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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…

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

Redistricting North Carolina

Image From Creative Commons Republicans on the redistricting committee of the North Carolina Senate have proposed a new set of congressional district maps, set to take effect in 2024. These maps have far-reaching implications, potentially threatening the seats of three Democrats in the House of Representatives. The proposed maps intend to redraw the boundaries for…

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…

Nov 2, 2023

NC State’s New Budget

Image From Creative Commons  At the beginning of October, the North Carolina General Assembly passed a new $30 billion budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year. Governor Roy Cooper announced that it would come into law without his signature. The budget wasn’t passed until three months after the 2022-23 fiscal year came to an end due…

Oct 19, 2023

Historic Flooding Soaks New York

Image From Creative Commons On Sept. 29, remnants from Tropical Storm Ophelia bombarded New York with a month’s worth of rain in just a few hours, resulting in significant flooding in New York and surrounding regions. Due to these extreme weather conditions, New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, called a state of emergency for all five…

Sep 28, 2023

The Marrakech-Safi Earthquake

On Sept. 8, 2023, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Morocco. So far, over 2,800 people have lost their lives, more than 2,500 have been injured and at least 380,000 people have been affected by the earthquake. Out of the estimated 380,000 people affected, 100,000 are estimated to be children. The destruction caused by the Marrakech-Safi…

Sep 28, 2023

Internet Archive Appeals Lawsuit

Internet Archive has recently taken significant legal action for an appeal in their loss against major publishing houses Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Wiley and Penguin Random House. The case is centered on digital lending, a controversial issue in the world of copyright and digital media access. Internet Archive is a nonprofit organization founded with the…

Sep 18, 2023

Trump Faces Another Indictment

Image from Creative Commons On Aug. 15, former President Donald Trump faced an indictment regarding the case of the 2020 Georgia election rigging. Trump, along with 18 other co-defendants, face numerous charges for their involvement, with it totaling out to 135 against them all. The case is incredibly broad, including activity spanning from over two…

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…

Sep 18, 2023

UNC Chapel Hill Shooting

“ARE YOU SAFE? WHERE ARE YOU? ARE YOU ALONE? GUYS IM SO F—— SCARED.” These were the messages received by terror-stricken students at UNC-Chapel Hill as they fled indoors, escaped through windows and barricaded themselves in dark classrooms.  On Monday, Aug. 28, a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)…

Aug 31, 2023

The Euphrates River is Running Dry

Image From Creative Commons The Euphrates River is a major water source in Western Asia. This 1,740 mile long rriver flows through Syria, Turkey and Iraq and serves a population of about 60 million people. Unfortunately, this major water source is drying up due to climate change, causing a disastrous effect on the people who…