elections

Sep 8, 2022

Just in Time for Primaries

Biden Cancels Student Debt. Kinda. On Aug. 24, 2022, President Biden announced his Student Debt Relief Plan. He campaigned on the promise of forgiving all student loan debt. His new plan, which comes in three parts, falls short of this goal.  In President Biden’s proposed Student Debt Relief Plan, borrowers have an extended pause of…

Nov 7, 2020

We did it.. But there’s more

Finally we did it… but don’t get too comfortable  This election has been a rollercoaster ride. With all of the campaigning, debates, voter turnout and the long anticipation of the results, it has probably become the most stressful election we’ve ever had. But it was all worth it because we pushed and fought and now…

Oct 21, 2019

Raleigh Moves Left After City Elections

Kevin Moye | Managing Editor Last Tuesday, Oct. 8, municipal elections were held in Raleigh with city council spots and the mayor’s seat up for grabs. The election cycle resulted in a progressive wave with representatives of this side of the left winning key positions. With the incumbent mayor, Nancy MacFarlane, choosing not to run…

Nov 8, 2018

Election “Firsts” Allude to Positive Future

Anna Carlson | Correspondent With the closing of polls across the country on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 6 came an exciting wave of ‘firsts’ for many national and state positions. Some of the many historical elections included: Jared Polis to Governor of Colorado, the first openly gay man elected governor in the U.S.; Rashida…

Apr 27, 2016

AASAC Elects New E-board, Plans for Next Year

Keilah Davis | Correspondent The Afrikan American Student Advisory Council (AASAC) serves as the umbrella organization for African American student organizations and as a liaison to university administration. Johnia Murray a sophomore studying psychology has been elected to be the 2016-2017 chair, with Bria Swann, a junior studying nutrition science as the AASAC vice chair…

Feb 24, 2016

“Barack to the Future” encourages civil activism

Jillian Smith | Editor-in-Chief On Feb. 18, the Society of Afrikan American Culture brought students together to look back on Barack Obama’s presidency while also looking forward to the upcoming presidential elections. The event was hosted by Malik Zeigler, a sophomore studying political science, Malik Hines, also a sophomore studying political science and Cecile Sadler,…

Feb 24, 2016

Student Government, Union Activities Board campaigning

Stephanie Tate | Managing Editor The time has come for us to choose our new student leaders. Both student government and the Union Activities Board have started the campaigning process. Campaigning started on Monday February 22nd and the polls will be open between 8 pm on Feb. 29th and 8pm on March 1st. There are…