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Apr 25, 2024

Weaving Identities: African American Textile Society Fashion Exposé

Kaela Belingon / Photo Editor A model twirls to show off a design in Sahara Gar’s collection, “Avant-Garde,” at the 26th Annual Fashion Expose in the Talley Ballroom on April 8, 2024. The Expose was hosted by the African American Textile Society. On Monday, April 8, 2024.The African American Textile Society (AATS) held its 26th…

Apr 1, 2024

TikTok’s Time May Be Up in the U.S.

Image from Creative Commons On Mar. 13, the U.S. House of Representatives passed bill H.R. 7521, also called the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act.” The bill would ban the popular social media app, TikTok, unless it is sold to a U.S.-owned company. The bill passed by a vote of 352-65, with 50…

Nov 30, 2023

Bangladesh Garment Workers Strike

Image from Creative Commons In recent weeks, garment workers in Bangladesh have been on strike, protesting for better pay. While Bangladesh’s economy has been stable in recent years, inflation continues to increase, with food inflation particularly reaching a 12-year-high in August. The rising inflation coupled with the low minimum wage makes it hard for garment…

Sep 28, 2023

Designers: Uncanceled

TW: Mentions of Sexual Assault As viewers around the world watch the latest designs parade down the runway and see their favorite celebrities attending the shows, they might notice something interesting. Although there have been debates in recent years over what actions are truly “cancellable,” I believe most people would agree that those with sexual…

Aug 31, 2023

Duke Graduate Students Join National Labor Movement

Image from Creative Commons On Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, graduate students at Duke University voted to unionize. They did so for better pay, better protection for international students and better healthcare. The university had previously argued students “weren’t considered employees” in an attempt to block a prior unionization vote in 2017, which ultimately ended up…

Jul 18, 2023

THEE Drag Ball: A Celebration of Being Yourself

Emily Peedin Drag queen Erica Chanel performs at THEE Drag Ball inside Talley Student Union on Tuesday, April 4, 2023. On Tuesday, April 4, NC State’s Black Students Board (BSB) put on THEE Drag Ball as part of Pan-Afrikan Week. THEE Drag Ball was a drag show hosted by Drag Queen Erica Chanel, with fellow…

Apr 11, 2023

NC State Creates Department of Performing Arts and Technology

On March 6, NC State University announced its new Department of Performing Arts and Technology. This department includes NC State’s Arts Entrepreneurship, Music and Dance Programs and its Music Technology Bachelor of Science degree. For NC State, housing these programs all in one department makes sense. As Vice Chancellor and Dean Doneka Scott says, combining…

Mar 15, 2023

US Experiences Second and Third-Largest Banking Collapses In History Over The Weekend

Silicon Valley Bank collapsed on Friday, March 10th, in the second-largest bank failure in US history. Assets of the 16th largest bank in the nation, which focuses on startups and serves much of the tech industry, were seized by regulators following a run on the bank by its depositors. The depositors’ rush to withdraw cash…

Mar 9, 2023

Fashion Runways Return to the Mandate of Skinny

In the midst of fashion week, many are left with a particularly worrying theme: the runway once again seems to be lacking in body diversity. Speaking in regard to Jason Wu’s recent runway show, Chief Fashion Critic at the New York Times, Vannessa Friedman, said in a tweet, “even I am distracted by the extreme…

Feb 27, 2023

Representations Role in Self-Image

Growing up, I was often the only kid who looked like me in any of my classes. My features were always different from most of my peers and I would get a lot of comments and questions about my hair in particular. Every school year, I wished for another girl that looked like me to…