan State Student Union, the central hub of MSU’s student life. McRae was later…

Feb 28, 2023

Black Rockstars

One genre in American music, rock ‘n’ roll, is considered one of, if not, the most influential 20th century genre in the United States. When talking about these influential artists we hear names such as The Rolling Stones, Guns N Roses, David Bowie, Queen, Led Zeppelin – but rarely do we ever hear of the…

Feb 27, 2023

Stalking vs Romance

We’ve all done something crazy in the name of getting a crush’s attention, but how crazy is too crazy? “How I Met Your Mother” explains this phenomenon perfectly with the Dobbler-Dahmer theory. It states that major romantic gestures are only considered “sweet” when both parties are interested in one another. For instance,  Lloyd Dobbler holding…