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Mar 26, 2024

NC State Women’s Basketball 50th Anniversary

Image from Creative Commons The 2023-2024 season marks the 50th anniversary of the creation of the NC State Women’s Basketball program. Let’s take a walk down memory lane and look back at the women’s basketball program over the past 50 years. In the early years of the university, sports on campus reflected the cultural norms of…

Feb 8, 2024

Black Excellence in NC State Athletics

Hallie Walker/ Staff Photographer David Thompson, NC State forward from 1972-75, smiles during the statue unveiling event outside of Reynolds Coliseum Dec. 6. Thompson is the first student athlete to have a statue on campus. Thompson is a three time ACC Player of the Year and was the Most Outstanding Player in the NCAA Championship game in…

Mar 9, 2023

The Tennis Racket

Professionalism. It’s something that athletes are universally expected to have, no matter what their mood is and no matter how their opponent plays. That’s why when a player falters and has an outburst, they are scrutinized. However, it seems that that scrutiny is pointed at some more than others. Take Alexander Bublik for instance. In…

Sep 27, 2019

NC State Baseball’s Devonte Brown 

Brown was introduced to the game by his father who played football and baseball in high school, and who later enlisted in the army at a young age. 

Sep 26, 2019

Do Black Athletes Have A Responsibility to Attend HBCUs?

Athletes are more than just athletes, they are people. People who have made sacrifices and busted their behinds to make it to the best programs

Jan 17, 2019

Kevin Keatts and the Black Coaching Drought

On a Sunday in March 2017, there he stood. Giving his introductory speech to his new Wolfpack faithfuls, Kevin Keatts proclaimed his now famous statement, “Kevin Keatts is a winner.” Among that though were some less talked about—but arguably, just as important—points. Within his speech, Keatts talked about his goal of reforming the culture of NC State basketball. He spoke about wanting to adopt a hard-working culture for our program and brushed on the importance of gearing up his players for living successful lives after their time in college.

Apr 3, 2014

Northwestern Football Players Unionizes

Alfred Anderson | Staff Writer Football players at Northwestern University in Chicago, Ill.  have been added to payroll.   The decision made by the National Labor Relations Board of Chicago could have a monumental impact on college sports. Traditionally, student-athletes have been just that. Each year talented high school athletes are scouted and chosen to…

Feb 11, 2014

Plight of the Black Quarterback

  Alfred Anderson | Staff Writer DeErricka Green | Managing Editor  On Sunday, Feb. 2, former N.C. State quarterback Russell Wilson became only the second starting Black quarterback to win a Super Bowl in NFL history. In this victory, Wilson not only represents the largest group of African-American quarterbacks to play in one NFL season,…

Feb 5, 2014

What’s Dogs Got to Do with It?

  Vernon Holman | Staff Writer  Michael Vick is renowned for his abilities as a professional quarterback; so one might think that Raleigh citizens would view it as an honor for him to be the keynote speaker at the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce’s annual Evening of Champions, a ceremony that celebrates the achievements of local athletes.…

Jan 14, 2014

#FreePJMovement Comes to an End

  Alfred Anderson | Staff Writer Just months before the start of the 2013-2014 college basketball season, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suspended junior P.J. Hairston, its leading scorer after multiple misconduct violations. On Dec. 20, the university announced that it would not seek reinstatement from the NCAA for Hairston, ultimately ending…

Jan 14, 2014

This Miseducation of the Athlete

  Devonte Keith | Staff Writer Over the past three years, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has received almost as much attention for corruption in their academics as their success in athletics. As the nation’s first public university, UNC-Chapel Hill boasts its ability to provide their students with the best education before…

Nov 20, 2013

Freshmen Phenoms

Could They Be the Next NBA Stars? Alfred Anderson | Staff Writer  In the 2003 NBA Draft, players like LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade were a part of an NBA draft class considered by many to be one of the best of all time. 10 years later, Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker,…