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Aug 20, 2016

OIED Centers Provide Support for Students

Keilah Davis| Correspondent The Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED) is a university office committed to fostering an inclusive community at NC State. OIED provides guidance, programming, and outreach through four centers: the African American Cultural Center, Multicultural Student Affairs, Women’s Center, and GLBT Center.   African American Cultural Center “As the African American…

Mar 19, 2015

Letter to the Editor: NCSU Administrator responds to latest racist social media posts on campus

As I read the Nubian Message article, Racist Social media posts surface just after Black N.C. State SBP-elect announced, about racist, intolerant and hateful comments posted on Yik Yak after the student body elections, I was saddened, angry, frustrated and disgusted. All understandable reactions to such ignorant and cowardly comments directed at some in our…

Mar 6, 2015

Racist Social media posts surface just after Black N.C. State SBP-elect announced

Opinion QUIANNE’  HOLMES | Staff Writer Moments after it was announced that Khari Cyrus would be the next Student Body President of NC State, presumed to be students began to lash out on social media sites making derogatory and offensive comments about him as well as African-Americans in general. Yik Yak posts said things such as:…

Apr 9, 2014

Minimal Improvements in African American Acceptance Rate

Kierra Leggett | Editor-in-Chief New data from the Office of Institutional Research and Planning shows that the number of African-American applicants accepted to the University for Fall 2014 has increased. In 2013, 493 African-American applicants were accepted, 45 fewer applicants than the number accepted for 2014. This increase in numbers has taken the acceptance rate of…

Apr 3, 2014

Royals: The New Pan Afrikan King and Queen

Aaron Thomas | Staff Writer On Monday night, the Black Students Board held its Mr. and Miss Pan Afrikan Pageant in Talley Ballroom, crowning Stephen Williams and Breanna Powell as the 2014 Mr. and Miss Pan Afrikan. The pageant is part of the 44th annual Pan Afrikan Week at N.C. State. Christian Faucette and Amira Alexander…

Apr 3, 2014

Administration Cancels Pan Afrikan Concert Due to Safety Concerns

Chris Hart-Williams | Staff Writer Wednesday evening it was announced via a press release from the Department of Student Leadership and Engagement that the on-campus concert scheduled for Friday, featuring rap trio, Migos has been canceled for safety reasons.  The concert was organized by the Black Students Board of the Union Activities Board (UAB), as part…