Feb 3, 2022

Numbers don’t lie. UNC System – What’s good?

What will it really take for the UNC School system to value students’ health over profit? With as much as we are paying in tuition, you would think we could at least be provided with a safe environment to learn in. Truthfully, the only acceptable amount of COVID-19 cases is none. While it may be…

Feb 3, 2022

Omarion Got Hands… The Dap of Doom

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”]School has started and the first week of spring has come to an end. But things have just started, in more ways than one. It’s hard to believe that COVID-19 has been a constant for the past two years. One of the things that have also been constant is…

Nov 18, 2021

NC State Does Not Care About Its Black Students

An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated number of Black-identified therapists at the counseling center. It has been corrected. Does NC State Care about Black Students and Their Mental Health? The simple answer is no. NC State University has shown time and time again that it does not care about its Black students, from allowing racists…

Nov 18, 2021

The Dangerous History of Moshing

In the aftermath of the Astroworld tragedy this past weekend, there have been several questions about mosh pits and the idea of “raging” at a concert in general. With the growth of moshing at concerts, regardless of the genre, I want to look at the history of mosh pits, the culture and the consequences. According…

Jul 9, 2020

GUEST COLUMN: We Need To Help Our International Students

Rani Madhiwala | Guest Columnist On July 6, the rights of international students across the nation were revoked as the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced modifications for non-immigrant students taking online classes in the United States. These modifications stated that international students will NOT be able to remain in the United States if…

Jul 6, 2020

GUEST COLUMN: NCSU Still Singing Dixie

Dr. Fred Cubbage | Guest Columnist The right on Black Lives Matter movement and protests have begun to provoke deserved and overdue changes throughout the U.S. and the South.  Inappropriate statues are falling; racial discrimination and social justice have become recognized more and cities and universities are removing tainted racist and Confederate statues and names…

Dec 5, 2019

Purpose Through It All

Nia is described as “to make as our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.”

Dec 5, 2019

Taking Control Using Faith

Imani is “to believe with all our heart in our people, our parents, our teachers, our leaders and the righteousness and victory of our struggle.”

Dec 4, 2019

Building Up Our Youth

The definition for Ujima is “to build and maintain our community together and make our brother’s and sister’s problems our problems and to solve them together.”

Oct 30, 2019

Genocide Has a Holiday

While we are a proud country and can enjoy many benefits that billions of people cannot, we need to remember how this country was founded.

Oct 30, 2019

Should Student-Athletes Profit On Their Likeness?

The discussion of student-athletes being able to make earnings is a topic that will forever be present until…it’s allowed.

Oct 24, 2019

Black Abroad My Journey Through the Motherland

This past summer I had a life-changing experience; I traveled to Africa, specifically, the country of Ghana. Traveling to Ghana was a once in a lifetime experience as it was almost a mythical journey full of ups downs and everything in between.