THE SENTINEL OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AT NC STATE UNIVERSITY
NUBIAN MESSAGE RALEIGH, NC n VOL. XII, ISSUE 7 n THENUBIANMESSAGE.COM n OCTOBER 24TH, 2012
N.C. State Students Hit the Polls for Early Voting
Affirmative Action in Jeopardy Kierra Leggett| Editor-in-Chief
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he Supreme Court could repeal the use of affirmative action in the admissions policies of the nation’s colleges in its ruling on Fisher v. Texas. This potential change in legislation results from the Chief Justice case of Abigail Fisher and Clarence Thomas accusations of discrimination she has made against the University of Texas at Austin (UT). Fisher, 22, graduated from Louisiana State University in May, however was denied admission to UT in 2008. According to Fisher she was denied because she was white. J. Jack
Dee Mitchel, a freshman in psychology, holds up the “I’m Voting” mustache after early voting inside Tally Student Center and signing her Pledge to Vote.
Jasmyn Morere| Staff Writer
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arly voting began Oct. 18 in N.C. State’s Talley Student Center. The reasons for students voting on campus has been varied with some hoping to avoide Election Day crowds, and others enthused about receiving fake moustaches in exchange for pledging to vote. As Nov. 6 quickly approaches, more and more students have utilized Talley’s easy voting system and demonstrated their political prowess in the 2012 election. Jackson Roberts, a freshman majoring in communication, cast his vote in the Presidential Election last Thursday. Roberts was most
Senior Joseph McRae majoring in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Applied Mathematics also signs his pledge to
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impressed with the ease and availability of voting. Unaware that voting had begun on campus, he first learned about it, after he saw a post on Facebook.
In her lawsuit, Fisher also claims that the University of Texas violated terms set in place by the Supreme Court in its ruling on Grutter v. Bollinger. The precedent set by this case requires that universities seeking to increase diversity within their academic institutions consider and evaluate various factors of each individual applicant while favoring “underrepresented minorities.” Along with this policy, the University of Texas currently operates under the “Top Ten Percent Plan,” which guarantees all Texas students who graduate in the top ten percent of their class, admission to any public university in Texas. This plan
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Zimmerman Lawyers Gain Acess to Martin Records Chelsea Gardner| Staff Writer
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riday, Oct. 19, Judge Debra Nelson granted George Zimmerman’s lawyers access to Trayvon Martin’s school and social media accounts. This included access to Martin’s Twitter and Facebook, as well as documents containing Martin’s attendance, and records of disciplinary action. According to the Associated Press, defense attorneys plan to use these
records to examine Martin’s behavior and tendencies. However, neither the media nor the jury will have access to this material. It has been approximately nine months since volunteer watchdog Zimmerman, 29, shot 17-yearold Martin in Sanford, Fla. Since then, Zimmerman has adamantly claimed selfdefense, pleading not guilty to second-degree murder.
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Shelia E. Rocks Stage for Aggies Brie-Anne Robinson| Staff Writer The A&T Register
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ock, rock, holly rock, everybody wanna holly rock,” screamed fans as Sheila E. and Family chanted as the band rocked the house with their soul-stirring performance to her critically acclaimed song “Holly Rock!”
launched this year’s Lyceum series. N.C. A&T Cold Steel drumline opened the show with a riveting, impelling percussion tribute to Sheila E. as they filled the aisles of the auditorium with excitement.
Fans filled Harrison The drumline came together Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Oct. 17 as Sheila E. and The E. Family all in fun hyping up the audience
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