NC State

Oct 20, 2023

The Parking Problem

Throughout my five years at NC State, I have had many bones to pick with the NC State Department of Transportation. I was mistakenly under the impression that this article was the perfect way for me to criticize the parking system on campus.  I have personally received over 12 parking tickets AND a boot from…

Sep 28, 2023

Women in STEM & the UN

Perhaps you’ve crossed paths with her while walking along Hillsborough Street, sat beside her on the bus or quickly slid past her desk in class. Meet Sanskriti Deva, the youngest council member of the United Nations National Council, who, just like you and me, is a student at NC State. Deva, a fourth-year computer engineering…

Jul 18, 2023

The 2023 BAC April Showcase

Photo by Ony Otiocha Unique Patton, a fourth-year design studies student, watches a performance at the Black Artist Coalition’s April Showcase held at Harris Field on Thursday, April 6, 2023. This event was held during Pan-Afrikan Week, which celebrates unifies students of the African diaspora. On Thursday, April 6, the Black Student Board (BSB) in…

Apr 11, 2023

NC State Creates Department of Performing Arts and Technology

On March 6, NC State University announced its new Department of Performing Arts and Technology. This department includes NC State’s Arts Entrepreneurship, Music and Dance Programs and its Music Technology Bachelor of Science degree. For NC State, housing these programs all in one department makes sense. As Vice Chancellor and Dean Doneka Scott says, combining…

Jan 26, 2023

Winter Welcome Week in BSB

Black Student Board (BSB) hosted several events during Winter Welcome Week to help kick off the Spring semester. Starting off the semester with events curated to engage students to their student community for the first week.  One of BSB’s most recent events was Coffee, Culture and Collab, held in Talley Student Union. Coffee, Culture and…

Sep 8, 2022

The Power of Nostalgia

As everyone knows, the first week of classes has come to an end. Syllabi that haven’t been changed in years have been regurgitated by professors that already seem tired of the semester. Is it just me or has syllabus week gotten less syllabus focused? It seems like professors go straight into the material without any…

Mar 3, 2022

Bye, Bye Masks? Well, In Some Places

Here is a condensed timeline of the removal of mask mandates within North Carolina: In a press conference on Feb. 17, Governor Roy Cooper recommended that masks be optional after Mar. 7, 2022.  On Feb. 18, Wake County released a statement saying that the Wake County Government will be lifting its mask mandate effective 5…

Feb 3, 2022

AACC Hosts Avery Bolden for First Winter Gallery

On Jan. 14, the African American Cultural Center (AACC) hosted the opening reception for their latest art gallery entitled Black Girl Maverick. The art gallery is the first solo exhibit of the work of Avery Bolden. Bolden has a bachelor’s degree in art history from Old Dominion University. She is a native of Roanoke, VA…

Feb 3, 2022

Battle Of The Giants To Happen In Raleigh

The hub of collegiate basketball will be Raleigh, NC when NC State’s women’s basketball team hosts the Louisville Cardinals in Reynolds Coliseum on Thursday, Jan. 20. Set to tip-off at 7:30 p.m., the upcoming game features two teams ranked among the 5 best in the nation, the only teams undefeated in ACC play. The 4th…

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

COVID-19 Campus Update

For the spring semester, NC State has decided to return to full in-person classes, whereas some schools in North Carolina have decided to push back the spring start date, or return to online classes for the first few weeks. Schools like Methodist University are taking a different approach and requiring that all of their students…

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…