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Kierra Leggett | Editor-in-Chief Beginning next fall Africana Studies (AFS) and Women’s & Gender Studies (WGS) could merge to form a single Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS) major. The formation of this merger would lessen AFS and WGS to concentrations. Proposed by the Task Force on Review of Academic Programs, the intent of the merger would be to [...]

Are black athletes systematically separated from the general black student population?  Alfred Anderson | Staff Writer At North Carolina State University, the black community is relatively small. Many people argue that as black students, we should all aim to help support and encourage one other. However, many students feel as though we fall short in doing [...]

DeErricka Green | Staff Writer  1970 was a year of firsts for African Americans at N.C. State: Willie Burden and Charley Young became the first African Americans to receive football scholarships from the University; the first African American Cultural Center, located in the old YMCA building, was formed; and, most appropriate, the first Pan-Afrikan Festival [...]

Kierra Leggett | Editor-in-Chief The African American Textile Society (AATS) is advising everyone to “Stay Fresh” today by purchasing frozen yogurt from Fresh Berry on Hillsborough St. Individuals who display the AATS and Fresh Berry flyer at the time of checkout will have 15 percent of their total purchase donated to the AATS. While the members [...]

Kierra Leggett | Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ricky Jones addresses hazing in the 21st Century, at annual Dr. Lawrence M. Clark Lecture  Dr. Ricky Jones delivered this year’s annual Dr. Lawrence M. Clark Lecture yesterday evening, on the subject of hazing within Greek-Letter organizations.  A member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and the author of Black Haze: [...]

Christopher Lynn | Staff Writer  MTV’s Hottest MCs List Stirs Controversy  Once again, MTV has dropped its yearly list of the 10 Hottest MCs in the game. Since 2007, MTV has put together a list of ten Hip-Hop and Rap considered to be the “hottest” of that year. Although MTV has emphasized that their list is [...]

Aaron Thomas | Staff Writer Ebony Magazine has had ENOUGH with the rise in urban violence in Chicago. The city of Chicago, founded by John Baptiste Point du Sable, a Black man, should be noted for its ability to produce influential people of color throughout our country. However, with roughly 60 murders committed since January, the [...]

Amanda McKnight | Staff Writer  Terrilynn Monette is a young, beautiful, 26-year-old, second grade teacher in New Orleans that has been missing since March 2. Many people may not be aware of her disappearance, because media attention for missing black women and other minorities is lacking, to say the least. Reports from the Huffington Post and [...]