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Nov 16, 2016

NCSU calendar favors Christian holidays

Stephanie Tate | Editor-in-Chief While many are anticipating Christmas, there are a number of students who celebrate other religious holidays that do not necessarily coincide with academic breaks. The majority of our breaks during the academic year fall around what are generally considered to be American and/or Christian holidays. Winter break for example, is always…

Nov 16, 2016

How other cultures celebrate the holidays

Keilah Davis | Staff Writer Imagine a holiday season without turkey, green bean casserole, and a Christmas tree. For many Americans, these elements are holiday essentials. For others,  holiday foods and traditions that to many might seem unconventional are the norm. “Usually we just spend time with a lot of family and you eat a…

Nov 16, 2016

Celebrating Native American Heritage

Vladmir Urena | Correspondent At NC State, the Native American Student Association, or NASA, devotes the month of November to recognizing and promoting knowledge of the many different indigenous American cultures. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush declared November to be nationally recognized as Native Heritage Month, a tradition that still stands today. There have…

Nov 16, 2016

CHASS students, faculty, staff discuss race relations

Vladmir Urena | Correspondent “I want this to be more like a family sitting around a dining room table…this begins but, I promise you, [that it] will not end the conversation.” These were the opening remarks made by Dr. Jeff Braden, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS), at the Racial Climate…

Nov 16, 2016

Letter from the editor

Happy Holidays family! If you’re anything like me the best part of winter break is not having to worry about school work. But for many, winter break brings the joy of the holidays. While many assume that I am just speaking about Christmas, that couldn’t be further from the truth. There are so many different…

Nov 11, 2016

Letter from the editor

Hey family, Yesterday on November 10th, a Nubian Message staff writer found a white supremacist flyer in one of our newsstands. The websites listed on the flyer used derogatory language to describe black, Muslim and Jewish people. The flyers were posted around campus prior to them appearing in our newsstand but to whoever felt it…

Nov 11, 2016

White supremacist flyers surface around campus

Anahzsa Jones| Managing Editor “The Media Will Call This Hate. Why? Because They Hate White People.” These were the first words on flyers posted on NC State’s campus on Nov. 9. Rachel May, a junior studying horticultural science, first found the flyer posted on the bulletin board between Bostian Hall and the brickyard. “I felt…

Nov 10, 2016

Election night watch parties draw in concerned students

Stephanie Tate | Editor-in-Chief Amidst the chilly weather and an even more polarized political climate, students across NC State’s campus gathered for election night watch parties following weeks of intense campaigning from both presidential candidates.  The Society of African American Culture (SAAC) and the Nubian Message co-hosted a watch party in the African American Cultural…

Nov 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton ends campaign trail at NC State with midnight rally

Anahzsa Jones| Managing Editor Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton visited NC State University for the Midnight Get Out The Vote Rally, sponsored by the student organization College Democrats of NC State. The event featured pop culture icons Lady Gaga and Jon Bon Jovi, as well as former President Bill Clinton and the Clinton’s daughter Chelsea Clinton.…

Nov 2, 2016

Kenton’s Corner: Don’t Believe the Hype: Black Men Love Our Queens

Kenton Gibbs | Staff Writer There are so many lies uttered about black people as individuals it becomes hard to understand what the truth is. For example, there are the ideas that there are more black men in prison than college. That is not true. According to Politifact, “the latest federal figures we found show…

Nov 2, 2016

T.I. Fills Reynolds Coliseum for Homecoming

Brianna Lloyd | Correspondent Sunday Oct. 23, NC State kicked off its Homecoming for the year 2016. Students all got excited as they wore NC State colors and got ready for the fun week of activities ahead. The week had a lot of fun events planned such as Penny Wars, where money was collected for…

Nov 2, 2016

Students Take Advantage of Early Voting

Carl Hintz | Correspondent On Oct. 27 NC State opened an early voting site at the Creative Services building near the McKimmon Center. For many students like Kerri Johnson, a sophomore studying biology, early voting is a convenient option “It was a lot easier than I thought it would be,” Johnson said. Across North Carolina,…