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Opinion

A family’s bittersweet unity

By Mark Herring, Features Editor
April 28, 2012

Travis Williams slept in a chair for five nights while his parents were in surgery in May 2010. Long stays in the hospital are not out of the normal for the junior in biological sciences, but this series...

Allen Bile plays songs about southern stereotypes with his banjo in a swampy area near River Road.

What are Louisiana reality shows saying about you?

By Sydni Dunn, Staff writer April 25, 2012

A sweaty, broad-shouldered man clad in camouflage wades in an algae and moss-covered marsh, propping one foot on top of a cypress knee. He stares down the camera as a narrator announces in an exaggerated...

Letter to the Editor

By Joseph Murray, senior in mathematics
April 17, 2012

  I recently came across an article about the controversy outpouring from the fact that three of the actors in the very successful movie, The Hunger Games, were black. I was completely...

Open love letter to the team

By Ahmed Amer, Deputy Viewpoint Editor
March 17, 2012

  This is an open love letter to the N.C. State basketball team and Coach Gottfried: I love you. I don't always profess my love for 15 men at once, but when I do, it's on a public forum.  Let...

Letter to the editor: Stereotyping doesn’t help your point

By Paul Dennis
March 16, 2012

  In response to Brian Anderson's column, "Cronies for Kony." I thought your article was far too generalized when referring to "hipsters" as the ones to blame for leading this cause. It doesn't...

Letter to the editor: A column misinterpreted

By Danielle Neujahr
March 16, 2012

In response to Chelsey Francis' column, "Cut the crap talk." At first when I read this column, I had the same impression as all students. How could you not stand up with us? But Chelsey is absolutely...

Letter to the Editor: Science articles are a good reflection

By Raquel Goode
March 16, 2012

  Research and science is very important to me. The articles in Technician really catch my eye whenever they tell a story about students and their accomplishments alongside their professors. A lot...

Letter to the editor: Careful with your language

By Janneke Parrish
March 16, 2012

In response to Jon Lewis' column, "Could it be any worse?"   I can't help but feel Mr. Lewis chose an apt title for his March 1 editorial "Could it be any worse?" Over the course of his piece,...

Letter to the Editor: Who’s to blame, defames greek

By Emerson Moorhead
February 25, 2012

I would like to start off by saying how deeply disappointed I am Technician would print such a column. The level of hypocrisy in the debunking stereotypes column is truly staggering.    Jon...

Letter to the Editor: Stereotypes column, contradictory

By Erika Angles
February 25, 2012

  The entire column is embarrassing, but what I find personally offensive is: "The blame of this defamation of our character falls on the shoulders of your typical frat boys and sorority girls....

Breaking the mold

By Jon Lewis, Staff Columnist
February 20, 2012

As American college students, we are susceptible to some of the most pervasive stereotypes in our country. Regardless of our gender, race or religious affiliation we are all believed to have a handful...

Letter to the Editor: RE: Evolution: theory not fact

By Alexandra Risku
February 8, 2012

  In response to "Evolution: theory, not fact," in Feb. 7 edition of the Technician.     I have voiced my opinion on the uproar caused by this article in the comments section. I told...