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Democrats Raise Awareness for Voter Suppression at DNC Kierra Leggett | Editor-in-Chief
celebrities and nationally renowned political figures. Voter suppression involves actions designed to prevent specific groups of voters from casting their ballots.
Reiterated throughout the Sept 6 program was the fact that voters are only required to provide one form of identification to cast their ballot. Another point stressed by the panel was that college ID may not serve as adequate Ben Jealous and America Ferrera identification because any identification that voters present on Election Day must The 2012 Democratic National have an expiration date. Convention in Charlotte provided the Voting Rights Institute with the Along with providing facts about opportunity to shine a national spotlight voter suppression, the panel gave advice on the issue of voter suppression, both on precautions voters can take to make historic and present-day, in a free- sure that they do not fall victim to it in ranging forum discussion that included
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Article Co-Authored by N.C. State Freshman to be Published in Peer Reviewed Journal
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Torisha Dozier | Staff Writer
.C. State Freshman Carl L. Smith Jr. will soon add published author to his long list of achievements. Smith, 18, learned Monday that an article he co-authored at the age of 16 has been accepted for publication in Optics Letters, a semi-monthly scientific scholarly journal. In the summer of 2010, Smith traveled to the University of Florida to study chemical engineering. It was there that he penned the article with five other researchers, many of whom were graduate and doctoral students. While Smith’s article in Optic Letters will be his first published work, this is not the first time one of the teen’s accomplishments has made news.
Michelle Obama addressing DNC
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First Lady to Visit Area Schools Staff Report
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irst Lady Michelle Obama will speak to North Carolina students today on the campuses of North Carolina Central University and East Carolina University. This will be Obama’s second time traveling to the Tar-heel state during the month of September, as she was here earlier in the month for the 2012 Democratic National Convention held in Charlotte.
majoring in marketing and merchandising, the opportunity to hear Mrs. Obama speak live for the second time in one year is surreal. “I heard the First Lady speak at NC A&T’s graduation earlier this year and the message she delivered there has motivated me to be a better student and reminds me that my dreams are accessible.”
NCCU and ECU students began waiting in line Monday morning to get their free tickets to hear the first lady speak. Tickets were not distributed until 11:00 a.m. on Monday morning at ECU, but by 9:00 a.m. a long line had already formed.
Olofintuyi, who also works for the Athletics Operation Department at ECU has noticed an almost tangible excitement in the air, as the University prepares for Obama’s visit. “A lot of students are planning on missing class to hear Mrs. Obama speak, and For Tobi Olofintuyi, the professors are all pretty a senior at ECU double- understanding. The campus is Carl Smith with his fusor
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NCCU Drumline Suspended Amid Hazing Allegations Ryan Barnes | Staff Writer
The 36-member drumline of North Carolina Central University was suspended from performing at all university events after hazing allegations were brought up against it last week. This suspension kept members of the band from taking to the field at last Saturday’s Bull City Gridiron Classic matchup against Duke University.
James Jenkins, a junior at North Carolina While he was not present at Saturday’s Central who is majoring in mass communications, football game, Jenkins had several friends who said this of the drumline’s suspension: “I was were in attendance. surprised, everybody was surprised because “I heard the game wasn’t as fun without it was just so random. No one heard of any investigation, just the immediate news that the the drumline,” said Jenkins. drumline had been placed on probation.” Corey Dukes, an alumnus of NCCU said
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