A beginner's guide to the NPHC 'Divine Nine'
- College Town
- February 12, 2017
Liesl, a 9-year-old ring-tailed lemur with the attitude of an Amazon warrior, is the undisputed matriarch of the North Carolina pine forest her family calls home. She and her troop preside over 14 acres of land, foraging alongside squirrels and cardinals when the weather is nice. Aracus, Liesl’s aging mate, is attuned to the slightest
Above: a wooden model of the current design of N.C. Central University’s new student center was available for viewing. Photo by Kaylee Sciacca. N.C. Central University students, faculty and alumni got a glimpse last month of the planned student center in the Alfonso Elder Student Union. The two-story center, which will span 100,000 square feet
When I started at N.C. State, my anticipated graduation date was May 2019. After a series of changes with my major and minor, and even which school I was taking classes at, I am now going to graduate in December 2018. If you heard the number of changes I made to my degree, you would
Are you working on summer plans? Traveling can be expensive, especially when you could be spending the summer working. But college students shouldn’t rule out the possibility. There are ways to earn money as you travel, so you can have the best of both worlds. Here are some ideas. Speak English! Diverbo is looking for English
It can be tough to think about being politically active when you have a three exams and 20 deadlines to meet each week. But it’s important for college students to keep track of what’s going on in the country and in the world so they can make an impact when it matters. Many of the major political
An hour-long test, trips to multiple wrestling matches and many nights in the cold have all brought me to this point: My friends and I will be in the front row at the Duke-UNC basketball game at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday. Throughout my six-week stay at Krzyzewskiville, the tent city at Duke University, I’ve realized
The following is from The News & Observer. The FBI investigation into college basketball took a turn toward the Triangle on Friday. Yahoo! Sports, citing “hundreds of pages of documents” that it said provided “a clear-eyed view into the pervasive nature of the game’s underground economy,” named former and current Duke, North Carolina and N.C.
The following is by Jane Stancill of The News & Observer. For more than a century, The Daily Tar Heel student journalists have documented life at UNC-Chapel Hill and taken on the university on issues of free expression, integration, tuition, campus crime and big-time athletics. This weekend, the independent student newspaper will celebrate its 125th
Student protesters hung two banners from Duke’s new Rubenstein Arts Center early Friday morning. “We reject Rubenstein’s profiteering” was painted on one banner. The second said, “Fight On: Dismantle Duke plantation.” Both banners were removed from the building before noon. David Rubenstein is one of Duke’s largest donors and has multiple buildings named after him
UNC-Chapel Hill officials warned of possible trouble on campus as rumors swirled of a white nationalist rally planned for Wednesday. Kevin Guskiewicz, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, sent a message to deans and department chairs, saying word has spread that “individuals not affiliated with UNC-Chapel Hill” are planning a “Rally for Nationalism.”
A video obtained by The News & Observer last week shows a man climb the Silent Sam Confederate statute and pound the face of the solider with a hammer. The video was shot by a passerby at the UNC-Chapel Hill campus on Aug. 15. Calls to remove the statue were renewed last summer after a
Most college students are limited in what they can do to protect the environment. It’s unrealistic for us to to buy an electric vehicle or install solar panels, for example. But there are simple (and free) ways we can reduce our environmental impact. Reduce single-use plastics Single-use plastics, like straws and plastic lids, typically
Above: NCCU student body president Michael Hopkins (foreground) and vice president Davanta Parker introduce the 2018 State of the Campus address on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Photo courtesy of Kaylee Sciacca. Members of N.C. Central University’s Student Government Association shared their fall semester achievements and spring agendas at the 2018 State of the Campus address last
David Vitek, a 2017 graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, says a key to reducing incidents of hazing is to change “fraternity culture.” Vitek, who was president of Sigma Nu Fraternity, wrote an op-ed in The News & Observer this week. “Based on my experience, I believe UNC-Chapel Hill, and nearly every other school across the state
The Climate Reality Project Campus Corps has spent the last three semesters working on a campaign to commit NC State to using 100 percent renewable electricity by 2030. The university’s administration signed on to the project last semester, and now the group is switching gears for a new campaign. Meredith Bain, chairwoman of the local
A news reporter recently posed this question to me and my tent-mates in Krzyzewskiville: “Aren’t you smarter than this?” I have been living in a tent on the Duke University campus since Jan. 12, along with 11 of my friends, in hopes of getting coveted tickets to the Duke-UNC men’s basketball game. Needless to say, we’ve gotten a
Above: a screenshot of the online petition a group of North Carolina Central University students created to protest the meal plan for freshmen. Some freshmen at N.C. Central University say they are paying for more meals that aren’t available through their meal plan. A petition on Change.org says freshmen pay for 21 meals per week but
In case you haven’t heard, the UNC System has a new logo. It’s part of a new branding strategy that cost $250,000. UNC President Margaret Spellings said she hopes the logo connects North Carolinians with the “promise [that] higher education holds.” Because the logo was a high-ticket item, I decided to ask students at N.C. State
Above: filmmaker Stanley Nelson Jr. speaks to North Carolina Central University students and faculty prior to the screening of his film “Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities” on Jan. 11, 2018. Photo courtesy of Daniel Hargrove. The moment Stanley Nelson Jr. walked into room 338 of the Farrison-Newton Communications