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Sep 22, 2022

Wassapened this week: Sept. 11th – Sept. 17

Author Note: These are events that happened this week that I chose to highlight. These are in no way everything everyone needs to know. I highly encourage everyone to read the news from reliable sources to develop their own opinions. My opinions have been italicized. With that being said, all opinions stated in this article…

Sep 8, 2022

Finally, A Long Awaited AP Class Has Come To Fruition!

CollegeBoard, a non-profit organization that runs multiple programs and services, including the SAT, the Advanced Placement Program (A.P.) and BigFuture, intended to improve students’ college readiness and success, announced that they would be starting a pilot program earlier this year. In this pilot program, they announced that 60 schools would introduce A.P. African American studies…

Sep 8, 2022

Wassapened This Week: Aug. 29th – Sept. 4

TRIGGER WARNING: Sexual Abuse Author Note: These are events that happened this week that I chose to highlight. These are in no way everything everyone needs to know. I highly encourage everyone to read the news from reliable sources to develop their own opinions. My opinions have been italicized. With that being said, all opinions…

Apr 14, 2022

Pan-Af Tradition Returns: NPHC Stroll-Off

On Friday, April 8, 2022, during NC State’s 50th Pan-African anniversary, the National Pan-Hellenic Council hosted its annual Stroll-Off. Stroll-offs are a long-honored tradition that allows the Black sororities and fraternities on campus to compete while displaying and uplifting the individuality of their organization. This year it was hosted in the State ballroom in Talley…

Mar 3, 2022

Gender-Based Violence Around The World: Female Genital Mutilation

Every year millions of young females undergo female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM is the ritualic practice of partial or total removal of external female genitalia. It is performed on females to alter and injure their genitalia for non-medical reasons due to a mix of sociocultural factors within communities. Some cultures believe that FGM is a…

Feb 3, 2022

The Importance of Black Journalism

Journalism is often called the voice of the people but how can that be so when the people reporting and creating the stories aren’t an accurate representation of the world? According to a study done by the American Society of News Editors in 2018 about 7.22% of all newsroom employees, full-time and part-time, were Black…

Oct 15, 2021

Wassapened this week: Sept 29th – Oct 6th

Authors note These are events that happened this week that I chose to highlight. These are in no way everything everyone needs to know. I highly encourage everyone to read the news themselves, from reliable sources and to develop their own opinions. My opinions have been italicized. With that being said all opinions stated in…

Oct 3, 2021

Wassapened This Week: September 21st – 28th

Authors note These are events that happened this week that I chose to highlight. These are in no way everything everyone needs to know. I highly encourage everyone to read the news themselves, from reliable sources and to develop their own opinions. My opinions have been italicized. With that being said all opinions stated in…

Sep 20, 2021

Wassapened This Week: Sep 5th- 12th

Authors note These are events that happened this week that I chose to highlight. These are in no way everything everyone needs to know. I highly encourage everyone to read the news themselves, from reliable sources and to develop their own opinions. My opinions have been italicized. With that being said all opinions stated in…

Sep 2, 2021

NC State WolfAlert Madness

WolfAlerts have been advertised as NC State’s Emergency Notification System. The system was developed to inform students, faculty and staff about emergencies, crises, crimes and other activities defined by the Clery Act.  Yet time and time again, the University has shown that WolfAlerts are nothing but a ploy to make parents and incoming students feel…

May 3, 2021

Gwen Hopper calls for inperson graduation for Class of 2020

Graduation season has begun! While as many 2021 graduates are gearing up to have their own in-person commencement ceremonies, many 2020 graduates have come to realize that they will never have their own. A college graduation is a long standing tradition in the US. One of the major parts of graduation is coming together with…

Mar 27, 2021

Wassapened This Week: Mar 20th-26th

TRIGGER WARNING: Rape, death, shooting, mass shooting.  Authors note: These are events that happened this week that I chose to highlight. These are in no way everything everyone needs to know. I highly encourage everyone to read the news themselves, from reliable sources, to develop their own opinions. My opinions have been italicized. With that…