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This February 12, 1969, article from The Technician newspaper describes NC State student reaction to the Society of Afro-American Culture's protest against the Union of South Africa booth at the International Fair. Opinion is divided, though the…

In this May 5, 1974 letter to the editor of NC State's Technician, seven student leaders declared their support for an African American cultural center. The students requested that the administration allocate the Society of Afro-American Culture the…

A student editorial in response to Dr. Poteat's statement that NC State students' morals are low; the article emphasizes the negative influence of profanity on campus

This photograph is of Magic Johnson, a retired professional basketball player and present-day businessman, philanthropist, and motivational speaker. Johnson played for the Los Angeles Lakers for thirteen seasons (1979-1991), and was a member of the…

Recently, Technician published an editorial that explored the issue of what Africans should be called in America. As an African, born in America, I was deeply disappointed with your editorial. In my opinion, it lacked depth and sensitivity.…

On Nov. 16, Louisiana Republicans will vote to determine if David Duke will be their candidate in the next governor’s race. Duke is a former grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. His stance on white supremacy led him to organize the…

Responding to a column in Technician, African-American students protested by burning copies of the newspaper on the Brickyard. I admire all people who exercise their constitutional rights as these students did when they lawfully assembled. However,…

An article from the Technician, NC State's student newspaper, offered a preview of the upcoming football season and illustrated that most of the team's top players were from the North.

This editorial from a North Carolina newspaper pointed out that no controversies existed over the large numbers of Northern football players at the University of North Carolina and Duke. As long as a football team was winning, the author contended,…

Bob McDonnell, the governor of Virginia, set himself in the middle of a category-5 media storm the last couple weeks as a result of his proclamation declaring April 2010, "Confederate History Month." Despite the long record of months celebrating the…