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May 31, 2024

Pack Recovery Offers Community to Graduate Students in Recovery

Photo of Sam Valmassoi, president of Pack Recovery.  Graduate students are under pressure.  Many take on large amounts of student debt to pursue advanced degrees, yet aren’t paid what they deserve. They often spend long hours studying, grading assignments and completing research.  For graduate students in recovery, pressure to perform well can take a toll.…

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 25, 2024

Stomp the Yard

Violet Beesley / Staff Photographer Elantra Yarbor, a fourth-year studying business administration, and Lauren Clark, a fourth-year studying english, dance at the Stomp The Yard Darty at Harris Field on Friday, April 12, 2024. This event featured three different food vendors and a air-brush artist.   On Friday, April 12, the Black Students Board (BSB) held…

Apr 25, 2024

Black Artist Coalition: April Art Showcase

On Thursday, Apr. 11, The Black Artist Coalition (BAC) held its fourth annual April Art Showcase. BAC invited BIPOC creatives from around Raleigh to curate a space celebrating Black art across the diaspora and beyond. They brought food, music, dancing and laughter to the newly renovated Washington Sankofa room. Ebony Red, a DJ and NC State…

Apr 25, 2024

Black Hair Expo

In celebration of Pan-African Week, the Black Students Board (BSB) hosted a cultural renaissance of an event that braided stories of our past, present and future together. The Hair Expo hosted a community of students and staff of all ages to learn some foundational skills for braiding hair. Lastyne Bonner, a professional hair braider in…

Apr 25, 2024

African Night: Coming to America

Kaela Belingon / Photo Editor Student models show off their outfits during Africa Night in Nelson Hall on Friday, April 13, 2024. The African Student Union’s event featured a fashion walk that showed off both traditional and modern African clothing.   A pulsing beat came from the third floor of Nelson Hall on a Saturday…

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. Four…

Apr 25, 2024

Trap N’ Paint

For the fourth day of Pan-African week, paint pallets and rhythmic beats blended at Trap N’ Paint. Hosted by the Black Students Board, this event provided a space for Black students to express their creativity while surrounded by familial culture and community. Several circular tables seating six to eight participants were filled with canvases, easels,…

Apr 1, 2024

Creative Genius: An Arial View

Image Contributed by Shabazz-Norris The Soular Lab is the online inventory of Arial Robinson, with a heavy emphasis on “soul” because, for Robinson, to be Black is to be soulful, soul-filled and soular. Amidst a modern-day Black Renaissance, N.C. A&T alumna and multidisciplinary artist, Arial Robinson stands as a world-changing, convention-bending force. In 2020, she…

Apr 1, 2024

Bisan Owda

In light of the current conflict in Gaza, it is important to stay informed on the horrors that the Palestinian people have endured due to Israel’s various attacks and blockades. While Israel has made it incredibly difficult for Palestinians to use their voice, an incredibly courageous Palestinian woman has been working hard to do just…

Mar 29, 2024

Why Not Us

Hallie Walker | Staff Photographer An ACC Tournament celebration reel plays at the Selection Sunday watch party in Sports & Social on Sunday, March 17, 2024. NC State landed the No. 11 seed in the South Region in the NCAA Tournament. Up until March 12, NC State Men’s Basketball had a less than ideal season. With a…

Mar 26, 2024

New Year, New Election

Image from Creative Commons A photo of the White House In 2020, Joseph R. Biden Jr. defeated incumbent President Donald J. Trump in one of the most historic presidential elections in U.S. history. The election is marked as the highest voter turnout in more than a century, with a remarkable 50% of young people, ages…