Apr 4, 2018

Letter From the Editor: The Sex Issue

Hey lovely people! So this issue is all about healthy sex. Sex communication, sexual health, healthy attitudes about sex and education about sexual health. Sex, sex, sex, sex, sex. We got to talk to Dr. Kami Kosenko, a professor here at state who taught a special topics class on Sex Communication and does some pretty…

Apr 4, 2018

Sex Ed Must Include Non-Hetero Information

Photo of Aditi Dholakia; sourced from TechnicianOnline.com Aditi Dholakia | Guest Columnist My first ever comprehensive sexual education class was in the eighth grade, taught by my science-teacher-and-sometimes-basketball coach at a non-religious private school. The details from the class are fuzzy, but I do remember, with startling clarity, the demonstration of how to roll a…

Mar 21, 2018

Letter from the Editor: Food and Housing Insecurity

Hello lovely people, Sorry for the little hiccup in the schedule, but spring break, you know? So this semester, we’ll only have two more issues of the Nubian, one on April 4th, and then on the 18th, and that last one will be out through the end of the semester and exams. So if you…

Feb 28, 2018

Letter From the Editor: Reclaiming Our Excellence

Hello lovely people, Black History Month has officially come to a close. We had some great events this year, not to mention the theme, Reclaiming Our Time. We at the Nubian Message have been working on reclaiming our excellence (not that we ever lost it), and it showed this past weekend at the North Carolina…

Feb 28, 2018

Every City Needs a T’Challa

Shawn Fredericks | Staff Writer WARNING: Spoilers for Black Panther follow. At the end of Black Panther, T’Challa (Black Panther) comes to Oakland and buys a whole block of condemned buildings within a predominantly African-American neighborhood. T’Challa plans to use these buildings for the first Wakandan international center that will do social outreach and facilitate…

Feb 14, 2018

Why You Need A Role Model In Your Life

Shawn Fredericks | Staff Writer Heroes are not bound to comic book pages, video games, movies or any other medium. Heroes are in workplaces, offices and most importantly, across the dinner table everyday, puttin’ in work. With “Black Panther” hitting theaters soon, it’s important to be aware of the importance of role models both on…

Feb 14, 2018

This Is for the Lovers: A Valentine’s Day Playlist

Shawn Fredericks | Staff Writer Valentine’s Day is here so I thought I would throw together a little playlist for the couples out there who’re navigating college and love. This playlist features mostly newer music with some oldies to spice up the flow a little bit. Please enjoy this mixture of vibes as all celebrate love…

Jan 31, 2018

Sanctuary Everywhere Rally Highlights Need for Student Activism at NC State

Kaydee Gawlik/Staff Photographer Aaron Sanchez Guerra, a fourth-year studying English, raises his fist while leading a chant during Sanctuary Everywhere, starting at the Wake County Justice Center and ending at the North Carolina State Capitol in support of immigrant rights, Saturday, Jan. 27. Sanctuary Everywhere Raleigh was organized by Wolfpack Students for Immigrant Rights and…

Jan 31, 2018

Letter From the Editor: Black History Month

Hello lovely people, Now that the south is remembering once again that winter is a thing, I hope you’re all staying warm and washing your hands, because the flu is also a thing. And carrying lotion, because cold plus frequent hand washing equals ash for days. Anyway, this issue is a mix of some pretty…

Jan 31, 2018

Why hasn’t the #MeToo movement come to NC State?

Shawn Fredericks | Staff Writer #MeToo is a phenomenon that is taking over the globe, from #Yoweshi in China to the hills of Bollywood and Mollywood, where South Asian women are challenging the sexist practices of the film industry. The hashtag started in the U.S. in 2017 with actress Alyssa Milano. Milano called for survivors…

Jan 20, 2018

Letter From the Editor: New Year

Hello Lovely People and welcome back! Happy new year and all that jazz. I hope the first weeks of class weren’t too overwhelming (besides apparently apocalyptic ice and snow) and that you have a class in there for you. I understand we’re all here for a degree, but don’t forget to enrich yourself too. Take…

Jan 20, 2018

Remembering the True Politics of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Aaron Sanchez Guerra | Guest Columnist As is often the case with many philosophically profound phenomena in our society, like the Old Testament or Ralph Waldo Emerson’s mid-19th century transcendentalist musings, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is sold off in packaged, polished fragments in high-school senior quotes, mugs and t-shirts, and also in brief tweets…