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OPINION: Working the runway: Why local ballroom scenes must be protected everywhere

OPINION: Working the runway: Why local ballroom scenes must be protected everywhere

Jacob Smith, Senior Staff Writer Oct 2, 2025
As queer spaces across the South disappear, North Carolina’s ballroom scene shows why preserving cultural spaces is vital.
OPINION: Normalize unlabeled queer identities

OPINION: Normalize unlabeled queer identities

Wilhelmina Ampomah-Sraha, Staff Writer Oct 1, 2025
Identity doesn’t always need a label to be valid. Being unlabeled allows people to explore themselves and live authentically.
OPINION: Nonbinary people don’t owe anyone androgyny

OPINION: Nonbinary people don’t owe anyone androgyny

Archer Herndon, Correspondent Sep 30, 2025
Correspondent Archer Herndon believes that nonbinary people should present however they feel most comfortable, and other individuals should understand and respect their gender expression.
SATIRE: Tompkins, Caldwell and Winston: The Bermuda Triangle of NC State

SATIRE: Tompkins, Caldwell and Winston: The Bermuda Triangle of NC State

Sophia Robertson, Senior Staff Writer Sep 27, 2025
Senior Staff Writer Sophia Robertson reflects on the eccentricities and subtle torment of Tompkins, Caldwell and Winston Halls of humanities in this satirical piece.
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GUEST COLUMN: Russell Wilson, Quarterback of the Century

National Black Players Coalition, Press Release Sep 27, 2025
On Sept. 14, 2025, the National Black Players Coalition announced its selection of NC State Alumni, Russell Wilson, for its Quarterback of the Century Award.
OPINION: Diverse teachers make productive classrooms possible

OPINION: Diverse teachers make productive classrooms possible

Jacob Smith, Senior Staff Writer Sep 25, 2025
PragerU’s teacher test narrows classrooms, denying students the diverse perspectives essential for critical thinking and growth.
OPINION: Fitting in, standing out

OPINION: Fitting in, standing out

Liela Hafshejani, Correspondent Sep 25, 2025
While often discussed in a negative lens, Correspondent Liela Hafshejani argues that peer pressure has the capacity to influence people in positive ways as well.
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Iryna Zarutska’s death reflects judicial failures of our community

Wilhelmina Ampomah-Sraha, Correspondent Sep 23, 2025
Our community faces a tragic reckoning with systemic failures in mental health care, homelessness support and the justice system itself. The death of Iryna Zarutska exposes the urgent need for preventative interventions in public spaces before crisis escalates into irreparable harm.
OPINION: Armchair diagnoses come at the cost of accuracy

OPINION: Armchair diagnoses come at the cost of accuracy

Jake Pekar, Correspondent Sep 19, 2025

As a culture, we have a tendency to align ourselves with the characters and archetypes we like, flaws and all. Whether it be during Halloween or costume conventions, for that moment in time, you can publicly...

Jordan Birkner, Opinion Editor

OPINION: Accepting trauma responses can help you heal

Jordan Birkner, Opinion Editor Sep 17, 2025
While trauma responses can impact your ability to navigate your life after experiencing distress, this doesn't give your trauma the power to haunt you.
Rory Moon, Graphics Editor

OPINION: Mental health acceptance cannot be conditional

Jana Sayyed, Correspondent Sep 17, 2025
Our approach to mental health support needs to stem beyond the familiar. Correspondent Jana Sayyed encourages us to normalize the experiences of serious mental illness.
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OPINION: Your protein intake is enough, and so are you

Aubrey Toler, Staff Writer Sep 16, 2025
Staff Writer Aubrey Toler thinks diet culture’s obsession with high-protein diets perpetuates the harmful idea that the way you eat determines your worth.
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