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Going Places; Students Walking by the Belltower
Several black students walk in front of the belltower during the 1970s.
The Student as Nigger
In this likely controversial piece, the author compares the student to the "nigger." His philosophical piece argues that the establishment is keeping down the student in much the same way white racists have kept down black Americans.
We are Tolerated, Say Black Students
In thisTechnician article, black students discuss how they are treated on campus.
Integration at State: Only in Math Class
In this article, the newspaper explores white acceptance of black students among different portions of the student body.
Things Look Pretty Black
In this article, the author discusses racial violence and strife occurring across the country and urges blacks and whites to set aside their differences and realized they "are the same."
Peace Retreat March on Raleigh, May 1970
Large scale protests swept NC State in May 1970. Angry at Governor Norris for his support of President Nixon's invasion of Cambodia some 6,000 students marched on Raleigh hoping to force the Governor to recant. Though unsuccessful this was the most…
"Chancellor Requests Students to Attend Class"
Located on the first page of The Technician, this article consisted of Chancellor John Caldwell's personal plea to students to continue attending classes over the course of the Peace Retreat. Although Caldwell supported the political involvement of…
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Annual Report Academic Affairs, School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1972-73
By 1972 NC State was making a concentrated effort in the midst of Affirmative Action to admit African American students and hire African American…