Jasmine Harris | Managing Editor One of the biggest issues that on-campus freshman and even some upperclassmen students face are roommate conflicts. Freshman in particular experience many new obstacles having not lived closely with another person before and being used to their own space. Here are common issues that people run into when living in [...]
Attending the African-American Symposium was a great experience. It provided networking opportunities with other freshmen as well as upper-classmen; and it also provided an abundance of information about our campus resources and support services.
First and foremost, this is not a rebuttal, because that would mean that I am engaging in an argument with Brent Kitchen (author of Dear black community, embrace the hate). This is merely a response to the ignorance and disrespect that I encountered while reading the Technician. I am not describing this as a rebuttal [...]
By Madavia Johnson In recent news there has been a strong and heated debate between Al Sharpton and Cornell West, two prestigious leaders within the African American community. The debate took place on MSNBC on the Black Agenda. The debated stemmed from points of view of Obama and the Health Care System.
By Sampson Bloh Despite the fact that many have rebuffed the Birther claim, New York’s big man, Donald Trump had been calling the President a foreigner for past few weeks. Mr. Trump stated that the notion that the President is an American citizen could be the worse prank that the government has ever pulled on [...]
By CJ Guion This past week over the Spring Holiday breaking news was released that WKNC DJ and Technician columnist Dwayne Samuel Daughtry a.k.a Triple X was arrested and charged with a sexual offense on April 19th. According to reports from police, Daughtry assaulted another student in his residence whom he knew from mutual acquaintances. [...]
By Alexis Teasdell Pan-Afrikan week is a huge celebration hosted at North Carolina State that sets it apart from many other Predominately White Universities in the area. It’s something that is discussed all year long and several organizations plan for it with great precision. But what is Pan-Afrikanism and where does it come from?
By Kareem Williams, Staff Writer Black men love black women, but, sometimes you just don’t act right. Women of all races have their shortcomings, but for unknown reasons, Black women tend to frustrate us the most. Don’t get me wrong, I love Black women; they can be the most loving people, but they tend [...]
By CJ Guion While reading a recent issue of the A&T Register, there was a column which posed the question as to whether there were still men around that resembled those of “The Greensboro Four?” In case you are unaware, The Greensboro Four was a group of young college students from North Carolina A&T State [...]
Recently, Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA enacted its new appropriate attire policy. In this new policy, eleven expectations have been set to show how Morehouse men are expected to dress. Examples of this new dress policy include no do-rags, no women’s clothing, and no sagging in the classroom or at campus events. Most would wonder [...]
After the initial excitement of freshman year, our daily activities can seem rather mundane. The routine of waking up, going to class, going to work, doing homework and then going to sleep gets really old really fast. We are young and somehow our lives are already lacking excitement. To combat this feeling of hollowness we, [...]
The subject of race has always been an important one for President Obama, he first gained minor notoriety in academic circles for being the first African American President of the Harvard Law Review, and wrote a best selling and critically acclaimed book, (Dreams From My Father,) about the subject of race in America. He also [...]
In many situations in America parents tell their children to not date outside their race. When I was in high school I had a Caucasian friend who was on the cheerleading squad, and a lot of African American boys liked her. She would speak to them and flirt with them, but she would never date [...]
We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union…I couldn’t have said it better myself. The utopian idea of society that “we the [black] people” strive for has through time been forced farther and farther from our minds. It has been replaced with this I get mine and walk [...]
Hip Hop is a form of music created in the streets by black youth in the early 70’s, but with its enormous cross-over appeal it has become a way to integrate diverse populations. It is becoming a symbol for what this country represents. Now some argue that rap and hip hop only promote sex and [...]
Everyone knows that we all go to an incredible school, but despite of this, many of the students are suffering due to the economic crisis. However, I feel as if some of the changes, due to this crisis, are unnecessary. For example, a few c-stores (university dining convenience stores) on campus have been remodeled and [...]
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