THE SENTINEL OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AT NC STATE UNIVERSITY
NUBIAN MESSAGE
RALEIGH, NC n VOL. XI, ISSUE 12 n THENUBIANMESSAGE.COM n JANUARY 30, 2013
Sistah Soldiers Christopher Lynn Staff Writer
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n Jan. 24, a new chapter was opened for female soldiers.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta declared that the military would
Party Promoting 101 How One Group of N.C. State Students Has Turned Partying into a Profession Kierra Leggett Editor-in-Chief
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our years ago when
media site Twitter (some
Raymond and
might describe this as an
Stephanie Johnson
understatement) the members
watched their son Chase
of Sway Entertainment are all
leave home to attend college
students at N.C. State who host
rescind its ban against women
at N.C. State as a business
and promote parties as a way to
participating in front-line combat
administration major, they
earn extra cash. “A lot of times
roles. This repeal will make more
knew that he would develop
people will ask us, ‘what is party
than 230,000 combat positions
an entrepreneurial spirit. Like
promoting?’ or ‘what do party
available to women that had
most practical parents, they also
promoters do?’ I don’t want to
previously been limited to men.
knew he would attend his fair
just say promoting parties…but
Among the numerous fans of this
share of parties. However, what
it’s exactly what it sounds like,”
change, including members of
the Johnson’s didn’t anticipate
said Johnson.
Congress and female soldiers, is
was their son laughing his way
President Barack Obama.
to the bank— at least not with
President Obama said Panetta’s decision “reflects the courageous and patriotic service of women through more than two centuries
earnings made from hosting parties with his promotion team, Sway
Entertainment.
Very prevalent on social
The only party promotion
however does not view these
team at N.C. State, Sway is not
promotion teams as a threat to
in May, Johnson first began
the only group in the area.
their market. “Most of the other
leisurely hosting parties during
Minor Crisis, Next Level and
groups have graduated so they
his freshman year, when he
First Class all host parties
don’t have the younger market,”
lived in University Towers,
in neighboring cities. Sway
said Johnson.
with roommates John “Jay”
of American history and the
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indispensable role of women in today’s military.” In speech given at the Pentagon Thursday, Panetta said, “If they can meet the qualifications for the job then they should have the right to serve.” He continued,“They’re fighting and dying together, and the time has come for our policies to recognize that reality.” According to the Defense Department there have been 152 female casualties in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Effective immediately, women can now be initiated into smallto-medium-sized combat forces as pilots and medics. Other line combat platoons will not feature women until commanders can
Who’s University Dining Really Catering To? Amanda McKnight Staff Writer
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anging above the grill in Clark
than drive. This semester all of the exercise
disorder for several years, finds some
Dining Hall is a sign which informs
classes in the Recreation Center are free
aspects of the One Change program to be
patrons that eating a single cheeseburger
to students and, N.C. State has further
detrimental to progression. “I’ve struggled
will take 8,000 steps or 60-minutes of
jumped on the healthy living bandwagon
with an eating disorder for a very long
walking to burn off the calories consumed
with University Dining’s “One Change”
time, and one thing that I did a lot in high
from that burger. Signs like this can be
program.
school was calculate how many calories I’d
found adjacent to many foods in university dining halls.
According to the University Dining website, One Change is a six-week
Also, now when students go to get
campaign that “encourages participants to
milk from dispensers, the nutrition facts
make one positive change per week, such
are plastered right out in front, listing the
as walking more often or maintaining
serving size, calories, fat, carbohydrates,
proper hydration.”
and protein. The new display of nutritional facts
On the surface this seems like a great way to promote healthy lifestyles changes,
suggest certain units that could be
at N.C. State should come as no surprise,
as college students tend to eat whatever
left open to only men, such as Navy
as America has become more and more
is fast, cheap, and accessible. However,
SEALs or Delta Force commandos.
focused on healthy living. First Lady
despite the good this program may be
Michelle Obama has started her “Let’s
doing, it is also alienating students who are
Move!” campaign for school-aged
dealing with eating disorders.
Christine Cole, a University Housing Community Assistant Coordinator and member of the ROTC, discussed with the Nubian Message her stance on the rescinding of the ban on women in combat.
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A senior set to graduate
children and Jennifer Hudson is the face of Weight Watchers. On Hillsborough Street and around campus there are signs encouraging people to walk or bike rather
Molly McDonough, a freshman majoring in Women’s and Gender Studies who has been dealing with an eating
eaten for the day and then figure out how far I needed to run to work that number off; there were several months where I was ‘consuming’ around negative 100 calories a day,” said McDonough. McDonough continued, “I know for a fact that I’m not the only one who eats in Clark who’s had similar experiences. Seeing those signs triggers a lot of disordered feelings and behaviors in me when I see them. It’s dangerous and irresponsible to teach students that food is something you consume simply to work it off again. Health is so multi-faceted, and nutrition, which is just one part of it, is complex and different for everyone. Being fat is not inherently unhealthy, and knowing exactly how far you need
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