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CJ GUION | EDITOR IN CHIEF Tuesday afternoon, President Barack Obama made a stop at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill to discuss student debt. Hundreds of students and residents of Chapel Hill lined the streets to hear the President’s speech at the Carmichael Arena on the university’s campus. This is the first [...]

KIERRA LEGGETT | EDITOR ELECT After a period of voting last week, the winners of the 2012 Annual Ebony Harlem Awards were revealed. The Awards ceremony which began in the Spring of 1993 honors outstanding male and female students in various categories ranging from excellence in service to excellence in sports. It began as a [...]

CHELSEA GARDNER | STAFF WRITER This past weekend one of the most highly anticipated films of 2012 hit the theaters. It instantly became a trending topic on Twitter and so far, most people have had nothing but positive things to say. “Think Like a Man” is an adaptation of Steve Harvey’s bestseller, Act Like a [...]

CJ GUION | EDITOR – IN – CHIEF Wolf TV was started in 1999 as a campus movie channel under Communications Technologies Student Services. In 2005, a decision was made to change the channel, which featured student-produced content. Two years later, a student Wolf TV organization was formed and discussions began with Student Media to [...]

CORDERO SLASH | STAFF WRITER Jennifer Hudson has recently found herself back in the spotlight for a widely different reason than her music, award winning film performance, or those heartfelt Weight Watchers commercials many are used to seeing her appear in; this time she is standing trial against William Balfour the man, and her brother [...]

JASMINE HARRIS | MANAGING EDITOR In December, nearly 3,400 students graduated and received degrees from the university. In a couple of weeks, another 5,000 students will be awarded their degrees and sent out into the real world. Reality comes quite quickly, especially for undergraduate students who spend between four to six years at the university, [...]

President Barack Obama will be making another trip to the Triangle tomorrow when he makes at stop at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he speak on student loans and the rising cost of higher education. This will be one of three stops he will be making throughout the country at College [...]

Raleigh police arrested two men earlier in connection to a robbery that occurred at the Bank of America in Cameron Village near the NC State campus on Thursday. William Clinard Shore, 29, of Clayton was charged with two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon. Bobby Edward Shaw of Raleigh was charged with two counts of [...]

On Tuesday, the NC State NAACP held a march in honor of Trayvon Martin. Martin was gunned down on February 26th, in Sanford, Florida. The shooter George Zimmerman has not been arrested for the murder and is claiming self defense. In Florida, there is a “Stand Your Ground Law,” which which in a nutshell states [...]

CJ GUION | EDITOR – IN – CHIEF The Black Students Board, as well as other organizations around campus are counting down the days until the 42nd Annual Pan Afrikan Festival. The week long celebration of events will take place from April 9th – 15th. The theme for this year’s Pan Afrikan Festival is “It’s [...]

CHELSEA GARDNER | STAFF WRITER About two weeks ago, I had the opportunity to hear some very inspiring words about leadership from an important leader in our state, Governor Jim Hunt. The most important take-away message gathered from his presentation was his compelling argument on the importance of getting involved in college. He that one [...]

  CORDERO SLASH | STAFF WRITER This week marked the one month anniversary of the the now famed Trayvon Martin shooting and nothing seems to be abating as far as the national coverage and continued outrage is concerned. There have been huge rallies all over the country including those in Raleigh, Miami, Atlanta, LA, and [...]

  CJ GUION | EDITOR – IN – CHIEF On March 20th, Campus Police released a crime alert pertaining to a sexual assault that occurred on March 15th between 6am and 7 am near the intersection of Sullivan Dr. and Dan Allen. The suspect was described as a dark complexion male. Following this crime alert, [...]

CJ GUION | STAFF WRITER This weekend, the NC State Wolfpack Men’s Basketball team surged in the NCAA tournament to advance to the Sweet 16 after defeating both San Diego State and Georgetown University. Since then the Wolfpack nation has been buzzing about the win, and the new anthem for the team to celebrate their [...]

CHELSEA GARDNER | STAFF WRITER “Fired up, ready to go!” Those were the words resonating through Riddick 450 on this past Saturday. The reason behind this unification and excitement was due to a well-know guest, BET’s 106 & Park co-host Rocsi Diaz. Diaz and her team paid a visit to Wolfpack nation to campaign in [...]

CORDERO SLASH | STAFF WRITER As many people all around the country have already heard, on February 26th, 2012 a 17 year old Black male named Trayvon Martin was horrifically gunned down by a neighborhood watch volunteer named George Zimmerman while walking home from a convenience store in a family member’s neighborhood. Since the shooting [...]