Nubian Message August 24th Edition

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THE SENTINEL OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY AT NC STATE UNIVERSITY

NUBIAN MESSAGE RALEIGH, NC n VOL. X, ISSUE 1 n NCSU.EDU/NUBIAN n AUGUST 24th, 2011 Student Government hosts First Annual Respect the Pack Event n5

A Freshman’s Perspective of the African American Symposium n3

WELCOME WEEK EDITION

BACK TO SCHOOL JAM

MEMBERS OF DANCE VISIONS POSE FOLLOWING THEIR DANCE PEFORMANCE AT BACK TO SCHOOL JAM KAREEM WILLIAMS/NUBIAN MESSAGE MADAVIA JOHNSON | STAFF WRITER Back to School Jam! We did just that. Each year, the Back To School Jam provides a chance for students to meet new people and become reacquainted with old friends after a long summer. Many students mainly from the campus African American community and other groups as well gathered on Thursday, August 18, 2011 on Harris Field for this year’s Back To School Jam to enjoy music, socialize, eat, and introduce themselves to different clubs and organizations around campus. Traditionally, the event is led by the Union Activities Board Black Students Board. This year it was hosted Korne-

lius Bascombe, a senior in Sociology and former BSB chair, and music was provided by DJ Koldstone. This event served as an opportunity for students, especially freshman and transfer students new to the university, to obtain information, knowledge, and insight from a variety of organizations who set up booths and tables displaying information. These organizations included CHASS-MAS, Caribbean Student Association, Dance Visions, W.E.S.T, and Black Finesse Modeling Troupe and many more. Along with the opportunity to mingle, eat and learn about ways to get involved, the Back To School Jam provided much entertainment, including very energetic performances by NPHC sororities and fraternities. There were hype and wellchoreographed dance selections by CONTINUED ON PG. 7


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