NC State

Oct 28, 2021

AACC Welcomes Black Alumni Artist for 2nd Gallery

On Oct. 25, the African American Cultural Center (AACC) hosted an opening reception for their second art gallery of the 2021-2022 academic year. The gallery is entitled “Kurudi Nyumbani,” which is Swahili for the return home. The AACC chose this exhibit theme to highlight the 30th anniversary of the center’s existence at NC State and…

Oct 15, 2021

GLBT Center Sponsors First Pride Walk

At 3 in the afternoon, on Monday, Oct, 11, 2021, the GLBT Center partnered with the Poole College of Management and the NC State Athletics to do the first Pride Walk at NC State University. The event was created in celebration of National Coming Out Day, an annual awareness day established by the LGBTQ community…

Sep 20, 2021

NPHC Hosts Social to Reach NC State Students

Meat NPHC was a social outreach event hosted by the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) at NC State. The event was hosted on Sept. 8 in the Witherspoon Student Cinema and the African American Cultural Center.  Meat NPHC was marketed as a social cookout event where students who were interested in NPHC sororities and fraternities could…

Sep 2, 2021

Students on Federal Vaccine Approval

On Aug. 23, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine, the first vaccine available to the general public. The FDA’s approval includes a name change to Comirnaty (what official people call the Pfizer vaccine) and an age restriction to allow vaccination in individuals over the age of sixteen. Emergency approval is…

Sep 2, 2021

NC State WolfAlert Madness

WolfAlerts have been advertised as NC State’s Emergency Notification System. The system was developed to inform students, faculty and staff about emergencies, crises, crimes and other activities defined by the Clery Act.  Yet time and time again, the University has shown that WolfAlerts are nothing but a ploy to make parents and incoming students feel…

Aug 9, 2021

NC State’s Pandemic Plan

For the past year and eight months, COVID-19 has plagued our daily lives. Our in-person lives went virtual in every aspect from classes and club meetings to birthday parties and celebrations.   There are over 4 million lives lost with over 600,000 of them American. We’re at a time of uncertainty as new and evolved…

Jan 14, 2021

To NCSU Administration: Your Disregard For Human Life Is Simply Irresponsible.

CW: Death, COVID-19 NC State Administration: You have less than 48 hours to fix your shit before students return to on-campus housing. Your disregard for human life is simply irresponsible.    We are tired of begging you to care about the wellbeing of your students, faculty, and staff so this will be brief.    Last…

Jan 12, 2021

NC State’s Administration Is Dangerously Violent

Yet again, NC State has shown us their true colors. Their latest f*ck-up involves the deliberate oversight of a white supremacist within their own staff. On November 17, 2020, The Anonymous Comrades Collective released an investigative report with the intent to discover the identity of an online account affiliated with the “Proud Boy” movement. This…

Aug 3, 2020

Navigating NC State’s Campus This Semester

In the past few weeks, the administration of NC State has been continually transparent on how they hope to address the changes caused by COVID-19 and how they have planned to guarantee everyone’s safety. We at Nubian Message have compiled all of the information provided by the administration here so that students, faculty, and staff…

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…

Jul 1, 2020

How to Be an Ally at NC State

In the past few months, Black Lives Matter has gained a huge amount of support across the country. People are finally recognizing the nature of our society. Movements like these cannot afford to lose momentum. This is more than just recognizing racism. As a non-Black person, it’s your responsibility to actively oppose it. This means…